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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 No. 96 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was to participate in that process as legis- In many cases, children will face an called to order by the Speaker pro tem- lators and leaders in the next 6 legisla- immigration judge alone, without a pore (Mr. FLEISCHMANN). tive days before the July 4 recess. lawyer and without a clue what is f Now, in addition to the deportation going on. The majority get orders of re- crisis, we face a new crisis quickly be- moval and face deportation imme- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO coming a human tragedy of cata- diately. TEMPORE strophic proportions. Thousands and I have urged parents in the home The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- thousands of young children are fleeing countries that the risks are too great, fore the House the following commu- Central America because they think it the dangers too real, and the survival nication from the Speaker: is their only option for survival. rate too low to attempt such a perilous WASHINGTON, DC, Faced with death threats, sexual as- journey, but let’s be clear, adults on all June 19, 2014. sault, poverty, and no legal immigra- sides of the border are failing when I hereby appoint the Honorable CHARLES J. tion options, little boys and girls are children feel they have no way to sur- FLEISCHMANN to act as Speaker pro tempore simply leaving their Central American vive, other than risking their lives to on this day. countries by the tens of thousands. JOHN A. BOEHNER, cross thousands of miles. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Some are coming to the United I do not see the countries of Central States to reunite with relatives, while f America stepping up to take responsi- many others are seeking asylum in any bility for the danger, dysfunction, MORNING-HOUR DEBATE country they can get to, including this death, and despair in their other coun- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- one. tries, cities, and towns. The Congres- ant to the order of the House of Janu- Girls as young as 11 and 12, threat- sional Hispanic Caucus told their em- ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- ened with rape in their own country, bassies that in a very testy meeting nize Members from lists submitted by are risking rape, smugglers, murder, yesterday. and exploitation for the slim chance of the majority and minority leaders for Nor do I see the United States taking a life in the United States. Eighty per- morning-hour debate. responsibility for the insatiable appe- cent are coming from just three coun- The Chair will alternate recognition tite for drugs on our streets—that, in tries—Honduras, El Salvador, and Gua- between the parties, with each party most cases, fuel the drug trafficking, temala—countries that top the list of limited to 1 hour and each Member gangs, and desperation in Central the highest murder rates in the world. other than the majority and minority America. Gangs, drugs, poverty, and hopeless- leaders and the minority whip limited In Congress, we are quick to point to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- ness are driving kids as young as kin- dergartners to countries like Belize, fingers of blame—especially in an elec- bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. tion year—but surely, we must accept f Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States. It is a complex international some of the responsibility ourselves. IMMIGRATION CRISIS crisis that does not have easy solu- For decades, no realistic legal immi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tions. gration options have existed for most Chair recognizes the gentleman from The Obama administration, Home- people, and this breeds a clandestine Illinois (Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ) for 5 minutes. land Security, and FEMA are mobi- network of smugglers that feeds on Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Mr. Speaker, I usu- lizing like they would for a major nat- desperation and hopelessness. ally come here to talk about the ongo- ural disaster. They are trying to ad- Invading or propping up failing states ing crisis in American cities and towns dress each case one by one, following on the other side of the world—like related to our unrelenting deportation the laws of this country we have for Iraq—has meant we have paid little at- of moms and dads and longtime resi- unaccompanied minors, families, and tention to the failing states in our own dents with no criminal history. asylumseekers. backyard in this hemisphere. There is no doubt we will see sub- The first goal must be to get the chil- Opponents of immigration and immi- stantial action to dial back the record dren in a safe place. Eventually, some gration reform mock the children on deportation this country has suffered may pass the rigorous test for asylum. their radio shows and have even cooked over the past 5 years and a retargeting Others may be considered for legal sta- up a new conspiracy theory that claims of deportations at criminals. tus as victims of traffickers, but many that President Obama has been calling The only question is whether the Re- have no legal avenue and had none to these children to our country, so he publican majority gets its act together begin with. can put more of them on welfare, so

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Opponents of immigration transportation fuel portfolio look like? of wild pollinator declines. Native bees are exploiting their desperation for po- Well, we know what it would look like. are especially important to a number litical sport, but the stakes could not Let’s make sure we use this new tech- of iconic northwest agricultural prod- be higher for the Republican Party. nology of fracking and take this crude ucts—such as cherries, apples, berries, With only 6 legislative days before oil and natural gas out of our ground as well as seed crops like alfalfa, the July 4 recess, Republican leaders and use that to fuel ourselves, not rely- canola, and vegetable seed. have little or no time to demonstrate ing on other countries. I am proud that, in my community, compassion and understanding of the Let’s finish the Keystone XL pipeline we are home to the internationally-re- immigration issue, enact real border from our North American neighbors— nowned Xerces Society, a nonprofit in security, allow legal immigration that the Canadians—who are our friends and the forefront of pollinator protection feeds our economy, and get people who allies, who will not be an unstable re- and habitat conservation, which har- have lived here for decades on the gime, but would be a loyal ally, as they nesses the knowledge of scientists and books. have been for years and years and the enthusiasm of citizens to imple- Six days, Mr. Speaker, before this years. ment conservation programs world- issue clobbers the Republican Presi- Let’s continue to move on a renew- wide. dential nominee in the 2016 election. able fuel portfolio, use our agricultural We saw in our community that busi- You may have waited too long to act, resources in ethanol and soy diesel and nesses were stepping up to educate citi- but that is—as it always has been—up beef tallow to ensure that there is a di- zens and give pollinators a home. Last to you. versified portfolio, so that if any one year, the rooftops of two local New f sector is stressed, you have other sec- Seasons Market grocery stores became tors in the liquid transportation arena home to several honeybee colonies— AMERICA NEEDS NATIONAL that can pick up the slack and make ENERGY POLICY over 50,000 small pollinators—as part of sure that we are never held hostage the store’s Bee Part of the Solution The SPEAKER pro tempore. The again by these foreign regimes. campaign. Chair recognizes the gentleman from It is very frustrating to go through Last summer, the Overlook neighbor- Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS) for 5 minutes. this energy cycle where we think ev- hood in my district started a project to Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, head- erything is fine, the world is at peace, become Portland’s first pesticide-free lined today in one of the papers: ‘‘Oil and we start having debates about neighborhood. Hundreds of households Prices to Rise as High as $120 Per Bar- shutting down this diversified port- have committed to landscaping with- rel Due to the Iraqi Crisis.’’ folio, only to be reminded—like we are out the use of toxic chemicals to pro- Headlined a couple of days ago: ‘‘Oil right now—of unstable regimes that tect the habitat for not just bees, but at a 3-Month High on Iraq Anxiety.’’ don’t like us, that when they go into wildlife as well. This brings me back to an issue that crisis, we all pay. These efforts are very important be- I have spoken of many times through- Mr. Speaker, it is time that we re- cause the pollinator species and the out the years as a Member of Congress, member energy security means energy livelihoods they support are suffering that this Nation needs to have a na- security and a diversified portfolio on catastrophic loss, reaching an alarming tional energy policy and, just like you electricity generation and liquid trans- 42 percent loss in recent studies. would in a good investment portfolio, a portation fuels. I hope we continue to diversified energy portfolio. make that message as we move b 1015 In the energy arena, I break it into through the legislative calendar this two areas: electricity generation and year. American beekeepers have been con- sistently reporting severe colony losses transportation fuels. In electricity gen- f eration, we need to have the full range of this magnitude for the last several of competitive fueling technologies to NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK years. The situation is serious and can have enough electricity at low prices The SPEAKER pro tempore. The have a devastating impact both on our to fuel and run our economy. Chair recognizes the gentleman from food systems and the environment. It is hot in Washington, D.C., today. Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- A certain class of insecticides, A lot of air conditioners are on, and we utes. neonicotinoids, have been linked to want to be able to cool our homes at Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, damaging effects on honeybees and low prices. That means having a diver- Members of Congress come to the floor other pollinators, such as impairing sified energy portfolio: nuclear power, to take the opportunity to urge that their foraging and feeding behavior, coal, natural gas, hydro, wind, and we deal with the great issues of the disorientation, failure to find their way solar. day—the failure of the House of Rep- back to the beehives, weakened immu- A debate on a diversified energy port- resentatives to deal with climate chal- nity, and interrupting the reproductive folio doesn’t put all of your eggs in one lenge and global warming; to reduce process. basket. It allows you to have flexibility senseless gun violence; and the crying A year ago, over 50,000 bumblebees when there is a crunch or crisis in one need to rebuild and renew America and died in Oregon as a direct result of an of the other areas—likewise in the pay for the rebuilding—but there are exposure to a neonicotinoid lawfully transportation fuel arena, especially also a range of other issues that don’t, applied to trees for cosmetic purposes— with the crisis in Iraq. on the surface, appear to be quite that the largest bumblebee kill on record. Mr. Speaker, who would have important, but play a critical part in Citing the mounting threats from thought, after all these years, we the bigger picture. these pesticides that honeybees and would still be held hostage to high Today, I would like to address just other pollinators now face and the im- crude oil prices from an unstable re- one small part of the bigger picture be- portance and the value of the polli- gion far away off our shores? Shame on cause this is National Pollinator Week, nation process, last year Congressman us for not taking advantage of what we where we recognize the importance of CONYERS and I introduced H.R. 2692, have locally and in the North Amer- honeybees and over 250,000 other spe- Saving America’s Pollinators Act. The ican continent. cies that pollinate our food and which bill would direct the Environmental That is why we need to continue our create $20 billion to $30 billion in agri- Protection Agency to immediately sus- focus on a diversified portfolio for liq- cultural production in the United pend the use of the most bee-toxic uid transportation fuels. Based upon States every year. Honeybees alone are neonicotinoids and review the impact

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The important work of the mination about their proper applica- and come back as if nothing ever hap- Appropriations Committee to help cit- tion and safe use. pened. ies and States fund critical infrastruc- I hope that during Pollinator Week Carson will miss our mayor for life. ture improvements has been stymied my colleagues will consider joining the When you go by the bypass, the hay by the inability of this Congress to set 65 bipartisan cosponsors in this effort. barn as we like to call it, or Governors aside our differences and look beyond While lots of major issues tie Congress Field, think of our mayor for life, Marv the next election. We are trying to re- into partisan knots, being able to pro- Teixeira. build America’s crumbling infrastruc- tect the pollination process and its im- Rest in peace, Your Honor; and thank ture one year at a time, and we are pact on the environment is a small step you, Coach. coming up short. When did we decide to protect the environment and is one f that planning one year ahead was good that can actually bring us together in enough? Name one successful business OUR CRUMBLING a low-cost, high-impact way. that operates this way. INFRASTRUCTURE I urge my colleagues to consider join- We shouldn’t be forcing cities like ing me in this effort. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chicago and States like Illinois to f Chair recognizes the gentleman from make plans based on stopgap funding Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY) for 5 minutes. measures. We owe it to our constitu- HONORING MARVIN TEIXEIRA Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, for gen- ents to provide a far-reaching plan that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The erations, this country’s infrastructure gives cities and States the certainty Chair recognizes the gentleman from served as the backbone for our eco- they need to plan ahead and invest in Nevada (Mr. AMODEI) for 5 minutes. nomic success. We dreamed big, we tomorrow. We should be empowering Mr. AMODEI. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow built bigger, and our economy flour- cities and States to make their own in Carson City, Nevada, there will be a ished; but today our infrastructure is choices for their long-term success by memorial service for former Mayor crumbling, and the growth of our econ- providing them with the funding to do Marv Teixeira. Marv called Carson City omy is slow. Without serious long-term so. home for about 50 years, coming from investments in our transportation in- It is time for this Congress to go big the bay area as the IBM typewriter—I frastructure, we simply will not be able and plan for the long-term projects know that is a phrase that is foreign to to compete in today’s global economy. that will modernize our infrastructure, many of you—as the IBM typewriter Over the past 50 years, as a share of spur economic growth, create jobs. Re- salesman in the State capital of Ne- our economy, our investment in trans- member, every billion dollars invested vada. During those decades, Marv set a portation has shrunk by half. Europe in infrastructure creates 30,000 jobs. blistering pace as a member of the now invests twice as much as we do in Congress will face an important test community: husband, coach, business- transportation. China invests four over the next few months. Over the man, public servant, lobbyist, and kind times as much. Over time, America has summer, the highway trust fund will of a self-appointed Carson City gadfly. fallen into 19th place when it comes to run out and soon MAP–21 will expire. Before he became what we friendly the quality of our infrastructure. Allowing Federal funding for transpor- referred to him as the ‘‘mayor for life,’’ Nowhere is this more apparent than tation projects to run out would force he was the unofficial youth sports czar in my hometown of Chicago, where States to stop ongoing projects, risking for Carson City. He coached recreation 1,000 miles of road in the city of Chi- over 700,000 jobs over the next year. league basketball, coached Little cago are in need of total reconstruc- The consequences for inaction are League baseball, founded the Pop War- tion. 675 bridges in Cook County are too great. It is time for Congress to ner football league in Carson City. In structurally deficient or functionally step up to the plate and finally enact a this later role as the founder of the Pop obsolete. North Lake Shore Drive is long-term highway bill that reforms Warner football league, he had the dis- one of the highest accident locations in the trust fund and makes it solvent for tinction of molding a then young DEAN the State as a result of its aging infra- years to come, because as President HELLER, now a United States Senator structure. Reagan said: rebuilding our infrastruc- from Nevada, into the football athlete The CTA is a century-old transit sys- ture is an investment in tomorrow we that Senator HELLER didn’t become. tem that desperately needs updates to must make today. Once he was elected mayor of Carson keep up with increased capacity. Oh, f City, his Portuguese charm was on full by the way, the CTA in Chicago in 1 display. If he called you ‘‘pal’’ during a month carries more passengers than END HUNGER NOW board of supervisors meeting, you Amtrak does in an entire year. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The weren’t a pal. He called for motions to All of these things will cost money, Chair recognizes the gentleman from adjourn when the agenda was com- but the long-term economic benefits Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) for 5 pleted by announcing, ‘‘We are out of they will provide will far outweigh the minutes. Schlitz.’’ upfront cost. The President likes to Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, each He fancied himself a top-tier lobbyist say that first-class infrastructure at- week I come to this floor to talk about for Carson City, both at the State level tracts first-class jobs, and he is right. ways that we can End Hunger Now. I and here in the Nation’s Capital, be- Business needs strong infrastructure to have a simple premise that hunger is a cause if lawmakers didn’t do what he grow. They need good highways and political condition. We can end hunger thought should be done, he simply railways to move their products. They now if we simply muster the political questioned your intelligence and, in a need reliable public transit to get their will to do so. fatherly way, advised you to do what employees to work. Over the past year, I have defended he wanted you to do, and please be Infrastructure investment requires the SNAP program, formerly known as quick about it. forward thinking; it requires long-term food stamps. I have discussed the im- Finally, Marv understood that he was planning. The fact that Congress faces portance of nutritious school meals both good-looking and a sharp dresser. its lowest public approval ratings ever and have sung the praises of the WIC In this role, he taught me an invalu- while this country’s infrastructure is program. The Federal antihunger pro- able lesson as a public servant: when crumbling is no coincidence. In my sec- grams are amazing. They are effective, you are at functions, the proper thing ond year on the Appropriations Com- and they are efficient and are pre- to wear was not a tie, that you should mittee, I know all too well how little venting hunger from becoming worse wear a turtleneck; because, invariably, this Congress is investing in our fu- than it already is. if food was being served at these func- ture. The Federal antihunger programs tions and you happened to drip some- I became an appropriator to help can’t do it alone, at least not the way thing down the front, you could, as bring much-needed funding back to my they are currently structured. Despite Marv demonstrated to me on one occa- city and my State, but politics has re- what many critics claim, the Federal sion at a function, simply go to the placed progress when it comes to my antihunger programs are too meager,

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Share our Strength is one of self, would not have to face the same tions. The majority of these nonprofit these organizations that does fantastic battles she did. For that we are all organizations are food pantries that work. I am proud of all of these groups grateful to her. Mrs. Mink once said distribute food to needy people. But that have stepped up to do what the that: ‘‘We have to build things we want there are other innovative organiza- Federal Government should be doing. I to see accomplished, in life and in our tions that are doing amazing work. am proud of everyone who is banding country, based on our own personal ex- One such organization is Share our together to fight hunger. periences, to make sure that others do Strength, founded by my friends Billy However, my goal, my ultimate goal, not have to suffer the same discrimina- Shore and his sister Debbie Shore. is to put Share our Strength and these tion.’’ Share our Strength is an amazing orga- other groups out of business, not be- Similar to the legislation she au- nization that is fighting hunger both cause they aren’t a great organization, thored, Patsy Mink—the person—was a through Federal and State policy and but because they are no longer needed. true groundbreaker in her own right. through programs that directly touch But the only way to put these groups She served Hawaii and our Nation as the hungry living in our country. out of business is by ending hunger, the first woman of color and the first Their flagship program is the No Kid and the best way to do so is to increase Asian-American woman elected into Hungry campaign. They are working in wages as well as expand SNAP and Congress. Impressively, she was the States across this country to develop other nutrition programs. Until then, first Asian-American to seek the Presi- statewide plans to end childhood hun- we need to ensure that no person in dential nomination for the Democratic ger in those participating States. They this country goes hungry. Until the party. tailor these programs to fit each State Federal antihunger programs reach ev- While title IX is responsible for many and are focusing through this program eryone they need to in the best possible advancements for women in higher on the scourge that is child hunger. way, we are going to need organiza- education, we know that there is still Two more of their locally based pro- tions like Share our Strength to help more work to be done for women at grams are Shopping Matters and Cook- vulnerable populations. every level, including in our high ing Matters. The Shopping Matters Finally, Mr. Speaker, the failure of schools. While serving in the Hawaii program teaches low-income families our government to make ending hunger State senate, I was proud to vote for how to spend their food dollars. Wheth- more of a priority is appalling. To be Hawaii’s Gender Equity in Athletics er it is cash or from an antihunger pro- indifferent, to blame poor people for law, which applies title IX in public gram, they are taught how to spend it being poor, as some in this House have high schools, and also to serve on the wisely and how to purchase nutritious done, is something that should make commission it created. food with the limited money that they all of us ashamed. Republican leaders My commitment has not waned, and have. The Cooking Matters program have attacked our antihunger pro- I recently cosponsored the High School teaches these families how to cook grams and the White House, sadly, has Data Transparency Act, which is food in a healthy way. been too timid. What we need is a war meant to help ensure equality for high These three programs show both how on poverty in this country, Mr. Speak- school athletics. This fundamental bill important it is to creatively attack the er, not another war in Iraq. We can all would require schools to report critical problem of hunger in America and do better. We can End Hunger Now. data on funding and participation in highlight the ways the Federal Govern- boys and girls athletic programs, al- ment is failing these low-income fami- f lowing school districts to better iden- lies by not doing more. b 1030 tify and rectify discriminatory dispari- Just look at the No Kid Hungry cam- ties. COMMEMORATING ANNIVERSARY paign. Share our Strength is targeting Mr. Speaker, I urge you to bring this OF TITLE IX States because the Federal Govern- crucial bill to the floor. The High ment hasn’t created a national The SPEAKER pro tempore. The School Data Transparency Act is an antihunger strategy. Share Our Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from obvious partner to title IX, extending Strength turned to Governors because Hawaii (Ms. HANABUSA) for 5 minutes. the spirit of the same law. We have an they are willing to do what Congress Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise obligation to ensure that young women and the White House aren’t—develop a to commemorate the 42nd anniversary receive the same opportunities as their plan. That is why I continue to call on of the signing of the Title IX Amend- male counterparts at every level. I am this White House to do a White House ment to the Higher Education Act. As committed to continuing the example conference on food and nutrition, to you know, Hawaii’s own Congress- set by my predecessor, Congresswoman bring everyone together to develop a woman Patsy Mink authored this Mink, and find inspiration in her plan to end hunger now. Governors are groundbreaking law, and it was later words: ‘‘It is easy enough to vote right, doing this for kids. It is time that we renamed the Patsy Mink Equal Oppor- but it is more often more important to do this for everyone. tunity in Education Act. Congress- be ahead of the majority, and this Look at the Shopping Matters pro- woman Mink was a true pioneer, ad- means willing to cut the first furrow in gram and the Cooking Matters pro- vancing the legal status of women and the ground and stand alone for a while gram. These programs exist because girls in higher education. This law was if necessary.’’ Congress has cut the SNAP nutrition the spark that ignited the fire of a In closing, I would like to share a education program, necessitating a pri- larger cultural revolution—yes, a revo- meeting I just had yesterday with Kaili vate, nonprofit sector program to teach lution, regarding the status of women. Higuchi, an eighth-grader from my people how to shop for and cook nutri- While title IX is most famous for alma mater, St. Andrew’s Priory. Ac- tious food. opening up opportunities for women in companied by her proud grandmother, Share Our Strength is also con- college athletics, it has had really a she is here for National History Day. ducting outreach and education in dif- greater implication for women in high- Her entry is a Web site on title IX. ferent ways. They promote and host er education. This essential law banned Kaili said a question asked was: Is title events at the national, State, and local colleges from preventing female stu- IX still necessary? Her answer is a re- levels to combat hunger. These range dents from enrolling in courses that sounding ‘‘yes.’’ I believe Patsy would from bake sales, to dining out events, were perceived to be male-oriented, be proud of Kaili, and that 42 years to barbecues. These are not just feel- such as auto mechanics and criminal later a young girl is continuing to edu- good events, Mr. Speaker. These are justice, just to name a few. Title IX cate and share title IX with others.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.005 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5503 Mr. Speaker, I encourage you to join ter. Because I had no warning that this was Freedom Day, are proudly acknowl- me in continuing the work of this com- going to happen, I am now looking at having edging, not their fault that they did mitted visionary and powerful voice for no income, no health, and having to move not know, not a joke, not humorous, equality. Please bring the bill to the from Chicago to downstate Springfield, but a sad statement which we in Texas where the cost of living is much lower, floor. though job prospects are dismal. and Southern States have turned into a joyful jubilee. We celebrate freedom f Dinah from Chicago says: wherever and however we can. WITNESS WEDNESDAY: FACES OF I am losing my hair, apartment, and car. I This Congress needs to be a promoter THE UNEMPLOYED have borrowed from everyone in my family, of freedom and justice. I join my col- hoping to pay them back soon. I have worked The SPEAKER pro tempore. The since 1993 and am now unemployed. Soon I leagues in being appalled at the fact Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from will be in a shelter, car repossession, and that we have not yet extended unem- Illinois (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) for 5 min- bald. I am looking for work. I have been on ployment insurance for hardworking utes. several interviews but so far no luck. Americans. Let me say that again: un- Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, in And Celia from Chicago says: employment insurance. It means that the United States, we have always had I had a job interview in December 2013, it is not a handout; it means that these a bipartisan tradition of assisting fel- about the time my unemployment ran out. I are individuals who worked for weeks, low hardworking Americans who have really wanted this job. It was not just the months, years, decades. They have fallen on hard times—until now. As fact that I would be able to pay bills; the given back to America. Now they have work would be rewarding. Unfortunately, the fallen on difficult times. they are looking for their next job, we tension I felt when it was clear that I had to used to make sure that they had assist- Because of this leadership in this get this position, that there would be no ex- House of Representatives, we have not ance through unemployment insurance tension of benefits, caused me to freeze up at to cover their basic needs. That is why the interview when asked to display my been able to put the extension of the yesterday I stood with Congresswoman skills. This had never happened to me. I am unemployment insurance passed in the DINA TITUS, DONNA EDWARDS, GWEN usually the type to have no problems once I other body on the floor of the House. MOORE, and nearly a dozen group advo- land the interview. That means in my district that individ- cates for what we are calling ‘‘Witness My confidence is way down. I am 62. I have uals who were rehabilitating them- no income and can’t seem to find decent jobs selves and were working and fell upon Wednesdays.’’ We all read stories about to even apply to. I have had to regularly real people, submitted by them, who hard times because of the economy take money out of my retirement savings in have no jobs and cannot get unemploy- are struggling since their unemploy- order to stay out of debt. The worst thing ment insurance has expired. about this time after a good career is to feel ment insurance. During that event, the National dropped, disappeared, and no longer of value. When I met with some of them. A Women’s Law Center released a study There is a dry feeling, dusty, of everything trained welder said, I want to work, I with some very sobering statistics. being cheap and on sale and no way to get am between jobs, and he was literally Women, particularly older women, back. I am ashamed of being out of the work driven to homelessness and walking world. women of color, and women heads of the streets because we could not give households, are deeply affected by un- Chris, Sue, Dinah, and Celia are 4 of him unemployment insurance based employment, as are their children by nearly 5 million Americans who will upon the fact that he has worked—or the lack of emergency unemployment continue to suffer and struggle if we those who are now losing homes or not insurance benefits. don’t renew emergency unemployment able to pay their rent. Where is the mercy and justice? Are Last year, in my State of Illinois, insurance by the end of this year. We we following in the pathway of more than 140,000 children lived in should vote and pass the bill to renew Juneteenth when we did not tell thou- households headed by a long-term un- unemployment insurance without any sands upon thousands of slaves you employed parent. Also, in my State, by further delay. were free? I thought America would the end of the year, nearly a quarter- f not return to the devastation and das- million people will be left without ben- HAPPY JUNETEENTH tardliness of injustice to anyone. Let efits they need to meet their families’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The us put unemployment insurance on the basic needs if we don’t renew emer- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from floor of the House and address the gency unemployment insurance. Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. questions of Americans who have These are real people and real fami- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, worked and contributed to society. lies behind these numbers. These are today is June 19, an ordinary day in the Then, Mr. Speaker, I would argue people looking for jobs. I am going to lives of many, many Americans. That that there is an injustice going on in read four stories from Illinoisans who is why it is important to come to the Iraq. I traveled to Iraq many times have suffered setbacks as they look for floor and wish so many in our Nation during the raging war. I saw the val- the work they need—for us to renew Happy Juneteenth. For some, that may iant soldiers, many of whom maybe unemployment insurance without any be a foreign terminology. But we are after I left were part of those who were further delay. now in the 149th year of the 1865 Eman- casualties. I had in my office the list of Chris from Glenview, Illinois, says: cipation Proclamation for several casualties in the 18th Congressional My husband and I will never recover finan- States in the Deep South. District. I would be very mindful of cially and are praying we will not lose our Those who know their history would going back into that quagmire. home. I don’t think I will ever be able to re- say the Emancipation Proclamation tire, which is concerning as I have health What I would say is that America problems. My 28-year-old son is still living at was in 1863. They are absolutely right. does stand for justice and democracy. home because he was unemployed for over a But it took 2 years for States like We should have the position to treat year and is now serving coffee for minimum Texas, Louisiana, and many others to, Sunnis and Shiites and Kurds freely wage. He has a bachelor’s degree from Loy- unfortunately, receive notice that the and justly, and that they have to come ola University, and between his student slaves were free. Two more years my together and treat each other with re- loans and our parent loans, we will all be in fellow Texans, African American spect. We should call upon Saudi Ara- debt for the rest of our lives. We are not slaves, had to languish in the abomina- bia and Kuwait, Jordan, and Yemen, we alone. I know of so many who are struggling tion of slavery because someone failed as we are. should give them support—the Arab to think it was important enough to League—to stand Iraq up and to tell Sue from Chicago says: reach those boundaries and say we this leader, who is a selfish leader, who Due to new management at the HIV/AIDS were free. is not in any way reflected on bringing agency where I worked for over 10 years, I So it speaks very loudly to the rea- people together, that he must bring was fired on May 23 in order for them to save son I am an advocate and a fighter that money. I am 58 years old, have an auto-im- people together. And we must say to mune liver disease that limits me physically justice must be maintained no matter the ISIS that the world will not stand and requires regular health care from spe- who you are in this country. Those in for its violence and its horribleness. cialists, as well as six medications. I have no Texas that, as I speak, are commemo- And yes, we must say to those who savings and retirement is a laughable mat- rating and celebrating Juneteenth are in the yesteryear, who were part of

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I am very dis- nal stands approved. us in prayer. appointed in The Wall Street Journal f article that wants to cast blame when f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER people are dying in Iraq. Let’s stand up PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRO TEMPORE and be united. The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- Just a few days ago, I came back The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. POE woman from Maryland (Ms. EDWARDS) from Nigeria, where the horrific Boko of Texas). The Chair will entertain up come forward and lead the House in the Haram is killing people and kidnapping to 15 further requests for 1-minute Pledge of Allegiance. girls. I ask my colleagues to please speeches on each side of the aisle. Ms. EDWARDS led the Pledge of Al- stand with us to not let the kidnapping f legiance as follows: of the Nigerian girls be a side story, HONORING CAROL DIXON Mr. Speaker. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repub- As I close, I intend to introduce (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given lic for which it stands, one nation under God, permission to address the House for 1 human trafficking legislation as a sen- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ior member of Homeland Security to minute and to revise and extend his re- address the question of the human traf- f marks.) Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, as the ficking of these girls, and girls and MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE women of color, the highest population chairman of the Committee on Ethics A message from the Senate by Ms. of those who are trafficked. We can do and along with my colleague, LINDA Curtis, one of its clerks, announced things together in America, and I ask SA´ NCHEZ, the ranking member, and that the Senate disagrees to the House us to stand together. other members of the committee, past amendment to the Senate amendment and present, we rise today to honor the f to the bill (H.R. 3230) ‘‘An Act to im- life and work of Carol Dixon. prove the access of veterans to medical RECESS Every so often, through hard work, services from the Department of Vet- immense talent, and a zealous dedica- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- erans Affairs, and for other purposes,’’ tion to the mission of this body, a ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair agrees to a conference requested by the staffer becomes an institution of the declares the House in recess until noon House on the disagreeing votes of the House. Carol Dixon had achieved that today. two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. status. Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 45 SANDERS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mrs. MUR- Known to many simply as the Ethics minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- RAY, Mr. BROWN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. Lady, Carol’s intelligence, candor, and cess. BEGICH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HIRONO, infectious laugh made the House a bet- f Mr. BURR, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, ter, more honorable place. As director Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. COBURN, and Mr. of our Advice and Education section, b 1200 RUBIO, to be the conferees on the part Carol’s command of the ethics rules AFTER RECESS of the Senate. was unmatched, as evidenced by the The message also announced that the large number of Members and employ- The recess having expired, the House Senate has passed a bill of the fol- ees from both sides of the aisle who was called to order by the Speaker at lowing title in which the concurrence continually sought out Carol to specifi- noon. of the House is requested: cally ask for her guidance. f S. 1237. An act to improve the administra- Her sudden passing this weekend is a tion of programs in the insular areas, and for tremendous loss for both the Ethics PRAYER other purposes. Committee and the House. Mr. Rajan Zed, Universal Society of f f Hinduism, Reno, Nevada, offered the following prayer: WELCOMING MR. RAJAN ZED MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING We meditate on the transcendental The SPEAKER. Without objection, CAROL DIXON glory of the deity supreme, who is in- the gentleman from California (Mr. (Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- side the heart of the Earth, inside the HONDA) is recognized for 1 minute. fornia asked and was given permission life of the sky, and inside the soul of There was no objection. to address the House for 1 minute.) the heaven. May He stimulate and illu- Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, it is my Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- minate our minds. privilege to welcome Mr. Rajan Zed to fornia. Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise to Lead us from the unreal to the real; offer the opening prayer before the U.S. honor the life of Carol Dixon. from darkness to light; from death to House of Representatives. Carol’s public service was not just to immortality. A native of the State of Nevada, he the Ethics Committee, but to the en- Fulfill all your duties; action is bet- attended San Jose State University in tire House. Carol provided wise counsel ter than inaction. Selfish action im- San Jose, California, my alma mater. to hundreds of Members and to thou- prisons the world. Act selflessly, with- As president of the Universal Society sands of staff. This House will miss out any thought of personal profit. of Hinduism and a senior fellow/reli- Carol’s sage advice and her deep insti- Strive constantly to serve the welfare gious adviser to the Foundation for Re- tutional knowledge. The members and of the world; by devotion to selfless ligious Diplomacy, he has advocated staff of the Ethics Committee will also work, one attains the supreme goal of for religious freedom and tolerance miss our good friend. life. throughout the world. While Carol loved her job and her co- May we become united with the all- His contributions to the religious workers in the House, most of all, powerful and all-knowing Lord, who community worldwide led him to be in- Carol loved her family. We know this dwells in the hearts of all, is the su- vited by the president of the European because she spoke of them warmly and preme goal of life and infinite peace Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, for a often. Carol’s mother and father and and love. Lord, be kind to us with Your meeting to promote interfaith dia- family members are here with us invisible form, lead us to eternal joy, logue. He is particularly known for his today. On behalf of all of the members fill our hearts with unending peace, work within the Roma community, and staff of the Ethics Committee, and free us from all bondage. Abandon acting as a voice for the human rights thank you so much for sharing Carol us not. of the 15 million Roma in Europe. with us.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.007 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5505 Mr. Speaker, at this time, I would Pastor Barnes made a positive im- cessful surgery and clinical trials, ask for everyone to rise to observe a pact on my life, and I ask my col- Larry is alive and well. moment of silence in the House to leagues to join me in remembering this Now, he has dedicated his life to honor the life and memory of our great man. working with the Pancreatic Cancer friend, Carol Dixon. f Action Network to help others fight f this deadly disease. They were here IMMIGRATION CRISIS Monday, walking the halls of Congress, IRS EMAIL LOSS (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given urging us for more research money. (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 My hope is that the awareness of this permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- critical issue will be an impetus for ac- minute and to revise and extend his re- marks.) tion and improvement of the way we marks.) Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, a na- treat pancreatic cancer in order to Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I fight the disease and save lives. couldn’t believe my ears when the IRS tional crisis is happening right now in revealed last week that they have lost my home State of Texas. Thousands f upon thousands of people from Central all of the emails that have been re- HONORING SERGEANT FAYNE America are coming across our so- ceived and sent to outside individuals HAYNES by Lois Lerner from 2009 to 2011. called southern border, and they are Coincidentally, this timeframe is bankrupting Texas and wearing out our (Mr. DESJARLAIS asked and was critical to the investigation into the resources. given permission to address the House IRS’s targeting of Americans based on A recent headline reads: ‘‘Feds look- for 1 minute and to revise and extend their personal beliefs. This excuse ing for babysitters to help with illegal his remarks.) would be laughable if it weren’t so seri- immigrant kids.’’ This is where our tax Mr. DESJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise ous. dollars are going. The border towns in today to honor a courageous American Despite the agency’s promise of full Texas are literally overflowing with and proud son of Tennessee, Sergeant cooperation and full disclosure, we now unaccompanied minors. Fayne Haynes. know that is not happening. It turns More than 162,000 people from coun- Mr. Haynes of Murfreesboro was only out that the IRS knew since February, tries other than Mexico have crossed 20 years old when he entered the Army and they sat on this knowledge that the southern border of the United in 1942 at the height of World War II. they would not be able to produce Ms. States since last October. That is more He served on the front lines of Europe Lerner’s emails. than a 100 percent increase from the and was one of the first to land on They waited 3 months, and then they previous year. Omaha Beach. buried it in a 27-page report and re- As my Democratic colleague Con- He also fought in the Battle of St. leased it on a Friday afternoon news gressman HENRY CUELLAR said: Lo, the Battle for Brest, and the Battle dump. This is not the transparency the If we don’t send the message that they of the Bulge. He credits the good Lord American people deserve. can’t come and stay here, this problem is for saving his life numerous times in Mr. Speaker, enough is enough. While going to continue. combat. the House will continue its investiga- It is going to get worse. The answer Sergeant Haynes was eventually cap- tion to get answers, it is time for full is simple: secure the border. tured and spent 4 months in a prisoner accountability and the Department of If we don’t secure our border, our of war camp, but managed to escape, Justice to step up to the plate and work in Congress is obsolete. Of course, aided by a German Army field map fully investigate the targeting of the President is absent during this cri- which hangs in his office today. Americans by the IRS. sis, and it should be his number one After the war, Sergeant Haynes be- f priority: enforce the law of the land, came a successful businessman, oper- ating the Haynes Brothers Candy Com- HONORING PASTOR MAURICE and secure our border. In God we trust. pany in Murfreesboro. In 2000, Mr. EDWARD BARNES Haynes switched his business to flags. (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given f Known as the Flag Man, he sells thou- permission to address the House for 1 FUNDING PANCREATIC CANCER sands of American flags each year. minute.) RESEARCH Thank you, Sergeant Haynes, for Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise your service. You truly embody the (Ms. HAHN asked and was given per- today to express my sadness and also spirit of the Greatest Generation. mission to address the House for 1 honor the passing of a great man, Pas- f tor Maurice Edward Barnes. Pastor minute.) Barnes lived a life of service to both Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, pancreatic b 1215 cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. the church and community. VOTING RIGHTS AMENDMENT ACT Born on July 30, 1945, to Charittie A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is and the late Reverend Robert Barnes, often a death sentence. Of all of the pa- (Ms. CHU asked and was given per- Sr., he grew up in the Lake Como com- tients diagnosed with pancreatic can- mission to address the House for 1 munity of Fort Worth. cer, 73 percent die within the first year, minute and to revise and extend her re- After completing his undergraduate most within the first 3 to 6 months. marks.) studies at Texas Wesleyan University, I think we should reverse these Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, one of the Trinity Valley, and Southern Bible In- alarming statistics and give hope to most precious rights we have as Ameri- stitute, he answered his call to preach. those who are affected by this disease. cans is the right to vote. But every day For over 20 years, he was the faithful Fifty years ago, women were dying of it is becoming more difficult to do it. servant of God in the church in which breast cancer at an alarming rate; but Today is nearly 1 year after the Su- he grew up, at the Zion Missionary today, with more scientific research, preme Court’s Shelby decision, which Baptist Church on Horne Street in the early detection techniques, and afford- gutted provisions of the Voting Rights Como community. able health care, the survival rate is Act. States quickly moved to restrict As a man who diligently served those much higher. Women are fighting and voting rights. In fact, hours after around him, Pastor Barnes was not beating breast cancer. Shelby, Texas announced its voter ID only a leader in the church, but also I think we should invest more fund- law would be implemented imme- showed great leadership in organiza- ing for advanced research for pan- diately. Thank goodness the Federal tions aimed at improving the commu- creatic cancer that could save thou- court blocked it. nity, like the NAACP. sands of lives. Without these protections, minority My heartfelt sympathy to his wife, Pancreatic cancer, unfortunately, communities will be disproportionately first lady Debra Watson Barnes; his touched the life of my friend, Larry affected. The Voting Rights Act en- children; extended family; and his Clark, former mayor of Rancho Palos sured equal access to the ballot box, friends. Verdes, California; but thanks to a suc- and it protected voters like Rose

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Without an ID, service. better by him, it has a brighter future Rose loses a fundamental right that f because of students like him. was guaranteed to all Americans. f Now is the time for action. I urge my BORDER PATROL: PRESIDENT’S colleagues to support the bipartisan AMNESTY PROMISE CAUSES RESCUING THE CREW OF AQUA Voting Rights Amendment Act and re- SURGE QUEST store our ability to have a voice in this (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given democracy. given permission to address the House permission to address the House for 1 f for 1 minute and to revise and extend minute and to revise and extend his re- his remarks.) marks.) VETERANS CONTRIBUTE TO HSA Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked tens of thousands of unaccompanied to ask for the collective prayers of this and was given permission to address minors are surging across our southern Chamber to help bring my constituents the House for 1 minute and to revise border. back home to Tarpon Springs, Florida. and extend his remarks.) According to an internal Border Pa- Robert Mayne, James Kelly Garrett, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. trol report, the blame falls squarely on Devon Butler, Nick Cook, Steve Speaker, you know, we have heard the the President. The report shows that 95 Matanich, and Michael Mayne are the horror stories of our veterans experi- percent of the illegal immigrants inter- crew of the Aqua Quest, a boat com- encing long wait times, subpar care, or viewed came to the U.S. to get a ‘‘free pany hired to teach locals in Honduras worse, no care at all at VA’s across the pass’’ from the President’s announced how to safely scuba dive. country. While we can’t fix a broken amnesty policy. His failure to enforce On a quest to do good, these men VA system overnight, we can do some- immigration laws and his promise of have been illegally detained without thing now to help our brave men and amnesty by executive order entices benefit of due process for 44 days and women in uniform. these immigrant children to enter the have spent several, as I said, several That is why I am introducing the U.S. illegally. The estimate for this weeks in a dilapidated Honduran jail Helping Veterans Save for Health Care year alone is expected to reach 90,000— living in unacceptable conditions. Act that would allow veterans who re- 15 times more than 4 years ago. Together with my colleague, Con- ceive care through the VA to con- The President’s solution is to issue gressman MIKE FITZPATRICK, we have tribute to a health savings account. public service announcements in Cen- urged the State Department and Hon- Such savings could then be used by the tral America, but the administration’s duran officials to work towards a quick veteran or their family. resolution to free these men so that Veterans want, need, and deserve actions speak louder than their words. they may return to the loving arms of more choices when it comes to saving The President’s pro-amnesty policies their families. for health care, particularly when our have caused this crisis. The real solu- Your prayers are appreciated, and I VA is failing to provide the care they tion to the border surge is to enforce have confidence that we will bring earned. We must continue to put our current immigration laws, not under- them home. veterans first, and we can start by mine them as the President has done. making it easier for them to save f f through an HSA for quality care. RECOGNIZING ANTWON LAMON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF I ask my colleagues to join me in this (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was FREEDOM SUMMER effort. It is the right thing to do. given permission to address the House (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given f for 1 minute.) permission to address the House for 1 HONORING OFFICER SCOTT Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, minute.) HEWELL as kids across the country celebrate Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, this year (Mr. MCNERNEY asked and was the end of the school year, I want to we mark the 50th anniversary of the given permission to address the House take a moment to recognize the out- 1964 Freedom Summer, when hundreds for 1 minute and to revise and extend standing students and educators who of Americans traveled to Mississippi to his remarks.) make our communities better. When fight discrimination and advance vot- Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise good teachers, involved parents, inno- ing rights and equality under the law. today to recognize the life and service vative curriculum, and motivated stu- Today I rise to recognize three Amer- of Scott Hewell, a police officer in dents come together, our communities icans who gave their lives in that Stockton, California, who died as a re- shine. struggle: James Chaney, Michael sult of injuries in the line of duty. Today I recognize Antwon Lamon of Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman. On On May 28, Officer Hewell and his Washington High in Chicago, who was June 21, 1964, these three activists—one partner were headed to assist another recently recognized by the President at African American and two Jewish— officer with an armed suspect when the White House Maker Faire. This were kidnapped and murdered for their car crashed. Both officers sus- event celebrated students whose inno- working to register Black voters. tained serious injuries, and Officer vative technologies and techniques will Their lives, the lives of James Hewell, sadly, died on June 11. transform America’s way of life. Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and An- Only 33 years old, Officer Hewell was Along with a team of pioneering drew Goodman, were claimed by hate, a graduate of San Francisco State Uni- Washington students, Antwon created yet their faith in equality and justice versity and joined the Stockton Police ‘‘Baller’s Life,’’ a 3–D interactive game and the right to vote lives on today Department in September 2012. He was whose objective was to provide a non- through the historic Black-Jewish alli- well-liked on the force. He trained at violent educational experience that ance born out of the civil rights move- the Sacramento Police Academy and stimulates the minds of adults and ment. worked with the Sacramento Sheriff’s children alike. It is so good, that even I proudly support honoring these Department. the President noticed. three activists with a Congressional Officer Hewell was the 11th officer to Antwon’s achievements include plac- Gold Medal and would like to thank die in the line of duty in Stockton, the ing in Chicago’s academic decathlon, the Foundation for Ethnic Under- first since 1993. Our law enforcement completing rigorous AP courses, main- standing for championing this cause. officials risk their lives every day to taining an honor average, all while For 25 years, the foundation has ad- work to protect ours. competing on Washington’s football, vanced the values shared by the Jewish

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Over the past few years, my HONORING KANE COUNTY’S Congress today and every day. colleagues and I have warned against EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR f our Nation’s weakening foreign policy (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was and the devastating defense cuts this RALLYING TO THE FAMILIES OF given permission to address the House President insisted on making on the THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED for 1 minute and to revise and extend backs of our men and women in uni- (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given his remarks.) form. The result is a strained military permission to address the House for 1 Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise and a world where our enemies don’t minute and to revise and extend his re- today to honor the Kane County Edu- fear us and our friends no longer trust marks.) cator of the Year, Carol Mertes of East us. Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, the sit- Aurora School District 131. For Carol, On Monday, the USS Mesa Verde, one uation unfolding in Iraq is a tragedy. teaching is in her blood. Her grand- of our Navy and Marine Corps’ amphib- Almost 4,500 fellow Americans made father was a principal and her aunt was ious warships in the LPD class, entered the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq defending a teacher in Chicago public schools. the Persian Gulf with 550 marines on- our freedom and fighting oppression Carol has been an exemplary first board. These ships have a long history and tyranny. More than 32,000 men and grade teacher for decades who has of supporting our missions and re- women who served our country in Iraq touched many lives through her excep- sponding to numerous threats all bear the wounds of war, and all who tional teaching skills and care for her around the world. This LPD ship sit- served had extraordinary pressures put students. She has served on the East ting in the Persian Gulf full of marines on their families. Aurora District’s School Improvement sends a clear message: we will not Unless you have lived it, one cannot Review Team, Language Arts Cur- waiver in defense of American interests begin to know the pain experienced by riculum Council, Reading Leaders or protecting American lives. the families of the fallen and the Committee, and the Reading Task I believe we need to keep sending wounded. Our men and women in uni- Force. that message. We must adequately form fought for an ideal. That ideal is Teachers like Carol have one of the fund our Nation’s military, and we freedom: the freedom of religion, the hardest but most influential jobs in the must provide for more ships like the freedom of speech, the freedom to as- country. They are in charge of shaping LPD class amphibious warships so we semble and vote and make one’s voice our future generations, and they have can ensure the safety and security of heard, freedoms like those we have the ability to make a huge impact on our Nation and those who defend it. right here in this Chamber. That ideal our youth. f will never die. I am grateful for Carol’s undying pa- During these difficult days, Mr. tience and care for our children in b 1230 Speaker, let us make sure we are mind- Kane County, ensuring that the impact NONDISCRIMINATION FOR LGBT ful of the sacrifice of so many and let is a positive one. FEDERAL CONTRACTORS us always rally to the families of the f fallen and stand in solidarity with all (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and of our veterans. HONORING JUNETEENTH was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) f (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speak- VA HEALTH CARE minute.) er, with the stroke of a pen, President (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise Obama will extend workplace protec- Texas asked and was given permission today to honor Juneteenth. tions to 14 million LGBT Federal con- to address the House for 1 minute.) Each June 19th, we celebrate tractors. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Juneteenth to commemorate the an- Thankfully, LGBT San Diegans are Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Senate voted nouncement of the end of slavery in already protected by State law, but last week to pass comprehensive legis- the United States. Juneteenth is a this is not the case for all Americans. lation aimed at addressing the long- celebration of African American free- I applaud the President for doing the standing issues within the Department dom, but it is also an opportunity to right thing. Now it is time for Congress of Veterans Affairs’ health care sys- reflect on opportunities for self-im- to end discrimination for all workers. tem. Now it is time for the Republican provement and set goals for the future. California and 17 other States have House leadership to bring a comprehen- This past weekend, I was honored to shown that these protections aren’t sive package to the floor. take part in the 39th annual just the right thing to do, they are With more than 8 million veterans Juneteenth Festival in Buffalo. Started good policy and good business. turning to the VA for medical care in 1976, this festival has grown over the Discrimination has no place in gov- each year, it is absolutely critical that years to become one of the largest of ernment. Discrimination has no place we thoroughly address these issues in a such celebrations in the world and has in the work place. timely fashion. That is why I commend established its position as an impor- It is past time for Congress to listen Congresswoman KIRKPATRICK for intro- tant tradition within the Buffalo com- to the American people. The Senate ducing companion legislation to the munity. has already passed the Employment Sanders-McCain bill to improve the Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recog- Nondiscrimination Act. Let’s bring quality of care within the VA. nize Juneteenth today to celebrate our ENDA to the floor and pass it today. Our veterans should not have to en- Nation’s rich African American history f dure excessive long waits, tolerate can- and express my thanks to those who or- WISHING MARTELL AND RHONDA celed appointments, and question the ganize these important community MENLOVE ALL THE BEST quality of care they are receiving, nor celebrations of culture and heritage. should the persons reporting these ac- f (Mr. BISHOP of Utah asked and was tivities be punished. The legislation given permission to address the House would increase access to care while IN FAVOR OF A STRONG for 1 minute.) also improving on the quality of care, NATIONAL DEFENSE Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, and it is something that we can act (Mr. PALAZZO asked and was given Utah has some large educational shoes upon today. permission to address the House for 1 to fill. Mr. Speaker, our Nation will be minute and to revise and extend his re- Martell Menlove, the State super- judged by how we treat our veterans. I marks.) intendent of public instruction in urge this Congress to act swiftly on Mr. PALAZZO. Mr. Speaker, events Utah, is ending a nearly four-decade comprehensive legislation so that we in Iraq over the past week serve as a career in public education. He has

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Twice he was named Superintendent prise grow from a young start-up to the All points of order against consideration of of the Year in Utah before he joined top National Institutes of Health the bill are waived. General debate shall be the State office in 2009. SBIR-funded company in Pennsylvania confined to the bill and amendments speci- His wife, State Representative for 2013, placing them fifth in the coun- fied in this resolution and shall not exceed Rhonda Rudd Menlove, is also a career try. one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of educator and is retiring after five Mr. Speaker, small businesses remain the Committee on Agriculture. After general terms in the Utah State legislature. the backbone of our economy, and debate the bill shall be considered for Utah is losing a great team who in- innovators like Actuated Medical not amendment under the five-minute rule. It spired kids. They will be missed. We only create devices that save lives and shall be in order to consider as an original want to wish both Martell and Rhonda change the face of modern health care, bill for the purpose of amendment under the all the best in the new adventures they they also provide good-paying, family- five-minute rule an amendment in the na- will be taking together. ture of a substitute consisting of the text of sustaining jobs in our local commu- Rules Committee Print 113-47. That amend- We thank you for what you have done nities. ment in the nature of a substitute shall be for kids in Utah. I lend my congratulations to every- considered as read. All points of order f one at Actuated Medical, Incorporated. against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to REMEMBERING JIM ROGERS f that amendment in the nature of a sub- (Ms. TITUS asked and was given per- DEPARTURE OF OHIO STATE UNI- stitute shall be in order except those printed mission to address the House for 1 VERSITY PRESIDENT DR. in the report of the Committee on Rules ac- companying this resolution. Each such minute and to revise and extend her re- ALUTTO amendment may be offered only in the order marks.) (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given printed in the report, may be offered only by Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, Nevada lost permission to address the House for 1 a Member designated in the report, shall be a good man and I lost a good friend this minute and to revise and extend her re- considered as read, shall be debatable for the past week when Jim Rogers lost his time specified in the report equally divided marks.) and controlled by the proponent and an op- long battle with cancer at the age of 75. Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, we have Those who knew or briefly encoun- ponent, shall not be subject to amendment, heard a lot about education today, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi- tered Jim quickly realized that he had probably because education is the eco- sion of the question in the House or in the no fear. His business acumen, philan- nomic engine of our future. Committee of the Whole. All points of order thropic generosity, and ferocious pas- Ohio State University plays a pivotal against such amendments are waived. At the sion for learning made him a true game role in K-Life education. It is located conclusion of consideration of the bill for changer. Whether it was improving amendment the Committee shall rise and re- in my district, and it serves not only port the bill to the House with such amend- higher education or strengthening the my district but the Nation. integrity of the media, Jim never shied ments as may have been adopted. Any Mem- Today, I rise to acknowledge Ohio ber may demand a separate vote in the away from his convictions or backed State University’s outgoing interim House on any amendment adopted in the down from his steadfast commitment president, Dr. Joseph Alutto, a former Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the to progress and quality. He started the colleague and a friend, and to welcome amendment in the nature of a substitute conversation, directed the dialogue, incoming president, Dr. Michael Drake. made in order as original text. The previous and produced results that propelled Ne- question shall be considered as ordered on Thank you, Joe Alutto, for your lead- the bill and amendments thereto to final vada, sometimes kicking and scream- ership in preparing our next generation ing, towards a brighter future. passage without intervening motion except of teachers, artists, medical, corporate, one motion to recommit with or without in- My thoughts go out to his wife, Bev- and community leaders. In an era structions. erly; his son, his other family mem- where innovation in science and tech- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- bers, and the people who worked with nology and creative entrepreneurialism tleman from Texas (Mr. SESSIONS) is him and for him at Channel 3. They will determine our global station in the recognized for 1 hour. brought the world into our living world, it is critical that we have capa- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, for the rooms every evening. We will miss him ble leaders at the helm of our edu- purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- very much and so will they. cation and research institutions. tomary 30 minutes to my dear friend, f I thank Joseph Alutto for his service the gentleman from Florida (Mr. HAS- CONGRATULATING ACTUATED to Ohio State University, the single- TINGS), pending which I yield myself MEDICAL largest campus university in the coun- such time as I may consume. During try. God speed and good luck. consideration of this resolution, all (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania f time yielded is for the purpose of de- asked and was given permission to ad- bate only. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION GENERAL LEAVE vise and extend his remarks.) OF H.R. 4413, CUSTOMER PROTEC- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. TION AND END USER RELIEF unanimous consent that all Members Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratu- ACT may have 5 legislative days to revise late Actuated Medical, Incorporated, a Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, by di- and extend their remarks. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania-based med- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ical device company that focuses on rection of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 629 and ask objection to the request of the gen- state-of-the-art, minimally invasive in- tleman from Texas? struments, for being selected by the for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- There was no objection. Small Business Administration as a Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, House lows: 2014 Tibbetts Award winner. Resolution 629 provides for a struc- The SBA presents the Tibbetts award H. RES. 629 tured rule for consideration of H.R. to companies who exemplify the best of Resolved, That at any time after adoption 4413. This rule makes in order eight the Small Business Innovation Re- of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant amendments which provide the oppor- search Program. to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the tunity for Members of the minority Recipients of the Tibbetts award are House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for and the majority to participate in this selected by a panel of judges based consideration of the bill (H.R. 4413) to reau- debate. upon the economic impact of their in- thorize the Commodity Futures Trading The legislation before us today reau- novation, how they supported Federal Commission, to better protect futures cus- thorizes the Commodity Futures Trad- research and development needs, and tomers, to provide end users with market ing Commission, known as the CFTC,

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It is consider the protection of market par- pared for the future, and to allow this common sense, it is pro-business, it ticipants and the public; the efficiency, organization to adapt as it needs to to promotes appropriate regulation of our competitiveness, and financial integ- produce better decisions and better Nation’s derivatives market, it is well rity of futures markets; price dis- outcomes in the future, and that is why thought through. What this will allow covery; sound risk management prac- Republicans are here today. This bipar- is this House to be able to get on tices; and other public interest consid- tisan bill out of the Agriculture Com- record, put themselves to where they erations, under the supervision of the mittee does exactly that. can then go to a conference to meet courts. Over the past 20 years, financial serv- with the Senate, if they believe it is The redundant cost-benefit require- ices companies have started to employ the right thing to do, and move for- ments contained in H.R. 4413 will not financial derivatives—historically used ward to make the CFTC even better only hamper the appropriate consider- by farmers, ranchers, and utility co-ops than what it is today based upon the ation and promulgation of new rules, to manage risk—as new types of invest- history and based upon where it wants but expose the CFTC to greater indus- ment vehicles. They are a part of the to go. try litigation. day-to-day life of millions of people b 1245 Finally, H.R. 4413 threatens Amer- across this country that help us to not ican taxpayers by deregulating foreign only get better prices, but to be able to The discussion we had at the Rules derivatives transactions. Under section hedge against the uncertainty. Committee was, on a bipartisan basis, Today, the derivatives marketplace very uplifting. I believe the effort that 722(d) of Dodd-Frank, the CFTC is au- represents trillions of dollars’ worth of we are going to bring together with thorized to oversee derivatives trans- futures contracts, swaps, and other that legislation means that we can actions that ‘‘have a direct and signifi- similar financial instruments. In re- vote not only ‘‘yes,’’ but have con- cant connection with activities in, or sponse to the incredible growth of the fidence that we have made better the effect on, commerce of the United derivatives market, the CFTC has pro- things which we touch today. States.’’ mulgated rules and regulations de- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Section 359 of this bill exempts over- signed to promote fairness and sta- support the rule and the underlying seas derivatives transactions from reg- bility throughout the economy directly legislation, and I reserve the balance of ulation, creating a loophole in our sys- in relationship to this activity. my time. tem of regulatory oversight that could Unfortunately, regulations have been Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. be gamed by large multinational swaps written so broadly and with such in- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I dealers. consistency that many end users—such may consume. Just 6 years ago, derivatives trading as farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, I thank the gentleman, my good related to the activities of the cor- and municipal utility companies that friend, the chairman of the Rules Com- porate structure AIG and Lehman rely on these contracts for the delivery mittee, Mr. SESSIONS, for yielding the Brothers nearly brought down our of critical grain and natural gas—are customary 30 minutes. economy and cost every American forced to comply with rules intended I rise today in opposition to the rule household more than $50,000. for sophisticated investment firms for H.R. 4413, the Customer Protection I related last night in the Rules Com- rather than the instruments on which and End User Relief Act, which reau- mittee that we were there—Ms. they rely and use for their own trading thorizes through 2018 the Commodity SLAUGHTER and I and the chairman, and commodity work. Such blind en- Futures Trading Commission. Mr. SESSIONS—all of us—when Mr. forcement of the law is not fair nor ef- Mr. Speaker, the CFTC plays a crit- Paulsen and Mr. Bernanke brought to ficient and unnecessarily punishes ical role in protecting market partici- us the notion on three or four para- small businesses that are trying to ef- pants and our Nation’s economy from graphs and two pages that this Nation fectively manage their risk. fraud, manipulation, abusive practices, was about to go bust. and systemic risk related to deriva- Simply put, as a direct result of the It is clear that derivatives trans- tives, both futures and swaps, as well CFTC’s regulations, American families actions outside of the United States as in fostering transparent, open, com- are paying more for everything from a pose real risks to United States finan- petitive, and financially sound mar- box of cereal to a new dishwasher to cial institutions, yet instead of kets. their monthly energy bills. In recogni- strengthening the CFTC’s ability to ef- However, H.R. 4413 contains several tion of this fact, H.R. 4413 exempts end fectively regulate derivatives trans- harmful provisions that impede the users from these regulations to restore actions involving the foreign operation CFTC’s ability to enforce existing de- fairness, to promote American compa- of U.S. banks, H.R. 4413 presumes that rivatives rules and roll back meaning- nies, and to give them flexibility that they will be governed by foreign rules, ful reforms in the Dodd-Frank Wall they need to run their day-to-day oper- disregarding whether those foreign Street Reform and Consumer Protec- ations and to protect consumers from rules are adequate or if the trades will tion Act. unnecessary price increases. import risk back to the United States. Mr. Speaker, this bill has been well Specifically, title II of this bill understood by the Agriculture Com- carves out the CFTC from the Adminis- Moreover, this presumption can only mittee on a bipartisan basis. All the trative Procedure Act process for es- be overturned after the CFTC and the way to the top on both sides of the tablishing regulations, which rep- Securities and Exchange Commission committee, there is an agreement resents the most longstanding and go to considerable procedural lengths about how to move forward with effec- broadly applicable requirements for to make a joint determination that a tiveness, with efficiency, and to allow Federal rulemaking and was written to foreign host country’s regulations are those end users to be able to have the bring regularity and predictability to not broadly equivalent to United market strategies available to them to agency decisionmaking. States regulations. hedge their own risk, and to under- Furthermore, section 203 of the legis- The futures and swaps markets are stand the things that are in their own lation imposes burdensome cost-benefit essential to our economy and the way natural best interest, and that is sta- requirements that likely serve only to that businesses and investors manage bility of prices, a marketplace that prevent, delay, or weaken any rules risk, particularly for farmers, hos- they understand, and, perhaps more that implement Dodd-Frank. pitals, manufacturers, and certain util- importantly, one which keeps Amer- Current law already requires the ities industries. ican jobs in America and, secondly, CFTC and other agencies to conduct While I share my colleagues’ concern that allows Americans to be able to in- economic analyses pursuant to the Pa- regarding issues affecting many of

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We were assured yesterday ment know what the right hand and Rules Committee, that I predict that if by the chairman of the committee and the left hand are doing, not the re- this measure were to become law, we the ranking member that this is a good verse, and I believe it is simply not a could reasonably expect that we would process. We are not trying to do an end true statement to say that we are not have the same kind of financial crisis run around anybody. trying to accomplish this. that we did 6 years ago. Mr. Speaker, there is something that Look, we don’t all have to agree on Instead of creating new, heavy ad- is well established, known as the Ad- this, but on a bipartisan basis—unani- ministrative burdens, we should fur- ministrative Procedure Act. This is an mous out of the Agriculture Com- ther empower the CFTC to be able to opportunity for agencies to interact mittee—they thought they did a pretty carry out its responsibilities, including with each other through an agreement, good product. I think they did a pretty those under Dodd-Frank. whereby they consult with each other good product, and my job is to come Just last week, House Republicans and provide information and proce- defend us on the floor. So, when some- proposed to dangerously underfund the durally be able to walk through who is body says you did something wrong, I CFTC at 22 percent below the Presi- doing what and how things might be say, ‘‘Read the bill.’’ dent’s request, with an appropriation done. I reserve the balance of my time. that will likely lead to either agency- I don’t think it means they always Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. wide closures or employee layoffs. This have to have consent. I don’t think it Speaker, I would remind the chairman, would make the already underfunded means they always have to have agree- my good friend, that good intentions CFTC less effective at protecting con- ment, but there is a process that goes don’t always manifest themselves in a sumers, end users, and investors. on. positive way. I am sure before we had Additionally, because this bill retro- I would refer the gentleman to sec- the recession that there were good in- actively reverses rules that have al- tion 211 of the bill on page 18. Section tentions. My prediction is that, with- ready gone into effect and many of 211 says quite clearly—no ambiguity out appropriate regulation, we can rea- those that are in the pipeline, it in- here—that everything in this act is sonably expect that these same kinds creases uncertainty and costs to busi- meant to comply with and give guid- of recessive measures might come into nesses and end users that will unneces- ance to the Administrative Procedure play. I recognize my good friend, the sarily have the rules of the game Act, which means that there is nothing chairman, has his script together when changed on them. in here that says that the CFTC does it comes to something bipartisan com- I simply don’t understand this logic. not share its information, understand ing out of the Agriculture Committee, Reducing the CFTC’s ability to effec- its rulings, work with the FTC, work but I also know that this is an end run tively oversee these financial activities with the SEC, work with anyone about around the Financial Services Com- only increases the likelihood that we those rules that they are going to pro- mittee, which also has germane inter- will find ourselves in another poten- mulgate. ests in the particular legislation at tially disastrous situation. As a matter of fact, it says that the hand. Additionally, I would also like to CFTC does have the ability to do that, Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased at take this opportunity to point out that and instead of them making their own this time to yield 3 minutes to the gen- several of my colleagues on the Finan- rules and regulations without working tlewoman from New York (Ms. SLAUGH- cial Services Committee share these through the Administrative Procedure TER), my very good friend and the concerns. Act would be a mistake. It is author- ranking member of the Rules Com- It was also pointed out by my col- ized here in law. mittee. league that this came out unanimously Further, if one goes back to a later Ms. SLAUGHTER. I thank the gen- from the Agriculture Committee. It did section, page 47 of the bill, section 359, tleman for yielding me the time. in fact do so, but in the Rules Com- for the Members of Congress that are Mr. Speaker, how quickly we forget mittee, we had the prerogative, if we so sitting in their offices and interested in what got us into the economic mess in chose, to allow the Financial Services this and want to know, this bipartisan the first place. Committee to be able to make presen- bill by two senior Members—by the I was here 6 short years ago when the tations that I believe—and in a bipar- way, a former chairman and the cur- recklessness on Wall Street triggered tisan way—other Members, particu- rent chairman today—says, ‘‘Section the worst financial crisis since the larly those of the Financial Services 359. Cross-border regulation of deriva- Great Depression and cost millions of Committee, believe should be a part of tives transactions.’’ hardworking Americans their jobs and this discussion today. However, this That means that, in a world market, their homes. Since then, Democratic rule cuts them out of the debate. we want to make sure that Japanese, majorities in the House and Senate In fact, H.R. 4413 rehashes several Russian, Indian, German, whatever the have enacted reforms, known com- earlier bills that Financial Services marketplace holds for a commodity monly as Dodd-Frank, to stop the Committee members have previously that we are talking about in par- worst of these abuses with the aim of voiced concern over, including H.R. ticular, this would mean that, as the preventing another economic melt- 1256, the Swap Jurisdiction Certainty bill says: down. Obviously, since that time, copi- Act; and H.R. 1003, to improve consid- Not later than 270 days after the date of ous American dollars have been spent, eration by the Commodity Futures enactment of this act, the Securities and Ex- and legions of lobbyists have come in, Trading Commission of the costs and change Commission and the Commodities to try to undo Dodd-Frank. This is the Futures Trading Commission shall jointly benefits of its regulations and orders. issue rules setting forth the application of first of other bills that we will get that The administration has also come United States swaps requirements for the Se- will do away with regulation. Unfortu- out in opposition to the bill. We can’t curities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Com- nately, the authorization passed out of continue with more of the same failed modity Exchange Act related to cross-border the Rules Committee last night is a partisan practices and effect a different swaps and security-based swaps transactions backdoor attempt to undo some of the outcome. involving U.S. persons or non-U.S. persons. crucial reforms and is a precursor to Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Mr. Speaker, we are trying to do the another financial crisis. my time. right thing. This is not about causing Why wouldn’t the Rules Committee Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I appre- some market crash or failure. This give equal debate time to the Financial ciate the gentleman from Florida comes from the Agriculture Com- Services Committee, which has real ju- bringing up a few of the ideas and as- mittee, on a bipartisan basis, making risdiction over what we are doing here sertions that I believe that he thinks sure that, in section 211 and section today? Why would they disallow that?

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.018 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5511 It is because they didn’t want any- their homes. We want to say to the ing member, came with the chairman, body to hear it. If the Agriculture small businesses that had no access to Mr. LUCAS from Oklahoma. They sat Committee were unanimous, I don’t capital and went under that we are try- there very succinctly and said they know what its reason was, but many ing to protect your interests here. were going to work together. They Democrats and, certainly, those of us Whatever happens, we know we don’t were asking us to consider working to- on the Rules Committee and others have the votes—you have got them. We gether. We have had lots of bills, lots of who are going to be here today want to do know that this is a majority that appropriators. Just the other day, be solidly in the ‘‘no’’ column because, hates regulation whether it is clean air Armed Services, on a bipartisan basis, if what we fear will happen happens, we or clean water. Whatever it is, get rid brought us their bill. I am sure there want the country to know that some- of it. Then you come back down here to will be people who will fight that also. body tried to stop it as there are cru- Wall Street and know the effect that it They will say that those darned Repub- cial reforms that we talk about in this has had. We haven’t completely recov- licans just want to ruin this country, bill which are going to handcuff and ered from that recession. God knows that they want to go back to the other obstruct the law enforcement officials we have not passed any legislation in ages. who are charged with overseeing the the House of Representatives to create Mr. Speaker, not true. markets and enforcing the regulations jobs or to make it any better. We do In fact, work that is done on our Ap- on Wall Street. everything that we can just to benefit propriations Committee and work that When we found out 6 years ago, I was those people who have the money. We is done, as an example, on the Agri- a member of the leadership then and all know how this movie ends. If it culture Committee is done together to was chair of the Rules Committee. We moves forward as written, we are sow- try and address the problems of their got a message on Saturday afternoon. ing the seeds for future disaster in this constituencies. They’re the people who It was three paragraphs, which Mr. country. live in rural America—people who get HASTINGS did a wonderful job of ex- Last night, at the Rules Committee, up early, who go to bed late, who care plaining, from Secretary Paulson and we called for a ‘‘no’’ vote, and we said about this country—who do the things the head of the Fed, Mr. Bernanke. It specifically what we were doing. We that, I think, are all American, in my was very short and quite succinct. Ba- wanted to be on record on our side as mind, including having their sons and sically, if we did not provide them—the trying to protect the American public daughters join our military and they Treasury and the Fed—with $800 billion and their futures so that they have are helping each other—good neigh- by Tuesday—and this was Saturday— some confidence again in what they are bors—and looking out for each other. the financial services in the United doing. We would love it if banks would That is what we are doing. That is States would be defunct. We would be again stop passing paper back and what this is. This isn’t to have a debat- finished. forth to each other and would make ing group about things that are wrong. This was pretty frightening because loans and get people back to work. We, It is about things that can be done all we knew is that fancy things were of course, were not able to do that as 2– right. going on on Wall Street and that mort- 9, I believe, was the vote. We will see I would just say that, if the Demo- gages were being chopped up and sold what happens when this comes to the cratic manager is unwilling to yield his in pieces. I think they unloaded a lot of floor, as it certainly will. We just sim- time to Ms. WATERS, who is the gentle- it onto Germany’s Deutsche Bank. We ply, as I said, want to make sure be- woman who came up from Financial not only affected our economy, but we cause, the last time this came up, we Services, she ought to ask a Repub- affected other parts of the world. It didn’t have the opportunity to speak. lican if he will yield time, and it was a disaster—people lost houses that We are a solid ‘‘no.’’ wouldn’t surprise me if he would. they had spent their lives trying to Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield I reserve the balance of my time. get; children were displaced from their myself such time as I may consume. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. homes and from their schools; people I really do appreciate the gentle- Speaker, through you, I would advise were without their jobs—simply be- woman from New York, the ranking my good friend that we have no further cause they were playing tricks, passing member of the Rules Committee, for speakers and that I am prepared to paper back and forth to each other, and coming down and taking her very im- close at this time if he is. there was not strong enough regulation portant time. In closing, what has transpired here in this country for the people who did I would, with great respect, remind is interesting. The Agriculture Com- the oversight to even know what was her and my colleagues who are listen- mittee had finished its product, and going on. ing that the Agriculture Committee then it came yesterday to add provi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The has jurisdiction over the CFTC, not the sions that in the final analysis are time of the gentlewoman has expired. Financial Services Committee, which dealing with the Securities and Ex- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I yield the is why we are here doing this bill change Commission. Then my friend, gentlelady an additional 2 minutes. today. the chairman, would argue that it is an Ms. SLAUGHTER. This was one of I want to just say to the gentleman agriculture bill. Clearly, it is smack- the most awful things that we had ever and the gentlewoman that, if they are dab in the lane of Financial Services, gone through. We watched what hap- unable to give time during the debate and they were excluded. Yes, Ms. pened to our neighbors and to those in or now to their Democrat colleagues WATERS did come to the Rules Com- other parts of this country where peo- they would choose, I am sure they mittee last night, and there is no re- ple were literally forced out onto the could come talk to us and ask for time, quirement that she be here now, but streets because of what Wall Street had but I don’t see anybody lined up here what we could have done—we keep say- done, not because of anything they had to come down and argue the point, be- ing ‘‘last night,’’ but it was late yester- done. People who had paid their mort- cause this is a bipartisan bill, because day evening—is to let the Financial gages faithfully every single month this is a commonsense bill, because Services people participate in this de- suddenly found out that those mort- this makes sense that we are trying to bate—but no. What we have are the two gages were worthless, that their mort- avoid problems by getting this admin- people, the chairman and ranking gages were more expensive to them at istration and the commissions that are member, who are given time with ref- that time than their houses were worth spoken about here to work together, to erence to this matter, and the Finan- on the market. use the benefit of the knowledge of the cial Services Committee is shut out of Why in the world would we have any past. This is not about deregulating or this debate. That is just plain wrong, attempt here to undo any of that? doing away with something or and I believe most people know that. Those lobbyists and all of that money defunding somebody. That is just not Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4413 creates sig- made their statements pretty clear. the case. nificant loopholes for derivatives by On our side, we are trying to hold up The case is section 211 and section hamstringing the CFTC, and it under- the other side. We want to speak for 359. The entire bill has been well vetted mines comprehensive financial reform. those people who lost their jobs. We and well understood on a bipartisan Six years after the Great Recession, want to speak for those people who lost basis. Mr. COLLIN PETERSON, the rank- families are still struggling in this

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.020 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5512 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 country. As of last week, 3 million is referred to as a ‘‘lame duck session,’’ make sure that we were dealing prop- Americans have lost their emergency and we will hold that lame duck ses- erly with a bipartisan answer to the unemployment insurance since it ex- sion, pass some kind of an omnibus past and to make us better for the fu- pired in December 2013. I want to re- bill, and be off into the sunset for the ture. peat that: 3 million Americans have 2016 election. Oh, did we include other countries to lost their emergency unemployment Enough already. Stop pretending, where we want others in the world insurance since it expired in December and have people know that we are con- marketplace to know what we are 2013. fronted with real problems in this doing? Yes, we did. Section 359, cross- After my friends finish their recon- country, and it is this institution that border regulations of derivatives. stitution of their leadership this after- has a responsibility to attend to them. Mr. Speaker, we have tried to do the noon, I would hope that their new then The reauthorization of CFTC is both right thing. We don’t debate every day leadership would come down here and important and necessary. However, every bill. We do debate lots of bills. put something on the floor that would H.R. 4413 includes provisions that put We are trying to do the right thing. We allow us at least to have a vote, up or the safety and the stability of the are trying to work together. We are down, as to whether or not people United States financial system at risk. even trying to give enough time. should receive unemployment com- Therefore, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the By the way, Mr. Speaker, how much pensation. rule, and I yield back the balance of time remains on my side? Other things that have expired, along my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- with unemployment compensation that Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield tleman from Texas has 121⁄2 minutes re- expired in December, are the tax ex- myself such time as I may consume. maining. tender provisions, which help indi- I appreciate the gentleman, my dear Mr. SESSIONS. Twelve and one-half vidual families and small businesses in- friend from Florida, for not only at- minutes. My guess is that the gen- vest. In the coming months—real tending the meetings, Rules Com- tleman from Florida had at least 121⁄2 soon—Congress is going to be faced mittee meetings, that were directly re- minutes. That is 24 minutes that we with even more pressing challenges as lated to this subject. It took some time had available where, if there are other our Nation’s highway trust fund is ex- yesterday. He was offered an oppor- Members of the body that would wish pected to go 0.0—bankrupt—and the au- tunity and took us up on asking ques- to come down and participate in this thorizations for Federal surface trans- tions. debate, they can do just that. portation projects will also expire. The But I will tell you, not all of Den- I have not had anybody seek time. So Export-Import Bank and the Terrorism mark is rotten, Mr. Speaker. Not all of I think the arguments are fair, but I Risk Insurance Act are set to expire. Denmark is rotten. think that they hold less water than The House still has eight appropria- We are here today to put a bill on the what some assume. tions bills left to pass, and with each floor to reauthorize the CFTC. We are What we are trying to do here today, passing day of inaction on these items, not here for housing bills. We are not the Republican majority, is to bring we come closer to another economic here for Wall Street bills. We are not bills forward through regular order, crisis. here for all the problems of voter regu- through committees, where we know Republicans and Democrats must lations. We are not here for all the what we are doing, and we try and get come together to prevent this from problems of the world. things—try to get things done to- happening as well as to move our Na- I am for world peace too, by the way. gether. In this case, a successful rain tion forward on comprehensive immi- But that is not what we are here to do dance has a lot to do with timing. gration and tax reform, raising the today. Well, the timing is right here today, minimum wage, protecting voter What we are here to do is to reau- Mr. Speaker, and we are right here on rights, and securing equal pay. thorize the Commodity Futures Trad- the floor with a bill. I see very little in ing Commission, CFTC, through a bill terms of content where people want to b 1315 that was worked through by the Agri- come down and beat up the product. Let me go back through that. Secur- culture Committee, on a bipartisan And the reason why is because this ing equal pay, protecting voter rights. basis, where they bring people together product is kind of like an American I am personally tired of the suppres- and actually listen to ideas. And cer- farm product—it is really pretty good. sion and oppression measures with ref- tain sections in here may have been It really is a product of hard work, get- erence to voting in this country. Why written by a Republican, certain may ting up early, going to bed late, being in the world would we want less people have been written by a Democrat, but honest about it, trying to make things to vote than, under the circumstances, there was agreement that they saw the as efficient as they can. people that should be participating in same direction. So I am going to stand behind this this great democracy of ours? What did we do? product today. I am going to stand be- And yet we have States, including We made sure we empowered, by rec- hind this product because I think they my own, circumventing the process of ognizing the role of what we are reau- did a good job. voting, restoring, if you will, age-old thorizing for the CFTC, and gave them I will tell you that I think that our problems having to do with voting what we believe are the proper statutes young chairman, FRANK LUCAS, is a rights. and direction, which is what the Con- great young leader. He is doing great How about raising the minimum gress of the United States is supposed things, and that is why I can say I urge wage? to be doing, giving direction, working my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this Put something down here on the in consultation, and we have done this rule, ‘‘yes’’ on the underlying legisla- floor and stand up and vote for it or over and over and over. tion, and I can say with some 10 min- against it. But don’t come in here and By the way, this is not a 3,000-page utes left in time given me, and some have everybody believe that you are bill. This bill was read by Members of time, about the same that was given to moving this country forward. Congress before we passed it. my Democrat colleague, I am going to I predict for you what is going to Section 211, right here, we want peo- yield back the balance of my time be- happen: 28 more days, 27 more days, are ple to work together. We would like to cause I believe that the job we did was going to go through the rest of this ask this administration to please work worthy and the product will show process. There is going to be further together. itself. obstruction from the majority in this Oh, by the way, we included the Fed- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance particular House of Representatives, eral courts in here also, and we said, a of my time, and I move the previous and then we will go out and we will person adversely affected by a rule of question on the resolution. have an election, and the American the commission promulgated under The previous question was ordered. people will speak again to those of us this act may obtain the review of this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that are in the House of Representa- rule in the United States Court of Ap- question is on the resolution. tives. peals for the District of Columbia. The question was taken; and the Most of us are likely to be back here, So we included the court system in Speaker pro tempore announced that and we will be right back here in what here. We went through a process to the ayes appeared to have it.

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Fleischmann Latta Ross Meng Roybal-Allard Tierney Fleming LoBiondo Rothfus Michaud Ruiz Titus f Flores Long Royce Miller, George Ruppersberger Tonko Forbes Lucas Runyan Moore Sa´ nchez, Linda Tsongas MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Fortenberry Luetkemeyer Ryan (WI) Moran T. Van Hollen Foxx Lummis Salmon Murphy (FL) Sanchez, Loretta Vargas A message in writing from the Presi- Franks (AZ) Marchant Sanford Nadler Sarbanes Veasey dent of the United States was commu- Frelinghuysen Massie Scalise Napolitano Schakowsky Vela nicated to the House by Mr. Brian Gardner McAllister Schock Neal Schiff Vela´ zquez Garrett McCarthy (CA) Schweikert Negrete McLeod Schneider Visclosky Pate, one of his secretaries. Gerlach McCaul Scott, Austin Nolan Schrader Walz f Gibbs McClintock Scott, David O’Rourke Schwartz Wasserman Gibson McHenry Sensenbrenner Pallone Scott (VA) Schultz RECESS Gingrey (GA) McIntyre Sessions Pascrell Serrano Waters Gohmert McKeon Shimkus Pastor (AZ) Sewell (AL) Waxman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Goodlatte McKinley Shuster Payne Shea-Porter Welch ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Gosar McMorris Simpson Pelosi Sherman Wilson (FL) Gowdy Rodgers Smith (MO) declares the House in recess subject to Granger Meadows Smith (NE) NOT VOTING—17 the call of the Chair. Graves (GA) Meehan Smith (NJ) Bishop (UT) Marino Rush Accordingly (at 1 o’clock and 23 min- Graves (MO) Messer Smith (TX) Capuano Mulvaney Ryan (OH) utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Griffin (AR) Mica Southerland Clarke (NY) Nunnelee Stewart Griffith (VA) Miller (FL) Stivers Costa Polis Woodall f Grimm Miller (MI) Stockman Kirkpatrick Rangel Yarmuth Guthrie Miller, Gary Stutzman Lankford Richmond b 1635 Hall Mullin Terry Hanna Murphy (PA) Thompson (PA) b 1701 AFTER RECESS Harper Neugebauer Thornberry Harris Noem Tiberi Messrs. HONDA and HOYER changed The recess having expired, the House Hartzler Nugent Tipton their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ was called to order by the Speaker pro Hastings (WA) Nunes Turner Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. MILLER of Heck (NV) Olson Upton tempore (Mr. MARCHANT) at 4 o’clock Hensarling Owens Valadao Michigan, Messrs. STIVERS, MURPHY and 35 minutes p.m. Herrera Beutler Palazzo Wagner of Pennsylvania, CULBERSON, Ms. Holding Paulsen Walberg HERRERA BEUTLER, and Mr. HALL f Hudson Pearce Walden changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Huelskamp Perry Walorski PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Huizenga (MI) Petri Weber (TX) ‘‘yea.’’ OF H.R. 4413, CUSTOMER PROTEC- Hultgren Pittenger Webster (FL) So the resolution was agreed to. TION AND END USER RELIEF Hunter Pitts Wenstrup The result of the vote was announced Hurt Poe (TX) Westmoreland ACT Issa Pompeo Whitfield as above recorded. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Jenkins Posey Williams A motion to reconsider was laid on Johnson (OH) Price (GA) Wilson (SC) the table. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Johnson, Sam Reed Wittman ished business is the vote on adoption Jolly Reichert Wolf f Jones Renacci Womack of the resolution (H. Res. 629) providing REPORT ON H.R. 4903, DEPART- for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4413) Jordan Ribble Yoder Joyce Rice (SC) Yoho MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Kelly (PA) Rigell Young (AK) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 Trading Commission, to better protect King (IA) Roby Young (IN) futures customers, to provide end users Mr. CARTER, from the Committee with market certainty, to make basic NAYS—184 on Appropriations, submitted a privi- reforms to ensure transparency and ac- Barrow (GA) Davis, Danny Holt leged report (Rept. No. 112–481) on the countability at the Commission, to Bass DeFazio Honda bill making appropriations for the De- Beatty DeGette Horsford partment of Homeland Security for the help farmers, ranchers, and end users Becerra Delaney Hoyer manage risks to help keep consumer Bera (CA) DeLauro Huffman fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, costs low, and for other purpose, on Bishop (GA) DelBene Israel and for other purposes, which was re- Bishop (NY) Deutch Jackson Lee ferred to the Union Calendar and or- which the yeas and nays were ordered. Blumenauer Dingell Jeffries The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Bonamici Doggett Johnson (GA) dered to be printed. tion. Brady (PA) Doyle Johnson, E. B. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Braley (IA) Duckworth Kaptur ant to clause 1, rule XXI, all points of Brown (FL) Edwards Keating order are reserved on the bill. question is on the resolution. Brownley (CA) Ellison Kelly (IL) The vote was taken by electronic de- Bustos Engel Kennedy f vice, and there were—yeas 230, nays Butterfield Eshoo Kildee Capps Esty Kilmer ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL 184, not voting 17, as follows: Ca´ rdenas Farr Kind WOMEN’S SOFTBALL GAME [Roll No. 317] Carney Fattah Kuster Carson (IN) Foster Langevin (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ asked YEAS—230 Cartwright Frankel (FL) Larsen (WA) and was given permission to address Aderholt Brooks (AL) Coffman Castor (FL) Fudge Larson (CT) Amash Brooks (IN) Cole Castro (TX) Gabbard Lee (CA) the House for 1 minute.) Amodei Broun (GA) Collins (GA) Chu Gallego Levin Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Bachmann Buchanan Collins (NY) Cicilline Garamendi Lewis Speaker, I rise with many of the Bachus Bucshon Conaway Clark (MA) Garcia Lipinski women of the House, both Republican Barber Burgess Cook Clay Grayson Loebsack Barletta Byrne Cotton Cleaver Green, Al Lofgren and Democrat—the members of the Barr Calvert Cramer Clyburn Green, Gene Lowenthal Congressional Women’s Softball Barton Camp Crawford Cohen Grijalva Lowey Team—to share with our colleagues Benishek Campbell Crenshaw Connolly Gutie´rrez Lujan Grisham Bentivolio Cantor Culberson Conyers Hahn (NM) that, last night, at the Sixth Annual Bilirakis Capito Daines Cooper Hanabusa Luja´ n, Ben Ray Congressional Women’s Softball Game, Black Carter Davis, Rodney Courtney Hastings (FL) (NM) the Members beat the press and took Blackburn Cassidy Denham Crowley Heck (WA) Lynch back the trophy. Boustany Chabot Dent Cuellar Higgins Maffei Brady (TX) Chaffetz DeSantis Cummings Himes Maloney, Now, unbelievably, the press seems Bridenstine Coble DesJarlais Davis (CA) Hinojosa Carolyn to be absent. They want to cover us on

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.023 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5514 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 everything else, but they seem to be and cheering right by the sidelines, so vote on the amendment offered by the absent in observing these proceedings. thank you all for coming. gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) We are so proud to report to you that Thanks to all of you who came out on which further proceedings were we didn’t just beat them, but we beat and supported us. Thanks to all of you postponed and on which the noes pre- them badly—10–5. for supporting such a great cause. vailed by voice vote. We were able to raise the most that Sorry we beat you—not really. The Clerk will redesignate the we have ever raised for the Young Sur- We are on to next year because we do amendment. vival Coalition. In total, over the last 6 enjoy it. It is a labor of love because we The Clerk redesignated the amend- years, we have raised just over $500,000 are up early in the morning in the wind ment. for the Young Survival Coalition, and in the rain. Thanks so much for all RECORDED VOTE which helps raise awareness and takes of the support that you give us. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote care of young women who are facing Thanks, everybody. has been demanded. breast cancer. I know all of you know f by now that I am a breast cancer sur- A recorded vote was ordered. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- vivor myself. I was diagnosed at 41, and APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 so this is so personal for me. minute vote. I want to thank all of my teammates GENERAL LEAVE The vote was taken by electronic de- who have become my sisters and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, vice, and there were—ayes 130, noes 292, friends. The best thing about this I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- not voting 9, as follows: game, besides that we were able to bers may have 5 legislative days in [Roll No. 318] raise awareness for young women all which to revise and extend their re- AYES—130 marks and include extraneous material across this country, are the friendships Amodei Green, Gene Miller (FL) that we all formed and that many of us on the further consideration of H.R. Bachmann Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) know would not ever have been made 4870, and that I may include tabular Barber Hall Neugebauer without our playing together on this material on the same. Barletta Hanna Olson The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Barr Harper Palazzo team. It was so much fun for such a Barrow (GA) Hensarling Paulsen good cause. objection to the request of the gen- Barton Herrera Beutler Perry Actually, what we would like to do tleman from New Jersey? Benishek Holding Peters (MI) There was no objection. Bentivolio Hudson Petri before I turn it over to my cocaptain, Bilirakis The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Huelskamp Pitts Mrs. MOORE CAPITO, is we would like to Blackburn Huizenga (MI) Poe (TX) ask Coach Nat to come join us at the ant to House Resolution 628 and rule Brady (TX) Hurt Pompeo front because she never gets the rec- XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Braley (IA) Jenkins Price (GA) Bridenstine Johnson, Sam ognition that she deserves. We love her the Committee of the Whole House on Rahall Broun (GA) Jolly Rogers (KY) the state of the Union for the further Brownley (CA) Jones so much. Natalie gave us such incred- Rooney Buchanan Jordan ible skill-building drills this year that consideration of the bill, H.R. 4870. Roskam Burgess King (IA) Will the gentleman from Georgia Rothfus it really made a difference. Our bats Campbell Kingston Royce were hot, and our fielding was great. (Mr. COLLINS) kindly resume the chair. Carter Kinzinger (IL) Rush We had very few errors, and we jelled b 1708 Chabot Kline Coble Labrador Ryan (WI) as a team. Salmon IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Conaway LaMalfa If I can just say one thing before I Scalise Accordingly, the House resolved Costa Lamborn turn it over to Mrs. MOORE CAPITO, it is Crenshaw Lance Schweikert itself into the Committee of the Whole Daines Latta Sensenbrenner that we are really so proud of the fact Sessions that this is a bipartisan team, and, House on the state of the Union for the Denham Loebsack further consideration of the bill (H.R. Dent Lummis Sinema hopefully, we set an example for how it Smith (NE) 4870) making appropriations for the De- DeSantis Maffei really is possible to set aside politics DesJarlais Marchant Smith (TX) and work together. We are very proud partment of Defense for the fiscal year Duffy Massie Southerland ending September 30, 2015, and for Duncan (SC) Matheson Stockman of being able to do that. Many of us Takano other purposes, with Mr. COLLINS of Duncan (TN) McCarthy (CA) work together in the Chamber now Enyart McCarthy (NY) Terry that we have played together on the Georgia (Acting Chair) in the chair. Farenthold McCaul Tiberi The Clerk read the title of the bill. Fincher McClintock Tipton field, so we hope that we can continue The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Fleischmann McHenry Walberg to set an example and make sure that mittee of the Whole rose on Wednes- Garrett McIntyre Weber (TX) we can, as much as possible, put aside Gibson McKinley Webster (FL) day, June 18, 2014, a request for a re- politics so we can do things together Gingrey (GA) McMorris Welch corded vote on an amendment offered Gohmert Rodgers Westmoreland for the country. by the gentlewoman from Michigan Goodlatte McNerney Wolf With that, I yield to the gentlelady Gosar Meadows Yoder (Mrs. MILLER) had been postponed, and from West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO), my Gowdy Messer Yoho the bill had been read through page 141, cocaptain. NOES—292 Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I would line 4. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Aderholt Capps Courtney like to thank my cocaptain, and I Amash Ca´ rdenas Cramer would like to thank the Members of The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Bachus Carney Crawford the Senate who played with us as well. clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Bass Carson (IN) Crowley now resume on those amendments on Beatty Cartwright Cuellar It was wonderful. Becerra Cassidy Culberson You all will be happy to know that which further proceedings were post- Bera (CA) Castor (FL) Cummings we did not exploit the youth and inex- poned, in the following order: Bishop (GA) Castro (TX) Davis (CA) perience of the press too much, because An amendment by Mr. GOHMERT of Bishop (NY) Chaffetz Davis, Danny Texas. Bishop (UT) Chu Davis, Rodney we had several grandmothers on the Black Cicilline DeFazio team, and for the poor folks who aren’t Amendment No. 4 by Mr. BLU- Blumenauer Clark (MA) DeGette grandmothers, I felt a little sorry for MENAUER of Oregon. Bonamici Clarke (NY) Delaney An amendment by Mr. NADLER of Boustany Clay DeLauro them. Brady (PA) Cleaver DelBene I would like to call down our other New York. Brooks (AL) Clyburn Deutch coach, Mr. ED PERLMUTTER, who helped An amendment by Mrs. WALORSKI of Brooks (IN) Coffman Diaz-Balart us every morning when we got up. Indiana. Brown (FL) Cohen Dingell The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Bucshon Cole Doggett I would also like to give special rec- Bustos Collins (GA) Doyle ognition to two new members of the the time for any electronic vote in this Butterfield Collins (NY) Duckworth team this year—Katherine and Jaime. series. Byrne Connolly Edwards They did great. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GOHMERT Calvert Conyers Ellison Camp Cook Ellmers To our Members who did not play The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Cantor Cooper Engel with us this year, they were dressed business is the demand for a recorded Capito Cotton Eshoo

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.027 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5515 Esty Lewis Ros-Lehtinen The Clerk will redesignate the Crenshaw King (IA) Roe (TN) Farr Lipinski Ross amendment. Culberson King (NY) Rogers (AL) Fattah LoBiondo Roybal-Allard Daines Kingston Rogers (KY) Fitzpatrick Lofgren Ruiz The Clerk redesignated the amend- Davis, Rodney Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (MI) Fleming Long Runyan ment. Denham Kline Rohrabacher Flores Lowenthal Ruppersberger Dent Labrador Rokita RECORDED VOTE Forbes Lowey Sa´ nchez, Linda DeSantis LaMalfa Rooney Fortenberry Lucas T. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote DesJarlais Lamborn Ros-Lehtinen Foster Luetkemeyer Sanchez, Loretta has been demanded. Diaz-Balart Lance Roskam Foxx Lujan Grisham Sanford Duckworth Latham Ross Frankel (FL) (NM) Sarbanes A recorded vote was ordered. Duffy Latta Rothfus Franks (AZ) Luja´ n, Ben Ray Schakowsky Duncan (SC) Lipinski The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Royce Frelinghuysen (NM) Schiff Ellmers LoBiondo minute vote. Runyan Fudge Lynch Schneider Engel Long Ryan (WI) Gabbard Maloney, Schock The vote was taken by electronic de- Farenthold Lucas Gallego Carolyn Schrader vice, and there were—ayes 179, noes 242, Fincher Luetkemeyer Salmon Garamendi Maloney, Sean Schwartz not voting 10, as follows: Fitzpatrick Lujan Grisham Sanford Garcia Marino Scott (VA) Fleischmann (NM) Scalise Gardner Matsui Scott, Austin [Roll No. 319] Fleming Lummis Schock Gerlach McAllister Scott, David AYES—179 Flores Maloney, Sean Schweikert Gibbs McCollum Serrano Forbes Marchant Scott, Austin Bass Green, Al Napolitano Granger McDermott Sewell (AL) Fortenberry Marino Scott, David Beatty Green, Gene Neal Graves (GA) McGovern Shea-Porter Foxx Massie Sensenbrenner Becerra Grijalva Negrete McLeod Graves (MO) McKeon Sherman Franks (AZ) McAllister Sessions Bera (CA) Gutie´rrez Nolan Grayson Meehan Shimkus Frelinghuysen McCarthy (CA) Shimkus Bishop (NY) Hahn O’Rourke Green, Al Meeks Shuster Gallego McCaul Shuster Blumenauer Hanabusa Owens Griffin (AR) Meng Simpson Gardner McClintock Simpson Bonamici Hastings (FL) Pallone Grijalva Mica Sires Garrett McHenry Sinema Brady (PA) Heck (WA) Pascrell Grimm Michaud Slaughter Gerlach McIntyre Smith (MO) Braley (IA) Higgins Pastor (AZ) Guthrie Miller, Gary Smith (MO) Gibbs McKeon Smith (NE) Brown (FL) Himes Payne Gutie´rrez Miller, George Smith (NJ) Gingrey (GA) McKinley Smith (NJ) Brownley (CA) Hinojosa Pelosi Hahn Moore Smith (WA) Gohmert McMorris Smith (TX) Butterfield Holt Perlmutter Hanabusa Moran Speier Goodlatte Rodgers Southerland Capps Honda Peters (MI) Harris Mullin Stewart Gosar Meadows Ca´ rdenas Horsford Petri Stewart Hartzler Murphy (FL) Stivers Gowdy Meehan Carney Hoyer Pingree (ME) Stivers Hastings (FL) Murphy (PA) Stutzman Granger Messer Carson (IN) Huffman Pocan Stockman Hastings (WA) Nadler Swalwell (CA) Graves (GA) Mica Cartwright Israel Price (NC) Stutzman Heck (NV) Napolitano Thompson (CA) Graves (MO) Miller (FL) Castor (FL) Jackson Lee Quigley Swalwell (CA) Heck (WA) Neal Thompson (MS) Griffin (AR) Miller (MI) Castro (TX) Jeffries Rahall Terry Higgins Negrete McLeod Thompson (PA) Griffith (VA) Miller, Gary Chu Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard Thompson (PA) Himes Noem Thornberry Grimm Mullin Cicilline Johnson, E. B. Ruiz Thornberry Hinojosa Nolan Tierney Guthrie Murphy (PA) Clark (MA) Jones Ruppersberger Tiberi Holt Nugent Titus Hall Neugebauer Clarke (NY) Kaptur Rush Tipton Honda Nunes Tonko Hanna Noem Clay Keating Sa´ nchez, Linda Turner Horsford O’Rourke Tsongas Harper Nugent Cleaver Kelly (IL) T. Upton Hoyer Owens Turner Harris Nunes Clyburn Kennedy Sanchez, Loretta Valadao Huffman Pallone Upton Hartzler Olson Cohen Kildee Sarbanes Veasey Hultgren Pascrell Valadao Hastings (WA) Palazzo Connolly Kilmer Schakowsky Wagner Hunter Pastor (AZ) Van Hollen Heck (NV) Paulsen Conyers Kind Schiff Walberg Israel Payne Vargas Hensarling Pearce Costa Kuster Schneider Walden Issa Pearce Veasey Herrera Beutler Perry Courtney Langevin Schrader Jackson Lee Pelosi Vela Holding Peters (CA) Walorski Crowley Larsen (WA) Schwartz Jeffries Perlmutter Vela´ zquez Hudson Peterson Weber (TX) Cuellar Larson (CT) Scott (VA) Johnson (GA) Peters (CA) Visclosky Huelskamp Pittenger Wenstrup Cummings Lee (CA) Serrano Johnson (OH) Peterson Wagner Huizenga (MI) Pitts Westmoreland Davis (CA) Levin Sewell (AL) Johnson, E. B. Pingree (ME) Walden Hultgren Poe (TX) Whitfield Davis, Danny Lewis Shea-Porter Joyce Pittenger Walorski Hunter Pompeo Williams DeFazio Loebsack Sherman Kaptur Pocan Walz Hurt Posey Wilson (SC) DeGette Lofgren Sires Keating Posey Wasserman Issa Price (GA) Wittman Delaney Lowenthal Slaughter Kelly (IL) Price (NC) Schultz Jenkins Reed Wolf DeLauro Lowey Smith (WA) Kelly (PA) Quigley Waters Johnson (OH) Reichert Womack DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Speier Kennedy Reed Waxman Johnson, Sam Renacci Woodall Deutch (NM) Takano Kildee Reichert Wenstrup Jolly Ribble Yoder Dingell Lynch Thompson (CA) Kilmer Renacci Whitfield Jordan Rice (SC) Yoho Doggett Maffei Thompson (MS) Kind Ribble Williams Joyce Rigell Young (AK) Doyle Maloney, Tierney King (NY) Rice (SC) Wilson (FL) Kelly (PA) Roby Young (IN) Duncan (TN) Carolyn Titus Kuster Rigell Wilson (SC) Edwards Matheson Tonko Langevin Roby Wittman NOT VOTING—10 Ellison Matsui Tsongas Larsen (WA) Roe (TN) Womack Enyart McCarthy (NY) Van Hollen Capuano Nunnelee Ryan (OH) Larson (CT) Rogers (AL) Woodall Eshoo McCollum Vargas Kirkpatrick Polis Webster (FL) Latham Rogers (MI) Yarmuth Esty McDermott Vela Lankford Rangel Lee (CA) Rohrabacher Young (AK) Farr McGovern Vela´ zquez Mulvaney Richmond Levin Rokita Young (IN) Fattah McNerney Visclosky ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR NOT VOTING—9 Foster Meeks Walz Frankel (FL) Meng Wasserman The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Capuano Mulvaney Rangel Fudge Michaud Schultz There is 1 minute remaining. Kirkpatrick Nunnelee Richmond Gabbard Miller, George Waters Lankford Polis Ryan (OH) Garamendi Moore Waxman Garcia Moran Welch b 1718 1713 Gibson Murphy (FL) Wilson (FL) b Grayson Nadler Yarmuth So the amendment was rejected. The result of the vote was announced Mr. ELLISON changed his vote from NOES—242 ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ as above recorded. Aderholt Blackburn Capito So the amendment was rejected. Amash Boustany Carter AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. NADLER The result of the vote was announced Amodei Brady (TX) Cassidy The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished as above recorded. Bachmann Bridenstine Chabot business is the demand for a recorded Bachus Brooks (AL) Chaffetz AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. Barber Brooks (IN) Coble vote on the amendment offered by the BLUMENAUER Barletta Broun (GA) Coffman gentleman from New York (Mr. NAD- The Acting CHAIR (Mr. MARCHANT). Barr Buchanan Cole LER) on which further proceedings were Barrow (GA) Bucshon Collins (GA) The unfinished business is the demand Barton Burgess Collins (NY) postponed and on which the noes pre- for a recorded vote on the amendment Benishek Bustos Conaway vailed by voice vote. offered by the gentleman from Oregon Bentivolio Byrne Cook The Clerk will redesignate the (Mr. BLUMENAUER) on which further Bilirakis Calvert Cooper amendment. Bishop (GA) Camp Cotton proceedings were postponed and on Bishop (UT) Campbell Cramer The Clerk redesignated the amend- which the noes prevailed by voice vote. Black Cantor Crawford ment.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN7.006 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5516 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 RECORDED VOTE DesJarlais Kline Rogers (AL) The vote was taken by electronic de- Diaz-Balart Labrador Rogers (KY) vice, and there were—ayes 238, noes 179, The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Duffy LaMalfa Rogers (MI) has been demanded. Duncan (SC) Lamborn Rokita not voting 14, as follows: A recorded vote was ordered. Duncan (TN) Lance Rooney [Roll No. 321] Ellmers Latham Ros-Lehtinen The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Farenthold Latta Roskam AYES—238 Fincher LoBiondo minute vote. Ross Aderholt Gowdy Paulsen Fitzpatrick Long The vote was taken by electronic de- Rothfus Amodei Granger Pearce Fleischmann Lucas Royce Bachmann Graves (GA) Perry vice, and there were—ayes 187, noes 233, Fleming Luetkemeyer Ruiz Bachus Graves (MO) Peters (MI) not voting 11, as follows: Flores Lujan Grisham Runyan Barber Green, Gene Peterson Forbes (NM) [Roll No. 320] Ryan (WI) Barletta Griffin (AR) Petri Fortenberry Luja´ n, Ben Ray Salmon Barr Griffith (VA) Pittenger AYES—187 Foxx (NM) Scalise Barrow (GA) Grimm Pitts Franks (AZ) Lummis Amash Green, Al O’Rourke Schock Barton Guthrie Poe (TX) Frelinghuysen Marchant Barber Grijalva Owens Schweikert Benishek Hall Pompeo Gardner Marino Bass Gutie´rrez Pallone Scott, Austin Bentivolio Hanna Garrett McAllister Posey Beatty Hahn Scott, David Bilirakis Harper Pascrell Gerlach McCarthy (CA) Price (GA) Becerra Hanabusa Sensenbrenner Bishop (UT) Harris Pastor (AZ) Gibbs McCaul Reed Bera (CA) Hastings (FL) Sessions Black Hartzler Payne Gingrey (GA) McClintock Reichert Bishop (NY) Heck (WA) Shimkus Blackburn Hastings (WA) Pelosi Gohmert McHenry Renacci Blumenauer Higgins Shuster Boustany Heck (NV) Perlmutter Goodlatte McIntyre Ribble Bonamici Himes Simpson Brady (TX) Hensarling Peters (CA) Gosar McKeon Rice (SC) Brady (PA) Hinojosa Smith (MO) Bridenstine Herrera Beutler Peters (MI) Gowdy McKinley Rigell Braley (IA) Holt Smith (NE) Brooks (AL) Holding Petri Granger McMorris Roby Brown (FL) Honda Smith (NJ) Brooks (IN) Hudson Pingree (ME) Graves (GA) Rodgers Roe (TN) Brownley (CA) Horsford Smith (TX) Broun (GA) Huelskamp Pocan Graves (MO) Meadows Rogers (AL) Bustos Hoyer Southerland Brown (FL) Huizenga (MI) Price (NC) Green, Gene Meehan Rogers (KY) Butterfield Huffman Buchanan Hultgren Griffin (AR) Messer Stewart Rogers (MI) Capps Israel Quigley Bucshon Hunter Griffith (VA) Mica Stivers Rohrabacher Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Rahall Burgess Hurt Grimm Miller (FL) Stockman Rokita Carney Jeffries Rohrabacher Byrne Issa Guthrie Miller (MI) Stutzman Rooney Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard Calvert Jenkins Hall Miller, Gary Terry Ros-Lehtinen Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Ruppersberger Camp Johnson (OH) Hanna Mullin Thompson (PA) Roskam Castor (FL) Jones Rush Campbell Johnson, Sam Harper Murphy (PA) Thornberry Ross Castro (TX) Kaptur Sa´ nchez, Linda Cantor Jolly Harris Neugebauer Tiberi Rothfus Chu Keating T. Capito Jones Hartzler Noem Tipton Royce Cicilline Kelly (IL) Sanchez, Loretta Carter Jordan Hastings (WA) Nugent Turner Ruiz Clark (MA) Kennedy Sanford Cassidy Joyce Heck (NV) Nunes Upton Runyan Clarke (NY) Kildee Sarbanes Chabot Kelly (PA) Hensarling Olson Valadao Ryan (WI) Clay Kilmer Schakowsky Chaffetz King (NY) Herrera Beutler Palazzo Wagner Salmon Cleaver Kind Schiff Coble Kingston Holding Paulsen Walberg Scalise Clyburn Kuster Schneider Coffman Kinzinger (IL) Hudson Pearce Walden Schock Cohen Langevin Schrader Cole Kline Huelskamp Perry Walorski Scott, Austin Connolly Larsen (WA) Collins (GA) LaMalfa Schwartz Huizenga (MI) Peterson Weber (TX) Scott, David Conyers Larson (CT) Collins (NY) Lamborn Scott (VA) Hultgren Pittenger Webster (FL) Sensenbrenner Costa Lee (CA) Conaway Lance Serrano Hunter Pitts Wenstrup Sessions Courtney Levin Cook Latham Sewell (AL) Hurt Poe (TX) Westmoreland Shimkus Crowley Lewis Cotton Latta Shea-Porter Issa Pompeo Whitfield Shuster Cummings Lipinski Cramer Lipinski Sherman Jenkins Posey Williams Davis (CA) Loebsack Crawford LoBiondo Simpson Sinema Johnson (OH) Price (GA) Wilson (SC) Davis, Danny Lofgren Crenshaw Long Sinema Sires Johnson, Sam Reed Wittman DeFazio Lowenthal Cuellar Lucas Smith (MO) Slaughter Jolly Reichert Wolf DeGette Lowey Culberson Luetkemeyer Smith (NE) Smith (WA) Jordan Renacci Womack DeLauro Lynch Daines Lummis Smith (NJ) Speier Joyce Ribble Woodall DelBene Maffei Davis, Rodney Maloney, Sean Smith (TX) Swalwell (CA) Kelly (PA) Rice (SC) Yoder Deutch Maloney, Denham Marchant Southerland Takano King (NY) Rigell Yoho Dingell Carolyn Dent Marino Stewart Thompson (CA) Kingston Roby Young (AK) Doggett Maloney, Sean DeSantis Matheson Stivers Thompson (MS) Kinzinger (IL) Roe (TN) Young (IN) Doyle Massie DesJarlais McAllister Stockman Tierney Duckworth Matheson NOT VOTING—11 Diaz-Balart McCarthy (CA) Stutzman Edwards Matsui Titus Duffy McCaul Terry Capuano Moran Rangel Ellison McCarthy (NY) Tonko Duncan (SC) McClintock Thornberry King (IA) Mulvaney Engel McCollum Tsongas Richmond Duncan (TN) McHenry Tiberi Kirkpatrick Nunnelee Enyart McDermott Van Hollen Ryan (OH) Ellmers McIntyre Tipton Lankford Polis Eshoo McGovern Vargas Farenthold McKeon Turner Veasey Esty McNerney ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Fincher McKinley Upton Vela Farr Meeks The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Fitzpatrick McMorris Valadao Fattah Meng Vela´ zquez Fleischmann Rodgers Wagner Foster Michaud Visclosky There is 1 minute remaining. Fleming McNerney Walberg Walz Frankel (FL) Miller, George 1722 Flores Meadows Walden Fudge Moore Wasserman b Forbes Meehan Walorski Gabbard Murphy (FL) Schultz So the amendment was rejected. Fortenberry Messer Weber (TX) Gallego Nadler Waters The result of the vote was announced Foxx Mica Webster (FL) Garamendi Napolitano Waxman Franks (AZ) Miller (FL) Wenstrup Garcia Neal Welch as above recorded. Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Westmoreland Gibson Negrete McLeod Wilson (FL) AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. WALORSKI Garcia Miller, Gary Whitfield Grayson Nolan Yarmuth The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Gardner Mullin Williams business is the demand for a recorded Garrett Murphy (FL) Wilson (SC) NOES—233 Gerlach Murphy (PA) Wolf vote on the amendment offered by the Aderholt Brooks (AL) Cole Gibbs Neugebauer Womack Amodei Brooks (IN) Collins (GA) gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Gibson Noem Woodall Bachmann Broun (GA) Collins (NY) WALORSKI) on which further pro- Gingrey (GA) Nugent Yoder Bachus Buchanan Conaway ceedings were postponed and on which Gohmert Nunes Yoho Barletta Bucshon Cook Goodlatte Olson Young (AK) Barr Burgess Cooper the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Gosar Palazzo Young (IN) Barrow (GA) Byrne Cotton The Clerk will redesignate the NOES—179 Barton Calvert Cramer amendment. Benishek Camp Crawford The Clerk redesignated the amend- Amash Braley (IA) Castro (TX) Bentivolio Campbell Crenshaw ment. Bass Brownley (CA) Chu Bilirakis Cantor Cuellar Beatty Bustos Cicilline Bishop (GA) Capito Culberson RECORDED VOTE Becerra Butterfield Clark (MA) Bishop (UT) Carter Daines The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bera (CA) Capps Clarke (NY) Black Cassidy Davis, Rodney has been demanded. Bishop (GA) Ca´ rdenas Clay Blackburn Chabot Delaney Bishop (NY) Carney Cleaver Boustany Chaffetz Denham A recorded vote was ordered. Blumenauer Carson (IN) Clyburn Brady (TX) Coble Dent The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Bonamici Cartwright Cohen Bridenstine Coffman DeSantis minute vote. Brady (PA) Castor (FL) Connolly

