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Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018 No. 117 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was In April 2010, members of the Penn- fices in McKean County and Harris- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- sylvania Oil and Gas Association and burg. The association employs an pore (Mr. DESJARLAIS). the Independent Oil and Gas Associa- eight-person staff, and each year, f tion of Pennsylvania, IOGA, unani- PIOGA hosts several conferences, semi- mously voted to merge the two organi- nars, public educational meetings, DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO zations into a single, comprehensive presentations, and community events TEMPORE trade association representing oil and at a variety of locations across the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- natural gas interests throughout Penn- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. fore the House the following commu- sylvania. Mr. Speaker, I wish PIOGA the best nication from the Speaker: The merger reunited two organiza- as it gathers in Titusville to celebrate WASHINGTON, DC, tions that had split apart nearly some 100 years of growth and sustainability July 12, 2018. 30 years earlier to form the Pennsyl- in the Pennsylvania oil and gas indus- I hereby appoint the Honorable SCOTT vania Independent Oil and Gas Associa- try. The industry has a rich history in DESJARLAIS to act as Speaker pro tempore tion, or PIOGA. the Commonwealth, and I know that, on this day. A century later, industry leaders, as PIOGA looks forward to the future, PAUL D. RYAN, supporters, and friends will gather to it will continue to uphold the high Speaker of the House of Representatives. celebrate PIOGA. The centennial cele- standards and expertise for which it is f bration will take place next week at known in order to provide access to af- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE the birthplace of the American oil in- fordable energy for all and help to con- dustry, Drake well in Titusville, Penn- tinue to fuel our economy. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sylvania, in the Fifth Congressional f ant to the order of the House of Janu- District, to mark 100 years of the in- ary 8, 2018, the Chair will now recog- dustry’s growth and sustainability in UPHOLDING CIVIL RIGHTS nize Members from lists submitted by Pennsylvania. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the majority and minority leaders for PIOGA represents nearly 550 mem- Chair recognizes the gentleman from morning-hour debate. bers, including oil and natural gas pro- Illinois (Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ) for 5 minutes. The Chair will alternate recognition ducers, drilling contractors, service Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Mr. Speaker, ear- between the parties. All time shall be companies, manufacturers, distribu- lier this week, I sent a bouquet of flow- equally allocated between the parties, tors, professional firms, consultants, ers and a big Puerto Rican flag to Mia and in no event shall debate continue pipelines, end-users, royalty owners, Irizarry, a young Puerto Rican woman beyond 11:50 a.m. Each Member, other and others with interests in the success who lives in Chicago who celebrated than the majority and minority leaders of Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry. her 24th birthday last month. and the minority whip, shall be limited The Commonwealth is blessed with My wife and I wanted to let her know to 5 minutes. abundant energy resources, particu- that we support her and we admire her. f larly clean-burning natural gas. PIOGA You see, her birthday party at a park works closely with pipelines, utilities, in Cook County, Illinois, didn’t turn CONGRATULATING PIOGA ON ITS and end-users as well as those devel- out the way she expected. By now, CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY oping cutting-edge products and serv- most of us have seen the video of that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ices that revolve around natural gas incident. A 62-year-old man, whom po- Chair recognizes the gentleman from use. lice have identified as Timothy Trybus, Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 PIOGA staff also works with edu- verbally abused and harassed Ms. minutes. cators to increase students’ knowledge Irizarry because she was wearing a Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. of energy issues that impact current shirt that depicts the flag of our U.S. Mr. Speaker, in 1918, a group of Penn- and future generations of Pennsylva- colony, Puerto Rico. sylvania crude oil and natural gas pro- nians. Led by President and Executive What unfolds over the 30 minutes is a ducers got together to form a trade or- Director Dan Weaver, PIOGA is a mem- man physically and verbally intimi- ganization. The Pennsylvania Oil, Gas ber-driven organization that works to dating a very polite and poised 24-year- and Minerals Association was formed. realize the benefits of Pennsylvania’s old American woman while a uni- It is believed to be the oldest continu- crude oil and natural gas. formed police officer stands by and ously operating oil and gas trade asso- PIOGA is based in Wexford, just does nothing to intervene or help. The ciation in the United States. north of Pittsburgh, with satellite of- officer has been identified as Patrick

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.000 H12JYPT1 H6116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 Connor of the Forest Preserve District Maybe the President is just reflect- a Congressman with identification, because of the Cook County Police Department. ing back the fear, anger, and misunder- my daughter was carrying a Puerto Rican So an older racist yells at a young standing of the voters he wants to mo- flag and the officer doubted that I could pos- Latina because he doesn’t like what bilize. But all the lying, hostility, and sibly be a Member of Congress. So this kind she and other Puerto Ricans living in of incident is unfortunately not unusual and racism are clearly taking a toll on our though we did not have viral videos 25 years ‘‘his’’ community represent. country. ago, I wish I had done more then to stop the Is that news? No. Sadly, no. I just hope that we are all as poised kind of behavior on display in Ms. Irizarry’s While most police officers would have as Ms. Irizarry was, if and when some- video, so that we can prevent the cycles of done the right thing in that incident, one gets in your face, whether you are hatred and bigotry that often repeat them- this guy was caught on tape doing the wearing a pussy hat, or a hijab, or a selves today. wrong thing or, more accurately, doing rainbow flag, or a Black lives matter Thank you and I look forward to your re- nothing at all. T-shirt. sponse. If you have any questions please con- For me, this was very personal, be- I hope we are all more willing than tact me or Rafael Hurtado of my staff. cause something similar happened to Sincerely, Officer Connor to take action when LUIS V. GUTIE´ RREZ, me, and something similar has hap- someone is trying to bully someone pened to most Puerto Ricans, most Member of Congress. else. I know most Americans are not f Latinos, most people of color, and most like Mr. Trybus, who is afflicted with people who are somehow different in fear, ignorance, and probably a sub- HONORING CARL WALLNAU this country, at one point or another in stance abuse problem. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The their lives. But the video makes it clear that we Chair recognizes the gentleman from Twenty-two years ago, when I was a all have to step up to defend the United Pennsylvania (Mr. FITZPATRICK) for 5 sophomore in Congress, I was entering States from this tide of misogyny, minutes. one of the Capitol office buildings with homophobia, and xenophobia, and Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I my daughter, Omaira, and my niece, stand up for what America is really all rise today to honor the life and the Maritza. I was new, and I was dressed about. memory of an extraordinary individual somewhat casually, because we were Please, let’s just do it all together. If from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Carl just returning from a Puerto Rican you see hate, stand up and speak. Wallnau of Newtown passed away on celebration, and my daughter was car- Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD June 29 at the age of 99. rying a Puerto Rican flag. The flag my letter to the Civil Rights Division A man of many talents, Carl paid for came unfurled as it went through the at Main Justice for an investigation his education by playing trumpet in a X-ray machine, and one of the officers into this matter. jazz ensemble. He later served in World wanted to stop us from coming in. I showed my official ID as a Member HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, War II under General Patton, retiring Washington, DC, July 10, 2018. from the Air Force with the rank of of Congress, to which the officer said: Hon. JOHN M. GORE, ‘‘I don’t think so,’’ indicating that she major in 1979. Acting Assistant Attorney General, Department After his service, Carl began a suc- thought my ID was a fake and that I of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Wash- cessful career as a lawyer and as an en- couldn’t possibly be a Member of Con- ington, DC. gineer, eventually becoming acting gress. She stated my ID was fake, in DEAR ACTING ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GEN- CEO of Swan Oil Company. fact. ERAL GORE: I watched video footage of a There was also the comment at the woman being harassed by an intoxicated Despite his success, Carl always end: Why don’t you and your people go male at a forest preserve in Cook County and made time to give back to our commu- I write to express my outrage and demand nity, serving on many charitable back where you came from? that the Civil Rights Division does all it can Twenty-two years after that inci- boards, including those of the Bucks to investigate this incident. County Industrial Development Cor- dent, we are still seeing the same kind This past June, Mia Irizzary recorded her of bigotry, the same kind of misunder- unfortunate encounter with an intoxicated poration, the Bucks County Chamber standing about who Latinos and Puerto male while at a Forest Preserve of Cook of Commerce, the Delaware Valley Ricans are, and the same fear that we County park outside Chicago. An officer with Philharmonic, the Red Cross, and the are outsiders who don’t belong here. the Forest Preserve looked on, avoided re- United Way of Bucks County. Sadly, the same fear and otherness is sponding to the man and ignored the pleas Mr. Speaker, we send our condolences extended to other people: the handi- for help from the woman who was being har- to Carl’s children, Carl, Lance, Kurt, assed. It is clear from the video that she was and Joyce, along with the rest of his capped, gay and lesbians, transgender accosted by the man because of her ethnicity Americans, immigrants, Muslims, and family. We thank them for sharing him and wearing a Puerto Rican flag T-shirt. The with our community. people of color. The list just goes on. man makes reference to his fear that His- This is certainly not the first time, panics are coming to the United States to RECOGNIZING THE NORTHAMPTON PATRIOTS but, right now, we are in a moment in change him. FLAG PROGRAM history when Americans are being told What is even more unacceptable than the Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I to fear other Americans. One of the man’s behavior is the unwillingness of a uni- rise to recognize the Northampton Pa- reasons I think the video went viral is formed officer to intervene when the wom- triots Flag Program, a longstanding an’s civil rights were being challenged and because it is emblematic of our times. tradition of Northampton Township in the man used physical and verbal intimida- Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Bullies who do not understand the tion. I have learned that the man was even- first thing about their fellow human tually arrested by a different uniformed offi- The Northampton Patriots Flag Pro- beings—Latinos, people of color, immi- cer and the initial officer has been consigned gram, established in 2003, honors grants, or Muslims—are being taught to ‘‘desk duty’’ pending an investigation. Northampton residents who have to fear that something they have is Because of the seriousness of the encoun- served in the Armed Forces, recog- being taken away from them. Some ter, the fact that it targeted the Puerto nizing their deployment and their re- now feel it is their right, their privi- Rican community in and around my District, turn home to Bucks County. While and growing number of anti-Latino and anti- lege, and maybe even their duty to go these heroes are serving, a flag signi- immigrant hate crimes being reported, I de- fying their military branch is hung off in public and take action. mand the Civil Rights Division investigate I wonder where they get such an idea. to see if federal civil rights charges are war- within the administration building of When our President calls Puerto ranted. Northampton Township. Upon their re- Ricans lazy and expensive to help, it I would like to remind you of your divi- turn, it is replaced with an American hurts our Nation. When he calls Mexi- sion’s responsibilities which are to enforce flag. cans rapists and murderers, or calls federal statutes prohibiting discrimination This program recently recognized refugees fleeing violence with their on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, re- Austin Fizel, a Southampton resident children illegal immigrants, or calls ligion, familial status and national origin. who currently serves in the Air Force I understand this incident on a gut level transgender soldiers a threat to our because almost exactly the same thing hap- and who is stationed in the United country, and says good people on both pened to me when I was a freshman in Con- Arab Emirates. We would like to ex- sides of a racist rally where a woman gress. I was denied entry into the Capitol tend our gratitude to Austin for his was killed are the same, it filters down. complex by U.S. Capitol Police despite being service and would like to recognize his

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.002 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6117 parents, George and Marie, along with Trump. Candidate Trump had talked the victims of a campaign of mass his siblings, Derek, Kyle, and Meredith, disparagingly about NATO. He had extrajudicial killing; people in prison who all attended the ceremony. talked about doing away with sanc- in Turkey for journalism. I would also like to thank a local tions on Russia over its invasion of its People all over the world look to us. hero who helps run the Northampton neighbor. He had talked about making They are not going to look to Russia; Patriots Flag Program, Pete Palestina, common cause with Russia in Syria, they are not going to look to China; along with Northampton Township where our interests are not at all they are not going to look to Europe, Chairman Barry Moore, for their work aligned. And most significant, he had with all of its problems; and increas- in recognizing our community’s brav- talked about doing away with the pen- ingly they do not recognize what they est citizens. alties we had imposed for Russia’s in- see. They look to our White House and RECOGNIZING PATROL OFFICERS OF LANSDALE vasion of its neighbor, something we they do not recognize what they see. BOROUGH never thought would take place in the They see a President more comfortable Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I last century, the remaking of the map with autocrats and dictators than they rise today to recognize three of the of Europe by dint of military force. do with Democrats and democracy. newest additions to the Lansdale Po- That is something we thought we This is a terrible tragedy for us. It is a lice Department in Montgomery Coun- would never see in this century. bigger tragedy for the rest of the ty, Pennsylvania, who will serve as It is certainly true they had a pre- world. full-time patrol officers. ferred candidate in Donald Trump, for In 1938, Winston Churchill published James McVeigh, who studied at all those reasons. It is also true that a series of speeches he gave on the rise Upper Perkiomen High School and they had a deep antipathy towards Hil- of Nazism. In America, the book was ti- Lock Haven University, graduated lary Clinton, someone who, when peo- tled, ‘‘While England Slept.’’ America from the Montgomery County Police ple gathered in massive numbers in is not sleeping, but one of its great par- Academy in 2008. Before joining the Russia to protest fraudulent elections ties is. As John Boehner said recently, Lansdale force, Officer McVeigh served in 2011, spoke out on behalf of people’s the Republican Party is off taking a with the Upper Perkiomen Police De- right to protest and assemble, some- nap somewhere. partment for 10 years and is now join- thing that the Kremlin felt was a di- Wake up. Freedom-loving people all ing Lansdale. rect threat to the regime. around the world are looking to us. Christian Gregory is a graduate of But far more fundamental was the Wake up. Our democracy is at risk at my alma mater, LaSalle University, Russian object of sowing discord in the home, and the very idea of liberal de- and the Philadelphia Police Academy. United States, of pitting one American mocracy is at risk around the world. Before joining the Lansdale force, Offi- against another, of playing along the Wake up. cer Gregory served with the SEPTA fault lines in our society, of weakening f Transit Police Department. the very fabric of our democracy. Corey Pfister is a graduate of the It is very important to recognize that COMMEMORATING VICTIMS OF 1994 Souderton Area High School, Gwynedd what the Russians did here, they did TERRORIST ATTACK AGAINST Mercy University, and the Montgomery not do alone in the United States. Yes, JEWISH COMMUNITY IN ARGEN- County Police Academy. Before joining it was new and unprecedented for us, TINA the Lansdale force, Officer Pfister but what the Russians did here, they The SPEAKER pro tempore. The served with the Pottstown Borough Po- have been doing for years elsewhere in Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from lice Department. Europe and around the world. It is an Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) for 5 min- Mr. Speaker, I commend these offi- attack not only on our democracy, but utes. cers for their bravery and their service on the very idea of liberal democracy. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, to our community, and we wish them This attack takes place at a time in next Wednesday, July 18, marks 24 well in this new chapter of their ca- our lives where, when you look around years since the horrific terrorist at- reers. I would also like to recognize Po- the world, you must conclude objec- tack on the AMIA Jewish community lice Chief Mike Trail for leading such a tively that the autocrats are on the center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. fine group of law enforcement profes- rise in places like Poland and in Hun- This attack, carried out by the Ira- sionals in our community. gary and the rise of the far right par- nian-backed terror group Hezbollah, f ties in Germany, Austria, and France, left 85 innocent people dead and many RUSSIAN COLLUSION with Erdogan in Turkey—Turkey is the more wounded. It shook the entire now the leading jailer of journalists in Jewish community in Argentina, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the world—and in the Philippines with all across South America, who were Chair recognizes the gentleman from Duterte. targeted by Hezbollah just 2 years ear- California (Mr. SCHIFF) for 5 minutes. It cannot be said that an iron curtain lier with a deadly attack at the Israeli Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, it was al- is descending, but there is a rising tide Embassy in Buenos Aires, which left 29 most exactly 2 years ago, as Donald of authoritarianism that threatens to dead and 250 wounded. Trump closed in on the Republican submerge some of the great capitals The AMIA bombing remains the nomination, that the Russians began around the globe. For those of us who deadliest terror attack in Argentina’s weaponizing stolen emails it had ac- had lived in the post-World War II gen- history, yet its perpetrators and those quired some time earlier. This disclosure of stolen emails was eration, I think we were always under responsible for the Embassy bombing only one vector of the Russian active the assumption that our freedoms have yet to be brought to justice. But measures campaign. At the same time, around the world were ever-increasing, that has not been for lack of trying. In the Russians were engaged in a surrep- that it was some immutable law of na- fact, Special Prosecutor Alberto titious social media campaign and a ture, that our freedom to express our- Nisman had dedicated his life to identi- very overt use of their paid media plat- selves, to practice our faith, to asso- fying those responsible and to bringing forms, like Sputnik and Russia Today, ciate with whom we would, was ever- them to justice. to influence the American electorate. increasing. To paraphrase Martin Lu- Indeed, my friend Alberto ultimately What was this about? Was this new ther King, the moral arc of the uni- gave his life in this pursuit, having and unprecedented intervention in our verse may be long, but it bends toward been assassinated just hours before he affairs merely about choosing one can- justice, only to find that today, it does was to present his complaint to a court didate over another in the American not bend towards justice. implicating then-President Cristina Presidential system? Or was there As much as the idea of America as Fernandez de Kirchner and other high- something broader within the Russian the indispensable Nation has been ranking Argentine officials for cov- aims? given a bad name, we truly are indis- ering up Iran’s role in the bombings. pensable. All around the world people In 2015, President Macri of Argentina b 1015 look to us: people in prison who gath- made the brave decision to assign a It is certainly true that the Russians ered in Tahrir Square wanting a better special prosecutor to investigate and had a preferred candidate in Donald government; people in the Philippines, uncover the truth surrounding

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.004 H12JYPT1 H6118 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 Nisman’s death, which, under the MOMENT OF TRUTH active fires that have consumed over Kirchner government, was ruled a sui- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 85,000 acres of land. The Dollar Ridge cide. But we knew the truth all along, Chair recognizes the gentleman from Fire, located in Duchesne and Wasatch and ultimately the official report re- California (Mr. HUFFMAN) for 5 min- Counties, has consumed over 50,000 leased in 2017 confirmed that Nisman utes. acres alone. I drove by this fire last was, in fact, murdered, no doubt by Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, finally, week and saw the devastation first- those close to Iran and Hezbollah, or Scott Pruitt is gone. hand, unable to fully imagine the those implicated in Alberto’s inves- After months of scandal, 19 separate heartbreak families experience as they tigation. investigations, countless ethical fail- watch the fire approach their homes Mr. Speaker, this is just the first ures, abuses of his official office at tax- and their livelihoods. step in vindicating the work for which payer expense, finally, this corrupt, While combating these dangerous sit- he was murdered. But we still have a swamp creature who has been heading uations, wildland firefighters put very long way to go to bring Alberto our Environmental Protection Agency themselves in harm’s way to keep oth- Nisman justice and see the culmination announced his resignation last week. ers safe. They work in extreme heat of his work, which is to hold Hezbollah As welcome as this news is for many and unpleasant conditions to protect accountable for these brutal terror at- of us, let’s be clear: Scott Pruitt was our communities. I will continue to tacks against the Jewish community in far from the only creature in the toxic support strong funding for the fire sup- Argentina. Trump swamp. pression-related activities that these Last year, I, along with Chairman Another great example is our Sec- firefighters rely on. ROYCE, Ranking Member ENGEL, and retary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, who Today, it is important that they re- Congressmen TED DEUTCH, JEFF DUN- profited from short sales in a Russian- ceive the recognition that they un- CAN, and ALBIO SIRES, introduced H. linked navigation company. He made doubtedly deserve. Mr. Speaker, please Res. 201, which expressed support for those short sales only after learning join me in thanking the wildland fire- the government of Argentina for its in- that journalists with The New York fighters of Utah for their continued vestigation of the AMIA bombing in Times were about to expose his con- bravery in keeping Utahns safe. 1994 and the bombing of the Israeli Em- flicts of interest. And apparently, while HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES bassy in 1992. The resolution also calls serving as our Commerce Secretary, Mr. CURTIS. Mr. Speaker, today, I on our government to assist Argentina Ross was also partial owner of a Chi- am pleased to introduce the Small in ensuring all those responsible for nese company and a Cypriot bank that Business Access to Capital and Effi- these heinous acts are held account- is a part of Special Counsel Robert ciency Act, also known as Small Busi- able. Mueller’s investigation. ness ACE Act. I would urge the Argentine authori- These are scandals that, in any other As a member of the Small Business ties to do everything within their previous time, would bring down a Cab- Committee and a former small business power to bring all responsible parties inet Secretary, but in this swamp cli- owner myself, I am proud to introduce to justice and to bring at least some mate of the Trump administration, it a bill that will help reduce burdensome form of closure to the families of over is just another news cycle and is soon and conflicting regulations that are 100 killed by Hezbollah in Argentina. supplanted by the next outrage and the keeping small businesses from growth Argentina owes them that much. And next scandal. and access to capital. we all owe them a chance to see Iran Let’s also not forget our Secretary of The Small Business Administration’s and Hezbollah held accountable for the Interior, Ryan Zinke, who faces 504 loan program helps small business their horrific acts of terror. owners grow their company and stimu- Though the AMIA bombing was 24 many of his own scandals. Our Sec- retary of the Interior, of course, over- late job creation, at no expense to tax- years ago, and the embassy bombing 26 payers. Many favorite businesses like years ago, the Jewish communities sees oil and gas development on public lands. In this case, the Secretary Magleby’s Restaurant, Market Street still feel the pain, and because Grill, Chobani Yogurt, FatBoys Ice Hezbollah is allowed to go unchecked stands to personally benefit from a land deal with the chairman of Halli- Cream, and so many more, have ex- in many places around the globe, they panded operations and hired new em- know that another attack may be pos- burton, a company that has literally billions of dollars of business on the ployees because of the SBA loan pro- sible anywhere in the world. gram. To commemorate the AMIA bombing, line when Secretary Zinke makes decisions about where, and how, oil drilling I love hearing the success stories of and in remembrance of the lives bru- businesses like Premier Building Sup- tally taken, the American Jewish com- will be permitted in this country. That is just the tip of the iceberg ply located in Lindon, Utah, a company munity’s Belfer Institute for Latino that started in a garage back in 2009. and Latin American Affairs will be co- with this administration. It is time for this Republican Congress to wake up Since then, Premier has quickly be- hosting a memorial and candle lighting come a leader in supplying the Utah ceremony with the Skylake Synagogue and take these issues seriously. Con- duct some real oversight and put a stop building industry and, with the help of in North Miami Beach. The south Flor- an SBA 504 loan, has now grown into a ida Jewish community holds this event to this culture of corruption in the Trump administration. 50,000-square foot facility with 150 em- annually to not only commemorate the ployees. victims of this attack, but to bring at- f This is just one example of the many tention to the threat that is Iran and small businesses in Utah that have Hezbollah, as well as the hostility and EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS great potential for tremendous success the discrimination that Jews around if they have access to capital. However, the world are still facing and the rising The SPEAKER pro tempore. The as we see far too often, the Federal tide of anti-Semitism. Chair recognizes the gentleman from Government has maintained burden- Mr. Speaker, as the 24th anniversary Utah (Mr. CURTIS) for 5 minutes. some and conflicting regulations that of the AMIA bombing nears, let us re- Mr. CURTIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise weigh down the 504 program with un- member the lives lost and continue today to show my appreciation for the certainty, and ultimately hurt the very working so that these acts do not hap- wildland firefighters who are working businesses it was meant to help. pen again, and let us work to ensure to protect communities and, most im- that Iran and Hezbollah may never be portantly, lives throughout Utah. b 1030 able to carry out such terrible acts Many of these firefighters are the The Small Business ACE Act will again. same men and women who risk their eliminate and harmonize conflicting Thank you to the south Florida com- lives to protect our homes and busi- Federal regulations burdening the pro- munity members for putting together nesses every day in our towns and com- gram to ensure small businesses more this event and for their work to help munities across Utah. efficiently have access to capital with- bring justice to the families of the This fire season has been one of the out costing the taxpayer a single dol- lives lost. worst in recent memory, including six lar.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.006 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6119 I am grateful to have the support of of defending freedom and democracy on these children; and, of course, the Chairman CHABOT and stakeholders for our Nation across the world. They countless environmental attacks and like NADCO, Mountain West Small have spilled the blood of thousands in the activities of corrupt cronies who Business Finance, and Utah CDC, who support of America and democracy. have been put in positions of authority. know better than anyone just how crit- Each of these instances and situa- Last week we witnessed one of the ical the 504 program is. tions come on the heels of a 2017 Cali- most despicable acts of this disturbing I am squarely on the side of helping fornia report, the first published since administration: The United States small businesses and am committed to President Trump took office, indi- launched a global attack on keeping the Federal Government from cating a 17 percent increase in hate breastfeeding—yes, breastfeeding. getting in the way of their success. I crimes. Specifically, anti-Latino, anti- Think about it for a moment. Moth- believe the Small Business ACE Act is Hispanic hate crimes have soared, with er’s milk is the most nutritious way to a great step in the right direction, and increases of more than 50 percent last feed a baby. It contains antibodies that I encourage my colleagues to support year. provide it with health protections as a this commonsense bill. Mr. Speaker, according to a baby and throughout its life. f Quinnipiac poll, 58 percent of Ameri- There was an innocuous resolution cans disapprove of the way Donald that was being advanced before one of HATE CRIMES INCREASE Trump is handling immigration, and 55 the United Nations affiliates, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The percent of Americans say that the World Health Assembly, to promote Chair recognizes the gentleman from President has made it easier for racists breastfeeding. New York (Mr. ESPAILLAT) for 5 min- to share their views publicly. This is a serious problem in devel- utes. Like Attorney Schlossberg in New oping countries. Global giants that sell Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, in my York City, like Jones in Los Angeles baby formula have been touting this as community and in communities across and Timothy Trybus in Illinois, we find a healthier, more convenient alter- this Nation, we have seen in the past aggressors and perpetrators who do not native. Recent studies show that less year a dramatic increase in hate represent our values as a nation of im- than 40 percent of poor women in devel- crimes and attacks against immigrants migrants. oping countries are breastfeeding. The and, generally, against people of color. The problem we have is that these in- use of infant formula in these poor In New York City, we saw how a law- dividuals have seen our leaders in countries not only is inferior, not only yer named Aaron Schlossberg launched elected office participate in hateful and does it lack the long-term health bene- a racial verbal attack against workers intolerant acts with hateful and intol- fits, and is it not a cheaper alternative at the Fresh Kitchen restaurant in erant words. Whether in New York for low-income people. Actually, in Midtown Manhattan simply because City, Los Angeles, or Cook County, we many of these countries, mixing for- they spoke Spanish. have seen naked racism and blatant mula with dirty water poses a direct Think about that for a minute, Mr. bigotry. threat immediately to the health of Speaker. This was in New York City, a To these bigots I say this: the child. city that prides itself on being a city of (English translation of the statement Ecuador, a member of this assembly, immigrants, a city which touts the made in Spanish is as follows:) was prepared to introduce a routine presence of Lady Liberty herself on the The United States is for all of us—re- resolution promoting breastfeeding. harbor. Still, this lawyer felt com- gardless of the color of our skin or the Then this administration sprang into pelled—without any hesitation, shame, language we speak. action, pressuring Ecuador—allegedly, or guilt—to confront workers at the Los Estados Unidos es para todos— with retaliation in the trade sector—to Fresh Kitchen restaurant, verbally as- independientemente del color de la piel not offer the resolution. Ultimately, saulting them simply because they o el idioma hablado. the bullying was successful; the resolu- spoke Spanish. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- tion was not advanced by Ecuador. Al- Yet we keep seeing more and more tleman from New York will provide the though, irony of ironies, it was Russia examples of aggressors and harassers Clerk a translation of his remarks. that stepped up and moved forward launching vicious attacks and direct- f with the resolution, which was ulti- ing hate speech toward those whom U.S. ATTACK ON BREASTFEEDING mately adopted with minor changes. they wrongfully perceive to be un- What does it say about America and American. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The this administration that it would be In another recent incident, Rodolfo Chair recognizes the gentleman from doing the bidding of giant inter- Rodriguez, a senior citizen, 91 years Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- national corporations, promoting a old, was brutally attacked for his eth- utes. practice that actually undermines nic background. He is of Mexican de- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, health in many poor people? Just hav- scent. He was told to go back to his sometimes it is just hard to keep track ing a resolution promoting the benefits country before being brutally assaulted of the daily outrages: the President is of breastfeeding was threatening to with a brick. not just insulting, but attacking allies their business and to this administra- In another recent incident at the like Canada on national security tion. Caldwell Woods Forest Preserve, Ms. grounds; a tariff war; reckless and in- We have seen a lot of disturbing and Mia Irizarry was another victim of accurate attacks on NATO and our al- shameful acts since Trump became verbal harassment, abuse, and physical lies, the bedrock of stability in Europe; President, but it is hard to imagine intimidation in an almost unthinkable the President of the United States something worse than what was on dis- 20-minute racial rant. Her harasser cozies up to one of the worst people on play last week. caught sight of Ms. Irizarry’s shirt, the face of the planet. Kim Jong-un, It is time for my Republican col- patterned with a Puerto Rican flag the dictator of North Korea, has im- leagues to join us, expressing outrage such as this one, and proceeded to ver- prisoned over 100,000 of his people in about behaviors like this. We are bet- bally assault her simply for the sight- concentration camps, starved millions ter people, and we ought to dem- ing of a proud American wearing a flag more, murdered members of his own onstrate it. that represents 3.5 million American family and is held up as some sort of f citizens on the island of Puerto Rico exemplar by Trump. Trump says he and several million more here in the likes the way his people pay attention NATIONAL DEBT United States. to him. Well, maybe because if they The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The perpetrator said: If you are an don’t, they get killed or sentenced to a Chair recognizes the gentleman from American citizen, you should not be concentration camp. This notion that California (Mr. COSTA) for 5 minutes. wearing that shirt in America. we are forcibly separating children Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Let me remind him that Puerto from families at the border, where the to call upon my colleagues to join me Ricans are U.S. citizens, that they family simply is looking for asylum, in addressing our Nation’s rising debt. have a long and distinguished tradition inflicting probably permanent damage As of this week, our national debt is

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.008 H12JYPT1 H6120 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 over $21 trillion, with a T. When we al- require, again, that Democrats and Re- know Your love, grace, kindness, locate that to each man, woman, and publicans work together, which is, in mercy, and salvation. child, it is $64,600—Mr. Speaker, $64,600 itself, sadly, too often in rare supply We ask these things in the name of for every man, woman, and child. these days. Jesus Christ, who died so that those We are this far in debt because of ir- But if we don’t put our partisan bick- who trust and follow Him might live responsible governing and a lack of po- ering and electoral fears aside long forever. litical courage, regardless of which enough to do what is right for America, Amen. party has been in control in recent then when will we? f years. If we don’t make decisions now to get THE JOURNAL The nonpartisan Congressional Budg- the Nation’s fiscal House in order, the The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- et Office released its long-term budget programs on which Americans rely— ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- outlook last month. It showed that the important programs that most of us ceedings and announces to the House Federal debt held by the public will ap- support like Social Security, like proach 100 percent of our gross domes- his approval thereof. Medicare—will be impacted. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- tic product within the next 10 years if Mr. Speaker, on this day in 1974, the nal stands approved. we keep heading down this path. Congressional Budget and Impound- Sadly, this Congress has chosen to ment Control Act became law. Forty- f continue this irresponsible, four years ago, the 93rd Congress came PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE unsustainable fiscal course. It is irre- together to pass this law to strengthen The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman sponsible. our budget authority and to increase from Montana (Mr. GIANFORTE) come The tax cut legislation that our Re- the capacity to make informed and forward and lead the House in the publican colleagues rammed through independent decisions regarding Amer- Pledge of Allegiance. Congress last December is projected to ica’s budget to, in essence, put our fis- Mr. GIANFORTE led the Pledge of add over $1.45 billion to the deficit over cal house in order. Allegiance as follows: the next 10 years and $2.2 trillion to I stand here today, 44 years later, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the our national debt. Some estimate that calling on the 115th Congress to use United States of America, and to the Repub- it will even be more. This is that information and capacity that we lic for which it stands, one nation under God, unsustainable. now have to make these difficult indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. That is an additional $2.2 trillion choices and have the political courage f that our children will have to pay un- to put our Nation’s fiscal house back WELCOMING REVEREND J. JOSH less we do something different. We can- on a responsible path. It is what our SMITH not ask future generations to carry the country needs; it is part of America’s The SPEAKER. Without objection, weight of our shortsighted decisions future; and, my fellow Americans, it is the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. JODY and political cowardice. Not only is it the right thing to do. unfair, but it is just plain wrong. B. HICE) is recognized for 1 minute. Yes, reining in our spending will be f There was no objection. hard. It is always hard and difficult to RECESS Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome Rev- make choices. We will get attacked by The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- erend Josh Smith as our guest chaplain other political organizations and inter- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair here at the U.S. House of Representa- est groups who dislike or disagree with declares the House in recess until noon tives, and I greatly appreciate his lead- our choices, but that is why we are today. ing us in prayer this morning. He has here. Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 45 been serving in ministry for nearly 20 This happened in 2012, when the minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- years. House had the opportunity to address cess. Josh has faithfully dedicated his life the rising debt and deficit and sup- f to the Gospel and currently serves as ported a budget resolution by my col- senior pastor of my home church, league and good friend Congressman b 1200 Prince Avenue Baptist Church in the JIM COOPER from Tennessee. The reso- AFTER RECESS Athens, Georgia, area. lution was similar to the recommenda- In addition to earning a bachelor’s The recess having expired, the House tions made by the bipartisan Simpson- degree in cross-cultural studies, a mas- was called to order by the Speaker at Bowles Commission, and it would have ter of divinity, and a doctorate of min- noon. reduced our debt by over $4 trillion istry in expository preaching, he has over 10 years. It would just start to f worked to spread God’s Word on both a bend the curve. I stood with Congress- PRAYER national and international level. man COOPER and 36 other House Mem- As a pastor myself, it gives me abso- bers who supported the resolution, and Reverend J. Josh Smith, Prince Ave- lute pleasure to recognize Josh for his a lot of groups attacked us. nue Baptist Church, Bogart, Georgia, spiritual leadership and guidance. President Kennedy, many years ago, offered the following prayer: I also welcome, today, his wife, An- wrote a book called ‘‘Profiles in Cour- Dear Father, drea, to the people’s House; and we age,’’ in which he wrote of individual We pray this morning the words of send our best wishes to their five chil- Members of Congress who made politi- Psalm 67: ‘‘God be gracious to us and dren, Lily, Gracie, Josie, Annalee, and cally tough choices. Unfortunately, bless us and cause Your face to shine Josiah, back home in Georgia. there are not a lot of those political upon us that Your way may be known Mr. Speaker, I would ask everyone to profiles in courage in Congress these on the Earth, Your salvation among all join me in thanking Pastor Smith for days, sadly. nations.’’ leading us today and opening this ses- We were sent here to serve the Amer- Father, we humbly acknowledge sion in prayer. It is my deep privilege ican people, even when faced with dif- today how much we need You, how we to not only be a member of his church, ficult choices. We are not sent here to depend on You for everything. but also be a co-laborer with him for do the easy thing. We are sent here to We acknowledge in desperation how the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am grate- try to do the right thing and to come much we need Your grace, wisdom, ful for his outstanding spiritual leader- together in a bipartisan fashion. That favor, and blessing. ship to the Athens community and the is the only way you are going to get And although You have already world abroad. these things done. blessed us beyond measure, we un- f We must find the political courage to ashamedly ask You for more of Your make the tough choices and create blessing, not for our benefit alone, but ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER smart and fiscally responsible policies that through us and through every de- PRO TEMPORE that will have real and lasting effects cision that is made in this place, all The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. in reducing our national debt. This will people and all nations might come to PALAZZO). The Chair will entertain up

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.010 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6121 to 15 further requests for 1-minute AMBER Alerts in major transportation some of the most important cases of speeches on each side of the aisle. hubs such as airports, maritime ports, our State, including striking down the f customs checkpoints, and other ports State’s discriminatory gay adoption of exits. ban. THE NEXT SUPREME COURT A truly nationwide AMBER Alert Mr. Speaker, Cindy has my apprecia- JUSTICE system must protect our missing, ab- tion for her transformative impact on (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina ducted, or exploited children in the the Miami-Dade children’s court. Her asked and was given permission to ad- U.S. territories. I urge our House col- retirement marks the end of an era, dress the House for 1 minute and to re- leagues to join us in cosponsoring this and she leaves an impressive legacy. I vise and extend his remarks.) bill. truly wish Judge Cindy Lederman all Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. f the best in the next chapter of her life. Speaker, President Donald Trump has HONORING THE WARREN ZONTA f made an excellent selection of Judge CLUB ON 90 YEARS OF SERVICE Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme HONORING MELVIN FRANCIS Court. The Aiken Standard lead edi- (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania FISHER torial today is correct: ‘‘Brett asked and was given permission to ad- (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given Kavanaugh the Right Choice for dress the House for 1 minute and to re- permission to address the House for 1 Court.’’ vise and extend his remarks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- ‘‘A judge’s job is to interpret the law, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. marks.) not to make the law or make policy,’’ Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise writes Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The Zonta Club of Warren, Pennsylvania, as today sadly but, also, in honor of the judge will apply the law as written and it celebrates 90 years of empowering passing of a dear friend from Shasta enforce the text, structure, and origi- women through service and advocacy. County, Mel Fisher. Melvin Francis Zonta International marks 100 years nal understanding of the Constitution. Fisher was born in Detroit, Michigan. on the world stage this year, and the Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s credentials I first came to know Mel and his Zonta Club of Warren was one of the are impeccable. He served on the U.S. lovely wife, Kathy—what a character first clubs to be incorporated. The Court of Appeals for the District of Co- this couple was—during the first time I international service organization was lumbia for 12 years. He has authored went to a Pearl Harbor survivors event founded in Buffalo, New York, with the more than 300 opinions. in Shasta County in about 2002. mission of advancing the status of A graduate of Yale College and Yale Mel joined the Navy in 1940 to follow women. Law School, Judge Kavanaugh has in the footsteps of his father, who was The Warren Zonta Club has worked a fighter pilot in World War I. He clerked on the Supreme Court under to improve the lives of women locally, Justice Anthony Kennedy and on the couldn’t have known what the journey nationally, and worldwide. Warren was going to take him to; so, indeed, Third and Ninth Circuit Court of Ap- Zonta has worked with various commu- peals. He has taught at Yale, Harvard, when he was in Pearl Harbor aboard nity organizations throughout its 90- the USS Whitney, that was where they and Georgetown. year history, and at its core, the club Judge Kavanaugh has devoted his life were attacked by the Japanese. His has worked to make Warren County a to public service, and the Senate ship was responsible for shooting down better place to live and work. The club should confirm him quickly, as Amer- two Japanese planes that day. spearheaded the local March of Dimes ica, he, and his family deserves. The bi- Mel later went on to serve on the campaign for many years and worked ased media will fail again as it smears USS Indiana, participating in military with the Girl Scouts, the Salvation the judge, making up more fake news engagements in Iwo Jima, Guadal- Army, and Warren General Hospital. and destroying its own credibility. canal, Okinawa, and more. The word Zonta means honest and In 2010, my family and I had the In conclusion, God bless our troops, trustworthy and is derived from the privilege of accompanying Mel, Kathy, and we will never forget September the language of the Native American and their family to the 69th anniver- 11th in the global war on terrorism. Sioux. sary commemoration of the Pearl Har- f Mr. Speaker, I wish the Warren bor attack. Indeed, that is something I AMBER ALERT NATIONWIDE ACT Zonta Club the best as it marks 90 will always treasure. years of service, and I thank them for His military service was very distin- (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was all of their contributions to Warren guished, but his family remembers given permission to address the House County. someone who gave back to his commu- for 1 minute.) Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, today f nity in service. He loved to fish on and I rise to introduce the AMBER Alert CONGRATULATING JUDGE CINDY around Lake Shasta. He peacefully passed away on Fa- Nationwide Act. LEDERMAN ON HER RETIREMENT ther’s Day, surrounded by his loving I thank my colleagues from the other (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was family. He will be greatly missed. U.S. territories for their support as given permission to address the House It was an honor for me to know such original cosponsors. for 1 minute and to revise and extend a man as Mel Fisher, who served his In 2003, Congress passed the PRO- her remarks.) family faithfully and his community TECT Act, establishing the national Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I with love and is loved by so many. AMBER Alert system to mobilize the rise today to congratulate my friend, God bless you, Mel. American public in cases of missing, the Honorable Judge Cindy Lederman, f abducted, and exploited children. How- upon her retirement from the Miami- ever, this 2003 law did not provide for Dade juvenile court. URGING CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE all of the U.S. territories to implement Upon starting her work in a juvenile BRETT M. KAVANAUGH TO THE the AMBER Alert system. Guam, court in 1994, Judge Lederman quickly U.S. SUPREME COURT American Samoa, and the Northern discovered a child welfare system in (Mr. GIANFORTE asked and was Mariana Islands are still not integrated turmoil. She witnessed the voices of given permission to address the House into the national system. the children coming in and out of the for 1 minute and to revise and extend Our AMBER Alert Nationwide Act court being lost in the maelstrom of his remarks.) would fix this by integrating Guam and domestic violence and endless custody Mr. GIANFORTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise all U.S. territories into the next hearings. Cindy campaigned to tie the today to urge the Senate to confirm AMBER Alert system and providing science behind child psychology to the Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the needed Federal support for local law law, making it her mission to trans- U.S. Supreme Court. enforcement. form the system into one that focuses President Trump considered many This bipartisan bill would also option the well-being of the children. well-qualified judges and legal scholars mize the system for the territories by In her career, Judge Lederman has for the High Court, and he selected the authorizing Federal funding for tirelessly and gracefully presided over best of the best.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:52 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.012 H12JYPT1 H6122 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 Judge Kavanaugh has outstanding Stephen Lowe from Blue Valley South- public trust, and serve as a positive in- academic credentials and an impressive west High School, who became the first fluence on society at large. professional record, including clerking Kansas team to win the National On this National Day of Civility, let’s for Justice Kennedy and serving on the Speech and Debate Association’s na- renew our commitment to civility. U.S. Court of Appeals for the District tional tournament. Congress may not be able to change the of Columbia since 2006. Their tireless work over the past state of public discourse, but we cer- Judge Kavanaugh is a constitutional year paved the way for them to win tainly can and should serve as an ex- conservative who will interpret our Na- this 5-day tournament, which is the ample to the American people. tion’s laws as our Founders intended largest academic competition in the f and not make laws from the bench. world. Danish and Stephen debated PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Judge Kavanaugh offers a sound ap- government funding and regulation of OF H.R. 6237, MATTHEW YOUNG proach to issues important to Mon- education, a few topics that we con- POLLARD INTELLIGENCE AU- tana. Judge Kavanaugh has defended tinue to debate here in Congress. THORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL In high school, I, too, was on the de- private property rights from govern- YEARS 2018 AND 2019 mental interference, protected land- bate team and went to State. Although owners from outrageous regulations, I never won a tournament quite this Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- and rejected Federal overreach, includ- size, I still use what I learned there er, by direction of the Committee on ing from the previous administration’s today while debating important issues Rules, I call up House Resolution 989 overzealous EPA. before Congress. and ask for its immediate consider- Mr. Speaker, Judge Kavanaugh en- Danish and Stephen’s amazing ac- ation. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- joyed bipartisan support when the Sen- complishment speaks volumes about lows: ate confirmed him 12 years ago. I urge their talents, as well as our amazing H. RES. 989 the Senate to avoid political games, schools in the Third District of Kansas and the teachers they have, including Resolved, That at any time after adoption sideshows, and stunts and confirm of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant Judge Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. their debate coach, Jared Zuckerman. to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the Supreme Court. Mr. Speaker, these students are our House resolved into the Committee of the f future leaders, and we can expect great Whole House on the state of the Union for things. Good luck to Danish and Ste- consideration of the bill (H.R. 6237) to au- AMERICANS SUPPORT TRUMP’S phen as they continue their debate ca- thorize appropriations for fiscal years 2018 IMMIGRATION POLICIES reers in college. I look forward to see- and 2019 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Govern- (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was ing what other amazing accomplishments Third District students of Kan- ment, the Community Management Account, given permission to address the House and the Central Intelligence Agency Retire- for 1 minute and to revise and extend sas will make as well. ment and Disability System, and for other his remarks.) f purposes. The first reading of the bill shall Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, NATIONAL DAY OF CIVILITY be dispensed with. All points of order against when it comes to immigration policies, consideration of the bill are waived. General a recent poll shows that the American (Mr. SMUCKER asked and was given debate shall be confined to the bill and shall people are far closer to President permission to address the House for 1 not exceed one hour equally divided and con- minute.) trolled by the chair and ranking minority Trump than to the liberal media. The member of the Permanent Select Committee results of a Harvard-Harris poll by Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the second annual on Intelligence. After general debate the bill Mark Penn, a former Hillary Clinton shall be considered for amendment under the strategist, came up with surprising re- National Day of Civility. five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment sults, considering what we have heard This day, July 12, was chosen to in the nature of a substitute recommended from the media. mark a verse in Matthew’s Gospel, by the Permanent Select Committee on In- When asked, ‘‘Do you think that peo- chapter 7, verse 12: ‘‘So in everything, telligence now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the ple who make it across the border ille- do to others what you would have them do to you.’’ purpose of amendment under the five-minute gally should be allowed to stay in the rule an amendment in the nature of a sub- country or sent home?’’ 64 percent said This, of course, is known as the Gold- en Rule. In fact, it was one of my stitute consisting of the text of Rules Com- they should be sent home. mittee Print 115-80. That amendment in the mother’s favorite Bible verses. She had When asked, ‘‘Do you think we need nature of a substitute shall be considered as stricter or looser enforcement of our her hands full, I am sure, raising 12 read. All points of order against that amend- immigration laws?’’ 70 percent said kids—I was number 10—and this was ment in the nature of a substitute are stricter; 60 percent support building a her favorite Bible verse that she would waived. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order combination of a physical and elec- quote to us, the idea that everyone deserves your respect. except those printed in the report of the tronic barrier across the U.S.-Mexico Committee on Rules accompanying this res- border. Each one of us in this Chamber has the opportunity to live this rule, as do olution. Each such amendment may be of- When asked about sanctuary cities, fered only in the order printed in the report, our constituents. We are privileged to 84 percent of respondents said that cit- may be offered only by a Member designated ies should be required to notify immi- live in the United States of America, in the report, shall be considered as read, gration authorities about taking cus- the greatest country in the history of shall be debatable for the time specified in tody of deportable immigrants, and 69 the world, due in large part to our sys- the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be percent said the Immigration and Cus- tem of government. It is really an ex- periment. It is a system of government subject to amendment, and shall not be sub- toms Enforcement Agency should not ject to a demand for division of the question be abolished. designed to encourage debate, respect, and resolve differences and rely on cit- in the House or in the Committee of the The administration’s immigration Whole. All points of order against such izen input. policies do reflect Americans’ views. amendments are waived. At the conclusion Today, there is an alarming decline of consideration of the bill for amendment f in our public discourse. People can’t the Committee shall rise and report the bill b 1215 even seem to talk to each other, can’t to the House with such amendments as may come to the table, and can’t hear each have been adopted. Any Member may de- RECOGNIZING DANISH KHAN AND other out. We urgently need to reverse mand a separate vote in the House on any STEPHEN LOWE this trend. amendment adopted in the Committee of the (Mr. YODER asked and was given At the beginning of last year, mem- Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the permission to address the House for 1 bers of the freshman class drafted and nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous question shall be con- minute and to revise and extend his resigned a commitment to civility, lay- sidered as ordered on the bill and amend- marks.) ing out our effort to make the governments thereto to final passage without inter- Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ment work more efficiently and effec- vening motion except one motion to recom- today to congratulate Danish Khan and tively, help build consensus and restore mit with or without instructions.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.014 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6123 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- by this rule will not only reauthorize ical infrastructure will have better in- tleman from Georgia is recognized for 1 programs crucial to the intelligence telligence with which to protect it. hour. community, but it will also make a To provide for our common defense, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- number of critical improvements to the dedicated men and women of the er, for the purpose of debate only, I the law in support of that community intelligence community work tire- yield the customary 30 minutes to the and our national security. lessly to thwart the efforts of our for- gentleman from Florida (Mr. HAS- The underlying bill represents an op- eign adversaries, which range from ter- TINGS), pending which I yield myself portunity to pass an important piece of rorists to foreign states to nuclear such time as I may consume. During legislation that will enhance our na- proliferators. consideration of this resolution, all tional security in an age of increas- Many in the intelligence community time yielded is for the purpose of de- ingly sophisticated adversaries. have seen their work in furtherance of bate only. Its provisions include critical func- the global war on terror and other mis- GENERAL LEAVE tions like deterring nation-state adver- sions around the world land them in Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- saries like Russia and China, coun- harm’s way. This bill recognizes the er, I ask unanimous consent that all tering and defeating ISIS and other commitment of these brave men and Members may have 5 legislative days terrorist groups, and defending Amer- women, many whose names we will to revise and extend their remarks and ica against cyberattacks, to name a never know. include extraneous material on House few. Finally, the importance of the intel- In addition to the critical missions I Resolution 989, currently under consid- ligence community’s work and the in- have listed above, the bill will improve eration. herently secretive nature of its mission our ability to recruit and retain top cy- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there necessitate vigilant oversight of these bersecurity professionals, and will pro- objection to the request of the gen- activities. This bill will increase the vide better benefits to CIA employees tleman from Georgia? intelligence community’s account- injured by acts of terrorism overseas. There was no objection. ability to Congress by requiring re- Further, the underlying bill will Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- ports on numerous issues, including in- strengthen both internal and congres- er, I am pleased to bring forward this vestigations of leaks of classified infor- sional oversight over the various com- rule on behalf of the Rules Committee. mation and security clearance proc- ponents of the intelligence community. The rule provides for consideration of Our government’s most fundamental essing timelines. Importantly, it will further bolster H.R. 6237, the Matthew Young Pollard responsibilities are to defend the intelligence oversight by requiring the Intelligence Authorization Act for American people from harm and to pro- Fiscals Years 2018 and 2019. The rule tect their liberty. To grasp the weight intelligence community and the De- provides for 1 hour of debate, equally of these duties, one need only review partment of Defense to develop a divided and controlled by the chair and the preamble of the Constitution. framework for assessing the numerous ranking member of the House Perma- Mr. Speaker, the reality is that roles, missions, and functions of the nent Select Committee on Intelligence. Americans continue to face increas- Defense Intelligence Agency. It will The rule also provides for a motion ingly sophisticated cyber threats from also require the FBI to provide quar- to recommit. Additionally, the rule foreign states and nonstate actors terly counterintelligence briefings to makes in order 12 amendments from alike. This legislation recognizes the the congressional intelligence commit- Members on both sides of the aisle. need to ensure that the United States tees. Yesterday, the Rules Committee maintains a tactical advantage in the This legislation will ensure that heard testimony from numerous Mem- cyber dimension by giving the intel- America remains safe, and it will en- bers, including Intelligence Committee ligence community the ability to re- sure that American liberties are pro- Chairman NUNES and Ranking Member cruit the very best talent in the field. tected in the process. SCHIFF, as well as Mr. LOBIONDO from This legislation gives the intel- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of New Jersey and Ms. JACKSON LEE from ligence community the ability to pro- my time. Texas. vide increased pay for certain employ- Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield In addition to the vigorous debate on ees who have unique skills to lend to myself such time as I may consume, this legislation before the Rules Com- critical cyber missions. and I thank the gentleman, my friend mittee, the Permanent Select Com- Cyber criminals and other foreign in- from Georgia, for yielding me the cus- mittee on Intelligence held a markup telligence agencies have increasingly tomary 30 minutes for debate. of this legislation on June 27, 2018, focused on two critical areas of U.S. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to debate where the committee voted unani- national security: our energy infra- the rule for this measure, the Matthew mously to report the bill to the House structure and our election systems. Young Pollard Intelligence Authoriza- floor for consideration. Thanks to the work of the Permanent tion Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Select Committee on Intelligence, this Today’s bill comes to us through a NUNES and Ranking Member SCHIFF for legislation will bolster our defense of process that is marginally better than their important work on this legisla- both areas. that which we saw last year. As many tion, and I commend them for the Specifically, this legislation will re- of you may remember, last year, it strong demonstration of bipartisanship quire the Director of National Intel- took my friends on the other side a in moving it forward. ligence to electronically publish an un- couple of tries to get the Intelligence The Intelligence Reauthorization Act classified advisory report on foreign Authorization Act to the floor. is among the most important pieces of counterintelligence and cybersecurity Though that one was, unlike today’s legislation we consider in this Cham- threats to election campaigns for Fed- bill, cosponsored by the ranking member. It provides the intelligence com- eral office. It will also create an Infra- ber, Republicans raised the ire of many munity, a community that spans 17 dif- structure Security Center within the of us on this side of the aisle by trying ferent agencies, with the resources it Department of Energy to coordinate to move this bill under suspension of needs to protect our great country. intelligence on significant threats. the rules. After that move fell flat, the Chairman NUNES and Ranking Mem- We must have the tools to combat Republican-led Rules Committee re- ber SCHIFF approached the task of writ- these threats, and that includes skilled ported the bill under a closed rule, ing this bill constructively and with a personnel who know how to navigate blocking no fewer than 13 amendments. clear understanding of its importance, these challenges. Whether bad actors That bill, though passed, never saw and their work is evident in the sup- hone in on our energy resources, elec- sunlight in the Senate. port for this bill we have already seen tion systems, or other strengths, this Today’s bill avoids some of those displayed at the Intelligence Com- legislation takes steps to ensure we avoidable self-inflicted wounds and is mittee markup. have the people we need fighting the indeed better for it. But unfortunately, As a result of Mr. NUNES’ and Mr. forces menacing our Nation. drama of some kind or another seems SCHIFF’s work, and of the Intelligence With these improvements in place, to follow Intelligence Authorization Committee, the legislation provided for those responsible for our Nation’s crit- Acts, no matter what.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.016 H12JYPT1 H6124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 Last night at the Rules Committee, ligence and cybersecurity threats to thorities over to this administration. we witnessed, in my view, the unprece- Federal election campaigns. In fact, last night at the Rules Com- dented silencing of one of our col- Although these provisions are wel- mittee, I offered a sensible amendment, leagues. Congresswoman NORMA comed, it is beyond any doubt that in my view, that would have reinstated TORRES had just begun her first ques- more must be done to strengthen our the cybersecurity coordinator on the tion of the chairman of the Intel- defenses against any foreign inter- National Security Council. ligence Committee, Mr. NUNES, when ference in our Federal and State elec- As many may remember, in the not she was gaveled down by the chairman tions and to rebuild Americans’ con- too distant past we had such a coordi- of the House Rules Committee. Subse- fidence in the democratic process and nator. Why? Because this country quently, he abruptly recessed the meet- in its institutions. faces, on an hourly and, indeed, ing. Mr. Speaker, there has also been minute-by-minute, second-by-second It is, in my view, Congresswoman good bipartisan work on a matter that basis, attempted and sometimes suc- TORRES’ unquestionable right, based on has been, for years, as it is today, near cessful attacks on our Nation’s cyber longstanding committee practice, to and dear to my heart, and that is in- infrastructure, both private and public. question a witness. And it is absolutely creasing diversity hires and pro- It made sense to President Bush’s and unbelievable and, in my view, a great motions within the intelligence com- President Obama’s administrations to shame that she was not able to con- munity. Indeed, I have not stopped have a person who could coordinate the tinue her line of questioning. championing these twin causes since complicated responses to these myriad When the hearing reconvened after a leaving the House Permanent Select attacks. near 20-minute recess, rather than an- Committee on Intelligence as its vice The now-President and his national swering questions, Chairman NUNES chair. security adviser, on the other hand, Diversity is a mission imperative for was permitted to leave. He had made had the inspired idea to jettison the po- the intelligence community. Three of the request, indicating that he had sition of cybersecurity coordinator my predecessors, two of whom are de- matters before the Ways and Means from the ranks of the National Secu- ceased—Lou Stokes from Ohio and Ju- Committee. rity Council. Now, the optics alone of lian Dixon from California—as well as This was not just unfortunate for the current administration canning a my classmate and colleague SANFORD Mrs. TORRES, but also for the rest of us cybersecurity coordinator are enough BISHOP, who served on the committee on the committee, because during that to make one shake one’s head, but the as well, worked assiduously in an effort short recess, the Trump administration real-world effects of such a misguided to increase minorities and give them issued its Statement of Administration and reckless action should be cause for opportunities to climb the ranks. Policy on today’s underlying bill. We also, in my view, now need to re- great concern. Frankly, the administration’s state- cruit who will be able to blend in, My friends on the other side of the ment raised more questions than it an- speak foreign languages, and under- aisle will tell us that sacking the cy- swered. stand the cultures in countries that are bersecurity coordinator was done in the name of bureaucratic efficiency, b 1230 now central to our foreign policy inter- when what the Trump administration It would have been helpful to have ests. At the end of the day, such diversity is achieved through the hiring has really done, in yet another mis- Mr. NUNES at the hearing so that we guided decision, is make protecting our could ask him important and relevant process; and, therefore, we need to ensure that we are hiring more Arab country more difficult and more cum- questions about the administration’s bersome. statement and what that statement Americans, Iranian Americans, Paki- stani Americans, Chinese Americans, It is time that Republicans take meant for his bill. these threats seriously and stop aiding Now, I look forward to our meetings Korean Americans, and many other Americans from diverse backgrounds and abetting an administration that returning to normal next week, and I puts its own personal interests ahead look forward to them being run as they as we confront a myriad of threats and work hard to better understand our ad- of those of the American people. have been in the past, with witnesses versaries wherever they may lurk. We Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of staying before the committee until all do not seek this diversity in the name my time. of our members have been able to ask of political correctness but, rather, in Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- all of their questions. the name of national security. er, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the bill is also not with- Mr. Speaker, even with these sensible Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield out its laudatory provisions. As my additions, I can understand why some 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from friend from Georgia has mentioned sev- of my colleagues are reluctant to sup- California (Mrs. TORRES), who is my eral of them, let me proceed to add to port today’s bill. and Mr. COLLINS’ distinguished col- that particular observation of his. When we live in the shadow of a league on the Rules Committee. It increases pay for professionals in President who is bent on denigrating Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, although the intelligence community who have the brave men and women of the intel- I may be the newest member of the expertise in the cyber arena or have ex- ligence community in a brazen attempt Rules Committee, I know that it is our tensive knowledge in science, tech- to undermine the crucial work they do job to discuss how our committees nology, engineering, and mathe- on a daily basis; when we live under come up with their legislation and, by matics—all areas that are crucial to the shadow of a President who has, as extension, how the House should con- the success of the intelligence commu- a candidate for the highest office in the sider these bills in a manner that is or- nity’s core mission. land, compared those in the intel- derly and respectful. Unfortunately, we Footnote there: I served for 8 years ligence community to Nazis; when we were not given that opportunity yes- on the Intelligence Committee, and I live under the shadow of a President terday. know full well, firsthand, the impor- who is quicker to take the word of an I had questions for the Intelligence tance of this particular aspect of the authoritarian dictator like Vladimir Committee chairman—tough questions, committee’s duties and the agency’s Putin over the studied and sober word maybe, but fair questions. Questions duties. of his own intelligence community—all like: How do we prevent witnesses from The bill, at the insistence of Demo- positions, by the way, that not only lying in our committees? Questions crats on the committee, addresses Rus- undermine our own intelligence com- like: How did the committee come up sian meddling in our elections by re- munity, but also the relationships that with their findings on the Russian quiring the intelligence community to we have with allies and the world meddling that differ so much from brief key congressional leaders and over—one would be right to pause and every other intelligence agency? committees on threat assessments reconsider whether he or she should vote I had offered an amendment to this lated to foreign meddling in our Fed- in favor of handing over immense and bill to give the House the opportunity eral elections. The bill also requires powerful authorities to such a person. to vote on the Senate Intelligence the Director of Intelligence to publicly I certainly understand the great Committee’s Russia findings, and I post a report on foreign counterintel- cause for concern in handing such au- wanted to ask the chairman if he felt

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.017 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6125 that the House was prepared to vote on This has been beyond Mrs. TORRES If we defeat the previous question, I such an amendment; and, if not, why coming to the committee, and has been am going to offer an amendment to the not. A tough question, maybe, but a before and when Mr. HASTINGS and I rule to bring up Representative NAD- fair question. have been there, many times, when we LER’s bill, H.R. 6135, the Keep Families However, I never got the opportunity have issues with the question, the pro- Together Act. This important proposal to ask that—any of that. Instead, I was cedure is to stop and to ask the chair- would prohibit the Department of shouted down by a male colleague from man to suspend the question. Homeland Security from separating across the dais and cut off abruptly be- This is what was happening yester- children from their parents, except in fore I could even finish the first ques- day, because there was a concern that extraordinary circumstances, and limit tion. It was incredibly disrespectful the question was impugning the integ- the criminal prosecution of asylum and a far cry from the decorum that we rity of the chairman. There needed to seekers. should uphold as members of the pow- be clarification. That was a simple—no Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- erful Rules Committee and Congress. matter what member may have asked sent to insert the text of my amend- Never before had a member of the it. That was the discussion that then ment in the RECORD, along with extra- committee majority or minority been continued from there. neous material, immediately prior to cut off from active questioning. That is Also, though, in the past 4 months, the vote on the previous question. unprecedented. As a fact, I have ob- there have been 16 times that the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there served male colleagues talk to each chairman has sent a designee from objection to the request of the gen- other and ask each other to yield time their committee to testify before the tleman from Florida? to each other; but you see, as the only Rules Committee and 14 times that the There was no objection. Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield female Latina in that committee, that ranking member has sent a designee. 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from respect was not extended to me. Sending a designee from the committee Washington (Ms. JAYAPAL), a member I am concerned, Mr. Speaker, what of jurisdiction is common practice, and of the Judiciary Committee, to discuss this means for our committee and this the chairman stated at the top of the our proposal. Congress. What is more troubling to meeting that that was what was going to be taking place. Ms. JAYAPAL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in me is that this is the second time a strong support of this Keep Families male colleague has yelled at me from Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Together Act. the other side of the dais. This is not to Mr. Speaker, over the last month, be tolerated—not by me, and not by b 1245 our country has reeled from the cru- any Member of Congress. Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield elty at the border. And this week we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The myself such time as I may consume, waited apprehensively to see if the time of the gentlewoman has expired. and I invite, Mr. Speaker, my colleague Trump administration would meet the Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield from Georgia to show me an example of court-ordered deadline to reunite at the gentlewoman an additional 1 where we shut down a Member that was least the children under 5 who have minute. asking a question. been taken away from their parents, Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, if our And I might add, Chairman NUNES separated for months at a time. committee is going to function like did not send a designee. He came to the The Trump administration did not this moving forward, it will be the committee himself, and then Mr. LOBI- meet that deadline. To date, only 57 Rules Committee in name only. Reg- ONDO, which is not unprecedented, as children have been reunited with their ular order will be a thing of the past. you have outlined the numbers, took families. Over 3,000 children were sepa- Bills are already developed by the his position at that time. rated from their families, and all of majority behind closed doors. The ma- But I know of no time that we have this was a self-imposed tragic, tragic jority already blocks every single failed to allow a Member of the com- set of circumstances that came from amendment. Now we will not be al- mittee to ask questions. Can the gen- Donald Trump’s decision to institute a lowed to even speak. The majority has tleman give me such an example? zero tolerance, zero humanity policy at already turned this Congress into the Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman the border for parents who were seek- most closed Congress in history. Now from Georgia. ing asylum for their children. they are going to close off important Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Mr. Speaker, headlines every day are debates in committee, and that is outer, the understanding was not—and my blaring about what is happening in the rageous. intention at that point in discussing short term and the long term in terms I take my work on the Rules Com- this was not to stop the questioning, of trauma caused to children—to chil- mittee very seriously. As a matter of but it is in the concern for the integ- dren, Mr. Speaker. One headline said fact, the last time this happened, I sat rity of the question. that some of the children who were 2 there, patiently, quietly, listening to You and I have talked before in our and 3 years old did not even recognize the debate, although I completely dis- committee, and when we have said— their parents after 4 months of being agreed with what my colleagues were and you have asked the chairman for separated—children who were saying. I was respectful to them, and I clarification, that was my intention in breastfeeding at their mother’s breast, waited for my turn to speak. that and that was my entire intention separated. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The in that, and from there, the chairman Mr. Speaker, the American Associa- time of the gentlewoman has again ex- took action from there. tion of Pediatrics has said that the pired. I think the interesting thing in here long-term trauma and consequences to Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield is the chairman did, at the start of the these children is absolutely dev- the gentlewoman an additional 30 sec- meeting, say that Mr. NUNES would be astating. And let me be clear about onds. leaving. That was stated up front and what we are doing. The United States Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I hope there was no objection at that point for Government—and I say not in my that we can all continue to uphold that him doing so. name—the United States Government standard of mutual respect for not just Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, re- is separating children from their fami- the male members of our committee, claiming my time, I will take that as lies, putting kids in cages, parents in but to extend that respect to the fe- my colleague doesn’t have an answer. I prisons. males of that committee. will take that as my colleague’s non- Why? To deter people who are coming Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- response to my question with reference to the United States to do what I, as a er, I yield myself such time as I may to show me a precedent in that regard. mother, and I believe any parent would consume. There was none. do, to seek safety from violence, from Mr. Speaker, there are several issues I have been on that committee for 16 persecution, from being killed, gang here. And to clarify, in being one of the years, and we talk all over each other raped, all kinds of stories that I heard members there yesterday and one spo- all the time and back and forth, but in directly from the women and the men ken of, I think there is an issue of an orderly manner, and yesterday’s ex- who fled and are being held in a Fed- when there is a concern by a member. ample was not orderly. eral prison.