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.032 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5517 Conyers Kaptur Pingree (ME) Mr. COTTON. I yield myself such group that is currently rampaging Cooper Keating Pocan time as I may consume. through both Syria and Iraq. Costa Kelly (IL) Price (NC) Courtney Kennedy Quigley Mr. Chairman, my amendment would I urge my colleagues to support this Crowley Kildee Rahall very simply prohibit the use of funds in amendment, stand up for your honor as Cummings Kilmer Roybal-Allard this legislation from being used to a coequal branch, stand up for our na- Davis (CA) Kind Ruppersberger transfer detainees at Guantanamo Bay tional security, and stand up for the Davis, Danny Kuster Rush DeFazio Langevin Sa´ nchez, Linda to their country of origin or any for- safety of your constituents. DeGette Larsen (WA) T. eign country. I reserve the balance of my time. Delaney Larson (CT) Sanchez, Loretta There are two main reasons why this Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I DeLauro Lee (CA) Sanford DelBene Levin amendment is necessary, both related rise in opposition to the gentleman’s Sarbanes Deutch Lewis to the President’s action in trading amendment. Schakowsky Dingell Loebsack Schiff five senior Taliban commanders for The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Doggett Lofgren Doyle Lowenthal Schneider Private Bowe Bergdahl. from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- Duckworth Lowey Schrader First, he has proven that section 1035 utes. Edwards Lujan Grisham Schwartz of the National Defense Authorization Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, the Engel (NM) Scott (VA) Act is inadequate; and, second, we need gentleman would have a restriction, Enyart Luja´ n, Ben Ray Serrano Eshoo (NM) Sewell (AL) to review conditions of the release of and I would point out, after today’s Esty Lynch Shea-Porter the Taliban Five. vote, this would now be the fifth re- Farr Maffei Sherman On the first point, this Congress striction relative to the detainees at Fattah Maloney, Sires granted the President, last year, ex- Guantanamo Bay. While the gentleman Foster Carolyn Slaughter Frankel (FL) Massie Smith (WA) panded authority to release detainees suggests that it is not a permanent Fudge Matsui Speier from Guantanamo Bay, conditioned on ban, it is a mantra of let’s do nothing. Gabbard McCarthy (NY) Swalwell (CA) 30 days’ notice to the Congress, as well These are human beings, whether we Gallego McCollum Takano as certain conditions. want to admit that or not, and to sim- Garamendi McDermott Thompson (CA) Grayson McGovern Thompson (MS) The President abused that authority ply continue, after 13 years, to do noth- Green, Al Meeks Thompson (PA) by releasing the Taliban Five without ing is wrong. We are a Nation of laws. Grijalva Meng Tierney notification, even to the so-called Gang I believe the continued operation of Gutie´rrez Michaud Titus of Eight, the senior leaders of both par- Guantanamo Bay reduces our Nation’s Hahn Miller, George Tonko Hanabusa Moore credibility and weakens our national Tsongas ties in both Chambers, the senior lead- Hastings (FL) Moran Van Hollen ers of both Intelligence Committees in security by providing terrorist organi- Heck (WA) Nadler Vargas Higgins Napolitano both Chambers. zations with recruitment material. Himes Neal Veasey The President, having duly signed Also, we are debating an appropria- Hinojosa Negrete McLeod Vela the National Defense Authorization tion bill, and people ought to under- Vela´ zquez Holt Nolan Act into law with those restrictions, stand that we are spending $2.7 million Honda O’Rourke Visclosky Horsford Owens Walz but then did not obey those restric- annually per inmate at Guantanamo Hoyer Pallone Wasserman tions, did not claim his core article II Bay, which is about 35 times more than Huffman Pascrell Schultz constitutional powers to override the cost of an inmate at a supermax- Israel Pastor (AZ) Waters them. Therefore, it is imperative on imum Federal prison in the United Jackson Lee Payne Waxman Jeffries Pelosi Welch our institution to reclaim, on prin- States. Johnson (GA) Perlmutter Wilson (FL) ciple, our constitutional authority. I would also point out that the Johnson, E. B. Peters (CA) Yarmuth Second, the Taliban Five have been United States has transferred 620 de- NOT VOTING—14 released into the country of Qatar. We tainees from Guantanamo since May of Capuano Lankford Richmond need to take a year to review the con- 2002, with 532 transfers occurring dur- Ellison Mulvaney Ryan (OH) ditions of those released. As many of ing the Bush administration and 88 King (IA) Nunnelee Schweikert you have seen, they appear to be mov- transfers occurring during the Obama Kirkpatrick Polis Wittman Labrador Rangel ing about freely in the country of administration. Qatar without any restrictions on their At this point, Mr. Chairman, I would ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR movement, absent the requirement reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). that they remain in Qatar. Mr. COTTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 There is 1 minute remaining. This would allow them—senior com- minute to the gentleman from Florida b 1726 manders, mind you—to communicate (Mr. YOHO). freely with Taliban on the battlefield Mr. YOHO. Mr. Chairman, I would So the amendment was agreed to. against our troops in Afghanistan. We like to thank my colleague for yield- The result of the vote was announced should be able to take at least 1 year to ing. as above recorded. see if such conditions are adequate to I rise today in support of the gen- b 1730 support the release of such hardened tleman from Arkansas, TOM COTTON’s amendment, which would prohibit any AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. COTTON terrorist commanders. What does this amendment not do? funds from being used to transfer or re- Mr. COTTON. I have an amendment This is not a permanent ban on trans- lease any of the prisoners held at at the desk. fers of detainees from Guantanamo Guantanamo Bay. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Bay, nor does it authorize indefinite We are a Nation of laws, and we need designate the amendment. detention. It simply says we will take to make sure we follow those laws. I The text of the amendment is as fol- a 1-year pause to evaluate the condi- support this amendment for a litany of lows: tions under which five senior Taliban reasons, chief among them is that it At the end of the bill (before the short commanders were released and to re- sends a clear message to the President title) insert the following: assert our constitutional prerogatives. that he cannot circumvent Congress SEC. ll. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may Who are these detainees? They are and that he, the President, cannot be used to transfer or release any individual not goat herders who were innocently override the law of the land. detained at United States Naval Station, swept up by the American military, He should have notified Congress 30 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the individual’s nor are they foot soldiers or couriers. days prior to releasing the five pris- country of origin or to any other foreign These are the worst of the worst, 149 oners in exchange for Sergeant country. hardened terrorists, which Joint Task Bergdahl. The implications of this re- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Force Guantanamo Bay says 120 of are lease will have a far-reaching impact House Resolution 628, the gentleman high risk to return to the battle. on the national security of the United from Arkansas and a Member opposed In fact, just this week, a former States. each will control 5 minutes. Guantanamo Bay detainee was arrested Just recently, as the gentleman from The Chair recognizes the gentleman in Spain, recruiting for the Islamic Arkansas (Mr. COTTON) pointed out, from Arkansas. States of Iraq and Syria, the terrorist Spanish authorities arrested a former

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN7.009 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5518 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 Guantanamo Bay detainee on sus- cent of any act against this country or They are bomb-makers, they are com- picions of running a terrorist recruit- our allies who were in the wrong place manders, and they are intelligence ex- ment network. at the wrong time and were kidnapped perts who have killed American sol- The Director of National Intelligence by bounty hunters. diers, sailors, airmen, and marines has said that, by January of 2014, about Only 5 percent of the prisoners held around the world. 29 percent of the 614 detainees released at Guantanamo were actually appre- Yes, there have been releases in the from the prison at Guantanamo Bay hended by U.S. forces, and as many as past, but many of those release were of had returned to violence. 86 percent were delivered to coalition less dangerous terrorists. The Joint Our brave men and women in uniform forces in exchange for a bounty of mil- Task Force Guantanamo Bay says 120 have fought too hard and have sac- lions of dollars per head. out of 149 of the remaining detainees rificed too much to have the President There are 78 people who have been are at high risk to return to the battle- release these detainees who will likely cleared for release by the Department field. That is over 80 percent. return straight to the battlefield. We of Defense, and they are still under de- Mr. Chairman, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote to understand this, and our constituents tention. That is a travesty. That is not put a pause on the President’s lawless understand this. I support this amend- right. That is inconsistent with every- release of the Taliban Five from Guan- ment, and I urge my colleagues to sup- thing we believe and stand for in terms tanamo Bay. port this strongly, too. of American jurisprudence. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I I think the gentleman has made it The Acting CHAIR. The question is would point out, relative to the gentle- sufficiently clear by now that many of on the amendment offered by the gen- man’s suggestion that we need to make us know that the political and legal ex- tleman from Arkansas (Mr. COTTON). The question was taken; and the Act- sure the laws of the land are followed, pediency of this detention center at ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- that that is exactly what we do in this Guantanamo has not been worth the peared to have it. bill. cost to America’s reputation around Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I de- Chairman FRELINGHUYSEN had an the world, nor to the erosion of our mand a recorded vote. amendment in the full committee, legal and ethical standards here at The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to which I supported and spoke on behalf home. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- of, given the recent transfer of Taliban For far too long, over the course of ceedings on the amendment offered by prisoners by the administration, and this war, we have let our fear and the gentleman from Arkansas will be the fact is, in section 9015 of the bill, as anger triumph over our commitment to postponed. printed and pending, it says: the rule of law, and every day that we Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I No more than 15 percent of the funds made continue to hold these men without move to strike the last word. available may be obligated until the Sec- charge, we diminish ourselves and cede The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman retary of Defense provides the congressional our moral authority in the world. from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- Defense and Intelligence Committees with a So, Mr. Chairman, this amendment is utes. detailed spend plan for the funds provided. wrong. We need to exercise our judg- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I Essentially, the chairman’s initiative ment. Not all are the same. Not all would like to yield to the gentlewoman that I supported—and the committee should be there. Some should be tried from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR). voted for—fences that money off to in our courts, and this country has the Ms. KAPTUR. I thank the gentleman make sure the law is followed. This ability to try and prosecute them. for yielding. amendment is unnecessary. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to support b 1745 I will continue to reserve the balance this bill and provisions therein which of my time. Mr. COTTON. I reserve the balance of underscore that a free, independent, Mr. COTTON. Mr. Chairman, with my time. and democratic Ukraine is in the inter- due respect to the gentleman from In- Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield my remain- ests of liberty everywhere, most espe- diana on numerous points, this is the ing time to the gentleman from New cially the European continent, which fifth restriction that this Congress has York (Mr. NADLER). largely shares America’s constitutional undertaken. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, Mr. values and respect for the rule of law. If it were to pass, it simply shows the COTTON says that by this amendment, The road ahead will not be easy. judgment of this Congress, the people’s Congress recognizes the danger pre- Ukraine faces enormous challenges in representatives, that these remaining sented by these detainees. But legisla- transitioning to a democratic society 149 detainees are too dangerous to be tive bodies have no right to make such as Russia eats away at her eastern cavalierly released into a country judgments about individuals. Ever provinces and now begins to sabotage without adequate constraints or with- since Magna Carta, we have denied the her internal assets. The incomes of or- out notification to Congress, as the law government the power to imprison or dinary people in Ukraine have dropped that the President signed demanded. punish people on mere accusations. significantly. Consumer inflation for I reserve the balance of my time. Just because the government or Con- the year is up 16 percent at the same Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I gress labels someone a terrorist doesn’t time the Hryvnia has depreciated yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from make him one. The government must sharply, forcing private consumption Virginia (Mr. MORAN). be required to prove the accusation in to drop precipitously and further push- Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in court. That has always been a bedrock ing GDP to decline. Life for ordinary opposition to this bill. There are some American principle until we opened citizens has become increasingly un- facts that need to be put on the table Guantanamo. Now we imprison people sympathetic. Liberty hangs in the bal- that are inconsistent with what has indefinitely without trial. By what ance. With winter’s approach, eco- been suggested by the gentleman from claim of right do we do this? nomic pressures will further mount as Arkansas. 18.6 percent of the people How can we be sure we are punishing Russia restricts gas supplies to that were released by the Bush admin- actual terrorists and not innocent peo- Ukraine. istration were ‘‘confirmed’’ recidivism ple when we hold no trials? Guanta- This is a time for attention to cases, but it needs to be made clear namo should be closed and its inmates Ukraine, which holds enormous poten- that the Obama administration has re- either tried or released. It is beyond tial to be the world’s breadbasket in leased 95 people, and five of them have time to close Guantanamo to end this this 21st century, if only political con- gone back to the battlefield. shame on American justice. ditions are stabilized to allow a better Now, we don’t want anyone to go The Acting CHAIR. The time of the future to be built for all. back to the battlefield. There are 149 gentleman has expired. One powerful dimension of Ukrainian detainees still at Guantanamo. Fifteen Mr. COTTON. Mr. Chairman, in con- society most often ignored by are clearly the worst of the worst. No- clusion, I would simply say that the 149 Ukraine’s former leaders and by the body is talking about transferring terrorists left at Guantanamo Bay are world community is Ukraine’s village them, ever; but among them are a not goat herders, they are not couriers, women. Despite all obstacles, they con- number of Muslim men who are inno- and they are not even foot soldiers. tinue to produce nearly half the food

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.037 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5519 that that nation’s citizens eat. In vil- [From the New York Times, May 27, 2014] restrict what crops farmers grow and when lage after village, on plots that are UKRAINE FACES HURDLES IN RESTORING ITS they rotate crops, as well as limiting ex- small and open pastures, these stalwart FARMING LEGACY ports. Some state inspectors lack cars to women—many of them grandmothers— (By Danny Hakim) conduct on-site inspections, so farmers must bring grain to them before shipping. toil, using simple hand tools, worn out ZIBOLKY, UKRAINE.—Like many of her Selling farmland is also forbidden in handcarts, wearing old boots, and neighbors in this old Soviet collective farm, Ukraine, a legacy of its communist past. So planting seed and plants whose germ- Maria Onysko prefers to be paid in grain in- fields remain cut up ‘‘like chessboards,’’ said plasma is nearly worn out. Their time- stead of cash for the modest plot of land she Georgiy Vaydanych, land manager for worn, horse-drawn wagons need tires to rents out. Agrokultura, a Stockholm-based agricul- ‘‘I have two cows and four pigs, many tural company that rents 173,000 acres in navigate the rough back roads. Their chickens,’’ said Ms. Onysko, 62. ‘‘So we use it dwellings often lack water and indoor many such villages. ‘‘For the moment we for them.’’ have 40,000 active landlords,’’ Mr. Vaydanych plumbing. Life is survival, and it is After the breakup of the Soviet Union, said. ‘‘Forty thousand!’’ hard. farmland in newly independent Ukraine was Making matters worse, paperwork is costly Empowering Ukraine’s women to divided among villagers, acre by acre, cre- and many villagers never officially inherit lighten their load and make their task ating a patchwork of agricultural endeavors the farmland after their parents die. ‘‘There that are often inefficient or unprofitable. a bit easier would be one important is uncertainty on how to farm this land, be- Some land is rented to fruit growers, grain cause we have the dead souls in the middle of step our country and world leaders operators or large-scale farming businesses. could take to allow Ukraine to transi- our fields,’’ Mr. Vaydanych said, in a ref- Some locals work small plots on their own. erence to Nikolai Gogol, whose 19th-century tion through these delicate years to a Some acreage sits fallow, stuck in legal classic, ‘‘Dead Souls,’’ is required school better future. limbo after the owner has died. reading here. For these reasons, the Appropria- Ukraine was once the breadbasket of the Even as the crisis in the east intensifies, tions Committee included language in Soviet Union, known for its rich soil where life in the agricultural west remains much grain, sunflowers and livestock flourished. the same. the Defense bill directing the Sec- But farming production dropped sharply in retary of Defense to submit a report to A dirt road straddling tilled fields leads the chaotic decade after the collapse of com- into this village, with potholes so deep that the congressional defense committees munism, and recovery has come in fits and drivers zigzag past each other. There are not later than 60 days after the enact- starts. Production is only now returning to horse-drawn carts, roosters crowing, elderly ment of this act describing additional peak levels of the 1990s, stymied by the cor- women in kerchiefs and a church painted assistance that the Department may ruption, red tape and inefficiencies that have pale green topped by bulbous spires. provide to Ukraine, including out of its plagued the broader Ukrainian economy for Few in this pro-European area of Ukraine surplus warehouses. years and left the villagers living humble are nostalgic for Moscow. Still, Oleg Gusak, existences. The goal of our humanitarian efforts head of the village council, said life had not Restoring Ukraine’s farming legacy will be improved. is to empower the women of Ukraine, crucial to the success of the country’s newly ‘‘When it was a collective, the level of life who, despite enormous obstacles, lit- elected president, the billionaire business- was better,’’ he said, explaining that it was erally hold their families and that na- man Petro O. Poroshenko. Such efforts once a larger operation that harvested crops, tion together. It is to use humani- would go a long way toward fixing Ukraine’s had livestock and made clothing, furniture tarian shipments from our country, economy and reducing its dependence on and jams. from government surplus—anywhere in Russia. Agriculture once accounted for near- ‘‘People even came from other regions, be- ly 20 percent of the gross domestic product; the world we can acquire it—to simply cause we had so much work,’’ he said, add- it is now roughly 10 percent. ing, ‘‘Now, it’s not the same.’’ provide items to help them with their The potential became clear last year when Trouble raising capital at reasonable food production and preservation. Give a strong harvest helped Ukraine avoid a drop prices makes it difficult to start or expand to these village women: good seed, in output. ‘‘It was just because of agri- farms. buckets, wheelbarrows, gloves, boots, culture,’’ said Pavlo Sheremeta, Ukraine’s ‘‘I have to pay up to 12 percent if I borrow shovels, scythes, hoes, rakes, plastic on minister of economic development. ‘‘Other- in euros,’’ said Taras Barshchovsky, an en- rolls, fencing, carts, used tires that wise, it would have been a decline.’’ trepreneur who founded T.B. Fruit, which Against the backdrop of the crisis with will fit their horse-drawn wagons, sim- makes fruit juices and whose rented orchards Russia, Western interests are pressing for cover thousands of acres. He has expanded ple canning equipment for putting up change. The European Union is moving for- into Poland, where he said he could borrow fruits and vegetables, drying equip- ward with a plan to bolster trade by lifting for less than 3 percent. ment, scissors, hand shovels, grass clip- custom duties on Ukrainian agriculture. As ‘‘Those who work with Ukrainian banks in pers, pruners, loppers, saws, hammers, part of a deal with the International Mone- hryvnias,’’ the national currency, ‘‘they pay small hoop houses, hose, rope, and tary Fund for up to $18 billion in loans, the up to 20 percent or more. I don’t believe you string. And while we are at it, how country’s government must push through can profit and return money on that percent- about some shortwave radios so they business reforms that would help alleviate age,’’ he added. the problems with farming and other busi- And while other former Soviet bloc neigh- can connect to the world beyond their nesses. bors like Hungary, Romania and Poland meager circumstances? The hope is that such initiatives will also began easing their land sale restrictions We anticipate with other provisions bolster the confidence of foreign investors as after joining the European Union, Ukraine in this legislation States with lift ca- the crisis abates. Big multinationals have has repeatedly delayed lifting its morato- pacity, such as Ohio, can arrange De- expressed tentative interest in Ukrainian ag- rium, considering the move politically risky partment of Defense humanitarian riculture, but they have largely remained on in its agrarian society. In 2013, the govern- shipments through their National the sidelines, unwilling to invest in an indus- ment of Viktor Yanukovych, the deposed try hampered by structural deficiencies and, Ukrainian leader, extended the moratorium Guard Partnership for Peace programs more recently, the uncertainty with its east- until 2016, after he expected to stand for re- to transport the above-mentioned agri- ern neighbor. election. cultural tools and supplies to the ‘‘If cheap capital comes in along with for- ‘‘I’m afraid if I sell my land in the future Ukrainian women in their villages eign investment, and you have a good gov- my children will say their old grandfather through charitable networks in that ernment without roadblocks, Ukraine can drank away all their money,’’ Hrynchyshyn country. close to double its production in the future,’’ Myroslaw, 62, said as he cleared a willow said Roman Fedorowycz, a Ukrainian-Amer- Mr. Chairman, I rise today to recog- field near another village. ican who returned here years ago and now With a laugh, he added: ‘‘It depends how nize this important inclusion in this runs a farming company that grows mainly much you will pay me. If there are enough bill. I thank the chairman of our com- corn, sunflowers and soybeans. zeros, you can pay me.’’ mittee, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, the rank- Even small improvements would make a Volodymyr Baran, 43, a tractor mechanic, ing member, Mr. VISCLOSKY, and all big difference in a highly inefficient industry said he would never sell his six acres: ‘‘The freedom-loving people everywhere for starved for money. While roughly 70 percent land is our bread.’’ understanding the vital consequence of of Ukraine’s land is considered suitable for Such dynamics deter foreign investment, these provisions at this moment of his- agriculture, it has not been fully cultivated. which has been tepid for years. Despite some The country’s yield per hectare of grain is interest from China and multinationals, tory. I would like to include for the about half that of the United States, accord- large agricultural enterprises tend to be RECORD an article entitled ‘‘Ukraine ing to the World Bank. Ukrainian owned, and recent prominent Faces Hurdles in Restoring Its Farm- Change won’t come easy, given the chal- deals have been less than they seemed. For ing Legacy.’’ lenges. Previous governments have tried to example, Cargill paid a reported $200 million

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.040 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5520 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 for a stake in UkrLandFarming, an agricul- the funds made available by this act would be a huge mistake. This is the tural holding company. But a Cargill spokes- may be used to retire, divest, or trans- only tanker that currently uses the woman emphasized that the shares were col- fer—or to prepare to retire, divest or boom to fuel Air Force aircraft and the lateral for a loan rather than a long-term in- transfer—the KC–10. basket to refuel the Navy and Marine vestment. The rules make ‘‘it so much more difficult During my time in Congress, I have Corps fleet. So it is darn important. to understand, and to bring in investment,’’ been a strong supporter of the Air I appreciate the work the gentleman said David Sedik, a senior official at the Force’s new tanker, the KC–46A. We has done to bring this to our attention. Food and Agriculture Organization of the must bring a new tanker online, but We have included, of course, language United Nations. ‘‘It’s not that a foreigner or during the transition, it is critical that in our bill which reemphasizes the im- a company has to buy the land, but it breeds we are able to meet all mission re- portance of the KC–10 to national secu- opaqueness in the sector. You need trans- quirements. rity. parent land laws.’’ Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman At his office, Mr. Vaydanych pulled out a This is why I am strongly concerned by the Air Force’s proposal to do a pos- for yielding. village map and showed how its 2,500 acres Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank were divvied up among 507 villagers. sible vertical cut of the KC–10 tanker ‘‘Every field is split, by little, little plots,’’ and retire it. Having a mission capa- the gentleman for those kind words, he explained. bility shortfall by eliminating the new- and I reserve the balance of my time. Being a land manager requires a political est tanker currently in our inventory Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I touch. Mr. Vaydanych goes from village to while the KC–46A comes online is sim- rise in opposition to the amendment. village handing out favors, fending off com- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ply unacceptable. petitors trying to outbid his rental con- from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- As many of you are aware, I am tracts. utes. A village chief, he said, ‘‘may call us and proud to have Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I ap- tell us, it’s the wintertime, we have a lot of Lakehurst in my district, and my col- preciate the recognition and would cer- snowfall, so give us a forklift to clean the league Mr. GARAMENDI has Travis Air road. O.K., well, we do that.’’ tainly at the outset compliment the Force Base in California, which are gentleman for his concern about the ‘‘He may say this electricity substation is both home to the KC–10. This is not pa- broken so we need urgently to repair it, or KC–10 and also for his remarks about he’s calling because the water pump at rochial. It is an air refueling and air the performance of the aircraft as well school broke, so we replace it,’’ he said. mobility mission readiness issue. as the value to our country. That is not ‘‘That’s the commitment that comes with The KC–10 platform has more than in dispute, and that certainly is not the land.’’ proved itself as a workhorse in support the reason I am on my feet now. ‘‘I wouldn’t be surprised by any request,’’ of air refueling and air mobility in But the amendment, I believe, would Mr. Vaydanych said. ‘‘It is about keeping ev- Iraq, Afghanistan, our homeland de- reserve a specific element in the De- eryone happy. That’s my work.’’ fense, and other missions as called partment of Defense force structure. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I upon. The practice of the committee and in yield to the gentleman from New Jer- Unlike other tankers in our inven- our bill has been to avoid protection of sey (Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN), the chair- tory, it can refuel Air Force, Navy, and specific weapons systems or bases and man. international military aircraft with its to leave the Department flexibility as Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I would like dual boom and hose-and-drogue sys- far as a path going forward, particu- to join with the ranking member in tems. The KC–10 itself can also be refu- larly as far as restructuring units, as commending you for this colloquy and eled while in flight, helping extend our well as retirement of programs. This for the purpose of the colloquy. global reach. language does not comport with the Mr. Chairman, as you know, we Most importantly, this aircraft is general concepts of this bill. share, love, and represent a number of critical to providing an air bridge I would also point out an issue simi- Ukrainian Americans, and we know across the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific lar to this relative to a transfer of an their plight, and we salute your efforts. routes to support our combatant com- airlift wing that was in one State of This is an important focus that you manders. this great country, and the Depart- have brought to our attention. This amendment sends a message to ment proposal that it be transferred to Ms. KAPTUR. Thank you so very the Air Force and the DOD that Con- a different State in this country was much for your openness to this, Mr. gress remains committed to active debated in committee relative to the Chairman. And Mr. Ranking Member, oversight of our air refueling mission reporting of this bill, and we had a vote thank you for allotting me the time. platforms and sufficient capacity to on that issue, and the committee voted Mr. VISCLOSKY. I want to thank the support our warfighters. against interfering with the decision gentlewoman for her service and for I want to thank the chairman, the that the Department had made relative her commitment to her constituents, members of the subcommittee, and the to their military judgment. Therefore, to her country, and to the Ukrainian staff for working with me on this im- I would urge the rejection of the gen- people. portant amendment. I would particu- tleman’s amendment with all due re- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- larly highlight our appreciation for the ance of my time. spect to the capabilities of the KC–10. strong support Chairman FRELING- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. RUNYAN HUYSEN has shown for the KC–10 plat- ance of my time. Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Chairman, I have form, and his concern for ensuring Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank an amendment at the desk. there is no mission gap for our mili- the gentleman for his comments on The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- tary’s air refueling needs. that. And I will just tell the committee port the amendment. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues that I have had many conversations The Clerk read as follows: to support this amendment. with the Air Force about this exact At the end of the bill (before the short Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gen- issue, and to be able to take a capa- title) insert the following: tleman yield? SEC. ll. None of the funds appropriated bility away from what we can do in our or otherwise made available by this Act may Mr. RUNYAN. I yield to the gen- global reach and not have a legitimate be used to retire, divest, or transfer, or to tleman from New Jersey. answer in the near future I think would prepare or plan for the retirement, divest- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Let me be devastating to what we can do and ment, or transfer of, the entire KC-10 fleet thank my colleague from New Jersey how we can project power globally. during fiscal year 2015. for raising this important issue. We be- So the readiness issue has not been The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to lieve this proposal to be an extremely answered, and I think this is a step in House Resolution 628, the gentleman risky proposition because the KC–10 the right direction to make sure that from New Jersey and a Member op- provides a particularly vital link in the our national security is at the fore- posed each will control 5 minutes. air bridge that enables global oper- front. So, with that, I yield back the The Chair recognizes the gentleman ations of our Armed Forces. balance of my time. from New Jersey. We could not have done what we did The Acting CHAIR. The question is Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Chairman, my in Afghanistan and Iraq without this on the amendment offered by the gen- amendment simply states that none of vital link, and to retire the entire fleet tleman from New Jersey (Mr. RUNYAN).

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There is no reason and no right for us At the end of the bill (before the short General Michael Lehnert, who to hold them further. The others title), insert the following: oversaw the opening of Gitmo has said should be brought to the United States SEC. ll. None of the funds made available that its continued operation ‘‘has and tried in a secure facility, tried for by this Act may be used to carry out sec- helped our enemies’’ and makes ‘‘a their offenses. tions 8107 and 8108. mockery of our values.’’ Madam Chair, I wonder which of our The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to It is time to put an end to this by colleagues doesn’t believe in the Amer- House Resolution 628, the gentleman supporting this amendment, and let me ican system of justice. I wonder which from Virginia and a Member opposed just use one more quote. In the words of us does not trust our own American each will control 5 minutes. of the family members of the 9/11 vic- courts. I wonder who among us does The Chair recognizes the gentleman tims, the current system is ‘‘immoral, not believe in the Bill of Rights, who from Virginia. unlawful, expensive, counter- does not believe in the right to counsel productive, unnecessary, and has failed b 1800 or that people should have an oppor- to deliver justice for the 9/11 attacks.’’ tunity to have their guilt or innocence Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield I reserve the balance of my time. established in court. myself 3 minutes to explain that my Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam What we have at Guantanamo is a amendment would allow the U.S. mili- Chair, I seek time in opposition. system that is an affront to those be- tary to transfer to their home coun- The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. BLACK). The liefs and to the United States. In the tries the 77 detainees who have been gentleman from New Jersey is recog- last decade, we have begun to let go of cleared for release by the intelligence nized for 5 minutes. our freedoms bit by bit, with each new Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam community and the Joint Chiefs of executive order, each new court deci- Chair, I would first like to recognize Staff and to bring those not cleared for sion, and each new act of Congress. Mr. MORAN’s service on our committee. release to the United States to be We have begun giving away our right As just exhibited, in the full com- charged, tried, and sentenced. to privacy, our right to our day in mittee, he is truly a passionate man, The Sergeant Bergdahl exchange has court when the government harms us, and I must say he has been consist- brought this issue again to center and with this legislation, we are con- ently passionate on this issue, but de- stage, but the fact is that, if we had tinuing down the path of destroying spite his passion and his reasoning, I dealt with these individuals in a re- the right to be free from imprisonment sponsible and legal way, we would not stand in opposition to his amendment. The provisions contained in our bill without due process of law. be in this situation discussing the mer- The language in this bill, without are the same as current law, and they its of the decision to release five of this amendment, prohibits moving any have been carried in some form since them. detainees into the United States or re- fiscal year 2010, in both the appropria- For 12 years now, Guantanamo has leasing any at all and guarantees that tions bill and in the Defense authoriza- operated outside of a legal checks of we will continue holding people indefi- tion bill. Quite honestly, they need to the American judicial system, serving nitely, people who may not be terror- a physical reminder of the gap between remain there. The provisions we carry ensure that ists, who may not be enemy combat- the principles that define us as Ameri- ants, some of whom we may suspect to cans and our willingness to abandon the remaining Gitmo detainees who are judged to be the most dangerous will be terrorists, none of whom have been those principles in the name of na- proven to be terrorists, none of whom tional security. never be brought into our homeland, where U.S. citizens could be threat- have had a day in court. With the final withdrawal of Amer- We will continue to hold them indefi- ican troops from Afghanistan this year, ened. There is a pretty strong and en- during consensus—bipartisan con- nitely without charge, contrary to the continued indefinite detention at every tradition this country stands for, Guantanamo enters a new stage. We sensus—in Congress that Guantanamo Bay should remain open, that the de- contrary to any notion of due process. will no longer be at war, and the cur- Mr. COTTON says that this Congress tainees should not be transferred to the rent Authorization for the Use of Mili- has judged that these people are dan- United States for any reason, and that tary Force will expire. gerous people. This Congress has no no facility should be built in the So we have to ask ourselves: Do we right, under the Constitution, to make have the legal authority to hold these United States to house them. As everyone here is aware and as it such a judgment. That is called the bill enemy combatants indefinitely? Now is has been mentioned in earlier debate, a of attainder and is specifically prohib- the time to either transfer or bring number of detainees who have been re- ited. these men to trial—now—while we can leased from Guantanamo have gone People to be found guilty must be still do so on our own terms, while we back to the fight and killed and wound- found guilty in a court, not by a legis- can give the Defense Department the ed Americans. The threat is real. We lative body. Because of this momen- legal authority it needs to make the haven’t quite left Afghanistan. The tous challenge to the founding prin- right decisions about these prisoners. threats there are real. ciples of the United States that no per- It is costing us $2.7 million per de- I strongly oppose the gentleman’s son may be deprived of liberty without tainee, per year, versus $34,000 at a amendment, and I ask the House to due process of law and certainly may maximum security prison in the United give it a strong negative vote. not be deprived of liberty indefinitely States. More than 300 individuals con- I reserve the balance of my time. without due process of law, we must victed of crimes related to inter- Mr. MORAN. Madam Chair, how close the detention facility at Guanta- national terrorism are currently incar- much time do I have remaining? namo now, in order to restore our na- cerated in 98 Federal prisons in the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman tional honor. United States, with no escapes or at- from Virginia has 21⁄2 minutes remain- This will afford the detainees no ad- tacks in attempts to free them. ing. ditional constitutional rights. The Su- The indictment and capture of Mr. MORAN. Madam Chair, I yield preme Court has already ruled that de- Ahmed Abu Khattala for his role in the the balance of my time to the gen- tainees at Guantanamo have the same Benghazi attack is a great example of tleman from New York (Mr. NADLER), a constitutional rights at Guantanamo our ability to deal with high-profile distinguished member of the Judiciary as they would if they were brought terrorists swiftly and safely. Committee. here. Mr. Khattala will not be brought to Mr. NADLER. Madam Chair, we are They should be brought here. They Guantanamo to become yet another holding 154 people at Guantanamo, 77 should be tried in a Federal court,

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In when I stood on this floor and offered We must restore the honor of the the end, we were extremely concerned an amendment with the same purpose United States and eliminate this ex- with the strong words expressed by the as the amendments I offer this evening: ception to our traditions and to our Secretary of Defense with respect to to prevent a war with Iraq; to keep our rule of law and to our rule of justice. the small surface combat requirements young men and women—our troops— Just because we think or somebody that these ships must have. out of harm’s way; and to be prudent in the government thinks that some- Since the littoral combat ship does with taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars, as body is terrorist does not mean that play a vital role, we want to make sure well as ensuring our national security. that person is a terrorist—he may or we are buying the correct version. That We are all familiar with the reports may not be—and it does not mean that is why we slowed the production. coming out of Iraq about the horrific he does not have the right to his day in However, we recognize the impor- sectarian violence taking place. We court. tance of the industrial base—very must not let history repeat itself. Calls Mr. MORAN. Madam Chair, I yield much so—and we certainly don’t want to be dragged back into a war in Iraq back the balance of my time. to let that in any way stagnate, so we must be rejected because the reality is Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam have provided funding for two ships to there is no military solution in Iraq. Chair, what about justice for the vic- bridge the gap until the Navy can I want to applaud the President for tims of those who died on September verify the requirements and incor- reiterating that again today and for 11, 2001? What about justice for those porate them into the production line. making it clear that he does not want five detainees that were released the I do recognize that this is an impor- combat troops on the ground in Iraq. other day in the prisoner exchange, tant program for your community, and This amendment would not allow how is there justice there? you have been a remarkable advocate. funding for combat operations. This is They were among the worst of the You have been on my case for quite a a sectarian war with longstanding roots that were inflamed, unfortu- worst. We need to keep the provisions long time, and I am hugely admiring of nately, when we invaded Iraq in 2003. in this bill. I urge a strong ‘‘no’’ vote your passion and determination. on this amendment. I want to assure you that we will Any lasting solution must be political I yield back the balance of my time. continue to work with you to address and take into account respect for the The Acting CHAIR. The question is your concerns. We will continue to entire Iraqi population. on the amendment offered by the gen- monitor, as we proceed to conference b 1815 tleman from Virginia (Mr. MORAN). with the Senate, and we will work with The change Iraq needs must come The question was taken; and the Act- the gentleman to ensure we adopt the from Iraqis, rejecting violence in favor ing Chair announced that the noes ap- right policy for our national security of a peaceful democracy that rep- peared to have it. and the industrial base, including a resents all and respects the rights of Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I de- very important shipyard in the gentle- all. mand a recorded vote. man’s district in Mobile, Alabama. Our job is to continue to promote and The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Chairman, I appre- support regional and international en- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- ciate your attention to this matter. I gagement, recognition of human rights ceedings on the amendment offered by look forward to working with you and and political reforms, support for the gentleman from Virginia will be Ranking Member VISCLOSKY, as well as women and children, and religious free- postponed. Chairman ROGERS, as we move toward dom. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam conference. Madam Chair, after more than a dec- Chair, I move to strike the last word. The Navy has been unequivocal in its ade of war, thousands of American The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman support for the LCS, and as you say, lives, and hundreds of billions of dol- from New Jersey is recognized for 5 the LCS plays an extremely important lars, the American people are right- minutes. role in the future of the Navy’s fleet. It fully war weary. The American people Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam is vitally important the Congress not are not interested in repeating the mis- Chair, I yield to the gentleman from lose sight of that and that I not lose takes of the past. A recent poll found Alabama (Mr. BYRNE) for the purpose sight of the importance of this ship- that 74 percent of the public is opposed of a colloquy. yard to my district. to sending combat troops into Iraq. Mr. BYRNE. Madam Chair, I rise to Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam This amendment would not impact engage in a colloquy regarding the Chair, I yield back the balance of my the President’s ability to protect U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship. The time. personnel or our Embassy. We must do Navy’s littoral combat ship represents AMENDMENT NO. 31 OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF that. It does not impact the President’s the future small surface combatant for CALIFORNIA ability to act if there is a direct or im- the United States Navy. This program Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, minent threat to our national security. is in its infancy, but has, so far, cleared I have amendment No. 31 at the desk, As the President cited in his recent no- many hurdles and is well on its way to preprinted in the CONGRESSIONAL tification to Congress, doing so would becoming an integral part of the fleet. RECORD. be consistent with his responsibilities The Navy reduced the budget request The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will to protect U.S. citizens both at home from four ships in fiscal year 2015, as designate the amendment. and abroad. they projected last year, to three ships. The text of the amendment is as fol- Finally, it does not impact the Presi- Mr. Chairman, your bill has further re- lows: dent’s ability to send assistance to duced the program to a recommended At the end of the bill (before the short gather intelligence or advisers and level of two ships. title), insert the following: trainers. Mr. Chairman, wouldn’t you agree SEC. l. None of the funds made available Madam Chair, I reserve the balance that the LCS is an important part of by this Act may be used for the purposes of of my time. the Navy’s future fleet? conducting combat operations in Iraq. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Let me first Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam Chair, I withdraw my reservation, and salute the gentleman from Alabama for Chair, I reserve a point of order on the I seek the time in opposition. his strong advocacy on behalf of the gentlewoman’s amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The reservation littoral combat ship, and let me say The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is withdrawn. that the littoral combat ship plays an is reserved. The gentleman from New Jersey is extremely important role in the future Pursuant to House Resolution 628, recognized for 5 minutes. of the Navy’s fleet. the gentlewoman from California and a Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam In fact, the ship represents nearly Member opposed each will control 5 Chair, what is occurring in Iraq is com- one-sixth of the 306-ship fleet the Navy minutes. plicated and dangerous and violent.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.046 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5523 This is a complicated issue that the Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I am protect U.S. citizens both at home and gentlewoman seeks to address with here to support the amendment to pro- abroad. multifaceted policy ramifications that hibit the use of ground troops in Iraq. I urge for a ‘‘yes’’ vote, and I yield really cannot be fully debated in an What the American people are seek- back the balance of her time. amendment in this short period of ing is an end to 10, 12, 11 years of a war The Acting CHAIR. The question is time. without end. What the American peo- on the amendment offered by the gen- The situation in Iraq remains highly ple are seeking is attention to the tlewoman from California (Ms. LEE). complicated, very dangerous, and does, needs in this country. What the vet- The question was taken; and the Act- I believe, and many believe, pose an erans that have fought in that war are ing Chair announced that the noes ap- imminent threat to U.S. and allied in- seeking are jobs and the proper care for peared to have it. terests, particularly regional security; the visible and invisible wounds of that Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, witness the fact that the President has war. I demand a recorded vote. sent over a number of advisers to ei- The only thing we need to protect— The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ther protect the Embassy or work with and it is not about us going into a con- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- the Iraqi military. flict and picking sides in what is fun- ceedings on the amendment offered by This amendment, in my judgment, damentally a religious war where there the gentlewoman from California will goes too far as it attempts to tie the will be no end for us. We must avoid be postponed. U.S. Government’s hands, i.e., the and prevent combat troops being in AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. WALBERG Commander in Chief’s hands, in navi- Iraq. We do that because the American gating the complicated situation we Mr. WALBERG. Madam Chair, I have people are against it; we do that be- face related to threats emanating from an amendment at the desk. cause it is the moral imperative; and Iraq, recognizing that half of the coun- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- we do that because we have learned a try is now in the hands of the Islamic port the amendment. lesson from history. And history has State of Iraq and Syria. The Clerk read as follows: We have to be realistic. What this taught us that this is a war that will At the end of the bill (before the short amendment would do is to remove any not end. We have an opportunity to end title), insert the following: possibility of the U.S. engaging under it. We have an opportunity to demand SEC. 10002. None of the funds made avail- any circumstance, even if such engage- of the international community that able by this Act may be used to promulgate Directive 293, issued December 16, 2010, by ment would be in the best interest of they use diplomacy to solve the prob- lem in the region. the Office of Federal Contract Compliance our own country or allies. For example, Programs. this would preclude the U.S. from pro- Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to viding any assistance to the Iraqi Gov- I yield 1 minute now to the gentleman House Resolution 628, the gentleman ernment to defeat a terrorist group in- from Minnesota (Mr. ELLISON). from Michigan and a Member opposed side Iraq, and it appears we may be on Mr. ELLISON. Madam Chair, it is as the verge of doing exactly that. simple as this: the al-Maliki govern- each will control 5 minutes. Given the ever-changing dynamics in ment has abused and excluded huge The Chair recognizes the gentleman Iraq and the rising terrorist threats portions of his population. Because of from Michigan. coming from within Iraq—and again, that, there is a conflict in that country Mr. WALBERG. Madam Chair, I rise almost half the country is in the hands of al-Maliki’s own making. Now, what in support of my amendment that of terrorists—this is a very ill-advised we are going to do if we send combat would reiterate Congress’ objection to amendment, and I strongly oppose it. troops there is literally be his air force, a proposed policy change by the De- I reserve the balance of my time. be his ground troops. We shouldn’t do partment of Labor Office of Federal Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, that. That is not the right thing for the Contract Compliance Program. That just to clarify, all this amendment does United States to do. would treat health care providers as is it would not fund the combat oper- If we want to help, what we should do Federal contractors. ations in Iraq. is engage the regional community, the In December 2010, OFCCP quietly I yield 1 minute to the gentleman countries around Iraq and Iraqi lead- issued directive 293 asserting that con- from Minnesota (Mr. NOLAN). ers, in a diplomatic solution that hope- tractual arrangements under Medicare, Mr. NOLAN. Madam Chair, I rise in fully includes them having a more in- TRICARE, and the Federal Employees support of the Lee amendment. The clusive, less abusive government. That Health Benefits Program will trigger American people have invested 10 years is the proper role of the United States. OFCCP jurisdiction. This directive of precious blood and treasure into this Trying to stop us from being combat would reclassify a majority of hospitals conflict. The simple truth is that the troops is the right thing to do. I urge in the United States as Federal con- Iraqi Government and the Iraqi Army everybody to support this. tractors, subjecting hospitals in your have failed to win the confidence of I think the gentleman is incorrect; district and mine to OFCCP’s often their own people. The fact is, the army we are right to stay out of this thing. crushing regulatory burden. has cut and run, leaving behind valu- What, after all, have we learned if 11 With respect to TRICARE, the agen- able equipment, and the fact is we have years has not taught us? Training? We cy aggressively asserted in its jurisdic- no friends in this conflict. It is time to have given plenty of training. We have tion in the 2009 administrative case get out and to stay out. trained these people up the wazoo. OFCCP v. Florida Hospital of Orlando, Thank you, Representative LEE, for They abandoned their post. It is not a OFCCP argued the hospital was a Fed- your amendment. eral subcontractor by virtue of its par- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam training problem. Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, ticipation as a provider in a TRICARE Chair, this amendment sends, I think, in closing, let me just underscore the network of providers. the wrong message to the Iraqi people, fact that combat operations will not The agency took this troubling posi- who have suffered a great deal, and of tion despite the fact that the Depart- course I recognize the loss of our sol- solve the problems in Iraq. This amend- ment of Defense, which regulates diers and the sacrifice of our soldiers ment would not fund combat oper- TRICARE, previously included: ‘‘It and their families. ations. We should not repeat these ter- I think this is a very ill-advised rible mistakes of the past. would be impossible to achieve the amendment and I strongly oppose it. Let me once again clarify. This TRICARE mission of providing afford- I yield back the balance of my time. amendment would not impact the abil- able health care for our Nation’s Ac- Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, ity of the United States personnel and tive Duty and retired military mem- how much time do I have remaining? our Embassy. We want to protect the bers and their families if onerous Fed- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman United States personnel and Embassy. eral contracting rules were applied to from California (Ms. LEE) has 21⁄2 min- Secondly, it would not impact the the more than 500,000 TRICARE pro- utes remaining. President’s ability to provide un- viders in the United States.’’ Ms. LEE of California. I yield 1 manned intelligence gathering and as- Unfortunately, Madam Chair, the ad- minute to the gentleman from Arizona sistance. It would not impact the ministrative law judge in the case did (Mr. GRIJALVA). President’s constitutional authority to not heed DOD’s warning and failed to

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As such, Con- tinuing to address this issue any fur- two-thirds of that total, 62 percent, gress acted to oppose this overreach, ther for these contractors, at least as being hidden away by just 30 compa- and the 2012 National Defense Author- defined by OFCCP. nies. ization Act clarified that a TRICARE In closing, again, this is an issue that We just saw the medical device man- network health care provider is not a DOD has spoken on strongly, this is an ufacturer Medtronic, a company found- Federal contractor or subcontractor. issue that Congress has spoken on, this ed in a Minnesota garage with deep As chairman of the Subcommittee on is an issue that OFCCP continues to roots throughout the State, announce Workforce Protections, I am deeply push. I believe we would be remiss if we it was effectively moving operations to concerned by this attempt by OFCCP allowed this to happen and allowed the Ireland to escape its tax obligations. to expand its jurisdiction through exec- concept that hospitals would be consid- This is a persistent and a growing prob- utive fiat. In response, I introduced the ered government contractors simply lem, and we need to start taking action Protecting Health Care Providers from for providing health care under to rein it in. Increased Administrative Burdens Act, We can start with this amendment. which would clarify that health care TRICARE and the like to our veterans, to our military, and certainly to any of Of the companies who have established providers are not Federal contractors subsidies in tax havens, nearly two- subject to the jurisdiction of the De- our Federal employees. I would appreciate support for this thirds have registered at least one in partment of Labor’s OFCCP. Bermuda or in the Cayman Islands. Our actions on the committee in amendment, and I yield back the bal- ance of my time. The profits these companies claim were bringing attention to this issue have earned in these two island nations in been successful in prompting OFCCP to The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gen- 2010 totaled over 1,600 percent of these place a moratorium on the policy. countries’ entire yearly economic out- However, as OFCCP has previously de- tleman from Michigan (Mr. WALBERG). The amendment was agreed to. put. fied Congress and the Department of These companies take advantage of AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. DELAURO Defense, I believe this amendment is our education system, our research and necessary. Therefore, Madam Chair, I Ms. DELAURO. Madam Chair, I have development incentives, our skilled ask the House to support my amend- an amendment at the desk. workforce, and our infrastructure, all ment that would prohibit funds to be The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- supported by U.S. taxpayers. They used under this act for implementing port the amendment. should not be allowed to pretend that this overreach and affirmatively show The Clerk read as follows: they are an American company when it the House will not support such actions At the end of the bill (before the short is time to get a defense contract, then by the Department of Labor and title), insert the following: claim to be an offshore company when SEC. ll. None of the funds made available OFCCP. the tax bill comes. We should not spend I reserve the balance of my time. by this Act may be used to enter into any Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I contract with an incorporated entity if such taxpayer money on Federal contracts claim the time in opposition to the entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal to companies that have renounced gentleman’s amendment. shows that such entity is incorporated or their American citizenship in favor of The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Is- an island tax haven. lands, and such entity’s sealed bid or com- As I said, a similar amendment be- from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- petitive proposal shows that such entity was utes. came part of the Transportation and previously incorporated in the United Infrastructure bill. I urge my col- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I ap- States. preciate the recognition. leagues to pass this amendment, and I Ms. DELAURO (during the reading). I appreciate the thrust of the gentle- reserve the balance of my time. Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent man’s amendment. I rise in opposition Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam to dispense with the reading of the to it, however, because I think it is Chair, we do not oppose the amend- amendment. overly broad. ment. One of the concerns I have is, if it is The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection Ms. DELAURO. Madam Chair, I yield adopted, I am concerned about whether to the request of the gentlewoman 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas or not technical assistance could con- from Connecticut? (Mr. DOGGETT). tinue to be given to contractors and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam Mr. DOGGETT. Madam Chair, that is subcontractors; and, obviously, given Chair, I object. very good to hear. the complexity of the law, it would be The Acting CHAIR. Objection is I join in supporting this amendment helpful for them to have it, and I would heard. as a coauthor of it. Multinational cor- not want it to be prohibited. The Clerk will read. porations that do business around the Additionally, the amendment would The Clerk continued to read. globe have an even greater interest in appear to interfere with the OFCCP’s The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to world order and in national security. ability to connect outreach and, again, House Resolution 628, the gentlewoman They should not be paying a lesser rate technical assistance under the current from Connecticut and a Member op- of taxes than corporations that focus moratorium to help contractors and posed each will control 5 minutes. their business right here in America. subcontractors understand their obli- The Chair recognizes the gentle- Unfortunately, some of them scheme gations under the law. woman from Connecticut. to avoid their fair share and to shift So again, I appreciate where the gen- Ms. DELAURO. Madam Chair, I yield the burden to smaller businesses and to tleman is coming from. I am concerned myself 2 minutes. individuals. Some of these same com- that, given the broadness of the amend- My amendment would prohibit Fed- panies have on more than one occasion ment, it may inhibit the type of infor- eral contracts issued by the Depart- paid more to their lobbyists to lobby mation and assistance that these con- ment of Defense from going to entities this Congress and the Treasury to tractors and subcontractors really do incorporated in Bermuda and the Cay- avoid paying taxes than they actually need. So, for that reason, I am opposed man Islands, two nations most often pay to the Treasury. It has been a pret- to the gentleman’s amendment. abused as tax havens. ty wise investment for them because I yield back the balance of my time. This body accepted a similar provi- our Tax Code is a mess. It is riddled Mr. WALBERG. Madam Chair, I ap- sion for the Departments of Transpor- with preferences and loopholes and one preciate the gentleman’s concern; how- tation and Housing and Urban Develop- exception after another. ever, as DOD has recommended in the ment earlier this month. This amendment addresses one of the past and stood on the fact that, for pur- According to a joint study by the most egregious tax gimmicks. That is poses of TRICARE and the like, hos- U.S. Public Interest Research Group where a corporation actually renounces pitals are not contractors, they do not and Citizens for Tax Justice, 70 percent its American citizenship, declares contract with the Federal Government, of the companies in the Fortune 500 itself a citizen of some other country, with the Department of Defense. used tax havens last year. These com- and then continues operations in

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Pursuant to can receive temporary and confidential To add insult to injury, some of these House Resolution 628, the gentleman counseling services from a licensed same corporations, which have aban- from Louisiana and a Member opposed professional without any attachment doned their citizenship, then ask for each will control 5 minutes. to their records. In addition to these American government contracts paid The Chair recognizes the gentleman services, military chaplains can stand for with the very tax dollars from the from Louisiana. ready to faithfully and respectfully small businesses and individuals to Mr. FLEMING. Madam Chairman, serve all servicemembers with any re- whom they have shifted the tax bur- the amendment before you today holds sources they might need, regardless of den. the Department of Defense to current whether the individual shares the chap- American companies that stay and accepted DOD policy and standards lain’s faith. contribute to building our country and when appointing military chaplains. It My amendment would prevent DOD keeping her strong at home and abroad maintains the status quo, which has from making changes to its long- deserve a level playing field, and that been well accepted for decades, if not standing appointment process that is what this amendment does. centuries. My amendment affirms the could undermine the integrity of the The action that we take in approving spiritual role of chaplains in the U.S. chaplaincy and interfere with the chap- this amendment today sends a message armed services, preserving the integ- lain’s responsibility to meet the reli- to executives that they can pretend rity of the U.S. Chaplain Corps. gious needs of our brave men and that their company is located on some I want to thank Representatives JIM women in uniform. Caribbean beach to avoid paying taxes, BRIDENSTINE and JAMES LANKFORD for I would like to thank the Family Re- but Congress is not going to put its their cosponsorship of this amendment. search Council and the Chaplain Alli- head in the sand about this kind of tax This amendment was adopted last year ance for their support of this amend- dodging. during the House’s consideration of ment, and urge all of my colleagues to Ms. DELAURO. Madam Chair, may I DOD appropriations on a bipartisan join me in supporting this amendment. inquire as to how much time is remain- basis, although it was ultimately Madam Chairman, I reserve the bal- ing. dropped from the Consolidated Appro- ance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman priations Act of 2014. I would urge my Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I from Connecticut has 1 minute remain- colleagues to support its passage again rise in opposition to the gentleman’s ing. today. amendment. Ms. DELAURO. I thank the Chair. Chaplains by definition are ministers The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Madam Chair, I and others have long for spiritual needs to people of secular from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- fought for—and we have succeeded in institutions. They are equipped to do utes. passing through the appropriations so because, like many other profes- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, the process—a ban on Federal contracts for sionals requiring a certain skill set, gentleman has spoken much about the U.S. companies that acquire a business chaplains possess a belief in God or a spiritual role of chaplains in the mili- in a lower tax jurisdiction and claim spiritual world view. Chaplains are ex- tary. I am very concerned that the im- their headquarters there, despite still perienced in their field, educationally pulse here is related to sexual orienta- being a U.S. company. qualified, and are willing to serve and tion and the limitation in serving as a According to a 2009 GAO report, 63 of attend to the spiritual needs of all chaplain in the United States military. the 100 largest publicly traded U.S. members of the armed services, regard- I would tell the gentleman at one Federal contractors reported having less of whether or not that soldier, sail- time in my life—and I obviously took a subsidies and tax havens in 2007. These or, airman, or marine shares the same bad turn in the road because I got in- companies are currently paying a tax faith as that of the chaplain. volved in politics—I was in a Roman rate of zero percent—zero percent. So Current DOD guidelines requires that Catholic seminary. My God is a loving unless you believe tax reform should the candidates be endorsed by a ‘‘quali- God. My God is a tolerant God. My God eliminate taxes for U.S. companies, fied religious organization’’ whose pri- passes judgment on the goodness of a this avoidance is not about corporate mary function is to perform religious person’s soul. In this day and in this tax reform. ministries to a nonmilitary lay con- world, where there is so much hate and We need to send that clear message. stituency and which holds tax-exempt violence and anger, I think it is very If a company is going to abuse the tax status as a church. disappointing that we in public life loopholes at the expense of businesses Faith and spiritual leadership are in- would try to accentuate that there are that are paying their fair share, they tegral and inseparable from the insti- differences between us that may cause will not be rewarded with defense con- tution of the Chaplain Corps. It would us not to like each other. tracts. be difficult for an individual lacking in Each of us seeks our God differently. I am happy to hear and I urge my any faith to be appointed as a military We have different religions, we have colleagues to make this stand with me chaplain without first dismantling the different customs, we have different again and to pass this amendment. purpose of the chaplaincy and making preferences. But it is important to find I yield back the balance of my time. significant changes to the DOD policy. that chaplain and spiritual guide who The Acting CHAIR. The question is Madam Chairman, it is an oxymoron meets those needs to help us to find on the amendment offered by the gen- to have a secular person attached to a that just and forgiving and kind God. tlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. secular institution as a chaplain. How I think it is wrong to foreclose any DELAURO). can that person minister to the spir- avenue for any American, and particu- The amendment was agreed to. itual needs of others? Even so, there larly those who put the uniform of this AMENDMENT NO. 14 OFFERED BY MR. FLEMING continues to be a movement to appoint country on and risk their lives for us Mr. FLEMING. Madam Chair, I have atheist chaplains in the military. Such and are under incredible stress. To an amendment at the desk. individuals reject the very existence of foreclose any avenue of spiritual guid- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will God, a deity, or even a spiritual world ance and relief for them is wrong. designate the amendment. view, and thus an atheist chaplain I would simply close by noting that The text of the amendment is as fol- would not serve any identifiable need there is a monument—Thomas Jeffer- lows: for servicemembers that is not already son—in Washington D.C. currently being met with the Armed At the end of the bill (before the short b 1845 title), insert the following: Forces. SEC. lll. None of the funds made avail- There are a host of other nonspir- One of the writings of Jefferson is on able by this Act may be used to appoint itual services available to support peo- the southeast portico. It says:

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Just that she also knows that there are no barbarous ancestors. yesterday, according to press reports, funds in this act for military action in My vote would be a vote to have a White House Press Secretary Jay Car- Iraq, pursuant to the Iraq AUMF reso- tolerant policy in a tolerant country. I ney stated that the 2002 AUMF is ‘‘no lution. Its grant of authority has both oppose the gentleman’s amendment, longer used for any United States Gov- practically and legally ended. and I reserve the balance of my time. ernment activities.’’ This amendment is an amendment in Mr. FLEMING. Madam Chair, may I Further, in our Appropriations Com- search of a problem, a problem that ask how much time I have remaining? mittee, our chairman confirmed that doesn’t exist. This amendment is not The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman this bill does not contain any funding about substance. To a great extent, it from Louisiana has 1 minute remain- to implement the 2002 authorization. is about symbolism. It is intended to ing. That is good news, and it should make send a message that the United States Mr. FLEMING. It is interesting. The supporting this amendment an easy has washed its hands of Iraq, which we gentleman argues that—amazingly— thing to do for Members on both sides haven’t. somehow a chaplain is not going to be of the aisle. At a time when sectarian tensions open to serving the spiritual needs of The American people need an affirm- are at the highest level since we left all, whether they be gay or otherwise. ative vote that the war in Iraq that and terrorists have, once again, suc- There is nothing in this amendment began over 11 years ago through the ceeded in capturing large swaths of ter- that says anything about the choice of military operation—shock and awe, ritory in Iraq and brutalizing the Iraqi one’s sexual partner whatsoever. In which took over 2,000 lives—has come people after our troops essentially fact, remember that we already have in to an end and none of their hard-earned fought to protect them, what kind of our chaplaincy Wiccans, Buddhists, tax dollars are being spent. message are we sending with this Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Many Some of us agree that it is well past amendment to both the Iraqi people of those accept same-sex marriages. time that we remove this authorization and to the men and women of our This argument that the gentleman totally from the books, but on this ap- Armed Forces and our international makes is for another debate, not for propriations bill, we only state very armed forces who so valiantly served? this one. This deals purely with athe- clearly that no funds may be obligated Let me repeat that there are no funds ism. It is very interesting because the or expended for the authorization. in this act for the purpose the gentle- scene is that, on the battlefield, you Congress should never allow war- lady is seeking to limit. The only thing have a chaplain who is serving the spir- funding authorizations to remain on this amendment would accomplish is to itual needs of a dying soldier and the the books in perpetuity. We don’t do make, quite honestly, a political state- soldier asks the chaplain: What hap- this for the farm bill. We don’t do this ment. pens now? What happens after my for the transportation bill. I recognize, from time to time, that death? Madam Chair, we are all familiar needs to be done, but I think it sends The answer from the atheist chaplain with reports coming out of Iraq about the wrong message at the worst pos- is: There is nothing for you after death. the horrific sectarian violence taking That is really a very disturbing sible time. I don’t believe that such an place there. Once again, I want to ap- amendment has any purpose on our thought, and I yield back the balance plaud President Obama for reiterating of my time. bill, and I urge strong rejection of the again today that there is no military amendment. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I solution to the sectarian war there and I reserve the balance of my time. stand for a tolerant Nation, and I stand also for his clear position that the Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, in opposition to the gentleman’s United States is not going to be return- I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman amendment, and I yield back the bal- ing to combat in Iraq. from Indiana (Mr. VISCLOSKY ance of my time. This amendment does not limit the ), the The Acting CHAIR. The question is President’s authority under the Con- ranking member. on the amendment offered by the gen- stitution or War Powers Act to act if Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the tleman from Louisiana (Mr. FLEMING). there is a direct or imminent threat to gentlewoman for yielding. The amendment was agreed to. our national security. The fact is the gentlewoman has AMENDMENT NO. 33 OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF As the President cited in his recent mentioned this authorization is very CALIFORNIA letter to Congress, doing so would be dated. The world has changed. It needs Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, consistent with his responsibilities to to be reconsidered. I have an amendment at the desk. protect United States citizens both I deeply appreciate her efforts not The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will home and abroad. This amendment just today on the floor, but in com- designate the amendment. does not take away that authority. mittee and over the years to essen- The text of the amendment is as fol- Further, this amendment fully allows tially force the issue and to ask this in- lows: for the protection of the United States stitution to reconsider what the au- At the end of the bill (before the short Embassy and its personnel and would thorities should be going forward. title), insert the following: I certainly support her effort. SEC. l. None of the funds made available not impede any of those efforts by the by this Act may be obligated or expended United States military. Ms. LEE of California. I want to pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Given that there is no funding in this thank the ranking member for his com- Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of bill for the 2002 AUMF, supporting this ments and for reasserting and reas- 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). amendment is just plain common suring Members that our constitu- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to sense. The American people deserve tional role is extremely important in House Resolution 628, the gentlewoman this vote. It is long overdue. We should matters of war and peace. from California and a Member opposed vote primarily also to ensure that our I yield 1 minute to the gentleman each will control 5 minutes. constitutional role is reasserted in from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT). The Chair recognizes the gentle- war-making. Mr. DOGGETT. This Congress has a woman from California. I reserve the balance of my time. constitutional obligation to approve Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam military action before any President this amendment would simply prohibit Chair, I claim the time in opposition. decides to shoot first and ask questions funding for any operations or activities The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman later. A 12-year-old resolution, enacted pursuant to the 2002 Authorization for from New Jersey is recognized for 5 in the aftermath of 9/11, should not pro- Use of Military Force in Iraq. minutes. vide a basis for endless war.

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We have been by this Act may be used to enforce section and it is a perfect way to begin to wean there, and we have done that, and 526 of the Energy Independence and Security ourselves from some of these foreign America is still paying a terrible, ter- Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 42 U.S.C. sources. 17142). rible price for their past failures, Some argue that section 526 harms though they refuse to acknowledge The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to our military readiness. This is simply them. House Resolution 628, the gentleman not the case. In July, the Department Protecting our Embassy in Baghdad from Texas and a Member opposed each of Defense stated very clearly that the is one thing—a true emergency—but if will control 5 minutes. provision has not hindered the Depart- any President wants to launch offen- The Chair recognizes the gentleman ment from purchasing the fuel we need sive military action, they need to come from Texas. today, worldwide, to support military and make a specific case to this Con- Mr. FLORES. Madam Chair, I rise to missions, but it also sets an important gress for authorization, just as Presi- offer an amendment which addresses baseline in developing the fuels we will dent Obama said he would do last year another misguided and restrictive Fed- need in the future. on Syria, not some convoluted inter- eral regulation. The Department, itself, supports sec- pretation of a resolution from a dif- Section 526 of the Energy Independ- tion 526, recognizing that tomorrow’s ferent time and circumstance. ence and Security Act of 2007 prohibits soldiers, sailors, air personnel, and ma- If there is a case for war, have the Federal agencies from entering into rines are going to need a greater courage to come here and make it, but contracts for the procurement of fuels, range—more options—of energy don’t rely on an open-ended authoriza- unless their life-cycle greenhouse gas sources. In fact, the Department of De- tion of military force from long ago. emissions are less than or equal to fense says that repealing this section Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, emissions from an equivalent conven- could complicate the Department’s ef- I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman tional fuel produced from conventional forts to provide better energy options from New Jersey (Mr. HOLT). petroleum sources. to our warfighters and take advantage Mr. HOLT. Madam Chair, I thank my My amendment is simple. It would of the promising developments in friend from California for this amend- stop the government from enforcing homegrown biofuels. ment, but also for her longstanding the ban on agencies funded by the De- I do believe that the amendment work on this issue and related issues. partment of Defense Appropriations would damage the developing biofuels When we hear about this impossible bill from being forced to comply with sector at the worst possible time for situation which we find ourselves in section 526. our economy. We need to create jobs, today in Iraq, with the country clam- The initial purpose of section 526 was not to eliminate them. It could also oring for us to do something, we should to stifle the Defense Department’s send a negative signal to America’s ad- be reminded of how we got there. It is plans to buy and develop coal-based or vanced biofuels industry and result in not because of something that has ex- coal-to-liquids jet fuel. We must ensure adverse impacts in rural development pired. It is because of something that that our military has adequate fuel re- areas and in exports of the world’s still exists. sources and that it can rely upon the leading technology. Section 526 doesn’t The gentlelady is absolutely right domestic and more stable sources of prevent the sale of dirty fuels, nor does that we should repeal that, repudiate fuel. it prevent Federal agencies from buy- that, and get ourselves on a new track, One of the unintended consequences ing these fuels if they need to. Instead, which requires deliberate attention by of section 526 is that it essentially it simply prevents the Federal Govern- the Congress, if we are ever going to forces the American military to ac- ment from propping up the makers of use military force, and not a blank quire fuel refined from unstable Middle different types of carbon fuels with check to the administration. Eastern crude resources. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam long-term contracts. Developing and I offered this amendment to 13 prior Chair, stay tuned as our Commander in bringing advanced, low-carbon biofuels appropriations bills in fiscal years 2012, Chief and our allies contemplate future to scale is a critical step in reducing 2013, and 2014; and each time, these action in Iraq. As things get worse, the Nation’s dependency on oil. amendments passed with bipartisan things go south, a lot of innocent peo- As someone who is possessed with the support. ple are killed. largest inland oil refinery in the My friend, the gentleman from Texas I am respectful of the gentlewoman’s United States of America in the First (Mr. CONAWAY), also added similar lan- passion and her continuing battle to Congressional District, we are going to guage to the latest defense authoriza- get this matter straightened out, but sell a lot of oil, but we ought to look at tion bill, to exempt the Defense De- the President is still going to request having a broad matrix, and the Depart- partment from this burdensome regula- for Congress to look at things. I think ment of Defense is a place to start, so tion. we should stay tuned. I am opposed to the gentleman’s I yield back the balance of my time. I reserve the balance of my time. amendment. I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, b 1900 I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. FLORES. Madam Chair, the op- The Acting CHAIR. The question is Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chairman, position does not understand my on the amendment offered by the gen- I rise in opposition to the gentleman’s amendment. tlewoman from California (Ms. LEE). amendment. This amendment does not do any- The question was taken; and the Act- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman thing with respect to restricting the ing Chair announced that the noes ap- from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- ability of the Department of Defense to peared to have it. utes. buy any green fuel, biofuel, experi- Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chairman, mental fuel, or any other kind of fuel. I demand a recorded vote. the gentleman talks about the burden. What it does do in the situation of The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to The gentleman talks about the require- the refinery in the gentleman’s dis- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- ment. I would talk about our require- trict, if it turns out to start using Ca- ceedings on the amendment offered by ment to ease the burden on the Amer- nadian oil sands crude as one of their the gentlewoman from California will ican people as far as our continued de- feedstocks, is to prevent that refinery be postponed. pendency on fossil fuel, on overseas op- from not being able to sell its fuel to AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLORES tions as far as how we secure our car- the military. The gentleman’s argu- Mr. FLORES. Madam Chair, I have bon, and as I have said a number of ment is exactly backwards. This allows an amendment at the desk. times during the debate during the last the military to buy the fuel from what- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- 2 days, we should never foreclose op- ever source whether it is biofuels, port the amendment. tions for our military. There is a pur- green fuels, conventional sources, some

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In reclaiming my claimed the amendment would prevent fuel comes from. time, I thank both of the floor leaders the military from using science. That I yield back the balance of my time. for their support. is not true. This amendment merely Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chairman, Madam Chair, I want to make clear prevents the Pentagon from spending I yield back the balance of my time. that this amendment will simply en- money—precious money—to implement The Acting CHAIR. The question is sure that no funds may be made avail- policies based on the Obama adminis- on the amendment offered by the gen- able under this bill for the transfer of tration’s climate assessment and on tleman from Texas (Mr. FLORES). these devastating and highly mobile the United Nations’ reports. These are The amendment was agreed to. weapons to any party in the Syrian widely acknowledged as political docu- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CONYERS civil war. So, regardless of one’s opin- ments, adopted by people with an agen- Mr. CONYERS. Madam Chair, I have ion about U.S. intervention in foreign da. We should not be spending money an amendment at the desk. conflicts, this prudent and responsible pursuing ideological experiments when The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- amendment deserves our support. we face military challenges around the port the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. world. This amendment will ensure we The Clerk read as follows: The Acting CHAIR. The question is maximize our military might without At the end of the bill (before the short on the amendment offered by the gen- diverting funds for a politically moti- title), insert the following: tleman from Michigan (Mr. CONYERS). vated agenda, so I urge my colleagues SEC. l. None of the funds made available The amendment was agreed to. to support this amendment. by this Act may be obligated or expended to AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MCKINLEY I reserve the balance of my time. transfer man-portable air defense systems Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chairman, Mr. MCKINLEY. Madam Chairman, I (MANPADS) to any entity in Syria. I rise in opposition to the gentleman’s The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- amendment. House Resolution 628, the gentleman The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Michigan and a Member opposed port the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- each will control 5 minutes. utes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman At the end of the bill (before the short tile) Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chairman, insert the following: from Michigan. I appreciate the gentleman’s comment Mr. CONYERS. Madam Chair, if SEC. ll. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to design, imple- that we should look around the world there is one simple lesson that we can ment, administer, or carry out the U.S. and see what is happening. take away from our involvement in Global Climate Research Program National I look in the Pacific, and I am struck conflicts overseas, it is this: beware of Climate Assessment, the Intergovernmental because of the gentleman’s concern unintended consequences. Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment about the Department of Defense and As was made vividly clear with the Report, the United Nations’ Agenda 21 sus- the commander for the United States U.S. involvement in Afghanistan dur- tainable development plan, or the May 2013 Pacific Command’s pivoting to Asia. ing the Soviet invasion decades ago, Technical Update of the Social Cost of Car- Admiral Samuel Locklear states that overzealous military assistance or the bon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under the single greatest threat to long-term Executive Order 12866. hyperweaponization of a conflict can peace in the Pacific basin is climate have destabilizing consequences and, The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to change. These threats increase with ultimately, undercut our own national House Resolution 628, the gentleman the demand for energy as temperatures interests. from West Virginia and a Member op- rise but also as natural disasters hap- It is for this reason that I offer this posed each will control 5 minutes. pen with greater frequency, causing in- bipartisan amendment with my col- The Chair recognizes the gentleman creased operational demands on mili- league, the gentleman from Florida from West Virginia. tary forces serving in stability and sup- (Mr. YOHO), and others to prevent funds Mr. MCKINLEY. Madam Chairman, port roles. in this bill from being used to transfer this amendment is identical to the one With these disturbing trends docu- man-portable air defense systems, that the House adopted last month to mented in the most recent assess- known as ‘‘MANPADS,’’ to parties in the National Defense Authorization ments, it would be irresponsible, I be- the Syrian civil war. MANPADS, also Act. The amendment would prohibit lieve, to prevent the continued assess- known as ‘‘shoulder-fired antiaircraft the Department of Defense from spend- ment of this real and changing threat. missiles,’’ can be fired at an aircraft by ing money on climate change policies I would note that no funds shall be individuals on the ground, and they forced upon them by the Obama admin- used for the research program. What can be easily hidden or transported in istration. has ever happened in this country the trunk of a car. We shouldn’t be diverting financial where we can’t do research? What we According to the Los Angeles Times: resources away from the primary mis- do today is: let’s not see anything; let’s U.S. and Israeli officials have feared that sions of our military at a time when we not hear anything; let’s not learn any- they could be used by terrorists to bring face many threats. Just look at what is thing; let’s not research anything. If down commercial airliners. happening around the globe: Iraq is my parents took that attitude of ‘‘let’s Leaders of the Syrian opposition splintering; Syria is still engulfed in a do nothing,’’ we would still be waiting movements have told The Wall Street civil war; Russia continues its threat for the interstate system to be built. Journal and other news outlets that against Ukraine and Crimea; North It is time we do something. This at- they are actively seeking the transfer Korea continues its saber rattling; Iran tack on research and inquisitiveness of MANPADS from the U.S. and our al- refuses to stop its pursuit of nuclear and on the seeking of knowledge, lies and that U.S. officials continue to weapons; the Taliban threatens sta- whether we agree on all of the facts or consider these requests. I urge the sup- bility in Afghanistan; Hamas has now not, is very disturbing to me, and I am port of the amendment. captured teenagers and is holding one opposed to the gentleman’s amend- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gen- of them, an American teenager, in ment. tleman yield? Israel; and ISIS, Boko Haram, al I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. CONYERS. I yield to the gen- Qaeda, and other terrorist groups are Mr. MCKINLEY. Madam Chairman, tleman from New Jersey. promoting instability and threatening with all due respect to the minority Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. We accept liberty and freedom all around the leader, in this amendment, we are not your amendment. world. stopping research, and we are not deny- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Will the gentleman Madam Chairman, we live in a dan- ing that there is climate change occur- yield? gerous world, yet our military is being ring. We are merely saying that we

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There is rity recently announced by the admin- ample reason to continue the work port the amendment. istration or any evacuation operations, The Clerk read as follows: that we are doing, but we don’t need to I remain resolute that we should not be using these documents that are At the end of the bill (before the short resume combat operations in Iraq. title), insert the following: widely acknowledged as politically- Congress and the administration driven documents. SEC. l. None of the funds made available need to seriously consider the lack of in this Act may be used to provide weapons We want to continue the research, objectives or an endgame the U.S. in Syria. but not using these documents, these would achieve through further military The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to very specific documents. involvement in Iraq. We know the re- Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- House Resolution 628, the gentleman sults when we don’t know what the end from Nebraska and a Member opposed ance of my time. game is and we don’t fully consider the Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I each will control 5 minutes. consequences of military action, and The Chair recognizes the gentleman would simply say that these documents this miscalculation is not worth re- are research-oriented and technical up- from Nebraska. peating to involve our Nation in a situ- Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Chair, I dates, and we ought to pursue knowl- ation that is the result of a long- edge. I am opposed to the gentleman’s believe this amendment is absolutely standing sectarian conflict. consistent with the underlying por- amendment. After over a decade of U.S. military tions of the bill that reaffirm that the Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- action in the Middle East that has policy of the United States should be ance of my time. taken lives and come at far too high a that we will not enter into armed con- The Acting CHAIR. The question is cost of our Nation’s resources, we must flict in Syria. on the amendment offered by the gen- let the Iraqi people decide their own fu- Madam Chair, along the Syrian- tleman from West Virginia (Mr. MCKIN- ture. Turkish border there is a family—a LEY). The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are mother, a father, and six children. One The amendment was agreed to. estimated to have cost between $4 tril- of the children is named Elias. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. HANABUSA lion to $6 trillion, taking into account Elias, one day, in his home town in Ms. HANABUSA. Madam Chairman, I the medical care of wounded veterans Syria, was walking to school. He had have an amendment at the desk. and expensive repairs to the force de- his hand on the schoolroom door. Then The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- pleted. This monetary figure cannot all of a sudden he felt another hand port the amendment. come even close to measuring the come across his face and everything The Clerk read as follows: human lives that were taken as a re- went dark as he was blindfolded and At the end of the bill (before the short sult of our involvement in the Middle kidnapped by a Syrian rebel group in title), insert the following: East. the name of liberating the Syrian peo- SEC. l. None of the funds made available Madam Chairman, we simply cannot by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq afford the options under consideration. ple. in contravention of the War Powers Resolu- U.S. forces should be on a new strategy Fortunately, the family was able to tion (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the for regional engagement, rather than get Elias back, but they had to flee to introduction of United States armed forces a refugee camp from their hometown in into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in considering options that we get in- volved as we have in the past. This Syria. Perhaps they are the lucky ones, Iraq where imminent involvement in hos- because 160,000 other Syrians are dead. tilities is clearly indicated by the cir- amendment would do that. cumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, I ask my colleagues to vote for this Let’s make no mistake: the current or waters while equipped for combat, in con- amendment and ensure that the Presi- President, the ruler of Syria, Assad, is travention of the congressional consultation dent abides by the law and does not put responsible for many of these deaths. and reporting requirements of sections 3 and American lives at risk by involving Assad is a brutal tyrant. But many in- 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). U.S. troops in combat operations in nocent Syrians, like Elias and his fam- Ms. HANABUSA (during the reading). Iraq. ily, fear the rebel armies even more Madam Chairman, I ask unanimous Mr. VISCLOSKY. Will the gentle- than Assad. consent to waive the reading. woman yield? The rebel movement is a battle- The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection Ms. HANABUSA. I yield to the gen- ground of shifting alliances and bloody to the request of the gentlewoman tleman from Indiana. conflicts between groups that now in- from Hawaii? Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the clude multinational terrorist organiza- There was no objection. gentlewoman for offering the amend- tions. Some of the most violent and the The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ment. I certainly would rise in support successful rebel militias are linked to House Resolution 628, the gentlewoman of it and certainly think it is accept- al Qaeda. from Hawaii and a Member opposed able to the committee. Now, sending our weapons into this each will control 5 minutes. I would point out to my colleagues chaotic war zone could inadvertently The Chair recognizes the gentle- though that, if you would, your view help these extremists, jihadists who woman from Hawaii. has been anticipated. I would draw my would be all too eager to seize Amer- Ms. HANABUSA. Madam Chairman, colleagues’ attention to section 8113 of ican weaponry. And it has already hap- the Hanabusa-Garamendi amendment the underlying legislation, as well as pened. is simple. It would ensure that Presi- section 9013. The horror show now unfolding in dent Obama does not circumvent the So I do not want anyone to think Iraq suggests that we have already, un- War Powers Resolution by unilaterally that the committee itself, including intentionally, aided sociopathic zeal- committing U.S. forces to operations the chairman, was inattentive to the ots. The murderous leaders of the so- in Iraq. points you raise. called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria I have opposed our involvement in Ms. HANABUSA. Madam Chairman, I have seized American Humvees and Iraq since 2002 and continue to oppose thank the chair and the ranking mem- weaponry from the disintegrating Iraqi it today. ber of the subcommittee for accepting army. On Monday, President Obama in- my amendment. Madam Chair, a CIA analyst on acid voked the War Powers Resolution to I yield back the balance of my time. could not have imagined this night- send an additional 275 troops into Iraq The Acting CHAIR. The question is mare scenario a week ago. Our best for- to increase security at the U.S. Em- on the amendment offered by the gen- eign policy analyst could not have seen bassy in Baghdad. Today, we heard pos- tlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. the ferocity and speed of the collapse sibly an additional 300 personnel. HANABUSA). of large portions of Iraq.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.067 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5530 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 What we are witnessing is the devel- good options. I can’t argue that point tentially could make this situation opment of a multinational quasi-emir- either. worse. ate, ruled with a ruthless interpreta- He also stated that there are signifi- As the gentleman from New York, tion of Shari’a law. The ISIS marches cant risks if weapons are, if you would, Congressman GIBSON, pointed out, it is under the black flag of death. provided, and I could not deny that. the responsibility of Congress to poten- Madam Chair, the naive notion that But at some point in time, given the tially revisit this issue if we need to re- we can deliver weapons to vetted, mod- problems we have in that area of the assess the situation, and it becomes erate opposition groups at war with world and the people who have been much clearer and necessitates U.S. ac- other rebel militias gives no guarantee displaced and who are in those refugee tion; but now, to me and my con- that our weaponry won’t be seized or camps, I think we ought to keep what science, it is important to say no. diverted, making an already terrible few unpleasant options we have open, Last year, we had a very strong bi- civil war even worse. to assume a reasonable risk if, at some partisan vote that demanded that the The ad-hoc arming of Syrian rebels, future point in time during the next United States would not enter into a absent a broader multinational strat- year to year and a half, we can work to military conflict in Syria. The Amer- egy in the region, is a recipe for dis- improve the situation. ican people spoke loudly and clearly, aster, for further disaster. So with all due respect and under- and I think this is simply an extension Look, I understand this is a com- standing of the gentleman’s concerns, I of that understanding. plicated situation. It is a hard situa- rise in opposition to the amendment. I understand the differences of opin- tion, and there are no good options Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gen- ion here in judgment, and I very much here. But we cannot afford to do some- tleman yield? appreciate the time and respect accord- thing that may make the situation Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield to the gen- ingly. worse. tleman from New Jersey. Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield back the In my judgment, the potential bene- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam balance of my time. fits from this policy do not outweigh Chairman, let me say I rise in opposi- Mr. ENGEL. Madam Chair, I rise in opposi- this very significant risk. Just talk to tion to the gentleman’s amendment. tion to the Fortenberry amendment to H.R. the people in the refugee camps. Talk But we appreciate the passion in which 4870, although I understand my friend’s inten- to Muslim families, Christian families they make their case and certainly, tions. Our country is wary of intervention half- who have had to flee their home. Talk Mr. FORTENBERRY, in the committee, way across the world. to them. I think we should all remem- did a very fine job recognizing congres- I understand the impetus to avoid engage- ber Elias and what his family has had sional concerns regarding potential ment in these very urgent challenges around to go through. U.S. involvement in Syria. the world. Syria’s horrendous civil war has seen over Madam Chair, at this time I yield as Our bill, as you are aware, contains a 140,000 deaths, 4 million refugees, the use of much time as he would like to consume provision, section 9013, which prohibits chemical weapons, mass starvation, the oblit- to the Congressman from New York, the introduction of U.S. military forces eration of entire cities, and growing instability Representative CHRIS GIBSON, Army into hostilities in Syria, except in ac- Iraq war veteran, Purple Heart, pro- throughout the region. cordance with the War Powers Act. Syria’s odious dictator, Bashar Assad, re- fessor at West Point. The situation in Syria is as dire as mains in power and continues to slaughter Mr. GIBSON. I thank my friend and you have described it. We have about 4 and starve his people. Innocent civilians have colleague. million refugees outside the country, been denied food and medicine, their towns Madam Chair, if another country doing incredible things, destabilizing and villages have been razed, and their gave arms to a rebel group or another one of our best allies, Jordan, in a huge friends and families driven into refugee camps. country for the express purpose of at- way. The war crimes and crimes against human- tacking our country, we would view The ranking member and I had an op- ity committed by the Assad regime are a hor- that act as an act of war. But for some portunity to visit one of those refugee rific stain on the 21st century, and they de- reason, we don’t hold ourselves to that camps. We need to be mindful of the mand a much more serious international re- same standard. actions we take here and, perhaps, sponse. If it is the intent of the administra- what we might be doing to limit the To many, the carnage in Syria has seemed tion to give arms to any group then, President’s assistance and our U.S. like a distant problem. under our Constitution, the adminis- support for one of our greatest allies, But we can no longer take comfort that our tration must first come here and de- two of our greatest allies in the Middle nation is thousands of miles from the Levant. bate it on the floor and get authoriza- East, both Israel and Jordan. This conflict, which has often seemed like it tion from the people’s representatives. So I think we ought to move with couldn’t get any worse, is evolving in an even So, Madam Chair, I oppose us getting caution. We understand your under- more ominous direction. involved in the Syrian civil war. I be- lying sentiment. In some ways we Of course, we’re seeing how the extremist lieve that there is more that we can do agree with it. terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and diplomatically to isolate the Assad re- We don’t think we ought to tie the the Levant (ISIL) has used Syria and Iraq as gime, but I don’t think giving arms to administration’s and the Commander its breeding ground. Our headlines show the any rebel group is in our best interest. in Chief’s hands in the way that you group is carrying out a bloody offensive in But most certainly, if that is ever to have suggested. places all too familiar to U.S. marines. occur, there first has to be an author- I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am most concerned that in recent months, ization. So I urge my colleague to sup- Mr. FORTENBERRY. Will the gen- ISIL and its likeminded extremist groups have port this amendment. tleman yield? begun to turn their attention to the west. It ap- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman’s Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield what re- pears that they are using the Levant and Iraq. time has expired. maining time I have to the gentleman. But choosing between ISIL on one hand Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I and Assad on the other is a false choice. b 1930 rise in opposition to the amendment. Assad has. .let these extremist groups fester The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Mr. FORTENBERRY. I thank both in Syria. His plan is to show how reasonable recognized for 5 minutes. the chairman and the ranking member he looks compared to an emerging terrorist Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I ap- for this respectful dialogue. threat. preciate the heartfelt arguments and These are tough judgment calls. I un- This false choice leaves out the moderate the concern of the gentleman who derstand that. In my judgment, the Syrian opposition that doesn’t subscribe to serves on the committee. We had a dis- risks do not outweigh the potential re- Assad’s brutality or Al-Qaeda’s extremism. cussion of this amendment in com- wards here. With the emergence of this dual threat in mittee, and it did fail on a voice vote. Until we have a strong, significant Syria, it is clear that we need a new strategy I would agree with the gentleman multinational strategy to contain this to end Assad’s carnage and prevent Al Qaeda when he said that the situation in contagion, I believe an ad hoc policy— and like-minded groups from establishing safe Syria and that part of the world is very which it appears to me we now have— havens in Syria that could be used to plot at- complicated, and that there are no by sending weapons into this area, po- tacks against the U.S. and our allies.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.072 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5531 Yet, the Fortenberry amendment constrains Times recently reported that police de- I now would be happy yield to the that strategy. I believe we must aggressively partments have received thousands of gentleman from Florida (Mr. NUGENT), ramp up our efforts to support the moderate pieces of camouflage and night-vision who is a former sheriff, for some com- opposition in Syria. equipment and hundreds of silencers, ments. It is not too late. armored cars, and aircraft directly Mr. NUGENT. I thank the chairman It is not too late to help the moderate oppo- from the Department of Defense. These for yielding. sition. It is not too late to transition to a Syria are military weapons. Madam Chair, as a past sheriff, we without Assad. It is not too late to protect our- I think this is appalling. That is why utilized that equipment in a respon- selves and our regional allies from the threat my amendment would prohibit the De- sible way. All of the helicopters we had that ISIL poses. It is not too late to help Syr- partment of Defense from gifting ex- in our fleet were all surplus helicopters ians build the future they deserve. cess equipment, such as aircraft—in- that flew as far back as Vietnam. Some Ultimately, I don’t believe that the future of cluding drones—armored vehicles, gre- of the weapons that we had came from Syria will be resolved on the battlefield. nade launchers, silencers, and bombs to the military. We didn’t receive any But until the day comes when Syrians rep- local police departments. Those weap- bombs. resenting all segments of society are ready to ons have no place in our streets, re- At the end of the day, you can always negotiate peace, we must be prepared to do gardless of who may be deploying find misuses of any equipment that is what’s necessary to counter the dangers and them. given or utilized by law enforcement. It tragedy in Syria. As The New York Times article ‘‘War is the responsibility of those commu- The lives of millions of innocent people and, Gear Flows to Police Departments’’ ex- nities to keep that law enforcement indeed, our own national security compel us to plains: agency in check. act—and act quickly. Police SWAT teams are now deployed tens To just outright ban the usage of I urge my colleagues to oppose the Forten- of thousands of times each year, increasingly that equipment would devastate local berry amendment. for routine jobs. Masked, heavily armed po- law enforcement agencies across the The Acting CHAIR. The question is lice officers in Louisiana raided a nightclub Nation, not just in Florida, but every- in 2006 as part of a liquor inspection. In Flor- where. on the amendment offered by the gen- ida in 2010, officers in SWAT gear and with tleman from Nebraska (Mr. FORTEN- guns drawn carried out raids on barbershops With that, I do appreciate the com- BERRY). that mostly led only to charges of ‘‘bar- ments of the gentleman from New Jer- The question was taken; and the Act- bering without a license.’’ sey. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- One South Carolina sheriff’s depart- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I thank the peared to have it. ment now takes a new tank that it re- gentleman from Florida for his com- Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Chair, I ceived from the Department of Defense ments and reserve the balance of my demand a recorded vote. with a mounted .50-caliber gun to time. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to schools and community events. The de- Mr. GRAYSON. Madam Chair, what I clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- partment’s spokesman calls that tank am saying is not so much a question of ceedings on the amendment offered by a ‘‘conversation starter.’’ whether the equipment is being occa- the gentleman from Nebraska will be I don’t think this is the way I want sionally misused. The question really postponed. my America to be. I think we should has become whether it is ever properly AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GRAYSON help our police act like public servants, used. Mr. GRAYSON. I have an amendment not like warriors at war. Can any of the gentlemen here to- at the desk, Madam Chair. I think we should facilitate a view of night or anyone else identify a single The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- America where the streets are safe and act of terrorism that was thwarted by port the amendment. they don’t resemble a war zone, no handing police officers helicopters that The Clerk read as follows: matter who is deploying that equip- are militarized, bombs, and all sorts of gear that you would only expect to see At the end of the bill (before the short ment. We don’t want America to look title), insert the following: like an occupied territory. on the battlefield? SEC.l. None of the funds made available I hope for the support of my col- In fact, I would venture to say that by this Act may be used to transfer aircraft leagues, and I reserve the balance of the only examples we can come up with (including unmanned aerial vehicles), ar- my time. for the actual use of these objects is mored vehicles, grenade launchers, silencers, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam the misuse of these objects, the exam- toxicological agents (including chemical Chair, I rise in opposition to the ples that I gave that were pointed out agents, biological agents, and associated amendment. in national media. equipment), launch vehicles, guided missiles, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman These weapons are not being used to ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, defeat terrorism on our streets. Where mines, or nuclear weapons (as identified for from New Jersey is recognized for 5 demilitarization purposes outlined in De- minutes. is the terrorism on our streets? In- partment of Defense Manual 4160.28) through Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. The Depart- stead, these weapons are being used to the Department of Defense Excess Personal ment of Defense Excess Property Pro- arrest barbers and to terrorize the gen- Property Program established pursuant to gram provides surplus military equip- eral population. In fact, one may ven- section 1033 of Public Law 104–201, the ‘Na- ment to State and local civilian law ture to say that the weapons are often tional Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal enforcement agencies for use in coun- used by a majority to terrorize a mi- Year 1997’. ternarcotics, counterterrorism oper- nority. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ations, and to enhance officer safety. Certainly, we know of many cases— House Resolution 628, the gentleman It has provided aircraft, including both recent and in the deep, dark from Florida and a Member opposed helicopters and small planes; four- past—where police have used their each will control 5 minutes. wheel drive vehicles, such as pickup weapons improperly for the sake of The Chair recognizes the gentleman trucks and ambulances that can be brutality. Now, it used to be that they from Florida. used for mobile command vehicles with could only use billy clubs or guns. Mr. GRAYSON. Madam Chair, you search warrant; entry teams; it has Now, they can use helicopters and may recall, yesterday, I gave an impas- provided vests and helmets to protect bombs. Before long, I suppose, given sioned plea in favor of a different officers, as well as other equipment. the logic propounded by my colleagues, version of this amendment, which was Coming from a State and a region they will be able to deploy nuclear ruled out of order. I am hoping for a which suffered many deaths on Sep- weapons. That is not an America that I better result tonight; but in any event, tember 11, 2001, we welcome this equip- want to live in. there is only so much passion in the ment. It is not misused, and the law I respectfully submit that this world, so I will keep my remarks short. enforcement agencies in the Northeast amendment deserves support. We are I rise today to address a growing and throughout the country that ben- not cutting off the use of any equip- problem throughout our country, efit from this equipment have used it ment that is already in the field. On which is the militarization of local law to make sure that all of our citizens the contrary, that is gone. That is out enforcement agencies. The New York are protected. the door.

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We are I reserve the balance of my time. by this Act may be used to plan for or carry lucky this time that sequestration is Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield such out a furlough of a dual status military tech- put off in 2015. But that doesn’t stop time as he may consume to the gen- nician (as defined in section 10216 of title 10, the Commander in Chief from changing United States Code). tleman from Florida (Mr. NUGENT). that and furloughing these employees, Mr. NUGENT. Madam Chair, I have The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to another reason to save money. heard a lot of things in my life as a House Resolution 628, the gentleman At the end of the day, it is about sheriff and in my 38 years in law en- from Florida and a Member opposed readiness. We should do nothing that forcement, but I will tell you this: first each will control 5 minutes. hurts readiness in our military, wheth- of all, the Federal Government does The Chair recognizes the gentleman er it is National Guard or Reservists, not give local law enforcement or any from Florida. but particularly, and I will tell you law enforcement agency bombs. Mr. NUGENT. Madam Chairman, the from my standpoint in the State of The helicopters that local law en- amendment treats the National Guard Florida that is hurricane prone, those forcement receive are all demilitarized. dual status military technicians as Black Hawks deliver rescue capability They are all stripped out of any capa- uniformed personnel in the event of that no other vehicle provides for. And bility of having weapons in them. furlough. we need to make sure those dual-serv- Those are used to save people’s lives. Dual status technicians are uni- ice technicians are treated with respect They are used to find guys that have formed full-time guardsmen, but a lot and kept on the payroll to do the job of murdered people or to find rapists. of their workweek falls into a legal keeping our military active with that This is absolutely ludicrous to think gray area between active duty and ci- Reserve component, the National that the equipment that is utilized by vilian. Essentially, they wear two hats. Guard, keep them ready to respond to law enforcement is utilized for any rea- They are trained to perform a par- emergencies here at home and abroad. son except for public safety interests, ticular job in the Armed Forces, and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gen- and it happens across this Nation every they drill in that role like all other tleman yield? day in a responsible way. guardsmen. However, these dual serv- Mr. NUGENT. I yield to the gen- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I thank the ice technicians are the ones that actu- tleman from New Jersey. gentleman for his comments. ally keep the equipment operational. Madam Chair, these are not weapons Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I thank the My son serves in the Florida Army of mass destruction. What a ridiculous gentleman from Florida for yielding. National Guard as a Black Hawk pilot. characterization, respectfully. These Thank you for bringing this impor- These dual service technicians are vehicles, these aircraft are used to pro- tant issue to our attention. It is impor- there all week long, to make sure that tect American citizens, and the law en- tant that we get this right, and you put the helicopters he flies are viable, are forcement community uses them wise- a very personal face on something safe, and can do a mission. ly, and they are overseen by respon- which needs correction to make sure When they were furloughed last time sible elected officials. we don’t go through this again. I appre- under this President, we lost the abil- I have registered my strong opposi- ciate your taking up this challenge and ity to respond to natural disasters tion to this amendment and yield back doing it so well. within the State of Florida. When we the balance of my time. Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Chairman, I appre- Mr. GRAYSON. I think my col- were in the hurricane season and the ciate it. And, Mr. Chairman, I appre- leagues must be attacking some other helicopters were not flyable because ciate your comments, and I appreciate amendment, not this amendment. This our dual service technicians had been the work that you have done on this. is not an amendment that restricts the furloughed and not treated like other With that, Madam Chair, I reserve distribution of guns or ammunition; full-time military personnel, we lost the balance of my time. rather, this is an amendment that re- the capability to respond to issues that Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chairman, stricts the distribution of armored ve- are State issues. I rise in opposition to the amendment. hicles, grenade launchers, silencers, More than that, this same unit that I The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman toxicological agents, chemical agents, am talking about—and it goes across from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- biological agents, launch vehicles, this Nation with regard to National utes. guided missiles, ballistic missiles, Guard units and dual service techni- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I rockets, torpedoes, bombs, mines, and cians—they have deployed to Afghani- seek the time because I agree with the nuclear weapons. stan, to Iraq; and when they deploy, assertion of the gentleman, and that is Unfortunately, Madam Chair, those they actually go with them because the service that is provided by the are all legally permitted to be distrib- they are in uniform. They are military. military technicians that he is looking uted to our local law enforcement Because of the gray area they fall in, to exempt, I agree with every word he under current law. That is what I am they can be furloughed by the Presi- said. I want to make it clear to my col- trying to prevent here. dent, like they did this last time, and leagues that these civilian employees, I yield back the balance of my time. the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. as a condition of their employment, are The Acting CHAIR. The question is PALAZZO) and I had come to this floor a member of the unit in which they on the amendment offered by the gen- to talk about that issue, and we had work. tleman from Florida (Mr. GRAYSON). this same amendment, which passed My problem is there are other people The question was taken; and the Act- unanimously, I believe, because it pro- who are employed by the Federal Gov- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- tects not only the States, but it also ernment who also do very important peared to have it. protects our national mission of self- work, and I would include everyone Mr. GRAYSON. Madam Chair, I de- defense here in the homeland and being who is in the Federal service. I have al- mand a recorded vote. able to project the force that we need. ways taken umbrage, regardless of who The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to was in charge of an administration, at clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- b 1945 making distinctions between essential ceedings on the amendment offered by So at the end of the day, these tech- or nonessential employees. If you do the gentleman from Florida will be nicians who during the day wear a uni- not have an essential job, I do not postponed. form of the United States—this time it know why you are working for anyone. AMENDMENT NO. 27 OFFERED BY MR. NUGENT would be the Army—in keeping the I find it abhorrent that we lock Fed- Mr. NUGENT. Madam Chair, I have equipment serviceable and oper- eral employees out. I find it abhorrent an amendment at the desk. ational—and in this instance were that we malign Federal employees who

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I served on eral Government does nothing for me, The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the Naval Academy Board for 5 years, and I am also sick of hearing that. My House Resolution 628, the gentlewoman and I know there is some issues in suggestion was, not wanting to shut from California and a Member opposed some people’s mind as to whether this the government down, well, then, no each will control 5 minutes. executive order either strengthens or Federal employee should go to work. The Chair recognizes the gentle- weakens the case for rape shield, but I And I happen to use O’Hare Inter- woman from California. was appalled by what happened there. national Airport a long time. Maybe Ms. SPEIER. Madam Chair, last Fri- So I am supportive of what you are people should sit there because FAA day, the President signed Executive doing. There may be some arguments employees do very important work to Order 13669, which amended the Manual people may have as to whether you are keep us safe when we are at 38,000 feet. for Courts-Martial. This order delivers strengthening or weakening it, but I think of all the civilian employees a significant blow to an already broken your desire is to strengthen and make who are doing very important medical military justice system that will fur- this unacceptable behavior go away. work at our hospitals treating those ther revictimize servicemembers brave Ms. SPEIER. That is correct. who are wounded and damaged in body enough to come forward and report Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I am sup- and mind because of their service. I that they have been sexually assaulted. portive of that and congratulate you think of Federal firefighters who have Specifically contained in this execu- on your efforts. lost their lives, who have been injured tive order is a provision that makes Ms. SPEIER. I thank the gentleman. fighting fires. I think of FBI civilian Military Rules of Evidence 412 admis- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I was on that employees who risk their lives every sible in article 32 preliminary pro- Academy Board of Visitors for a num- day. I think of those in the Border Pa- ceedings. This particular rule of evi- ber of years. The inability of the lead- trol who risk their lives every day. I dence outlines when previous sexual ership of that academy, and to think think of civilian employees at the history is admissible in court-martial that this midshipman had to go Coast Guard, and obviously I could go proceedings and is currently applied to through this 30 hours is outrageous, so on. make all sorts of demeaning and irrele- I commend you for what you have put So the one concern I have with the vant innuendos about a victim’s pre- forward here. Ms. SPEIER. I thank the gentleman. gentleman’s amendment is we should vious sexual history admissible in Well, Madam Chair, with that, I not be discerning and choosing. We courts-martial. Now, mind you, rape thank my colleagues for recognizing should either be all inclusive or exclu- shield laws have been passed by vir- the importance of this amendment, and sive. And the fact is we would be better tually every State in the Union, and spent doing our work, getting our I yield back the balance of my time. the question I have is why should serv- The Acting CHAIR. The question is budgets done, and never furloughing icemembers be considered second-class on the amendment offered by the gen- any Federal employee again, all of citizens in this country? tlewoman from California (Ms. SPEIER). whom are essential. Shockingly, this order doubles down The amendment was agreed to. I yield back the balance of my time. on this harmful rule and allows the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR Mr. NUGENT. I certainly do appre- sexual history to be admissible in pre- ciate the ranking member’s comments liminary hearings. What is even worse, Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I have an about other Federal employees, and I under the order, the convening author- amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- am the last one to malign Federal em- ity will be able to read and consider port the amendment. ployees, but this is specifically in re- evidence deemed inadmissible by the The Clerk read as follows: gard to—do you remember back when article 32 hearing. The military has At the end of the bill (before the short we passed the Pay Our Military Act? It clearly learned nothing from the was that act that allowed for the Presi- title) insert the following: Wilkerson case in Aviano, Italy. SEC. ll. None of the funds appropriated dent and the Department of Defense to You maybe remember that General or otherwise made available by this Act may make that determination that these Franklin, the convening authority, jus- be used to pay for storage for patrol boats folks were essential. They decided that tified overturning a court-martial jury procured under the Department of Navy they weren’t. And, in fact, we know that convicted Wilkerson of having Memorandum #105-E2P-196 dated October 12, they are because they are the ones, sexually assaulted a woman, and even 2010. like I said, that keep the equipment though he was convicted by five colo- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to operational, that allows our pilots and, nels, peers of his, the general was able House Resolution 628, the gentleman in particular, Black Hawk pilots the to look at inadmissible evidence that from Arizona and a Member opposed ability to fly to respond to missions at the judge had ruled out of order and each will control 5 minutes. home and abroad. consider that in overturning the deci- The Chair recognizes the gentleman So while I don’t disagree with a lot of sion. from Arizona. what the ranking member said, this is This amendment will prohibit funds Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I rise really about those that wear the uni- to implement the component of Execu- today to offer a commonsense, cost- form of this country and allowing them tive Order 13669 to prevent this harmful saving amendment to the Department to make sure that they are paid, A, and and wrongheaded provision to go into of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal make sure that they are on duty to effect. This order usurps and reverses year 2015. keep that equipment operational. the progress that, in fact, this Congress Specifically, my amendment pro- With that, I yield back the balance of has been making in reforming article hibits the Federal Government from my time. 32 proceedings, and I hope my col- wasting more money on storage for The Acting CHAIR. The question is leagues will support the amendment. eight patrol boats which have cost tax- on the amendment offered by the gen- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Will the gentle- payers $3 million, have never been tleman from Florida (Mr. NUGENT). woman yield? used, and have been sitting in storage The amendment was agreed to. Ms. SPEIER. I yield to the gen- for almost 4 years. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. SPEIER tleman from Indiana. Recent media reports and an inspec- Ms. SPEIER. I have an amendment Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate her tor general’s report brought this issue at the desk, Madam Chair. yielding. to my attention, and the wasteful The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- I appreciate her devotion to the issue spending involved is deplorable. port the amendment. and to the victims of these crimes and In 2010, the Federal Government The Clerk read as follows: rise in strong support of her position, spent more than $3 million on patrol

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The Washington Post has re- urge my colleagues on both sides of the oversight. ported that similar patrol boats can be aisle to support passage of my com- In fact, President Obama has stated purchased in the United States for ap- monsense amendment that will ensure that he looks forward to engaging Con- proximately $50,000 each. better use of taxpayer money. gress and the American people in ef- The Office of the Inspector General Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- forts to refine and ultimately repeal for Afghanistan Reconstruction, also ance of my time. the AUMF’s mandate, and he will not known as SIGAR, was so concerned The Acting CHAIR. The question is sign laws designed to expand this man- about this waste of taxpayer money on the amendment offered by the gen- date further. that it conducted an investigation and tleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). We need to take up the President’s recently released a report. The report The amendment was agreed to. suggestion. There was very little de- includes a letter dated April 24, 2014, AMENDMENT NO. 34 OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF bate on this resolution. I was here 12 from the inspector general to the com- CALIFORNIA years ago, and so year after year, I manding general of the Combined Se- Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, have introduced legislation to repeal curity Transition Command for Af- I have amendment No. 34 at the desk, this resolution. ghanistan. preprinted in the CONGRESSIONAL It is long past time for Congress to I would like to share a few excerpts RECORD. have a meaningful debate. I remember from letter: The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will that night. There were five or six designate the amendment. I am writing to request information on a $3 maybe on the floor, maybe a few more, million procurement of patrol boats for the The text of the amendment is as fol- and we had probably an hour’s debate Afghan National Police initiated by the lows: that evening. Combined Security Transition Command for At the end of the bill (before the short We need to have a real debate about Afghanistan in 2010. title), insert the following: our constitutional role in declaring My focus is on the operational require- SEC. l. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended war and our obligation to conduct rig- ments that initiated the procurement of the orous oversight, accountability, and to patrol boats for the Afghan National Police pursuant to the Authorization for Use of and the reasons for the cancelation 9 months Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. demand transparency and account- later. 1541 note) after December 31, 2014. ability for the American people for Additionally, I am also interested in the The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to their tax dollars. I ask Members to sup- requirement for the United States Govern- House Resolution 628, the gentlewoman port this amendment. ment to pay for the storage and related ex- from California and a Member opposed I reserve the balance of my time. penses for these boats for the last 3 years, each will control 5 minutes. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- boats that apparently have no planned use. The Chair recognizes the gentle- man, I claim the time in opposition. According to official at the Defense Secu- woman from California. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman rity Cooperation Agency, the patrol boats from New Jersey is recognized for 5 were manufactured and delivered to the Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, Navy in 2011 and have been in storage at the my bipartisan amendment is straight- minutes. Naval Weapons Station/Cheatham Annex, forward. It is cosponsored by Congress- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I oppose this Yorktown, Virginia, ever since. man BROUN of Georgia and Congress- amendment. This amendment, while The full report goes on to detail some man SANFORD of South Carolina. disguised as a funding limitation, is other troubling findings, which include It will prohibit any funding in this really an attempt to put in place a missing storage records, missing ex- bill pursuant to the 2001 Authorization major policy change that does not be- penditure authorizations and justifica- for Use of Military Force after Decem- long on our bill. It would essentially tions, and missing documents which ber 31, 2014. repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of should detail the reason for canceling This date is set as the official end of Military Force. the procurement order. combat operations in Afghanistan. Let me be clear about what this Furthermore, it gives the President amendment does. This amendment b 2000 and Congress sufficient time to deter- cripples our ability to conduct counter- The inspector general’s June 6, 2014, mine what, if any, authorization would terrorism operations against terrorists letter is even more harsh as it stated: be needed to replace the 2001 AUMF. who pose a threat to U.S. persons and I continue to have concerns because the The fact of the matter is the world interests. Combined Security Transition Command for has changed dramatically in the after- In my judgment, this amendment Afghanistan was unable to answer a signifi- math of the horrific tragedy of Sep- dangerously and erroneously assumes cant number of my questions regarding the tember 11. that the terrorist threat from al Qaeda patrol boats. The list of unanswered ques- On September 14, 2001, I could not and its affiliates ends once military op- tions is particularly troubling. vote for the resolution, an authoriza- erations end in Afghanistan. Further, the Combined Security Transition tion that I knew would provide a blank The terrorist threat today is no less Command for Afghanistan’s response indi- cates that its Security Assistance office led check to wage war any time, anywhere, real and, in many ways, is more a review board that determined that the for any purpose, and for any length. daunting than it was when Congress boats do not fill a valid requirement for Af- Thirteen years later, this authoriza- overwhelmingly gave to President ghanistan. tion is still on the books. Bush and to President Obama the au- To help the inspector general better under- According to the Congressional Re- thority to protect us against those who stand how these decisions were made and to search Service, there are over 30 known want to do us harm. help us prepare lessons learned reports in- instances of the executive branch in- While some would argue that core al tended to avert the waste of U.S. taxpayer voking authority to engage in hos- Qaeda has weakened, as events in funds in the future, please provide a detailed Yemen and most recently Iraq and accounting of all the elements of the Secu- tilities or deploy Armed Forces under rity Assistance office review boat’s pro- this AUMF. Syria have not shown, we know that al ceedings which led to that decision, includ- The report, which is on my Web site, Qaeda and other terrorist groups are on ing transcripts, testimony, and exhibits. lists 30 instances where the AUMF has the rise. This amendment would end By letter today, I have also requested the been invoked by President Bush and our ability to conduct any operations Department of the Navy to provide their President Obama, including to deploy against them at the end of this year— plans for disposition of the boats. troops in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Georgia, inconceivable. I wholeheartedly agree with the in- Yemen, justify detentions at Guanta- Core al Qaeda isn’t the only threat. spector general, and not another penny namo Bay, and conduct military com- Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, op- of Federal taxpayer money should be missions, among many other uses, for erating out of Yemen, is now consid- spent on these boats that cost $3 mil- which this resolution served as the ered to pose the greatest threat to U.S. lion to produce, were never utilized, legal justification for. citizens.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.082 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5535 This amendment would effectively I just want to read you this, as I lection on the U.S., yet not long after eliminate the President’s ability to ad- close, what this authorization said 13 this body passed the NDAA on a 325–98 dress the threat or other emerging years ago, which totally has abdicated vote, the administration opted to ig- threats of AQ-affiliated and like-mind- our constitutional responsibility and nore this body’s concerns, ignore the ed groups in north Africa, the Horn of authority as Members of Congress. We concerns of a bipartisan group of Sen- Africa, and elsewhere. are abdicating our constitutional au- ators on the Senate Select Committee If adopted, this would send terrorists thority by not going back to the draw- on Intelligence, and approve a Russian the message that they just need to ing board and debating any further ef- request to improve its sensor platform. wait out the military authority to con- forts as it relates to military force. The administration did this without duct counterterrorism operations, and The President is authorized to use all nec- regard to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine then they are free to launch their at- essary and appropriate force against those and illegal seizure of Crimea. The ad- tacks. nations, organizations, or persons he deems ministration did this without regard to The President himself, with all due planned, authorized, and aided the terrorist Russia’s violation of the INF treaty. respect, has reaffirmed the need for attacks that occurred on September 11. The administration did this without re- this continued authority and uses it, I That is 2001. Again, the Congres- gard to Russia’s compliance failings in can assure you, each and every day. It sional Research Service has cited 30 in- the New START Treaty. would be a mistake to tie the hands of stances. We know there are more. Once The administration did this without our Commander in Chief and our mili- again, we need to come back and have regard to the fact that Russia is cheat- tary by removing this authority that a debate. We need to talk about how ing on the Open Skies Treaty itself— protects U.S. citizens and our country far removed now we are from 2001. just look at the State Department Web from terrorist threats. If we think this needs to be brought site. The administration did this with- I strongly oppose this amendment up to date, bring it up to date, but we out regard to the concerns of the De- and urge others to do so as well. definitely need to stop the funding. partment of Defense and other govern- I reserve the balance of my time. I yield back the balance of my time. ment agencies. Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- How did Russia respond to this deci- I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman man, I yield back the balance of my sion by the administration to accede to from Minnesota (Mr. ELLISON). Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chairman, I thank time. Putin’s wishes? The New York Times the gentlelady from California. The Acting CHAIR. The question is this past weekend answered that ques- No, repealing the AUMF will not on the amendment offered by the gen- tion this way: leave America vulnerable to terrorists. tlewoman from California (Ms. LEE). Rebels also claim to have shot down a What it will do is put this U.S. Con- The question was taken; and the Act- Ukrainian AN–30 surveillance plane on June gress in a position to debate the legiti- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- 6, 2014. The June 6 episode was of particular peared to have it. concern because it involved the destruction mate—or not so legitimate, in some of one of the two planes that Ukraine used to cases—justification for further mili- Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. monitor the Open Skies Treaty. tary action. Mr. Chairman, when will we learn It will update the debate. It will put The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to that we can’t respond to Russian ag- us in a position to really drill down and clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- ceedings on the amendment offered by gression with concession? find out whether there is a national se- Putin responded, as he always does, curity interest, which would justify the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. by taking our concession and having military force in the situation moving his shock troops in Ukraine shoot down AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ROGERS OF forward. an airplane. Members of Congress, this thing is ALABAMA We cannot continue like this. We over a decade old, and it has gone far Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair- cannot continue to ignore Russia afield from its original purpose. man, I have an amendment at the desk. This AUMF has been used more than The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- cheating when it comes to our treaties. 30 times to take our country into con- port the amendment. We cannot continue to allow Russia to flict, countries literally hundreds and The Clerk read as follows: misuse arms control treaties like the maybe thousands of miles away from Open Skies Treaty. We cannot continue At the end of the bill (before the short to allow Russia to foment violence on where it was originally intended. title), insert the following: It is time for a new debate. It is time SEC. l. None of the funds made available NATO’s borders. for a new Authorization for Use of Mili- by this Act may be used to implement the b 2015 Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki tary Force, if we should have one. It is We cannot continue to ignore the nothing more than a scare tactic to say March 24, 1992, and entered into force Janu- ary 1, 2002. concerns of our military and other na- that this will leave our country vulner- tional security agencies just to make able. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 628, the gentleman Russia feel good. The President is the Commander in I urge support of my amendment to from Alabama and a Member opposed Chief and has authority to protect the send a message to Russia and safeguard each will control 5 minutes. interests of the United States, but this our national security. The Chair recognizes the gentleman AUMF has brought us in a direction With that, I would urge my col- from Alabama. that was not contemplated. leagues to accept the amendment and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair- As the representatives of the people yield back the balance of my time. man, I rise today to urge Members to of the United States—that is us—we The Acting CHAIR. The question is support my amendment and to support should have a say on the future of on the amendment offered by the gen- the underlying bill by my friend from where military conflicts might be con- tleman from Alabama (Mr. ROGERS of New Jersey. I regret I have to bring ducted. That means we repeal this Alabama). AUMF, and if there is a legitimate na- this amendment today. It deals with a The amendment was agreed to. tional security interest moving for- very arcane issue, the Treaty on Open AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MURPHY OF Skies. ward, we should debate it on the floor FLORIDA In the FY15 NDAA, H.R. 4435, we in- and, if necessary, pass it. It is time to Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Chair, I cluded a bipartisan provision to require repeal the AUMF. have an amendment at the desk. Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, certification of the national security The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- first of all, let me say I don’t know how implications for Russian Federation port the amendment. much time—how much more time the proposals to implement new sensors on The Clerk read as follows: opposition to this amendment wants to their Open Skies aircraft. At the end of the bill (before the short see this authorization on the books and These aircraft are allowed to fly over title), add the following new section: continue to fund it. There is no reason the United States to conduct surveil- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available that a 13-year authorization should lance flights. They are not supposed to by this Act may be used to maintain or im- continue to be funded. supplement Russian intelligence col- prove Department of Defense real property

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.085 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5536 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 with a zero percent utilization rate accord- Mr. Chair, when I came to Congress, most important reasons to switch back ing to the Department’s real property inven- I promised my constituents that I to the CWU model are safety and effi- tory database, except in the case of mainte- would scrutinize the Federal budget so ciency. But to sweeten the deal, when nance of an historic property as required by that their money was not wasted, pro- making the pitch to me, my constitu- the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) or maintenance to prevent moting smarter governing. This is a ents explained that moving back to the a negative environmental impact as required simple solution to do just that. CWU model would also save the De- by the National Environmental Policy Act of This amendment was passed by the partment millions of dollars a year in 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). House last year with bipartisan sup- procurement costs. Talk about hitting Mr. MURPHY of Florida (during the port, and I ask my colleagues to again two birds with one stone. reading). Mr. Chair, I ask unanimous support this measure that can save First and foremost, let’s touch on consent that the amendment be consid- American taxpayers tens of millions of CWU model’s proven track record of ered as read. dollars in this year alone. Let’s come safety and practicality. The CWU The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection together and show the American people model is still authorized for Army Spe- to the request of the gentleman from that we can work together to promote cial Operations aviators, all of the avi- Florida? better government and smarter spend- ators in other service branches of the Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Objection. ing. U.S. military, and most air forces and The Acting CHAIR. Objection is Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gen- navies around the world. Yes, these heard. tleman yield? points are a testament to the safety The Clerk will continue to read. Mr. MURPHY of Florida. I yield the and efficiency of the CWU model. The Clerk continued to read. balance of my time to the gentleman And these safety aspects are of para- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to from New Jersey. mount importance to our Army avi- House Resolution 628, the gentleman Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I am pleased ators, because the chances of a fire in from Florida and a Member opposed to accept your amendment. an aviation crash are very high. The each will control 5 minutes. I yield to Mr. VISCLOSKY, if you care CWU model flight suits have antistatic The Chair recognizes the gentleman to make any comments. fiber woven in them to prevent sparks, from Florida. Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the which, for obvious reasons, are not de- Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Chair, I gentleman yielding. sirable when operating an aircraft with rise today to offer an amendment to I certainly appreciate the fact that thousands of pounds of highly volatile the Department of Defense Appropria- the gentleman is looking to be very jet fuel on board. tions bill that would eliminate waste- cost effective in avoiding the expendi- The one-piece design of the CWU ful spending on unused and underuti- ture of unnecessary funds and strongly model is also extremely important as it lized facilities. support his position. I appreciate his does not, in the event of a fire, leave With the Federal Government being offering the amendment, and I appre- any opportunities for exposed skin. the largest holder of land in the coun- ciate the gentleman yielding. Being that the A2CU is a two-piece try, management of these properties Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I thank the model exactly like ground troop uni- must be economically responsible. Un- gentleman for yielding. forms, it cannot offer the same amount fortunately, our government continues Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Chair, I or types of protection. Moreover, the to misuse taxpayer dollars maintaining yield back the balance of my time. A2CU is also cut to a looser standard The Acting CHAIR. The question is vacant and underutilized properties. than the CWU–27/P, creating the poten- on the amendment offered by the gen- This mismanagement must be ad- tial for more items of clothing to snag tleman from Florida (Mr. MURPHY). dressed so that taxpayer money is no on controls in the cockpit. The amendment was agreed to. longer squandered on these unused fa- Speaking to the cost savings, the cilities. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR A2CU model costs an average of 56 per- That is why I am once again intro- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I have an cent more than the CWU model, and ducing this commonsense amendment, amendment, 148, at the desk. the A2CU has proven to wear out faster as I have with previous appropriations The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- than the CWU. Further, every time the bills, and will continue to do so until port the amendment. Army decides to change the camou- The Clerk read as follows: wastefulness, both in terms of cost and flage pattern of the duty uniform, they efficiency, is rooted out of our govern- At the end of the bill (before the short have to spend millions more pur- title), insert the following: ment. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available chasing the new flight uniform. The This proposal is an extension of the by this Act may be used to procure any CWU model, to my knowledge, is usu- bipartisan SAVE Act I had put forward Army Aircrew Combat Uniforms. ally only one color per uniform. that would cut $230 billion in govern- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to The nonpartisan Congressional Budg- ment spending by rooting out waste House Resolution 628, the gentleman et Office stated that this amendment and mismanagement such as this. from Arizona and a Member opposed does not score as it is written; but I am proud that my amendment is each will control 5 minutes. being that the intent is to move back endorsed by a broad coalition, includ- The Chair recognizes the gentleman to the CWU model, the effects of the ing the Project on Government Over- from Arizona. policy should actually net some cost sight and the National Taxpayers Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise savings. Conservative estimates show Union. I thank them for their support today to offer a commonsense, cost- that the Army could save around $5 of this commonsense measure to save saving amendment to the Department million a year in procurement costs if taxpayers money by making our gov- of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal it were to move back to the CWU ernment more efficient. year 2015. model. Further, it should not cost any- The Department of Defense, alone, It has been brought to my attention thing to reintroduce the CWU model has hundreds, possibly thousands, of from numerous sources within my dis- back into the supply system, as the buildings and structures that it has trict that in 2009 the Department of rest of service branches still use them. rated at zero percent utilization, yet Army fully phased out the CWU–27/P In other words, there is no need to the Federal Government continues to Army aviation flight uniform and reboot the supply chain. maintain these unused facilities at an moved to the Army Aircrew Combat Further, the Army could replace the incredible cost to taxpayers. As a CPA, Uniform, also known as the A2CU. A2CU’s with CWU’s as they are ex- this just doesn’t add up. It is unaccept- Constituents of mine, many of whom changed by soldiers without the up- able that taxpayers are on the hook for are Active Duty, retired, or friends and front cost of re-outfitting each soldier. maintaining these unused facilities. family of military personnel, have ex- The cost savings are tantalizing for Putting an end to this misuse of re- pressed a strong desire for the Army to someone like me who was sent to this sources could save tens of millions of go back to the CWU–27/P model uni- town to rein in spending. More impor- dollars a year, smart savings we should form. tantly, I listen to these Army aviators all support, regardless of party affili- There are multiple reasons to switch and flight operators. They tell me it is ation. back to the CWU model uniform. The safer, and being that they are the ones

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN7.031 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5537 doing the training and fighting, I will that 32 percent—that is 32 percent, from Virginia and a Member opposed take them at their word. fully a third—of the largest Depart- each will control 5 minutes. Given the safety and practicality ap- ment of Labor penalties for wage theft The Chair recognizes the gentleman plications, and given that the United were levied against Federal contrac- from Virginia. States is not exactly running a budget tors. Mr. FORBES. Mr. Chairman, if you surplus right now, saving a few million Now, I think that Democrats and Re- turn on your TV tonight, you will see here and there in the name of safety publicans can agree that, if you are a U.S. foreign policy in shambles almost and practicality is something we Federal contractor and you want to do across the globe. It shouldn’t surprise should all strive to achieve. business with the United States, you us because basically this administra- I urge my colleagues to support this should be fair to your workers. This tion has given our adversaries or po- commonsense amendment which cuts bill doesn’t go out and look and we are tential adversaries almost everything costs and improves safety. not asking anyone to make any judg- they wanted, even when it jeopardized With that, I yield back the balance of ments. We are talking about people our national defense. my time. who have been found to engage in wage Let me just walk you around the The Acting CHAIR. The question is theft already. globe. on the amendment offered by the gen- This amendment simply says that The number one concern the Rus- tleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). the funds made available in this act sians had was for us to pull our missile The amendment was agreed to. may be used to enter into contract defense systems out of Europe, and we did that, even though it left huge gaps AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ELLISON with any person whose disclosures of a for us in our missile defense. Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chair, I have an proceeding with a disposition listed under section 2313(e)(1), title 41, and it The number one concern the Iranians amendment at the desk. wanted was to pull off their sanctions, The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- goes on. But what it means is that you must be fair to your workers, and if and we agreed to that. port the amendment. The number one concern the Afghan The Clerk read as follows: you are not, you cannot benefit. Last word I want to say about this is insurgents had was a time certain At the end of the bill (before the short when we were going to get out. title), insert the following: that don’t we want to incentivize good contractors and discourage bad ones? The number one concern the Chinese SEC. ll. None of the funds made available had was that we not increase our Navy in this Act may be used to enter into a con- One way we can do that is say, if you tract with any person whose disclosures of a don’t treat your workers right, we are and we decrease it, and we saw the proceeding with a disposition listed in sec- going to find some Federal contractors President send over a budget that tion 2313(c)(1) of title 41, United States Code, who will. would have effectively taken an air- in the Federal Awardee Performance and In- I urge all of my colleagues to support craft carrier out of our fleet, would tegrity Information System include the term this amendment. have beached half of our cruiser fleet, ‘‘Fair Labor Standards Act.’’. would have essentially eliminated or The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to b 2030 severely impacted the production of House Resolution 628, the gentleman Mr. VISCLOSKY. Will the gentleman our Tomahawk missiles, and they have from Minnesota and a Member opposed yield? plans to bench six destroyers next each will control 5 minutes. Mr. ELLISON. I yield to the gen- year. Now they are getting ready to do The Chair recognizes the gentleman tleman from Indiana. something that is probably as egre- from Minnesota. Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the gious as all the rest, and that is to exe- Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chairman, if there gentleman offering the amendment and cute within the next couple of weeks is one thing I think Democrats and Re- speaking out on behalf of the dignity of the Ottawa Treaty, which would re- publicans can actually agree on, it is labor, whatever human labor that may quire us to pull our landmines up along that, if a penny is earned, that penny be, and certainly believe that the the DMZ, which is the number one con- must be paid. This amendment is very amendment is acceptable to the com- cern for the North Koreans. straightforward. In fact, a version of it mittee. Thank you very much. When President Clinton looked at has already passed the House of Rep- Mr. ELLISON. I certainly appreciate this, he rejected that treaty because he resentatives. What it says is that, if that. realized that those landmines were there is a Federal contractor who has Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- what kept the North Koreans from in- been found to engage in wage theft, ance of my time. vading South Koreans for decades. that they may not benefit from this ap- The Acting CHAIR. The question is When George W. Bush looked at it, he propriation. on the amendment offered by the gen- rejected it because he realized how Now, there are many contractors who tleman from Minnesota (Mr. ELLISON). militarily impractical it would be. And work for the Department of Defense The question was taken; and the Act- when this administration looked at it who have employees that cook the ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- in 2009, this is what their State Depart- meals for our troops, wash their uni- peared to have it. ment said: Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Chairman, I de- forms, do all manner of many, many We would not be able to meet our national important tasks to keep fighting men mand a recorded vote. defense needs nor our security commitments The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to and women in a position to serve our to our friends and allies if we signed this. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Nation. Some of them may even work Then when a White House aide ceedings on the amendment offered by in the commissary. They may work at pushed back on that about 3 years the gentleman from Minnesota will be various jobs. And they sometimes, the later, the commander of our forces in postponed. Federal contractors who serve the Fed- South Korea, General Thurman, said eral Government, do not pay these AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FORBES this: workers. Mr. FORBES. Mr. Chairman, I have I wake up every morning with 1 million Mr. Chairman, you may think, well, an amendment at the desk. North Korean troops right across the border. you know, maybe that happens, but The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- When we asked our current general, how often does it happen? Is it really a port the amendment. who is in charge of our South Korean The Clerk read as follows: big problem? I am here to tell you that forces, whether he thought we should it is a serious problem. In fact, the At the end of the bill (before the short move those landmines, he said they Economic Policy Institute found that, title), insert the following: SEC. l. None of the funds made available were critical to the defense of South in total, the average low-wage worker by this Act may be obligated or expended to Korea. loses a stunning $2,634 per year in un- implement the Convention on the Prohibi- When we asked the top uniformed paid wages, representing 15 percent of tion of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and general in the United States, General their earned income. Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint A recent report by the Health, Edu- their Destruction. Chiefs of Staff, he said it was a critical cation, Labor, and Pensions Committee The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to part of our defense. And when we asked of the United States Senate revealed House Resolution 628, the gentleman him if anything had changed since 2009,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.092 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5538 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 he quickly came back and said things widespread information that the ad- of U.S. combat troops in Afghanistan have gotten worse, not better. ministration is planning to do this after December 31, 2014. Mr. Chairman, these are not the within the next 2 weeks. We even had Unfortunately, that amendment was landmines of yesterday that were just various embassies tell us the same not allowed to come to the floor. dropped somewhere and you worried a thing. Instead, to date, the Republican lead- child would come along and stumble on Secondly, as he mentioned, he is ership of this House has failed to allow them. These landmines are very tar- talking apples to oranges. These are the American people any say in the fu- geted. They only come on when we ac- not the same two kinds of programs. ture of America’s longest war. It is tivate them, and then they deactivate There is nothing more humanitarian really unconscionable that the Afghan within a certain number of hours after than preventing war. We have 28,500 public through the Afghan parliament that. In fact, the United States has al- troops in South Korea facing all those has ample opportunity to weigh in on ready spent more than $2 billion over troops in North Korea, and the thing the future presence of United States the last 20 years taking those up. that stands between them and us are combat troops in Afghanistan, while So, Mr. Chairman, what this would those landmines. The gentleman can’t the American public has been given no do is to prohibit any funds from being tell me one thing that is going to stop such opportunity through this Con- made available under this act for the them from coming over there if we pull gress. implementation of that Ottawa Treaty. those landmines up. That is why it is For many years, we have known It is time we start listening to our crucial we act now and make sure we there is simply no military solution in military experts at the Pentagon and don’t make this crucial mistake and Afghanistan, and our constituents are we start taking their advice on what see another part of this globe in sham- sick and tired of this endless war. This war has cost taxpayers over $750 we need for national security. bles over our foreign policy. billion, and promises to cost tens of With that, I reserve the balance of With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield billions more for every year our troops my time. back the balance of my time. remain in Afghanistan. We have lost Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I The Acting CHAIR. The question is thousands of our young men and rise in opposition to the gentleman’s on the amendment offered by the gen- women. They conducted themselves in amendment. tleman from Virginia (Mr. FORBES). a way that everything we asked them The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The amendment was agreed to. to do they did, and so it is time now to from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- AMENDMENT NO. 32 OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF honor them by ending this endless war. utes. CALIFORNIA This war, again, when you look at Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, the human cost, the lives of I think it rise in opposition, essentially, for two I have an amendment at the desk. is 2,321 soldiers, and tens of thousands reasons. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will injured, it is really time to end this. It One, I believe that the gentleman’s designate the amendment. is time to look out for our veterans, amendment is moot because we are not The text of the amendment is as fol- our brave young men and women, bring a signatory to the convention. The lows: them home, not fund any more combat United States Senate has not ratified At the end of the bill (before the short operations, and ensure their job secu- the treaty so funds could not be ex- title), insert the following: rity, their health, their mental health, pended for it. SEC. l. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the purpose of and their future. Secondly, I do think it sends a very I reserve the balance of my time. bad signal. The gentleman alludes to conducting combat operations in Afghani- stan after December 31, 2014. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- the sophistication of mines that are man, I rise in opposition to the amend- used today compared to say a genera- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ment. tion ago. I don’t think it is a secret House Resolution 628, the gentlewoman The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman that the United States does use such from California and a Member opposed from New Jersey is recognized for 5 equipment. each will control 5 minutes. minutes. But I would point out, and it is a dif- The Chair recognizes the gentle- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- ferent program within the bill—and I woman from California. man, I strongly oppose this amend- thank publicly the chairman, as well as Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, ment. the members of the subcommittee and my straightforward bipartisan amend- This amendment is very vaguely the full committee, for increasing ment is cosponsored by Representa- crafted. It could have undue con- funding for Humanitarian Mine Action tives WALTER JONES and JIM MCGOV- sequences. This very short amendment Program. It is not a large program, but ERN. would make no funds available for ‘‘the its mission is of immense value. All too What this amendment does is pro- purpose of conducting combat oper- often innocent civilians are victims of hibit any funding for combat oper- ations in Afghanistan after December explosive remnants of war, not just ations in Afghanistan after December 31, 2014.’’ new sophisticated U.S. equipment. It is 31, 2014. Even though some of us would Our bill contains funding for combat only right that we share our expertise rather have all of our troops returned, operations, not only for United States with others, and I acknowledge it is a the President announced in May that troops, but provides funding, equip- different program. the United States would end the U.S. ment, lift, and sustainment of allies in But the chairman and others have al- combat mission in December 2014. the fight. luded to our visit to Afghanistan, and This simple amendment codifies and Further, within the overseas contin- still remember a picture of two broth- clarifies the President’s position. It gency operations funding account— ers—one didn’t have a leg and the other would also allow Congress to determine when the OCO budget finally arrives, was blind because of a mine. So I don’t and reauthorize any further combat op- and we have been asking for it for want to send negative signals inter- erations in Afghanistan should the months—there will be funding for com- nationally. I know that is not the gen- President deem it necessary. bat operations for Afghanistan troops, tleman’s intent, but, unfortunately, I By reinserting Congress’ constitu- and I suspect other troops, American think it is inferred and, therefore, am tional authority, this amendment troops, or international troops, opposed to his amendment. would ensure that we have a debate through what we call the Afghan Secu- I yield back the balance of my time. and a vote in this body for the future of rity Forces Fund. I think there is a de- Mr. FORBES. Mr. Chairman, could I combat operations in Afghanistan. gree of inevitability that that will hap- inquire as to how much time I have re- Last month, I joined Congressmen pen. Certainly we are going to have maining. MCGOVERN, JONES, GARAMENDI, and troops there I think for some time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Armed Services Ranking Member This amendment, in my judgment, from Virginia has 13⁄4 minutes remain- ADAM SMITH in offering an amendment goes too far, as it attempts to tie the ing. to the National Defense Authorization U.S. Government’s hands in navigating Mr. FORBES. Mr. Chairman, first of Act that would have required a con- the complicated situation we face re- all, this is not moot. We have it on gressional vote to continue deployment lated to threats emanating from Iraq.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.097 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5539 Let’s be realistic. What this amend- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to grand total of 2 percent of the base’s ment would do is it would remove the clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- electricity. possibility of the U.S. engaging under ceedings on the amendment offered by According to the inspector general’s any circumstances, even if such en- the gentlewoman from California will office, this project will save enough gagement would be in the best interest be postponed. money to pay for itself in only 447 of our country or allies. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MCCLINTOCK years. Of course, solar panels only last I strongly oppose the amendment. It Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I about 25 years. In Alaska, the Pentagon was ordered doesn’t make sense. have an amendment at the desk. to convert three radar stations from I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- diesel fuel to wind turbine energy. The Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, port the amendment. Air Force claimed it will take 15 years first of all, this amendment says we are The Clerk read as follows: to pay for itself, but auditors found not going to fund combat operations At the end of the bill (before the short after December 31, 2014. That is what it that the generators produce only ‘‘spo- title), insert the following: radic, unusable power,’’ and the inspec- says. That is what it will do. That is SEC. ll. None of the funds made available what the President has indicated. by this Act may be used to carry out any of tor general charged that the Air Force For the life of me I don’t understand the following: claim was completely unsubstantiated. why the opposition really believes that (1) Sections 2(b), 2(d), 2(g), 3(c), 3(e), 3(f), or As of 2013, the Defense Department there is a military solution in Afghani- 3(g) of Executive Order 13423. had at least 680 such projects, includ- stan. We have been there 13 years. His- (2) Sections 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(f)(iii-iv), 2(h), ing 357 solar, 29 wind, and 289 thermal 7, 9, 12, 13, or 16 of Executive Order 13514. tory shows that the United States mili- energy projects. (3) Section 2911 of title 10, United States There are several arguments that we tary is not going to continue to have a Code. hear for this mandate. One of them is military presence and support what has (4) Sections 400AA or 400 FF of the Energy it is going to save us money, but as you taken place in Afghanistan. It is now Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374, can see, these orders are running up up to the Afghan government and peo- 6374e). huge costs. We don’t know exactly how ple to secure their own future. (5) Section 303 of the Energy Policy Act of much because, as the GAO said: Of course, we are not taking away 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212). any authority from the President. We (6) Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of There is currently no comprehensive in- ventory of which Federal agencies are imple- have taken away our authority here, 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to menting renewable energy-related initiatives our constitutional duty and responsi- and the types of initiatives they are imple- bility. We can’t allow funding for com- House Resolution 628, the gentleman menting. from California and a Member opposed bat operations beyond December 2014. Outside estimates are as much as $7 each will control 5 minutes. The President has said that will not billion for the Department of Defense The Chair recognizes the gentleman happen. So what in the world are we for this year, a figure that will only from California. talking about by saying, yes, here is grow each year. the money, we want you to continue Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, We are told it is to move our Armed funding these combat operations? my amendment forbids defense dollars Forces toward energy independence He said they would end in December from being spent to fund two executive from hostile foreign sources. This is of 2014, so we should do what we need orders and several other provisions of from an administration that has ob- to do here in Congress. We should end law that require the military to squan- structed every effort to develop Amer- it, we should not allow any more fund- der billions of dollars on so-called ica’s vast oil shale reserves that would ing. If, in fact, the President believes, green energy. make Saudi Arabia look like a petro- and if you believe, that we want to en- For example, according to the GAO, leum pauper. The XL Keystone pipe- gage in more combat action and oper- the Navy has spent as much as $150 per line, by itself, would bring a half-mil- ations—which, of course, the American gallon for jet fuel. In 2012, the Navy lion barrels of Canadian crude a day public I believe are telling us in no un- purchased 450,000 gallons of biofuel for into this country. certain terms they are war-weary—but its so-called green fleet at the cost of Finally, we are told this is all a if you believe that, then come back to $26.60 per gallon, at a time when con- grand strategy to protect us from cli- Congress and exercise your constitu- ventional petroleum fuel cost just mate change, which the Secretary of tional duty and responsibility, and $2.50. State has called as big a threat as ter- vote for whatever it is that the Presi- What taxpayer in his right mind rorism. Even if it were possible to wage dent is asking for. This doesn’t make would pay $26.60 per gallon to fill up an environmentally-sensitive war— any sense—13 years. Again, we sunset his car when, next door, they are sell- which I doubt—I think there is a good in the farm bill, the transportation ing it for $2.50? Yet that is precisely chance that climate will continue to bill. Here we have got an authority what our Armed Forces are ordered to change, as it has that past 4 billion now and funding for the last 13 years. do—except they are not just filling up years, whether or not we waste our de- It doesn’t make any sense. We want to their cars, they are filling up entire fense dollars to pay for this quixotic do what the President has said he is ships and aircraft, and this all comes venture. going to do. out of our precious defense dollars. This explanation does reveal the real The Air Force paid $59 per gallon for b 2045 reason for this folly. This is an ideolog- 11,000 gallons of biofuel in 2012—10 ical crusade imposed on our military This Congress needs to reassert itself times more than regular jet fuel. that will pointlessly consume billions and do our constitutional duty, engage It is not just biofuels. The Pentagon of defense dollars, mainly to keep in our constitutional authority and re- expects to purchase 1,500 Chevy Volts money flowing to politically well-con- sponsibility, and say in no uncertain at a subsidized price of $40,000 apiece nected green energy companies that terms: no funding for combat oper- and a production price of $90,000 apiece, can’t get anybody else to buy their ations after December 31, 2014. paid for by other subsidies. As Senator products. I yield back the balance of my time. COBURN’s office points out: These green activists are willing to Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- Each one of these $40,000 Chevy Volts rep- squander the resources of our military man, I yield back the balance of my resents the choice not to provide an entire to do so. This is a travesty that we can time. infantry platoon with all new rifles or 50,000 end here and now with this amend- The Acting CHAIR. The question is rounds of ammunition that cannot be used ment. on the amendment offered by the gen- for realistic training. I reserve the balance of my time. tlewoman from California (Ms. LEE). Under these green energy mandates, Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I The question was taken; and the Act- the Army and Navy have been required claim the time in opposition to the ing Chair announced that the noes ap- to install solar arrays at various facili- gentleman’s amendment. peared to have it. ties. At Naval Station Norfolk, the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chairman, Navy spent $21 million to install a 10- from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- I demand a recorded vote. acre solar array, which will supply a utes.

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Recently, it was re- The National Security Agency has that research and development. vealed that the National Security participated in standards setting with I will point out that the comparisons, Agency has been recklessly subverting the National Institute of Standards as far as some of the costs, perhaps do American cryptographic standards— and Technology, known as NIST. Of not fully factor into the issue of trans- and deliberately so. course, they would participate. portation and how some of those fuels Cryptographic standards for the na- Wouldn’t we want our Nation’s best get on those ships and in those air- tional security community and the cryptographers to help strengthen and planes in remote parts of the world. commercial software industry are de- secure the Internet? The gentleman also alluded to the veloped by the National Institute of Their participation in setting stand- flexibility on foreign soil, where you Standards and Technology, or NIST. ards is a no-brainer. You want the don’t have a gas station handy for That is an agency within the House standards to be designed by the people some of the energy that those troops Science and Technology jurisdiction. who best understand the threat. They may need, so I would also reiterate These standards are intended to pro- recommended the standards that they that the commander for the Pacific tect Americans from foreign intel- themselves use. Command, Admiral Samuel Locklear, ligence agencies, from cyber criminals, As the National Security Agency did state that the greatest threat to from industrial espionage, and from stated on September 30 of last year: long-term peace in the Pacific region is privacy violations by those who wish NSA is responsible for setting the security climate change. us harm. They are embedded in soft- standards for systems carrying and trans- I certainly do think that alternative ware products which are used and sold porting the Nation’s most sensitive and clas- fuels, given the fact that the Depart- widely—in fact, almost universally in sified information. We use cryptography and ment of Defense is the largest con- this country and elsewhere. standards that we recommend, and we rec- ommend the cryptographic standards we use. sumer on the planet Earth, is worth Unfortunately, recent media reports We do not make recommendations that we abiding by, and therefore, I am opposed indicate that the National Security cannot stand behind for protecting national to the gentleman’s amendment. Agency successfully and deliberately security systems and data. The activity of I reserve the balance of my time. weakened encryption standards pro- NSA in setting standards has made the Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I mulgated by NIST to further NSA sur- Internet a far safer place to communicate would simply point out that forcing veillance goals at the cost of the pri- and to do business. the military to pay $26.60 per gallon for vacy of ordinary U.S. citizens—in fact, Indeed, our participation in standards de- velopment has strengthened the core fuel that can be obtained for $2.50 a universally throughout the United gallon isn’t about flexibility. It is encryption technology that underpins the States. Internet. about insanity, and it is time that we This is extremely dangerous. It The idea that NSA has deliberately put an end to this. leaves users of these standards vulner- sabotaged security is ridiculous. These I yield back the balance of my time. able to anybody who is familiar with folks know the threat we face and are Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I these weaknesses. helping to secure the Internet we all would, again, simply assert that the We can recall that, just a few weeks rely on so heavily. comparison of a gallon of gasoline at a ago, millions of Americans were told Again, I don’t oppose the amend- local station compared to getting it to that they had to change their user IDs ment, but the assertions need to be re- a jet aircraft for the Department of De- and their passwords. That, Mr. Chair- butted. fense perhaps is not necessarily com- man, was because of this. I reserve the balance of my time. paring apples to apples. The NSA apparently is doing this as Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chairman, I want I renew my objection to the gentle- part of its domestic spying program, to, in some respects, associate myself man’s amendment, and I yield back the but as World Wide Web inventor Tim with the remarks of the gentleman balance of my time. Berners-Lee put it: from New Jersey. The Acting CHAIR. The question is It’s naive to imagine that, if you delib- on the amendment offered by the gen- Obviously, we have a difference of erately introduce into a system a weakness, agreement about the facts, but I think tleman from California (Mr. MCCLIN- you will be the only one to use it. we agree that the NSA should actually TOCK). My amendment would seek to ad- The amendment was agreed to. be helping to establish the best pos- dress this issue by prohibiting the in- sible standards for privacy in this AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GRAYSON telligence community from subverting Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chairman, I have country, regardless of whether the pub- or interfering with the integrity of any lished reports that have been widely re- an amendment at the desk. cryptographic standard that is pro- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- ported in the media are true or not. posed, developed, or adopted by NIST. I appreciate the gentleman’s alle- port the amendment. It is only common sense that we The Clerk read as follows: giance to the underlying principle that should not want taxpayers’ dollars that Americans deserve privacy. At the end of the bill (before the short are appropriated to one agency being title), insert the following: used to deliberately and actively sub- b 2100 SEC.ll. None of the funds made available vert the work of another agency and, by this Act may be used to ‘‘consult’’, as the How much time do I have remaining, term is used in reference to the Department at the same time, destroy the privacy Mr. Chairman? of Defense and the National Security Agen- and the liberty and the personal prop- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman cy, in contravention of the ‘‘assur[ance]’’ erty of our own citizens. from Florida has 21⁄4 minutes remain- provided in section 20(c)(1)(A) of the Na- I urge support for this amendment on ing. tional Institute of Standards and Technology both sides of the aisle, and I reserve Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3(c)(1)(A). the balance of my time. 2 minutes to the gentleman from New The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- Jersey. House Resolution 628, the gentleman man, I claim the time in opposition to Mr. HOLT. I thank my friend from from Florida and a Member opposed the amendment. Florida for offering this amendment. It each will control 5 minutes. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman should go a long way toward recovering The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 the lost reputation of the National In- from Florida. minutes. stitute of Standards and Technology. Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chairman, this is Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- Mr. Chairman, this came about be- an amendment that is substantially man, I am not actually opposed to the cause the National Security Agency

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I want to make sure people under- ure to confront our long-term fiscal It is unfortunate that NIST, which is stand, too, that this is a process by challenges relative to the Department supposed to be an impartial arbiter of which we want to make sure we are un- of Defense. The Department of Defense national and of even global standards derstanding how decisionmaking takes proposed significant initiatives, includ- for technology, was effectively used to place. A force structure comes before ing military pay adjustments, the re- propagate defective encryption stand- decisions on infrastructure, and as you structuring of TRICARE, changes in ards, and this amendment, I think, will know, the service branches are still commissaries, the retirement of sev- help correct that. It is important that making the decision about what the eral weapons programs—the A–10, the we keep high standards and that every- end strength should be—how many peo- Kiowa Warriors, and others—to provide one knows it. This is an important ple we should have in our military. for future flexibility and to meet our amendment, and I thank the gen- That will determine what our infra- national security strategy. tleman for offering it. I also appreciate structure should be. We are also under- A number of the proposals—I am not the comments of the chair of the com- going an overseas base and housing as- saying they all have incredible value— mittee. sessment to determine what our pres- do possess merit, but with few excep- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- ence should be overseas. That is ongo- tions, these proposals have not gained man, I think the National Institute of ing. That should be completed before any traction in Congress. Most have Standards and Technology, aka NIST, we even entertain any consideration been excluded in language, prohibiting has always enjoyed a good reputation. about what our base structure needs to or postponing the start in the most re- I served on the committee as a ranking be here at home. cently passed National Defense Author- member, and we heavily invested in the The cost estimates for the last Base ization Act. I certainly don’t dismiss work they do. They enjoy an incredible Realignment and Closure Commission the results and impacts on many Mem- reputation, and the suggestion that in 2005 indicated that it would cost $21 bers’ congressional districts, but, somehow they have lost their luster billion. Now we see it costs $35 billion. again, I don’t think we should foreclose and their reputation is totally inappro- The 2005 BRAC, as we see, hasn’t saved any options to consider in order to pos- priate, but let’s move on. money at all at this particular point, sibly save money in the out-years. I would make the observation, al- I support the bill with the reserva- and it won’t save money until 2018, so though I am not going to vote against tions that I have made about some of now is not the proper time to pursue a the gentleman’s amendment, that we the earlier assertions that have been Base Realignment and Closure. have got to stop saying ‘‘no’’ to every- basically within the media that have Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gen- thing. We have got to start saying been pumped up, maligning not only tleman yield? ‘‘yes’’ to some things, but, unfortu- Mr. WITTMAN. I yield to the gen- NIST but the National Security Agen- nately, for the last 2 days, all we have tleman from New Jersey. cy, which I think does an incredible job been doing is saying, ‘‘Don’t do any- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Let me of protecting national security and all thing.’’ of us. thank the gentleman for his incredible I appreciate the gentleman’s amend- I yield back the balance of my time. service on the House Armed Services ment, and I yield back the balance of Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chairman, I join Committee. my time. in the gentleman’s desire to move on, May I say that the Defense Appro- Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield and I appreciate the gentleman’s fair priations Committee has worked very 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Mis- consideration of this amendment on closely with Chairman MCKEON as well souri (Mrs. HARTZLER). the merits. as with you, and as you know, our bill Mrs. HARTZLER. I want to thank I yield back the balance of my time. contains no funding for a future BRAC. the gentleman from Virginia for his The Acting CHAIR. The question is I think all of us are still digesting the leadership on this issue as well as for on the amendment offered by the gen- last BRAC and understand how expen- the chairman’s support of this amend- tleman from Florida (Mr. GRAYSON). sive it was. I think it is important for ment. The amendment was agreed to. you to know that we will repeat in our Mr. Chairman, now is not the time AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. WITTMAN bill, through your amendment, what for BRAC. Due to the passage of the Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, I have you put in the authorization bill, Budget Control Act, our military is an amendment at the desk. which would make it quite clear to the facing unprecedented cuts which, I be- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- administration. lieve, could jeopardize our national de- port the amendment. Mr. WITTMAN. I thank the chairman fense—maintenance is being deferred; The Clerk read as follows: for his leadership. force structure is being reduced to lev- At the end of the bill (before the short Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance els we haven’t seen since before World title), add the following new section: of my time. War II; training is being deferred as SEC. 10002. None of the funds made avail- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I well. A BRAC would siphon precious able by this Act may be used to propose, plan claim the time in opposition to the defense dollars away from our military for, or execute an additional Base Realign- gentleman’s amendment, although I at a time when the ultimate end ment and Closure round. am not opposed to his amendment. strength is uncertain. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- We should learn from past lessons. House Resolution 628, the gentleman tion, the gentleman from Indiana is We are still paying for the last BRAC. from Virginia and a Member opposed recognized for 5 minutes. In 2005, a BRAC was approved. It was each will control 5 minutes. There was no objection. supposed to cost $21 billion, but in fact, The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I it is actually costing taxpayers $35 bil- from Virginia. rise to make just a couple of points. lion. We are still paying off the last Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, this The gentleman noted that the last BRAC. Now is not the time to take the amendment is pretty simple. It says BRAC in 2005, if I am correct, is not precious dollars that need to be going that we are not going to use any funds going to save money until 2018. That to our men and women in uniform and at this particular time to propose, implies it is going to save money in spend them on a BRAC, especially plan, or execute any additional Base 2018. The concern I have is we do have when we have not determined the ulti- Realignment and Closure rounds, bet- to think about the future budgets for mate force end strength at this point. ter known as BRAC, the reason being the Department of Defense, and some- What are we not going to spend that this language was adopted in the times we have to make hard decisions money on for our defense if we okay a

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So I thank both the chair- to Chad as part of the U.S. efforts to tary families? man and the ranking member for this locate and support the safe return of We need every dollar in defense right opportunity to put forward this simple our 200 girls reported to have been kid- now to go to protect our national de- and straightforward amendment that napped in Nigeria. fense, not to reduce our future options affirms the example of the national The President informed the Congress that we may need. With all of the goodness that makes America the most that these personnel would support the threats facing our country—and as we exceptional nation on Earth. operation of intelligence, surveillance, watch TV now, we see all of the threats The amendment says that none of and reconnaissance aircraft for mis- that are in the world—we need to make the funds made available by this act sions over northern Nigeria and the sure we have a strong national defense may be used in contravention of article surrounding area. The force will re- and that we not further weaken it and II, section 2 of the Constitution. main in Chad until its support in re- not weaken our options. I urge my col- I am joined on this amendment by solving the kidnapping situation is no leagues to support this amendment. Congressman STEVE STOCKMAN, Con- longer needed. Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, may I gresswoman LOIS FRANKEL, Congress- My simple amendment indicates that inquire as to how much time I have re- woman FREDERICA WILSON, and Con- nothing in this bill will contravene the maining? gressman JOHN CONYERS. President’s authority while these girls The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. Chairman, recently, I was proud are missing. from Virginia has 30 seconds remain- to support House Resolutions 573 and Mr. Chairman, four Members of Con- ing. 617, strongly condemning the ongoing gress, over June 12 to June 16, went to Nigeria. We were in northeast Nigeria. Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chairman, in violence and systematic gross human We were in the Borno State, in Abuja. closing, we are at a decisive point. rights violations against the people of We visited with the victims, the girls As you know, right now, we are Nigeria that have been carried out by who escaped from the Chibok school. bringing equipment back from Afghan- the militant organization Boko Haram, They drove 2 days to meet with us to istan. We are resetting our force, and especially the April 15, 2014, kidnapping tell us of the outrageous violence, and we are training them for the next mis- of more than 200 young girls who were how they were laid on the ground, and sions that they are about to face. kidnapped from the Chibok school by the Boko Haram, pointing AK–47s at Those efforts take resources, and we Boko Haram. cannot forget that we have to devote their heads, said: Answer my questions b 2115 those resources on the list of priorities. or die. Then we met a woman whose throat Making sure that our men and women This is what the people of northeast was sliced, and her husband, a police are properly trained and that the Nigeria are facing every single day. Since 2013, more than 4,500 men, officer, was decapitated. equipment they have is properly oper- The enforcement, the military, and women, and children have been slaugh- ating and maintained is critical to this the police officers of Nigeria need our tered by Boko Haram. Nation’s readiness. That should be job help. In addition, it took the United States one. That is not to say we shouldn’t No, this is not an encouragement or a 25 months after the first two Ameri- look at saving money elsewhere suggestion at all for boots on the cans were attacked, and 1 year after through infrastructure, but we must ground. It is a simple collaboration the third and fourth Americans were restore lost readiness now. That is that will stop the siege of Boko Haram targeted, before Boko Haram was des- where those funds need to go. We cer- that is spreading across Africa and the ignated a foreign terrorist organiza- tainly can look at infrastructure later, surrounding area. It is almost like the tion. but now is the time to make sure we unknowing understanding of the It took the United Kingdom 16 maintain readiness. Taliban by many in America before 9/ months from the time its first citizen With that, Mr. Chairman, I yield 11. back the balance of my time. was killed by Boko Haram to legally Boko Haram is a disaster waiting to The Acting CHAIR. The question is brand them as terrorists. happen for the continent. In a state on the amendment offered by the gen- It took the United Nations 33 months like Nigeria that is about to be 440 mil- tleman from Virginia (Mr. WITTMAN). after the United Nations headquarters lion people, that has a 7 percent growth The amendment was agreed to. in Nigeria was bombed before Boko rate, and is one of the most prosperous AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON LEE Haram was sanctioned as an al Qaeda- nations in Africa, it has 60 percent pov- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I linked terror group. erty, it has 10 million children out of have an amendment at the desk. On June 2, 2014, the European Union school. And Boko Haram is burning The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- finally designated Boko Haram as a hospitals, schools, Christian churches, port the amendment. terror group. mosques, and killing pastors and emirs. The Clerk read as follows: NGOs have indicated that, in April, So this amendment is to remind us, At the end of the bill (before the short the average deaths were hundreds a just as Hubert Humphrey said, ‘‘People title), insert the following: week by Boko Haram, and later it was are the great issue of the 20th cen- SEC. l. None of the funds made available an average of 100 deaths a day. tury.’’ Now they are the great issue of by this Act may be used in contravention of So they couldn’t do enough killing, the 21st century. Article II, section 2 of the Constitution. killing of Christians and Muslims and It is time to treat our boys and girls The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to journalists and health care providers and women with respect. House Resolution 628, the gentlewoman and relief workers and schoolchildren. As I close, I ask my colleagues to from Texas and a Member opposed each They had to kidnap 200 children, 200 support the amendment, to stop the will control 5 minutes. girls. headlines like this, as Boko Haram The Chair recognizes the gentle- The international community, work- continues to rage across Nigeria. I ask woman from Texas. ing with the African Union, is assisting support for the Jackson Lee amend- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Let me thank the government of Nigeria in locating ment. the chairman of the subcommittee and, and rescuing the missing girls, bring- I yield back the balance of my time. as well, the ranking member for the ing an end to Boko Haram’s reign of Mr. Chair, I want to thank Chairman courtesy of your staffs and for the terror, and ensuring that they are FRELINGHUYSEN and Ranking Member VIS- work that this committee is doing on brought to justice because of their CLOSKY for shepherding this legislation to the behalf of our Nation. crimes against humanity. floor and for their devotion to the men and Mr. Chairman, I rise today as the On May 21, 2014, the President noti- women of the Armed Forces who risk their ranking member of Homeland Secu- fied the Congress that, pursuant to the lives to keep our nation safe.

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None of the funds made available have an amendment at the desk. in April of this year, compared Israel by this Act may be used in contravention of The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- to an apartheid state. I have been there Article II, section 2 of the Constitution. port the amendment. a number of times and I have not seen Mr. Chair, it was a proud occasion when the The Clerk read as follows: that. I don’t recognize that, and I don’t House passed H. Res. 573 and H.R. 617, res- At the end of the bill (before the short think it is true. I think Israel would re- olutions strongly condemning the ongoing vio- title), insert the following: ject that, and I would encourage them lence and the systematic gross human rights SEC. l. None of the funds made available to do so. violations against the people of Nigeria carried by this Act may be used to transfer weapons But in May of 2011, President Obama out by the militant organization Boko Haram, to the Palestinian Authority. said that Israel should return to its especially the April 15, 2014 kidnapping of The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to 1967 borders. That would be indefen- more than 200 young schoolgirls kidnapped House Resolution 628, the gentleman sible for Israel to do that. from the Chibok School by Boko Haram. from Iowa and a Member opposed each So we need to stick with the existing Since 2013, more than 4,400 men, women, will control 5 minutes. statute, the 2006 Palestinian Anti-Ter- and children have been slaughtered by Boko The Chair recognizes the gentleman rorism Act. And this amendment cuts Haram. from Iowa. off funding to that military supply and The victims include Christians, Muslims, Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, support. journalists, health care providers, relief work- simply, this amendment says, as the Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption of my ers. And schoolchildren. gentlelady read, ‘‘None of the funds amendment, and I yield back the bal- The international community, working with made available by this Act may be used ance of my time. the African Union, is assisting the Government to transfer weapons to the Palestinian The Acting CHAIR. The question is of Nigeria in locating and rescuing the missing Authority.’’ on the amendment offered by the gen- girls, bringing an end to Boko Haram’s reign of I would like to express why I brought tleman from Iowa (Mr. KING). terror, and ensuring that its crimes against hu- this amendment. I take you back, Mr. The amendment was agreed to. manity are documented so its leaders can be Chairman, to April 23, 2014, when Fatah AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GRAYSON held accountable. and Hamas unified within the Pales- Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chairman, I have On May 21, 2014, the President notified the tinian Authority in the Palestinian or- an amendment at the desk, Grayson Congress that pursuant to the authority vested ganization. That unification brought Amendment 5. in him by Article II, Section 2, as Commander about a terrorist-designated organiza- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- in Chief and to conduct foreign relations, that tion, a foreign terrorist organization, port the amendment. he had directed the deployment of ‘‘approxi- joined together with Fatah. This is The Clerk read as follows: mately 80 U.S. Armed Forces personnel to April 23. At the end of the bill (before the short Chad as part of the U.S. efforts to locate and On June 6 of 2014, State Department title), insert the following: spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: ‘‘We will SEC. ll. None of the funds made available support the safe return of over 200 schoolgirls by this Act may be used to detain, without who are reported to have been kidnapped in work with and fund the new Pales- conviction, any person for more than 15 Nigeria.’’ tinian Authority government.’’ years at United States Naval Station, Guan- The President informed the Congress that So what that means is, they have de- tanamo Bay, Cuba. ‘‘these personnel will support the operation of cided, for the first time, that our tax- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance payers’ borrowed money is going to be House Resolution 628, the gentleman aircraft for missions over northern Nigeria and committed to a terrorist organization. from Florida and a Member opposed the surrounding area. The force will remain in 1997 was when Hamas was designated each will control 5 minutes. Chad until its support in resolving the kidnap- as a foreign terrorist organization. The Chair recognizes the gentleman ping situation is no longer required.’’ Since 1997, Hamas has launched tens of from Florida. The Jackson Lee Amendment simply makes thousands of rockets from the Gaza Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chairman, the clear that nothing in the bill contravenes the Strip into Israel. amendment at the desk is simple. It President’s authority to take the actions just Khaled Mashal of Hamas said the rec- reads as you just read it. described which he has determined to be in onciliation of the two organizations, As you know, Guantanamo was furtherance of U.S. national security and for- Fatah and Hamas, will consolidate the opened for business, so to speak, in eign policy interests. resistance. Not bring about peace, but January of 2002. It is now June of 2014. Boko Haram’s outrageous conduct will not consolidate the resistance. My amendment seems to give some be tolerated or overlooked for not only is it a We can’t afford and cannot fund a kind of clue as to how long we, a free violation of the girls’ human rights, it is also power-sharing Palestinian government people who respect freedom, are willing contrary to United States policy which sup- that includes Hamas because they are a to incarcerate and imprison people who ports and promotes equal access to education foreign trade organization. have been accused of no crime, have and economic opportunity for women and I would bring to the attention of the faced no judge, no jury, and have never girls. floor, Mr. Chairman, the Palestinian been subject to the American system of ‘‘People are the great issue of the 20th cen- Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, which bans justice. tury,’’ declared, then-Senator Hubert Hum- funding to a government that includes My amendment has no immediate ef- phrey in 1948. Hamas until they meet three different fect during this fiscal year. As it says, Mr. Chair, the well-being of people remains conditions. it is limited to persons who have served the great issue of the 21st century. One is that they recognize Israel. for 15 years or more at Guantanamo And there is no better measure of any soci- Two is that they renounce violence. Bay. The facility itself is only 12 years ety than the way its treats its women and girls And three is that they accept pre- old. and boys and families. vious Israeli-Palestinian agreements. What this amendment does do is en- Boko Haram understands that when Nige- They have done none of those three sure that no funds will be made avail- rian girls are educated, Nigerian women can things and, therefore, can’t qualify for able by this bill that are carried over succeed; and when Nigerian women succeed, this funding. So we cannot fund a to future fiscal years and are then used Nigeria succeeds. power-sharing Palestinian government to imprison anyone for 15 years or And that is why it is so important that the that includes Hamas because they are a longer if they haven’t been accused, United States help Nigeria ensure that Boko foreign trade organization, because much less convicted of any crime. Haram fails. they do not recognize the Jewish state, I would hope that we, as a free peo- I urge my colleagues to support the Jackson they do not recognize their right to ple, would understand that principle Lee Amendment. exist. and agree that this is reasonable.

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Mr. Chairman, I have people of laws, not a people of people. but could not be tried. an amendment at the desk. This amendment is silent as to They had an opportunity to pros- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- whether detainees could be convicted ecute. What has been going on for the port the amendment. under an article III court, a military last 6 or 7 years? The Clerk read as follows: tribunal, a commission, or some other How will he ensure that the terror- At the end of the bill (before the short form of court with the authority to ists transferred overseas don’t return title), insert the following new section: render any judgment. to the fight? SEC. ll. (a) Except as provided in sub- It simply says that a person must be No way, apparently, he can reassure section (b), none of the funds made available convicted of a crime or must be re- us of that because plenty have, and by this Act may be used by an officer or em- leased from Guantanamo if they have they have killed a lot of our soldiers in ployee of the United States to query a collec- served 15 years, 15 years, Mr. Chair- the process. tion of foreign intelligence information ac- quired under section 702 of the Foreign Intel- man, of detention. And what will he do with terrorists ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. We have speedy trial rules in this we capture in the future, like the one 1881a) using a United States person identi- country that guarantee the right to we captured the other day in Libya? fier. face your accusers within 6 months. Well, we know what he does. He (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to que- These prisoners, both the innocent brings them back to this country, and ries for foreign intelligence information au- ones and the guilty ones, have been in- they are prosecuted as common crimi- thorized under section 105, 304, 703, 704, or 705 carcerated without hearing any nals, not as enemy combatants. of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act charges against them now for more He hasn’t answered those questions, of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805; 1842; 1881b; 1881c; 1881d), or title 18, United States Code, re- than a decade. so our committee is just as adamant as gardless of under what Foreign Intelligence I would urge my colleagues to sup- the authorizing committee in opposi- Surveillance Act authority it was collected. port this commonsense amendment and tion to this amendment. I strongly op- (c) Except as provided for in subsection (d), recognize the dignity of all human pose this amendment, and urge my col- none of the funds made available by this Act beings, whether or not they have the leagues to do so. may be used by the National Security Agen- privilege to be American citizens. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance cy or the Central Intelligence Agency to In the year 1209, in a French city of my time. mandate or request that a person (as defined called Beziers, a monk oversaw the in section 1801(m) of title 50, United States b 2130 Code) alter its product or service to permit Albigensian crusade. The crusaders Mr. GRAYSON. I would respectfully the electronic surveillance (as defined in sec- were brought into that city to deal tion 1801(f) of title 50, United States Code) of with the heretics, the Albigensians, submit that, on the gentleman’s logic, any user of said product or service for said who lived in that French town. Arnaud there is no longer any distinction be- agencies. Amelric, a monk, was asked: What tween the innocent and the guilty. (d) Subsection (c) shall not apply with re- should we do with these people, these Those who are at Guantanamo Bay spect to mandates or requests authorized Christians who are like us who don’t undoubtedly contain both innocent and under the Communications Assistance for believe exactly what we believe? guilty, but those categories, under the Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). He said: Kill them all and let God gentleman’s logic, do not even apply to The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to sort it out. them any longer. They are simply cap- House Resolution 628, the gentleman That has stood for many years as a tives forever and ever, going untried from Kentucky and a Member opposed signal that we must expect more from until they themselves decide to end each will control 5 minutes. civilized people than that. We are hold- their life, and we permit it. That is a The Chair recognizes the gentleman ing these people in that prison, all of fundamentally undignified view of the from Kentucky. them, the innocent and the guilty ap- human conditions. Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chairman, the parently, under current rules, forever Whatever these people may be, Amer- American people are sick of being spied and ever and ever. ican or not American, they are not just on. Our Founding Fathers wrote an im- What is worse, killing them all and innocent until proven guilty, but on portant provision into the Bill of letting God sort it out, or holding them the gentleman’s logic, they are not just Rights—the Fourth Amendment—and forever and not letting them ever meet guilty until proven innocent. They are that requires probable cause and a war- their God but remain in prison for guilty, guilty, guilty—no matter what. rant before the government and gov- their entire lives? That is something that is fundamen- ernment agents can snoop on any I submit to you that we Americans tally unfair to them and to us and has American. are better than this. There has to be cast an aspersion and a blotch on the During the debate on the USA FREE- some kind of limitation. American reputation throughout the DOM Act, we knew that more work was This amendment will not force the world. That is why I call on this to end. needed to ensure Americans’ privacy release of anyone imminently, but will I am not saying that these people rights are protected. That is why our be a signal to all mankind that we, the need to be released. I am saying that bipartisan group has joined together to American people, we retain our dignity they need to be tried. Let’s get to the shut surveillance backdoors that do and our humanity. bottom of it and determine if they are not meet the expectations of our con- Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance guilty or innocent. For God’s sake, stituents or the standards required by of my time. let’s stop punishing the innocent. the Constitution. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- I reserve the balance of my time. At this time, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to man, I rise in opposition to the amend- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Let’s re- my colleague from California (Ms. LOF- ment. member the innocent people who were GREN). The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman killed on September 11, 2001. How about Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, I from New Jersey is recognized for 5 justice for them? think it is important to know that the minutes. I yield back the balance of my time. Director of National Intelligence has Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- Mr. GRAYSON. Well, of course, noth- confirmed publicly that the govern- man, I strongly oppose the gentleman’s ing that we do here today is likely to ment searches vast amounts of data, amendment. bring any of those victims back; but as including the content of emails and Our Nation has invested millions of President Lincoln once said, It is for telephone calls, without individualized dollars in building state-of-the-art, hu- we, the living—we, the living, that suspicion or probable cause when it mane, safe, and I may say, air-condi- carry forth the principles of justice. comes to U.S. persons.

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The authorizers change. Amendment. It also closes a backdoor ought to be dealing with this issue. It has no emergency exceptions, and to technology holes. It is my pleasure to yield such time it basically says that what you can do The broad support for this, I think, as he may wish to consume to the dis- to stop a criminal in this country, you shows why it is important for Mr. SEN- tinguished gentleman from Virginia can’t do to stop a terrorist. That is SENBRENNER of Wisconsin; myself; Mr. (Mr. GOODLATTE), the chairman of the wrong. We cannot allow this to happen. CONYERS of Michigan; Mr. POE of Judiciary, to respond to this amend- We will continue to work on FISA Texas; Ms. GABBARD; Mr. JORDAN of ment. and our other national security laws to Ohio; Mr. O’ROURKE; Mr. AMASH; of Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, maximize privacy and civil liberties, course, Mr. MASSIE; Mr. HOLT; Mr. last month, the House passed H.R. 3361, especially for U.S. persons, but we NADLER; Mr. PETRI; Ms. DELBENE; Mr. the USA FREEDOM Act, with over- must do so carefully and deliberately. FARENTHOLD; Mr. SANFORD; and Mr. whelming bipartisan support. This We must make sure to also keep our BUTTERFIELD—this spans all over this amendment undoes the carefully craft- country and our allies safe from ter- House of Representatives, from right to ed reforms that this body passed, with rorist attacks. left, with Members saying: yes, we need overwhelming support. Ultimately, while I applaud these to protect our country, but we also A similar amendment regarding sec- Members for continuing to look for need to honor our Constitution and es- tion 702 was offered and rejected by the ways to reform our intelligence laws, pecially the Fourth Amendment. House Judiciary Committee during its we shouldn’t be doing this on an appro- We started this Congress by reading markup of H.R. 3361. priations bill with only 10 minutes of the Constitution of the United States The bipartisan legislation passed by debate. aloud in this Chamber. Let’s finish this the House last month was closely nego- Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chairman, the bill by making sure that we honor that tiated on a bipartisan basis with the chairman of the Judiciary Committee Constitution by adopting this amend- House Intelligence Committee, House is correct. This was in the original ment. leadership, and the intelligence com- FREEDOM Act, and it was stripped out Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chair, I will submit munity—to create a product that pro- in his committee. That is why many of for the RECORD the letter from the Di- vides real, meaningful reforms to intel- the Members who originally sponsored rector of National Intelligence that my ligence-gathering programs, while en- the FREEDOM Act did not, in fact, colleague from California referred to. suring that the operational capabilities vote for the final version, and I would DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, of the intelligence community are pro- argue that it was not legislated. Washington, DC, Mar. 28, 2014. tected. The final version of the FREEDOM Hon. Ron Wyden, H.R. 3361 explicitly codifies existing Act was done behind closed doors, and U.S. Senate, minimization procedures for section 702 when it came to this floor, we would Washington, DC. of the FISA Amendments Act that re- have loved to have offered amend- DEAR SENATOR WYDEN: During the January ments, but the rules were written such 29, 2014, Worldwide Threat hearing, you cited quires the intelligence community to declassified court documents from 2011 indi- minimize the collection and prohibit that we could not amend it. cating that NSA sought and obtained the au- the retention and dissemination of Legislators from 435 districts had no thority to query information collected under wholly domestic communications. say in the final bill, and that is why we Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence and H.R. 3361 also prohibits the govern- are here tonight with this amendment, Surveillance Act (FISA), using U.S. person ment from using communications to or to reinsert this provision which over identifiers, and asked whether any such que- from a United States person or a per- 150 Members of this body sponsored. ries had been conducted for the communica- son who appears to be located in the At this point, I would like to yield 30 tions of specific Americans. seconds to the gentlewoman from Ha- As reflected in the August 2013 Semiannual United States, except where the com- Assessment of Compliance with Procedures munication relates to a target under waii (Ms. GABBARD). and Guidelines Issued Pursuant to Section section 702 or to protect against an im- Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Chairman, our 702, which we declassified and released on mediate threat to human life. number one priority is keeping the August 21. 2013, there have been queries, The intelligence community is strict- American people safe. We do that by fo- using U.S. person identifiers, of communica- ly prohibited from using section 702 of cusing our resources on those who ac- tions lawfully acquired to obtain foreign in- the FISA Amendments Acts to target a tually pose a threat to our safety, telligence by targeting non U.S. persons rea- U.S. person. If a U.S. person is the tar- while upholding the freedoms and civil sonably believed to be located outside the get of intelligence gathering under liberties of the American people, not U.S. pursuant to Section 702 of FISA. These queries were performed pursuant to mini- FISA, this must, at all times, be car- by continuing this dragnet spying on mization procedures approved by the FISA ried out pursuant to an individualized millions of Americans. Court as consistent with the statute and the court order based upon probable cause. There is no evidence to date that Fourth Amendment. As you know, when Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- these programs have made our country Congress reauthorized Section 702, the pro- man, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman more secure. Not a single taxpayer dol- posal to restrict such queries was specifi- from Maryland (Mr. RUPPERSBERGER), lar should be used to fund a program cally raised and ultimately not adopted. the ranking member of the Intelligence that spies on innocent Americans, vio- For further assistance, please do not hesi- Committee. lating the principles of liberty and tate to contact Deirdre M. Walsh in the Of- fice of Legislative Affairs, at (703) 275–2474. Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chair- freedom that so many have fought and Sincerely, man, I urge my colleagues to vote given their lives for. JAMES R. CLAPPER. against this amendment. Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chairman, I yield Mr. MASSIE. At this point, I reserve The USA FREEDOM Act that re- 30 seconds to the gentleman from the balance of my time. formed the Foreign Intelligence Sur- Texas (Mr. POE). Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- veillance Act was the product of nearly Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, the man, I rise in opposition to the amend- a year of carefully considered negotia- NSA has shown they will always inter- ment. tion and debate. It passed the House pret the law to the extent that allows The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman last month with an overwhelming bi- them to seize the information. That is from New Jersey is recognized for 5 partisan majority of 303 votes, but now, why the law has to be much more clear minutes. we have an amendment to an appro- to the NSA. We all must remember Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- priations bill that makes major legisla- that the NSA was violating the PA- man, I strongly oppose the gentleman’s tive changes to FISA with only 10 min- TRIOT Act, as written.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.117 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5546 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 This amendment does something that tracking terrorists with direct connec- the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. One is very concrete. It tells the NSA: Get tions to the U.S. homeland. This of the predictions I and others made in 2008 a warrant. Get a warrant through the amendment would impose greater re- when this provision became law was that it front door. You get a warrant through strictions on the intelligence commu- would be misused for the ‘‘reverse targeting’’ the backdoor. You can’t spy on Ameri- nity’s ability to protect national secu- of Americans’ communications while collecting cans unless you get a warrant. That is rity than constitutionally required and against foreigners. As we now know, that is what this amendment does, and I sup- create an impediment to the govern- exactly what happened, and those commu- port this amendment. ment’s ability to locate threat infor- nications—billions of phone calls, emails, text Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I reserve the mation already in its possession. Such messages and the like—now sit on National balance of my time. an impediment would put American Security Agency servers, available for search Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chairman, my lives at risk of another terrorist attack without a warrant. This amendment would bar friend from Texas is correct. The I urge my colleagues to reject this the NSA from using any funds in this act to American people can be kept safe, and amendment and stand by the legisla- conduct any search of stored communications we can follow the Constitution. We tion passed. It is also being considered of Americans collected under Sec. 702 of don’t have to disregard it, and that is in the Senate and there will be further FISA, thus protecting the privacy and Constitu- what this amendment would allow us negotiations, but this—this—con- tional rights of all Americans. to do, to keep the American people safe tradicts the intent of the House and en- The second part of this amendment would while protecting their civil liberties. dangers America’s national security. prohibit the government from forcing American There are two provisions here, and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield back technology companies to build in ‘‘back doors’’ they both close backdoors. One back- the balance of my time. to their products that would compromise the door currently allows, without prob- Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chair, this amendment an- encryption and privacy safeguards built into able cause or a warrant, for the NSA to swers questions millions of Americans have them. Early this year, published reports re- query a database of American persons’ asked: Will we stop the government’s uncon- vealed that RSA, which provides the SecurelD information. This is wrong. They stitutional searches of Americans’ stored com- remote login devices used by House Members should have a warrant. munications? Will we prohibit the government and staff, had, at NSA’s insistence, built in The other part of this amendment from deliberately sabotaging the security of such ‘‘back doors’’ to some of its other prod- would prevent money from being spent the internet and America’s technology prod- ucts that compromised the privacy and to fund companies to put backdoors ucts? encryption features of the devices in question. into products. When the government This amendment would do both while still This amendment would prohibit that practice, causes these companies to inten- giving the government all the authority it thus helping to restore public confidence in the tionally make defects in their prod- needs to collect foreign intelligence on real security and integrity of American produced ucts, they make Americans less safe. threats. It is a first step towards reversing the high technology products. They make Americans’ data less safe, current government paradigm of treating our This amendment is a first step towards re- and they compromise the quality of people as suspects first, and citizens second. versing the current government paradign of American goods overseas. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on this bipar- treating our people as suspects first, and citi- Ultimately, this is about the Con- tisan amendment. zens second. I urge my colleagues to vote yes stitution, and if you believe in the Con- It has been over a year now since the na- on this bipartisan amendment. stitution, if you believe that it is still tion learned of the scope of the National Secu- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chair, I want to thank valid, if you think we can honor the rity Agency’s vast surveillance programs tar- Rep. JIM SENSENBRENNER of Wisconsin, Rep. Fourth Amendment and that we can geting global communications, and thus the ZOE LOFGREN of California, and the other still keep people safe, then I urge you communications of every American. These sponsors of this amendment for their contin- to vote for this amendment. programs have been executed in the absence ued leadership on the effort to roll back drag- I yield back the balance of my time. of true, probing Congressional oversight, and net surveillance of United States citizens. they have been repeatedly rubber-stamped by b 2145 Last month, a broad, bipartisan majority a secret court that has too often acted as an passed H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield 11⁄2 enabler of this domestic spying rather than a That bill rightly ends domestic bulk collection. minutes to the gentleman from Vir- check on it. But, as I said then, ending bulk collection is ginia (Mr. GOODLATTE). Earlier this spring, the House passed a only part of the work that must be done to fully Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, the bill—the USA Freedom Act—that if enacted reform government surveillance. bill passed by this House honors the into law would have the effect of essentially This amendment closes the ‘‘backdoor sur- Fourth Amendment and protects the enshrining these unconstitutional programs veillance’’ loophole—through which the gov- rights of American citizens. At the into law. While I hope the Senate will either ernment queries U.S. person information with- same time, Islamic radical terrorists reject or substantially improve that legislation, out a warrant. are on the march in Iraq, and the lead- there is no guarantee that the USA Freedom This amendment also prohibits the govern- er has publicly threatened to attack Act or any other stand-alone NSA reform leg- ment from mandating the creation of America, Syria has become a vortex of islation will pass the Congress this year. That vulnerabilities in commercial products and jihadists from across the globe, and the is why I and over a dozen of my colleagues, services for later exploitation. Director of National Intelligence and on a bipartisan basis, have brought this Together, these changes end two dem- the Secretary of Homeland Security amendment to the House floor tonight. I onstrated threats to our privacy and civil lib- have warned of the growing threat should also note that this amendment is sup- erties—without any measurable loss to our na- these jihadists pose to our own home- ported by dozens of groups from across the tional security. land. State control has collapsed in political spectrum, as well as some of Amer- I urge my colleagues to support this amend- Libya, and rival gangs of radical ter- ica’s leading technology companies, including ment. rorists have established safe havens Google. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chair, I am proud to be that rival those in Afghanistan prior to This amendment answers questions millions a leading co-sponsor of the Sensenbrenner/ 2001. of Americans have asked: will we stop the Lofgren/Massie amendment and I urge my col- Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, the government’s unconstitutional searches of leagues to support it. Taliban, Haqqani Network, and al Americans’ stored communications? Will we The NSA must stop conducting illegal ‘back- Qaeda continue to fight. Moreover, the prohibit the government from deliberately sab- door searches’ into the communications of administration has released the otaging the security of the internet and Amer- U.S. citizens. Congress must adopt the Sen- Taliban Five from Guantanamo, ica’s technology products? This amendment senbrenner/Lofgren/Massie amendment and emboldening the terrorists. The ter- would do both while still giving the government make sure that this loophole is closed in the rorist danger is grave and growing. The all the authority it needs to collect foreign intel- law. For too long, the NSA has misused au- terrorist threat is not contained over- ligence on real threats. thority granted under section 702 of the FISA seas. The U.S. homeland remains a The first part of this amendment would pro- Amendments Act, which was meant only to prime aspiration and target. hibit the government from conducting authorize spying on foreigners. However, the This amendment would create a blind warrantless searches of the communications NSA has misused this authority to search spot for the intelligence community of Americans collected under Section 702 of emails, pictures, videos, and other internet

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.118 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5547 traffic of innocent Americans. This practice is The Acting CHAIR. The question is the next generation of Army leader- clearly unconstitutional and violates the Fourth on the amendment offered by the gen- ship, and 1 year of delay would give all Amendment, which protects against unreason- tleman from Kentucky (Mr. MASSIE). of us the certainty that we need to do able search and seizure, and normally re- The question was taken; and the Act- so. quires a court-issued warrant. Clearly, this is ing Chair announced that the noes ap- At this time, I would like to yield not how Congress intended the law to be ap- peared to have it. such time as he may consume to the plied. Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, I de- gentleman from Michigan (Mr. After the passage of the USA Freedom Act, mand a recorded vote. BENISHEK), my partner in this measure. this amendment is the logical next step to pre- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Chairman, I rise vent improper surveillance. I will continue to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- in support of the amendment I co-in- work to improve our nation’s privacy laws and ceedings on the amendment offered by troduced with my friend, Mr. BARROW, to ensure that this Administration, and all the gentleman from Kentucky will be to prevent the closure of Reserve Offi- those that follow it, respect the constitutional postponed. cers’ Training Corps programs across rights of all Americans. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. BARROW OF this country. As I said at the time, the USA Freedom Act GEORGIA ROTC programs not only benefit the certainly did not give us everything we wanted Mr. BARROW of Georgia. Mr. Chair- Army, they strengthen communities or needed. It was far from perfect, but it was man, I have an amendment at the desk. and provide opportunities to promising an important step forward. We must not leave The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- young students. However, in October of in place a framework that leads to the dragnet port the amendment. this past year, the Army released a list surveillance of our citizens. The Clerk read as follows: of 13 ROTC programs slated for closure During the last several months, I have At the end of the bill (before the short following the 2014–2015 school year. worked with my colleagues on the House Judi- title), insert the following: Following advocacy from Members, ciary Committee to pass the USA Freedom SEC. ll. None of the funds made available including Chairman ROGERS, we were Act. While that bill contains some significant by this Act may be used to— able instead to get the Army to insti- reforms, such as ending NSA’s bulk collection (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, tute a new evaluation system for ROTC of metadata from Americans, more reforms a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs. This amendment simply are still needed. And this amendment is an im- program in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated holds the Army to their promise of giv- portant step in the right direction. June 26, 2006; or ing these programs enough time to in- Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Chair, I rise (2) close, downgrade from host to extension stitute changes. today to support this amendment to the Fiscal center, or place on probation a Senior Re- One of these valuable programs is lo- Year 2015 Department of Defense Appropria- serve Officers’ Training Corps program in ac- cated at Northern Michigan Univer- tions Act. I would like to thank Representa- cordance with the information paper of the sity. Over the 45-year history of the tives LOFGREN and MASSIE for their work on Department of the Army titled ‘‘Army Sen- program, Northern Michigan has seen this issue. ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC) 400 students graduate and go on to To my colleagues who supported the USA Program Review and Criteria’’, dated Janu- ary 27, 2014. military service. FREEDOM Act, this amendment further de- A closure of the NMU ROTC program The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to fends the constitutional rights we voted to pro- next school year would prove especially House Resolution 628, the gentleman tect. To cosponsors who didn’t believe the unfair to the cadets currently in the from Georgia and a Member opposed FREEDOM Act went far enough, this amend- program. These young men and women each will control 5 minutes. ment reclaims an important protection stripped have worked hard in order to be accept- The Chair recognizes the gentleman from the original bill. ed and maintain their spot. Let’s give from Georgia. I believe the amended USA FREEDOM Act them a chance to succeed and serve the Mr. BARROW of Georgia. Mr. Chair- is an important step toward striking the proper country they love. Support this amend- man, I yield myself such time as I may balance between privacy and security, and I ment. Please vote for it. consume. look forward to seeing it signed into law. But Mr. BARROW of Georgia. Mr. Chair- Mr. Chairman, first, I want to thank as I said at the time of that vote, the FREE- man, for all the reasons given, I urge a the chairman and the ranking member DOM Act was a first step—not a final step— ‘‘yes’’ vote on the bipartisan Barrow- for their work on what is undoubtedly in our efforts for reform. Benishek amendment, and I yield back the most important bill we pass on an The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act the balance of my time. annual basis. prohibits the government from targeting U.S. The Acting CHAIR. The question is I rise in support of the bipartisan communications. The Administration believes, on the amendment offered by the gen- Barrow-Benishek amendment to H.R. however, that as long as it incidentally or inad- tleman from Georgia (Mr. BARROW). 4870, the Department of Defense Appro- vertently collects Americans’ communications, The amendment was agreed to. it can read our emails and listen to our phone priations Act for fiscal year 2015. This AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CONAWAY calls without any judicial process at all. is a straightforward amendment that Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I have The Administration has admitted it violates provides the certainty that our Army an amendment at the desk. our rights in this way, but it refuses to say how Reserve Officers’ Training Corps needs The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- often or to what extent. to select, educate, train, and commis- port the amendment. The Obama Administration knows that FISA sion college students to be officers and The Clerk read as follows: does not authorize collection of wholly domes- leaders of character. tic communications. It also knows that the In the coming days, the Army is ex- At the end of the bill (before the short content of our communications are, by and pected to initiate the closure of some title) insert the following: ROTC programs. On that list could be SEC. ll. None of the funds appropriated large, protected by the Fourth Amendment. or otherwise made available in this Act may But the Administration nevertheless believes any of the 275 ROTC host programs lo- be used to enter into a contract for the plan- that as long as those communications are in- cated in every State in the Union. Un- ning, design, refurbishing, or construction of advertently collected, it has the right to dis- fortunately, for thousands of cadets in a biofuels refinery any other facility or in- regard the law and the Constitution. these programs, the Army’s timeline frastructure used to refine biofuels unless This amendment says that the Fourth for closure is too short. According to such planning, design, refurbishing, or con- Amendment means what it says and there the plans, the Army would close ROTC struction is specifically authorized by law. should be no shortcuts around it. For those programs as early as next June. That is The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to who believe the sky will fall and U.S. security simply not fair for the students in House Resolution 628, the gentleman will be undermined, it has only been since these programs or their host univer- from Texas and a Member opposed each 2011 that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance sities. will control 5 minutes. Court opened the backdoor and allowed these This amendment would simply delay The Chair recognizes the gentleman illegal searches. This amendment closes that closure of these ROTC programs by 1 from Texas. door. year. We would be doing everything we Mr. CONAWAY. This is a pretty I urge my colleagues to support this amend- can to make sure that our ROTC pro- straightforward amendment, Mr. ment. grams and our cadets succeed. They are Chairman, that would simply require

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I offered his amendment to defend the Department of Defense and the Depart- tell my constituents that we need a oil and gas industry. I specifically said ment of Agriculture, who both are matrix of fuels, and while we work I know that is why he did not do that funding this misguided attempt, in my from using carbon almost exclusively, in the amendment and made the fur- opinion, couldn’t do that until they we are also a coal State in Indiana. We ther point that the largest inland oil bring a business case to this body for are not to foreclose our options, and refinery in the United States of Amer- consideration. particularly for the Department of De- ica is in my district, so I would in no I would think my colleagues on the fense. way infer that. So I want the RECORD Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Given the fact that the Department to be very clear that I am not impugn- as well as the MilCon Subcommittee is the largest consumer of energy on ing the motives of the gentleman who would be offended by this backdoor ap- planet Earth as far as a single entity, I offered the amendment. I simply rose proach to spending hundreds of mil- do think we ought to also allow them in disagreement with his amendment. to examine what is the best matrix and lions of dollars on a project of dubious Mr. CONAWAY. Will the gentleman mix of fuels for the particular missions value. yield? and locations that they find them- The Defense Production Act is a Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield to the gen- selves in. For these reasons, I am op- World War II, post-World War II vin- tleman from Texas. tage program supervised by the Finan- posed to the gentleman’s amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. CONAWAY. I did misunderstand cial Services Committee—not the De- Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I you. I thought you were saying I was fense, not the Armed Services Com- would not take offense—I should—but I disqualified from offering an amend- mittee or the Subcommittees on Ap- won’t take offense that the gentleman ment like this because I simply rep- propriation—but the Financial Serv- suggests that somehow this amend- resent west Texas, which is the leading ices Committee. ment has anything to do whatsoever oil and gas producer in our country. So There is currently a refinery that is with respect to oil and gas that we if I misunderstood you, I will accept being proposed to be joint-funded by produce in Texas. When you don’t like that. the Department of Agriculture and the the merits of your own argument, you Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield back the Department of Defense to build a go ahead and attack the folks on the balance of my time. biofuels refinery. Neither of these other side, and I understand that tech- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR agencies’ core competencies is in this nique. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to arena. They each have their own core The truth of the matter is the De- clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will competencies, and it has absolutely partment of Defense can, in fact, make now resume on those amendments on nothing to do with biofuels. judgments for themselves once a prod- which further proceedings were post- I would argue that the Department of uct is available to them at commercial poned, in the following order: Energy—if anybody—should be the one products. This just prevents them from An amendment by Mrs. MILLER of who authorizes this work, but they going ahead and trying to build some- Michigan. have got a dubious distinction, as well, thing, build up a market and build a Amendment No. 2 by Mr. COTTON of with decisions such as Solyndra and fuel that no one else wants. It is only Arkansas. others of making really poor decisions. available here in the United States. It An amendment by Mr. MORAN of Vir- The other side will argue that this would not be available anywhere else ginia. somehow protects the Department of in the world to fuel our airplanes, or Amendment No. 31 by Ms. LEE of Defense from price shocks on oil and our ships, or our tanks and other California. gas that they have simply purchased. things. Amendment No. 33 by Ms. LEE of They have never brought us that busi- So, this is a misguided attempt driv- California. ness case. We have no clue what the en by the White House on this green An amendment by Mr. MASSIE of break-even point on biofuels is against initiative that is spending millions and Kentucky. some equivalent cost for fossil-based millions of dollars of taxpayer money, An amendment by Mr. FORTENBERRY fuels. Currently, they are spending and it is a waste every time they do of Nebraska. somewhere between $16 and $27 a gallon that. An amendment by Mr. GRAYSON of for algae-based jet fuel versus the $3 to I would argue that the better argu- Florida. $4 a gallon commercially available. ment is to say ‘‘no’’ to this, allow the Amendment No. 34 by Ms. LEE of These folks who are proponents of Department of Defense to spend their California. biofuels are not proponents of better dollars, as has been said previously, on An amendment by Mr. ELLISON of alternative resources like coal to liq- guns, tanks, ships, and salaries for our Minnesota. uids. So I would urge my colleagues to soldiers. This is a wrong-headed tip. It ought to be authorized by the HASC The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes vote ‘‘yes’’ on the amendment to re- and by the Senate equivalent, and the time for any electronic vote after quire an authorization for the spending these two subcommittees on Appro- the first vote in this series. of some $300-plus million on a refinery priations ought to be offended by this that is, in my view, of dubious distinc- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. MILLER OF backdoor approach at spending hun- MICHIGAN tion. dreds of millions of dollars on a pro- I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished gram that has no oversight. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I business is the demand for a recorded Mr. Chairman, I would urge my col- vote on the amendment offered by the rise in opposition to the amendment. leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the amend- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. MIL- ment, and I yield back the balance of LER) on which further proceedings were from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- my time. utes. postponed and on which the ayes pre- The Acting CHAIR. The question is vailed by voice vote. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I ap- on the amendment offered by the gen- The Clerk will redesignate the preciate very much this is the third tleman from Texas (Mr. CONAWAY). iteration of a very similar amendment, The amendment was agreed to. amendment. so my comments will also mirror those Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I The Clerk redesignated the amend- that I have made earlier in the debate. move to strike the last word. ment. The first thing I would make clear to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman RECORDED VOTE the gentleman from Texas, though, is I from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote am not going to suggest in any way, utes. has been demanded.