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Mr. Speaker, I have prosecutions for asylum seekers; and it values. no further speakers, and I yield myself requires the Department of Homeland I urge my colleagues to support H.R. the balance of my time to close. Security to reunite children and their 6135, the Keep Families Together Act. Mr. Speaker, we consider today’s im- parents. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- portant bill as we approach the hour of I have got to say, Mr. Speaker, I hear er, I continue to reserve the balance of our President, Donald John Trump’s, these things from people who I believe my time. private sit down with President Vladi- are deeply good people on both sides of Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, may I mir Putin in Russia. We don’t know the aisle. ask how much time is left on both sides what will come of this meeting, but if The SPEAKER pro tempore. The of the aisle? past is indeed prologue and we look to time of the gentlewoman has expired. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- the President’s handling of his negotia- 1 Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield tleman from Florida has 5 ⁄4 minutes tions with North Korean dictator Kim an additional 15 seconds to the gentle- remaining. The gentleman from Geor- Jong-un, or his steadfast denial of the woman from Washington. gia has 24 minutes remaining. obvious, namely Russia’s meddling in Ms. JAYAPAL. Mr. Speaker, I do not Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield our elections, or his policy of tearing believe that there is any Republican or 3 minutes to the gentleman from New toddlers away from their mothers and York (Mr. ESPAILLAT), who is a mem- Democrat that would want this kind of fathers, then we can assume that noth- ber of the Foreign Affairs Committee, trauma to occur. But I ask my Repub- ing good will come from this upcoming Education and the Workforce, and the get together. lican colleagues to stand up for who we Committee on Small Business, to fur- And I would urge those traveling are as a country. Do not allow America ther discuss our proposal for the pre- with him to sweep the room with to become this in the eyes of the world. vious question. Vladimir Putin because he will cer- Do not go back to your children to- Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I tainly be being listened to. night and tell them that you allowed thank Congressman HASTINGS for yield- We can assume that there will be fur- for this to continue. ing me the time. ther concessions that benefit Russian Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Mr. Speaker, I continue to urge my interests. We can assume that the er, I continue to reserve the balance of colleagues to find some humanity deep President will further insult our my time. in your hearts. I know America has a friends and allies, as he did yesterday Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield huge heart, but I continue to ask my morning in Brussels. We can assume 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ne- colleagues on the other side of the aisle that he will further erode the institu- vada (Mr. KIHUEN), who is a member of to look deep inside of your soul and tions created by the greatest genera- the Financial Services Committee, to your heart and find humanity and help tion, institutions that have made and further discuss our proposal for the us pass the Keep Families Together kept the United States the dominant previous question, and I apologize for Act to help reunite mothers like Yeni power in an uncertain world, institu- botching his last name. Gonzalez, who I have been pushing to tions that have kept war off of western Mr. KIHUEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank help reunite with her three children. European soil for more than a genera- my colleague for this opportunity. Yeni brought her three children seek- tion, institutions that have kept at bay Mr. Speaker, I am here to urge my ing asylum as they escaped gang vio- those nation-states that champion op- colleagues to support H.R. 6135, the lence in Guatemala. pression and fear rather than freedom Keep Families Together Act. President Trump and Attorney Gen- and the rule of law. Mr. Speaker, it is immoral, it is in- eral Jeff Sessions have made it harder Finally, I will say this. In the cur- humane, and it is un-American to sepa- for victims of violence to come to the rent environment, it is more important rate children from their parents. You United States by stating—get this— than ever to stand united against those know, I was at the border just a few that domestic violence should not be forces that wish to see us divided. It is weeks ago, and I got an opportunity to grounds for asylum. And in the fiscal more important than ever that we sup- see firsthand and talk to these chil- year 2019 budget, the President pro- port the difficult and brave work of dren. And these are children who are in posed a $180 million cut to funding that those individuals who make up our in- jail cells. These are children who would address the root causes of this telligence community. And the latter should be out in a playground, not in a migration, including domestic vio- can be achieved, quite simply, by Re- prison. These are parents who left their lence. publicans in this Chamber taking a home country because they were being The Northern Triangle countries of note from our Republican friends on persecuted because gangs and cartels El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras the Senate Select Committee on Intel- were looking to assassinate them, and have among the 18 highest homicide ligence and learn how to call a spade a they were coming to America to say: I rates in the world. We need to be doing spade. need help. Me and my children need more to address these root causes, and The assessment that the Russians meddled in our election; that the Rus- help. we need to be doing more to make sure sians concertedly attempted to under- They were coming to America, the families are kept together—freely, not mine Secretary Clinton’s chances to be most powerful country in the world, in detention centers and facilities. elected the first female President of asking for help, a country that has tra- Some of these children are being kept ditionally been made up of immigrants. the United States; that the Russians in cages that look like kennels. did this work to favor the election of Because let’s face it, unless you are Na- This week, the President and this ad- the current President are all trust- tive American, we all come from some- ministration once again failed to re- worthy and well-founded assessments. where else. This country is made up of unite all these children with their fam- immigrants. These folks, all they ily. This administration is using its b 1300 wanted was an opportunity to succeed agency to demonize immigrants— And remember, that it is not ALCEE and to achieve the American Dream, mothers and their children. We need to LAMAR HASTINGS saying that, though I and, today, they are in prisons. save the soul of our Nation. I ask, I im- do. That is the assessment of the entire These parents are away from their plore the other side of the aisle to look Republican-led Senate Select Com- children. That is immoral. It is inhu- deep inside of their soul as they go to mittee on Intelligence. That is the as- mane. And now we have an administra- church on Sunday. sessment of the intelligence agencies of tion who made a promise to reunite This time our Nation’s history will this community. these families, and the deadline passed, forever be tainted, the reputation of Mr. Speaker, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on and yet these children are still not re- our Nation, as free and a beacon of the rule, and I yield back the balance united with their parents. And those hope for the entire world. of my time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:13 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.020 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6127 Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- 8. Bera (CA), Connolly (VA), Garamendi Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the er, I yield myself the balance of my (CA), Larsen, Rick (WA): Requires a briefing House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- time. to relevant Congressional committees on the scribes the vote on the previous question on Mr. Speaker, this is a time when we anticipated geopolitical effects of emerging the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the infectious disease and pandemics, and their consideration of the subject before the House come to the floor and debate great implications on the national security of the being made by the Member in charge.’’ To things. Sometimes, Mr. Speaker, you United States. (10 minutes) defeat the previous question is to give the actually find out things that you did 9. Kennedy (MA): Requires the Director of opposition a chance to decide the subject be- not know, and I now found out that my National Intelligence to submit a report on fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s friend from Florida’s middle name is the potential establishment of the ‘‘Foreign ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that LAMAR as we go forward. Malign Influence Response Center,’’ com- ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- Mr. Speaker, this rule provides for prised of analysts from all elements of the mand for the previous question passes the control of the resolution to the opposition’’ legislation that does what we came intelligence community, to provide comprehensive assessment of foreign efforts to in order to offer an amendment. On March here to do, and that is to protect our influence United States political processes 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- Nation and preserve our civil liberties. and elections. (10 minutes) fered a rule resolution. The House defeated The underlying legislation goes a step 10. Rice, Kathleen (NY), King, Peter (NY): the previous question and a member of the further than simply reauthorizing crit- Requires the Director of National Intel- opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, ical programs. It takes a hard look, ligence to report on the possible exploitation asking who was entitled to recognition. and a smart look, at how we can of virtual currencies by terrorist actors. (10 Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: strengthen programs, better respond to minutes) ‘‘The previous question having been refused, 11. Lipinski (IL): Requires an annual report the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- new and existing threats, and conduct from the Director of National Intelligence gerald, who had asked the gentleman to vigorous, effective oversight of the in- describing Iranian expenditures on military yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to telligence community, while ensuring and terrorist activities outside the country, the first recognition.’’ it has the resources it needs to serve such as on Hezbollah, Houthi rebels in The Republican majority may say ‘‘the American citizens well. Yemen, Hamas, and proxy forces in Iraq and vote on the previous question is simply a Mr. Speaker, I look forward to sup- Syria. (10 minutes) vote on whether to proceed to an immediate 12. Davidson (OH): Enhances oversight by vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] porting this rule and the underlying has no substantive legislative or policy im- bill to strengthen public safety, protect augmenting existing semiannual reporting requirements regarding disciplinary actions. plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what our Nation and the American people, (10 minutes) they have always said. Listen to the Repub- and to guard our civil liberties. The material previously referred to lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, the Rules by Mr. HASTINGS is as follows: Process in the United States House of Rep- Committee report (H. Rept. 115–815) to ac- resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 989 OFFERED BY how the Republicans describe the previous company House Resolution 989 should have MR. HASTINGS included the following summary of amend- question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- At the end of the resolution, add the fol- though it is generally not possible to amend ments: lowing new sections: the rule because the majority Member con- SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN SEC. 2 That immediately upon adoption of trolling the time will not yield for the pur- ORDER this resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant pose of offering an amendment, the same re- 1. Keating (MA): Adds Russian to the list of to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- the languages in Sec. 1501. (10 minutes) House resolved into the Committee of the vious question on the rule .... When the 2. Schneider (IL): Amends Sec. 1503 to in- Whole House on the state of the Union for motion for the previous question is defeated, clude a list of foreign state or foreign consideration of the bill (H.R. 6135) to limit control of the time passes to the Member nonstate actors involved in the threats to the separation of families at or near ports of who led the opposition to ordering the pre- election campaigns for Federal offices. (10 entry. The first reading of the bill shall be vious question. That Member, because he minutes) dispensed with. All points of order against then controls the time, may offer an amend- 3. Jackson Lee (TX): Amends the Sense of consideration of the bill are waived. General ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of Congress already in the bill on the impor- debate shall be confined to the bill and shall amendment.’’ tance of re-review of security clearances held not exceed one hour equally divided among In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House by individuals by adding consideration of and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- of Representatives, the subchapter titled whether the security clearance holder’s asso- nority member of the Committee on the Ju- ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal ciation or sympathy with persons or organi- diciary and the chair and ranking minority to order the previous question on such a rule zations that advocate, threaten, or use force member of the Committee on Homeland Se- [a special rule reported from the Committee or violence, or any other illegal or unconsti- curity. After general debate the bill shall be on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- tutional means, in an effort to prevent oth- considered for amendment under the five- ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- ers from exercising their rights under the minute rule. All points of order against pro- tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- Constitution or laws of the United States or visions in the bill are waived. At the conclu- jection of the motion for the previous ques- of any state, including but not limited to sion of consideration of the bill for amend- tion on a resolution reported from the Com- race, religion, national origin, or disability. ment the Committee shall rise and report mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- (10 minutes) the bill to the House with such amendments ber leading the opposition to the previous 4. Vargas (CA): Adds ‘‘the use of virtual as may have been adopted. The previous question, who may offer a proper amendment currencies’’ to ‘‘section 1505’’ to ensure it is question shall be considered as ordered on or motion and who controls the time for de- included in the assessment of threat finance. the bill and amendments thereto to final bate thereon.’’ Clearly, the vote on the previous question (10 minutes) passage without intervening motion except 5. Torres (CA), Wagner (MO): Directs Direc- one motion to recommit with or without in- on a rule does have substantive policy impli- tor of National Intelligence, in coordination structions. If the Committee of the Whole cations. It is one of the only available tools for those who oppose the Republican major- with the Assistant Secretary of State for In- rises and reports that it has come to no reso- ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- telligence and Research and the Assistant lution on the bill, then on the next legisla- native views the opportunity to offer an al- Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence tive day the House shall, immediately after ternative plan. and Analysis, to produce a national intel- the third daily order of business under clause ligence estimate of the revenue sources of 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speak- the North Korean regime. (10 minutes) the Whole for further consideration of the er, I yield back the balance of my time, 6. Hastings, Alcee (FL): Directs the Direc- bill. and I move the previous question on tor of National Intelligence to create and SEC. 3. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not the resolution. implement a plan that expands the recruit- apply to the consideration of H.R. 6135. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ment efforts of all intelligence agencies geo- question is on ordering the previous graphic parameters used in recruitment ef- THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS question. forts so that rural and other underserved re- The question was taken; and the gions across the nation are more fully rep- This vote, the vote on whether to order the resented in such efforts. (10 minutes) previous question on a special rule, is not Speaker pro tempore announced that 7. Schneider (IL), Meadows (NC), Torres merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- the ayes appeared to have it. (CA), Sinema (AZ): Directs the DNI to report dering the previous question is a vote Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, on that on Iran’s support for proxy forces in Syria against the Republican majority agenda and I demand the yeas and nays. and Lebanon, including Hizballah, and an as- a vote to allow the Democratic minority to The yeas and nays were ordered. sessment of the threat posed to Israel and offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- other U.S. regional allies. (10 minutes) what the House should be debating. ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.022 H12JYPT1 H6128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Clarke (NY) Johnson, E. B. Peters [Roll No. 323] Clay Kaptur time for any electronic vote on the Peterson AYES—235 Cleaver Keating Pingree question of adoption of the resolution. Clyburn Kelly (IL) Pocan Abraham Gottheimer Palazzo The vote was taken by electronic de- Cohen Kennedy Polis Aderholt Gowdy Palmer vice, and there were—yeas 229, nays Connolly Khanna Price (NC) Allen Granger Paulsen Cooper Kihuen Quigley Amash Graves (GA) Pearce 182, not voting 17, as follows: Correa Kildee Raskin Amodei Graves (LA) Perry [Roll No. 322] Costa Kilmer Rice (NY) Arrington Graves (MO) Pittenger Courtney Kind Rosen Babin Griffith Poe (TX) Crist Krishnamoorthi Bacon Grothman YEAS—229 Roybal-Allard Poliquin Crowley Kuster (NH) Banks (IN) Guthrie Posey Abraham Gosar Olson Ruiz Cuellar Lamb Barletta Handel Ratcliffe Aderholt Gowdy Palazzo Ruppersberger Cummings Langevin Barr Harris Reed Allen Granger Palmer Rush Davis (CA) Larsen (WA) Barton Hartzler Amash Graves (GA) Paulsen Reichert Davis, Danny Larson (CT) Ryan (OH) Bergman Hensarling Renacci Amodei Graves (LA) Pearce ´ DeFazio Lawrence Sanchez Biggs Herrera Beutler Arrington Graves (MO) Perry Rice (SC) DeGette Lawson (FL) Sarbanes Bilirakis Hice, Jody B. Babin Griffith Pittenger Roby Delaney Lee Schakowsky Bishop (MI) Higgins (LA) Bacon Grothman Poe (TX) Roe (TN) DeLauro Levin Schiff Bishop (UT) Hill Banks (IN) Guthrie Poliquin Rogers (AL) DelBene Lewis (GA) Schneider Blackburn Holding Barletta Handel Posey Rogers (KY) Demings Lieu, Ted Schrader Blum Hollingsworth Barr Harris Ratcliffe Rohrabacher DeSaulnier Lipinski Scott (VA) Bost Hudson Barton Hartzler Reed Rokita Deutch Loebsack Scott, David Brady (TX) Huizenga Bergman Hensarling Reichert Rooney, Francis Dingell Lofgren Serrano Brat Hultgren Biggs Herrera Beutler Renacci Rooney, Thomas Doggett Lowenthal Brooks (AL) Hunter Bilirakis Hice, Jody B. Rice (SC) Sewell (AL) J. Doyle, Michael Lowey Brooks (IN) Hurd Bishop (MI) Higgins (LA) Roby Shea-Porter Ros-Lehtinen F. Lujan Grisham, Buchanan Issa Bishop (UT) Hill Roe (TN) Sherman Roskam Engel M. Buck Jenkins (KS) Blackburn Holding Rogers (AL) Sinema Ross Eshoo Luja´ n, Ben Ray Bucshon Jenkins (WV) Blum Hollingsworth Rogers (KY) Sires Rothfus Espaillat Lynch Budd Johnson (LA) Bost Hudson Rohrabacher Smith (WA) Rouzer Esty (CT) Maloney, Burgess Johnson (OH) Brady (TX) Huizenga Rokita Soto Royce (CA) Evans Carolyn B. Byrne Johnson, Sam Brat Hultgren Rooney, Francis Suozzi Russell Foster Maloney, Sean Calvert Jordan Brooks (AL) Hunter Rooney, Thomas Swalwell (CA) Rutherford Fudge Matsui Carter (GA) Joyce (OH) Brooks (IN) Hurd J. Takano Scalise Gabbard McCollum Carter (TX) Katko Schneider Buchanan Issa Ros-Lehtinen Thompson (CA) Gallego McEachin Chabot Kelly (MS) Schweikert Buck Jenkins (KS) Roskam Thompson (MS) Garamendi McGovern Cloud Kelly (PA) Scott, Austin Bucshon Jenkins (WV) Ross Titus Gonzalez (TX) McNerney Coffman King (IA) Budd Johnson (LA) Rothfus Sensenbrenner Gottheimer Meeks Tonko Cole King (NY) Burgess Johnson (OH) Rouzer Sessions Green, Al Meng Torres Collins (GA) Kinzinger Byrne Johnson, Sam Royce (CA) Shimkus Green, Gene Moore Tsongas Collins (NY) Knight Calvert Jones Russell Shuster Grijalva Murphy (FL) Vargas Comer Labrador Carter (GA) Jordan Rutherford Simpson Gutie´rrez Nadler Vela Comstock LaHood Carter (TX) Joyce (OH) Scalise Sinema Hastings Napolitano Vela´ zquez Conaway LaMalfa Chabot Katko Schweikert Smith (MO) Heck Neal Visclosky Cook Lamb Cloud Kelly (MS) Scott, Austin Smith (NE) Higgins (NY) Nolan Walz Costa Lamborn Coffman Kelly (PA) Sensenbrenner Smith (NJ) Himes Norcross Wasserman Costello (PA) Lance Cole King (IA) Sessions Smith (TX) Hoyer O’Halleran Schultz Cramer Latta Collins (GA) King (NY) Shimkus Smucker Huffman O’Rourke Waters, Maxine Crawford Lesko Collins (NY) Kinzinger Shuster Stefanik Jackson Lee Pallone Watson Coleman Culberson Lewis (MN) Comer Knight Simpson Stewart Jayapal Panetta Welch Curbelo (FL) Long Comstock Labrador Smith (MO) Stivers Jeffries Pascrell Wilson (FL) Curtis Loudermilk Conaway LaHood Smith (NE) Suozzi Johnson (GA) Payne Yarmuth Davidson Love Cook LaMalfa Smith (NJ) Taylor Davis, Rodney Lucas Costello (PA) Lamborn Smith (TX) Tenney NOT VOTING—17 Denham Luetkemeyer Cramer Lance Smucker Thompson (PA) DeSantis MacArthur Crawford Latta Stefanik Bishop (GA) Hanabusa Perlmutter Thornberry DesJarlais Marchant Culberson Lesko Stewart Black Harper Richmond Tipton Diaz-Balart Marino Curbelo (FL) Lewis (MN) Stivers Cheney Kustoff (TN) Sanford Trott Donovan Marshall Turner Curtis Long Taylor Ellison LoBiondo Speier Duffy Massie Upton Davidson Loudermilk Tenney Frankel (FL) Moulton Veasey Duncan (SC) Mast Davis, Rodney Love Thompson (PA) Gomez Pelosi Valadao Duncan (TN) McCarthy Denham Lucas Thornberry Wagner Dunn McCaul DeSantis Luetkemeyer Tipton Walberg Emmer McClintock DesJarlais MacArthur Trott b 1326 Walden Estes (KS) McHenry Diaz-Balart Marchant Turner Walker Faso McKinley Donovan Marino Upton Messrs. GONZALEZ of Texas, Walorski Ferguson McMorris Duffy Marshall Valadao PETERSON, O’HALLERAN, and Walters, Mimi Fitzpatrick Rodgers Duncan (SC) Massie Wagner Weber (TX) CUELLAR changed their vote from Fleischmann McSally Duncan (TN) Mast Walberg Webster (FL) ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Flores Meadows Dunn McCarthy Walden Wenstrup Fortenberry Messer Emmer McCaul Walker Messrs. JONES, MARCHANT, and Westerman Foxx Mitchell Estes (KS) McClintock Walorski Williams MARSHALL changed their vote from Frelinghuysen Moolenaar Faso McHenry Walters, Mimi Wilson (SC) ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Gaetz Mooney (WV) Ferguson McKinley Weber (TX) Wittman Gallagher Mullin Fitzpatrick McMorris Webster (FL) So the previous question was ordered. Womack Garrett Newhouse Fleischmann Rodgers Wenstrup Woodall The result of the vote was announced Gianforte Noem Flores McSally Westerman Yoder Gibbs Norman Fortenberry Meadows Williams as above recorded. Yoho Gohmert Nunes Foxx Messer Wilson (SC) Young (AK) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Goodlatte O’Halleran Frelinghuysen Mitchell Wittman Young (IA) WEBER of Texas). The question is on Gosar Olson Gaetz Moolenaar Womack Zeldin the resolution. Gallagher Mooney (WV) Woodall NOES—178 Garrett Mullin Yoder The question was taken; and the Adams Bustos Clyburn Gianforte Newhouse Yoho Speaker pro tempore announced that Gibbs Noem Young (AK) Aguilar Butterfield Cohen Gohmert Norman Young (IA) the ayes appeared to have it. Barraga´ n Capuano Connolly Goodlatte Nunes Zeldin Bass Carbajal Cooper RECORDED VOTE Beatty Ca´ rdenas Correa NAYS—182 Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I de- Bera Carson (IN) Courtney Beyer Cartwright Crist Adams Bonamici Carbajal mand a recorded vote. Blumenauer Castor (FL) Crowley Aguilar Boyle, Brendan Ca´ rdenas A recorded vote was ordered. Blunt Rochester Castro (TX) Cuellar Barraga´ n F. Carson (IN) Bonamici Chu, Judy Cummings Bass Brady (PA) Cartwright The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Boyle, Brendan Cicilline Davis (CA) Beatty Brown (MD) Castor (FL) 5-minute vote. F. Clark (MA) Davis, Danny Bera Brownley (CA) Castro (TX) The vote was taken by electronic de- Brady (PA) Clarke (NY) DeFazio Beyer Bustos Chu, Judy Brown (MD) Clay DeGette Blumenauer Butterfield Cicilline vice, and there were—ayes 235, noes 178, Brownley (CA) Cleaver Delaney Blunt Rochester Capuano Clark (MA) not voting 15, as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:42 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.024 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6129 DeLauro Krishnamoorthi Price (NC) b 1337 porting requirements regarding the in- DelBene Kuster (NH) Quigley Demings Langevin Raskin IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE telligence community information DeSaulnier Larsen (WA) Rice (NY) Accordingly, the House resolved technology environment. Deutch Larson (CT) Richmond itself into the Committee of the Whole Mr. Chairman, the intelligence com- Dingell Lawrence Rosen Doggett Lawson (FL) Roybal-Allard House on the state of the Union for the munity comprises thousands of patri- Doyle, Michael Lee Ruiz consideration of the bill (H.R. 6237) to otic Americans who do difficult jobs, F. Levin Ruppersberger authorize appropriations for fiscal sometimes at great personal risk, to Engel Lewis (GA) Rush keep Americans safe from foreign Eshoo Lieu, Ted Ryan (OH) years 2018 and 2019 for intelligence and Espaillat Lipinski Sa´ nchez intelligence-related activities of the threats. Today, these threats take Esty (CT) Loebsack Sarbanes United States Government, the Com- many different forms and emanate Evans Lofgren Schakowsky munity Management Account, and the from various parts of the world. Foster Lowenthal Schiff Fudge Lowey Schrader Central Intelligence Agency Retire- In the Middle East, the threat from Gabbard Lujan Grisham, Scott (VA) ment and Disability System, and for ISIS has not ceased, despite its dra- Gallego M. Scott, David other purposes, with Mr. WEBER of matic loss of territory. In fact, our in- Garamendi Luja´ n, Ben Ray Serrano Gomez Lynch Sewell (AL) Texas in the chair. telligence professionals now face the Gonzalez (TX) Maloney, Shea-Porter The Clerk read the title of the bill. daunting task of tracking ISIS fighters Green, Al Carolyn B. Sherman The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the fleeing Syria for countries throughout Green, Gene Maloney, Sean Sires bill is considered read the first time. the region and beyond. Grijalva Matsui Smith (WA) Gutie´rrez McCollum Soto General debate shall not exceed 1 Meanwhile, Iran is solidifying its in- Hastings McEachin Swalwell (CA) hour, equally divided and controlled by fluence, often through armed proxy mi- Heck McGovern Takano the chair and ranking minority mem- litias, in its quest to control a Shiite Higgins (NY) Meeks Thompson (CA) ber of the Permanent Select Com- Himes Meng Thompson (MS) Crescent across a wide swath of the Hoyer Moore Titus mittee on Intelligence. Middle East. The gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman Murphy (FL) Tonko In Asia, China poses numerous secu- Jackson Lee Nadler Torres NUNES) and the gentleman from Cali- rity challenges related to its expanding Jayapal Napolitano Tsongas fornia (Mr. SCHIFF) each will control 30 Jeffries Neal Vargas military capabilities, its growing inter- minutes. Johnson (GA) Nolan Veasey national force projection, and its ex- Johnson, E. B. Norcross Vela The Chair recognizes the gentleman tensive extraterritorial claims. Addi- Jones O’Rourke Vela´ zquez from California (Mr. NUNES). Kaptur Pallone Visclosky Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I yield tionally, the Chinese regime is engaged Keating Panetta Walz in widespread efforts, including licit Kelly (IL) Pascrell Wasserman myself such time as I may consume. Kennedy Payne Schultz Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support and illicit means, to acquire critical Khanna Peters Waters, Maxine of H.R. 6237, the Matthew Young Pol- U.S. national security technologies and Kihuen Peterson Watson Coleman lard Intelligence Authorization Act for intellectual property. Kildee Pingree Welch Kilmer Pocan Wilson (FL) Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019. Furthermore, Russia continues to Kind Polis Yarmuth Passing an annual intelligence au- pose a pressing threat to the United NOT VOTING—15 thorization bill is the most important States and many of our allies. tool Congress has to conduct effective Bishop (GA) Hanabusa Moulton This is just a small snapshot of the Black Harper Pelosi oversight of the intelligence activities threats the intelligence community ad- Cheney Kustoff (TN) Perlmutter of the United States Government. dresses every day. Ellison LoBiondo Sanford Today, the Intelligence Committee is Frankel (FL) McNerney Speier Additionally, our intelligence profes- bringing its annual intelligence au- sionals confront an array of challenges ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE thorization bill to the floor. Once posed by failed states, cyber warfare, The SPEAKER pro tempore (during again, the bill is a bipartisan product nuclear proliferation, and many other the vote). There are 2 minute remain- that reflects contributions from all matters. ing. committee members. It was reported This bill will ensure that the dedi- b 1335 out of the committee by a unanimous cated men and women of our intel- voice vote. So the resolution was agreed to. ligence community have the funding The legislation provides the intel- The result of the vote was announced authorities and support they need to ligence community the necessary re- as above recorded. carry out the mission to keep the A motion to reconsider was laid on sources and authorities to protect and United States safe, while providing the table. defend the United States. For example, Congress with the tools it needs to pro- this bill authorizes a committee initia- f vide robust oversight over their active to streamline defense intelligence tions. MATTHEW YOUNG POLLARD IN- related to the Defense Intelligence TELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION Agency. It enhances congressional I would like to thank the men and ACT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018 oversight of intelligence activities by women of this country who serve in our AND 2019 mandating intelligence community re- intelligence community. I am honored to get to know so many of them in the GENERAL LEAVE ports on threats to Federal elections, leaks of classified information, secu- course of the committee’s oversight Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- work. imous consent that all Members may rity clearance processing, and other I would also like to thank all of the have 5 legislative days within which to vital activities. Furthermore, the bill committee’s members for their con- revise and extend their remarks and in- increases pay for employees with tributions to our oversight over the clude extraneous material on the bill. unique cyber skills and creates a secu- past year, and especially to our sub- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. rity center at the Department of En- committee chairmen and ranking EMMER). Is there objection to the re- ergy to protect our energy infrastruc- members for their time and their ef- quest of the gentleman from Cali- ture. forts. The many hearings, briefings, fornia? Mr. Chairman, the bill authorizes en- There was no objection. hanced injury benefits to CIA employ- and oversight visits our members carry The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ees injured overseas due to hostile acts out during the year provide the input ant to House Resolution 989 and rule of terrorist activities. Moreover, it re- for this authorization and the direction XVIII, the Chair declares the House in authorizes the Public Interest Declas- of this bill. the Committee of the Whole House on sification Board, aligns the reporting Finally, I would like to thank all the the state of the Union for the consider- structure of the intelligence commu- committee staff for their hard work ation of the bill, H.R. 6237. nity chief financial officer and chief in- and for their daily oversight of the in- The Chair appoints the gentleman telligence officer with statutes that telligence community. from Texas (Mr. WEBER) to preside over govern other Federal agencies, and Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance the Committee of the Whole. codifies longstanding congressional re- of my time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:42 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.007 H12JYPT1 H6130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, young son and bereaved colleagues ority for our intelligence services. As COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, both in the Senate and here in the such, the bill resources and directs ef- Washington, DC, July 11, 2018. House. forts that will promote our advantages Hon. DEVIN NUNES, For well over a year now, consider- across a range of cutting-edge domains, Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on In- able attention has been focused on the telligence, Washington, DC. from space to artificial intelligence. DEAR CHAIRMAN NUNES: I am writing to House Intelligence Committee and the It enhances transparency and allows you regarding H.R. 6237, the ‘‘Matthew profound disagreements that we have public access to certain work of the IC. Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization had about the Russia investigation. The bill reauthorizes for 10 years the Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019.’’ The bill Those differences remain, and the Public Interest Declassification Board includes provisions that fall within the juris- American people should know that my which advises the President and execu- diction of the Committee on Homeland Secu- Democratic colleagues on the Intel- tive branch agencies on the review and rity. ligence Committee and I continue the declassification of IC records of histor- I recognize and appreciate the desire to important work of investigating Rus- bring this legislation before the House of ical importance. Representatives in an expeditious manner, sia’s interference in the 2016 Presi- The bill also includes minority provi- and accordingly, the Committee on Home- dential election. sions related to parental leave, student land Security will forego action on this bill. Despite our disagreements over Rus- loan repayment, and diversity and in- However, this is conditional based on our sia with the majority, however, I have clusiveness that are intended to make mutual understanding that by foregoing con- consistently and publicly maintained an exceptional workforce even better. sideration of H.R. 6237 at this time does not that the committee must seek to cor- In the end, the men and women who prejudice the Committee on Homeland Secu- don off our disagreements over the serve in the intelligence community rity with respect to the appointment of con- Russia investigation and continue with ferees or to any future jurisdictional claim and the Defense Department are the our other work on as bipartisan a basis most important factor in the success of over the subject matter contained in this bill as possible. We owe the tens of thou- or similar legislation. our national security. This waiver is also given with the under- sands of men and women in the intel- There are many other provisions in standing that the Committee on Homeland ligence community nothing less, not the bill that will build on the work of Security reserves its authority to seek con- only because they put themselves at past years and move us further along ferees on any provision within its jurisdic- personal risk every day, but also be- technical and other pathways to meet tion during any House-Senate conference cause their work is so important to the new challenges and those still on the that may be convened on this or similar leg- country that it demands the shared re- horizon. islation, and requests your support for such sponsibility and oversight of the Con- This bill advances our national secu- a request. gress. I would appreciate your response to this rity, reinforces the principle of con- letter confirming this understanding with re- b 1345 gressional oversight, and honors our spect to H.R. 6237, and ask that a copy of this The Intelligence Committee has a values as a Nation. letter and your response be included in the history of producing bipartisan bills Mr. Chair, I urge the support of the Congressional Record during consideration House, and look forward to considering of this bill on the House floor. I look forward even under the most difficult political circumstances. amendments that will make a good bill to working with the Permanent Select Com- even better. I reserve the balance of my mittee on Intelligence as this bill moves I am pleased that our staffs have through the legislative process. worked to reach a mutually acceptable time. Sincerely, final text, and have been able to weed Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, out provisions that would have made it minutes to the gentleman from Texas Chairman. impossible to move forward jointly. (Mr. CONAWAY), the chairman of the Much of the committee’s oversight Agriculture Committee. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PER- work is reflected in the bill as classi- Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I MANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON IN- fied, but we can discuss some of the thank the chairman for yielding and TELLIGENCE, 2018–2019 IAA’s elements openly, infor his dedicated work on the com- July 11, 2018. mittee leading us through these rather Hon. MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, cluding the fact that the bill helps to Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, better ensure that our elections are tumultuous times on a lot of fronts, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. free from interference or manipulation. but he has done a terrific job, and I DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for your This is essential to our democracy, have been proud to serve on the com- letter regarding H.R. 6237, the Matthew and the bill includes important provi- mittee with him. Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization sions that continue the work that we Mr. Chairman, I rise today to speak Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019. As you have been doing in the committee dur- in support of the 2018 Intelligence Au- noted, certain provisions of the bill are re- ing the course of the work on the Rus- thorization Act. Intelligence gathering lated to the jurisdictional interests of the is of utmost importance in our na- Committee on Homeland Security. I agree sia investigation, and as a part of our that your letter in no way diminishes or al- normal oversight to maintain the in- tional security and is essential in keep- ters the jurisdiction of the Committee on the tegrity of our election system. ing Americans safe here at home. Homeland Security with respect to the ap- The bill also provides funding to our It is imperative that we provide to pointment of conferees or any future juris- intelligence community in order to those dedicated individuals of our in- dictional claim over the subject matters con- meet all threats from terrorism to na- telligence community the tools, re- tained in the bill or any similar legislation. tion-state actors. The bill authorizes sources, and support they need to carry I appreciate your willingness to assist in funding across a wide range of endeav- out missions successfully, and Mr. expediting this legislation for floor consider- Chairman, this bill does just that. ation. I will include a copy of your letter and ors that will allow the intelligence this response in the Congressional Record community and the Department of De- The successful completion of increas- during consideration of the legislation on fense to not only respond to threats, ingly difficult missions by these con- the House floor. Thank you for your assist- but to preempt them. summate professionals ensures policy- ance with this matter. The bill takes steps to prevent a re- makers are provided the crucial infor- Sincerely, peat of the Russian active measures mation that they need to make the DEVIN NUNES, campaign that targeted our 2016 elec- most informed decisions to counter our Chairman. tion, by including a minority-authored near-term threats and those peaking Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I yield provision requiring a briefing to key on the horizon. myself such time as I may consume. congressional leaders, including mem- This bill addresses both challenges of Mr. Chairman, I join the chairman in bers of the intelligence community and a constantly changing threat environ- urging support for the combined 2018 committee, if the United States faces a ment and advances in technology to and 2019 Intelligence Authorization significant foreign cyber intrusion or keep American cybersecurity at the Act, which has been named in honor of active measures campaign directed at a forefront of global efforts and a step Matthew Young Pollard, a Senate In- federal election. ahead of our adversaries. telligence Committee staffer who re- The bill also ensures that America’s Mr. Chair, as you and others in the cently passed away, leaving behind a technological advantage remains a pri- room know as well, our democratic

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.010 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6131 elections have become the target of Mr. Chairman, I strongly believe in faces and the resources it needs to foreign influence campaigns, not only protecting the United States and her meet these challenges. here at home, but across the Western allies. But, if two decades of the war I am pleased to report that this bill world by adversaries seeking to under- against terrorism have taught us any- includes provisions that strengthen our mine and disrupt one of our most sa- thing, it is that we can’t fight our way Nation’s access and resilience in space cred democratic institutions. out of this. Yes, we need to target by investing in next-generation tech- Mr. Chair, this bill allows for a path known terrorist leaders, Mr. Chairman, nologies and assets. for the IC to advise and inform those but we also need to actively minimize Mr. Chairman, I am also a strong be- on the front lines of our elections of actions that spur new hatred and drive liever that the success of our Nation’s the perceived threats from abroad. In people to terrorism. intelligence operation hinges on our addition, it also ensures that Congress After years of striving for a more most important asset: our people. As stays informed of ongoing adversarial comprehensive, targeted, and produc- our intelligence missions and objec- influence campaigns again democratic tive counterterrorism approach, this tives continue to evolve, we will un- elections across the globe and here at bill sends us back to the days of broad doubtedly require a more diverse work- home as well, as well as the actions unrestrained authorities. With so much force in the intelligence community to that our IC is taking to counter those on the line, Mr. Chairman, we should meet our needs. We must work to- threats. be using this bill to send a message to gether to build and promote an intel- Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of this administration that America must ligence community that is truly rep- this year’s Intelligence Authorization maintain her values. resentative of the rich diversity and in- Act. I encourage all of my colleagues Success at any cost is not success at clusive society that makes our Nation to vote for it. I look forward to imple- all, but a foolhardy approach to lever- great. menting this in the next year, and the age power. We must keep America safe, In order to more effectively address oversight, authorities and tools that it Mr. Chairman. these emerging and ongoing threats, gives Congress to be able to continue Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve we need an agile workforce with a wide to provide the correct oversight for our the balance of my time. range of backgrounds, experiences, intelligence agencies across the execu- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 skill sets, and talents. For that reason, tive branch. minutes to the gentlewoman from Ala- Congress has invested in American uni- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, it gives bama (Ms. SEWELL). She is the ranking versities and colleges to provide all me great pleasure to yield 3 minutes to member on the Department of Defense students with the skills that they need the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. CAR- Intelligence and Overhead Architecture to serve in our intelligence commu- SON). He is the ranking member on the Subcommittee and does a fabulous job nity. Emerging Threats Subcommittee and for our committee. As smart investors, we want to see brings a wealth of experience in home- Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Chair, that the investment is accomplishing land security to the Congress. I rise today in support of the Intel- the objectives and encouraging quali- Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Chair, I ligence Authorization Act for fiscal fied graduates to apply to join the in- thank the gentleman from California years 2018 and 2019. This bill recognizes telligence community. This bill directs (Mr. SCHIFF). the critical work that every member of Mr. Chairman, I rise today to say a the Director of National Intelligence to the intelligence community performs few words about this very important take a more active role in ensuring bill. I say important because as we face to protect our Nation: first, by enhanc- that one program, in particular, the In- threats around the world, threats like ing resources and authorities for our telligence Community Centers for Aca- Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and highest priority intelligence initia- demic Excellence, achieves that objec- terrorism, the annual Intelligence Au- tives, and secondly, by enforcing and tive of diversity. thorization Act is meant to provide our reinforcing the principles of good gov- I also strongly support the Hastings intelligence personnel with the re- ernance, transparency, and account- amendment that directs the intel- sources and authorities they need to ability to the American people. ligence community to intensify re- Mr. Chairman, I am a strong advo- keep America safe. cruitment outreach at every corner of In some respects, Mr. Chairman, this cate for transparency, which is a chal- our Nation. Encouraging geographical bill accomplishes that very goal. We lenge for the intelligence community diversity in the intelligence commu- refocus our resources on countering because of the need to protect sensitive nity will naturally also enhance racial, our most significant adversary states. sources and equities, but a challenge gender, cultural, and economic diver- We better equip the intel community that can be met. One groundbreaking sity. to counter foreign interference in our example is the unclassified January I want to see that every interested elections, which is very critical going 2017 intelligence community assess- student, whether in a big city or a into 2018, all the way to 2020. ment that notified Americans about small town, is aware of the career op- We give new authorities related to the Russian attack on our democracy portunities in the intelligence commu- pervasive challenges, including threats in the 2016 election. nity. It is a path that is most impor- to our supply chain, recruitment and This bill directs the intelligence tant. development of minority talent, and community to continue public aware- The CHAIR. The time of the gentle- strengthening of the cyber and tech- ness reporting related to election secu- woman has expired. nical workforce. rity because the threat from Russia is Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chair, I yield an ad- I support these very important devel- still ongoing. ditional 1 minute to the gentlewoman opments. Unfortunately, Mr. Chair- As a ranking member on the HPSCI from Alabama. man, the bill also supports or indicates Subcommittee on Department of De- Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Chair, significant problematic changes to fense Intelligence and Overhead Archi- in conclusion, I believe for these rea- many classified authorities. I am par- tecture for the last 3 years, one of my sons and others that my colleagues ticularly concerned about what this priorities is to ensure that the United should support this bill. means for the way we conduct counter- States achieves and maintains a lead- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve terrorism operations. ership position in next-generation the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, the Trump adminis- technologies, especially in space. Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chair, it is now my tration has changed counterterrorism Space is an emerging battleground, pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gen- policies in a way that does not make so it is imperative for our national se- tleman from Washington (Mr. HECK), America safer. By expanding the areas curity that America maintains a stra- someone who we have come to rely on where the U.S. Government may be op- tegic advantage in space as well as we in our committee in a great many erating and broadening authorities, do on the ground and at sea. Over the areas, but, in particular, the threat Mr. Chairman, we are planting the last year, the subcommittee has con- posed by foreign actors investing in seeds of anger and hate which will fes- tinued our dialogue with the intel- American technologies, with an eye to- ter and grow, increasing the threat of ligence community about its accom- ward either appropriating our intellec- an attack in the future. plishments, but also the challenges it tual property, or making use of those

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Mr. Chair, I was just placed on the with me to include provisions in this These staff members labor three Intel Committee a year ago January, bill that improve parental leave poli- floors below the Capitol in a space we and I have learned an awful lot, most cies of the intelligence community. affectionately call—and sometimes notably, how incredibly difficult it These provisions will ensure that unaffectionately call—the bunker. really is to do the work of an intel- these benefits are, to the fullest extent They do so for long hours and without ligence officer. And I want to, frankly, possible, in line with the private sec- daylight. We are very grateful to them take this opportunity to thank all of tor. Doing so will help the IC develop and for their service. the members of the IC for their dedica- and retain the workforce required to Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- tion and service. keep America safe against all our foes, ance of my time. For as difficult a job as it is, it is both new and old. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I yield even more difficult, if not impossible, This legislation also takes important myself the balance of my time. to do it without a security clearance. steps to ensure the IC provides critical I thank the staffs on both the major- In the first quarter—you are hearing updates to Congress in the event the ity and minority sides. They do put in this number correctly—of this year, United States faces a foreign cyber at- a lot of effort. It is one of the smallest the average processing time for a top tack or other active measures that staffs in the Capitol of any committee, security clearance was 534 days. That threaten the heart of our democracy: so we are thankful that we were able to backlog creates difficulties in hiring in our elections. There is no doubt that get this bill done in a bipartisan man- the intelligence and defense agencies. Russia will continue to exert a malign ner. We look for its passage on the And, frankly, it is creating a legacy influence on the heart and soul of our floor this afternoon. problem for our future. democracy. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- And you are hearing this number cor- This cannot be tolerated, and I ance of my time. rectly, too. The backlog of people wait- strongly support the efforts of the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chair, I rise to ing for those clearances is now over chairman and ranking member to en- speak on House consideration of H.R. 6237, 700,000, and that is what has led the sure Congress will be informed of the the ‘‘Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Au- Government Accountability Office to most critical threats to our democracy. thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 and declare this ‘‘a high risk issue,’’ and I thank the chairman and ranking 2019.’’ that means that it is one of the areas member, and the entire intelligence I thank Chairman NUNES, Ranking Member that the GAO believes is most in need community and staff, for their dedi- SCHIFF for their work to bring this bill before of reform. cated oversight of the intelligence the full House of consideration. The country cannot wait 2 years to community and their commitment to Our nation’s national security professionals recruit top talent for our IC. Appli- enhancing national security. require our support in words as well as deeds cants for clearance, of course, should Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I will briefly in the form of legislation like the authorization be carefully scrutinized, and the United say that the former ranking member, measure we are debating and sufficient fund- States should take care that only re- Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, who has many in- ing to carry out the work of protecting our sponsible and trustworthy parties gain telligence professionals in his district, great nation from our enemies. access to our Nation’s classified infor- is highly regarded in our committee, I offered several Jackson Lee Amendments mation. and I respect and am thankful for his for consideration under this bill. support of the bill. I thank the Rules Committee for making in b 1400 Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance order Jackson Lee Amendment No. 3, des- We absolutely should guard it as a of my time. ignated as No. 33 on the Rules Committee national treasure. But we need to give Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, might I roster for consideration for this bill. the IC the people it needs to collect, inquire of the gentleman whether he This Jackson Lee Amendment, amends the process, analyze, and distribute infor- has any further speakers? Sense of Congress already in the bill on the mation, pure and simple. So the bill be- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I have no importance of re-review of security clearances fore us today does, in fact, include lan- further speakers. held by individuals by adding consideration of guage to address the issue of security Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I will whether the security clearance holder’s asso- clearances. take this opportunity to close, and I ciation or sympathy with persons or organiza- As we progress forward, we must do yield myself the balance of my time. tions that advocate, threaten, or use force or so methodically, with feedback from Mr. Chairman, 1 month ago, the CIA violence, or any other illegal or unconstitu- the most affected. We have a long proc- held its annual memorial ceremony to tional means, in an effort to prevent others ess ahead of us, but if we don’t take honor its fallen. This year, the agency from exercising their rights under the Constitu- steps now, frankly, pretty soon it is added four stars to the memorial wall, tion or laws of the United States or of any going to be too late. We must address signifying four officers killed in the state, on account of race, religion, national ori- the security clearance dilemma, and line of duty but who cannot be publicly gin, disability, or other impermissible factors. we must pass this bill to begin that named even in death. That, Mr. Chair- In addition to this amendment, I offered process. man, is the sacrifice that we ask of our three other Jackson Lee Amendments to H.R. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I con- intelligence professionals, and it is one 6237: tinue to reserve the balance of my that they are prepared to make. The first Jackson Lee Amendment is des- time. In exchange for that fidelity, it is our ignated as No. 32 on the Rules Committee Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 job to provide the intelligence commu- roster, and would have amended the Sense of minutes to the gentleman from Mary- nity with the tools and authorities Congress already in the bill that addresses the land (Mr. RUPPERSBERGER), who is the that it needs to keep us safe, all while importance of conducting background checks former ranking member of the Perma- exercising our constitutional authority for retention of security clearances or the nent Select Committee on Intelligence of oversight and direction. This bill issuance of new clearances to also consider and a great stalwart for the men and meets that responsibility, and I urge an applicant’s membership in a hate group women who work within the IC. its passage by the House. and their participation in activities espoused by Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chair- I would also like to take this oppor- hate groups that involve violence or incitement man, I want to thank the ranking tunity to thank my colleagues on the of violence which disrupts civic life. member for yielding. Permanent Select Committee on Intel- The second Jackson Lee Amendment is Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong sup- ligence and our incredible staff. In par- designated as No. 34, on the Rules Com- port of this bipartisan bill. First and ticular, I thank Shannon Stuart, Carly mittee rosters, and would have amended the foremost, intelligence is about people. Blake, Alan Souza, Mark Stewart, Sense of Congress already in the bill on the

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All time for general debate has havior towards vulnerable groups. at the white supremacists’ rally held in Char- expired. The third Jackson Lee Amendment is des- lottesville, Virginia. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be ignated as No. 38 on the Rules Committee The violence of RAM members has been a considered for amendment under the 5- rosters, and would have required that the Di- hallmark of the group and its members. minute rule. rector of National Intelligence conduct an as- The Anti-Defamation League describes In lieu of the amendment in the na- sessment and report to Congress on the reli- RAM as a white supremacist group whose ture of a substitute recommend by the ance of intelligence activities on civilian con- members believe they are fighting against a Permanent Select Committee on Intel- tractors to support Government activities, in- ‘‘modern world’’ corrupted by the ‘‘destructive ligence, printed in the bill, it shall be cluding intelligence analysis. cultural influences’’ of liberals, Jews, Muslims in order to consider as an original bill Each of these Jackson Lee Amendments and non-white immigrants. for the purpose of amendment under sought to strengthen and improve the process They refer to themselves as the ‘‘premier the 5-minute rule an amendment in the of security clearance awards and oversight of MMA (mixed martial arts) club of the Alt- nature of a substitute consisting of the contractors engaged in national security work. Right.’’ text of Rules Committee Print 115–80. The rights and dignity of all Americans must RAM is characterized as operating like a That amendment in the nature of a be held dear and protected from assaults that street-fighting club. substitute shall be considered as read. challenge the very freedom we value most. Members actively train to do physical battle The text of the amendment in the na- It is our diversity and our capacity for toler- with their ideological foes, and have been in- ture of a substitute is as follows: ance of others who are different that is the es- volved in violent clashes during political rallies H.R. 6237 and demonstrations. sence of American exceptionalism. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- As a nation we have come through many RAM members consider themselves to be resentatives of the United States of America in struggles and challenges to reach a point part of the ‘‘Alt Right.’’ Congress assembled, RAM’s membership has deep roots in Cali- where we accept the diversity of our nation as SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ORGANIZATION OF ACT fornia’s racist skinhead movement, and in- a strength and not a weakness. INTO DIVISIONS. cludes individuals who have faced serious HORT ITLE A period in our history that challenges the (a) S T .—This Act may be cited as criminal charges, including assault, robbery the ‘‘Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Au- very foundation of our nation was framed by a and weapon offenses. thorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019’’. speech given by Abraham Lincoln on the oc- RAM consists of several dozen loosely affili- (b) ORGANIZATION.—This Act is organized into casion of his nomination to become the Sen- ated neo-Nazis and racist skinheads who were two divisions as follows: ator from the State of Illinois. (1) DIVISION A.—Intelligence Authorization formerly known as the DIY Division, but re- He said: ‘‘A house divided against itself, Act for Fiscal Year 2018. branded themselves as the Rise Above Move- cannot stand. I believe this government cannot (2) DIVISION B.—Intelligence Authorization ment in the spring of 2017. endure, permanently, half slave and half free. Act for Fiscal Year 2019. The FBI has opened an informal investiga- DIVISION A—INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZA- I do not expect the Union to be dissolved—I tion into this group because of the violence do not expect the house to fall—but I do ex- TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 associated with its members. SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. pect it will cease to be divided. It will become The United States is a nation of laws, which all one thing or all the other. Either the oppo- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited gives us the freedom to agree and most im- as the ‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal nents of slavery will arrest the further spread portantly disagree with not only each other but Year 2018’’. of it, and place it where the public mind shall with our government. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- rest in the belief that it is in the course of ulti- But the limitations to the right to disagree tents for this division is as follows: mate extinction; or its advocates will push it can be best described by the ancient wisdom: Sec. 101. Short title; table of contents. forward, till it shall become lawful in all the ‘‘Your right to swing your arms ends just Sec. 102. Definitions. States, old as well as new—North as well as where the other person’s nose begins.’’ TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES South.’’ There is a limit to the expression of free Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations. He was speaking of the pernicious national speech and the freedom to assemble and that Sec. 1102. Classified Schedule of Authoriza- shame of slavery that led ultimately to the Civil limit is violence. tions. War that cost more than 600,00 lives over the I know that the work of our intelligence com- Sec. 1103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. very question of human rights and human dig- Sec. 1104. Intelligence Community Management munity is difficult and often goes without notice Account. nity for all persons. by the American public. Although the question of equality and justice TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN- I firmly believe that the actions of those who CY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYS- for all has been asked and answered during hold security clearances as they go about their TEM pivotal moments in our nation’s history today lives should reflect the higher goals and val- Sec. 1201. Authorization of appropriations. we are facing another challenge to our core ues of nation. Sec. 1202. Computation of annuities for employ- beliefs. To engage in violent acts against persons ees of the Central Intelligence I offered these Jackson Lee Amendments to engaged in constitutionally protected activity Agency. establish that this Congress is not wavering in on account of race, religion, color, gender, TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE its commitment to protect the lives, liberties or sexual orientation, language of original, immi- COMMUNITY MATTERS freedom of Americans from those who seek to gration status, or creed is an affront to the Sec. 1301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence do them harm. framers of the Constitution for this great na- activities. Specifically, four of the Jackson Lee tion. Sec. 1302. Increase in employee compensation Amendments were prompted by the actions of The actions of Mr. Miselis put at risk not and benefits authorized by law. Mr. Miselis who has a security clearance and only his career, but also the reputation of peo- TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELE- worked for Northrup Grumman, a major de- ple who hold national security clearances. MENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU- fense contractor, at the time he engaged in The awarding of security clearances to con- NITY physical violence against persons protesting tractors must be better managed and the con- Sec. 1401. Authority for protection of current racism and white supremacy in Charlottesville, sequences for involvement in activities that and former employees of the Of- Virginia. fice of the Director of National would be cause for dismissal from the armed Intelligence. In May 2018, Northrup Grumman was in- services or any federal agency should not go Sec. 1402. Designation of the program manager- formed of Mr. Miselis’ membership in RAM unnoticed. information sharing environment. and the violent assaults he initiated while he I am committed to the task of building the Sec. 1403. Technical modification to the execu- was in Charlottesville participating in activities capacity and resources of the intelligence tive schedule.

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TITLE V—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS (b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF (c) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.— Sec. 1501. Period of overseas assignments for AUTHORIZATIONS.— (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In certain foreign service officers. (1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of addition to amounts authorized to be appro- Sec. 1502. Assessment of significant Russian in- Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) priated for the Intelligence Community Manage- fluence campaigns directed at for- shall be made available to the Committee on Ap- ment Account by subsection (a), there are au- eign elections and referenda. propriations of the Senate, the Committee on thorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Sec. 1503. Foreign counterintelligence and cy- Appropriations of the House of Representatives, Community Management Account for fiscal year bersecurity threats to Federal and to the President. 2018 such additional amounts as are specified in election campaigns. (2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Subject the classified Schedule of Authorizations re- Sec. 1504. Intelligence community reports on se- to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for ferred to in section 1102(a). curity clearances. suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of (2) AUTHORIZATION OF PERSONNEL.—In addi- Sec. 1505. Assessment of threat finance relating Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or tion to the personnel authorized by subsection to Russia. of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within (b) for elements of the Intelligence Community Sec. 1506. Report on cyber exchange program. the executive branch. Management Account as of September 30, 2018, Sec. 1507. Review of Intelligence Community (3) LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE.—The President there are authorized such additional personnel whistleblower matters. shall not publicly disclose the classified Sched- for the Community Management Account as of Sec. 1508. Report on role of Director of National ule of Authorizations or any portion of such that date as are specified in the classified Intelligence with respect to cer- Schedule except— Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section tain foreign investments. (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Imple- 1102(a). Sec. 1509. Semiannual reports on investigations menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis- TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN- of unauthorized disclosures of sion Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); CY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYS- classified information. (B) to the extent necessary to implement the TEM budget; or Sec. 1510. Reports on intelligence community SEC. 1201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (C) as otherwise required by law. participation in vulnerabilities eq- There is authorized to be appropriated for the uities process of Federal Govern- SEC. 1103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS. Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis- ment. (a) AUTHORITY FOR INCREASES.—The Director ability Fund for fiscal year 2018 the sum of Sec. 1511. Sense of Congress on notifications of of National Intelligence may authorize employ- $514,000,000. ment of civilian personnel in excess of the num- certain disclosures of classified in- SEC. 1202. COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES FOR EM- formation. ber authorized for fiscal year 2018 by the classi- PLOYEES OF THE CENTRAL INTEL- Sec. 1512. Technical amendments related to the fied Schedule of Authorizations referred to in LIGENCE AGENCY. Department of Energy. section 1102(a) if the Director of National Intel- (a) COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES.— SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. ligence determines that such action is necessary (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 221 of the Central In this division, the terms ‘‘congressional in- to the performance of important intelligence Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. telligence committees’’ and ‘‘intelligence commu- functions, except that the number of personnel 2031) is amended— nity’’ have the meaning given those terms in employed in excess of the number authorized (A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking the pe- section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 under such section may not, for any element of riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, as determined U.S.C. 3003). the intelligence community, exceed— by using the annual rate of basic pay that (1) 3 percent of the number of civilian per- TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES would be payable for full-time service in that sonnel authorized under such schedule for such position.’’; SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. element; or (B) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘12- (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby author- (2) 10 percent of the number of civilian per- month’’ and inserting ‘‘2-year’’; ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for sonnel authorized under such schedule for such (C) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘one year’’ the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence- element for the purposes of converting the per- and inserting ‘‘two years’’; related activities of the following elements of the formance of any function by contractors to per- (D) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘one United States Government: formance by civilian personnel. year’’ each place such term appears and insert- (1) The Office of the Director of National In- (b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.—The ing ‘‘two years’’; telligence. Director of National Intelligence shall establish (E) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), (j), (2) The Central Intelligence Agency. guidelines that govern, for each element of the (k), and (l) as subsections (i), (j), (k), (l), and (3) The Department of Defense. intelligence community, the treatment under the (m), respectively; and (4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. personnel levels authorized under section (F) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol- (5) The National Security Agency. 1102(a), including any exemption from such per- lowing: (6) The Department of the Army, the Depart- sonnel levels, of employment or assignment in— ‘‘(h) CONDITIONAL ELECTION OF INSURABLE IN- ment of the Navy, and the Department of the (1) a student program, trainee program, or TEREST SURVIVOR ANNUITY BY PARTICIPANTS Air Force. similar program; MARRIED AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT.— (7) The Coast Guard. (2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annu- ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO MAKE DESIGNATION.—Sub- (8) The Department of State. itant; or ject to the rights of former spouses under sub- (9) The Department of the Treasury. (3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time section (b) and section 222, at the time of retire- (10) The Department of Energy. training. ment a married participant found by the Direc- (11) The Department of Justice. (c) NOTICE TO CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE tor to be in good health may elect to receive an (12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. COMMITTEES.—Not later than 15 days prior to annuity reduced in accordance with subsection (13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. the exercise of an authority described in sub- (f)(1)(B) and designate in writing an individual (14) The National Reconnaissance Office. section (a), the Director of National Intelligence having an insurable interest in the participant (15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence to receive an annuity under the system after the Agency. committees— participant’s death, except that any such elec- (16) The Department of Homeland Security. (1) a written notice of the exercise of such au- tion to provide an insurable interest survivor (b) CERTAIN SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION.—Funds thority; and annuity to the participant’s spouse shall only be appropriated by the Department of Defense Mis- (2) in the case of an exercise of such authority effective if the participant’s spouse waives the sile Defeat and Defense Enhancements Appro- subject to the limitation in subsection (a)(2), a spousal right to a survivor annuity under this priations Act, 2018 (division B of Public Law written justification for the contractor conver- Act. The amount of the annuity shall be equal 115–96) for intelligence or intelligence-related sion that includes a comparison of whole-of- to 55 percent of the participant’s reduced annu- activities are specifically authorized by the Con- Government costs. ity. gress for purposes of section 504 of the National SEC. 1104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGE- ‘‘(2) REDUCTION IN PARTICIPANT’S ANNUITY.— Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094), as specified MENT ACCOUNT. The annuity payable to the participant making in the classified Schedule of Authorizations pur- (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— such election shall be reduced by 10 percent of suant to section 1102, and are subject to such There is authorized to be appropriated for the an annuity computed under subsection (a) and section 504. Intelligence Community Management Account by an additional 5 percent for each full 5 years SEC. 1102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHOR- of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal the designated individual is younger than the IZATIONS. year 2018 the sum of $546,900,000. participant. The total reduction under this sub- (a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The (b) AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LEVELS.—The ele- paragraph may not exceed 40 percent. amounts authorized to be appropriated under ments within the Intelligence Community Man- ‘‘(3) COMMENCEMENT OF SURVIVOR ANNUITY.— section 1101 and, subject to section 1103, the au- agement Account of the Director of National In- The annuity payable to the designated indi- thorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, telligence are authorized 797 positions as of Sep- vidual shall begin on the day after the retired 2018, for the conduct of the intelligence activi- tember 30, 2018. Personnel serving in such ele- participant dies and terminate on the last day ties of the elements listed in paragraphs (1) ments may be permanent employees of the Office of the month before the designated individual through (16) of section 1101, are those specified of the Director of National Intelligence or per- dies. in the classified Schedule of Authorizations pre- sonnel detailed from other elements of the ‘‘(4) RECOMPUTATION OF PARTICIPANT’S ANNU- pared to accompany this division. United States Government. ITY ON DEATH OF DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL.—An

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.011 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6135 annuity which is reduced under this subsection SEC. 1402. DESIGNATION OF THE PROGRAM MAN- the Director of National Intelligence shall sub- shall, effective the first day of the month fol- AGER-INFORMATION-SHARING ENVI- mit to the congressional intelligence committees lowing the death of the designated individual, RONMENT. a report containing an analytical assessment of be recomputed and paid as if the annuity had (a) INFORMATION-SHARING ENVIRONMENT.— the most significant Russian influence cam- not been so reduced.’’. Section 1016(b) of the Intelligence Reform and paigns, if any, conducted during the 3-year pe- (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. riod preceding the date of the enactment of this 485(b)) is amended— (A) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIRE- Act, as well as the most significant current or (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘President’’ MENT ACT.—The Central Intelligence Agency Re- planned such Russian influence campaigns, if and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intel- tirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) is amend- any. Such assessment shall include— ligence’’; and ed— (1) a summary of such significant Russian in- (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘President’’ fluence campaigns, including, at a minimum, (i) in section 232(b)(1) (50 U.S.C. 2052(b)(1)), both places that term appears and inserting by striking ‘‘221(h),’’ and inserting ‘‘221(i),’’; the specific means by which such campaigns ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. were conducted, are being conducted, or likely and (b) PROGRAM MANAGER.—Section 1016(f)(1) of will be conducted, as appropriate, and the spe- (ii) in section 252(h)(4) (50 U.S.C. 2082(h)(4)), the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven- cific goal of each such campaign; by striking ‘‘221(k)’’ and inserting ‘‘221(l)’’. tion Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(f)(1)) is amended (2) a summary of any defenses against or re- (B) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF by striking ‘‘The individual designated as the sponses to such Russian influence campaigns by 1949.—Subsection (a) of section 14 of the Central program manager shall serve as program man- the foreign state holding the elections or Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. ager until removed from service or replaced by referenda; 3514(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘221(h)(2), the President (at the President’s sole discre- (3) a summary of any relevant activities by 221(i), 221(l),’’ and inserting ‘‘221(i)(2), 221(j), tion).’’ and inserting ‘‘Beginning on the date of elements of the intelligence community under- 221(m),’’. the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization taken for the purpose of assisting the govern- (b) ANNUITIES FOR FORMER SPOUSES.—Sub- Act for Fiscal Year 2018, each individual des- ment of such foreign state in defending against paragraph (B) of section 222(b)(5) of the Central ignated as the program manager shall be ap- or responding to such Russian influence cam- Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. pointed by the Director of National Intel- paigns; and 2032(b)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘one year’’ ligence.’’. and inserting ‘‘two years’’. (4) an assessment of the effectiveness of such SEC. 1403. TECHNICAL MODIFICATION TO THE EX- defenses and responses described in paragraphs (c) PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.—Subparagraph ECUTIVE SCHEDULE. (2) and (3). (A) of section 252(b)(3) of the Central Intel- Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection ligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. amended by adding at the end the following: 2082(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, ‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence (a) may be submitted in classified form, but if so 1990’’ both places that term appears and insert- and Security Center.’’. submitted, shall contain an unclassified sum- ing ‘‘March 31, 1991’’. mary. TITLE V—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS (c) RUSSIAN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGN DEFINED.— (d) REEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—Section SEC. 1501. PERIOD OF OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS In this section, the term ‘‘Russian influence 273 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retire- FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN SERVICE OF- campaign’’ means any effort, covert or overt, ment Act (50 U.S.C. 2113) is amended— FICERS. and by any means, attributable to the Russian (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as (a) LENGTH OF PERIOD OF ASSIGNMENT.—Sub- Federation directed at an election, referendum, subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and section (a) of section 502 of the Foreign Service or similar process in a country other than the (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982) is amended by add- Russian Federation or the United States. lowing: ing at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) In making assignments under paragraph SEC. 1503. FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ‘‘(b) PART-TIME REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS.— AND CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO The Director shall have the authority to reem- (1), and in accordance with section 903, and, if FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. applicable, section 503, the Secretary shall as- ploy an annuitant on a part-time basis in ac- (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.— sure that a member of the Service may serve at cordance with section 8344(l) of title 5, United (1) IN GENERAL.—As provided in paragraph States Code.’’. a post for a period of not more than six consecu- (2), for each Federal election, the Director of (e) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—The tive years.’’. National Intelligence, in coordination with the OREIGN LANGUAGE DEPLOYMENT RE- amendments made by subsection (a)(1)(A) and (b) F Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intel- QUIREMENTS.—Section 702 of the Foreign Service subsection (c) shall take effect as if enacted on ligence and Analysis and the Director of the Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4022) is amended by— October 28, 2009, and shall apply to computa- Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall make (1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection tions or participants, respectively, as of such publicly available on an internet website an ad- (d); and date. visory report on foreign counterintelligence and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- cybersecurity threats to election campaigns for TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE lowing new subsection: Federal offices. Each such report shall include, COMMUNITY MATTERS ‘‘(c) FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPLOYMENT RE- consistent with the protection of sources and SEC. 1301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTEL- QUIREMENTS.— methods, each of the following: LIGENCE ACTIVITIES. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, (A) A description of foreign counterintel- The authorization of appropriations by this with the assistance of other relevant officials, ligence and cybersecurity threats to election division shall not be deemed to constitute au- shall require all members of the Service who re- campaigns for Federal offices. thority for the conduct of any intelligence activ- ceive foreign language training in Arabic, Farsi, (B) A summary of best practices that election ity which is not otherwise authorized by the Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), Turkish, Ko- campaigns for Federal offices can employ in Constitution or the laws of the United States. rean, and Japanese by the institution or other- seeking to counter such threats. SEC. 1302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSA- wise in accordance with subsection (b) to serve three successive tours in positions in which the (C) An identification of any publicly available TION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED resources, including United States Government BY LAW. acquired language is both relevant and deter- resources, for countering such threats. Appropriations authorized by this division for mined to be a benefit to the Department. (2) SCHEDULE FOR SUBMITTAL.—A report salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for ‘‘(2) OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), at least one of the three suc- under this subsection shall be made available as Federal employees may be increased by such ad- follows: ditional or supplemental amounts as may be cessive tours referred to in such paragraph shall be an overseas deployment. (A) In the case of a report regarding a special necessary for increases in such compensation or election held for the office of Senator or Member benefits authorized by law. ‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the application of paragraph (1) for med- of the House of Representatives during 2019, not TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELE- ical or family hardship or in the interest of na- later than the date that is 60 days before the MENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU- tional security. date of such special election. NITY ‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Sec- (B) In the case of a report regarding an elec- SEC. 1401. AUTHORITY FOR PROTECTION OF CUR- retary of State shall notify the Committees on tion for a Federal office during any subsequent RENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the year, not later than the date that is 1 year be- THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF House of Representatives and Committees on fore the date of the election. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the (3) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—A report Section 5(a)(4) of the Central Intelligence Senate at the end of each fiscal year of any in- under this subsection shall reflect the most cur- Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3506(a)(4)) is stances during the prior twelve months in which rent information available to the Director of Na- amended by striking ‘‘such personnel of the Of- the waiver authority described in paragraph (3) tional Intelligence regarding foreign counter- fice of the Director of National Intelligence as was invoked.’’. intelligence and cybersecurity threats. the Director of National Intelligence may des- SEC. 1502. ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANT RUS- (b) TREATMENT OF CAMPAIGNS SUBJECT TO ignate;’’ and inserting ‘‘current and former per- SIAN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS DI- HEIGHTENED THREATS.—If the Director of the sonnel of the Office of the Director of National RECTED AT FOREIGN ELECTIONS Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Under Intelligence and their immediate families as the AND REFERENDA. Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence Director of National Intelligence may des- (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 and Analysis jointly determine that an election ignate;’’. days after the date of the enactment of this Act, campaign for Federal office is subject to a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.011 H12JYPT1 H6136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 heightened foreign counterintelligence or cyber- ‘‘(ii) the total number that were adjudicated (4) A summary of engagement and coordina- security threat, the Director and the Under Sec- unfavorably and resulted in a denial or revoca- tion with international partners on threat fi- retary, consistent with the protection of sources tion of a security clearance. nance relating to Russia, especially in Europe, and methods, may make available additional in- ‘‘(D) The total number of security clearance including examples of such engagement and co- formation to the appropriate representatives of periodic background investigations that were ordination. such campaign. adjudicated with notice of a determination pro- (5) An identification of any resource and col- SEC. 1504. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTS vided to the existing employee, including— lection gaps. ON SECURITY CLEARANCES. ‘‘(i) the total number that were adjudicated (6) An identification of— (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of favorably; and (A) entry points of money laundering by Rus- Congress that— ‘‘(ii) the total number that were adjudicated sian and associated entities into the United (1) despite sustained efforts by Congress and unfavorably and resulted in a denial or revoca- States; the executive branch, an unacceptable backlog tion of a security clearance. (B) any vulnerabilities within the United ‘‘(E) The total number of pending security in processing and adjudicating security clear- States legal and financial system, including spe- clearance background investigations, including ances persists, both within elements of the intel- cific sectors, which have been or could be ex- initial applicant investigations and periodic re- ligence community and in other departments of ploited in connection with Russian threat fi- investigations, that were not adjudicated as of the Federal Government, with some processing nance activities; and the last day of such year and that remained times exceeding a year or even more; (C) the counterintelligence threat posed by pending as follows: (2) the protracted clearance timetable threat- Russian money laundering and other forms of ‘‘(i) For 180 days or less. threat finance, as well as the threat to the ens the ability of elements of the intelligence ‘‘(ii) For 180 days or longer, but less than 12 United States financial system and United community to hire and retain highly qualified months. individuals, and thus to fulfill the missions of ‘‘(iii) For 12 months or longer, but less than 18 States efforts to enforce sanctions and combat such elements; months. organized crime. (3) the prospect of a lengthy clearance process ‘‘(iv) For 18 months or longer, but less than 24 (7) Any other matters the Director determines deters some such individuals from seeking em- months. appropriate. ployment with the intelligence community in the ‘‘(v) For 24 months or longer. (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required first place, and, when faced with a long wait ‘‘(F) In the case of security clearance deter- under subsection (a) may be submitted in classi- time, those with conditional offers of employ- minations completed or pending during the year fied form. ment may opt to discontinue the security clear- preceding the year for which the report is sub- (d) THREAT FINANCE DEFINED.—In this sec- ance process and pursue different opportunities; mitted that have taken longer than 12 months to tion, the term ‘‘threat finance’’ means— (4) now more than ever, therefore, the broken complete— (1) the financing of cyber operations, global security clearance process badly needs funda- ‘‘(i) an explanation of the causes for the influence campaigns, intelligence service activi- mental reform; and delays incurred during the period covered by the ties, proliferation, terrorism, or transnational (5) in the meantime, to ensure the ability of report; and crime and drug organizations; elements of the intelligence community to hire ‘‘(ii) the number of such delays involving a (2) the methods and entities used to spend, and retain highly qualified personnel, elements polygraph requirement. store, move, raise, conceal, or launder money or should consider, to the extent possible and con- ‘‘(G) The percentage of security clearance in- value, on behalf of threat actors; sistent with national security, permitting new vestigations, including initial and periodic re- (3) sanctions evasion; and employees to enter on duty immediately or near- investigations, that resulted in a denial or rev- (4) other forms of threat finance activity do- ly so, and to perform, on a temporary basis ocation of a security clearance. mestically or internationally, as defined by the pending final adjudication of their security ‘‘(H) The percentage of security clearance in- President. clearances, work that either does not require a vestigations that resulted in incomplete informa- SEC. 1506. REPORT ON CYBER EXCHANGE PRO- security clearance or requires only a low-level tion. GRAM. ‘‘(I) The percentage of security clearance in- interim clearance. (a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the vestigations that did not result in enough infor- (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 506H of the National date of the enactment of this Act, the Director Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3104) is amend- mation to make a decision on potentially ad- of National Intelligence shall submit to the con- ed— verse information. gressional intelligence committees a report on ‘‘(3) The report required under this subsection (1) in subsection (a)(1)— the potential establishment of a fully voluntary (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may exchange program between elements of the intel- ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; include a classified annex.’’; and ligence community and private technology com- (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para- (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘; panies under which— graph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and and’’ and inserting a period; and (1) an employee of an element of the intel- (C) by striking subparagraph (C); inserting ‘‘subsections (a)(1) and (b)’’. ligence community with demonstrated expertise (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub- SEC. 1505. ASSESSMENT OF THREAT FINANCE RE- and work experience in cybersecurity or related section (c); LATING TO RUSSIA. disciplines may elect to be temporarily detailed (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 to a private technology company that has elect- lowing new subsection (b): days after the date of the enactment of this Act, ed to receive the detailee; and the Director of National Intelligence, in coordi- ‘‘(b) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTS.—(1) (2) an employee of a private technology com- Not later than March 1 of each year, the Direc- nation with the Assistant Secretary of the pany with demonstrated expertise and work ex- tor of National Intelligence shall submit to the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis, shall perience in cybersecurity or related disciplines congressional intelligence committees, the Com- submit to the congressional intelligence commit- may elect to be temporarily detailed to an ele- mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental tees a report containing an assessment of Rus- ment of the intelligence community that has Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on sian threat finance. The assessment shall be elected to receive the detailee. Homeland Security of the House of Representa- based on intelligence from all sources, including (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection tives a report on the security clearances proc- from the Office of Terrorism and Financial In- (a) shall include the following: essed by each element of the intelligence commu- telligence of the Department of the Treasury. (1) An assessment of the feasibility of estab- (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by sub- nity during the preceding fiscal year. Each such lishing the exchange program described in such section (a) shall include each of the following: report shall separately identify security clear- subsection. (1) A summary of leading examples from the 3- (2) Identification of any challenges in estab- ances processed for Federal employees and con- year period preceding the date of the submittal tractor employees sponsored by each such ele- lishing the exchange program. of the report of threat finance activities con- (3) An evaluation of the benefits to the intel- ment. ducted by, for the benefit of, or at the behest ‘‘(2) Each report submitted under paragraph ligence community that would result from the of— exchange program. (1) shall include each of the following for each (A) officials of the Government of Russia; element of the intelligence community for the (B) persons subject to sanctions under any SEC. 1507. REVIEW OF INTELLIGENCE COMMU- fiscal year covered by the report: provision of law imposing sanctions with respect NITY WHISTLEBLOWER MATTERS. ‘‘(A) The total number of initial security to Russia; (a) REVIEW OF WHISTLEBLOWER MATTERS.— clearance background investigations sponsored (C) Russian nationals subject to sanctions The Inspector General of the Intelligence Com- for new applicants. under any other provision of law; or munity, in consultation with the inspectors gen- ‘‘(B) The total number of security clearance (D) Russian oligarchs or organized criminals. eral for the Central Intelligence Agency, the Na- periodic reinvestigations sponsored for existing (2) An assessment with respect to any trends tional Security Agency, the National employees. or patterns in threat finance activities relating Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Defense In- ‘‘(C) The total number of initial security to Russia, including common methods of con- telligence Agency, and the National Reconnais- clearance background investigations for new ap- ducting such activities and global nodes of sance Office, shall conduct a review of the au- plicants that were adjudicated with notice of a money laundering used by Russian threat actors thorities, policies, investigatory standards, and determination provided to the prospective appli- described in paragraph (1) and associated enti- other practices and procedures relating to intel- cant, including— ties. ligence community whistleblower matters, with ‘‘(i) the total number that were adjudicated (3) An assessment of any connections between respect to such inspectors general. favorably and granted access to classified infor- Russian individuals involved in money laun- (b) OBJECTIVE OF REVIEW.—The objective of mation; and dering and the Government of Russia. the review required under subsection (a) is to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.011 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6137 identify any discrepancies, inconsistencies, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall sub- review under the Vulnerabilities Equities Proc- other issues, which frustrate the timely and ef- mit to the congressional intelligence committees, ess; and fective reporting of intelligence community the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, (ii) the process used by such element to make whistleblower matters to appropriate inspectors and the Committee on the Judiciary of the such determination; and general and to the congressional intelligence House of Representatives a report on the status (B) the roles or responsibilities of that element committees, and the fair and expeditious inves- of each referral made to the Department of Jus- during a review of a vulnerability submitted to tigation and resolution of such matters. tice from any element of the intelligence commu- the Vulnerabilities Equities Process. (c) CONDUCT OF REVIEW.—The Inspector Gen- nity regarding an unauthorized disclosure of (2) CHANGES TO PROCESS OR CRITERIA.—Not eral of the Intelligence Community shall take classified information made during the most re- later than 30 days after any significant change such measures as the Inspector General deter- cent 365-day period or any referral that has not is made to the process and criteria used by any mines necessary in order to ensure that the re- yet been closed, regardless of the date the refer- element of the intelligence community for deter- view required by subsection (a) is conducted in ral was made. mining whether to submit a vulnerability for rean independent and objective fashion. ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under view under the Vulnerabilities Equities Process, (d) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the paragraph (1) shall include, for each referral such element shall submit to the congressional date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector covered by the report, at a minimum, the fol- intelligence committees a report describing such General of the Intelligence Community shall lowing: change. submit to the congressional intelligence commit- ‘‘(A) The date the referral was received. (3) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report submitted tees a written report containing the results of ‘‘(B) A statement indicating whether the al- under this subsection shall be submitted in un- the review required under subsection (a), along leged unauthorized disclosure described in the classified form, but may include a classified with recommendations to improve the timely and referral was substantiated by the Department of annex. effective reporting of intelligence community Justice. (b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— whistleblower matters to inspectors general and ‘‘(C) A statement indicating the highest level (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than to the congressional intelligence committees and of classification of the information that was re- once each calendar year, the Director of Na- the fair and expeditious investigation and reso- vealed in the unauthorized disclosure. tional Intelligence shall submit to the congres- lution of such matters. ‘‘(D) A statement indicating whether an open sional intelligence committees a classified report SEC. 1508. REPORT ON ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF NA- criminal investigation related to the referral is containing, with respect to the previous year— TIONAL INTELLIGENCE WITH RE- active. (A) the number of vulnerabilities submitted for SPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN IN- ‘‘(E) A statement indicating whether any review under the Vulnerabilities Equities Proc- VESTMENTS. criminal charges have been filed related to the ess; (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the referral. (B) the number of vulnerabilities described in date of the enactment of this Act, the Director ‘‘(F) A statement indicating whether the De- subparagraph (A) disclosed to each vendor re- of National Intelligence, in consultation with partment of Justice has been able to attribute sponsible for correcting the vulnerability, or to the heads of the elements of the intelligence the unauthorized disclosure to a particular enti- the public, pursuant to the Vulnerabilities Equi- community determined appropriate by the Direc- ty or individual. ties Process; and tor, shall submit to the congressional intel- ‘‘(c) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report sub- (C) the aggregate number, by category, of the ligence committees a report on the role of the Di- mitted under this section shall be submitted in vulnerabilities excluded from review under the rector in preparing analytic materials in con- unclassified form, but may have a classified Vulnerabilities Equities Process, as described in nection with the evaluation by the Federal Gov- annex. paragraph 5.4 of the Vulnerabilities Equities ernment of national security risks associated ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: Policy and Process document. with potential foreign investments into the ‘‘(1) COVERED OFFICIAL.—The term ‘covered (2) UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Each report United States. official’ means— submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection ‘‘(A) the heads of each element of the intel- unclassified appendix that contains— (a) shall include— ligence community; and (A) the aggregate number of vulnerabilities (1) a description of the current process for the ‘‘(B) the inspectors general with oversight re- disclosed to vendors or the public pursuant to provision of the analytic materials described in sponsibility for an element of the intelligence the Vulnerabilities Equities Process; and subsection (a); community. (B) the aggregate number of vulnerabilities (2) an identification of the most significant ‘‘(2) INVESTIGATION.—The term ‘investigation’ disclosed to vendors or the public pursuant to benefits and drawbacks of such process with re- means any inquiry, whether formal or informal, the Vulnerabilities Equities Process known to spect to the role of the Director, including the into the existence of an unauthorized public dis- have been patched. sufficiency of resources and personnel to pre- closure of classified information. (3) NONDUPLICATION.—The Director of Na- pare such materials; and ‘‘(3) UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF CLASSI- tional Intelligence may forgo submission of an (3) recommendations to improve such process. FIED INFORMATION.—The term ‘unauthorized annual report required under this subsection for SEC. 1509. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON INVESTIGA- disclosure of classified information’ means any a calendar year, if the Director notifies the con- TIONS OF UNAUTHORIZED DISCLO- unauthorized disclosure of classified informa- gressional intelligence committees in writing SURES OF CLASSIFIED INFORMA- tion to any recipient. that, with respect to the same calendar year, an TION. ‘‘(4) UNAUTHORIZED PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF annual report required by paragraph 4.3 of the (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XI of the National Se- CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The term ‘unauthor- Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process doc- curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq.) is ized public disclosure of classified information’ ument already has been submitted to Congress, amended by adding at the end the following means the unauthorized disclosure of classified and such annual report contains the informa- new section: information to a journalist or media organization that would otherwise be required to be in- ‘‘SEC. 1105. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON INVES- tion.’’. cluded in an annual report under this sub- TIGATIONS OF UNAUTHORIZED DIS- (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con- section. CLOSURES OF CLASSIFIED INFORMA- tents in the first section of the National Security (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: TION. Act of 1947 is amended by inserting after the (1) VULNERABILITIES EQUITIES POLICY AND ‘‘(a) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY REPORTING.— item relating to section 1104 the following new PROCESS DOCUMENT.—The term ‘‘Vulnerabilities ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than item: Equities Policy and Process document’’ means once every 6 months, each covered official shall ‘‘Sec. 1105. Semiannual reports on investiga- the executive branch document entitled submit to the congressional intelligence commit- tions of unauthorized disclosures ‘‘Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process’’ tees a report on investigations of unauthorized of classified information.’’. dated November 15, 2017. public disclosures of classified information. SEC. 1510. REPORTS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMU- (2) VULNERABILITIES EQUITIES PROCESS.—The ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted under NITY PARTICIPATION IN term ‘‘Vulnerabilities Equities Process’’ means paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the VULNERABILITIES EQUITIES PROC- the interagency review of vulnerabilities, pursu- preceding 6-month period, the following: ESS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ant to the Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and ‘‘(A) The number of investigations opened by (a) REPORTS ON PROCESS AND CRITERIA UNDER Process document or any successor document. the covered official regarding an unauthorized VULNERABILITIES EQUITIES POLICY AND PROC- (3) VULNERABILITY.—The term ‘‘vulnerability’’ public disclosure of classified information. ESS.— means a weakness in an information system or ‘‘(B) The number of investigations completed (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after its components (for example, system security by the covered official regarding an unauthor- the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc- procedures, hardware design, and internal con- ized public disclosure of classified information. tor of National Intelligence shall submit to the trols) that could be exploited or could affect ‘‘(C) Of the number of such completed inves- congressional intelligence committees a written confidentiality, integrity, or availability of in- tigations identified under subparagraph (B), the report describing— formation. number referred to the Attorney General for (A) with respect to each element of the intel- SEC. 1511. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NOTIFICA- criminal investigation. ligence community— TIONS OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURES OF ‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPORTING.— (i) the title of the official or officials respon- CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than sible for determining whether, pursuant to cri- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that section 502 once every 6 months, the Assistant Attorney teria contained in the Vulnerabilities Equities of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. General for National Security of the Department Policy and Process document or any successor 3092) requires elements of the intelligence com- of Justice, in consultation with the Director of document, a vulnerability must be submitted for munity to keep the congressional intelligence