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The vote was taken by electronic de- Thompson (CA) Vela Williams vice, and there were—ayes 300, noes 114, Thompson (PA) Wagner Wilson (FL) The vote was taken by electronic de- not voting 17, as follows: Thornberry Walberg Wilson (SC) vice, and there were—ayes 230, noes 184, Tiberi Wasserman [Roll No. 322] Wolf not voting 17, as follows: Tierney Schultz Woodall AYES—300 Tipton Waters Yoho [Roll No. 323] Tonko Weber (TX) Young (AK) Amash Gardner McMorris Turner Webster (FL) AYES—230 Amodei Gerlach Rodgers Upton Wenstrup Bachmann Gibbs McNerney Aderholt Granger Pearce Barber Gibson Meadows NOES—114 Amodei Graves (GA) Perry Bachmann Graves (MO) Peterson Barletta Gingrey (GA) Meeks Aderholt Frelinghuysen Neugebauer Barr Gohmert Messer Bachus Green, Gene Petri Bachus Garrett Noem Barrow (GA) Goodlatte Mica Barber Griffin (AR) Pittenger Bass Gowdy O’Rourke Barton Gosar Michaud Barletta Grimm Pitts Becerra Granger Owens Barr Guthrie Poe (TX) Beatty Graves (GA) Miller (MI) Blumenauer Griffith (VA) Benishek Graves (MO) Miller, George Paulsen Barrow (GA) Hall Pompeo Brooks (IN) Hanna Quigley Barton Harper Posey Bentivolio Grayson Mullin Bucshon Heck (NV) Bera (CA) Green, Al Murphy (FL) Reed Benishek Harris Price (GA) Byrne Hensarling Reichert Bilirakis Hartzler Reed Bilirakis Green, Gene Murphy (PA) Calvert Herrera Beutler Renacci Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Reichert Bishop (NY) Griffin (AR) Nadler Campbell Higgins Bishop (UT) Grijalva Neal Ribble Black Heck (NV) Renacci Cantor Huffman Blackburn Hensarling Ribble Black Grimm Negrete McLeod Capito Hunter Rigell Blackburn Guthrie Nolan Roby Boustany Herrera Beutler Rice (SC) Carter Hurt Brady (TX) Holding Rigell Bonamici Gutie´rrez Nugent Rogers (KY) Cassidy Issa Bridenstine Hudson Roby Boustany Hahn Nunes Rokita Chu Johnson, Sam Brooks (AL) Huelskamp Roe (TN) Brady (PA) Hall Olson Royce Clarke (NY) Jolly Brooks (IN) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (AL) Brady (TX) Hanabusa Palazzo Clay Joyce Sanford Braley (IA) Harper Pallone Buchanan Hultgren Rogers (KY) Cole Kaptur Schwartz Bucshon Hunter Rogers (MI) Bridenstine Harris Pascrell Collins (NY) Kline Sensenbrenner Brooks (AL) Burgess Hurt Rohrabacher Hartzler Pastor (AZ) Conaway Lance Slaughter Broun (GA) Hastings (FL) Payne Byrne Issa Rokita Connolly Larsen (WA) Smith (NE) Brown (FL) Hastings (WA) Pearce Calvert Jenkins Rooney Cooper Latham Smith (WA) Camp Johnson (OH) Ros-Lehtinen Brownley (CA) Heck (WA) Pelosi Cramer Lee (CA) Buchanan Himes Perlmutter Takano Campbell Johnson, Sam Roskam Culberson Lofgren Titus Cantor Jolly Ross Burgess Hinojosa Perry DelBene Long Bustos Holding Peters (CA) Tsongas Capito Jones Rothfus Denham Maloney, Valadao Carter Jordan Royce Butterfield Holt Peters (MI) Dent Carolyn Van Hollen Cassidy Joyce Ruiz Camp Honda Peterson DesJarlais Marchant Vela´ zquez Chabot Kelly (PA) Runyan Capps Horsford Petri Diaz-Balart McCollum Ca´ rdenas Hoyer Pingree (ME) Visclosky Chaffetz King (IA) Ryan (WI) Doggett McDermott Coble King (NY) Salmon Carney Hudson Pittenger Duncan (TN) McKeon Walden Carson (IN) Huelskamp Pitts Walorski Coffman Kingston Sanchez, Loretta Edwards McKinley Cole Kinzinger (IL) Schock Cartwright Huizenga (MI) Pocan Waxman Eshoo Meehan Collins (GA) Kline Schweikert Castor (FL) Hultgren Poe (TX) Welch Farr Meng Collins (NY) LaMalfa Scott, Austin Castro (TX) Israel Pompeo Fleischmann Miller (FL) Wittman Chabot Jackson Lee Posey Conaway Lamborn Sensenbrenner Fleming Miller, Gary Womack Cook Lance Sessions Chaffetz Jeffries Price (GA) Flores Moore Yarmuth Cicilline Jenkins Price (NC) Cotton Latham Shimkus Forbes Moran Yoder Cramer Latta Shuster Clark (MA) Johnson (GA) Rahall Fortenberry Napolitano Young (IN) Cleaver Johnson (OH) Rice (SC) Crawford Lipinski Simpson Clyburn Johnson, E. B. Roe (TN) NOT VOTING—17 Crenshaw LoBiondo Smith (MO) Coble Jones Rogers (AL) Cuellar Long Smith (NE) Bishop (GA) McCarthy (NY) Ryan (OH) Coffman Jordan Rogers (MI) Culberson Lucas Smith (NJ) Capuano Mulvaney Scalise Cohen Keating Rohrabacher Daines Luetkemeyer Smith (TX) Fudge Nunnelee Collins (GA) Kelly (IL) Rooney Thompson (MS) Davis, Danny Lummis Southerland Kirkpatrick Polis Conyers Kelly (PA) Ros-Lehtinen Walz Davis, Rodney Marchant Stewart Lankford Rangel Cook Kennedy Roskam Denham Marino Stivers Lujan Grisham Richmond Costa Kildee Ross Dent Matheson Stockman (NM) Rush Cotton Kilmer Rothfus DeSantis McAllister Stutzman DesJarlais McCarthy (CA) Terry Courtney Kind Roybal-Allard b 1227 Crawford King (IA) Ruiz Diaz-Balart McCaul Thornberry Crenshaw King (NY) Runyan Messrs. WALDEN, ISSA, ADER- Duffy McClintock Tiberi Crowley Kingston Ruppersberger HOLT, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY Duncan (SC) McHenry Tipton Cuellar Kinzinger (IL) Ryan (WI) Duncan (TN) McIntyre Turner Cummings Kuster Salmon of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Ellmers McKeon Upton Daines Labrador Sa´ nchez, Linda Ms. CLARKE of New York changed Farenthold McKinley Valadao Davis (CA) LaMalfa T. their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Fincher McMorris Wagner Fitzpatrick Rodgers Walberg Davis, Danny Lamborn Sanchez, Loretta Messrs. PITTS, CARSON, JOHNSON Davis, Rodney Langevin Sarbanes Fleischmann McNerney Walden DeFazio Larson (CT) Schakowsky of Ohio, CHAFFETZ, and RODNEY Fleming Meadows Walorski DeGette Latta Schiff DAVIS of Illinois changed their vote Flores Meehan Weber (TX) Delaney Levin Schneider Forbes Messer Webster (FL) from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Fortenberry Mica Wenstrup DeLauro Lewis Schock So the amendment was agreed to. DeSantis Lipinski Schrader Foxx Miller (FL) Westmoreland Deutch LoBiondo Schweikert The result of the vote was announced Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Whitfield Dingell Loebsack Scott (VA) as above recorded. Frelinghuysen Miller, Gary Williams Doyle Lowenthal Scott, Austin Gardner Mullin Wilson (SC) AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. COTTON Duckworth Lowey Scott, David Garrett Murphy (PA) Wittman Duffy Lucas Serrano The Acting CHAIR (Ms. FOXX). The Gerlach Neugebauer Wolf Duncan (SC) Luetkemeyer Sessions unfinished business is the demand for a Gibbs Noem Womack Gingrey (GA) Nugent Woodall Ellison Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sewell (AL) recorded vote on the amendment of- Ellmers (NM) Shea-Porter Gohmert Nunes Yoder Engel Lummis Sherman fered by the gentleman from Arkansas Goodlatte Olson Yoho Enyart Lynch Shimkus (Mr. COTTON) on which further pro- Gosar Palazzo Young (AK) Esty Maffei Shuster ceedings were postponed and on which Gowdy Paulsen Young (IN) Farenthold Maloney, Sean Simpson Fattah Marino Sinema the ayes prevailed by voice vote. NOES—184 Fincher Massie Sires The Clerk will redesignate the Amash Braley (IA) Cartwright Fitzpatrick Matheson Smith (MO) amendment. Bass Broun (GA) Castor (FL) Foster Matsui Smith (NJ) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Beatty Brown (FL) Castro (TX) Foxx McAllister Smith (TX) Becerra Brownley (CA) Chu Frankel (FL) McCarthy (CA) Southerland ment. Bentivolio Bustos Cicilline Franks (AZ) McCaul Speier RECORDED VOTE Bera (CA) Butterfield Clark (MA) Gabbard McClintock Stewart The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bishop (NY) Capps Clarke (NY) Gallego McGovern Stivers Blumenauer Ca´ rdenas Clay Garamendi McHenry Stockman has been demanded. Bonamici Carney Cleaver Garcia McIntyre Stutzman A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (PA) Carson (IN) Clyburn

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN7.124 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5550 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 Cohen Jackson Lee Pelosi [Roll No. 324] Joyce Noem Sensenbrenner Connolly Jeffries Perlmutter Kelly (PA) Nugent Sessions Conyers Johnson (GA) Peters (CA) AYES—163 King (IA) Nunes Shea-Porter Cooper Johnson, E. B. Peters (MI) Amash Gibson Nadler King (NY) Olson Shimkus Costa Kaptur Pingree (ME) Bass Grayson Napolitano Kingston Owens Shuster Courtney Keating Pocan Beatty Green, Al Neal Kinzinger (IL) Palazzo Simpson Crowley Kelly (IL) Price (NC) Becerra Grijalva Negrete McLeod Kline Paulsen Sinema Cummings Kennedy Quigley Bera (CA) Gutie´rrez Nolan Labrador Pearce Smith (MO) Davis (CA) Kildee LaMalfa Perry Rahall Bishop (NY) Hahn O’Rourke Smith (NE) DeFazio Kilmer Lamborn Peters (MI) Roybal-Allard Blumenauer Hanabusa Pallone Smith (NJ) DeGette Kind Lance Peterson Ruppersberger Bonamici Hastings (FL) Pascrell Delaney Kuster Latham Petri Smith (TX) Sa´ nchez, Linda Brady (PA) Heck (WA) Pastor (AZ) DeLauro Labrador Latta Pittenger Southerland T. Braley (IA) Higgins Payne Stewart DelBene Langevin Brown (FL) Himes Lipinski Pitts Sanford Pelosi Stivers Deutch Larsen (WA) Butterfield Hinojosa LoBiondo Poe (TX) Sarbanes Perlmutter Stockman Dingell Larson (CT) Schakowsky Capps Holt Long Pompeo Doggett Lee (CA) Peters (CA) Stutzman Schiff Ca´ rdenas Honda Lucas Posey Doyle Levin Pingree (ME) Luetkemeyer Price (GA) Terry Schneider Carney Horsford Pocan Duckworth Lewis Carson (IN) Hoyer Lummis Rahall Thompson (PA) Schrader Price (NC) Edwards Loebsack Cartwright Huffman Maffei Reed Thornberry Schwartz Quigley Ellison Lofgren Castor (FL) Israel Marchant Reichert Tiberi Scott (VA) Roybal-Allard Engel Lowenthal Castro (TX) Jackson Lee Marino Renacci Tipton Scott, David Sa´ nchez, Linda Enyart Lowey Chu Jeffries Massie Ribble Turner Serrano T. Eshoo Luja´ n, Ben Ray Cicilline Johnson (GA) Matheson Rice (SC) Upton Sewell (AL) Sanford Esty (NM) Clark (MA) Johnson, E. B. McAllister Rigell Valadao Shea-Porter Sarbanes Farr Lynch Clarke (NY) Jones McCarthy (CA) Roby Vela Fattah Maffei Sherman Schakowsky McCaul Roe (TN) Sinema Clay Kaptur Wagner Foster Maloney, Cleaver Keating Schiff McClintock Rogers (AL) Walberg Sires Schneider Frankel (FL) Carolyn Clyburn Kelly (IL) McHenry Rogers (KY) Walden Gabbard Maloney, Sean Slaughter Schrader McIntyre Rogers (MI) Smith (WA) Cohen Kennedy Walorski Gallego Massie Connolly Kildee Schwartz McKeon Rohrabacher Speier Weber (TX) Garamendi Matsui Conyers Kilmer Scott (VA) McKinley Rokita Swalwell (CA) Webster (FL) Garcia McCollum Cooper Kind Scott, David McMorris Rooney Takano Wenstrup Gibson McDermott Costa Kuster Serrano Rodgers Ros-Lehtinen Thompson (CA) Westmoreland Grayson McGovern Courtney Langevin Sewell (AL) McNerney Roskam Thompson (PA) Whitfield Green, Al Meeks Crowley Larsen (WA) Sherman Meadows Ross Tierney Williams Griffith (VA) Meng Cummings Larson (CT) Sires Meehan Rothfus Titus Wilson (SC) Grijalva Michaud Davis (CA) Lee (CA) Slaughter Messer Royce Tonko Wittman Gutie´rrez Miller, George Davis, Danny Levin Smith (WA) Mica Ruiz Tsongas Wolf Hahn Moore DeFazio Lewis Speier Miller (FL) Runyan Van Hollen Womack Hanabusa Moran DeGette Loebsack Swalwell (CA) Miller (MI) Ryan (WI) Vargas Woodall Hanna Murphy (FL) Delaney Lofgren Takano Miller, Gary Salmon Hastings (FL) Nadler Veasey DeLauro Lowenthal Thompson (CA) Mullin Sanchez, Loretta Yoder Heck (WA) Napolitano Vela DelBene Lowey Tierney Murphy (FL) Schock Yoho ´ Higgins Neal Velazquez Deutch Luja´ n, Ben Ray Titus Murphy (PA) Schweikert Young (AK) Himes Negrete McLeod Visclosky Dingell (NM) Tonko Neugebauer Scott, Austin Young (IN) Hinojosa Nolan Wasserman Tsongas Doggett Lynch NOT VOTING—19 Holt O’Rourke Schultz Doyle Maloney, Van Hollen Honda Owens Waters Duckworth Carolyn Vargas Bishop (GA) McCarthy (NY) Ruppersberger Horsford Pallone Waxman Edwards Maloney, Sean Veasey Capuano Meng Rush Hoyer Pascrell Welch Enyart Matsui Vela´ zquez Fudge Mulvaney Ryan (OH) Huffman Pastor (AZ) Wilson (FL) Eshoo McCollum Visclosky Kirkpatrick Nunnelee Scalise Israel Payne Yarmuth Esty McDermott Wasserman Lankford Polis Thompson (MS) Farr McGovern Schultz Lujan Grisham Rangel Walz NOT VOTING—17 Fattah Meeks Waters (NM) Richmond Bishop (GA) McCarthy (NY) Ryan (OH) Foster Michaud Waxman Capuano Mulvaney Scalise Frankel (FL) Miller, George Welch b 2235 Fudge Nunnelee Thompson (MS) Gabbard Moore Wilson (FL) Kirkpatrick Polis Walz Garamendi Moran Yarmuth Mr. BARBER changed his vote from Lankford Rangel ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Lujan Grisham Richmond NOES—249 So the amendment was rejected. (NM) Rush Aderholt Cole Garrett Amodei Collins (GA) Gerlach The result of the vote was announced Bachmann Collins (NY) Gibbs as above recorded. b 2231 Bachus Conaway Gingrey (GA) AMENDMENT NO. 31 OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF Barber Cook Gohmert So the amendment was agreed to. Barletta Cotton Goodlatte CALIFORNIA The result of the vote was announced Barr Cramer Gosar The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished as above recorded. Barrow (GA) Crawford Gowdy business is the demand for a recorded Barton Crenshaw Granger vote on the amendment offered by the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MORAN Benishek Cuellar Graves (GA) Bentivolio Culberson Graves (MO) gentlewoman from California (Ms. LEE) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bilirakis Daines Green, Gene on which further proceedings were business is the demand for a recorded Bishop (UT) Davis, Rodney Griffin (AR) postponed and on which the noes pre- vote on the amendment offered by the Black Denham Griffith (VA) Blackburn Dent Grimm vailed by voice vote. gentleman from Virginia (Mr. MORAN) Boustany DeSantis Guthrie The Clerk will redesignate the on which further proceedings were Brady (TX) DesJarlais Hall amendment. postponed and on which the noes pre- Bridenstine Diaz-Balart Hanna The Clerk redesignated the amend- vailed by voice vote. Brooks (AL) Duffy Harper Brooks (IN) Duncan (SC) Harris ment. The Clerk will redesignate the Broun (GA) Duncan (TN) Hartzler RECORDED VOTE amendment. Brownley (CA) Ellison Hastings (WA) Buchanan Ellmers Heck (NV) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bucshon Engel Hensarling has been demanded. ment. Burgess Farenthold Herrera Beutler A recorded vote was ordered. Bustos Fincher Holding RECORDED VOTE Byrne Fitzpatrick Hudson The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Calvert Fleischmann Huelskamp minute vote. has been demanded. Camp Fleming Huizenga (MI) The vote was taken by electronic de- Campbell Flores Hultgren vice, and there were—ayes 165, noes 250, A recorded vote was ordered. Cantor Forbes Hunter Capito Fortenberry Hurt not voting 16, as follows: The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Carter Foxx Issa [Roll No. 325] minute vote. Cassidy Franks (AZ) Jenkins AYES—165 The vote was taken by electronic de- Chabot Frelinghuysen Johnson (OH) Chaffetz Gallego Johnson, Sam Amash Beatty Bera (CA) vice, and there were—ayes 163, noes 249, Coble Garcia Jolly Barber Becerra Blumenauer not voting 19, as follows: Coffman Gardner Jordan Bass Benishek Bonamici

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN7.048 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5551 Brady (PA) Himes Pastor (AZ) Langevin Paulsen Shimkus Duncan (TN) Lee (CA) Rahall Braley (IA) Hinojosa Payne Latham Pearce Shuster Edwards Levin Ribble Broun (GA) Holt Pelosi Latta Perlmutter Simpson Ellison Lewis Rigell Burgess Honda Peters (CA) Lipinski Perry Smith (MO) Engel Lipinski Rohrabacher Capps Huffman Petri LoBiondo Peters (MI) Smith (NE) Eshoo Lofgren Rooney Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Pingree (ME) Long Peterson Smith (NJ) Esty Lowenthal Roybal-Allard Castor (FL) Jeffries Pocan Lucas Pittenger Smith (TX) Farr Lowey Sa´ nchez, Linda Castro (TX) Johnson (GA) Posey Luetkemeyer Pitts Southerland Fattah Luja´ n, Ben Ray T. Chu Johnson, E. B. Quigley Lummis Poe (TX) Stewart Foster (NM) Sanford Lynch Pompeo Stivers Cicilline Jones Rahall Frankel (FL) Lynch Sarbanes Clark (MA) Kaptur Ribble Marchant Price (GA) Stutzman Gabbard Maffei Schakowsky Clarke (NY) Keating Rigell Marino Price (NC) Terry Garamendi Maloney, Schiff Clay Kelly (IL) Rohrabacher Matheson Reed Thompson (PA) Gibson Carolyn Schneider Cleaver Kildee Roybal-Allard McAllister Reichert Thornberry Grayson Massie Coffman Kilmer Sa´ nchez, Linda McCarthy (CA) Renacci Tiberi Green, Al Matsui Schrader Cohen Kind T. McCaul Rice (SC) Tipton Green, Gene McClintock Schwartz Conyers Kuster Sanford McHenry Roby Turner Griffith (VA) McCollum Schweikert Courtney Labrador Sarbanes McIntyre Roe (TN) Upton Grijalva McDermott Scott (VA) Crowley Larsen (WA) Schakowsky McKeon Rogers (AL) Valadao Gutie´rrez McGovern Scott, David Cummings Larson (CT) Schiff McKinley Rogers (KY) Vargas Hahn McMorris Sensenbrenner Daines Lee (CA) Schneider McMorris Rogers (MI) Visclosky Hanabusa Rodgers Serrano Davis (CA) Levin Schrader Rodgers Rokita Wagner Hanna McNerney Shea-Porter Davis, Danny Lewis Schwartz Meadows Rooney Walberg Hastings (FL) Meng Sherman DeFazio Loebsack Schweikert Meehan Ros-Lehtinen Walden Heck (WA) Michaud Sires DeGette Lofgren Scott (VA) Meeks Roskam Walorski Herrera Beutler Miller, George Slaughter DeLauro Lowenthal Scott, David Messer Ross Wasserman Higgins Moore Smith (WA) DelBene Lowey Sensenbrenner Mica Rothfus Schultz Himes Moran Speier Deutch Luja´ n, Ben Ray Serrano Miller (FL) Royce Weber (TX) Hinojosa Murphy (FL) Stockman Dingell (NM) Shea-Porter Miller (MI) Ruiz Webster (FL) Holt Nadler Swalwell (CA) Doggett Maffei Sinema Miller, Gary Runyan Wenstrup Honda Napolitano Takano Doyle Maloney, Sires Moran Ruppersberger Westmoreland Horsford Neal Thompson (CA) Duncan (TN) Carolyn Slaughter Mullin Ryan (WI) Whitfield Huelskamp Negrete McLeod Tierney Edwards Maloney, Sean Smith (WA) Murphy (PA) Salmon Williams Huffman Nolan Titus Neugebauer Sanchez, Loretta Wilson (SC) Ellison Massie Speier Jackson Lee O’Rourke Tonko Eshoo Matsui Stockman Noem Scalise Wittman Jeffries Pallone Tsongas Esty McClintock Swalwell (CA) Nugent Schock Wolf Johnson (GA) Pascrell Van Hollen Farr McCollum Takano Nunes Scott, Austin Womack Johnson, E. B. Pastor (AZ) Veasey Fattah McDermott Thompson (CA) Olson Sessions Woodall Jones Paulsen Foster McGovern Tierney Owens Sewell (AL) Yoder Kaptur Payne Vela ´ Frankel (FL) McNerney Titus Palazzo Sherman Young (IN) Keating Pelosi Velazquez Garamendi Meng Tonko Kelly (IL) Perlmutter Visclosky Garcia Michaud Tsongas NOT VOTING—16 Kennedy Peters (CA) Wasserman Gibson Miller, George Van Hollen Bishop (GA) Lujan Grisham Rangel Kildee Peters (MI) Schultz Grayson Moore Veasey Capuano (NM) Richmond Kilmer Petri Waters Green, Al Murphy (FL) Vela Fudge McCarthy (NY) Rush Kind Pingree (ME) Waxman Green, Gene Nadler Vela´ zquez Kirkpatrick Mulvaney Ryan (OH) Kuster Pocan Welch Wilson (FL) Grijalva Napolitano Waters Lankford Nunnelee Thompson (MS) Labrador Posey Gutie´rrez Neal Waxman Polis Walz Langevin Price (GA) Woodall Hahn Negrete McLeod Welch Larsen (WA) Price (NC) Yarmuth Hanabusa Nolan Wilson (FL) b 2239 Larson (CT) Quigley Yoho Hastings (FL) O’Rourke Yarmuth Heck (WA) Pallone Yoho So the amendment was rejected. NOES—231 Higgins Pascrell Young (AK) The result of the vote was announced Aderholt Costa Hall NOES—250 as above recorded. Amodei Cotton Harper Bachmann Cramer Harris AMENDMENT NO. 33 OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF Aderholt Connolly Gowdy Bachus Crawford Hartzler Amodei Cook Granger CALIFORNIA Barber Crenshaw Hastings (WA) Bachmann Cooper Graves (GA) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barletta Cuellar Heck (NV) Bachus Costa Graves (MO) business is the demand for a recorded Barr Culberson Hensarling Barletta Cotton Griffin (AR) Barrow (GA) Davis (CA) Holding Barr Cramer Griffith (VA) vote on the amendment offered by the Barton Davis, Rodney Hoyer Barrow (GA) Crawford Grimm gentlewoman from California (Ms. LEE) Bentivolio Delaney Hudson Barton Crenshaw Guthrie on which further proceedings were Bera (CA) Denham Huizenga (MI) Bentivolio Cuellar Hall postponed and on which the noes pre- Bilirakis Dent Hultgren Bilirakis Culberson Hanna Bishop (NY) DeSantis Hunter Bishop (NY) Davis, Rodney Harper vailed by voice vote. Bishop (UT) DesJarlais Hurt Bishop (UT) Delaney Harris The Clerk will redesignate the Black Diaz-Balart Israel Black Denham Hartzler amendment. Blackburn Duckworth Issa Blackburn Dent Hastings (WA) Boustany Duffy Jenkins Boustany DeSantis Heck (NV) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brady (TX) Duncan (SC) Johnson (OH) Brady (TX) DesJarlais Hensarling ment. Bridenstine Ellmers Johnson, Sam Bridenstine Diaz-Balart Herrera Beutler RECORDED VOTE Brooks (AL) Enyart Jolly Brooks (AL) Duckworth Holding Brooks (IN) Farenthold Jordan Brooks (IN) Duffy Horsford The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brown (FL) Fincher Joyce Brown (FL) Duncan (SC) Hoyer has been demanded. Brownley (CA) Fitzpatrick Kelly (PA) Brownley (CA) Ellmers Hudson A recorded vote was ordered. Buchanan Fleischmann King (IA) Buchanan Engel Huelskamp Bucshon Fleming King (NY) Bucshon Enyart Huizenga (MI) The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Bustos Flores Kingston Bustos Farenthold Hultgren minute vote. Butterfield Forbes Kinzinger (IL) Butterfield Fincher Hunter The vote was taken by electronic de- Byrne Fortenberry Kline Byrne Fitzpatrick Hurt vice, and there were—ayes 182, noes 231, Calvert Foxx LaMalfa Calvert Fleischmann Israel Camp Franks (AZ) Lamborn Camp Fleming Issa not voting 18, as follows: Campbell Frelinghuysen Lance Campbell Flores Jenkins [Roll No. 326] Cantor Gallego Latham Cantor Forbes Johnson (OH) Capito Garcia Latta Capito Fortenberry Johnson, Sam AYES—182 Carson (IN) Gardner LoBiondo Carney Foxx Jolly Amash Carney Courtney Carter Garrett Loebsack Carson (IN) Franks (AZ) Jordan Bass Castor (FL) Crowley Cartwright Gerlach Long Carter Frelinghuysen Joyce Beatty Castro (TX) Cummings Cassidy Gibbs Lucas Cartwright Gabbard Kelly (PA) Becerra Chu Daines Chabot Gingrey (GA) Luetkemeyer Cassidy Gallego Kennedy Benishek Cicilline Davis, Danny Chaffetz Goodlatte Lummis Chabot Gardner King (IA) Blumenauer Clark (MA) DeFazio Clyburn Gosar Maloney, Sean Chaffetz Garrett King (NY) Bonamici Clarke (NY) DeGette Coble Gowdy Marchant Clyburn Gerlach Kingston Brady (PA) Clay DeLauro Cole Granger Marino Coble Gibbs Kinzinger (IL) Braley (IA) Cleaver DelBene Collins (GA) Graves (GA) Matheson Cole Gingrey (GA) Kline Broun (GA) Coffman Deutch Collins (NY) Graves (MO) McAllister Collins (GA) Gohmert LaMalfa Burgess Cohen Dingell Conaway Griffin (AR) McCarthy (CA) Collins (NY) Goodlatte Lamborn Capps Connolly Doggett Cook Grimm McCaul Conaway Gosar Lance Ca´ rdenas Conyers Doyle Cooper Guthrie McHenry

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN7.050 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5552 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 McIntyre Rice (SC) Smith (TX) Deutch Kilmer Price (GA) Kinzinger (IL) Peterson Thompson (PA) McKeon Roby Southerland Dingell Kind Price (NC) Kline Pittenger Thornberry McKinley Roe (TN) Stewart Doggett King (IA) Quigley Langevin Pitts Tiberi Meadows Rogers (AL) Stutzman Doyle Kingston Rahall Latham Pompeo Turner Meehan Rogers (KY) Terry Duffy Kuster Reed Levin Reichert Upton Meeks Rogers (MI) Thompson (PA) Duncan (SC) Labrador Ribble LoBiondo Renacci Valadao Messer Rokita Thornberry Duncan (TN) LaMalfa Rice (SC) Long Rigell Visclosky Mica Ros-Lehtinen Tiberi Edwards Lamborn Roe (TN) Lucas Roby Walberg Miller (FL) Roskam Tipton Marino Rogers (AL) Ellison Lance Rohrabacher Walden Miller (MI) Ross Turner Engel Larsen (WA) Rokita Matheson Rogers (KY) Wasserman Miller, Gary Rothfus Upton Enyart Larson (CT) Rooney McCarthy (CA) Rogers (MI) Schultz Mullin Royce Valadao Eshoo Latta Ross McCaul Ros-Lehtinen Webster (FL) Murphy (PA) Ruiz Vargas Esty Lee (CA) Rothfus McKeon Roskam Neugebauer Runyan Wagner Farenthold Lewis Roybal-Allard Meehan Royce Westmoreland Noem Ruppersberger Walberg Farr Loebsack Ruiz Messer Ruppersberger Whitfield Nugent Ryan (WI) Walden Fattah Lofgren Runyan Miller (FL) Schiff Wilson (SC) Nunes Salmon Walorski Fincher Lowenthal Ryan (WI) Miller, Gary Sewell (AL) Wittman Olson Sanchez, Loretta Weber (TX) Fitzpatrick Lowey Salmon Murphy (FL) Simpson Wolf Owens Scalise Webster (FL) Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Sa´ nchez, Linda Murphy (PA) Sinema Womack Palazzo Schock Wenstrup Fleming Luja´ n, Ben Ray T. Nunes Smith (TX) Young (AK) Pearce Scott, Austin Westmoreland Flores (NM) Sanchez, Loretta Pearce Stivers Young (IN) Perry Sessions Whitfield Fortenberry Lummis Sanford Peters (CA) Thompson (CA) Peterson Sewell (AL) Williams Foster Lynch Sarbanes Pittenger Shimkus Wilson (SC) Foxx Maffei Scalise ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Pitts Shuster Wittman Gabbard Maloney, Schakowsky Lipinski Poe (TX) Simpson Wolf Garamendi Carolyn Schneider Pompeo Sinema Womack Garcia Maloney, Sean Schock NOT VOTING—14 Reed Smith (MO) Yoder Gardner Marchant Schrader Fudge McCarthy (NY) Richmond Reichert Smith (NE) Young (AK) Garrett Massie Schwartz Kirkpatrick Mulvaney Rush Renacci Smith (NJ) Young (IN) Gibbs Matsui Schweikert Lankford Nunnelee Ryan (OH) Gibson McAllister Scott (VA) NOT VOTING—18 Lujan Grisham Polis Thompson (MS) Gohmert McClintock Scott, Austin (NM) Rangel Walz Bishop (GA) Lujan Grisham Richmond Gosar McCollum Scott, David Capuano (NM) Rush Gowdy McDermott Sensenbrenner b 2247 Fudge McCarthy (NY) Ryan (OH) Graves (GA) McGovern Serrano Gohmert Mulvaney Stivers Grayson McHenry Sessions So the amendment was agreed to. Kirkpatrick Nunnelee Thompson (MS) Green, Al McIntyre Shea-Porter The result of the vote was announced Lankford Polis Walz Green, Gene McKinley Sherman Rangel Griffin (AR) McMorris Shimkus as above recorded. Griffith (VA) Rodgers Shuster AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FORTENBERRY b 2243 Grijalva McNerney Sires Guthrie Meadows Slaughter The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished So the amendment was rejected. Gutie´rrez Meeks Smith (MO) business is the demand for a recorded The result of the vote was announced Hahn Meng Smith (NE) vote on the amendment offered by the Hall Mica Smith (NJ) as above recorded. gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. FOR- Hanabusa Michaud Smith (WA) AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MASSIE Hanna Miller (MI) Southerland TENBERRY) on which further pro- The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Harper Miller, George Speier ceedings were postponed and on which Harris Moore Stewart the noes prevailed by voice vote. business is the demand for a recorded Hastings (FL) Moran Stockman vote on the amendment offered by the Heck (WA) Mullin Stutzman The Clerk will redesignate the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Hensarling Nadler Swalwell (CA) amendment. Herrera Beutler Napolitano Takano MASSIE) on which further proceedings The Clerk redesignated the amend- Higgins Neal Terry ment. were postponed and on which the noes Holt Negrete McLeod Tierney prevailed by voice vote. Honda Neugebauer Tipton RECORDED VOTE The Clerk will redesignate the Horsford Noem Titus The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Hudson Nolan Tonko amendment. Huelskamp Nugent Tsongas has been demanded. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Huffman O’Rourke Van Hollen A recorded vote was ordered. ment. Huizenga (MI) Olson Vargas The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Hultgren Owens Veasey minute vote. RECORDED VOTE Hunter Palazzo Vela The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Hurt Pallone Vela´ zquez The vote was taken by electronic de- has been demanded. Issa Pascrell Wagner vice, and there were—ayes 167, noes 244, Jackson Lee Pastor (AZ) Walorski not voting 20, as follows: A recorded vote was ordered. Jeffries Paulsen Waters The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Jenkins Payne Waxman [Roll No. 328] minute vote. Johnson (GA) Pelosi Weber (TX) AYES—167 The vote was taken by electronic de- Johnson, E. B. Perlmutter Welch Johnson, Sam Perry Wenstrup Aderholt Coble Herrera Beutler vice, and there were—ayes 293, noes 123, Jones Peters (MI) Williams Amash Cole Higgins answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 14, as Jordan Petri Wilson (FL) Bachmann Collins (GA) Holt Barletta Collins (NY) Honda follows: Kaptur Pingree (ME) Woodall Keating Pocan Yarmuth Barrow (GA) Conyers Hudson [Roll No. 327] Kelly (IL) Poe (TX) Yoder Barton Daines Huelskamp Kildee Posey Yoho Bass Davis, Danny Huffman AYES—293 Benishek Dent Jeffries Amash Burgess Clyburn NOES—123 Bentivolio DeSantis Jenkins Amodei Butterfield Coffman Bilirakis DesJarlais Johnson (GA) Barton Byrne Cohen Aderholt Cole Gerlach Bishop (UT) Duffy Johnson (OH) Bass Campbell Collins (GA) Bachmann Collins (NY) Gingrey (GA) Black Duncan (SC) Johnson, Sam Becerra Capito Connolly Bachus Conaway Goodlatte Braley (IA) Duncan (TN) Jones Bentivolio Capps Conyers Barber Cooper Granger Bridenstine Eshoo Jordan Bera (CA) Capuano Cook Barletta Costa Graves (MO) Brooks (AL) Fincher Keating Bishop (GA) Ca´ rdenas Courtney Barr Cotton Grimm Broun (GA) Fitzpatrick Kuster Bishop (NY) Carney Cramer Barrow (GA) Crawford Hartzler Buchanan Fleming Labrador Bishop (UT) Carson (IN) Crowley Beatty Crenshaw Hastings (WA) Burgess Fortenberry LaMalfa Black Cartwright Cuellar Benishek Davis, Rodney Heck (NV) Bustos Garamendi Latta Blackburn Cassidy Culberson Bilirakis Delaney Himes Campbell Garrett Lee (CA) Blumenauer Castor (FL) Cummings Boustany Denham Hinojosa Capps Gibson Lewis Bonamici Castro (TX) Daines Brady (TX) Dent Holding Capuano Gohmert Loebsack Brady (PA) Chabot Davis (CA) Brooks (IN) Diaz-Balart Hoyer Ca´ rdenas Gosar Lofgren Braley (IA) Chaffetz Davis, Danny Brownley (CA) Duckworth Israel Cassidy Grijalva Lummis Bridenstine Chu DeFazio Bustos Ellmers Johnson (OH) Castor (FL) Guthrie Lynch Brooks (AL) Cicilline DeGette Calvert Forbes Jolly Chu Hahn Maffei Broun (GA) Clark (MA) DeLauro Camp Frankel (FL) Joyce Clark (MA) Hall Maloney, Brown (FL) Clarke (NY) DelBene Cantor Franks (AZ) Kelly (PA) Clarke (NY) Hanabusa Carolyn Buchanan Clay DeSantis Carter Frelinghuysen Kennedy Clay Harris Massie Bucshon Cleaver DesJarlais Coble Gallego King (NY) Cleaver Heck (NV) Matheson

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:26 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN7.051 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5553 McAllister Paulsen Shuster Simpson Thornberry Walden Castro (TX) Hastings (FL) Nugent McClintock Pearce Sinema Sires Tipton Walorski Chabot Hastings (WA) Nunes McCollum Pingree (ME) Smith (MO) Slaughter Titus Wasserman Chaffetz Heck (NV) Olson McDermott Pitts Smith (NJ) Smith (NE) Tsongas Schultz Cicilline Heck (WA) Owens McGovern Pocan Speier Smith (TX) Upton Waters Clark (MA) Hensarling Palazzo McHenry Poe (TX) Stivers Smith (WA) Valadao Waxman Clarke (NY) Herrera Beutler Pascrell McIntyre Posey Stockman Stewart Van Hollen Wenstrup Clay Higgins Pastor (AZ) McMorris Price (GA) Takano Stutzman Vargas Whitfield Cleaver Himes Paulsen Rodgers Ribble Tiberi Swalwell (CA) Veasey Wittman Clyburn Hinojosa Payne McNerney Rice (SC) Tierney Terry Vela Womack Coble Holding Pearce Meadows Roe (TN) Tonko Thompson (CA) Visclosky Yarmuth Coffman Horsford Pelosi Thompson (PA) Walberg Young (IN) Cohen Hoyer Peters (CA) Meeks Rohrabacher Turner Messer Rooney Cole Hudson Peters (MI) Vela´ zquez Michaud Ros-Lehtinen NOT VOTING—20 Collins (GA) Huelskamp Peterson Wagner Miller (FL) Ross Denham McCarthy (NY) Rokita Collins (NY) Huffman Pingree (ME) Weber (TX) Miller (MI) Rothfus Fudge Mulvaney Runyan Conaway Huizenga (MI) Pittenger Webster (FL) Moore Ruiz Graves (GA) Nunnelee Rush Connolly Hultgren Pitts Welch Moran Salmon Kirkpatrick Pascrell Ryan (OH) Cook Hunter Poe (TX) Murphy (PA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Westmoreland Lankford Polis Southerland Cooper Hurt Pompeo Nadler T. Williams Lujan Grisham Rangel Thompson (MS) Costa Israel Posey Neugebauer Sanchez, Loretta Wilson (FL) (NM) Richmond Walz Cotton Issa Price (GA) Nolan Sanford Wilson (SC) Courtney Jackson Lee Price (NC) Nugent Schrader Wolf Cramer Jeffries Quigley Olson Schweikert Woodall b 2252 Crawford Jenkins Rahall Palazzo Scott, Austin Yoder Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia changed his Crenshaw Johnson (OH) Reed Pallone Sensenbrenner Yoho Crowley Johnson, E. B. Reichert Pastor (AZ) Serrano Young (AK) vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Cuellar Johnson, Sam Renacci So the amendment was rejected. Culberson Jolly Ribble NOES—244 The result of the vote was announced Cummings Joyce Rice (SC) Daines Kaptur Rigell Amodei Farr LoBiondo as above recorded. Davis (CA) Keating Roby Bachus Fattah Long AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GRAYSON Davis, Danny Kelly (IL) Roe (TN) Barber Fleischmann Lowenthal Davis, Rodney Kelly (PA) Rogers (AL) Barr Flores Lowey The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished DeFazio Kennedy Rogers (KY) Beatty Forbes Lucas business is the demand for a recorded DeGette Kildee Rogers (MI) Becerra Foster Luetkemeyer vote on the amendment offered by the Delaney Kilmer Rokita Bera (CA) Foxx Luja´ n, Ben Ray gentleman from Florida (Mr. GRAYSON) DeLauro Kind Rooney Bishop (GA) Frankel (FL) (NM) DelBene King (IA) Ros-Lehtinen Bishop (NY) Franks (AZ) Maloney, Sean on which further proceedings were Denham King (NY) Roskam Blackburn Frelinghuysen Marchant postponed and on which the noes pre- Dent Kinzinger (IL) Ross Blumenauer Gabbard Marino vailed by voice vote. DeSantis Kline Rothfus Bonamici Gallego Matsui DesJarlais Kuster Roybal-Allard Boustany Garcia McCarthy (CA) The Clerk will redesignate the Deutch LaMalfa Royce Brady (PA) Gardner McCaul amendment. Diaz-Balart Lamborn Ruiz Brady (TX) Gerlach McKeon The Clerk redesignated the amend- Dingell Lance Runyan Brooks (IN) Gibbs McKinley ment. Doggett Langevin Ruppersberger Brown (FL) Gingrey (GA) Meehan Doyle Larsen (WA) Ryan (WI) Brownley (CA) Goodlatte Meng RECORDED VOTE Duckworth Larson (CT) Salmon Bucshon Gowdy Mica The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Duffy Latham Sa´ nchez, Linda Butterfield Granger Miller, Gary Duncan (SC) Latta T. Byrne Graves (MO) Miller, George has been demanded. Ellmers Levin Scalise Calvert Grayson Mullin A recorded vote was ordered. Engel Lipinski Schiff Camp Green, Al Murphy (FL) The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Enyart LoBiondo Schneider Cantor Green, Gene Napolitano minute vote. Eshoo Loebsack Schock Capito Griffin (AR) Neal Esty Lofgren Schrader Carney Griffith (VA) Negrete McLeod The vote was taken by electronic de- Farenthold Long Schwartz Carson (IN) Grimm Noem vice, and there were—ayes 62, noes 355, Farr Lowenthal Schweikert ´ Carter Gutierrez Nunes not voting 14, as follows: Fattah Lowey Scott, Austin Cartwright Hanna O’Rourke Fincher Lucas Scott, David Castro (TX) Harper Owens [Roll No. 329] Fitzpatrick Luetkemeyer Sensenbrenner Chabot Hartzler Payne AYES—62 Fleischmann Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sessions Chaffetz Hastings (FL) Pelosi Fleming (NM) Sewell (AL) Amash Jones Petri Cicilline Hastings (WA) Perlmutter Flores Lummis Shea-Porter Barrow (GA) Jordan Clyburn Heck (WA) Perry Pocan Forbes Lynch Sherman Blumenauer Kingston Coffman Hensarling Peters (CA) Rohrabacher Fortenberry Maloney, Shuster Braley (IA) Labrador Cohen Himes Peters (MI) Sanchez, Loretta Foster Carolyn Simpson Bridenstine Lee (CA) Conaway Hinojosa Peterson Sanford Foxx Maloney, Sean Sinema Broun (GA) Lewis Connolly Holding Petri Sarbanes Frankel (FL) Marchant Sires Ca´ rdenas Maffei Cook Horsford Pittenger Schakowsky Franks (AZ) Marino Smith (MO) Cartwright Massie Cooper Hoyer Pompeo Scott (VA) Frelinghuysen McAllister Smith (NE) Castor (FL) Matheson Costa Huizenga (MI) Price (NC) Serrano Gabbard McCarthy (CA) Smith (NJ) Chu Matsui Cotton Hultgren Quigley Shimkus Gallego McCaul Smith (TX) Conyers McClintock Courtney Hunter Rahall Garamendi McCollum Southerland Duncan (TN) McDermott Slaughter Cramer Hurt Reed Garcia McHenry Stivers Edwards McGovern Smith (WA) Crawford Israel Reichert Gardner McIntyre Stutzman Ellison McNerney Speier Crenshaw Issa Renacci Garrett McKeon Swalwell (CA) Gibson Miller, George Stewart Crowley Jackson Lee Rigell Gerlach McKinley Terry Grayson Nadler Stockman Cuellar Johnson, E. B. Roby Gibbs McMorris Thompson (CA) Griffith (VA) Negrete McLeod Takano Culberson Jolly Rogers (AL) Gingrey (GA) Rodgers Thompson (PA) Grijalva O’Rourke Tierney Cummings Joyce Rogers (KY) Gohmert Meadows Thornberry Holt Pallone Tonko Davis (CA) Kaptur Rogers (MI) Goodlatte Meehan Tiberi Honda Perlmutter Vela´ zquez Davis, Rodney Kelly (IL) Roskam Gosar Meeks Tipton Johnson (GA) Perry Waters DeFazio Kelly (PA) Roybal-Allard Gowdy Meng Titus DeGette Kennedy Royce NOES—355 Granger Messer Tsongas Delaney Kildee Ruppersberger Graves (GA) Mica Turner DeLauro Kilmer Ryan (WI) Aderholt Bishop (GA) Burgess Graves (MO) Michaud Upton DelBene Kind Sarbanes Amodei Bishop (NY) Bustos Green, Al Miller (FL) Valadao Deutch King (IA) Scalise Bachmann Bishop (UT) Butterfield Green, Gene Miller (MI) Van Hollen Diaz-Balart King (NY) Schakowsky Bachus Black Byrne Griffin (AR) Miller, Gary Vargas Dingell Kingston Schiff Barber Blackburn Calvert Grimm Moore Veasey Doggett Kinzinger (IL) Schneider Barletta Bonamici Camp Guthrie Moran Vela Doyle Kline Schock Barr Boustany Campbell Gutie´rrez Mullin Visclosky Duckworth Lamborn Schwartz Barton Brady (PA) Cantor Hahn Murphy (FL) Wagner Edwards Lance Scott (VA) Bass Brady (TX) Capito Hall Murphy (PA) Walberg Ellison Langevin Scott, David Beatty Brooks (AL) Capps Hanabusa Napolitano Walden Ellmers Larsen (WA) Sessions Becerra Brooks (IN) Capuano Hanna Neal Walorski Engel Larson (CT) Sewell (AL) Benishek Brown (FL) Carney Harper Neugebauer Wasserman Enyart Latham Shea-Porter Bentivolio Brownley (CA) Carson (IN) Harris Noem Schultz Esty Levin Sherman Bera (CA) Buchanan Carter Hartzler Nolan Waxman Farenthold Lipinski Shimkus Bilirakis Bucshon Cassidy

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:12 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN7.057 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5554 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 19, 2014 Weber (TX) Williams Woodall Takano Veasey Welch ndWhitfield Wolf Young (IN) Webster (FL) Wilson (FL) Yarmuth Thompson (CA) Vela´ zquez Wilson (FL) Williams Womack NOT VOTING—14 Welch Wilson (SC) Yoder Tierney Wasserman Yarmuth Wilson (SC) Woodall Wenstrup Wittman Yoho Tonko Schultz Yoho Wittman Yoder Westmoreland Wolf Young (AK) Tsongas Waters Young (AK) Whitfield Womack Young (IN) Van Hollen Waxman b 2259 NOT VOTING—14 NOES—260 So the amendment was rejected. Fudge McCarthy (NY) Richmond Aderholt Gibbs Owens Kirkpatrick Mulvaney Rush Amodei Gingrey (GA) Palazzo The result of the vote was announced Lankford Nunnelee Ryan (OH) Bachmann Goodlatte Paulsen as above recorded. Lujan Grisham Polis Thompson (MS) Bachus Gosar Pearce AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ELLISON (NM) Rangel Walz Barber Gowdy Perry Barletta Granger Peters (CA) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished b 2256 Barr Graves (GA) Peterson business is the demand for a recorded Barrow (GA) Graves (MO) Pittenger So the amendment was rejected. Barton Green, Gene Pitts vote on the amendment offered by the The result of the vote was announced Bentivolio Griffin (AR) Poe (TX) gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. ELLI- as above recorded. Bera (CA) Grimm Pompeo SON) on which further proceedings were Bilirakis Guthrie Price (GA) postponed and on which the ayes pre- AMENDMENT NO. 34 OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF Bishop (GA) Hall Reed CALIFORNIA Bishop (NY) Hanna Reichert vailed by voice vote. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bishop (UT) Harper Renacci The Clerk will redesignate the Black Harris Ribble amendment. business is the demand for a recorded Blackburn Hartzler Rice (SC) vote on the amendment offered by the Boustany Hastings (WA) Roby The Clerk redesignated the amend- gentlewoman from California (Ms. LEE) Brady (TX) Heck (NV) Roe (TN) ment. on which further proceedings were Bridenstine Hensarling Rogers (AL) Brooks (AL) Herrera Beutler Rogers (KY) RECORDED VOTE postponed and on which the noes pre- Brooks (IN) Holding Rogers (MI) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote vailed by voice vote. Brown (FL) Hoyer Rokita has been demanded. The Clerk will redesignate the Brownley (CA) Hudson Rooney Buchanan Huizenga (MI) Ros-Lehtinen A recorded vote was ordered. amendment. Bucshon Hultgren Roskam The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bustos Hunter Ross minute vote. ment. Butterfield Hurt Rothfus Byrne Israel Royce The vote was taken by electronic de- RECORDED VOTE Calvert Issa Ruiz vice, and there were—ayes 212, noes 204, The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Camp Jenkins Runyan not voting 15, as follows: Campbell Johnson (OH) Ruppersberger has been demanded. [Roll No. 331] A recorded vote was ordered. Cantor Johnson, E. B. Ryan (WI) Capito Johnson, Sam Salmon AYES—212 The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Carson (IN) Jolly Sanchez, Loretta minute vote. Carter Jordan Scalise Barber Duckworth Larson (CT) Barrow (GA) Duncan (TN) Lee (CA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Cassidy Joyce Schneider Chabot Kelly (PA) Schock Bass Edwards Levin vice, and there were—ayes 157, noes 260, Chaffetz Kind Schrader Beatty Ellison Lewis not voting 14, as follows: Clyburn King (IA) Schwartz Becerra Engel Lipinski Bera (CA) Enyart LoBiondo [Roll No. 330] Coble King (NY) Schweikert Coffman Kingston Scott, Austin Bilirakis Eshoo Loebsack AYES—157 Cole Kinzinger (IL) Sessions Bishop (GA) Esty Lofgren Bishop (NY) Farr Lowenthal Amash Garamendi McDermott Collins (GA) Kline Sewell (AL) Blumenauer Fattah Lowey Bass Gibson McGovern Collins (NY) LaMalfa Sherman Bonamici Fitzpatrick Luja´ n, Ben Ray Beatty Gohmert McIntyre Conaway Lamborn Shimkus Brady (PA) Foster (NM) Becerra Grayson McNerney Cook Lance Shuster Braley (IA) Frankel (FL) Lynch Benishek Green, Al Meng Cooper Langevin Simpson Brown (FL) Gabbard Maffei Blumenauer Griffith (VA) Michaud Costa Larsen (WA) Sinema Brownley (CA) Gallego Maloney, Bonamici Grijalva Miller, George Cotton Latham Smith (MO) Burgess Garamendi Carolyn Brady (PA) Gutie´rrez Moore Cramer Latta Smith (NE) Bustos Garcia Maloney, Sean Braley (IA) Hahn Murphy (FL) Crawford Lipinski Smith (NJ) Butterfield Gibson Matheson Broun (GA) Hanabusa Nadler Crenshaw LoBiondo Smith (TX) Cantor Grayson Matsui Burgess Hastings (FL) Napolitano Cuellar Loebsack Smith (WA) Capito Green, Al McCollum Capps Heck (WA) Neal Culberson Long Southerland Capps Green, Gene McDermott Capuano Higgins Negrete McLeod Daines Lowey Stewart Capuano Griffith (VA) McGovern Ca´ rdenas Himes Nolan Davis (CA) Lucas Stivers Ca´ rdenas Grijalva McIntyre Carney Hinojosa O’Rourke Davis, Rodney Luetkemeyer Stutzman Carney Grimm McKinley Cartwright Holt Pallone Delaney Lummis Terry Carson (IN) Gutie´rrez McNerney Castor (FL) Honda Pascrell Denham Marchant Thompson (PA) Cartwright Hahn Meeks Castro (TX) Horsford Pastor (AZ) Dent Marino Thornberry Castor (FL) Hanabusa Meng Chu Huelskamp Payne DeSantis Matheson Tiberi Castro (TX) Hastings (FL) Michaud Cicilline Huffman Pelosi DesJarlais McAllister Tipton Chu Heck (WA) Miller, George Clark (MA) Jackson Lee Perlmutter Diaz-Balart McCarthy (CA) Titus Cicilline Higgins Moore Clarke (NY) Jeffries Peters (MI) Duckworth McCaul Turner Clark (MA) Himes Moran Clay Johnson (GA) Petri Duffy McClintock Upton Clarke (NY) Hinojosa Murphy (FL) Cleaver Jones Pingree (ME) Duncan (SC) McHenry Valadao Clay Holt Nadler Cohen Kaptur Pocan Ellmers McKeon Vargas Cleaver Honda Napolitano Connolly Keating Posey Engel McKinley Vela Clyburn Horsford Neal Conyers Kelly (IL) Price (NC) Enyart McMorris Visclosky Cohen Hoyer Negrete McLeod Courtney Kennedy Quigley Farenthold Rodgers Wagner Connolly Huffman Nolan Crowley Kildee Rahall Fincher Meadows Walberg Conyers Hultgren O’Rourke Cummings Kilmer Rigell Fitzpatrick Meehan Walden Cooper Israel Owens Davis, Danny Kuster Rohrabacher Fleischmann Meeks Walorski Costa Jackson Lee Pallone DeFazio Labrador Roybal-Allard Fleming Messer Weber (TX) Courtney Jeffries Pascrell DeGette Larson (CT) Sa´ nchez, Linda Flores Mica Webster (FL) Crowley Johnson, E. B. Pastor (AZ) DeLauro Lee (CA) T. Forbes Miller (FL) Wenstrup Cuellar Jones Payne DelBene Levin Sanford Fortenberry Miller (MI) Westmoreland Cummings Kaptur Pelosi Deutch Lewis Sarbanes Foster Miller, Gary Whitfield Davis (CA) Keating Perlmutter Dingell Lofgren Schakowsky Foxx Moran Williams Davis, Danny Kelly (IL) Peters (CA) Doggett Lowenthal Schiff Franks (AZ) Mullin Wilson (SC) DeFazio Kelly (PA) Peters (MI) Doyle Luja´ n, Ben Ray Scott (VA) Frelinghuysen Murphy (PA) Wittman DeGette Kennedy Peterson Duncan (TN) (NM) Scott, David Gallego Neugebauer Wolf Delaney Kildee Pingree (ME) Edwards Lynch Sensenbrenner Garcia Noem Womack DeLauro Kilmer Pocan Ellison Maffei Serrano Gardner Nugent Woodall DelBene Kind Price (NC) Eshoo Maloney, Shea-Porter Garrett Nunes Yoder Deutch King (NY) Quigley Esty Carolyn Sires Gerlach Olson Young (IN) Diaz-Balart Kuster Rahall Farr Maloney, Sean Slaughter Dingell Lance Reichert Fattah Massie Speier NOT VOTING—14 Doggett Langevin Renacci Frankel (FL) Matsui Stockman Fudge Lankford Lujan Grisham Doyle Larsen (WA) Rohrabacher Gabbard McCollum Swalwell (CA) Kirkpatrick (NM)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:12 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN7.059 H19JNPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5555 Ros-Lehtinen Scott, David Tonko Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Mr. MULVANEY (at the request of Mr. Roskam Serrano Tsongas Roybal-Allard Sewell (AL) Van Hollen York changed her vote from ‘‘no’’ to CANTOR) for today and the balance of Ruiz Shea-Porter Vargas ‘‘aye.’’ the week on account of a medical pro- Runyan Sherman Veasey So the amendment was agreed to. cedure. Ruppersberger Sinema Vela The result of the vote was announced Mr. RICHMOND (at the request of Ms. Sa´ nchez, Linda Sires Vela´ zquez T. Slaughter Visclosky as above recorded. PELOSI) for today and June 20 on ac- Sanchez, Loretta Smith (WA) Wasserman Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam count of attending a family matter. Sarbanes Speier Schultz Chair, I move that the Committee do f Schakowsky Swalwell (CA) Waters now rise. Schiff Takano Waxman ADJOURNMENT Schneider Thompson (CA) Welch The motion was agreed to. Schrader Tiberi Wilson (FL) Accordingly, the Committee rose; Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I move Schwartz Tierney Yarmuth and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. that the House do now adjourn. Scott (VA) Titus Young (AK) JOYCE) having assumed the chair, Ms. The motion was agreed to; accord- NOES—204 FOXX, Acting Chair of the Committee ingly (at 11 o’clock and 9 minutes Aderholt Granger Petri of the Whole House on the state of the p.m.), the House adjourned until to- Amash Graves (GA) Pittenger Union, reported that that Committee, morrow, Friday, June 20, 2014, at 9 a.m. Amodei Graves (MO) Pitts Bachmann Griffin (AR) Poe (TX) having had under consideration the bill f Bachus Guthrie Pompeo (H.R. 4870) making appropriations for Barletta Hall Posey the Department of Defense for the fis- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Barr Hanna Price (GA) cal year ending September 30, 2015, and ETC. Barton Harper Reed Benishek Harris Ribble for other purposes, had come to no res- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Bentivolio Hartzler Rice (SC) olution thereon. communications were taken from the Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Rigell Black Heck (NV) f Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Roby Blackburn Hensarling Roe (TN) 6043. A letter from the Director, Regu- Boustany Herrera Beutler CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL Rogers (AL) latory Management Division, Environmental Brady (TX) Holding Rogers (KY) EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Bridenstine Hudson Rogers (MI) THE DISPOSITION OF RUSSIAN cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Brooks (AL) Huelskamp Brooks (IN) Huizenga (MI) Rokita HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM— of Implementation Plans; Carbon Monoxide Broun (GA) Hunter Rooney MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Maintenance Plan, Conformity Budgets, Buchanan Hurt Ross OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. Emissions Inventories; State of New York Bucshon Issa Rothfus [Docket No.: EPA-R02-OAR-2014-0182; FRL- Royce NO. 113–122) Byrne Jenkins 9911-56-Region 2] received May 29, 2014, pur- Calvert Johnson (OH) Ryan (WI) The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Salmon suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Camp Johnson, Sam mittee on Energy and Commerce. Campbell Jolly Sanford fore the House the following message Carter Jordan Scalise from the President of the United 6044. A letter from the Director, Regu- Cassidy Joyce Schock States; which was read and, together latory Management Division, Environmental Chabot King (IA) Schweikert with the accompanying papers, referred Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Chaffetz Kingston Scott, Austin to the Committee on Foreign Affairs cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Coble Kinzinger (IL) Sensenbrenner of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions Coffman Kline Sessions and ordered to be printed: for Permitting of Particulate Matter with Shimkus Cole Labrador Diameters Less Than or Equal to 2.5 Microm- Collins (GA) LaMalfa Shuster To the Congress of the United States: Collins (NY) Lamborn Simpson Section 202(d) of the National Emer- eters (PM2.5) [EPA-R06-OAR-2011-0495; FRL- Conaway Latham Smith (MO) gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides 9909-35-Region 6] received May 29, 2014, pur- Cook Latta Smith (NE) suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Cotton Long Smith (NJ) for the automatic termination of a na- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Cramer Lucas Smith (TX) tional emergency unless, within 90 6045. A letter from the Associate Bureau Crawford Luetkemeyer Southerland days prior to the anniversary date of Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Crenshaw Lummis Stewart Communications Commission, transmitting Culberson Marchant its declaration, the President publishes Stivers the Commissions’s final rule — Connect Daines Marino Stockman in the Federal Register and transmits to America Fund, Developing a Unified Inter- Davis, Rodney Massie Stutzman the Congress a notice stating that the Denham McAllister Terry emergency is to continue in effect be- carrier Compensation Regime [WC Docket Dent McCarthy (CA) Thompson (PA) yond the anniversary date. In accord- No.: 10-90] [CC Docket No.: 01-92] received DeSantis McCaul Thornberry June 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); DesJarlais McClintock Tipton ance with this provision, I have sent to to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Duffy McHenry Turner the Federal Register for publication the 6046. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Duncan (SC) McKeon Upton Ellmers McMorris enclosed notice stating that the emer- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- Valadao Farenthold Rodgers gency declared in Executive Order 13617 sion, transmitting the Commission’s final Wagner Fincher Meadows rule — 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Walberg of June 25, 2012, with respect to the dis- Fleischmann Meehan position of Russian highly enriched — Review of the Commission’s Broadcast Fleming Messer Walden Walorski uranium is to continue in effect beyond Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Flores Mica Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommuni- Forbes Miller (FL) Weber (TX) June 25, 2014. cations Act of 1996; 2010 Quadrennial Regu- Fortenberry Miller (MI) Webster (FL) The risk of nuclear proliferation cre- Foxx Miller, Gary Wenstrup latory Review — Review of the Commission’s Franks (AZ) Mullin Westmoreland ated by the accumulation of a large Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Frelinghuysen Murphy (PA) Whitfield volume of weapons-usable fissile mate- Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Tele- Gardner Neugebauer Williams rial in the territory of the Russian communications Act of 1996; Promoting Di- Garrett Noem Wilson (SC) versification of Ownership in the Broad- Wittman Federation continues to pose an un- Gerlach Nugent casting Services; Rules and Policies Con- Wolf usual and extraordinary threat to the Gibbs Nunes cerning Attribution of Joint Sales Agree- Gingrey (GA) Olson Womack national security and foreign policy of Gohmert Palazzo Woodall the United States. Therefore, I have de- ments in Local Television Markets [MB Goodlatte Paulsen Yoder Docket No.: 14-50] [MB Docket No.: 09-182] Gosar Pearce Yoho termined that it is necessary to con- [MB Docket No.: 07-294] [MB Docket No.: 04- Gowdy Perry Young (IN) tinue the national emergency declared 256] received June 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 NOT VOTING—15 in Executive Order 13617 with respect U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- to the disposition of Russian highly en- ergy and Commerce. Fudge McCarthy (NY) Rush 6047. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Johnson (GA) Mulvaney Ryan (OH) riched uranium. fice of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- Kirkpatrick Nunnelee Thompson (MS) BARACK OBAMA. Lankford Polis Walz THE WHITE HOUSE, June 19, 2014. latory Commission, transmitting the Com- Lujan Grisham Rangel mission’s final rule — Proposed Revisions to (NM) Richmond f Physical Security Early Site Permit and Re- b 2304 LEAVE OF ABSENCE actor Siting Criteria [NRC-2014-0101] received May 20, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. MESSER changed his vote from By unanimous consent, leave of ab- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ sence was granted to: Commerce.

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A bill to require the Sec- latory Commission, transmitting the Com- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and retary of the Interior to assemble a team of mission’s final rule — Manual Operator Ac- Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the technical, policy, and financial experts to tions in Diversity and Defense-in-Depth Northeastern United States; Northern Red address the energy needs of the insular areas Analyses [NRC-2009-0515] received May 20, Hake Accountability Measure [Docket No.: of the United States and the Freely Associ- 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 140421359-4359-01] (RIN: 0648-BE08) received ated States through the development of ac- Committee on Energy and Commerce. June 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); tion plans aimed at reducing reliance on im- 6049. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- to the Committee on Natural Resources. ported fossil fuels and increasing use of in- fice of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- 6057. A letter from the Deputy Assistant digenous clean-energy resources, and for latory Commission, transmitting the Com- Administrator for Regulatory Programs, other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 113– mission’s final rule — Proposed Revision 0 to NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 483). Referred to the Committee of the Whole Fitness-for-Duty — Construction [NRC-2014- Administration, transmitting the Adminis- House on the state of the Union. 0099] received May 20, 2014, pursuant to 5 tration’s final rule — Fisheries Off West Mr. MCCAUL: Committee on Homeland Se- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; curity. H.R. 4289. A bill to amend the Home- ergy and Commerce. 2014 Management Measures [Docket No.: land Security Act of 2002 to require the 6050. A letter from the Assistant Secretary 140107014-4014-01] (RIN: 0648-XD072) received Under Secretary for Management of the De- for Export Administration, Department of June 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); partment of Homeland Security to take ad- Commerce, transmitting the Department’s to the Committee on Natural Resources. ministrative action to achieve and maintain final rule — Revisions to the Export Admin- 6058. A letter from the Clerk of the House interoperable communications capabilities istration Regulations Based on the 2013 Mis- of Representatives, transmitting annual among the components of the Department of sile Technology Control Regime Plenary compilation of financial disclosure state- Homeland Security, and for other purposes Agreements [Docket No.: 131121983-4407-01] ments of the members of the Office of Con- (Rept. 113–484). Referred to the Committee of (RIN: 0694-AG02) received June 2, 2014, pursu- gressional Ethics, pursuant to Rule XXVI, the Whole House on the state of the Union. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Clause 3, of the House Rules; (H. Doc. No. DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE on Foreign Affairs. 113—121); to the Committee on Ethics and or- Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the 6051. A letter from the Assistant Secretary dered to be printed. for Export Administration, Department of Committees on Transportation and In- Commerce, transmitting the Department’s f frastructure and Natural Resources final rule — Amendments to Existing Vali- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON discharged from further consideration. dated End-User Authorizations in the Peo- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 3301 referred to the Committee of ple’s Republic of China: Samsung China the Whole House on the state of the Semiconductor Co. Ltd. and Semiconductor Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Union. Manufacturing International Corporation committees were delivered to the Clerk [Docket No.: 140506409-4409-01] (RIN: 0694- for printing and reference to the proper f AG15) received June 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 calendar, as follows: PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on For- Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and eign Affairs. Under clause 2 of rule XII, public 6052. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Commerce. H.R. 6. A bill to provide for expe- bills and resolutions of the following Legislative Affairs, Department of State, dited approval of exportation of natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, and titles were introduced and severally re- transmitting the Department’s final rule — ferred, as follows: Amendment to the International Traffic in for other purposes; with an amendment Arms Regulations: Revision of U.S. Muni- (Rept. 113–477). Referred to the Committee of By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for tions List Category XV (RIN: 1400-AD33) re- the Whole House on the state of the Union. himself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. CASSIDY, ceived May 14, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and Mr. TIPTON, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Af- Commerce. H.R. 1281. A bill to amend the JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. fairs. Public Health Service Act to reauthorize FLORES, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. WITTMAN, 6053. A letter from the Chief, Division of programs under part A of title XI of such Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. Management Authority, Department of the Act; with an amendment (Rept. 113–478). Re- BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. CRAMER): Interior, transmitting the Department’s ferred to the Committee of the Whole House H.R. 4899. A bill to lower gasoline prices for final rule — Revision of Regulations Imple- on the state of the Union. the American family by increasing domestic menting the Convention on International Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and onshore and offshore energy exploration and Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna Commerce. H.R. 4092. A bill to amend the En- production, to streamline and improve on- and Flora (CITES); Updates Following the ergy Policy and Conservation Act to estab- shore and offshore energy permitting and ad- Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the lish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Re- ministration, and for other purposes; to the Parties to CITES [Docket No.: FWS-R9-IA- newable Energy as the lead Federal agency Committee on Natural Resources, and in ad- 2010-0083] (RIN: 1018-AW82) received May 22, for coordinating Federal, State, and local as- dition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the sistance provided to promote the energy ret- for a period to be subsequently determined Committee on Natural Resources. rofitting of schools; with an amendment by the Speaker, in each case for consider- 6054. A letter from the Deputy Assistant (Rept. 113–479). Referred to the Committee of ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- Administrator for Operations, NMFS, Na- the Whole House on the state of the Union. risdiction of the committee concerned. tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Mr. MCCAUL: Committee on Homeland Se- By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas: tion, transmitting the Administration’s final curity. H.R. 4263. A bill to amend the Home- H.R. 4900. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- rule — Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva- land Security Act of 2002 to authorize the enue Code of 1986 to prevent veterans from tion and Management Act Provisions; Fish- Department of Homeland Security to estab- being disqualified from contributing to eries of the Northeastern United States; lish a social media working group, and for health savings accounts by reason of receiv- Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. ing medical care for service-connected dis- 2014; Recreation Management Measures 113–480). Referred to the Committee of the abilities under programs administered by the [Docket No.: 140220164-4164-01] (RIN: 0648- Whole House on the state of the Union. Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Com- BE00) received May 19, 2014, pursuant to 5 Mr. CARTER: Committee on Appropria- mittee on Ways and Means. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- tions. H.R. 4903. A bill making appropria- By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself ural Resources. tions for the Department of Homeland Secu- and Mr. DEFAZIO): 6055. A letter from the Deputy Assistant rity for the fiscal year ending September 30, H.R. 4901. A bill to maximize land manage- Administrator for Operations, NMFS, Na- 2015, and for other purposes (Rept. 113–481). ment efficiencies, promote land conserva- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Referred to the Committee of the Whole tion, generate education funding, and for tion, transmitting the Administration’s final House on the state of the Union. other purposes; to the Committee on Natural rule — Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and Resources. Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Commerce. H.R. 3301. A bill to require ap- By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Coast Groundfish Fishery; Commercial proval for the construction, connection, op- fornia (for herself, Mr. RICHMOND, Groundfish Fishery Management Measures; eration, or maintenance of oil or natural gas Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GRI- Rockfish Conservation Area Boundaries for pipelines or electric transmission facilities JALVA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LINDA Vessels Using Bottom Trawl Gear; Correc- at the national boundary of the United T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. tion [Docket No.: 130808694-4378-03] (RIN: States for the import or export of oil, nat- GARAMENDI, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. HAS- 0648-BD37) received June 2, 2014, pursuant to ural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or TINGS of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Mexico, and for other purposes; with an Mr. KIND, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. CLARKE of Natural Resources. amendment (Rept. 113–482, Pt. 1). Referred to New York, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. SHEA-POR- 6056. A letter from the Assistant Adminis- the Committee of the Whole House on the TER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. trator for Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- state of the Union. MOORE, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mrs.

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NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Mr. sure and performance guarantees for entities HONDA, Mr. ENYART, Mr. RUSH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. submitting bids under the Medicare durable RAHALL, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. BECERRA, medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SIRES, Ms. Mr. LEWIS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisi- JACKSON LEE, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. REED, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. GRIFFIN tion program, and for other purposes; to the Mr. ELLISON, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, of Arkansas, Mr. GERLACH, Ms. LINDA Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CUM- T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. addition to the Committee on Ways and MINGS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, NUGENT, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. ENYART, Mr. Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- Mr. SERRANO, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. NADLER, KELLY of Pennsylvania): sideration of such provisions as fall within and Mr. LOWENTHAL): H.R. 4910. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 4902. A bill to improve college afford- enue Code of 1986 to extend the authority of By Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. ability; to the Committee on Education and the Internal Revenue Service to require KINZINGER of Illinois, and Mr. MATHE- the Workforce. truncated social security numbers on Form SON): By Mr. CARTER: W-2 wage and tax statements; to the Com- H.R. 4921. A bill to provide for the revision H.R. 4904. A bill to amend the Food and Nu- mittee on Ways and Means. of certification requirements for the labeling trition Act of 2008 to provide an incentive for By Ms. MENG: of certain electronic products under the En- households participating in the supple- H.R. 4911. A bill to direct the United States ergy Star program; to the Committee on En- mental nutrition assistance program to pur- Postal Service to designate a single, unique ergy and Commerce. chase certain nutritious fruits and vegeta- ZIP Code for Glendale, New York; to the By Mr. DESJARLAIS (for himself and bles that are beneficial to good health; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Ms. DUCKWORTH): Committee on Agriculture. Reform. H. Res. 631. A resolution supporting the By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself By Mr. NOLAN: goals and ideals of Posttraumatic Stress Dis- and Mr. MCCAUL): H.R. 4912. A bill to limit Department of De- order Awareness Month; to the Committee H.R. 4905. A bill to establish in the United fense funds to support United States or Iraqi on Oversight and Government Reform. States Agency for International Develop- combat activities in or around Iraq, and for By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. ment an entity to be known as the United other purposes; to the Committee on Armed CONYERS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. NORTON, States Global Development Lab, and for Services. Ms. MOORE, Ms. BROWN of Florida, other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: Mr. CLAY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Geor- Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on H.R. 4913. A bill to reauthorize the Enhanc- gia, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BISHOP of Science, Space, and Technology, for a period ing Education Through Technology Act of Georgia, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. WATERS, to be subsequently determined by the Speak- 2001; to the Committee on Education and the Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Workforce. CLARKE of New York, Mr. NADLER, visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. SALMON: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. FUDGE, committee concerned. H.R. 4914. A bill to prohibit funding to the Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. Institute of Peace; to the Committee on For- HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. MCCOLLUM, MOORE, Ms. HANABUSA, and Mr. eign Affairs, and in addition to the Com- Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. LEWIS): mittee on Education and the Workforce, for COHEN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. H.R. 4906. A bill to amend title 18, United a period to be subsequently determined by LEWIS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CUELLAR, States Code, to protect more victims of do- the Speaker, in each case for consideration Mr. RUSH, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CROW- mestic violence by preventing their abusers of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- LEY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. from possessing or receiving firearms, and tion of the committee concerned. MEEKS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. COSTA, Mr. for other purposes; to the Committee on the By Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and CARSON of Indiana, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. Judiciary. Mr. CHABOT): HORSFORD, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. KELLY By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. H.R. 4915. A bill to clarify the definition of of Illinois, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, ENGEL, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. general solicitation under Federal securities Ms. LEE of California, Ms. KAPTUR, MCGOVERN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALO- law; to the Committee on Financial Serv- Ms. HAHN, and Mr. NOLAN): NEY of New York, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. ices. H. Res. 632. A resolution recognizing June WILSON of Florida, Mr. MCDERMOTT, By Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself, Mr. 19, 2014, as this year’s observance of the his- Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. POCAN, Ms. ROY- CROWLEY, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. KING of torical significance of Juneteenth Independ- BAL-ALLARD, Mr. POLIS, Ms. ESHOO, New York, and Mr. NEAL): ence Day; to the Committee on Oversight H.R. 4916. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. LEE of and Government Reform. California, and Mr. MURPHY of Flor- enue Code of 1986 to modify the energy credit ida): to provide greater incentives for industrial f H.R. 4907. A bill to impose sanctions with energy efficiency; to the Committee on Ways MEMORIALS respect to foreign persons responsible for and Means. gross violations of internationally recog- By Ms. SHEA-PORTER: Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials nized human rights against lesbian, gay, bi- H.R. 4917. A bill to amend title 11 of the were presented and referred as follows: sexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, United States Code to provide bankruptcy 207. The SPEAKER presented a memorial and for other purposes; to the Committee on protections for medically distressed debtors, of the House of Representatives of the State Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com- and for other purposes; to the Committee on of Arizona, relative to House Memorial 2002 mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be the Judiciary. urging the Congress to recognize that open- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in By Mr. STIVERS (for himself and Mr. air burn pits impose significant health risks each case for consideration of such provi- RYAN of Ohio): and enact a presumption of a service connec- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 4918. A bill to require the Food and tion between open-air burn pit exposure and committee concerned. Drug Administration to expedite review of subsequent illnesses that is similar to the By Mr. COLE: pharmaceuticals that are approved for mar- presumption in place for exposure to Agent H.R. 4908. A bill to establish the Alyce keting in the European Union; to the Com- Orange; to the Committee on Armed Serv- Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commis- mittee on Energy and Commerce. ices. sion on Native Children, and for other pur- By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. 208. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- CHABOT, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mrs. BEATTY, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to sources, and in addition to the Committee on Mr. JORDAN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. JOHNSON Senate Resolution No. 340 urging the Presi- Appropriations, for a period to be subse- of Ohio, Mr. GIBBS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. dent and the Congress to reauthorize the quently determined by the Speaker, in each TURNER, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. RYAN of Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; to the case for consideration of such provisions as Ohio, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. STIVERS, and Committee on Financial Services. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Mr. RENACCI): 209. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- concerned. H.R. 4919. A bill to designate the facility of resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative By Mr. LANGEVIN: the United States Postal Service located at to House Concurrent Resolution No. 32 urg- H.R. 4909. A bill to provide States with as- 715 Shawan Falls Drive in Dublin, Ohio, as ing the Congress to adopt legislation, poli- sistance in finding a permanent home for the ‘‘Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and cies, and procedures to use identity theft-re- every child; to the Committee on Ways and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post sistant credit cards; to the Committee on Fi- Means, and in addition to the Committee on Office’’; to the Committee on Oversight and nancial Services. Education and the Workforce, for a period to Government Reform. 210. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the be subsequently determined by the Speaker, By Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mr. LAR- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to in each case for consideration of such provi- SON of Connecticut, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. Senate Resolution No. 367 designating the sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the VISCLOSKY, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and month of May 2014 as ‘‘Amyotrophic Lateral committee concerned. Mr. JOYCE): Sclerosis Awareness Month’’ in Pennsyl- By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. H.R. 4920. A bill to amend title XVIII of the vania; to the Committee on Energy and Com- LEVIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. DANNY Social Security Act to require State licen- merce.

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Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- specting the territory or other property be- ties made between the United States and resentatives of the State of Arizona, relative longing to the United States).’’ several Indian Tribes. to House Concurrent Memorial 2001 urging By Mr. BISHOP of Utah: By Mr. LANGEVIN: the Congress to establish a Select Com- H.R. 4901. H.R. 4909. mittee on POW and MIA Affairs; to the Com- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- mittee on Rules. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: 213. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- The constitutional authority of Congress Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to enact this legislation is provided by: By Mr. MCDERMOTT: to House Resolution No. 23 urging the Con- 10th Amendment H.R. 4910. Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to gress to support the Veterans Health and Congress has the power to enact this legis- the power of Congress to dispose of and make Benefits Improvement Act of 2013; to the lation pursuant to the following: all needful rules and regulations respecting Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution the territory or other property belonging to 214. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- By Ms. MENG: the United States) resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative H.R. 4911. By Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- to House Resolution No. 22 urging the Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- fornia: gress to grant veterans benefits to Filipino lation pursuant to the following: Veterans who fought in World War II; to the H.R. 4902. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. By Mr. NOLAN: 215. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause I. H.R. 4912. resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative By Mr. CARTER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- to House Resolution No. 19 urging the Con- H.R. 4903. lation pursuant to the following: gress to restore the presumption of a service Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, and connection for Agent Orange exposure to lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United United States veterans who served in the The principal constitutional authority for States Constitution. waters defined by the Combat Zone and in this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: the airspace over the Combat Zone in Viet- ticle I of the Constitution of the United H.R. 4913. nam; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. States (the appropriation power), which Congress has the power to enact this legis- 216. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the lation pursuant to the following: resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to House Resolution No. 68 urging the Con- tions made by Law . . . .’’ In addition, clause By Mr. SALMON: gress to support House Bill 2074; to the Com- 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution H.R. 4914. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- 217. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the lation pursuant to the following: State of California, relative to Senate Joint Debts and provide for the common Defence Article I, Section 9, Clause 7- ‘‘No Money Resolution No. 18 supporting the extension and general Welfare of the United States shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in of the Emergency Unemployment Compensa- . . . ’’ Together, these specific constitutional Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; tion program; to the Committee on Ways and provisions establish the congressional power and a regular Statement and Account of the Means. of the purse, granting Congress the author- Receipts and Expenditures of all public 218. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- ity to appropriate funds, to determine their Money shall be published from time to resentatives of the Commonwealth of Penn- purpose, amount, and period of availability, time.’’ sylvania, relative to House Resolution No. and to set forth terms and conditions gov- By Mr. SCHNEIDER: 663 urging the Congress and the President to erning their use. H.R. 4915. restore a presumption of a service connec- By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion for Agent Orange exposure for the H.R. 4904. lation pursuant to the following: United States Navy and Air Force veterans Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article One, Section Eight who served on the inland waterways, terri- lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. SCHWARTZ: torial waters and in the airspace of Vietnam, Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: The Congress H.R. 4916. Thailand, Laos and Cambodia; to the Com- shall have power to lay and collect taxes, du- Congress has the power to enact this legis- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. ties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts lation pursuant to the following: 219. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- and provide for the common defense and gen- Article 1, Section 8 resentatives of the State of Hawaii, relative eral welfare of the United States; but all du- By Ms. SHEA-PORTER: to House Resolution No. 18 supporting the ties, imposts and excises shall be uniform H.R. 4917. Troop Talent Act of 2013; jointly to the Com- throughout the United States; Congress has the power to enact this legis- mittees on Veterans’ Affairs and Armed Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate lation pursuant to the following: Services. commerce with foreign nations, and among Article 1, Section 8 f the several states, and with the Indian By Mr. STIVERS: tribes; CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY H.R. 4918. By Mr. CASTRO of Texas: Congress has the power to enact this legis- STATEMENT H.R. 4905. lation pursuant to the following: Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Congress has the power to enact this legis- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power lation pursuant to the following: granted to Congress under Article I, section the Rules of the House of Representa- To make all laws which shall be necessary 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. tives, the following statements are sub- and proper for carrying into execution the The Constitution’s Commerce Clause allows mitted regarding the specific powers foregoing powers, and all other powers vest- Congress to enact laws when reasonably re- ed by this Constitution in the government of granted to Congress in the Constitu- lated to the regulation of interstate com- the United States, or in any department or tion to enact the accompanying bill or merce. officer thereof. joint resolution. By Mr. TIBERI: By Mrs. CAPPS: H.R. 4919. By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: H.R. 4906. H.R. 4899. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 States Constitution. By Mr. TIBERI: By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas: By Mr. CICILLINE: H.R. 4920. H.R. 4900. H.R. 4907. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 ‘‘The constitutional authority of Congress Article I, Section 8. By Mr. WOMACK: to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- By Mr. COLE: H.R. 4921. cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- H.R. 4908. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion, specifically clause 1 (relating to pro- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: viding for the general welfare of the United lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

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TINGS of Florida. desk and referred as follows: H.R. 676: Ms. JACKSON LEE. H.R. 4217: Mr. ROSS. 82. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 4236: Mr. PERLMUTTER. H.R. 831: Ms. DUCKWORTH and Mr. the City of Miami, Florida, relative to Reso- H.R. 4286: Mr. DESJARLAIS. MCALLISTER. lution R-14-0165 urging the President and the H.R. 4301: Mr. DENT and Mr. ROGERS of H.R. 920: Mr. COHEN. Congress to grant temporary protective sta- Michigan. H.R. 1015: Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. tus to Venezuelans living in the United H.R. 4321: Mr. LATHAM and Mr. TIPTON. CA´ RDENAS, Ms. ESTY, and Mr. MCHENRY. States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 4325: Mr. DELANEY. H.R. 1020: Mr. GALLEGO. 83. Also, a petition of the Illinois Com- H.R. 4347: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. H.R. 1024: Mr. BISHOP of New York. merce Commission, Illinois, relative to a res- H.R. 4351: Mrs. HARTZLER and Mr. THOMP- H.R. 1070: Mr. FARR. olution urging the Congress, the Administra- SON of California. H.R. 1078: Mr. COFFMAN. tion, and our Nation to confront challenging H.R. 4365: Mr. RENACCI. H.R. 1125: Mr. COURTNEY. fiscal decisions; jointly to the Committees H.R. 4385: Mr. PASCRELL and Mr. TAKANO. H.R. 1331: Mr. WITTMAN. on Energy and Commerce and Education and H.R. 4395: Ms. HAHN, Mr. POLIS, Ms. SCHA- H.R. 1333: Ms. WILSON of Florida. the Workforce. H.R. 1354: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of KOWSKY, and Mr. BISHOP of New York. New York. H.R. 4447: Mr. YOHO. f H.R. 1462: Mr. HANNA and Mr. ROTHFUS H.R. 4450: Mr. WITTMAN and Mrs. CAROLYN H.R. 1508: Mr. WELCH. B. MALONEY of New York. AMENDMENTS H.R. 1736: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. H.R. 4510: Ms. ESTY, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- H.R. 1750: Mr. HANNA. COBLE, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. posed amendments were submitted as GARAMENDI, and Mr. LANGEVIN. H.R. 1761: Mr. ISRAEL. follows: H.R. 1763: Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 4582: Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. PERLMUTTER, H.R. 1771: Mr. DELANEY and Mr. RUSH. Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LARSON of H.R. 4870 H.R. 1812: Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. Connecticut, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. OFFERED BY: MR. WALBERG CAMPBELL, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. DELANEY. BRADY of Texas, and Mr. KILDEE. AMENDMENT NO. 35: At the end of the bill H.R. 1844: Ms. CLARK OF MASSACHUSETTS. H.R. 4592: Mr. MORAN. (before the short title), insert the following: H.R. 4612: Mr. POMPEO, Mr. FINCHER, and H.R. 1852: Mr. CHAFFETZ and Mr. COLLINS of SEC. 10002. None of the funds made avail- Georgia. Mr. HENSARLING. able by this Act may be used to promulgate H.R. 1893: Mr. CLAY. H.R. 4620: Mr. MCDERMOTT. Directive 293, issued December 16, 2010, by H.R. 1905: Mr. JEFFRIES. H.R. 4631: Mr. KLINE. the Office of Federal Contract Compliance H.R. 1918: Mr. PASTOR of Arizona and Mr. H.R. 4632: Mr. MAFFEI. Programs. KEATING. H.R. 4636: Mrs. WAGNER and Mr. MULLIN. H.R. 4870 H.R. 1998: Mr. FATTAH. H.R. 4643: Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 2002: Mrs. BEATTY. H.R. 4651: Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. THORN- OFFERED BY: MR. GRAYSON H.R. 2012: Mr. RANGEL and Mr. FATTAH. BERRY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. FLORES, Mr. AMENDMENT NO. 36: At the end of the bill H.R. 2149: Mr. TAKANO. OLSON, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. SMITH of Texas, (before the short title), insert the following: H.R. 2328: Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BUR- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 2377: Ms. MATSUI. GESS, and Mr. WILLIAMS. by this Act may be used to transfer aircraft H.R. 2453: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio and Ms. H.R. 4653: Mr. SALMON, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. (including unmanned aerial vehicles), ar- LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California. GOWDY, and Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. mored vehicles, grenade launchers, silencers, H.R. 2500: Ms. BONAMICI and Mr. H.R. 4659: Mr. SALMON. toxicological agents (including chemical FITZPATRICK. H.R. 4699: Ms. MOORE. agents, biological agents, and associated H.R. 2529: Mr. BERA of California. H.R. 4717: Mr. GUTHRIE and Mr. PETERS of equipment), launch vehicles, guided missiles, H.R. 2663: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Michigan. ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, H.R. 2673: Mr. DUFFY and Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 4739: Mr. HIGGINS and Ms. NORTON. mines, or nuclear weapons (as identified for Ohio. H.R. 4749: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. demilitarization purposes outlined in De- H.R. 2692: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. ROE of Ten- partment of Defense Manual 4160.28) through FARR. nessee, Mr. LONG, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. COL- the Department of Defense Excess Personal H.R. 2807: Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. LINS of New York. Property Program established pursuant to H.R. 2835: Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 4750: Mr. BURGESS. section 1033 of Public Law 104–201, the ‘Na- H.R. 2856: Mr. FATTAH. H.R. 4780: Mr. SOUTHERLAND. tional Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal H.R. 2921: Mr. KILMER. H.R. 4790: Mr. PETRI. Year 1997’. H.R. 2959: Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. DENT, Mr. H.R. 4813: Mr. TIPTON, Mr. FORBES, Mr. H.R. 4870 MCHENRY, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. BARLETTA, and HENSARLING, and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. LUCAS. H.R. 4828: Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENYART, and OFFERED BY: MR. CONYERS H.R. 2976: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. POLIS. AMENDENT NO. 37: At the end of the bill (be- H.R. 3040: Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 4874: Mr. LUETKEMEYER and Mrs. WAG- fore the short title), insert the following: H.R. 3086: Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr. PEARCE. NER. SEC. l. None of the funds made available H.R. 3090: Ms. WILSON of Florida. H.R. 4882: Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. by this Act may be obligated or expended to H.R. 3199: Mr. KING of Iowa. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. transfer man-portable air defense systems H.R. 3367: Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. CA´ RDENAS FRANKS of Arizona. (MANPADS) to any entity in Syria. H.R. 3395: Ms. LEE of California. H.R. 4885: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 4870 H.R. 3486: Mr. FARENTHOLD. H.J. Res. 44: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. OFFERED BY: MR. GRAYSON H.R. 3489: Mr. PRICE of Georgia. H.J. Res. 105: Mr. BOUSTANY. H.R. 3508: Mr. O’ROURKE. H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. AMENDMENT NO. 38: At the end of the bill H.R. 3556: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. H. Res. 330: Mr. MARCHANT. (before the short title), insert the following: H.R. 3566: Ms. HANABUSA. H. Res. 435: Mr. MEADOWS and Mr. SMITH of SEC.ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 3662: Mr. RANGEL. New Jersey. by this Act may be used to transfer aircraft H.R. 3712: Mr. MCDERMOTT. H. Res. 480: Mr. RANGEL. (including unmanned aerial vehicles), ar- H.R. 3722: Mr. COLLINS of New York and Mr. H. Res. 538: Mr. MORAN. mored vehicles, grenade launchers, silencers, TAKANO. H. Res. 587: Mr. HIGGINS and Mr. DANNY K. toxicological agents (including chemical H.R. 3775: Mr. PEARCE. DAVIS of Illinois. agents, biological agents, and associated H.R. 3854: Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. GOODLATTE, H. Res. 601: Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. equipment), launch vehicles, guided missiles, and Mr. LYNCH. DUFFY, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, and Mr. GOH- ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, H.R. 3877: Mr. CRENSHAW and Ms. DELAURO. MERT. mines, or nuclear weapons (as identified for H.R. 3899: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H. Res. 620: Mr. BURGESS, Mr. NUNNELEE, demilitarization purposes outlined in De- fornia. Mr. DESANTIS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. partment of Defense Manual 4160.28) through H.R. 3901: Mr. POE of Texas. POMPEO. the Department of Defense Excess Personal

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Property Program established pursuant to Agency in section 20(c)(1) of the National In- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available section 1033 of Public Law 104–201, the ‘Na- stitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 by this Act may be used in contravention of tional Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal U.S.C. 278g–3(c)(1)), in contravention of the section 1034 of title 10, United States Code. Year 1997’. provision therein which mandates: H.R. 4870 H.R. 4870 ‘‘to assure— (A) use of appropriate information security OFFERED BY: MR. GRAYSON OFFERED BY: MR. MORAN policies, procedures, and techniques, in order AMENDMENT NO. 39: At the end of the bill to improve information security. . . ’’. AMENDMENT NO. 41: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: (before the short title), insert the following: SEC.ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 4870 by this Act may be used to ‘‘consult’’, as OFFERED BY: MR. KILDEE SEC. ll. None of the funds made available that term is used in reference to the Depart- AMENDMENT NO. 40: At the end of the bill by this Act may be used to carry out sec- ment of Defense and the National Security (before the short title), insert the following: tions 8107 and 8108.

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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 No. 96 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was Senator from the State of Montana, to per- to all spectators, journalists, and all called to order by the Honorable JOHN form the duties of the Chair. those not explicitly invited. No official E. WALSH, a Senator from the State of PATRICK J. LEAHY, itinerary was available and details Montana. President pro tempore. have not been forthcoming. Mr. WALSH thereupon assumed the There were at least two Senators PRAYER Chair as Acting President pro tempore. slated to attend and they did attend, The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f but their offices have refused to com- fered the following prayer: ment on their participation. After all, RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY attendees were sworn to secrecy—high Let us pray. LEADER Creator, Sustainer and Redeemer, levels of security, concealment, decep- tion, and oaths of silence. That doesn’t strengthen our Senators with Your The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- sound anything like a typical con- spirit, infusing them with power for pore. The majority leader is recog- ference. It sounds more like a cult. But living. Lord, make Your truth real to nized. instead of being a religious movement them, enabling them to discover in f or a secret sect, this is a cult of money, Your precepts light for their path. May SCHEDULE influence, and self-serving politics. Your mercy, grace, and peace sustain Mr. REID. Following my remarks This is the cult of Koch, and I am refer- them through the myriad challenges ring to the Koch brothers. they face. and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in a period of morning At their twice-yearly secret donor re- Lord, set them free from fear as they treat, Charles and David Koch raise remember that nothing can separate business for 1 hour. The Republicans will control the first half and the ma- millions—millions and hundreds of mil- them from Your love. As Your grace lions—of dollars they then use to pur- abounds toward them, give them jority will control the final half. Following morning business, the Sen- sue their radical agenda—and it is rad- strength for every weakness and suffi- ical. This year’s conference was espe- ciency for every trial. ate will resume consideration on the motion to proceed to H.R. 4660. cially important to the Koch brothers We pray in Your merciful Name. as they coordinate efforts to spend Amen. There was a lot of conversation about how to move forward on this yesterday, hundreds of millions of dollars dic- tating this year’s elections. f but by late last night a way of moving But why cloak their message in se- forward was not obtained. We are still PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE crecy? working on that. We expect to begin The Presiding Officer led the Pledge In his op-ed in the Wall Street Jour- consideration of the bill around 12:45 nal, Charles Koch invited his critics to of Allegiance, as follows: p.m. today, something like that. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ‘‘try to understand my vision for a free United States of America, and to the Repub- f society.’’ It is easy to understand. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM Look at the Libertarian run he had for indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Vice President in 1982. They laid out Mr. REID. Last weekend there was what they wanted to do: privatize So- f something strange and unusual hap- cial Security, basically do away with APPOINTMENT OF ACTING pening out in Southern California near government. So to his critics he said, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE a place called Dana Point, which is ‘‘Try to understand my vision of a free north of San Diego. The previous society.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The night’s guests were being ushered off clerk will please read a communication That is pretty easy to do. How could the premises by hotel security. A pri- we possibly understand the Kochs’ vi- to the Senate from the President pro vate security team moved onto the sion, though, when they and their loyal tempore (Mr. LEAHY). property, setting up checkpoints. The followers try to do everything in se- The assistant legislative clerk read hotel employees could be seen sweeping crecy? They hide from America. The the following letter: the rooms for electronic listening de- truth is the Koch brothers are con- U.S. SENATE, vices, and dozens of wealthy men and cealing their massive fundraising be- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, women were led into the resort, reg- Washington, DC, June 19, 2014. cause Americans overwhelmingly op- To the Senate: istering to attend an event deceptively pose the purchase of our country. Our Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, entitled ‘‘T&R Annual Sales Meeting.’’ country shouldn’t be for sale, and it of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby This meeting, once started, turned isn’t for sale, and I think in a little less appoint the Honorable JOHN E. WALSH, a into a multiple-day event. It was closed than 5 minutes that can be proven.

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They faith in the electoral system and let The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- don’t want their name to appear. They them know their voices are being pore. The Republican leader is recog- want to do everything they can to mis- heard. nized. lead the American people. Mr. DURBIN. Will the majority lead- The influence of unlimited spending er yield to a question through the f on a political system is not right. It al- Chair? ENERGY lows individuals to dictate their will on Mr. REID. Be happy to. the American electoral process, and in Mr. DURBIN. I ask the majority Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, last this instance in secret. This unlimited leader through the Chair, yesterday night the Senate Deomocratic leader- campaign spending disenfranchises afternoon the subcommittee of the ship pulled the Energy and Water bill Americans who don’t have the re- Senate Judiciary on the Constitution from consideration for one reason: to sources to go tit-for-tat with two of the held a hearing and a vote on Senate protect the administration’s new job- richest men in the world. Joint Resolution 19, which the major- killing coal regulations. So once again When the minority leader was a ity leader has referenced, offered by Senate Democrats are preventing my freshman Senator, he also took excep- Senator UDALL of New Mexico and Sen- commonsense procoal measure from tion to the limitless spending of special ator BENNET of Colorado. moving forward. They have done the interests. He said: The resolution would basically re- bidding of the administration instead If the American public thinks that special store us to the moment in time before of listening to constituents back home. interests are having undue influence on the the Citizens United decision and before Kentucky families, especially our coal process, then get rid of the PACs. I will be the McCutcheon Supreme Court deci- families, continue to struggle under more than happy to eliminate PACs alto- sion which would allow the Federal the Obama economy. gether. Government and the States to regulate The Senate Democratic leadership’s But I guess times have changed. Now campaign spending. It is content neu- latest action is yet another example of the Republican leader rails against tral in terms of the efforts to be made the lengths they are willing to go to campaign finance reform when in the by the government but reestablishes defend the Obama administration’s reg- past he was in favor. There should be new standards in terms of contribu- ulatory agenda—an agenda Washington no surprise that he attended the Kochs’ tions in spending across America. Democrats seem willing to protect at planning session this past weekend. I ask the Senate majority leader, all costs, even when supposedly pro-en- Evidently Senator MCCONNELL no who has followed this closely, as he has ergy Senate Democrats try to make us longer believes that special interests followed the amount of money being think otherwise. have an undue influence on our govern- spent on elections in this country, ment. what he can foresee as the ultimate re- f But he wasn’t the only member to at- sult if we fail to undo the Citizens NATIONAL SECURITY tend the Koch extravaganza. The jun- United decision? Mr. President, historians will note ior Senator from Florida found the Mr. REID. We are already seeing it, I that President Obama’s national secu- time to fly across the country and kiss am sad to say. In one State the Koch rity policy has been noteworthy for its the ring of the Republican Party’s bil- brothers have spent almost $20 million adherence to consistent objectives: lionaire benefactors and, among other against one Senator, and they say that drawing down our conventional and nu- things, told them how outrageous it is is just the beginning. clear forces, withdrawing from Iraq and that people are talking about the cli- America should not be for sale. I mate changing, that the Earth is agree with the Republican leader when Afghanistan, surrendering the tools warming. I am sure the junior Senator he said there should be limits put on necessary to fight the war on terror, got a lot of applause there, even this. I agreed, as I read the quote from and placing substantial trust in inter- though we were not able to hear the his earlier remarks, it is not right. national organizations and diplomacy. applause because it is all very secret. Now we have two of the richest men In short, he has displayed an inflexible What else should we expect? The de- in the world trying to buy America, commitment to policy positions that cisions by the Supreme Court have left and they are not only trying to buy would completely erode America’s the American people with the status Senate seats and House seats, there are standing in the world, and he has re- quo in which one side’s billionaires are votes on secretaries of state around the fused to change course even as cir- pitted against the other side’s billion- country, State legislatures. They have cumstances have changed. aires—except one side doesn’t have any far more money than virtually every I, like many in the Senate, pro- billionaires. government and they want to have foundly disagree with his view of We must undo the damage done by their view of government be the law: America’s role in the world. I disagree the Supreme Court’s recent campaign Privatize Social Security, do away because I believe his attitude has left finance decisions, and we need to do it with the Internal Revenue Service, and America weaker and will leave sub- now. That is why I support the con- on and on with their money-buying stantial problems to his successor. stitutional amendment sponsored by program to convince the American peo- I believe that we, as a superpower Senators TOM UDALL of New Mexico ple that the Koch brothers are right. without imperialistic aims, have a and MICHAEL BENNET of Colorado. This Mr. President, I would also say this duty to help maintain an international constitutional amendment grants Con- through the Chair to my friend. They order and a balance of power, not out gress the authority to regulate and not only have all these entities I have of altruism but out of national inter- eliminate the raising and spending of talked to you about, they give money est. And I believe that international money for Federal elections. Senators to the Chamber of Commerce. I am order is best maintained through UDALL and BENNET’s amendment will sure they were their largest contrib- American military might. In fact, I be- rein in the massive spending of super utor. Why? Because the Chamber of lieve that American military might PACs which have grown so much since Commerce runs ads against us. forms its very backbone. the Citizens United decision in January I appreciate the question and I would But President Obama has always of 2010. This constitutional amendment like to go on a little longer but the Re- been a reluctant Commander in Chief. also provides States with the authority publican leader is here. It seems he has always seen things to institute campaign spending limits I will close, but I deeply appreciate quite differently. That was clear from at the State level. my friend who has been such an advo- his first actions in office, and his more

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The prob- Syria—which has fueled the growth of Mr. MCCAIN. I thank the Presiding lem was that he didn’t have a credible ISIL—suggests that the civil war there Officer. plan for what to do with the detainees will last for the foreseeable future. f afterward. He still doesn’t. The dogged adherence to with- FOREIGN POLICY That was one of the first things he drawing our conventional strength and did in office, and it parallels dis- sticking to campaign promises has cre- Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, today we concertingly with one of the most re- ated a more dangerous world, not a sta- see reports that now ISIS has taken cent things he has done in office: an- ble one—as just one example, the Presi- over the major oil refinery in Baiji, nouncing the withdrawal of all of our dent’s failure to negotiate a status of Iraq. Names that we used to hear quite combat forces from Afghanistan by the forces agreement with Iraq. An agree- often, such as, Tal Afar, Mosul, end of his term. I say that because once ment such as that would have allowed Fallujah, Ramadi—all of these areas again he announced step A without for the kind of residual military force are now under the black flag of Al thinking through the consequences of that could have prevented the assault Qaeda and ISIS, which is an even worse step B. He seems determined to pull by the Islamic State of Iraq and the organization than Al Qaeda, if that can out completely whether or not the Levant. Now we see the consequences be believed. Taliban is in a position to reestablish unfolding before our eyes, and it is in- We now see the forces of ISIS march- itself, whether or not Al Qaeda’s lead- credibly worrying. President Obama’s ing on Baghdad itself, which I don’t be- ership finds a more permissive environ- withdrawal-at-all-costs policy regard- lieve they can take. But the second ment in the tribal areas of Pakistan, ing Iraq has proved deeply harmful to largest city in Iraq—Mosul—is now under the black flag, and quantities of and whether or not Al Qaeda has been U.S. interests, and it ignores the sac- military capability and equipment driven from Afghanistan completely— rifices made by our servicemembers— have clearly fallen into the hands of one of our primary aims in this conflict those who sacrificed life and limb what has now become the richest, larg- from the beginning. fighting to keep America safe. est base for terrorism in history. This The two examples I mentioned serve Several weeks ago the President has all come about in the last couple of as bookends to his Presidency, but be- spoke at West Point, and in that weeks. tween these two bookends much has speech he vaguely described a new been done that undermines our na- What has the United States of Amer- counterterrorism strategy and pledged ica done? Today we see on the front tional security—for instance, the to engage ‘‘partners to fight terrorists President’s inability to see Russia and page of the Washington Post: ‘‘U.S. alongside us.’’ He made clear that he Sees Risk in Iraqi Airstrikes.’’ The China for what they are: dissatisfied hopes to use special operations forces regional powers intent on increasing President of the United States goes for in an economy of force, and he hopes to fundraising and golfing and now is fid- their respective spheres of influence. deploy, train, and assist missions The failed reset with Russia and the dling while Iraq burns. We need to act, across the globe—all as he withdraws but we also need to understand why we President’s commitment to a world our conventional forces and as our con- without nuclear weapons led him to are where we are today. ventional warfighting ability atro- The Senator from South Carolina and hastily sign an arms treaty that did phies. I visited Iraq on many occasions—more nothing to substantially reduce Rus- As I said, he will leave his successor than I can count. We know for a fact sia’s nuclear stockpile. What do we with a great many challenges. that if we would have left a residual have to show for the reset? Moscow was So this morning my Republican col- force behind, this situation would not undeterred in its assault on Ukraine, leagues and I will explain how, by in- be where it is today. as everyone can plainly see, and Russia flexibly clinging to campaign promises The fact is that the President of the has repeatedly found ways to under- made in 2008, the President has weak- United States, if he wanted to leave a mine our national objectives. ened the national security posture of residual force, never made that clear to Then there is the President’s stra- the United States and why we believe the American people. In fact, on Octo- tegic pivot to the Asia-Pacific—a plan he is likely to leave the next President ber 22, 2012, the President said: ‘‘What he announced without any real plan to with daunting security problems to I would not have had done was left fund it, rendering the strategy largely solve. 10,000 troops in Iraq that would tie us hollow. We see examples of that almost Mr. President, I see the Senator from down.’’ In 2011 he celebrated the depar- daily, with China undeterred in its ef- Arizona and others are here. ture—as he described it—of the last forts to intimidate smaller nations I yield the floor. combat soldier from Iraq. over territorial disputes. Let’s be clear. The fact is that because of our We cannot pivot forces to Asia that are f fecklessness and the fact that we did still needed in places such as the Medi- not leave that residual force behind, we terranean and Persian Gulf, nor can we RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME are paying the price, and the people of constrain China’s ambitions without The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Iraq are paying a heavier price. investing or developing the forces pore. Under the previous order, the What do we need to do? First of all, needed to do so. I fear that the failure leadership time is reserved. we have to understand there are no to make the kinds of naval, air, and good options remaining. This is a cul- Marine Corps investments that are nec- f mination of failure after failure of this essary could have tragic consequences administration. But for us to do noth- MORNING BUSINESS down the road. ing now will ensure this base for ter- Of course, we have all seen how eager The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- rorism. We have tracked over 100 who the President is to declare an end to pore. Under the previous order, there have already come back to the United the war on terrorism. The threat from will be a period of morning business for States of America. There are hundreds Al Qaeda and other affiliated groups 1 hour, with Senators permitted to who are leaving—not only the battle- has now metastasized. The turmoil un- speak therein for up to 10 minutes field in Syria and Iraq—and they will leashed by uprisings in north Africa each, with the time equally divided and pose a direct threat to the security of and the broader Middle East has re- controlled between the two leaders or the United States. sulted in additional ungoverned space their designees, with the Republicans I say to the critics who say ‘‘Do noth- in Syria, Libya, Egypt, and Yemen. We controlling the first half of the time. ing and let them fight it out,’’ you can- have seen prison breaks in Iraq, Paki- The Senator from Arizona. not confine this conflict to Iraq and

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I will show my colleagues one. of our troops out, the Taliban will re- for us to assure Iraqis that we will be Can we imagine what little girls are group, the Afghan National Army will there to assist. Let me make it clear thinking today in the Sunni part of meet a terrible fate, and the people that no one I know wants to send com- Iraq and in Syria? Can we imagine the who wish us harm will be coming back bat troops on the ground. But air- hell on Earth? The people who will do our way. The region between Afghani- strikes are an important factor psycho- that to their own—what would they do stan and Pakistan is a target-rich envi- logically and in many other ways, and to us? ronment for the world’s most radical that may require some forward air con- I don’t mean to be an alarmist, but I terrorists, radical Islamists. So at the trollers and some special forces. am alarmed. I am just telling my col- end of the day, Mr. President: Your job We cannot afford to allow a Syria- leagues what they are saying they will is to protect us. You are destroying the Iraq enclave that will pose a direct do. Our Director of National Intel- lines of defense that exist. The Afghan threat to the United States of America. ligence has said that the safe haven for people are willing to have us stay there And if we act, we are going to have to ISIS in Syria, and now in Iraq, presents in enough numbers to protect them and act in Syria as well. A residual force of a great threat to our homeland. The us. Mr. President: Before it is too late, U.S. troops in Iraq could have checked mistake President Obama is making is change your policies in Afghanistan. Iranian influence in Iraq. not to realize we need lines of defense. Mr. President: Do not take this coun- The other question is, What are the Why did we want to leave a residual try back to a pre-9/11 mentality where Iranians doing while we are not mak- force behind in Iraq? Ten thousand to we treat terrorists as common crimi- ing any decisions? Well, probably the 15,000 would have given the Iraqi mili- nals when we read them their rights most evil man on Earth, the head of tary the capacity they don’t possess rather than gathering intelligence. the Quds Force—an Iraqi terrorist or- today, the confidence they don’t pos- We are letting our defenses erode all ganization—has been reported to have sess today. It would have given us an over the world. The enemies are been in Baghdad. There are reports of edge against ISIS we don’t have. A emboldened and our friends are afraid. Iranian forces moving into Baghdad. Toyota truck doesn’t do very well I can tell my colleagues this. If we con- I say to my colleagues that we must against American air power. But when tinue on this track, it will come here meet this threat. The President of the we have no American air power and again. United States must make some deci- when the intelligence capability of the With that, I yield the floor for Sen- sions. I am convinced that the national American military leaves, the Iraqi ator CHAMBLISS. security of the United States of Amer- Army goes dark. We have seen a col- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ica is at risk, and the sooner all of us lapse of the Iraqi Army that I think pore. The Senator from Georgia. realize it, the better off we will be. could have been prevented. Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, I I yield to my colleague from South We can’t kill all the terrorists to rise today to join my colleagues in dis- Carolina. keep us safe. Our goal in this trying cussing the current direction of U.S. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- time is to have lines of defense, to keep foreign policy, especially as it relates pore. The Senator from South Caro- the war over there so it doesn’t come to the Middle East. The Obama admin- lina. over here. It is in our national security istration’s foreign policy in this regard Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask interests to partner with people in has unfortunately totally unraveled. unanimous consent to be recognized for Iraq. There were many who wanted a The President, to his credit, made the 4 minutes. different life than ISIS would have. Middle East his priority and engaged The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- There are many Shias who want to be the Arab world early on in his presi- pore. Without objection, it is so or- Iraqi Shias, not Iranian Shias. I have dency. He attempted to forge a new be- dered. been there enough to know. ginning between the United States and Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, con- So this fateful decision to look for the Muslim world, but his idealistic trary to what may be popular belief, ways to get out totally has come back strategy simply has not worked. there are plenty of Democrats in this to haunt us, and we are on the verge of The Middle East over the last 3 years body who are very much worried about doing the same thing in Afghanistan. I has been besieged by a resurgence of vi- Iraq. The question is, What do we do promised my colleagues the Taliban olence, instability, and terrorism. The about it? I will be the first to admit it would be dancing in the streets—they administration has chosen to confront is complicated. just do not believe in dancing—when this challenge, which has major impli- The first thing we have to assess as a they heard we were leaving in 2016. Can cations for U.S. national security, by nation is, does it really matter what we imagine how the Afghan people feel leading from behind and by relying on happens in Iraq? Clearly, I think it who have fought these thugs by our an ineffective diplomatic strategy that does. Economically, if Iraq becomes a side believing we would not abandon involves few concrete security meas- failed state, the oil production in the them and now to hear we are going to ures. south will fall into the hands of the pull all of our troops out but for a cou- The shortcomings of this diplomatic Iranians, and Iraq will become a failed ple of hundred. Can we imagine how a strategy are painfully evident today in state that spreads economic chaos young woman in Afghanistan feels. Can both Syria and in Iraq. In September of throughout the region. We will feel it we imagine how people in Pakistan last year the administration praised at the gas pump, and we will eventu- feel—a nuclear-armed nation that the U.S.-Russian deal to disarm Syria ally feel it in our wallets. An economic could be in the crosshairs of the people of its chemical weapons. The deal was collapse in Iraq would affect our econ- trying to take Afghanistan down. designed to rid Syria of chemical weap- omy. I think it would throw the world But it is not just about the people in ons and buy time for a diplomatic solu- oil market into turmoil. So it matters Afghanistan. What about us? President tion. Yet here we are today, in a situa- economically. Obama is going back to a pre-9/11 men- tion where the Syrians have missed Militarily, does it matter? It does in tality. On September 10, 2001, we had countless deadlines, still have chemical this regard: ISIS is an offshoot of Al not one soldier in Afghanistan, not one weapons, and continue to use barrel Qaeda because Al Qaeda kicked them dollar of aid, not even an ambassador. bombs filled with chlorine and other out. These people now are going to So those in America who think if we chemicals, as well as ball bearings, have a safe haven from Aleppo, Syria, leave these guys alone they will leave with impunity. In addition to the hu- to the gates of Baghdad. They have us alone, you are not listening to what manitarian disaster that has unfolded sworn to attack us. Part of their agen- they are saying. The only reason 3,000 in Syria, allowing the status quo to

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Yet this administration, al- American interests. jeopardize America’s security. most callously, without notifying Con- I have been shocked to hear news The administration has sidelined gress—by the way, that was clearly in- commentators and some in this body many of the tools we used to success- tentional. The failure to notify Con- refer to recent events in the Middle fully counter Al Qaeda in the years im- gress of what they planned to do when East, including the rise of ISIL in Iraq, mediately after 9/11, including the ef- they signed a memorandum on May 12 as intelligence failures. The intel- fective, long-term detention and inter- and didn’t release these individuals for ligence community makes its fair rogation of enemy combatants. As a re- another 21⁄2 weeks gives us a pretty share of mistakes and I am the first to sult, we know far less today about clear indication that this administra- criticize them when they do. But these many of these terrorist organizations. tion did not want to come to Congress recent events, including the resurgence Since the President ordered the closure and say we are going to exchange these of ISIL, are not intelligence failures; of the detention facility at Guanta- five Guantanamo prisoners. The reason they are policy and leadership failures. namo Bay in January of 2009, our Na- they did not is because they knew As we saw in Benghazi, the intelligence tion has been without a clear policy for there would be objections from both community provided ample strategic detaining suspected terrorists. Without sides of the aisle to doing such a dan- warning of the deteriorating security such a policy, including one that iden- gerous thing and setting such a terrible situation in Libya. Yet the administra- tifies a facility for holding terrorists precedent. tion did little to enhance security in that are captured outside of Afghani- So whether it is in Iraq, Afghanistan Benghazi. Failing to protect the diplo- stan, the intelligence community’s or in other parts of the Middle East, matic facility, despite repeated warn- ability to conduct ongoing intelligence Americans have fought and died in the ings, is not an intelligence failure, it is operations have been severely limited. war against Al Qaeda. Our Nation is a policy and a leadership failure on the I recognize there is no one-size-fits-all weary of war, but threatening elements part of the administration. solution for handling terrorists, but still remain. And those five individuals With regard to Iraq, intelligence, in- our detention policies must foster full who I just alluded to are clearly cluding Director Clapper’s testimony intelligence collection before any pros- threats to the United States. at a January 29, 2014, hearing, has been ecution begins. I have asked the President to declas- abundantly clear that Iraq was vulner- Al Qaeda and its affiliates and other sify the personnel files on those five in- able to the threat from ISIL. I encour- terrorist groups are determined to at- dividuals: Tell the American people age any Member to read the intel- tack the United States. We constantly what we know about them, Mr. Presi- ligence if they have questions regard- face new plots and operatives looking dent, and then look the American peo- ing the intelligence community’s as- for ways to murder Americans, such as ple in the eye and say: This was a good sessment about security in Iraq and the foiled May 2012 AQAP plot to put deal. I know they are going to return the rise of ISIL before the fall of another IED on a United States-bound to the fight, and they are going to seek Mosul. It was clear in 2011, as U.S. aircraft. Thankfully, this plot and oth- to kill and harm Americans, but this forces were withdrawing, that Iraq was ers didn’t materialize, but we are not was a good deal. Well, that is for the American people vulnerable to a resurgence in extremist going to always be that fortunate. activity, and we have seen the violence We know that Al Qaeda in the Ara- to decide ultimately. I urge President Obama and my con- escalate steadily in the last 3 years bian Peninsula—or AQAP—today rep- gressional colleagues, as well as the during this administration’s failed resents one of the biggest threats to American people, not to abandon the policies. This collapse in security was the U.S. homeland and personnel serv- gains we have made in the fight again easily predicted, but we have ing overseas. They are continually against terrorism since 9/11, but let’s stood by and watched as it has oc- plotting against our interests and seek- remain steady and let’s continue to curred. Again, this is a policy failure, ing new recruits, especially among our fight the good fight. not an intelligence failure. own citizens as well as former Guanta- With that, I yield for my friend from Perhaps the most concerning aspect namo detainees. Explosive experts such North Carolina. of this administration’s foreign policy as Ibrahim al-Asiri continue to roam The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- is its inadequate counterterrorism free, posing a tremendous threat to the pore. The Senator from North Carolina. strategy. I often hear administration safety and security of U.S. citizens. Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unan- officials touting Al Qaeda’s demise or The proposed closure of Guantanamo imous consent to speak for up to 5 min- describing the organization as on the Bay presents significant risks for the utes. run. Yet nothing could be further from United States and Yemeni efforts to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the truth. As my friend from South counter AQAP inside Yemen. A sub- pore. Without objection, it is so or- Carolina alluded to earlier, before we stantial portion of the detainees re- dered. began on the floor this morning, he maining at Guantanamo Bay are Yem- Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I join my said: Yes, Al Qaeda is on the run. They eni citizens. Transferring these individ- colleagues today to discuss the admin- are running from one country to the uals to a country plagued by prison istration’s misguided foreign policy, next and taking over one country and breaks, assassinations, and open war- especially as it relates to Afghanistan the next. fare at this point could prove very cat- and the threat of Al Qaeda, the Violent extremism is on the rise in astrophic. These detainees would likely Taliban, and the Haqqani Network. De- the Middle East, and the warning signs join several other former Gitmo de- spite what the administration would have been visible for years. These tainees who have returned to the fight have you believe, Al Qaeda, the warning signs include the September in Yemen, further destabilizing the Taliban, and the Haqqani Network re- 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi, the rising country and worsening an already ten- main capable and committed adver- of Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist groups uous security situation. saries in Afghanistan. They are a clear such as the al-Nusra Front in Syria, The most recent example of a totally strategic threat to the safety, the secu- the resurgence of ISIL, and most re- failed and dangerous policy on the part rity, and the stability of the region and cently the fall of Mosul. Just yesterday of this administration is the exchange continue to commit to acts of violence we saw a terrorist flag raised over the of five Guantanamo detainees for Ser- against U.S. troops and plot against largest refinery inside of Iraq. Despite geant Bergdahl. We are all glad Ser- U.S. interests in the region and here at these stark warning signs, the adminis- geant Bergdahl is back. We should have home. tration has only been willing to take done everything we could to get him Yet, for some reason, this adminis- very limited steps to curb this dis- back, and thank goodness he is now tration has time and again failed to

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He had requested it, and the President serve as an inspiration to a series of af- The young marine, in combat—to save elected not to send help at that time. filiates in Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, and a fellow marine—jumped on a grenade. The question a lot of people have is— elsewhere. These affiliates are plotting Kyle Carpenter lived—not only lived— they will say: INHOFE, how do you know against the United States of America after 40 surgeries, today he just com- the President knew that was an orga- here at home, with the guidance, ad- pleted his freshman year at the Univer- nized attack? Well, I can tell you how. vice, and financial support of Al sity of South Carolina, at 24 years old. In our system of government, we have Qaeda’s senior most leadership. He is an American hero. He could be four people who are responsible for ad- The Al Qaeda brand is alive and well, any one of our children or grand- vising the President on threats, on in- and the Obama administration’s AfPak children. What makes this country telligence. They are the CIA Director— strategy to end the conflict, not win it, great is that we have people such as at that time it was John Brennan. The reveals a profound failure to analyze Kyle Carpenter who step up, when Director of National Intelligence was threats to the region, the world, and asked, and they do more than we could James Clapper. The Secretary of De- the United States of America. ever ask of them. fense at that time was Leon Panetta. Despite what this administration Our servicemembers served and sac- The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of would have you believe, leaving Af- rificed overseas so that we could be Staff was General Dempsey. ghanistan before our work is done will safe at home. We cannot in good faith Now, all of them acknowledged, when not—will not—end the fighting. We let the administration dishonor their the annex was hit in Benghazi, that it cannot take the pressure off or our en- efforts with a misguided policy. was an organized—that same day—an emies will bring the fight to our door- The continued drawdown of U.S. and organized terrorist attack. They all step here at home. coalition forces in Afghanistan will knew it. They expected it, but then But Al Qaeda is not alone in Afghani- provide Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the they knew for a fact it was. stan. It is well established that the Haqqani Network with a safe haven to So you are talking about the individ- Haqqani Network, one of our deadliest train operatives and plot further at- uals who are responsible for advising adversaries, is the link between the tacks against the United States of the President. All of them were well Taliban and Al Qaeda—a direct link. America and our allies. aware that on the day of the annex at- The Haqqani Network is directly re- Contrary to the campaign statements tack in Benghazi that it was an orga- sponsible for a significant number of of the President and Vice President, Al nized terrorist attack. It was several U.S. casualties and injuries on the bat- Qaeda is not ‘‘on the run,’’ and I urge days later that they sent Susan Rice to tlefield in Afghanistan and continues this administration to avoid further all of these shows in order to try to to actively plan potentially cata- actions that may endanger our Nation. make it sound like it was some video strophic attacks against our interests I yield the floor for Senator INHOFE. that somebody had. Now, why would the President not and the interests of others in the re- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- want to admit that this was an orga- gion. pore. The Senator from Oklahoma. The group routinely targets civil- Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask nized terrorist attack? It was right be- fore the election and the polls showed a ians—civilians—and uses murder as an unanimous consent that I be allowed to lot of the people thought—Osama bin intimidation tactic against the Afghan speak until the arrival of the Senator Laden having been captured—there was people. They have mounted numerous from Alabama, Mr. SESSIONS. no longer that big threat out there in assaults and suicide attacks on civil- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the Middle East and that would inure ians and U.S. forces with deadly effec- pore. Without objection, it is so or- to his benefit. So it was for political tiveness. Yet the administration took dered. reasons, and we ended up losing four until late 2012—at the urging of the Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, the sub- ject today, of course, is the failed for- lives. Senate of the United States in a bill Then, just recently, they are saying, eign policy of this President and this that I introduced—to actually name oh, they have now found this Abu administration. It is really hard to do the Haqqani Network as a foreign ter- Khattala. This is someone who has it in a limited period of time because rorist organization. been around for 2 years. The press has once something happens like Benghazi, Why was that important? Because been talking to him for 2 years. Why, and we get into the middle of that that act changes the game. It provides all of a sudden, are they saying—now of thing, then all of a sudden you turn us the full range of diplomatic and all times—this is the guy who per- around and this President turns loose military tools to use directly against petrated Benghazi, when, in fact, this the Haqqani Network. It is against that arguably the five most heinous terror- all came from the White House? I just backdrop that the administration then ists from Gitmo. At the same time, we think it is just covering it up, and I am negotiated with the Haqqani Network have a policy that was going so well in very much offended by that. the release of five high-level Taliban Iraq, and now we find out that is not But the one thing I wanted to talk fighters for SGT Bowe Bergdahl’s re- working out either. If I have time, I about—and I know some of the other turn. In other words, the President re- will touch on that. Members are going to be here, and I warded the Haqqani Network for its in- But the first thing I want to do is will not abuse the time that has been carceration of a U.S. servicemember, just mention this Benghazi thing. given to me—but it is having to do strengthened its relationship with the Being the ranking member on the with the release of the five Taliban ter- Taliban, emboldened the Taliban, and Armed Services Committee, I had the rorists on the American people. Let me undermined the Afghan Government— opportunity to really be in there and tell you a side of this that people are all with one decision. see as it was happening. It happens not talking about that I feel strongly Does anyone in this administration that Chris Stevens—the Ambassador is the reason for it. believe that five high-ranking Taliban who was sent over there and who was First of all, this President is in the officials, when set free, would not re- killed, one of the four who was killed last half of his second term—or ap- turn to the fight? If they do, then they in Benghazi—was a friend of mine. He proaching the last half of his second have not paid attention for the last was in my office. We spent time to- term. As is always the case, when you decade or longer. gether. We talked about the threats get down toward the end of your term, I understand that this Nation is that were out there. Then, as we got you start looking for a legacy. What weary of war. I understand the sac- closer to this time, he realized and was his legacy? rifices made by our servicemembers, started sending messages to the Presi- One of his legacies is closing Gitmo. and I work every day to ensure that dent, to the White House, to us, to send This President has been talking about

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It is one of the few That is a proper phrase, ‘‘end of hos- recommendations in December of 2010, good deals we have in government. We tilities.’’ This is not a war, it is a hos- the President walked away from them only pay $4,000 a year for that, and half tility. If he does that, that would then and nothing came of it, even though we the time the Cubans do not cash the give him the justification for opening are facing, in addition to $17 trillion in check. So we have this thing. We had the gates, turning everyone loose from debt, more than $100 trillion in un- actually 778 people there incarcerated Gitmo and closing Gitmo. That, in my funded liabilities. Perhaps it is because and being interrogated prior to the opinion, is the estimation. those numbers are so big that we have time that Barack Obama became the What are the threats we are facing as a hard time getting our head around it, President of the United States. Now we a result of that? We are in a position that people have become desensitized are down to 149. right now where we have five people to the urgency of dealing with our debt But as far as Gitmo—that resource— who are turned loose. Even if we trust- and these unfunded liabilities. no one argues with the fact that the ed Qatar to hold these five guys for a But the President has never once en- humane treatment is beyond anyone’s period of 1 year, still the philosophy dorsed any sort of reform necessary to expectation. There is no place else in there would be: All right, we will turn deal with this challenge or to prevent a the world they can do that. They are you loose if you few promise not to kill future crisis. The fact is, somebody fully compliant with the Geneva Con- Americans for 1 year. That does not someday—probably these young men vention. They have had people go in make sense. and women who are working as pages there and look at the maximum secu- So this is something that should not and others their age, is going to have rity prison, and it is attested to. have happened. We now have the people to be the ones to pay this back because Human rights organizations, the Red there making decisions, and they are our generation will have failed them Cross, and everyone else agrees that it celebrating as we speak. One of the five unless we meet the challenges this pre- is a very humane place while they are individual’s name is named Fazl. I will sents. interrogating. As I said, there is no end with this: There is a guy named It seems as though the only part of place else they can do this. Because if Mullah Salem Khan. He is a Taliban the Federal budget the President is you start doing this in our court sys- commander over in Afghanistan. Lis- eager to cut is national defense. Under tem, obviously, they get Miranda ten to this. He is talking about Fazl, his latest budget plan, defense spending rights, constitutional rights, and peo- one of the five guys. He said: would drop from 3.4 percent to 2.3 per- ple are pretty offended when they find cent of GDP by 2023. At the same time, out. That keeps us from getting infor- His return is like putting 10,000 Taliban fighters into the battle on the side of jihad. we are told the U.S. Army might be mation that would affect some of the Now the Taliban have the right lion to lead shrunk to the smallest size since pre- others. them in the final moment before victory in World War II. We have an expeditionary legal com- Afghanistan. President Obama needs to realize plex there. It is the only one like this That is what happened with these that even America’s current military in the world, where they can actually guys. That is how it is viewed over capabilities are proving inadequate to do this. there. It is an atrocity that it did hap- meet global challenges. For example, So this is a place where we can actu- pen. one former Assistant Secretary of De- ally get in there, interrogate, get infor- I yield the floor for Senator CORNYN. fense has declared that because of Pen- mation, incarcerate people, not inter- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tagon budget cuts, President Obama’s mingle the terrorists with the prison pore. The Republican whip. highly touted pivot to Asia cannot hap- population in this country, which is Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, how pen. In other words, despite promoting what the President has been talking much time remains in the allocation of the Asia pivot as a crucial element of about doing. Why do I say that? I say that because this side’s time? American foreign policy, the President these guys are terrorists. They are not The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- has failed to take the necessary fiscal criminals. You put them in our prison pore. The Republicans have 8 minutes steps to make sure that happens or system, and by definition their job is remaining. could happen. to train other people to become terror- Mr. CORNYN. I know we perhaps This of course makes it a hollow pol- ists, and that is what they would be have another Member coming to speak. icy, one where the promises are ex- doing in training the prison population Would the Chair please advise me after travagant, but the delivery is anemic, to become terrorists. I have used 5 minutes of that 8 min- and one that will do major damage to I have to say this too. All of the talk utes? U.S. credibility among our allies and about Osama bin Laden and the fact The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- adversaries. The prospect of bringing that we do have him—and I am very pore. The Chair will do that. DOD spending back down to sequestra- glad we were able to bring him down. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I wish tion levels has alarmed our senior mili- But how did we do it? We did it through to talk about the intersection of na- tary officials in all branches of govern- information that we received through tional security and our mounting debt. ment. Chief of Naval Operations ADM interrogation at Gitmo, Guantanamo Over the last 5 years, President Obama Jonathan Greenert has said that re- Bay. has had multiple occasions to embrace verting to sequester levels in 2016 So I only say that because people real structural entitlement reform that ‘‘would lead to a Navy that is too small wonder, why in the world would he be would help solve our long-term debt and lacking the advanced capabilities wanting to do this? And how does he problem. One might wonder why am I needed to execute the missions that na- want to fulfill this expectation or this talking about debt when the subject we tion expects of its Navy.’’ legacy he has? are generally talking about is national The Secretary of the Air Force has Let me tell you, tell you how I think. security, including what is happening said that going back to those spending If he would take, out of the 149 individ- in Iraq and Syria. levels ‘‘would compromise our national uals who are left there, the 5 most hei- It is because as the former Chairman security.’’ Ray Odierno, Chief of Staff nous terrorists, most dangerous of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, ADM of the Army, said it would put ‘‘our Taliban terrorists, and turn them Mike Mullen, when asked what the sin- young men and women [in uniform] at loose, that would put him in a position, gle biggest threat to our national secu- much higher risk.’’ In other words, the then, to get rid of the rest of them, rity was, he said: It is our debt. The President cannot simply keep cutting with the exception of those who are President had an opportunity, when defense spending and the military in awaiting war crimes trials. the Simpson-Bowles Commission re- order to fund his other priorities and at

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By the time he assumed office in in my opinion, in negotiating the kind want to take away any more time than January 2009, Iraq had largely been sta- of drawdown in the status of forces necessary from my colleague from Ala- bilized. All the President had to do was agreement that needed to be estab- bama, but this map reflects what is convince the Iraqi government to sign lished to be able to create credibility happening now in Iraq. The civil war in a new Status of Forces Agreement, in this new and fragile regime and help Syria, the President had drawn a red SOFA. Unfortunately, he was more in- hold their military together, keep line which once crossed—there were no terested in keeping a misguided cam- them trained, while we reduced dra- consequences associated with that. paign promise from 2008. matically our presence and military The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- As a result of his failure to maintain activities. We would be there as sup- ator has consumed 5 minutes. a significant U.S. troop presence in port, supplying equipment, intel- Mr. CORNYN. Now this border be- Iraq, America emboldened the Iranians, ligence, aircraft lift capability. That tween Iran and Syria has basically the Shiite militias, and the Sunni ter- would have given them confidence. been wiped away. We see all of these rorist groups to become more aggres- It was very clear when we just said: places where the ISIS, a horrific ter- sive. We also emboldened Iraqi Prime We cannot reach an agreement. We are rorist group that is even worse than Al Minister Nouri al-Maliki to behave in a pulling everybody out. We had General Qaeda, has basically taken charge. So more sectarian and dictatorial manner. Bednarek talk to us recently. He told this is what happens with a failure of Meanwhile, amid the fallout from us he has 100 solders. I asked him if he leadership. Unfortunately, this is America’s Iraq withdrawal, President was the current General Petraeus. He said, yes, with a bit of a smile, where we are in so many places around Obama’s failure to take early, decisive but he only has 100 people. So I guess I the world. action in Syria made it much easier for In short: President Obama simply would say we are worried about it. One Sunni terrorists to increase their terri- cannot keep asking America’s military of the things that is so critical in our tory, weapons, and manpower. As you to shoulder such a disproportionate conduct and understanding of what we can see from this map, the jihadists share of the spending cuts while our are involved in is to understand that have effectively been using their bases biggest entitlement programs remain the terrorist threat is going to be there in Syria as a launching pad for attacks virtually untouched. DoD spending did for a long time. We are going to be in western Iraq. not cause our long-term budget prob- dealing with this for a long time. There The path forward in Iraq is highly lem, so slashing it to the bone would is a significant number, not a majority uncertain, but I would urge President not solve that problem. Moreover, by any means but a significant num- Obama to explain to the American peo- seemingly every week brings fresh re- ber, of radicalized people in the Middle ple what is at stake, and to formulate minders of the challenges our country East who want to destroy the United a robust strategy for defending U.S. in- will face in the years to come. At this States. They see us as an evil force. terests and preventing the creation of a very moment, we have Russia’s ongo- They support what we oppose. They new terror state. The President may ing aggression against democratic want to take over their neighbors and well believe—as a recent New York Ukraine. We have an Iranian theocracy continue to expand. They want to that shows no signs of abandoning its Times article suggested—that ‘‘he is knock down reasonably functioning re- quest for a nuclear weapon. We have a managing an era of American retrench- gimes that provide at least some free- persistent terrorist challenge in Af- ment.’’ But with bloodthirsty jihadists dom and order in their societies. They ghanistan. We have a potential failed marauding through Iraq and approach- want to impose a caliphate. They want state in Libya. We have growing Al ing the gates of Baghdad, now is not a to impose on those countries a theo- Qaeda activity in many parts of Africa. time for U.S. retrenchment. Instead, cratic government and legal system. We have a Chinese dictatorship that is now is a time for clear thinking, clear It is not good for the United States increasing its annual military budget decisions, and clear action. and it is not good for the world. One of by more than 12 percent while con- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the things we have to do and have to tinuing to bully its neighbors on the pore. The Senator from Alabama. understand is that when we capture a high seas. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask person committed to the destruction of Most notably, we have a burgeoning unanimous consent that I be allowed to the United States, and who is attack- terror state in the heart of the Middle speak for up to 5 minutes. ing our people, they are not criminals. East, where a ruthless band of jihadist The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- They are warriors. Most of their activi- killers—a group that is even more rad- pore. Without objection, it is so or- ties are clearly contrary to the law of ical and murderous than Al Qaeda, if dered. war. So they are unlawful enemy com- you can believe it—now controls a mas- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, when batants. sive piece of territory spanning both a nation commits itself to a military When we capture a soldier in battle, Syria and Iraq. Calling their movement effort, it is a very significant, august whether lawful or unlawful, if they the ‘‘Islamic State of Iraq and Syria,’’ decision. I was here when we voted to have complied with the rules of war, or ISIS, members of this organization utilize military force in Iraq and Af- unlike this group, we do not try them, have taken over major Iraqi cities, in- ghanistan. A majority of the Demo- per se. We hold them until the war is cluding Fallujah, Mosul, Tikrit, and crats in this body supported that. The over, until a peace treaty has been Tal Afar, leaving a trail of blood and American people supported that. signed, until an agreement has been medieval terror in their wake. Through tough times, success was reached. That is not happening now. As The map to my left shows just how achieved in the sense that Iraq had a result, we have a confused policy that much territory ISIS has conquered. To elections, they had a functioning gov- results in the release of dangerous make matters worse, they have seized ernment, the U.S. military was draw- enemy combatants, such as the five a tremendous amount of weaponry and ing down its personnel, the country Taliban leaders we just released under money—almost half a billion dollars— had a reconciliation with the Sunni this confused thinking. making them perhaps the most well- and the Shia and the Kurds, and we It fundamentally arose when the resourced terrorist group on earth. were on a path that gave us some pros- left—determined to attack President And again, just to reiterate: This pect, I believe it is fair to say—critics Bush—attacked the secure terrorist de- group is considered more radical, and can have different opinions—but it is tention facility at Guantanamo Bay. more vicious, than even Al Qaeda. pretty clear to me we had prospects for They argued that it became some sym- Amazingly, even after ISIS took con- a successful conclusion of that effort bol of the policies we are using to de- trol of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest which would allow a relatively stable, tain people who are captured enemy

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It goes against all D.C. District Court ordered the release sought refuge with her children— common sense. As Justice Jackson into the United States of a group of gunned her down and savagely and se- once said: The Constitution is not a ethnic Chinese Uighers who were de- verely wounded her mother as well ‘‘suicide pact.’’ tained at Guantanamo, many of whom with those same firearms. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- had received military-style training in The temporary restraining order pore. The Senator’s time has expired. Tora Bora. Fortunately, the D.C. Cir- against Lori’s husband was completely Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous con- cuit reversed the decision based on the ineffective, powerless to prevent him sent for 1 additional minute. fact that the Gitmo detainees had not from using that gun against her and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- been brought to the United States. If, killing her—and her mother, severely pore. Without objection, it is so or- however, Gitmo detainees are brought wounding her. dered. here, a judge may very well order them Tragically, Lori’s story is far from Mr. SESSIONS. So they have to be released into the United States if they unique. Jasmine Leonard also had a treated properly and that sort of thing, cannot be removed to another country. temporary restraining order against but they do not have to be released. We That very real risk obviously does not her husband. She died last week after captured, for example, Nazih Abdul- exist if Gitmo detainees are not her husband shot her. Hamed al-Ruqai last year for con- brought to the United States in the Chyna Joy Young celebrated her 18th spiring with bin Ladin to attack U.S. first place. birthday just days before she was shot forces in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and So- The course this administration has and killed by her estranged boyfriend, malia and for his part in the 1998 bomb- chosen on national security matters despite the temporary restraining ings of two U.S. Embassies in East Af- has steered us into a head-on collision order she had against him. Young was rica that killed 224 people before 9/11. with reality. The American people un- 3 months pregnant. He is a treasure trove of intelligence. equivocally oppose transplanting ter- Barbara Diane Dye was granted a U.S. forces went in and captured him, rorists from Gitmo into their own com- temporary restraining order and then took him away at risk of their lives. He munities, either for detention or trial. fled to Texas. She returned only for a had been undergoing interrogation on Our primary goal is to prevent future hearing on the permanent restraining the USS San Antonio until he said he terrorist attacks, especially through order, and that is when her husband was sick and not doing well. So what obtaining intelligence. We should not cornered her in a bank parking lot and happened? They took him to New York, jeopardize that goal in order to afford shot her repeatedly with a .357 mag- where he was formally arrested and foreign terrorists who seek to harm the num revolver, killing her there. taken into the custody of the U.S. Jus- United States and its citizens the When domestic abusers have access tice Department, and put into the ci- rights and privileges granted to ordi- to firearms, it isn’t only abuse victims vilian justice system. The purpose of nary criminals. The administration’s who are at risk. A violent husband capturing him was to get intelligence. policy has put this country at grave under a temporary restraining order in This is a warrior. We want to talk to risk. Brookfield, WI, followed his wife to the him. We want to see what we can learn I yield the floor. salon where she worked. Not only did about him. Even the New York Times The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- he shoot and kill his wife but he killed said ‘‘his capture was seen as a poten- pore. The Senator from Connecticut. two additional people and wounded tial intelligence coup because he had f four more. been on the run for years and so would, After Erica Bell got a temporary re- presumably, possess information about LORI JACKSON DOMESTIC VIO- straining order against her husband, he al Qaeda.’’ However, when he appeared LENCE SURVIVOR PROTECTION came to her at church. He followed her in Federal court, he was appointed a ACT there. He shot and killed Erica and he lawyer, guaranteed a speedy, public Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, also shot four of her relatives, includ- trial—the things that prisoners of war photographs on this poster are of a ing her grandparents, great-aunt, and a are not entitled to—yet this has been young woman, Lori Jackson, a Con- cousin. happening over and over again. Al- necticut resident, who died tragically, This scourge of domestic violence, Ruqai’s cooperation ended, leading to a needlessly, savagely in Oxford at the combined with the epidemic of guns in major lost opportunity to obtain valu- hands of her estranged husband. our society causing gun violence, is a able intelligence. Lori is the reason I have introduced toxic recipe, and we must do more This evidences a serious lack of un- legislation named after her to close a against domestic abuse. That is why I derstanding of the nature of the con- gaping loophole in our Federal law— have formed an organization in Con- flict we are engaged in. It evidences a well, she is not the only reason. Trag- necticut called Men Make a Difference, policy that is dangerous to our safety. ically, there are thousands of other Men Against Domestic Violence. It is a It is wrong to send Americans to cap- women and some men who have shared program launched in cooperation with ture people such as this and then treat her fate because of a gap in Federal law our largest domestic prevention and re- them in a way that allows them to that permits intimate partners to con- sponse agency, Interval House, which minimize the opportunity to obtain in- tinue to have firearms, even when they does a wonderful job against domestic telligence. are under restraining orders from the violence. It is a commitment of promi- Indeed, the gravest danger with court. Those restraining orders are nent men, all men, providing role mod- bringing enemy combatants to U.S. placed against them because they evi- els for young men and boys to reach soil is that the President cannot abso- dence clear danger to their partners, out to other males and take action to lutely prevent their release into the whether their husband or their spouse. prevent domestic violence. We can United States. And, once foreign na- The reason they pose danger is that truly make a difference as men. We can tionals are here, there are legal limits they become violent. The gap in the fight domestic violence. We can gradu- on the government’s ability to remove law is it applies only to permanent re- ally make progress against it because them from the U.S. The reality is, once straining orders, not temporary ones. it is a cycle. here, their fate is no longer simply up Lori Jackson sought a temporary re- More than 70 percent of all men who to the administration but also a federal straining order when her estranged commit domestic violence have seen or judge. husband threatened her physically and experienced it in their own lives, and There are many examples of foreign her two 18-month-old twins at their these kinds of organizations can help nationals who have committed murder home. She sought and she obtained a stop and stem domestic violence. But

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They are West Virginia. ly to die as a result of domestic vio- all important and necessary. f lence when there is a gun in the home I thank my colleague and friend Sen- CELEBRATING WEST VIRGINIA’S than when there is not. ator MURPHY of Connecticut for cham- So I have introduced the Lori Jack- pioning them as a teammate in this ef- 151ST BIRTHDAY son Domestic Violence Survivor Pro- fort, and he has joined me in sup- Mr. MANCHIN. Mr. President, I tection Act. It is a long name. The porting this legislation. thank my good friend from Con- most important part of the name is I named this legislation after Lori necticut. I appreciate his unwavering Lori Jackson, because her story tells it Jackson as a memorial to her and a commitment to continue to fight for all. gesture of sadness and outrage at her justice and fairness for all, and he does There is no reason we should fail to death. it every day. protect women when they are pro- Every man or woman who has lost I am here to say happy birthday to tected by a temporary restraining his or her life through a domestic vio- West Virginia. Tomorrow, June 20, we order rather than a permanent re- lence gun homicide deserves to be me- will be 151 years old, and I rise to honor straining order. In fact, there is every morialized on this floor, as does every my great State. reason to provide more protection in victim of gun violence. With more than I have often said this: Some of us the first week or 2 weeks when there is 1,000 names added as victims every were lucky enough to be born and a temporary restraining order in place. year, I believe we can honor them best raised there—and I am one of the lucky Remember, the temporary restraining by passing this legislation. ones—some people were smart enough order is granted not on a whim or a I urge my colleagues to join with me to move there, and some people just question, because of specific, credible in honoring Lori Jackson, Jasmine wish they could get there. So under evidence that an intimate partner Leonard, Chyna Joy Young, Barbara any circumstance, we will take you. poses a physical danger, and it is Diane Guy, and Zina Daniel, all of the This is a State that truly embodies a granted by a judge after considering women who have lost their lives to do- brave and daring declaration of state- that evidence. mestic abusers and whose lives might hood that is unprecedented in Amer- The moment of danger in a relation- have been saved. We can’t know for ican history. ship such as Lori Jackson’s is when one sure. There is no certainty they would Born out of the fiery battles of the partner tells another—it may be a be alive today, but we know their Civil War, West Virginia was founded spouse, it may be a boyfriend, a chances would have been better if that by patriots who were willing to risk girlfriend—she is leaving, she wants a temporary protective order had also their lives in a united pursuit of justice divorce. That is the moment of max- protected them from an abuser who and freedom for all. Since that day 151 imum rage. That is the moment of possessed or bought a firearm at that years ago, June 20, 1863—when our greatest danger. That is the moment of moment of maximum danger. State officially became the 35th State uncontrollable wrath. We continue to grieve in Connecticut admitted into the Union—West Vir- At that moment of greatest danger, for all victims of gun violence, espe- ginia’s rich culture and strong tradi- the law is at its weakest. There is no cially the 20 beautiful children and 6 tions grew. prohibition against that enraged, im- great educators who lost their lives. That year the Great Seal of the State pulsive, hurt, angry individual from This past Sunday I attended in West of West Virginia was adopted—and we continuing to possess or purchase a Haven the opening of a 24th play- all have our seals and preambles in all firearm. ground. Where Angels Play is the name of our States—depicting who we are as The Lori Jackson Domestic Violence of the playground organization headed a people and our culture. With our Survivor Protection Act very simply by a firefighter, a very resolute, stead- birth date’s inscription forever en- closes that gaping loophole in our law, fast, public servant, Bill Lavin. This graved in its center, the seal features a providing that just as with a perma- playground, honoring one of those chil- big boulder rock with two crossed rifles nent protective order, an individual dren, was on the beach in West Haven— and a liberty cap sitting on top to ex- subject to a temporary restraining a moment of haunting and exquisite press our State’s importance in fight- order cannot purchase or possess a fire- beauty—when all of us gathered in ing for liberty and justice. arm. It is a very simple, commonsense honor of Charlotte Bacon on a sun- On either side of the boulder stand measure, but it can help save lives. It filled day, Father’s Day. Joel and two men: On the left, a farmer stands can help save others such as Lori Jack- JoAnn Bacon and their son Guy were with an ax and a plow to represent ag- son and the individuals whom I have with us. riculture. On the right, a miner stands named—many of them courageous, Each of those playgrounds is a me- with a pickax and a sledgehammer to strong individuals like Lori Jackson morial to those children who died, and represent industry. Finally, along the who broke with an abusive relation- we have likewise honored the six great outer ring is carved the text ‘‘State of ship. educators who perished. West Virginia’’ and ‘‘Montani Semper The experts in this field will tell us There are ways to honor and remem- Liberi,’’ which means ‘‘Mountaineers that is among the most difficult things ber and memorialize these victims. Are Always Free.’’ to do, and it puts a woman at her most Alexis Volpe in Middletown did a small That Great Seal of West Virginia, de- vulnerable point in the relationship. garden, and she was joined by the signed in 1863 during America’s bloody Again, that is the time when current Daisy Scouts there. Civil War, leaves a lasting imprint of law fails her. That is the reason we All of them are beautiful in their own who we are as the people of West Vir- should close that loophole. special way, but action is the best way ginia. Other measures are also important to honor the memory of the victims of Just like the farmer and miner on and necessary. gun violence, action to adopt common- our seal, we cannot forget the count- I salute our colleague Senator KLO- sense, sensible measures that will help less others who fought for our freedom BUCHAR for her proposal that will close prevent gun violence in the future. and embarked on our State’s improb- an equally important loophole in our None is more important than honoring, able journey to independence from Vir- law relating to people who are con- remembering, and acting to save others ginia and to our very own place in the victed of stalking. That is an emi- such as Lori Jackson, who will always Union—a land of the free and home of nently important and sensible step to be with us in spirit and memory. the brave. We believe—and we believed take. It will keep guns out of the hands I thank my colleagues who have way back then—that justice would pre- of stalkers; likewise, Representative joined me in this effort, Senators DUR- vail.

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Without Ever since our historic beginning, we, and it never will. I learned a long time objection, it is so ordered. the people of West Virginia, have never ago, growing up in the small coal-min- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in failed to answer our country’s call. We ing town of Farmington, WV, with have almost more veterans per capita morning business. hardworking men and women, when The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without than any other State in the Nation. things get tough, by God, we just got objection, it is so ordered. When 9/11 happened to our great coun- tougher. That is the way it had to be to try, there were more West Virginians survive. f percentagewise who signed up to enter Tomorrow, as people across West Vir- MARYLAND AGRICULTURE all branches of our Armed Forces to ginia celebrate West Virginia’s 151st Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, about 2 fight for our country. I am so proud of birthday, a day we now also know as weeks ago I had a chance to meet with each and every one of our West Vir- West Virginia Day, I encourage all the leaders in the agricultural commu- ginians and our veterans and the peo- West Virginians to remember who we nity to go over certain issues that are ple serving today. are, from where we have come, and available to our farmers. I met with Ever since we chose the stars and where we are going to go. I encourage the NRCS chief Jason Weller. I met stripes and chose to live under a Con- us all to remember the first mountain- with the Maryland State agriculture stitution that promised a constant pur- eers and the brave leaders and strong secretary Buddy Hance and Lee suit of ‘‘a more perfect Union’’ of laborers who paved the way for us and McDaniels, who is a Harford County, States, no demand has been too great, for future generations to come. MD, farmer and president of the Mary- no danger has been too daunting, and We have so many reasons to be proud land Association of Soil Conservation no trial has been too threatening. of our beautiful State, its kind and Districts. Our State’s abundance of natural re- compassionate people, powerful land- We were talking about ways in which sources, coupled with the hard work scapes, unique customs, rich culture, the agricultural community, and those and sacrifice of our people, have made and fascinating history. citizens who are concerned about our America stronger and safer. Since our John Kennedy, in 1963, when he came environment, can work together so we birth, we have mined the coal that for our centennial celebration and can have a clean environment and a fueled the Industrial Revolution, pow- spoke on the capitol steps, once said: healthy agricultural industry in our ered our railroads across the conti- Sometimes it is raining cats and dogs. State. I found the discussion to be ex- nental United States, and produced the Sometimes the Sun doesn’t always tremely helpful. We talked about the steel that built our ships, skyscrapers, shine in West Virginia, but the people Regional Conservation Partnership and our factories. Our little State has always do. Program. given every ounce of blood we have. He was so correct, as he felt the I thank Senator STABENOW for her in- To this day, West Virginians con- heartbeat of our State. credible leadership on the farm bill. tinue to generate the electricity that Every West Virginian contributes to When we reauthorized it, we consoli- lights our cities, heats our homes, and our State’s amazing story, and on West dated a lot of the conservation pro- powers our businesses. We have also Virginia Day I encourage all West Vir- grams—particularly for specific great filled the ranks of our military forces ginians to seize this opportunity to water bodies—into the Regional Con- in numbers far greater than should be imagine the future of this great servation Partnership Program. It pro- expected from our little State of less State—and this Nation—and be proud vided new energy and tools available for conservation within agriculture so than 2 million people. of how far we have come and how far we can have a clean environment and West Virginia’s population holds one we will go together. also have sustainable agriculture in of the highest percentages of veterans We are West Virginians. Even in the among all States. As I always say, our country. darkness and the gloom, we look to a Recently, the Chesapeake Bay water- West Virginia is one of the most patri- just God who directs the storm, and shed was designated as one of the crit- otic States in the country. We always similar to the brave loyal patriots who ical conservation areas. That becomes have been and we always will be. made West Virginia the 35th star on important because that allows a cer- ‘‘The best steel comes from the hot- Old Glory, West Virginians’ love of God tain amount of the funds under the Re- test fires.’’ My father always told me and country and family and State re- gional Conservation Partnership Pro- that, and the fires of the Civil War mains unshakable, and that is well gram to be available to the critical transformed us. We forever branded worth celebrating every year. conservation areas in our country and ourselves to the ideals of the Declara- So God bless every West Virginian. will be used by our farmers to conserve tion of Independence and the guaran- God bless those who came before us and their land, and to be better stewards of tees of the U.S. Constitution—and, as who will come after us. Happy birth- the land and our environment, and at the ‘‘mountaineers’’ who will always be day, West Virginia. the same time have a sustainable agri- free. I suggest the absence of a quorum. cultural program. We are tough. We are independent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The Chesapeake Bay Program first We are inventive. We are honest. Our clerk will call the roll. started many years ago under the lead- character has been shaped by the wil- The assistant legislative clerk pro- ership of then-Governor Harry Hughes derness of our State. With welcoming ceeded to call the roll. of Maryland, who worked with the Gov- mountains, countless hollers, rushing Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I ask ernors of Pennsylvania and Delaware streams, boundless blue skies, and unanimous consent that the order for and then expanded to include the dense green forests, we have it all. the quorum call be rescinded. States of New York, West Virginia, and West Virginia is a place of coal mines The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of course Virginia, to establish the and soaring eagles, Boy Scouts and objection, it is so ordered. Chesapeake Bay Program. They under- community leaders, sparkling lakes (The remarks of Mr. KAINE per- stood that in order for the program to and captivating mountains, winding taining to the submission of S. Res. 479 be successful, they had to deal with de- backcountry and smoky barbecue are located in today’s RECORD under velopment issues and storm runoff, the joints, battlefields, and hidden trails, ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) hardened surface, the loss of forestry college towns and small towns, and it Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I yield the land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, goes on and on. West Virginia is a place floor, and I note the absence of a and the causes of the pollutants in the of power, pulse, and passion—a special quorum. soil and our environment through

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They are the pri- into the waters, causing a challenge for available competitively—it is not ear- mary entity responsible for how we the water system, and it caused signifi- marked—for farmers to be able to do treat our waste with the wastewater fa- cant erosion to the streambed itself. what Mr. Suchting did through similar cility plants and how we can do a bet- So Mr. Suchting felt a commitment types of programs to help themselves ter job of preventing pollutants from to help the environment, so he said: and help our environment so we can entering our water system. Look, why don’t I look at fencing in have a safer environment for our com- We also dealt with business growth the riverbed so my cattle do not get di- munity. and the pollution coming in through rect access to the stream and pro- Working together, we can have a business activities. ducing a supplemental water system cleaner environment and successful ag- One of the major focal points was through a water trough—as we see in riculture. There are now new tools how do we deal with agriculture. In one the photograph. It works through grav- available. We want people to know sense agriculture is very positive for ity. It uses the aquifer, works through about them. We want farmers to know our environment. Maintaining open gravity, and produces direct water for about them. We want conservation dis- space is important, and agricultural the cattle to drink. tricts to get this information out to activities are generally open space. Here is the interesting part. His prin- our farming community because, quite That can be good because it gives us a cipal motivation was that he wanted to frankly, agriculture is critical to larger tract of land in order to filter do something that would help the envi- Maryland, it is critical to New Jersey, rainwater, to filter the pollutants from ronment, but he still wanted to be able it is critical to this country. It is the perhaps never entering the bay but, if to produce his cattle. He felt an obliga- largest single part of our local econ- they do enter the water system, they tion to do this. omy, and I expect it is the same in New enter in a way that has already been The State of Maryland had help for Jersey and around the Nation. We want filtered. So in that sense agricultural him. In partnerships with the Federal viable agriculture. We outcompete the preservation is important for the con- Government and conservation pro- world in production. We want to be servation of the bay, but because of grams, there were funds available to able to continue to do that, but we also farming activities that use nitrogen help him fence in the property to have want to pass on a cleaner environment and phosphorus, it can cause signifi- a sensible crossing—because he was on to our children. We can do both. cant challenges for the bay. both sides of the creek—so that he Thanks to the leadership of Senator I think Maryland farmers have done could have a way for the cattle to cross STABENOW and thanks to the leadership a good job. They have done a good job safely and still protect the water bed of this body, we now have new tools for many years. But I wish to speak itself. That program made it more fi- available to help our farmers in con- about one farmer particularly because nancially advantageous for him to put servation. I hope they will take advan- I was very pleased—before this meet- in the fencing so the cattle did not tage of them for the sake of our envi- ing, I had a chance to meet Hank have direct access to the stream and to ronment and for the sake of agri- Suchting. He is a farmer in Baltimore put in the water trough so they could culture. County, MD. That is pretty close to the get fresh water. With that, I suggest the absence of a urban centers. The Presiding Officer But guess what. He put a pencil to it quorum. was referring to me as being the Sen- and found out it was better economi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ator from Baltimore. I am a proud resi- cally for him to do this. It actually clerk will call the roll. dent of Baltimore, and Mr. Suchting’s made his farming practices more finan- The bill clerk proceeded to call the farm is only a few miles from my cially viable. How did that happen? roll. house. It is interesting. He has a beef- Well, he was losing calves every season The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- farming cattle activity. It is in the Or- to storms when there were water ator from Oklahoma. egon branch of the Gwynns Falls River, surges and they would get caught in Mr. INHOFE. I ask unanimous con- which has been dammed to provide for the stream and they would actually sent that the order for the quorum call the Loch Raven Reservoir to deal with drown. He was losing calves because of be rescinded. our water supply. In other words, that extreme weather. Being in the stream The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without stream, which is part of his cattle pro- caused hypothermia for the calves, and objection, it is so ordered. duction, is in the watershed that goes they would die. Every time he lost a f into the drinking water that the Pre- calf, he also lost about $1,000. This was CONCLUSION OF MORNING siding Officer and I drink in the Balti- a sound investment from the point of BUSINESS more region. So we all have a signifi- view of the financial viability of his The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning cant interest in making sure that cattle production. business is closed. water supply is kept safe and that Also, he found it was healthier for his when we turn on our tap and when we cattle in two respects. First, the water f drink our water, it is fresh water. supply did not include the pathogens COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, Mr. Suchting’s farm activities that can be found in the streams, so he AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- produce about 30 beef calves a year. found it was healthier for his cattle to PRIATIONS ACT, 2015—MOTION TO That is an important number because get water through the trough rather PROCEED in order for that cattle population to than through the stream itself. Sec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under be properly grazed, it needs to have a ondly, he said the growth around the the previous order, the Senate will re- water supply, and it needs to have a stream increased dramatically because sume consideration of the motion to place where the cattle can cool off, par- the cattle were not in the stream, and proceed to H.R. 4660, which the clerk ticularly on a hot day like we had yes- it gave better shade on the property to will report. terday. So the traditional farming ac- allow the cattle to be able to cool off in The bill clerk read as follows: tivities for this cattle production were the shade in a more efficient way than Motion to proceed to the consideration of to allow the cattle—as I said, the going into the stream itself. H.R. 4660, a bill making appropriations for stream goes right through his prop- My point is this: This is just one ex- the Departments of Commerce and Justice, erty—to use the stream for the purpose ample. I could give hundreds of exam- Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal of cooling off and for the purpose of the ples where conservation makes sense year ending September 30, 2015, and for other drinking water for the cattle. However, for agriculture and our environment. purposes. that was not the best way to do it for My reason for being at this farm and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the purposes of protecting the water my reason for bringing together the ator from Oklahoma.

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At a time when truck crashes are ac- lowed two nights’ rest at the end of a Let me make two comments on two tually on a rise in the United States of taxing workweek. amendments actually to the THUD ap- America, it is paramount that Con- The Department of Transportation propriations bill having to do with gress do more in transportation safety itself—our Federal Department of CNG, natural gas vehicles. If I could to improve the protection of lives—not Transportation—estimates that the speak very briefly on two amendments, remove an evidence-based element of current rulemaking is preventing 1,400 the first is amendment No. 3245. That reform. crashes each year, saving 19 lives and amendment is the regulatory stream- Keep in mind that the rule the bill avoiding 560 injuries on American high- lining for the use of compressed nat- currently suspends enforcement of was ways. ural gas. This will allow us to give the result of feedback from more than Our amendment would simply retain some of the same treatment to natural 20,000 formal comments submitted by a provision to authorize—it would ac- gas vehicles that are given to other al- industry and stakeholders. It was a re- tually retain a provision to authorize ternative fuel vehicles. In fact, I am sult of 6 public sessions and incor- further study. We believe further study joined with Senator CARL LEVIN on this porated 80 sources of scientific data on the issue is good. I am not against amendment, which also gives access to and research, as well as a regulatory further study, nor are we against fur- HOV lanes for certain vehicles that are impact analysis. ther analysis. But we believe it is abso- using natural gas and other alternative Over the past week alone, New Jersey lutely unacceptable to consider sus- fuel vehicles. has been impacted by at least four pending these driver rules while the The other one is amendment No. 3275 major, separate accidents involving study is being conducted. Safety can- having to do with light semi trucks tractor trailer collisions. National sta- not wait. that use natural gas, because of the ad- tistics, unfortunately, show that these I have not been in the Chamber very ditional weight of the equipment, we tragedies are unfolding more and more long and even today may have violated would give some leniency—up to 2,000 frequently. some of the rules of comity of this pounds—in terms of the total weight to Many of my colleagues may not great body, but I know this effort is an allow them and encourage them to use spend much time in New Jersey, but I important one, and I know it will be an compressed natural gas without facing am willing to bet that many have driv- uphill fight. There are some entrenched a freight-weight competitive disadvan- en on the more than 38,000 miles of interests who tend to have a lot of in- tage. public roads that exist in my State. If fluence on Capitol Hill, but this, to me, Those are the two amendments, when you know the New Jersey Turnpike, is one worth fighting. I urge my col- the time comes, that I wanted to get this corridor connects our State and leagues to join me. into the RECORD that I will be pro- drivers, much of our commerce, and I have heard a lot of the arguments posing at that time. our economy all together. This high- and questions about why this should I thank the Senator from Maine for way also sees a lot of trucks at all possibly be rolled back, why we should yielding me a few minutes of her time, times of the day, all around the clock. roll back safety regulations in the face and I yield the floor. So I am compelled by these facts: of increasing accidents on our high- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Nearly 4,000 people are killed in ways. Somebody might say that DOT ator from Maine. truck accidents and over 100,000 people rules make the roads less safe by forc- Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I sug- are injured every single year. ing trucks on the road during busy gest the absence of a quorum. From 2009 to 2012, truck crash inju- rush hour traffic. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ries increased by 40 percent and truck The notion that the DOT’s rules— clerk will call the roll. fatalities increased in our Nation by 16 which were based on all of those hear- The bill clerk proceeded to call the percent. ings, all of that public input, the sci- roll. Truckdriver fatigue is a leading entific study—somehow make the Mr. BOOKER. Madam President, I cause of major truck accidents. These roads less safe, to me, is unfounded. To ask unanimous consent that the order drivers, who work extensively long be sure, the rule does require that sci- for the quorum call be rescinded. days delivering the goods we depend entifically proven optimal sleep hours The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. upon, deserve basic protections allow- of 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. be included in the BALDWIN). Without objection, it is so ing them to get sufficient rest to do DOT’s mandatory 34-hour ‘‘restart’’ pe- ordered. their job safely and efficiently. riod. But let me be clear. This restart Mr. BOOKER. Madam President, I Just this morning the National period only applies when a truckdriver rise to speak on an amendment I have Transportation Safety Board released a has reached his or her maximum driv- filed on the appropriations bill that preliminary report about a truck crash ing hours for the week—the maximum this Chamber is now considering. The that happened on the New Jersey Turn- allowed. It only triggers that provision amendment is cosponsored by Senators pike on June 7 which killed one pas- when someone has worked a 70-hour ROCKEFELLER, FEINSTEIN, MENENDEZ, senger traveling in a limousine, and workweek. SCHUMER, BLUMENTHAL, GILLIBRAND, four others were airlifted to a hospital. Keep in mind that most people work MARKEY, WARREN, and BROWN. Six cars were impacted by the collision 40-hour workweeks. Requiring those Madam President, I ask unanimous between the truck and the limo. The drivers operating 80,000-pound trucks consent to add as cosponsors to the truckdriver, according to the NTSB re- on busy roads to get some rest is not amendment Senator DURBIN, Senator port, had logged 13 hours 32 minutes of only common sense, it is supported by BOXER, Senator HIRONO, Senator MUR- work at the time of the crash. Had he the science. The Department of Trans- PHY, and Senator SCHATZ. reached his destination, he certainly portation estimates that the current The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without would have exceeded the number of fed- rule, again, is preventing crashes, is objection, it is so ordered. erally permitted hours to work in a preventing the loss of life. Nineteen Mr. BOOKER. Thank you, Madam given day. The truckdriver will clearly lives they believe these rules around President. be punished for pushing the limits. hours have saved, 560 injuries, 1,400 Our amendment would maintain crit- Truckdrivers are working extremely crashes. Suspending this rule without ical evidence-based safety rules that long days to deliver the goods that studying it first is not common sense. reduce truckdriver fatigue. I am dis- keep America moving, but it should I have heard another argument that appointed that this bill currently in- never ever be at the cost of safer roads. the DOT rules are a solution looking cludes a provision that would roll back At a time when we should be doing for a problem, that truckdriver fatigue the enforcement of these rules—rules more to improve safety, we should not is somehow not that common. A study

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:13 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19JN6.027 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S3838 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 19, 2014 that was conducted by FMCSA in 2006 low-impact change to the hours-of- ican citizens. So I caution right now, found an astonishing number of truck- service rule, that this is actually not why not wait? Why not do a study, drivers—65 percent of truckdrivers—re- that much of a change. Suspending en- leaving the current rule intact? Why ported that they often feel drowsy forcement of these DOT hours-of-serv- not keep these regulations, these safe- while driving. Over 40 percent of truck- ice rules substantially increases the ty regulations in place, and let’s do an- drivers responded they have trouble number of hours a truckdriver could be other round of studies? Let’s do an- staying awake at the wheel. An alarm- forced to work each week and forced to other round of hearings. Let’s have de- ing 13 percent admitted they have fall- push the realm of human endurance. In bate and discussion in committee and en asleep while driving. fact, the change would be from an al- the committee of jurisdiction before we Fatigue is an issue. The survey illus- ready high 70-hour workweek to a more roll back rules that put truckdrivers trates how vitally important rules gov- than 80-hour workweek, which is the on our roads, pushed by trucking com- erning hours of service and rest periods equivalent of an extra workday each panies, to further their limits of ex- are in keeping our roads and highways week and nearly twice the amount the haustion. safe. Now is not a time to roll back average American works. I yield the floor. those rules without studying, without The appropriations bill will remove The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- evidence, without a hearing, without this commonsense guarantee that ator from Maine. information. truckdrivers themselves, as we have Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, it There are some people who might say seen with the support from the Team- appears I first need to say to my col- this is a partisan issue, that somehow sters Union, that truckdrivers them- league and to those who are listening, Democrats are safety advocates and selves get at least a 2-night rest, the there is no one in this body, in the are exploiting the severe accident that humane 2-night rest at the end of a trucking industry, among their cus- faced a comedian named Tracy Mor- tasking workweek. tomers who wants to see trucking acci- gan, that we are using this as a polit- What these changes mean in practice dents. All of us are committed to safer ical opportunity. But that suggestion is that drivers may be forced to work roads, and to make sure that freight is is wrong. Somehow it misses that fatal grueling hours now, week after week delivered in a safe manner in this coun- accidents are common on our high- by truck companies that are pushing try. ways. the limit. Studies have shown this In fact, the former Administrator of This concern continues to rise in our leads to the fatigue that causes acci- the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad- country as the number of accidents in- dents such as we are seeing on the New ministration said in a letter to the creases. While the accident involving Jersey Turnpike. The DOT hours-of- committee dated June 17: Tracy Morgan on the turnpike was service rules, some people say, imple- tragic, it was one of thousands of acci- The fact is the Senate Transportation, mented last year were based on insuffi- Housing and Urban Development bill which dents and crashes that occur in our cient analysis, that somehow these contains a temporary suspension of two new country each day. The incident has were rushed rules. provisions in the 34-hour restart rule makes brought needed attention to a rising But I have said already, this came the roads safer. trend of trucking accidents. This is a out of a balanced rulemaking effort Makes the roads safer. That is what problem policymakers have long been and process that took into account this debate is about. trying to address through Federal rules both safety and industry interests. I am very disappointed to see that and initiatives, based again on years of DOT rulemaking involved the feedback the Senator from New Jersey is other- study and analysis. from 21,000 formal document comments wise engaged and not listening to these In fact, last month I sent a letter to submitted by a wide range of stake- comments. the U.S. Department of Transportation holders, including six public listening Let me start with a fact. The fact is, regarding important truck safety con- sessions, and incorporated 80 basic sci- under current law, under the Collins cerns. My predecessor, Frank Lauten- amendment, under the provisions we berg, spent years of his life in public entific research data provided by sci- entists, as well as conducted a formal reported in the Appropriations Com- service trying to make our roads safer. mittee, it is illegal for any driver to I also have heard that most truck- regulatory analysis. operate a commercial motor vehicle drivers are negatively impacted by the By contrast, the bill rolling this all when that driver’s ability or alertness current rule, that language in the Sen- back was done in an appropriations ate appropriations bills stops this im- process. It was not reviewed. It was not is impaired through fatigue, illness, or pact that most truckdrivers are seeing. considered by the committee of juris- any other cause so as to make his or That is simply not true. A driver is diction upon which I sit. It was not her driving unsafe. only required to use the 34-hour restart subject to public comment. It had no That is illegal. That is illegal now. if and only if he or she works the max- hearings established where both sides That will continue to be illegal if our imum number of hours allowed under were listened to and their comments provisions become law. I think that the Federal regulation. This restart is were weighed and engaged. It rolled perhaps it would be helpful, given the most frequently in effect for those back a rule that now will allow truck- disappointing amount of misinforma- long-haul drivers who make up only drivers to be pushed more into the lim- tion that has been circulated by the about 15 percent of the trucking work- its of their human endurance and put proponents of this amendment, if I force. Those averaging 70 hours per more fatigued drivers on our roads. were to go through some of the provi- week or less are not affected by the Some people say this amendment I sions of the hours-of-service regula- changes to the 34-hour restart, because am putting forth, with many of my col- tion. Those are the regulations that they would never work the number of leagues, somehow would prevent fur- are the foundation of the rules that hours that would require them to use ther study. That is not true. Our govern truck safety in this country. the restart under the current rule. amendment only strips the provision of The fact is our Transportation-HUD The Senate amendment would allow the appropriations bill that ties the appropriations bill would not suspend drivers, though, to return to the ex- Department of Transportation’s hands the entire hours-of-service regulation treme schedule allowed under the pre- and prevents them from enforcing the or the entire 34-hour restart provisions July 2013 rule, when a company could current rules on the books. But we ac- as some keep saying, both on the Sen- require a driver to work a maximum of tually leave intact authorization for ate floor and in the media. To be clear, 82 hours a week, pushing the limit of more study, which I am open to. our proposal would not change the human endurance. Not only 82 hours in This should be done on scientific maximum driving hours that are al- 1 week, trucking companies would studies in an open process, with hear- lowed per day. It would not change the force the limits of human endurance of ings, with information, with testi- total on-duty window in each shift. It 82 hours week after week after week mony. It should not be saddled onto an would not change the minimum num- after week, 82-hour week after 82-hour appropriations bill that ultimately ber of off-duty hours between shifts, week after 82-hour week. would roll back rules which the DOT which is 10 hours. It would not change I have also heard this HOS provision themselves are saying will help to pre- the mandatory 30-minute rest break in the T-HUD appropriations bill is a serve the safety and the lives of Amer- that is required by your eighth hour.

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For those of us who er these regulations have been studied lation, including one that was adopted are familiar with downtown Boston, enough. last July requiring a mandatory 30- with all of its small, curvy streets and On the one hand, he says they have minute rest break prior to your eighth all of its one-way streets, he said to been studied to death and they are well hour. I support that. I think that is a me: If I have to wait until 5 a.m. to de- based in scientific research. But the good idea. I support the provisions for liver fuel to a convenience store on the fact is that the current Administrator a limit on how many hours a driver can corner of two busy streets in downtown of FMCSA recently testified over on be behind the wheel. I support the limit Boston and I am going to arrive there the House side and was specifically on the maximum on-duty hours. I sup- at 7 a.m.—during the rush hour, during asked if the agency had evaluated the port the requirement for 10 hours off the time when people are getting up, safety and congestion impacts of large between shifts. So to say I am repeal- going to school and to work—it is far trucks being forced by the new regula- ing all of these truck safety regula- more dangerous. It is far more difficult tions to drive during the hours when tions is simply false. It is a disservice for those commuters trying to stop at crashes are most likely. to the debate on an important issue for that convenience store while I am try- The Administrator confirmed: The wrong information to be circulated ing to deliver the fuel. It is far safer for field study did not address or talk about what we are trying to do. me to be delivering that fuel at 4 a.m. about the impact of traffic on the road. That is why it is critically important There is another important provision or 5 a.m. in the morning before the to study all aspects of the regulation. we are not changing that I think is convenience store even opens and be- It appeared that FMCSA also failed to going to help to improve truck safety, fore the traffic picks up. coordinate with its sister agency the and that is the upcoming requirement But, again, the Senator from New Federal Highway Administration. for electronic, onboard recorders to re- Jersey doesn’t have to take my word Just last month the Federal Highway place the paper logs that are kept by for it. Please, I would implore the Sen- Administration announced a grant pro- some truckdrivers now. ator from New Jersey to look at the gram called the Off Hours Freight De- The paper logs have been proven to statistics—and these are the newest livery Program for cities that ‘‘look at be less accurate, and obviously there is statistics the Department has put out. how truck deliveries made outside of a potential for reporting false informa- They are very clear that the crashes peak and rush hours—when there is tion. With electronic logs, that goes more than quadruple—quadruple—dur- less traffic on the highways—can save away. I am a strong supporter of the ing those daylight hours. time and money for freight carriers, rulemaking that is going to lead to the That is why the truckdrivers would improve air quality and create more requirement for electronic logs, which prefer to be on the road at night when sustainable and livable cities.’’ many truckdrivers are already using. it is safer and to do their deliveries So clearly the agencies within the Our bill, in fact, includes some funding when their customers need the deliv- Department of Transportation are not to help truckdrivers of smaller fleets eries to be done—whether it is to that communicating their policies with one afford the electronic logs. convenience store that needs gas before another. We have one DOT agency try- What are we changing? We are chang- the rush hour starts or whether it is to ing to direct more trucks onto our Na- ing only two provisions, and that is a grocery store that needs to reload its tion’s highways during the daylight why our amendment—my amend- shelves. That just makes sense. hours, and then we have a second agen- ment—was adopted by an overwhelm- The second change—and the only cy that is pushing funding out to cities ingly strong bipartisan group in the other change—that our amendment in order to keep those same large Appropriations Committee. The vote makes to the hours of service provi- trucks from operating during daylight was 21 to 9 because the members of the sions has to do with the limitation on hours and to encourage them to oper- committee took the time to under- the use of the restart. Under the new ate during overnight hours. stand what we were doing and what we regulations which were implemented Why we would want to prevent or dis- were not doing. last July about 1 year ago the Depart- courage large trucks from being able to Here is one of the problems. The new ment limited the 34-hour restart to drive during overnight hours simply rules require that a truckdriver have once a week. It is once every 168 hours. makes no sense. two consecutive nights where he must How does that make sense? The Pre- On the other hand, my colleague be off duty and sleeping between 1 a.m. siding Officer and I both come from from New Jersey says: Don’t worry, we and 5 a.m. There are a lot of people in States where there can be severe win- have kept in the study. We have kept this country who work a night shift, ter weather, and a truckdriver who is the Collins study in the bill. and if we talk to them they will tell delivering in Wisconsin or Maine may Well, if it has been studied so exten- you that what is disruptive to them is run into a terrible storm. sively, as he claims, then why is there to work a day shift part of the week, a Why shouldn’t he or she be allowed a need for the study? You can’t have it night shift part of the week, go back to to take a 34-hour period off while the both ways. You can’t say these regula- the day shift, and go back and forth. storm is raging and then restart the tions were thoroughly studied and sup- Many of our drivers want to drive clock on the number of hours that he ported by scientific evidence, but, gee, during the overnight hours because the or she can take? we need a study. I mean, which is it? statistics overwhelmingly show that is By the way, the restart, under the I think what the Administrator ad- the safest time for them to be on the current law, is voluntary, and we do mitted in her testimony over on the roads. not change the requirement—which is House side is accurate, and that is the This isn’t a matter of conjecture. It current law—that a truckdriver cannot field study did not look at the overall is based on the Federal Motor Carrier drive more than 70 hours in 8 days. impact of congestion on our roads, and Safety Administration’s own analysis What we are saying, however, is we that is a real flaw. That is why I about what times of the day crashes don’t want that truckdriver to be out worked with colleagues on both sides of occur. The fact is, the safest time for there in bad weather trying to push the aisle to come up with a study that trucks to travel is between midnight through and get home because he or will look at all of these factors, to and 6 a.m. The number of crashes near- she is running up against the clock and make sure that we do not have what ly quadruples between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. can’t take a second 34-hour restart. the Administrator herself has conceded It is five times higher between noon In fact, as the former adminis- are unintended consequences of these and 6 p.m. trator—who, by the way, has spent her changes, and that is what we have now. Let’s think about this for a moment. professional life of 22 years in public The fact is that these changes that It just makes sense. There are far fewer safety—has written: We encourage were adopted by a vote of 21 to 9 by the

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I it is their own car or a truck, is in vio- I hope my colleagues will oppose the asked the Secretary of Transportation lation of every rule that is out there amendment that has been offered by over 1 month ago to tell what studies now. the Senator from New Jersey. I will were done on this issue. We still The rules the Senator from New Jer- speak further, but I know there are haven’t gotten a report. He very nicely sey says we should protect because of others who want to debate this issue or said, ‘‘I would like to take that for the the recent accident are the rules that who are waiting to speak. record.’’ Apparently the record is pret- were in effect during the recent acci- I yield the floor. ty hard to complete here because we dent. Those were the rules in effect Mr. BOOKER. Will my colleague haven’t had a report yet about the re- then. If anything, we should say what yield for one short question? search done on what would happen if rules were in effect a few days ago and Ms. COLLINS. I would be glad to en- you took truckdrivers off the road in how would we reevaluate them so this gage in more debate later, but my col- the middle of the night and put them wouldn’t happen again, rather than league from Missouri has been waiting on the road in the middle of the day, saying we have to have exactly the for a half hour to speak, and I think it the middle of the afternoon, the very rules in effect we had in effect when would be courteous for him to be al- rush hour hours the Senator from the tragedy occurred. That makes no lowed to speak. Maine has talked about. sense at all. Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, I I have heard from a lot of drivers in There are reasons to research this. thank my good friend from Nevada for our State. We are in the middle of the There are reasons to look at it. One of yielding a few minutes to me. He is country. We are a transportation hub. the reasons to keep the current rules in going to speak on an amendment which We have lots of drivers in our State. place is not that they would have pre- requires the Senate to pass a budget I One constituent of mine, a driver from vented the accident that happened, be- am supportive of and support his ef- Energy Transport Solutions in Bates cause the current rules were in place forts to do that, but I wish to speak in City, MO, said a lot of drivers are los- when the accident happened. support of this great explanation of ing a whole day on the road and a Reports have stated the vehicle was what the committee did as we just whole day with their family. traveling too fast, and the person drove heard from the Senator from Maine. Many drivers choose to drive at night in their own vehicle long before they The committee debated this. We or early in the morning so they can be got in the other car. There is nothing looked at the facts as Senator COLLINS home when their kids come home from in the amendment the Senator from has repeated. That full debate, that full school. If a driver wants to be home New Jersey proposes that would have discussion in the committee ultimately when their kids come home from done anything about those violations had a bipartisan vote of 21 to 9. This school and if they want to drive during of the rules our bill would leave in ef- was something the committee thought safer parts of the driving 24-hour cycle, fect that Senator COLLINS and I are ad- about. I think the committee reached why would the government tell them vocates for. the right decision, and I was glad to be they can’t do that without any study We don’t want to put truckdrivers part of the 21 votes that said this to indicate it somehow would be safer? and others on the road in danger un- should be part of the underlying bill. The fact is this provision would in no necessarily. The more cars that are There is a wide consensus that fur- way affect the hours-of-service rule. out, the more likely you are to have an ther study is needed. That consensus The Senator from Maine once again accident; the more cars and trucks goes even to the administration. has explained what wouldn’t change. It that are out there, the more likely you As the Senator from Maine has al- wouldn’t change the daily driving time are to have an accident. ready pointed out, the ‘‘restart rule’’ limit; it wouldn’t change the daily This overnight rest rule has clearly allows drivers to restart their weekly working limit; it wouldn’t change the put trucks on the road at a busier, on-duty time calculations by taking at daily break requirement; it wouldn’t more congested time. We believe that least 34 hours off duty. change the weekly work limit. is not good. The committee, by a vote In July of 2013, new restrictions were This rule only says: We are not going of 21 to 9, believes that is not good. I placed on the restart provision, and the to move forward with more dangerous hope the Senate decides to stay with changes, frankly, have had unintended traffic times required by law until the decision the committee has consequences and unintended effects there is some proof that somehow this brought to the floor. for drivers, for their families, for cus- works out to their advantage. Drivers Let’s have a study. It should have tomers in the supply line, and even still can’t work longer than the max- happened before these rules came out, other users of the road. imum 14 hours in a shift. They can’t and it absolutely should happen now. The new restrictions state that a re- drive longer than 11 hours at a time. I see now Senators from Nevada on start period has to include two back- By the way, that is what the rules say the floor. I do wish to mention again I to-back periods in the middle of the now. They would still be required to am grateful to Senator HELLER for let- night—from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. I am usu- take at least 10 consecutive hours’ rest ting me make these remarks before we ally up not too long after 5 a.m. I am before starting the next shift, and they get to the amendment he wants to talk almost never up between 1 a.m. and 5 have to take at least 30 minutes before about. a.m., but many people are. the 8 hours they come on duty. These I yield the floor. The Federal Government can decide a safeguards will remain in place. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- lot of things, but what is the best work The provision the committee is offer- jority leader. and rest pattern for people should not ing as part of this bill merely suspends UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT—EXECUTIVE be one of them, particularly when that the two restrictions on the restart CALENDAR work pattern forces people to do their rule, which is only one subset of a larg- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- work at a more dangerous time. I be- er part, a rule that would still be in ef- imous consent that at 1:45 p.m. today, lieve that is what this rule does. That fect. the Senate proceed to executive session is what the accident reports would During that suspension, the Federal to consider the following nominations: verify; that back-to-back rest periods motor safety group would be required Calendar No. 770, Aguilar; No. 538, can only be used in a way that disrupts to adequately study the effects of what Nichols, to be Ambassador to Peru; No. the ability to get the job done in a way they have required to happen here. It is 766, McWatters, to be a Member of the that works for these drivers and their also worth mentioning again that they National Credit Union Administration; families, and works for safety on the have said they need to make this and No. 712, which is Wormuth, to be road. study. So why don’t we let them? Traf- Under Secretary of Defense for Policy;

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I understand that there are families thank my colleagues on the floor for I know many of my colleagues have in my State and around the country their healthy debate on advancing traf- heard me talk about my legislation, No who have had horrible and, unfortu- fic safety. I am sure we will hear a lot Budget, No Pay. It is pretty simple: If nately, fatal accidents with trucks more about it, and I look forward to Members of Congress do not pass an an- that are more and more prevalent on continued debate. nual bipartisan budget resolution and our overcrowded highway system. I am I also thank my colleague from Mis- all 12 spending bills on time each year, not insensitive to those families, to souri for his support on the amendment then they simply should not be paid. those stories, and I honestly believe I am about to offer and talk about. The I wish to repeat that last part: If that what Senator COLLINS and I and amendment I am speaking of is the Congress fails to pass all 12 spending others are trying to do is going to Heller amendment No. 3269 to H.R. 4660. bills on time each year, they should make a very unsafe situation more While I commend the chairwoman not get paid. safe, not less safe. and the ranking member of the Appro- We have honest, hardworking Ameri- There is really an honest and sincere priations Committee for all of their cans in the gallery and across this disagreement among us that has to be hard work in putting together the ap- country who play by the rules. That debated. I am glad we are having this propriations minibus to be considered rule says: If people do their job, they debate so that the evidence, the record, on the floor, this is only the first of the get paid. Why shouldn’t it be the same and the facts can speak for themselves. appropriations bills that Congress for us as Members of Congress? We This first came to my attention a needs to, and should, consider before need to be honest. couple of months ago when a group of the end of the fiscal year. We also need to recognize that both citizens came up from Louisiana to This will not surprise the American Democrats and Republicans are at say: Senator, we are shocked to tell public, but this Congress is once again fault. Governing from crisis to crisis you this, but there is a new rule out facing another October 1 deadline to while our long-term debt continues to that is going to require truckers to complete all of the current fiscal year grow is now the new normal in Wash- sleep between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 appropriations bills. We are now well ington. We need bipartisan solutions, two nights a week. into the year and only now are we but nothing will happen if Members of I looked at them and said: That can- starting to bring appropriations bills Congress don’t start feeling some pain. not possibly be correct. Nobody at the to the Senate floor. By our own cal- Instead of playing another game of Federal Government would ever man- endar there are only 8 full legislative brinkmanship, let’s start working now date when people are supposed to sleep. weeks left to avoid yet another con- on a plan that will place our Nation on I mean, how would you do such a tinuing resolution. sound fiscal footing or cultivate a thing? How can you tell people when to Missed deadline after missed deadline progrowth economy that will produce sleep and when to be awake? You can has been a staple of this Congress. jobs in the long term. tell them how many hours they need to Without even a basic budget process, I have filed No Budget, No Pay as an rest, you can determine how many we have failed to pass any of the cur- amendment to this appropriations hours they can drive before they have rent fiscal year appropriations bills on minibus to highlight that we have to to take a break, but how exactly are time so far this year. end this cycle of inaction and indeci- you going to enforce when people I know the Appropriations Com- sion. Let’s show the American people sleep? That is going a step too far. So mittee has been working hard to pass their elected officials are ready to lead that is why I signed on with Senator each of their spending bills in com- and make the tough decisions these COLLINS to say: Wait a minute, there mittee, but all too often these bills end times deserve. has to be a better way. up being rolled into one large omnibus While I am not a betting man, I am When they told me—which I could measure or a continuing resolution from Nevada so I would bet that once not believe and later found it to be that is not subject to any amendments. again we will fail on passing any appro- true—they said: Senator, don’t you As our Nation faces a rising national priations bills into law before October think that sometimes it is better for debt, the American people can no 1, and we will once again punt our re- truckdrivers to drive at night when the longer afford Congress’s failure to sponsibilities by doing another CR or highways are less crowded than during tackle our Nation’s spending addiction. omnibus. the day when they are more crowded, I must admit that since coming to I ask my colleagues—if you are sick when children are on their way to Washington back in 2006, I have never and tired of this broken budget and ap- school, when people are on their way to seen Congress pass all 12 appropria- propriations process as much as I am, work, when most people have day jobs? tions bills on time. In fact, I am cer- support No Budget, No Pay, and let’s But there are millions of Americans tain most of my colleagues who serve fix this problem once and for all. who work at night. It is probably two- with me today have not experienced a I yield the floor and suggest the ab- thirds who work during the day and normal appropriations process, and sence of a quorum. one-third at night. there are probably even more Members The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Wouldn’t it be safer for the trucks to who don’t think it is even a realistic clerk will call the roll. drive at night? Some of these truck- expectation to pass all 12 appropria- The assistant legislative clerk pro- drivers can sleep during the day. tions bills on time anymore. So I am ceeded to call the roll. I said: Absolutely. That makes sense here to remind everyone that Congress Ms. LANDRIEU. I would ask unani- to me. has been able to accomplish its regular mous consent that the order for the They said: Well, that is soon going to budget and appropriations process be- quorum call be rescinded. be illegal under these rules. fore in recent history. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without So that is why I got into this debate. A couple examples: It happened under objection, it is so ordered. I am very respectful of Senator BOOK- President Clinton with a Republican Ms. LANDRIEU. Thank you, Madam ER, one of the outstanding, brightest Congress in 1996. It happened under President. I know Senator KIRK is on lights that has hit this Chamber in a President Reagan with a Democratic his way to give tribute to one of his long time. His intellect is spectacular. Congress in 1988. These are just two ex- staffer—a tragic situation—so I am His heart is in the right place. He and amples, but the fact remains that these going to be very brief. I both agree that we want our high- deadlines have been met before, and Madam President, I come to the floor ways safe. We want the truckers rest- now is the time to start meeting those to support Senator COLLINS’ efforts to ed. We don’t like the crowding on the deadlines again. bring some common sense to these highways. But it is going too far when

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Our amendment would also prevent other suggestion that will result in the Lisa, these days are going to be real- the transfer of Guantanamo detainees same safety but not mandate when ly hard. I will just say you ran the to countries that have had prior in- Americans should sleep. I think adults schedule so perfectly. It was a work of stances of Guantanamo detainees being who drive trucks can make those deci- art, in your case, to do the complicated transferred to that country and then sions for themselves. workings of a House office, of a Senate those detainees getting back in the If the law is that they have to rest 8 office, to be so perfect and so young in fight against us. or 9 hours in a 24-hour period, I think what you did. The staff is all now in It is pretty common sense. If we have they are responsible enough to do so. If shock. You were certainly the social a history with a country where we pre- they are not, then they should be held light of our operation here in Wash- viously, under either the Bush adminis- accountable and prosecuted for reck- ington, DC. tration or the Obama administration, less driving—which happens fre- I spent a good part of last night on transferred the detainees there and quently—and they should then be ap- your Facebook page looking at pic- then they have been released and have propriately punished, whether by fine tures of you, and it really caused me to gotten back in the fight against us or or revocation of their license or jail cry a bunch. I will miss you, especially our allies, why would we want to trans- time. But I cannot be part of any gov- in our office, and watching you online fer them to this type of country again? ernment that is making regulations de- quite a bit, hoping that Facebook Because, obviously, these countries manding that people sleep a certain leaves up those pictures forever so I cannot guarantee the security of these hour—not from midnight to 4, not from can always take a quick look at your detainees, and it puts us and our allies 2:00 to 7:00, but from 1:00 to 5:00 on con- smile and remember your humor, at risk. secutive nights a week. I just don’t un- which was always right at the ready. Finally, our amendment would pro- derstand it, and I am not going to sup- Lisa was such a strong supporter of hibit the transfer of Guantanamo de- port it. my office. To have her lost like this so tainees to countries that have failed to So this is not about safety; this is suddenly was a big shock to us. This is honor their previous commitments to about government overreach to a point pretty hard for all of us in the Kirk op- the United States of America to mon- where it is almost visceral. There has eration to handle. itor, detain, or control the travel of to be a better way to come up with a Thank you Mr. President. I yield the former Guantanamo detainees. Again, rule to get our highways safe. I am floor. if we have had a prior agreement with open to it. Not this rule. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- a country and we have transferred a de- I yield the floor. I suggest the ab- ator from New Hampshire. tainee or detainees there, and they sence of a quorum. Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, I know have failed to honor those agreements, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The we have pending now the appropria- why would we want to transfer detain- clerk will call the roll. tions bill for Commerce, Justice, and ees there now? The assistant legislative clerk pro- Science, which contains an important The most recent instance of this was ceeded to call the roll. issue I have offered an amendment on, the five Taliban dream team who were Mr. KIRK. Mr. President, I ask unan- along with Senator CHAMBLISS, who is transferred to Qatar, because the coun- imous consent that the order for the the ranking Republican on the intel- try of Qatar actually had a prior in- quorum call be rescinded. ligence committee, as well as Senators stance where they failed to honor their The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. WICKER, INHOFE, CRUZ, GRAHAM, and commitments to us with regard to how BLUMENTHAL). Without objection, it is BLUNT, all of whom serve on the Armed they would treat the detention and so ordered. Services Committee, and Senator VIT- travel restrictions on a Guantanamo f TER and Senator KIRK. Our amendment detainee. would prohibit the administration from I am deeply concerned about the na- REMEMBERING LISA RADOGNO transferring to or releasing to the cus- tional security implications of the five Mr. KIRK. Mr. President, I rise to tody or control of any foreign country detainees who were transferred in the memorialize the life of my Washington, Guantanamo detainees whom our own prisoner swap. In fact, having asked DC, scheduler who passed away yester- Guantanamo Review Task Force has our intelligence officials about what day, Lisa Radogno. recommended for continued law-of-war will happen to these five detainees, This is a picture of her. I am going to detention. what I have heard from them is on a give these remarks as if I am talking This is a task force that looks at all scale of 1 to 10, 4 out of 5 of those de- to Lisa because this blow was such a the circumstances surrounding those tainees are a 10 for 10 on the likelihood severe one that we suffered yesterday. who are being held at Guantanamo, in- to get back in the battle against us or Lisa Radogno was one of the bright- cluding whether they continue to rep- our allies. The fifth is about an 80–10 est lights of my Washington, DC, of- resent a danger to our country and to scale. We have a 29-percent reengage- fice. She was such a strong supporter of our allies if they were to be released. ment rate or recidivism rate from mine, even stronger than I. Our amendment does three things. It those we have held at Guantanamo, Lisa was a diehard White Sox fan. prohibits the transfer to foreign coun- meaning 29 percent of them get back in She even had a White Sox logo tattoo tries of these detainees, that this group the fight against our country, against on her ankle. We will miss her so very the administration put together to re- us, against our interests after they dearly. view each of the detainees and their have been captured and put in Guanta- Lisa, I will tell you that this loss is— status at Guantanamo has rec- namo. sorry, Mr. President. I get very emo- ommended them for continued law-of- So we have a history here, and it is tional about this death that just hap- war detention. important if the administration is pened yesterday. I want to memorialize These are the worst of the worst. going to transfer anyone out of Guan- Lisa, who was so much like her moth- These individuals have been deter- tanamo they not transfer individuals er, State senator Christine Radogno of mined to be the most dangerous to con- who have been found too dangerous to Lemont, dedicated to the service of the tinue to present a risk to the United be let loose because they have been people of Illinois. She was a fierce, States of America and to our allies if designated for continued law-of-war de- fierce worker on campaigns and here in they were to be released. tention and they present too much of a the Senate. She is somebody I will miss So our amendment is pretty straight- risk to our country and the world. Sec- with every fiber of my being. She was forward. It simply says they cannot be ond, to not transfer these individuals with me in the House of Representa- transferred to third-party countries— to countries where we have already

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Are there any other Senators not honored prior commitments when HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP- in the Chamber desiring to vote? we have transferred a Gitmo detainee MENT The result was announced—yeas 54, there, and that would apply to the nays 38, as follows: country the President most recently [Rollcall Vote No. 201 Ex.] released the five Taliban dream team NOMINATION OF BRIAN A. NICH- YEAS—54 OLS, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE to who, unfortunately, are going to get Baldwin Harkin Murphy SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, back in the fight, and that 29 percent Begich Heinrich Murray CLASS OF MINISTER-COUN- Bennet Heitkamp Nelson are those who have reengaged in the SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EX- Blumenthal Heller Pryor fight or are suspected of reengaging in Booker Hirono Reed TRAORDINARY AND PLENI- Boxer Johnson (SD) Reid the fight against us. POTENTIARY OF THE UNITED Brown Kaine Sanders Our amendment is straightforward. STATES OF AMERICA TO THE Cantwell King Schumer REPUBLIC OF PERU Cardin Klobuchar Shaheen It is focused on making sure the terror- Carper Landrieu Stabenow ists held at Guantanamo—the most Casey Leahy Tester dangerous of those individuals who Coons Levin Udall (CO) NOMINATION OF J. MARK Donnelly Manchin Udall (NM) present a threat to our country—are MCWATTERS TO BE A MEMBER Durbin Markey Walsh not put in a position where they can Feinstein McCaskill Warner OF THE NATIONAL CREDIT Franken Menendez Warren get back in the fight against us or UNION ADMINISTRATION BOARD Gillibrand Merkley Whitehouse against our allies. Hagan Mikulski Wyden NAYS—38 We have to think about the men and NOMINATION OF CHRISTINE E. women in uniform who have put their WORMUTH TO BE UNDER SEC- Alexander Fischer Murkowski lives on the line to capture these indi- Ayotte Flake Paul RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POL- Barrasso Graham Portman viduals, in some instances, and honor ICY Blunt Grassley Risch our commitment to them to make sure Boozman Hatch Roberts The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Chambliss Hoeven we can hold the country safe and se- Rubio the previous order, the Senate will pro- Coats Inhofe Scott cure, to not allow those who have been ceed to executive session to consider Collins Isakson Sessions Corker Johnson (WI) Shelby deemed the most dangerous at Guanta- the following nominations, which the Cornyn Kirk Toomey namo for continued law of war deten- clerk will report. Crapo Lee Vitter tion to be transferred to a third-party The bill clerk read the nominations Cruz McCain Enzi McConnell Wicker country or not allow us to transfer of Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, of the NOT VOTING—8 them to countries where we already District of Columbia, to be an Assist- have a history of either detainees get- ant Secretary of Housing and Urban Burr Johanns Schatz Development; Brian A. Nichols, of Coburn Moran Thune ting back in the fight from that coun- Cochran Rockefeller Rhode Island, a Career Member of the try or the country not honoring its Senior Foreign Service, Class of Min- The nomination was confirmed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- commitment to the United States of ister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Ex- jority leader. America. traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the My prior job was as a prosecutor. I United States of America to the Repub- UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—CALENDAR NO. 428, H.R. 4660 lic of Peru; J. Mark McWatters, of will tell you, it is just a matter of com- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- Texas, to be a Member of the National mon sense. This is a matter of pro- imous consent that postcloture time on Credit Union Administration Board; tecting the American people from dan- the motion to proceed be considered gerous captured terrorists who we al- and Christine E. Wormuth, of Virginia, expired; that the Senate proceed to to be Under Secretary of Defense for ready have in our custody, to make vote on adoption of the motion to pro- Policy. sure we are not putting them back in a ceed; that if the motion is agreed to, VOTE ON AGUILAR NOMINATION position where they can harm us again. Senator MIKULSKI or her designee be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The recognized to offer substitute amend- I think that is something that Amer- question is, Will the Senate advise and ment No. 3244, which consists of the ica would expect of us. That is what I consent to the nomination of Gustavo text of S. 2437, Calendar No. 411, divi- believe our amendment would do. I Velasquez Aguilar, of the District of sion A; the text of S. 2438, Calendar No. hope, as we take up this appropriations Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary 412, as division B; and the text of S. bill, this amendment will be considered of Housing and Urban Development? 2389, Calendar No. 390, as division C; so we can pass it to ensure that dan- Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, I ask provided further that for the consider- gerous Guantanamo detainees are not for the yeas and nays. ation of division B, H.R. 4745, Calendar put in a position again where they can The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a No. 430, and for the consideration of di- sufficient second? harm us, our people or our allies be- vision C, H.R. 4800, as reported by the There appears to be a sufficient sec- House Committee on Appropriations, cause too many of them, unfortu- ond. be deemed House-passed text in H.R. nately, have already committed acts The clerk will call the roll. 4660 for purposes of rule XVI; further, against our country, our people, and The assistant legislative clerk called that the substitute amendment offered our allies, and shame on us if we do not the roll. by Senator MIKULSKI or her designee be do everything we can to prevent that Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the considered a committee amendment for from happening again. Senator from West Virginia (Mr. the purposes of paragraph 1 of rule I thank the Chair. ROCKEFELLER) and the Senator from XVI; further, all amendments or mo- Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ) are necessarily tions to commit be subject to a 60-vote I yield the floor. absent. threshold. Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators Mr. President, before the Presiding are necessarily absent: the Senator Officer calls for approval of this con- from North Carolina (Mr. BURR), the sent, let me say a few words so every- Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. COBURN), one understands all of the procedural the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. stuff.