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.011 H12JYPT1 H6138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 committees ‘‘fully and currently informed’’ (B) by inserting ‘‘Intelligence and’’ after ‘‘the Sec. 2414. Repeal of foreign language pro- about all ‘‘intelligence activities’’ of the United Office of’’. ficiency requirement for certain States, and to ‘‘furnish to the congressional in- (b) ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACT.—Section senior level positions in the Cen- telligence committees any information or mate- 4524(b)(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 tral Intelligence Agency. rial concerning intelligence activities * * * which U.S.C. 2674(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘In- Subtitle C—Office of Intelligence and is requested by either of the congressional intel- telligence and’’ after ‘‘The Director of’’. Counterintelligence of Department of Energy ligence committees in order to carry out its au- (c) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.—Para- Sec. 2421. Consolidation of Department of En- thorized responsibilities.’’. graph (2) of section 106(b) of the National Secu- ergy Offices of Intelligence and (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3041(b)(2)) is amend- Counterintelligence. Congress that— ed— Sec. 2422. Establishment of Energy Infrastruc- (1) section 502 of the National Security Act of (1) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘and ture Security Center. 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3092), together with other intel- Counterintelligence’’ after ‘‘Office of Intel- Sec. 2423. Repeal of Department of Energy In- ligence community authorities, obligate an ele- ligence’’; telligence Executive Committee ment of the intelligence community to submit to (2) by striking subparagraph (F); and budget reporting requirement. the congressional intelligence committees writ- (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), ten notification, by not later than 7 days after and (I) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), re- Subtitle D—Other Elements becoming aware, that an individual in the exec- spectively; and Sec. 2431. Collocation of certain Department of utive branch has disclosed covered classified in- (4) in subparagraph (H), as so redesignated, Homeland Security personnel at formation to an official of an adversary foreign by realigning the margin of such subparagraph field locations. government using methods other than estab- 2 ems to the left. Sec. 2432. Framework for roles, missions, and lished intelligence channels; and DIVISION B—INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZA- functions of Defense Intelligence (2) each such notification should include— TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 Agency. (A) the date and place of the disclosure of Sec. 2433. Consultation by Secretary of Defense classified information covered by the notifica- SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. with Director of National Intel- tion; (a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited ligence for certain functions. (B) a description of such classified informa- as the ‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Sec. 2434. Construction of National Security tion; Year 2019’’. Agency East Campus Building 3. (C) identification of the individual who made (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- Sec. 2435. Establishment of advisory board for such disclosure and the individual to whom tents for this division is as follows: National Reconnaissance Office. such disclosure was made; and Sec. 201. Short title; table of contents. TITLE V—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS (D) a summary of the circumstances of such Sec. 202. Definitions. disclosure. Sec. 2501. Public Interest Declassification TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: Board. (1) ADVERSARY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.—The Sec. 2101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 2502. Repeal of certain reporting require- term ‘‘adversary foreign government’’ means the Sec. 2102. Classified Schedule of Authoriza- ments. government of any of the following foreign tions. Sec. 2503. Notification of significant foreign countries: Sec. 2103. Intelligence Community Management cyber intrusions and active meas- (A) North Korea. Account. ures campaigns directed at elec- (B) Iran. TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN- tions for Federal offices. (C) China. CY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYS- Sec. 2504. Reports on intelligence community (D) Russia. TEM loan repayment and related pro- (E) Cuba. Sec. 2201. Authorization of appropriations. grams. (2) COVERED CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The Sec. 2505. Comptroller General of the United TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE term ‘‘covered classified information’’ means States report on senior executives COMMUNITY MATTERS classified information that was— of the Office of the Director of (A) collected by an element of the intelligence Sec. 2301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence National Intelligence. community; or activities. Sec. 2506. Briefings on counterintelligence ac- (B) provided by the intelligence service or Sec. 2302. Increase in employee compensation tivities of the Federal Bureau of military of a foreign country to an element of and benefits authorized by law. Investigation. the intelligence community. Sec. 2303. Modification of special pay authority Sec. 2507. Briefing on FBI offering permanent (3) ESTABLISHED INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS.— for science, technology, engineer- The term ‘‘established intelligence channels’’ residence to sources and coopera- ing, or mathematics positions and tors. means methods to exchange intelligence to co- addition of special pay authority ordinate foreign intelligence relationships, as es- Sec. 2508. Technical and clerical amendments to for cyber positions. the National Security Act of 1947. tablished pursuant to law by the Director of Na- Sec. 2304. Repeal of Joint Intelligence Commu- SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. tional Intelligence, the Director of the Central nity Council. In this division, the terms ‘‘congressional in- Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Na- Sec. 2305. Permanent enhanced procurement telligence committees’’ and ‘‘intelligence commu- tional Security Agency, or other head of an ele- authority to manage supply chain nity’’ have the meaning given those terms in ment of the intelligence community. risks. section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 (4) INDIVIDUAL IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.— Sec. 2306. Intelligence community information U.S.C. 3003). The term ‘‘individual in the executive branch’’ technology environment. means any officer or employee of the executive Sec. 2307. Development of secure cellular voice TITLE I—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES branch, including individuals— solution for intelligence commu- SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (A) occupying a position specified in article II nity. Funds are hereby authorized to be appro- of the Constitution; Sec. 2308. Policy on minimum insider threat (B) appointed to a position by an individual priated for fiscal year 2019 for the conduct of standards. the intelligence and intelligence-related activi- described in subparagraph (A); or Sec. 2309. Submission of intelligence community (C) serving in the civil service or the senior ex- ties of the following elements of the United policies. ecutive service (or similar service for senior ex- States Government: ecutives of particular departments or agencies). TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELE- (1) The Office of the Director of National In- MENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU- telligence. SEC. 1512. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. NITY (2) The Central Intelligence Agency. (a) NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA- Subtitle A—Office of the Director of National (3) The Department of Defense. TION ACT.— Intelligence (4) The Defense Intelligence Agency. (5) The National Security Agency. (1) CLARIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF THE AD- Sec. 2401. Chief Financial Officer of the Intel- (6) The Department of the Army, the Depart- MINISTRATOR FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY.—Sub- ligence Community. ment of the Navy, and the Department of the section (b) of section 3212 of the National Nu- Sec. 2402. Chief Information Officer of the In- Air Force. clear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. telligence Community. 2402(b)) is amended— (7) The Coast Guard. (A) by striking paragraphs (11) and (12); and Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency (8) The Department of State. (B) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through Sec. 2411. CIA subsistence for personnel as- (9) The Department of the Treasury. (19) as paragraphs (11) through (17), respec- signed to austere locations. (10) The Department of Energy. tively. Sec. 2412. Special rules for certain monthly (11) The Department of Justice. (2) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS.—Sec- workers’ compensation payments (12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. tion 3233(b) of the National Nuclear Security and other payments for CIA per- (13) The Drug Enforcement Administration. Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2423(b)) is amend- sonnel. (14) The National Reconnaissance Office. ed— Sec. 2413. Expansion of security protective serv- (15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence (A) by striking ‘‘Administration’’ and insert- ice jurisdiction of the Central In- Agency. ing ‘‘Department’’; and telligence Agency. (16) The Department of Homeland Security.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.011 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6139 SEC. 2102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHOR- (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol- the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal IZATIONS. lows: Year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 90 (a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The ‘‘(a) SPECIAL RATES OF PAY FOR POSITIONS days after the date of the enactment of the In- amounts authorized to be appropriated under REQUIRING EXPERTISE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, telligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year section 2101 for the conduct of the intelligence ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS.— 2019’’; and activities of the elements listed in paragraphs (1) ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding part III of (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or (b)’’ through (16) of section 2101, are those specified title 5, United States Code, the head of each ele- after ‘‘subsection (a)’’. in the classified Schedule of Authorizations pre- ment of the intelligence community may, for 1 or SEC. 2304. REPEAL OF JOINT INTELLIGENCE COM- pared to accompany this division. more categories of positions in such element that MUNITY COUNCIL. (b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF require expertise in science, technology, engi- (a) REPEAL.—Section 101A of the National Se- AUTHORIZATIONS.— neering, or mathematics— curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3022) is hereby re- (1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of ‘‘(A) establish higher minimum rates of pay; pealed. and Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con- ‘‘(B) make corresponding increases in all rates shall be made available to the Committee on Ap- tents at the beginning of such Act is amended by of pay of the pay range for each grade or level, propriations of the Senate, the Committee on striking the item relating to section 101A. subject to subsection (b) or (c), as applicable. Appropriations of the House of Representatives, (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section and to the President. ‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—The special rate supple- ments resulting from the establishment of higher 102A(c)(1)(B) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3024) is (2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Subject amended by striking ‘‘and, after obtaining the to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for rates under paragraph (1) shall be basic pay for the same or similar purposes as those specified advice of the Joint Intelligence Community suitable distribution of the classified Schedule of Council’’. Authorizations referred to in subsection (a), or in section 5305(j) of title 5, United States Code.’’; (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through SEC. 2305. PERMANENT ENHANCED PROCURE- of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within MENT AUTHORITY TO MANAGE SUP- the executive branch. (f) as subsections (c) through (g), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- PLY CHAIN RISKS. (3) LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE.—The President Section 309 of the Intelligence Authorization shall not publicly disclose the classified Sched- lowing: ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RATES OF PAY FOR CYBER POSI- Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–87; 125 ule of Authorizations or any portion of such TIONS.— Stat. 1875; 50 U.S.C. 3329 note) is amended by Schedule except— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection striking subsection (g). (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Imple- (c), the Director of the National Security Agen- menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis- SEC. 2306. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY INFORMA- cy may establish a special rate of pay— TION TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT. sion Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); ‘‘(A) not to exceed the rate of basic pay pay- (a) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— (B) to the extent necessary to implement the able for level II of the Executive Schedule under (1) DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.— budget; or section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, if the (C) as otherwise required by law. The Director of National Intelligence shall be Director certifies to the Under Secretary of De- responsible for coordinating the performance by SEC. 2103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGE- fense for Intelligence, in consultation with the elements of the intelligence community of IC MENT ACCOUNT. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ITE, including each of the following: (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— Readiness, that the rate of pay is for positions (A) Ensuring compliance with all applicable There is authorized to be appropriated for the that perform functions that execute the cyber IC ITE rules and regulations. Intelligence Community Management Account mission of the Agency; or (B) Ensuring IC ITE measurable performance of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal ‘‘(B) not to exceed the rate of basic pay pay- goals exist. year 2019 the sum of $514,524,000. Within such able for the Vice President of the United States (C) Documenting IC ITE standards and prac- amount, funds identified in the classified Sched- under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, tices. ule of Authorizations referred to in section if the Director certifies to the Secretary of De- (D) Acting as an arbiter among elements of 2102(a) for advanced research and development fense, by name, individuals that have advanced the intelligence community related to any dis- shall remain available until September 30, 2020. skills and competencies and that perform critical agreements arising out of the implementation of (b) CLASSIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS.—In addition functions that execute the cyber mission of the IC ITE. to amounts authorized to be appropriated for Agency. (E) Delegating responsibilities to the elements the Intelligence Community Management Ac- ‘‘(2) PAY LIMITATION.—Employees receiving a of the intelligence community and carrying out count by subsection (a), there are authorized to special rate under paragraph (1) shall be subject such other responsibilities as are necessary for be appropriated for the Intelligence Community to an aggregate pay limitation that parallels the the effective implementation of IC ITE. Management Account for fiscal year 2019 such limitation established in section 5307 of title 5, (2) KEY SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Key service pro- additional amounts as are specified in the clas- United States Code, except that— viders shall be responsible for— sified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in ‘‘(A) any allowance, differential, bonus, (A) providing key services, in coordination section 2102(a). award, or other similar cash payment in addi- with the Director of National Intelligence; and TITLE II—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN- tion to basic pay that is authorized under title (B) providing the Director with information CY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYS- 10, United States Code, (or any other applicable requested and required to fulfill the responsibil- TEM law in addition to title 5 of such Code, exclud- ities of the Director under paragraph (1). ing the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (3) USE OF KEY SERVICES.— U.S.C. 201 et seq.)) shall also be counted as part There is authorized to be appropriated for the (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis- of aggregate compensation; and paragraph (B), each element of the intelligence ‘‘(B) aggregate compensation may not exceed ability Fund for fiscal year 2019 the sum of community shall use key services when such the rate established for the Vice President of the $514,000,000. services are available. United States under section 104 of title 3, United (B) EXCEPTION.—The Director of National In- TITLE III—GENERAL INTELLIGENCE States Code. telligence may provide for a written exception to COMMUNITY MATTERS ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS.— the requirement under subparagraph (A) if the SEC. 2301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTEL- The number of individuals who receive basic Director determines there is a compelling finan- LIGENCE ACTIVITIES. pay established under paragraph (1)(B) may not cial or mission need for such exception. The authorization of appropriations by this exceed 100 at any time. (b) MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later division shall not be deemed to constitute au- ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON USE AS COMPARATIVE REF- than 90 days after the date of the enactment of thority for the conduct of any intelligence activ- ERENCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision this Act, the Director of National Intelligence ity which is not otherwise authorized by the of law, special rates of pay and the limitation shall designate and maintain one or more ac- Constitution or the laws of the United States. established under paragraph (1)(B) may not be used as comparative references for the purpose countable IC ITE executives to be responsible SEC. 2302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSA- for— TION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED of fixing the rates of basic pay or maximum pay BY LAW. limitations of qualified positions under section (1) IC ITE management, financial control, Appropriations authorized by this division for 1599f of title 10, United States Code, or section and integration; salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for 226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 (2) ensuring the performance of each key serv- Federal employees may be increased by such ad- U.S.C. 147).’’; ice, including establishing measurable service ditional or supplemental amounts as may be (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para- requirements and schedules; necessary for increases in such compensation or graph (2), by striking ‘‘A minimum’’ and insert- (3) ensuring independent testing of each IC benefits authorized by law. ing ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (b), a ITE core service, including testing by the in- minimum’’; tended users, to evaluate performance against SEC. 2303. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL PAY AU- measurable service requirements and to ensure THORITY FOR SCIENCE, TECH- (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para- NOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHE- graph (2), by inserting ‘‘or (b)’’ after ‘‘by sub- the capability meets user requirements; and MATICS POSITIONS AND ADDITION section (a)’’; and (4) coordinate IC ITE transition or restruc- OF SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITY FOR (6) in subsection (g), as redesignated by para- turing efforts, including phase out of legacy sys- CYBER POSITIONS. graph (2)— tems. Section 113B of the National Security Act of (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later (c) SECURITY PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3049a) is amended— than 90 days after the date of the enactment of after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.011 H12JYPT1 H6140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 Director of National Intelligence shall develop (3) The term ‘‘intelligence community informa- use as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and maintain a security plan for IC ITE. tion technology environment’’ or ‘‘IC ITE’’ or any successor electronic distribution mecha- (d) LONG-TERM ROADMAP.—Not later than 180 means all of the information technology services nism, by which the Director of National Intel- days after the date of the enactment of this Act, across the intelligence community, including the ligence submits to the congressional intelligence and during each of the second and fourth fiscal data sharing and protection environment across committees information. quarters thereafter, the Director of National In- multiple classification domains. TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING TO ELE- telligence shall submit to the congressional in- (4) The term ‘‘key service’’ is a core service or MENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU- telligence committees a long-term roadmap that service of common concern, but is not an agency NITY shall include each of the following: unique service. Subtitle A—Office of the Director of National (1) A description of the minimum required and (5) The term ‘‘key service provider’’ is the en- Intelligence desired key service requirements, including— tity responsible and accountable for imple- (A) key performance parameters; and menting a key service within the IC ITE. SEC. 2401. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE IN- (B) an assessment of current, measured per- (6) The term ‘‘service of common concern’’ TELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. formance. means a capability available across IC ITE that Section 103I(a) of the National Security Act of (2) IC ITE implementation milestones, includ- is of interest to two or more elements of the in- 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3034(a)) is amended by adding at ing each of the following: telligence community. the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Chief (A) A schedule for expected deliveries of key Financial Officer shall report directly to the Di- (i) SUNSET.—The section shall have no effect service capabilities during each of the following on or after September 30, 2024. rector of National Intelligence.’’. phases: SEC. 2402. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE SEC. 2307. DEVELOPMENT OF SECURE CELLULAR (i) Concept refinement and technology matu- INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. rity demonstration. VOICE SOLUTION FOR INTEL- LIGENCE COMMUNITY. Section 103G(a) of the National Security Act (ii) Development, integration, and demonstra- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In- of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3032(a)) is amended by adding tion, at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The (iii) Production, deployment, and telligence shall certify and approve the operation of a National Intelligence Program enter- Chief Information Officer shall report directly to sustainment. the Director of National Intelligence.’’. (iv) System retirement. prise-wide secure voice cellular solution that (B) Dependencies of such key service capabili- leverages commercially available technology and Subtitle B—Central Intelligence Agency ties. operates on existing commercial cellular net- SEC. 2411. CIA SUBSISTENCE FOR PERSONNEL AS- (C) Plans for the transition or restructuring works. SIGNED TO AUSTERE LOCATIONS. necessary to incorporate key service capabilities. (b) POLICY.—The Director of National Intel- Subsection (a) of section 5 of the Central In- (D) A description of any legacy systems and ligence shall establish an intelligence commu- telligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3506) is discontinued capabilities to be phased out. nity policy for the cellular voice solution re- amended— (3) Such other matters as the Director deter- quired by subsection (a) that addresses each of (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(50 U.S.C. mines appropriate. the following: 403–4a).,’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 403–4a),’’; (e) BUSINESS PLAN.—Not later than 180 days (1) Determinations regarding eligibility to use (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the after the date of the enactment of this Act, and a device covered by such cellular voice solution. end; during each of the second and fourth fiscal (2) The appropriate classification levels asso- (3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at quarters thereafter, the Director of National In- ciated with the use of secure cellular phones. the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and telligence shall submit to the congressional in- (3) Measures that should be taken prior to ini- (4) by adding at the end the following new telligence committees a business plan that in- tiating or receiving a secure cellular call. paragraph (8): cludes each of the following: (4) Appropriate methods for storage of secure ‘‘(8) Upon the approval of the Director, pro- (1) A uniform approach to identify IC ITE key devices when not in the physical possession of vide, during any fiscal year, with or without re- service funding requests within the proposed an authorized user. imbursement, subsistence to any personnel as- budget, including multiyear plans to implement (5) Such other matters as the Director deter- signed to an overseas location designated by the the long-term roadmap required by subsection mines appropriate. Agency as an austere location.’’. (d). (c) COSTS.—The Director of National Intel- SEC. 2412. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN MONTH- (2) A uniform approach by which each ele- ligence shall ensure that annual operating costs LY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PAY- ment of the intelligence community shall iden- of the secure cellular solution requirement in MENTS AND OTHER PAYMENTS FOR tify the cost of legacy information technology or subsection (a), excluding initial development CIA PERSONNEL. alternative capabilities where IC ITE services and deployment, are born on a cost-reimburs- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Central Intelligence will also be available. able basis by each relevant element of the intel- Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is (3) A uniform effort by which each element of ligence community. amended by inserting after section 19 the fol- the intelligence community shall identify transi- lowing new section: SEC. 2308. POLICY ON MINIMUM INSIDER THREAT tion and restructuring costs for new, existing, STANDARDS. ‘‘SEC. 19A. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN INDI- and retiring IC ITE services, as well as IC ITE VIDUALS INJURED BY REASON OF (a) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days services that have changed designations among WAR, INSURGENCY, HOSTILE ACT, OR after the date of the enactment of this Act, the core service, service of common concern, and TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. Director of National Intelligence shall establish agency unique service. ‘‘(a) ADJUSTMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR CER- a policy for minimum insider threat standards. (4) A fair and equitable rate structure for use TAIN INJURIES.— (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days of IC ITE. ‘‘(1) INCREASE.—The Director of the Central (f) QUARTERLY PRESENTATIONS.—Beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Intelligence Agency may increase the amount of not later than 180 days after the date of the en- head of each element of the intelligence commu- monthly compensation paid to a covered em- actment of this Act, the Director of National In- nity shall implement the policy established ployee under section 8105 of title 5, United telligence shall provide to the congressional in- under subsection (a). States Code. Subject to paragraph (2), the Direc- telligence committees quarterly updates regard- SEC. 2309. SUBMISSION OF INTELLIGENCE COM- tor may determine the amount of each such in- ing ongoing implementation of IC ITE as com- MUNITY POLICIES. crease by taking into account— pared to the requirements in the most recently (a) SUBMISSION OF POLICIES.— ‘‘(A) the severity of the qualifying injury; submitted security plan required by subsection (1) CURRENT POLICY.—Not later than 180 days ‘‘(B) the circumstances by which the covered (c), long-term roadmap required by subsection after the date of the enactment of this Act, the employee became injured; and (d), and business plan required by subsection Director of National Intelligence shall submit to ‘‘(C) the seniority of the covered employee. (e). the congressional intelligence committees using ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM.—Notwithstanding chapter 81 (g) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.—The Director the electronic repository all non-publicly avail- of title 5, United States Code, the total amount of National Intelligence shall provide timely no- able policies, directives, and guidance issued by of monthly compensation increased under para- tification to the congressional intelligence com- the Director of National Intelligence for the in- graph (1) may not exceed the monthly pay of mittees regarding any policy changes related to telligence community that are in effect as of the the maximum rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the or affecting IC ITE, new initiatives or strategies date of the submission. General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, related to or impacting IC ITE, and changes or (2) CONTINUOUS UPDATES.—Not later than 15 United States Code. deficiencies in the execution of the security plan days after the date on which the Director of Na- ‘‘(b) COSTS FOR TREATING QUALIFYING INJU- required by subsection (c), long-term roadmap tional Intelligence issues, modifies, or rescinds a RIES.—The Director may pay the costs of treat- required by subsection (d), and business plan re- policy, directive, or guidance of the intelligence ing a qualifying injury of a covered employee, a quired by subsection (e). community, the Director shall— covered individual, or a covered dependent, or (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (A) notify the congressional intelligence com- may reimburse a covered employee, a covered in- (1) The term ‘‘agency unique service’’ means a mittees of such addition, modification, or re- dividual, or a covered dependent for such costs, capability that is unique to and used only with- moval; and that are not otherwise covered by chapter 81 of in one element of the intelligence community. (B) update the electronic repository with re- title 5, United States Code, or other provision of (2) The term ‘‘core service’’ means a capability spect to such addition, modification, or removal. Federal law. that is available to multiple elements of the in- (b) ELECTRONIC REPOSITORY DEFINED.—In ‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS.—For purposes telligence community and required for consistent this section, the term ‘‘electronic repository’’ of section 104 of the Internal Revenue Code of operation of IC ITE. means the electronic distribution mechanism, in 1986, amounts paid pursuant to this section

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.011 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6141 shall be treated as amounts paid under chapter ization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law the security of the energy infrastructure of the 81 of title 5, United States Code. 108–487) is amended by striking subsection (c). United States. ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: Subtitle C—Office of Intelligence and ‘‘(B) Ensuring that appropriate departments ‘‘(1) COVERED DEPENDENT.—The term ‘covered Counterintelligence of Department of Energy and agencies have full access to and receive independent’ means a family member of a covered telligence support needed to execute the plans or employee who, on or after September 11, 2001— SEC. 2421. CONSOLIDATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICES OF INTELLIGENCE activities of the agencies, and perform inde- ‘‘(A) accompanies the covered employee to an AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE. pendent, alternative analyses. assigned duty station in a foreign country; and (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215 of the Depart- ‘‘(C) Establishing a central repository on ‘‘(B) becomes injured by reason of a quali- ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. known and suspected foreign threats to the en- fying injury. 7144b) is amended to read as follows: ergy infrastructure of the United States, includ- ‘‘(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘covered ing with respect to any individuals, groups, or employee’ means an officer or employee of the ‘‘OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE entities engaged in activities targeting such in- Central Intelligence Agency who, on or after frastructure, and the goals, strategies, capabili- September 11, 2001, becomes injured by reason of ‘‘SEC. 215. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department ties, and networks of such individuals, groups, a qualifying injury. or entities. ‘‘(3) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘covered an Office of Intelligence and Counterintel- ‘‘(D) Disseminating intelligence information individual’ means an individual who— ligence. Such office shall be under the National ‘‘(A)(i) is detailed to the Central Intelligence Intelligence Program. relating to the security of the energy infrastruc- Agency from other agencies of the United States ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—(1) The head of the Office ture of the United States, including threats and Government or from the Armed Forces; or shall be the Director of the Office of Intelligence analyses, to the President, to the appropriate ‘‘(ii) is affiliated with the Central Intelligence and Counterintelligence, who shall be an em- departments and agencies, and to the appro- Agency, as determined by the Director; and ployee in the Senior Executive Service, the Sen- priate committees of Congress. ‘‘(B) who, on or after September 11, 2001, be- ior Intelligence Service, the Senior National In- ‘‘(3) The President may waive the require- comes injured by reason of a qualifying injury. telligence Service, or any other Service that the ments of this subsection, and any parts thereof, ‘‘(4) QUALIFYING INJURY.—The term ‘quali- Secretary, in coordination with the Director of if the President determines that such require- fying injury’ means the following: National Intelligence, considers appropriate. ments do not materially improve the ability of ‘‘(A) With respect to a covered dependent, an The Director of the Office shall report directly the United States Government to prevent and injury incurred— to the Secretary. halt attacks against the energy infrastructure of ‘‘(i) during war, insurgency, hostile act, or ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall select an individual the United States. Such waiver shall be made in terrorist activities occurring during a period in to serve as the Director from among individuals writing to Congress and shall include a descrip- which the covered dependent is accompanying who have substantial expertise in matters relat- tion of how the missions and objectives in para- the covered employee to an assigned duty sta- ing to the intelligence community, including for- graph (2) are being met. tion in a foreign country; and eign intelligence and counterintelligence. ‘‘(4) If the President decides not to exercise ‘‘(ii) that was not the result of the willful mis- ‘‘(c) DUTIES.—(1) Subject to the authority, di- the waiver authority granted by paragraph (3), conduct of the covered dependent. rection, and control of the Secretary, the Direc- the President shall submit to Congress from time ‘‘(B) With respect to a covered employee or a tor shall perform such duties and exercise such to time updates and plans regarding the estab- covered individual, an injury incurred— powers as the Secretary may prescribe. lishment of an Energy Infrastructure Security ‘‘(i) during war, insurgency, hostile act, or ‘‘(2) The Director shall be responsible for es- Center.’’. terrorist activities occurring during a period of tablishing policy for intelligence and counter- SEC. 2423. REPEAL OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY assignment to a duty station in a foreign coun- intelligence programs and activities at the De- INTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE COM- try; and partment. MITTEE AND BUDGET REPORTING ‘‘(ii) that was not the result of the willful mis- ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms REQUIREMENT. conduct of the covered employee or the covered ‘intelligence community’ and ‘National Intel- Section 214 of the Department of Energy Or- individual.’’. ligence Program’ have the meanings given such ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144a) is amended— (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days terms in section 3 of the National Security Act (1) by striking ‘‘(a) DUTY OF SECRETARY.—’’; after the date of the enactment of this Act, the of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).’’. and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 216 of the (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c). shall— Department of Energy Organization Act (42 (1) prescribe regulations ensuring the fair and U.S.C. 7144c) is hereby repealed. Subtitle D—Other Elements equitable implementation of section 19A of the (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con- SEC. 2431. COLLOCATION OF CERTAIN DEPART- Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as tents at the beginning of the Department of En- MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PER- added by subsection (a); and ergy Organization Act is amended by striking SONNEL AT FIELD LOCATIONS. (2) submit to the congressional intelligence the items relating to sections 215 and 216 and in- Not later than 18 months after the date of the committees such regulations. serting the following new item: enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of (c) APPLICATION.—Section 19A of the Central ‘‘215. Office of Intelligence and Counterintel- Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as added by ligence.’’. shall transfer not less than 40 personnel who subsection (a), shall apply with respect to— are stationed, as of the date of the enactment of (1) payments made to covered employees (as SEC. 2422. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENERGY INFRA- STRUCTURE SECURITY CENTER. this Act, at the Department of Homeland Secu- defined in such section) under section 8105 of Section 215 of the Department of Energy Or- rity headquarters located at Nebraska Avenue title 5, United States Code, beginning on or after ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b), as amended by Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, to the date of the enactment of this Act; and section 2421, is further amended— locations at least 30 miles from such head- (2) treatment described in subsection (b) of (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- quarters in order to collocate such personnel such section 19A occurring on or after the date section (e); and with and provide support for Department of of the enactment of this Act. (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- Homeland Security operational units from Cus- SEC. 2413. EXPANSION OF SECURITY PROTECTIVE lowing new subsection (d): toms and Border Protection, the Transportation SERVICE JURISDICTION OF THE ‘‘(d) ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY CEN- Security Administration, Immigration and Cus- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. TER.—(1)(A) The President shall establish an toms Enforcement, or other elements of the De- Subsection (a) of section 15 of the Central In- Energy Infrastructure Security Center, taking partment of Homeland Security. telligence Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515(a)) is into account all appropriate government tools to SEC. 2432. FRAMEWORK FOR ROLES, MISSIONS, amended— analyze and disseminate intelligence relating to AND FUNCTIONS OF DEFENSE IN- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PO- the security of the energy infrastructure of the TELLIGENCE AGENCY. LICEMEN’’ and inserting ‘‘POLICE OFFICERS’’; United States. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In- and telligence and the Secretary of Defense shall (2) in paragraph (1)— ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall appoint the head of jointly establish a framework to ensure the ap- (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘500 the Energy Infrastructure Security Center. propriate balance of resources for the roles, mis- feet;’’ and inserting ‘‘500 yards;’’; and ‘‘(C) The Energy Infrastructure Security Cen- (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘500 ter shall be located within the Office of Intel- sions, and functions of the Defense Intelligence feet.’’ and inserting ‘‘500 yards.’’. ligence and Counterintelligence. Agency in its capacity as an element of the in- ‘‘(2) In establishing the Energy Infrastructure telligence community and as a combat support SEC. 2414. REPEAL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRO- agency. The framework shall include supporting FICIENCY REQUIREMENT FOR CER- Security Center, the Director of the Office of In- TAIN SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS IN telligence and Counterintelligence shall address processes to provide for the consistent and reg- THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN- the following missions and objectives to coordi- ular reevaluation of the responsibilities and re- CY. nate and disseminate intelligence relating to the sources of the Defense Intelligence Agency to (a) REPEAL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRO- security of the energy infrastructure of the prevent imbalanced priorities, insufficient or FICIENCY REQUIREMENT.—Section 104A of the United States: misaligned resources, and the unauthorized ex- National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3036) is ‘‘(A) Establishing a primary organization pansion of mission parameters. amended by striking subsection (g). within the United States Government for ana- (b) MATTERS FOR INCLUSION.—The framework (b) CONFORMING REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIRE- lyzing and integrating all intelligence possessed required under subsection (a) shall include each MENT.—Section 611 of the Intelligence Author- or acquired by the United States pertaining to of the following:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.011 H12JYPT1 H6142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 (1) A lexicon providing for consistent defini- should prioritize the consolidation of national tor and to the congressional intelligence commit- tions of relevant terms used by both the intel- intelligence mission activities on such campus tees a report on the activities of the Board dur- ligence community and the Department of De- and away from disparate leased facilities in the ing the preceding year. fense, including each of the following: Washington-Baltimore region. ‘‘(6) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REQUIRE- (A) Defense intelligence enterprise. (b) INCREMENTAL CONSTRUCTION OF EAST MENTS.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 (B) Enterprise manager. CAMPUS BUILDING 3.— U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board.’’. (C) Executive agent. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National (b) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Not later than (D) Function. Security Agency may provide for the construc- 180 days after the date of the enactment of this (E) Functional manager. tion of East Campus Building 3, as authorized Act, the Director of the National Reconnais- (F) Mission. in section 2102, in increments, subject to annual sance Office shall appoint the initial 5 members (G) Mission manager. appropriations, except that the total amount ex- to the advisory board under subsection (d) of (H) Responsibility. pended on the construction of East Campus section 106A of the National Security Act of 1947 (I) Role. Building 3 may not exceed $775,000,000. (50 U.S.C. 3041a), as added by subsection (a). (J) Service of common concern. (2) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—The authorization of TITLE V—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS (2) An assessment of the necessity of main- appropriations for East Campus Building 3 taining separate designations for the intel- under section 2102 is an authorization to pro- SEC. 2501. PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION BOARD. ligence community and the Department of De- ceed with the construction of East Campus Section 710(b) of the Public Interest Declas- fense for intelligence functional or enterprise Building 3. The Director of the National Secu- sification Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–567; 50 management constructs. rity Agency shall conduct necessary activities U.S.C. 3161 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ (3) A repeatable process for evaluating the ad- during fiscal year 2019 to avoid delays in project and inserting ‘‘2028’’. dition, transfer, or elimination of defense intel- completion. ligence missions, roles, and functions, currently (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the SEC. 2502. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING RE- performed or to be performed in the future by date of the enactment of this Act, the Director QUIREMENTS. the Defense Intelligence Agency, which includes of the National Security Agency shall submit to (a) CORRECTING LONG-STANDING MATERIAL each of the following: the congressional intelligence committees a plan WEAKNESSES.—Section 368 of the Intelligence (A) A justification for the addition, transfer, for the construction of East Campus Building 4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public or elimination of a mission, role, or function. and East Campus Building 5. Such plan shall Law 110–259; 50 U.S.C. 3051 note) is hereby re- (B) The identification of which, if any, ele- include— pealed. ment of the Federal Government performs the (1) a list of commercial leases in the Wash- (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERACTIONS BE- considered mission, role, or function. ington-Baltimore region that could be termi- TWEEN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND ENTER- (C) In the case of any new mission, role, or nated if Congress authorizes the construction of TAINMENT INDUSTRY.—Section 308 of the Intel- functions— East Campus Building 4 and East Campus ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (i) an assessment of the most appropriate Building 5; and (division N of Public Law 115–31; 131 Stat. 813; agency or element to perform such mission, role, (2) an analysis of options to accelerate East 50 U.S.C. 3222) is amended by striking sub- or function, taking into account the resource Campus construction efforts. section (c). ECLASSIFICATION EVIEW ITH ESPECT profiles, scope of responsibilities, primary cus- SEC. 2435. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD (c) D R W R tomers, and existing infrastructure necessary to FOR NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE TO DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED support such mission, role, or function; and OFFICE. STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, (ii) a determination of the appropriate re- (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 106A of the Na- CUBA.—Section 601 of such Act (division N of source profile and an identification of the pro- tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3041a) is Public Law 115–31; 131 Stat. 827) is hereby rejected resources needed and the proposed source amended by adding at the end the following pealed. of such resources over the future-years defense new subsection: (d) INTERAGENCY THREAT ASSESSMENT AND program, to be provided in writing to any ele- ‘‘(d) ADVISORY BOARD.— COORDINATION GROUP.—Section 210D of the ments of the intelligence community or the De- ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124k) is partment of Defense affected by the assumption, the National Reconnaissance Office an advisory amended— transfer, or elimination of any mission, role, or board (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’). (1) by striking subsection (c); and function. ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Board shall— (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (D) In the case of any mission, role, or func- ‘‘(A) study matters relating to the mission of (i) as subsections (c) through (h), respectively; tion proposed to be assumed, transferred, or the National Reconnaissance Office, including and eliminated, an assessment, which shall be com- with respect to space, overhead reconnaissance, (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— pleted jointly by the heads of each element af- acquisition, and other matters; and (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and fected by such assumption, transfer, or elimi- ‘‘(B) advise and report directly the Director inserting a period; and nation, of the risks that would be assumed by with respect to such matters. (B) by striking paragraph (9). the intelligence community and the Department ‘‘(3) MEMBERS.— (e) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Section 8H if such mission, role, or function is assumed, ‘‘(A) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Board of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. transferred, or eliminated. shall be composed of 5 members appointed by the App.) is amended— (E) A description of how determinations are Director from among individuals with dem- (1) by striking subsection (g); and made regarding the funding of programs and ac- onstrated academic, government, business, or (2) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as tivities under the National Intelligence Program other expertise relevant to the mission and func- subsections (g) and (h), respectively. and the Military Intelligence Program, includ- tions of the National Reconnaissance Office. SEC. 2503. NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT FOR- ing— ‘‘(B) TERMS.—Each member shall be ap- EIGN CYBER INTRUSIONS AND AC- (i) which programs or activities are funded pointed for a term of 2 years. Except as provided TIVE MEASURES CAMPAIGNS DI- under each such Program; by subparagraph (C), a member may not serve RECTED AT ELECTIONS FOR FED- (ii) which programs or activities should be more than 3 terms. ERAL OFFICES. jointly funded under both such Programs and ‘‘(C) VACANCY.—Any member appointed to fill (a) DETERMINATIONS OF SIGNIFICANT FOREIGN how determinations are made with respect to a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the CYBER INTRUSIONS AND ACTIVE MEASURES CAM- funding allocations for such programs and ac- term for which the member’s predecessor was ap- PAIGNS.—The Director of National Intelligence, tivities; and pointed shall be appointed only for the remain- the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga- (iii) the thresholds and process for changing a der of that term. A member may serve after the tion, and the Secretary of Homeland Security program or activity from being funded under expiration of that member’s term until a suc- shall jointly carry out subsection (b) if such Di- one such Program to being funded under the cessor has taken office. rectors and the Secretary jointly determine— other such Program. ‘‘(D) CHAIR.—The Board shall have a Chair, (1) that on or after the date of the enactment SEC. 2433. CONSULTATION BY SECRETARY OF DE- who shall be appointed by the Director from of this Act, a significant foreign cyber intrusion FENSE WITH DIRECTOR OF NA- among the members. or active measures campaign intended to influ- TIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CER- ‘‘(E) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall ence an upcoming election for any Federal of- TAIN FUNCTIONS. receive travel expenses, including per diem in fice has occurred or is occurring; and Section 105(b) of the National Security Act of lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applica- (2) with moderate or high confidence, that 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3038(b)) is amended in the matter ble provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 such intrusion or campaign can be attributed to preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, in con- of title 5, United States Code. a foreign state or to a foreign nonstate person, sultation with the Director of National Intel- ‘‘(F) EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.—The Director group, or other entity. ligence,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’. may appoint an executive secretary, who shall (b) BRIEFING.— SEC. 2434. CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL SECU- be an employee of the National Reconnaissance (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days after RITY AGENCY EAST CAMPUS BUILD- Office, to support the Board. making a determination under subsection (a), ING 3. ‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet not the Director of National Intelligence, the Direc- (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of less than quarterly, but may meet more fre- tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Congress that in carrying out the construction quently at the call of the Director. the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall joint- at the National Security Agency East Campus, ‘‘(5) REPORTS.—Not later than March 31 of ly provide a briefing to the congressional leader- the Director of the National Security Agency each year, the Board shall submit to the Direc- ship, the congressional intelligence committees

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.011 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6143 and, consistent with the protection of sources SEC. 2504. REPORTS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMU- SEC. 2505. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE and methods, the other appropriate congres- NITY LOAN REPAYMENT AND RE- UNITED STATES REPORT ON SENIOR sional committees. The briefing shall be classi- LATED PROGRAMS. EXECUTIVES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL- fied and address, at a minimum, the following: (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of LIGENCE. (A) A description of the significant foreign Congress that— (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the cyber intrusion or active measures campaign, as (1) there should be established, through the the case may be, covered by the determination. date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp- issuing of an Intelligence Community Directive troller General of the United States shall submit (B) An identification of the foreign state or or otherwise, an intelligence community-wide foreign nonstate person, group, or other entity, to the congressional intelligence committees a program for student loan repayment, student to which such intrusion or campaign has been report on the number of Senior Executive Serv- loan forgiveness, financial counseling, and re- attributed. ice positions in the Office of the Director of Na- (C) The desirability and feasibility of the pub- lated matters, for employees of the intelligence tional Intelligence. lic release of information about the cyber intru- community; (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sion or active measures campaign. (2) creating such a program would enhance subsection (a) shall include the following: (D) Any other information such Directors and the ability of the elements of the intelligence (1) The number of required Senior Executive the Secretary jointly determine appropriate. community to recruit, hire, and retain highly Service positions for the Office of the Director of (2) ELECTRONIC ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE qualified personnel, including with respect to National Intelligence. BRIEFINGS.—With respect to a significant foreign mission-critical and hard-to-fill positions; (2) Whether such requirements are reasonably based on the mission of the Office. cyber intrusion covered by a determination (3) such a program, including with respect to (3) A discussion of how the levels of the Senior under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland eligibility requirements, should be designed so as Executive Service positions in the Office com- Security, in consultation with the Director of to maximize the ability of the elements of the in- pare to the number of senior positions at other National Intelligence and the Director of the telligence community to recruit, hire, and retain elements of the intelligence community. Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall offer to highly qualified personnel, including with re- the owner or operator of any electronic election (c) COOPERATION.—The Director of National spect to mission-critical and hard-to-fill posi- Intelligence shall provide to the Comptroller infrastructure directly affected by such intru- tions; and sion, a briefing on such intrusion, including General any information requested by the (4) to the extent possible, such a program steps that may be taken to mitigate such intru- Comptroller General to carry out this section by should be uniform throughout the intelligence sion. Such briefing may be classified and made not later than 5 business days after the date on community and publicly promoted by each ele- available only to individuals with appropriate which the Comptroller General makes such re- ment of the intelligence community to both cur- security clearances. quest. rent employees of the element as well as to pro- (3) PROTECTION OF SOURCES AND METHODS.— (d) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITION DE- This subsection shall be carried out in a manner spective employees of the element. FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Senior Execu- that is consistent with the protection of sources (b) REPORT ON POTENTIAL INTELLIGENCE COM- tive Service position’’ has the meaning given and methods. MUNITY-WIDE PROGRAM.— that term in section 3132(a)(2) of title 5, United (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after States Code, and includes any position above (1) ACTIVE MEASURES CAMPAIGN.—The term the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc- the GS–15, step 10, level of the General Schedule ‘‘active measures campaign’’ means a foreign tor of National Intelligence, in cooperation with under section 5332 of such title. semi-covert or covert intelligence operation. the heads of the elements of the intelligence SEC. 2506. BRIEFINGS ON COUNTERINTEL- (2) CANDIDATE, ELECTION, AND POLITICAL community and the heads of any other appro- LIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE FED- PARTY.—The terms ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, priate department or agency of the Federal Gov- ERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. (a) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 and ‘‘political party’’ have the meanings given ernment, shall submit to the congressional intel- days after the date of the enactment of this Act, those terms in section 301 of the Federal Elec- ligence committees a report on potentially estab- and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Director tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101). lishing and carrying out an intelligence commu- of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall (3) CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP.—The term nity-wide program for student loan repayment, provide to the congressional intelligence commit- ‘‘congressional leadership’’ includes the fol- student loan forgiveness, financial counseling, tees a briefing on the counterintelligence activi- lowing: and related matters, as described in subsection (A) The majority leader of the Senate. ties of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (a). (B) The minority leader of the Senate. Such briefings shall include, at a minimum, an (C) The Speaker of the House of Representa- (2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under overview and update of— tives. paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the (1) the counterintelligence posture of the Bu- (D) The minority leader of the House of Rep- following: reau; resentatives. (A) A description of the financial resources (2) matters of counterintelligence concern; and (4) CYBER INTRUSION.—The term ‘‘cyber intru- that the elements of the intelligence community (3) any other information relating to the sion’’ means an electronic occurrence that actu- would require to establish and initially carry counterintelligence activities of the Bureau that ally or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful out the program specified in paragraph (1). the Director determines necessary to keep the authority, electronic election infrastructure, or (B) A description of the practical steps to es- congressional intelligence committees fully and the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of tablish and carry out such a program. currently informed as required by section 501 of information within such infrastructure. the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. (C) The identification of any legislative action (5) ELECTRONIC ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE.— 3091). the Director determines necessary to establish The term ‘‘electronic election infrastructure’’ (b) GUIDELINES.—The Director, in coordina- means an electronic information system of any and carry out such a program. tion with the Attorney General and in consulta- of the following that is related to an election for (c) ANNUAL REPORTS ON ESTABLISHED PRO- tion with the congressional intelligence commit- Federal office: GRAMS.— tees, shall develop guidelines governing the (A) The Federal Government. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In- scope of the briefings provided under subsection (B) A State or local government. telligence shall annually submit to the congres- (a). (C) A political party. (D) The election campaign of a candidate. sional intelligence committees a report on the SEC. 2507. BRIEFING ON FBI OFFERING PERMA- (6) FEDERAL OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Federal of- covered programs. Each such report shall in- NENT RESIDENCE TO SOURCES AND fice’’ has the meaning given that term in section clude, with respect to the period covered by the COOPERATORS. 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of report, the following: Not later than 30 days after the date of the 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101). (A) The number of personnel from each ele- enactment of this Act, the Director of the Fed- (7) HIGH CONFIDENCE.—The term ‘‘high con- ment of the intelligence community who used eral Bureau of Investigation shall provide to the fidence’’, with respect to a determination, means each covered program. congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the ability of the Federal Bureau of Inves- that the determination is based on high-quality (B) The total amount of funds each element tigation to offer, as an inducement to assisting information from multiple sources. expended for each such program. (8) MODERATE CONFIDENCE.—The term ‘‘mod- the Bureau, permanent residence within the (C) A description of the efforts made by each erate confidence’’, with respect to a determina- United States to foreign individuals who are element to promote each covered program pursu- tion, means that a determination is credibly sources or cooperators in counterintelligence or ant to both the personnel of the element of the sourced and plausible but not of sufficient qual- other national security-related investigations. intelligence community and to prospective per- ity or corroborated sufficiently to warrant a The briefing shall address the following: sonnel. higher level of confidence. (1) The extent to which the Bureau may make (9) OTHER APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM- (2) COVERED PROGRAMS DEFINED.—In this sub- such offers, whether independently or in con- MITTEES.—The term ‘‘other appropriate congres- section, the term ‘‘covered programs’’ means any junction with other agencies and departments of sional committees’’ means— loan repayment program, loan forgiveness pro- the United States Government, including a dis- (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the gram, financial counseling program, or similar cussion of the authorities provided by section Committee on Homeland Security and Govern- programs, established pursuant to title X of the 101(a)(15)(S) of the Immigration and Nationality mental Affairs of the Senate; and National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3191 et Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(S)), section 7 of the (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the seq.) or any other provision of law that may be Central Intelligence Agency Act (50 U.S.C. 3508), Committee on Homeland Security of the House administered or used by an element of the intel- and any other provision of law under which the of Representatives. ligence community. Bureau may make such offers.

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Mr. Chairman, I (3) The sufficiency of such policies and prac- by a Member designated in the report, thank my two colleagues from Cali- tices with respect to inducing individuals to co- shall be considered as read, shall be de- fornia. operate with, serve as sources for such inves- Mr. Chairman, I am here rising in tigations, or both. batable for the time specified in the re- (4) Whether the Director recommends any leg- port equally divided and controlled by support of my amendment to H.R. 6237. islative actions to improve such policies and the proponent and an opponent, shall The underlying bill requires all mem- practices, particularly with respect to the coun- not be subject to amendment, and shall bers of the Foreign Service to serve terintelligence efforts of the Bureau. not be subject to a demand for division three consecutive terms if they have SEC. 2508. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMEND- of the question. received language training in certain MENTS TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY languages. My amendment adds the AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. SCHIFF ACT OF 1947. Russian language to that list. (a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order Extending Foreign Service officers’ tents at the beginning of the National Security to consider amendment No. 1 printed in length of service in these positions is Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended— House Report 115–815. vital to our foreign policy and national (1) by inserting after the item relating to sec- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, as the tion 2 the following new item: security objectives. Through this con- designee of the gentleman from Massa- tinuity of service, they can develop and ‘‘Sec. 3. Definitions.’’; chusetts (Mr. KEATING), I offer amend- deploy their cultural and language ex- (2) by striking the item relating to section 107; ment No. 1. pertise to make the most of our diplo- (3) by striking the item relating to section The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will matic efforts in-country. Putin has be- 113B and inserting the following new item: designate the amendment. come one of the greatest antagonists of ‘‘Sec. 113B. Special pay authority for science, The text of the amendment is as fol- the United States. He attacked our technology, engineering, or math- lows: ematics positions.’’; elections and those of our allies, and he Page 17, line 2, insert ‘‘Russian,’’ after is behind a number of cyber-related in- (4) by striking the items relating to sections ‘‘Korean,’’. cidents recently. 202, 203, 204, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, and 214; The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to and He has invaded sovereign nations (5) by inserting after the item relating to sec- House Resolution 989, the gentleman when they looked toward strength- tion 311 the following new item: from California (Mr. SCHIFF) and a ening ties with the West. His govern- ‘‘Sec. 312. Repealing and saving provisions.’’. Member opposed each will control 5 ment and government-controlled enti- minutes. (b) OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Such ties spread lies and misinformation Act is further amended— The Chair recognizes the gentleman about the United States—not only in (1) in section 102A— from California. Russia, but here in the U.S. as well— (A) in subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I am through fake social media accounts subsection (g), by moving the margins of such pleased to offer this amendment on be- that attempt to sow division among all subparagraph 2 ems to the left; and half of its author, Mr. KEATING of Mas- Americans. (B) in paragraph (3) of subsection (v), by mov- sachusetts, who is one of our fine mem- He seeks to undermine all aspects of ing the margins of such paragraph 2 ems to the bers who has great experience in public civil society and a free political proc- left; safety prior to coming to the Congress. ess that challenge him and his control (2) in section 106— This amendment builds on an initia- (A) by inserting ‘‘SEC. 106’’ before ‘‘(a)’’; and over the Russian Government and its (B) in subparagraph (I) of paragraph (2) of tive from Chairman NUNES to extend people. subsection (b), by moving the margins of such tour lengths of deployed U.S. Govern- Putin presents a serious security subparagraph 2 ems to the left; ment personnel, particularly those who threat to the United States and our in- (3) by striking section 107; are proficient in difficult languages terests. We must respond to these ac- (4) in section 108(c), by striking ‘‘in both a such as Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, and Ko- tions through sanctions, indictments, classified and an unclassified form’’ and insert- rean. Specifically, the amendment adds and other means, whether related to ing ‘‘to Congress in classified form, but may in- the Russian language to that list. election interference, incursions into clude an unclassified summary’’; In view of the continuing threat to Ukraine, or human rights violations. (5) in section 112(c)(1), by striking ‘‘section our national security posed by the ag- However, we must also keep our eyes 103(c)(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102A(i)’’; (6) by amending section 201 to read as follows: gressive action of the Russian Govern- on the long game. Russian language is ‘‘SEC. 201. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. ment, the U.S. Government must fully broadly spoken around the globe, not ‘‘Except to the extent inconsistent with the engage its cadre of personnel proficient just in Russia, but across Eastern Eu- provisions of this Act or other provisions of law, in the Russian language. rope and many parts of Central Asia as the provisions of title 5, United States Code, I am a slow talker. I am talking even well. shall be applicable to the Department of De- more slowly, and my colleague has ar- Representing the United States and fense.’’; rived. I want to thank my colleague for our ideals abroad means being able to (7) in section 205, by redesignating subsections his work. actually have meaningful person-to- (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respec- Mr. Chairman, I urge support of this person exchanges with local commu- tively; amendment, and I reserve the balance nities and build the relationships that (8) in section 206, by striking ‘‘(a)’’; (9) in section 207, by striking ‘‘(c)’’; of my time. will help us combat Putin’s misin- (10) in section 308(a), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim formation apparatus. and inserting ‘‘sections 2, 101, 102, 103, and 303 the time in opposition to the amend- It means we can talk to local press of this Act’’; ment, although I am not opposed to the in-country to clarify misunder- (11) by redesignating section 411 as section amendment. standings and to communicate directly 312; The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- with the local population about what (12) in section 503— tion, the gentleman from California we actually stand for. It means having (A) in paragraph (5) of subsection (c)— (Mr. NUNES) is recognized for 5 min- the most accurate understanding of (i) by moving the margins of such paragraph utes. real-time security information, so that 2 ems to the left; and There was no objection. (ii) by moving the margins of subparagraph the United States can respond quickly (B) of such paragraph 2 ems to the left; and Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I strong- and appropriately. (B) in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), by mov- ly support the amendment, and I Today, we are not operating at full ing the margins of such paragraph 2 ems to the strongly encourage Members to sup- capacity in this regard when it comes left; and port this amendment. to Russia, and, frankly, we cannot af- (13) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of I have no further comments at this ford to keep looking the threat from subsection (a) of section 504, by moving the mar- time, and I reserve the balance of my Russia and Putin in the face and refus- gins of such subparagraph 2 ems to the right. time. ing not to do everything we can about The Acting CHAIR. No amendment Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I yield it. to that amendment in the nature of a such time as he may consume to the We have heard many times that the substitute shall be in order except gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Russian people themselves have great