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But it seems sonable number of amendments from number of amendments on this bill and to me we spent all week doing, so much both sides. move it forward. It is important we get of the time, nothing. Sadly, I am sorry The only restrictions on amendments this done. this is the norm around here. For every to this bill are those in the Standing I have served in the House of Rep- single matter, even wildly popular Rules of the Senate, which create a re- resentatives—not without going into a matters such as an appropriations bill, quirement that the amendments deal lot of detail here, as the Presiding Offi- it requires the full play of the cloture with an appropriations matter or, if cer has served in the House of Rep- rule to advance. This has been so even legislative in nature, have a defense of resentatives. The rules there are to- though on Tuesday, when cloture was germaneness to one of the underlying tally different. Of course, there are a invoked on proceeding, 95 Senators House appropriations bills. lot of votes because every vote is pre- voted to get on the bill, only 3 voted Chairman MIKULSKI has been deter- determined in the House, with rare ex- against it. mined to try to get us back to regular ception, because the Rules Committee Senators on both sides said they order in considering appropriations sets the boundaries of what happens. want to have amendments, and we bills. So over in the House the majority should have amendment votes. I am In 2011, just a couple of years ago, we never loses. willing to have amendment votes on considered this same appropriations Here the Senate is the way it is. We this and other things. Let’s talk about package—the very one we are consid- are willing to do votes as the Repub- this today. ering now under the regular order—and lican leader has stated time and time I want to have votes on the condi- all Senators, Democrat and Repub- again we should do it. I disagree, but as tions that Senator MCCONNELL has so lican, were treated fairly—just 3 years he has said, this is the way the Senate frequently stated, a 60-vote threshold. ago. operates now. I wish it didn’t, but it The idea of a 60-vote threshold will not Today’s Senate is a totally different does and that is the way we should pro- come as a surprise to anyone in this place. The majority leader has blocked ceed. Chamber, I don’t think, because I wish all but nine rollcall votes on Repub- I am willing to move forward on this to take a minute outlining direct lican amendments since July of last bill. We should have a 60-vote thresh- quotes from my friend the Republican year. That is about a year ago. old, and I think that would be the ap- leader. By contrast, during that same period, propriate thing to do. No. 1: Now, look, we know that on House Democrats got 153 amendments, Therefore, I object. controversial matters in the Senate, it rollcall votes, over that same period of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- has for quite some time required 60 time. That is in the House where you tion is heard. votes. would think it would be hard for the Is there objection to the original re- No. 2: Requiring 60 votes, particu- minority to get amendments. quest? larly on matters of importance, is not In fact, one Member of Congress, Mr. MCCONNELL. I object. at all unusual. It is the way the Senate SHEILA JACKSON LEE from Houston, has The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- operates. had 15 amendments herself. SHEILA tion is heard. No. 3: Matters of this level of con- JACKSON LEE has had more votes over Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a troversy require 60 votes, so I will ask the past year than Senate Republicans. quorum. my friend [referring to me] if he would In fact, the House seems to have turned The PRESIDING OFFICER. The modify his consent request to set the into the Senate and the Senate seems clerk will call the roll. threshold for this vote at 60. to have turned into the House. The legislative clerk proceeded to Again he said: For him to suggest The gag rule, as was pointed out by call the roll. that a matter of this magnitude in a Senator ALEXANDER and others this Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous body of 60 votes for almost everything morning in an appropriations meeting, consent that the order for the quorum is going to be done with 51 votes makes seems to now apply to committee call be rescinded. no sense at all. meetings as well. So not only do we not The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without And he said: So it is not at all un- get votes on the floor, we don’t get objection, it is so ordered. The Repub- usual that the President’s proposal of votes in committee either. lican leader. this consequence would have to achieve They cancelled the scheduled markup Mr. MCCONNELL. My friend the ma- 60 votes. That is the way virtually all on the Energy and Water bill, I assume jority leader always reminds me he business is done in the Senate, cer- out of concern that some Republican gets the last word, and I am sure he tainly not extraordinarily unusual. amendment might, my goodness, actu- will have something to say further, but Finally he said, quite recently: Mr. ally pass with Democratic support. So let me briefly say that during this President, I can only quote my good we are being shut out of amendments same period, going back to last July, friend [again referring to me] who re- in committee as well as on the floor. Senate Democrats have only had seven peatedly has said—most recently that When do we start legislating again? rollcall votes. Congresswoman SHEILA in the Senate, as has been the case, we What has happened to the Senate? JACKSON LEE, in the minority in the need 60 votes. It requires 60 votes, cer- Therefore, I would ask unanimous House, has had 15 rollcall votes over tainly on measures that are controver- consent that the proposed agreement the last year. sial. by the majority leader be modified so I yield the floor. So let’s make this pretty simple. We that all amendments be considered Mr. REID. The House is different are going to have the ability to offer under the regular order, Chairman MI- than the Senate. There is no question germane amendments, and we will fol- KULSKI and Ranking Member SHELBY, about that. We could have on this bill low the McConnell rule and will have 60 and move this bill across the floor in a a lot more than seven votes, so we votes on them. It seems fair. bipartisan manner exactly as we did it should do that. That is my consent request, and I on the very same bill back in 2011. Would the Chair state the business would ask that it be approved. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the that is before this body? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there majority leader so modify his request? VOTE ON NICHOLS NOMINATION objection to the request? Mr. REID. Reserving the right to ob- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under The Republican leader. ject, my friend the Republican leader is the previous order, the question is, Will Mr. MCCONNELL. Reserving the obviously not in contact with what is the Senate advise and consent to the right to object, what I think I hear the going on around here. This doesn’t nomination of Brian A. Nichols, of

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Under whether it is school nutrition, whether move to proceed to Calendar No. 384, S. the previous order, the question is, Will it is environmental—important discus- 2363. the Senate advise and consent to the sions and decisions on the environ- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The nomination of J. Mark McWatters, of mental protection. clerk will report the motion. Texas, to be a Member of the National On my own CJS bill, we are going to The legislative clerk read as follows: Credit Union Administration Board for really lose a lot. You know, I had Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 384, S. a term expiring August 2, 2019? money in this bill—working with Sen- 2363, a bill to protect and enhance opportuni- The nomination was confirmed. ator SHELBY—for bulletproof vests for ties for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and other purposes. VOTE ON WORMUTH NOMINATION cops to protect those who protect us The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under and more money for domestic violence The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- the previous order, the question is, Will to be able to protect those in their own publican leader. the Senate advise and consent to the homes. I have also added more money Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, nomination of Christine E. Wormuth, to work with those people who have I know my friend from Tennessee is on of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of been rape victims, doubly assaulted by the floor and would like to make a few Defense for Policy? the system where they are not only observations. I would just very briefly The nomination was confirmed. raped by a perpetrator, but the very make the following point ahead of him. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under system didn’t process the forensic evi- Another way of looking at the way the previous order, the motions to re- dence that would have validated the the Senate is being run that affects consider are considered made and laid guilty party or even ascertained that Democratic Senators: upon the table, and the President will there was a serial rapist. Democratic House Members from Or- be immediately notified of the Senate’s Agriculture fed the hungry in this egon have had 12 rollcall votes on their action. country and fed the hungry around the amendments, but Oregon’s Democratic Senator does not have any—none. VOTE EXPLANATION world. And of course transportation Democratic House Members from Vir- Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today, and housing both created jobs, solved ginia have gotten 11 rollcall votes on due to tornados and severe storms in problems in physical infrastructure, their amendments, but Virginia’s two South Dakota, which resulted in sig- and also at the same time met compel- Democratic Senators have gotten nificant damage to homes and busi- ling human needs in our housing. Par- none—zero. Democratic House Mem- nesses in my State, I was traveling ticularly, I note the items such as bers from Colorado have gotten seven back to South Dakota to survey the housing for the elderly and the eco- rollcall votes on their amendments, damage and meet with local leaders co- nomic development. but the Democratic Senators from Col- ordinating response efforts during the I am not going to take my full 9 min- orado have gotten none—zero. Demo- scheduled vote. Had I been present for utes, but I would hope that at the end cratic House Members from California today’s vote on the confirmation of Ex- of today we figure out how we could have gotten 37 rollcall votes on their ecutive Calendar No. 770, Gustavo have another day. amendments, but California’s Demo- Velasquez Aguilar, of the District of I know on both sides of the aisle in cratic Senators have gotten none— Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary the Appropriations Committee itself, zero. of Housing and Urban Devopment, I those subcommittee chairmen really So that is the condition of the Senate would have voted nay. worked hard to produce bills. As of today, we have moved six bills out of today. It is not just affecting the Re- f our full committee and are pending on publican minority, but the Democratic LEGISLATIVE SESSION the floor. But now we have to truly ar- majority as well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- rive at a set of rules for the road on I see Senator ALEXANDER is on the ate will resume legislative session. how we can proceed to bring these bills floor. I yield the floor. The majority leader. to the floor. I really hope we can do so. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- There has been so much good will on ator from Tennessee. jority leader. both sides of the aisle and also on both Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am told sides of the aisle a really incredible ef- let me see if I can say something that there is 7 minutes remaining fort to be able to meet the needs of our contributes to progress, especially postcloture on the motion to proceed country, to have a more frugal govern- while the Senator from Maryland, the to H.R. 4660. ment and a really, truly civil process. chairman of the Appropriations Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is So this day will come to an end. But mittee, is on the floor. 9 minutes remaining. I really hope that the Appropriations She has really done a terrific job in Mr. REID. I yield that time back. Committee coming to the floor doesn’t working with the Republican and Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I die today. Democratic leaders to try to get us would like to claim those 9 minutes. I yield the floor. back to the business of appropriating. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- We are not that far away. We have objection, it is so ordered. jority leader. three bills ready to come to the floor. Mr. REID. If she wants to use the Mr. REID. Madam President, I know We have consent on the Republican time, please do. there are others who wish to speak, and side—which had to be unanimous over Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, before if they want to use time remaining here to be able to bring it up in this we move to the adoption of the motion postcloture, fine; otherwise, I yield the way. to proceed on CJS appropriations, if in time back, and the floor will be open Now we have a difference of opinion fact we do so, I wish to speak as the for everybody. But I need to do that between the two leaders about whether chairperson of the Appropriations Com- first. So, does anyone want to speak for all the amendments ought to be 60 mittee and the chair of the sub- the 2 minutes remaining on this? votes. I would respectfully suggest that committee on CJS. I ask unanimous consent that all is not the norm. I am really sad about what has hap- time postcloture be yielded back. It is true that the Republican leader pened here. I am really sad we couldn’t The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. has said many times that an important find a way to proceed to bring up these HIRONO). Without objection, it is so or- amendment ought to be 60 votes. Re- three outstanding bills. dered. cently when we were working on the

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With That was a matter of negotiation. say: All we want is an opportunity to his skills of negotiating compromises, I So my hope is that we could move have amendments offered in the reg- am willing to listen to something else through these appropriations bills in ular order, a chance to debate them if he has a better idea to change the the normal way, which would mean and a chance to vote on them, and if we McConnell 60-vote threshold rule. I most votes would be 51. Occasionally, are defeated, so be it. To impose a gag have some ideas myself, but perhaps there might be a 60-vote vote. That is rule on us imposes a gag rule on the they should come from him. I, on be- what we usually have done. That is people who sent us here. This morning half of my caucus, am entirely agree- what we historically have done. The in the Appropriations Committee, that able to listen to any reasonable majority party has 55 members last gag rule moved from the Senate floor counteroffer. time I checked. It has a President who to the Appropriations Committee. We have been trying really hard to can veto anything, and it takes 67 to If the Republicans were in charge of get things done, but every step we take override him. So they have plenty of the Senate, the Democrats wouldn’t is a stalling tactic. My friend talked advantages on their side. put up with that. I don’t know why about ambassadors. I don’t know the Now, let me conclude in this way— they are putting up with it today. exact count—I haven’t gotten it for a and I said it this morning in our Appro- I know there is distrust on both day or two—but the last count I had, 54 priations Committee. Last week I was sides. But we are very close to a situa- foreign ambassadors were held up. The visiting with some Senators and an tion where we have three major appro- continent of Africa, up to a third of the Ambassador. We had dinner at the priations bills which are on the floor. countries there do not have a U.S. am- home of an ambassador from a country We have a disagreement only about bassador. That doesn’t count the scores who greatly admires the United States. whether all amendments ought to re- of other people who are being held up. He was saying how much he envies this quire 60 votes. That has not been the Why are they being held up? They are great tribunal—the Senate, and how norm before. We should be able to work being held up because we are now able other countries in the world envy it, that out and use our time to represent to move judges. Ambassadors related and how it is the only tribunal like the people of the United States so that to judges is nearly empty. We have a this anywhere in the world that is set ambassador, when he has another few district court judges, and we have up to have extended debate on impor- group of Senators out there, can say: a circuit court judge. They will report tant issues until we reach a consensus You belong to the tribunal that is some more out. But in an effort to—use and stop debate and come to a result. unique in the world that every country whatever term you want—‘‘We will That is the history of the civil rights in the world wishes it had, because it is show you guys. You are going to get bill, the Medicare bill, and the student a forum—the only one in the world of your judges, and we are not going to loan bill last year, and bills even more this kind—where you have extended de- give you any other nominations.’’ So recently than that. bate on major issues until you get a we are working through those very What that means in very simple consensus and come to a result. slowly. terms is that the majority decides That is the only way to govern a As much as I care and respect the what we are going to talk about, the complex country like the country that Senator from Tennessee, he does not minority decides what amendments it is the United States of America. We are need to lecture me about stalling would like to offer, and we keep talk- getting back toward that, and I hope around here. We are not. If they want ing and keep talking until it is time to that our leaders and our Appropria- to beat the record of eight or nine cut off debate and try to come to a re- tions Committee members can make amendments—however many it is— sult. That is what we should be doing. the next few steps and let us all go to move this bill. They will have lots of I would respectfully say that this work like we aim to do. amendments. And we can start doing business of not being willing to vote on We have some pretty talented people that this afternoon. amendments because it might hurt here. We have Rhodes Scholars and So, Madam President, I repeat now some individual Senator is not really former Governors and people who have for the third time: If my friend from worthy of the Senate. It is not prac- been here a long time and people who Tennessee has a better idea on moving tical, and it really doesn’t make that have been here a short time. It is not forward—he says we are so close—I am much difference in campaigns. easy to get here, and it is not easy to willing to listen to him. The idea that only 9 Republican stay here. So while we are here, we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- amendments have received votes out of would like to work—which means we ator from California. more than 800 amendments offered would like to speak, have our say, vote, Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I since last July is probably a record in and, if we can, get a result. want to say to my friend from Ten- the Senate. What is even worse is Madam President, I yield the floor. nessee that the majority leader has of- that—according to the Senator from The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- fered a way forward, and he has taken Wyoming, who has counted these— jority leader. a page out of the book of the Repub- there were only 7 Democratic amend- Mr. REID. Madam President, my lican leader, and he quoted him, and I ments voted on out of nearly 700 of- friend from Tennessee is a fine man. He have those quotes here: ‘‘Matters of fered since last July. has been a good Senator, a good mem- controversy always require 60 votes.’’ Now, why are we here if we are not ber of a President’s cabinet, and he And my friend knows. He knows. here to speak on behalf of our constitu- really has tried to be a peacemaker all I stand here as the chairman of the ents about Benghazi, about the new the time I have known him. But his Environment and Public Works Com- health care law, about whether we need speech that he just gave could be given mittee. I am so grateful I have moved a college rating system from Wash- by any Democrat about the obstruc- some bills through here—highway bills, ington, DC, about fixing No Child Left tion, the delay, the diversions that water bills—but my friend knows that Behind? have taken place during the entire the two big amendments that his side I remember in Senator Byrd’s book time President Obama has been Presi- wants to offer don’t deal with ordinary he talked about the Panama Canal dent. matters. They deal with matters that Treaty that he and Senator Baker mar- We have never had to file cloture on have jurisdiction in the environment shaled through. It took 67 votes—a every motion to proceed as we did on committee, and they deal with a repeal very divisive issue. He said: We allowed this one, as we have done on every- of parts of the Clean Air Act and a re- nearly 200 amendments, reservations, thing that comes along. peal of parts of the Clean Water Act. and other codicils to the amendments, So we can talk about where we have So my friend wants to move forward. and we killed them all. We beat them been, but I think we should talk about I am sure he would agree that to repeal

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But if would be coming down on us, especially the other side so determined to repeal the two chairmen can come up with a with the beloved media we have in this two laws—one dealing with the Clean plan where amendments like this, con- country—and rightly so if we were Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water troversial amendments, require 60 but pulling the kinds of the stunts that are Act, and then the other one is this amendments that both sides feel are being pulled on the Democratic side. Clean Air Act—why are my friends on not controversial can go to a voice Look, I am tired of it. I know Demo- the other side continuing to go against vote, I will be a happy person. I have crats who are tired of it. Every Repub- these landmark laws—which, by the gotten bills through here before. I lican is tired of it. We are being treated way, were signed into law by a Repub- wasn’t born yesterday, as you can prob- as though we don’t count in this bat- lican President? He has to explain, be- ably tell, and we know a controversial tle—in this battle between the two par- cause I don’t understand why people amendment from a noncontroversial ties in the Senate. It doesn’t have to be want to put children at risk and fami- amendment. a battle every time. Both sides have lies at risk, pollute our rivers and So I will close with this: I know my been wrong from time to time but streams, and suspend a plan that the friend Senator MIKULSKI is an incred- nothing like this. This is pathetic. President has announced is going to ible chairman, and with RICHARD f save thousands of lives, going after car- SHELBY working with her, they are IRS INVESTIGATION bon pollution, making sure we don’t go quite the duo. And I have seen their back to the days of smog and ozone. work—because every single Member Madam President, about a year ago And we know these are the riders that cares about the work they do—and it is the American people learned that the my Republican friends want to offer. stellar. But I am not going to sit here IRS—one of the most feared and power- There is no secret. and see amendments come to the floor ful agencies in our government—had The Republican leader defined the 60- that would repeal clean air, clean engaged in political targeting. There is vote threshold for controversial water, safe drinking water, and just no doubt about that. Specifically, we amendments. I can assure my friend nod approval and say: Oh yeah, just learned that the IRS had, by its own that if there was a tweak or two that take it away. No big deal. That is it. admissions, singled out individual con- was going to be made and Senator MI- And that is why I feel the majority servative groups applying for tax-ex- KULSKI and Senator SHELBY agreed leader was right when he said let’s empt status for harassment and extra with it, I would not demand 60 votes. move forward with a 60-vote threshold. scrutiny during the runup to the 2010 We are talking about repealing basic, That makes a lot of sense. I am sorry and 2012 elections, and the IRS admits important landmark provisions of envi- the Republicans objected. it—at least some in the IRS admit it. ronmental laws, and that is exactly I yield the floor. Needless to say, the American people what this is about. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- were outraged when this news became Ms. MIKULSKI. Will the gentlelady ator from Utah. public, and the IRS’s credibility was yield for a question? Mr. HATCH. I ask unanimous consent seriously damaged. Mrs. BOXER. I would be happy to that I be permitted to continue and fin- We saw numerous groups and individ- yield, yes. ish my remarks. uals come forward to acknowledge that Ms. MIKULSKI. Because I was listen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without they had been targeted. Politicians ing to what she said. Senator REID pro- objection, it is so ordered. across the political spectrum, includ- posed a 60-vote threshold on amend- Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I ing the President of the United States, ments to our appropriations bill. It was have been really interested in this de- condemned these actions and vowed to rejected. OK. The Senator said now she bate. Let’s just be honest about it. The get to the bottom of it. wouldn’t object—— Senate is being run in a shoddy fash- In the many months since the tar- Mrs. BOXER. To a 60-vote threshold, ion. I don’t care which side you are on. geting scandal was revealed, I have no. I have only been here 38 years, and I said numerous times that the most im- Ms. MIKULSKI. On all amendments? have never seen a bigger mess than we portant objective for the IRS and its Could the Senator clarify? have right now. I have never seen the leadership consisted of repairing its Mrs. BOXER. Yes. I would say—— majority stifling amendments by the reputation with the American people. Ms. MIKULSKI. In other words, the minority like we have right now. I For a while there, it appeared as Senator does want a 60-vote threshold have never seen cloture filed almost though the agency was serious about or is it—— immediately when a bill is brought up, doing that. Sadly, over the last few Mrs. BOXER. I would go with the like we are filibustering when we are days a new chapter in this scandal has Mitch McConnell rule, which he has not. All we want are amendments and been opened, and as a result the IRS’s stated seven times, which is that on to have a vote up or down—something credibility has taken yet another seri- controversial amendments we have to we always gave the Democrats on cru- ous hit. have 60 votes. I am not going to stand cial bills like this one. It is pathetic, For more than a year the Senate Fi- here—— and it has to change. nance Committee has been engaged in Ms. MIKULSKI. So the Senator Frankly, if the American people real- a bipartisan investigation into the tar- would want—— ly knew—we have had nine amend- geting scandal. During most of that Mrs. BOXER. I just want to answer ments since last July that we voted on. time we were under the impression my friend. The Democrats have had only seven. that the IRS was acting in relative Ms. MIKULSKI. Sure. Now, even some of my Democratic good faith to cooperate with our in- Mrs. BOXER. My friend said we are friends are up in arms about it. They quiry. As of last week we believed we trying to spare people tough votes. are not able to act as Senators. They were close to completing our investiga- That is ridiculous. Members on your are not able to do the work. They are tion. We had prepared the bipartisan side, Members on our side—we are not able to be part of it. I mean, my majority report and the majority and grownup Senators. We know how to gosh, is protecting your side from the minority views in addition. We were win elections, cast tough votes. I want election—is that more important than about ready to come out with that. The to protect the American people, and so having the Senate run the way it facts, we believed, were coming to- do a lot of folks on our side of the aisle. should? The answer to that is a re- gether. Then, in what I thought would And we don’t want to see majority rule sounding no. be one of the last steps in the inves- to repeal landmark environmental This is pathetic. I have never seen tigation, I insisted that we send a let- laws. We are not going to stand for it, anything like it. To come out here and ter to IRS Commissioner John and neither would the minority leader act holier-than-thou about it, as if it is Koskinen demanding that he formally in the way he describes it. He said over just normal around here, is just plain certify that the agency had produced

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On Friday of last week the IRS in- which was performing an active inves- I had to set aside various times when I formed us that due to a hard drive tigation into this very issue. You could read it. We were moving forward crash, it was unable to produce thou- haven’t heard from either me or the under the assumption that the IRS had sands of pages of emails from Lois chairman, Senator WYDEN, popping off been honestly cooperating—we Lerner—the one who took the fifth about this. We conducted a reasonably thought. Now we have to ask ourselves amendment—the former Director of good investigation, doing everything whether we can trust any of the state- Exempt Organizations and one of the we thought we could do without ments coming out of this agency. central figures, by anybody’s esti- mouthing off about it. Our investigation is important. We mation, if not the central figure, in Moreover, we do not know what dis- need to have a full and complete ac- this investigation. The gap in the cussions have taken place since April count of what went on at the IRS dur- emails was from 2009 through April between the White House, Treasury, ing the 2010 and 2012 election cam- 2011—a pivotal time in the activities and the IRS about the lost emails. paigns. Sadly, it seems that in order to under investigation. That would be bad enough, but it gets get such an account, we are going to You heard that right, Madam Presi- worse. need to also delve into what has gone dent. A full year after our initial inves- After our meeting on Monday, we on at the IRS during the months the tigation request or information re- were surprised to learn, via a press re- agency was supposedly trying to re- quest, the IRS informed us that a huge lease from the House Ways and Means spond to our reasonable document re- chunk of relevant emails was mysteri- Committee, that even more emails rel- quests. ously gone. evant to our investigation may be One way or another, I am going to Needless to say, this was disturbing. missing. Apparently the IRS had in- get to the bottom of this, and I am pre- That is why Chairman WYDEN and I de- formed the Ways and Means Com- pared to take any steps that are nec- manded to meet with Commissioner mittee, but not us, knowing we were essary to do so. We need to get to clo- Koskinen on Monday of this week. conducting an investigation, that it sure on what the facts are before we Sadly, this meeting produced even might have lost the emails for six IRS can close out the investigation. Other- more bad news. employees, all of whom were covered wise, the conclusions in the investiga- The first thing we learned during the by the Finance Committee’s document tion will be based on a faulty factual course of this meeting was that Ms. requests. Think about that. premise. Lerner’s emails were not going to be One of these employees is reported to Earlier today, I sent a letter to Com- reproduced. The IRS’s redundancy op- be Nikole Flax, who was the chief of missioner Koskinen demanding to erations were apparently insufficient staff to former Acting Commissioner know what he knew about the addi- tional missing emails and why the to ensure that these emails would be Steve Miller. In that role Ms. Flax chairman and I were not informed saved in the event of a hard drive helped oversee the processing of tax-ex- about them during our meeting this crash. According to Commissioner empt applications. From our investiga- last Monday. He had three others with Koskinen, the IRS only saves emails on tion, we also know that she directly him, and at least one of them fully its servers for 6 months. Get that. The dealt with the White House and the Of- knew about the additional six hard IRS only saves emails on its computer fice of Management and Budget on a servers for 6 months. Now, they require drives that crashed. number of issues. I am not naive. I do a lot in the IT you and me and everybody else to save It seems there is an epidemic of hard- world, and I can tell you this: These at least 3 years of our tax returns, but drive crashes going on at the IRS, and are the first hard drives that crashed— they only—according to them—were it seems to be particularly focused on that I have known about—that some of saving emails on their servers for 6 individuals relevant to the targeting our IT, information technology, ex- months. I don’t know about you, but I scandal and the ongoing congressional perts could not get into and find some have a rough time believing that. I investigations. Chairman WYDEN and I of the data. That is possible but not cannot believe it. That is what they do. just wanted to get to the truth on probable in seven different cases. Once The next thing we learned is that of- these matters, but it is going to be dif- again, it appears that either the Com- ficials at the IRS became aware of this ficult to ever get there now. missioner or his staff were less than gap in Ms. Lerner’s emails as early as Needless to say, it is very troubling forthcoming in the meeting and some- February of this year and that the that even more emails might be miss- one needs to be held responsible. Commissioner was made aware of the ing and may never be recovered. It is This is important. If we can’t trust hard drive crash about 3 weeks or more also troubling that neither Commis- these agencies to be truthful to con- prior to our meeting—he wasn’t quite sioner Koskinen nor his staff thought gressional leaders, we have serious sure, but sometime around the end of they should reveal this information to problems. This letter is only the first March or the first part of April, is my Chairman WYDEN and myself during step. More action needs to be taken. recollection, but certainly more than 3 our long conversation earlier this There needs to be an independent re- weeks before our meeting. It was never week. They knew about it, but they view of the fiasco surrounding all of made clear to us why it took at the didn’t tell the people who were con- these lost emails and crashed servers. very least 3 weeks and a letter from us ducting the investigation about it at We need an independent arbiter to demanding a signed certification from all. determine if the agency’s account of the Commissioner for the IRS to in- It is obvious from the timing of the the computer problems is accurate and form the Finance Committee that the revelations that people in that room whether the relevant emails are, in emails were missing. As of right now were aware of the additional missing fact, unrecoverable. We also need a re- we still don’t know why the agency emails. Yet it didn’t occur to any of view to determine if there are more failed to inform us immediately that them that they should disclose this in- missing emails. As I said, this review the emails were gone. formation to the chairman and ranking needs to be independent as we appar- The IRS was more willing to share member of the only Senate committee ently can’t trust the IRS to be fully this information with others in the ad- with oversight authority over this forthcoming on these issues. This is ministration. Yesterday we learned agency. what we are going to need to get to the that by April the IRS had already noti- As I said, the Finance Committee bottom of it, but sadly, even that won’t fied Treasury that some of Ms. Lerner’s was getting close to completing its in- be enough. emails appeared to be missing. We also vestigation last week. We were getting The problem with these missing learned that in April Treasury in- close to issuing our report, and we were emails is that we won’t have any assur- formed the White House of this devel- moving forward under the assumption ances that we will ever get a complete

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I mean, work our report on this, and hopefully ployees’ emails from the IRS because the administration knows I am as fair we can do that, even though we don’t for obvious reasons they tended to in- as a person can be on our side, and all have all the information that anybody clude the email addresses of other IRS I want to do is get to the facts and the with common decency would expect us employees. However, what we don’t truth and resolve these problems in the to have. have are emails sent by these individ- best interest of the American people. I yield the floor. uals to parties outside the IRS. If the Why some of these were not brought The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. WAR- computer problems at the agency have up when they were known is beyond REN). The Senator from Florida. indeed made these emails impossible to me. It is beyond me that only after we Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in recover on the IRS’s end, the only way sent a letter saying: Will you verify morning business. to recover them is to extend the in- this is everything, then all of a sudden there were other emails that were The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without quiry to agencies outside the IRS. objection, it is so ordered. Let me say, this is a mess. Honestly, found, but not from these servers, and IRAQ I don’t see how any reasonable person not for 2 years in the case of the Lois Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, we all cannot conclude that there is a very Lerner server. continue to follow the events in Iraq real possibility that something is Lois Lerner took the Fifth Amend- that have significant national security wrong in Washington, something is ment, which is her right. I am not implications for the United States now wrong at the IRS, something is wrong about to condemn her as a guilty and in the years to come. The Presi- at Treasury, and something is wrong at criminal around here, but I think the dent spoke on this issue a few moments the White House. best thing she could have done was ago, and I wish to share a few thoughts Communications to agencies such as help provide these emails that would before we return to our States for the the Treasury Department, Justice De- hopefully exonerate her, but I believe next few days and then come back to partment, and the Federal Election would not. Otherwise I don’t think Washington early next week to con- Commission are all relevant, as are there would have been a crash of the computer. tinue our work. emails sent to the White House. The first thing I wish to say about What really bothers me is this too: I plan to send document requests to this issue of Iraq is, while I certainly When computers in the Federal Gov- all of these parties, asking them to respect those Members who have served ernment crash, they usually have produce any communications they re- in this body and those commentators backups, and the backups will allow us ceived from the seven IRS employees who have either served in government to get the computer up and working. whose emails have been lost. and now are out and others who have For some reason there apparently were Of course, in an ideal world none of strong opinions about the decisions not backups here either. Not only that, this would be necessary, but we are not that were made regarding Iraq in the they were only keeping track of the living in an ideal world. Instead, we are past, I would say I hope what we spend prior 6 months, so you would have living in a world where apparently hard our time around here doing during this drives crash every day and administra- never gotten the 2 years no matter process is focused on what is happening tion officials decide to withhold infor- what you did if the computer crashed. now and what lies ahead. That doesn’t mation from congressional investiga- But we don’t have those 2 years, which mean there shouldn’t be a debate about tors. As a result, additional steps are were relevant years, in anybody’s esti- the decisions made in 2003 and beyond. necessary in order for the truth to fi- mation. Those are important debates to have, There is something rotten in Wash- nally come out. primarily because we learn from his- In conclusion, I want to make one ington. I am not sure who is respon- tory. We learn from the successes and thing clear. While I am angered and sible for it. I have to say I like Mr. the mistakes, but I think we are spend- disappointed by this recent turn of Koskinen. I helped put him through in ing a lot of time around this process events, I am not the aggrieved party a very ready fashion and got him con- these days talking about the past. We here. That unfortunate distinction be- firmed. I believed he was telling us the have the rest of history to debate who longs to the American people. truth. But I am disturbed that the only was right and who was wrong with re- Once again, the IRS is one of the way we even got the rest of the avail- gard to the war in 2003 or the surge most powerful and feared agencies in able emails—none from 2009 to 2011. thereafter. I have strong opinions our government. It is one that millions And who knows, as to the other six about it, and we should certainly spend of Americans have to deal with on a servers, how many of those crashed and time talking about that so we can daily basis. The American people have how many of those emails are gone for- learn from it and so we can apply it to a right to expect this agency will con- ever. new decisions that are being made, for duct itself in a fair manner without re- The administration will say, well, we example, in Afghanistan, but I would gard to parties and politics, and that did look at the addresses and we got hope that 90 to 95 percent of what we trust was broken last year when the the emails in some respect from some spend our time on is talking about how targeting scandal was made public. of the people they were sent to, but to deal with this threat now—the one Now, a year later, after all the work that is not what the real investigation that is right before us. we have done to hold this agency ac- would show either. They don’t have a The President today announced—and countable and to get to the bottom of bit of an excuse here. It just makes one it is going to be covered—that they are these matters, that trust has been bro- wonder, why did Lois Lerner take the going to send close to 300 additional ken again. protections of the Fifth Amendment? American trainers and advisers into I have to say that Chairman WYDEN Why has not the administration been Iraq. I have no direct objection to that has been very good on these matters. outraged as much as we are? I can say decision. I am hopeful, however, that it He has tried to be bipartisan in every I believe our distinguished chairman is is but the first step in a multistep way, and I personally appreciate it. I as outraged as I am. I can’t speak for process in this counterterrorism risk think he will continue to work in a bi- him, naturally, but I know him, and he we now face. I am hopeful what this is partisan way as we try to get the real is as upset as I am because we sat right designed to do is set the framework for facts about all of these matters. there last Monday and they never told the United States to achieve a number It is a shame, but once again I am us about the six servers. As far as I of important goals that directly impact going to get to the bottom of this one know, they disposed of the crashed the national security of the United way or the other. It is going to be dif- server of Lois Lerner. So nobody will States. ficult because it appears that going for- ever be able to examine it and deter- The first, of course, is I believe the ward we will not be able to trust any- mine whether there is the possibility of United States, working in conjunction

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That is not what we are de- including hundreds who are estimated sides in a Sunni-Shia civil war. The fu- bating. The issue before us that we to have come from the West, who have ture of Iraq depends on the people of have to decide is when do we deal with flocked to Syria and now Iraq to par- Iraq. It is up to them to establish a them? Do we deal with them now, when ticipate in this fight. government that functions. It is up to they still have not created that caliph- In addition, this group, in order to them to provide a secure and safe coun- ate, or do we deal with them 5 or 10 make the advances and the gains it is try where people can prosper. It is up years down the road when they have now making in Iraq, requires—as any to them to create a political system established a safe haven and significant force would—distinct supply lines that and a social system where both Sunni operational capacity? It is going to allow them to transport individuals and Shia feel as though they have a cost a lot more money, potentially and weapons and ammunition, in addi- voice in the governance of their coun- many more lives and, in the process, tion to, by the way, the things they are try. This is not about the United significant terrorist attacks and ter- now getting their hands on as they States stepping in and saying, We are rorist risks if we deal with it later. It make these advances. So one of the on the Shia side. In fact, I can tell my will cost less money, be more effective, goals the United States must have, colleagues that while this is not uni- and be a lot less dangerous if we deal working in conjunction with others, is form, there are many Sunnis within with it now. to sever those supply lines so they can- Iraq who do not necessarily sympathize That must be our goal, to not allow not continue to make these gains. with ISIL and what they are doing. So this group ISIS to establish a safe Secondly, I hope what the President this is not about the United States en- haven of operation in Iraq, or in Syria announced today as the beginning of a gaging itself in a civil war. for that matter, and then give the peo- process will, in part, also focus on the This is also not about the United ple of Iraq the opportunity to decide a command and control areas they cur- States trying to build a country. This future for themselves. That is impor- rently operate from within Syria. is not about the United States going tant, which is why this issue of Iran is Without those safe havens, they would into Iraq and saying, We have to re- important. I have been asked by reporters and not possibly be able to expand the build Iraq. This is about counterterror- others: Should we be working with reach they now have. So I hope, again, ism and this is about the future secu- Iran? My opinion, based on all I have that what the President announced rity of the United States. learned regarding this situation and today is but a first step toward a Every time I come to the floor, I re- based on factors that are obvious for multistep process that allows us to ad- mind everyone that the reason 9/11 was anyone to see, is we do not share the dress those two issues. possible was because Al Qaeda was able In addition, I think it is important to to establish a safe haven in Afghani- same goal Iran does. We don’t have the same goal. Iran’s goal is not simply to continue to revisit the issue of the op- stan, under the protection of the defeat ISIL. Iran’s goal is to establish position in Syria. When people read Taliban, and from that safe haven they a Shia government that oppresses about the opposition in Syria, it is im- raised money, they recruited, they Sunnis and that is responsive to them. portant to note there is no such thing plotted, they planned, and they ulti- That is their goal. What they want to as the opposition. There are a handful mately carried out the most dev- set up in Iraq is a public government of groups operating within Syria astating terrorist attack in U.S. his- under the control of Iran. That is not against the Assad regime, but these tory, and we can never allow another our goal, that should not be our goal, groups also fight each other, and there similar safe haven to take root. and it never has been our goal. This is especially true when the is a group of nonjihadists, nonradical Our goal is to ensure that a terrorist terrorists who are fighting in Syria to group trying to establish such a safe organization cannot establish a safe topple Assad, but this group also takes haven—in fact, not just a safe haven haven, and our hope is that the Iraqi on the al-Nusra Front and ISIS. I have but a caliphate run by a radical gov- people can create for themselves a gov- for many months now been calling on ernment—is a group whose expressed ernment and a country where both the administration to do more to ca- goal is to establish that caliphate, to Shia and Sunni can live in peace and pacitate these groups, the nonjihadists. use it to terrorize the people of the harmony among each other. That is up I felt it was a mistake not to do so United States by attacking us in the to them. We can help them do that, but early on because that actually created United States, in the hopes of driving we can’t make them do that. What we the possibility or the eventuality that us out of the Middle East and then de- can do is everything we can to ensure now we face; that is, that the best or- stroying Israel and establishing their that this terrorist group doesn’t take ganized, best equipped, best trained brand of Islam and forcing it on all the root. So I think our goals are com- groups in Syria happen to be the most peoples and countries of the region. pletely incompatible with Iran. radical ones. That includes ISIL and of We cannot allow such a safe haven to The other point I would make is we course al-Nusra. By the way, al-Nusra take root. If they are successful in should not do anything to legitimize and ISIL fight each other, which adds their goal of creating a new country, a that regime. That regime is the world’s further complexity. new State, this Islamic radical caliph- greatest State sponsor of terrorism. In Last but not least, I think it is im- ate, we will have in the future grave virtually every continent on this plan- portant to spend a significant amount risks and potentially severe and dev- et, Iran has a hand in sponsoring ter- of focus on helping our allies in Jordan. astating terrorist attacks against rorism. So I am not sure how we could If we play out what is happening—if, in Americans both abroad and here in the possibly work side by side to wipe out fact, ISIS is able to erase this border homeland. This group has a very clear terrorism with a government that between Syria and Iraq and establish mandate. They have been very clear sponsors terrorism more than any this Sunni caliphate, their next move about what their goals are, but in order other government on the planet. I cau- logically will be to threaten the King- to carry that out successfully, they tion against that approach as well. dom of Jordan, an incredibly important need an operational space, and we can- To close the loop, I hope we will ally to the United States, to the sta- not allow them to create one in Iraq. spend most of our time focused on what bility of the region, to Israel, and to That is what this issue is about. That we need to do now and in the future. others. So we should continue to pro- is why this issue matters. We have forever to debate who was vide assistance to Jordan in protecting I know when I say what I have said, right and who was wrong about the war their borders and their future. I open myself to those voices that say in 2003 or the surge in 2007. These are four goals I hope we will there are warmongers and people who Also, I hope the announcement the continue to move toward, and I am want to go back to war. Absolutely President made today was the first

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They are among reason we care about what is hap- rely on either to keep our people safe, the worst of the radical jihadists who pening in Iraq is not because we want we should not be there. attacked us on September 1, 2001, and to nation build or because we want to Second, we need to define and then to again on September 11, 2012. They are force any sort of government on the defend the national security interests so bad, in fact, that the ‘‘core Al people of Iraq. Their future belongs to of the United States in Iraq. There has Qaeda,’’ as President Obama likes to them. It is because we cannot allow a been extensive discussion of ‘‘political call the terrorist cells in Pakistan and terrorist group that has the stated goal reconciliation’’ in Iraq and of making Afghanistan, have renounced them. and the increasing capacity of attack- any American military action contin- Their goal is to establish a new Islamic ing the United States to establish an gent on achieving that ephemeral ob- caliphate in the Middle East and north- operational space such as Afghanistan jective. This makes no sense. Although ern Africa, from Syria to Iraq. They was for Al Qaeda before 9/11. a political solution to Iraq’s troubles have publicly announced that when I hope we will continue to play the may have been an appropriate goal in they achieve their ambition in Syria important role the Senate plays in 2005 or 2011, it simply may not be fea- and Iraq, their goal is to move on to speaking out and hoping to give guid- sible in 2014. The time for this sort of Jordan, to Israel, and to the United ance and advice to the Commander in argument would have been 3 years ago States of America. Chief. But as I said yesterday, ulti- when America was the most influential Because of their actions and their mately, the role of leading on this mat- voice in Baghdad and we were com- stated intent, it would seem a targeted ter corresponds to the President. Only pleting our largest embassy on the mission to seriously degrade the the President of the United States can planet on the banks of the Tigris River. lethality of ISIS could well be in the come up with a plan that hopefully all But we chose to relinquish that influ- national security interests of the of us can unite behind because it is ence when we did not successfully ne- United States. Such an action would that important for our country and for gotiate a status-of-forces agreement not require the commitment of Amer- our future and for our security. with the Iraqis. Much of the blame for ican combat forces, but it would re- I yield the floor and suggest the ab- that diplomatic impasse lies with the quire a commitment from the Com- sence of a quorum. al-Maliki government, but the Obama mander in Chief that this action would The PRESIDING OFFICER. The administration bears considerable re- not be merely a symbolic message or clerk will call the roll. sponsibility as well. The President an effort simply to perpetuate the al- The assistant bill clerk proceeded to campaigned on ‘‘ending the war in Maliki government in Baghdad. call the roll. Iraq’’ which he defined by removing all Instead, it would need to be an expe- Mr. CRUZ. Madam President, I ask of our forces, not winning. So imme- ditious and emphatic demonstration of unanimous consent that the order for diate troop withdrawal, not negoti- America’s ability to strike at the ter- the quorum call be rescinded. ating a proper status-of-forces agree- rorists at the time and means of our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ment, was the priority. In the words of choosing. If the President needs to re- objection, it is so ordered. Secretary Clinton on CNN on Tuesday, spond to an imminent threat to the na- Mr. CRUZ. Madam President, I rise ‘‘We did not get it done.’’ The result is tional security interests of the United today to discuss the deteriorating situ- that today we have little or no influ- States, or to act to an imminent threat ation in Iraq. There has been consider- ence in Baghdad. to the lives of Americans in Iraq, he able debate in recent days about what It is not my purpose today to reliti- has the constitutional authority to do we want to achieve in that country and gate the history of U.S. involvement in so. However, Congress has the constitu- the importance of achieving so-called Iraq but, rather, to propose what we tional authority to declare war. So if political reconciliation in Baghdad. I can do with the circumstances in which the President is planning on launching wish to propose three simple principles we find ourselves right now. Given our a concerted offensive attack that is not that should guide any action we take current circumstances, any attempt to constrained by the exigency of the cir- in Iraq. reconcile a Sunni-Shiite religious con- cumstances, he should come to Con- No. 1, we should do everything pos- flict that has waged for more than 1,500 gress to seek and to receive authoriza- sible to secure our people. No. 2, we years seems either the height of hubris tion for the use of military force. A should defend our national security in- or naivete or both. precondition for any such mission in terests. No. 3, we should not partner Rather than prioritizing an Iraq should be the utter rejection of with the Islamic Republic of Iran. unachievable political solution we have any partnership with the Islamic Re- First and foremost, we need to be no power to effect, it seems much more public of Iran on which the al-Maliki certain we are doing everything hu- practical to focus on what is in the ac- government is increasingly dependent. manly possible to secure the Ameri- tual national security interests of the Iran has been the implacable enemy cans who are still in Iraq. The insta- United States of America. The most of the United States since 1979, when bility of the situation in the north of acute security threat to the United revolutionaries took 54 American citi- that country could quickly devolve States in Iraq is the aggressive move- zens hostage for 444 days, some of the into nationwide chaos, and it requires ment of the Islamic State of Iraq and darkest days of our history. Earlier our immediate attention. Syria, ISIS, forces out of Syria and this year, Iran demonstrated that this We need to be developing and imple- into Iraq over the last 6 months. These rapid anti-American hostility is alive menting an immediate plan to get out vicious Sunni fanatics may be rel- and well by trying to get a U.S. visa for all nonessential American personnel, atively small in number, but they one of those hostage takers to serve as to get them to safety now. I am deeply make up for it in shear brutality. Al- their Ambassador to the United Na- concerned, as all of us should be, that though President Obama dismissed tions, to live in Manhattan with diplo- our people on the ground will become their aggression into Fallujah in Janu- matic immunity. It was one of my pawns in a sectarian conflict we cannot ary of this year as the terrorist equiva- proudest days in the Senate to intro- control. I am concerned the up to 275 lent of the ‘‘junior varsity,’’ recent duce the legislation countering this ac- marines who may be deployed to assist events suggest they are of a much tion that passed unanimously through in embassy security, along with the 300 higher capability. both Houses of Congress, and that was additional military advisers that Presi- Indeed, an obvious question the ad- signed into law by President Obama, dent Obama announced today, will also ministration should answer is, has the stopping known terrorists from enter- become targets, isolated in Baghdad. Obama administration ever armed ing the United States. It is not at all reassuring to have the ISIS? Has the administration given le- When push comes to shove, the security in Baghdad provided by either thal weapons to ISIS? We are doing so American people understand that Iran

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:29 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19JN6.055 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S3852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 19, 2014 is our enemy. We need to bring that Iran, in its attempt to create a mod- CJS APPROPRIATIONS same clarity, that same bipartisan ern version, a new version of the Per- Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise to unity to current circumstances in Iraq. sian Empire, has attempted a similar speak about the appropriations mini- Just because Iran fears ISIS play on behalf of so-called Supreme bus that many of us were prepared to jihadists, it does not follow that we Leader Ali Khamenei through the move forward on today. I am deeply should partner with them in this fight. means of the Iraqi regime of Nouri al- disappointed that the Republican mi- The enemy of our enemy, in this in- Maliki. nority is effectively blocking another stance, is not our friend. If we cannot Sadly, Iranian forces today permeate bill on this floor from moving forward secure our people absent Iranian in- both the Government of Iraq and the for consideration and ultimately ap- volvement, we need to get them out. If Iraqi security forces. proval by the Congress. we cannot strike ISIS in Iraq without America has demonstrated, beyond It is disappointing because I know Iranian involvement, then we need to any shadow of doubt, our offer of lib- that the bipartisan work that was done look for another means of doing so. erty to the people of Iraq. Indeed, thou- in the committee was absolutely crit- ISIS consists of radical Islamist ter- sands of our sons and daughters have ical and extremely productive. The Ap- rorists who seek to murder Americans. given their lives in pursuit of freedom propriations Committee, which I have Yet the Iranian regime has over and in Iraq. But if the Iraqi Government is the privilege of serving on, presented over demonstrated the same hostile in- more interested in forging a relation- us, this Senate, with three very excel- tent. Indeed, it is the leading sponsor ship with Iran than with the United lent pieces of legislation. I am dis- of terrorism across the world. States, we should not and we cannot appointed that we are not moving for- It is deeply concerning that not only attempt to force them to adhere to our ward to pass them. It is also dis- Secretary of State John Kerry but also appointing because this process gives former Secretary of State Hillary Clin- political goals for them. Absent active partners in Iraq who us the opportunity to shape the spend- ton and Secretary of Defense Chuck ing priorities of the government, to Hagel have all signaled in recent days want a closer alliance with America and with our allies, our key objective focus on the needs of the American they are actively interested in explor- people, and to do so in a way that will ing a partnership with Iran to deal should be, quite simply, to secure our people, to counteract terrorist threats be responsive to their needs and we with Iraq. hope improves their opportunities to Indeed, today President Obama pub- to our national security, and to make grow this economy and participate in licly suggested: ‘‘Iran can play a con- sure that we do not further embolden the Islamic Republic of Iran. the economy. structive role.’’ This is the height of Without appropriations bills, we run foolishness. It is deeply disturbing that These objectives—not the fantasy of the risk of being stuck with a con- so many current and former senior resolving the Sunni-Shiite conflict tinuing resolution—funding just what Obama administration officials would that has been raging since the death of we did the last year—perhaps a little share this same misguided and naive Muhammad in 632 A.D. or the illusion less, perhaps a little more in some view. that we can magically find productive There could be no more ill-advised or common ground with Iran—should de- areas. But it deprives us of focusing on counter-productive policy for the fine our policy toward Iraq. issues that are more sensitive and more critical at this moment to the United States at this moment than to I would like to make one final note. American public. partner with the Islamic Republic of It is my hope that my colleagues will Chairman MIKULSKI has done an ex- Iran. Rather than partnering with Iran, think more broadly about what is hap- cellent job leading the Appropriations we should be all the more mindful of pening in the world in Iraq, in Iran, in Committee. As I said from the begin- the dangers of taking our eye off the Russia, and in Libya. We are being ning, she was determined to make it a ball of Iran’s nuclear program, as no faced with options of options of options substantive, respectful, and bipartisan doubt Tehran hopes we will in this that have been created by the bad process. The results are reflected in the most recent crisis. choices our leaders make. As grim as the threat of ISIS is, it unanimous or near unanimous com- Those guiding our foreign policy at mittee votes on the bills that are com- pales in comparison to the threat of a the White House, the State Depart- nuclear-armed Iran, given their long ing to this floor in this minibus, as we ment, and even, unfortunately, in the call it. So I thank her, obviously, for and well-documented history of state- Senate have refused to address true sponsored terrorism. Indeed, Iran is her leadership. dangers posed to Americans at home I also want to thank my colleagues working now and has been working for and abroad. Bad choices inevitably years now to develop nuclear ICBMs for on the relevant subcommittees, Sen- leave us with bad options. ator MURRAY, in the Transportation, one reason and one reason only, and Refusing to recognize the radical re- that is to strike at America and poten- Housing and Urban Development, and ligious extremism of individuals who Related Agencies Subcommittee; Sen- tially murder millions of Americans. It are committed to jihad and have would be the height of folly to take ator PRYOR, the chair of the Agri- pledged to murder Americans is a bad any action in Iraq that would further culture, Rural Development, Food and choice. Refusing to utter the words embolden Iran, which is already mov- Drug Administration, and Related ‘‘radical Islamic terrorists’’ is a bad ing to make Iraq a client state in its Agencies Subcommittee. Together they choice. Negotiating with terrorists to pursuit of regional hegemony. have prepared balanced bills that in- We already know how that script release terrorist leaders is a bad vest in our people, our infrastructure, plays out. We have seen it in our ally choice, and considering any kind of and in science. Ukraine, where former President deal with Iran is a very bad choice. The transportation-HUD bill includes Viktor Yanukovych acted as Vladimir In the last 5 years America has re- $550 million for the important TIGER Putin’s stooge and planted pro-Russian ceded from leadership in the world. Discretionary Grant Program, which is agents throughout the Ukrainian gov- Into that vacuum have stepped nations shared by the entire country but has ernment and armed forces. But the such as Iran, such as Russia, such as been particularly critical to Rhode Is- Ukrainian people refused to accept China. As we have abandoned our al- land in helping us improve our com- Russia’s attempt to reintegrate them lies, the consequences have been to mercial ports and in jump-starting into a 21st century reincarnation of the make the world a much more dan- major road projects, including the re- Soviet Union. gerous place. America’s leadership has placement of a major bridge, the Provi- They stood in the Maidan Square, a never been more critical than it is dence Viaduct on route 95. place I visited just a few weeks ago, today. Indeed, it is one of the potential and they braved the freezing cold. They Until the leaders of our government choke points on route 95 that will not braved the murderous army snipers stop making these bad choices, we will only affect Rhode Island, but it will af- who shot the protesters down in that continue to be left with bad options. fect Massachusetts, the home of the square, and they stood and demanded I thank the Chair. Presiding Officer. It will affect Con- freedom. They demanded to stand with The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MAR- necticut. It will bottle up traffic if we America, with Europe, and the West. KEY). The Senator from Rhode Island. don’t continue to fix it, improve it, and

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We are investing about $100 mil- Again, in my State—but not just in June 19, 2014, ‘‘Large Health Plans Set lion in safety improvements, a runway my State, in other parts of the coun- to Raise Rates.’’ extension, and an expansion. I thank try—it is a growing and commercially The picture emerging from proposed Chairman MURRAY for including this thriving enterprise which deserves sup- 2015 insurance rates in the 10 States funding in the bill, this general cat- port. In fact, because of federal invest- that have completed their filings, as egory funding which has been very ments, we have been able to initiate in the States have to do—stretching from helpful to the Rhode Island Airport Rhode Island aquaculture projects that Rhode Island to Washington State, in Corporation as it has applied for these have taken on their own lives and own all but one of those 10, the largest grants. momentum and are extremely produc- health insurer in the State is proposing I was particularly delighted last tive. to increase premiums between 8.5 per- month because Chairwoman MIKULSKI I am disappointed we are here today cent and 22.8 percent for next year. joined me at T.F. Green Airport to only talking about these appropria- That is not what the President of the look at the improvements, to talk tions bills instead of actually moving United States promised the American about the issues, and to get a firsthand forward and passing them. people when he forced through a health sense of how her efforts and Senator Another topic that is very frus- care law with only Democrats voting MURRAY’s efforts are translating into trating is the fact that this body for it in the House and in the Senate. real projects throughout the United passed on a bipartisan basis an exten- What he said is that by the end of his States. sion of unemployment insurance, fully first term, premiums for families The bill also includes more than $3 paid for, fiscally responsible—a bipar- would drop by $2,500 per family. That is billion for the Community Develop- tisan bill that went through all of the not what we are seeing: Across the ment Block Grant Program, again an rigorous steps that required 60 votes to board, the largest insurer in each of important program critical to all com- get cloture, and a majority of votes to those 10 States, anywhere between 8.5 munities in Rhode Island. It provides get final passage. We didn’t cut any percent to 22 percent for next year. It more than $2 billion for homeless as- corners. That is what we had to do, and makes us wonder how that is going to sistance grants. There is no portion of we did it. sit with the American public when the country today that is not facing a Unfortunately, it has languished in they are faced with these bills. the House of Representatives so now very real problem with homeless Amer- Republicans have been coming to this the extension, which as we passed the icans who need help, assistance, and floor to talk about the health care law bill would have been looking backward support. that Democrats in the Senate voted There is $75 million for the Family and forward several months—now it for, the President signed, and we Self-Sufficiency Program, which again has been totally eclipsed. So we are talked about the many alarming side helps people who are struggling not back working. only to find a place to live but also to I have reached out, and fortunately effects—the alarming side effects Americans have been feeling ever since deal with all of the issues of getting by Senator DEAN HELLER of Nevada has in a very difficult economy. been an extraordinarily thoughtful and the law has passed. All of these programs are extremely crucial leader, along with other col- People are still trying to understand worthwhile. They serve the Nation— leagues on the other side of the aisle the law, and they are asking the ques- not in one particular area or in one and colleagues on this side of the aisle. tion: How is this actually helping me? particular State—and they contribute So we are beginning again, but I have That is what people want to know, is to our productivity—not just for the to express my frustration. how is the law helping them. Much of moment but looking ahead. Over 3 million Americans now are what they are hearing is not how it is We can take, for example, the Com- without benefits that they would have helping them, but how it is hurting merce-Justice-Science bill with the received had we been able to extend un- them. Once again, an alarming side ef- strong support for NOAA, including employment compensation benefits fect in the front page of the newspaper funding for fisheries, aquaculture, Sea which were terminated December 28 of this morning. Grant, ocean exploration, and ocean last year. These are modest benefits, It seems like just about every day we education—again, initiatives that af- about $300 a week, but for people who pick up a newspaper and see headlines fect my home State of Rhode Island, are looking desperately for work, it about another broken promise by the the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, could mean the difference between Democrats who voted for the health the State of Florida, the State of North staying in their homes or being forced care law—Democrats who came to the Carolina, every coastal area, the gulf out, repairing their car, having a tele- Senate floor and the floor of the House coast, et cetera, all critical to our phone if they need it—which we all of Representatives and said this is a country, to our productivity, to our need to communicate to look for jobs. good thing. commerce, and to the livelihood of so So we have to start again. Not only is But then, of course, it was NANCY many Americans this the right issue for individual PELOSI, Speaker of the House, who We are looking also at investments Americans—millions of them—but it is said: First you have to pass it before in the National Science Foundation, the right issue for our economy. you get to find out what is in it. As fully funding, for example, the request Economists who look at the unem- more Americans are finding out what for the EPSCoR Program at nearly $160 ployment problem will tell us—and in is in it, they continue to be very un- million. This is absolutely critical for fact they did—if we would have ex- happy with what they are getting. many reasons, particularly to make tended the program last December for American families all across the that connection between academic in- a full year, this economy would gain country are finding out that the Presi- stitutions and business enterprises and 200,000 jobs. We are in no position to dent’s promises didn’t come true. They also to economic development. turn down 200,000 jobs. In Rhode Island, weren’t true. The bill also supports, with respect that is particularly the case. It would As chairman of the Republican policy to our criminal justice system, $376 have added to our GDP growth, some committee, I have been looking at the million for Byrne justice assistance estimates as high as 0.2 percent, again damaging side effects of the health grants and $181 million for COPS hiring helping to grow the economy. care law around the country and in dif- grants—actually putting police officers I hope we can rejoin this effort and ferent States and what I have found on the street, increasing our ability to move forward. meeting people around the country. deal with crime and making our com- I yield the floor. Here is what I found in North Carolina: munities more livable. This is abso- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Last Friday there was a headline in lutely critical. ator from Wyoming. the Triangle Business Journal in the

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The head- than Amazon, and he said: Cheaper voted for this health care law did not line in North Carolina is: The law is than your cell phone bill. solve the problem with our health care forcing a majority of employers to The plan was going to cost less than system. They just threw more money change their health care offerings. your cell phone bill. at it to hide the fact that the law actu- The article says: This couple in North Carolina says ally made things worse. People wanted More than half of North Carolina compa- they are paying almost $1,000 a month reform that gave them access to qual- nies are considering radical changes to the and their rates are going even higher. ity care, that gave them affordable health plans they offer employees—— So it makes us wonder was the Presi- care. No one wanted more expensive Not little changes, not little tweaks, dent of the United States again trying coverage. radical changes to the health plans to mislead the American people inten- I will talk about one more example. they offer employees. tionally? Did he not understand the That is the devastating side effect of ‘‘You might look at raising your de- law which was written behind closed smaller paychecks some families will ductible to keep premiums lower, or doors over there in HARRY REID’s of- be facing because of the Democrats’ look at what you are covering,’’ fice? Did he not care? Does he still not health care law. Another side effect, Hegeman says. ‘‘Or charging more in care? But that is what people are see- smaller paychecks. terms of co-pay, in order to keep pre- ing and experiencing as a result of the The law says employers—including miums lower.’’ President’s health care law. State governments, including local It quotes one human resources execu- But this couple is not the only one governments, school districts, commu- tive says that companies ‘‘ . . . might paying more because of the health care nities, counties—have to cover people look at raising your deductible to keep law. According to a new analysis by who work 30 hours a week or more and premiums lower, or look at what you the Manhattan Institute, people all treat them as full-time employees. are covering. . . . ’’ over the country are going to have to They have to cover those people with Those are all considerations because pay more—much more—than what the insurance and treat them as full-time the President made a lot of promises President told them, much more than employees. That is what the law con- that are not being able to be kept, and they ever anticipated. siders full-time employees. people who actually read the law as it The Manhattan Institute found that There was another story in Raleigh, was being proposed knew the Presi- for an average 64-year-old woman in NC, on WTVD. It said State agencies— dent’s promises were not going to be North Carolina, her premiums would we are not talking about for-profit able to be kept. have been $210 a month in 2013, before businesses. State agencies are looking This is a terrifying side effect of the the ObamaCare mandates and every- at cutting the hours of part-time work- health care law for many people—peo- thing else kicked in. In 2014, 1 year ers to keep them under that 30-hour ple who now in North Carolina are wor- later and all the mandates, buying in- limit. ried about these radical changes to surance through the ObamaCare ex- The North Carolina Agriculture De- their insurance plans. That is what change her premiums almost triple to partment has about 240 part-time em- some companies are going to have to $623 a month. She is paying almost ployees who are now working more do to keep down the costs. $5,000 a year more this year than last than 30 hours—less than 40, more than But for many people, the costs keep year because of the President’s health 30—240 of these folks at the North going up anyway, and we are seeing care law that the Democrats voted for Carolina Agriculture Department. higher premiums in those 10 States I in the House and in the Senate. The How about the North Carolina De- mentioned in the headlines today, but President said it would lower pre- partment of Transportation? They specifically in North Carolina, here is miums by $2,500 a year. Yet she is see- have almost 600 people in exactly the what WTVD, a television station in Ra- ing her premiums go up by $5,000 a same situation. So North Carolina is leigh, reported last month. They did a year. going to have to look very closely at story entitled, ‘‘Blue Cross missing age For a 27-year-old man, he would have what to do with those individuals. If sales target for ACA could mean higher paid an average of $80 a month in 2013. the hours are cut back to under 30 bills.’’ So higher bills for North Caro- Under the President’s health care law, hours, that can mean smaller pay- lina. $217 a month—an extra $1,600 a year checks. It turns out not enough young and than last year. That is not what the One expert at Duke University told healthy people signed up for the insur- President promised him. the TV station he expects the State ance in the State’s ObamaCare ex- President Obama then goes and gives will see 300,000 full-time workers be change. a speech not that long ago and said: moved to part time. Local govern- The President said: Oh, we will get Democrats who voted for this law—and ments, State governments, private em- all these young, healthy people signing there are a lot of Members of this body ployers, they are all having to make up, buying insurance that—in my opin- that fit this description. Democrats these same decisions. Why? Because of ion—they don’t need, don’t want, can’t who voted for this law should force- the health care law. Those 300,000 afford, will never use. The President fully defend and be proud of it—force- workers moved to part time by the def- said: We will get all these healthy peo- fully defend and be proud, the Presi- inition—not what the man or woman ple signing up. dent of the United States said just a on the street thinks of as the definition It didn’t happen. They missed the couple weeks ago. Is there a Senator in of full time, but what the health care sales targets in terms of what they ex- this body who is willing to stand and law defines it as. That is a big hit to pected in terms of the age of those forcefully defend the fact that people people’s paychecks, and it is another signing up. So the biggest insurer in in North Carolina are paying double or very harmful side effect in the health the State in North Carolina says it triple for insurance? Is there anyone care law. may have to raise rates next year. who wants to defend this expensive side It didn’t have to be that way. Repub- The news story quoted a woman effect of the health care law? licans have offered solutions for pa- named Amanda LaRoque. She and her I know some people have been helped tient-centered health care reform such husband own their own business, they by the law. Some people are paying less as increasing the ability of small busi- pay their own health insurance, and for insurance than they would have be- nesses to get together, join together, they say their premiums have doubled fore, but many people are paying much negotiate for better rates, expand since they signed up for the Obama more. That is because the people who health savings accounts, allow people health care law. They are now paying pay less are getting a subsidy from to buy insurance that works best for $999 a month for two people—almost Washington to help hide the rate hikes them and their family and shop in $1,000 a month for two people. that everybody else is facing. other States to do it, and not have to

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:29 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19JN6.060 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3855 buy this whole big list of insurance the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- bara Boxer, Bill Nelson, Jeff Merkley, President says they need when it is not ture motion having been presented Christopher A. Coons, Angus S. King, what their family needs. It is not what under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Jr., Richard Blumenthal, Richard J. they need for their kids, for their fami- clerk to report the motion. Durbin, Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, Charles E. Schumer. lies, for their spouses, not what they The assistant legislative clerk read want, not what they can afford, be- as follows: Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule cause the President essentially thinks CLOTURE MOTION he knows better than American fami- XXII be waived. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lies about their own personal situation. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Republicans have offered ideas that Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move objection, it is so ordered. would give people the care they need to bring to a close debate on the nomination f from a doctor they choose at lower of Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United costs—not lower costs as a subsidy for States District Judge for the Middle District LEGISLATIVE SESSION some people, but lower costs for every- of Florida. Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Richard J. Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to body. That is what we are working on, Durbin, Elizabeth Warren, Tim Kaine, legislative session. lower cost of care. Richard Blumenthal, Robert P. Menen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republicans are going to keep com- dez, Barbara A. Mikulski, Debbie Sta- question is on agreeing to the motion. ing to the floor. We are going to keep benow, Christopher Murphy, Sheldon The motion was agreed to. offering real solutions for better health Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, Patty care without all of these terrible side Murray, Tom Harkin, Tom Udall, f effects, because we know the list is Christopher A. Coons, Robert P. Casey, EXECUTIVE SESSION there, one side effect after another. Jr. They are costly, harmful, some are ir- Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent reversible, and nothing that the Amer- that the mandatory quorum under rule ican people wanted. XXII be waived. NOMINATION OF BETH BLOOM TO On the front-page headline today is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ‘‘Large Health Plans Set to Raise objection, it is so ordered. JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DIS- TRICT OF FLORIDA Rates.’’ Insurance rates in 10 States f that have completed their filings, Mr. REID. I move to proceed to exec- stretching from Rhode Island to Wash- LEGISLATIVE SESSION utive session to consider Calendar No. ington State, all but one of them, the Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to 781. largest health insurer in the State is legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The proposing to increase premiums be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. tween 8.5 and 22 percent for next year. question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The American people will once again The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The realize that the Democrats and the clerk will report the nomination. f President who voted for this health The assistant legislative clerk read care law have broken their trust, bro- EXECUTIVE SESSION the nomination of Beth Bloom, of Flor- ken their promises to the American ida, to be United States District Judge people, and the American people de- for the Southern District of Florida. serve better. NOMINATION OF CARLOS CLOTURE MOTION Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the EDUARDO MENDOZA TO BE Mr. REID. Madam President, I send a floor and suggest the absence of a UNITED STATES DISTRICT cloture motion to the desk. quorum. JUDGE FOR THE MIDDLE DIS- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. TRICT OF FLORIDA ture motion having been presented HIRONO). The clerk will call the roll. Mr. REID. I move to proceed to exec- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The legislative clerk proceed to call utive session to Calendar No. 780. clerk to report the motion. the roll. Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The assistant legislative clerk read unanimous consent that the order for question is on agreeing to the motion. as follows: the quorum call be rescinded. The motion was agreed to. CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- GILLIBRAND). Without objection, it is so clerk will report the nomination. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the ordered. The assistant legislative clerk read Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move the nomination of Carlos Eduardo Men- to bring to a close debate on the nomination f doza, of Florida, to be United States of Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United EXECUTIVE SESSION District Judge for the Middle District States District Judge for the Southern Dis- of Florida. trict of Florida. Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Tom NOMINATION OF PAUL G. BYRON CLOTURE MOTION Udall, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Jack Reed, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT Mr. REID. There is a cloture motion Tim Kaine, Barbara Boxer, Bill Nelson, JUDGE FOR THE MIDDLE DIS- at the desk and I ask that it be re- Jeff Merkley, Christopher A. Coons, TRICT OF FLORIDA ported. Angus S. King, Jr., Richard The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Blumenthal, Cory A. Booker, Richard Mr. REID. Madam President, I move ture motion having been presented J. Durbin, Christopher Murphy, Patty to proceed to executive session to con- Murray, Charles E. Schumer. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the sider Calendar No. 779. clerk to report the motion. Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent The PRESIDING OFFICER. The that the mandatory quorum under rule question is on agreeing to the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: XXII be waived. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection, it is so ordered. clerk will report the nomination. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The assistant legislative clerk read ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the f the nomination of Paul G. Byron, of Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move Florida, to be United States District to bring to a close debate on the nomination LEGISLATIVE SESSION Judge for the Middle District of Flor- of Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, to be Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to United States District Judge for the Middle ida. District of Florida. legislative session. CLOTURE MOTION Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Tom The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. REID. I send a cloture motion to Udall, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Cory A. question is on agreeing to the motion. the desk. Booker, Jack Reed, Tim Kaine, Bar- The motion was agreed to.

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The clo- emancipation so long overdue. executive session to consider Calendar ture motion having been presented Juneteenth is a reminder of promises No. 836. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the kept. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk to report the motion. Although it may be late in coming, it question is on agreeing to the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read is the duty of a responsible government The motion was agreed to. as follows: to honor its word and never forget any of its citizens. There are millions of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The CLOTURE MOTION clerk will report the nomination. Americans who need help today, right We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- now. They are escaping the bonds of The assistant legislative clerk read ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the the nomination of Geoffrey W. Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move hunger, unemployment, and inequality. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United to bring to a close debate on the nomination So may we here in the Senate come to States District Judge for the District of Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Direc- their rescue, just as General Granger of Vermont. tor of the United States Citizenship and Im- did for the slaves of Galveston those migration Services, Department of Home- CLOTURE MOTION many years ago. land Security. Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I Mr. REID. I send a cloture motion to Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Richard J. the desk. wish to commend the Senate for unani- Durbin, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, mously passing S. Res. 474 last week. I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Sheldon Whitehouse, Christopher A. ture motion having been presented Coons, Sherrod Brown, Tom Harkin, am a proud co-sponsor of the resolution under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Richard Blumenthal, Benjamin L. authored by Senator LEVIN, which des- clerk to report the motion. Cardin, Angus S. King, Jr., Thomas R. ignates today as Juneteenth Independ- The assistant legislative clerk read Carper, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klo- ence Day for 2014. The resolution in- as follows: buchar, Debbie Stabenow, Charles E. cludes specific recognition of Frederick Schumer. Douglass who was born in the State of CLOTURE MOTION . Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent Maryland in 1818, escaped from slavery We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- and became a leading writer, orator, ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the that the mandatory quorum under rule Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move XXII be waived. publisher, and one of the United to bring to a close debate on the nomination The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without States’ most influential advocates for of Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be objection, it is so ordered. abolitionism and the equality of all United States District Judge for the District f people. of Vermont. On this 149th anniversary of Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Tom LEGISLATIVE SESSION Juneteenth, America celebrates the Udall, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Tim Kaine, Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to end of slavery in the United States. Jack Reed, Cory A. Booker, Barbara Juneteenth—or June 19—is the day in Boxer, Bill Nelson, Jeff Merkley, Chris- legislative session. topher A. Coons, Angus S. King, Jr., The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 1865 when MG Gordon Granger and Richard Blumenthal, Richard J. Dur- question is on agreeing to the motion. Union soldiers enforced ‘General Order bin, Christopher Murphy, Patty Mur- The motion was agreed to. No. 3’, finally freeing the remaining ray, Charles E. Schumer. slaves in the United States. f Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent Thanks to the hard work of Ameri- that the mandatory quorum under rule MORNING BUSINESS cans committed to living up to our highest ideals, we have come a long XXII be waived. Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent way since that first Juneteenth. This is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Senate proceed to a period of morn- a time for joy but also reflection for objection, it is so ordered. ing business with Senators permitted African Americans. We should use our f to speak therein for up to 10 minutes collective history, and days like each. LEGISLATIVE SESSION Juneteenth, to grow, learn and become The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without more connected to one another. We owe Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to objection, it is so ordered. legislative session. it to those who endured the brutal in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f stitution of slavery and to those who question is on agreeing to the motion. JUNETEENTH 149TH ANNIVERSARY dedicated their lives to ending such an The motion was agreed to. injustice. Mr. REID. Madam President, today f Today, our children study Maryland- we celebrate Juneteenth. For those ers like Harriet Tubman and Frederick EXECUTIVE CALENDAR who aren’t familiar with this holiday, Douglass, both former slaves who today marks the 149th anniversary of helped deliver freedom to millions. As the emancipation of the slaves in Gal- we observe Juneteenth in Maryland NOMINATION OF LEON RODRIGUEZ veston, TX. Two-and-a-half years after and across the country, we also reflect TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE President Lincoln’s Emancipation on the reality that human bondage has UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP Proclamation took effect and 2 months not been abolished worldwide. The con- AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, after General Lee’s surrender at Appo- tinued existence of slavery anywhere is DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE- mattox, the slaves of Galveston were an affront to the progress made since CURITY still being treated as they were years that first Juneteenth and a cause for Mr. REID. I move to proceed to exec- before. Union GEN Gordon Granger and action. utive session to consider Calendar No. his troops arrived in Galveston with f 742. one thing in mind, to right this wrong. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The General Granger addressed the entire JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER question is on agreeing to the motion. city, declaring all slaves in Texas to be Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, ear- The motion was agreed to. free, and granting them ‘‘an absolute lier this week I came to the floor to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The equality of personal rights and rights discuss ethics in defense procurement clerk will report the nomination. of property.’’ contracting, specifically relating to The assistant legislative clerk read Upon receiving the news, the newly the Joint Strike Fighter. I ask unani- the nomination of Leon Rodriguez, of freed slaves could not contain their mous consent that an article on this

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:20 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19JN6.063 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3857 topic from Inside Defense be printed in er program, setting aside $337 million that Laura continued to distinguish her- the RECORD. Lockheed Martin could earn by achieving self as a student in law school, where There being no objection, the mate- specified goals during the balance of the air- she became a campus leader. In addi- craft’s development phase. rial was ordered to be printed in the Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the tion to serving as the president of the RECORD, as follows: current F–35 program executive officer, told school’s chapter of the Federalist Soci- [From Inside Defense, May 30, 2014] the Senate Armed Services tactical air and ety, she also served as treasurer of the CARTER: JSF PROGRAM MANAGER BASED F–35 land forces subcommittee on April 24, 2013, Law School Republicans. Additionally, AWARD FEES ON DESIRE TO PROTECT LOCK- that a portion of the remaining award fees Laura devoted her time and energy to HEED EXEC Lockheed could earn would be tied to the the Saint Thomas More Society, the (By Jason Sherman) timely delivery of planned aircraft complete Law Women’s Caucus, and the Edmund A former Joint Strike Fighter program ex- with scheduled software and capability im- Burke Society. ecutive officer was fired in 2010 after explain- provements. The bulk of the remaining fee is Laura was a vibrant young woman ing that he based the government’s decision tethered to achieving the current aircraft de- whose kind and generous spirit and velopment plan on time and budget, he said. to award prime contractor Lockheed Martin (Defense Alert, April 24, 2013).—Jason Sher- commitment to excellence—touched 85 percent of the potential award fee—when man the lives of everyone around her. the F–35 program was suffering from major A high school friend of hers said: cost growth and schedule delays—on his de- f ‘‘Laura is the kind of person everybody sire to protect the job of his Lockheed coun- SIMPSONS’ 60TH WEDDING wants to be.’’ terpart, according to a former senior Pen- ANNIVERSARY And a former teacher and coach at tagon official. Ashton Carter, deputy defense secretary Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, ConVal said, ‘‘She was the type of per- from 2011 to 2013, on May 16 provided a Har- on Saturday, June 21, 2014, Senator son that was always there for you’’— vard University audience a behind-the-scenes Alan Simpson and his wife Ann will adding that Laura was ‘‘very selfless.’’ account of his efforts in 2009, during his first celebrate their 60th wedding anniver- She brought that same trademark year as Pentagon acquisition executive, to sary. I invite all of my colleagues to kindness to Chicago, where one of her understand why projected costs for the F–35 law school classmates was quoted as aircraft had doubled and why the program join me in wishing them heartfelt con- gratulations. saying: ‘‘Laura was one of those people was facing schedule delays. who would take the time to ask how At the time, an independent cost esti- Their children Bill, Colin, and Sue, sent an announcement honoring this I’m doing and actually listen.’’ mating team was advising Pentagon leaders These are just a few remembrances of that the true cost to develop and procure the milestone saying their parents are planned F–35 fleet would be billions of dol- ‘‘celebrating 60 years of love, commit- this remarkable young woman. She lars more than the JSF program office esti- ment and compromise.’’ Those of us was smart, outgoing, kind, and curious mated, foreshadowing a $60 billion increase who have known and worked with Al about the world around her. I know that Laura would have been an out- to the F–35’s official price tag. and Ann Simpson have seen this spirit Carter said he called in the program man- standing lawyer who brought intellect of love and devotion in every aspect of ager, whom he does not name during his re- and integrity to the legal profession. their lives. marks. At that time, Marine Corps Maj. Gen. And I also know that she would have David Heinz had recently become the F–35 For six decades, Wyoming has been fortunate to learn from Al and Ann. continued to be a leader in her commu- program manager, in April 2009. His prede- nity. cessor, from 2006 to 2009, was Air Force Maj. Though they met much earlier, the Tragically, we will never know the Gen. Charles Davis, now a three-star general couple first began dating while they and the military deputy to the Air Force ac- heights that Laura would have were students at the University of Wy- achieved. She was taken from us far quisition executive. oming. Over 60 years later, they are a ‘‘I want to see the bill, everything that too soon. goes into the cost of this airplane,’’ Carter true power couple. Each complements As Laura’s family and friends mourn said, in a video of his remarks posted on the other in every way—they are resil- her loss, I hope and pray that they will YouTube on May 22. ‘‘The program office ient, compassionate, and know the be comforted by their warm memories didn’t know, could not tell me where the value of compromise. This special rela- of her. She was a very special person money was going.’’ tionship has evolved into a lifelong whose uncommon kindness, caring At that time, the F–35’s development was partnership that serves as a model for being executed under a cost-plus contract, a spirit, and commitment to service all of us to follow. brightened our world. Laura leaves be- vehicle that allows a contractor to pass costs My wife Bobbi and I look forward to on to the government in addition to seeking hind an extraordinary legacy for all of an award fee. ‘‘I asked the program manager: celebrating this outstanding milestone us to carry on.∑ ‘Let me see your award fee history.’ I look at with Al and Ann when we see them in f the award fee history over 10 years, it is 85 Cody on July 4th. We will tell them percent a year,’’ Carter said. what an inspiration they have been, TRIBUTE TO DAVID GIORDANO The former deputy defense secretary said not only to us, but to people all across ∑ Mr. BOOKER. Madam President, he told the program manager the F–35 pro- the State. And, we will thank them for today I recognize David Giordano, the gram was ‘‘a disaster,’’ adding, ‘‘You’re giv- their service to Wyoming and our great former director of the Newark Fire De- ing an 85 percent award fee every year, partment. A driving force for good in what’s going on?’’ Nation. ‘‘And,’’ Carter continued, ‘‘he looked me in f the City of Newark, Dave’s exceptional career as firefighter, fire director, and the eye . . . and said: ‘I like the program ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS manager on the Lockheed Martin side that I trusted advisor created the foundation work with and he tells me that if he gets less for the long-term strength of the de- than 85 percent award fee, he’s going to get partment, setting it on the path to a REMEMBERING LAURA LAPLANTE fired.’ ’’ sustainable future, and improving safe- ∑ ‘‘So, this guy was fired,’’ Carter said of Ms. AYOTTE. Madam President, I ty for the city’s residents. Heinz. Then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates wish to honor the life of Laura A native of North Newark, Dave grew announced Heinz’s dismissal during a Feb. 1, LaPlante—a law student from Han- up near Sacred Heart Basilica and is a 2010, press conference. cock, NH, who was preparing to grad- Carter subsequently ordered a sweeping product of the Newark Public School technical review of the JSF program and uate from the University of Chicago system. As Newark invested in him, so, transitioned it to a fixed-price contract in an Law School when her life was trag- too, did he invest in Newark—first as a effort to force Lockheed to shoulder a por- ically cut short last month. small business owner in 1979, and then, tion of the costs associated with develop- Laura was a student at St. Patrick’s in 1985, as a firefighter. Committed to mental risks. School in Jaffrey and at ConVal Re- serving as a strong voice for his col- ‘‘We began a process that was very dif- gional High School in Peterborough, leagues, Dave became active in the ficult: to re-educate the Air Force-Navy from which she graduated in 2006. After Newark Firefighter’s Union, serving as team that managed this important aircraft attending Columbia University, she re- so that they knew what the hell they were treasurer and vice president, and ulti- paying for,’’ Carter said in the Harvard turned to New Hampshire and grad- mately union president. speech. ‘‘They had no idea.’’ uated in 2010 from UNH—where she was When I became mayor of Newark in In 2013, the Pentagon restructured the a scholar-athlete who was at the top of 2006, I knew Dave’s knowledge and ex- award-fee scheme for the Joint Strike Fight- her class. perience would be an asset to my team.

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For example, working with lence surely saved lives. mined leadership as an administrator, mayors, city council members, and Dave retires from the City of Newark writer, and editor has played a vital local economic development officials in on June 30, 2014, after 29 years of dedi- role in the preservation of our State Warren County, I have fought for more cated service to the city. These years and Nation’s history. than $1.4 million for improvements to have been marked by exemplary dedi- Lynn has provided an incredible serv- Highway 92, helping to create jobs and cation to the best interests of the com- ice to the State of Missouri for over 40 expand economic opportunities. munity and his fellow firefighters. years, and I wish her well on her retire- School grants: Every child in Iowa It is an honor to formally recognize ment.∑ deserves to be educated in a classroom the contributions that David Giordano that is safe, accessible, and modern. f has made to the citizens of Newark That is why, for the past decade and a throughout his career, to thank him WARREN COUNTY, IOWA half, I have secured funding for the in- for his tremendous service, and to wish ∑ Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, the novative Iowa Demonstration Con- him happiness in a well-deserved re- strength of my State of Iowa lies in its struction Grant Program—better tirement.∑ vibrant local communities, where citi- known among educators in Iowa as f zens come together to foster economic Harkin grants for public schools con- development, make smart investments struction and renovation. Across 15 TRIBUTE TO LYNN WOLF years, Harkin grants worth more than GENTZLER to expand opportunity, and take the initiative to improve the health and $132 million have helped school dis- ∑ Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, I well-being of residents. Over the dec- tricts to fund a range of renovation and wish to honor Lynn Wolf Gentzler, who ades, I have witnessed the growth and repair efforts—everything from updat- has had a remarkable 42-year career revitalization of so many communities ing fire safety systems to building new with the Western Historical Manu- across my State. And it has been deep- schools. In many cases, these Federal dollars have served as the needed in- script Collection at the University of ly gratifying to see how my work in Missouri-Columbia and the State His- centive to leverage local public and Congress has supported these local ef- torical Society of Missouri. Next private dollars, so it often has a tre- forts. mendous multiplier effect within a month, Lynn will leave her position to I have always believed in account- school district. Over the years, Warren enjoy a well-deserved retirement. I ability for public officials, and this, my have served on the board of trustees of County has received over $4.6 million final year in the Senate, is an appro- the State Historical Society for some in Harkin grants. Similarly, schools in priate time to give an accounting of time, and I can tell you that Lynn has Warren County have received funds my work across four decades rep- played a critical role in the promotion that I designated for Iowa Star Schools resenting Iowa in Congress. I take of the history of our State of Missouri. for technology totaling $367,796. As a native of DeKalb County, Lynn pride in accomplishments that have Disaster mitigation and prevention: Wolf Gentzler attended the University been national in scope—for instance, In 1993, when historic floods ripped of Missouri-Columbia and graduated passing the Americans with Disabil- through Iowa, it became clear to me with honors and a degree in education. ities Act, and spearheading successful that the national emergency-response She then went on to earn her master’s farm bills. But I take a very special infrastructure was woefully inadequate degree and began a career as a manu- pride in projects that have made a big to meet the needs of Iowans in flood- script specialist at the Western Histor- difference in local communities across ravaged communities. I went to work ical Manuscript Collection in Colum- my State. dramatically expanding the Federal bia. Over years of dedicated hard work, Today, I would like to give an ac- Emergency Management Agency’s haz- she rose to the position of senior manu- counting of my work with leaders and ard mitigation program, which helps script specialist and assistant director residents of Warren County to build a communities reduce the loss of life and of the Western Historical Manuscript legacy of a stronger local economy, property due to natural disasters and Collection. better schools and educational oppor- enables mitigation measures to be im- She eventually assumed the positions tunities, and a healthier, safer commu- plemented during the immediate recov- of assistant director of the State His- nity. ery period. Disaster relief means more torical Society of Missouri and asso- Between 2001 and 2013, the creative than helping people and businesses get ciate editor of the Missouri Historical leadership in your community has back on their feet after a disaster, it Review in 1990. A year later, she be- worked with me to secure funding in means doing our best to prevent the came the associate director of the Warren County worth over $6.8 million same predictable flood or other catas- State Historical Society in Missouri, and successfully acquired financial as- trophe from recurring in the future. while continuing in her role as the as- sistance from programs I have fought The hazard mitigation program that I sociate editor of the Missouri Histor- hard to support, which have provided helped create in 1993 provided critical ical Review. In 2003, the board of trust- more than $9.5 million to the local support to Iowa communities impacted ees for the State Historical Society of economy. by the devastating floods of 2008. War- Missouri asked Lynn to take up the Of course, my favorite memories of ren County has received over $1.1 mil- role of acting executive director. working together include my support lion to remediate and prevent wide- Lynn Wolf Gentzler is a leader who of the great work done by public safety spread destruction from natural disas- has demonstrated an incredible under- entities in the county, working to im- ters. standing and commitment to the past, prove local transportation infrastruc- Agricultural and rural development: present, and future of her community. ture, as well as a strong partnership Because I grew up in a small town in Outside of her work with the Missouri with Simpson College. rural Iowa, I have always been a loyal Historical Review, Lynn’s impressive Among the highlights: friend and fierce advocate for family authored and editorial works include Investing in Iowa’s economic devel- farmers and rural communities. I have entries in the ‘‘Dictionary of Missouri opment through targeted community been a member of the House or Senate Biography,’’ the ‘‘American National projects: In Central Iowa, we have Agriculture Committee for 40 years— Biography,’’ and the State Historical worked together to grow the economy including more than 10 years as chair- Society’s publication entitled ‘‘Mark- by making targeted investments in im- man of the Senate Agriculture Com- ing Missouri History.’’ In addition, she portant economic development mittee. Across the decades, I have edited every single book published by projects, including improved roads and championed farm policies for Iowans the State Historical Society of Mis- bridges, modernized sewer and water that include effective farm income pro- souri over the past decade. systems, and better housing options for tection and commodity programs;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:20 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19JN6.008 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3859 strong, progressive conservation assist- across my State. And it has been deep- school district. Over the years, Butler ance for agricultural producers; renew- ly gratifying to see how my work in County has received $664,437 in Harkin able energy opportunities; and robust Congress has supported these local ef- grants. Similarly, schools in Butler economic development in our rural forts. County have received funds that I des- communities. Since 1991, through var- I have always believed in account- ignated for Iowa Star Schools for tech- ious programs authorized through the ability for public officials, and this, my nology totaling $115,000. farm bill, Warren County has received final year in the Senate, is an appro- Disaster mitigation and prevention: more than $1.4 million from a variety priate time to give an accounting of In 1993, when historic floods ripped of farm bill programs. my work across four decades rep- through Iowa, it became clear to me Keeping Iowa communities safe: I resenting Iowa in Congress. I take that the national emergency-response also firmly believe that our first re- pride in accomplishments that have infrastructure was woefully inadequate sponders need to be appropriately been national in scope—for instance, to meet the needs of Iowans in flood- trained and equipped, able to respond passing the Americans with Disabil- ravaged communities. I went to work to both local emergencies and to state- ities Act and spearheading successful dramatically expanding the Federal wide challenges such as, for instance, farm bills. But I take a very special Emergency Management Agency’s haz- the methamphetamine epidemic. Since pride in projects that have made a big ard mitigation program, which helps 2001, Warren County’s fire departments difference in local communities across communities reduce the loss of life and have received over $1.1 million for fire- my State. property due to natural disasters and fighter safety and operations equip- Today, I would like to give an ac- enables mitigation measures to be im- ment and $175,000 in Department of counting of my work with leaders and plemented during the immediate recov- Justice funding to support law enforce- residents of Butler County to build a ery period. Disaster relief means more ment efforts in the county. legacy of a stronger local economy, than helping people and businesses get Disability rights: Growing up, I loved better schools and educational oppor- back on their feet after a disaster, it and admired my brother Frank, who tunities, and a healthier, safer commu- means doing our best to prevent the was deaf. But I was deeply disturbed by nity. same predictable flood or other catas- the discrimination and obstacles he Between 2001 and 2013, the creative trophe from recurring in the future. faced every day. That is why I have al- leadership in your community has The hazard mitigation program that I ways been a passionate advocate for worked with me to secure funding in helped create in 1993 provided critical full equality for people with disabil- Butler County worth over $2.6 million support to Iowa communities impacted ities. As the primary author of the and successfully acquired financial as- by the devastating floods of 2008. But- Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, sistance from programs I have fought ler County has received over $6 million and the ADA Amendments Act, I have hard to support, which have provided to remediate and prevent widespread had four guiding goals for our fellow more than $11 million to the local destruction from natural disasters. citizens with disabilities: equal oppor- economy. Agricultural and rural development: tunity, full participation, independent Of course, one of my favorite memo- Because I grew up in a small town in living, and economic self-sufficiency. ries of working together has been a ter- rural Iowa, I have always been a loyal Nearly a quarter century since passage rific partnership with the Butler Coun- friend and fierce advocate for family of the ADA, I see remarkable changes ty Rural Electric Cooperative, REC, farmers and rural communities. I have in communities everywhere I go in which has done a tremendous job at se- been a member of the House or Senate Iowa—not just in curb cuts or closed- curing funds for a variety of local eco- Agriculture Committee for 40 years— captioned television, but in the full nomic development projects. I am par- including more than 10 years as chair- participation of people with disabilities ticularly proud of the work I have done man of the Senate Agriculture Com- in our society and economy, folks who with the Homeward, Inc. project to mittee. Across the decades, I have at long last have the opportunity to provide quality affordable housing to championed farm policies for Iowans contribute their talents and to be fully Iowans throughout the region. I am that include effective farm income pro- included. These changes have increased pleased to have secured more than $1.9 tection and commodity programs; economic opportunities for all citizens million over the years to assist in this strong, progressive conservation assist- of Warren County, both those with and important work. I should also single ance for agricultural producers; renew- without disabilities. out the outstanding leadership and able energy opportunities; and robust This is at least a partial accounting tireless leadership of the former CEO economic development in our rural of my work on behalf of Iowa, and spe- and general manager of the Butler communities. Since 1991, through var- cifically Warren County, during my County REC, Bob Bauman, for his ious programs authorized through the time in Congress. In every case, this years of service and vision. He is the farm bill, Butler County has received work has been about partnerships, co- kind of Iowan, who has done so much more than $5.8 million from a variety operation, and empowering folks at the to help those that have so little, that of farm bill programs. State and local level, including in War- makes me so proud to have served Iowa Keeping Iowa communities safe: I ren County, to fulfill their own dreams in the Senate. also firmly believe that our first re- and initiatives. And, of course, this Among the highlights: sponders need to be appropriately work is never complete. Even after I School grants: Every child in Iowa trained and equipped, able to respond retire from the Senate, I have no inten- deserves to be educated in a classroom to both local emergencies and to state- tion of retiring from the fight for a bet- that is safe, accessible, and modern. wide challenges such as the meth- ter, fairer, richer Iowa. I will always be That is why, for the past decade and a amphetamine epidemic. For instance, profoundly grateful for the opportunity half, I have secured funding for the in- Butler County has received $449,956 in to serve the people of Iowa as their novative Iowa Demonstration Con- Community Oriented Policing Services Senator.∑ struction Grant Program—better grants. Also, since 2001, Butler Coun- f known among educators in Iowa as ty’s fire departments have received Harkin grants for public schools con- over $323,000 for firefighter safety and BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA struction and renovation. Across 15 operations equipment. ∑ Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, the years, Harkin grants worth more than Disability rights: Growing up, I loved strength of my State of Iowa lies in its $132 million have helped school dis- and admired my brother Frank, who vibrant local communities, where citi- tricts to fund a range of renovation and was deaf. But I was deeply disturbed by zens come together to foster economic repair efforts—everything from updat- the discrimination and obstacles he development, make smart investments ing fire safety systems to building new faced every day. That is why I have al- to expand opportunity, and take the schools. In many cases, these Federal ways been a passionate advocate for initiative to improve the health and dollars have served as the needed in- full equality for people with disabil- well-being of residents. Over the dec- centive to leverage local public and ities. As the primary author of the ades, I have witnessed the growth and private dollars, so it often has a tre- Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA, revitalization of so many communities mendous multiplier effect within a and the ADA Amendments Act, I have

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:29 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19JN6.024 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S3860 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 19, 2014 had four guiding goals for our fellow sembly, where her tenure was marked Section 202(d) of the National Emer- citizens with disabilities: equal oppor- by excellence and community involve- gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides tunity, full participation, independent ment and where I learned important for the automatic termination of a na- living and economic self-sufficiency. lessons about public leadership from tional emergency unless, within 90 Nearly a quarter century since passage her. Sheila became the first woman to days prior to the anniversary date of of the ADA, I see remarkable changes lead the powerful House Budget Com- its declaration, the President publishes in communities everywhere I go in mittee and nearly became the first in the Federal Register and transmits to Iowa—not just in curb cuts or closed woman speaker of the House. the Congress a notice stating that the captioned television, but in the full Sheila fought tirelessly for women’s emergency is to continue in effect be- participation of people with disabilities rights, equal pay and universal health yond the anniversary date. In accord- in our society and economy, folks who care. She helped Planned Parenthood ance with this provision, I have sent to at long last have the opportunity to retain funding while in the legislature. the Federal Register for publication the contribute their talents and to be fully Her legislation to expand health care enclosed notice stating that the emer- included. These changes have increased for children passed the year after she gency declared in Executive Order 13617 economic opportunities for all citizens left the legislature. Shelia was a role of June 25, 2012, with respect to the dis- of Butler County, both those with and model to not only female legislators, position of Russian highly enriched without disabilities. And they make us but all legislators. She was regarded uranium is to continue in effect beyond proud to be a part of a community and highly by everyone she interacted June 25, 2014. country that respects the worth and with, including those with very dif- The risk of nuclear proliferation cre- civil rights of all of our citizens. ferent views. ated by the accumulation of a large This is at least a partial accounting Sheila retired from the Public Serv- volume of weapons-usable fissile mate- of my work on behalf of Iowa, and spe- ice Commission and public life in 2003. rial in the territory of the Russian cifically Butler County, during my She devoted herself to taking care of Federation continues to pose an un- time in Congress. In every case, this her husband, who passed away in 2009 usual and extraordinary threat to the work has been about partnerships, co- from Alzheimer’s disease. Sheila also national security and foreign policy of operation, and empowering folks at the passed away from Alzheimer’s disease. the United States. Therefore, I have de- State and local level, including in But- She is survived by her three sons Abra- termined that it is necessary to con- ler County, to fulfill their own dreams ham, Nathan and Andrew; daughter, tinue the national emergency declared and initiatives. And, of course, this Karen, and six grandchildren. in Executive Order 13617 with respect work is never complete. Even after I Sheila left an indelible and perma- to the disposition of Russian highly en- retire from the Senate, I have no inten- nent mark on St. Louis and will be riched uranium. tion of retiring from the fight for a bet- fondly remembered and dearly missed. BARACK OBAMA. ter, fairer, richer Iowa. I will always be Sheila’s life and commitment to others THE WHITE HOUSE, June 19, 2014. profoundly grateful for the opportunity serves as an inspiration to me and to f to serve the people of Iowa as their all Missourians. I have lost a friend and Senator.∑ mentor and our State has truly lost a MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE f leader and a hero. ENROLLED BILL SIGNED I ask that the Senate join me in hon- REMEMBERING SHEILA LUMPE At 9:32 a.m., a message from the oring the life and legacy of Sheila House of Representatives, delivered by ∑ Mrs. MC CASKILL. Madam President, Lumpe.∑ Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- I ask the Senate to join me today in f nounced that the Speaker has signed honoring the life of Sheila Lumpe, who the following enrolled bill: passed away on June 4, 2014. Sheila was MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT a much-loved member of the St. Louis S. 1254. An act to amend the Harmful Algal A message from the President of the Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control community. Sheila has left a legacy of United States was communicated to Act of 1998, and for other purposes. public service that will always be cher- the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- The enrolled bill was subsequently ished, and St. Louis will not be the retaries. same without her. signed by the President pro tempore Sheila was born in Strinestown, PA f (Mr. LEAHY). and graduated from high school in Indi- EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED f ana where she had moved as a young As in executive session the Presiding MEASURES DISCHARGED girl. She attended Indiana University Officer laid before the Senate a mes- The following bill was discharged to study political science and met a sage from the President of the United fellow student, Gus Lumpe. They mar- from the Committee on Commerce, States submitting a nomination which Science, and Transportation, by unani- ried and moved to St. Louis in 1965. was referred to the Committee on the Sheila served 17 years in the Missouri mous consent, and ordered returned to Judiciary. the House: House representing University City, a (The message received today is print- suburb of St. Louis. After she retired ed at the end of the Senate pro- H.R. 4412. An act to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad- from the house, the Governor named ceedings.) her the State’s chief utilities regulator ministration, and for other purposes. f and she served 6 years on the Public f Service Commission. She was a mem- REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION MEASURES PLACED ON THE ber of the Missouri Humanities Council OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY CALENDAR board of directors and received numer- THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DE- ous awards and honors. CLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER The following bill was read the sec- With four children enrolled in Uni- 13617 OF JUNE 25, 2012, WITH RE- ond time, and placed on the calendar: versity City schools, Sheila became in- SPECT TO THE DISPOSITION OF S. 2491. A bill to protect the Medicare pro- volved in the Parent Teacher Associa- RUSSIAN HIGHLY ENRICHED gram under title XVIII of the Social Secu- tion. In 1973, the school board was di- URANIUM—PM 45 rity Act with respect to reconciliation in- vided over integration and Sheila’s volving changes to the Medicare program. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- husband Gus encouraged her to run for fore the Senate the following message f a seat on the board. Sheila won and from the President of the United spent 8 years on the school board. ENROLLED BILL PRESENTED States, together with an accompanying When her neighbor gave up his house The Secretary of the Senate reported report; which was referred to the Com- seat to run for Lieutenant Governor, that on today, June 19, 2014, she had mittee on Banking, Housing, and Sheila ran for his seat and won. presented to the President of the Urban Affairs: I had the distinct honor of serving United States the following enrolled with Sheila in the Missouri General As- To the Congress of the United States: bill:

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A communication from the Direc- The following communications were Regulations, Office of Housing—Federal tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Housing Commissioner, Department of Hous- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- laid before the Senate, together with ing and Urban Development, transmitting, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled titled ‘‘Review of New Sources and Modifica- uments, and were referred as indicated: ‘‘Manufactured Housing Constructions and tions in Indian Country Amendments to the EC–6141. A communication from the Direc- Safety Standards: Correction of Reference Registration and Permitting Deadlines for tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Standard for Anti-Scald Valves’’ (RIN2502– True Minor Sources’’ ((RIN2060–AS24) (FRL Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- AJ21) received in the Office of the President No. 9911–46–OAR)) received in the Office of ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- of the Senate on June 17, 2014; to the Com- the President of the Senate on June 16, 2014; titled ‘‘Pyroxasulfone; Pesticide Tolerances’’ mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- to the Committee on Environment and Pub- (FRL No. 9911–08–OCSPP) received in the Of- fairs. lic Works. fice of the President of the Senate on June EC–6152. A communication from the Acting EC–6160. A communication from the Direc- 16, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Manage- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Nutrition, and Forestry. ment Agency, Department of Homeland Se- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–6142. A communication from the Asso- curity, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ciate Administrator of the Livestock, Poul- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Com- titled ‘‘Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Addi- try and Seed Program, Agricultural Mar- munity Eligibility’’ ((44 CFR Part 64) (Dock- tives: Extension of Compliance and Attest keting Service, Department of Agriculture, et No. FEMA–2014–0002)) received in the Of- Engagement Reporting Deadlines for 2013 Re- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of fice of the President of the Senate on June newable Fuel Standards’’ ((RIN2060–AS25) a rule entitled ‘‘National Sheep Industry Im- 17, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- (FRL No. 9912–00–OAR)) received in the Of- provement Center’’ (AMS–LPS–14–0028) re- ing, and Urban Affairs. fice of the President of the Senate on June ceived in the Office of the President of the EC–6153. A communication from the Man- 16, 2014; to the Committee on Environment Senate on June 17, 2014; to the Committee on agement and Program Analyst, Forest Serv- and Public Works. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit- EC–6161. A communication from the Direc- EC–6143. A communication from the Sec- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, retary of Homeland Security, transmitting, titled ‘‘Idaho Roadless Rule’’ (RIN0596–AD11) Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- pursuant to law, a report relative to viola- received in the Office of the President of the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- tions of the Antideficiency Act that occurred Senate on June 16, 2014; to the Committee on titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air in the Department of Homeland Security Energy and Natural Resources. Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Par- Preparedness Directorate, Treasury Symbols EC–6154. A communication from the Direc- ticulate Matter Limitations for Coating Op- 70/0911 and 70X0565; to the Committee on Ap- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, erations’’ (FRL No. 9912–09–Region 5) re- propriations. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ceived in the Office of the President of the EC–6144. A communication from the Acting ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Senate on June 16, 2014; to the Committee on Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air Environment and Public Works. Readiness), transmitting a report on the ap- Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsyl- EC–6162. A communication from the Direc- proved retirement of Lieutenant General vania; Portable Fuel Container Amendment tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Charles R. Davis, United States Air Force, to Pennsylvania State Implementation Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- and his advancement to the grade of lieuten- Plan’’ (FRL No. 9912–21–Region 3) received in ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ant general on the retired list; to the Com- the Office of the President of the Senate on titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air mittee on Armed Services. June 17, 2014; to the Committee on Environ- Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; EC–6145. A communication from the Acting ment and Public Works. Amendments to Delaware’s Ambient Air Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and EC–6155. A communication from the Direc- Quality Standards’’ (FRL No. 9912–22–Region Readiness), transmitting a report on the ap- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, 3) received in the Office of the President of proved retirement of Lieutenant General Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- the Senate on June 16, 2014; to the Com- Keith C. Walker, United States Army, and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- mittee on Environment and Public Works. his advancement to the grade of lieutenant titled ‘‘Modification of Significant New Use EC–6163. A communication from the Chief general on the retired list; to the Committee Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; Up- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, on Armed Services. date of Chemical Identities’’ ((RIN2070–AB27) Internal Revenue Service, Department of the EC–6146. A communication from the Under (FRL No. 9910–51)) received in the Office of Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Tech- the President of the Senate on June 17, 2014; report of a rule entitled ‘‘Credit for Carbon nology and Logistics), transmitting, pursu- to the Committee on Environment and Pub- Dioxide Sequestration; 2014 Section 45Q In- ant to law, a report relative to the Joint lic Works. flation Adjustment Factor’’ (Notice 2014–40) Precision Approach and Landing System EC–6156. A communication from the Direc- received in the Office of the President of the (JPALS) Increment 1A program; to the Com- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Senate on June 17, 2014; to the Committee on mittee on Armed Services. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Finance. EC–6147. A communication from the Under ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–6164. A communication from the Chief Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Tech- titled ‘‘Partial Exemption of Certain Chem- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, nology and Logistics), transmitting, pursu- ical Substances from Reporting Additional Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ant to law, a report relative to the MQ–8 Chemical Data’’ ((RIN2070–AK01) (FRL No. Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Un- 9910–84)) received in the Office of the Presi- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Regulations Gov- manned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) Fire Scout dent of the Senate on June 17, 2014; to the erning Practice Before the Internal Revenue program; to the Committee on Armed Serv- Committee on Environment and Public Service’’ ((RIN1545–BF96) (TD 9668)) received ices. Works. in the Office of the President of the Senate EC–6148. A communication from the Under EC–6157. A communication from the Direc- on June 17, 2014; to the Committee on Fi- Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, nance. ness), transmitting the report of three (3) of- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–6165. A communication from the Chair- ficers authorized to wear the insignia of the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- man, Medicare Payment Advisory Commis- grade of major general and brigadier general, titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report as indicated, in accordance with title 10, mentation Plans; State of Nevada; Update to entitled, ‘‘Report to the Congress: Medicare United States Code, section 777; to the Com- Materials Incorporated By Reference’’ (FRL and the Health Care Delivery System’’; to mittee on Armed Services. No. 9908–86–Region 9) received in the Office of the Committee on Finance. EC–6149. A communication from the Acting the President of the Senate on June 17, 2014; EC–6166. A communication from the Dep- Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and to the Committee on Environment and Pub- uty Director, Centers for Medicare and Med- Readiness), transmitting the report of two lic Works. icaid Services, Department of Health and (2) officers authorized to wear the insignia of EC–6158. A communication from the Direc- Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to the grade of rear admiral (lower half) in ac- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Medicare cordance with title 10, United States Code, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Program; Additional Extension of the Pay- section 777; to the Committee on Armed ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ment Adjustment for Low-Volume Hospitals Services. titled ‘‘Partial Approval and Partial Dis- and the Medicare-dependent Hospital (MDH) EC–6150. A communication from the Acting approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Program Under the Hospital Inpatient Pro- Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Implementation Plans; South Dakota; Revi- spective Payment Systems (IPPS) for Acute