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I urge my colleagues to support be triggered when a security clearance hold- skilled people fluent in the language this amendment to help ensure that we er is reported to have engaged in violent acts and understanding the culture there treat the threat of foreign election in- against individuals, property, or public spaces based on the security clearance hold- and on the front lines of our efforts to terference with the seriousness it de- er’s association or sympathy with persons or encourage them to stand up within mands. organizations that advocate, threaten, or use their own country, and to make sure Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he force or violence, or any other illegal or un- that our allies in Europe know that we may consume to the gentleman from constitutional means, in an effort to prevent are there, using every tool at our dis- California (Mr. SCHIFF), who is the others from exercising their rights under the posal to stop his aggression and inter- ranking member. Constitution or laws of the United States or of any State, based on factors including, at a ference. b 1415 Mr. Chairman, I hope this amend- minimum, race, religion, national origin, or ment passes. Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chair, I thank the disability. Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I urge gentleman for offering this amend- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to passage of the amendment, and I yield ment. House Resolution 989, the gentlewoman back the balance of my time. I am pleased to rise in support. This from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) and a Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I urge amendment clarifies section 1503 of the Member opposed each will control 5 passage also, and I yield back the bal- bill dealing with foreign counterintel- minutes. ance of my time. ligence and cybersecurity threats to The Chair recognizes the gentle- The Acting CHAIR. The question is Federal election campaigns. woman from Texas. on the amendment offered by the gen- The current provision directs that, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member and the tleman from California (Mr. SCHIFF). for each Federal election, the Director The amendment was agreed to. of National Intelligence, the Under chairman for bringing this bill to the floor and working on some very impor- AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. SCHNEIDER Secretary of Homeland Security, and The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order the FBI will make publicly available a tant items, including diversity, out- to consider amendment No. 2 printed in report on foreign counterintelligence reach, HBCUs, issues of which I have worked on as well. So I thank them House Report 115–815. and cybersecurity threats to our elec- Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Chairman, I tions. very much, because bringing the exper- have an amendment at the desk. Section 1503 strengthens our elec- tise of diversity to the national secu- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will tions by providing information to the rity and intelligence community can designate the amendment. public about these threats by providing only make us stronger. Mr. Chairman, I have just left the Ju- The text of the amendment is as information about best practices and follows: diciary Committee where we have been resources which may be used to spending a period of time dealing with Page 20, line 7, before the period insert ‘‘, counter these threats. questions that wrap themselves around including an identification of the foreign Mr. SCHNEIDER’s amendment adds to state or foreign nonstate person, group, or the intelligence community and the the publicly available report the iden- importance of preserving confidential entity to which such threat has been attrib- tification of the foreign actor, when uted’’. sources and as well the importance of possible. This public attribution can be the intelligence community as it re- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to very powerful, not only in terms of pro- House Resolution 989, the gentleman lates to the ongoing Russian investiga- tecting the public, but also in deterring tion. from Illinois (Mr. SCHNEIDER) and a any foreign intervention in our demo- Member opposed each will control 5 Equally important, of course, is to cratic affairs. ensure that we have a community that minutes. I want to thank my colleague again The Chair recognizes the gentleman is well-recognized to have security for his work, and I am happy to support clearances that are not impacted by ac- from Illinois. the amendment. Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Chairman, we tions or views that would do harm to Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I claim the are still uncovering more troubling the American people. time in opposition to the amendment, evidence on the extent of Russia’s in- My amendment adds to the sense of though I am not opposed. terference in our most recent election. Congress in the bill that a re-review of The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- a security clearance holder’s creden- These Russian actions were an attack tion, the gentleman from California is on our democracy, and we need to re- tials can be triggered by his or her as- recognized for 5 minutes. sociation or empathy with persons or spond both to hold them to account for There was no objection. past actions and to protect against fu- organizations that advocate, threaten, Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I reserve the or use force or violence or any other il- ture aggressions. With our next na- balance of my time. tional election less than 4 months legal or unconstitutional means in an Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Chairman, I effort to prevent others from exercising away, we must act now. yield back the balance of my time. So I am pleased this bill takes steps their rights under the Constitution or Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I urge laws of the United States or of any to require a publicly available advisory support of the amendment, and I yield report on foreign counterintelligence State, on account of race, religion, na- back the balance of my time. tional origin, disability, or other im- and cybersecurity threats facing our The Acting CHAIR. The question is Federal elections. This joint report permissible factors, which maybe in- on the amendment offered by the gen- clude LGBTQ, and whether one is, in from the Director of National Intel- tleman from Illinois (Mr. SCHNEIDER). ligence, the Department of Homeland essence, considered different. That is The amendment was agreed to. the basis of I think a very positive ad- Security, and the FBI will help cam- AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON paigns identify and counter these dition to this legislation. LEE Mr. Chair, I include in the RECORD an threats. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order article published on July 6, 2018, by My amendment strengthens the re- to consider amendment No. 3 printed in PBS FRONTLINE about Michael porting requirements to ensure we are House Report 115–815. Miselis, an active member of the Cali- publicly identifying the foreign state Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I fornia-based Rise Above Movement, or nonstate actors that our intel- have an amendment at the desk. RAM, as a well-known violent white ligence officials identify as responsible The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will supremacist group. for these threats. designate the amendment. The American people deserve to HE ISAMEMBER OF A VIOLENT WHITE SU- The text of the amendment is as fol- PREMACIST GROUP; SO WHY IS HE WORKING know who is trying to interfere in our lows: FOR A DEFENSE CONTRACTOR WITH A SECU- democratic process, and they deserve a Page 22, line 16, strike ‘‘and’’. RITY CLEARANCE? government that will hold these coun- Page 23, line 2, strike the period and insert This story is part of an ongoing collabora- tries and these groups to account. ‘‘; and’’. tion between ProPublica and FRONTLINE Protecting the integrity of our elec- Page 23, after line 2, insert the following that includes documentaries scheduled to tions from outside influence by malign new paragraph: begin on PBS in August 2018.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.037 H12JYPT1 H6146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 If you’ve witnessed or experienced hate agement conducts an investigation into the fully convicting several men so far, includ- crimes, harassment or incidents of bias, you individual. The agency’s findings are then ing activists on both sides of the clashes. can use this form to send information to forwarded to a special unit within the De- Now federal authorities are targeting neo- FRONTLINE, ProPublica and other partners partment of Defense, which makes the final Nazi James Alex Fields, the man accused of in the Documenting Hate project. determination on whether the person should killing counter-protester Heather Heyer and Update, July 6, 2018: One day after being receive a clearance, a status that often al- injuring more than two dozen others. Fed- exposed as a member of a violent white su- lows the person access to classified or other- eral prosecutors recently filed 30 charges premacist group, Michael Miselis has lost his wise sensitive information concerning na- against Fields, including 28 hate crime job as an aerospace engineer. In an email, tional security. charges. company spokesman Tim Paynter told Public affairs officers at the Defense De- A native of Stockton, California, Miselis ProPublica and FRONTLINE that Miselis ‘‘is partment declined to comment about Miselis earned a bachelor’s of science degree in me- no longer an employee of Northrop Grum- and his security clearance. The federal per- chanical engineering from UCLA in 2011. man.’’ Paynter did not say whether Miselis sonnel management office referred questions UCLA’s website today lists Miselis as a was fired or resigned from his position. regarding Miselis to Northrop Grumman. Ph.D. candidate in the engineering depart- There likely isn’t such a thing as a ‘‘typ- Northrop Grumman did not respond to sev- ment’s hypersonics and computational aero- ical’’ violent white extremist in America in eral requests for comment. However, inter- dynamics group. After FRONTLINE and 2018. Still, Michael Miselis—a University of views with current and former Northrop em- ProPublica began making inquiries about California, Los Angeles doctoral student ployees, as well as an internal email, make Miselis, the school issued a brief statement with a U.S. government security clearance clear the company knows of Miselis’ actions saying only that he is technically on leave to work on sensitive research for a promi- in Charlottesville and involvement with from the doctoral program. nent defense contractor—makes for a pretty RAM. Miselis informed his superiors about Miselis was clearly prepared for the unrest unusual case. his contact with reporters from ProPublica in Berkeley in the spring of 2017. At the For months, ProPublica and FRONTLINE and FRONTLINE, as is required by any indi- Trump rally he wore protective goggles to have been working to identify the white su- vidual who holds a higher-level security ward off pepper spray or tear gas, taped his premacists at the center of violent dem- clearance, the people said. hands up like a boxer, and wore a gray ac- onstrations across the country, including the So far, it seems, the company has taken no tive-wear uniform, as did several other RAM infamous Unite the Right rally last August action against Miselis, who remains em- members that day. In video footage reviewed in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Rise Above ployed. by ProPublica and FRONTLINE, Miselis can Movement, a Southern California group that Keegan Hankes, an analyst with the South- be seen fighting alongside other RAM mem- expresses contempt for Muslims, Jews, and ern Poverty Law Center who follows RAM bers. immigrants, became a focus of that effort. closely, said he was surprised that nothing The event turned into a multi-hour street ProPublica and FRONTLINE were able to has been done about Miselis’ employment battle pitting Trump supporters, including quickly identify a number of the group’s and security clearance. fascists and extreme-right activists, against leaders, and find evidence that put them in ‘‘It’s ridiculous,’’ Hankes said. counter-protesters, some of them militant the middle of violence in Charlottesville and ‘‘They’re openly motivated by racism,’’ he anti-fascists. Police made 20 arrests, confis- Berkeley, California, among other places. added of RAM. cating knives, pepper spray, a stun gun, an But one seeming member of RAM was As ProPublica has previously reported, axe-handle and many wooden dowel rods, harder to nail down. In video shot in Char- RAM first surfaced publicly last spring and which were used as clubs by participants. At lottesville, a bearded, husky man is seen in has quickly established itself as one of the least seven people were transported to the a red Make America Great Again hat with violent groups in the resurgent white su- hospital for their injuries. Rundo, RAM’s his hands wrapped in tape that came in premacist scene; members, who regularly founder, was arrested and detained for as- handy for the brawling that occurred that train in boxing and martial arts, have been sault on a police officer, but Alameda Coun- day. During one encounter, the unidentified documented engaging in a string of melees. ty District Attorney Nancy O’Malley de- man in the red hat pushed an African-Amer- Founded in early 2017 by Robert Rundo, a clined to file charges. ‘‘We determined we ican protester to the ground and began Queens, New York, native who served an 18- didn’t have enough evidence to prove the pounding on him, video of the episode shows; month prison sentence for stabbing a rival charges beyond a reasonable doubt,’’ said Te- moments later, a known RAM member gang member six times during a 2009 street resa Drenick, an Alameda County deputy choked and bloodied a pair of female fight, the group’s core membership is small— district attorney. counter-protesters. The possible RAM mem- 15 to 20 young men—but capable of real men- After the Berkeley rally, Miselis traveled ber also had turned up in video shot during ace, ProPublica’s reporting has shown. across the country to take part in the mas- hours of combat at a Trump rally in Berke- Rundo has recruited followers from the Or- sive white supremacist convergence in Char- ley, as well. Wearing protective goggles to ange County and San Diego chapters of the lottesville, where his activities were photo- ward off pepper spray, the man fought along- Hammerskin Nation, the country’s largest graphed and recorded on video, both by pro- side RAM members, wrestling one protester Nazi skinhead gang, and one the authorities fessional journalists and other people to the ground and punching others. say has been behind at least nine murders. equipped with smart phones. At the rally on Ultimately, ProPublica and FRONTLINE One of the Hammerskins who joined up with Aug. 12, pictures taken by photojournalist determined the man in the violent footage RAM, Matthew Branstetter, went to prison Jason Andrew show Miselis walking along- was Miselis, a 29-year-old pursuing a Ph.D. in in California in 2011 on hate crime charges side two other RAM members previously UCLA’s aerospace engineering program. for robbing and assaulting a Jewish man in identified by ProPublica, Tom Gillen and Miselis was identified using video footage an Orange County park. The attack left the Ben Daley. and social media posts, and reporters con- victim with ‘‘a concussion, broken jaw, eye At roughly 10 a.m., Miselis and the other firmed his identity in an encounter with him socket fracture, broken nose, cracked ribs, RAM members confronted counter-protesters outside his home. In interviews, a number of severe facial bruising, and cuts and bruises a few steps away from Emancipation Park, California law enforcement officials said to his body and face,’’ according to a news where white supremacists had gathered be- Miselis was a member of RAM. release issued by county prosecutors at the neath a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. In addition to his scholarly pursuits, time. Other RAM members have spent time Lee. Miselis works as a systems engineer for Nor- in prison and Los Angeles County jail on Daley attacked two female counter-pro- throp Grumman, the giant defense con- charges for robbery, firearms possession and testers, kicking and punching them, a scene tractor with a plant in Redondo Beach, Cali- other offenses. captured in video obtained by ProPublica fornia. The FBI has taken notice. Several law en- and FRONTLINE. He wrapped both hands When approached by ProPublica and forcement officials familiar with the bu- around the throat of one woman, throttling FRONTLINE in front of his home in reau’s work said agents have opened a formal her until she fell to the ground, blood seep- Lawndale, a small city south of Los Angeles, investigation into RAM. In a statement, the ing from a gash on her temple. The other Miselis said he ‘‘didn’t know anything’’ FBI said: ‘‘While the FBI neither confirms woman emerged from the incident with a about what happened in Charlottesville. nor denies the existence of an investigation, laceration across her forehead. On video, she ‘‘I think you got the wrong guy,’’ he said our agents investigate activity which may screams as blood drips across her face. before driving off in his car. constitute a federal crime or pose a threat to Miselis jumped into the fracas. In addition Miselis did not respond to questions about national security. Our focus is not on mem- to FRONTLINE and ProPublica, National his involvement with RAM. He did not an- bership in particular groups but on criminal Geographic produced video documenting the swer additional questions sent by email. activity. The FBI cannot initiate an inves- brawl. Several current and former employees at tigation based solely on an individual’s race, A sequence of pictures shot by photo- Northrop Grumman told ProPublica and ethnicity, national origin, religion, or the journalist Edu Bayer, who was on assign- FRONTLINE that Miselis has received a se- exercise of their First Amendment rights, ment for The New York Times, show Miselis curity clearance to work in a computer mod- and we remain committed to protecting hurling what appears to be a can of soda at eling and simulation group within those rights for all Americans.’’ counter-protesters. In one photo he flexes his Northrop’s aerospace division. Such security Since last August, local prosecutors have biceps muscles in celebration. clearances are typically issued in a two-step brought charges against a handful of partici- It’s this sort of street combat that worries process. The federal Office of Personnel Man- pants in the Charlottesville rally, success- the SPLC’s Hankes. In his view, such brazen

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Such rights in- gentleman was at Charlottesville and weapon offenses. clude those related to race, religion, speaking loudly, intimidating my fel- RAM consists of several dozen loosely affili- national origin, or disability. low alumni and students, having gone ated neo-Nazis and racist skinheads who were formerly known as the DIY Division, but re- I thank the gentlewoman for offering to the University of Virginia School of this amendment. I am pleased to sup- Law. I spoke to the president and offi- branded themselves as the Rise Above Move- ment in the spring of 2017. port it, and I urge my colleagues to do cers there, and the students were pat- the same. ently and conspicuously intimidated The FBI has opened an informal investigation into this group because of the violence Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I am prepared and frightened. But more importantly, to accept the amendment, and I con- this individual had a security clear- associated with its members. The United States is a nation of laws, which tinue to reserve the balance of my ance, and he worked for a defense con- gives us the freedom to agree and most im- time. tractor. portantly disagree with not only each other but Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, My amendment would ensure that RAM, the group that I have indicated the American people have strong na- with our government. But the limitations to the right to disagree in the letter I submitted for the tional security, a strong intelligence RECORD, of which the gentleman in the community, but individuals who re- can be best described by the ancient wisdom: ‘‘Your right to swing your arms ends just article was a member of, is character- ceive a clearance can receive it appro- ized as operating like a street fighting priately and that they themselves will where the other person’s nose begins.’’ There is a limit to the expression of free club. Members actively train to do not be a jeopardy to the citizens of the physical battle with their ideological United States. speech and the freedom to assemble and that limit is violence. foes and have been involved in violent Mr. Chair, the Jackson Lee Amendment No. clashes during political rallies and 3, designated as No. 33 on the Rules Com- The awarding of security clearances to contractors must be better managed and the con- demonstrations. mittee rosters, amends the Sense of Congress RAM members consider themselves a sequences for involvement in activities that already in the bill on the importance of re-re- part of the alt-right. RAM’s member- would be cause for dismissal from the armed view of security clearances held by individuals ship has deep roots in California, with services or any federal agency should not go by adding consideration of whether the secu- the Skinheads and other individuals unnoticed. rity clearance holder’s association or sympathy who face serious criminal charges. But This Jackson Lee Amendment is an oppor- with persons or organizations that advocate, more importantly, RAM consists of tunity to make a clear statement to govern- threaten, or use force or violence, or any other several dozen loosely affiliated neo- ment contractors that the awarding of con- illegal or unconstitutional means, in an effort to Nazi racist Skinheads. prevent others from exercising their rights tracts that involve the security of our nation It is not an emphasis on that group. under the Constitution or laws of the United should not be taken lightly and that Congress This amendment is broadly structured States or of any state, on account of race, reli- will not tolerate the allocation of federal funds to deal with protecting the security gion, national origin, disability, or other imper- to contractors who employ persons who advo- clearance process and the American missible factors. cate or participate in acts against persons on people. I join with my colleagues in Mr. Miselis has a security clearance and account of their race, creed, religious beliefs, hoping and helping the intelligence worked for Northrup Grumman, a major de- or gender who engage in constitutionally pro- community to be able to have the re- fense contractor, at the time he engaged in tected activities. sources for the backlog of thousands physical violence against persons protesting I ask that my colleagues support this Jack- and thousands of those seeking secu- racism and white supremacy in Charlottesville, son Lee Amendment to H.R. 6237. rity clearance, so that they can be par- Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to Virginia. ticular and astute to ensure that for support this amendment, and I reserve In May 2018, Northrup Grumman was in- the people who receive it, it is a ben- the balance of my time. formed of Mr. Miselis’ membership in RAM efit. It is, in essence, a gift. It is an Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim and the violent assaults he initiated while he honor to receive a security clearance. was in Charlottesville participating in activities the time in opposition to the amend- The clearance that I and Members of in support of white supremancy, which were ment, though I am not opposed. Congress have, we hold with the high- captured on video and in photos. The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- est respect and dignity. Therefore, if it Mr. Miselis worked for a government con- tion, the gentleman from California is is given to anyone, it should be given tractor and held a security clearance author- recognized for 5 minutes. in that manner. izing him to work on projects that were of vital There was no objection. Mr. Chairman, I ask my colleagues to interest to our nation and its defense. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve support the Jackson Lee amendment, Northrup Grumman did not dismiss him until the balance of my time. and I yield back the balance of my the story broke earlier this month with media Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, time. reports on the violence Mr. Miselis engaged in how much time do I have remaining? Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I will at white supremacists’ rally held in Charlottes- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman just close by saying that the security 1 ville, Virginia. from Texas has 2 ⁄4 minutes remaining. clearance process needs a lot of work. The violence of RAM members has been a Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I So we support this amendment, and I 1 hallmark of the group and its members. yield 1 ⁄4 minutes to the gentleman yield back the balance of my time. The Anti-Defamation League describes from California (Mr. SCHIFF), the rank- The Acting CHAIR. The question is RAM as a white supremacist group whose ing member of the Intelligence Com- on the amendment offered by the gen- members believe they are fighting against a mittee. tlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON ‘‘modern world’’ corrupted by the ‘‘destructive Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I rise in LEE). cultural influences’’ of liberals, Jews, Muslims support of the amendment offered by The amendment was agreed to. and non-white immigrants. my friend and colleague, the gentle- AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. VARGAS They refer to themselves as the ‘‘premier woman from Texas, Congresswoman The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order MMA (mixed martial arts) club of the Alt- SHEILA JACKSON LEE. to consider amendment No. 4 printed in Right.’’ This amendment complements other House Report 115–815. RAM is characterized as operating like a provisions in the bill focused on im- Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Chairman, I have street-fighting club. proving the security clearance process an amendment at the desk. Members actively train to do physical battle in the Intelligence Committee. Specifi- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will with their ideological foes, and have been in- cally, Ms. JACKSON LEE’s amendment designate the amendment. volved in violent clashes during political rallies recognizes that an immediate review The text of the amendment is as fol- and demonstrations. may be called for when a security lows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.018 H12JYPT1 H6148 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 Page 29, line 13, after ‘‘methods’’ insert ‘‘, closes top secret information to an ad- this Act, the Director of National Intel- including the use of virtual currencies,’’. versary government outside estab- ligence, in coordination with the Assistant The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to lished intelligence channels. Secretary of State for Intelligence and Re- As a former specialist at the Depart- search and the Assistant Secretary of the House Resolution 989, the gentleman Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis, shall from California (Mr. VARGAS) and a ment of Defense, I know these disclo- produce an intelligence assessment of the Member opposed each will control 5 sures are dangerous because our adver- revenue sources of the North Korean regime. minutes. sary could use it to harm U.S. inter- Such assessment shall include revenue from The Chair recognizes the gentleman ests. Our partners could stop sharing the following sources: from California. intelligence if they don’t trust us to (1) Trade in coal, iron, and iron ore. Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Chairman, I rise keep it confidential. (2) The provision of fishing rights to North today to urge my colleagues to support The congressional notification re- Korean territorial waters. (3) Trade in gold, titanium ore, vanadium my amendment to H.R. 6237. quirement will deter irresponsible dis- ore, copper, silver, nickel, zinc, or rare earth By adding the use of virtual cur- closures and enable Congress to con- minerals, and other stores of value. rencies to section 1505, we will ensure duct oversight and limit any damage (4) Trade in textiles. it is included in the assessment of caused by the disclosure. (5) Sales of conventional defense articles threat financing related to Russia. I also wanted to express my dis- and services. This assessment includes officials of appointment on a matter of national (6) Sales of controlled goods, ballistic mis- the government of Russia, persons sub- security. Congressman CURBELO and I siles, and other associated purposes. ject to sanctions with respect to Rus- offered a bipartisan amendment to re- (7) Other types of manufacturing for export, as the Director of National Intelligence sia, Russian nationals subject to sanc- quire the DNI to report to Congress on considers appropriate. tion, and Russian oligarchs or orga- the national security threat posed by (8) The exportation of workers from North nized criminals. deep fake technology and how the in- Korea in a manner intended to generate sig- Mr. Chairman, as you may know, a telligence community will counter it. nificant revenue, directly or indirectly, for virtual currency is a digital represen- Deep fake technology is the digital fal- use by the government of North Korea. tation of value that can be digitally sification of images, video, and audio (9) The provision of non-humanitarian traded. to portray an individual as having done goods (such as food, medicine, and medical Since the creation of Bitcoin, the or said something he or she didn’t do or devices) and services by other countries. (10) The provision of services, including first and most widely known example say. banking and other support, including by en- of a cryptocurrency, thousands of Senator RUBIO has raised alarms tities located in the Russian Federation, cryptocurrencies have emerged that about how foreign intelligence service China, and Iran. are designed to serve a variety of pur- could use deep fake technology to un- (11) Online commercial activities of the poses. dermine our Nation’s security and de- Government of North Korea, including on- Just as virtual currencies have grown mocracy. line gambling. in use in legitimate commerce, they Frankly, I was dismayed our amend- (12) Criminal activities, including cyber- have become an increasingly popular ment was not ruled in order, despite enabled crime and counterfeit goods. being supported by the Intelligence (b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required financial payment method for crimi- under subsection (a) shall include an identi- nals and other transnational bad ac- Committee. I know the Rules Com- fication of each of the following: tors. mittee often makes decisions for rea- (1) The sources of North Korea’s funding. Virtual currencies have been and sons unrelated to policy. But the exclu- (2) Financial and non-financial networks, continue to be exploited to pay for sion of this amendment was a serious including supply chain management, trans- goods and services associated with il- mistake, and I will look for other ways portation, and facilitation, through which licit activities and as an effective tool to ensure our country is prepared for North Korea accesses the United States and to launder money or avoid sanctions. the emerging threat posed by deep fake international financial systems and repatri- ates and exports capital, goods, and services; If we are to craft effective solutions technology. and to combat Russia’s threat finance, we Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I claim the (3) the global financial institutions, money need to fully understand how virtual time in opposition to the amendment, services business, and payment systems that currencies may be used to finance ac- though I am not opposed. assist North Korea with financial trans- tivities against the United States and The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- actions. our allies, especially NATO. By includ- tion, the gentleman from California is (c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Upon coming the use of virtual currencies in the recognized for 5 minutes. pletion of the assessment required under subsection (a), the Director of National Intel- report, we will ensure a robust analysis There was no objection. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve ligence shall submit to the Permanent Se- that will help us to impede Russian fi- lect Committee on Intelligence of the House nancing of cyber operations. the balance of my time. of Representatives and the Select Committee Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Chairman, I would on Intelligence of the Senate a copy of such the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. simply then urge my colleagues to sup- assessment. MURPHY). port the amendment, and I yield back The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Mrs. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. Chair- the balance of my time. House Resolution 989, the gentlewoman man, I thank my colleague, Mr. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I urge from California (Mrs. TORRES) and a passage of this amendment, and I yield VARGAS, for yielding, and I support his Member opposed each will control 5 amendment. back the balance of my time. minutes. I also support this bill more gen- The Acting CHAIR. The question is The Chair recognizes the gentle- erally because it supports the quiet he- on the amendment offered by the gen- woman from California. ARGAS). roes in our intelligence community. tleman from California (Mr. V The amendment was agreed to. b 1430 They don’t seek public praise; in fact, AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MRS. TORRES Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Chairman, I rise they shun it. While others enjoy the to offer my amendment to H.R. 6237, limelight, they work hard in the shad- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in the Matthew Young Pollard Intel- ows. ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Section 1511 is a version of legisla- House Report 115–815. Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Chairman, I have Years 2018 and 2019. tion I wrote called the POISE Act. I an amendment at the desk. Mr. Chairman, nearly 1 year and 3 filed it after the President disclosed The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will months ago today, the North Korean highly sensitive information to Rus- designate the amendment. regime announced that it had success- sian officials at a White House meet- The text of the amendment is as fol- fully executed an intercontinental bal- ing. This information had been en- lows: listic missile test launch. That an- trusted to the U.S. by a key ally. Page 102, after line 13, insert the following: nouncement raised the real possibility Section 1511, drawing on the POISE SEC. 2509. NORTH KOREA FOLLOW THE MONEY of a North Korean nuclear attack on Act, says Congress must be notified ACT. American soil. when a member of the executive (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than President Trump, rightly, has spent branch, including the President, dis- 180 days after the date of the enactment of much of last year seeking a deal for the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.020 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6149 denuclearization of North Korea. Sec- would aid the international community from either the Democratic or Repub- retary Pompeo is actively engaged in in closing gaps in sanctions against lican side, and I am very pleased that finding a solution, and Congress should North Korea. The report will help us he has been with my office and, in be providing him with all of the re- support our diplomats as they seek to many respects, is the author of this sources we can to ensure a solution is restore stability on the Korean Penin- amendment. meaningful and effective. sula. The amendment directs the Office of To prevent advancement of their nu- Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to the Director of National Intelligence clear weapons program, we need to ob- support this critical amendment. to, in consultation with heads of other tain specific information regarding Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Chairman, I urge intelligence community agencies, cre- North Korean revenue sources; how- my colleagues to support this amend- ate and implement a plan that will suc- ever, the U.S. Government does not ment. Until we know where the North cessfully expand the intelligence com- have a sufficient understanding of this Korean regime gets its money, we munity’s recruitment efforts so that critical question. That is why I have won’t know how much money they rural and underserved regions in the offered this amendment, which is mod- have to spend. United States are more fully rep- eled after my North Korea Follow the Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to resented in these efforts. Money Act. vote ‘‘yes’’ and equip Secretary It is my belief that this amendment This amendment directs the Director Pompeo with the tools that he needs to will provide a unique opportunity for of National Intelligence to produce a act in the best interests of our national the intelligence community agencies National Intelligence Estimate of the security, and I yield back the balance to actively join forces in order to revenue sources of North Korea. Any of my time. broaden their respective recruitment effective agreement between the U.S. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I support efforts and, by so doing, increase the and North Korea must consider all of this amendment, and I yield back the diversity among their ranks. Although the sources of funding, both legitimate balance of my time. we have seen improvement in some and illegitimate, that have enabled The Acting CHAIR. The question is areas—for instance, an increase in mi- this North Korean regime. on the amendment offered by the gen- nority hiring for fiscal year 2017 over I am proud to offer this bipartisan tlewoman from California (Mrs. that of fiscal year 2016—we have also amendment with Representative WAG- TORRES). seen a disappointing decrease in the NER, who has been a longtime partner The amendment was agreed to. percentage of women hired over that of mine on this legislation, and I also AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS same period of time. I believe that we appreciate Chairman NUNES and his The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order can do better in both metrics, and I staff and Ranking Member SCHIFF and to consider amendment No. 6 printed in think one smart way of doing that is his staff for working with me on this House Report 115–815. getting agencies to broaden their amendment. Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Chairman, I searches geographically. Mr. Chair, I am hopeful that we can have an amendment at the desk. This country’s strength is born from continue to work together for the secu- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will its dedication to the rule of law, the rity of our Nation, and I reserve the designate the amendment. belief that the best form of government balance of my time. The text of the amendment is as fol- is one that is of the people, by the peo- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I claim the lows: ple, and for the people—and from its di- time in opposition to the amendment, Page 102, after line 13, insert the following: versity. even though I am not opposed to it. It is time for our intelligence com- SEC. 2509. EXPANSION OF INTELLIGENCE COM- The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- MUNITY RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. munity agencies to more fully commit tion, the gentleman from California is In order to further increase the diversity of to reaching all American people in an recognized for 5 minutes. the intelligence community workforce, not effort to let them know that inspiring There was no objection. later than 90 days after the date of the enact- and important work awaits them in the Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 min- ment of this Act, the Director of National intelligence community. Indeed, by utes to the gentlewoman from Missouri Intelligence, in consultation with heads of more fully tapping into this diversity, (Mrs. WAGNER). elements of the Intelligence Community, we can be assured of at least one re- shall create, implement, and submit to the Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Chairman, I rise sult: the strengthening of our intel- today in support of this amendment, of congressional intelligence committees a written plan to ensure that rural and under- ligence community. If the intelligence which I am a proud cosponsor. represented regions are more fully and con- community is to succeed in its global Nearly 1 year ago, I traveled to sistently represented in such elements’ em- mission, it must have a global force. Korea, Japan, and China. I visited the ployment recruitment efforts. Upon receipt Mr. Chairman, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on DMZ and the Chinese border town of of the plan, the congressional committees my amendment, and I reserve the bal- Dandong. I watched as trucks loaded shall have 60 days to submit comments to ance of my time. with goods drove across the China- the Director of National Intelligence before Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim Korea Friendship Bridge into North such plan shall be implemented. the time in opposition to the amend- Korea. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ment, even though I am not opposed to Mr. Chair, 70 percent of North Ko- House Resolution 989, the gentleman it. rea’s trade passes over that bridge, and from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) and a The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- it was a stark reminder that, in order Member opposed each will control 5 tion, the gentleman from California is to change North Korea’s malign behav- minutes. recognized for 5 minutes. ior, we need sanctions that undermine The Chair recognizes the gentleman There was no objection. the financial networks that keep the from Florida. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I reserve the Kim regime afloat. Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Chairman, my balance of my time. Over the past year, the President has staff and I worked with Democratic Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Chairman, I taken tremendous steps towards dis- staff members of the House Permanent yield such time as he may consume to rupting North Korean cash flows, but Select Committee on Intelligence and the gentleman from California (Mr. we still have an imperfect under- received input from the majority staff SCHIFF), the distinguished ranking standing of where and how North Korea to craft what I believe is a common- member with whom I had the pleasure gets its revenue, and our limited sense amendment that will increase di- of serving on the Intelligence Com- knowledge has weakened international versity throughout the intelligence mittee when I was there some 100 years sanctions. community. ago. This amendment would require the Mr. Chair, I just want to depart from Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chair, I thank the Director of National Intelligence to my prepared remarks to say a word gentleman for yielding. study North Korean financial and trade about the young man who is seated It is a great pleasure to team up with networks, weapons sales, labor exports, with me, Tony Matthews. It is a good the gentleman again in pursuit of im- and supply chains to better understand indication of what the Brookings Insti- portant priorities for the intelligence the sources of the regime’s revenue. It tution does when they send us fellows community and for our committee.

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While there are many intelligence information relating to the following mat- support for proxy forces in Syria and professionals who are sincerely work- ters with respect to both the strategic and Lebanon. ing to create a culture of inclusion, tactical implications for the United States I thank my colleague from North they acknowledge that progress is and its allies: Carolina, MARK MEADOWS, for his part- slow. (1) A description of arms or related mate- nership in this endeavor, as well as Mr. HASTINGS’ amendment, together rial transferred by Iran to Hizballah since KYRSTEN SINEMA and NORMA TORRES with initiatives championed by com- March 2011, including the number of such for cosponsoring this amendment. mittee colleagues, Representatives arms or related material and whether such Mr. Chair, Iran’s destabilizing activi- ´ transfer was by land, sea, or air, as well as fi- ties in the Middle East are no secret, TERRI SEWELL and ANDRE CARSON, will nancial and additional technological capa- help ensure that the Director of Na- bilities transferred by Iran to Hizballah. and, of late, their malign influence has tional Intelligence increases geo- (2) A description of Iranian and Iranian- grown dramatically across the region, graphic outreach in IC recruitment ef- controlled personnel, including Hizballah, including in Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, and forts. Shiite militias, and Iran’s Revolutionary Syria. As coordinator of the IC, the DNI and Guard Corps forces, operating within Syria, Specifically with respect to Syria, his team are well postured to consoli- including the number and geographic dis- Iran is menacingly working to develop date the separate recruitment activi- tribution of such personnel operating within a permanent foothold in the country, 30 kilometers of the Israeli borders with increasing the threat to our key allies ties of each IC entity into a com- Syria and Lebanon. prehensive recruitment campaign that (3) An assessment of Hizballah’s oper- Jordan and, in particular, Israel. They reaches every corner of our Nation, es- ational lessons learned based on its recent are also assisting terrorist groups such pecially underserved regions that have experiences in Syria. as Hezbollah in supporting Assad. Bat- had little interaction with the intel- (4) A description of any rocket–producing tle-tested Hezbollah fighters are subse- ligence community. facilities in Lebanon for non-state actors, in- quently returning to Lebanon more ca- With the DNI’s leadership, smart di- cluding whether such facilities were assessed pable and more dangerous than ever be- vision of labor among IC agencies, and to be built at the direction of Hizballah lead- fore. ership, Iranian leadership, or in consultation innovative use of virtual communica- Additionally, with assistance from between Iranian leadership and Hizballah Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah has been able tions vehicles, I am confident that a leadership. comprehensive recruitment campaign (5) An analysis of the foreign and domestic to amass nearly 150,000 rockets and can cover the Nation more effectively supply chains that significantly facilitate, missiles on the border with Israel. This and attract a workforce that is more support, or otherwise aid Hizballah’s acquisi- figure is a staggering increase from representative of America. tion or development of missile production fa- the, roughly, 15,000 rockets they had in Once again, I want to thank my col- cilities, including the geographic distribu- 2006. tion of such foreign and domestic supply league, Mr. HASTINGS, as well as my Iran has exploited several means of chains. HPSCI colleagues for their commit- transferring weapons to Hezbollah, in- (6) An assessment of the provision of goods, cluding by land and by air. Israel has ment to diversity, and I encourage my services, or technology transferred by Iran colleagues to support the amendment. or its affiliates to Hizballah to indigenously often targeted these transfers to stop Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Chair, I yield manufacture or otherwise produce missiles. the weapons from reaching Lebanon. back the balance of my time. (7) An identification of foreign persons To eliminate the susceptibility of these Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I strong- that are, based on credible information, fa- transfers to interdiction, Iran is rely support this amendment. I think we cilitating the transfer of significant finan- portedly building missile production should expand more capabilities into cial support or arms or related material to facilities in Lebanon to enable indige- rural areas and do more recruitment in Hizballah. nous rocket-producing capability for (8) A description of the threat posed to Hezbollah. rural areas. I appreciate this amend- Israel and other United States allies in the ment. It has my full support. Middle East by the transfer of arms or re- A domestic missile production capa- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- lated material or other support offered to bility in Lebanon would enable ance of my time. Hizballah and other proxies from Iran. Hezbollah to more easily continue to The Acting CHAIR. The question is (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required build its rocket arsenal not only with on the amendment offered by the gen- under subsection (a) shall be submitted in more weapons, but more sophisticated, tleman from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS). unclassified form, but may include a classi- more deadly weapons, and with less re- The amendment was agreed to. fied annex. liance on risky transits. (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. SCHNEIDER That is why I am offering my amend- ‘‘arms or related material’’ means— ment today, to focus our intelligence The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order (1) nuclear, biological, chemical, or radio- community on this urgent threat. A to consider amendment No. 7 printed in logical weapons or materials or components House Report 115–815. of such weapons; DNI report would help us better under- Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Chair, I have (2) ballistic or cruise missile weapons or stand the extent of Iran’s support for an amendment at the desk. materials or components of such weapons; terrorist proxies such as Hezbollah and (3) destabilizing numbers and types of ad- the threat this support poses to Israel The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will vanced conventional weapons; designate the amendment. and other U.S. regional allies. (4) defense articles or defense services, as I urge my colleagues to join me in The text of the amendment is as fol- those terms are defined in paragraphs (3) and supporting this important amendment. lows: (4), respectively, of section 47 of the Arms Mr. Chair, I yield such time as he Page 102, after line 13, insert the following: Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794); (5) defense information, as that term is de- may consume to the gentleman from SEC. 2509. REPORT ON IRANIAN SUPPORT OF California (Mr. SCHIFF), the ranking PROXY FORCES IN SYRIA AND LEB- fined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance ANON. Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403); or member. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 (6) items designated by the President for Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chair, I thank the days after the date of the enactment of this purposes of the United States Munitions List gentleman for yielding, and I am proud Act, the Director of National Intelligence under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export to support the amendment offered by shall submit to the Committee on Armed Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)). Representatives SCHNEIDER, MEADOWS, Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to TORRES, and SINEMA. and the Permanent Select Committee on In- House Resolution 989, the gentleman Mr. Chair, it is imperative that our telligence of the House of Representatives from Illinois (Mr. SCHNEIDER) and a Intelligence, Armed Services, and For- and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Se- Member opposed each will control 5 eign Affairs Committees with oversight lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate minutes. of Iran’s role in Syria and Lebanon a report on Iranian support of proxy forces in The Chair recognizes the gentleman stay informed of proxy forces operating Syria and Lebanon and the threat posed to from Illinois. there and the strategic threat posed to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.051 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6151 Israel, our other allies, and our Na- also examine in the briefing under sub- Just ask Director of National Intel- tion’s interests in the region. section (a) the response capacity within af- ligence, Daniel Coats, who earlier this Requiring that the Director of Na- fected countries and the international sys- year warned that the increase in the tional Intelligence report on areas such tem. In considering response capacity, the frequency and diversity of reported dis- Director shall include— as arms transfers from Iran to (1) the ability of affected nations to effec- ease outbreaks probably will continue, Hezbollah and other militias, weapons tively detect and manage emerging infec- including the potential of a severe facilities, supply chains, and financial tious diseases and a possible transnational global health emergency that could capabilities will help us gain greater pandemic; lead to major economic and societal understanding of nuclear, biological, (2) the role and capacity of international disruptions, strain governmental inter- and chemical weapon proliferation in organizations and nongovernmental organi- national resources, and increase calls the region. zations to respond to emerging infectious to the United States for support. I thank my colleagues for offering disease and a possible pandemic, and their An outbreak in a remote village can ability to coordinate with affected and donor the amendment. I appreciate Mr. spread to major cities in all six con- nations; and tinents in less than 36 hours. Such an SCHNEIDER’s leadership on this issue, (3) the effectiveness of current inter- and I urge the House to support it. national frameworks, agreements, and event can lead nations to close borders, Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I claim the health systems to respond to emerging infec- disrupting the flow of people, goods, time in opposition to the amendment, tious diseases and a possible transnational and services, and incurring grave eco- even though I am not opposed to it. pandemic. nomic, social, political, and security The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- (d) FORM.—The briefing under subsection costs. (a) may be classified. tion, the gentleman from California is Nearly 70 percent of the world’s na- (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- tions are underprepared to manage and recognized for 5 minutes. TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term There was no objection. control such outbreaks. ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ These are not just hypotheticals. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I reserve the means— SARS, for example, spread across four balance of my time. (1) the congressional intelligence commit- continents, infected 8,100 people, killed Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Chair, I urge tees; more than 700, and cost the global my colleagues to support this amend- (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Com- economy $40 billion between February ment, and I yield back the balance of mittee on Appropriations of the House of and July of 2003. The Ebola and Zika my time. Representatives; and outbreaks cost the American taxpayers Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I urge sup- (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations, more than $6 billion. port of the amendment, and I yield the Committee on Armed Services, and the Understanding the ability, Mr. Chair- Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. back the balance of my time. man, of affected nations and inter- The Acting CHAIR. The question is The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to national organizations to detect and on the amendment offered by the gen- House Resolution 989, the gentleman manage infectious diseases and tleman from Illinois (Mr. SCHNEIDER). from California (Mr. BERA) and a Mem- transnational pandemics is a vital step The amendment was agreed to. ber opposed each will control 5 min- to ensuring an effective response. I utes. b 1445 urge all of our colleagues to support The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. BERA’s and my amendment. AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. BERA from California. I thank Mr. BERA for his leadership. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order Mr. BERA. Mr. Chairman, as a doc- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim to consider amendment No. 8 printed in tor, I know that understanding and the time in opposition to the amend- House Report 115–815. managing infectious diseases is one of ment, even though I am not opposed to Mr. BERA. Mr. Chairman, I have an the most important parts of our secu- it. amendment at the desk. rity and our national security. The in- The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will telligence community has found that a tion, the gentleman from California is designate the amendment. country’s health is directly linked to recognized for 5 minutes. The text of the amendment is as fol- their stability and their well-being. We There was no objection. lows: are reminded of this every few years Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve Page 102, after line 13, insert the following: through mass pandemics that are not the balance of my time. SEC. 2509. BRIEFING ON EMERGING INFECTIOUS going away. Mr. BERA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 DISEASE AND PANDEMICS. In 2014, we saw the Ebola outbreak in minute to the gentleman from Cali- (a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after West Africa, and just 2 years ago, we fornia (Mr. SCHIFF), the ranking mem- the date of the enactment of this Act, the witnessed the Zika outbreak in Central ber. Director of National Intelligence shall pro- and South America. And, unfortu- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I thank vide to the appropriate congressional com- nately, as a doctor, I know we are the gentleman for yielding. mittees a briefing on the anticipated geo- going to continue to see these and One hundred years ago, the great in- political effects of emerging infectious dis- fluenza pandemic, often called the ease (including deliberate, accidental, and other diseases again and again, and we naturally occurring infectious disease need to be prepared. Spanish flu, caused about 50 million threats) and pandemics, and their implica- So we offer this amendment as a way deaths worldwide, between 3 to 6 per- tions on the national security of the United of getting the intelligence community cent of the global population, and far States. to help us with that preparedness, to more than the deaths from combat cas- (b) CONTENT.—The briefing under sub- inform us and make sure we are not ualties in World War I. Public health section (a) shall assess— just protecting lives overseas, but we officials have warned that we are over- (1) the economic, social, political, and se- are also protecting our national inter- due for another pandemic that will curity risks, costs, and impacts of emerging ests and our national security. likely spread even more virulently in infectious diseases on the United States and the international political and economic sys- Mr. Chairman, I yield as much time our globalized world. tem; as he may consume to the gentleman While global health may not be a (2) the economic, social, political, and se- from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY). topic that leaps to mind when thinking curity risks, costs, and impacts of a major Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chairman, I of the roles and missions of the intel- transnational pandemic on the United States thank my good friend from California ligence community, the IC does play a and the international political and economic for his leadership in this very impor- pivotal role in defending us from mi- system; and tant amendment, and I am proud to be croscopic threats. The IC’s unique ca- (3) contributing trends and factor to the an original cosponsor with him. pabilities can be as valuable in com- matters assessed under paragraphs (1) and This amendment would require an in- bating disease as the other threats we (2). telligence briefing on the anticipated face. (c) EXAMINATION OF RESPONSE CAPACITY.— In examining the risks, costs, and impacts of geopolitical effects of emerging infec- During the Ebola crisis, NGA and emerging infectious disease and a possible tious diseases and pandemics. These other IC agencies provided geospatial transnational pandemic under subsection (b), threats have serious implications for and other intelligence to health work- the Director of National Intelligence shall the national security of the country. ers battling the outbreak. Ensuring

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.053 H12JYPT1 H6152 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 that we are prepared for any potential Nation and the world that ‘‘we con- Page 102, after line 13, insert the following: pandemic will be essential to saving tinue to see Russian targeting of Amer- SEC. 2509. REPORT ON POSSIBLE EXPLOITATION American lives. ican society in ways that could affect OF VIRTUAL CURRENCIES BY TER- RORIST ACTORS. I wholeheartedly support the bipar- our midterm elections.’’ tisan amendment by my colleagues (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be It is indisputable that Russia suc- cited as the ‘‘Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual from California, Virginia, and Wash- ceeded in meddling in our election in Currencies Act’’. ington, and I thank them for working 2016. It is indisputable that their suc- (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after with the committee staff to refine and cess, with little consequence, will in- the date of the enactment of this Act, the perfect it. spire similar attacks in the future. And Director of National Intelligence, in con- Mr. BERA. Mr. Chairman, I have no it is indisputable that our response to sultation with the Secretary of the Treas- additional comments, and I yield back these threats has been inadequate. ury, shall submit to Congress a report on the the balance of my time. States, cities, and towns have scram- possible exploitation of virtual currencies by terrorist actors. Such report shall include Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I support bled to secure their own elections with- the amendment, and I yield back the the following elements: out enough guidance and support from (1) An assessment of the means and meth- balance of my time. our national intelligence community. The Acting CHAIR. The question is ods by which international terrorist organi- Voters continue to face a torrent of zations and State sponsors of terrorism use on the amendment offered by the gen- misinformation online. virtual currencies. tleman from California (Mr. BERA). Candidates for Congress, city council, (2) An assessment of the use by terrorist The amendment was agreed to. and school boards race towards Novem- organizations and State sponsors of ter- AMENDMENT NO. 9 OFFERED BY MR. KENNEDY ber 6 uncertain that they will become rorism of virtual currencies compared to the The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order Putin’s next target. use by such organizations and States of to consider amendment No. 9 printed in other forms of financing to support oper- The multiple Federal agencies that ations, including an assessment of the collec- House Report 115–815. are responsible for our Nation’s re- Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Chairman, I have tion posture of the intelligence community sponse rarely coordinate or receive lit- an amendment at the desk. on the use of virtual currencies by such orga- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will tle guidance from our Nation’s govern- nizations and States. (3) A description of any existing legal im- designate the amendment. ment at the highest levels. Mr. Chairman, this amendment helps pediments that inhibit or prevent the intel- The text of the amendment is as fol- ligence community from collecting informa- lows: to begin to consolidate and concentrate our response to foreign efforts to influ- tion on or helping prevent the use of virtual Page 102, after line 13, insert the following: currencies by international terrorist organi- SEC. 2509. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF FOR- ence our political processes and elec- zations and State sponsors of terrorism and EIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE RE- tions with one center drawing expertise an identification of any gaps in existing law SPONSE CENTER. across all relevant sectors of our gov- that could be exploited for illicit funding by (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 ernment. such organizations and States. days after the date of the enactment of this If anything, our adversaries have (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required Act, the Director of National Intelligence by subsection (b) shall be submitted in un- shall submit to the Permanent Select Com- grown more confident in their ability to sway our elections and sow discord classified form, but may include a classified mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep- annex. resentatives and the Select Committee on and dysfunction at every level of our Intelligence of the Senate a report on the po- society. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to tential establishment of a center, to be Our urgency lies now in one simple House Resolution 989, the gentlewoman known as the ‘‘Foreign Malign Influence Re- truth: Our democracy stands tall when from New York (Miss RICE) and a Mem- sponse Center’’ that— our elections stand secure. ber opposed each will control 5 min- (1) is comprised of analysts from all appro- I urge my colleagues to support this utes. priate elements of the intelligence commu- amendment because those who put bal- The Chair recognizes the gentle- nity, including elements with related diplo- woman from New York. matic and law enforcement functions; lot boxes in our crosshairs do not as- (2) has access to all intelligence and other cribe to one political party or the Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Chair- reporting acquired by the United States Gov- other. man, my amendment would require the ernment on foreign efforts to influence, Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance Director of National Intelligence and through overt and covert malign activities, of my time. the Secretary of the Treasury to de- United States political processes and elec- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim velop and submit a threat assessment tions; time in opposition to the amendment, report on the use of virtual currencies (3) provides comprehensive assessment, and even though I am not opposed to it. by terrorist organizations. indications and warning, of such activities; In the 17 years since the deadliest and The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- (4) provides for enhanced dissemination of tion, the gentleman from California is terrorist attack in American history, such assessment to United States policy recognized for 5 minutes. the United States has led the global makers. There was no objection. campaign to combat terrorism, thwart- (b) CONTENTS.—The Report required by Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve ing plots and preventing attacks on subsection (a)— the balance of my time. American soil, identifying and dis- (1) shall contain, at a minimum, a discus- Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Chairman, I rupting terrorist networks around the sion of the desirability of the establishment yield back the balance of my time. world, hunting down terrorists wher- of such center and any barriers to such es- ever they hide, and proving that they tablishment; and Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I support (2) may contain any recommendations the the amendment, and I yield back the can and will be brought to justice. Director determines appropriate. balance of my time. We know that the threat of terrorism The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to The Acting CHAIR. The question is is not the same as it was 17 years ago. House Resolution 989, the gentleman on the amendment offered by the gen- It is a threat that constantly evolves, from Massachusetts (Mr. KENNEDY) and tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. KEN- and we need to evolve with it. We need a Member opposed each will control 5 NEDY). to evolve ahead of it. That is why I minutes. The amendment was agreed to. have introduced this amendment. The Chair recognizes the gentleman AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MISS RICE OF In recent years, we have seen in- from Massachusetts. NEW YORK stances in which members of terrorist Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Chairman, I The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order groups have turned to virtual cur- yield myself such time as I may con- to consider amendment No. 10 printed rencies to finance and support their op- sume. in House Report 115–815. erations. In 2016, the Foundation for Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Chair- Defense of Democracies investigated a chairman and Ranking Member SCHIFF man, I have an amendment at the desk. terrorist funding campaign in which a for all their support and advocacy to The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will terrorist group in the Gaza Strip re- make this amendment possible today. designate the amendment. ceived donations through the virtual Mr. Chairman, just a few weeks ago, The text of the amendment is as fol- currency bitcoin. Last year, Indonesian DNI Director Dan Coats warned our lows: authorities also reported that a Syria-

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.056 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6153 based Indonesian national with ties to sible exploitation of virtual currencies the committee for their work on this ISIL used virtual currency to fund at- by terrorist actors, including state bill. This bill is very important to help tacks in Indonesia. sponsors of terrorism. make America more secure. Virtual currencies offer high-speed, It has long been said that if you wish My amendment will help to address low-cost financial networks with ac- to uncover the truth about malign ac- the threat of Iran better in this bill. cess to users across the globe. Many tivity, then follow the money. This re- According to the State Department, also offer their users anonymity, mak- mains true with the development and Iran is the world’s foremost state spon- ing it difficult for law enforcement to use of virtual currencies. sor of terrorism. In spite of Iran’s weak track transactions. These factors have The IC must always remain one step economy and U.S.-imposed sanctions in made virtual currencies an increas- ahead of our adversaries, and this response to their support for terrorism, ingly appealing tool for terrorists seek- amendment will help ensure that they abuse of human rights, and acquisition ing to circumvent American law en- continue to do just that. of prohibited weapons, Iran continues forcement and financial institutions. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve to support violent groups abroad. Research suggests that terrorists’ use the balance of my time. As our diplomatic and military lead- of virtual currencies have so far been Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Chair- ers determine how best to respond to limited to a handful of instances, but, man, I thank Chairman NUNES and Iran’s ongoing destabilization, they as terrorist organizations and lone-wolf Ranking Member SCHIFF for supporting should have a detailed accounting of attackers become more technologically the amendment, and I yield back the the amounts spent by Iran to support sophisticated and virtual currencies be- balance of my time. specific terrorist groups and foreign come more widely accessible, the con- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I thank military. This is especially important ditions are ripe for this threat to sig- the gentlewoman from New York for in light of the escalating conflict be- nificantly increase in a very short pe- working in a bipartisan manner with a tween Israel and Iran-backed forces in riod of time. That is why it is critical longtime member of our committee, Syria, which has only gotten worse in that we act now to assess and under- Mr. KING, and I urge passage of this the last couple of days. This informa- stand this emerging threat. amendment. tion will send a clear message to Iran There is no denying it: Virtual cur- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- and our allies that we do not tolerate rencies have exposed deep vulnerabili- ance of my time. support of terrorism. ties in our counterterrorism efforts, The Acting CHAIR. The question is In addition, the nonclassified version and, unfortunately, right now, our gov- on the amendment offered by the gen- of this report will shed light on Iran’s ernment lacks a comprehensive re- tlewoman from New York (Miss RICE). behavior for all the world to see. The amendment was agreed to. sponse and strategy to address this Specifically, my amendment will re- threat. b 1500 quire an annual report from the Direc- My amendment would direct the Di- AMENDMENT NO. 11 OFFERED BY MR. LIPINSKI tor of National Intelligence, describing rector of National Intelligence and the The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order Iranian expenditures on military and Treasury Department to report to Con- to consider amendment No. 11 printed terrorist activities outside the coun- gress on how terrorist organizations in House Report 115–815. try, including support for Hezbollah, and state sponsors of terrorism could Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chairman, I have Houthi rebels in Yemen, Hamas, proxy use virtual currencies to finance ter- an amendment at the desk. forces in Iraq and Syria, and any other rorism, gaps in Federal and State regu- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will entity or country the Director deter- lations that could be exploited by ter- designate the amendment. mines relevant. rorists, and recommendations to up- The text of the amendment is as fol- Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues date regulations to more effectively lows: to support this amendment, and I re- address these vulnerabilities. At the end of title V of division B, add the serve the balance of my time. Enacting this amendment would give following new section: Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim counterterrorism and law enforcement SEC. 2509. REPORT ON IRANIAN EXPENDITURES the time in opposition to the amend- officials at all levels the information SUPPORTING FOREIGN MILITARY ment, even though I am not opposed to and strategies they desperately need to AND TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. it. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- confront this threat head-on with 21st after the date of the enactment of this Act, century solutions. and annually thereafter, the Director of Na- tion, the gentleman from California is I want to thank Congressman PETER tional Intelligence shall submit to Congress recognized for 5 minutes. KING for cosponsoring my amendment. a report describing Iranian expenditures in There was no objection. This is a commonsense bipartisan pri- the previous calendar year on military and Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve ority, and I urge all of my colleagues terrorist activities outside the country, in- the balance of my time. to support this amendment. cluding each of the following: Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chairman, I yield Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance (1) The amount spent in such calendar year 1 minute to the gentleman from Cali- on activities by the Islamic Revolutionary fornia (Mr. SCHIFF), the ranking mem- of my time. Guard Corps, including activities providing Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim support for— ber of the committee. time in opposition to the amendment, (A) Hezbollah; Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I thank even though I am not opposed to it. (B) Houthi rebels in Yemen; the gentleman for yielding. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. BOST). With- (C) Hamas; Mr. Chairman, I am proud to rise in out objection, the gentleman from (D) proxy forces in Iraq and Syria; or support of the amendment offered by California is recognized for 5 minutes. (E) any other entity or country the Direc- my colleague from Illinois, Congress- There was no objection. tor determines to be relevant. man LIPINSKI. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve (2) The amount spent in such calendar year This amendment requires that the the balance of my time. for ballistic missile research and testing or Director of National Intelligence sub- other activities that the Director determines Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Chair- are destabilizing to the Middle East region. mit a report to Congress describing man, I yield as much time as he may (b) FORM.—The report required under sub- spending by Iran on military and ter- consume to the gentleman from Cali- section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified rorist activities outside of the country, fornia (Mr. SCHIFF). form, but may include a classified annex. including spending to support Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I thank The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Hezbollah, Houthi rebels in Yemen, my colleague for yielding, and I rise in House Resolution 989, the gentleman Hamas, and proxy forces elsewhere. support of the amendment offered by from Illinois (Mr. LIPINSKI) and a Mem- The intelligence community rightly the Representatives from New York, ber opposed each will control 5 min- remains focused on Iran’s support for Rice and King. utes. malign foreign military and terrorist This amendment requires that the The Chair recognizes the gentleman activities abroad. Director of National Intelligence, with from Illinois. This amendment helps ensure that the Department of the Treasury, sub- Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chairman, I Congress has full visibility into the mit to Congress a report on the pos- thank the chair and ranking member of judgments and assessments of the IC

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:00 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.060 H12JYPT1 H6154 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 on Iran’s spending to support these However, this report is lacking be- both sides of the aisle of our com- groups, and for that reason I support cause it does not describe what, if any, mittee, a dedicated staff member, and the amendment. disciplinary actions are taken by agen- a member of the Army National Guard. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I con- cies in response to noncompliance. My While his loss is devastating to us, we tinue to reserve the balance of my amendment would simply require that honor his service to the United States time. this report include information about by naming this bill in his memory. Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chairman, I yield disciplinary action. I thank the ranking member for his myself the balance of my time. For example, was a violation simply support on this bill, I urge passage of Mr. Chairman, I thank Chairman flagged for agency records? Or was the amendment, and urge passage of NUNES and Ranking Member SCHIFF for someone given additional training, dis- H.R. 6237, the Matthew Young Pollard their support of this amendment, and I ciplinary suspension, termination, or, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fis- thank them for their work on this im- perhaps, even prosecution? cal Years 2018 and 2019. portant bipartisan bill. My amendment intends to provide Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues Congress with a high-level look at how ance of my time. to support this amendment, and I yield agencies address the incidents they are The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gen- back the balance of my time. already reporting on. tleman from Ohio (Mr. DAVIDSON). Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I thank The privacy safeguards contained in The amendment was agreed to. the gentleman for working with our the section 702 program are critical for committee to get support from both The Acting CHAIR. The question is protecting the constitutional rights of on the amendment in the nature of a sides of the aisle for this amendment, I everyday Americans, and, indeed, the urge its passage, and I yield back the substitute, as amended. high functioning capability of this im- The amendment was agreed to. balance of my time. portant program for national security. The Acting CHAIR. The question is The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, Congress has the responsibility to the Committee rises. on the amendment offered by the gen- make sure agencies are taking steps to Accordingly, the Committee rose; tleman from Illinois (Mr. LIPINSKI). mitigate abuse and enforce statutes, and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. The amendment was agreed to. guidelines, and court orders relevant to BOST) having assumed the chair, Mr. AMENDMENT NO. 12 OFFERED BY MR. DAVIDSON this powerful surveillance tool. LAMBORN, Acting Chair of the Com- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order This is a commonsense amendment mittee of the Whole House on the state to consider amendment No. 12 printed that I have drafted in coordination of the Union, reported that that Com- in House Report 115–815. with the House Intelligence Com- mittee, having had under consideration Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chairman, I mittee, and I urge my colleagues to the bill (H.R. 6237) to authorize appro- have an amendment at the desk. priations for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will support its adoption. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance for intelligence and intelligence-redesignate the amendment. lated activities of the United States The text of the amendment is as fol- of my time. Government, the Community Manage- lows: Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment Account, and the Central Intel- At the end of title V of division B, add the ligence Agency Retirement and Dis- following new section: ment, though I am not opposed. ability System, and for other purposes, SEC. 2509. INCLUSION OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS The Acting CHAIR (Mr. LAMBORN). IN ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO Without objection, the gentleman from and, pursuant to House Resolution 989, SECTION 702. California is recognized for 5 minutes. he reported the bill back to the House Section 707(b)(1)(G)(ii) of the Foreign Intel- There was no objection. with an amendment adopted in the ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve Committee of the Whole. 1881f(b)(1)(G)(ii)) is amended by inserting be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, includ- the balance of my time. Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chairman, I the rule, the previous question is oring whether disciplinary actions were taken dered. as a result of such an incident of noncompli- think the thing I would emphasize is ance and the extent of such disciplinary ac- that it is important for us to under- Is a separate vote demanded on any tions’’. stand: A) we should preserve the 702 amendment to the amendment re- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to program; and B) there are some incre- ported from the Committee of the Whole? House Resolution 989, the gentleman mental reforms that could make the If not, the question is on the amend- from Ohio (Mr. DAVIDSON) and a Mem- program high functioning, and also give the American people peace of ment in the nature of a substitute, as ber opposed each will control 5 min- amended. mind that their Fourth Amendment utes. The amendment was agreed to. The Chair recognizes the gentleman rights are protected. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The from Ohio. It is also important for the intel- question is on the engrossment and Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chairman, ligence community to know that the third reading of the bill. today, I offer an amendment that is programs they have are working, and it The bill was ordered to be engrossed very straightforward. It simply takes can send an important message that and read a third time, and was read the an already existing reporting require- there are disciplinary actions for those third time. ment within the section 702 program who don’t follow the guidelines. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and adds an additional layer of con- This will give Congress insight into question is on the passage of the bill. gressional oversight. This will ensure how well that system is functioning The question was taken; and the that the Judiciary Committee and the and what disciplinary actions, if any, Speaker pro tempore announced that Intelligence Committee have insight are taken. the ayes appeared to have it. into how the intelligence community Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, on that I enforces its own internal guidelines for ance of my time. demand the yeas and nays. handling sensitive data. Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I yield The yeas and nays were ordered. Currently, the attorney general pro- myself the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- vides these committees with semi- Mr. Chairman, I thank all of the ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- annual reports about incidents of intel- Members who offered amendments ceedings on this question will be post- ligence community noncompliance today. This is a critical piece of legis- poned. with the targeting, minimization, and lation, and I look forward to working f querying procedures within the 702 pro- with the Senate to send this bill to the b 1515 gram. These are important features President. that ensure the collection and use of This year’s bill is named after Mat- RECLAMATION TITLE TRANSFER data is solely for targeting dangerous thew Young Pollard, who passed away AND NON-FEDERAL INFRASTRUC- terrorists and does not threaten the earlier this year while carrying out the TURE INCENTIVIZATION ACT Fourth Amendment rights of Ameri- work of the Senate Intelligence Com- Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, pursu- cans. mittee. Matt was a friend to many on ant to House Resolution 985, I call up

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.062 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6155 the bill (H.R. 3281) to authorize the (d) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.—If the entity (2) a list of conveyances made or initiated Secretary of the Interior to facilitate that operates and maintains an eligible facil- by the Secretary or a qualifying entity under the transfer to non-Federal ownership ity at the time that the Secretary attempts this Act. of appropriate reclamation projects or to facilitate the conveyance under sub- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill section (c) is a qualifying entity, that entity facilities, and for other purposes, and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally di- shall have the right of first refusal to receive vided and controlled by the chair and ask for its immediate consideration in the conveyance under this Act. ranking minority member of the Com- the House. SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR TITLE TRANS- The Clerk read the title of the bill. FER UNDER THIS ACT. mittee on Natural Resources. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Not later than one year after the date of The gentleman from Colorado (Mr. ant to House Resolution 985, the bill is the enactment of this Act, the Secretary LAMBORN) and the gentleman from considered read. shall establish criteria for determining California (Mr. HUFFMAN) each will The text of the bill is as follows: whether facilities are eligible for title trans- control 30 minutes. fer under this Act. The criteria shall include The Chair recognizes the gentleman H.R. 3281 the following minimum requirements: from Colorado. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (1) The qualifying entity agrees to accept GENERAL LEAVE resentatives of the United States of America in title to the property proposed for transfer. Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I ask Congress assembled, (2) The proposed title transfer will not SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. unanimous consent that all Members have an unmitigated significant effect on the have 5 legislative days in which to re- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reclamation environment. Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastruc- (3) The qualifying entity intends to use the vise and extend their remarks and in- ture Incentivization Act’’. property for substantially the same purposes clude extraneous materials on H.R. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. the property is being used for at the time the 3281. In this Act: Secretary evaluates the potential transfer. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ (4) The transfer is consistent with the Sec- objection to the request of the gen- means the Secretary of the Interior. retary’s responsibility to protect land and tleman from Colorado? (2) ELIGIBLE FACILITY.—The term ‘‘eligible water resources held in trust for federally There was no objection. facility’’— recognized Indian Tribes. Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield (A) means a reclamation project or facil- (5) The transfer is consistent with the Sec- myself such time as I may consume. ity, or a portion of such a project or facility retary’s responsibility to ensure compliance Today, the House is considering my (which may include dams and appurtenant with international treaties and interstate bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3281, which works, infrastructure, recreational facilities, compacts. aims to streamline the process for the buildings, distribution and drainage works, (6) The qualifying entity agrees to provide, transfer of some of the Bureau of Rec- and associated lands or interests in lands or as consideration for the assets to be con- water) that meets the criteria for potential veyed, compensation to the United States lamation’s projects to local bene- transfer established pursuant to section 4; worth the equivalent of the present value of ficiaries who have or will repay the and any repayment obligation to the United Federal investment, and already oper- (B) does not include a reclamation facility States or other income stream the United ate and maintain these projects. Trans- or separately functioning portion of such fa- States derives from the assets to be transferring these simple projects, or parts cility that generates hydropower marketed ferred at the time of the transfer. of them, will allow water districts and by a power marketing administration. SEC. 5. OTHER CONDITIONS FOR CONVEYANCES. other local beneficiaries to leverage (3) QUALIFYING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘quali- (a) POWER RATES.—No conveyance under non-Federal financing through owner- fying entity’’ means an agency of a State po- this Act may adversely impact power rates ship equity while, simultaneously, de- litical subdivision, joint action or powers or repayment obligations. creasing Federal liability. agency, water users association, Indian Tribe (b) NEPA.—The Secretary shall apply a During committee consideration of or Tribal utility authority, that— categorical exclusion process under the Na- (A) held or holds a water service contract, this bill, we heard that the current tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 process is time-consuming, cum- repayment contract, operation and mainte- U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) on eligible facilities nance contract, water rights settlement con- under this Act. bersome, expensive, and uncertain. This has proven to be a disincentive to tract or exchange contract providing for SEC. 6. LIABILITY. water service from the eligible facility to be Effective upon the date of conveyance of many water users who are now rightly transferred; and any eligible facility pursuant to this Act, the asking for and deserving change. (B) as determined by the Secretary, has United States shall not be liable for damages However, it wouldn’t be fair to heap the capacity to continue to manage the con- of any kind arising out of any act, omission, all the blame on the agency. Congress veyed property for the same purposes by or occurrence based on its prior ownership or has done its fair share, slowing down which the property has been managed under operation of the conveyed property, except some of these simple title transfers. reclamation law. for damages caused by acts of negligence Under current practice, every single (4) CONVEYED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘con- committed by the United States or by its veyed property’’ means an eligible facility transfer, regardless of the size or scope, employees, agents, or contractors, prior to requires congressional authorization. I that has been transferred out of Federal conveyance. ownership under this Act. want to be clear to my colleagues that SEC. 7. BENEFITS. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF TITLE TRANSFER. this legislation does not remove con- After a conveyance under this Act— (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may congressional oversight. In fact, this legis- (1) the conveyed property shall not be convey to a qualifying entity all right, title, and lation includes a provision offered by sidered to be a part of a Federal reclamation interest of the United States in and to any Ranking Member HUFFMAN, of the sub- project; and eligible facility, subject to subsections (b) (2) in the event that a transfer of an entire committee, that allows for congres- and (c), if— project occurs, the entity to which the prop- sional review of any transfer author- (1) the Secretary notifies Congress in writ- erty is conveyed shall not be eligible to re- ized under this process. ing of the proposed conveyance, and the rea- ceive any benefits, including project power, Since my bill was introduced, we sons for the conveyance, not later than 90 with respect to the conveyed property, ex- have seen the administration and the days before the date on which the Secretary cept benefits that would be available to a Senate put similar proposals together makes the conveyance; and similarly situated entity with respect to (2) Congress does not pass a joint resolu- to achieve the same goals as this legis- property that is not part of a Federal rection disapproving the conveyance before lation that we are considering here lamation project. such date. today. SEC. 8. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. (b) ASSOCIATED WATER RIGHTS AND USES.— At the end of the day, my bill pro- Federal interests in associated water rights After a conveyance under this Act, the en- vides an optional process that could be and uses, if included, shall be conveyed in ac- tity to which the property is conveyed shall used to expedite simple title transfers. comply with all applicable Federal, State, cordance with applicable State law under Any title transfer can still use the ex- this Act by a written agreement between the and local laws and regulations in its operation of the conveyed property. isting process, if the participants pre- Secretary and the qualifying entity. fer. (c) CONSULTATION.—Interests in eligible fa- SEC. 9. NOTIFICATION. cilities shall be conveyed under this Act by The Secretary shall submit, as part of the Now, despite what someone might a written agreement between the Secretary Secretary’s annual budget submission to say, this bill does not exempt any ac- and the qualifying entity, developed in con- Congress— tion from NEPA, National Environ- sultation with any existing water and power (1) a description of the actions taken to mental Protection Act, or any other customers affected by the eligible facility. implement this Act; and environmental mandates.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.066 H12JYPT1 H6156 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 To be crystal clear, I want to reit- structure owned by the United States, terests. And whenever the Federal Gov- erate that this bipartisan legislation with virtually no strings attached. ernment gives away Federal assets, we requires that eligible projects comply Mr. Speaker, this may be how Mr. should ensure that taxpayers who paid with and satisfy the NEPA process; any Trump liquidates real estate during for these assets are properly com- remaining Federal obligation be repaid one of his infamous bankruptcies, but pensated. This bill utterly fails on that by the recipient; and that Congress be it is no way to manage public infra- score. given a 90-day period to review and, if structure. I must also point out that H.R. 3281 opposed, to pass a resolution of dis- Now, the Bureau of Reclamation unwisely removes longstanding and approval. owns some of the most important pub- necessary congressional oversight for The Bureau of Reclamation currently lic water infrastructure in America, in- an overly broad range of projects. has the authority to transfer any water cluding hundreds of dams, canals, and Under existing law, Congress has re- project that would be authorized under other associated infrastructure. Rec- sponsibility to oversee and approve the this legislation. My bill simply allows lamation’s infrastructure helps deliver transfer of Federal water projects to operators of these water projects water to tens of millions of people, and ensure that transfers are in the public throughout the West to receive title to it serves numerous stakeholders, in- interest. the projects they have paid for and are cluding municipal and industrial water This bill eliminates Congress’ cur- currently maintaining, without sub- users, farmers, Tribes, fishermen, and rent oversight and approval authority jecting them to having to get an act of environmental and recreational inter- for a host of projects that deserve scru- Congress. ests. tiny before they are given away—not Again, this legislation authorizes an H.R. 3281 irresponsibly gives the Sec- after, but before they are given away. optional process for an expedited proc- retary of the Interior new authority to Congress should think twice before it ess for specific types of transfers. transfer title, which is another term surrenders power and lets this adminis- My bill supports local infrastructure for relinquishing ownership, to a broad tration irresponsibly give away the and gives local communities the abil- range of reclamation water projects. public’s infrastructure. ity to seek private financing, through Now, this bill’s proponents have Before closing, I should also note equity, to improve their vital water in- claimed that it only expedites the re- that this bill is rightfully opposed by frastructure. linquishment of small and easy numerous conservation organizations, This bipartisan legislation is sup- projects that the Federal Government including the Sierra Club, Natural Re- ported by the Family Farm Alliance, should no longer own. I wish that were sources Defense Council, Defenders of Friant Water Authority of California, the case. Wildlife, and many others. and the Kennewick Irrigation District Mr. Speaker, if that were actually Conservation-minded Americans op- of Washington State. the case, we would have a bipartisan pose this bill because transferring own- I want to thank my colleague, Mr. bill, and I would be standing here in ership of Federal water projects to non- COSTA, for sponsoring this bill with me, support of it, because I have supported Federal operators will frequently mean and I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ title transfers for select, noncontrover- less protection for the environment. on this legislation. sial projects when it made sense for That is because non-Federal water Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of taxpayers and the public. In cases of projects often don’t have to be oper- my time. canals and waterworks that don’t af- ated with the same environmental pro- Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield fect water operations and diversions, tections that apply to water projects myself such time as I may consume. and where there is no significant oppo- operated, owned by Federal agencies. Mr. Speaker, the bill we are debating sition from Tribes or downstream For example, projects operated by today is an attempt by my Republican users, it does make sense, to me, for Federal agencies must comply with colleagues to approve one part of Presi- Congress to give the executive branch certain provisions in section 7 of the dent Trump’s so-called infrastructure some leeway to dispose of these facili- Endangered Species Act. Those same plan. ties, as long as appropriate safeguards requirements would no longer apply if H.R. 3281 would enact a proposal from are in place. a water project was operated by a non- the Trump infrastructure plan that ap- Unfortunately, the bill before us al- Federal entity. proves the de facto privatization of lows this administration to unilater- For all these reasons, Mr. Speaker, I some of the public’s most important ally relinquish ownership of a very request a ‘‘no’’ vote on this bill, and I water infrastructure, without safe- broad range of public water projects reserve the balance of my time. guards to protect the American tax- without appropriate safeguards that Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield payer or our natural heritage. should be there to make sure taxpayers myself such time as I may consume. Now, you may remember, Mr. Speak- and other stakeholders are protected. I think I may have heard, and I think er, that the Trump infrastructure plan In fact, this bill is written so broadly it could be a misstatement to say, that that was transmitted to Congress in that it would allow the Secretary of this could have been a bipartisan bill. February focuses much of its attention the Interior to hand over multipurpose It is a bipartisan bill. Now, it may not on giving away the public’s infrastruc- water projects that have no business be unanimous, but it is a bipartisan ture to private interests. being owned by one water user. bill. And for that, I am glad. For example, the Trump plan calls Now, the fact is, many of Reclama- I also thought I heard an emotional for privatizing Western electricity in- tion’s water projects need to be oper- criticism of President Donald Trump. frastructure, the Dulles International ated in a manner that balances dif- This was an idea first proposed by Vice Airport, the Washington Aqueduct, the ficult, conflicting interests. Giving up President Al Gore during the Clinton George Washington and Baltimore ownership and control of that project, administration in the 1990s, so it is not Washington Parkways, and much of handing it over to a single water user a new idea, by any means. This is an the Tennessee Valley Authority. will, in some cases, result in signifi- idea that has been around for a while; This Trump yard sale of critical pub- cant harm to the many other interests Congress just hasn’t acted on it. We are lic infrastructure would raise consumer who have a stake in the operation of using the same old, case-by-case basis costs and would enrich private inter- Federal water projects. of doing transfers, which is cum- ests, all while providing no meaningful I am also sorry to say that this bill is bersome and works a hardship on the funding for much-needed public infra- a bad deal for taxpayers. It allows the local people and communities out in structure development. Secretary of the Interior to hand over the West. Now, when it comes to the manage- publicly owned infrastructure and Now, for the allegation that this in ment of our public infrastructure, it is other Federal assets to private inter- some way shortchanges the taxpayer, clear that this administration and this ests without appropriate taxpayer com- that is simply not true. I don’t call it Republican Congress would simply pensation. a giveaway when someone gets title to rather sell it off than fix it. So today, For example, it fails to require that something they have already paid for. we have before us the proposal to dole taxpayers be compensated for the loss When my colleague goes to the car out much of the public water infra- of publicly owned lands and mineral in- lot and buys a car and they give him a