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A communication from the Chair International Studies and Foreign Language tor, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Depart- of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Ac- Program’’ (CFDA No. 84.016A); to the Com- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant cess Commission, transmitting, pursuant to mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Atlan- law, a report entitled ‘‘Report to the Con- Pensions. tic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic gress on Medicaid and CHIP’’; to the Com- EC–6179. A communication from the Assist- Bluefin Tuna Fisheries’’ (RIN0648–XD277) re- mittee on Finance. ant Secretary (Office of Elementary and Sec- ceived in the Office of the President of the EC–6168. A communication from the Assist- ondary Education), Department of Edu- Senate on June 17, 2014; to the Committee on ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- cation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to report of a rule entitled ‘‘Final Priorities, EC–6189. A communication from the Direc- law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the Requirement, and Definitions; Innovative tor, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Depart- Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14–046); to Approaches to Literacy (IAL) Program’’ ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant the Committee on Foreign Relations. (CFDA No. 84.215G); to the Committee on to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- EC–6169. A communication from the Assist- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. eries of the Northeastern United States; At- ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- EC–6180. A communication from the Direc- lantic Herring Fishery; 2014 Sub-Annual ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to tor of Regulations Policy and Management Catch Limit (ACL) Harvested for Manage- law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the Staff, Food and Drug Administration, De- ment Area 1B’’ (RIN0648–XD231) received in Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14–042); to partment of Health and Human Services, the Office of the President of the Senate on the Committee on Foreign Relations. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of June 17, 2014; to the Committee on Com- EC–6170. A communication from the Acting a rule entitled ‘‘Current Good Manufacturing merce, Science, and Transportation. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political- Practices, Quality Control Procedures, Qual- EC–6190. A communication from the Direc- Military Affairs, Department of State, trans- ity Factors, Notification Requirements, and tor, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Depart- mitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a Records and Reports, for Infant Formula’’ ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant certification, of the proposed sale or export ((Docket No. FDA–1995–N–0063) (formerly to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- of defense articles and/or defense services to 95N–0309)) received during adjournment of eries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off a Middle East country (OSS–2014–0870); to the Alaska; Yellowfin Sole in the Bering Sea and the Senate in the Office of the President of Committee on Foreign Relations. Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ the Senate on June 13, 2014; to the Com- EC–6171. A communication from the Assist- (RIN0648–XD300) received in the Office of the mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and ant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military President of the Senate on June 17, 2014; to Pensions. Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and pursuant to law, an addendum to a certifi- EC–6181. A communication from the Direc- tor of Regulations Policy and Management Transportation. cation, of the proposed sale or export of de- EC–6191. A communication from the Acting Staff, Food and Drug Administration, De- fense articles and/or defense services to a Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- partment of Health and Human Services, Middle East country (OSS–2014–0871); to the partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Committee on Foreign Relations. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘At- EC–6172. A communication from the Assist- a rule entitled ‘‘Listing of Color Additives lantic Highly Migratory Species; Commer- ant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Depart- Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Ex- cial Gulf of Mexico Aggregated Large Coast- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to the tract; Confirmation of Effective Date’’ al Shark and Gulf of Mexico Hammerhead Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, (Docket No. FDA–2012–C–0900) received dur- Shark Management Groups’’ (RIN0648– the report of the texts and background state- ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office XD281) received in the Office of the President ments of international agreements, other of the President of the Senate on June 13, of the Senate on June 17, 2014; to the Com- than treaties (List 2014–0071–2014–0078); to the 2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Committee on Foreign Relations. Labor, and Pensions. tation. EC–6173. A communication from the Assist- EC–6182. A communication from the Rail- EC–6192. A communication from the Acting ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- road Retirement Board, transmitting, pursu- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to ant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Railroad Un- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- law, a report consistent with the Authoriza- employment Insurance System’’; to the Com- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Clo- tion for Use of Military Force Against Iraq mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and sure of the Recreational Harvest of Snowy Resolution of 1002 (P.L. 107–243) and the Au- Pensions. Grouper in South Atlantic Waters’’ (RIN0648– thorization for the Use of Force Against Iraq EC–6183. A communication from the Rail- XD199) received in the Office of the President Resolution (P.L. 102–1) for the February 15, road Retirement Board, transmitting, pursu- of the Senate on June 17, 2014; to the Com- 2014–April 15, 2014 reporting period; to the ant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Railroad Re- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Committee on Foreign Relations. tirement System’’; to the Committee on tation. EC–6174. A communication from the Acting Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC–6193. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Office of Postsecondary EC–6184. A communication from the Asso- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- Education), Department of Education, trans- ciate General Counsel for General Law, De- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule partment of Homeland Security, transmit- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Clo- entitled ‘‘Final Priority. Language Resource ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a sure of the Recreational Harvest of Golden Centers Program’’ (CFDA No. 84.229A); to the vacancy in the position of Chief Financial Tilefish in South Atlantic Waters’’ (RIN0648– Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Officer, Department of Homeland Security, XD200) received in the Office of the President Pensions. received in the Office of the President of the of the Senate on June 17, 2014; to the Com- EC–6175. A communication from the Acting Senate on June 17, 2014; to the Committee on mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Assistant Secretary (Office of Postsecondary Homeland Security and Governmental Af- tation. Education), Department of Education, trans- fairs. EC–6194. A communication from the Gen- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule EC–6185. A communication from the Gen- eral Counsel, Department of Commerce, entitled ‘‘Final Priorities. National Resource eral Counsel, Office of Management and transmitting proposed legislation relative to Centers Program’’ (CFDA No. 84.015A); to the Budget, Executive Office of the President, the implementation of two international Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) re- fisheries conventions relating to the Pacific Pensions. ports relative to vacancies in the Office of Ocean; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–6176. A communication from the Acting Management and Budget, received during ad- Science, and Transportation. Assistant Secretary (Office of Postsecondary journment of the Senate in the Office of the EC–6195. A communication from the Asso- Education), Department of Education, trans- President of the Senate on June 13, 2014; to ciate Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule the Committee on Homeland Security and Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- entitled ‘‘Final Priority. Foreign Language Governmental Affairs. sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- and Area Studies Fellowships Program’’ EC–6186. A communication from the Sec- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Schools and Libraries (CFDA No. 84.105B); to the Committee on retary of Housing and Urban Development, Universal Service Support Mechanism; A Na- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. transmitting, pursuant to law, the Depart- tional Broadband Plan For Our Future’’ EC–6177. A communication from the Acting ment of Housing and Urban Development ((RIN3060–AF85) (DA 14–712)) received in the Assistant Secretary (Office of Postsecondary Semiannual Report of the Inspector General Office of the President of the Senate on June Education), Department of Education, trans- for the period from October 1, 2013, through 17, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule March 31, 2014; to the Committee on Home- Science, and Transportation. entitled ‘‘Final Priorities. Centers for Inter- land Security and Governmental Affairs. EC–6196. A communication from the Acting national Business Education Program’’ EC–6187. A communication from the Sec- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- (CFDA No. 84.220A); to the Committee on retary of Health and Human Services, trans- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. mitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ant to law, the report of a rule entitled

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN6.012 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3863 ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United Thomas L. Halkowski, of Pennsylvania, to ment, to provide for the lease of certain land States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota be a Judge of the United States Court of Fed- located within Planet Ranch on the Bill Wil- Transfer’’ (RIN0648–XD268) received in the eral Claims for a term of fifteen years. liams River in the State of Arizona to ben- Office of the President of the Senate on June (Nominations without an asterisk efit the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species 17, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, were reported with the recommenda- Conservation Program, and to provide for Science, and Transportation. the settlement of specific water rights EC–6197. A communication from the Acting tion that they be confirmed.) claims in the Bill Williams River watershed Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- f in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Indian Affairs. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘At- By Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. JOINT RESOLUTIONS lantic Highly Migratory Species; Inseason DONNELLY): Action to Close the Commercial Blacktip The following bills and joint resolu- S. 2504. A bill to address prescription Shark Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico Region’’ tions were introduced, read the first opioid and heroin abuse; to the Committee (RIN0648–XD312) received in the Office of the and second times by unanimous con- on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. President of the Senate on June 17, 2014; to sent, and referred as indicated: By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and BOOKER): Transportation. By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. PAUL, S. 2505. A bill to promote unlicensed spec- EC–6198. A communication from the Gen- Mr. RUBIO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. BARRASSO, trum use in the 5 GHz band, to maximize the eral Counsel of the Department of Com- Mr. VITTER, and Mr. ISAKSON): use of the band for shared purposes in order merce, transmitting proposed legislation en- S. 2495. A bill to prevent a fiscal crisis by to bolster innovation and economic develop- titled ‘‘Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Con- enacting legislation to balance the Federal ment, and for other purposes; to the Com- vention Amendments of 2014’’; to the Com- budget through reductions of discretionary mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- and mandatory spending; to the Committee tation. tation. on the Budget. By Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. f HARKIN): VITTER, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. RISCH, S. 2506. A bill to award grants to States to REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. WICKER, support efforts at institutions of higher edu- Mr. INHOFE, Mr. COBURN, Mr. The following reports of committees cation to increase degree attainment, and for JOHANNS, Mr. ENZI, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. were submitted: other purposes; to the Committee on Health, SESSIONS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. GRASS- Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. LEAHY, from the Committee on LEY, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. By Mr. MENENDEZ: Appropriations, without amendment: HATCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. PAUL, Mr. S. 2507. A bill to provide that service of the S. 2499. An original bill making appropria- THUNE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. HELLER, Mr. members of the organization known as the tions for the Department of State, foreign COCHRAN, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. BLUNT, United States Cadet Nurse Corps during operations, and related programs for the fis- Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. LEE, and World War II constituted active military cal year ending September 30, 2015, and for Mr. BURR): service for purposes of laws administered by other purposes (Rept. No. 113–195). S. 2496. A bill to preserve existing rights the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the By Mrs. SHAHEEN, from the Committee and responsibilities with respect to waters of Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. on Appropriations, with an amendment in the United States; to the Committee on En- By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. the nature of a substitute: vironment and Public Works. CORKER, Mr. COONS, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. H.R. 4487. A bill making appropriations for By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. JOHANNS): the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year SCHATZ): S. 2508. A bill to establish a comprehensive ending September 30, 2015, and for other pur- S. 2497. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- United States Government policy to assist poses (Rept. No. 113–196). enue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against countries in sub-Saharan Africa to improve f income tax for equity investments by angel access to and the affordability, reliability, investors; to the Committee on Finance. EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF and sustainability of power, and for other By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- COMMITTEE THUNE, Mr. TOOMEY, and Mr. SCHATZ): tions. The following executive reports of S. 2498. A bill to clarify the definition of By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. nominations were submitted: general solicitation under Federal securities CORKER, and Mr. MARKEY): law; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, S. 2509. A bill to ensure compliance with By Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the and Urban Affairs. the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil As- Judiciary. By Mr. LEAHY: Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, to be United pects of International Child Abduction, to S. 2499. An original bill making appropria- States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Cir- establish procedures for the prompt return of tions for the Department of State, foreign cuit. children abducted to other countries, and for operations, and related programs for the fis- Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign cal year ending September 30, 2015, and for States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Cir- Relations. other purposes; from the Committee on Ap- cuit. By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Ms. AYOTTE, Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United propriations; placed on the calendar. and Mr. ROBERTS): States District Judge for the Eastern Dis- By Mr. WALSH: S. 2510. A bill to establish a temporary lim- S. 2500. A bill to restrict the ability of the trict of Missouri. itation on the use of funds to transfer or re- Andre Birotte, Jr., of California, to be Federal Government to undermine privacy lease individuals detained at United States United States District Judge for the Central and encryption technology in commercial Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; to District of California. products and in NIST computer security and the Committee on Armed Services. Robin L. Rosenberg, of Florida, to be encryption standards; to the Committee on By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. United States District Judge for the South- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ALEXANDER): ern District of Florida. By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. S. 2511. A bill to amend the Employee Re- Randolph D. Moss, of Maryland, to be WICKER, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. NELSON): tirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clar- United States District Judge for the District S. 2501. A bill to amend title XVIII of the ify the definition of substantial cessation of of Columbia. Social Security Act to make improvements operations; to the Committee on Health, John W. deGravelles, of Louisiana, to be to the Medicare hospital readmissions reduc- Education, Labor, and Pensions. United States District Judge for the Middle tion program; to the Committee on Finance. f District of Louisiana. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. BOOZ- Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be United MAN, Mr. COONS, Mr. ISAKSON, and Mr. SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND States District Judge for the Northern Dis- KAINE): SENATE RESOLUTIONS trict of Georgia. S. 2502. A bill to establish in the United The following concurrent resolutions States Agency for International Develop- Leslie Joyce Abrams, of Georgia, to be and Senate resolutions were read, and United States District Judge for the Middle ment an entity to be known as the United District of Georgia. States Global Development Lab, and for referred (or acted upon), as indicated: Mark Howard Cohen, of Georgia, to be other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. BURR, United States District Judge for the North- Relations. and Mr. BLUMENTHAL): ern District of Georgia. By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. S. Res. 479. A resolution recognizing Vet- Eleanor Louise Ross, of Georgia, to be MCCAIN): erans Day 2014 as a special ‘‘Welcome Home United States District Judge for the North- S. 2503. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Commemoration’’ for all who have served in ern District of Georgia. Interior to enter into the Big Sandy River- the military since September 14, 2001; to the Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, to be a Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Judge of the United States Court of Federal Agreement and the Hualapai Tribe Bill Wil- By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Claims for a term of fifteen years. liams River Water Rights Settlement Agree- PORTMAN, and Mr. MURPHY):

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At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the amendment No. 3249 intended to be pro- f name of the Senator from Michigan posed to H.R. 4660, a bill making appro- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- priations for the Departments of Com- merce and Justice, Science, and Re- S. 603 sor of S. 2133, a bill to amend title VII lated Agencies for the fiscal year end- At the request of Mr. MCCAIN, his of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and ing September 30, 2015, and for other name was added as a cosponsor of S. other statutes to clarify appropriate li- purposes. 603, a bill to repeal the annual fee on ability standards for Federal anti- AMENDMENT NO. 3254 health insurance providers enacted by discrimination claims. At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the the Patient Protection and Affordable S. 2333 names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Care Act. At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the SCHATZ) and the Senator from Con- S. 635 name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. necticut (Mr. MURPHY) were added as At the request of Mr. BROWN, the cosponsors of amendment No. 3254 in- name of the Senator from Michigan 2333, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain be- tended to be proposed to H.R. 4660, a (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- havioral health treatment under bill making appropriations for the De- sor of S. 635, a bill to amend the partments of Commerce and Justice, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an TRICARE for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Science, and Related Agencies for the exception to the annual written pri- fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, S. 2337 vacy notice requirement. and for other purposes. At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the S. 981 name of the Senator from Wisconsin AMENDMENT NO. 3262 At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Montana sor of S. 2337, a bill to amend title 38, names of the Senator from Massachu- (Mr. WALSH) was added as a cosponsor United States Code, to authorize the setts (Mr. MARKEY) and the Senator of S. 981, a bill to direct the Federal from New Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH) were Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter Trade Commission to prescribe rules added as cosponsors of amendment No. in national cemeteries individuals who prohibiting deceptive advertising of 3262 intended to be proposed to H.R. supported the United States in Laos abortion services, and for other pur- 4660, a bill making appropriations for during the Vietnam War era. poses. the Departments of Commerce and Jus- S. 2405 S. 1476 tice, Science, and Related Agencies for At the request of Mr. REED, the name At the request of Mr. REED, the name the fiscal year ending September 30, of the Senator from North Carolina of the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. 2015, and for other purposes. (Mr. BURR) was added as a cosponsor of BALDWIN) was added as a cosponsor of AMENDMENT NO. 3278 S. 2405, a bill to amend title XII of the S. 1476, a bill to amend the Internal At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the Public Health Service Act to reauthor- Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the de- names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. ize certain trauma care programs, and nial of deduction for certain excessive COLLINS) and the Senator from Con- for other purposes. employee remuneration, and for other necticut (Mr. MURPHY) were added as S. 2476 purposes. cosponsors of amendment No. 3278 in- At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the S. 1504 tended to be proposed to H.R. 4660, a name of the Senator from New Mexico bill making appropriations for the De- At the request of Mr. CASEY, the (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from New York partments of Commerce and Justice, sor of S. 2476, a bill to direct the Fed- Science, and Related Agencies for the (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- eral Communications Commission to fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, sor of S. 1504, a bill to increase funds promulgate regulations that prohibit set aside for off-system bridges. and for other purposes. certain preferential treatment or AMENDMENT NO. 3280 S. 1971 prioritization of Internet traffic. At the request of Mr. VITTER, the At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the S. 2491 names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. names of the Senator from Louisiana At the request of Mr. PRYOR, the CRUZ), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Ms. LANDRIEU) and the Senator from names of the Senator from New Hamp- (Mr. TOOMEY) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ) were added as co- shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. CRAPO) were added as co- sponsors of S. 1971, a bill to establish Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN), the Sen- sponsors of amendment No. 3280 in- an interagency coordination com- ator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Sen- tended to be proposed to H.R. 4660, a mittee or subcommittee with the lead- ator from Louisiana (Ms. LANDRIEU), bill making appropriations for the De- ership of the Department of Energy the Senator from Oregon (Mr. partments of Commerce and Justice, and the Department of the Interior, fo- MERKLEY), the Senator from Rhode Is- Science, and Related Agencies for the cused on the nexus between energy and land (Mr. REED), the Senator from fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, water production, use, and efficiency, Montana (Mr. WALSH), the Senator and for other purposes. and for other purposes. from North Carolina (Mrs. HAGAN) and AMENDMENT NO. 3289 S. 2082 the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the UDALL) were added as cosponsors of S. of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 2491, a bill to protect the Medicare pro- BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor of MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of gram under title XVIII of the Social amendment No. 3289 intended to be pro- S. 2082, a bill to provide for the devel- Security Act with respect to reconcili- posed to H.R. 4660, a bill making appro- opment of criteria under the Medicare ation involving changes to the Medi- priations for the Departments of Com- program for medically necessary short care program. merce and Justice, Science, and Re- inpatient hospital stays, and for other AMENDMENT NO. 3246 lated Agencies for the fiscal year end- purposes. At the request of Mr. COONS, his ing September 30, 2015, and for other S. 2103 name was added as a cosponsor of purposes. At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the amendment No. 3246 intended to be pro- f names of the Senator from New Hamp- posed to H.R. 4660, a bill making appro- shire (Ms. AYOTTE) and the Senator priations for the Departments of Com- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED from Mississippi (Mr. WICKER) were merce and Justice, Science, and Re- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS added as cosponsors of S. 2103, a bill to lated Agencies for the fiscal year end- By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. direct the Administrator of the Federal ing September 30, 2015, and for other BOOZMAN, Mr. COONS, Mr. ISAK- Aviation Administration to issue or re- purposes. SON, and Mr. KAINE):

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN6.023 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3865 S. 2502. A bill to establish in the When newborns receive antiretroviral plex water challenges. Among the United States Agency for International drugs at a clinic or hospital within 24 State’s many accomplishments is the Development an entity to be known as hours of birth, their chances of con- resolution, in whole or in part, of water the United States Global Development tracting HIV go from 45 percent to less rights claims asserted by 13 of the Lab, and for other purposes; to the than 5 percent. In regions where preg- State’s 22 federally recognized Indian Committee on Foreign Relations. nant mothers do not have adequate ac- tribes. This measure would carry for- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise cess to medical facilities, getting ward that strong tradition by recog- today to discuss the Global Develop- newborns antiretroviral treatment is nizing reserved water rights to a total ment Lab and the legislation I am in- challenging. In response to this chal- of 694 acre-feet per year, afy, on three troducing along with Senators BOOZ- lenge, Dr. Robert Malkin and his stu- different parcels along the Big Sandy MAN, COONS, and ISAKSON that codifies dents at Duke’s Pratt School of Engi- River as well as the Tribe’s claims to the Global Development Lab and pro- neering and Duke’s Global Health In- the Cofer Hot Springs. vides the U.S. Agency for International stitute—also Cornerstone Partners— For non-Indian communities, this Development, USAID, with the flexi- designed the Pratt Pouch, a low-cost legislation would confirm Freeport’s bility it needs to make the Lab the foil pouch that preserves a right to withdraw 10,055 afy at the gold standard in global development premeasured dose of antiretroviral Wikieup Wellfield, which serves the innovation. medication for up to a year without re- Bagdad Mine and townsite. Achieving This year, the Office of Science & quiring refrigeration. The pouch en- this level of certainty with regard to Technology and the Office of Innova- sures accurate pediatric dosing and can water supply would help to ensure con- tion & Development Alliances at be given to mothers to take home with tinued economic benefits throughout USAID were abolished to pave the way them before birth. Mothers then simply the State. for the Global Development Lab—a new tear open the pouch and squeeze the By enabling the transfer of a portion approach to invest, test, and bring to medication directly into their of Planet Ranch to the Lower Colorado scale more effective solutions to the newborn’s mouth, eliminating the need River MSCP, the settlement would help world’s biggest development chal- for a syringe and a health professional Arizona, California, and Nevada meet lenges. and ultimately reducing the likelihood their obligations to both water man- The Global Development Lab part- of mother-to-child transmission of HIV agement and Endangered Species Act ners with entrepreneurs, experts, non- at birth. compliance. However, in order to prop- governmental organizations, NGOs, This type of innovation is exciting erly effectuate the transfer, Congress universities, and science and research and is exactly what we hope to see must act before five-year window for institutions to solve development chal- more of as we scale up the Global De- abandonment and forfeiture of Planet lenges in a faster, more cost-efficient, velopment Lab and empower it to be Ranch’s water rights expires. and more sustainable way. The lab uti- the world’s most innovative incubator Finally, this bill would help to set lizes a pay-for-success model, which of global development projects. the table for future negotiations re- uses science, technology, and innova- garding the Tribe’s claims to water in tion-driven competitions to expand the By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and the lower Colorado River and the Verde number and diversity of solutions to Mr. MCCAIN): River by securing a non-federal con- development challenges. This means S. 2503. A bill to direct the Secretary tribution toward those settlement ef- that instead of issuing grants or con- of the Interior to enter into the Big forts. As those negotiations continue, I tacts, USAID can give a competitor an Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water look forward to fully and fairly evalu- award only after the objectives of the Rights Settlement Agreement and the ating any subsequent settlement on its competition have been achieved. Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River own merits. The lab already has an impressive 32 Water Rights Settlement Agreement, I am pleased to have the opportunity cornerstone partners. These partners to provide for the lease of certain land to work with the parties that have ne- are businesses, NGOs, foundations, uni- located within Planet Ranch on the gotiated this settlement, and I am versities, and governments—all of Bill Williams River in the State of Ari- committed to bringing it to fruition whom are committed to sharing infor- zona to benefit the Lower Colorado through congressional enactment. The mation and expertise and to bringing River Multi-Species Conservation Pro- settlement resolves significant legal innovative development projects to gram, and to provide for the settlement claims, provides certainty for water scale. I am pleased that two Maryland- of specific water rights claims in the users, and enhances the MSCP without based organizations, Johns Hopkins Bill Williams River watershed in the including any new spending. Therefore, University and Catholic Relief Serv- State of Arizona; to the Committee on I urge my colleagues to support this ices, are cornerstone partners of the Indian Affairs. legislation. Global Development Lab. Catholic Re- Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, on behalf f lief Services intends to work with the of Senator MCCAIN and myself I am lab on food security, global health, cli- pleased to introduced S. 2503, the Bill SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS mate change, energy, and information Williams River Water Rights Settle- and communications technology, and it ment Act of 2014. SENATE RESOLUTION 479—RECOG- is already using geographic informa- This measure would confirm impor- NIZING VETERANS DAY 2014 AS A tion systems in Haiti to map schools tant water rights claims of the SPECIAL ‘‘WELCOME HOME COM- and education programs across the Hualapai Tribe to water in the Bill Wil- MEMORATION’’ FOR ALL WHO country to better improve education liams River watershed; provide protec- HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY interventions. Johns Hopkins Univer- tions for the Tribe’s culturally signifi- SINCE SEPTEMBER 14, 2001 sity plans to partner with the lab on cant springs in that area; secure a non- improving health care and access to federal contribution toward a future Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. BURR, clean and affordable water and energy. settlement of the Tribe’s claims in and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) submitted the The Global Development Lab makes other river basins; provide certainty following resolution; which was re- sense: America has a proud history of for continued water use by the Free- ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ achieving unprecedented gains for hu- port Minerals Corporation, Freeport, at Affairs: manity through science and tech- the Bagdad Mine complex and town- S. RES. 479 nology. Evidence has shown that when site; and facilitate the transfer of a Whereas the United States, pursuant to the we harness American science, innova- portion of land known as Planet Ranch Authorization for Use of Military Force tion and entrepreneurship, we achieve for use in the Lower Colorado River (Public Law 107–40), commenced a war against individuals responsible for the 9/11 the greatest leaps in social and eco- Multi-Species Conservation Program attacks; nomic development. or MSCP. It would do all of this with- Whereas in the intervening 13 years, mem- For example, ninety percent of new out any new spending authorizations. bers of the United States Armed Forces have HIV infection in children is a result of Water users in Arizona have a long engaged in warfare around the globe, espe- mother-to-child transmission at birth. history of pro-actively addressing com- cially in Iraq and Afghanistan;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN6.026 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S3866 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 19, 2014 Whereas there have been 2,600,000 deploy- that ‘‘greatest generation’’ who had the next issue or the next scandal or ments to Iraq and Afghanistan and more made it possible by serving, and we the next crisis? than 500,000 soldiers have completed multiple have continued to celebrate them, I believe that as a generation we do tours; not want to repeat the mistake of the Whereas over 110,000 sailors have deployed most recently in the recent commemo- as individual augmentees in support of the ration of the 70th anniversary of D-day. Vietnam era and allow the sacrifice of war ashore and additional sailors have de- Now the absence of a memory. so many to just pass unnoticed. So, to- ployed on navy vessels serving over 180,000 Where was that photo, where was gether with my cosponsors Senators days at sea, providing power projection, re- that iconic moment of joy and celebra- BURR and BLUMENTHAL, I submit today gional stability, and global presence; tion at the end of the Vietnam war? a resolution calling on the Nation to Whereas over 238,000 airmen have deployed There was none. No iconic photo, no hold the special ‘‘welcome home’’ com- to Iraq and Afghanistan and more than ritual moment of celebration and memoration on Veterans Day 2014. 201,000 airmen have deployed to the Area of thanks—and that was a mistake. November 11 is the day we honor the Responsibility, delivering flights in support sacrifice and service of every genera- of the war effort; This generation of Americans has Whereas over 330,000 marines have de- lived through a war that began in the tion of American veterans. November ployed afloat and ashore, ensuring peace in days after 9/11. I recently heard a stu- 11, 1918, was generally regarded as the some of the most dangerous provinces in Iraq dent about the same age as our pages end of hostilities in World War I, and and Afghanistan; say, ‘‘While I don’t know war, all I’ve since 1938 America has paused on No- Whereas, between January 1, 2000 and Jan- known is war.’’ vember 11 to recognize veterans of all uary 10, 2014, 287,911 cases of traumatic brain The combination of Operations En- wars. This year, after 13 years of war, injury (TBI), often referred to as a signature during Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and we wanted to designate November 11, wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2014, as a special ‘‘welcome home’’ com- were diagnosed among members of the New Dawn has lasted 13 years. It is the Armed Forces, and approximately 7,100 cases longest period of war in the history of memoration for all who have served in were classified as severe or penetrating; the United States. the military since September 11. Whereas of the members of the Armed During these 13 years of war, over 2.5 We submit this resolution with the Forces who have been deployed to Iraq and million Americans have been deployed strong support of veterans organiza- Afghanistan since October 2001, more than to Iraq and Afghanistan, hundreds of tions—the American Legion, the Vet- 6,800 have been killed in action and more thousands completing multiple tours. erans of Foreign Wars, and the Viet- than 52,000 have been wounded in action; nam Veterans of America. The resolu- Whereas United States Operation Iraqi This is from an all-volunteer force that comprises less than 1 percent of the tion promotes special awareness of our Freedom and Operation New Dawn combat post-9/11 veterans. It encourages com- military operations in Iraq are complete and American population. United States direct military operations in More than 6,800 of our armed services munities in the United States to plan Afghanistan will end in 2014 as the United have been killed in action, and more activities for Veterans Day 2014 with a States transitions to a training and assist- than 52,000 have been wounded in ac- special focus on honoring and sup- ance role; tion. porting those who served during this Whereas the sacrifices of United States Now this long period of war and sac- time. servicemembers and their families during I imagine, as mayor, that the Pre- the last 13 years should be recognized by all rifice is coming to an end. U.S. combat operations in Iraq ceased in 2011, and siding Officer had Veterans Day com- citizens of the United States; memorations in Newark. As Governor, all U.S. combat operations in Afghani- Whereas November 11, 1918, is generally re- we have them in Virginia, and commu- garded as the end of hostilities in World War stan will end this year, by the end of nities all over the country are right I, and Veterans Day has been a legal holiday 2014. now planning what they will do on No- since May 13, 1938, when it was originally Of course, while the combat mission vember 11, 2014. This provides our citi- dedicated as ‘‘Armistice Day’’ to honor vet- may end, the sense of duty of our serv- zens with a formal opportunity to erans of World War I and was subsequently icemembers continues and global chal- amended to honor United States veterans of present a unified recognition all across lenges continue and U.S. troops will re- all wars in 1954; and this country, at a designated moment, main in Afghanistan in noncombat po- Whereas November 11th is the day for the of the sacrifices made by our ‘‘greatest sitions, just as U.S. troops remained in nation to reflect on the service and sacrifice generation.’’ of every generation of veterans: Now, there- Germany and Japan and Korea in non- This resolution is not all we must do fore be it combat posts. Resolved, That the Senate— for our post-9/11 veterans. We owe them But in a deep and fundamental way, a better VA system. We owe them a job (1) recognizes Veterans Day 2014 as a spe- 2014 represents the end of a momentous cial ‘‘Welcome Home Commemoration’’ for market that understands and values all who have served in the United States and generation-defining war. The ques- their skills. And with so many of our Armed Forces since September 14, 2001; tion for this generation of Americans colleagues, we will keep working on (2) promotes awareness of the services and is: How will we commemorate the end those issues. contributions of all post-9/11 veterans; and of this war? This resolution doesn’t stand for the (3) encourages communities in the United When the war started, it started with end of wars or conflicts. The daily pa- States to plan activities for Veterans Day a catastrophic attack on the World pers will always be filled with wars and 2014 to honor and support all who have Trade Center and on the Pentagon in served during this time and to provide citi- rumors of wars around the globe, and Virginia, with solemn speeches by the we know American troops will con- zens of the United States an opportunity to President to Congress and to the Amer- present unified recognition of the service tinue to stand ready to serve in harm’s and sacrifices of post-9/11 veterans. ican public—whether delivered in the way for our best values. But for every- Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I rise to Capitol or standing on piles of rubble thing there is a season, and this year talk about an American memory and at Ground Zero—with Congress debat- where we finish the war started earlier the absence of a memory, and the les- ing and voting to do the most serious in this millennium, it is time to wel- son I draw both from the memory and thing the Nation does, which is go to come home our post-9/11 veterans, to the absence compels me to submit a war. shine a light on their honor and sac- resolution. It began as serious undertakings rifice, to celebrate with those who have First, the memory. I would submit should—with a sense of seriousness and borne the battle, and to remember with that the most known photograph in the purpose and even ritual. That is how affection those who will never return. history of the United States is the Al- this war began in America. f fred Eisenstadt photo of an American How will we choose to end it? Will we SENATE RESOLUTION 480—EX- sailor kissing a woman in Times take steps to publicly commemorate Square on V-J Day, August 14, 1945, at the end of the war or will we just allow PRESSING CONDOLENCES AND the end of World War II. If one Googles the important moment to pass, SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE FOR ‘‘V-J Day photo,’’ you will find more unacknowledged and unrecognized, THE VICTIMS OF THE HISTORIC than 31 million links. Joy, celebration, with no iconic moment or memory? FLOODING IN THE WESTERN gratitude—the photo says it all. Will we celebrate with and thank those BALKANS It was important to celebrate the end who have served or will we just turn Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. of that war and to thank those from our attention to the next headline or PORTMAN, and Mr. MURPHY) submitted

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Mr. HELLER submitted an Whereas record rainfall beginning on May to organize and deliver disaster relief to amendment intended to be proposed to 13, 2014, has led to widespread flooding in communities in need across Bosnia and amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Cro- Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, and SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill atia, and the Republic of Serbia, causing the Republic of Serbia; H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on thousands of landslides, massive destruction, (5) commends the United States Govern- the table. and loss of life; ment agencies, including USAID and the De- SA 3304. Mr. HELLER submitted an Whereas by May 22, 2014, the flooding partment of Defense, for their response to amendment intended to be proposed to caused over 40 deaths and impacted over the natural disaster; and amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- 500,000 people across the region, particularly (6) urges additional assistance by other na- SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill in western Serbia and eastern Bosnia and tions and organizations as needed to allevi- H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on Herzegovina; ate the difficult circumstances and suffering the table. Whereas the equivalent of 3 months of rain of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the SA 3305. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. VIT- fell during the course of 3 days, making this Republic of Croatia, and the Republic of Ser- TER) submitted an amendment intended to the worst flooding event in Serbia and Bos- bia, and to assist them in their recovery ef- be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4660, nia and Herzegovina in 120 years; forts. supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3306. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an Whereas the flooding has left thousands of f people stranded in their homes waiting for amendment intended to be proposed to assistance, displaced, or without shelter; AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- Whereas according to the International PROPOSED SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on SA 3290. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an the table. Societies, 300,000 people in Serbia and 50,000 amendment intended to be proposed by her people in Bosnia and Herzegovina were left SA 3307. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations amendment intended to be proposed by him without clean water or electricity; for the Departments of Commerce and Jus- Whereas the Foreign Ministry of Bosnia to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was or- tice, Science, and Related Agencies for the dered to lie on the table. and Herzegovina has reported that the flood- fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for ing rendered 100,000 buildings unusable, SA 3308. Mr. MURPHY submitted an other purposes; which was ordered to lie on amendment intended to be proposed to caused 500,000 people to evacuate or flee their the table. homes, and prompted 14 municipalities to de- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- SA 3291. Mr. HELLER submitted an SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill clare a state of emergency; amendment intended to be proposed to Whereas the Government of Serbia has de- H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- the table. scribed the situation in that country as SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill ‘‘catastrophic’’, and estimates that at least SA 3309. Mr. HARKIN submitted an amend- H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on ment intended to be proposed to amendment 25,000 people have been forced to evacuate, the table. particularly in the town and municipality of SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3292. Mr. PAUL submitted an amend- tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, Obrenovac, and that the flooding has caused ment intended to be proposed by him to the over 100,000,000 Euros ($140,000,000) in damage supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie SA 3310. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- to the Kolubara coal mine that supplies the on the table. ment intended to be proposed to amendment Nikola Tesla power plants; SA 3293. Mr. BROWN submitted an amend- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- Whereas soldiers and energy workers ment intended to be proposed by him to the tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, scrambled to erect sandbag barriers to pro- bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. tect the Kostolac power plant and the Nikola on the table. SA 3311. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- Tesla power plants, which provide half of the SA 3294. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. ment intended to be proposed to amendment country’s electricity, from the waters of the KIRK, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. MCCAIN, Ms. AYOTTE, SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- flooded Sava, Kolubara, and Tamnava Riv- Mr. WARNER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, ers; COATS, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) submitted an supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. Whereas, according to the International amendment intended to be proposed to SA 3312. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- Medical Corps, as many as 120,000 landmines amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- ment intended to be proposed to amendment remaining from the Balkan conflicts of the SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- 1990s may have been lost or dislodged due to H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, landslides, causing great concern for public the table. supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. safety; SA 3295. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an SA 3313. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- Whereas the United States Government amendment intended to be proposed by her ment intended to be proposed to amendment has approved or provided $2,060,000 in funds to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was or- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- through the United States Agency for Inter- dered to lie on the table. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, national Development’s Office of United SA 3296. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. States Foreign Disaster Assistance, the De- amendment intended to be proposed by her SA 3314. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- partment of Defense, and the Under Sec- to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was or- ment intended to be proposed to amendment retary of Public Diplomacy and Public Af- dered to lie on the table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- fairs for the Republic of Serbia. SA 3297. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, Whereas the United States Government CRAPO) submitted an amendment intended to supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. has provided $2,740,000 in humanitarian as- be proposed to amendment SA 3244 sub- SA 3315. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- sistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina; and mitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and intended to be ment intended to be proposed to amendment Whereas the Governments and people of proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Cro- was ordered to lie on the table. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, atia, and the Republic of Serbia share an in- SA 3298. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. creasing commitment to core democratic amendment intended to be proposed by him SA 3316. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- values, reconciliation, and European integra- to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was or- ment intended to be proposed to amendment tion: Now, therefore, be it dered to lie on the table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- Resolved, That the Senate— SA 3299. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, (1) expresses deep sympathy to all those af- amendment intended to be proposed by him supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. fected by the flooding in the Western Bal- to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was or- SA 3317. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- kans for the terrible loss of life and massive dered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed to amendment destruction; SA 3300. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- (2) expresses solidarity with the people of BOOZMAN) submitted an amendment intended tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Cro- to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. atia, and the Republic of Serbia, as well as a supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3318. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- continued desire to provide assistance to SA 3301. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an ment intended to be proposed to amendment help their countries recover from this nat- amendment intended to be proposed by him SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- ural disaster; to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was or- tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, (3) expresses ongoing support for humani- dered to lie on the table. supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. tarian and reconstruction assistance pro- SA 3302. Mr. HELLER submitted an SA 3319. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- vided by relief agencies and the inter- amendment intended to be proposed to ment intended to be proposed to amendment

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SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3355. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, ment intended to be proposed to amendment supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3320. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- SA 3338. Mr. VITTER submitted an amend- tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, ment intended to be proposed to amendment ment intended to be proposed by him to the supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie SA 3356. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mrs. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, on the table. MCCASKILL) submitted an amendment in- supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3339. Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mrs. tended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. SA 3321. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- MCCASKILL, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on the ment intended to be proposed to amendment BLUMENTHAL, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- AYOTTE, and Mr. WARNER) submitted an SA 3357. Mr. COBURN submitted an tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, amendment intended to be proposed to amendment intended to be proposed by him supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was or- SA 3322. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill dered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed to amendment H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on SA 3358. Mr. COBURN submitted an SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- the table. amendment intended to be proposed by him tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, SA 3340. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was or- supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed by him to the dered to lie on the table. SA 3323. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie SA 3359. Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. ment intended to be proposed to amendment on the table. MCCONNELL) submitted an amendment in- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3341. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- tended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, ment intended to be proposed to amendment 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on the supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- table. SA 3324. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, SA 3360. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- ment intended to be proposed by him to the supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed to amendment bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie SA 3342. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- on the table. ment intended to be proposed by him to the tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, SA 3325. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed to amendment on the table. SA 3361. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3343. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- ment intended to be proposed to amendment tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, ment intended to be proposed by him to the SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, SA 3326. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- on the table. supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed by him to the SA 3344. Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. SA 3362. Mr. CASEY submitted an amend- bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie RUBIO) submitted an amendment intended to ment intended to be proposed to amendment be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4660, on the table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3327. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, SA 3345. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amend- ment intended to be proposed to amendment supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed by him to the SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3363. Mr. UDALL, of Colorado (for him- bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, self and Mr. BENNET) submitted an amend- on the table. ment intended to be proposed by him to the supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3346. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amend- SA 3328. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie ment intended to be proposed by him to the ment intended to be proposed to amendment on the table. bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3364. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself on the table. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, SA 3347. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amend- and Mr. MURPHY) submitted an amendment supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed by him to the intended to be proposed to amendment SA SA 3329. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and intended ment intended to be proposed to amendment on the table. to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3348. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and which was ordered to lie on the table. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, Mrs. MURRAY) submitted an amendment in- SA 3365. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. tended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. amendment intended to be proposed by him SA 3330. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on the to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropria- ment intended to be proposed to amendment table. tions for fiscal year 2015 for military activi- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3349. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an ties of the Department of Defense, for mili- tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, amendment intended to be proposed to tary construction, and for defense activities supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- of the Department of Energy, to prescribe SA 3331. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill military personnel strengths for such fiscal ment intended to be proposed to amendment H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on year, and for other purposes; which was or- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- the table. dered to lie on the table. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, SA 3350. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an SA 3366. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. amendment intended to be proposed to amendment intended to be proposed by him SA 3332. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- to the bill S. 2410, supra; which was ordered ment intended to be proposed to amendment SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill to lie on the table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on SA 3367. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, the table. amendment intended to be proposed by him supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3351. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an to the bill S. 2410, supra; which was ordered SA 3333. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- amendment intended to be proposed to to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed to amendment amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- SA 3368. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill amendment intended to be proposed by him tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered to lie on to the bill S. 2410, supra; which was ordered supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. the table. to lie on the table. SA 3334. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- SA 3352. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. SA 3369. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an ment intended to be proposed to amendment RISCH, Mr. MORAN, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mr. amendment intended to be proposed by him SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- MCCAIN) submitted an amendment intended to the bill S. 2410, supra; which was ordered tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, to be proposed to amendment SA 3244 sub- to lie on the table. supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. mitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and intended to be SA 3370. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and SA 3335. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which Mr. UDALL of New Mexico) submitted an ment intended to be proposed to amendment was ordered to lie on the table. amendment intended to be proposed to SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3353. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKUL- tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, ment intended to be proposed to amendment SKI and intended to be proposed to the bill supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the De- SA 3336. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, partments of Commerce and Justice, ment intended to be proposed to amendment supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- SA 3354. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- year ending September 30, 2015, and for other tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, ment intended to be proposed to amendment purposes; which was ordered to lie on the supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- table. SA 3337. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, SA 3371. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and ment intended to be proposed to amendment supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico) submitted an

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Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. lender, but does not include the insurance of ury securities of similar duration to the cash BOXER, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. REED, Mr. deposits, shares, or other withdrawable ac- flows of the direct loan or loan guarantee for BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. BROWN) counts in financial institutions. which the estimate is being made. submitted an amendment intended to be pro- ‘‘(4) The term ‘loan guarantee commit- ‘‘(H) When funds are obligated for a direct posed to amendment SA 3244 submitted by ment’ means a binding agreement by a Fed- loan or loan guarantee, the estimated cost Ms. MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed to eral agency to make a loan guarantee when shall be based on the current assumptions, the bill H.R. 4660, supra; which was ordered specified conditions are fulfilled by the bor- adjusted to incorporate the terms of the loan to lie on the table. rower, the lender, or any other party to the contract, for the fiscal year in which the SA 3373. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- guarantee agreement. funds are obligated. ment intended to be proposed to amendment ‘‘(5)(A) The term ‘cost’ means the sum of ‘‘(6) The term ‘program account’ means the SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- the Treasury discounting component and the budget account into which an appropriation tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, risk component of a direct loan or loan guar- to cover the cost of a direct loan or loan supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. antee, or a modification thereof. guarantee program is made and from which SA 3374. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amend- ‘‘(B) The Treasury discounting component such cost is disbursed to the financing ac- ment intended to be proposed to amendment shall be the estimated long-term cost to the count. SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and in- Government of a direct loan or loan guar- ‘‘(7) The term ‘financing account’ means tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, antee, or modification thereof, calculated on the nonbudget account or accounts associ- supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. a net present value basis, excluding adminis- ated with each program account which holds f trative costs and any incidental effects on balances, receives the cost payment from the program account, and also includes all other TEXT OF AMENDMENTS governmental receipts or outlays. ‘‘(C) The risk component shall be an cash flows to and from the Government re- SA 3290. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amount equal to the difference between— sulting from direct loan obligations or loan amendment intended to be proposed by ‘‘(i) the estimated long-term cost to the guarantee commitments made on or after her to the bill H.R. 4660, making appro- Government of a direct loan or loan guar- October 1, 1991. priations for the Departments of Com- antee, or modification thereof, estimated on ‘‘(8) The term ‘liquidating account’ means a fair value basis, applying the guidelines set the budget account that includes all cash merce and Justice, Science, and Re- flows to and from the Government resulting lated Agencies for the fiscal year end- forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in Financial Accounting Standards from direct loan obligations or loan guar- ing September 30, 2015, and for other #157, or a successor thereto, excluding ad- antee commitments made prior to October 1, purposes; which was ordered to lie on ministrative costs and any incidental effects 1991. These accounts shall be shown in the the table; as follows: on governmental receipts or outlays; and budget on a cash basis. At the appropriate place, insert the fol- ‘‘(ii) the Treasury discounting component ‘‘(9) The term ‘modification’ means any lowing: of such direct loan or loan guarantee, or Government action that alters the estimated modification thereof. cost of an outstanding direct loan (or direct TITLE lll—BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING loan obligation) or an outstanding loan guar- TRANSPARENCY ‘‘(D) The Treasury discounting component of a direct loan shall be the net present antee (or loan guarantee commitment) from SEC. ll01. SHORT TITLE. value, at the time when the direct loan is the current estimate of cash flows. This in- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Budget and disbursed, of the following estimated cash cludes the sale of loan assets, with or with- Accounting Transparency Act of 2014’’. flows: out recourse, and the purchase of guaranteed Subtitle A—Fair Value Estimates ‘‘(i) Loan disbursements. loans (or direct loan obligations) or loan SEC. ll11. CREDIT REFORM. ‘‘(ii) Repayments of principal. guarantees (or loan guarantee commitments) such as a change in collection procedures. (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Congres- ‘‘(iii) Essential preservation expenses, pay- sional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read ments of interest and other payments by or ‘‘(10) The term ‘current’ has the same as follows: to the Government over the life of the loan meaning as in section 250(c)(9) of the Bal- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control ‘‘TITLE V—FAIR VALUE after adjusting for estimated defaults, pre- payments, fees, penalties, and other recov- Act of 1985. ‘‘SEC. 500. SHORT TITLE. eries, including the effects of changes in loan ‘‘(11) The term ‘Director’ means the Direc- ‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Fair Value terms resulting from the exercise by the bor- tor of the Office of Management and Budget. Accounting Act of 2014’. rower of an option included in the loan con- ‘‘(12) The term ‘administrative costs’ ‘‘SEC. 501. PURPOSES. tract. means costs related to program management ‘‘The purposes of this title are to— ‘‘(E) The Treasury discounting component activities, but does not include essential ‘‘(1) measure more accurately the costs of of a loan guarantee shall be the net present preservation expenses. Federal credit programs by accounting for value, at the time when the guaranteed loan ‘‘(13) The term ‘essential preservation ex- them on a fair value basis; is disbursed, of the following estimated cash penses’ means servicing and other costs that ‘‘(2) place the cost of credit programs on a flows: are essential to preserve the value of loan as- budgetary basis equivalent to other Federal ‘‘(i) Payments by the Government to cover sets or collateral. spending; defaults and delinquencies, interest sub- ‘‘SEC. 503. OMB AND CBO ANALYSIS, COORDINA- ‘‘(3) encourage the delivery of benefits in sidies, essential preservation expenses, or TION, AND REVIEW. the form most appropriate to the needs of other payments. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the executive beneficiaries; and ‘‘(ii) Payments to the Government includ- branch, the Director shall be responsible for ‘‘(4) improve the allocation of resources ing origination and other fees, penalties, and coordinating the estimates required by this among Federal programs. recoveries, including the effects of changes title. The Director shall consult with the agencies that administer direct loan or loan ‘‘SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. in loan terms resulting from the exercise by guarantee programs. ‘‘For purposes of this title: the guaranteed lender of an option included ‘‘(b) DELEGATION.—The Director may dele- ‘‘(1) The term ‘direct loan’ means a dis- in the loan guarantee contract, or by the gate to agencies authority to make esti- bursement of funds by the Government to a borrower of an option included in the guar- mates of costs. The delegation of authority non-Federal borrower under a contract that anteed loan contract. shall be based upon written guidelines, regu- requires the repayment of such funds with or ‘‘(F) The cost of a modification is the sum lations, or criteria consistent with the defi- without interest. The term includes the pur- of— nitions in this title. chase of, or participation in, a loan made by ‘‘(i) the difference between the current es- ‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH THE CONGRES- another lender and financing arrangements timate of the Treasury discounting compo- SIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.—In developing esti- that defer payment for more than 90 days, nent of the remaining cash flows under the mation guidelines, regulations, or criteria to including the sale of a Government asset on terms of a direct loan or loan guarantee and be used by Federal agencies, the Director credit terms. The term does not include the the current estimate of the Treasury dis- shall consult with the Director of the Con- acquisition of a federally guaranteed loan in counting component of the remaining cash gressional Budget Office. satisfaction of default claims or the price flows under the terms of the contract, as ‘‘(d) IMPROVING COST ESTIMATES.—The Di- support loans of the Commodity Credit Cor- modified; and rector and the Director of the Congressional poration. ‘‘(ii) the difference between the current es- Budget Office shall coordinate the develop- ‘‘(2) The term ‘direct loan obligation’ timate of the risk component of the remain- ment of more accurate data on historical means a binding agreement by a Federal ing cash flows under the terms of a direct performance and prospective risk of direct agency to make a direct loan when specified loan or loan guarantee and the current esti- loan and loan guarantee programs. They conditions are fulfilled by the borrower. mate of the risk component of the remaining shall annually review the performance of

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Such ment and improvement of estimates of costs. fiscal year is re-estimated in a subsequent amount received by the Secretary of the ‘‘(e) HISTORICAL CREDIT PROGRAMS COSTS.— year, the difference between the reestimated Treasury shall be a means of financing and The Director shall review, to the extent pos- cost and the previous cost estimate shall be shall not be considered a cash flow of the sible, historical data and develop the best displayed as a distinct and separately identi- Government for the purposes of section possible estimates of adjustments that would fied subaccount in the program account as a 502(5). convert aggregate historical budget data to change in program costs and a change in net ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION FOR LIQUIDATING AC- credit reform accounting. interest. There is hereby provided permanent COUNTS.—(1) Amounts in liquidating ac- indefinite authority for these re-estimates. ‘‘SEC. 504. BUDGETARY TREATMENT. counts shall be available only for payments ‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—All fund- resulting from direct loan obligations or ‘‘(a) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET.—Beginning with ing for an agency’s administrative costs as- fiscal year 2017, the President’s budget shall loan guarantee commitments made prior to sociated with a direct loan or loan guarantee October 1, 1991, for— reflect the costs of direct loan and loan guar- program shall be displayed as distinct and antee programs. The budget shall also in- ‘‘(A) interest payments and principal re- separately identified subaccounts within the payments to the Treasury or the Federal Fi- clude the planned level of new direct loan ob- same budget account as the program’s cost. ligations or loan guarantee commitments as- nancing Bank for amounts borrowed; ‘‘SEC. 505. AUTHORIZATIONS. sociated with each appropriations request. ‘‘(B) disbursements of loans; ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR FINANCING AC- For each fiscal year within the five-fiscal ‘‘(C) default and other guarantee claim COUNTS.—In order to implement the account- year period beginning with fiscal year 2017, payments; ing required by this title, the President is such budget shall include, on an agency-by- ‘‘(D) interest supplement payments; authorized to establish such non-budgetary agency basis, subsidy estimates and costs of ‘‘(E) payments for the costs of foreclosing, accounts as may be appropriate. direct loan and loan guarantee programs managing, and selling collateral that are ‘‘(b) TREASURY TRANSACTIONS WITH THE FI- with and without the risk component. capitalized or routinely deducted from the NANCING ACCOUNTS.— proceeds of sales; ‘‘(b) APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED.—Notwith- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the ‘‘(F) payments to financing accounts when standing any other provision of law, new di- Treasury shall borrow from, receive from, required for modifications; rect loan obligations may be incurred and lend to, or pay to the financing accounts ‘‘(G) administrative costs and essential new loan guarantee commitments may be such amounts as may be appropriate. The preservation expenses, if— made for fiscal year 2017 and thereafter only Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe ‘‘(i) amounts credited to the liquidating ac- to the extent that— forms and denominations, maturities, and count would have been available for adminis- ‘‘(1) new budget authority to cover their terms and conditions for the transactions de- trative costs and essential preservation ex- costs is provided in advance in an appropria- scribed in the preceding sentence, except penses under a provision of law in effect tion Act; that the rate of interest charged by the Sec- prior to October 1, 1991; and ‘‘(2) a limitation on the use of funds other- retary on lending to financing accounts (in- ‘‘(ii) no direct loan obligation or loan guar- wise available for the cost of a direct loan or cluding amounts treated as lending to fi- antee commitment has been made, or any loan guarantee program has been provided in nancing accounts by the Federal Financing modification of a direct loan or loan guar- advance in an appropriation Act; or Bank (hereinafter in this subsection referred antee has been made, since September 30, ‘‘(3) authority is otherwise provided in ap- to as the ‘Bank’) pursuant to section 405(b)) 1991; or propriation Acts. and the rate of interest paid to financing ac- ‘‘(H) such other payments as are necessary ‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FOR DIRECT SPENDING PRO- counts on uninvested balances in financing for the liquidation of such direct loan obliga- GRAMS.—Subsections (b) and (e) shall not accounts shall be the same as the rate deter- tions and loan guarantee commitments. apply to— mined pursuant to section 502(5)(G). ‘‘(1) any direct loan or loan guarantee pro- ‘‘(2) Amounts credited to liquidating ac- ‘‘(2) LOANS.—For guaranteed loans fi- counts in any year shall be available only for gram that constitutes an entitlement (such nanced by the Bank and treated as direct as the guaranteed student loan program or payments required in that year. Any unobli- loans by a Federal agency pursuant to sec- gated balances in liquidating accounts at the the veteran’s home loan guaranty program); tion 406(b)(1), any fee or interest surcharge ‘‘(2) the credit programs of the Commodity end of a fiscal year shall be transferred to (the amount by which the interest rate miscellaneous receipts as soon as practicable Credit Corporation existing on the date of charged exceeds the rate determined pursu- after the end of the fiscal year. enactment of this title; or ant to section 502(5)(G) that the Bank ‘‘(3) any direct loan (or direct loan obliga- charges to a private borrower pursuant to ‘‘(3) If funds in liquidating accounts are in- tion) or loan guarantee (or loan guarantee section 6(c) of the Federal Financing Bank sufficient to satisfy obligations and commit- commitment) made by the Federal National Act of 1973 shall be considered a cash flow to ments of such accounts, there is hereby pro- Mortgage Association or the Federal Home the Government for the purposes of deter- vided permanent, indefinite authority to Loan Mortgage Corporation. mining the cost of the direct loan pursuant make any payments required to be made on ‘‘(d) BUDGET ACCOUNTING.— to section 502(5). All such amounts shall be such obligations and commitments. ‘‘(1) The authority to incur new direct loan credited to the appropriate financing ac- ‘‘(d) REINSURANCE.—Nothing in this title obligations, make new loan guarantee com- count. shall be construed as authorizing or requir- mitments, or modify outstanding direct ‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Bank is author- ing the purchase of insurance or reinsurance loans (or direct loan obligations) or loan ized to require reimbursement from a Fed- on a direct loan or loan guarantee from pri- guarantees (or loan guarantee commitments) eral agency to cover the administrative ex- vate insurers. If any such reinsurance for a shall constitute new budget authority in an penses of the Bank that are attributable to direct loan or loan guarantee is authorized, amount equal to the cost of the direct loan the direct loans financed for that agency. All the cost of such insurance and any recoveries or loan guarantee in the fiscal year in which such payments by an agency shall be consid- to the Government shall be included in the definite authority becomes available or in- ered administrative expenses subject to sec- calculation of the cost. definite authority is used. Such budget au- tion 504(g). This subsection shall apply to ‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY AND ASSISTANCE.—Nothing thority shall constitute an obligation of the transactions related to direct loan obliga- in this title shall be construed to change the program account to pay to the financing ac- tions or loan guarantee commitments made authority or the responsibility of a Federal count. on or after October 1, 1991. agency to determine the terms and condi- ‘‘(2) The outlays resulting from new budget ‘‘(4) AUTHORITY.—The authorities provided tions of eligibility for, or the amount of as- authority for the cost of direct loans or loan in this subsection shall not be construed to sistance provided by a direct loan or a loan guarantees described in paragraph (1) shall supersede or override the authority of the guarantee. be paid from the program account into the head of a Federal agency to administer and financing account and recorded in the fiscal operate a direct loan or loan guarantee pro- ‘‘SEC. 506. TREATMENT OF DEPOSIT INSURANCE year in which the direct loan or the guaran- gram. AND AGENCIES AND OTHER INSUR- ANCE PROGRAMS. teed loan is disbursed or its costs altered. ‘‘(5) TITLE 31.—All of the transactions pro- ‘‘(3) All collections and payments of the fi- vided in the subsection shall be subject to ‘‘This title shall not apply to the credit or nancing accounts shall be a means of financ- the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 15 insurance activities of the Federal Deposit ing. of title 31, United States Code. Insurance Corporation, National Credit ‘‘(e) MODIFICATIONS.—An outstanding di- ‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF CASH BALANCES.—Cash Union Administration, Resolution Trust Cor- rect loan (or direct loan obligation) or loan balances of the financing accounts in excess poration, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora- guarantee (or loan guarantee commitment) of current requirements shall be maintained tion, National Flood Insurance, National In- shall not be modified in a manner that in- in a form of uninvested funds and the Sec- surance Development Fund, Crop Insurance, creases its costs unless budget authority for retary of the Treasury shall pay interest on or Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Noth- Notwithstanding any other provision of et justifications for all agencies— ing in this title shall be construed to estab- law, the receipts and disbursements, includ- ‘‘(A) are searchable, sortable, and lish a credit limitation on any Federal loan ing the administrative expenses, of the Fed- downloadable by the public; or loan guarantee program. eral National Mortgage Association and the ‘‘(B) are consistent with generally accepted ‘‘(b) CREDITING OF COLLECTIONS.—Collec- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation standards and practices for machine- tions resulting from direct loans obligated or shall be counted as new budget authority, discoverability; loan guarantees committed prior to October outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for ‘‘(C) are organized uniformly, in a logical 1, 1991, shall be credited to the liquidating purposes of— manner that makes clear the contents of a accounts of Federal agencies. Amounts so (1) the budget of the United States Govern- budget justification and relationships be- credited shall be available, to the same ex- ment as submitted by the President; tween data elements within the budget jus- tent that they were available prior to the (2) the congressional budget; and tification and among similar documents; and date of enactment of this title, to liquidate (3) the Balanced Budget and Emergency ‘‘(D) use uniform identifiers, including for obligations arising from such direct loans Deficit Control Act of 1985. agencies, bureaus, programs, and projects. obligated or loan guarantees committed SEC. ll23. EFFECTIVE DATE. ‘‘(i)(1) Not later than the day that the Of- prior to October 1, 1991, including repayment Section ll22 shall not apply with respect fice of Management and Budget issues guide- of any obligations held by the Secretary of to an enterprise (as such term is defined in lines, regulations, or criteria to agencies on the Treasury or the Federal Financing Bank. section 1303 of the Federal Housing Enter- how to calculate the risk component under The unobligated balances of such accounts prises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of the Fair Value Accounting Act of 2014, it that are in excess of current needs shall be 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4502)) after the date that all of shall submit a written report to the Commit- transferred to the general fund of the Treas- the following have occurred: tees on the Budget of the House of Rep- ury. Such transfers shall be made from time (1) The conservatorship for such enterprise resentatives and the Senate containing all to time but, at least once each year.’’. under section 1367 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 4617) such guidelines, regulations, or criteria. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of has been terminated. ‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2017 and each of the contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Con- (2) The Director of the Federal Housing Fi- next four fiscal years thereafter, the Comp- gressional Budget and Impoundment Control nance Agency has certified in writing that troller General shall submit an annual re- Act of 1974 is amended by striking the items such enterprise has repaid to the Federal port to the Committees on the Budget of the relating to title V and inserting the fol- Government the maximum amount con- House of Representatives and the Senate re- lowing: sistent with minimizing total cost to the viewing and evaluating the progress of agen- cies in the implementation of the Fair Value ‘‘TITLE V—FAIR VALUE Federal Government of the financial assist- ance provided to the enterprise by the Fed- Accounting Act of 2014. ‘‘Sec. 500. Short title. eral Government pursuant to the amend- ‘‘(3) Such guidelines, regulations, or cri- ‘‘Sec. 501. Purposes. ments made by section 1117 of the Housing teria shall be deemed to be a rule for pur- ‘‘Sec. 502. Definitions. and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public poses of section 553 of title 5 and shall be ‘‘Sec. 503. OMB and CBO analysis, coordina- Law 110–289; 122 Stat. 2683) or otherwise. issued after notice and opportunity for pub- tion, and review. (3) The charter for the enterprise has been lic comment in accordance with the proce- ‘‘Sec. 504. Budgetary treatment. revoked, annulled, or terminated and the au- dures under such section.’’. ‘‘Sec. 505. Authorizations. thorizing statute (as such term is defined in SA 3291. Mr. HELLER submitted an ‘‘Sec. 506. Treatment of deposit insurance such section 1303) with respect to the enter- and agencies and other insur- prise has been repealed. amendment intended to be proposed to ance programs. amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. Subtitle C—Budget Review and Analysis ‘‘Sec. 507. Effect on other laws.’’. MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed SEC. ll41. CBO AND OMB REVIEW AND REC- SEC. ll12. BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENT. OMMENDATIONS RESPECTING RE- to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(b)(1) of the CEIPTS AND COLLECTIONS. tions for the Departments of Commerce Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Not later than 1 year after the date of en- and Justice, Science, and Related Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at actment of this Act, the Director of the Of- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- the end the following new sentence: ‘‘A fice of Management and Budget shall prepare tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; change in discretionary spending solely as a a study of the history of offsetting collec- which was ordered to lie on the table; result of the amendment to title V of the tions against expenditures and the amount Congressional Budget Act of 1974 made by of receipts collected annually, the historical as follows: the Budget and Accounting Transparency application of the budgetary terms ‘‘rev- On page 108, strike lines 8 through 12 and Act of 2014 shall be treated as a change of enue’’, ‘‘offsetting collections’’, and ‘‘offset- insert the following: concept under this paragraph.’’. ting receipts’’, and review the application of (e) None of the funds made available in this (b) REPORT.—Before adjusting the discre- those terms and make recommendations to or any other appropriations Act may be tionary caps pursuant to the authority pro- the Committees on the Budget of the House used— vided in subsection (a), the Office of Manage- of Representatives and the Senate of wheth- (1) for travel and conference activities that ment and Budget shall report to the Com- er such usage should be continued or modi- are not in compliance with the policies es- mittees on the Budget of the House of Rep- fied. The Director of the Congressional Budg- tablished in Office of Management and Budg- resentatives and the Senate on the amount et Office shall review the history and rec- et Memorandum M–12–12, Promoting Effi- of that adjustment, the methodology used in ommendations prepared by the Director of cient Spending to Support Agency Oper- determining the size of that adjustment, and the Office of Management and Budget and ations, issued May 11, 2012; or a program-by-program itemization of the shall submit comments and recommenda- (2) to establish or implement a policy that components of that adjustment. tions to such Committees. discourages or prohibits the selection of a lo- (c) SCHEDULE.—The Office of Management SEC. ll42. AGENCY BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS. cation for travel, an event, a meeting, or a and Budget shall not make an adjustment Section 1108 of title 31, United States Code, conference because the location is perceived pursuant to the authority provided in sub- is amended by inserting at the end the fol- to be a resort or vacation destination before, section (a) sooner than 60 days after pro- lowing new subsections: on, or after the date of enactment of this viding the report required in subsection (b). ‘‘(h)(1) Whenever any agency prepares and Act. SEC. ll13. EFFECTIVE DATE. submits written budget justification mate- rials for any committee of the House of Rep- SA 3292. Mr. PAUL submitted an The amendments made by section ll11 amendment intended to be proposed by shall take effect beginning with fiscal year resentatives or the Senate, such agency shall 2017. post such budget justification on the same him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- day of such submission on the ‘open’ page of propriations for the Departments of Subtitle B—Budgetary Treatment the public website of the agency, and the Of- Commerce and Justice, Science, and SEC. ll21. CBO AND OMB STUDIES RESPECTING fice of Management and Budget shall post Related Agencies for the fiscal year BUDGETING FOR COSTS OF FED- such budget justification in a centralized lo- ending September 30, 2015, and for ERAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS. cation on its website, in the format devel- Not later than 1 year after the date of en- oped under paragraph (2). Each agency shall other purposes; which was ordered to actment of this Act, the Directors of the include with its written budget justification lie on the table; as follows: Congressional Budget Office and of the Office the process and methodology the agency is At the appropriate place, insert the fol- of Management and Budget shall each pre- using to comply with the Fair Value Ac- lowing: pare a study and make recommendations to counting Act of 2014. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available the Committees on the Budget of the House ‘‘(2) The Office of Management and Budget, by this Act or any other Act may be used of Representatives and the Senate as to the in consultation with the Congressional Budg- for—

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(1) any action by the Federal Deposit In- (b) OFFENSES INVOLVING CONTROLLED SUB- substance in schedule I or II or surance Corporation to classify the sale or STANCES MARKETED TO MINORS.—Section 401 flunitrazepam or a listed chemical intending, manufacture of a firearm or ammunition as of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. knowing, or having reasonable cause to be- an activity involving risk; or 841) is amended by adding at the end the fol- lieve that such substance or chemical will be (2) any action by the Department of Jus- lowing: unlawfully imported into the United States tice to discourage the provision or continu- ‘‘(i) OFFENSES INVOLVING CONTROLLED SUB- or into waters within a distance of 12 miles ation of credit or the processing of payments STANCES MARKETED TO MINORS.— of the coast of the United States. by any financial institution to a manufac- ‘‘(1) UNLAWFUL ACT.—Except as authorized ‘‘(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to turer, dealer, or importer of firearms or am- under this title, including paragraph (3), it manufacture or distribute a listed chem- munition, based on the fact that the business shall be unlawful for any person at least 18 ical— is a manufacturer, dealer, or importer of years of age to— ‘‘(1) intending or knowing that the listed firearms or ammunition. ‘‘(A) knowingly or intentionally manufac- chemical will be used to manufacture a con- ture or create a controlled substance listed trolled substance; and SA 3293. Mr. BROWN submitted an in schedule I or II that is— ‘‘(2) intending, knowing, or having reason- amendment intended to be proposed by ‘‘(i) combined with a beverage or candy able cause to believe that the controlled sub- him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- product; stance will be unlawfully imported into the propriations for the Departments of ‘‘(ii) marketed or packaged to appear simi- United States.’’. (b) TRAFFICKING IN COUNTERFEIT GOODS OR Commerce and Justice, Science, and lar to a beverage or candy product; or ‘‘(iii) modified by flavoring or coloring; SERVICES.—Chapter 113 of title 18, United Related Agencies for the fiscal year and States Code, is amended— ending September 30, 2015, and for ‘‘(B) know, or have reasonable cause to be- (1) in section 2318(b)(2), by striking ‘‘sec- other purposes; which was ordered to lieve, that the combined, marketed, pack- tion 2320(e)’’ and insertion ‘‘section 2320(f)’’; lie on the table; as follows: aged, or modified controlled substance will and In title I of division A, insert after section be distributed, dispensed, or sold to a person (2) in section 2320— 110 the following: under 18 years of age. (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated or ‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—Except as provided in sec- otherwise made available under this Act may tion 418, 419, or 420, any person who violates ‘‘(4) traffics in a drug and knowingly uses be used to negotiate any trade agreement or paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be sub- a counterfeit mark on or in connection with treaty with the People’s Republic of China ject to— such drug,’’; unless the President first certifies to Con- ‘‘(A) an additional term of imprisonment of (B) in subsection (b)(3), in the matter pre- gress that, in the one-year period preceding not more than 10 years for a first offense in- ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘coun- the certification, the Government of the volving the same controlled substance and terfeit drug’’ and inserting ‘‘drug that uses a People’s Republic of China has not engaged schedule; and counterfeit mark on or in connection with in the intervention or manipulation of the ‘‘(B) an additional term of imprisonment of the drug’’; and exchange rate between the renminbi and the not more than 20 years for a second or subse- (C) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph United States dollar for the purposes of— quent offense involving the same controlled (6) and inserting the following: (1) preventing the effective balance of pay- substance and schedule. ‘‘(6) the term ‘drug’ means a drug, as de- ments adjustments; or ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not fined in section 201 of the Federal Food, (2) gaining an unfair competitive advan- apply to any controlled substance that— Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).’’. tage in international trade. ‘‘(A) has been approved by the Secretary under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, SA 3297. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself SA 3294. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355), if the con- and Mr. CRAPO) submitted an amend- Mr. KIRK, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. MCCAIN, tents, marketing, and packaging of the con- ment intended to be proposed to trolled substance have not been altered from Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. WARNER, Ms. COLLINS, amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. the form approved by the Secretary; or MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. COATS, and Mrs. ‘‘(B) has been altered at the direction of a FEINSTEIN) submitted an amendment to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- practitioner who is acting for a legitimate tions for the Departments of Commerce intended to be proposed to amendment medical purpose in the usual course of pro- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and fessional practice.’’. and Justice, Science, and Related intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. (c) SENTENCING GUIDELINES.—Pursuant to Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- 4660, making appropriations for the De- its authority under section 994 of title 28, tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; partments of Commerce and Justice, United States Code, and in accordance with which was ordered to lie on the table; Science, and Related Agencies for the this section, the United States Sentencing as follows: Commission shall review its guidelines and fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, On page 89, line 20, strike ‘‘$775,000,000’’ and policy statements to ensure that the guide- insert ‘‘$1,500,000,000’’. and for other purposes; which was or- lines provide an appropriate additional pen- dered to lie on the table; as follows: alty increase to the sentence otherwise ap- SA 3298. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an On page 387, after line 23, add the fol- plicable in Part D of the Guidelines Manual amendment intended to be proposed by lowing: if the defendant was convicted of a violation him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- of section 401(i) of the Controlled Substances SEC. 7l. None of the funds appropriated or propriations for the Departments of otherwise made available by this division Act, as added by subsection (b). shall be used to pay the salaries and ex- Commerce and Justice, Science, and penses of personnel of the Department of Ag- SA 3296. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted Related Agencies for the fiscal year riculture to make nonrecourse loans avail- an amendment intended to be proposed ending September 30, 2015, and for able to processors of sugarcane or sugar by her to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- other purposes; which was ordered to beets under section 156 of the Federal Agri- propriations for the Departments of lie on the table; as follows: culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 Commerce and Justice, Science, and At the appropriate place in title V of divi- (7 U.S.C. 7272) and notwithstanding the pro- sion A, insert the following: visions of that section, if the gross revenue Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for SEC. ll. (a) Notwithstanding any other from sugar of any such processor exceeded provision of this Act— $300,000,000 in the previous fiscal year. other purposes; which was ordered to (1) the total amount made available under lie on the table; as follows: the heading ‘‘JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ SA 3295. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted At the appropriate place, insert the fol- under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF JUSTICE PRO- an amendment intended to be proposed lowing: GRAMS’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT by her to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- SEC. lll. EXTRATERRITORIAL DRUG TRAF- OF JUSTICE’’ under title II of this division propriations for the Departments of FICKING ACTIVITY. shall be $259,250,000; and Commerce and Justice, Science, and (a) POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBU- (2) the amount made available for missing Related Agencies for the fiscal year TION FOR PURPOSES OF UNLAWFUL IMPORTA- and exploited children programs under para- ending September 30, 2015, and for TIONS.—Section 1009 of the Controlled Sub- graph (6) under the heading ‘‘JUVENILE JUS- stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 959) TICE PROGRAMS’’ under the heading ‘‘OFFICE other purposes; which was ordered to is amended— OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under the heading lie on the table; as follows: (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ under title At the appropriate place, insert the fol- as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and II of this division shall be $69,750,000: Pro- lowing: (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘It shall’’ vided, That not less than $27,500,000 shall be SEC. lll. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section and all that follows and inserting the fol- used for grants to the National Center for may be cited as the ‘‘Saving Kids From Dan- lowing: ‘‘It shall be unlawful for any person Missing and Exploited Children and not less gerous Drugs Act of 2014’’. to manufacture or distribute a controlled than $30,000,000 shall be used for task force

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(1) the amount made available under the unpaid Federal tax liability that has been as- (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY’’ shall be sessed, for which all judicial and administra- this Act, the amount made available under reduced by $1,250,000, and not more than tive remedies have been exhausted or have the heading ‘‘PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PRO- $24,061,000 shall be available for Depart- lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely GRAMS’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF THE mental Administration; manner pursuant to an agreement with the CENSUS’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT (2) the amount made available under the Federal agency responsible for collecting the OF COMMERCE’’ in title I of this division heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL’’ tax liability, if the officers or employees of shall be $893,244,000. shall be reduced by $3,182,500; the Department of Agriculture are aware of (3) the amount made available under the the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal SA 3299. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an heading ‘‘ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE’’ shall agency has considered suspension or debar- amendment intended to be proposed by be reduced by $3,657,500; ment of the individual and has made a deter- him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- (4) the amount made available under the mination that suspension or debarment of propriations for the Departments of heading ‘‘NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATIS- the individual is not necessary to protect the Commerce and Justice, Science, and TICS SERVICE’’ shall be reduced by $8,474,000; interests of the United States. (5) the amount made available under the Related Agencies for the fiscal year heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the SA 3304. Mr. HELLER submitted an ending September 30, 2015, and for heading ‘‘AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE’’ amendment intended to be proposed to other purposes; which was ordered to shall be reduced by $8,595,500; and amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. lie on the table; as follows: (6) the amount made available under the MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed At the appropriate place, insert the fol- heading ‘‘RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVI- to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- TIES’’ under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL INSTI- lowing: tions for the Departments of Commerce SEC. ll. Not later than 90 days after the TUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE’’ shall be re- date of enactment of this Act, each agency duced by $35,542,000, and no funds shall be and Justice, Science, and Related that is appropriated funds under this Act used for— Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- shall submit to the Committee on Appropria- (A) supplemental and alternative crops; tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; tions and Committee on the Budget of the (B) aquaculture renters; which was ordered to lie on the table; Senate and the Committee on Appropria- (C) sustainable agriculture research and as follows: tions and Committee on the Budget of the education; On page 387, after line 23, add the fol- House of Representatives a report on— (D) the alfalfa forage and research pro- lowing: gram; (1) the total amount of funds the agency SEC. 7ll. None of the funds made avail- spends on advertising on television, radio, (E) special research grants for potato re- able by this Act may be used to pay the sala- Internet websites, blogs, social media, news- search; ries and expenses of any officers or employ- papers, magazines, billboards, posters, and (F) special research grants for aquaculture ees of the Department of Agriculture to brochures; research; or enter into a contract, memorandum of un- (2) the amount of funds the agency spends (G) the organic transition program. derstanding, or cooperative agreement with, on each form of advertising described in SA 3302. Mr. HELLER submitted an make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan paragraph (1); and guarantee to any individual that was con- (3) of the amount described in paragraph amendment intended to be proposed to victed of a felony criminal violation under (1), the amount spent on advertisements to amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. any Federal law during the 2-year period attract job applicants and the amount spent MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed ending on the date of enactment of this Act, for other advertisement purposes. to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- if the officers or employees of the Depart- tions for the Departments of Commerce ment of Agriculture are aware of the convic- SA 3300. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Justice, Science, and Related tion, unless the officers or employees of the and Mr. BOOZMAN) submitted an Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Department of Agriculture have considered amendment intended to be proposed by tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; suspension or debarment of the individual him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- and made a determination that the prohibi- which was ordered to lie on the table; tion of funds under this section is not nec- propriations for the Departments of as follows: Commerce and Justice, Science, and essary to protect the interests of the United On page 387, after line 23, add the fol- States. Related Agencies for the fiscal year lowing: ending September 30, 2015, and for SEC. 7ll. Notwithstanding any other pro- SA 3305. Mr. LEE (for himself and other purposes; which was ordered to vision of this division— Mr. VITTER) submitted an amendment lie on the table; as follows: (1) the amount made available under the intended to be proposed by him to the At the appropriate place, insert the fol- heading ‘‘FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS’’ bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations under the heading ‘‘FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL lowing: for the Departments of Commerce and SEC. ll. None of the funds made available SERVICE’’ under the heading ‘‘FOREIGN AS- under this Act may be used by the Federal SISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS’’ in Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Housing Administration, the Government title V shall be $1,225,900,000; for the fiscal year ending September 30, National Mortgage Association, or the De- (2) the amount made available under sec- 2015, and for other purposes; which was partment of Housing and Urban Development tion 738 for the Emergency Watershed Pro- ordered to lie on the table; as follows: to insure, securitize, or guarantee— tection Program shall be $234,528,000; and At the appropriate place, insert the fol- (1) any mortgage that refinances or other- (3) the amount made available under sec- lowing: wise replaces a mortgage that a State, mu- tion 738 for the Emergency Conservation SEC. lll. None of the funds made avail- nicipality, or any other political subdivision Program shall be $136,255,000. able by this Act may be used to implement, of a State seized, took, or otherwise obtained administer, or enforce the proposed rule en- by the exercise of the power of eminent do- SA 3303. Mr. HELLER submitted an titled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Hous- main; or amendment intended to be proposed to ing’’, published by the Department of Hous- (2) any mortgage-backed security amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. ing and Urban Development in the Federal collateralized by a mortgage or pool of mort- MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed Register on July 19, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 43710; gages described under paragraph (1). to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- Docket No. FR–5173–P–01). tions for the Departments of Commerce SA 3301. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an and Justice, Science, and Related SA 3306. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- amendment intended to be proposed to him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. propriations for the Departments of which was ordered to lie on the table; MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed Commerce and Justice, Science, and as follows: to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- Related Agencies for the fiscal year tions for the Departments of Commerce On page 387, after line 23, add the fol- ending September 30, 2015, and for lowing: and Justice, Science, and Related other purposes; which was ordered to SEC. 7lll. None of the funds made avail- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- lie on the table; as follows: able by this division may be used to pay the tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes;

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Notwithstanding any other pro- and Justice, Science, and Related and Justice, Science, and Related vision of this division— Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- (1) the amount made available under the tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY’’ under tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; the heading ‘‘PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND which was ordered to lie on the table; MARKETING’’ under the heading ‘‘AGRICUL- as follows: as follows: TURAL PROGRAMS’’ in title I shall be On page 220, line 18, strike ‘‘$135,000,000, to On page 109, line 14, strike ‘‘$108,000,000’’ $31,466,000, of which reduction— remain available until September 30, 2018: and insert ‘‘$107,000,000’’. (A) $1,800,000 shall be derived from funds Provided’’ and insert ‘‘$160,000,000, to remain made available for the immediate Office of available until September 30, 2018: Provided, SA 3313. Mr. FLAKE submitted an the Secretary; That of the amounts made available under this heading, all such amounts in excess of amendment intended to be proposed to (B) $9,000,000 shall be derived from funds amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. made available for Departmental Adminis- $135,000,000 shall be used only for project MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed tration; rental assistance for supportive housing for (C) $1,400,000 shall be derived from funds persons with disabilities under section to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- made available for the Office of the Assist- 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National tions for the Departments of Commerce ant Secretary for Congressional Relations; Affordable Housing Act: Provided further’’. and Justice, Science, and Related On page 230, line 24, strike ‘‘$250,000,000’’ and and insert ‘‘$225,000,000’’. Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- (D) $2,800,000 shall be derived from funds tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; made available for the Office of Communica- SA 3309. Mr. HARKIN submitted an which was ordered to lie on the table; tions; amendment intended to be proposed to as follows: (2) the amount made available under the amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL’’ On page 161, line 5, strike ‘‘$110,500,000’’ and under the heading ‘‘AGRICULTURAL PRO- MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed insert ‘‘$105,933,000’’. GRAMS’’ in title I shall be $32,567,000; and to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- (3) the amount made available under the tions for the Departments of Commerce SA 3314. Mr. FLAKE submitted an heading ‘‘CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS’’ under and Justice, Science, and Related amendment intended to be proposed to the heading ‘‘FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE’’ Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. under the heading ‘‘DOMESTIC FOOD PRO- tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed GRAMS’’ in title IV shall be $20,527,000,000, of which was ordered to lie on the table; to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- which $30,000,000 shall remain available until as follows: tions for the Departments of Commerce expended to carry out section 749(g) of the On page 118, between lines 19 and 20, insert and Justice, Science, and Related Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and the following: Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Drug Administration, and Related Agencies SEC. 105. Not later than one year after the Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–80; tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- which was ordered to lie on the table; 123 Stat. 2132). retary of Transportation shall promulgate a final rule for all air carriers subject to sec- as follows: SA 3307. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an tion 41705 of title 49, United States Code, On page 232, strike line 9 and all that fol- amendment intended to be proposed by that requires that, to the maximum extent lows through page 233, line 23. him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- possible and at the earliest possible date, propriations for the Departments of any visually displayed entertainment pro- SA 3315. Mr. FLAKE submitted an Commerce and Justice, Science, and gramming and information available to pas- amendment intended to be proposed to Related Agencies for the fiscal year sengers on a flight be accessible to individ- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. uals with disabilities, including by making ending September 30, 2015, and for MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed other purposes; which was ordered to available or providing open captioning, closed captioning, and video description, and to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- lie on the table; as follows: that any devices delivering individual pro- tions for the Departments of Commerce At the appropriate place, insert the fol- gramming must be capable of being inde- and Justice, Science, and Related lowing: pendently operated by individuals with dis- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Sec.lll. Of the funds made available abilities. tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; under title VI of division C the heading which was ordered to lie on the table; ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading SA 3310. Mr. FLAKE submitted an ‘‘FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION’’ under the amendment intended to be proposed to as follows: heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. On page 157, line 24, strike ‘‘$1,390,000,000’’ SERVICES’’, $20,000,000 shall not be available and insert ‘‘$1,190,000,000’’. for obligation until the Commissioner of MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- Food and Drugs: (1) finalizes the draft guid- SA 3316. Mr. FLAKE submitted an tions for the Departments of Commerce ance entitled ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Abuse- amendment intended to be proposed to and Justice, Science, and Related Deterrent Opioids—Evaluation and Label- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. ing’’, issued in January 2013; (2) provides to Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Congress a report detailing the methodology tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed used by the Food and Drug Administration which was ordered to lie on the table; to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- for postmarket tracking of Zohydro and find- as follows: tions for the Departments of Commerce ings as of the date of enactment of this Act; and Justice, Science, and Related and (3) produces documents responsive to On page 212, line 5, strike ‘‘$950,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$700,000,000’’. Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Senator Manchin’s letter to the Commis- tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; sioner of Food and Drugs dated October 9, 2013, relating to conferences of the Initiative SA 3311. Mr. FLAKE submitted an which was ordered to lie on the table; on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assess- amendment intended to be proposed to as follows: ment in Clinical Trials and Analgesic, Anes- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. On page 160, after line 22, add the fol- thetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Trans- MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed lowing: lations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Net- to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- SEC. 154. No Federal funds may be used by works: Provided, That if the Food and Drug tions for the Departments of Commerce the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Administration fails to meet such conditions and Justice, Science, and Related to subsidize food, beverage, or first class by June 30, 2015, such funds shall be made Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- services. available for obligation to the Food and tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal In- Mr. FLAKE submitted an which was ordered to lie on the table; SA 3317. vestigation for the purpose of assisting Fed- amendment intended to be proposed to as follows: eral, State, and local agencies to combat the amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. diversion and illegal sales of controlled sub- On page 111, line 20, strike ‘‘$550,000,000’’ stances. and insert ‘‘$100,000,000’’. MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- SA 3308. Mr. MURPHY submitted an SA 3312. Mr. FLAKE submitted an tions for the Departments of Commerce amendment intended to be proposed to amendment intended to be proposed to and Justice, Science, and Related

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NO FEDERAL FUNDS MAY BE USED BY SA 3323. amendment intended to be proposed to retary, in consultation with the Government THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PAS- Accountability Office, shall carry out a SENGER CORPORATION TO SUB- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. study to determine the effects of the limita- SIDIZE AMTRAK ROUTES THAT MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed OFFER FREE RIDERSHIP, INCLUD- tion described in subparagraph (B) on— ING THE AMTRAK RESIDENCY PRO- to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- ‘‘(I) the overall operations of the Federal GRAM. tions for the Departments of Commerce crop insurance program; and Justice, Science, and Related ‘‘(II) the number of producers participating SA 3318. Mr. FLAKE submitted an Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- in the Federal crop insurance program; amendment intended to be proposed to tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; ‘‘(III) the level of coverage purchased by which was ordered to lie on the table; participating producers; amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. ‘‘(IV) the amount of premiums paid by par- MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed as follows: ticipating producers and the Federal Govern- to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- On page 387, after line 23, add the fol- ment; tions for the Departments of Commerce lowing: ‘‘(V) any potential liability for partici- and Justice, Science, and Related SEC. 7ll. None of the funds appropriated pating producers, approved insurance pro- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- or otherwise made available by this Act shall viders, and the Federal Government; be used to pay the salaries and expenses of ‘‘(VI) different crops or growing regions; tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; personnel to carry out the Quality Samples which was ordered to lie on the table; ‘‘(VII) program rating structures; Program of the Foreign Agricultural Service ‘‘(VIII) creation of schemes or devices to as follows: of the Department of Agriculture. evade the impact of the limitation; and On page 207, strike line 17 and all that fol- ‘‘(IX) administrative and operating ex- lows through page 208, line 2. SA 3324. Mr. FLAKE submitted an penses paid to approved insurance providers amendment intended to be proposed by and underwriting gains and loss for the Fed- SA 3319. Mr. FLAKE submitted an him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- eral government and approved insurance pro- amendment intended to be proposed to propriations for the Departments of viders. amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. Commerce and Justice, Science, and ‘‘(ii) EFFECTIVENESS.—The limitation de- MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed Related Agencies for the fiscal year scribed in subparagraph (B) shall not take ef- to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- ending September 30, 2015, and for fect unless the Secretary determines, tions for the Departments of Commerce through the study described in clause (i), other purposes; which was ordered to that the limitation would not— and Justice, Science, and Related lie on the table; as follows: ‘‘(I) significantly increase the premium Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- At the end of title VII of division ll, add amount paid by producers with an average tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; the following: adjusted gross income of less than $750,000; which was ordered to lie on the table; SEC. ll. None of the funds made available ‘‘(II) result in a decline in the crop insur- as follows: by this Act may be used to pay the salaries ance coverage available to producers; and On page 227, line 10, strike ‘‘$46,000,000’’ and and expenses of any officers or employees of ‘‘(III) increase the total cost of the Federal insert ‘‘$40,000,000’’. the Department of Agriculture or the Fed- crop insurance program.’’. eral Crop Insurance Corporation to carry out Mr. FLAKE submitted an SA 3320. Mr. FLAKE submitted an section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance SA 3326. Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)). amendment intended to be proposed to amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. SA 3325. Mr. FLAKE submitted an propriations for the Departments of MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed amendment intended to be proposed to Commerce and Justice, Science, and to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. Related Agencies for the fiscal year tions for the Departments of Commerce MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed ending September 30, 2015, and for and Justice, Science, and Related to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- other purposes; which was ordered to Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- tions for the Departments of Commerce lie on the table; as follows: tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; and Justice, Science, and Related At the appropriate place, insert the fol- which was ordered to lie on the table; Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- lowing: as follows: tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; SEC. l. None of the funds made available On page 325, line 25, strike ‘‘$900,000,000’’ which was ordered to lie on the table; by this division may be used to carry out and insert ‘‘$360,000,000’’. as follows: section 209 of the Agricultural Marketing On page 326, line 12, strike ‘‘$66,420,000’’ and Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a). On page 387, after line 23, add the fol- insert ‘‘$9,792,000’’. lowing: SA 3327. Mr. FLAKE submitted an Mr. FLAKE submitted an SEC. 7lll. Section 508(e) of the Federal amendment intended to be proposed to SA 3321. Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)) is amendment intended to be proposed to amended by adding at the end the following: amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. ‘‘(9) LIMITATION ON PREMIUM SUBSIDY BASED MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed ON AVERAGE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.— to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF AVERAGE ADJUSTED tions for the Departments of Commerce tions for the Departments of Commerce GROSS INCOME.—In this paragraph, the term and Justice, Science, and Related and Justice, Science, and Related ‘average adjusted gross income’ has the Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- meaning given the term in section 1001D(a) tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. which was ordered to lie on the table; 1308–3a(a)). as follows: which was ordered to lie on the table; ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any as follows: other provision of this subtitle and begin- On page 387, after line 23, add the fol- On page 371, strike lines 14 through 16. ning with the 2015 reinsurance year, in the lowing: SEC. 7ll. None of the funds made avail- case of any producer that is a person or legal able by this Act may be used for the con- SA 3322. Mr. FLAKE submitted an entity that has an average adjusted gross in- struction, funding, installation, or operation come in excess of $750,000 based on the most amendment intended to be proposed to of ethanol blender pumps. amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. recent data available from the Farm Service MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed Agency as of the beginning of the reinsur- SA 3328. Mr. FLAKE submitted an to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- ance year, the total amount of premium sub- amendment intended to be proposed to sidy provided with respect to additional cov- tions for the Departments of Commerce erage under subsection (c), section 508B, or amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. and Justice, Science, and Related section 508C issued on behalf of the producer MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- for a reinsurance year shall be 15 percentage to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; points less than the premium subsidy pro- tions for the Departments of Commerce

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(a) No amount appropriated or which was ordered to lie on the table; On page 26, line 1, strike ‘‘of the’’ and all otherwise made available by this title under that follows through ‘‘That’’on line 4. the heading ‘‘NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STAND- as follows: On page 27, line 24, strike ‘‘of the’’ and all ARDS AND TECHNOLOGY’’ may be used to de- On page 387, after line 23, add the fol- that follows through ‘‘That’’ on page 28, line velop or deploy laboratory-to-market strate- lowing: 2. gies that accelerate collaboration and com- SEC. 7l. None of the funds made available On page 30, line 18, strike ‘‘$6,000’’ and all mercialization of Federal technologies. by this Act may be used to carry out the rev- that follows through line 19 and insert (b) The amount appropriated or otherwise enue assurance harvest price option program ‘‘$15,000,000 shall’’. made available by this title under each head- administered by the Secretary of Agri- On page 33, strike lines 7 through 9 and in- ing under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL INSTITUTE culture. sert ‘‘until expended.’’. OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY’’ is reduced On page 34, line 6, strike ‘‘expended and not on a pro rata basis in a manner such that the SA 3329. Mr. FLAKE submitted an to’’ and all that follows through line 8 and aggregate amount of such reduction is amendment intended to be proposed to insert ‘‘expended.’’. $6,000,000. amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. On page 34, line 20, strike ‘‘$36,000’’ and all MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed that follows through line 21 and insert SA 3336. Mr. FLAKE submitted an to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- ‘‘$1,000,000 shall be’’. amendment intended to be proposed to tions for the Departments of Commerce On page 36, line 6, strike ‘‘$5,400’’ and all amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. that follows through ‘‘exceed’’ on line 8. and Justice, Science, and Related On page 59, strike lines 19 through 24. MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- On page 108, between lines 12 and 13, insert to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; the following: tions for the Departments of Commerce which was ordered to lie on the table; SEC. 540. Notwithstanding any other provi- and Justice, Science, and Related as follows: sion of this Act, none of the funds made Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- On page 321, line 24, before the period at available under this division may be used for tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; the end insert ‘‘: Provided, That the Federal official reception or representation expenses. which was ordered to lie on the table; Crop Insurance Corporation may only make as follows: premium payments on behalf of producers SA 3332. Mr. FLAKE submitted an On page 23, between lines 8 and 9, insert whose names are made publically available’’. amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. the following: SEC. 111. (a) None of the funds appropriated SA 3330. Mr. FLAKE submitted an MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed amendment intended to be proposed to or otherwise made available by this title to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- may be obligated or expended to carry out amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. tions for the Departments of Commerce activities of the SelectUSA program of the MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed and Justice, Science, and Related International Trade Administration. to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- (b) The amount appropriated or otherwise tions for the Departments of Commerce tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; made available by this title under the head- and Justice, Science, and Related which was ordered to lie on the table; ing ‘‘OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION’’ under Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- as follows: the heading ‘‘INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINIS- TRATION’’ is hereby decreased by $15,000,000. tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; On page 46, line 15, strike ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and which was ordered to lie on the table; all that follows through ‘‘decision-making’’ SA 3337. Mr. FLAKE submitted an as follows: on line 16. amendment intended to be proposed to On page 67, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following: SA 3333. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. SEC. 221. (a) In this section, the term amendment intended to be proposed to MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed ‘‘Crime Victims Fund amounts’’ means the amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- sums described in section 1402(d)(3) of chap- MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed tions for the Departments of Commerce ter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (42 to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- and Justice, Science, and Related U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)) that are available for obli- tions for the Departments of Commerce Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- gation under section 510 of title V of this di- tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; vision. and Justice, Science, and Related (b) The Crime Victims Fund amounts— Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- which was ordered to lie on the table; (1) shall be available for— tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; as follows: (A) the United States Attorneys Offices which was ordered to lie on the table; Beginning on page 5, strike line 6 and all and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to as follows: that follows through page 6, line 16. provide and improve services for the benefit On page 29, line 20, strike ‘‘$12,972,000’’ and of crime victims in the Federal criminal jus- SA 3338. Mr. VITTER submitted an insert ‘‘$12,000,000’’. tice system (as described in 3771 of title 18, amendment intended to be proposed by United States Code, and section 503 of the him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 SA 3334. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to propriations for the Departments of (42 U.S.C. 10607)) through victim coordina- Commerce and Justice, Science, and tors, victims’ specialists, and advocates, in- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. cluding for the administrative support of vic- MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed Related Agencies for the fiscal year tim coordinators and advocates providing to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- ending September 30, 2015, and for such services; and tions for the Departments of Commerce other purposes; which was ordered to (B) a Victim Notification System; and and Justice, Science, and Related lie on the table; as follows: (2) may not be used for any purpose that is Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- not specific in subparagraph (A) or (B) of lowing: paragraph (1). tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; SEC. lll. Notwithstanding any other as follows: provision of this Act— SA 3331. Mr. FLAKE submitted an (1) no funds shall be made available under amendment intended to be proposed to On page 51, strike lines 15 and 16. the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COM- amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE’’ under the head- MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed SA 3335. Mr. FLAKE submitted an ing ‘‘LEGAL ACTIVITIES’’ under the heading to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- amendment intended to be proposed to ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ under title tions for the Departments of Commerce amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. II of division A of this Act; and and Justice, Science, and Related MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed (2) of the amounts made available under Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- the heading ‘‘STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCE- MENT ASSISTANCE’’ under the heading ‘‘STATE tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; tions for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES’’ which was ordered to lie on the table; under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUS- as follows: Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- TICE’’ under title II of division A of this On page 10, beginning on line 13, strike tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; Act— ‘‘from’’ and all that follows through ‘‘That’’ which was ordered to lie on the table; (A) the total amount made available for on line 16. as follows: grants, contracts, cooperative agreements,

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If the activity described in this reasonable efforts to comply with the re- shall be $1,162,472,000; paragraph does not result in the alien being moval order, or to fully cooperate with the (B) the amount made available for the Ed- taken into custody by any person other than Secretary’s efforts to establish the alien’s ward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance the Secretary, then when the alien is identity and carry out the removal order, in- Grant program shall be $388,972,000; and brought to the attention of the Secretary or cluding making timely application in good (C) the amount made available for a Pre- when the Secretary determines it is prac- faith for travel or other documents nec- venting Violence Against Law Enforcement tical to take such alien into custody, the essary to the alien’s departure or conspires Officer Resilience and Survivability Initia- Secretary shall take such alien into cus- or acts to prevent the alien’s removal that is tive (VALOR) shall be $27,297,000. tody.’’; subject to an order of removal; (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Attorney ‘‘(II) a court, the Board of Immigration Ap- SA 3339. Mr. HELLER (for himself, General’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of peals, or an immigration judge orders a stay Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. Homeland Security’s’’; and of removal of an alien who is subject to an (6) by adding at the end the following: administratively final order of removal; BLUMENTHAL, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. ‘‘(g) LENGTH OF DETENTION.— ‘‘(III) the Secretary transfers custody of RUBIO, Ms. AYOTTE, and Mr. WARNER) ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding any other provision the alien pursuant to law to another Federal submitted an amendment intended to of this section, an alien may be detained agency or a State or local government agen- be proposed to amendment SA 3244 sub- under this section for any period, without cy in connection with the official duties of mitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and intended limitation, except as provided in subsection such agency; or to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, (i), until the alien is subject to a final order ‘‘(IV) a court or the Board of Immigration making appropriations for the Depart- of removal. Appeals orders a remand to an immigration ments of Commerce and Justice, ‘‘(2) The length of detention under this sec- judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals, tion shall not affect a detention under sec- Science, and Related Agencies for the during the time period when the case is tion 241. pending a decision on remand (with the re- fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, ‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.— moval period beginning anew on the date and for other purposes; which was or- ‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—The Attorney General’s that the alien is ordered removed on re- dered to lie on the table; as follows: review of the Secretary’s custody determina- mand). On page 41, line 15, insert ‘‘including to tions under subsection (a) shall be limited to ‘‘(ii) RENEWAL.—If the removal period has provide training for campus officials, victim whether the alien may be detained, released been extended under clause (i), a new re- advocates, or campus law enforcement offi- on bond (of at least $1,500 with security ap- moval period shall be deemed to have begun cials who are the initial point of contact for proved by the Secretary), or released with no on the date on which— victims of sexual assault,’’ after ‘‘campus,’’. bond. Any review involving an alien de- ‘‘(I) the alien makes all reasonable efforts scribed in paragraph (2)(D) shall be limited to comply with the removal order, or to fully SA 3340. Mr. INHOFE submitted an to a determination of whether the alien is cooperate with the Secretary’s efforts to es- amendment intended to be proposed by properly included in such category. tablish the alien’s identity and carry out the ‘‘(2) CLASSES OF ALIENS.—The Attorney removal order; him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- General’s shall review the Secretary’s cus- ‘‘(II) the stay of removal is no longer in ef- propriations for the Departments of tody determinations for the following classes fect; or Commerce and Justice, Science, and of aliens: ‘‘(III) the alien is returned to the custody Related Agencies for the fiscal year ‘‘(A) Aliens in exclusion proceedings. of the Secretary. ending September 30, 2015, and for ‘‘(B) Aliens described in sections 212(a)(3) ‘‘(iii) MANDATORY DETENTION FOR CERTAIN other purposes; which was ordered to and 237(a)(4). ALIENS.—The Secretary shall keep an alien lie on the table; as follows: ‘‘(C) Aliens described in subsection (c). described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) ‘‘(D) Aliens in deportation proceedings sub- of section 236(c)(1) in detention during the At the appropriate place, insert the fol- ject to section 242(a)(2) (as in effect between extended period described in clause (i). lowing: April 24, 1996 and April 1, 1997). ‘‘(iv) SOLE FORM OF RELIEF.—An alien may SEC. ll. SAFE COMMUNITIES. ‘‘(i) RELEASE ON BOND.— only seek relief from detention under this (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien detained under subparagraph by filing an application for a cited as the ‘‘Keep Our Communities Safe subsection (a) may seek release on bond. No writ of habeas corpus in accordance with Act of 2014’’. bond may be granted except to an alien who chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of establishes by clear and convincing evidence No alien whose period of detention is ex- Congress that— that the alien is not a flight risk or a risk to tended under this subparagraph shall have (1) Constitutional rights should be upheld another person or the community. the right to seek release on bond.’’; and protected; ‘‘(2) CERTAIN ALIENS INELIGIBLE.—No alien (3) in paragraph (3)— (2) Congress intends to uphold the Con- detained under subsection (c) may seek re- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph stitutional principle of due process; and lease on bond.’’. (A), by inserting ‘‘or is not detained pursu- (3) due process of the law is a right af- (d) ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED.—Section ant to paragraph (6)’’ after ‘‘the removal pe- forded to everyone in the United States. 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality riod’’; and (c) DETENTION OF DANGEROUS ALIENS DUR- Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(a)) is amended— (B) by amending subparagraph (D) to read ING REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.—Section 236 of (1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each as follows: the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 place it appears, except for the first place it ‘‘(D) to obey reasonable restrictions on the U.S.C. 1226) is amended— appears in paragraph (4)(B)(i), and inserting alien’s conduct or activities that the Sec- (1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; retary prescribes for the alien— place such term appears (except in the sec- (2) in paragraph (1)— ‘‘(i) to prevent the alien from absconding; ond place it appears in subsection (a)) and in- (A) by amending subparagraphs (B) and (C) ‘‘(ii) for the protection of the community; serting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; to read as follows: or (2) in subsection (a)— ‘‘(B) BEGINNING OF PERIOD.—The removal ‘‘(iii) for other purposes related to the en- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), period begins on the latest of— forcement of Federal immigration laws.’’; by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Se- ‘‘(i) the date on which the order of removal (4) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘para- curity or’’ before ‘‘the Attorney General—’’; becomes administratively final; graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and ‘‘(ii) the date on which the alien is taken and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘condi- into such custody if the alien is not in the (5) by amending paragraph (6) to read as tional parole’’ and inserting ‘‘recognizance’’; custody of the Secretary on the date on follows: (3) in subsection (b)— which the order of removal becomes adminis- ‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL RULES FOR DETENTION OR (A) in the subsection heading, by striking tratively final; and RELEASE OF CERTAIN ALIENS.— ‘‘PAROLE’’ and inserting ‘‘RECOGNIZANCE’’; ‘‘(iii) the date on which the alien is taken ‘‘(A) DETENTION REVIEW PROCESS FOR COOP- and into the custody of the Secretary after the ERATIVE ALIENS ESTABLISHED.— (B) by striking ‘‘parole’’ and inserting ‘‘re- alien is released from detention or confine- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es- cognizance’’; ment if the alien is detained or confined (ex- tablish an administrative review process to (4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking the un- cept for an immigration process) on the date determine whether an alien who is not other- designated matter following subparagraph on which the order of removal becomes ad- wise subject to mandatory detention, who (D) and inserting the following: ministratively final. has made all reasonable efforts to comply ‘‘any time after the alien is released, with- ‘‘(C) SUSPENSION OF PERIOD.— with a removal order and to cooperate fully out regard to whether an alien is released re- ‘‘(i) EXTENSION.—The removal period shall with the Secretary of Homeland Security’s lated to any activity, offense, or conviction be extended beyond a period of 90 days and efforts to establish the alien’s identity and described in this paragraph; to whether the the Secretary may, in the Secretary’s sole carry out the removal order, including mak- alien is released on parole, supervised re- discretion, keep the alien in detention dur- ing timely application in good faith for trav- lease, or probation; or to whether the alien ing such extended period, if— el or other documents necessary to the

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Section 236 of the tained or released on conditions. a mental condition or personality disorder Immigration and Nationality Act, as amend- ‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall and behavior associated with that condition ed by subsection (c), shall apply to any alien make a determination whether to release an or disorder, the alien is likely to engage in in detention under the provisions of such alien after the removal period in accordance acts of violence in the future; or section on or after such date of enactment. with subparagraph (B), which— ‘‘(III) pending a certification under sub- (2) ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED.—The amend- ‘‘(I) shall include consideration of any evi- clause (II), if the Secretary of Homeland Se- ments made by subsection (d) shall take ef- dence submitted by the alien; and curity has initiated the administrative re- fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. ‘‘(II) may include consideration of any view process not later than 30 days after the Section 241 of the Immigration and Nation- other evidence, including— expiration of the removal period (including ality Act, as amended by subsection (d), ‘‘(aa) any information or assistance pro- any extension of the removal period under shall apply to— vided by the Secretary of State or other Fed- paragraph (1)(C)). (A) all aliens subject to a final administra- eral official; and ‘‘(iii) NO RIGHT TO BOND HEARING.—An alien tive removal, deportation, or exclusion order ‘‘(bb) any other information available to whose detention is extended under this sub- that was issued before, on, or after the date the Secretary of Homeland Security per- paragraph shall not have a right to seek re- of the enactment of this Act; and taining to the ability to remove the alien. lease on bond, including by reason of a cer- (B) acts and conditions occurring or exist- ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO DETAIN BEYOND RE- tification under clause (ii)(II). ing before, on, or after such date of enact- MOVAL PERIOD.— ‘‘(C) RENEWAL AND DELEGATION OF CERTIFI- ment. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Home- CATION.— land Security may continue to detain an ‘‘(i) RENEWAL.—The Secretary of Homeland SA 3341. Mr. INHOFE submitted an alien for 90 days beyond the removal period Security may renew a certification under amendment intended to be proposed to (including any extension of the removal pe- subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) every 6 months after amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. riod under paragraph (1)(C)). An alien whose providing an opportunity for the alien to re- detention is extended under this subpara- quest reconsideration of the certification MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed graph shall not have the right to seek re- and to submit documents or other evidence to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- lease on bond. in support of that request. If the Secretary tions for the Departments of Commerce ‘‘(ii) SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Sec- does not renew a certification, the Secretary and Justice, Science, and Related retary of Homeland Security may continue may not continue to detain the alien under Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- to detain an alien beyond the 90 days author- subparagraph (B)(ii)(II). tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; ized under clause (i)— ‘‘(ii) DELEGATION.—Notwithstanding sec- which was ordered to lie on the table; ‘‘(I) until the alien is removed, if the Sec- tion 103, the Secretary of Homeland Security as follows: retary determines that there is a significant may not delegate the authority to make or likelihood that the alien— renew a certification described in item (bb), On page 23, line 19, insert before the period ‘‘(aa) will be removed in the reasonably (cc), or (dd) of subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) below the following: ‘‘, and $5,000,000 shall be used foreseeable future; the level of the Assistant Secretary for Im- by the Attorney General to investigate the ‘‘(bb) would be removed in the reasonably migration and Customs Enforcement. release of 36,007 criminal aliens by the Sec- retary of Homeland Security pending their foreseeable future; or ‘‘(iii) HEARING.—The Secretary of Home- ‘‘(cc) would have been removed if the alien land Security may request that the Attorney removal and the 68,000 criminal aliens that had not— General or the Attorney General’s designee United States Immigration and Customs En- ‘‘(AA) failed or refused to make all reason- provide for a hearing to make the determina- forcement encountered, primarily in jails, able efforts to comply with the removal tion described in subparagraph and chose not to proceed against for removal order; (B)(ii)(II)(dd)(BB). in 2013’’. ‘‘(BB) failed or refused to cooperate fully ‘‘(D) RELEASE ON CONDITIONS.—If it is deter- SA 3342. Mr. INHOFE submitted an with the Secretary’s efforts to establish the mined that an alien should be released from alien’s identity and carry out the removal detention by a Federal court, the Board of amendment intended to be proposed by order, including making timely application Immigration Appeals, or if an immigration him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- in good faith for travel or other documents judge orders a stay of removal, the Secretary propriations for the Departments of necessary to the alien’s departure; or of Homeland Security may impose condi- Commerce and Justice, Science, and ‘‘(CC) conspired or acted to prevent re- tions on release as provided under paragraph Related Agencies for the fiscal year moval; (3). ending September 30, 2015, and for ‘‘(II) until the alien is removed, if the Sec- ‘‘(E) REDETENTION.— retary of Homeland Security certifies in other purposes; which was ordered to ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Home- lie on the table; as follows: writing— land Security, without any limitations other ‘‘(aa) in consultation with the Secretary of than those specified in this section, may de- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- Health and Human Services, that the alien tain any alien subject to a final removal lowing: has a highly contagious disease that poses a order who is released from custody if— SEC. ll. No funds made available under threat to public safety; ‘‘(I) removal becomes likely in the reason- this Act under the heading ‘‘COMMUNITY ORI- ‘‘(bb) after receipt of a written rec- ably foreseeable future; ENTED POLICING SERVICES’’ may be used by a ommendation from the Secretary of State, ‘‘(II) the alien fails to comply with the con- government entity in violation of section that release of the alien is likely to have se- ditions of release or to continue to satisfy 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and rious adverse foreign policy consequences for the conditions described in subparagraph (A); Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 the United States; or U.S.C. 1373(a)). ‘‘(cc) based on information available to the ‘‘(III) upon reconsideration, the Secretary SA 3343. Mr. INHOFE submitted an Secretary of Homeland Security (including determines that the alien can be detained classified, sensitive, or national security in- under subparagraph (B). amendment intended to be proposed by formation, and without regard to the ‘‘(ii) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- grounds upon which the alien was ordered re- apply to any alien returned to custody pur- propriations for the Departments of moved), that there is reason to believe that suant to this subparagraph as if the removal Commerce and Justice, Science, and the release of the alien would threaten the period terminated on the day of the redeten- Related Agencies for the fiscal year national security of the United States; or tion. ‘‘(dd) that the release of the alien will ending September 30, 2015, and for ‘‘(F) REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS BY SEC- threaten the safety of the community or any other purposes; which was ordered to RETARY.—A determination by the Secretary lie on the table; as follows: person, conditions of release cannot reason- under this paragraph shall not be subject to ably be expected to ensure the safety of the review by any other agency.’’. At the appropriate place, insert the fol- community or of any person; and (e) SEVERABILITY.—If any of the provisions lowing: ‘‘(AA) the alien has been convicted of 1 or of this section, any amendment made by this SEC. ll. (a) Congress makes the more aggravated felonies (as defined in sec- section, or the application of any such provi- followings findings: tion 101(a)(43)(A)) or of 1 or more crimes sion to any person or circumstance, is held (1) The text of the United States Constitu- identified by the Secretary of Homeland Se- to be invalid for any reason, the remainder tion clearly confers upon an individual the curity by regulation, or of 1 or more at- of this section, the amendments made by right to bear arms. tempts or conspiracies to commit any such this section, and the application of the provi- (2) The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty aggravated felonies or such identified sions and amendments made by this section establishes a separate category of small crimes, if the aggregate term of imprison- to any other person or circumstance shall arms and light weapons to which all Treaty ment for such attempts or conspiracies is at not be affected by such holding. provisions must apply, which could subject least 5 years; or (f) EFFECTIVE DATES.— firearms lawfully owned by law-abiding ‘‘(BB) the alien has committed 1 or more (1) APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF United States citizens to international regu- crimes of violence (as defined in section 16 of ALIENS.—The amendments made by sub- lation.