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Many of the reclamation Importantly, a title transfer does not Facilities eligible for transfer under projects, when they were originally au- ultimately change the way facilities this process would be subject to an thorized by Congress and the funds are operated; it just doesn’t. agreement with the Bureau of Rec- were appropriated, were intended to be Since 1995, the Bureau of Reclama- lamation that would require these turned over to local districts to oper- tion, working with interested stake- projects to be fully paid off, based on ate once the projects were repaid, and holders, has worked to improve the the fair market value of any out- that is an important caveat. Clearly, title transfer process. But I believe it is standing obligation to the taxpayers. there was a requirement in the author- very important to note that, however, That is in the language of the bill. ization that these projects be repaid, specific congressional authorization— The bill specifically requires a quali- and many of these projects around the which this legislation attempts to pro- fying entity to repay any outstanding country are in various states of being vide some authorization—is still need- obligation to the Federal Government repaid. ed to transfer the title of any facility, and compensate the U.S. for any other b 1530 no matter how small, unless a separate income stream derived from the trans- administrative process is established ferred facilities. After the project’s operation and by law to allow the transfer of such Furthermore, Congress routinely au- maintenance responsibilities have been ownership. That is what this legisla- fully transferred, the actual ownership thorized title transfers that have al- tion attempts to do. ready met many of the standards and would then be transferred as well. This legislation, therefore, creates an The transfer of title to local opera- financial safeguards established by this administrative process while maintain- tors, I think, has numerous benefits to legislation. ing the ability of Congress to have the water users and to the taxpayers. It There is nothing new here. All the final word, and that is to disapprove of can reduce paperwork, staff time—both bill does is gets Congress out of the any proposed transfer by passing a res- way, and it removes a layer of bureauc- at the Federal and local levels—reduce Federal backlog of infrastructure re- olution of disapproval. racy. So if the Secretary, in fact, worked In reality, any title transfers con- pair projects, and help improve the en- such an agreement, moves forward ducted under the authorities of this act vironment for public safety because, with a transfer of the title, and Con- would relieve the American taxpayer of yes, the environmental laws would still gress says, ‘‘No, we want to determine associated liability, so it is a service to be in place. these on a case-by-case basis,’’ this leg- the taxpayers when they don’t have to I can tell you, in California, our envi- have liability for an already paid-off ronmental laws are stronger than at islation will allow that to happen. It project that the local community takes the Federal level, so I don’t believe gives Congress the final word. And a NEPA-like process must be a over and assumes responsibility for. that is truly an issue. In short, title transfers are already And, frankly, we know what the sta- part of that administrative effort to, in designed to recoup taxpayer invest- tus of our debt in this country is, and fact, successfully transfer the title. So ment, and this bill would further pro- we know that so many of our depart- it has got to be repaid; you have to tect the long-term financial interests ments and agencies—and in the case of have a NEPA-like process; and—guess of the public. Federal reclamation projects, there is what—Congress has the final word. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he not sufficient funding to do the repair This legislation would significantly may consume to the gentleman from and maintenance that is necessary. It streamline the title transfer process, California (Mr. COSTA). is just very simple: The money is not divest the Federal Government of un- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I thank the there, and yet these aging projects are necessary liability, and allow these gentleman for yielding me this time, continuing to try to operate as best projects to run, I think, more effec- and I rise to support this important they can. tively and with better outcomes when legislation. A transfer can also provide more local water districts that are publicly Mr. Speaker, I remember very clearly flexibility to finance local upgrades owned, that have their own elected when President Clinton asked Vice and repairs because it provides an asset boards, have their own fiduciary re- President Gore to conduct an effort to to be used as collateral. sponsibility to provide water to the reorganize government at the Federal When we passed the settlement area they serve, to make good, cost-ef- level, to make it more efficient, to agreement from the Friant water fective decisions on behalf of the water look for ways in which we could cut users, as an example, with the NRDC, interests that they serve, whether they down on bureaucratic red tape and to part of the caveat was that Friant be farmers or whether they be commu- try to find other efficiencies that exist. water users would be able to repair the nities. And it is all of the above. This was but one of many recommenda- Friant-Kern Canal. So this legislation is supported by tions that Vice President Gore and his Keeping water facilities in good con- many organizations, it is bipartisan, group came up with. dition, particularly those that recharge and I thank the author of the legisla- Mr. Speaker, the success of the Bu- groundwater, is critical not only to the tion for helping facilitate legislation reau of Reclamation to convert por- San Joaquin Valley that I represent that will allow reclamation to improve tions of the arid West into the largest that grows this abundant and incred- a title transfer process, which is not a and most advanced agricultural econ- ible cornucopia of food that is on new idea. It goes back to the Clinton omy in the world cannot be overstated. America’s dinner table every night, but administration. Nowhere is that more evident than in today there are large sections of the Mr. Speaker, for these reasons, I sup- California’s San Joaquin Valley, the Friant-Kern Canal that stretch from port this legislation, I urge my col- most productive agriculture region in the Friant Dam all the way down to leagues to do the same, and I thank the the world. We grow 60 percent of the Bakersfield that have less than 60 per- gentleman for yielding me time. Nation’s fruits and vegetables, healthy cent of their capacity to move water Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield diet, good nutritional food for Amer- through. myself such time as I may consume. ica’s dinner table, besides leading in so So last year, when we had an abun- Mr. Speaker, it has been brought up many other commodities that we grow. dance of water, almost 200 percent that Vice President Al Gore proposed, As a matter of fact, it helps the bal- above average, that water could have in certain instances, that title transfer ance of payments. California’s agricul- been used to recharge the groundwater might make sense. That is correct. tural economy, 44 percent of it, is part in parts of Tulare and Kern Counties. But I have also acknowledged that I, of our international trade. But because we couldn’t move the myself, have proposed that, in appro- It would not be possible, though, water through that portion that has priate circumstances, title transfers without the complex and well-planned subsided, that has cracked, and that is can make sense. They can be good for set of dams, canals, and other struc- badly in need of repair, we were not water users, for the taxpayers, and for tures that have operated successfully able to move the water that the facil- other users as long as the right safe- for generations—generations. ity initially had capacity to move. guards are in place.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.068 H12JYPT1 H6158 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 What we are really talking about stopping that transfer. If something Mr. Speaker, this legislation provides here, though, is a bill that fails to was wrong in the transaction, it was a win-win solution for the Federal Gov- work in that narrowly tailored space too big, multiuse, or whatever, we have ernment and for the water users. These that Al Gore and myself and others a way to stop that. That was the projects have been in place for many have been willing to work. This bill amendment that my colleague offered, years, but Reclamation has been inun- does not include those safeguards. This and we adopted that. So we have built- dated and overwhelmed by some of the bill would not be limited to small, non- in safeguards. needs for a growing population and for controversial projects. It could apply Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he water users. Local communities need to very large multiuse projects, and it may consume to the gentleman from this support. could apply to those projects in ways Washington (Mr. NEWHOUSE), who is an Mr. Speaker, I was speaking with that do not include safeguards to pro- expert on many water issues in the some of my colleagues on the other tect other stakeholders and other in- West. side of the aisle just yesterday about terests. That is why we disagree on this Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I this legislation, and they shared with point. thank the gentleman from Colorado for me that they were worried that this Now, it has also been argued that be- yielding me some time this afternoon. was simply the privatization of Federal cause water districts have repaid the Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support water projects and properties within Federal Government through water of H.R. 3281, the Reclamation Title Reclamation, but this is just not the rates, somehow, that effectively means Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastruc- case. This legislation simply allows the they should have an entitlement to ture Incentivization Act, which is of- Department of the Interior to convey transfer of these facilities. fered by my friend from Colorado, certain projects or facilities to these A couple points need to be empha- Chairman LAMBORN. local entities, like irrigation districts, sized here. This legislation brings commonsense Indian Tribes, or State and local mu- First, under reclamation law, water streamlining efforts to the Bureau or nicipalities. This has nothing to do districts generally only pay a fraction Reclamation to transfer Federal water with selling off water assets to cor- of the total cost to construct reclama- projects to local water entities like ir- porations. tion water projects. The rest of these rigation districts and local water user Additionally, the entity receiving the costs have been borne by taxpayers be- associations. assets must use them for the same pur- cause the projects were deemed to have Reclamation, or BOR, is the Nation’s poses as intended by Reclamation. The public benefits, such as fish and wild- largest wholesale water supplier, pro- transfer cannot have a significant ef- life enhancement and recreation. viding one out of five Western farmers fect on the environment, and the re- Given the billions spent by taxpayers with irrigation water for over 10 mil- ceiving entity must agree to provide on reclamation projects, it is appro- lion farmland acres that produce 60 the Federal Government with the priate for the public to maintain own- percent of the Nation’s vegetables and equivalent present value of any repay- ership of projects, especially in cases a quarter of its fresh fruit crops. ment obligations. where title transfer could result in These projects in water districts are Mr. Speaker, this legislation stream- lines water uses for local communities operational changes that jeopardize vital to my district in central Wash- while reducing government waste and those public benefits for which the pub- ington, where we grow over 300 dif- burdensome regulations. It is simply a lic has borne the cost. ferent crops, including the iconic Now, project construction costs that Washington apple—hopefully, you have win-win for the American people. I look forward to voting in support of are borne by water districts are further enjoyed some of those—or Washington this legislation, and I encourage all of reduced by various taxpayer subsidies cherries, potatoes, and three-quarters my colleagues to do the same. that should be part of the equation, in- of the Nation’s hops production. Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield cluding federally subsidized, zero-inter- Reclamation’s assets in Washington myself such time as I may consume. include 16 dams, three hydropower sta- est financing, power subsidies, and Mr. Speaker, on my friend’s point write-offs of debt owed to taxpayers tions, four major water projects, and about privatization, let me just clarify that are deemed beyond a water dis- miles and miles of canals, which de- that, in many cases, water districts, trict’s ‘‘ability to pay’’ under reclama- liver water to the end users. certainly many of those in California tion law. There are currently two water dis- and many of those that serve agricul- And then, finally, it is important to tricts in central Washington seeking tural interests in the Central Valley, note that even water districts who pay title to sections of Federal water are comprised and governed by private for this water over time, they still projects—the Kennewick Irrigation agribusiness owners and private land- don’t pay for any land that might be District, the KID, and the Greater owners. They elect the board. They set appurtenant to these facilities. That Wenatchee Irrigation District—both of the agenda. land, under this bill, would go along which, for many years, have managed Further, by the terms of this bill, it with the title transfer, and so would and maintained these important water allows transfer to joint power entities the mineral rights underneath that delivery systems. which, under California law, at least— land. These would be essentially bonus Now, this legislation would provide a I would suspect, the laws of other subsidies, potentially, to these water streamlined process to transfer rec- States as well—can include nonpublic districts without proper compensation lamation facilities to those local enti- agency entities. to the U.S. taxpayer. ties, which includes a number of bene- So I believe the concern about privat- Mr. Speaker, for all these reasons, we fits for the water users, but also a num- ization is certainly valid in this case. need to insist on the safeguards that I ber of benefits to the Federal Govern- Now, the gentleman from California and others, when we worked on this ment. has mentioned the fact that one of the issue, have proposed and that are so This streamlined process can reduce safeguards in legislation that I have lacking, unfortunately, in this bill. regulatory burden at the local and the proposed has been included in this bill. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of State and Federal levels by cutting un- I am grateful for that. But the back my time. necessary paperwork and reducing staff end protection of the possibility of a Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I would time at all levels of government. joint resolution coming out of Congress disagree that we have not put in safe- Additionally, through this process, within a certain period of time, while guards. We put in a safeguard that my local districts can take full control of not insignificant, is pretty hard to ac- colleague who just spoke offered in these projects, which they already tually achieve in a slow-moving Con- committee. maintain and manage. By authorizing gress. He offered an amendment, and we this streamlining process, local dis- Far more important are the other adopted it in the spirit of fair play and tricts can leverage private financing safeguards that were in my legislation bipartisanship, that Congress be given through their ownership, which further on the front end of the process, includ- a 90-day notice if there ever were to be reduces the Federal Government’s ing safeguards that were intended to a transfer that we objected to, and we spending and backlog of repairing and ensure that bigger multiuse, more con- could do a resolution of disapproval, upgrading these projects. troversial, more public benefit-oriented

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.070 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6159 projects would not be subject to this be water. That is what they were going Mr. Speaker, I, first of all, disagree type of authority by the executive to get into. They were going to control with the characterization of the safe- branch. and manipulate water supplies to drive guard that Mr. HUFFMAN put into the b 1545 up the prices. bill as being flimsy and phony. I think Well, this bill offers the prospect of what Mr. HUFFMAN proposed was legiti- Those front-end protections are im- someone like an Enron to get hold of mate. portant, and the most important of public assets today—Bureau of Rec- This legislation also includes other them, of course, is that for those type lamation, a Federal asset—and its multiple provisions to ensure that of projects, Congress would retain water resources. And then what hap- stakeholders are consulted and pro- project-by-project approval authority, pens? Well, that is an awfully big ques- tected throughout the title transfer and not cede it to the executive tion mark. What would happen after a process. The bill requires that oper- branch. private entity takes over what was for- ations in use must remain consistent In effect, my bill included a belt and merly being run in the public interest after transfer of title. An entity seek- two suspenders. At best, the bill from with allocation among competing ing title transfer must sign a written my friend from Colorado includes one users? agreement with the Secretary in full suspender and nothing else. So we dis- We might just have a new competi- consultation with any existing water agree on the adequacy of these safe- tion. If anybody remembers that or power customer affected by the guards. movie—I can’t remember the name transfer. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of right now about Los Angeles and Transfers must be consistent with my time. Owens Valley and all of the shenani- the Secretary’s responsibility to pro- Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield gans they did—‘‘Chinatown.’’ That is tect land and water resources held in myself such time as I may consume. trust for a federally recognized Tribe, Mr. Speaker, in response, I would it. We could have a 21st century version of ‘‘Chinatown’’ involving pri- and no conveyance under the act may just point out that the amendment adversely impact power rates or repay- that we adopted in committee giving vate interests, or municipal interests, or foreign interests getting control of ment obligations. Congress the ability to, within 90 days, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of do a resolution of disapproval on any our water. The gentleman from Colorado says, my time. one of these transfers that we have a Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield problem with, was offered by my col- oh, no. Congress can act after this administration has arbitrarily entered myself such time as I may consume. league. It was his language. So it is Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my into an agreement to sell off public as- something that I think he should ap- friend from Colorado. prove of. sets, water assets, the Bureau of Rec- So let’s talk about this Huffman safe- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of lamation, Congress can act to stop it. guard that has been discussed most re- my time. Anybody heard of the United States cently. It is a perfectly good piece of a Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, may I Senate? safeguard framework, if it is accom- inquire as to how much time I have re- Tell me, what are you going to get panied by all of the other pieces that maining? them to do in 90 days? Could you wake went with it and that are designed to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- them from their nap? I don’t think so. go with it. And that included all of the tleman from California has 19 minutes I mean, yeah, maybe in the House— front-end protections that were part of remaining. particularly if the Democrats were in the legislation I had proposed, but Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield charge—we could stop some really bad which my Republican colleagues did such time as he may consume to the privatization proposals by the Trump not include in their bill, to make sure gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO). administration of these precious water that only the right kind of projects— Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, it is hard resources in the Western United not the controversial ones—were sub- for many people to understand how im- States. We could do it within 90 days. ject to this new grant of authority to portant water is in the West, what a Heck, we can do it in quick time. Not the executive branch. That is what this precious resource it is in the West, and the Senate. It is subject to a filibuster, is all about. how complicated the issues regarding so any one person could block Congress Simply tacking on one safeguard, water are. from acting. which, frankly, was the flimsiest of In the case of the Bureau of Reclama- So that is not a safeguard. That is them all to begin with, doesn’t come tion, 140,000 Western farmers, one in about the flimsiest, phoniest, and most anywhere close to addressing the prob- five who get irrigation water, get it transparent of non-safeguard safeguard lem. As I have said, instead of a belt through 8,000 miles of canals through I have ever seen. and suspenders, it is a single sus- the Bureau of Reclamation. 500 dams So why would we trust this adminis- pender—a perfectly good suspender, but run by the Bureau of Reclamation en- tration with the most precious asset try walking around with one suspender sure flood control for tens of thousands that many of us have in the Western all day long and you will find it not of Westerners—millions, actually—and United States—particularly this year, very adequate. it also provides water for residential, it has been so dry—which is our water This bill recklessly authorizes the de municipal, and industrial use, serving resources, and then when the winters facto privatization of public infrastruc- 31 million people. come, our flood-control resources? Why ture. It fails to protect interests of nu- This is not something to be lightly would we want private entities to con- merous stakeholders, including Amer- tampered with with the privatization trol those things? You want us to shut ican taxpayers, Tribes, fishing groups, agenda of this administration. Now re- the floodgates and stop your house environmental and recreational inter- member, we were going to have on the from—well, that is going to cost you if ests, and, finally, it comes from the State of the Union day a $1.5 trillion you want us to retain that water up bankrupt Trump infrastructure plan infrastructure plan. Where is it? It here, because that wasn’t in our plan. that reflects this administration’s doesn’t exist. In fact, they haven’t put So if you want some flood control, that failed privatization philosophy. forward one penny. In fact, they have will cost you X. The public deserves a real infrastruc- proposed to cut funding for infrastruc- Oh, your fields have gone dry and you ture plan, not a shell game that simply ture in the President’s budget. want us to do some release from the gives away and privatizes existing pub- But they want to come up with little full reservoir that we control? It is our lic infrastructure. things so that they can say, oh, look, water. Well, that is going to cost you. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance we are promoting infrastructure here. It is going to cost you a lot, because it of my time. We are going to sell off Federal assets isn’t going to rain for another 2 Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to who knows who—private entities, months, if you want to save your crops. myself such time as I may consume. foreign entities, anybody who wants This is a colossally bad idea and it Mr. Speaker, I would like to point them. should die here today. out that my bill was introduced way Remember Enron and energy deregu- Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield before any Trump infrastructure plan lation? The next big thing was going to myself such time as I may consume. bill was introduced.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.072 H12JYPT1 H6160 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 And, secondly, the idea in this bill sources with instructions to report the same amendment. It simply makes sure that comes from the Clinton administration back to the House forthwith with the fol- the public’s assets cannot be given from 20–25 years ago. It was part of Al lowing amendment: away to big business and narrow spe- Gore’s reinventing government initia- At the end of the bill, add the following: cial interests if those same interests tive. So it has a bipartisan history that SEC. 10. PROHIBITION AGAINST CONFLICT OF IN- employed agency leadership in the past goes back decades. Emotional diatribes TEREST. 3 years. The Secretary may not relinquish owner- against the President, I think, are not ship of an eligible facility to a qualifying en- Mr. Speaker, I urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote, germane to what this bill is really all tity if the entity employed the Secretary or and I yield back the balance of my about. Deputy Secretary of the Interior as a feder- time. I would like to conclude, Mr. Speak- ally registered lobbyist within the past 3 Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I claim er, by pointing out that this also has years. the time in opposition to the motion. strong environmental protections. In The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- no way is any environmental law erod- ant to the rule, the gentleman from tleman from Colorado is recognized for ed, and it does not allow those who California is recognized for 5 minutes 5 minutes. wish to pursue title transfer to do so in support of his motion. Mr. LAMBORN. This motion, Mr. unless they adhere to Federal environ- Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, this is Speaker, is just a procedural gimmick mental statutes. Section 5 of the bill the part where I give the usual stipula- to delay passage of this important bi- simply states that the Secretary de- tion that this is the final amendment partisan legislation. velop a categorical exclusion process to the bill which will not kill the bill If the amendment made by this mo- consistent with NEPA. or send it back to committee. If adopt- tion was of critical importance to the This section is in no way a NEPA ed, the bill will immediately proceed to minority, they could have offered this waiver, nor is it a congressionally man- final passage, as amended. as an amendment when the Natural Re- dated categorical exclusion. This provi- This amendment is simple. The un- sources Committee marked up the bill sion simply requires the Secretary to derlying bill allows the Department of or filed this amendment with the Rules develop a checklist so that the agency the Interior to dole out publicly owned Committee. They did not in either can quickly identify any possible con- infrastructure and other public assets case. flicts with the Endangered Species Act to water districts. This bill is a commonsense, bipar- or any other environmental factors My amendment simply says, the De- tisan bill that supports local infra- that need to be addressed in the NEPA partment of the Interior can’t give structure and gives local communities process. away public assets to a water district if the ability to seek private financing Section 8 of the bill specifically that district has employed the Sec- through equity to improve local, vital states that after conveyance into this retary or the Deputy Secretary of the water infrastructure. act, the receiving entity must still Interior as a lobbyist in the previous 3 Mr. Speaker, I urge rejection of the comply with all applicable Federal, years. motion to recommit, and I yield back State, and local laws and regulations. Put another way, the Secretary and the balance of my time. Finally, I think it is worth noting Deputy Secretary can’t give away pub- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without two additional criteria set forth in this lic infrastructure to those who re- objection, the previous question is or- legislation. The transfer must not have cently signed their lobbying pay- dered on the motion to recommit. an unmitigated, significant effect on checks. It should go without saying There was no objection. the environment, and the receiving en- that this basic ethics requirement is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tity must operate the property con- needed, particularly in this adminis- question is on the motion to recommit. sistent with current operations under tration, where conflicts of interest and The question was taken; and the the Bureau of Reclamation. corruption run so rampant. Speaker pro tempore announced that So any thought that there is an eva- The Department of the Interior has the noes appeared to have it. sion of environmental protections is been mired in scandals. The Interior Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on that simply false. At this point, I would Secretary’s actions have triggered at I demand the yeas and nays. urge my colleagues to support this least 10 government investigations. It The yeas and nays were ordered. commonsense legislation. There are was also recently revealed that the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- plenty of good safeguards that are put Secretary and/or his family, are cur- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- into place on a bipartisan level. This is rently in a business partnership to de- ceedings on this question will be post- a bipartisan piece of legislation with velop a former industrial site with the poned. decades of support from both parties. I chairman of the energy company, Hal- f would urge my colleagues to adopt liburton. Halliburton, of course, has a H.R. 3281, and I yield back the balance lot of business pending before the De- RECESS of my time. partment of the Interior. This is an The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time outrageous conflict of interest, and ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair for debate has expired. demonstrates how hollow the Presi- declares the House in recess subject to Pursuant to House Resolution 985, dent’s pledge to drain the swamp has the call of the Chair. the previous question is ordered on the been. Accordingly (at 4 o’clock and 1 bill. Further, Mr. Speaker, Interior Dep- minute p.m.), the House stood in re- The question is on the engrossment uty Secretary Bernhardt, the number cess. and third reading of the bill. two official at the agency, was most re- f The bill was ordered to be engrossed cently employed as a Federal lobbyist and read a third time, and was read the and had a long list of clients with busi- b 1645 third time. ness before the Department, including AFTER RECESS MOTION TO RECOMMIT clients who stand to gain with the pas- Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have sage of this bill by taking ownership of The recess having expired, the House a motion to recommit at the desk. public infrastructure. We must not was called to order by the Speaker pro The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the allow such blatant conflicts to stand. tempore (Mr. BYRNE) at 4 o’clock and gentleman opposed to the bill? 45 minutes p.m. b 1600 Mr. HUFFMAN. I am in its current f form. It is time for Congress to exercise The SPEAKER pro tempore. The some oversight over this administra- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Clerk will report the motion to recom- tion and install some basic rules of ac- PRO TEMPORE mit. countability and ethics. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The Clerk read as follows: If my Republican colleagues are seri- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Mr. Huffman moves to recommit the bill ous about exercising their oversight re- will resume on questions previously H.R. 3281 to the Committee on Natural Re- sponsibilities, they will support my postponed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.074 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6161 Votes will be taken in the following Schneider Soto Veasey b 1715 order: Schrader Suozzi Vela Scott (VA) Swalwell (CA) Vela´ zquez Messrs. CLOUD, YOUNG of Alaska, Motion to recommit on H.R. 3281; Scott, David Takano Visclosky GROTHMAN, LATTA, REICHERT, Passage of H.R. 3281, if ordered; and Serrano Thompson (CA) Wasserman POE of Texas, BRADY of Texas, BILI- Passage of H.R. 6237. Sewell (AL) Thompson (MS) Schultz RAKIS, JORDAN, and COLLINS of Shea-Porter Titus Waters, Maxine The first electronic vote will be con- Georgia changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ ducted as a 15-minute vote. Remaining Sherman Tonko Watson Coleman Sinema Torres Welch to ‘‘nay.’’ electronic votes will be conducted as 5- Sires Tsongas Wilson (FL) Messrs. SCHNEIDER, POCAN, Ms. minute votes. Smith (WA) Vargas Yarmuth MCCOLLUM, and Mr. NADLER f NAYS—230 changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Abraham Gosar Palmer RECLAMATION TITLE TRANSFER Aderholt Gowdy Paulsen So the motion to recommit was re- AND NON-FEDERAL INFRASTRUC- Allen Granger Pearce jected. TURE INCENTIVIZATION ACT Amash Graves (GA) Perry The result of the vote was announced Amodei Graves (LA) Pittenger as above recorded. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Arrington Graves (MO) Poe (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. POE finished business is the vote on the mo- Babin Griffith Poliquin tion to recommit on the bill (H.R. 3281) Bacon Grothman Posey of Texas). The question is on the pas- Banks (IN) Guthrie to authorize the Secretary of the Inte- Ratcliffe sage of the bill. Barletta Handel Reed The question was taken; and the rior to facilitate the transfer to non- Barr Harris Reichert Speaker pro tempore announced that Federal ownership of appropriate rec- Barton Hartzler Renacci Bergman Hensarling Rice (SC) the ayes appeared to have it. lamation projects or facilities, and for Biggs Herrera Beutler other purposes, offered by the gen- Roby RECORDED VOTE Bilirakis Hice, Jody B. Roe (TN) tleman from California (Mr. HUFFMAN), Bishop (MI) Higgins (LA) Rogers (AL) Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I de- Bishop (UT) Hill on which the yeas and nays were or- Rogers (KY) mand a recorded vote. Blackburn Holding Rohrabacher A recorded vote was ordered. dered. Blum Hollingsworth Rokita The Clerk will redesignate the mo- Bost Hudson The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Rooney, Francis Brady (TX) Huizenga 5-minute vote. tion. Rooney, Thomas Brat Hultgren The Clerk redesignated the motion. J. The vote was taken by electronic de- Brooks (AL) Hunter Ros-Lehtinen The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Brooks (IN) Hurd vice, and there were—ayes 233, noes 184, question is on the motion to recommit. Buchanan Jenkins (KS) Roskam not voting 11, as follows: Ross The vote was taken by electronic de- Buck Jenkins (WV) [Roll No. 325] Bucshon Johnson (LA) Rothfus vice, and there were—yeas 187, nays Budd Johnson (OH) Rouzer AYES—233 230, not voting 11, as follows: Burgess Johnson, Sam Royce (CA) Abraham Donovan King (IA) [Roll No. 324] Byrne Jordan Russell Aderholt Duffy King (NY) Calvert Joyce (OH) Rutherford Allen Duncan (SC) Kinzinger YEAS—187 Carter (GA) Katko Sanford Amodei Duncan (TN) Knight Adams Doyle, Michael Lipinski Carter (TX) Kelly (MS) Scalise Arrington Dunn Labrador Aguilar F. Loebsack Chabot Kelly (PA) Schweikert Babin Emmer LaHood Barraga´ n Engel Lofgren Cloud King (IA) Scott, Austin Bacon Estes (KS) LaMalfa Bass Eshoo Lowenthal Coffman King (NY) Sensenbrenner Banks (IN) Faso Lamborn Beatty Espaillat Lowey Cole Kinzinger Sessions Barletta Ferguson Lance Bera Esty (CT) Lujan Grisham, Collins (GA) Knight Shimkus Barr Fleischmann Latta Beyer Evans M. Collins (NY) Labrador Shuster Barton Flores Lesko Bishop (GA) Foster Luja´ n, Ben Ray Comer LaHood Simpson Bergman Fortenberry Lewis (MN) Blumenauer Frankel (FL) Lynch Comstock LaMalfa Smith (MO) Biggs Foxx LoBiondo Blunt Rochester Fudge Maloney, Conaway Lamborn Smith (NE) Bilirakis Frelinghuysen Long Bonamici Gabbard Carolyn B. Cook Lance Smith (NJ) Bishop (GA) Gaetz Loudermilk Boyle, Brendan Gallego Maloney, Sean Costa Latta Smith (TX) Bishop (MI) Gallagher Love F. Garamendi Matsui Costello (PA) Lesko Smucker Bishop (UT) Garamendi Lucas Brady (PA) Gomez McCollum Cramer Lewis (MN) Stefanik Blackburn Garrett Luetkemeyer Brown (MD) Gonzalez (TX) McEachin Crawford LoBiondo Stewart Blum Gianforte MacArthur Brownley (CA) Gottheimer McGovern Bost Gibbs Marchant Culberson Long Stivers Bustos Green, Al McNerney Brady (TX) Gohmert Marino Curbelo (FL) Loudermilk Taylor Butterfield Green, Gene Meeks Brat Goodlatte Marshall Curtis Love Tenney Capuano Grijalva Meng Brooks (AL) Gosar Mast Davidson Lucas Thompson (PA) Carbajal Gutie´rrez Moore Brooks (IN) Gottheimer McCarthy Davis, Rodney Luetkemeyer Thornberry Ca´ rdenas Hastings Murphy (FL) Denham MacArthur Buchanan Gowdy McCaul Carson (IN) Heck Nadler Tipton Buck Granger McClintock DeSantis Marchant Trott Cartwright Higgins (NY) Napolitano DesJarlais Marino Bucshon Graves (GA) McHenry Turner Castor (FL) Himes Neal Diaz-Balart Marshall Budd Graves (LA) McKinley Upton Castro (TX) Hoyer Nolan Donovan Massie Burgess Graves (MO) McMorris Valadao Chu, Judy Huffman Norcross Duffy Mast Byrne Griffith Rodgers Wagner Cicilline Jackson Lee O’Halleran Duncan (SC) McCarthy Calvert Grothman McSally Walberg Clark (MA) Jayapal O’Rourke Duncan (TN) McCaul Carter (GA) Guthrie Meadows Walden Clarke (NY) Jeffries Pallone Dunn McClintock Carter (TX) Handel Messer Walker Clay Johnson (GA) Panetta Emmer McHenry Chabot Harris Mitchell Cleaver Johnson, E. B. Pascrell Estes (KS) McKinley Walorski Cloud Hartzler Moolenaar Clyburn Jones Payne Faso McMorris Walters, Mimi Coffman Hensarling Mooney (WV) Cohen Kaptur Pelosi Ferguson Rodgers Weber (TX) Cole Herrera Beutler Mullin Connolly Keating Peters Fitzpatrick McSally Webster (FL) Collins (GA) Hice, Jody B. Newhouse Cooper Kelly (IL) Peterson Fleischmann Meadows Wenstrup Collins (NY) Higgins (LA) Noem Correa Kennedy Pingree Flores Messer Westerman Comer Hill Norcross Courtney Khanna Pocan Fortenberry Mitchell Williams Comstock Holding Norman Crist Kihuen Polis Foxx Moolenaar Wilson (SC) Conaway Hollingsworth Nunes Crowley Kildee Price (NC) Frelinghuysen Mooney (WV) Wittman Cook Hudson Olson Cuellar Kilmer Quigley Gaetz Mullin Womack Costa Huizenga Palazzo Cummings Kind Raskin Gallagher Newhouse Woodall Costello (PA) Hultgren Palmer Davis (CA) Krishnamoorthi Rice (NY) Garrett Noem Yoder Cramer Hunter Paulsen Davis, Danny Kuster (NH) Richmond Gianforte Norman Yoho Crawford Hurd Pearce DeFazio Lamb Rosen Gibbs Nunes Young (AK) Cuellar Jenkins (KS) Perry DeGette Langevin Roybal-Allard Gohmert Olson Young (IA) Culberson Jenkins (WV) Peterson Delaney Larsen (WA) Ruiz Goodlatte Palazzo Zeldin Curbelo (FL) Johnson (LA) Pittenger DeLauro Larson (CT) Ruppersberger Curtis Johnson (OH) Poe (TX) DelBene Lawrence Rush NOT VOTING—11 Davidson Johnson, Sam Poliquin Demings Lawson (FL) Ryan (OH) Davis, Rodney Jordan Posey DeSaulnier Lee Sa´ nchez Black Harper Perlmutter Denham Joyce (OH) Ratcliffe Deutch Levin Sarbanes Cheney Issa Speier DeSantis Katko Reed Dingell Lewis (GA) Schakowsky Ellison Kustoff (TN) Walz DesJarlais Kelly (MS) Reichert Doggett Lieu, Ted Schiff Hanabusa Moulton Diaz-Balart Kelly (PA) Renacci

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.079 H12JYPT1 H6162 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 Rice (SC) Sessions Wagner b 1723 Jenkins (WV) Meadows Schrader Roby Shimkus Walberg Johnson (GA) Meeks Schweikert Roe (TN) Shuster Walden Ms. SEWELL of Alabama and Mr. Johnson (LA) Meng Scott (VA) Rogers (AL) Simpson Walker FOSTER changed their vote from Johnson (OH) Messer Scott, Austin Rogers (KY) Smith (MO) Walorski ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Johnson, E. B. Mitchell Scott, David Rohrabacher Smith (NE) Johnson, Sam Moolenaar Sensenbrenner Walters, Mimi So the bill was passed. Rokita Smith (NJ) Weber (TX) Jordan Mooney (WV) Serrano Rooney, Francis Smith (TX) Webster (FL) The result of the vote was announced Joyce (OH) Mullin Sessions Rooney, Thomas Smucker Wenstrup as above recorded. Kaptur Murphy (FL) Sewell (AL) J. Stefanik Westerman Katko Nadler Shea-Porter Ros-Lehtinen Stewart A motion to reconsider was laid on Williams Keating Neal Sherman Roskam Stivers the table. Kelly (IL) Newhouse Shimkus Wilson (SC) Ross Taylor Kelly (MS) Noem Shuster Wittman f Rothfus Tenney Kelly (PA) Nolan Simpson Rouzer Thompson (PA) Womack MATTHEW YOUNG POLLARD IN- Kennedy Norcross Sinema Royce (CA) Thornberry Woodall Kihuen Norman Sires Rutherford Tipton Yoder TELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION Kildee Nunes Smith (MO) Scalise Trott Yoho ACT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018 Kilmer O’Halleran Smith (NE) Schrader Turner Young (AK) AND 2019 Kind Olson Smith (NJ) Schweikert Upton Young (IA) King (IA) Palazzo Smith (TX) Scott, Austin Valadao Zeldin The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- King (NY) Pallone Smucker Sensenbrenner Vela finished business is the vote on passage Kinzinger Palmer Soto of the bill (H.R. 6237) to authorize ap- Knight Panetta Stefanik NOES—184 Krishnamoorthi Pascrell Stewart Adams Gabbard Nadler propriations for fiscal years 2018 and Kuster (NH) Paulsen Stivers Aguilar Gallego Napolitano 2019 for intelligence and intelligence- LaHood Payne Suozzi Amash Gomez Neal related activities of the United States LaMalfa Pearce Swalwell (CA) Barraga´ n Gonzalez (TX) Nolan Lamb Pelosi Taylor Bass Green, Al O’Halleran Government, the Community Manage- Lamborn Perry Tenney Beatty Green, Gene O’Rourke ment Account, and the Central Intel- Lance Peters Thompson (CA) Bera Grijalva Pallone ligence Agency Retirement and Dis- Langevin Peterson Thompson (MS) Beyer Gutie´rrez Panetta ability System, and for other purposes, Larsen (WA) Pingree Thompson (PA) Blumenauer Hastings Pascrell Larson (CT) Pittenger Thornberry Blunt Rochester Heck Payne on which the yeas and nays were or- Latta Poe (TX) Tipton Bonamici Higgins (NY) Pelosi dered. Lawrence Poliquin Titus Boyle, Brendan Himes Peters The Clerk read the title of the bill. Lawson (FL) Posey Tonko F. Hoyer Pingree Lesko Price (NC) Torres Brady (PA) Huffman Pocan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Levin Quigley Trott Brown (MD) Jackson Lee Polis question is on the passage of the bill. Lewis (MN) Ratcliffe Tsongas Brownley (CA) Jayapal Price (NC) This is a 5-minute vote. Lieu, Ted Reed Turner Bustos Jeffries Quigley The vote was taken by electronic de- Lipinski Reichert Upton Butterfield Johnson (GA) Raskin LoBiondo Renacci Valadao Capuano Johnson, E. B. Rice (NY) vice, and there were—yeas 363, nays 54, Long Rice (NY) Vargas Carbajal Jones Richmond not voting 11, as follows: Loudermilk Rice (SC) Veasey ´ Cardenas Kaptur Rosen [Roll No. 326] Love Richmond Vela Carson (IN) Keating Roybal-Allard Lowey Roby Visclosky Cartwright Kelly (IL) Ruiz YEAS—363 Lucas Roe (TN) Wagner Castor (FL) Kennedy Ruppersberger Abraham Clay Ferguson Luetkemeyer Rogers (AL) Walberg Castro (TX) Khanna Rush Adams Cleaver Fitzpatrick Lujan Grisham, Rogers (KY) Walden Chu, Judy Kihuen Russell Aderholt Cloud Fleischmann M. Rohrabacher Walker Cicilline Kildee Ryan (OH) Aguilar Clyburn Flores Luja´ n, Ben Ray Rokita Walorski ´ Clark (MA) Kilmer Sanchez Allen Coffman Fortenberry Lynch Rooney, Francis Walters, Mimi Clarke (NY) Kind Sanford Amodei Cohen Foster MacArthur Rooney, Thomas Wasserman Clay Krishnamoorthi Sarbanes Arrington Cole Foxx Maloney, J. Schultz Cleaver Kuster (NH) Schakowsky Babin Collins (GA) Frankel (FL) Carolyn B. Ros-Lehtinen Waters, Maxine Clyburn Lamb Schiff Bacon Collins (NY) Frelinghuysen Maloney, Sean Rosen Weber (TX) Cohen Langevin Schneider Banks (IN) Comer Fudge Marchant Roskam Webster (FL) Connolly Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) Barletta Comstock Gaetz Marino Ross Wenstrup Cooper Larson (CT) Scott, David Barr Conaway Gallagher Marshall Rothfus Westerman Correa Lawrence Serrano Barraga´ n Connolly Gallego Mast Rouzer Williams Courtney Lawson (FL) Sewell (AL) Barton Cook Garamendi Matsui Roybal-Allard Wilson (FL) Crist Lee Shea-Porter Beatty Cooper Garrett McCarthy Royce (CA) Wilson (SC) Crowley Levin Sherman Bera Correa Gianforte McCaul Ruiz Wittman Cummings Lewis (GA) Sinema Bergman Costa Gibbs McClintock Ruppersberger Womack Davis (CA) Lieu, Ted Sires Beyer Costello (PA) Gohmert McEachin Russell Woodall Davis, Danny Lipinski Smith (WA) Bilirakis Courtney Gonzalez (TX) McHenry Rutherford Yarmuth DeFazio Loebsack Soto Bishop (GA) Cramer Goodlatte McKinley Sa´ nchez Yoder DeGette Lofgren Suozzi Bishop (MI) Crawford Gosar McMorris Sarbanes Yoho Delaney Lowenthal Swalwell (CA) Bishop (UT) Crist Gottheimer Rodgers Scalise Young (AK) DeLauro Lowey Takano Blackburn Crowley Gowdy McNerney Schiff Young (IA) DelBene Lujan Grisham, Thompson (CA) Blum Cuellar Granger McSally Schneider Zeldin Demings M. Thompson (MS) Blunt Rochester Culberson Graves (GA) ´ DeSaulnier Lujan, Ben Ray Titus Bonamici Cummings Graves (LA) NAYS—54 Deutch Lynch Tonko Bost Curbelo (FL) Graves (MO) Dingell Maloney, Torres Amash Espaillat McCollum Boyle, Brendan Curtis Green, Gene Bass Gabbard McGovern Doggett Carolyn B. Tsongas F. Davidson Griffith Biggs Gomez Moore Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Vargas Brady (PA) Davis (CA) Grothman Blumenauer Green, Al Napolitano F. Massie Veasey Brady (TX) Davis, Rodney Guthrie ´ Buck Grijalva O’Rourke Engel Matsui Velazquez Brat DeGette Handel Eshoo McCollum Visclosky Capuano Gutie´rrez Pocan Brooks (AL) Delaney Harris Carson (IN) Huffman Espaillat McEachin Wasserman Brooks (IN) DeLauro Hartzler Polis Esty (CT) McGovern Schultz Castro (TX) Jackson Lee Raskin Brown (MD) Demings Hastings Chu, Judy Jayapal Evans McNerney Waters, Maxine Rush Brownley (CA) Denham Heck Clark (MA) Jeffries Fitzpatrick Meeks Watson Coleman Ryan (OH) Buchanan DeSantis Hensarling Clarke (NY) Jones Foster Meng Welch Sanford Bucshon DesJarlais Herrera Beutler Davis, Danny Khanna Frankel (FL) Moore Wilson (FL) Budd Deutch Hice, Jody B. Schakowsky Fudge Murphy (FL) Yarmuth DeFazio Labrador Burgess Diaz-Balart Higgins (LA) DelBene Lee Smith (WA) NOT VOTING—11 Bustos Dingell Higgins (NY) DeSaulnier Lewis (GA) Takano Butterfield Donovan Hill Doggett Loebsack Vela´ zquez Black Harper Perlmutter Byrne Duffy Himes Doyle, Michael Lofgren Watson Coleman Cheney Issa Speier Calvert Duncan (SC) Holding F. Lowenthal Welch Ellison Kustoff (TN) Walz Carbajal Dunn Hollingsworth Duncan (TN) Massie Hanabusa Moulton Ca´ rdenas Emmer Hoyer Carter (GA) Engel Hudson NOT VOTING—11 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Carter (TX) Eshoo Huizenga The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Cartwright Estes (KS) Hultgren Black Harper Perlmutter Castor (FL) Esty (CT) Hunter Cheney Issa Speier the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Chabot Evans Hurd Ellison Kustoff (TN) Walz ing. Cicilline Faso Jenkins (KS) Hanabusa Moulton

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY7.030 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6163 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE minute and to revise and extend his re- ary Committee. We have been there for The SPEAKER pro tempore (during marks.) more than 8 hours, maybe 11 hours, the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise with Peter Strzok, an FBI agent who ing. today to bring your attention to yet has been vindicated by the inspector b 1730 another success story from tax reform. general regarding the Hillary Clinton A constituent of mine who is the emails, which were found to have no ef- Mr. LEVIN changed his vote from founder and owner of All Pro Solu- fect on any violation or any criminal ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ tions, a small business in South Caro- So the bill was passed. violation, but yet Republicans have lina, has benefited greatly from tax re- continued over and over again to hold The result of the vote was announced form. as above recorded. these hearings without addressing the Tibi contacted my office with his re- question of jailed children snatched A motion to reconsider was laid on cent success story, and he cannot the table. from their families. downplay the positive impact he has Today, we understand that Health f seen. and Human Services is holding back MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING All Pro Solutions is a digital the reunification of some of these ba- ENSIGN SARAH MITCHELL archiving company of 10 employees, so bies under 5 to their moms and their they are in no way a big corporation. (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was dads on the basis of unrelatable or un- given permission to address the House As a result of tax reform being signed necessary predicaments of these par- for 1 minute and to revise and extend into law, All Pro Solutions has been ents, where they have been incarcer- his remarks.) able to buy extra and newer equipment. ated for misdemeanors regarding immi- Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, it They have already seen an increase in gration. is with a heavy heart that I rise today sales. They are now expanding their This is the administration that real- in memory of Ensign Sarah Mitchell, a archiving work, and they will soon be ly has no caring and no love for people. naval officer serving on Active Duty hiring two more employees due to Finally, Mr. Speaker, the World who passed away on July 8 due to inju- these wonderful circumstances. Health Organization had the delegation His story proves that these tax cuts ries sustained in a training accident in from this Nation, not representing me, were for everyone. They are working Aqaba, Jordan. fight a country that was trying to sup- on a local level, and these tax cuts are Sarah was raised in Feasterville, port breastfeeding, and they wanted to beneficial to all and working on a na- Pennsylvania, and attended Lower condemn Ecuador for a resolution sup- tional level. Southampton Elementary School and porting breastfeeding for mothers Poquessing Middle School before at- f around the world. tending Neshaminy High School in OPPOSING ADMINISTRATION What are we coming to? Where is the Bucks County, Pennsylvania. PLANS TO ROB RYAN WHITE HIV/ heart in this administration? While at Neshaminy, Sarah excelled AIDS PROGRAM FUNDS in the classroom, as well as being a f member of the school’s field hockey (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given HONORING THE LIFE OF SUSAN team, basketball team, and track and permission to address the House for 1 SMITH minute and to revise and extend his re- field team. (Mr. KIHUEN asked and was given Lisa Pennington, Sarah’s field hock- marks.) Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, the vast permission to address the House for 1 ey coach, described her as the person minute and to revise and extend his re- you would always remember as smiling majority of people in our country oppose the Trump administration’s cruel marks.) and working hard to be successful. Mr. KIHUEN. Mr. Speaker, today I Upon graduation from Neshaminy policy of jailing immigrant children. rise to remember the life of Susan High School, Sarah attended and grad- This administration is rotten to the Smith. uated from Virginia Tech University, core. Susan attended the Route 91 festival where she was a member of the Corps Just yesterday, news broke that the in Las Vegas on October 1. of Cadets. Department of Health and Human Regarded as an exceptional student Services’ Office of Refugee Resettle- Susan was a wife and a mother of athlete and member of our community, ment is preparing for possibly another two. She worked as an office manager Sarah’s decision to serve our Nation surge of families to separate. They are at Vista Fundamental Elementary came as no surprise to those who knew planning for the possible detention of School in Simi Valley, California. her best. thousands more children, even though Susan loved traveling, scrapbooking, Her longtime friend Emily Curtin the office doesn’t have enough money and documenting countless memories had these amazing words about Sarah to take care of these children. for her family. in our local paper, the Bucks County So what is the administration’s plan Susan had a contagious laugh and a Courier Times: ‘‘She was fearless in the for covering the cost of jailing chil- great sense of humor. She was patient, pursuit of everything she wanted, dren? According to internal documents strong, and kind. never settling for less. Sarah never left obtained by reporters, HHS plans to Susan is remembered for her love of anyone behind. Sarah’s loyalty to her pay for the child separation by robbing her family, her drive, and the beautiful family, fiance, friends, and country was funds from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS way she treated others. undeniable. She carried the burdens of Program. In fact, HHS is already mov- Mr. Speaker, I extend my condo- others and helped every person’’ she ing money out of the Ryan White pro- lences to Susan Smith’s family and encountered who was in need. gram. friends. Please know that the city of Mr. Speaker, may all of us use the Mr. Speaker, this administration is Las Vegas, the State of Nevada, and legacy Sarah left us as a guide to live wicked. Stealing from the underinsured the whole country grieve with you. in a way that exemplifies patriotism and the uninsured people living with f and courage. HIV in order to put children in jail is RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL DAY We send our deepest condolences to outrageous. Congress needs to step up OF CIVILITY Sarah’s fiance, Dave Collins; her par- and protect the Ryan White program ents, Jack and Betsy; her siblings, and end child detention. (Ms. TENNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 Kevin, Kristy, John, and Jillian. f Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to minute and to revise and extend her re- join us in a moment of silence for En- WHERE IS THE HEART IN THIS marks.) sign Sarah Mitchell, an American hero. ADMINISTRATION Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise f (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was today to recognize the special day that given permission to address the House today is. It is the National Day of Ci- A TAX REFORM SUCCESS STORY for 1 minute.) vility, #nationaldayofcivility. (Mr. NORMAN asked and was given Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I I wanted to recognize this day be- permission to address the House for 1 will be returning to the House Judici- cause last year, as a freshman Member,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.084 H12JYPT1 H6164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 even before we were sworn in, my MR. TRUMP SHOULD TESTIFY I will say, Madam Speaker, that I am freshman colleagues and I were stuck (Mr. SHERMAN asked and was given encouraged, skeptical, and hopeful that in Williamsburg in a snowstorm. When permission to address the House for 1 Congress will move toward regular we were stuck together, we decided to minute and to revise and extend his re- order this year and forego a continuing come up with a new course for our marks.) resolution for the defense of this Na- class and a new initiative called the Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, Robert tion later this year: encouraged, be- Commitment to Civility—thanks to my Mueller is conducting a criminal inves- cause the Senate has expressed they colleagues, MIKE JOHNSON especially, tigation. Mr. Trump’s attorney doesn’t will take up defense appropriations and for this brainchild. want him to testify. move it to the floor for the first time From that day forward, we all Rudy Giuliani has taken three out- in years; skeptical, because I am a re- agreed, and all of us except, I think, I rageous positions: He has claimed that alist, and they will attach another bill believe three Members on the Demo- Mr. Trump doesn’t have to testify if he to it, which will make it tougher to get cratic side, signed this with the hope of doesn’t think the prosecutor has a good passed; hopeful, because I am an opti- us finding a different course, finding basis for the investigation; that Mr. mist. We all know it is the right thing some more civility and some more Trump doesn’t have to testify if he to do, and we are pushing to make it work across the aisle. doesn’t think the prosecutor is being happen. To this day, I have tried to live up to objective; and that Mr. Trump doesn’t Madam Speaker, I have the great that commitment. Every bill that I have to testify if the prosecutor honor of representing the district with have introduced that is originally doesn’t already have sufficient evi- more military and veterans than any- sponsored, I have done with the bipar- dence of a crime. where in the Nation. If anything is tisan support of my Democratic col- On this poster is a picture of Mr. Al going on in the world, our men and leagues. We have endeavored to work Capone. He was forced to testify before women are there on the front lines, together on a number of initiatives, a grand jury. Mr. Capone didn’t think fighting for families, fighting for whether it is soliciting advice from that there was a basis for that inves- friends, fighting for freedom. other committees or the President or tigation, and Mr. Capone didn’t think We, in Congress, owe them better. We any kind of letter to the agencies that that the prosecutor was objective. But must do better. We must get our acts we represent. he testified under oath, as did Presi- together and lead with the courage and Mr. Speaker, I just want to say thank dent Bill Clinton, because no one is the spirit of our Nation, and the cour- you to all my colleagues who signed above the law. No one is immune from age and spirit of those men and women this and who continue to live up to our a subpoena, not Mr. Al Capone, not Mr. in uniform who stand watch for us commitment to civility. Donald Trump. every single day. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- join me in encouraging that H. Res. TENNEY). Members are reminded to re- tleman from California (Mr. HUNTER). 400, Creating a National Day of Civil- frain from engaging in personalities to- Mr. HUNTER. Madam Speaker, I ity, be recognized. ward the President. thank the gentleman from Virginia for his service. If you don’t know, SCOTT f f TAYLOR enlisted in the Navy SEALs in b 1745 CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS HURT 1997, got out, and then went back to THE MILITARY COVERAGE OF PREEXISTING Iraq in 2005. In Ramadi, as a Navy CONDITIONS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under SEAL sniper, he was injured. And here the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- he is now. (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given uary 3, 2017, the gentleman from Vir- I thank the gentleman for doing this. permission to address the House for 1 ginia (Mr. TAYLOR) is recognized for 60 Like all or most Navy SEALs, the gen- minute.) minutes as the designee of the major- tleman does great when the camera is Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, President ity leader. on him. As a Congressman, the camera Trump, along with his Republican GENERAL LEAVE is always on him, so he does very well choir here in Congress, is sabotaging Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Speaker, I ask in this job. your healthcare. unanimous consent that all Members I would like to bring up one point First, his administration put hurdles have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- that really struck me, because of the to enrollment by slashing outreach for tend their remarks and include extra- Budget Control Act and the continuing insurance signup efforts, and then he neous material on the topic of this Spe- resolutions. The former Speaker of the just announced he was slashing navi- cial Order. House, when we passed this 9 years ago, gator funding. Now the administration The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there looked us in the eye and said: This will cut off key payments to insurers that objection to the request of the gen- never pass. It is too horrible. This will helped stabilize insurance markets. tleman from Virginia? never happen. It is too horrible for the This Republican Congress repealed There was no objection. military. It hurts it too badly. the requirement that everyone have in- Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Speaker, we That is what the former Speaker of surance, which puts further strains on are here tonight to speak about how, the House said. When he looked the costs in the healthcare system. Mean- for far too long, Congress has passed Armed Services Committee in the eye while, Republicans in States across our continuing resolutions that have dev- and told them that, a lot of the Mem- Union are urging Federal courts to rule astating effects on our military and na- bers proceeded to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the health protections for 130 million peo- tional security apparatus. They have Budget Control Act, and that put us ple with preexisting conditions uncon- hurt our maintenance, readiness, train- where we are now. stitutional. ing, and contracting, causing a cas- Let me tell you where the Budget Ohioans are staring down an 8 per- cading and negative effect in extending Control Act has put us. In 2017, you had cent increase in premiums for 2019, and our deployment schedules, which hurt about 80 servicemembers die in train- what is the Trump administration our strong military families, who are ing. That doesn’t include drunk driving doing? Sabotaging people’s healthcare. the very foundation of our force. or falling off a cliff. But in training in His Supreme Court nominee has now Indeed, Secretary Mattis said in Jan- the United States, all four branches of questioned the constitutionality of key uary 2018: service, you had more than 80 service- elements of coverage in the Affordable As hard as the last 16 years have been, no members die last year just training. Care Act. enemy in the field has done more to harm You had 21 servicemembers die in There are bipartisan solutions to the readiness of the U.S. military than the combat. So you had 21 service people help Americans facing the daunting combined impact of the Budget Control Act’s die in combat zones where they are get- task of paying rising healthcare costs. defense spending cuts and operating under ting shot at and fighting the enemy, This Congress must choose people over continuing resolutions. and more than 80 people died back here the profits of big pharmaceutical insur- Madam Speaker, Congress has passed at home just training. ance companies. Human lives hang in continuing resolutions for 9 out of the The Budget Control Act and the con- the balance. past 10 years. tinuing resolutions that we have been

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It is safer to do it over- tive DUNCAN, just shared about, where who is a strong, principled, conserv- seas. we lost 80 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and ative voice on the House Armed Serv- That is a sad state for our American marines in training accidents last year. ices Committee and a huge supporter of military, and it is a sad state of affairs We lost 17 in this accident dealing our military and national security ap- for this Congress. with the two Navy destroyers. I saw paratus. I thank the gentlewoman for What Mr. TAYLOR said is absolutely the impact of this accident personally her service here and, of course, to our right. The Senate needs to work on in September when I toured the USS military, and for her good work. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- this. We are going to pass it. We are Fitzgerald as part of an Armed Services going to get a clean bill back from tleman from Michigan (Mr. BERGMAN). fact-finding mission. I stood in the Mr. BERGMAN. Madam Speaker, I them. room where seven sailors died when It would be fantastic to be able to thank my colleague and my next-door their ship collided with a commercial move forward and get out of these con- office mate. The south wing of Cannon freighter a little after 1 in the morn- tinuing resolutions and stay out of is well guarded. ing, tearing a huge hole in the side of them. Once we started this, again, it Of course, the third verse of the ‘‘Ma- the ship and flooding their room where took 9 years to get to where we are rines’ Hymn’’ says that when all the they were sleeping with water in a lit- now, where we are finally getting out rest of us get to heaven, they will find tle under 2 minutes, giving them very of it with the deals that this Speaker that the gates are guarded by United has made and with what this Senate little time to escape. States marines. But I guarantee you, has done. It was heart-wrenching to see, and it there are some snipers up there some- Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- was heartbreaking to think about the where, making sure that the marines tleman again for his service and for pain that the families will feel for don’t get taken from behind. doing this Special Order this evening. years to come. We have a term, or had a term be- Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Speaker, I Sadly, these accidents were not due cause I am no longer involved with the thank the gentleman from California, to an enemy attack. They were due to Pentagon on a direct basis, but while who is also a combat marine. I won’t training lapses and poor leadership, working there over a long period of hold it against him. He is a marine, which was exacerbated by high demand time, there was a term called BLUF, B- and we are appreciative of him being of services, combined with lack of L-U-F, bottom line up front. So the here and of his time in Iraq and Af- funding for needed ships and lack of bottom line up front from my remarks ghanistan in defending what we hold training caused by defense cuts and se- today is that CRs, continuing resolu- dear. questration. tions, seriously inhibit and in some He is a leader on military and defense In some cases, we found out sailors cases, prevent long-term planning, issues and national security issues here are working 100 hours a week just to training, and readiness. We have a term that you will hear in Congress, so we truly appreciate his keep up with the training requirements service then and now. now used by the military on a daily and the current operations. basis: We have to be ready to fight to- Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- Our men and women in uniform de- tlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. night. That is not tonight next week. serve better. We cannot expect our sons That is not tonight next month. That HARTZLER). and daughters to volunteer for the is right now and around the globe. Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, I military only for them to be placed in thank Congressman TAYLOR for hosting harm’s way without the proper equip- b 1800 this very important, special event to- ment or adequate training to ensure When you have a mission like the night. they return home to us safely. U.S. military does to protect not only As a member of the House Armed Congress must work to fix this prob- our citizens here but those citizens in Services Committee, I have heard too lem. The 2-year budget agreement countries of our coalition partners many testimonies after testimonies passed earlier this year increased the around the world, we have to be able to talking about the dangerously low defense spending caps to allow our Na- fight tonight, and we have to be able to level of our military’s readiness. fight as a coalition force around the Years of budget cuts, coupled with tion’s military to begin the rebuilding process. Congress took action for fiscal world. When you are not ready, you are continuing resolutions, have prevented not a good partner. Continuing resolu- and delayed the modernization of our year 2018 by investing in critical military programs, such as increased fund- tions consume time, they consume re- airplanes, ships, and basic equipment, sources, and they increase the overall while at the same time reducing the ing for Navy ship and aircraft depot maintenance, providing an additional cost of warfighting. readiness of our troops around the DOD’s mission is to protect all of our 24 F/A–18 Super Hornets to address the globe. citizens by successfully executing oper- Navy’s strike fighter shortage, and in- Here is the stunning and sobering reational war plans. These operational creased Active Duty end-strength for ality: Today, we have the smallest plans change over time due to evolving Army since before World War II, the all the service branches. threats. Continuing resolutions pre- smallest Navy since before World War However, our work is far from over. vent DOD from maintaining momen- I, and the smallest Air Force we have It is vital that we pass on-time appro- tum in keeping ahead of those chang- ever had. Only 50 percent of our Na- priations for fiscal year 2019. Our mili- ing threats. Warfighting is not like a tion’s fighter and bomber forces are tary cannot adequately restore readi- sports team where you can go 18 and 1 able to fly, fight, and decisively win a ness without on-time appropriations. It for the season and still claim victory. highly contested fight, much like our is our responsibility as Members of That 1 has to always be in the zero col- forces would encounter with China and Congress to ensure that the Depart- umn for our military. Russia. ment of Defense receives appropria- Training and readiness go hand in Get this: Less than half of the Navy’s tions for fiscal year 2019 by this Octo- hand. The readiness comes in two aircraft can fly due to maintenance ber 1. forms: personnel readiness and equip- and spare parts issues. Think about The House has already passed our ment readiness. When you think about that. Less than half of the Navy’s air- version of the Defense Appropriations the time it takes to train a young sol- craft can fly due to maintenance and bill, and I hope our colleagues in the dier, sailor, airman, marine or coast- spare parts issues. Senate will act swiftly to ensure the guardsman, that can’t be done over- Budget cuts and increased operations Department of Defense is funded on night. Long-term planning goes into have depleted America’s supply of pre- time. We need their help to make this that individual training. That indi- cision ammunitions. Simply put, we happen, and we owe it to our sailors vidual training morphs into unit train- are running out of bombs. and our servicemen everywhere. ing so that individual part of a unit is

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:55 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.088 H12JYPT1 H6166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 ready to go and defend our Nation’s in- the seventh largest airforce in the curately reported in many media out- terests at home and abroad. world. lets as having minimal impact, to the Equipment readiness is a challenge, The Air Force Combat Command is contrary Virginia National Guard faced because when you cannot plan long also in my district. Flying hours for the following: They had last-minute term for your buys of parts, whether many of these units have been far notification of inactive duty training they be for aircraft, ships, tanks, what- below the needed hours for units for 2,211 personnel, resulting in the ab- ever it happens to be, again, your cost prepping for combat deployments. sence of anticipated monthly income, goes up. As you heard, many of the aircraft which equated to 4 days of Active Duty We have the responsibility as the are grounded because of maintenance pay. Congress to give our Department of De- and not being able to get to parts. It Notifications to more than 630 full- fense and the Secretary of Defense the has taken years and will take years to time soldiers and airmen that their po- tools they need to keep our country recover. We are certainly not there yet. tential employment would be tempo- safe. Continuing resolutions seriously Air National Guardsmen who volun- rarily terminated were sent out. That hinder our capability to complete that teer at the beginning of the year are affects retention. $28,000 worth of con- mission. only able to have orders cut for the du- tract actions were canceled, and a pro- I strongly urge the Senate to act ration of the continuing resolution if it jected $7,500 in subsequent loss as a re- swiftly and come to the realization happens. This sometimes reduces the sult of these cancelations. that a continuing resolution is not an level of their benefits, such as their Missed training opportunities. Dur- answer going forward for the safety basic housing allowance. They are eli- ing the most recent shutdown, the Na- and security of our country, all of its gible to receive less than that because tional Guard lost training opportuni- citizens, our families, and our coalition the orders get broken into separate ties totaled $7.7 million, affecting ex- partners who rely on us when times get pieces. pected income for 58,000 soldiers and This really affects the ones at the in dire straits. airmen and 37,000 Federal technicians. lower rank, the enlisted, like what I So, Madam Speaker, I am thankful Aside from those losses, that contrib- was, those who may have military fam- for the opportunity to speak with you utes to mission and morale impacts. ilies. Again, hurting our military fami- tonight, and I just want to end with Again, the Virginia National Guard is lies which is the strong basis of struc- one real-time, real-life anecdote. second in the Nation contributing to Forty-six years ago yesterday, July ture for a strong force. Let me give you another example. the war efforts, and the Reserve com- 11, 1972, we saw the evidence of a suc- While returning from a deployment, ponents make up 47 percent of the Na- cessful evolving threat in Vietnam approximately 90 airmen had unantici- tion’s operational forces. when the worst, most devastating heli- pated changes in their itinerary which Madam Speaker, we have to do better copter shoot-down of the entire Viet- caused additional expenses to be infor our military apparatus. I just want nam war occurred. Sixty-two people curred. Since these expenses were not to reiterate to you that I have the perished in one CH–53 helicopter in the authorized prior to the new fiscal year, great honor of representing the district northern I Corps. We had not had the these members were not reimbursed for with more military and veterans than capability to adjust our tactics because more than 60 days after their return. any congressional district in the Na- the SA–7 missile had been introduced. Some of the unpaid expenses ranged tion. If there is anything going on in That is how quickly life can change on from just a few dollars to $7,000 for one the world, if Mother Freedom needs to the battlefield. young airman. be defended anywhere in the world, We as the Congress need to do every- Imagine, Madam Speaker, if you are then our men and women are there on thing possible to ensure that that a young airman, E–3, E–4, and you have the front-lines fighting for family, for doesn’t happen to our Nation’s war- a family, $7,000 is a lot of money. It friends, and for freedom. riors. could be the difference between paying We in Congress and the Senate owe Madam Speaker, I thank my col- the mortgage and keeping the lights on them better, and we have to do better. league not only for his service, but for back home, contributing to the stress We have to get our acts together. We his friendship. of our military families. have to lead with the courage and the Mr. TAYLOR. Madam Speaker, I In the weekend of January 20, 2018, spirit that they have. We can make it would certainly like to thank the gen- there was a scheduled training week- happen, and we should push and push tleman, Congressman, general, and ma- end. The expiration of the continuing until we got it done. rine—marine nonetheless—for his fan- resolution caused a last-minute Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- tastic service to this great Nation, cancelation of an event impacting 950 ance of my time. both then and now, as a colleague, as a airmen. Fifty of the airmen who trav- f fellow veteran, and as a neighbor in the eled out of Langley Air Force base, PETER STRZOK’S TESTIMONY ON Cannon building on the south end also in my district, before the order CAPITOL HILL there. I thank the gentleman for his was given to cancel were immediately service and his steadfast support of our sent home without accomplishing any The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under military men and women. training events. They may never be the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Madam Speaker, the regular use, as able to get that training back as they uary 3, 2017, the Chair recognizes the you have heard, of continuing resolu- prepare to go to combat for this Na- gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) tions impacts commanders at all lev- tion. for 30 minutes. els. You have heard about more train- There are some other negative im- Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, it ing deaths than combat deaths. I have pacts that we don’t hear about often. has been an interesting day here on to tell you at the service and major The Virginia National Guard is second Capitol Hill. Madam Speaker, the hear- command levels, commanders are not contributing to the war effort amongst ing was still going on when I was just allowed to start new programs, in- other guard units around the country. in the Cloakroom, where we had an FBI crease rates of production, or begin The Reserve components make up 47 agent, one of the top supervisors, he new military construction projects. As percent of our Nation’s operational had been in charge of foreign counter- you move to lower echelons of com- forces, yet they are required to cease intelligence as well, and then after his mand, it forces leaders into making operations during a continuing resolu- outrageous bias and comments through risk determinations related to readi- tion while Active Duty counterparts text messages came to light, Robert ness and training. continue training. Forty-seven percent, Mueller relieved him from the Trump Consider, Madam Speaker, Oceana Madam Speaker, of our operational investigation and left the others who Naval Base. You heard the gentle- forces have to shut down during con- were just as biased. But it was an in- woman from Missouri talk about parts tinuing resolutions. credible day. and maintenance and half of the Navy Let me read a couple things that I For somebody who has not just airplanes not being able to fly. Oceana got from the Virginia National Guard. shown bias, but outrageous animus, Naval Base, which resides in my dis- During the most recent shutdown disgust, disdain, and deploring people trict, if it were a country, it would be that happened, 3 days, was inac- who voted for Trump by their smell, he

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As they did forensic re- But, again, for my friends who are will check the rule, it is for those who search on the emails, they found that not familiar with the true rules of the are elected, be it House Member, Sen- anomaly was actually an instruction House, let me explain. In trial courts, ate, Vice President, President, we are embedded, compartmentalized data for example, the felony court over required to show decency and not call embedded in the email server telling which I was a judge, the rules of evi- into question the intentions of such an the server to send a copy of every dence are very strict, and we protect elected person. email that came to Hillary Clinton the jury from hearing things that don’t When a witness comes before a hear- through that unauthorized server and have any basis for believability. That ing who is testifying 180 degrees oppo- every email that she sent out through is why most hearsay cannot come in, site of what he put in writing thou- that server, to send it to this foreign but there are exceptions. sands of times, for most of us, for a ma- entity that is not Russia. But one rule that you always find in jority here in the House, it has no We know that efforts were made to any court, no matter how strict the credibility. It makes the witness even get Inspector General Horowitz to re- rules are, the credibility of the witness look worse. ceive that information. He would not is always in evidence, always relevant, To come in after we have seen so return a call. Apparently, he didn’t always material. The witness’ credi- many of the texts he sent, we have got want that information because that bility is always material and relevant. a good sense of where this man’s heart, would go against his saying that the When it has been as open and every- soul, and mind have been. It appeared bias did not affect the investigation. one in our hearing room knew what has abundantly clear that he had gotten Of course it affected the investiga- been going on for such a prolonged pe- very, very good at lying. It doesn’t vio- tion. It couldn’t help but affect the in- riod and I saw that look, that is all I late any House rule to say that. vestigation. It denies logic and com- could think is: I wonder if that is the Now, when we were in our hearing, mon sense to say somebody with that same look you gave your wife over and and one of my Democratic friends much animus, that much bias and prej- over when you lied to her about Lisa across the aisle yelled that I was off udice would not have it affect their in- Page. my meds, see, now, that was a viola- vestigation. The credibility of a witness is always tion of the rule. I thought about call- Madam Speaker, I can tell you I material and relevant. Mark it down. ing it out, having her words taken know there are people in this House Now, in our House hearings, the rules down, but we didn’t need any further who don’t care for me, but I can also are not that strict. It is more in the na- delays. But I thought it might be in- tell you there is no one in this House ture of anything that we feel may be formative to my friends across the on either side of this aisle who I would relevant to the subject at hand. But in aisle who don’t understand the rules of put up with being investigated and a hearing like today, even things that the House, but when somebody is lying prosecuted by somebody with the ha- have nothing to do—they are not ger- through their teeth, sitting there tred, the absolute nasty prejudice that mane, they are not relevant, they are smugly and smirking, and, frankly, Peter Strzok had for Donald Trump. I not material to what we are doing, we when it hit me, that is probably the wouldn’t put up with it. I would go to still have people bring in posters about same smug little smirk you had on bat for any Democrat in this House, something that is not germane, not rel- your face when you told your wife, no any Republican in this House, the ones evant, not material; and they can get telling how many times, there is noth- who don’t like me on either side. It away with doing it, in some cases, as ing going on between me and Lisa wouldn’t matter. they did today, even though the rules Page. He got really good at lying and Nobody in the United States of probably could have restricted keeping showing no emotion whatsoever. America should have the full power of some of that out. We have very relaxed the Federal Government coming after rules, so these kind of things happen. 1815 b them in the hands of somebody preju- Like I say, to yell out I am off my So, unfortunately, what I brought diced, full of hate for that individual. meds, yes, that violates the rule, but I out in that hearing and he denied re- But such is what we are dealing with am sure my Democratic friend didn’t calling should not be lost in the ex- here. That is why I laid the ground- realize what a rule-breaker she was as change about his lying. It is far more work, gave the names of the people— she tried to claim I was breaking the important. some of them—that were there when rules, which I was not. But for the record, as a prosecutor, a Peter Strzok was informed about Hil- But what really came home, too, is, defense attorney, a felony judge, a lary Clinton’s emails for sure going to again, Inspector General Horowitz did chief justice, and as a Member of Con- a foreign entity. This is serious stuff. a good job gathering the evidence, ex- gress, I have asked thousands of wit- What came of our intelligence com- cept he refused to get the evidence that nesses questions. When you have some- munity providing that information to was offered to him about Hillary Clin- body who has just gotten so good at the FBI agent in charge, Peter Strzok? ton’s emails absolutely, unequivocally lying that there is no indication in Nothing. Peter Strzok received the in- being hacked and everything over their eyes whatsoever that it bothers formation that it wasn’t speculation, 30,000, except for 4, going to a foreign them to lie, somebody has got to call that maybe Hillary Clinton’s emails entity not Russia. them out on it. It is just not good for were capable of being hacked, but we You get the picture. The bias made a the state of this Union. have no evidence that they were lot of difference in the outcome of the It is also denying credibility to actu- hacked. case. ally have the witness say he doesn’t re- All this garbage that we have heard Horowitz is just wrong about that. He call getting information about a for- about from reports? No. When the FBI was obviously—as I said at the hearing: eign entity that is not Russia getting was told her emails were hacked and So you give us over 500 pages showing every—actually, it was over 30,000 every email she received, every email bias by the investigators on the Repub- emails, emails that were sent through she sent out—over 30,000, except for 4— lican side, and since you don’t want to Hillary Clinton through the unau- over 30,000 were compromised and your Democratic friends mad at you, thorized server and unsecured server going to a foreign entity not Russia, you conclude there is no indication all and every email she sent out. There and Mr. Strzok did nothing about it. of this evidence showed any affect on were highly classified—beyond classi- When I started laying the ground- the outcome. fied—top secret-type stuff that had work pointing out the people, I am told Well, hello. When you show such ha- gone through that server. an attorney behind Mr. Strzok tred and animus in the mind of the lead

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All my bias There was a threat, apparently, that ‘‘Hey, we found these emails on An- affected the outcome of my investiga- FBI agents were going to go public thony Weiner’s laptop weeks ago, and tion. that they had found these missing Comey refused to reopen the investiga- Just like a prosecutor who puts on emails and that Comey was blocking tion’’; that would have doomed her evidence that a guy gets in a car, reopening the investigation now that election far worse than what happened. drives to a bank, pulls out a gun, holds we have all these emails. And if FBI So what, under the circumstances, it to the head of the teller, makes the agents, who are righteous, unlike Peter was the best thing that Comey could do teller give him money, and leaves in Strzok, really righteous people—and I for his friend Hillary Clinton? It was to that car, you have to prove intent, that know a lot of them around the country. get out ahead of anybody disclosing he intended to rob the bank, but you They are good, decent, upstanding, that they had been sitting on the don’t have to have evidence that the honorable, give-their-life-for-their- thought-to-be-lost emails and say: We bank robber said, ‘‘Hey, I intend to rob country kind of people, not give their have got them. this bank.’’ No. affair for themselves but give their Then, as I had said back at the time, When the results—and there are a lot lives for their country. Those people well, we will find out how serious of results—all of them are consistent have gotten a big blemish on them be- Comey is. If he comes back within 2 or with the bias and the hatred, the dis- cause of Peter Strzok and others at the 3 days and says they have examined all dain, the animus, then you have got at top of the Department of Justice in the 30,000 or so, whatever, of the emails, least a de facto case, certainly one that last administration, as they held over. then we will know that this was just a can get past a motion for summary They would never do what Peter charade to cover for Hillary Clinton, judgment and get to the jury and put Strzok did. They would never do that. because they are not going to be able in the hands of the fact finder. So it gets a little like they erect a to adequately research all of those Again, when you have somebody who straw dog: You are condemning the emails in just a matter of 2 or 3 days. He came back very quickly, so that it is as good at lying to folks over and thousands of great FBI agents around would not affect the election coming over and over again with a straight the country. up, and announced: No. Clean bill of face, gets a lot of practice, and he No, I am blaming you. We know they health. We looked at all the new evi- comes before Congress—the guy is are good, but you are not. And that is where we have been here. dence. Nothing was there. good. He is really good. Except they still didn’t bother to use This country is in a lot of trouble. But As I told him—I think, obviously, he the information provided by the intel- it was very clear: Peter Strzok, inten- and his lawyer had a different opinion, ligence community that was available. tionally and knowingly, with dem- but it seemed to me it would have been They didn’t pick it up, didn’t do any- onstrated prejudice, refused to pursue more credible to come in and do what thing with what was disclosed. Inspector General Horowitz did, and the disclosed fact to him, in his pres- I am telling you, I am very grateful say: Yeah, there is a lot of bias here, no ence, that a foreign entity not Russia we have people working in this govern- question, but I don’t think it affected was getting every email that Hillary ment who want to protect the United the outcome. Clinton sent and received. There was States and want to protect the United Of course, he wasn’t 100 percent sure, classified material in there, and there States’ people. They don’t get a lot of it didn’t sound like, that it didn’t af- was higher than just plain classified. credit, usually don’t get any credit, but fect when Strzok decided to end the There was extremely sensitive infor- they do a good job for this country; and Hillary Clinton investigation and when mation in there. my head and my heart and my salute he immediately decided to pick up the What else did we know? Actually, if go out to them as we deal with the investigation against Trump. you dig what has been uncovered dur- mess that has been created by those As I heard my friend say over and ing the last 2 years, Hillary Clinton with far more selfish motives. over about how Comey, of course, just had the President’s Daily Briefing Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- really harmed the Clinton campaign, going to her home. And there are times ance of my time. that the young man—I believe his they are ignoring something that ap- f peared pretty clear, even without re- name was Oscar Flores—who worked sorting to people who have provided in- there, they may have tried to get him CLOUD OF COLLUSION formation about what went on. a clearance at one time, but, appar- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under ently, from what I could read, he didn’t the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- b 1830 have any kind of clearance, yet he uary 3, 2017, the Chair recognizes the We know Hillary Clinton’s emails would print stuff off. gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. PAS- that she claimed were missing were The President’s Daily Briefing is CRELL) for 30 minutes. found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop. some of the most sensitive information Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, in Maybe it was Huma Abedin, Anthony in the entire United States Govern- light of the upcoming one-on-one meet- Weiner, one of their laptops. They ment, extreme sensitivity, and she vio- ing between President Trump and found those emails there. lated the law by making it accessible Vladimir Putin, I rise today to remind Of course, Peter Strzok, helping the to people without the proper clearance the American people about the cloud of woman whom he thought ought to win and, certainly, her young man, or man, collusion hanging over their heads. 100 million to 0 for President, wow, who was working there for her. As the American people continue to that was not good news for people like She violated the law. It wasn’t nec- learn details of this unfolding scandal, him who wanted to help Hillary. essary that she have intent; it was just the implausible idea of Russia compro- They couldn’t help the fact that FBI necessary that she broke the law in mising the President of the United agents, when investigating something that case. States becomes more fact than fiction. else, find all these missing 30,000 or so I really would like to have intent be The President, his family members, his emails on this laptop. And they have an element of most every crime that is campaign staff, and his close associates got the information at least for some in the Federal law. I think it would be have repeatedly lied about their mul- weeks, maybe 2, maybe 3, maybe 4. We a good idea. But right now it is not tiple contacts with Russian officials are not sure, but they had found this part of the laws she broke. and close associates of Putin. They information. Yet people like Peter Strzok covered have had no consistent explanation for So Comey was in a difficult situa- for her. They refused to pursue the these meetings. It has happened over tion. He wanted Hillary to win, no things that would have made her and over. question. He did not want Donald guilty. They went after things to try to Furthermore, the President con- Trump to win. He never did like hurt Donald Trump. tinues to parrot Putin’s version of

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This betrayal has become lied about to the public. ‘‘The Russian regime had been behind like clockwork, an inexplicable routine As President, Mr. Trump called Putin the recent leak of embarrassing email we cannot simply shrug off. ‘‘fine people.’’ He ignored the fact that messages, emanating from the Demo- While it is possible the current list of Putin invaded Crimea; intervened in cratic National Committee to the known campaign contacts, positive pol- eastern Ukraine; poisoned people in the WikiLeaks platform. The reason for icy positions, and fawning statements United Kingdom; has commissioned the using WikiLeaks was ‘plausible have an innocuous explanation, there murder of dissidents, journalists, and deniability,’ and the operation had is a simpler reason the House should be spies; shot down a commercial airliner been conducted with the full knowledge investigating: Has President Donald in Europe; propped up the most ruth- and support of Trump and senior mem- Trump been covertly influenced or per- less dictator of our time in Syria; and bers of his campaign team. In return, sonally compromised by Russia, a hos- violated our sovereignty in the 2016 the Trump team had agreed to sideline tile foreign power? Presidential election, by every— Russian intervention in Ukraine as a Russian intelligence is known for every—intelligence organization that campaign issue and to raise U.S./NATO using blackmail that exploits greed, says ‘‘USA.’’ defense commitments in the Baltics stupidity, and ego—and other weak- To ensure the American people and and Eastern Europe to deflect atten- nesses—to leverage over people. He has future Congresses know how we got tion away from Ukraine, a priority for employed Mr. Michael Cohen, Mr. Felix here today, today I will read parts of Putin, who needed to cauterize the sub- Sater—the record is very clear on the Trump-Russia dossier into the ject.’’ this—both of whom have links to the RECORD, also known as the Christopher This is what he wrote. That is on Russian mafia. He has continued the Steele dossier, and include a link to its page 7 and 8, what the dossier claims. secrecy about his business finances by entirety in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Now here is the truth: In July 2016, not releasing his tax returns. Partisans on the other side of the the Republican National Convention The ethics commissioner told the aisle may dismiss the document as made changes to the Republican Par- President of the United States to di- bogus, even fake news, but they know ty’s platform on Ukraine. Initially, the vest. He did not, and he defied that per- that several allegations in this docu- GOP platform proposed providing ‘‘le- son most responsible for draining the ment have already been verified. While thal weapons’’ to Ukraine. That is swamp, the ethics commissioner. the dossier represents raw intelligence what it originally stated, that plat- From operating his business at or be- or, effectively, a first draft, not a sin- form. But the line was watered down to yond the edge of ethical boundaries, gle thing of substance has been promise ‘‘appropriate assistance.’’ Trump’s penchant for compromising disproven—not one. And Christopher NPR reported that Diana Denman, a behavior, his willingness to work close- Steele has reliably provided intel- Republican delegate who supported ly with criminals and expressed desire ligence to the U.K. and U.S. intel- arming U.S. allies in Ukraine, has told to protect his privacy makes him the ligence agencies for decades. people that Trump aide J.D. Gordon ideal target. While history will be the final judge said at the Republican Convention in With close business ties, Russia has on these matters, these are some of the 2016 that Trump directed him to sup- enjoyed financial leverage over Presi- allegations which we know have been port weakening that position in the of- dent Trump for 15 years. This is a fact verified. ficial platform. that his family has admitted to mul- Madam Speaker, this is serious busi- J.D. Gordon, who was one of Trump’s tiple times. The story is well known. ness. When I read from the dossier, I national security advisers during the After a series of brazen abuses of am reading from my prime source. campaign, said he had advocated for bankruptcy laws, President Trump, What I read tonight has all been changing language because that re- who was not President at the time, Mr. verified and certified, that which I am flected what Trump had said. The Trump, found it impossible to borrow reading. Trump campaign did not appear to from American banks, so he turned to have intervened in any other platform b 1845 unconventional sources of capital, in- deliberations, only the language on cluding Russian cash. While history will be a final judge on Ukraine. From 2003 to 2017, people from the these matters, here are some of the al- Here is the truth: As the President former Soviet Union made 86 all-cash legations. Page 1 of the dossier, the and throughout the campaign, Donald purchases that we know of, a known claim: ‘‘Russian regime has been culti- Trump has called NATO ‘‘obsolete’’— red flag of potential money laundering vating, supporting, and assisting although he changed his mind today, a of Trump properties, totaling $109 mil- Trump for at least 5 years. Aim, en- little bit—championed the disintegra- lion. dorsed by Putin, has been to encourage tion of the European Union, and said ‘‘Russians make up a pretty dis- splits and divisions in the Western alli- that he is open to lifting sanctions on proportionate cross-section of a lot of ance’’—in the Western alliance. Russia or has declined to enforce them. our assets.’’ Those are the words of ‘‘So far,’’ the dossier reads, I will Trump has repeatedly questioned Donald Junior in 2008. continue, ‘‘Trump has declined various whether our allies are paying enough In 2010, the private wealth division of sweetener real estate business deals of- into NATO, ultimately raising ques- Deutsche Bank also loaned President fered him in Russia in order to further tions as to whether he is deliberately Trump hundreds of millions of dollars the Kremlin’s cultivation of him. How- facilitating Putin’s long-term objective during the same period it was laun- ever, he and his inner circle have ac- of undermining the Western liberal dering billions in Russian money. cepted a regular flow of intelligence order. ‘‘We don’t rely on American banks. from the Kremlin, including on his Dossier page 30: ‘‘Speaking to a We have all the funding we need out of Democratic and other political rivals.’’ trusted compatriot in mid-October Russia.’’ Those are the boasts of Eric Now, here is the truth: On January 6, 2015, a close associate of Rosneft presi- Trump from 2014. 2017, an intelligence community assess- dent and Putin ally Igor Sechin’’—his Shady business transactions offer the ment released by the Office of the Di- name appears all over the place in the perfect cover for covert payments, and rector of National Intelligence stated dossier—‘‘elaborated on the reported President Trump’s adamant refusal to that Russian leadership favored secret meeting between’’ Mr. Sechin release his tax returns publicly only Trump’s candidacy over Clinton’s and and Carter Page, of United States Re- raises the level of suspicion. that Putin personally ordered an influ- publican Presidential candidate’s for- The idea that Russia has been culti- ence campaign to harm Clinton’s elec- eign policy team, in Moscow in July vating, supporting, and assisting Don- toral chances and ‘‘undermine public 2016. ald Trump to undermine Western alli- faith in the U.S. democratic process,’’ The secret meeting ‘‘had been con- ances should come as no surprise to as well as ordering cyber attacks on firmed to him/her by a senior member anyone paying attention. Before and ‘‘both major U.S. political parties.’’ of the staff, in addition to by the

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Trump’s previous efforts had a public speech to the Higher Economic Despite some opponents and opportun- included exploring the real estate sec- School in Moscow. ists and attempts, these facts are indis- tor in St. Petersburg as well as Mos- ‘‘In terms of the substance of the dis- putable. cow, but, in the end, Trump had had to cussion, Sechin’s associate said that Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD settle for the use of extensive sexual the Rosneft president was so keen to the link to the entire Trump/Russia services there from local prostitutes lift personal and corporate Western dossier produced by Christopher Steele, rather than business success.’’ sanctions imposed on the company so future generations will know the That is what the dossier says. that he offered Page,’’ and Mr. Trump’s truth of how we got here today. The ‘‘Trump adviser Carter Page holds se- associates as well, ‘‘the brokerage of up link is: https://www.documentcloud.org/ cret meetings in Moscow with Sechin to a 19 percent privatized stake in documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence- and senior Kremlin Internal Affairs of- Rosneft in return. Page had expressed Allegations.html. ficial, Divyekin. Sechin raises issues of interest and confirmed that were Mr. Speaker, how much time do I future bilateral U.S.-Russian energy Trump elected U.S. President,’’ sanc- have remaining? cooperation and associated lifting of tions on Russia would be lifted. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Western sanctions against Russia over The truth: On December 29, 2016, dur- TAYLOR). The gentleman from New Jer- Ukraine. Page noncommittal in re- ing the transition period between the sey has 14 minutes remaining. sponse. Divyekin discusses release of election and the inauguration, Na- Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I am Russian dossier of ‘kompromat’ on tional Security Advisor-designate Mike going to read a little bit more of the Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, but Flynn spoke to Russian Ambassador dossier, and I am going to stay away also hints at Kremlin possession of Sergey Kislyak, urging him not to re- from the scurrilous things that have such material on Trump.’’ taliate for newly imposed sanctions. been reported in the newspaper, be- ‘‘Kremlin concerned that political Ultimately, the Russians did not re- cause they, to me, are just distractions fallout from DNC email hacking oper- taliate. from what we should be looking at. ation is spiraling out of control. Ex- Days after the inauguration, the This is from the dossier: The ‘‘mecha- treme nervousness among Trump’s as- Trump administration ordered State nism for transmitting this intelligence sociates as result of negative media at- Department staffers to develop pro- involves ‘pension’ disbursements to tention/accusations. posals for immediately revoking the Russian emigres living’’ in the United ‘‘Russians meanwhile keen to cool economic and other sanctions imposed States as cover, using consular offices situation and maintain ‘plausible against Russia. Thankfully, these staff- in New York, Miami, and D.C. deniability’ of existing/ongoing pro- ers alerted Congress, who took steps to ‘‘Suggestion from source close to Trump and anti-Clinton operations; codify the sanctions in a law passed in Trump and Manafort that Republican therefore, unlikely to be any August 2017. The attempt to overturn campaign team happy to have Russia ratcheting up offensive plays in the im- the sanctions was abandoned after Mr. as media bogeyman to mask more ex- mediate future. Flynn’s conversation was revealed and tensive corrupt business ties to China ‘‘Source close to Trump campaign, Mr. Flynn resigned. and other emerging countries. however, confirms regular exchange Carter Page has confirmed this meet- ‘‘Speaking in confidence to a com- with Kremlin has existed for at least 8 ing with top Moscow and Rosneft offi- patriot in late July 2016, Source E, an years’’—I said 5 years before; 8 years— cials, that company or corporation, in ethnic Russian close associate of Re- ‘‘including intelligence fed back to the House Permanent Select Com- publican U.S. Presidential candidate Russia on oligarchs’ activities in U.S.’’ mittee on Intelligence testimony. It is Donald Trump, admitted that there b 1900 all laid out. was a well-developed conspiracy of co- When Page was asked if a Rosneft ex- operation between them and the Rus- ‘‘Within this context, Putin’s pri- ecutive had offered him a potential sian leadership. This was managed on ority requirement had been for intel- sale of a significant percentage of the Trump side by the Republican can- ligence on the activities, business and Rosneft, Page said, ‘‘He may have didate’s campaign manager, Paul otherwise, in the U.S. of leading Rus- briefly mentioned it.’’ Manafort, who was using foreign policy sian oligarchs and their families.’’ And Dossier claim on page 23: ‘‘Finally, adviser Carter Page and others as his associates duly had obtained and speaking separately to the same com- intermediaries. The two sides had a supplied that information. patriot, a senior Russian,’’ Ministry of mutual interest in defeating Demo- ‘‘Speaking in early August 2016, two Foreign Affairs, ‘‘MFA official reported cratic Presidential candidate Hillary well-placed and established Kremlin that, as a prophylactic measure, a lead- Clinton, whom President Putin appar- sources outlined the divisions and ing Russian diplomat, Mikhail Kalugin, ently hated and feared. backlash in Moscow arising from the had been withdrawn from Washington ‘‘Inter alia, Source E acknowledged leaking of Democratic National Com- at short notice because Moscow feared that the Russian regime had been be- mittee emails and the wider pro-Trump his heavy involvement in the U.S. hind the recent leak of embarrassing operation being conducted in the U.S. Presidential election operation, includ- email messages emanating from the Head of Presidential Administration, ing the so-called veterans’ pensions Democratic National Committee’’ to Sergei Ivanov, was angry at the recent ruse,’’ which we reported previously in that WikiLeaks platform. turn of events. He believed the Kremlin the dossier, ‘‘would be exposed in the Attention, attention: ‘‘Source E said ‘team’ involved, led by presidential media there. His replacement, Andrei he understood that the Republican can- spokesman Dmitriy Peskov, had gone Bondarev, however, was clean in this didate and his team were relatively re- too far in interfering in foreign affairs regard.’’ laxed about this because it deflected with their ‘elephant in a china shop The truth: Mikhail Kalugin was the media and the Democrats’ attention black PR’. Ivanov claimed always to head of the economics section at the away from Trump’s business dealings have opposed the handling and exploi- Russian Embassy. He returned to Rus- in China and other emerging markets.’’ tation of intelligence by this PR sia in August 2016. The BBC would go For the RECORD, Mr. Speaker, I will ‘team’. Following the backlash against on to report that United States offi- enter that in the RECORD at the proper such foreign interference in U.S. poli- cials in 2016 had identified Kalugin as a time, not this evening. We have a tics, Ivanov was advocating that the spy, that he was under surveillance, whole dossier, again, having nothing to only sensible course of action now for thus verifying this key claim in the do with this, of every deal that we the Russian leadership was to ‘sit tight dossier. Further reporting by know of that the President and his and deny everything’.’’ McClatchy has claimed that the FBI team made in 52 foreign countries. And they did. was investigating whether Kalugin That will be entered into the RECORD. ‘‘Continuing on this theme, the played a role in the election inter- ‘‘Finally, regarding Trump’s claimed source close to Ivanov reported that ference. minimal investment profile in Russia, Peskov now was ‘scared’ ’’—I will not

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.097 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6171 use the derogatory term—‘‘that he Mr. PASCRELL. Fine. You have it 5544. A letter from the Director, Office of would be scapegoated by Putin and the your way. I will be back. Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission’s Kremlin and held responsible for the f backlash. . . . ’’ NUREG Revision — Consolidated Guidance ADJOURNMENT About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Page after page, Mr. Ivanov appears. Guidance About Exempt Distribution Li- He is at the center of this. And if we Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I move censes [NUREG-1556] received July 2, 2018, know this, then Mr. Mueller knows that the House do now adjourn. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law this. And if we know this, Mr. Mueller The motion was agreed to; accord- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- knows more. ingly (at 7 o’clock and 4 minutes p.m.), mittee on Energy and Commerce. So this is the dossier, which has been the House adjourned until tomorrow, 5545. A letter from the Deputy Bureau public now since early last year. And I Friday, July 13, 2018, at 9 a.m. Chief — CCR, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications wanted to bring this to the floor last f Commission, transmitting the Commission’s year, but we chose to do it another EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, final rule — Amendment of Part 11 of the way, if you remember, in trying to get ETC. Commission’s Rules Regarding the Emer- the President’s taxes made public. gency Alert System [PS Docket No.: 15-94] So I will conclude with this, Mr. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive received June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Speaker—you have been patient. This communications were taken from the 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 is, to me, a big deal: 83 percent of this Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and dossier has been proven correct. I did 5537. A letter from the Acting PRAO Commerce. not use anything that was dubious of Branch Chief, Food and Nutrition Service, 5546. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Legal Department of Agriculture, transmitting the and Policy, Auctions and Spectrum Access the 17 percent. Division, WTB, Federal Communications So I say to you, the Congress has a Department’s final rule — Simplified Cost Accounting and Other Actions To Reduce Commission, transmitting the Commission’s right, as an equal branch of govern- Paperwork in the Summer Food Service Pro- final rule — Connect America Fund [WT ment, to review what has happened so gram [FNS-2013-0026] (RIN: 0584-AD84) re- Docket No.: 10-90]; Universal Service Reform that our President, as Mr. Shaub, the ceived June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. — Mobility Fund [WT Docket No.: 10-208] re- Director of the Office of Government 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 ceived May 17, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Ethics, said to President Trump: What Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 you need to do is cut yourself off from 5538. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and your assets. That is what you need to FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, Commerce. transmitting the Department’s final rule — 5547. A letter from the Supervisory Regula- do. That is what you must do. Suspension of Community Eligibility, Mason tions Specialist, Office of Subsistence Man- And, obviously, he did not do it. County, Illinois, et al. [Docket ID: FEMA- agement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, De- So there is a lot of material out 2018-0002; Internal Agency Docket No.: partment of the Interior, transmitting the there. Going at this a year and a half is FEMA-8531] received June 11, 2018, pursuant Department’s final rule — Subsistence Man- not a long time. You know how long to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, agement Regulations for Public Lands in Watergate took. But I would think Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Alaska — Applicability and Scope; Tongass that this is going to take longer than Financial Services. National Forest Submerged Lands [Docket Watergate—that is my opinion—on 5539. A letter from the Director, Office of No.: FWS-R7-SM-2015-0159; FXFR13350700640- some of these things which will have to Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- 167-FF07J00000; FBMS#4500096963] (RIN: 1018- ance Corporation, transmitting the Corpora- BB22) received June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 be traced. Some people have been in- tion’s final rule — Securities Transaction U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. dicted. Some people are going to prison Settlement Cycle (RIN: 3064-AE64) received 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Nat- already. But I am telling you, the bulk June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ural Resources. of information is going to be laid out 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 5548. A letter from the Chief, Branch of when Mr. Mueller is ready, not when I Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Delisting and Foreign Species, U.S. Fish and am ready or anybody in the Chamber is Services. Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, ready. 5540. A letter from the Secretary, Securi- transmitting the Department’s final rule — Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ties and Exchange Commission, transmitting Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and the Commission’s final rule — Investment Plants; Reclassifying Tobusch Fishhook Cac- of my time. Company Liquidity Disclosure (RIN: 3235- tus From Endangered to Threatened and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- AM30) received July 2, 2018, pursuant to 5 Adopting a New Scientific Name [Docket bers are reminded to refrain from en- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. No.: FWS-R2-ES-2016-0130; FXES11130900000- gaging in personalities toward the 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Fi- 178-FF09E42000] (RIN: 1018-BB90) received President. nancial Services. June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. PASCRELL. That is unaccept- 5541. A letter from the Director, Division of 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 able. I did not engage in any personal- Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation, Office of Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- ities. I read from the record. I didn’t Workers’ Compensation Programs, Depart- sources. call anybody a name. If I read it, it was ment of Labor, transmitting the Depart- 5549. A letter from the Chief, Branch of ment’s final rule — Black Lung Benefits Act: Delisting and Foreign Species, U.S. Fish and somebody else that was writing it, not Medical Benefit Payments (RIN: 1240-AA11) Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, me. received June 15, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. transmitting the Department’s final rule — The SPEAKER pro tempore. Re- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and marks in debate in the House may not Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education Plants; Reclassifying Echinocereus fendleri engage in personalities toward the and the Workforce. var. kuenzleri from Endangered to Threat- President, whether originating as the 5542. A letter from the Acting Chief of ened [Docket No.: FWS-R2-ES-2016-0137; Member’s own words or being reiter- Staff, Office of the Chief, Natural Resources FXES11130900000 189 FF09E42000] (RIN: 1018- ated from another source. Conservation Service, Department of Agri- BB89) received June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 Mr. PASCRELL. The President is not culture, transmitting the Department’s final U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. rule — Conservation Program Recipient Re- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Nat- above the law, sir. I am not above the porting (RIN: 0578-AA64) received May 21, ural Resources. law. 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 5550. A letter from the Chief, Branch of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Delisting and Foreign Species, U.S. Fish and gentleman have a motion? Committee on Agriculture. Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Mr. PASCRELL. No, I don’t have a 5543. A letter from the Associate Bureau transmitting the Department’s final rule — motion. Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Communications Commission, transmitting Plants; Removal of the Lesser Long-Nosed tleman is not recognized for debate at the Commission’s final rule — The Uniendo a Bat From the Federal List of Endangered this time. Puerto Rico Fund and the Connect USVI and Threatened Wildlife [Docket No.: FWS- Mr. PASCRELL. Do you want me to Fund [WC Docket No.: 18-143]; Connect Amer- R2-ES-2016-0138; FXES11130900000 178 ica Fund [WC Docket No.: 10-90]; ETC Annual make a motion to extend? Is that what FF09E42000] (RIN: 1018-BB91) received June Reports and Certifications [WC Docket No.: 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); you are asking me to do? 14-58] received June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. the Committee on Natural Resources. Chair would entertain a motion to ad- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- 5551. A letter from the Wildlife Biologist, journ at this time. ergy and Commerce. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K12JY7.099 H12JYPT1 H6172 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 12, 2018 of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- Amendment 43 [Docket No.: 160630574-7542-02] temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Flag- ment’s final rule — Migratory Bird Subsist- (RIN: 0648-BG18) received June 11, 2018, pur- ship Niagara’s Mariners Ball; Presque Isle ence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- Bay, Erie, PA [Docket No.: USCG-2018-0518] for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 11, 2018, pur- 2018 Season [Docket No.: FWS-R7-MB-2017- on Natural Resources. suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 0087; FXMB12610700000-189-FF07M01000] (RIN: 5558. A letter from the Acting Deputy As- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee 1018-BC70) received June 11, 2018, pursuant to sistant Administrator for Regulatory Pro- on Transportation and Infrastructure. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. grams, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmos- 5565. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Nat- pheric Administration, transmitting the Ad- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland ural Resources. ministration’s final specifications — Pacific Security, transmitting the Department’s 5552. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Island Fisheries; 2017 Annual Catch Limits temporary final rule — Special Local Regu- Administrator for Regulatory Programs, and Accountability Measures [Docket No.: lation; Great Western Tube Float; Parker, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- 170120106-7999-01] (RIN: 0648-XF186) received AZ [Docket No.: USCG-2018-0251] (RIN: 1625- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. AA08) received June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 tion, transmitting the Administration’s final 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. rule — Fisheries of the Northeastern United Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on States; Golden Tilefish Fishery; 2018 and sources. Transportation and Infrastructure. Projected 2019-2020 Specifications [Docket 5559. A letter from the Assistant Adminis- 5566. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, No.: 170717675-7999-02] (RIN: 0648-XF571) re- trator for Fisheries, NMFS, Office of Sus- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland ceived June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and At- Security, transmitting the Department’s 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 mospheric Administration, transmitting the temporary final rule — Safety Zone; US 68/ Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- Administration’s final rule — Fisheries of KY 80 Lake Barkley Bridge, Cumberland sources. the Northeastern United States; Rec- River, Canton, KY [Docket No.: USCG-2018- 5553. A letter from the Deputy Assistant reational Management Measures for the 0503] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 11, 2018, Administrator for Regulatory Affairs, Summer Flounder and Scup Fisheries; Fish- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- ing Year 2017 [Docket No.: 170314268-7582-0] 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- (RIN: 0648-BG68) received June 11, 2018, pur- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- ture. rule — Omnibus Framework Adjustment Re- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee 5567. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, quiring Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting for on Natural Resources. U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Federally-Permitted Party and Charter Ves- 5560. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Security, transmitting the Department’s sel Operators in the Mid-Atlantic Region Administrator for Regulatory Programs, temporary final rule — Special Local Regu- [Docket No.: 170113076-7772-02] (RIN: 0648- NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- lation; Lake of the Ozarks, Bagnell, MO BG60) received June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- [Docket No.: USCG-2018-0307] (RIN: 1625- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. tion, transmitting the Administration’s final AA08) received June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Nat- rule — Fisheries of the Northeastern United U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. ural Resources. States; Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 5554. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Bass Fisheries; 2018 and Projected 2019 Scup Transportation and Infrastructure. Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Specifications and Announcement of Final 5568. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- 2018 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Specifications [Docket No.: 170828822-70999-02] Security, transmitting the Department’s tion, transmitting the Administration’s final (RIN: 0648-XF669) received June 11, 2018, pur- temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Upper rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- Mississippi River, mile markers 179 to 180, Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Is- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee St. Louis, MO [Docket No.: USCG-2018-0379] lands Management Area; American Fisheries on Natural Resources. (RIN: 1625-AA00) received June 11, 2018, pur- Act; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab 5561. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Re- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- Rationalization Program [Docket No.: covery and State Grants, U.S. Fish and Wild- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee 170412391-7999-02] (RIN: 0648-BG84) received life Service, Department of the Interior, on Transportation and Infrastructure. June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. transmitting the Department’s final rule — 5569. A letter from the Chief, Trade and 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Commercial Regulations Branch, U.S. Cus- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- Plants; Removing Trichostema toms and Border Protection, Department of sources. austromontanum ssp. compactum (Hidden Homeland Security, transmitting the De- 5555. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Lake Bluecurls) From the Federal List of partment’s final rule — Import Restrictions Administrator for Regulatory Affairs, Office Endangered and Threatened Plants [Docket Imposed on Archaeological and Ethnological of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic No.: FWS-R8-ES-2016-0127; FXES11130900000 Material from Libya (CBP Dec. 18-07) (RIN: and Atmospheric Administration, transmit- 167 FF09E42000] (RIN: 1018-BB39) received 1515-AE38) received July 3, 2018, pursuant to ting the Administration’s final rule — Pa- June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. cific Island Pelagic Fisheries; Exemption for 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Large U.S. Longline Vessels To Fish in Por- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- Ways and Means. tions of the American Samoa Large Vessel sources. 5570. A letter from the Chief, Publications Prohibited Area; Court Order [Docket No.: 5562. A letter from the Wildlife Biologist, and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 170404354-7873-01] (RIN: 0648-BG79) received U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- rule — 2019 Sec. 223 Inflation-Adjusted Item 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 ment’s Major final rule — Migratory Bird (Rev. Proc. 2018-30) received May 15, 2018, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- Hunting; Final Frameworks for Migratory pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law sources. Bird Hunting Regulations [Docket No.: FWS- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 5556. A letter from the Assistant Adminis- HQ-MB-2017-0028; FF09M21200-178- mittee on Ways and Means. trator for Fisheries, NMFS, Office of Sus- FXMB1231099BPP0] (RIN: 1018-BB73) received tainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and At- June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. f mospheric Administration, transmitting the 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Administration’s final rule — Magnuson-Ste- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS vens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the North- sources. Under clause 2 of rule XII, public eastern United States; Northeast Multispe- 5563. A letter from the Chief, Border Secu- bills and resolutions of the following cies Fishery; Approval of Modifications to a rity Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs and titles were introduced and severally re- Regulatory Exemption for Groundfish Sec- Border Protection, Department of Homeland tors [Docket No.: 170104016-7732-02] (RIN: 0648- Security, transmitting the Department’s ferred, as follows: XF138) received June 11, 2018, pursuant to 5 final rule — Elimination of Nonimmigrant By Mr. SMITH of Texas: U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. Visa Exemption for Certain Caribbean Resi- H.R. 6342. A bill to make revisions in title 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Nat- dents Coming to the United States as H-2A 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep ural Resources. Agricultural Workers [Docket No.: USCBP- the title current, and to make technical 5557. A letter from the Assistant Adminis- 2016-0003] (CBP Decision No. 18-06) (RIN: 1651- amendments to improve the United States trator for Fisheries, NMFS, Office of Sus- AB09) received July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary. tainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and At- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. By Mr. HUIZENGA: mospheric Administration, transmitting the 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the H.R. 6343. A bill to provide for a dem- Administration’s final rule — Fisheries of Judiciary. onstration program and pilot project to ex- the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South At- 5564. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, pand choice for inpatient psychiatric serv- lantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mex- U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland ices under Medicaid and Medicare; to the ico; Hogfish Management Measures in Security, transmitting the Department’s Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L12JY7.000 H12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6173 addition to the Committee on Ways and each case for consideration of such provi- tially endangered species; to the Committee Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the on Natural Resources. mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- committee concerned. By Mr. BILIRAKIS: sideration of such provisions as fall within By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: H.R. 6357. A bill to direct the Comptroller the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 6351. A bill to amend the Atomic En- General of the United States to assess and By Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. ergy Act of 1954 to improve the process by make recommendations related to disaster GOSAR, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. BIGGS, which the Secretary of Energy authorizes medical assistance teams, and for other pur- Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. DUNCAN of the transfer of civilian nuclear commerce poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- South Carolina, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, technology and assistance, and for other pur- merce. Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. STEWART, Mrs. and in addition to the Committee on Energy LOWENTHAL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRI- NOEM, Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. and Commerce, for a period to be subse- JALVA, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. SCHRADER, and Mr. quently determined by the Speaker, in each CICILLINE, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. NADLER, WALDEN): case for consideration of such provisions as Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MCGOVERN, and H.R. 6344. A bill to amend the Endangered fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Mr. TAKANO): Species Act of 1973 to encourage voluntary concerned. H.R. 6358. A bill to amend title 18, United conservation efforts; to the Committee on By Mr. POLIS: States Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic Natural Resources. H.R. 6352. A bill to amend the Truth in defenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. Lending Act and the Higher Education Act By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for him- CRAMER, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. of 1965 to require certain creditors to obtain self and Ms. WILSON of Florida): SCHWEIKERT, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. MAR- certifications from institutions of higher H.R. 6359. A bill to direct the head of each SHALL, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. ABRA- education, and for other purposes; to the department and agency of the United States HAM, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. DUNCAN Committee on Education and the Workforce, to submit annual reports to Congress on the of South Carolina, Mr. GIANFORTE, and in addition to the Committee on Finan- security clearances to individuals by reason Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. cial Services, for a period to be subsequently of the individuals’ affiliation with hate SMITH of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Mis- determined by the Speaker, in each case for groups, and for other purposes; to the Com- souri, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. consideration of such provisions as fall with- mittee on Oversight and Government Re- STEWART, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. COLLINS of in the jurisdiction of the committee con- form. Georgia, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. GOH- cerned. By Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. MERT, Mr. ESTES of Kansas, and Mr. By Mr. ROE of Tennessee: ABRAHAM, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BISHOP of MCCLINTOCK): H.R. 6353. A bill to amend the Foreign In- Utah, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DUNCAN of H.R. 6345. A bill to provide for greater telligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to pro- South Carolina, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. county and State consultation with regard hibit the United States Government from ac- LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. to petitions under the Endangered Species cessing and using information of United TIPTON, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the States persons collected under section 702 of STEWART, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. MCCLIN- Committee on Natural Resources. such Act without a warrant; to the Com- TOCK, Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. GOH- By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana (for mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to MERT, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. WAL- himself, Mr. WILSON of South Caro- the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent DEN): lina, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. Select), for a period to be subsequently de- H.R. 6360. A bill to amend the Endangered DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. termined by the Speaker, in each case for Species Act of 1973 to provide for greater cer- GOSAR, Mr. JONES, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. consideration of such provisions as fall with- tainty and improved planning for incidental MARSHALL, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- take permit holders; to the Committee on MULLIN, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. cerned. Natural Resources. MEADOWS, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. BANKS of By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. ABRA- By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Ms. Indiana, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. JOHNSON HAM, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. JAYAPAL, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. of Ohio, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. NOEM, BIGGS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. Mr. STEWART, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro- MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, ESTES of Kansas, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. lina, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LUETKE- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, and Ms. CLARKE of NEWHOUSE, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK): MEYER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. New York): H.R. 6346. A bill to amend the Endangered NEWHOUSE, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. NORMAN, H.R. 6361. A bill to establish a Commission Species Act of 1973 to provide for consider- Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. GOHMERT, tasked with establishing a humane immigra- ation of the totality of conservation meas- and Mr. MCCLINTOCK): tion enforcement system, terminate Immi- ures in determining the impact of proposed H.R. 6354. A bill to amend the Endangered gration and Customs Enforcement, and for Federal agency action; to the Committee on Species Act of 1973 to prohibit designation as other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- Natural Resources. critical habitat of certain areas in artificial diciary, and in addition to the Committees By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. water diversion or delivery facilities; to the on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, CURTIS): Committee on Natural Resources. for a period to be subsequently determined H.R. 6347. A bill to adjust the real estate By Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program BIGGS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- to bring them into line with the thresholds CRAMER, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro- risdiction of the committee concerned. used by the Federal banking regulators, and lina, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. By Ms. STEFANIK: for other purposes; to the Committee on ABRAHAM, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. H.R. 6362. A bill to establish an improved Small Business. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. BANKS of Indi- regulatory process to prevent the introduc- By Mr. CURTIS (for himself and Mr. ana, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. STEWART, Mr. tion and establishment in the United States EVANS): COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, of injurious wildlife; to the Committee on H.R. 6348. A bill to adjust the real estate Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. GOHMERT, Natural Resources, and in addition to the appraisal thresholds under the section 504 and Mr. NEWHOUSE): Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and program to bring them into line with the H.R. 6355. A bill to amend the Endangered Means, and the Budget, for a period to be thresholds used by the Federal banking regu- Species Act of 1973 to define petition back- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in lators, and for other purposes; to the Com- logs and provide expedited means for dis- each case for consideration of such provi- mittee on Small Business. charging petitions during such a backlog; to sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Mrs. the Committee on Natural Resources. committee concerned. BEATTY, and Ms. TENNEY): By Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. BISHOP By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. H.R. 6349. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- of Utah, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CARSON of cation Act of 1965 to increase the income DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. Indiana, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. MCGOV- limit of the simplified needs test; to the GIANFORTE, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. NORMAN, ERN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Mr. PEARCE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. NORTON, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GRIJALVA, By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Ms. MARSHALL, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. Mr. SOTO, and Mr. MEEKS): PLASKETT, Mr. SABLAN, and Mrs. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, H.R. 6363. A bill to amend the Omnibus RADEWAGEN): Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. STEWART, Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to H.R. 6350. A bill to amend the PROTECT Mrs. NOEM, Mr. OLSON, Mr. COLLINS provide for the establishment of immigra- Act to expand the national AMBER Alert of Georgia, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. tion consumer fraud information hotlines system to territories of the United States, ESTES of Kansas, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. and websites, and for outreach campaigns on and for other purposes; to the Committee on NEWHOUSE, and Mrs. LESKO): immigration consumer fraud, and for other the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com- H.R. 6356. A bill to amend the Endangered purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- mittees on Transportation and Infrastruc- Species Act of 1973 to provide for improved ary, and in addition to the Committee on En- ture, and Appropriations, for a period to be precision in the listing, delisting, and ergy and Commerce, for a period to be subse- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in downlisting of endangered species and poten- quently determined by the Speaker, in each

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. DUNCAN of This legislation makes technical amend- lation pursuant to the following: South Carolina, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. ments to update statutory references to cer- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, ‘‘The Con- NORMAN, Mr. EMMER, Mr. LUETKE- tain provisions classified to title 51, United gress shall have Power to lay and collect MEYER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mrs. NOEM, States Code, as necessary to keep the title Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay Mr. STEWART, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, current and make technical corrections and the Debts and provide for the common De- Mr. PEARCE, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. improvements. Making revisions to the fense and general Welfare of the United GOHMERT, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. United States Code is a necessary role of States . . .’’; ESTES of Kansas): Congress with respect to executing the pow- and H.R. 6364. A bill to amend the Endangered ers vested by the Constitution in the govern- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, ‘‘The Con- Species Act of 1973 to increase State and ment of the United States. gress shall have Power . . . To make all local involvement in management plans; to By Mr. HUIZENGA: Laws which shall be necessary and proper for the Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 6343. carrying in Execution the foregoing powers By Mr. BILIRAKIS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- . . .’’ H. Res. 991. A resolution expressing support lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. BORDALLO: for the designation of National Public Safety Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the H.R. 6350. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Aviation Day; to the Committee on Trans- United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: portation and Infrastructure. By Mr. TIPTON: Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section By Mr. GARRETT: H.R. 6344. 3, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution H. Res. 992. A resolution condemning the Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio: actions taken by the Lao People’s Demo- lation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Prop- H.R. 6351. cratic Republic against the Hmong ChaoFa Congress has the power to enact this legis- Indigenous people, and for other purposes; to erty Clause) which give Congress the power to make all needful rules and regulations re- lation pursuant to the following: the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to specting the territory or other property be- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Con- f longing to the United States. In Kleppe v. stitution New Mexico, 426 U.S. 592 (1976), the Congress MEMORIALS By Mr. POLIS: was found to have sufficient power to regu- H.R. 6352. Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials late the activity of animals on public lands; were presented and referred as follows: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Com- lation pursuant to the following: 221. The SPEAKER presented a memorial merce Clause) which gives Congress the Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- of the Senate of the State of Michigan, rel- power to regulate commerce among the tion ative to Senate Resolution No. 30, urging the states. If the matter in question is not pure- By Mr. ROE of Tennessee: Congress of the United States to continue ly a local matter (intra-state) or if it has an H.R. 6353. the Meals on Wheels Program; which was re- impact on interstate commerce, it falls with- Congress has the power to enact this legis- ferred to the Committee on Education and in the Congressional power to regulate inter- lation pursuant to the following: the Workforce. state commerce. National Federation of Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 and Article 1, 222. Also, a memorial of the General As- Independent Business v. Sebelius, 567 Section 8, clause 18 sembly of the State of New Jersey, relative U.S._(2012); By Mr. GOSAR: to Assembly Resolution No. 76, respectfully Article I, Section 8, clause 18 (the Nec- H.R. 6354. urging the President and Congress to main- essary and Proper Clause) which gives Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tain the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve gress the power make all Laws which shall lation pursuant to the following: to ensure gasoline supply and distribution be necessary and proper for carrying into Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Prop- stability in an emergency; which was re- Execution the foregoing Powers, and all erty Clause) which give Congress the power ferred to the Committee on Energy and Com- other Powers vested by this Constitution in to make all needful rules and regulations re- merce. the Government of the United States, or in specting the territory or other property be- 223. Also, a memorial of the General As- any Department or Officer thereof. longing to the United States. In Kleppe v. sembly of the State of New Jersey, relative By Mr. PEARCE: New Mexico, 426 U.S. 592 (1976), the Congress to Assembly Resolution 52, urging Congress H.R. 6345. was found to have sufficient power to regu- to amend the ‘‘Robert T. Stafford Disaster Congress has the power to enact this legislate the activity of animals on public lands; Relief and Emergency Assistance Act’’ to re- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, which gives quire the Federal Emergency Management Article I, Section 8, clause 18 (the Nec- Congress the power to regulate commerce Agency to provide financial assistance for essary and Proper Clause) which gives Con- among the states. If the matter in question certain personal property damaged during a gress the power make all Laws which shall is not purely a local matter (intra-state) or natural disaster; which was referred to the be necessary and proper for carrying into if it has an impact on interstate commerce, Committee on Transportation and Infra- Execution the foregoing Powers, and all it falls within the Congressional power to structure. other Powers vested by this Constitution in regulate interstate commerce. National Fed- 224. Also, a memorial of the General As- the Government of the United States, or in eration of Independent Business v. Sebelius, sembly of the State of New Jersey, relative any Department or Officer thereof. 567 U.S._(2012); to Assembly Resolution 29, urging Congress By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana: Article I, Section 8, clause 18, which gives and the President of the United States to H.R. 6346. Congress the power make all Laws which fund the Federal Aviation Administration’s Congress has the power to enact this legis- shall be necessary and proper for carrying Drone Test Site Program; which was referred lation pursuant to the following: into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all to the Committee on Transportation and In- Article IV Section III: The Congress shall other Powers vested by this Constitution in frastructure. have power to dispose of and make all need- the Government of the United States, or in ful rules and regualtions respecting the ter- any Department or Officer thereof. f ritory or other property belonging to the By Mr. WESTERMAN: CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY United States; and nothing in this Constitu- H.R. 6355. STATEMENT tion shall be so construed as to prejudice any Congress has the power to enact this legis- claims of the United States, or of any par- lation pursuant to the following: Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of ticular state. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Com- the Rules of the House of Representa- By Mr. EVANS: merce Clause) which gives Congress the tives, the following statements are sub- H.R. 6347. power to regulate commerce among the mitted regarding the specific powers Congress has the power to enact this legis- states. If the matter in question is not pure- granted to Congress in the Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: ly a local matter (intra-state) or if it has an Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 tion to enact the accompanying bill or impact on interstate commerce, it falls with- The Congress shall have Power * * * To in the Congressional power to regulate inter- joint resolution. regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, state commerce. National Federation of By Mr. SMITH of Texas: and among the several States, and with the Independent Business v. Sebelius, 567 H.R. 6342. Indian Tribes. U.S._(2012); Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CURTIS: By Mr. BIGGS: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6348. H.R. 6356. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution, which confers on Congress the au- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following:

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Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitu- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United H.R. 5060: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. tion States Constitution [Page H946] H.R. 5282: Mr. ROSS, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. By Mr. BILIRAKIS: f BACON. H.R. 6357. H.R. 5306: Mr. VALADAO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 5311: Ms. NORTON and Mr. PETERSON. lation pursuant to the following: Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 5389: Ms. NORTON and Mrs. BEATTY. This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 5618: Mr. DONOVAN and Ms. TENNEY. Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of H.R. 5644: Mr. TIPTON. tions, as follows: the United States. H.R. 5658: Mr. POSEY. By Mr. KENNEDY: H.R. 84: Mr. GOHMERT. H.R. 5671: Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. H.R. 6358. H.R. 502: Mr. LAMB. MCGOVERN, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and Mr. GAR- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 592: Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee. RETT. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 681: Mr. GIANFORTE. H.R. 5885: Mr. ESPAILLAT and Mr. MEEKS. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 18. H.R. 712: Ms. CLARKE of New York. H.R. 5899: Mr. SERRANO, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. By Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI: H.R. 754: Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. PERL- FOSTER. H.R. 6359. MUTTER, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. H.R. 5912: Mr. MCGOVERN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- SARBANES, Mrs. LESKO, and Mr. SWALWELL of H.R. 5948: Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: California. POSEY, and Mr. NEWHOUSE. Article II, Section 8, Clause 18: To Make H.R. 809: Mr. MAST. H.R. 5949: Mr. POSEY and Mr. NEWHOUSE. All Laws which shall be necessary and proper H.R. 846: Mr. SOTO. H.R. 5988: Mr. MITCHELL and Mr. KELLY of for carrying into execution the foregoing H.R. 959: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi and Mississippi. Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Ms. DEGETTE. H.R. 6014: Mr. MACARTHUR and Mrs. Constitution in the Government of the H.R. 1150: Mr. RICE of South Carolina. BUSTOS. United States, or in any Department or Offi- H.R. 1178: Mr. HOLDING. H.R. 6016: Mr. SOTO and Ms. BARRAGA´ N. cer thereof. H.R. 1204: Mrs. LESKO. H.R. 6018: Mr. POE of Texas. By Mr. NORMAN: H.R. 1268: Mr. SIMPSON. H.R. 6033: Mr. SWALWELL of California. H.R. 6360. H.R. 1270: Mr. COOK. H.R. 6071: Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1298: Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. and Mr. GARAMENDI. lation pursuant to the following: DESAULNIER, Mr. COFFMAN, Ms. CLARK of H.R. 6086: Mr. TURNER. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Prop- Massachusetts, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. H.R. 6097: Mr. SMITH of Washington. erty Clause) which give Congress the power LATTA, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. H.R. 6114: Miss RICE of New York, Mr. to make all needful rules and regulations re- PETERS. LYNCH, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. STEFANIK, and Mr. DERHOLT specting the territory or other property be- H.R. 1300: Mr. A . KENNEDY. H.R. 1318: Mr. ESPAILLAT and Mr. YOUNG of longing to the United States. In Kleppe v. H.R. 6137: Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. Iowa. New Mexico, 426 U.S.592 (1976), the Congress SOTO, and Mr. SIRES. H.R. 1439: Mr. PETERS. was found to have sufficient power to regu- H.R. 6159: Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. H.R. 1552: Ms. MCSALLY. late the activity of animals on public lands; H.R. 6193: Mr. CRIST, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. H.R. 1651: Mr. KEATING, Mr. KILDEE, and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Com- SCHNEIDER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. Ms. JACKSON LEE. merce Clause) which gives Congress the O’ROURKE. H.R. 1661: Mr. KILDEE. power to regulate commerce among the H.R. 6213: Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida, H.R. 1810: Mr. HUFFMAN. states. If the matter in question is not pure- Mr. BRAT, and Mr. PERRY. H.R. 1880: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. ly a local matter (intra-state) or if it has an H.R. 6250: Mr. SCHNEIDER. H.R. 1911: Mr. YODER. impact on interstate commerce, it falls with- H.R. 6268: Mr. BIGGS. H.R. 2044: Mr. NOLAN. in the Congressional power to regulate inter- H.R. 6275: Mr. DONOVAN. H.R. 2077: Miss RICE of New York. state commerce. National Federation of H.R. 6284: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. H.R. 2345: Mr. POSEY. Independent Business v. Sebelius, 567 TAKANO. H.R. 2723: Mrs. LESKO. U.S.l(2012); H.R. 6313: Mrs. LESKO. H.R. 2777: Mr. KILMER. Article I, Section 8, clause 18 (the Nec- H.R. 6330: Mr. CHABOT and Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. H.R. 2856: Mr. SCHRADER. essary and Proper Clause) which gives Con- H.R. 6337: Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. AMASH, and H.R. 2871: Mr. GOHMERT and Mr. AMASH. gress the power make all Laws which shall Mr. FASO. H.R. 2902: Ms. KELLY of Illinois. be necessary and proper for carrying into H.J. Res. 107: Mr. O’HALLERAN. H.R. 3148: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Execution the foregoing Powers, and all H. Con. Res. 72: Mrs. LOWEY. H.R. 3239: Ms. CLARKE of New York. other Powers vested by this Constitution in H. Res. 319: Mr. FLORES. H.R. 3592: Mr. ROYCE of California. the Government of the United States, or in H. Res. 869: Mr. PETERS. H.R. 3608: Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. GOH- any Department or Officer thereof. H. Res. 910: Mr. CICILLINE. MERT, Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. LUETKE- By Mr. POCAN: H. Res. 926: Mr. KIHUEN. H.R. 6361. MEYER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. H. Res. 931: Mr. SERRANO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- PEARCE, Mr. STEWART, and Mr. NORMAN. H. Res. 982: Mr. MCNERNEY and Mr. GENE lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3635: Mr. CRAWFORD. GREEN of Texas. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 3673: Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto H. Res. 987: Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. KENNEDY, The Congress shall have Power . . . To reg- Rico. Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, and Mr. TED LIEU of ulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and H.R. 3751: Ms. CLARKE of New York. California. among the several States, and with the In- H.R. 3773: Mr. SMITH of Washington. H. Res. 990: Mrs. NOEM, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. dian Tribes. H.R. 3918: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. TURNER, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER. By Ms. STEFANIK: H.R. 3994: Mr. GRIFFITH. H.R. 6362. H.R. 4099: Mr. HILL. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4114: Ms. BONAMICI. f lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4143: Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Article 1, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 4222: Mr. CICILLINE. PETITIONS, ETC. Constitution. H.R. 4256: Mr. LOBIONDO. By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ: H.R. 4345: Mr. NADLER. Under clause 3 of rule XII, H.R. 6363. H.R. 4506: Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN and Mr. 117. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Congress has the power to enact this legis- VALADAO. Mr. Gregory D. Watson, a citizen of Austin, lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4548: Mr. LOEBSACK. TX, relative to recommending that the Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 4549: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. United States House of Representatives cen- The Congress shall have Power to . . . pro- H.R. 4673: Ms. ROSEN. sure Representative MAXINE WATERS of Cali- vide for the . . . general Welfare of the H.R. 4843: Mr. KILMER. fornia for publicly urging businesses to United States; . . . H.R. 4897: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of refuse service to—and for openly inciting By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: New York, Mr. LANCE, Mr. SIRES, and Ms. harassment of—officials and staff within H.R. 6364. CLARKE of New York. President Donald Trump’s administration; Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4912: Mr. CICILLINE. which was referred to the Committee on Eth- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5011: Mr. SOTO. ics.

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Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018 No. 117 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was student at Yale and a lecturer at Har- sitting Presidents cannot be held ac- called to order by the President pro vard. He carries over a decade of expe- countable under the law. Some far-left tempore (Mr. HATCH). rience ruling from the Nation’s most special interests claimed he said that. f consequential circuit court. Along the So did some congressional Democrats. way, he has earned the admiration and It was the perfect conspiracy theory, PRAYER praise of his peers—legal professionals catnip for their far-left base. The only The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- with all manner of judicial and polit- problem was, it wasn’t true. People fered the following prayer: ical philosophies—for his professional who have actually looked at these arti- Let us pray. abilities and his experience, as well as cles note that Judge Kavanaugh ‘‘does Eternal God, the source of our joy, qualities that simply go beyond his re- not reach legal conclusions on issues’’ thank You for hearing our prayers, for sume. of Presidential accountability. If any- Your mercy is unending. Strengthen Nevertheless, the instant Judge thing, he seems to arrive at the oppo- our lawmakers that they may grow in Kavanaugh was announced, far-left site conclusion of what has been al- grace and increase in their knowledge groups and some of our own Demo- leged. of You. Give them courage to cry out cratic colleagues in the Senate started Professor Noah Feldman of Harvard against injustice, to lift burdens, and pushing the same old scare tactics. Law School observed that ‘‘from a to break fetters. May they strive to More than a week before the nomina- legal and constitutional perspective,’’ Judge Kavanaugh ‘‘wasn’t saying that transform dark yesterdays into bright tion, one Democratic Senator ex- the courts should find that the Presi- tomorrows. Lord, remind them that plained on cable news that President dent shouldn’t be investigated’’ or held Your favor has a lifetime guarantee. Trump’s nominee, whoever it was, accountable; ‘‘to the contrary.’’ To the Use our Senators as instruments of would threaten ‘‘the destruction of the contrary. Professor Feldman observes Constitution, as far as I can tell.’’ The Your glory. May Your peace go with that Judge Kavanaugh’s logic would President hadn’t even named his selec- them as they see to do Your will on seem to imply that any President is tion, and already our entire system of Earth, even as it is done in Heaven. open to being investigated and held ac- government was on its last legs? Give We pray in Your loving Name. Amen. countable under the law. Here is how me a break. This Senator, by the way, f Professor Feldman finished his debunk- serves on the Judiciary Committee. ing of this unfair attack. This is what PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE One leftwing group had an angry he said: ‘‘Trying to oppose him on logi- press release all ready to go for who- The President pro tempore led the cally backward grounds doesn’t serve Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: ever the nominee would be, but after anyone’s interests.’’ I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination was an- The Washington Post Fact Checker United States of America, and to the Repub- nounced, they forgot to fill in his jumped on the Democrats’ lic for which it stands, one nation under God, name. They had the press release ready mischaracterization. It explained that indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. with a big blank there, and they forgot Judge Kavanaugh’s scholarly articles f to fill in the name. They wound up de- actually contained ‘‘a mainstream crying all the terrible things that view’’ on this constitutional question. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY would happen if we confirmed the LEADER They blasted the Democratic rhetoric President’s ‘‘nomination of blank to as ‘‘an extreme distortion of what he The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. the Supreme Court,’’ and they sent it has written.’’ HYDE-SMITH). The majority leader is out. That kind of says it all—fill-in- Let me sum that up. According to recognized. the-blank opposition. the Washington Post, it is Judge f Our Democratic friends have learned Kavanaugh’s analysis that is main- Judge Kavanaugh’s name by now, but stream. It is the distortions of his NOMINATION OF BRETT the hysterical attacks haven’t gotten record by congressional Democrats and KAVANAUGH any less desperate or any more sen- far-left special interest groups that are Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, sible. No sooner are these silly attacks extreme. the President of the United States launched than they are beaten back by We have a word for blatantly mis- made a superb choice. He chose to fill the facts. representing the record and character a place on the Nation’s highest Court One of the flavors of the week was of a judicial nominee in order to with one of the Nation’s brightest legal the outlandish claim that in law review achieve a political objective. We call it minds. Brett Kavanaugh brings unim- articles he wrote 10 or 20 years ago, an attempt to Bork the nominee. It re- peachable academic credentials as a Judge Kavanaugh supposedly said that fers to how Judge Robert Bork was

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY6.000 S12JYPT1 S4924 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 slandered in the 1980s, when people Kavanaugh’s nomination has filled the licans’ bold agenda is helping to make both inside and outside the Congress headlines this week, the Senate has it happen. blatantly and shamelessly distorted his continued to attend to important busi- f record to claim he would do terrible ness. Yesterday, the Senate voted to things if confirmed to the Supreme proceed to conference with the House RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Court. on the first three of this year’s appro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under It is actually in the dictionary now, priations bills. I understand the con- the previous order, the leadership time literally. Judge Bork’s last name is in ferees are planning to meet as soon as is reserved. the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as a today. The day before, we voted to go f verb. This is what ‘‘Bork’’ means: ‘‘to to conference on this year’s Defense attack or defeat (a nominee or can- authorization bill. Soon, we will do the CONCLUSION OF MORNING didate for public office) unfairly same with respect to the farm bill. BUSINESS through an organized campaign of I am proud that we are continuing to harsh public criticism or vilification.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning deliver on our commitment to bring business is closed. To be Borked is now in the dictionary. regular order back to the appropria- It is completely unfair vilification. tions process, along with attending to f Looking back, most people agree now the needs of our Armed Forces and con- that this episode was grossly unfair, in- EXECUTIVE SESSION firming more of the President’s nomi- sulted the intelligence of the American nees. Let’s keep this momentum going. people, and stained the history of the I hope the collaborative, bipartisan ap- U.S. Senate. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Jeffrey Rosen was a Democrat who proach that Chairman SHELBY, Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under worked in Senator Biden’s office on the LEAHY, and our subcommittee chair- the previous order, the Senate will pro- Democrats’ side during that episode. men have brought to the appropria- ceed to executive session to resume Here is what he wrote a few years ago: tions process will continue to charac- consideration of the Ney nomination, I remember feeling that the nominee was terize our progress on the floor as well. which the clerk will report. being treated unfairly. Senator Edward Ken- With continued hard work and steady The senior assistant legislative clerk nedy set the tone with a demagogic attack. cooperation, we can achieve our shared read the nomination of Paul C. Ney, . . . Bork’s record was distorted beyond rec- goal of funding our government Jr., of Tennessee, to be General Coun- ognition. . . . It [was] bad for the country. through the regular appropriations sel of the Department of Defense. This was a man named Jeffrey process. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Rosen—a Democrat—who worked in f ator from Maryland. Senator Biden’s office during this episode. JOB GROWTH ANNAPOLIS MASS SHOOTING Here is what a lawyer who helped Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I lead the anti-Bork effort wrote just on one final matter, the evidence keeps rise today to discuss a topic far too last year: mounting that with Republicans at the many of my colleagues have also had I regret my part in what I now regard as a helm in the White House, the House, to face—yet another fatal mass shoot- terrible political mistake. and the Senate, the American people ing in their State. This time it was in He was seized with guilt after all are enjoying what amounts to the most Annapolis, MD, in our State capital. these years of having participated in pro-worker, pro-opportunity economic Exactly 2 weeks ago, on June 28, at this Borking. Because of that episode, moment in recent history. about 2:30 p.m., a 38-year-old man who he goes on, ‘‘we have undermined pub- Already in 2018, the number of Amer- had a longstanding spurious grudge lic confidence in the judiciary.’’ icans who say it is a good time to find against the Capital Gazette newspaper There is widespread and bipartisan a quality job has risen to its highest made good on his sworn threats. He en- agreement that trying to Bork judicial level in at least 17 years of data on tered the newspaper offices, headed to nominees is harmful to our Democratic record. The jobs report released last the newsroom, and by the time he was process and to our judiciary. week showed, in June, that the rate of done, he had shot and killed five em- Judge Kavanaugh’s impressive hire throughout the United States hit ployees of this community newspaper. record, impeccable credentials, and his an 11-year high. The Capital Gazette is the local enormous, bipartisan fan club of judi- Interestingly, American workers vol- paper of record in Annapolis. It is one cial peers and legal scholars all attest untarily left their jobs at the highest of the oldest, continuously published to the outstanding service he would rate in 17 years. What that means—and newspapers in the United States. It render on the Supreme Court. I am I would like to drill down on that point traces its roots back to the Maryland glad that outside fact checkers are al- for a moment—is that during the Gazette, which began publishing in ready swatting down Democrats’ des- Obama administration, we heard a 1727, and to the Capital, which was perate attacks on his nomination. founded in 1884. In a breaking-news bombshell report great deal of talk from our Democratic This loss of life is personal to so just last night, we learned that Judge friends about a phenomenon they many in Annapolis and around our Kavanaugh enjoys America’s pastime. called job lock. State. You need to understand that the Investigative reporters scoured his fi- The idea was that many workers Capital Gazette is as much a part of nancial disclosures and learned that he were trapped in jobs that did not pay and his friends buy tickets to baseball enough or did not take full advantage the fabric of Annapolis as the State games and that he pays his bills. As of their skills because there weren’t government it covers. It is perhaps em- you can see, there is still plenty of sil- enough open opportunities to justify bodied in Thomas Jefferson’s famous liness to go around. taking the leap and looking for a bet- quote: ‘‘Were it left to me to decide I urge every one of my colleagues to ter position. whether we should have a government treat Judge Kavanaugh’s record truth- Republicans agreed with our Demo- without newspapers or newspapers fully and treat the confirmation proc- cratic colleagues that we could build a without government, I should not hesi- ess with the respect that it and this in- better economy for middle-class work- tate a moment to prefer the latter.’’ stitution in which we serve deserve. We ers. We just didn’t think tax increases Just 2 weeks ago, a man with a shot- need to act like a responsible United and massive new regulations were the gun—a man who had made known his States Senate going through a con- way to do it. Now, following a year and threats against this paper—purpose- firmation process to the United States a half of Republican policies, including fully entered the building which houses Supreme Court. historic tax reform, the voluntary quit the Capital Gazette and killed people. Let me take a moment to mourn f rate has hit a 17-year high. Workers now feel free to climb up the ladder and those lost and to thank the first re- WORK OF THE SENATE move on to bigger and better things. sponders who first appeared on the Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, I have just one more data point: This scene literally 60 seconds after the first on another matter, while Judge economy is thriving, and the Repub- 911 call. Location means everything in