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(3) The Treaty urges recordkeeping of cy that has oversight over technical stand- INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND DOMAIN NAME weapons transferred or sold within the ards used by clinical software; and SYSTEM OVERSIGHT United States, which could result in the cre- (D) The National Institute of Standards SEC. lll. None of the amounts made ation of a de-facto registry of law-abiding and Technology, in collaboration with the available under this Act may be used by the United States citizens who lawfully own fire- Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Informa- arms. National Patient Safety Foundation, and the tion Administration to plan for or imple- (b) None of the funds authorized to be ap- Office of the National Coordinator for Health ment any change to— propriated by this Act or otherwise made Information Technology, should work on (1) the contract between the United States available for fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal next steps, beyond current oversight efforts, Government and the Internet Corporation year thereafter for the Department of Jus- regarding health information technology, for Assigned Names and Numbers to carry tice may be obligated or expended to imple- such as collaborating with nongovernmental out the Internet Assigned Numbers Author- ment the Arms Trade Treaty, or to make entities to develop certification processes ity functions; or any change to existing programs, projects, or and to promote best practice standards. (2) the Cooperative Agreement between the activities as approved by Congress in fur- (b) CLINICAL SOFTWARE AND HEALTH SOFT- United States Government and VeriSign to therance of, pursuant to, or otherwise to im- WARE.— perform root zone management functions. plement the Arms Trade Treaty, unless the (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 201 of the Federal Arms Trade Treaty has been signed by the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) SA 3346. Mr. CRUZ submitted an President, received the advice and consent of is amended by adding at the end the fol- amendment intended to be proposed by the Senate, and has been the subject of im- lowing: him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- plementing legislation by Congress. ‘‘(ss)(1) The term ‘clinical software’ means propriations for the Departments of clinical decision support software or other Commerce and Justice, Science, and SA 3344. Mrs. FISCHER (for herself software (including any associated hardware and Mr. RUBIO) submitted an amend- and process dependencies) intended for Related Agencies for the fiscal year ment intended to be proposed by her to human or animal use that— ending September 30, 2015, and for the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- ‘‘(A) captures, analyzes, changes, or pre- other purposes; which was ordered to tions for the Departments of Commerce sents patient or population clinical data or lie on the table; as follows: and Justice, Science, and Related information and may recommend courses of At the appropriate place in title II of divi- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- clinical action, but does not directly change sion A, insert the following: tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; the structure or any function of the body of SEC. ll. The Department of Justice may which was ordered to lie on the table; man or other animals; and not use any funds to bring suit based on dis- ‘‘(B) is intended to be marketed for use parate impact against a State or local school as follows: only by a health care provider in a health choice program, including a charter school At the appropriate place, insert the fol- care setting. program, or a school voucher, tax credit, or lowing: ‘‘(2) The term ‘health software’ means soft- scholarship program that involves students SEC. ll. PREVENTING REGULATORY OVER- ware (including any associated hardware and who attend a private elementary school or REACH TO ENHANCE CARE TECH- process dependencies) that is not clinical secondary school. NOLOGY. software and— (a) FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.— ‘‘(A) that captures, analyzes, changes, or SA 3347. Mr. CRUZ submitted an (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: presents patient or population clinical data amendment intended to be proposed by (A) The mobile health and mobile applica- or information; him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- tion economy was created in the United ‘‘(B) that supports administrative or oper- propriations for the Departments of States and is now being exported globally, ational aspects of health care and is not used with the market expected to exceed Commerce and Justice, Science, and in the direct delivery of patient care; or Related Agencies for the fiscal year $26,000,000,000 by 2017. ‘‘(C) whose primary purpose is to act as a (B) The United States mobile application ending September 30, 2015, and for platform for a secondary software, to run or other purposes; which was ordered to economy is responsible for nearly 500,000 new act as a mechanism for connectivity, or to jobs in the United States. store data. lie on the table; as follows: (C) Consumer health information tech- ‘‘(3) The terms ‘clinical software’ and At the appropriate place, insert the fol- nologies, including smart phones and tablets, ‘health software’ do not include software— lowing: have the potential to transform health care ‘‘(A) that is intended to interpret patient- SEC. lll. IRS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR. delivery through reduced systemic costs, im- specific device data and directly diagnose a (a) APPROPRIATION FOR SPECIAL PROS- proved patient safety, and better clinical patient or user without the intervention of a ECUTOR.—There are appropriated to the At- outcomes. health care provider; torney General out of any money in the (D) Clinical and health software innovation ‘‘(B) that conducts analysis of radiological Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $800,000 cycles evolve and move faster than the exist- or imaging data in order to provide patient- for the appointment of a special prosecutor, ing regulatory approval processes. specific diagnostic and treatment advice to a who shall be a United States attorney, to in- (E) Consumers and innovators need a new health care provider; vestigate (and prosecute if warranted) ac- risk-based framework for the oversight of ‘‘(C) whose primary purpose is integral to tions by the Internal Revenue Service, its of- clinical and health software that improves the function of a drug or device; or ficers and employees, and other individuals on the framework of the Food and Drug Ad- ‘‘(D) that is a component of a device.’’. involved in the targeting of groups that ap- ministration. (2) PROHIBITION.—Subchapter A of chapter plied for tax exempt status, including the (F) A working group convened jointly by V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic targeting of groups the names of which in- the Food and Drug Administration, the Fed- Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by add- clude the terms ‘‘Tea Party’’ or ‘‘Patriot’’. eral Communications Commission, and the ing at the end the following: Amounts appropriated under this subsection Office of the National Coordinator for Health may be used to pay salaries and expenses for ‘‘SEC. 524B. CLINICAL SOFTWARE AND HEALTH employees and consultants, including foren- Information Technology identified in a re- SOFTWARE. port that there are several major barriers to ‘‘Clinical software and health software sic experts to obtain electronic evidence, in- cluding recovery of allegedly lost e-mails. the effective regulation of health informa- shall not be subject to regulation under this (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding any other tion technology that cannot be alleviated Act.’’. provision of this Act, the amount appro- without changes to existing law. (c) EXCLUSION FROM DEFINITION OF DE- priated for necessary expenses for informa- (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of VICE.—Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, tion sharing technology, including planning, Congress that— Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(h)) is development, deployment and departmental (A) the President and Congress must inter- amended by adding at the end ‘‘The term ‘de- direction under the heading ‘‘JUSTICE INFOR- vene to facilitate interagency coordination vice’ does not include clinical software or MATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY’’ under the across regulators that focuses agency efforts health software.’’. heading ‘‘GENERAL ADMINISTRATION’’ under on fostering health information technology SA 3345. Mr. CRUZ submitted an the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ and mobile health innovation while better under title II of division A of this Act shall protecting patient safety, improving health amendment intended to be proposed by be $25,042,000. care, and creating jobs in the United States; him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- (B) the President and the Congress should propriations for the Departments of SA 3348. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself work together to develop and enact legisla- Commerce and Justice, Science, and and Mrs. MURRAY) submitted an tion that establishes a risk-based regulatory Related Agencies for the fiscal year amendment intended to be proposed by framework for such clinical software and health software that reduces regulatory bur- ending September 30, 2015, and for her to the bill H.R. 4660, making appro- dens, fosters innovation, and, most impor- other purposes; which was ordered to priations for the Departments of Com- tantly, improves patient safety; lie on the table; as follows: merce and Justice, Science, and Re- (C) The National Institute of Standards At the appropriate place, insert the fol- lated Agencies for the fiscal year end- and Technology should be the Federal agen- lowing: ing September 30, 2015, and for other

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Mr. MCCAIN) submitted an amendment tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; 1755b) shall be $2,000,000, and the amount intended to be proposed to amendment which was ordered to lie on the table; made available under the heading ‘‘AGRI- SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and as follows: CULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES (INCLUDING intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. Beginning on page 357, strike line 16 and TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)’’ of title I shall be 4660, making appropriations for the De- all that follows through page 359, line 12, and $62,844,000. partments of Commerce and Justice, insert the following: Science, and Related Agencies for the SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provi- SA 3349. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an sion of this division, the Secretary of Agri- amendment intended to be proposed to fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, culture shall transfer unobligated balances amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. and for other purposes; which was or- of discretionary funds appropriated under MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed dered to lie on the table; as follows: this division or any other available unobli- to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- gated discretionary balances of the Depart- tions for the Departments of Commerce lowing: ment of Agriculture to the general fund of SEC. lll. (a) The Senate finds the fol- the Treasury for the purpose of debt reduc- and Justice, Science, and Related lowing: tion. Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- (1) On May 14, 2013, the Treasury Inspector tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; General for Tax Administration released the SA 3355. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an which was ordered to lie on the table; audit report, ‘‘Inappropriate Criteria Were amendment intended to be proposed to as follows: Used to Identify Tax-Exempt Applications amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. for Review,’’ detailing the inappropriate tar- On page 298, line 17, after ‘‘Secretary;’’, in- MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed sert the following: ‘‘not to exceed $3,000,000 geting of social welfare organizations by the Internal Revenue Service (referred to in this to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- may be available for the cost of loans under tions for the Departments of Commerce the rural energy savings program authorized section as the ‘‘IRS’’). (2) There are on-going Congressional inves- and Justice, Science, and Related by section 6407 of the Farm Security and Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a) tigations of the inappropriate targeting by and, if the Secretary of Agriculture elects to the IRS of social welfare organizations that tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; so use the funds, the Secretary shall promul- necessitate the prompt sharing of all re- which was ordered to lie on the table; gate a proposed rule to implement the pro- quested documents. as follows: (3) On June 13, 2014, the IRS disclosed that gram not later than 90 days after the date of On page 156, between lines 19 and 20, insert a computer failure reportedly resulted in a enactment of this Act;’’. the following: loss of emails sent or received by former IRS SEC. 1ll. None of the funds made avail- Exempt Organizations Director Lois Lerner SA 3350. Mr. DONNELLY submitted able by this division shall be used to admin- for the period between January 1, 2009, and an amendment intended to be proposed ister the National Roadside Survey of the April 2011. to amendment SA 3244 submitted by National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis- (4) On June 16, 2014, it was exposed that the tration. Ms. MIKULSKI and intended to be pro- emails of 6 other IRS employees involved in posed to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- the inappropriate targeting were also report- Mr. COBURN (for himself propriations for the Departments of edly unrecoverable. SA 3356. Commerce and Justice, Science, and (5) A thorough investigation of the inap- and Mrs. MCCASKILL) submitted an Related Agencies for the fiscal year propriate targeting of social welfare organi- amendment intended to be proposed by ending September 30, 2015, and for zations by the IRS is essential to ensure fu- him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- other purposes; which was ordered to ture confidence in the integrity of the propriations for the Departments of United States tax administration. Commerce and Justice, Science, and lie on the table; as follows: (b) It is the sense of the Senate that— On page 324, line 17, before the period at Related Agencies for the fiscal year (1) the Commissioner of the IRS and other ending September 30, 2015, and for the end insert ‘‘: Provided further, That of the Administration officials involved in the in- amounts made available for the Natural Re- vestigation of the inappropriate targeting by other purposes; which was ordered to sources Conservation Service, the Risk Man- the IRS of social welfare organizations lie on the table; as follows: agement Agency, and the Farm Service should provide full cooperation to the inves- After section 110 of title I of division A, in- Agency, the Secretary of Agriculture shall tigation; and sert the following: use such amounts as are necessary to con- (2) the on-going bipartisan Senate Finance SEC. 111. No amount appropriated or other- tinue the Interagency Task Force to Har- Committee investigation should be encour- wise made available by this Act may be used monize Policies on Cover Crops during fiscal aged to include efforts to uncover details re- to purchase or pay for any good or service of- year 2015 to maintain reasonable and effec- lated to the loss of emails and the subse- fered by the National Technical Information tive guidance regarding cover crops and crop quent discovery and reporting of such loss. Service that is otherwise available for free insurance that align with evolving cover or at a lower cost from a different source. crop practices’’. SA 3353. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to SA 3357. Mr. COBURN submitted an SA 3351. Mr. DONNELLY submitted amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. amendment intended to be proposed by an amendment intended to be proposed MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- to amendment SA 3244 submitted by to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- propriations for the Departments of Ms. MIKULSKI and intended to be pro- tions for the Departments of Commerce Commerce and Justice, Science, and posed to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- and Justice, Science, and Related Related Agencies for the fiscal year propriations for the Departments of Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ending September 30, 2015, and for Commerce and Justice, Science, and tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; other purposes; which was ordered to Related Agencies for the fiscal year which was ordered to lie on the table; lie on the table; as follows: ending September 30, 2015, and for as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the fol- other purposes; which was ordered to On page 387, after line 23, add the fol- lowing: lie on the table; as follows: lowing: SEC. 301. (a) None of the funds made avail- On page 307, line 20, before the period at SEC. 7ll. None of the funds made avail- able by this Act may be used to carry out the the end, insert ‘‘: Provided further, That the able under this division for the Agricultural functions of the Political Science Program Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Research Service may be used to continue to in the Division of Social and Economic Director of the National Institute of Food carry out extramural research projects, or to Sciences of the Directorate for Social, Be- and Agriculture, shall use such sums as are operate research laboratories, that have been havioral, and Economic Sciences of the Na- necessary of funds made available for the Na- identified for termination by the Secretary tional Science Foundation, except for re- tional Institute of Food and Agriculture to of Agriculture. search projects that the Director of the Na- coordinate research efforts to collect infor- tional Science Foundation certifies as pro- mation regarding cover crop practices, adop- SA 3354. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an moting national security or the economic in- tion rates, and effects on soil health and crop amendment intended to be proposed to terests of the United States.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:59 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN6.054 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3881 (b) The Director of the National Science (B) the project’s nexus to other States; and disability compensation with the Secretary Foundation shall publish a statement of the (C) the availability of alternative routes. of Veterans Affairs and the claim has not yet reason for each certification made pursuant (4) The difference between— been adjudicated by the Secretary’’. to subsection (a) on the public website of the (A) the estimated volume of traffic that National Science Foundation. will utilize the road or bridge after the SA 3363. Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for (c) Any unobligated balances for the Polit- project is completed; and himself and Mr. BENNET) submitted an ical Science Program described in subsection (B) the volume of traffic that the existing amendment intended to be proposed by (a) may be provided for other scientific re- road or bridge was designed to accommodate. him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- search and studies that do not duplicate (5) The national significance of the project, propriations for the Departments of those being funded by other Federal agen- rather than the regional significance of the Commerce and Justice, Science, and cies. project. Related Agencies for the fiscal year (6) The ability of the State or local govern- ending September 30, 2015, and for SA 3358. Mr. COBURN submitted an ment to provide additional funding for the amendment intended to be proposed by project. other purposes; which was ordered to him to the bill H.R. 4660, making ap- lie on the table; as follows: propriations for the Departments of SA 3360. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an At the appropriate place, insert the fol- lowing: Commerce and Justice, Science, and amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. SEC. ll. UNUSED EARMARKS. Related Agencies for the fiscal year (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed ending September 30, 2015, and for cited as the ‘‘Orphan Earkmarks Act’’. other purposes; which was ordered to to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— lie on the table; as follows: tions for the Departments of Commerce (1) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning At the appropriate place, insert the fol- and Justice, Science, and Related given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ under lowing: Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- section 105 of title 5, United States Code; SEC. ll. None of the funds made available tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; (2) the term ‘‘earmark’’ means— for specialty crop block grants under section which was ordered to lie on the table; (A) a congressionally directed spending 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness as follows: item, as defined in rule XLIV of the Standing Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law Rules of the Senate; and Beginning on page 317, line 22, strike ‘‘: (B) a congressional earmark, as defined in 108-465), the provision of value-added agricul- Provided further,’’ and all that follows tural product market development grants to rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep- through ‘‘on Appropriations’’ on page 318, resentatives; and producers under section 231(b) of the Agricul- line 3. tural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. (3) the term ‘‘unused DOT earmark’’ means 1632a(b)), and the market access program es- an earmark of funds provided for the Depart- SA 3361. Mr. FLAKE submitted an ment of Transportation as to which more tablished under section 203 of the Agricul- amendment intended to be proposed to tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) may be than 90 percent of the dollar amount of the used— amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. earmark of funds remains available for obli- (1) to sponsor field days at, or attend, MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed gation at the end of the 9th fiscal year fol- amusement parks or festivals; to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- lowing the fiscal year during which the ear- (2) to support pageants or tours by pageant tions for the Departments of Commerce mark was made available. winners; and Justice, Science, and Related (c) RESCISSIONS.— (1) FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION.— (3) for the production of television shows; Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- (4) for animal spa products; (A) SAFETY AND OPERATIONS ACCOUNT.—Of tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; the unobligated balances available in the (5) for cat or dog food or other pet food; which was ordered to lie on the table; (6) for wine tastings, beer festivals or beer Federal Railroad Administration’s Safety award contests, beer tasting or beer school as follows: and Operations Account, $6,000,000 is hereby seminars, and tastings or seminars for alco- On page 23, line 19, insert ‘‘: Provided, That rescinded. hol of any kind (including whiskeys and dis- $38,333,333 of the amount appropriated under (B) RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT tilled spirits); and this heading may not be expended until after ACCOUNT.—Of the unobligated balances avail- (7) for award shows and contests. the Attorney General produces and dissemi- able in the Federal Railroad Administra- nates, through appropriate channels in the tion’s Railroad Research and Development SA 3359. Mr. PAUL (for himself and United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Account, $7,765,000 is hereby rescinded. (2) RESCISSIONS OF UNUSED DOT EAR- Mr. MCCONNELL) submitted an amend- Honduras, a public service announcement video that features the President of the MARKS.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), ment intended to be proposed by him effective on October 1 of the 10th fiscal year to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- United States explaining that current and recent illicit border crossers, including unac- after funds under an unused DOT earmark tions for the Departments of Commerce companied alien children, are not covered are made available, all unobligated amounts and Justice, Science, and Related by, and will not receive consideration of, de- made available under the unused DOT ear- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ferred action for childhood arrivals, and any mark are rescinded. tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; legislative remedy Congress approves to deal (3) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Transpor- which was ordered to lie on the table; with aliens who entered the United States il- tation may delay the rescission of amounts as follows: legally as children will likely require the made available under an unused DOT ear- alien to have resided in the United States for mark for 1 year if the Secretary determines At the appropriate place, insert the fol- an extended period’’ before the period at the that an additional obligation of the earmark lowing: end. is likely to occur during the 10th fiscal year SEC. ll. Before applying the provisions after funds under the unused DOT earmark for awarding discretionary grants for capital SA 3362. Mr. CASEY submitted an are made available. investments in surface transportation infra- (d) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— structure set forth under the heading ‘‘NA- amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Trans- TIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS’’, the portation is authorized to award grants, on a Secretary of Transportation, shall prioritize MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed competitive basis, to local governments for the distribution of such funding by ranking to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- the purpose of establishing quiet zones in ac- the projects for which such grants are tions for the Departments of Commerce cordance with appendix C to part 222 of title sought, in descending order, based upon the and Justice, Science, and Related 49, Code of Federal Regulations. following criteria: Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- (2) FUNDING.—Of the funds made available (1) The extent of the positive impact the tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; as a result of the rescissions under sub- project will have on 1 or more interstate section (c), $38,765,000 shall be made available highways. which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: to carry out the grant program authorized (2) The project will repair or replace a road under paragraph (1). or bridge that— On page 346, line 4, insert before the period (e) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Other than the (A) has been determined to be structurally at the end the following: ‘‘Provided further, amount set aside for the grant program or functionally obsolete; and That of the funds made available under this under subsection (d), all of the amounts (B) poses a risk to public safety. heading, $1,000,000 may be used to provide made available as a result of the rescissions (3) The extent of the positive impact of the necessary expenses of the Administrator of under subsection (c) shall be dedicated for project on interstate commerce, as evidenced the Food and Nutrition Service to allow a the sole purpose of deficit reduction. by an examination of economic indicators, veteran to be considered disabled for pur- (f) AGENCY-WIDE IDENTIFICATION AND RE- including— poses of benefits under the supplemental nu- PORT.— (A) the impact of the project on shipping trition assistance program during any period (1) AGENCY IDENTIFICATION.—Each agency and trucking commerce; in which the veteran has filed a claim for shall identify and submit to the Director of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:59 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN6.051 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S3882 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 19, 2014 the Office of Management and Budget an an- (2) A personal email address. At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add nual report regarding every project of the (3) A personal telephone number. the following: agency for which— (4) A mailing address. SEC. 1213. CONTINGENT LIMITATION ON AVAIL- (A) amounts are made available under an (c) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—The par- ABILITY OF FUNDS FOR UNITED earmark; and ticipation of a member in the pilot program STATES PARTICIPATION IN JOINT (B) as of the end of a fiscal year, unobli- shall be at the election of the member. MILITARY EXERCISES WITH EGYPT. gated balances remain available. (d) FORM OF PROVISION OF INFORMATION.— (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds author- (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director of the Information shall be provided to State vet- ized to be appropriated by this Act may be Office of Management and Budget shall sub- erans agencies under the pilot program in made used for United States participation in mit to Congress and publically post on the digitized electronic form. joint military exercises with Egypt if the website of the Office of Management and (e) USE OF INFORMATION.—Information pro- Government of Egypt abrogates, terminates, Budget an annual report that includes— vided to State veterans agencies under the or withdraws from the 1979 Egypt-Israel (A) a listing and accounting for earmarks pilot program may be shared by such agen- peace treaty signed at Washington, D.C., on for which unobligated balances remain avail- cies with appropriate county veterans serv- March 26, 1979. able, summarized by agency, which shall in- ice offices in such manner and for such pur- clude, for each earmark— poses as the Secretary shall specify for pur- SA 3368. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an (i) the amount of funds made available poses of the pilot program. amendment intended to be proposed by under the original earmark; (f) REPORT.—Not later than 450 days after him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize ap- (ii) the amount of the unobligated balances the date of the enactment of this Act, the propriations for fiscal year 2015 for that remain available; Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program. The report shall in- military activities of the Department (iii) the fiscal year through which the of Defense, for military construction, funds are made available, if applicable; and clude a description of the pilot program and (iv) recommendations and justifications such recommendations, including rec- and for defense activities of the De- for whether the earmark should be rescinded ommendations for continuing or expanding partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- or retained in the next fiscal year; the pilot program, as the Secretary considers tary personnel strengths for such fiscal (B) the number of rescissions resulting appropriate in light of the pilot program. year, and for other purposes; which was from this section and the annual savings re- ordered to lie on the table; as follows: SA 3366. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an sulting from this section for the previous fis- At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add cal year; and amendment intended to be proposed by the following: (C) a listing and accounting for earmarks him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize ap- SEC. 1213. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT TO provided for the Department of Transpor- propriations for fiscal year 2015 for ISRAEL TO ADDRESS IRANIAN tation scheduled to be rescinded under sub- military activities of the Department THREAT. section (c)(2) at the end of the fiscal year of Defense, for military construction, It is the sense of Congress that the United during which the report is submitted. and for defense activities of the De- States should ensure that Israel, as a critical United States ally, is able to adequately ad- SA 3364. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- tary personnel strengths for such fiscal dress an existential Iranian nuclear threat, himself and Mr. MURPHY) submitted an and the Secretary of Defense should seek re- amendment intended to be proposed to year, and for other purposes; which was lated opportunities for defense cooperation amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. ordered to lie on the table; as follows: and partnership on military capabilities MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the where appropriate. to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- following: tions for the Departments of Commerce SEC. 1087. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SA 3369. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an STUDY ON MATTERS RELATING TO amendment intended to be proposed by and Justice, Science, and Related CLAIMING AND INTERRING UN- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- CLAIMED REMAINS OF VETERANS. him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize ap- tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; (a) STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED.—Not propriations for fiscal year 2015 for which was ordered to lie on the table; later than one year after the date of the en- military activities of the Department as follows: actment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet- of Defense, for military construction, On page 278, line 17, strike ‘‘$103,981,000’’ erans Affairs shall— and for defense activities of the De- and insert ‘‘$108,000,000’’. (1) complete a study on matters relating to partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- the identification, claiming, and interring of tary personnel strengths for such fiscal SA 3365. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an unclaimed remains of veterans; and year, and for other purposes; which was amendment intended to be proposed by (2) submit to Congress a report on the find- ings of the Secretary with respect to the ordered to lie on the table; as follows: him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize ap- study required under paragraph (1). At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the propriations for fiscal year 2015 for (b) MATTERS STUDIED.—The matters stud- following: military activities of the Department ied under subsection (a)(1) shall include the SEC. 1087. CORPORAL MICHAEL J. CRESCENZ DE- of Defense, for military construction, following: PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS and for defense activities of the De- (1) Determining the scope of issues relating MEDICAL CENTER. partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- to unclaimed remains of veterans, including (a) DESIGNATION.—The medical center of an estimate of the number of unclaimed re- the Department of Veterans Affairs located tary personnel strengths for such fiscal at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, year, and for other purposes; which was mains of veterans on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. Pennsylvania, shall after the date of the en- ordered to lie on the table; as follows: (2) Assessing the effectiveness of the proce- actment of this Act be known and designated At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the dures of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the ‘‘Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Depart- following: for claiming and interring unclaimed re- ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. SEC. llll. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF mains of veterans. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any CERTAIN INFORMATION TO STATE (3) Identifying and assessing State and law, regulation, map, document, paper, or VETERANS AGENCIES TO FACILI- local laws that affect the ability of the Sec- other record of the United States to the med- TATE THE TRANSITION OF MEMBERS retary to identify, claim, and inter un- ical center referred to in subsection (a) shall OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM MILI- be considered to be a reference to the Cor- TARY SERVICE TO CIVILIAN LIFE. claimed remains of veterans. poral Michael J. Crescenz Department of (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Com- (4) Developing recommendations for such Veterans Affairs Medical Center. mencing not later than 90 days after the date legislative or administrative action as the of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary Secretary considers appropriate of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to SA 3370. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself assess the feasibility and advisability of pro- SA 3367. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an and Mr. UDALL of New Mexico) sub- viding the information described in sub- amendment intended to be proposed by mitted an amendment intended to be section (b) on members of the Armed Forces him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize ap- proposed to amendment SA 3244 sub- who are separating from the Armed Forces propriations for fiscal year 2015 for mitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and intended to State veterans agencies as a means of fa- military activities of the Department to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, cilitating the transition of members of the of Defense, for military construction, making appropriations for the Depart- Armed Forces from military service to civil- and for defense activities of the De- ments of Commerce and Justice, ian life. (b) COVERED INFORMATION.—The informa- partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- Science, and Related Agencies for the tion described in this subsection with respect tary personnel strengths for such fiscal fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to a member is as follows: year, and for other purposes; which was and for other purposes; which was or- (1) Department of Defense Form DD 214. ordered to lie on the table; as follows: dered to lie on the table; as follows:

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For further information regarding mitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and intended tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, which was ordered to lie on the table; this meeting, please contact the Com- making appropriations for the Depart- as follows: mittee at (202) 224–5375. ments of Commerce and Justice, On page 118, between lines 19 and 20, insert SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER Science, and Related Agencies for the the following: Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, SEC. llll. (a)(1) Beginning in fiscal year would like to announce for the infor- 2015 and for each subsequent fiscal year, not mation of the Senate and the public and for other purposes; which was or- later than 30 days after the date on which dered to lie on the table; as follows: the Secretary of Transportation (referred to that a hearing has been scheduled be- On page 114, line 7, before the period insert in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) selects a fore the Subcommittee on Water and the following: ‘‘: Provided further, That of the project for funding under the heading ‘‘NA- Power of the Committee on Energy and funds made available under this heading, not TIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS’’, the Natural Resources. The hearing will be less than 3 percent shall be for grants award- Secretary shall submit to the Committee on held on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at ed to Indian tribes (as that term is defined in Environment and Public Works of the Senate 2:30 p.m., in room SD–366 of the Dirk- section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and the Committee on Transportation and sen Senate Office Building in Wash- and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. Infrastructure of the House of Representa- 450b)) for projects located on or providing ac- ington, DC. tives a report that describes the reasons for The purpose of this hearing will be to cess to Indian lands (as that term is defined selecting the project, based on the criteria in section 3 of the Native American Business set forth in the document entitled ‘‘Notice of hear testimony on the following meas- Development, Trade Promotion, and Tour- Funding Availability for the Department of ure: ism Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4302))’’. Transportation’s National Infrastructure In- S. 1971, to establish an interagency coordination committee or sub- SA 3372. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, vestments Under the Consolidated and Fur- ther Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’ committee with the leadership of the Mrs. BOXER, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. REED, Mr. and published at 78 Fed. Reg. 24786 (April 26, Department of Energy and the Depart- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. 2013). ment of the Interior, focused on the BROWN) submitted an amendment in- (2) The report submitted under paragraph nexus between energy and water pro- tended to be proposed to amendment (1) shall specify each criteria established by SA 3244 submitted by Ms. MIKULSKI and the Secretary under subsection (a) that the duction, use, and efficiency, and for intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. project meets. other purposes. 4660, making appropriations for the De- (3) The Secretary shall make available on Because of the limited time available partments of Commerce and Justice, the website of the Department of Transpor- for the hearing, witnesses may testify Science, and Related Agencies for the tation the report submitted under paragraph by invitation only. However, those (1). fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, wishing to submit written testimony (4) This subsection applies to all projects for the hearing record should send it to and for other purposes; which was or- funded under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL INFRA- the Committee on Energy and Natural dered to lie on the table; as follows: STRUCTURE INVESTMENTS’’ that the Secretary On page 118, between lines 19 and 20, insert selects after January 1, 2014. Resources, United States Senate, the following: (b) Beginning in fiscal year 2015 and for Washington, DC 20510–6150, or by email SEC. 105. Not later than 90 days after the each subsequent fiscal year, not later than 1 to [email protected]. date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- year after the date on which the Secretary For further information, please con- retary of Transportation shall issue a final selects projects for funding under the head- tact Sara Tucker at (202) 224–6224 or rule pursuant to the notice of proposed rule- ing ‘‘NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVEST- John Assini at (202) 224–9313. making relating to the use of electronic MENTS’’, the Inspector General of the Depart- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, cigarettes on aircraft published in the Fed- ment of Transportation shall— AND PENSIONS eral Register on September 15, 2011 (76 Fed. (1) conduct an assessment of the establish- Reg. 57,008). ment, solicitation, selection, and justifica- Mr. President, I wish to announce tion process with respect to the funding of that the Committee on Health, Edu- SA 3373. Mr. FLAKE submitted an projects under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL INFRA- cation, Labor, and Pensions will meet amendment intended to be proposed to STRUCTURE INVESTMENTS’’; and on June 26, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. (2) submit to the Committee on Environ- SD–430 of the Dirksen Senate Office MIKULSKI and intended to be proposed ment and Public Works of the Senate and Building, to conduct a hearing entitled to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropria- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- ‘‘Sexual Assault on Campus: Working tions for the Departments of Commerce structure of the House of Representatives a to Ensure Student Safety.’’ and Justice, Science, and Related final report that describes the findings of the Inspector General of the Department of For further information regarding Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- this meeting, please contact Aissa tember 30, 2015, and for other purposes; Transportation with respect to the assess- ment conducted under paragraph (1). Canchola of the committee staff on which was ordered to lie on the table; (202) 224–2009. as follows: f f On page 23, line 19, insert ‘‘: Provided, That NOTICES OF HEARINGS $38,333,333 of the amount appropriated under AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, this heading may not be expended until after MEET a public service announcement video is pro- AND PENSIONS duced by the Federal Government, is dis- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES seminated through appropriate channels in announce that the Committee on Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- unanimous consent that the Com- and Honduras, and features the President of sions will meet in executive session on mittee on Armed Services be author- the United States explaining that current Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at 10 a.m., in ized to meet during the session of the and recent illicit border crossers, including unaccompanied alien children, are not cov- room SD–430 of the Dirksen Senate Of- Senate on June 19, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. ered by, and will not receive consideration fice Building to mark-up S. 2449, Au- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of, deferred action for childhood arrivals, tism Collaboration, Accountability, objection, it is so ordered. and any legislation Congress may adopt to Research, Education and Support Act, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES provide immigration benefits to aliens who Autism CARES Act, of 2014; S. , a Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask entered the United States illegally as chil- bill to amend the Employee Retire- unanimous consent that the Com- dren will likely require the alien to have re- ment Income Security Act of 1974; the mittee on Armed Services be author- sided in the United States for an extended period’’ before the period at the end. nomination of William D. Adams, of ized to meet during the session of the Maine, to serve as Chairperson of the Senate on June 19, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. SA 3374. Mr. RUBIO submitted an National Endowment for the Human- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without amendment intended to be proposed to ities; and the nomination of Robert M. objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:59 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JN6.058 S19JNPT1 TKELLEY on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S3884 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 19, 2014 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL laid upon the table and the President The bill (S. 1603) was ordered to be RESOURCES be immediately notified of the Senate’s engrossed for a third reading, was read Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask action. the third time, and passed, as follows: unanimous consent that the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without S. 1603 mittee on Energy and Natural Re- objection, it is so ordered. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- sources be authorized to meet during f resentatives of the United States of America in the session of the Senate on June 19, Congress assembled, UNANIMOUS CONSENT 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD–366 of the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Dirkse,n Senate Office Building. AGREEMENT—H.R. 803 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun Lake The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent Trust Land Reaffirmation Act’’. objection, it is so ordered. that at a time to be determined by me SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF INDIAN TRUST LAND. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS after consultation with Senator (a) IN GENERAL.—The land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask MCCONNELL, the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of unanimous consent that the Com- Pottawatomi Indians and described in the mittee on Foreign Relations be author- of H.R. 803 and the Senate proceed to final Notice of Determination of the Depart- ized to meet during the session of the its consideration; that a Murray-Isak- ment of the Interior (70 Fed. Reg. 25596 (May Senate on June 19, 2014, at 11 a.m., to son-Harkin-Alexander substitute 13, 2005)) is reaffirmed as trust land, and the hold a hearing entitled ‘‘Treaties.’’ amendment, which is at the desk, be actions of the Secretary of the Interior in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without considered; that the only other amend- taking that land into trust are ratified and objection, it is so ordered. ments in order be the following amend- confirmed. (b) NO CLAIMS.—Notwithstanding any other COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS ments to the substitute: Flake, making the appointment and certification of a provision of law, an action (including an ac- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask tion pending in a Federal court as of the date unanimous consent that the Com- new local board permissible instead of of enactment of this Act) relating to the mittee on Foreign Relations be author- required; Lee, evaluation report re- land described in subsection (a) shall not be ized to meet during the session of the quirement; and managers’ technical filed or maintained in a Federal court and Senate on June 19, 2014, at 2 p.m., to amendment—that is three amend- shall be promptly dismissed. (c) RETENTION OF FUTURE RIGHTS.—Nothing hold a hearing entitled ‘‘CLOSED/TS: ments; that there be 10 minutes of de- bate equally divided between the two in this Act alters or diminishes the right of Iraq Update.’’ the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without leaders or their designees on each amendment; that upon the use or yield- Pottawatomi Indians from seeking to have objection, it is so ordered. any additional land taken into trust by the ing back of that time, the Senate pro- COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY United States for the benefit of the Band. ceed to vote in relation to the amend- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask ments in the order listed; that no sec- f unanimous consent that the Com- ond-degree amendments be in order MEASURE PLACED ON THE mittee on the Judiciary be authorized prior to the votes; that upon disposi- CALENDAR—S. 2491 to meet during the session of the Sen- tion, the managers’ technical amend- ate on June 19, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in SD– Mr. REID. Madam President, I under- ment, the substitute amendment, as stand that S. 2491 is at the desk and 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Build- amended, if amended, be agreed to; the ing, to conduct an executive business due for a second reading. bill, as amended, be read a third time; The PRESIDING OFFICER. The meeting. that there be 10 minutes of debate clerk will read the bill by title for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without equally divided between the two lead- second time. objection, it is so ordered. ers or their designees; that upon the The legislative clerk read as follows: SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE use or yielding back of time, the Sen- A bill (S. 2491) to protect the Medicare pro- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask ate proceed to vote on passage of the gram under title XVIII of the Social Secu- unanimous consent that the Select bill, as amended; that if the bill is rity Act with respect to reconciliation in- Committee on Intelligence be author- passed, the Murray-Isakson-Harkin- volving changes to the Medicare program. ized to meet during the session of the Alexander amendment to the title, Mr. REID. I object to any further Senate on June 19, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. which is at the desk, be agreed to; and proceedings with respect to this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the motions to consider be considered The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- objection, it is so ordered. made and laid upon the table, with no tion is heard. f intervening action or debate. The bill will be placed on the cal- UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without endar. MENT—EXECUTIVE NOMINA- objection, it is so ordered. f TIONS f COMMITTEE DISCHARGE AND Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent GUN LAKE TRUST LAND RETURN—H.R. 4412 that on Monday, June 23, 2014, at 5:30 REAFFIRMATION ACT Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask p.m., the Senate proceed to executive Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent unanimous consent that the commerce session and vote on cloture on Execu- the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 432, committee be discharged from further tive Calendar Nos. 779, 780, 781, and 836; S. 1603. consideration of H.R. 4412 and the Sen- further, that if cloture is invoked on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ate agree to the request of the House any of these nominations, on the next clerk will report the bill by title. for the return of the papers with re- day, Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at 11 a.m., The legislative clerk read as follows: spect to H.R. 4412. all postcloture time be expired, and the A bill (S. 1603) to reaffirm that certain land The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Senate proceed to vote on confirmation has been taken into trust for the benefit of objection, it is so ordered. of the nominations in the order upon the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of f which cloture was invoked; further, Pottawatami Indians, and for other pur- that following Senate action on these poses. SIGNING AUTHORITY nominations on Tuesday, the Senate There being no objection, the Senate Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask proceed to vote on cloture on Calendar proceeded to consider the bill. unanimous consent that during the ad- No. 742; further, that there be 2 min- Mr. REID. I further ask unanimous journment or recess of the Senate from utes for debate prior to each vote and consent that the bill be read the third Thursday, June 19, through Monday, all rollcall votes after the first vote in time and passed, and the motion to re- June 23, the majority leader and Sen- each sequence be 10 minutes in length; consider be considered made and laid ators Rockefeller and Feinstein be au- further, with respect to the nomina- upon the table, with no intervening ac- thorized to sign duly enrolled bills or tions in this agreement, that if any tion or debate. joint resolutions. nomination is confirmed, the motions The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to reconsider be considered made and objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered.

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2014 CONGRESSIONAL AWARDS Kashyap, Rachel Kelly, Matthew Kemp, Pau for being selected as the 2014 Distinguished Khan Khai, Noshin Khan, Yong-Hyun Kim, Young Woman of Iowa. Allison Koontz, Alexander Kriese, Tulasha Distinguished Young Women is a national HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER Kuikel, Charlotte Kwon. OF OHIO Dalia Lache, Sarah Laper, Danielle Lecher, scholarship program that supports young women to reach their full potential. Founded in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Justin Jinwon Lee, Jackie Lender, Jake Levy, Avery Lewis, Mackenzie Lewis, Angela 1958, Distinguished Young Women is the larg- Thursday, June 19, 2014 Li, Richard Lindemanis, James Lindsey, est and oldest national scholarship program Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, the Congres- Matthew Liscinski, Stephanie Liu, Matthew for high school girls. It was founded on the sional Awards recognize four avenues of indi- Lively, Katya Lopatko, Christopher Lopez, mission to ‘‘positively impact the lives of young Alexander Louie, Angeline Low, Marcel vidual growth—community service, physical fit- Luhur, Cassie Lukasiewicz, Kathryn women by providing a transformative experi- ness, exploration, and personal develop- Lundgren, Kara Lunny, Danielle Lyle. ence that promotes and rewards scholarship, ment—and how the fulfillment of these goals Sakshi Mahajan, Nicholas Makos, Christin leadership and talent.’’ As Iowa’s Distin- forms balanced and promising young citizens. Manilal, Alexander Marchal, Katie Marshall, guished Young Woman, Ms. Grady will com- In their pursuit of these goals, recipients of Melinda Mastel, Lauren Maunus, Christian pete in the National Finals competition later the Congressional Awards have gained new Maurno, Sophia Mauro, Theresa McGrath, this month in Mobile, Alabama. Jed McGuigan, Julia McKenna, Noah McRea, Mr. Speaker, the example set by this young skills and greater confidence. For many, these Patrick Meier, Max Meirow, Katie projects will be the cornerstone for future en- Mersereau, Nicholas Meyer, Katherine Mey- woman demonstrates the rewards of har- deavors, further enriching their lives and en- ers, Naw Mi. nessing one’s talents and sharing them with couraging others to follow their lead. Brett Miller, Samantha Miller, Jeremiah the world. Alex’s efforts embody the Iowa spirit The recipients of the 2014 Congressional Mitchell, Haleigh Monyek, Jennifer More- and I am honored to have her represent our Awards set the finest example and dem- house, Natalie Moreno, Shelby Mosier, Har- state in this national competition. I know that ley Mueller, Casey Mulroy, Ariel Murphy, all of my colleagues in the United States onstrate dedication to improving their commu- Emory Nager, Josephine Needs, Amira Nel- nities and the Nation as a whole. son, Saraswati Nepal, Courtney Newell, Gra- House of Representatives will join me in con- On behalf of the U.S. House of Representa- ham Novak, Zachary Oliver, Andrew O’Neill, gratulating Alex’s achievement and I wish her tives, it is my privilege to recognize the hon- Lesly Ortiz. continued success in her future education and ored recipients of the 2014 Congressional Robert Page, Isabelle Paik, Grace Lee Pak, career. Jasmine Panton, David Park, Elizabeth Award Gold Medal—the highest achievement f Parker, Victoria Pavlock, Dane Pearson, for America’s youth: Sydney Peavy, Sara Penka, Matthew Per- NEVADA LEADERS REMEMBER Nina Alerte, Evie Anderson, Divya Arya, cival, Samuel Pfister, Gabriela Poveda Po- Raja Atluri, Ellie Bakkedahl, Erin Barbeau, MEDIA TITAN, EDUCATION LEAD- sada, Mark Powers, Jr., Tabitha Prescott, ER JIM ROGERS Amber Barron, Carolyn Beard, Bryan Bell, Patricia Purcell, Eduard Rainer, Swetha Jr., Melissa Benn, Lauren Bernard, Ryker Ramamurthy, Stephanie Ramer, Nakul Rao. Bierhuizen, Josiah Bierle, Trevor Boice, Robert Rasmussen, Hari Ravichandran, HON. DINA TITUS Kathryn Bolt, Madison Bowden, John Broad- Emily Reed, Kate Reed, Courtlyn Reekstin, OF NEVADA head, Morgan Brownfield, Jon Brownfield Alexandra Reich, Matthew Reidy, Bishnu IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jr., Rebekah Broyles, Anna Bryant, Corey Rimal, Angela Rogers, Scout Royce, Gili Buckley, Kinley Buckley, Madeleine Burrell. Rusak, Sovanak Sam, Hashani Samarasena, Thursday, June 19, 2014 Benjamin Casstevens, James Cavenaugh Morgan Scheibler, Alexis Schmid, Susanna Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the fol- IV, Puspa Chamlagai, Meenakshi Chatrathi, Schriever, Alexander Schultz, Abhinav Lauren Christoffersen, Cade Chudy, Casey Seetharaman. lowing Las Vegas Review-Journal news arti- Coffey, Corey Coffey, Aaron Coon, Mackenzie Andrew Shafer, Aarthy Shah, Brittney cle: Corson, Erica Coslop, Benjamin Crane, Chris- Sheena, Devon Sherrerd, Priya Sheth, Jackie NEVADA LEADERS REMEMBER MEDIA TITAN, topher Crary, Adriana Culotta, Aleksandra Shipman, Xavier Shiu, Ryan Sim, Haleigh EDUCATION LEADER JIM ROGERS, DEAD AT 75 Cvetkovic, San Da, Abigail da Silva, Soham Singer, Nina Sjostrom, Cheyenne Smith, El- [From The Las Vegas Review-Journal, June Daga, Jenna Daniel, Kathryne Day. eanor Smith, Rachel Smith, Reagan Smith, 15, 2014] Danielle Snow, Leah Soloff, Julianna Song, Michael Deng, Payal Desai, Suveer Desai, Philanthropist, education advocate and Stephen Song, Katelyn Sorensen, Preetam Pallavi Dev, Allison Diamond, Richard media pioneer Jim Rogers, 75, died Saturday Donahoe II, Abigail Dorfman, Madailein Soundararajan. Katelyn Sparks, Ian Stafford, Selena night following a lengthy battle with cancer. Dubrosa, Laxmi Dulal, Bhaskar Dutt, Friends will always remember him as a Steinberg, Olivia Stogner, Andrew Stone, Brianna Eisert, Jonah Elyachar, Luke man with passion. Sarah Stover, Govinda Subedi, Hannah Sum- Emmoth, Guy Erickson, Seth Evans, Derek In addition to owning KSNV–TV, Channel mer, Jasmine Sun, Van Ro Sung, Akilesh Faraldo, Julia Filloon, Joseph Finelli, Syd- 3, in Las Vegas, Rogers served as the ninth Tangella, Anselm Teather, Walker Thole, ney Fisher, Olivia Fogel, Breanna Foley, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Nathaniel Tilp, Salvador Tinoco, Julian Emma Ford. Education from 2005–09, after serving one Tubello-Cassinari, Vikas Vavilala, Victoria Gabrielle Gafford, Rachel Gaines, Jocelyn year as interim chancellor. Ganzert, Ghanashyam Gautam, Hari Vega, Sadhvi Venkatramani, Sahaj Viradia. Go Khawm Vung, Nel Lun Vung, Elana ‘‘He was very strong-minded on certain Gautam, Cynthia Gibson Staley, John Waldstein, Tony Wang, Christie Webb, Shan- things,’’ said former UNLV President Carol Gillen, Tia May Goebel, Collin Goldstein, non Wedel, Gillian Wilkins, Stuart Wilkins, Harter, who worked with Rogers when he Stephen Grammer, Neha Gupta, Mahroosa Madelyn Winchester, Carla Winsor, Chris- was chancellor of the Board of Regents. ‘‘It Haideri, Jessica Halter, Jihun Han, Elizabeth topher Wong, Soohyun Woo, Christina Xiao, was never dull.’’ Handen, Meghan Hanley, Loriana Harkey, Sharon Yang, Tony Yi, So Young Yoo, Rob- Rogers famously harried Harter out of her Alexandra Harten, Jackson Hartley, ert Youel, Stefania Young, Daniel Yuan, Ana position at the university in 2006, but later Dhonovan Hauserman. Zeneli. became her friend and ally. In 2013, he do- Heather Hearn, Peter Hegland, Mikael nated $10 million to the Black Mountain In- Heins, Alex Hirst, Connor Hoehle, Charles f stitute, UNLV’s graduate-level creative writ- Holmes, Eliane Holmlund, Camille Holt, TRIBUTE TO ALEXANDRA GRADY ing program. And Rogers backed Harter to Candice Holt, Abigail Hoyt, Caroline Hsu, serve as interim president of the university Spence Hutcheson, Gian Christian Ignacio, when Neal Smatresk suddenly stepped down. Mukund Iyer, Vighnesh Iyer, Christopher HON. TOM LATHAM Harter attributed Rogers’ generosity to his Jellen, James Jendrusina, Lauren Jessen, OF IOWA wife, Beverly Rogers. Kyle Johnson, Gabriel Johnson, Sapphire IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘He wanted to honor her through that Johnson. Thursday, June 19, 2014 gift,’’ she said. ‘‘I can’t tell you how grateful Ashna Kadam, Beda Kafley, Chandra we are. That started many opportunities.’’ Kafley, Homa Kafley, Sovit Kafley, Caleb Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Harter added that as part of the donation, Kammel, Srilakshmi Karuturi, Cimron recognize and congratulate Alexandra Grady Rogers requested the name of the program

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SAM GRAVES ‘‘He was the most interesting man,’’ Harter meeting said Rogers made it clear that when OF MISSOURI said. ‘‘Right to the end, he was energetic.’’ he ‘‘goes, everything goes to (his wife) Bev- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Not only was Rogers vocal about who erly, and when she goes, everything goes to should step in as interim president at UNLV, Thursday, June 19, 2014 the colleges.’’ but he was not shy about sharing his opin- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I Poe-Howfield said she plans to keep work- ions on elections to the Board of Regents. proudly pause to recognize a special member ‘‘He made it his personal mission to fight ing to fulfill Rogers’ wishes for the station. for higher education funding when he was of my staff. After more than ten years of serv- ‘‘He has always wanted the station to be ice, Sarah K. R. Woodward will be leaving her chancellor and continued that work after he the station of record for the people,’’ she returned to the private sector,’’ said Kevin said. ‘‘That was his vision, and I plan to con- post in my Kansas City District Office. Page, chairman of the Board of Regents, tinue that.’’ Sarah began working in my campaign office, whom Rogers’ adamantly endorsed on Twit- then joined my Washington office staff in Channel 3 will be airing special segments ter the night before he died. ‘‘Improving Ne- highlighting Rogers’ life each day this week, 2004. She has filled many roles in the office, vada’s education system was Jim’s way of she said. including staff assistant, scheduler, field rep- giving back to the community.’’ resentative and caseworker. Whatever role I And Rogers’ work in education was not ‘‘As much as we thought we would be pre- confined to Nevada. pared, somewhere in the back of my mind I needed Sarah to fill, she did so with excep- Rogers made the largest gift to a law thought if anyone could beat cancer, it tional proficiency and skill. school in history at the time to the Univer- would be Jim,’’ she said. Most recently serving as a field representa- sity of Arizona. Rogers graduated from the Several prominent Nevadans issued state- tive and caseworker, Sarah is known for her law school in 1962. His son also went there ments Sunday that highlight Rogers’ philan- patience and kindness in dealing with constitu- and now the school is named after him. thropy and charisma. ents. Whether it is listening to a veteran’s re- ‘‘This wasn’t just a man who put his sup- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, telling of war stories, speaking to a room of port and name on the school. He actually civic-minded high school students, or assisting cared,’’ said Marc Miller, dean of the James D–Nev., said he has known Rogers for a long E. Rogers College of Law. ‘‘He wanted to time. a single-mother in getting Social Security num- change the world.’’ ‘‘Jim and I were contemporaries while bers for her daughters, Sarah’s experience Miller said students loved Rogers, who fre- practicing law, and what a terrific lawyer he and listening ear can put constituents at ease. quently came to give speeches and engage was,’’ Reid said. ‘‘And his talents were not When it came to planning events, I knew the community. He was always taking stu- limited to law. What he has done in the com- Sarah would always put together an excellent dents to lunch and coming up with ways to munications world is record-setting, and not event, whether for the Congressional Art Con- improve their law school experience. just in Nevada but in the Western United test, the Sixth Congressional District Leader- ‘‘Jim had no shortage of ideas. I wish I States. What he has done in education is su- ship Academy, or a veteran’s medal presen- could have had many more years of his perb. friendship and council,’’ Miller said. ‘‘We’re tation ceremony. ‘‘His philanthropic endeavors are unsur- all feeling it. Everyone here is in shock.’’ I have received many letters of thanks for In addition to his philanthropic record, passed in the state of Nevada. He was my the outstanding constituent service Sarah has Rogers will also be remembered as a media friend and his friendship to me I will always remember.’’ provided. Her professionalism and dedication pioneer. to serving my constituents was a great exam- ‘‘Jim was a mercurial, fiery and passionate Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, and Reps. ple of how government should work. While I Dina Titus and Steven Horsford, both D– man who changed the face of local tele- am losing a valuable member of my team, I vision,’’ politics reporter and TV personality Nev., also expressed their condolences in Jon Ralston wrote in an email. ‘‘He didn’t statements. am excited for Sarah to begin the next chapter of her career. care about ratings. He wanted his legacy to ‘‘With the passing of Jim Rogers, Nevada be providing as much real news to viewers, has lost one of its most outspoken and fear- Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in no matter the cost. It was a bold and vision- less advocates,’’ Sandoval said. ‘‘Jim was na- thanking Sarah K. R. Woodward for her many ary step.’’ tionally recognized as a successful philan- years of service to the people of the Sixth ‘‘I remember when he took me back to New thropist and business leader. In the state of Congressional District. I know Sarah’s col- York to meet with NBC executives to inform Nevada, he was so much more. Jim dedicated leagues, family and friends join with me in them of his plan to turn KSNV into a local his time and resources to advancing our edu- thanking her for her commitment to others and version of CNN. They looked at him like he cation system and as chancellor of higher was crazy. And you know what? He didn’t wishing her best of luck in all her endeavors education, was fierce in his commitment to and many years of success to come. care.’’ make sure our students had the resources Ralston, whose show ‘‘Ralston Reports’’ they needed to succeed.’’ f airs on Channel 3, said Rogers changed his life. Horsford said Rogers had a huge impact on RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL ‘‘(Rogers) quietly tried to woo me to come Nevada, and he will be missed. CELEBRATION OF THE TOWN OF to KSNV for many years before it happened. Titus touched on Rogers’ big personality. PEMBINE He gave me a statewide audience and had ‘‘Jim Rogers had no fear,’’ she said. ‘‘His confidence in me from the start,’’ Ralston business acumen, philanthropic generosity, wrote. ‘‘I will never forget that. I will miss HON. REID J. RIBBLE and ferocious passion for learning made him him.’’ OF WISCONSIN a true game changer. He started the con- A Las Vegas native, Rogers founded Valley versation, directed the dialogue, and pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Broadcasting Co. in 1971 and won FCC ap- duced results that propelled Nevada, some- proval to operate an NBC affiliate, Channel Thursday, June 19, 2014 times kicking and screaming, toward a 3, in 1979. brighter future.’’ Mr. RIBBLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to He parlayed that into Sunbelt Communica- recognize the 100th anniversary of the Town tions, which grew into 14 TV stations in five Former Nevada Gov. Bob Miller, a Demo- of Pembine, located in Marinette County. crat, praised Rogers for his commitment to Mountain states, including three in Nevada. The Town of Pembine certainly has a Others were in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming education. and Arizona. Sunbelt’s title was changed to unique history starting with the Wisconsin ‘‘Jim Rogers was the exemplary role model State Legislature’s efforts to create this town- Intermountain West Communications Co. for giving back to the community,’’ he said about five years ago. in a statement. ‘‘His particular passion and ship out of two separate communities in 1913. KSNV president and chief operating officer devotion to education, specifically his un- By the spring of 1914, the first town meeting Lisa Poe-Howfield described Rogers as tough, matched generosity and resolute attention was held at the Pembine jail and the township unfiltered, kind and charismatic. for higher education, is a legacy that will be was officially formed. ‘‘You always knew exactly where you a challenge for us all to live up to.’’ The name of the community was derived stood with him, and I appreciated that,’’ she from the nearby Pemebonwon River. Even be- said. ‘‘We in Nevada have lost one of our most In January, the Review-Journal learned of vocal leaders for increasing education oppor- fore it became a township, Pembine played an a Channel 3 meeting in which Rogers re- tunities.’’ important role in Wisconsin’s early economy vealed he was having another bout with can- Funeral arrangements for Rogers have not offering jobs in the logging and rail industries. cer. been finalized as of Sunday. According to Pembine resident Edmund Willis,

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The bountiful OF MONTANA Today, Pembine is a popular tourist destina- feasts and lively celebrations fueled the overall IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion in northern Wisconsin affording traveler’s cherishment of African-American heritage, with wonderful outdoor experiences like hunting, great emphasis put on the exploration and Thursday, June 19, 2014 fishing and snowmobiling. In fact, Pembine education of the African-American community. Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, since it was first has been referred to as a ‘‘Sportsman’s Para- For over a century, Juneteenth is celebrated offered as part of the Energy Tax Incentives dise’’. As Congressman, I am proud to rep- in all corners of the nation and has estab- Act of 2005, the Indian Coal Production Tax resent the citizens of Pembine and hope that lished a role of promoting reverence for Afri- Credit has been a crucial tax incentive that everyone in Northeast Wisconsin will join me can American history and achievement. Over levels the playing field for the production of In- in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the the last several years, this vibrant event has dian coal. However, it expired last year. Town of Pembine on August 2nd, 2014. extended beyond the African-American com- Before its expiration, this important incentive f munity and has seen an increase in focus on served as a counter-balance to the additional respect for all the cultures that make up our costs and time required to develop Tribal coal HONORING SANTOS GONZALEZ deposits, which are subject to more regulatory RUBIO great nation. In Ventura County, this annual celebration requirements than comparable development brings together the tradition from the earliest on private, state, or federal lands. HON. STEPHEN LEE FINCHER days of Juneteenth and the rich diversity of The production of coal has been a boon for OF TENNESSEE our community throughout the region. The the Crow Tribe of the State of Montana and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community-wide involvement in this historic has already generated more than 125 jobs for Tribal members. Crow Tribal Chairman Darrin Thursday, June 19, 2014 event is a true testament to the multiculturalism of our county. Juneteenth not Old Coyote has called the tax credit an ‘‘es- Mr. FINCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sential tool’’ to ‘‘the economic viability of our congratulate Mr. Santos Gonzalez Rubio of only highlights the culture of the African-Amer- ican community, but it expresses the impor- existing coal mining operations.’’ Brownsville, Tennessee for achieving natu- Montana’s Northern Cheyenne tribe and tance of recognizing the heritage of all the citi- ralization in the United States of America. Mr. other coal-producing tribes stand ready to like- zens that comprise Ventura County. Gonzalez is a dedicated, hardworking, and wise utilize this important policy to create jobs honest young man who has chosen to perma- Juneteenth embodies the spirit of commu- and increase energy development. nently commit to the United States, showing nity and offers the promise of a bright future I urge my colleagues to pass H.R. 4785 and loyalty to both the Constitution and the people by embracing the richness of the culture and make the Indian Coal Production Tax Credit of this nation. heritage of a community as a whole, espe- permanent to ensure strong economic benefits In order to become a United States citizen, cially in communities like Ventura County for future generations of Montana Tribes. where the festivities continue to grow and the Mr. Gonzalez had to take the Oath of Alle- f giance. This means that he: gives up his overall goal of respect for diversity becomes former allegiance to Mexico and now swears instilled in all who take part in the excitement. HONORING CUB SCOUT PACK 290 allegiance to the United States; supports and It is with great enthusiasm that I join the defends the Constitution and the laws of this Ventura County Chapter of the Black Amer- HON. SAM JOHNSON country; and will serve the country, if and ican Political Association of California in the OF TEXAS when he is required to do so. In addition to historical celebration of their 24th Annual IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES these requirements, Mr. Gonzalez now has Juneteenth Celebration. Thursday, June 19, 2014 the responsibility to vote and participate in im- portant political matters, as well as serve on a f Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, jury. I rise today to recognize the 70 young men of Achieving naturalization is a huge accom- RECOGNIZING THE WORK AND Cub Scout Pack 290 of Frisco, Texas. This is plishment, and I could not be more proud of DEDICATION OF REV. LOU NESS no ordinary Cub Scout Pack. These individ- Mr. Gonzalez for becoming a citizen of the uals go above and beyond to be involved in United States of America. Congratulations, Mr. civic activities and community events and Gonzalez, on joining the greatest nation on HON. CHERI BUSTOS place a great emphasis on leading the com- earth. I wish you nothing but the best as you OF ILLINOIS munity in patriotic awareness. begin this new chapter in your life. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pack 290 was established in 2005 and has f contributed over 1,000 hours of community Thursday, June 19, 2014 service in the last three years. In previous RECOGNIZING VENTURA COUNTY’S Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to years, Pack 290 has participated in the Frisco 24TH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH recognize the work and devotion of Rev. Veteran’s Community Parade where they won CELEBRATION Louisett Ness of Rockford, Illinois, who has, in the Grand Marshal’s Award and the Best just over two months, walked from Rockford to Theme Related Award. They have also partici- HON. JULIA BROWNLEY Washington D.C. to draw attention to the pated in ‘‘Clean It and Green It’’ three con- OF CALIFORNIA plight of the poverty stricken in America. secutive years. This is a city wide event where IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES residents of all ages celebrate Earth Day by Lou, a 65 year old grandmother, is the Ex- not only picking up trash and aesthetically im- Thursday, June 19, 2014 ecutive Director of Shelter Care ministries in proving the community, but also labeling storm Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, Rockford. Lou’s dedication on this 756-mile drains with educational tiles about the city’s today I rise to recognize Ventura County’s march has been inspiring, and I was proud to storm water program. 24th Annual Juneteenth Celebration, which greet her today as she reached her final des- It is essential for our leaders of tomorrow to commemorates the announcement of the abo- tination, here at the U.S. Capitol. be engaged in civic affairs and know and pre- lition of slavery in the United States of Amer- I’d also like to applaud the staff and volun- serve our history. Through participating in our ica. Today, this event serves as an observ- teers at Shelter Care Ministries for the work government at an early age, these young men ance and celebration of African-American his- they do every day to provide emergency and have learned lessons that will last a lifetime. It tory and heritage. Additionally, Juneteenth transitional housing for the homeless, as well is my hope that they will continue to be in- serves as a reminder to us all of the impor- as valuable support services including child volved in our community in the years ahead. tance of our country’s multi-cultural diversity care and career counseling. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and the spirit of community we hold as a na- Mr. Speaker, I commend Lou for having the in thanking these scouts, the troop leaders, tion. courage to confront the societal challenge of their parents and families for their dedication On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon poverty by embarking on this journey and act- to our community and wish them the best on Granger announced to all who were enslaved ing as a voice for those less fortunate. their future endeavors.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:03 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JN8.004 E19JNPT1 smartinez on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1024 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 19, 2014 HONORING EVAN TODD Franklin & Marshall College, in Lancaster, then, Captain Tufts has assumed other leader- Pennsylvania. It is estimated that he trained ship positions in various capacities; he has HON. SAM GRAVES 1,400 cadets. Buehl would also routinely serve been assigned as Operations Officer for Naval OF MISSOURI as the personal pilot for General deGaulle on Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his visits to the United States raising funds for Far East and has also served as the Civil En- the French Resistance. gineer Corps’ Head Detailer at Navy Per- Thursday, June 19, 2014 Buehl has been recognized in the CONGRES- sonnel Command in Millington, Tennessee. Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I SIONAL RECORD before. On April 23, 1996, the Since August 2012, Captain Tufts has served proudly pause to recognize Evan Todd. Evan Honorable Ronald V. Dellums mentioned him as Commander for Naval Construction Group is a very special young man who has exempli- in connection with the training of ‘‘Chief’’ C. Al- ONE in Port Hueneme, CA. fied the finest qualities of citizenship and lead- fred Anderson, who organized the famous Afri- Captain Tufts’ exemplary character and ership by taking an active part in the Boy can-American Tuskegee Airmen who fought in boundless service to our nation has earned Scouts of America, Troop 357, and earning World War II. In 1930, after Alfred Anderson him several decorations including the Bronze the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. had repeadtly been denied a pilot’s license be- Star, six Meritorious Service Medals, three Evan has been very active with his troop, cause he was black, Buehl accepted him as a Navy Commendation Medals, the Navy participating in many scout activities. Over the student and advocated on his behalf. Buehl Achievement Medal, the Iraqi Campaign many years Evan has been involved with forcefully insisted that he be allowed to take Medal, the Korea Defense Service Medal, two scouting, he has not only earned numerous the pilot’s license test, even when a Federal Navy Unit Commendation Ribbons, the Meri- merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- examiner refused to let Anderson apply. torious Unit Commendation Ribbon, and four ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Evan Tuskegee Airmen historians and members of Navy ‘‘E’’ Ribbons. These accomplishments has contributed to his community through his the Anderson family say that without Buehl’s are indicative of Captain Tufts’ unwavering Eagle Scout project. Evan organized and led willingness to work with Anderson and to stick commitment and dedication to his work, nation the construction of a sidewalk outside of up for him, there would have been no and community. Ravenwood Elementary School in Kansas Tuskegee Airmen. I appreciate Captain Tufts’ dedication to our City, Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Rep- nation and his work during his time at Port Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in resentatives to join me in paying tribute to Er- Hueneme. It is with sincere appreciation that I commending Evan Todd for his accomplish- nest H. Buehl, Sr. for his lasting contributions would like to recognize Captain Dean A. Tufts, ments with the Boy Scouts of America and for to aviation and our nation by supporting his salute and thank him for his honorable and his efforts put forth in achieving the highest nomination to the National Aviation Hall of selfless service to our country. I wish him the distinction of Eagle Scout. Fame. absolute best as he transfers to Naval Facili- f f ties Engineering Command in the state of Ha- waii, where I know he will continue his suc- A TRIBUTE TO HONOR ERNEST H. RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN DEAN A. cessful naval career. BUEHL, SR. TUFTS f HON. ANNA G. ESHOO HON. JULIA BROWNLEY HOUSE CONSIDERATION OF TAX OF CALIFORNIA OF CALIFORNIA EXTENDER PROVISIONS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, June 19, 2014 Thursday, June 19, 2014 HON. SUZANNE BONAMICI OF OREGON Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pay tribute to aviation pioneer Ernest H. Buehl today I rise in recognition of Captain Dean A. Thursday, June 19, 2014 Sr. Tufts, a qualified Seabee Combat Warfare Of- Ernest Buehl was born in Germany in 1897. ficer, a skilled Fleet Marine Force Officer, a Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ex- He learned to fly in 1914—just 11 years after member of the Defense Acquisition Corps, press my opposition to the process that has the Wright Brothers’ first flight. Buehl’s career and a registered Professional Engineer in the brought the bills under consideration before us began at BMW where he quickly became one state of Hawaii. today. Once again, my colleagues and I find of their leading technicians and in 1920, he Born on December 25, 1967 in Springfield, ourselves in the difficult position of opposing was sent to the United States to train Amer- Massachusetts, Captain Tufts earned a Bach- the extension of tax provisions that are worthy ican technicians to work with the BMW en- elor of Science degree in Mechanical Engi- of support, and long overdue for consideration. gines he had help design in Germany. neering from Cornell University and was com- The Section 179 provisions that allow for busi- That same year, Buehl flew on the first missioned through the Naval Reserve Officer nesses to expense the cost of certain asset transcontinental airmail flight from New York to Training Corps program. He holds a Master of purchases, and the tax treatment of S cor- Oakland, California. Buehl made frequent Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the porations that allows them to pay a reduced stops along the way to consult with local offi- University of California, Berkeley and a Master ‘‘built-in gains’’ tax, have long helped our small cials about the need for airports suitable to of Arts degree in National Security and Stra- businesses thrive. I was pleased to vote for land larger aircraft. Eddie Rickenbacker, a tegic Studies from the College of Naval Com- them as part of a bill to avert the fiscal cliff in World War I ace was a passenger on the mand and Staff from Naval War College in January 2013. But because of inaction by the transcontinental flight. Newport, Rhode Island. House on tax reform, these provisions were Throughout the 1920s, Buehl took aircraft to In his extensive and distinguished career in allowed to expire at the end of last year. Now, areas just below the Arctic Circle in Canada, the United States Navy, Captain Tufts has we are being given a choice: extend these and in 1922 he worked with Roald Amundsen shown exceptional leadership and gallantry. provisions permanently without paying for to prepare aircraft to fly over the North Pole. Captain Tufts’ tours in the Navy include As- them, and without also extending the many Buehl moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania sistant Resident Officer in Charge of Construc- other important provisions that have expired, in 1923 to work for a company pioneering the tion in the Oakland Army Base in Oakland, or don’t extend them at all. use of aerial photography. This technology California; Readiness and Military Training Of- More than three million Americans have lost made it possible to create highly qualified ficer in the THIRTY–FIRST Naval Construction access to emergency unemployment insur- topographic maps. Buehl and his partner, a Regiment in Port Hueneme, California; ance. Despite the Senate passing legislation black aviator named E.C. Malick, started the Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization to extend unemployment benefits, the House Flying Dutchman Air Service and in 1923, Budget/Execution Program Director in the has refused to join in this important, bipartisan Buehl earned his first pilot’s license, signed by Commander, Navy Installations Command effort to help our hardest-hit constituents. Our Orville Wright himself. (CNIC) in Washington DC; and Assistant Op- colleagues in the majority insist that an exten- After becoming a citizen of the United erations Officer in the Naval Facilities Engi- sion of the emergency unemployment insur- States in 1928, Buehl went on to open three neering Command (NAVFAC) in Washington ance program be fully paid for, but now are airports in the Philadelphia area where he DC. Captain Tufts assumed. putting forward costly permanent legislation trained pilots and promoted civilian aviation. After assuming command of NMCB ONE, in that will add $75 billion to the deficit. Of During World War II, Buehl served as a Flight Gulfport, Mississippi in July 2006, Captain course small businesses are worthy of support Commander for the flight training program at Tufts deployed to both Japan and Iraq. Since from this Congress, but not at the expense of

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 08:03 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19JN8.014 E19JNPT1 smartinez on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS Thursday, June 19, 2014 Daily Digest Senate and make the United States more competitive in the Chamber Action 21st century, and Senate proceed to its consideration; Routine Proceedings, pages S3825–S3885 that a Murray-Isakson-Harkin-Alexander substitute Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and two reso- amendment, which is at the desk, be considered; lution were introduced, as follows: S. 2495–2511, that the only other amendments in order be the fol- and S. Res. 479–480. Pages S3863–64 lowing amendments to the substitute: Flake (making Measures Reported: the appointment and certification of a new local board permissible instead of required); Lee (evalua- S. 2499, making appropriations for the Depart- ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- tion report requirement); and Managers’ technical grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. amendment; that there be ten minutes of debate (S. Rept. No. 113–195) equally divided between the two Leaders, or their H.R. 4487, making appropriations for the Legisla- designees, on each amendment; that upon the use or tive Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, yielding back of time, Senate vote on or in relation 2015, with an amendment in the nature of a sub- to the amendments in the order listed; that no sec- ond-degree amendments be in order prior to the stitute. (S. Rept. No. 113–196) Page S3863 votes; that upon disposition of the Managers’ tech- Measures Passed: nical amendment, the substitute amendment, as Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act: Sen- amended, if amended, be agreed to; that there be ten ate passed S. 1603, to reaffirm that certain land has minutes of debate equally divided between the two been taken into trust for the benefit of the Match- Leaders, or their designees; that upon the use or E–Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians. yielding back of time, Senate vote on passage of the Page S3884 bill, as amended; and that if the bill is passed, the Measures Considered: Murray-Isakson-Harkin-Alexander amendment to the title, which is at the desk, be agreed to. Page S3884 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agen- cies Appropriations Act: Senate agreed to the mo- National Aeronautics and Space Administration tion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4660, mak- Authorization Act—Agreement: A unanimous- ing appropriations for the Departments of Commerce consent agreement was reached providing that the and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. tation be discharged from further consideration of Pages S3836–42, S3845 H.R. 4412, to authorize the programs of the Na- Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act: Senate began consid- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, and eration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the Senate agree to the request of the House for the S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for return of the papers with respect to H.R. 4412. recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting. Page S3884 Pages S3845–47 Signing Authority—Agreement: A unanimous- Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong consent agreement was reached providing that dur- Skills Act—Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time ing the adjournment or recess of the Senate from agreement was reached providing that at a time to Thursday, June 19, 2014 through Monday, June 23, be determined by the Majority Leader, after con- 2014, the Majority Leader and Senators Rockefeller sultation with the Republican Leader, the Com- and Feinstein be authorized to sign duly enrolled mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be bills or joint resolutions. Page S3884 discharged from further consideration of H.R. 803, Message from the President: Senate received the to reform and strengthen the workforce investment following message from the President of the United system of the Nation to put Americans back to work States: D673

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Byron, of Flor- providing that at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June 23, ida, to be United States District Judge for the Mid- 2014, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture dle District of Florida. Page S3855 on the nominations of Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to A motion was entered to close further debate on be United States District Judge for the Middle Dis- the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- trict of Florida, Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the to be United States District Judge for the Middle Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent District of Florida, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be agreement of Thursday, June 19, 2014, a vote on United States District Judge for the Southern Dis- cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June trict of Florida, and Geoffrey W. Crawford, of 23, 2014. Page S3855 Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the Mendoza Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- District of Vermont; that if cloture is invoked on sideration of the nomination of Carlos Eduardo Men- any of these nominations, that at 11 a.m., on Tues- doza, of Florida, to be United States District Judge day, June 24, 2014, all post-cloture time be expired, for the Middle District of Florida. Page S3855 and Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations A motion was entered to close further debate on in the order upon which cloture was invoked; that the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- following Senate action on these nominations on sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Tuesday, June 24, 2014, Senate vote on the motion Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent to invoke cloture on the nomination of Leon Rodri- agreement of Thursday, June 19, 2014, a vote on guez, of Maryland, to be Director of the United cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Depart- 23, 2014. Page S3855 ment of Homeland Security; that there be two min- Bloom Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- utes for debate prior to each vote and all roll call sideration of the nomination of Beth Bloom, of Flor- votes after the first vote in each sequence be ten ida, to be United States District Judge for the minutes in length; and, with respect to the nomina- Southern District of Florida. Page S3855 tions in this agreement, that if any nomination is A motion was entered to close further debate on confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- made and laid upon the table. Page S3884 sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, June 19, 2014, a vote on lowing nominations: cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June By 54 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 201), Gus- tavo Velasquez Aguilar, of the District of Columbia, 23, 2014. Page S3855 to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Crawford Nomination—Cloture: Senate began Development. Pages S3843, S3885 consideration of the nomination of Geoffrey W. Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambas- Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District sador to the Republic of Peru. Pages S3843–45, S3885 Judge for the District of Vermont. Page S3856 J. Mark McWatters, of Texas, to be a Member of A motion was entered to close further debate on the National Credit Union Administration Board for the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the a term expiring August 2, 2019. Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent Pages S3843, S3845, S3885 agreement of Thursday, June 19, 2014, a vote on Christine E. Wormuth, of Virginia, to be Under cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, June Secretary of Defense for Policy. Pages S3843, S3845, S3885 23, 2014. Page S3856 Rodriguez Nomination—Cloture: Senate began Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- consideration of the nomination of Leon Rodriguez, lowing nominations: of Maryland, to be Director of the United States Arthur Lee Bentley III, of Florida, to be United Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida for of Homeland Security. Page S3856 the term of four years.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:14 Mar 21, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD14\JUN 2014\D19JN4.REC D19JN4 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D675 David J. Hale, of Kentucky, to be United States ner, of Alabama, to be General Counsel of the De- District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky. partment of the Air Force, Debra S. Wada, of Ha- David Rivera, of Tennessee, to be United States waii, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Man- Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee for the power and Reserve Affairs, and Miranda A. A. term of four years. Ballentine, of the District of Columbia, to be Assist- Gregory N. Stivers, of Kentucky, to be United ant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Envi- States District Judge for the Western District of ronment, and Energy, all of the Department of De- Kentucky. Page S3885 fense, and Monica C. Regalbuto, of Illinois, to be an Messages from the House: Page S3860 Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, after the nominees testified and an- Measures Placed on the Calendar: swered questions in their own behalf. Pages S3860, S3884 Enrolled Bills Presented: Pages S3860–61 SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ Executive Communications: Pages S3861–63 Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a Executive Reports of Committees: Page S3863 closed briefing on the security situation in Iraq from Elissa Slotkin, Performing the duties of the Principal Additional Cosponsors: Page S3864 Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, and Principal Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Security Pages S3864–67 Affairs, Vice Admiral Frank C. Pandolfe III, USN, Additional Statements: Pages S3857–60 Director of Strategic Plans and Policy (J–5), Joint Staff, and Paul N. Wolfe, Senior Defense Intelligence Amendments Submitted: Pages S3867–83 Expert for Iraq, Egypt, and the Levant, Middle East Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S3883 and African Regional Center, and Joseph Gigliotti, Authorities for Committees to Meet: Senior Defense Intelligence Expert for Counter Net- Pages S3883–84 work Operations, Target Development, and Threat Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. Finance, both of the Defense Intelligence Agency, all of the Department of the Defense. (Total—201) Page S3843 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and RESOURCES FOR EXPORT, DOMESTIC adjourned at 6:48 p.m., until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, CONSUMPTION, AND TRANSPORTATION June 23, 2014. (For Senate’s program, see the re- FUEL marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on page S3885.) Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine resources for export, domestic consumption, and transportation fuel, after Committee Meetings receiving testimony from Christopher Smith, Prin- (Committees not listed did not meet) cipal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy; and Martin J. Durbin, America’s Natural APPROPRIATIONS: STATE, FOREIGN Gas Alliance, Robert McNally, The Rapidan Group OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS, LLC, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Center for a New Amer- AND THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ican Security, and Daniel J. Weiss, Center for Amer- Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favor- ican Progress, all of Washington, D.C. ably reported the following business items: An original bill (S. 2499) making appropriations BUSINESS MEETING for State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably for fiscal year 2015; and reported the nominations of Henry J. Aaron, of the H.R. 4487, making appropriations for the Legisla- District of Columbia, Lanhee J. Chen, of California, tive Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, and Alan L. Cohen, of Virginia, all to be a Member 2015, with an amendment in the nature of a sub- of the Social Security Advisory Board. stitute. NOMINATIONS TAXATION TREATIES Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearing to examine the nominations of Laura Junor, a hearing to examine the Protocol Amending the of Virginia, to be a Principal Deputy Under Sec- Convention between the United States of America retary for Personnel and Readiness, Gordon O. Tan- and the Kingdom of Spain for the Avoidance of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:14 Mar 21, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD14\JUN 2014\D19JN4.REC D19JN4 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE D676 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST June 19, 2014 Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Eva- Georgia, and Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, both to be sion with Respect to Taxes on Income and its Pro- a United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Cir- tocol, signed at Madrid on February 22, 1990 (Trea- cuit, Andre Birotte, Jr., to be United States District ty Doc. 113–04), and the Convention between the Judge for the Central District of California, John W. United States of America and the Republic of Po- deGravelles, to be United States District Judge for land for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the the Middle District of Louisiana, Randolph D. Moss, Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes to be United States District Judge for the District on Income, signed on February 13, 2013, at Warsaw of Columbia, Robin L. Rosenberg, to be United (Treaty Doc. 113–05), after receiving testimony from States District Judge for the Southern District of Robert B. Stack, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Florida, Ronnie L. White, to be United States Dis- Treasury for International Tax Affairs; Thomas A. trict Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Les- Barthold, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Tax- lie Joyce Abrams, to be United States District Judge ation; Mary Jean Riley, North American Stainless, for the Middle District of Georgia, Mark Howard Ghent, Kentucky; and Catherine Schultz, National Cohen, Leigh Martin May, and Eleanor Louise Ross, Foreign Trade Council, Inc., Washington, D.C. all to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, and Nancy B. Fire- IRAQ UPDATE stone, of Virginia, and Thomas L. Halkowski, of Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a Pennsylvania, both to be a Judge of the United closed briefing on an update on Iraq from Anne Pat- States Court of Federal Claims. terson, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, and Gregory B. Starr, Assistant Secretary for Diplo- INTELLIGENCE matic Security, both of the Department of State. Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel- BUSINESS MEETING ligence matters from officials of the intelligence Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor- community. ably reported the nominations of Julie E. Carnes, of Committee recessed subject to the call. h House of Representatives H.R. 4263, to amend the Homeland Security Act Chamber Action of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 pub- Security to establish a social media working group, lic bills, H.R. 4899–4902; 4904–4921; and 2 reso- and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. lutions, H. Res. 631–632 were introduced. Rept. 113–480); Pages H5556–58 H.R. 4903 making appropriations for the Depart- Additional Cosponsors: Page H5559 ment of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes (H. Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: Rept. 113–481); H.R. 6, to provide for expedited approval of ex- H.R. 3301, to require approval for the construc- portation of natural gas to World Trade Organiza- tion, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or tion countries, and for other purposes, with an natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities amendment (H. Rept. 113–477); at the national boundary of the United States for the H.R. 1281, to amend the Public Health Service import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to Act to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI or from Canada or Mexico, and for other purposes, of such Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. with an amendment (H. Rept. 113–482, Pt. 1); 113–478); H.R. 83, to require the Secretary of the Interior H.R. 4092, to amend the Energy Policy and Con- to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial servation Act to establish the Office of Energy Effi- experts to address the energy needs of the insular ciency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal areas of the United States and the Freely Associated agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local as- States through the development of action plans sistance provided to promote the energy retrofitting aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels of schools, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113–479);

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Rept. 113–483); and cember 16, 2010, by the Office of Federal Contract H.R. 4289, to amend the Homeland Security Act Compliance Programs; Pages H5523–24 of 2002 to require the Under Secretary for Manage- DeLauro amendment that prohibits funds from ment of the Department of Homeland Security to being used to enter into any contract with an incor- take administrative action to achieve and maintain porated entity if such entity’s sealed bid or competi- interoperable communications capabilities among the tive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated components of the Department of Homeland Secu- or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and rity, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113–484). such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal Page H5556 shows that such entity was previously incorporated Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he in the United States; Pages H5524–25 appointed Representative Fleischmann to act as Fleming amendment (No. 14 printed in the Con- Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H5499 gressional Record of June 18, 2014) that prohibits Recess: The House recessed at 10:45 a.m. and re- funds from being used to appoint chaplains for the convened at 12 noon. Page H5504 military departments in contravention of the Depart- ment of Defense Instruction 1304.28, dated June 11, Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chap- 2004, incorporating change 3, dated March 20, lain, Mr. Rajan Zed, Universal Society of Hinduism, 2014, regarding the appointment of chaplains for the Page H5504 Reno, Nevada. military departments; Pages H5525–26 Customer Protection and End User Relief Act— Flores amendment that prohibits funds from being Rule for Consideration: The House agreed to H. used to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independ- Res. 629, the rule that is providing for consideration ence and Security Act of 2007; Pages H5527–28 of the bill (H.R. 4413) to reauthorize the Com- Conyers amendment that prohibits funds from modity Futures Trading Commission, to better pro- being obligated or expended to transfer man-portable tect futures customers, to provide end users with air defense systems (MANPADS) to any entity in market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure Syria; Page H5528 transparency and accountability at the Commission, McKinley amendment that prohibits funds from and to help farmers, ranchers, and end users manage being used to design, implement, administer, or risks to help keep consumer costs low, by a yea-and- carry out the U.S. Global Climate Research Program nay vote of 230 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 317, National Climate Assessment, the Intergovernmental after the previous question was ordered without ob- Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report, jection. Pages H5508–13 the United Nations’ Agenda 21 sustainable develop- Recess: The House recessed at 1:23 p.m. and recon- ment plan, or the May 2013 Technical Update of vened at 4:35 p.m. Page H5513 the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Analysis Under Executive Order 12866; 2015: The House resumed consideration of H.R. Pages H5528–29 4870, making appropriations for the Department of Hanabusa amendment that prohibits funds from Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, being used with respect to Iraq in contravention of 2015. Consideration is expected to continue tomor- the War Powers Resolution, including for the intro- row, June 20th. Pages H5514–55 duction of U.S. forces into hostilities in Iraq, into Agreed to: situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in Walorski amendment that was debated on June hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, 18th that prohibits funds from being used to trans- or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while fer or release to the Republic of Yemen (or any enti- equipped for combat, in contravention of the Con- ty within Yemen) a detainee who is or was held, de- gressional consultation and reporting requirements of tained, or otherwise in the custody of DoD on or sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution; Page H5529 after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Sta- Nugent amendment (No. 27 printed in the Con- tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (by a recorded vote of gressional Record of June 18, 2014) that prohibits 238 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 321); Pages H5516–17 funds from being used to plan for or carry out a fur- Runyan amendment that prohibits funds from lough of a dual status military technician; being used to retire, divest, or transfer, or to prepare Pages H5532–33 or plan for the retirement, divestment, or transfer of, Speier amendment that prohibits funds from the entire KC–10 fleet during fiscal year 2015; being used to implement Executive Order 12473 of Pages H5520–21 April 13, 1984, as amended by Executive Order

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Pages H5554–55 Pages H5540–41 Rejected: Wittman amendment that prohibits funds from Gohmert amendment that was debated on June being used to propose, plan for, or execute an addi- 18th that sought to increase funding, by offset, for tional Base Realignment and Closure round; Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, De- Pages H5541–42 fense by $35,956,000 for the National Guard Jackson Lee amendment that prohibits funds from counter-drug program (by a recorded vote of 130 being used in contravention of Article II, section 2 ayes to 292 noes, Roll No. 318); Pages H5514–15 of the Constitution; Pages H5542–43 Blumenauer amendment (No. 4 printed in the King (IA) amendment that prohibits funds from Congressional Record of June 17, 2014) that was de- being used to transfer weapons to the Palestinian bated on June 18th that sought to increase funding, Authority; Page H5543 by offset, for Environmental Restoration, Formerly

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:14 Mar 21, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD14\JUN 2014\D19JN4.REC D19JN4 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D679 Used Defense Sites by $3,400,000 (by a recorded Proceedings Postponed: vote of 179 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 319); Lee amendment (No. 32 printed in the Congres- Page H5515 sional Record of June 18, 2014) that seeks to pro- Nadler amendment that was debated on June hibit funds from being used for the purpose of con- 18th that sought to strike section 8132, which pro- ducting combat operations in Afghanistan after De- hibits funds from being used to reduce, convert, de- cember 31, 2014. Pages H5538–39 commission, or otherwise move to nondeployed sta- H. Res. 628, the rule providing for consideration tus any Minuteman III ballistic missile silo that con- of the bill (H.R. 4870) and providing for consider- tains a deployed missile as of the date of the enact- ation of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. ment of this Act (by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 3230), was agreed to yesterday, June 18th. 233 noes, Roll No. 320); Pages H5515–16 Presidential Message: Read a message from the Grayson amendment that sought to prohibit funds President wherein he notified Congress that the from being used to detain, without conviction, any emergency declared in Executive Order 13617 of person for more than 15 years at United States June 25, 2012 with respect to the disposition of Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Russian highly enriched uranium is to continue in Pages H5543–44 effect beyond June 25, 2014—referred to the Com- Moran amendment that sought to prohibit funds mittee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed from being used to carry out sections 8107 and (H. Doc. 113–122). Page H5555 8108 (by a recorded vote of 163 ayes to 249 noes, Senate Message: Message received from the Senate Roll No. 324); Pages H5521–22, H5550 today appears on page H5504. Lee amendment (No. 31 printed in the Congres- sional Record of June 18, 2014) that sought to pro- Senate Referral: S. 1237 was held at the desk. hibit funds from being used for the purposes of con- Page H5504 ducting combat operations in Iraq (by a recorded Quorum Calls—Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and vote of 165 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 325); 14 recorded votes developed during the proceedings Pages H5522–23, H5550–51 of today and appear on pages H5513, H5514–15, Lee amendment (No. 33 printed in the Congres- H5515, H5516, H5516–17, H5549, H5549–50, sional Record of June 18, 2014) that sought to pro- H5550, H5550–51, H5551–52, H5552, H5552–53, hibit funds from being obligated or expended pursu- H5553–54, H5554 and H5554–55. There were no ant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force quorum calls. Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (by a recorded vote Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- of 182 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 326); journed at 11:09 p.m. Pages H5526–27, H5551–52 Fortenberry amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used to provide weapons in Syria Committee Meetings (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 244 noes, Roll INTERPRETIVE RULE REGARDING THE No. 328); Pages H5529–31, H5552–53 APPLICABILITY OF CLEAN WATER ACT Grayson amendment that sought to prohibit funds AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS from being used to transfer aircraft (including un- Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conserva- manned aerial vehicles), armored vehicles, grenade tion, Energy, Forestry held a hearing on a review of launchers, silencers, toxicological agents, launch ve- the Interpretive Rule regarding the applicability of hicles, guided missiles, ballistic missiles, rockets, Clean Water Act agricultural exemptions. Testimony torpedoes, bombs, mines, or nuclear weapons was heard from Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary, through the DoD Excess Personal Property Program Natural Resources and Environment, Department of established pursuant to the National Defense Au- Agriculture; and public witnesses. thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (by a recorded vote of 62 ayes to 355 noes, Roll No. 329); and P5+1 NEGOTIATIONS OVER IRAN’S Pages H5531–32, H5553–54 NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND ITS Lee amendment (No. 34 printed in the Congres- IMPLICATIONS FOR UNITED STATES sional Record of June 18, 2014) that sought to pro- DEFENSE hibit funds from being obligated or expended pursu- Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a ant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force hearing entitled ‘‘P5+1 Negotiations over Iran’s Nu- after December 31, 2014 (by a recorded vote of 157 clear Program and Its Implications for United States ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 330). Defense’’. Testimony was heard from public wit- Pages H5534–35, H5554 nesses.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:14 Mar 21, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD14\JUN 2014\D19JN4.REC D19JN4 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE D680 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST June 19, 2014 EPA’S PROPOSED CARBON DIOXIDE committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human REGULATIONS FOR POWER PLANTS Rights, and International Organizations held a joint Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on subcommittee hearing entitled ‘‘One Year Under Energy and Power held a hearing entitled ‘‘EPA’s Rouhani: Iran’s Abysmal Human Rights Record’’. Proposed Carbon Dioxide Regulations for Power Testimony was heard from public witnesses. Plants’’. Testimony was heard from Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, GSA’S FAILURE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF Environmental Protection Agency. THE JUDICIARY: A CASE STUDY OF MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES BUREAUCRATIC NEGLIGENCE AND WASTE Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Health held a markup on the following legislation: Intellectual Property and the Internet held a hearing H.R. 4771, the ‘‘Designer Anabolic Steroid Control entitled ‘‘GSA’s Failure to Meet the Needs of the Ju- Act’’; H.R. 4250, the ‘‘Sunscreen Innovation Act’’; diciary: A Case Study of Bureaucratic Negligence H.R. 4701, the ‘‘Vector-Borne Disease Research Ac- and Waste’’. Testimony was heard from William P. countability and Transparency Act of 2014’’; H.R. Johnson, District Judge, United States District 594, the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Court, District of New Mexico; Glen E. Conrad, Community Assistance, Research and Education Chief Judge, United States District Court, Western Amendments of 2014; H.R. 669, the ‘‘Sudden Un- District of Virginia; Jennifer Smith, Architect and expected Death and Data Enhancement and Aware- Project Manager, United States District Court, ness Act’’; and H.R. 4290, the ‘‘Wakefield Act of Western District of Virginia; Michael Gelber, Dep- 2014’’. The following bills were forwarded, as uty Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General amended: H.R. 4250; H.R. 4701; H.R. 594; H.R. Services Administration. 669; H.R. 4290. The following bill was forwarded without amendment: H.R. 4771. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on the following legislation: H.R. 2455, Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee began the ‘‘Nevada Native Nations Lands Act’’; H.R. markup on H.R. 4871, the ‘‘TRIA Reform Act of 3716, the ‘‘Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe—Fish 2014’’; H.R. 4881, to place a 6-month moratorium on the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Springs Ranch Settlement Act’’; H.R. 4049, the Council to make financial stability determinations; ‘‘Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act’’; H.R. and H.R. 4387, the ‘‘FSOC Transparency and Ac- 4283, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to countability Act’’. The Full Committee will recon- authorize the Secretary of the Interior to maintain or vene tomorrow. replace certain facilities and structures for commer- cial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES for other purposes; H.R. 4489, the ‘‘World War I Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Mid- Memorial Act of 2014’’; H.R. 4508, to amend the dle East and North Africa held a markup on H. Res. East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Ex- 109, condemning the Government of Iran for its tension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i minority to extend the contract for certain water services; and its continued violation of the International Cov- H.R. 4527, to remove a use restriction on land for- enants on Human Rights; and H. Res. 435, calling merly a part of Acadia National Park that was trans- on the government of Iran to fulfill their promises ferred to the town of Tremont, Maine, and for other of assistance in this case of Robert Levinson, one of purposes; H.R. 4562, to authorize early repayment the longest held United States civilians in our Na- of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within tion’s history. The resolutions were ordered reported, the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Ne- as amended. braska ; and H.R. 4873, the ‘‘Cabin Fee Act of 2014’’. The following bills were ordered reported, as ONE YEAR UNDER ROUHANI: IRAN’S amended: H.R. 2455; H.R. 4283; and H.R. 4489. ABYSMAL HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD The following bills were ordered reported, without Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the amendment: H.R. 3716; H.R. 4049; H.R. 4508; Middle East and North Africa; and the Sub- H.R. 4527; H.R. 4562; and H.R. 4873.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, June 23 9 a.m., Friday, June 20

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any Program for Friday: Complete consideration of H.R. morning business (not to extend beyond 5:30 p.m.), Sen- 4870—Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015. ate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nominations of Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Bustos, Cheri, Ill., E1023 Johnson, Sam, Tex., E1023 Daines, Steve, Mont., E1023 Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1021 Boehner, John A., Ohio, E1021 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1024 Ribble, Reid J., Wisc., E1022 Bonamici, Suzanne, Ore., E1024 Fincher, Stephen Lee, Tenn., E1023 Titus, Dina, Nev., E1021 Brownley, Julia, Calif., E1023, E1024 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1022, E1024

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