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.002 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4925 so many areas. On this day, 2 weeks He could write. He could edit. He could de- Wendi Winters died protecting her friends, ago, the fact that there were Anne sign pages. He was just a jack of all trades but also in defense of her newsroom from a Arundel County police officers down and a fantastic person. murderous assault. Wendi died protecting the street from the Capital Gazette of- Rebecca Smith, 34, was a newly hired freedom of the press. fices at the time the shooting started sales assistant known for her kindness, Wendi Winters and her colleagues most definitely saved lives. According compassion, and love for her family. died protecting freedom of the press. to the Annapolis police chief, Timothy ‘‘Becca,’’ as she was known, was de- As Americans, we have certain rights Altomare, within 2 minutes, the Anne scribed by a friend of her fiance as ‘‘the and responsibilities granted to us Arundel County Police Department, absolute most beautiful person’’ with through the Constitution, which estab- the Annapolis Police Department, and ‘‘the biggest heart’’ and called her lishes the rule of law in this country. the Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Of- death ‘‘a great loss to this world.’’ Freedom of the press is central to the fice had rushed into the offices and Wendi Winters, 65, was a talented very first amendment of the Constitu- into the newsroom to apprehend the writer. She built her career as a public tion, and it has often been under at- gunman. relations professional and journalist. tack, figuratively speaking, since our State and Federal law enforcement— She was well-known for her profound Nation’s founding. including the FBI, the ATF, and many reporting on the lives and achieve- Today, those attacks have become others—arrived soon thereafter to sup- ments of people within the community. more frequent and more literal, port local officials in their efforts to She was a ‘‘proud Navy Mom’’ and spurred on by dangerous rhetoric that clear the building and meticulously in- Navy daughter. has nearly created an ‘‘open season’’ on As we learn more about the details of vestigate the scene. I want to thank denigrating the media and harassing the shooting from the survivors, it is each and every one of those law en- reporters and editors from doing their clear that Wendi herself saved lives forcement officers, from the individ- job: answering questions that need to during the attack. According to the uals who rushed into the newsroom not be asked, investigating the stories that Capital Gazette editorial that ran this knowing what danger they might en- need to be uncovered, and bringing past Tuesday, Wendi confronted and needed transparency to the halls of counter to those helping get others to distracted the gunman with whatever safety, to those gathering the evidence power, whether they are in Annapolis, she could find around her. The paper Washington, DC, or elsewhere around to ensure nothing was lost in the bustle noted: and chaos of the moment, and to those the world. This rhetoric has gone be- Wendi died protecting her friends, but also diverting traffic so that people could yond the pale and it must stop. in defense of her newsroom from a mur- Journalists, like all Americans, be safely evacuated and the investiga- derous assault. Wendi died protecting free- tors could do their jobs safely. I thank dom of the press. should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their each and every professional who did My heartfelt condolences and prayers job. their job and contributed to this emer- continue to go out to the families of On this day, 2 weeks ago, just as the gency response. those who were killed in this attack. public was learning about the shooting We often say about our first respond- They did not send their loved ones off at the Capital Gazette, I stopped in for ers that when we run from trouble, to work that day knowing it would be a meeting one of my staffers was hav- they run to it in order to save our the last day they would see them alive. ing with a group of students to talk lives. We owe our first responders our It isn’t right, and it never should have thanks and our admiration for the happened. about gun violence and school safety. manner in which they handled this as- The surviving staff members also de- Since what happened in Parkland—and signment under extreme cir- serve our praise for their resilience and we recently had an episode in our own cumstances. dedication to their mission as journal- State—I have been meeting with stu- Unfortunately, when faced with an ists and their respect for their fallen dents on a frequent basis just to hear individual intent on killing, lives were colleagues. During and after the at- their concerns. In all circumstances, lost despite the swift response by law tack, staff continued to report by the students have expressed to me enforcement. Among them was Gerald tweets, sharing information to those their fear and frustration with regard Fischman, 61, who was an editor with outside, taking photos and docu- to how safe they feel in their schools. more than 25 years of service with the menting information as they would at Some are angry, and all of them want Capital Gazette and was known at the other crime scenes. Despite their grief, to know when the adults will finally newspaper and throughout the commu- shock, anger, and mourning, surviving start acting like adults and do some- nity for his brilliant mind and writing. staff—with the help from their sister thing to keep them and their country Most often, it was his voice and his publication, the Baltimore Sun, Cap- safe. Without fail, students have told insightfulness that came through on ital Gazette alumni, and other report- me that ‘‘thoughts and prayers’’ simply the editorial pages of the Capital Ga- ers who wanted to lend a hand to fellow are not enough. Thoughts and prayers zette. journalists—put out a paper the fol- will not protect them from bullets, and Fischman was described by Rick lowing day, Friday, and they have done they want Congress to act. Hutzell, the Capital Gazette’s editor, as so every day since. This is known as Some of my colleagues have bought ‘‘someone whose life was committed to grace under pressure. into the false rhetoric that there is protecting our community by telling Fittingly, the editorial page the day nothing we can do about these acts of hard truths.’’ after the shooting was purposely left violence. But students in Maryland and Rob Hiaasen, 59, was a columnist, blank with just a few words. The few around the country know that is not editor, teacher, and storyteller who words were: true, and so do the American people. A brought compassion and humor to his Today, we are speechless. This page is in- recent CNN poll found that 70 percent community-focused reporting. Rob was tentionally left blank to commemorate vic- of Americans now back tougher gun described as a coach and mentor to tims of Thursday’s shootings at our office. safety laws. These responses get higher many. According to former Baltimore The staff promised that on Saturday with each deadly incident. Sun columnist Susan Reimer, he was the page would ‘‘return to its steady Congress must act now to address the ‘‘so happy working with young journal- purpose of offering our readers in- epidemic of gun violence in this coun- ists. . . . He wanted to create a news- formed opinion about the world around try. Let’s reinstate the assault weapon room where everyone was growing.’’ them, that they might be better citi- ban now. We can ban bump stocks now. John McNamara, 56, was a skilled zens.’’ Let us assure that all gun purchases writer and avid sports fan, who com- It has been incredible to witness the have completed background checks. bined these passions in his 24-year ca- unity, compassion, and resilience of I understand that the weapon used in reer as a sports reporter at the Capital the Capital Gazette staff, the city of the Annapolis shootings was a shotgun. Gazette. Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County. It would not have been covered under Former Capital Gazette sports editor I want to repeat one quote from the these new laws. But the fact remains Gerry Jackson said of McNamara—or Capital Gazette editorial page that that if we pass sensible gun safety ‘‘Mac,’’ as he went by: bears repeating: laws, we will save lives.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.004 S12JYPT1 S4926 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 I do want to say clearly that ‘‘doing ital in Annapolis, which has been oper- happened, we would have had even something’’ does not mean arming edu- ating since 1727. It was, and is, your more than the terrible loss we saw that cators or bringing more guns into our quintessential smalltown newspaper, awful day. schools. Teachers are hired to teach, which serves Annapolis and Anne It also should cause all of us to think not to be security guards. Instead of Arundel County but is also a newspaper again about measures we can take in putting guns in the hands of educators, read throughout the State of Mary- our communities, in our States, and at we need to get them out of the hands of land. the Federal level to stop the violence. attackers in the first place. In that awful shooting, we lost five One of the victims, Gerald Fischman, Let me conclude with these words of members of the Capital Gazette: Gerald who had been an editorial writer there, one of the survivors of the Capital Ga- Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNa- had written earlier in the aftermath of zette shooting. Reporter Selene San mara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi Win- the terrible shooting at the Pulse Felice shared her thoughts in a July 1 ters. nightclub in Orlando, and here is what opinion piece for the paper. She re- Gerald Fischman was an editorial Gerald Fischman wrote at that time: counted the moments of the shooting page editor whose thoughtful columns Of all the words this week, hopelessness and shared pretty succinctly what she and sly wit shed light on critical com- may be the most dangerous. We must believe thinks needs to happen next in this munity issues. He was well known for there is a solution, a way to prevent another country. Selene wrote: his insatiable curiosity and his love of mass shooting. We must believe that we can find it if only we try a little harder. I watched John McNamara die. I had to family, and his talent for writing ex- step over Wendi Winters to escape . . . tended to poems he composed for his I ask every Member of the Senate, If your help ends at thoughts and prayers, wife Erica. every Member of this Congress, every I don’t want them. What I want is action. Rob Hiaasen was a big man with a big elected official, and every citizen, let’s I’m not just talking to the president, or presence who applied his considerable work harder to find a way to end the our governor, or our elected officials. I’m skills as a journalist to mentor others, violence. There are things we can do to talking to every single person in this nation. both fellow reporters and students at reduce the chances and the awful losses We must do better. We must vote better. We must push for legislation so that this the University of Maryland College of we are seeing around our country, both doesn’t feel normal. Journalism. He gave of his time, and he in mass shootings and daily violence. Rob Hiaasen, Gerald Fischman, Wendi Win- gave of his talent. As we remember these victims, I ask ters, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and John McNamara was a sports writer that we dedicate ourselves to the mis- thousands of people are dead because of and sports fan—a big fan of the Univer- sion of ending the violence. shootings like the one I lived through. sity of Maryland Terps. He covered ev- I suggest the absence of a quorum. The man who killed the people I love erything from the Orioles to the local The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bought this gun legally. His record of stalk- Little League. He was always generous clerk will call the roll. ing and harassment had been expunged. But with his time and known to many who The legislative clerk proceeded to even if it hadn’t been, he still could have call the roll. bought the gun he used to shoot Rebecca, follow sports around the country. Wendi, Rob, Gerald and John. Sales Assistant Rebecca Smith was Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask This is not political. I’m not asking for strong and smart and a fixture at her unanimous consent that the order for change as a liberal media puppet. I’m asking fiance Dewayne’s softball tournaments. the quorum call be rescinded. for something to be done for the sake of our She was also known to be unfailingly The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without humanity. kind and always took the time to make objection, it is so ordered. I think, quite frankly, Selene is people feel at home at the Gazette. NOMINATION OF BRETT KAVANAUGH speaking for many, many people in our Wendi Winters had a great sense of Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, yester- community. We need to act. Now. For humor and an incredible ability to pull day, I had the chance to meet with the Rebecca, Wendi, Rob, Gerald, John, and stories out of just about anyone. Her President’s nominee to fill the vacancy the thousands of other innocent people colleagues say she charged at the left by the retirement of Justice An- who have been lost to needless gun vio- shooter, displaying the bravery and de- thony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, lence, Congress must act. We must termination she had so many times be- and I am pleased with the nominee the show that we can protect the American fore in her life and saving the lives of President has chosen. After talking to people, which is perhaps the most im- others at the newspaper in the process. him yesterday morning, I look forward portant task we have as lawmakers. Community newspapers like the Cap- to supporting his nomination and doing We cannot stand by and pretend we ital Gazette are more than just sources whatever I can to ensure his bipartisan are helpless and powerless to prevent of news; they represent the lifeblood of confirmation. another tragedy. We can do something our communities around the country My conversation with Judge powerful today. and our Nation. They report on every- Kavanaugh refreshed my memory that With that, I suggest the absence of a thing, big issues and small issues, be- we actually had met back in 2000 when quorum. cause no issue is too small if it affects I was attorney general of Texas and I The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. SUL- people in a particular community. I was preparing to deliver an oral argu- LIVAN). The clerk will call the roll. think all of us know these are the re- ment before the U.S. Supreme Court— The legislative clerk proceeded to porters who stay out late at local coun- something I had never done before. call the roll. cil meetings, they are the folks at the Thanks to Judge Kavanaugh, who Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I PTA meetings, they are the folks busy wasn’t a judge at the time, Paul Clem- ask unanimous consent that the order collecting news important to people in ent and Ted Olson—both of whom had for the quorum call be rescinded. a local community. This newspaper has been Solicitor General of the United The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without been at this for hundreds of years. States—helped me get prepared and do objection, it is so ordered. Even after that awful shooting, the the best job I was capable of doing be- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I next day the Capital Gazette put out a fore the Court, providing me a moot rise to honor the victims and the sur- newspaper, as they have every day court opportunity. So it was good to vivors of the terrible shooting at the since then, with the help of fellow jour- catch up with Judge Kavanaugh. Capital Gazette newspaper which oc- nalists at the Baltimore Sun and else- I have followed Judge Kavanaugh’s curred on June 28. I thank my friend where. They put out a newspaper that career closely. In the interim, obvi- and colleague Senator CARDIN for his talked about the terrible shooting they ously he has served as a circuit court remarks earlier today on this floor and experienced at the Capital Gazette and judge on the DC Circuit Court. Some thank the Senate for taking up a reso- remembered the victims and thanked might call it the second most impor- lution in memory of the victims. the first responders. tant court in the Nation, and that is Our State of Maryland and the coun- I also salute the first responders, an primarily because it is located here in try were horrified by the tragic attacks incredible and brave response from the District of Columbia, and most of on one of our great Maryland institu- local, State, and Federal agencies. At the major cases involving administrations—the Capital Gazette newspaper, the local level, they were on the scene tive authority, Federal power, end up the local newspaper of our State cap- within 60 to 90 seconds. Had that not finding their way one way or the other

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.005 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4927 through the DC Circuit Court of Ap- House Counsel’s office thereafter, and the citizen to have their case heard by peals. So he has had a great judicial ca- finally as Staff Secretary, which I the courts. Particularly when it comes reer over the last 12 years and has writ- mentioned a few minutes ago, before to religious liberties, Judge ten on a variety of topics. I would say being confirmed to the Federal bench Kavanaugh’s record is crystal clear. He he is a pretty well-known quantity. in Washington. has advocated on behalf of those—re- While you are going to hear a lot of I want to step back for a moment be- gardless of their ability to pay—whose demands for additional information— cause in the weeks ahead, we are going religious liberties were at risk. He also and I am all for as much transparency to have plenty of time to talk about wrote two briefs for the Supreme Court as can be provided, and Senators cer- his credentials, his experience, and his of the United States supporting the tainly have a right to get their hands decisions, and we will have plenty of cause of religious liberty, including the on as much information as possible time to parse all of the dissents, the case I mentioned earlier that I argued about the nominee and his qualifica- concurrences, the majority opinions he in the Supreme Court involving the tions, his background, and how he has written on the DC Circuit Court of Santa Fe Independent School District, might perform as a Supreme Court Jus- Appeals, but I think it is also impor- which was sued by the American Civil tice—I hope this doesn’t turn into a tant to know the man, to know the per- Liberties Union to prevent them from delay-of-game tactic. son, because unfortunately, Wash- allowing a student to volunteer their He has had a long career in the gov- ington, DC, has a way of chewing up time to offer an inspirational saying or ernment. He worked at the White people, and their personality and their a prayer before a football game in House as Staff Secretary, which, for humanity become separated from the Texas. He authored an amicus brief in those who aren’t familiar with that, political basis or ideological basis upon support of that case. means he was the last person who saw which people may oppose them. So I When he is not volunteering for a piece of paper before it was presented think it is important to know the causes he believes in, he is the father of to the President for signature. That qualities of this man because it in- two daughters—something near to my doesn’t mean he was the publisher or forms us about his character, which I heart, and I know the Presiding Officer the author of that paper, and many hope we would all agree is an impor- has two daughters as well. He has been times it was really to make sure that tant element in the qualifications of a a mentor to many law students whom it was correct, that it was accurate, Federal judge. he has taught over the years. that it had been verified and authenti- Judge Kavanaugh is one who is ac- His colleague, Jack Goldsmith, a dis- cated, but he was the one who decided tive in his community, as we heard on tinguished lawyer in his own right at to turn it over to the President for the the night the announcement his nomi- Harvard, described him as having President to sign, and it could have nation was made. He is known as Coach ‘‘many, many considerable strengths as been major matters or minor matters. K on his daughter’s basketball team a judge and potential Justice, and But I hope we don’t get to a point and acts as a lector at his church. He [also] as a person.’’ where people say that every document serves meals to needy families on a His former professor, Akhil Amar, or email that he happens to have been regular basis and tutors children at who supported Hillary Clinton in the copied on or have seen somehow be- local elementary schools. Frankly, I last election, wrote in the New York comes essential for a Senator before don’t know where he finds the time to Times a couple of days ago that Judge they can decide whether to support his do all those things while serving as a Kavanaugh is a ‘‘superb nominee’’ who confirmation. member of the DC Circuit Court of Ap- has ‘‘already shown flashes of great- I would add that some Senators have peals. One friend called him a regular ness.’’ I believe the headline of that op- come out and announced their opposi- old ‘‘carpool dad.’’ I think we all know ed piece by Professor Amar talked tion to the nominee before he was even what that is; it is a dad who drives the about the liberal case for Brett announced. I think our friend from kids to school. That comment was re- Kavanaugh, and I appreciate his will- Pennsylvania did that—in other words, ported in the Washington Post. This ingness to talk about the man and his announced his opposition to anybody friend wrote that those who know professional credentials and not get this President might nominate to fill Judge Kavanaugh’s character would bogged down in the polarized politics of the vacancy left by Anthony Kennedy. render a ‘‘unanimous verdict in his judicial confirmations here in Wash- So I hope we don’t hear from people favor.’’ ington. He called the nomination of like that, that now they need more in- Judge Kavanaugh is the former cap- Judge Kavanaugh President Trump’s formation so they can make a decision. tain of his high school basketball team. ‘‘finest hour, his classiest move.’’ That They have already made their decision, He has run the Boston Marathon— is pretty impressive. and it really is just a waste of something I aspire to do. I just made it These are just a few of the reasons everybody’s time and really an insult through a half-marathon years ago but why here in the Senate we need to now to the rest of the Senators who are never a full marathon, much less the move forward confidently and delib- doing their due diligence and trying to Boston Marathon. He has won his erately with the confirmation process. perform their constitutional respon- court’s annual 5K race five times. As a We will proceed thoroughly but with sibilities when it comes to providing matter of fact, I have seen him year expedition. It is, after all, our constitu- advice and consent on a nominee to the after year over in Anacostia when we tional role—now the President has dis- highest Court in the country. have a race for charity that many of charged his constitutional role—to Many people are familiar with the our Senate offices participate in, along offer advice and consent on the Presi- arc of Judge Kavanaugh’s career, but with the press and the Federal agen- dent’s nominee. I believe the President let me mention a few things, lest they cies, including the courts. I believe I has chosen wisely, just as he did when be lost in all of the noise here in Wash- have seen him run in those 5K races he chose Neil Gorsuch for the vacancy ington. with his team. created by the unfortunate death of Of course, he graduated with honors Professionally, Judge Kavanaugh is Justice Scalia. The President has cho- from Yale College and attended Yale known as a distinguished legal profes- sen well again, and I believe this nomi- Law School—two of the elite univer- sional, but it is important to know nee is deserving of this high honor to sities and law schools in the country. that even amidst the hustle and bustle serve on our Nation’s highest Court. He clerked for two Federal appellate of a high-powered legal career, he There are some who said that we judges before Justice Anthony Kennedy found time to do a lot of very impor- need to wait or that there is not on the Supreme Court. As the Pre- tant things. While in private practice, enough time before the midterm elec- siding Officer knows, those are the for example, he was head of a practice tion to confirm Judge Kavanaugh. types of jobs that are highly competi- group devoted to protecting religious Well, that is a pretty transparent stall- tive, and only the best of the best get liberties. You don’t earn a big fee as a ing tactic. Justice Kennedy said he is asked to serve as law clerks to Federal lawyer by advocating in cases involv- vacating the Bench at the end of this appellate judges and certainly to the ing religious liberties. Typically, these month, so when the Supreme Court re- Supreme Court. Then he went on to are cases where you volunteer your convenes on October 1—I believe it is work in private practice, in the White time because you believe in the right of the first Monday in October—it would

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.007 S12JYPT1 S4928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 be good to have that vacancy left by the law and applying the facts to set- with compassion by allowing them to the retirement of Judge Kennedy filled tled law. remain together and, also, enforcing with this nominee. So the idea that we I understand why our friends across the immigration laws on our books. can somehow put this off until after the aisle are disappointed. They were They don’t have to be mutually exclu- the midterm elections I think makes hoping that President Hillary Clinton sive, and our bill will ensure that they no sense, or if it makes sense, it makes would be filling this vacancy, and they aren’t. It will allow parents to stay sense only from the standpoint of stall- were hoping that Majority Leader with their children in a safe facility ing the confirmation process. CHUCK SCHUMER would be the one guid- while awaiting their court proceedings. I agree with the senior Senator from ing that nomination through the Sen- In other words, a number of these Connecticut, who said recently that ate. Instead, they were disappointed—I children and these adults are claiming the Senate should do nothing to artifi- understand it; it is a normal human re- asylum in the United States. That can cially delay consideration of the next action—that President Trump won, so be finally decided only by an immigra- Justice. I agree with him. Since Jus- he is the one making the nomination, tion judge. What we would like to do is tice Gorsuch and Justice Sotomayor and a Republican Senate, led by Major- move them to the head of the line and were confirmed just 66 days from the ity Leader MCCONNELL, is the one guid- get them a hearing in front of an immi- time they were nominated, a similar ing this nomination through. gration judge on a timely basis. Our amount of time should not be unrea- I can understand their disappoint- bill would also set mandatory stand- sonable for Judge Kavanaugh. I am not ment. It is no reason to drag your feet ards of care for family residential cen- suggesting it be exactly 66 days; it or obstruct an orderly and thoughtful ters and keep children safe by requir- might be a few days earlier or a few deliberative process when it comes to ing that they be removed from the care days later. But just to sort of orient filling this vacancy. We are going to of an individual who endangers their everybody as to the timeframe we are have a chance to talk about this topic safety. talking about, if it were 66 days, like a lot in the coming weeks. In conclusion, I will say that this is Justice Gorsuch and Justice KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER AND ENFORCE THE not a new problem. We know that sev- Sotomayor, that would mean we would LAW ACT eral of the countries in Central Amer- vote to confirm Justice Kavanaugh on Mr. President, on a separate note, I ica are basically in a meltdown mode. September 13, if my math is correct. want to address the situation unfolding In other words, gangs and violent orga- Well, we know that these judicial on the U.S.-Mexico border. As of 7 nizations threaten the safety and wel- nominations—particularly for the Su- o’clock this morning, we heard that fare of families in these Central Amer- preme Court of the United States—are the Trump administration has now ican countries. hotly contested, and that is because on complied with a court order and com- What we saw in 2014 is what Presi- the left, they see the Court as an end pleted the reunification of those chil- dent Obama called a humanitarian cri- run around the democratic process. In dren under the age of 5 who immi- sis—when tens of thousands of these other words, what you can’t win in an grated here with their parents unlaw- children, unaccompanied by a parent, election and what you can’t win in a fully. Those children have been re- were turned over to these criminal or- debate and vote of Congress, well, if united with their parents, which I ganizations and transported from Cen- you can get the Court to do it— think we all should be grateful for. tral America all the way through Mex- unelected, lifetime-appointed judges— Secretary Azar of Health and Human ico into the United States, where they then you have basically won in advanc- Services; Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of were then processed and placed with a ing your policy position at the Federal Homeland Security; Attorney General sponsor in the United States, con- level. I would say that the opposite Sessions; and all those officials at the sistent with the law currently in effect. philosophy is one that was embraced Departments of Health and Human This is not a new scenario. by Alexander Hamilton and James Services, Homeland Security, and Jus- The cartels, the criminal organiza- Madison, who viewed the courts as tice have been working tirelessly to tions, have found a new way to cir- what they called the least dangerous complete these initial reunifications. cumvent American law unless we branch because they viewed the courts Their goal has always been the well- change it, unless we fix it. What they as not being political and judges as being of these children and returning are hoping for, ultimately, is a restora- being impartial arbiters of the law and them to a safe environment. tion of the catch-and-release policies of letting the chips fall where they may. As we can see from this morning’s re- the past. But on the left, if they can’t achieve port, the administration clearly needs What happens when people are not their desired policy outcomes through time to vet all the people. In fact, in detained and when they are not pre- the normal legislative process, well, some instances, they actually have to sented before an immigration judge on doing it by lawsuit and by court deci- take DNA tests to confirm the claim a timely basis is that they are given a sion becomes the means to their end. that the adult who brought the child notice to appear in the future and told That is why they are so upset, I think, across is, in fact, their biological par- to come back for their hearing in about this President’s nominee. He is ent. We know that the cartels, the months and maybe years later. It what I would call a traditional judge in human traffickers, are very sophisti- should surprise no one that the vast the James Madison, Alexander Ham- cated, and if they can simply pair up majority of those people don’t show up ilton mold—someone who believes that an unaccompanied child with an adult for their hearing. judges have a very important job in our and send them across the border while What has happened is, the criminal government, but it is a limited job and claiming to be a family unit, they can organizations who profit from this role. basically navigate the gaps in our legal business model and the people who ille- In other words, the main responsi- enforcement system against illegal im- gally immigrate to the United States bility for making public policy should migration. have basically gamed the system. Un- fall on the shoulders of Members of Over the next few weeks, we know less we are willing to stand up and fix Congress and the President because we Federal officials will be working to reit, then shame on us. stand for election. If people don’t like unite all other separated families, as This is really about two issues. One what we are doing, they can knock on they should. This is one thing we all— is compassionate treatment of the chil- our door and say: Senator, we don’t Republicans and Democrats alike— dren, treating the adults with dignity like what you are doing. We want you agree on; these families should be kept and providing them a safe place. But it to change your vote or your point of together. This is consistent with Presi- is also about making sure that our view. dent Trump’s Executive order, as well laws are enforced. That is entirely appropriate. If we as a bill that I have introduced, along Some of our colleagues across the don’t, they reserve the time-honored with other colleagues, called the Keep aisle have said: Well, let’s just abolish right to throw the rascals out. You Families Together and Enforce the law enforcement at the border. Let’s can’t do that for a Federal judge. That Law Act. abolish Immigration and Customs En- is why their role under the Constitu- As that bill suggests, there are two forcement, abolish ICE, as it is called. tion is circumscribed as interpreting parts to it. One is treating families That would be a disaster of the first

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.008 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4929 order. How would we be maintaining fi- that the FBI should be independent. I report by the Department of Justice’s delity with our oath to support the disagree. The FBI needs to be objective inspector general is a very good exam- Constitution and laws of the United and nonpartisan. It should be insulated ple. It describes behavior having taken States if we would not see to it that from undue political pressure. place in secret at the FBI that simply our law enforcement agencies, like If you want to call that independ- cannot be defended when having been ICE, which perform important and nec- ence, then I will use that word. It can- brought to light. essary duties along the border and not be independent of accountability to First, the inspector general’s report throughout the country, were not there the people’s elected leaders. Civilian identified unacceptable messages that with our support to do the job we have control of the military has always been were sent on FBI mobile devices and asked them to do? a key safeguard to liberty for the same computer systems by 5 of the 15 FBI I know there has been a lot of discus- reason. employees on the Clinton email inves- sion about this legislation, but at some Freedom is at risk if the FBI can be- tigation. Those messages reeked with point, patience ceases to be a virtue, come a domestic intelligence service political bias. The report found that and I expect that at some point there with free rein to weaponize informa- through such messages, these employ- may well be an opportunity for one or tion in secret. We have seen the risks ees ‘‘brought discredit to themselves, more Senators to come to the floor and of that in the text messages of Peter sowed doubt about the FBI’s handling offer this legislation by unanimous Strzok and Lisa Page. Their contempt of the Midyear investigation, and im- consent. We will see who wants to be a for both the people of this country and, pacted the reputation of the FBI.’’ One constructive player in this process and particularly, their elected leaders message explicitly suggested a willing- who wants to object and obstruct our should disturb everyone. ness to take official investigative steps ability to fix this crisis at the border. Abuses of power at the FBI are why for partisan reasons where there should The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. we have a term limit for the Director be no partisanship. That message FISCHER). The Senator from Iowa. of the FBI. That term limit is not vowed to stop the election of Donald FBI there to protect the FBI’s independ- Trump. Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, ence; it is there to protect the people Can you imagine an FBI employee in as we all know, the Federal Bureau of from the abuses that J. Edgar Hoover an official capacity, on official devices, taking that approach and then claim- Investigation is a component of the De- committed because he became too ing not to be biased? partment of Justice. It is frequently independent. He was accountable to no Because of that message, the IG was described as the premier law enforce- one. J. Edgar Hoover was feared by unable to conclude that the FBI’s inac- ment agency in the country. The FBI’s Presidents, Senators, and Congress- tion on the Clinton email matter, for investigative authority has only men. While the Director originally was nearly a month prior to the election, grown—and grown tremendously—since selected by the Attorney General, in was free from partisan bias. its creation almost 100 years ago. 1968, Congress made the position sub- The IG referred to the Bureau all five The Bureau now covers everything ject to Presidential appointment and employees who had expressed partisan from kidnapping to counterintel- Senate confirmation. In 1976, the Con- bias in order for the FBI to consider ligence, public corruption to bank rob- gress established a nonrenewable 10- potential disciplinary action. Those bery, and maybe a lot of things in be- year term limit for the Director. The messages showed a bureau plagued by tween. Its power is very substantial, Senate Judiciary Committee published arrogance, disrespect for policy and and its jurisdiction is far-reaching. It a committee report on that bill that norms, and disgust of democratic ac- is a very important agency. Because of limited the 10-year term in 1974. It countability. that, the FBI is subject to a lot of scru- took a couple of years for the bill to The report found that Director tiny. pass the House. Comey’s actions usurped the Depart- Lately, we have had a lot of folks In quoting from that report: ment’s authority. It called his decision around here who seem to be mistaking The purpose of the bill is to achieve two of publicly announcing that Secretary the word ‘‘scrutiny’’ of the Bureau with complementary objectives. The first is to in- Clinton would not be prosecuted as the word ‘‘attacks’’ on the Bureau. sulate the Director of the Federal Bureau of ‘‘extraordinary’’ and ‘‘insubordinate.’’ Oversight of the FBI is not new, and it Investigation from undue pressure being ex- Director Comey acted as if he were ac- is a constitutional responsibility of the erted upon him from superiors in the Execu- countable to no one except himself. Congress at least to do oversight of tive Branch. The second is to protect against His subordinates also appeared con- every agency, and the FBI can’t be an an FBI Director becoming too independent and unresponsive. tent to ignore Bureau and Department exception. policy and guidance—some, apparently, Far from being out of bounds, it is es- At the time, Congress was grappling for their own personal interests. sential for the people’s elected rep- with the fallout of Watergate and the The inspector general also recently resentatives in the Congress to put the decades of corruption and civil lib- concluded that the FBI’s former Dep- FBI under a microscope. That is doubly erties abuses by that first Director of uty, Andrew McCabe, authorized the true when the FBI gets involved in the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover—hence, the disclosure of information to a reporter. election controversies. The more power legislation. Congress knew the FBI had That information confirmed the exist- and the more secrecy the FBI claims in to be able to operate free of partisan ence of an ongoing investigation. The order to carry out its responsibilities, interference but still be accountable to IG report faulted McCabe for violating the more closely it ought to be the duly elected leadership of the coun- longstanding Department and Bureau watched. try, including all Members of Congress policy. There is a public interest excep- Under our government, where the in their constitutional roles of over- tion to that policy, but the inspector public’s business ought to be public, sight. general found that McCabe authorized that statement I just made ought to be Certainly, the FBI Director can’t be the disclosure of the information to common sense to everybody. a politician’s stooge, but history tells make himself, McCabe, look good. Now In its criminal work, the FBI is held us that the bigger risk is in the other McCabe claims Comey knew about it, accountable primarily by the court direction. Hoover abused his power to but the FBI will not release informa- system. When the FBI secretly gathers intimidate politicians and other polit- tion that supposedly supports that information for intelligence purposes, ical leaders. In a democracy, all of our claim. the risk of impropriety skyrockets. If leaders are ultimately accountable to The FBI did little to nothing to ad- the information is never going to be the people. Access to information dress what now appears to be a culture presented in the courts, as in a crimi- about what agencies like the FBI are of unauthorized contact with the nal matter, who is going to be watch- doing is essential to holding them ac- media. Yet, somehow, every day, you ing to make sure that the power to countable. Transparency brings ac- read in the newspapers of the FBI’s gather and use it is not being abused? countability. Abuses multiply in se- stiff-arming congressional oversight at That is why we need vigorous con- cret. That is why congressional over- every turn. Going to the newspapers is gressional oversight and strong inspec- sight—Congress’s responsibility under OK. When Congress wants the same in- tor general scrutiny. Lots of people say the Constitution—is key. The recent formation, no.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.009 S12JYPT1 S4930 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 On the one hand, for example, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Justice Kennedy’s retirement handed FBI stonewalls legitimate requests objection, it is so ordered. President Trump the opportunity to from the people’s elected representa- NOMINATION OF BRETT KAVANAUGH fulfill his campaign promise to shift tives, whom they ‘‘hate,’’ in the words Mr. MARKEY. Madam President, the the balance of power on the Supreme of Agent Strzok. On the other hand, retirement of Supreme Court Justice Court to the far right on these issues. FBI employees are accepting meals, Anthony Kennedy has created one of So the President dusted off a sports tickets, and golf outings from the most consequential vacancies on preapproved list of candidates for the reporters. the High Court that this country has High Court—a wish list prepared and Now the Department and the FBI are ever seen. There is a reason pundits presented to him by the ultraconserva- refusing to comply with congressional have often referred to the Supreme tive Federalist Society. This is the subpoenas while lecturing Congress Court as the ‘‘Kennedy Court.’’ His in- same list of candidates that the Fed- about the need to control access to sen- fluence on so many politically salient eralist Society assured President sitive information. While FBI agents cases cannot be overstated. During his Trump would satisfy his litmus test of are breaking the rules by talking to re- 30 years on the Supreme Court, Justice overturning Roe v. Wade and striking porters left and right, the Bureau goes Kennedy was often the swing vote in down critical healthcare protections. after legitimate whistleblowers who decisions decided 5 to 4 on a divided This is the same set of candidates from expose waste, fraud, and abuse, accord- bench of the Supreme Court. These in- which the President selected Neil ing to law. clude some of the most historic cases Gorsuch to fill the late Justice The level of hypocrisy is staggering. in our Nation’s history: on a woman’s Antonin Scalia’s seat—the seat that The Bureau was investigating Sec- right to choose, environmental protec- Senate Republicans stole when they retary Clinton for her use of private tions, and same-sex marriage. violated all norms of Senate procedure communications to transact public In 1992 Justice Kennedy wrote the by refusing even to hold a hearing on business, but the employees in the Bu- controlling opinion in Planned Parent- President Obama’s nominee, Merrick reau who were handling that very in- hood v. Casey, which reaffirmed Roe v. vestigation, including the Director, did Garland. In the short time that Justice Wade’s core holding that the Constitu- Gorsuch has been on the Supreme exactly the same thing. Of course, tion protects a woman’s right to make these employees were not exclusively Court, he has proven himself to be a fundamental decision about her own every bit of the far-right conservative using a private server that was highly healthcare, including a woman’s right vulnerable to outside attacks. There Justice that the Federalist Society to choose. promised he would be. truly is a difference in the order of In 2007 Justice Kennedy joined a 5-to- magnitude, but the FBI’s employees’ DC Circuit Court Judge Brett 4 opinion in Massachusetts v. EPA, Kavanaugh’s name was on that Fed- behavior could help explain their ap- which held that greenhouse gas emis- parent lack of enthusiasm for inves- eralist Society’s wish list as well. With sions are pollutants under the Clean the President’s nomination of him to tigating Clinton’s clear alienation of Air Act and that the EPA must regu- the Federal records. After all, how the Nation’s highest Court, the Presi- late those emissions under that stat- dent has found another Federalist Soci- could they accuse her of violating the ute, unless it can provide a scientific Federal Records Act when it appears ety-approved jurist whom he believes basis for its refusal to do so. will pass his litmus test, and that they may also have been violating the In 2013 Justice Kennedy wrote the should concern every single American. very same law? majority opinion in United States v. These are only some of the examples Brett Kavanaugh is a judicial con- Windsor, striking down as unconstitu- servative’s dream come true—a young in the inspector general’s latest report tional the Defense of Marriage Act be- jurist who will push the Supreme Court that we had a hearing on before my Ju- cause it violated basic due process and to the right for decades to come. His diciary Committee a couple of weeks equal protection principles by extend- record on issues such as access to ago. ing certain Federal benefits to oppo- Former Director Comey said his peo- healthcare, consumer and environ- site-sex married couples but denying ple ‘‘didn’t give a rip about politics.’’ mental protections, and a free and open those same benefits to same-sex mar- We can see clearly now that that is internet portend a rubberstamp for a ried couples. just not true, at least not for five top In 2015 Justice Kennedy wrote the conservative, right-wing agenda that individuals involved in this very high- landmark opinion on same-sex mar- would move us backward as a nation. profile, very important investigation. At the same time, it is very con- riage in Obergefell v. Hodges, which They now need to be held accountable cerning that Judge Kavanaugh, who held that the Constitution guarantees for their actions. There is no place in same-sex couples the right to marriage. once served as Ken Starr’s top deputy the FBI for the kind of arrogance dis- In 2016 Justice Kennedy wrote the in the White Water and Monica played in those text messages. majority opinion in Whole Woman’s Lewinsky investigations of President There is no place in the FBI for the Health v. Hellerstedt, which struck Clinton, has said that a sitting Presi- kind of political timing and calcula- down a restrictive anti-choice law in dent should not be investigated for al- tions made by the former Director. His Texas because it put an undue burden legations of wrongdoing, should not be subordinates openly discussed the enor- on women’s access to reproductive indicted or tried while he is in office, mous pressure they were under to close and should not have to participate in the Clinton email investigation before healthcare services. All of these decisions were decided by civil legal proceedings until he leaves the political conventions. That was the single vote of a single Supreme office. This is from a veteran of Ken completely improper. Decisions at the Court Justice. That Justice was An- Starr’s staff, leading the investigation FBI need to be made on merit, not on thony Kennedy. The Justice who suc- against President Clinton throughout a political calendar. the Monica Lewinsky investigation. It The FBI needs to stay out of politics. ceeds Anthony Kennedy on the Su- is no coincidence that a President who It needs to submit to oversight. It preme Court will have the opportunity now fears all of these legal actions needs to focus on doing its job to re- to leave a deep and lasting mark on would nominate a judge who could gain its reputation for objectivity. No issues of the highest constitutional one in this country is above the law. magnitude—issues that impact the shield him from those legal actions. Perhaps the gravest concern that the No one should be independent of ac- health and freedom of women, the envi- Kavanaugh nomination raises is the countability, especially not the FBI. ronment, LGBTQ rights, consumer pro- I yield the floor. tection, labor protections, affirmative fate of Roe v. Wade. For 45 years, Roe I suggest the absence of a quorum. action, criminal justice, gun safety, has not just protected access to safe The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and more. and legal procedures for women in our clerk will call the roll. There are, without a doubt, impor- country, but it has affirmed the con- The senior assistant legislative clerk tant issues that will be decided. These stitutional right to privacy. Roe recog- proceeded to call the roll. will be the most important decisions of nizes that all Americans must be able Mr. MARKEY. Madam President, I our generation, and this Supreme to make their own personal health de- ask unanimous consent that the order Court will be in a position to make cisions based on their own beliefs, for the quorum call be rescinded. that history. needs, and circumstances.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.011 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4931 Judge Kavanaugh’s record on the DC If Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed, In this Congress we have also consid- Circuit inspires no confidence that he women’s freedom to make decisions ered policies addressing categorical ex- will protect this fundamental right. He about their bodies, reforms to our clusions. That is a fancy way of saying has supported restricting access to con- healthcare system, the quality of our that it gives line managers tools to re- traception, and he recently would have air and water, and much more will be duce the fire risks in certain areas. We forced an undocumented minor in at risk. This is a critical moment for have helped to provide tools in fire re- Texas to delay receiving a safe and our country and much too important gimes I, II, and III. There are five fire legal termination of her pregnancy de- for any Senator to rubberstamp this regimes: fire regimes I, II, III, IV, and spite her taking all of the necessary nominee in the name of deference to V. They are defined by how likely they steps to access that procedure under the President. are to burn and how frequently they Texas State law. If confirmed, Judge I am going to fight this nominee are to burn in certain conditions. Much Kavanaugh will almost certainly have every step of the way, and I ask every of the West, though, is what is called more opportunities to inject the gov- American to join me in this fight. We fire regimes IV and V. You can see the ernment into women’s decisions about will need all Americans to organize, to colors of fire regimes IV and V, the or- their own bodies. march, to raise their voices, and to ange and reddish color, and the purple Over recent years, State legislators say: Judge Kavanaugh does not rep- color. The green, the light green, the across the country and their allies resent the values we need on the Su- yellowish colors are I, II, III. have pushed the boundaries of restric- preme Court of the United States of We have been able to provide new tions on legal abortion. Challenges to America. tools for fire regimes I, II, and III, but these laws are winding their way Thank you. we haven’t provided as many tools in through the judicial system now and I yield back. fire regimes IV and V. That happens to could certainly land in the welcoming The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- be a significant portion of the West. arms of a nominee whom the Federalist ator from Colorado. That is where most of the beetle and Society have assured the President COLORADO FOREST FIRES other insect kill has occurred in Colo- would reverse Roe v. Wade. Mr. GARDNER. Madam President, I rado. When a tree is killed by an in- Confirming Judge Kavanaugh to the come to the floor today to talk about sect, it creates a significant fire haz- Supreme Court is an invitation for fires that Colorado faces right now— ard. anti-choice advocates to intensify their some of the most devastating fires in We have also been able to provide the crusade against women having access Colorado history. As of the writing of amendments that we filed in the farm to procedures which they choose to our comments this morning, there were bill. Unfortunately, they didn’t suc- make, taking them closer to their 40 fires so far in 2018. This is one of ceed. I hope we can get them through dream of overturning Roe v. Wade and them. I think this is the 416 fire, which to provide help in these high-risk areas turning back the clock on women’s I had the opportunity to visit just a of disease and insect-ridden forests. health freedom and economic security. couple of weeks ago. Past management practices have cre- Let’s be clear. Overturning Roe This past week I was in Colorado, ated conditions where we may have wouldn’t end these procedures across where we were able to see the monoculture forests, where you a for- this country. It would just end safe Sugarloaf fire. I drove by the Weston est with the same age of trees. You abortions that women would have ac- Pass fire. This is some distance away have the same conditions that allow cess to. from the Lake Christine fire, and obvi- them to be susceptible to the same in- Those across the country who care ously, the Spring Creek fire in Colo- sects and the same diseases, and you about protecting individual liberty and rado. As a result of these fires, over end up with thousands of acres that are autonomy in healthcare decisions, in- 355,000 acres in Colorado have burned. cluding access to safe and legal proce- susceptible to catastrophic wildfire. That is simply devastating right now. Where a lot of Colorado’s beetle kill dures, are galvanized and mobilized po- Congress has not been inattentive to and insect kill can be found is also litically in a way we haven’t seen in a the needs of our forests. Over the past where the headwaters of some of our generation. They are organized, and I several months, we passed legislation Nation’s most significant water believe they will bring that political that would fix the fire borrowing crisis power to bear in opposition to the that had gripped the Forest Service. sources are. Colorado is the only State Kavanaugh nomination. Our judicial That was something that was forcing in the country where all water flows system—and the Supreme Court, in them to cannibalize dollars that could out of and no water flows into. I know particular—has a special role in our de- be used to reduce the next year’s forest the Presiding Officer is a beneficiary of mocracy as a neutral arbiter of the fires on this year’s forest fires. We Colorado water as well—probably not law. The American people must have fixed that. We put fixes in place for enough of it, she would say. But it is faith that this institution and its Jus- that. important to Nebraska that we protect tices will uphold this sacred responsi- We also passed legislation to give our Colorado forests because the head- bility. land managers more tools to help ad- waters of the Platte River are in Colo- Stepping back and from a larger per- dress dead trees and insect- and dis- rado—the North Platte and the South spective, looking at the Affordable ease-ridden forests so we could have Platte. Care Act, we have to ensure that, ulti- healthier forests. I hope the work we There is work we have to be doing to mately, protections for those with pre- do on healthy forest policies, which we make sure that we protect these water- existing conditions in the healthcare have already made progress on, will sheds, because what happens when a system, which are guaranteed under continue in this Congress. These fires forest burns is that you end up with ObamaCare, are continued. Every fam- are certainly devastating. hydrophobic soil conditions and that ily in our country has somebody with a These communities remain open. No runoff from a rainstorm goes directly preexisting condition, and we have to matter where you are in the country, if into the water. It destroys the water- make sure this nomination does not you have a summer vacation in Colo- shed. If you have a forest that has four lead to such fundamental changes in rado, I hope you will still come. These or five times the undergrowth that it the Affordable Care Act, eviscerating communities need you now more than should, then that takes more water out those protections and rights. ever. They need your dollars. They of what would naturally go to the wa- The President had an opportunity to need your resources. They want you to terway and the watershed, meaning choose a nominee that would unify this come and visit. there is less water available for other country and assure the public of the In the meantime, we have to make uses downstream. independence of the judicial branch. In- sure that we provide our firefighters— I want to talk more about forest stead, he shamelessly, in a partisan the great men and women on the management. We had another fire in way, picked someone who would only frontlines of these fires—the tools they Colorado called the Buffalo fire in serve to propel our highest Court into need to protect our communities and Summit, CO. If you have ever driven up a far-right orthodoxy for generations the tools our land managers need to I–70 through the Eisenhower Tunnel, to come, becoming the ‘‘supreme right- make sure they can prevent these fires toward Breckenridge, you go by a town wing court.’’ from happening. called Silverthorne. You can see in

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.012 S12JYPT1 S4932 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 Summit County that the Buffalo fire These kinds of bills that we have thank them for their work. We thank threatened 1,400 homes. So 1,400 homes been able to produce have had and will them for their tireless efforts and sac- were evacuated as a result of this fire. have great impact on how we can pre- rifice. The fire was 91 acres. It is about 95 per- vent and how we respond to cata- It is dangerous. In fact, just last cent containment, but this risk it strophic wildfires. Certainly, a $10 mil- week, as we were at the fire on Friday, posed was significant because there lion cost from one fire, as well as other we commemorated and recognized the was a very densely populated area of costs, will increase rates. It has the po- anniversary of the Storm King Moun- the mountains, a community of home- tential to increase rates dramatically tain fire and the 14 persons who were owners. There were 1,400 homeowners if we can’t get a handle on the right killed near Glenwood Springs about 24 who had to evacuate. kinds of policies. years before. This is a very serious fire They had a lot of high-risk fuels, but Finally, I want to turn to another season. Thankfully, we have serious what this community had done was disturbing aspect of what we have seen policies in place that are addressing it. something we should brag about all in Colorado with these forest fires. We There is more work we can do. over the West. They actually had col- have seen an uptick of drones flying I thank my colleagues. laborative efforts with State and local over active forest fires and firefighting RESTORE OUR PARKS ACT governments in this area. They devel- areas. If you fly a drone and do that Madam President, I come to the floor oped fuel treatments to help moderate without interfering with the fire- today also to talk about a bill called fire activity. fighter—following all the rules—then I the Restore Our Parks Act and a com- This was a challenging fire. We have don’t think anybody has a problem mittee hearing that we had yesterday extreme fire behavior in Colorado this with it. If you are flying a drone and year, but because of the collaborative before the Energy and Natural Re- violating the rules and you are flying work they had done, that helped to resources Committee. That legislation it over an active fire, stop it. I talked duce the risk, to thin forests, to reduce would provide billions of dollars to ad- to far too many incident commanders the fuel, and to create the fire breaks. dress the most pressing maintenance They were able to keep this fire from who had to call off air tankers because needs at our Nation’s national park reaching those homes. The fire treat- there was a drone in the area. There is units. National parks and monuments ment worked. This is an example of a a video on YouTube where you can see are an important part of Colorado’s process we ought to be spreading and footage from the drone taking a pic- history and heritage and of our Na- looking at to help reduce hazardous ture of the forest, while you see the tion’s shared love of our public lands fuels around the West to make sure we shadow of a tanker on the ground be- system. don’t lose our communities when we cause the tanker went right over it. We know that in 2016, the year the have these devastating fires. This was The pilots of that tanker were asked: National Park Service was celebrating just west of Silverthorne. These fuel Did you see the drone? its centennial, Colorado’s 12 units man- They said: No. reduction projects helped to create fire aged by the National Park Service saw What would have happened if that breaks, and they prescribed burns over 7.5 million visitors who spent drone had hit that plane, perhaps caus- which contain a fire with extreme be- around $485 million visiting our na- ing an accident, perhaps costing lives, havior that could have been dev- tional parks in Colorado. However, perhaps starting a new fire because the astating. This wasn’t too far away from after years of increasing visitation pop- plane could have crashed as a result? the Dillon Reservoir, a key source of ularity, national park units across the If you call off an air tanker already water for Colorado. country are showing signs of stress and I also want to talk about some of the in the air, that tanker can’t land with overuse for which programmatic fund- language we have in the farm bill. We the slurry that it has onboard already. ing has not kept up. have language in the farm bill that ad- So the air tanker gets called off. It National park units in Colorado ac- dresses vegetation management. This then has to dump the slurry somewhere count for over $238 million of the $11.6 picture shows what happened after a else. That could be $10,000 worth of billion in maintenance needs our na- forest fire. This is a power line, obvi- slurry at a time wasted because they tional parks now face. ously. You can see the power lines got called off because somebody de- Rocky Mountain National Park, going through it. cided they would rather fly their drone which is one of the Nation’s most vis- We have risks to our forests, our and get videos that they can post on ited parks in the country and boasts communities, our homes, and risks to YouTube, instead of allowing fire- the highest altitude paved road in the our watersheds. We also have risks to fighters to do their job. continental United States, has $84 mil- our power supply systems. You can see This is what the Forest Service put lion alone in deferred maintenance that this pole has been simply disinte- out: ‘‘If you fly, we can’t.’’ needs. grated as a result of the fire. This has You have a 110,000-acre fire in the Mesa Verde, Colorado’s oldest na- cost at least one utility over $10 mil- Spring Creek fire right now. Over 200 tional park and the first established to lion in the Basalt area, as a result of homes are lost. An hour a day without protect the works of man, needs $70 the fire. supertankers—without air tankers—is million to address its deferred mainte- We are working on language dealing a big problem for those communities nance backlog. with vegetation management. Senator and the men and women putting their The list goes on for Dinosaur Na- BENNET and I sponsored language that lives at risk trying to defend and pro- tional Monument, the Great Sand would allow utilities to do work on tect our forests and our communities. I Dunes, and even Bent’s Old Fort. their own dime outside of the rights of hope people will use a little bit of com- I have been happy to join with a bi- way to prevent this fire from impact- mon sense and not fly their drones over partisan group of colleagues—Senators ing our electricity and energy system. an active firefighting. ALEXANDER, PORTMAN, KING, and WAR- The Lake Christine fire, which is near I introduced legislation with Senator NER, among others—to craft and ad- Basalt, put a lot of different types of BENNET and Congressman TIPTON to vance legislation that fulfills our electric infrastructure out of commis- make it a felony to interfere with a promise to the public that the upkeep sion. This utility, as I mentioned, is es- firefighter operation over a forest fire of our public lands is a priority. timating that it will be millions of dol- if you are flying a drone illegally. I am also pleased that it is based on lars for them to repair. It makes sense We met with individuals from Oregon a funding model that has worked so for us to give tools to these utilities on and from all over the West when I vis- successfully for the Land and Water their own dime to prevent this kind of ited the fire at the incident command Conservation Fund—one of the crown damage, because they would be cre- center in Southern Colorado when we jewels of our Nation’s conservation ating fire breaks. They would be cre- visited the Spring Creek fire. We programs. ating more resilient systems that talked to fire men and women who I would point out that just 20 days would allow our communities a little spent their Fourth of July not watch- ago another group of bipartisan Sen- bit more security, I guess, in knowing ing fireworks or picnicking with their ators was holding a press conference to that their electricity systems would be family but defending and protecting highlight the need to reauthorize protected and safe. our communities in Colorado. We LWCF in the next 100 days before that

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:11 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.013 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4933 authorization lapses. I was a part of [Rollcall Vote No. 154 Ex.] Mitch McConnell, Mike Crapo, Tom Cot- that group. We talked about the need YEAS—70 ton, Johnny Isakson, John Kennedy, John Thune, John Boozman, Roy to have this program reauthorized Alexander Flake Murray Blunt, John Cornyn, Tim Scott, Rich- again before it expires. Now the dead- Barrasso Gardner Nelson ard Burr, Thom Tillis, Cory Gardner, line is just about 78 days away. Bennet Graham Perdue Blunt Grassley Portman Roger F. Wicker, Mike Rounds, John I must also mention that we have yet Boozman Hassan Reed Barrasso, Jerry Moran. to fulfill our promise on funding for Burr Hatch Risch f LWCF. We need to fully fund that pro- Cantwell Heinrich Roberts Capito Heitkamp Rounds LEGISLATIVE SESSION gram. It is something I hope we can do Cardin Heller Rubio in the near future. Carper Hoeven Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Sasse Cassidy Inhofe While I believe the structure of the Scott move to proceed to legislative session. Collins Isakson The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Restore Our Parks bill is sufficient and Coons Johnson Shelby that the same will not happen here, we Corker Jones Smith question is on agreeing to the motion. need to ensure our full commitment to Cornyn Kaine Tester The motion was agreed to. Thune this new effort, so it doesn’t suffer the Cotton Kennedy f Crapo King Toomey same fate, by making sure we have the Cruz Klobuchar Udall EXECUTIVE SESSION funding promised by Congress. Daines Lankford Van Hollen I urge my colleagues to find a bipar- Donnelly Manchin Warner Durbin McCaskill Whitehouse tisan path forward to permanently au- Enzi McConnell Wicker EXECUTIVE CALENDAR thorize and to fully fund the Land and Ernst Murkowski Young Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Fischer Murphy Water Conservation Fund because ac- move to proceed to executive session to cess to the land we are trying to main- NAYS—23 consider Calendar No. 892. tain is as important as the parks them- Baldwin Gillibrand Peters The PRESIDING OFFICER. The selves. Blumenthal Harris Sanders question is on agreeing to the motion. Booker Hirono I again thank my colleagues for com- Schatz The motion was agreed to. ing together on the Restore Our Parks Brown Leahy Stabenow Casey Lee Sullivan The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Act in recognition of the necessary, Cortez Masto Markey Warren clerk will report the nomination. overdue fix to address our park unit’s Duckworth Menendez Wyden The bill clerk read the nomination of Feinstein Merkley deferred maintenance backlog that has Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be persisted for far too many years. NOT VOTING—7 United States Circuit Judge for the Thank you. Hyde-Smith Paul Tillis Fifth Circuit. I suggest the absence of a quorum. McCain Schumer Moran Shaheen CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The nomination was confirmed. SASSE). The clerk will call the roll. send a cloture motion to the desk. The senior assistant legislative clerk f The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- proceeded to call the roll. LEGISLATIVE SESSION ture motion having been presented Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I unanimous consent that the order for clerk to read the motion. move to proceed to legislative session. the quorum call be rescinded. The bill clerk read as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. question is on agreeing to the motion. CLOTURE MOTION CRAPO). Without objection, it is so or- The motion was agreed to. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- dered. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask f Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby unanimous consent to yield back the EXECUTIVE SESSION move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- remainder of the time. nation of Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Circuit. objection, it is so ordered. Mitch McConnell, Roger F. Wicker, All time is expired. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Steve Daines, Richard Burr, Mike The question is, Will the Senate ad- move to proceed to executive session to Rounds, Bob Corker, Mike Crapo, vise and consent to the Ney nomina- consider Calendar No. 595. Thom Tillis, Chuck Grassley, John tion? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Boozman, Johnny Isakson, Orrin G. question is on agreeing to the motion. Hatch, John Cornyn, David Perdue, Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask John Barrasso, John Hoeven, Roy for the yeas and nays. The motion was agreed to. Blunt. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a f sufficient second? clerk will report the nomination. There appears to be a sufficient sec- The bill clerk read the nomination of LEGISLATIVE SESSION ond. Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The clerk will call the roll. Member of the Board of Governors of move to proceed to legislative session. The bill clerk called the roll. the Federal Reserve System for a term The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of fourteen years from February 1, 2018. Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators question is on agreeing to the motion. are necessarily absent: the Senator CLOTURE MOTION The motion was agreed to. from Mississippi (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH), Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I f send a cloture motion to the desk. the Senator from Arizona (Mr. EXECUTIVE SESSION MCCAIN), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- MORAN), the Senator from Kentucky ture motion having been presented (Mr. PAUL), and the Senator from under rule XXII, the Chair directs the EXECUTIVE CALENDAR clerk to read the motion. North Carolina (Mr. TILLIS). Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The bill clerk read as follows: Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the move to proceed to executive session to Senator from New York (Mr. SCHUMER) CLOTURE MOTION consider Calendar No. 903. and the Senator from New Hampshire We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The (Mrs. SHAHEEN) are necessarily absent. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the question is on agreeing to the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- The motion was agreed to. PERDUE). Are there any other Senators nation of Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The in the Chamber desiring to vote? a Member of the Board of Governors of the clerk will report the nomination. The result was announced—yeas 70, Federal Reserve System for a term of four- The bill clerk read the nomination of nays 23, as follows: teen years from February 1, 2018. Ryan Wesley Bounds, of Oregon, to be

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:58 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.014 S12JYPT1 S4934 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 United States Circuit Judge for the years cannot adequately be reflected Then, before the recent G7 meeting, Ninth Circuit. on any ledger or list of petty griev- the President called for Russia to be CLOTURE MOTION ances, and a seeming ignorance of the readmitted to the G7, in spite of the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I scale of that history is blundering and fact that Moscow continues to occupy send a cloture motion to the desk. strange. Crimea and has shown no remorse The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- The mindset that comprehends a whatsoever for its behavior toward the ture motion having been presented trade deficit as a grievous offense or an United States. Why? under rule XXII, the Chair directs the unfair act of aggression is the same Then, yesterday in Brussels, the clerk to read the motion. mindset that can upend vital security President offered a twisted interpreta- The bill clerk read as follows: relationships that have been similarly tion of how NATO works and how it is CLOTURE MOTION misperceived. Sometimes, if I didn’t financed in order to frame a grievance We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- know better, I might say that we are against our NATO allies, supposedly on ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the purposefully trying to destabilize the behalf of the American taxpayer. Why? Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Western alliance and to turn the world Why would an American President move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- upside down. I might come to this con- create such conflict? Why does the nation of Ryan Wesley Bounds, of Oregon, to clusion because, by a process of elimi- President’s complaint about our clos- be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth nation, no other answer would make est friends on the global stage Circuit. any sense. unnervingly echo the Russian position? Mitch McConnell, Roger F. Wicker, If this is some kind of stratagem, Mr. Putin’s singular foreign policy goal Steve Daines, Richard Burr, Mike Rounds, Bob Corker, Mike Crapo, what good could possibly be achieved is to weaken democracies and destroy Thom Tillis, Chuck Grassley, John by heedlessly making friends into en- the Western alliance. Could we possibly Boozman, Johnny Isakson, Orrin G. emies, and who, exactly, would benefit? be helping him any more in his quest Hatch, John Cornyn, David Perdue, What would this President replace the than by baselessly attacking our own John Barrasso, John Hoeven, Roy Western alliance with? There simply is allies? Blunt. no better order that could be achieved The antipathy and hostility toward Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I by this destabilization. our friends and allies are simply inex- ask unanimous consent that the man- Today, I rise to pose a few questions, plicable, but it is not good enough for datory quorum calls for the cloture and I believe there is much riding on us just to say that. It is our job and ob- motions be waived. the answers to these questions. ligation in this body to try to end it— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without A couple of days ago, the President of to reassure our allies that they are objection, it is so ordered. the United States said that his upcom- still our allies. The Senator from Arizona. ing meeting with Russian President Over the Independence Day holiday, I f Vladimir Putin would likely be easier had the privilege to lead a bipartisan than his meeting with America’s most and bicameral delegation to the Nordic NATO SUMMIT important allies at the NATO summit. and Baltic states to talk to our friends Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, I rise Why would a President—any Presi- whose view of the Russian threat is today to discuss a matter of great im- dent—say such a thing? The Russian much more intimate than ours and to port, given the events of the past few President, at the very least, personally hear of the concerns of the leaders days in Europe as they relate to directed a propaganda campaign and an there—NATO allies and partners. We friends, foes, and peace. Global peace is extraordinarily ambitious series of wanted to assess the threat for our- not a zero-sum game, and global alli- cyber attacks aimed at the integrity of selves. ances ought not be subject to whim, our elections in 2016, and we have been In Latvia, where 40 percent of the impulse, opaque machinations, or ma- told that these attacks are continuing. population is ethnic Russian, the prop- terial threats of cancellation over in- He has shown no signs whatsoever of aganda from Moscow is strong and un- ternal disagreements. The world relies changing his behavior. relenting: The NATO alliance is weak. on the United States for stable and re- The Russian President is a man It will not last. The United States is an liable leadership, and we have in turn schooled in treachery and espionage. unreliable ally. benefited greatly from the peace and He jails and murders his opponents, These themes have lately become stability for which we have been the presides over a mafia state, and he is very familiar on this side of the Atlan- chief guarantors. This is not a subject an enemy of democracy. Why would a tic as well. that is even debatable. meeting with Putin be easier than a The people of Latvia, ethnic Rus- Lately, the President of the United meeting with the allies we rely on sians, and otherwise, pay close atten- States has been characterizing our most to be a bulwark against him? tion when an American President is re- most vital relationships around the Vladimir Putin is not ‘‘fine,’’ as the ported to have said things like Crimea world in purely transactional terms, President recently asserted. And sing- is rightfully part of Russia because the asserting that America has been taken ing his praises for no good reason sends people in Crimea speak Russian. Well, advantage of, and he has gone so far as a terrifying message to our allies, espe- there is a lot of Russian spoken in Lat- to suggest that when it comes to our cially those countries that share a bor- via too. Does that mean that the relationship with our NATO partners, der with Russia. Flattering such a United States would concede to Rus- we get nothing for our troubles. man, who has demonstrated his hos- sian aggression against Latvia on this Nothing for a stable and peaceful Eu- tility toward us and contempt for our basis? rope? This is the danger in viewing values and has recently annexed parts Vladimir Putin presides dictatorially these relationships as mere trans- of neighboring sovereign countries, is over the remains of a collapsed empire. actions, absent our shared values. Ab- simply bizarre. That the admiration All he has now are nationalism and ter- sent values, the world is nothing but a comes from an American President— ritorial ambitions and nostalgic ap- cruel and cold place of warring camps well, that is unconscionable. peals to former glory. He is not a and territorial ambitions and no dura- The President, of course, continues strong leader for his people, as our ble alliances whatsoever. To view the to entertain Mr. Putin’s denial of elec- President has said, any more than Kim world this way requires a frightening tion interference and otherwise hardly Jong Un’s people love their dictator, as unawareness of the postwar security mentions the Russian attacks on us, he has also said. If we fail to see these order that we ourselves created. other than to talk about the Russia things clearly, then we fail the world, This posture of antagonism and sus- hoax or to refer to Mueller’s investiga- and we fail ourselves, and we dishonor picion toward our partners and peace tion into the attacks as a ‘‘witch those from our own country and from can be held only when you blot out 70 hunt’’—this, in spite of conclusive and our allied countries who kept the So- of the most consequential years of the overwhelming proof of Russian involve- viet menace at bay for half a century world. Apart from our shared sacrifice ment generated from investigations as the world hung in the balance. and our shared security, what we have conducted by his own government. We are now told that the President been through together over those 70 Why? will be meeting one-on-one with Mr.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:56 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.021 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4935 Putin. He will have no staff present, no I first want to talk about Brett for political purposes; he does it be- press, no one to make a record of the Kavanaugh. cause it is the right thing to do as a event. Why? If the White House is as Brett Kavanaugh is the President’s Christian and as someone who cares confused about the nature of the threat nominee to be a new Justice on the about his community. That is the we face from Mr. Putin as it seems to U.S. Supreme Court. Yesterday, I had Brett Kavanaugh I know. be, a meeting between our President the chance to sit down with Judge I hope that others will see these sides and his Russian counterpart for which Kavanaugh in my office and talk about of Brett Kavanaugh as he goes through there is no record could not be more his judicial philosophy, his view of the the confirmation process because I concerning. It is vital that even the role of the courts, and how he would think that as people get to know him most private meetings between leaders approach some of the tough issues the through that, they are going to be very not be lost to history, especially when Court is likely to face. Frankly, I can- impressed. once again the world seems to be hang- not think of anybody who is more People are going to differ some on ju- ing in the balance. qualified to serve as the next Associate dicial philosophy. With regard to what NATO is one of the greatest and most Justice of the Supreme Court. This kind of person you would want to see visionary investments our Nation has guy’s background is incredibly impres- on the Supreme Court of the United ever made, and anybody who says dif- sive, as is his record, which I will get States, to look at what will be difficult ferently is simply wrong. Any counter- to in a minute. issues that will come before that narrative about NATO is willfully de- As important to me is Brett Court, you want somebody who has a structive and does real and lasting Kavanaugh the person. Let me speak big heart, who has compassion, and damage to us in the world. briefly about Brett, because I have who is humble and has the humility to I join my senior Senator, JOHN known him for over 15 years. I have be able to listen. Brett Kavanaugh is a MCCAIN, in the sentiments he expressed gotten to know him and his wife. I good listener. just weeks ago. To our allies: Bipar- worked with him in the George W. He has a very distinguished legal record. There are some great judges tisan majorities of both parties support Bush White House. I also had the op- out there, but I don’t think anybody our alliances based on 70 years of portunity to work with his wife be- has qualifications better than Brett shared values. Americans stand with cause she was the personal assistant to Kavanaugh’s. He is clearly qualified to you. President George W. Bush. They are sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, I would be remiss if I did not, both wonderful people. They are a here today, remind my colleagues that Oftentimes, people call the DC Cir- great family. Brett Kavanaugh is a per- cuit the second highest court in the the only time article 5 of the NATO son I have gotten to know, not so much Charter has been invoked has been by land. That is the court on which he al- as a legal scholar or a judge but as a ready sits. There, serving on the court, the United States after the attacks of friend, and I have watched him as a fa- 9/11/2001. Our allies accompanied us he has earned the respect of justices ther and as a husband. He is a guy with across the spectrum—judges on the into battle to defend our country and great compassion, great humility, and our way of life, and they paid an eter- right, judges on the left. He has had a a big heart. nal price for their commitment to our number of law clerks go through his In his remarks on Monday at the process who end up clerking maybe for shared security. Of the more than 3,500 White House, he talked a little bit casualties sustained thus far in Af- the Supreme Court or going into pri- about his life outside of being a judge. vate practice or pro bono work or ghanistan, roughly a third are the sons, He talked about coaching his daugh- the daughters, the husbands, and the working with the government. Every ter’s basketball team. Many of us who one of them I have had the opportunity wives of our NATO allies. In the spirit have been coaches for our high school of NATO, those casualties are our cas- to know or talk to has glowing things kids and grade school kids probably to say about him—one who is my coun- ualties. We cherish them and their sac- were able to relate to that. I am glad rifices as if they were our own because sel in my own office. He has earned the my kids got old enough where they respect of people whose lives he has they are our own. Let us honor them could get better coaching so they not just in memory but in deed—in the touched, who have worked with him. wouldn’t have all the bad habits I prob- Brett Kavanaugh has a great legal way we conduct ourselves here in this ably taught them. The fact is, that is place, in our commitment to the values education. He graduated from Yale who he is. He loves his daughters. He Law School and clerked for Justice An- for which they died, in the clarity of coaches the team. He makes that a pri- our purpose, and ultimately in our thony Kennedy. That is the Justice ority. whom he would replace should he be basic ability to tell right from wrong He talked about tutoring kids, under- no matter the cost. confirmed. Anthony Kennedy is viewed privileged kids. That is something he as a consensus builder. Brett I yield the floor. does quietly on his own time and feels The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Kavanaugh is a consensus builder. strongly about. In his more than 300 published opin- ator from Arizona. Finally, he talked a little about the Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, I ask ions, Judge Kavanaugh has proved time fact that he prepares and serves meals unanimous consent that with respect and again that he is a judge who de- to homeless people who are connected to the Ney nomination, the motion to serves that respect because he applies through his church. He talked about reconsider be considered made and laid the law fairly and impartially. He is the priest whom he works with on that. upon the table and the President be im- independent, impartial, and smart. He I talked to the priest afterward, and mediately notified of the Senate’s ac- interprets the law and the Constitution the priest said: You know, in fact, we tion. rather than try to legislate from the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without do this regularly. In fact, we are going bench, which is very important. I think objection, it is so ordered. to be serving a meal together on sometimes we forget about the separa- Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, I suggest Wednesday. You never heard Brett tion of powers. This is where people are the absence of a quorum. Kavanaugh talk about that. In fact, in accountable to the voters and where we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The my meeting yesterday, Brett legislate. The members of the Supreme clerk will call the roll. Kavanaugh did not mention that he Court and the lower courts, as well, are The senior assistant legislative clerk was going straight from my meeting meant to interpret those laws and take proceeded to call the roll. with him to serve meals to the home- our great Constitution and faithfully Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask less. I found out after the fact when interpret that as well. I think that is a unanimous consent that the order for someone brought to my attention that very important judicial philosophy and the quorum call be rescinded. on Twitter, there was somebody who one that I think most people want. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CAS- was there and had taken a photograph That is what they are looking for in a SIDY). Without objection, it is so or- of him kind of in the background with judge—one who fairly and impartially dered. a ball cap on. It is not something he applies the law and protects the rights NOMINATION OF BRETT KAVANAUGH brags about. It is not something he guaranteed by our Constitution, not Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I rise told me about. It is not something he one who advances personal public pol- today to talk about a couple of topics. does because it is the right thing to do icy goals by legislating from the bench.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:56 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.030 S12JYPT1 S4936 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 Judge Kavanaugh has embodied this As an example, in Ohio, we have the Think about your own home. If you philosophy for his entire career as a Wright brothers’ home and shop in allow deferred maintenance to build judge. Dayton, OH. It stands as an inspiration up—if you don’t take care of the roof, Professor Kavanaugh, as he is known to anybody who dreams big dreams be- for instance—what happens? You get a at Harvard Law School, where he has cause that is what these two brothers leak in your roof. Then you find out taught for 10 years, is so committed to did. You can see where these two Ohio the drywall is ruined or the paint is ru- the Constitution that his students say brothers changed the world. Otherwise, ined or the floor is ruined, and the he carries a copy of it in his pocket. frankly, they lived a pretty ordinary costs mount. That is what is happening They also commented that it is a very life. Preserving their home and that in our parks right now. When mainte- well-worn copy, because he pulls it out. shop is very important to see that any- nance projects aren’t completed on They say it is almost falling apart body can dream big and make a big dif- time, it is called getting delayed or from the use he makes of it. ference. We have a responsibility to getting deferred, and that is what we It is the Constitution he is loyal to, preserve that site and so many others are focused on. not partisan politics. According to one that are important to our history for By the way, nearly two-thirds of that student from Harvard Law School: generations to come. deferred maintenance is attributable to If you didn’t know his background that The National Park System includes our national parks’ aging infrastruc- [partisanship] wouldn’t come across. You more than 84 million acres of parks and ture. This would be roads and bridges wouldn’t think, ‘‘Oh this guy’s a Republican historical sites that now attract more and buildings and so on. or this guy’s a conservative.’’ He wasn’t in than 330 million visitors annually. It is The national parks just celebrated class to lecture us on Judge Kavanaugh’s an amazing system. policy preferences. He was there to talk their 100th birthday in 2016, and a lot of By the way, I was told yesterday that us were very excited about that—100 about the law. I don’t see him as someone only one department or agency of the motivated by outcomes but as someone mo- years of these beautiful national treas- Federal Government has more assets tivated in finding out what the law is and ures. Many of the facilities across the than the national parks, and that is what the law says. country, therefore, are very old. A lot the Department of Defense, with all I think that is a big part of the rea- are more than 80 years old, and some the military bases and all the physical son why he is such a widely respected are almost 100 years old and are very assets they have. Otherwise, it is the judge and why he is so widely cited by badly in need of repair. parks. The parks have an enormous other courts, including the Supreme The visitation to our parks has in- number of buildings and roads and Court. They have endorsed his opinions creased in recent years, and this has bridges and water systems and visitors’ more than a dozen times in the Su- added to this burden. So it is not only centers and so on. preme Court of the United States, in- that there are deferred maintenance In my home State of Ohio alone, we cluding some of his dissents that have costs, where things are being put off, have eight of those national parks, in- then become the law of the land. So cluding Cuyahoga Valley National but with more and more visitors, there they pick up his dissent at the DC Cir- Park, which is the 13th most visited is more and more pressure on the cuit and use that in the Supreme Court park in the United States of America. parks. From 2006 until 2017—in those 10 as the reasoning for a decision from the We are very proud of Cuyahoga Valley, years, in that period alone—annual vis- U.S. Supreme Court. That is highly un- whether it is for biking or hiking or itation to our national parks increased usual. I think that speaks to his credi- fishing or kayaking. I am one of those by more than 58 million people. That is bility, his legal competence, and also 2.7 million visitors in Ohio’s national a good thing. To me, it is a good thing. his hard work. He is a hard worker who parks every year. In fact, the weekend More people are getting outdoors, par- focuses on ensuring that he is fully pre- after this weekend, I will be at Cuya- ticularly families who are taking their pared. hoga Valley National Park with my kids outdoors. More people are enjoy- He is also a dedicated public servant. wife, enjoying that beautiful park. ing the parks and are learning more He has chosen to spend 25 of his last 28 These parks are treasures, and they about nature and about our history, years serving the American people in have so many wonderful facilities. The but it has put more and more pressure various jobs. problem is that over time we have al- on the parks. For all these reasons, I think he is a lowed a maintenance backlog to build The challenges of keeping up with great pick. I think he has the experi- up, meaning that so many of these this aging infrastructure and the in- ence and qualifications. I think he is buildings and so much of the infra- creased visitation have stretched the someone who understands the appro- structure—the roads, bridges, and Park Service thin and have required it priate role of the judiciary and puts water systems I talked about—is dete- to focus on just the very immediate that understanding into practice on riorating to the point that some of it is maintenance needs it has and to post- the bench. He has a record to look at. actually not being used. If you go to a pone, to delay, these projects that Just as important to me, though, is national park, you may see that a trail can’t be completed on schedule. that he is a good person. is closed or a visitors’ center can’t be We can’t keep our parks in peak con- I am proud to support Brett visited. You may see that some of the dition with bandaids. Some of this is Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. facilities that provide overnight lodg- going to require years of work and Supreme Court. I hope my colleagues ing aren’t available anymore. Why? It planning to go into that, which will re- on both sides of the aisle will keep an is because our parks, frankly, are kind quire certainty and consistency about open mind and get to know Brett of crumbling from within. They may funding. When you do the annual ap- Kavanaugh, as I have gotten to know look great on the outside, and they are propriations process here, as you know, him and as I hope the American people beautiful, but there is now a $12 billion it is year to year. You do not know how will get to know him, before they make backlog of deferred maintenance at our much money you are going to get, and a judgment. My hope is that Brett parks. This has become a real problem. sometimes we cut back. They need to Kavanaugh will become a Supreme By the way, that is equal to nearly know there is going to be some funding Court Justice who will make us all four times the annual budget of the there, some certainty, to be able to proud. parks. They just don’t have the re- make some of these much needed re- RESTORE OUR PARKS ACT sources to keep up with these deferred pairs to our parks. Mr. President, I also want to talk maintenance costs, which tend to be Unless we take action, of course, it is today about an important topic, which longer term costs, which tend to be just going to get worse. We talked is our national parks. Our parks are an more expensive and longer term. about that. When you don’t deal with absolute treasure for our country. Frankly, they are not as interesting to deferred maintenance, it tends to build They are beautiful places, beautiful fund. It is not as interesting for Con- up and become worse. We are told that public lands. As important, they are gress to fund the fixing of the roof on the $12 billion backlog is increasing at part of our American culture and part a maintenance building at Yellowstone a rate of about 3 percent per year. That of the history we have as a country, National Park as it is to set up a new is because, as the experts have told us, and it is important to preserve that nature program for visitors. So this it is a compounding issue, meaning legacy. has become a problem. that maintenance projects that go

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:56 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.032 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4937 unaddressed often create these other bill that we set up in 2006 that finally Through simply using funds that the problems. They create more repair created this endowment fund to be able government is already taking in from costs. The spike in visitation to na- to take public-private partnerships. these on- and offshore energy develop- tional parks over recent years has put Part of it is in the park. Part of it is ment projects and not depositing them more pressure on, and the longer we with the National Park Foundation. in the General Treasury, we can cut wait, the more expensive it gets. That bill, called the National Park our national parks’ long-overdue main- For the taxpayers, it is better to Service Centennial Act, was signed tenance backlog in half. This is excit- move now to address these mainte- into law in the year of the National ing because about half of these nance needs than to wait as they be- Park Service’s centennial anniversary. projects—about $6 billion of the $12 bil- come more and more expensive. When The two funds together that were codi- lion—are what the Park Service calls roads, bridges, parking lots, and path- fied in that law have now provided urgent projects, urgent priorities. So ways decay, people are not able to visit more than $200 million to address the we will at least have the certainty of those sites often. Some are even shut maintenance backlog. knowing that the funding will be there down. By the way, more than $125 million of for these larger projects that need to I mentioned that there are 330 mil- that has been from private dollars, get done. It is a certainty we will never lion people a year who visit our parks. non-Federal dollars. The idea was to find through the annual appropriations There are also 330 million people, provide the Federal match to encour- process. We will be able to get some of therefore, who are spending money age more people who love the parks to these bigger long-term maintenance around our parks. It is a huge eco- contribute. We did better than the leg- projects done and restore the beauty of nomic driver. For those who are listen- islation required, which was a one-to- our parks where needed. ing who come from States like mine, one match—$200 million total, $125 mil- This legislation is broadly supported. where we have big national parks like lion of which came from non-Federal Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke Cuyahoga Valley National Park, those sources. That funding helps, and I am and the Trump administration support communities really want to be sure proud of that. Yet, frankly, as I men- it. I thank Secretary Zinke personally that we continue to have vibrant parks tioned earlier, a $12 billion mainte- because he has really committed him- and that people will continue to want nance backlog requires even more. As self to this issue. When he went to visit and can visit in order to get soon as we are able to do that, we need through his nomination process, we the broader economic benefit. This is to do it because the costs are going up. talked about the maintenance issues at I recently authored legislation with important all over the country. the parks. Like every good fiscal con- In my State of Ohio alone, where we three of my colleagues, Senators MARK servative, he said: This needs to be ad- don’t have the big parks like Yellow- WARNER, LAMAR ALEXANDER, and dressed and addressed now; otherwise, stone or Yosemite but where we have ANGUS KING—two Republicans, one it is going to get worse and worse and some great parks, there is more than Democrat, and one Independent. It is worse. Instead of adding more to the $100 million in overdue maintenance. called Restore Our Parks Act. The bill parks, instead of giving the parks more For Cuyahoga Valley National Park, now has eight additional cosponsors responsibilities, let’s be better stew- for example, there is more than $45 who are Democrats and Republicans, ards of what we have. And I agree with million of backlog, and completing and I am hopeful that many more of that philosophy. I commend him for these long-overdue projects will make my colleagues will join us. The legisla- that, and I commend him for his sup- a huge difference for a visitor’s experi- tion is the product of a bipartisan port and his help in ensuring that the ence. The needed maintenance in- agreement on consensus legislation administration supports it. cludes—at Cuyahoga Valley, as an ex- that combines two similar bills that ample—$875,000 for badly needed ren- were already introduced. One was with Mick Mulvaney, the OMB Director, ovations to the Boston Store Visitor Senator WARNER and me, and one was has also been very helpful in ensuring Center. I have been there. I have seen with Senator ALEXANDER and Senator that we can use this funding source and it. It needs the help. That includes KING. that they are supportive of it. We also $274,000 in renovations for a shelter and The Restore Our Parks Act is a com- have support from so many outside $6 million in renovations for roads and monsense solution to this $12 billion in groups. I can’t name them all, but I parking lots to ensure people have long-overdue projects, and it ensures want to mention the National Parks parking. It includes water infrastruc- that we can do the maintenance to Conservation Association. It has been ture improvements. Water infrastruc- keep the parks up to speed. It creates a terrific, as have the Pew Charitable ture may not be the sexiest project to legacy restoration fund that will get Trusts and so many other groups. The support, but it is a very important one. half of all of the annual energy reve- Outdoor Industry Association and It is very important that we ensure nues over the next 5 years, which are many more have endorsed it. that we have this infrastructure in not otherwise allocated, to be used for Just yesterday, we had a hearing on place. It is the conservative thing to priority deferred maintenance projects. this legislation in the Senate’s Energy do. This is funding—these are royalties on and Natural Resources Subcommittee Helping our Park Service has long offshore leases, let’s say, and onshore on National Parks. It was chaired by been a priority of mine, as well as deal- energy projects. Some of this funding STEVE DAINES from Montana, who is, ing with this backlog. About 12 years currently goes to land and water con- by the way, one of the cosponsors of ago, when I served as the Director of servation funding, and it will continue this legislation. STEVE DAINES is a guy the Office of Management and Budget to go there. These are funds that are with a personal passion for the parks in in the George W. Bush administration, otherwise unobligated. The bill caps his having grown up in the shadow of I launched in our budget something deposits into the fund at $1.3 billion a Yellowstone National Park. We had ex- that President Bush and Mrs. Bush year, which would provide a total of perts and conservation groups at our were strongly supportive of, which was $6.5 billion for deferred maintenance hearing who all voiced their support the Centennial Initiative. Again, in projects in our parks over the next 5 for this legislation. thinking the centennial was coming up years. The director of the Pew Charitable in 2016—10 years later—we wanted to It is not the whole amount now, but Trusts said it well: it is historic. We have never had this put in place the idea of using public- Supporting the bipartisan Restore Our private partnerships to fund the parks. much funding being put into the parks Parks Act is a wise investment for a Na- We were successful in getting some of at this time. It will provide that cer- tional Park System that has overwhelming that started. tainty, to know it is going to be there support from the American public, that gen- Frankly, Congress did not pass the year after year and for this purpose erates hundreds of thousands of jobs and bil- legislation to do it, but I continued only. About two-thirds of those funds lions of dollars for the economy each year, that effort when I came here as a U.S. will go toward buildings, utilities, visi- that provides access to world class recre- Senator and as cochair of the Congres- tors’ facilities, and about one-third will ation opportunities, and that preserve our sional Friends of the National Park go toward transportation projects, like nation’s history. Service for its centennial. I authored a roads and pathways. Well said.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:56 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.033 S12JYPT1 S4938 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 Deb Yandala, who is the CEO of the cut it by almost 25 percent. We saw a message with which to end this NATO Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley Na- huge drop in readiness. We are chang- leaders’ summit in Brussels. tional Park and who is also the presi- ing that. Almost all of the NATO coun- I want to emphasize another point tries are starting to add billions of dol- dent of the national association of all about our alliances and about NATO. It of the friends’ groups for the parks, lars to defense spending. I think the is also important to know that NATO said: President deserves a lot of the credit for really pressing this issue. Other is not just the sum of the amount of Supporters of our national parks across money that countries spend. That is the country are thrilled with this bill. Ad- U.S. Presidents have pressed it, and the dressing deferred maintenance will greatly Europeans have kind of ignored it, and important. There is no doubt about it. improve the visitor experience and go a long it seemed to go away. President Trump But this alliance, which many have way toward protecting important historic stayed focused on it, and we are start- viewed as the most successful military and natural resources in our parks. ing to see a shift, and I think he de- alliance in history, is a lot more than This bill makes sense, and it will serves credit. just money. At its heart, it is about help make our national parks even bet- The President also highlighted a big common values. At its heart, it is ter for the hundreds of millions of visi- national security issue that is in Eu- about countries coming together to de- tors every year who take in their beau- rope that doesn’t get a lot of attention, fend democracy. At its heart, it is ty and their history. I urge the Senate but that should get a lot of attention, about countries that have the same Committee on Energy and Natural Re- and that is the issue of energy, particu- core national security interests. sources to approve this bill quickly. I larly natural gas and how Russia feeds This is very important. At its heart, know that Senator MURKOWSKI, as a lot of Europe—particularly, in this chair of that committee, is a strong case, Germany. That undermines en- it is about shared sacrifice. There is supporter of our parks, and I know she ergy security and national security in shared sacrifice in the checkbook, yes, will be supportive in our moving for- Europe and in NATO. It is a controver- but it goes way beyond this. It is very ward. It is the same with MARIA CANT- sial topic. A lot of countries in Europe important to remember article 5 of the WELL, the ranking member. Then I don’t like the fact that Germany is NATO treaty, which is the treaty by hope the full Senate will vote on this spending so much to import Russian which countries invoke the common legislation soon—vote on it now—so gas when NATO is actually focused on defense. When you invoke article 5, that we can move forward quickly. defending Europe against Russia. I that means that all of the other allies We want to make the second 100 think the President also did a good job are coming to help you. All of the years of our national parks as magnifi- highlighting this issue and how we other allies are coming to defend you. cent and successful as the first 100 need to focus on this. Article 5 has been invoked in the NATO years have been. This bill is necessary We are seeing some Europeans pro- treaty, which was passed by this body in our being able to do that. I urge my testing the visit of our President, but I in 1949, one time. It was invoked one colleagues to join me in supporting will state this—and you don’t read time—one time. When was it invoked? this legislation. about this a lot: There has been no After the terrorist attacks of Sep- I yield the floor. Western leader who has done more to tember 11, 2001. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- undermine Western interests and West- Our NATO allies said: We are going ator from Alaska. ern national security and European en- Mr. SULLIVAN. Thank you, Mr. ergy security than the former Chan- to help defend America—that is really President. cellor of Germany, Gerhard Schroeder. important—and they did. They did. I wish to commend my colleague He was the Chancellor of the Federal Again, we talk too much about dol- from Ohio. The national parks mean so Republic of Germany, and when he left lars, and I commend the President for much to us in Alaska, and I am looking office, what did he do? He immediately what he has done, but let’s talk about forward to getting on that bill as a co- went to work for Gazprom and Vladi- other shared sacrifice. The alliances we sponsor. It is a very important piece of mir Putin to sell natural gas to Euro- have around the world aren’t just pean countries, including his own gov- legislation. Once again, Senator about money. Since 9/11, over 1,000 non- ernment and his own country, Ger- PORTMAN is leading the way in the Sen- U.S. NATO troops have been killed in ate on so many issues. many. To me, that represents a remarkable action in Afghanistan, coming to our NATO SUMMIT betrayal of Western values, NATO se- defense after 9/11 and going after the Mr. President, this afternoon, I want curity, and European energy security. terrorists who killed over 3,000 Ameri- to say a few words about the Presi- It doesn’t get highlighted, but, for our cans on 9/11. Over 1,000 NATO soldiers— dent’s visit to NATO and the NATO German friends—and they are our non-American NATO soldiers—have meeting we just had and talk about the good, close allies—it is one thing to paid the ultimate sacrifice because of importance of alliances and our allies. protest our President, but take a look the alliance they have with the United If you read the press accounts, I think at your former Chancellor. He is doing States. you will see that this trip and the more damage to the national security You can’t put a pricetag on that. You meeting of the President with all of the of Europe and the energy security of NATO leaders in Brussels was, overall, can’t put a pricetag on that. Some sac- Germany and our allies than probably rifices are more than just dollars. a good trip. anybody else in Europe. Some sacrifices can’t be measured in There has been this commitment by The bottom line is this 2 percent NATO members since at least 2014—but GDP goal and this concern that we dollars, and I think it is important for it really goes way earlier than 2014—for have with Russian energy going into all of us here in the Senate, for the each country to spend 2 percent or European capitals. These have been bi- Trump administration, and for all more of their GDP on defense spending partisan concerns of Democratic and Americans to remember that. so that we share the burden of defense. Republican administrations of the I wish to thank the families of those The United States has essentially al- United States for decades, and I think over 1,000 NATO alliance soldiers who ways met this target—easily met this at this NATO summit we are starting have been killed in action and the target—but a lot of other countries to see some good progress. thousands and thousands more who haven’t. They have heard time and The President ended the NATO meet- have been wounded in Afghanistan, again from Presidents about this, and ing by saying: The United States’ com- hunting down terrorists who killed our yet they have kind of ignored it. mitment to NATO is very strong, re- citizens. It is very important to re- The success of this trip is that it mains very strong, and the spirit of member that. looks like for the first time in years, countries willing to spend additional NATO countries are moving away from amounts of money is amazing to see. The bottom line is this when it cuts in defense spending. Even in the To see that level of spirit in the room comes to one of the most important United States, from 2010 to 2016, we of all the leaders is incredible. and enduring strategic advantages we were cutting our defense spending. Al- That is what the President said have anywhere in the world: We are an though it was way above 2 percent, we today, and I think that was a good ally-rich nation, and our adversaries—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:56 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.034 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4939 such as Russia, North Korea, and all parts of the State. We just do that The Bradley Lake hydro project near Iran—and our potential adversaries—- because we want to reemphasize it, be- Homer was built during his administra- such as China—are ally-poor. We are cause it is important. tion, along with several other hydro ally-rich. Countries trust us. Countries Today we are going to recognize one projects throughout Southeast Alaska. want to join alliances with the United of those people who is well known in He traveled extensively throughout States, and our adversaries and poten- Alaska but whom we think is worthy rural Alaska. He went to almost every tial adversaries are ally-poor. certainly of the title of Alaskan of the single village in our State. We have That system of alliances has been week because of all he has done. His over 200 that are not connected by built for over 70 years through the hard name is Bill Sheffield. He was our roads, so that was hard to do. Almost work of Democratic and Republicans State’s Governor in 1982, and he has every one was visited by our Governor. Presidents, Secretaries of State and spent his adult life making Alaska a But his crowning achievement was Defense, and U.S. Senators. It has been better place for all of us. the purchase of the Alaska Railroad. a joint collective effort. Governor Sheffield’s story in Alaska When he first became Governor, the Here is something else that is impor- embodies what many of us love about Federal Government had owned the tant to know. Our adversaries and po- our great State. It doesn’t matter railroad and was threatening to shut it tential adversaries know that this is where you come from or your social down, which would have been dev- the most important strategic advan- status, in Alaska, if you have grit, te- astating to our State. There were no tage we have over any other country, nacity, determination, and a servant’s private buyers, so Governor Sheffield and that is why for years—for dec- heart, nothing can hold you back. worked with the State legislature and ades—countries such as Russia, China, Governor Sheffield was born in 1928 the congressional delegation to buy the Iran, and North Korea have tried to in Spokane, Washington. When the De- railroad from the Federal Government. split up our alliances. We shouldn’t let pression hit, his family had to grow Then they created a State-owned cor- that happen. It is important to remem- and sell vegetables to survive. It was poration designed to be operated like a ber this as we continue to deal with during this time that he saw firsthand private business, and that railroad, the these countries. I think this NATO how President Roosevelt’s New Deal, Alaska Railroad, still serves as a crit- summit sent a strong message that we passed by this body, helped people, in- ical transportation link for goods and are going to stand together for decades cluding his father, who was struggling. people throughout Alaska. Since his more to come. The idea that government was there to time in office, Governor Sheffield has When it comes to alliances, this help people stayed with him and turned continued his ties to the railroad as him into a lifelong Democrat. body, pursuant to the U.S. Constitu- CEO and chairman of the board. He joined the Air Force and, after his tion, plays a very important role. The He has also continued to serve in release, joined Sears, Roebuck and alliances I have talked about—includ- other public service capacities, such as Company. In 1952 he moved to the great ing, especially this week, NATO—came the port director in Anchorage, and he State of Alaska to work for the com- to the Senate for ratification. Again, it has contributed to numerous causes pany as it expanded throughout the is important as we talk about national and served on many charitable boards, State. He repaired televisions and ap- security, we talk about 2 percent, and like the Alaska Community Founda- we talk about burden sharing. Yes, we pliances and took on sales roles, excel- ling both in repairs and sales. He did tion board, and has received countless need that from our allies, but we also awards and recognition for his public need to remember that our alliances go this all while suffering from a serious, difficult stutter, one he had carried service. well beyond the checkbook—common But what really makes Governor with him throughout his childhood. He values and shared sacrifice. Sometimes Sheffield so special to so many is that said that when he was a child, he sim- that is the most important issue to re- he is just a kind, warm person. He is al- ply couldn’t or wouldn’t talk. ‘‘I had to member as we continue to deepen our ways lending a hand to others. He is al- point to pictures,’’ he told one inter- alliances and expand them throughout ways there for many when he is needed. viewer. But his stutter lent him tre- the world, which is the best way to He does this without regard for polit- mendous empathy, and it also steeled keep peace and prosperity, not just for ical affiliation. His house is always full his determination to work hard to us but for the entire world. of Republicans, Democrats, and Lib- TRIBUTE TO GOVERNOR BILL SHEFFIELD overcome obstacles and succeed. And succeed he did. He got into the ertarians. Last year, I was at a great Mr. President, it is Thursday after- hotel business, eventually owning a event at his house, where he honored noon, and the new pages here will hope- chain of 19 hotels across Alaska, but he the Coast Guard Foundation. Many fully see that this certainly is one of still wanted something more. He want- members, both current and past, from my favorite moments in the Senate, ed to give back to his community. So, both sides of the political aisle—in- and I know it is the Presiding Officer in 1982, as a long-shot politician, he ran cluding from this body—have eaten who gets to see the ‘‘Alaskan of the for Governor. The long shot came in, wonderful dinners in his home, includ- Week’’ every week around this time. I and he won. ing my good friend Senator JOHN guarantee the young men and women He always understood, and still does, MCCAIN, who had dinner in Governor who are doing a great job as our pages that infrastructure is the key to cre- Sheffield’s house with Senator Hillary are going to start to view this as their ating a path for economic growth in Clinton. That is bipartisanship. When favorite time, too, because they get to Alaska. We are a resource-rich but in- he opens his doors to his beautiful hear about Alaska and great stories frastructure-poor State. The policies home, all are welcome. about Alaska. They get to hear about that he undertook as Governor and the Governor Sheffield recently cele- great and wonderful people in the great projects that were built during his ad- brated his 90th birthday with a party in State of Alaska who are doing great ministration—likely more infrastruc- Anchorage. Unfortunately, I was not things for their community, their ture projects than any other Gov- able to attend, but I heard it was one State, and their country. We call that ernor—still have a huge impact on our for the ages. Hundreds of people showed person our Alaskan of the week. State today. up. People from all walks of life and all From the onset, we have tried to Let me just mention a few of them. political affiliations were there, all of focus, generally, on people who are un- The largest zinc and lead mine lit- them sharing deep affection for one of sung heroes in their communities—peo- erally in the world, the Red Dog mine our State’s giants, a man with a huge ple who have worked diligently a lot of in Northwest Alaska, was made pos- heart, who has made life better for times without a lot of recognition. sible by his hard work and that of countless Alaskans. With my colleagues, I get to come and countless other Alaskans. Governor Sheffield, from the Senate, tell stories about what they have done The Ketchikan Shipyard was built happy 90th birthday. Thanks for your for their community or State or even during the Sheffield administration. great service to our great State and all for their country. At other times, we An aggressive road and construction you have done. Congratulations on recognize someone in our State who program was undertaken throughout being our Alaskan of the Week. has made the headlines, someone whose the State, particularly in the city of I yield the floor. contributions are well known through Anchorage. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:56 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.036 S12JYPT1 S4940 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The vates them, then the meetings are not But the other thing that I think is clerk will call the roll. nearly as productive, and neither is our common sense is, if you grew up as a The assistant bill clerk proceeded to analysis or the suggestions we make spy in the KGB, you know how valu- call the roll. about our policy toward that country. able personal information is and how Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask First is understanding Vladimir personal information about you can be unanimous consent that the order for Putin. I have never met the man. I weaponized. So that is why we know the quorum call be rescinded. don’t think you need to meet him to very little about him as a person—his The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without believe a couple of things about him. personal life, his health, or any of objection, it is so ordered. First, is he is a very suspicious human these things. You would never know UPCOMING MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT being himself—suspicious of others. I about it other than what he allows us TRUMP AND PRESIDENT PUTIN think his KGB background has prob- to see—photos of him on a horse with- Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, if you are ably influenced that. He also grew up out his shirt on or whatever else he like me, a Member of the Senate in the in the Cold War in Russia in the Soviet wants to show us that day—because he hallways this week, I think the two Union when Russians didn’t even trust wants to control the personal informa- questions that have come up over and each other. tion that is available. over again were about the NATO meet- Imagine growing up in a society He also wants to be able to control ing that just transpired in the last cou- where people spy on each other, and how his image is portrayed. The image ple of days and the upcoming meeting you don’t know, if you say something he wants to portray is twofold. No. 1, on Monday between Vladimir Putin to your friend in school, if he will re- he wants an image that portrays Vladi- and President Trump. port you to the authorities—not to mir Putin as an important world lead- I had intended to come to the floor mention the authorities themselves er, an indispensable world leader; he is and speak about policies toward China looking at you all of the time. Then the guy that matters, and in every on trade. There is a lot to cover. imagine actually being a product of major crisis on this planet, he is a per- There was an article this morning in their intelligence services. son whose opinion, views, and positions the Associated Press about how the I think when you grow up in that era, have to be taken into account. That Chinese Government has turned the in a place like that, you are naturally drives a lot of the decisions he makes. American business class into lobbyists. going to be suspicious of other people, It is the reason they are in Libya right They are basically telling these guys and you are going to ascribe to them now. It is the reason they are in Af- that are doing business in China: You attributes. So that is the first thing. ghanistan right now. It is the reason he By the way, I think that also informs should go back to Washington and is trying to figure out how he can fina- his view of the United States. It is im- lobby your government to stop impos- gle his way into the talks with North possible, I believe, for someone like ing tariffs on us or you guys are going Korea. It is because he wants to be an this to grow up in that era, in that to pay a price. But I will have time to indispensable world leader, and there place, working where he did, and not talk about that next week. That was should not be any major discussion on have deep suspicions and views—nega- really my intent. the planet that he is not in the middle tive views—about the United States I want to focus on the meeting on of. So oftentimes he injects himself and the West at-large. Monday between President Trump and into these things for that reason. The second thing that is pretty ap- That is tied to his second end goal, Vladimir Putin because there is a lot of parent just by watching him, is this and that is the one that drives most of hyperbole. Someone came up and guy is competitive. He views every- what he does. He wants to restore Rus- asked: Are you concerned that the thing as a personal thing. Personal- sia as a great world power, equal to the President will meet one-on-one with level dominance is important to him, United States of America. He cannot Vladimir Putin and nobody else in the but, more importantly, his relationship do that economically. The Russian room? with the United States is a competitive economy’s GDP is $2 trillion, which I said: First of all, I guarantee someone. I think, by and large, he views the makes it roughly the size of some of one else will be in the room because world as a zero-sum game, but he most our States here in the United States Putin doesn’t speak English and Presi- certainly views the relationship be- and also roughly the size of Italy, dent Trump doesn’t speak Russian. It tween the United States and Russia as Spain, and other countries. So he is not will not be a productive meeting if one a zero-sum game—meaning that in any an economic superpower; therefore, he or two other people aren’t there. That sort of interaction we are having with can only be an asymmetrical super- should be the least we should focus on. Vladimir Putin, there is no scenario in power, meaning the use of things that We should take this stuff seriously. which he envisions that we both do are not traditional, such as cyber war- It is an important and serious meeting. well. He believes there is only so much fare, his role on the security council, I don’t take a back seat to anyone in success in the world, and the more we and the military—the ability to project terms of being clear-eyed about Vladi- have of it, the less he has of it. I do be- power and to threaten with nuclear mir Putin, and I want to talk about lieve it informs all the decisions he weapons and also with their conven- that today a little bit. makes. There can be only one winner. tional capabilities to invade neigh- I want to start out by saying: Let’s I think he is also deeply driven by his boring countries or to intervene in all take a deep breath and be reason- personal image. I will tell you that he places like Syria. able. It is not unusual for the President probably wouldn’t last 2 weeks in Ultimately, what drives him most of of the United States to meet with the American politics where people are ha- all—in addition to being, personally, an President of Russia because, of the bitually mocked, and if you run for indispensable leader—is that he wants 16,000 nuclear weapons on this planet, public office or you are a public fig- Russia and the United States to be 90 percent of them are possessed by ure—whether it is social media or the viewed as equal powers on the world these two countries—almost equally di- like—everyone gets ridiculed, mocked, stage. vided. This is the reason other Presi- and attacked. I am not sure he could I think it is pretty clear from what dents have met with President Putin or ever put up with that sort of scrutiny. he has said publicly that he views the whoever the leader is of the Russian He is probably sensitive about it. 1990s as an era of humiliation for Rus- Federation. And that is why those The one thing you can tell by watch- sia. He looks at the end of the Cold War meetings are important and will con- ing him is that this is a person who until the time he took over just in the tinue. works very hard to control his emo- last few years, and he sees that Russia That said, it is important—when we tions. He never wants to look angry. He was weak and America was strong, and analyze these meetings, what we hope never wants to look as though he is we were preying on a weak Russia. they are about, and what we hope they afraid of something or worried about By the way, that is probably how he will produce—to understand not just anything. He never wants to look as views the world. He views the world as who you are meeting with and what though he is in doubt about anything. a zero-sum game, a place where the they do but to understand why they are He is very image-driven, and that weak are preyed on by the strong. doing it. If you do not understand what drives a lot about how he controls his Therefore, they must be strong, and the other side wants and what moti- emotions. they must be seen as equal to us.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.038 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4941 Understanding all of that and any ists; we don’t like the terrorists. So motivated by the desire to win at our interaction with him is critical to hav- why can’t we work with Putin to go expense, and he will use arms control ing a positive, productive, or, at a min- after the terrorists? as an opportunity to do that if he can imum, not damaging interaction. If we Ideally, the answer would be: Yes, we structure it appropriately. go in with any illusions that this is, have strong disagreements about a lot The other thing we hear him talk somehow, someone who, if we just get of things. Whether it is an ISIS ele- about is cyber. People chuckle about along with him better or if we work on ment or an al-Qaida element, if we that. Imagine a cyber deal with the some things together, then he is going have a chance to work together on it, Russian Federation under Vladimir to change behavior and be less prob- then we should pursue it. Putin. But, again, Vladimir Putin lematic, that is a fool’s errand. At the There is a problem, though, and this knows that the U.S. private sector and end of the day, if you believe the world what I hope everyone is clear-eyed government have cyber capabilities is a zero-sum game and if you believe about. They are not very good counter- that are superior to his. So if he could that the competition between the terrorism partners. To begin with, come up with some sort of cyber agree- United States and Russia is one in their capabilities are just not very ment that would create rules which which every time we win, they lose, good. We have seen that in Syria. They take away our advantage but allow and vice versa, then it is going to be are not targeting terrorists. They are him to continue to cheat and deny they very hard to find areas of interest that bombing schools and hospitals, and are cheating—zero-sum game—he they are—not only have they com- we can truly work on for the mutual would be able to jump on top of us. mitted war crimes, but they have as- benefit of both countries. These are things we want to keep an That does not mean that you are un- sisted Assad in committing war crimes. If you were going after terrorists, eye on. necessarily antagonistic. The bottom The other thing to keep an eye on line is that the United States is both you would go to the places where the terrorists are. For much of that con- moving forward in this relationship is economically, militarily, and dip- the unexpected. One of the things you lomatically superior to the Russian flict, they have largely spent their time going after nonterrorist rebels— have seen in his behavior and the zero- Federation Government in terms of our sum game sort of analysis of our rela- influence and our ability to do things or at least non-al-Qaida, non-ISIS rebels. They are going after those tionship with them is that any time he in the world. When you are stronger— sees an opportunity to do something not an image, necessarily, but in re- rebels instead. So they are not very good at counterterrorism. They are not because we are distracted or because ality—it should give you a level of se- the world may not act, he takes advan- curity to be able to figure out ways in very capable. The other thing is they use that as tage of it: 2007 in Georgia; 2013 and 2014 which we can work on things that are an opportunity to spy on us. When you in Ukraine. We could see the Ukrainian good for our country but also not lose are cooperating together militarily, hostilities resume. The world is focused the wisdom of understanding that you you are embedded alongside each other on North Korea. We are focused on the can often fall into traps. What we do and sharing information, so that gives arguments regarding NATO. We are fo- not want is to fall into traps. cused on the trade situation with By the way, on this whole point of you a lot of opportunity to spy on the people you are working with. We need China, Canada, Mexico, and everyone strong versus weak, I know a number to be wary of that. else. Everyone is talking about some- of my colleagues had the opportunity Any effort to work together on coun- thing different, and Ukraine is falling to travel to Moscow during the last re- terterrorism has to be real. It has to be off the headlines. cess. It is interesting how it was cov- truly about terrorists, and it has to ered in the American media—how they You could wake up one morning and protect the United States and our in- all of a sudden realize that hostilities portrayed the visit—and how the Rus- formation. sian media portrayed it. I know many have resumed or maybe it will be a The second thing they love to talk massive cyber attack. Maybe it will be of them are frustrated by this. The about is: Well, why don’t we work to- Russian media basically portrayed ramping up their involvement in places gether on arms control? There are two such as Libya or Afghanistan or one them—again, it is state-controlled problems with arms control. It sounds media, so they are going to portray it morning we will wake up and realize good on paper. The first is they cheat they have deployed significant mili- any way they want. But they almost and they violate it. They deny it, but made it look as though weaklings from tary assets to one of those two coun- they violate it. The other is that they tries—or both, for that matter. America had gone over there. They are for arms control as long as the were very frustrated by this. It just It would be very reminiscent of what arms that are being controlled are the we saw him do in Syria, when he saw tells you—it gives you insight into the ones we have more of or as long as the way they view things in the world. the—and the excuses would be: The arms that are being controlled are the Russians were already there. We are That is why you will very rarely see an ones we are technologically superior working with the government. They interaction that they couch as a meet- in. They seek to use that as an advan- have invited us to come in and bring ing that is respectful. They always tage. want to put Putin in a dominant posi- It is difficult because if you go out more people to help them. You would tion, and they always want to put Rus- and you talk to people and say ‘‘Hey, have to foresee that. sia in a dominant position. the Russians want to work together on The one thing I think we should an- By the way, one of the tactics Putin arms control,’’ everyone says ‘‘Well, ticipate Putin will push very strongly uses to accomplish this is before meet- that is a great idea.’’ on is to get the United States to com- ings even happen, he announces ahead I understand. It sounds very good on pletely pull out of Syria. What he of time that a deal has been struck, al- paper, but the reality of arms control ideally, probably, wants is some sort of most as if to trap you into the deal. is something very different. It means ‘‘international process’’ to resolve it Obviously, since he is announcing the this: We are going to look for opportu- but an international process in which deal, it sounds as if it is something he nities to cheat on our end, and we are Russia not only is a key player, but came up with. going to try to strictly enforce it on they get to stay in Syria; they get to All of these are interesting points, your end. keep their naval base; they get to keep but where do these conversations lead Remember, it is a zero-sum game. If their air assets; they get to keep a uni- us? There are a few things I think we they enter into a counterterrorism re- fied government in Syria that is friend- need to keep in mind. The first is invi- lationship with us, it will be one in ly to them, all supervised by the inter- tations to work together. They will which they win and we lose because national community. But the United probably happen, and he will probably Vladimir Putin does not foresee a coop- States has to leave first. announce them before the visit. One, erative agreement with anyone, espe- He would love nothing more than an he will say: Why don’t we work to- cially the country he is in direct com- opportunity to set up that sort of sce- gether on counterterrorism? A lot of petition with. nario because in a zero-sum game situ- people would say: Well, that makes a If it is an arms reduction agreement, ation, he foresees a world in the next 5 lot of sense. They don’t like the terror- remember, it is a zero-sum game. He is years in which Russia has significant

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This is a person all of this in mind, I would not dimin- ine if they do so by being able to use we should be working with. This is a ish the threat that Russia continues to analyticals to identify here are the person who actually is more reliable to pose to our electoral system, to our so- people in this town who we think are work with in the Middle East. He ciety, and to our politics. The No. 1 ob- likely to vote for this candidate or that would love nothing more than that, jective of Russian efforts in 2016—and candidate. We are going to knock out a and he would be able to do it without it would be their No. 1 objective mov- bunch of them so that on election day, committing 100,000 troops or 50,000 ing forward—is encouraging infighting a bunch of people who support certain troops or a large loss of Russian per- in our politics. They have a clear un- candidates go vote, and they are told sonnel. It is a zero-sum game, great derstanding of American politics and they are not registered. If you get power politics, the notion that he its nuances—our societal divisions, the enough people to do that and enough of wants to be equal to the United States. things we like to fight over, how we those people complain to the press, we Imagine if he could create a scenario fight over them, and where we fight are going to see stories saying: Guess in which—if he hasn’t done so al- over them, and they have figured out what. Supporters of candidate X or Y ready—Russia and the Middle East, and have gotten even better at being were not allowed to vote in the elec- under Vladimir Putin, are at least as able to drive those narratives. tion. Fraud. Democracy is dead. We important as, if not potentially more When people ask ‘‘What was the real could foresee that at some point in the important than, the United States, a goal of those efforts in 2016?’’ beyond future. It is a real threat. situation in which they have perma- anything else, it was not electing one We could see Vladimir Putin taking nent military assets and a friendly re- person or another. His No. 1 objective— the next step and doing here what he gime in Syria, potentially in Iraq, Af- No. 1 objective—was to leave a coun- has done in parts of Europe; that is, ghanistan, Libya, and other places, and try, the United States, deeply divided, creating an enemies list, politicians he the United States is pulling out of at each other’s throats, constantly believes are anti-Russia and targeting Syria, being forced to reduce its pres- fighting. No matter who won that elec- those individuals, targeting them with ence in Iraq and in other places. They tion, that is the result he wanted, and information he steals by hacking their become de facto more important in the that was the result we were going to emails, disclosing documents, even Middle East, and he takes one step to- get. Those efforts continue. doctoring fake documents; perhaps ward achieving the goal of reaching The second effort that I think they doing something like deepfake, which parity with the United States of Amer- have as a priority, by the way, is to is something we will be talking a lot ica as far as being an influential global create pro-Russia constituencies in the about next week. That basically is off- power. United States. What I mean by that is the-shelf technology you can buy right By the way, these efforts to increase there are people in American politics now where you can produce a video their influence would not be limited who actually take the Russian side or that without the proper technology, just to the Middle East. You could fore- the Putin side of a debate. You have al- you could not tell it is fake, where a see them doing this in the Western ready seen the early phases of that in person is saying something they never Hemisphere. I read an article a few some places. It is still a minority said or is doing something they didn’t days ago. It was a big fanfare. They thought process, but it is not unusual do—a doctored video that looks real. opened up what they call a counterdrug in many cases these days because it Imagine that, on the eve of an election, school in Nicaragua. I can only tell you has gotten wrapped up in other things a video pops up online—and the media that while it may very well be called a that are going on. starts to report it—of a candidate say- counterdrug school, anytime a country It is not outside the realm of the posing something offensive they never said welcomes an unlimited number of Rus- sible that you could see the growth of or taking a bribe because of a doctored sian military personnel and others, some pro-Putin element. It is maybe video that looks real, and unless you they are welcoming in spies and influ- not like what you see in Europe or in are a technical expert, you can’t tell. It ence agents and the ability to project Russian-speaking parts of Europe—but is called a deepfake. They are not that power. They have long wanted perma- some pro-Russian types of constitu- hard to make, and they are not that nent—or at least semipermanent—bas- encies in the United States. Whether hard to make for someone with off-the- ing opportunities in the Western Hemi- that is somehow wrapped up around shelf technology. sphere like those they had during the partisanship or the like, these remain Imagine if a nation state decides to Cold War. their goals. Remember what I told you use it. You could foresee them tar- They already have intelligence facili- earlier. They cannot compete with us geting specifics races. ties. They already have a presence in economically, but if they can divide us They have, as I said, a pretty good Cuba. They would love nothing more from within, it weakens us, at least in understanding of American politics. than to get into a place or to expand his mind. It is one of the things he can You could foresee where they would their presence in a place like Nica- point to and say: Look how weak say: There is a congressional race or a ragua and even potentially Venezuela, America is. All they do is fight with Governor’s race or a Senate race some- for that matter. We need to keep an each other. Their democracy is a fraud, where in the country that is going to eye on all of these things. and look how strong we are because be a really big deal. It has an outsized This is an important conversation, there is no dissent, there is no infight- influence on American politics, and but it oftentimes gets lost in all of the ing going on in my Russia. that is the race we are going to inter- rhetoric that is going on around the Obviously, what he doesn’t tell you is fere in. We are going to do something elections and American politics. We that whoever fights against him winds to impact the outcome of it because we have to understand very clearly that up dead or in jail and that there is no think that will further our narrative we are not dealing with Belgium here. press by which people can fight with one way or the other. We are dealing with Vladimir Putin, him anyway. So these are the things to We have to be clear-eyed on all of who has used the world as a zero-sum keep in mind as we move forward be- these things as we go into this. game, the strong versus the weak, and cause the tools that remain at his dis- I would say, perhaps, the greatest who is trying to position Russia and posal are still very significant. For ex- goal Vladimir Putin would have in the himself as the strong versus others ample, I could foresee the time or day short term is weakening NATO, not whom he hopes he can weaken. where—a lot of times there is a lot of just limiting its expansion but weak- There is no interaction between us focus in America about what if they go ening its resolve. NATO, at the end of and them in which he does not want to into the ballot box and change the the day, beyond military hardware

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.040 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4943 that is a part of it, is no better than The question is, Will the Senate ad- LEGISLATIVE SESSION the true commitment of a nation to a vise and consent to the Higashi nomi- member of NATO to live up to the or- nation? ganizing documents and commitments The nomination was confirmed. MORNING BUSINESS we make to one another; meaning that f Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask we have a commitment, along with our EXECUTIVE CALENDAR unanimous consent that the Senate re- partners in NATO, that if one of us is sume legislative session for a period of attacked, we have all been attacked. Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask morning business, with Senators per- That has only been invoked one time in unanimous consent that the Senate mitted to speak therein for up to 10 its history, and that was after Sep- proceed to the consideration of the fol- minutes each. tember 11, 2001. lowing nomination: Executive Calendar The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without If he somehow could not just keep us No. 913. objection, it is so ordered. from expanding NATO but begin to un- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there dermine it from within, it would be an objection? f enormous victory because, again, for Without objection, it is so ordered. HONORING THE FALLEN OF THE him, it would be a sign that America is The clerk will report the nomination. ‘‘YANKY 72’’ CRASH diminishing, that the threats against The assistant bill clerk read the Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I him are diminishing, and his influence nomination of Emory A. Rounds III, of would like to call attention to a spe- and Russia’s role in the world has in- Maine, to be Director of the Office of cial event occurring this Saturday in creased. Government Ethics for a term of five Mississippi to honor 16 brave So this is an important meeting. It years. servicemembers who lost their lives a probably will not be the last time they Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to year ago in a tragic military aircraft meet, but more important than the consider the nomination. crash. meeting are the issues at play between Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask I look forward to joining family the leader in Russia who views every- unanimous consent that the Senate members, Marine Corps leaders, and thing as a zero-sum game, in which ei- vote on the nomination with no inter- the people of Leflore County, MS, to ther he wins or America wins, but it vening action or debate; that if con- honor the 15 marines and one Navy can’t be mutually beneficial. firmed, the motion to reconsider be corpsman who died on July 10, 2017, We have to deal with him. He pos- considered made and laid upon the when their Marine Corps KC–130T sesses a significant percentage of the table; that the President be imme- ‘‘Yanky 72’’ crashed near Itta Bena, world’s nuclear weapons. Between the diately notified of the Senate’s action; MS. United States and Russia, we have 90 that no further motions be in order; We have a responsibility to ensure we percent of the world’s nuclear weapons and that any statements relating to preserve the memory of those who gave in these two countries. We do have to the nomination be printed in the that last full measure of devotion for talk to him, but we need to be very RECORD. our Nation. Those we lost last July in- clear-eyed; that is, that it is a com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without clude: Cpl Daniel Baldassare, SSgt plicated but important relationship, objection, it is so ordered. Robert Cox, Capt. Sean Elliott, Maj. and we should clearly understand what The question is, Will the Senate ad- Caine Goyette, GySgt Sergeant Mark motivates him and what motivates his vise and consent to the Rounds nomi- Hopkins, GySgt Brendan Johnson, Sgt decision making and what their ulti- nation? Julian Kevianne, SSgt William mate goals are in any conversation we The nomination was confirmed. Kundrat, Sgt Chad Jenson, Sgt Talon have. f I yield the floor. Leach, Sgt Owen Lennon, Sgt Joseph The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Murray, Cpl Collin Schaaff, Sgt Dietrich Schmieman, SSgt Joshua ator from Florida. Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask Snowden, and PO 2 Class Ryan Lohrey. f unanimous consent that the Senate Immediately after the accident and proceed to the consideration of the fol- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR since then, first responders and the lowing nomination: Executive Calendar citizens of Mississippi rallied in sup- Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask No. 924. port of the fallen. The unveiling of a unanimous consent that the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without permanent monument will culminate a proceed to the consideration of the fol- objection, it is so ordered. significant effort in Mississippi and lowing nomination: Executive Calendar The clerk will report the nomination. across the Nation to memorialize these No. 912. The assistant bill clerk read the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there brave young men. nomination of Georgette Mosbacher, of objection? I am proud of the people of my State Florida, to be Ambassador Extraor- Without objection, it is so ordered. for their commitment to remember the dinary and Plenipotentiary of the The clerk will report the nomination. fallen and to support their families. A United States of America to the Repub- The assistant bill clerk read the recent Greenwood Commonwealth edi- nomination of Kelly Higashi, of the lic of Poland. Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to torial thoughtfully expresses the sig- District of Columbia, to be an Asso- nificance of this work. ciate Judge of the Superior Court of consider the nomination. Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask I ask unanimous consent that the the District of Columbia for the term July 11, 2018, Greenwood Common- of fifteen years. unanimous consent that the Senate vote on the nomination with no inter- wealth editorial titled ‘‘Open arms for Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to families of the fallen’’ be printed in the consider the nomination. vening action or debate; that if con- RECORD. Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask firmed, the motion to reconsider be There being no objection, the mate- unanimous consent that the Senate considered made and laid upon the rial was ordered to be printed in the vote on the nomination with no inter- table; that the President be imme- RECORD, as follows: vening action or debate; that if con- diately notified of the Senate’s action; firmed, the motion to reconsider be that no further motions be in order; [From the Greenwood Commonwealth, July 11, 2018] considered made and laid upon the and that any statements relating to table; that the President be imme- the nomination be printed in the OPEN ARMS FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN diately notified of the Senate’s action; RECORD. This weekend promises to be a highly emo- that no further motions be in order; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tional one for the families of the 16 service- objection, it is so ordered. men who lost their lives a year ago when the and that any statements relating to transport plane on which they were flying the nomination be printed in the The question is, Will the Senate ad- fell out of the sky for reasons still not pub- RECORD. vise and consent to the Mosbacher licly disclosed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nomination? It also could be a very meaningful weekend objection, it is so ordered. The nomination was confirmed. for the greater Greenwood community,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.041 S12JYPT1 S4944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 which has become associated with these 16 Education decision and ordered an end Colonel Chamberlayne’s vision and by a tragically sad quirk of fate. to segregation in America’s schools, skills in navigating the budget forces When the KC–130T with the call name of the two all-White primary schools in within his own agency have brought Yanky 72 was flying over the Mississippi Hillsboro, OH, refused to integrate. The Delta on July 10, 2017, no one on board or on many local projects to fruition. From the ground below could have imagined that district continued to send Black stu- dredging, construction, beach replen- its final destination would be a remote soy- dents to the one all-Black school, ishment, habitat restoration, and per- bean field on the western edge of Leflore which was in shambles. mitting, Colonel Chamberlayne and his County rather than an airstrip in California. Miss Elsie and a group of mothers team have significantly improved the It was a horrific accident, claiming the took matters into their own hands. For infrastructure, environment, business lives of everyone on board—15 Marines and 2-years, the ‘‘Marching Mothers of climate, regional partnerships, and one Navy corpsman. Hillsboro’’ walked to the town’s all- economic development opportunities Some 200 family members of those who White primary schools every single throughout the State of Maryland. died, plus a large number of the fallen serv- day, just to be sent home, but they icemen’s comrades, are expected to start ar- The State of Maryland has benefitted riving Thursday in Leflore County. For the continued to march and to show that tremendously from Colonel next 72 hours or so, they will be our guests they would not rest until their children Chamberlayne’s service. Therefore, it while they remember, grieve and perhaps were given the quality education they is my honor to recognize the contribu- connect with some of the good people of this were guaranteed under the law. They tions of COL Edward P. Chamberlayne community who, though they didn’t person- joined with the NAACP to file a law- in his role as commander of the Army ally know the 16, responded as if they did. suit against the Hillsboro Board of Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Today, the Commonwealth publishes a spe- Education, which made it all the way cial section that not only explains what’s and to thank him for his years of dedi- to the Supreme Court—and they won. cated service to our country and his planned to memorialize the 16, but also gives Because of Miss Elsie and her fellow some insight into who the 16 were, and tells tremendously positive impact on the how some of their families have coped with mothers’ advocacy, the Court ordered State of Maryland.∑ the schools to integrate, and paved the their loss since that fateful afternoon. f Certainly, service in the military comes way for integration in other Northern with risks. Everyone who signs up for it cities. Their activism is a reminder of TRIBUTE TO BETSEY HEDRICK knows it, as do all of their friends and rel- what ordinary citizens can achieve ∑ Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, this atives. But death is not an ordinary outcome when they band together to fight for week I have the honor of recognizing when you’re just flying from one base to an- justice. other. It would be hard to get one’s mind Betsey Hedrick of Dawson County for I am sure that my Senate colleagues her contribution to the community around losing a loved one in a warzone, but join me in Honoring Miss Elsie Steward losing one so unexpectedly as this has to be through Betsey’s Badlands Catering. Young for her service to justice and Betsey was born and raised in Boze- all that much tougher. ∑ A large group of state and local volunteers equality. man. After graduating from high has organized the Yanky 72 Memorial Week- f school, she attended culinary school in end in a way that it hopes will give some TRIBUTE TO COLONEL EDWARD Portland, which led her to work at a emotional aid to those who are grieving, local country club and eventually run a while also reassuring them that their sons, CHAMBERLAYNE brothers, husbands and boyfriends have not ∑ Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I steakhouse back in Bozeman. She and been forgotten, nor will they be. wish to recognize the service and her husband, Phil, moved to Glendive The families will be given the space to achievements of COL Edward P. 14 years ago, had their son Sam, and grieve in private, to visit the crash scene, to Chamberlayne upon his retirement shortly after, she opened Betsey’s Bad- share their experiences with others who had from the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- lands Catering. relatives on that plane, to do whatever it is Fixing food has always been Betsey’s that would give them some consolation. neers. Colonel Chamberlayne has been a passion. Her favorite part about cook- Some may want to be left alone; some may ing is not what she is cooking or who want to connect. valued member of the Army Corps for We know this community will respect their the past 25 years. He has served with she is cooking for; it is the impact that wishes and do whatever it takes to make distinction from Germany to Afghani- food has on people. No matter people’s their weekend one in which they feel sur- stan to Iraq, where he participated in backgrounds or history, food brings rounded by sympathy and love. crucial route clearance operations dur- them together. She loves being a part Saturday’s public events, including the un- ing Operation Iraqi Freedom. Colonel of something that brings joy to peo- veiling of a permanent memorial in Itta Chamberlayne’s accomplishments have ple’s lives, and that is why she con- Bena, will provide a way to acknowledge ap- tinues to do it daily. preciation for the ultimate sacrifice paid for earned him the Bronze Star Medal by these 16. It would be wonderful if a large among numerous other decorations, I congratulate Betsey on her signifi- number of citizens from this community but his most crucial mission, from my cant contributions to Glendive and the turned out. perspective, has been his service as the greater Dawson County. I look forward For some of the fallen servicemen’s fami- 67th commander of the Baltimore Dis- to seeing her business grow and trying lies who come, this may be their first and trict. some of her famous seasonal dishes only trip into the Delta. Others may make it The commander of the Baltimore soon.∑ a place of personal pilgrimage. District leads more than 1,200 employ- f Whichever occurs, let’s hope that we be- ees in the protection and restoration of come the locus not of painful memories but TRIBUTE TO KALLIE CAREY of comforting ones. Maryland’s military installations, waterways, infrastructure, and environ- ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I f ment. Under Colonel Chamberlayne’s recognize Kallie Carey, an intern in my ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS leadership, the Baltimore District has Rapid City, SD, office, for all of the maintained 290 miles of Federal chan- hard work she has done for me, my nels and 148 miles of Federal flood pro- staff, and the State of South Dakota TRIBUTE TO ELSIE STEWARD tection levees; managed 15 reservoirs over the past several weeks. YOUNG and the Washington Aqueduct, which Kallie is a graduate of Wolsey- ∑ Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, today I supplies an average of 150 million gal- Wessington High School in Wolsey, SD. wish to congratulate Miss Elsie Stew- lons of drinking water daily; con- Currently, she is attending Black Hills ard Young of Highland County, OH, on structed 500 acres of oyster reefs in State University in Spearfish, SD, her 102nd birthday and her recent in- Maryland; restored 1,140 acres of envi- where she is majoring in political duction into the Ohio Civil Rights Hall ronmentally fragile remote island science. She is a hard worker who has of Fame. habitat; completed aerostat pads for a been dedicated to getting the most out Miss Elsie is a legend in southwest missile defense system; coordinated of her internship experience. Ohio and a lifelong fighter for justice tens of millions of dollars in dredging I extend my sincere thanks and ap- and opportunity for all Ohio children. and restoration projects throughout preciation to Kallie for all of the fine In 1954, after the Supreme Court the State of Maryland and streamlined work she has done and wish her contin- issued its landmark Brown v. Board of the aquaculture permitting process. ued success in the years to come.∑

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Mr. President, today I port facing significant obstacles in access to recognize Shannon Duffy, an intern in getting the most out of her internship experience. behavioral therapies for children; and my Washington, DC, office, for all of Whereas, according to behavioral therapy the hard work she has done for me, my I extend my sincere thanks and ap- providers, these obstacles result from incon- staff, and the State of South Dakota preciation to Caroline for all of the sistent reimbursement, undue delays in over the past several weeks. fine work she has done and wish her claims processing, problems with provider Shannon is a graduate of St. Thomas continued success in the years to credentialing, misclassification of services ∑ and levels of coverage, and ongoing chal- More High School in Rapid City, SD. come. lenges in correcting errors by the managed f Currently, she is attending Georgetown care companies which now serve Tricare University in Washington, DC, where MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE beneficiaries; and she is pursuing degrees in operations Whereas, behavioral therapies can be im- and information management and fi- At 10:55 a.m., a message from the mensely beneficial to children with autism nance. She is a hard worker who has House of Representatives, delivered by and other behavioral or developmental con- been dedicated to getting the most out Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- ditions; and of her internship experience. nounced that the House has passed the Whereas, parents of special-needs children who have benefitted from behavioral thera- I extend my sincere thanks and ap- following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: pies strongly contend that these specialized preciation to Shannon for all of the health services are not just beneficial, but in fine work she has done and wish her H.R. 200. An act to amend the Magnuson- fact life-changing, in that they give their continued success in the years to Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage- children a far better quality of life than come.∑ ment Act to provide flexibility for fishery would be possible without the services: Now, managers and stability for fishermen, and therefore, be it f for other purposes. Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana H.R. 2075. An act to adjust the eastern does hereby memorialize the United States TRIBUTE TO TREVOR GUNLICKS boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead ∑ Congress to take such actions as are nec- Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I Falls and Deschutes Canyon Wilderness essary to ensure that Tricare adequately recognize Trevor Gunlicks, an intern in Study Areas in the State of Oregon to facili- covers behavioral therapies for military de- my Washington, DC, office, for all of tate fire prevention and response activities pendents; and be it further the hard work he has done for me, my to protect private property, and for other Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be purposes. staff, and the State of South Dakota transmitted to the presiding officers of the over the past several weeks. f Senate and the House of Representatives of Trevor is a graduate of Lincoln High the Congress of the United States of America MEASURES REFERRED and to each member of the Louisiana con- School in Sioux Falls, SD. Currently, The following bills were read the first gressional delegation. he is attending South Dakota State and the second times by unanimous University in Brookings, SD, where he consent, and referred as indicated: POM–255. A resolution adopted by the Gen- is pursuing degrees in political science eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey and legal studies. He is a hard worker H.R. 200. An act to amend the Magnuson- urging the United States Congress to enact who has been dedicated to getting the Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage- H.R. 1411, the ‘‘Transparent Summer Floun- ment Act to provide flexibility for fishery most out of his internship experience. der Quotas Act’’; to the Committee on Com- managers and stability for fishermen, and merce, Science, and Transportation. I extend my sincere thanks and ap- for other purposes; to the Committee on ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 45 preciation to Trevor for all of the fine Commerce, Science, and Transportation. work he has done and wish him contin- H.R. 2075. An act to adjust the eastern Whereas, New Jersey fisheries are ranked ued success in the years to come.∑ boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead among the best in the nation and it is esti- Falls and Deschutes Canyon Wilderness mated that there are as many as one million f Study Areas in the State of Oregon to facili- recreational saltwater anglers fishing in New TRIBUTE TO JORDANN KROUSE tate fire prevention and response activities Jersey; and to protect private property, and for other Whereas, The fishing industry contributes ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 20,000 jobs and over $1 billion to the State recognize Jordann Krouse, an intern in Natural Resources. economy each year; and my Washington, DC, office, for all of Whereas, Of the many varieties of fish f the hard work she has done for me, my found off of New Jersey’s shores, summer staff, and the State of South Dakota PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS flounder is among the most sought after saltwater fish along the Atlantic Coast; and over the past several weeks. The following petitions and memo- Whereas, Summer flounder fisheries are Jordann is a graduate of Harrisburg rials were laid before the Senate and managed cooperatively by the states through High School in Harrisburg, SD. Cur- were referred or ordered to lie on the the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Com- rently, she is attending Boston Univer- table as indicated: mission (ASMFC) and the Mid-Atlantic Fish- sity in Boston, MA, where she is pur- POM–254. A concurrent resolution adopted ery Management Council (MAFMC); and Whereas, Together, these managing enti- suing degrees in international relations by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana ties are responsible for developing summer and environmental analysis. She is a memorializing the United States Congress to flounder fishery regulations as part of the hard worker who has been dedicated to take such actions as are necessary to ensure Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass that Tricare adequately covers behavioral getting the most out of her internship Fishery Management Plan; and therapies for military dependents; to the experience. Whereas, The management plan is imple- Committee on Armed Services. I extend my sincere thanks and ap- mented through regulations adopted by the preciation to Jordann for all of the fine HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 96 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a work she has done and wish her contin- Whereas, Tricare is the health program of division of the National Oceanic and Atmos- ued success in the years to come.∑ the United States Department of Defense pheric Administration (NOAA) within the that finances health services delivered by ci- United States Department of Commerce; and f vilian healthcare providers to nearly nine Whereas, The management plan is designed TRIBUTE TO CAROLINE MORIARTY million five hundred thousand United States to ensure the protection and maintenance of military personnel, military retirees, and de- the summer flounder stock, primarily ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I pendents of military families; and through the establishment of harvest limits, recognize Caroline Moriarty, an intern Whereas, pursuant to a congressional man- which are based on the most current stock in my Washington, DC, office, for all of date enacted in 2016, the military consoli- assessment report published by NOAA; and the hard work she has done for me, my dated its three Tricare regions into two on Whereas, Based on the 2016 Stock Assess- staff, and the State of South Dakota January 1 of this year, marking the most ex- ment Update, the ASMFC and MAFMC have over the past several weeks. tensive reform to Tricare since the program recommended a 40 percent cut in catch lim- transitioned from a fee-for-service model to its for the 2017 and 2018 summer flounder Caroline is a graduate of Roosevelt a managed care model in the mid–1990s; and fishing seasons; and High School in Sioux Falls, SD. Cur- Whereas, though Tricare has largely re- Whereas, Highlighting NOAA’s heavy reli- rently, she is attending the University solved problems with computer networks, ance on random sampling to gather data for of Missouri-Kansas City, where she is communications systems, and customer the 2016 stock assessment report, members of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12JY6.026 S12JYPT1 S4946 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 the New Jersey delegation to the United eral energy policies because those coastal sive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast’’ States Congress have expressed concern states have not been party to this same level which identifies and prioritizes the most effi- about the accuracy of the estimates con- of revenue sharing partnership with the fed- cient and effective projects in order to meet tained in the report and have questioned the eral government; and the state’s critical coastal protection and need to implement such a drastic reduction Whereas, coastal energy producing states restoration needs and has received many ac- in catch limits for the upcoming season; and have a limited partnership with the federal colades from the country’s scientific commu- Whereas, The New Jersey Department of govermnent that allows them to retain very nity; and Environmental Protection has expressed little revenue generated from their offshore Whereas, the Coastal Protection and Res- similar concerns, warning that the drastic energy production and transportation, and toration Authority is making great progress reduction in catch limits will devastate rec- activities associated with energy that are implementing the projects in the ‘‘Com- reational and commercial fishing in New produced and transported for use throughout prehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Jersey and have a detrimental effect on the the nation; and Coast’’ with all available funding, projects economy of the New Jersey shore, particu- Whereas, in 2006 the United States Con- that are essential to the protection of the in- larly as the State continues to recover from gress passed the Gulf of Mexico Energy Secu- frastructure that is critical to the energy Superstorm Sandy; and rity Act (GOMESA) from which the state of needs of the United States; and Whereas, Despite significant opposition to Louisiana will begin receiving revenue shar- Whereas, in order to properly compensate the recommended reduction in summer ing payments from mineral production in the the coastal states for the infrastructure de- flounder catch limits, and the potential for Gulf of Mexico in 2017; an Act that calls for mands that result from production of energy severe economic damage to the State, at the a sharing of thirty-seven and five tenths per- and fuels that heat and cool the nation’s end of December 2016 the NMFS adopted a cent of coastal production revenues with homes, offices, and businesses and fuel the rule implementing the recommended reduc- four gulf states with a cap of five hundred nation’s transportation needs, revenue shar- tion in summer flounder catch limits for the million dollars per year; and ing for coastal states needs to at least be at 2017 and 2018 fishing seasons; and Whereas, according to the most recent the same rate as interior states that produce Whereas, In order to mitigate the eco- data from the United States Energy Informa- oil, gas, and coal: Therefore, be it Resolved, nomic devastation that may result from the tion Administration, Louisiana, including its That the Legislature of Louisiana does here- reduced summer flounder quotas adopted by state waters, is the ninth largest producer of by memorialize the United States Congress the NMFS, United States Congressman oil in the United States while if offshore oil and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation FRANK PALLONE, Jr. has introduced legisla- production from federal waters is included, it to take such actions as are necessary to tion, co-sponsored by Congressman FRANK is the second largest oil producer in the treat oil and gas production in the Gulf LOBIONDO, which would prohibit enforcement country; and from wells located within the Coast states in a manner that is at least of the reduced summer flounder quotas until state boundaries including the state waters, equal to onshore oil, gas, and coal produc- a new summer flounder stock assessment is Louisiana is the fourth largest producer of tion in interior states for revenue purposes; completed and a new rule establishing sum- gas in the United States while if gas produc- and to rectify the revenue sharing inequities mer flounder quotas is adopted based on the tion from federal offshore waters in the Gulf between coastal and interior energy pro- findings of the new stock assessment; now, of Mexico is included, it is the second largest ducing states in order to address the nation- therefore, be it gas producer in the United States; and ally significant crisis of wetland loss in the Resolved by the General Assembly of the State Whereas, with eighteen operating refin- state of Louisiana; and be it further of New Jersey: eries in the state, Louisiana is second only Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana 1. The President and Congress of the to Texas in both total number of refineries does hereby memorialize the United States United States are respectfully urged to enact and total refinery operating capacity, ac- Congress and the Louisiana Congressional House Bill No. 1411, known as the ‘‘Trans- counting for nearly one-fifth of the nation’s Delegation, along with the delegations from parent Summer Flounder Quotas Act.’’ total refining capacity; and the other Gulf of Mexico states, to ensure 2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with Whereas, Louisiana contributes to the that the agreement codified through the Gulf the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve of Mexico Energy Security Act remains in by the Clerk of the General Assembly to with two facilities located in the state con- place and that the Gulf Coast states receive thePresident of the United States, the Presi- sisting of twenty-nine caverns capable of their anticipated revenue sharing payments dent of the United States Senate, the Speak- holding nearly three hundred million barrels during Fiscal Year 2018–2019 and thereafter er of the United States House of Representa- of crude oil; and as provided for in the Act; and be it further tives, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Whereas, with three onshore liquified nat- Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be Oceans and Atmosphere, the Assistant Ad- ural gas (LNG) facilities and others already transmitted to the presiding officers of the ministrator for Fisheries, the Chair of the permitted, more LNG facilities than any Senate and the House of Representatives of Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commis- other state in the country, and the Louisiana the Congress of the United States of America sion, the Chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Fish- Offshore Oil Port, the nation’s only deep- and to each member of the Louisiana Con- ery Management Council, the Commissioner water oil port, Louisiana plays an essential gressional Delegation. role in the movement of natural gas from the of the New Jersey Department of Environ- POM–257. A concurrent resolution adopted mental Protection, and every member of United States Gulf Coast region to markets throughout the country; and by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana Congress elected from the State of New Jer- memorializing the United States Congress to sey. Whereas, it is apparent that Louisiana plays an essential role in supplying the na- take such actions as are necessary to adopt tion with energy and it is vital to the secu- and enact legislation to be proposed that POM–256. A concurrent resolution adopted would establish the Caddo Lake National by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana rity of our nation’s energy supply, roles that should be recognized and compensated at an Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy memorializing the United States Congress and Natural Resources. and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation appropriate revenue sharing level; and to take such actions as are necessary to Whereas, the majority of the oil and gas HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 110 treat oil and gas production in the Gulf production from the Gulf of Mexico enters Whereas, the Heritage Area Program is Coast states in a manner that is at least the United States through coastal Louisiana found in the Historic Sites Act, the National equal to onshore oil, gas, and coal produc- with all of the infrastructure necessary to Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and related tion in interior states for revenue purposes; receive and transport such production, infra- statutes, and is under the jurisdiction of the to rectify the revenue sharing inequities be- structure that has for many decades dam- United States Department of the Interior tween coastal and interior energy producing aged the coastal areas of Louisiana, an im- and the National Park Service; and states; and to ensure the dependability of pact that should be compensated through ap- Whereas, the National Historic Preserva- such revenue sharing; to the Committee on propriate revenue sharing with the federal tion Act establishes a national policy for fed- Energy and Natural Resources. government; and eral agencies to use measures such as finan- Whereas, because Louisiana is losing more cial and technical assistance to foster condi- HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 48 coastal wetlands than any other state in the tions under which our modern society and Whereas, since 1920, interior states with country, in 2006 the people of Louisiana over- our prehistoric and historic resources can mineral production in the United States whelmingly approved a constitutional exist in productive harmony and fulfill the have been privy to a revenue sharing agree- amendment dedicating revenues received social, economic, and other requirements of ment with the federal government that al- from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas ac- present and future generations; and lowed those states to keep fifty percent of tivity through GOMESA to the Coastal Pro- Whereas, each national heritage area has the revenues generated in their states from tection and Restoration Fund for the pur- been authorized by a specific federal statute mineral production on federal lands within poses of coastal protection, including con- in an effort to effectively carry out the na- their borders, including royalties, severance servation, coastal restoration, hurricane pro- tional policy with these same statutes as- taxes, and bonuses; and tection, and infrastructure directly impacted signing a prominent role for the National Whereas, coastal states with onshore and by coastal wetland losses; and Park Service to play in nurturing the areas offshore oil and gas production were not in- Whereas, the state of Louisiana has devel- and supporting their success; and cluded in that revenue sharing agreement oped, through a science-based and stake- Whereas, the Caddo Lake National Herit- and therefore face inequities under the fed- holder-involved process, a ‘‘2017 Comprehen- age Area program will expand on traditional

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approaches to resource stewardship by sup- HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 219 Whereas, establishment of the Caddo Lake porting large-scale, community centered ini- Whereas, the Heritage Area Program is National Heritage Area would be of economic tiatives that connect local citizens through found in the Historic Sites Act, the National and cultural benefit to the Shreveport and preservation, conservation, and planning Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and related Caddo Parish area of our great state. There- processes facilitated by a local coordinating statutes, and is under the jurisdiction of the fore, be it entity, the Caddo Lake National Heritage United States Department of the Interior Resolved, That the House of Representa- Area Commission, to provide assistance to and the National Park Service; and tives of the Legislature of Louisiana does residents to improve their quality of life by Whereas, the National Historic Preserva- hereby memorialize the United States Con- protecting their shared cultural and natural tion Act establishes a national policy for fed- gress to take such actions as are necessary resources; and eral agencies to use measures such as finan- to adopt and enact the legislation to be pro- Whereas, the Caddo Lake National Herit- cial and technical assistance to foster condi- posed that would establish the Caddo Lake age Area Commission will promote the con- tions under which our modern society and National Heritage Area. Be it further servation of natural, historic, scenic, and our prehistoric and historic resources can Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be cultural resources, while improving the exist in productive harmony and fulfill the transmitted to the presiding officers of the area’s economic vitality, all guided by a social, economic, and other requirements of Senate and the House of Representatives of management plan developed by the commis- present and future generations; and the Congress of the United States of America sion and approved by the Secretary of the In- Whereas, each national heritage area has and to each member of the Louisiana con- terior; and gressional delegation. Whereas, legislation will be filed in the been authorized by a specific federal statute 115th Congress, Second Session, that will de- in an effort to effectively carry out the national policy with these same statutes as- POM–259. A concurrent resolution adopted lineate a procedure to be followed to estab- by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana lish the Caddo Lake National Heritage Area, signing a prominent role for the National Park Service to play in nurturing the areas memorializing the United States Congress to including a time line; and take such actions as are necessary to adopt Whereas, nothing in the act establishing and supporting their success; and and enact legislation to be proposed that the Caddo Lake National Heritage Area al- Whereas, the Caddo Lake National Herit- would establish the Caddo Lake National lows for abridging the rights of any property age Area program will expand on traditional Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy owner including the right to refrain from approaches to resource stewardship by sup- and Natural Resources. participating in any plan, project, program, porting large-scale, community centered ini- or activity conducted within the national tiatives that connect local citizens through HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 110 heritage area; requiring any property owner preservation, conservation, and planning Whereas, the Heritage Area Program is to permit public access to such property or processes facilitated by a local coordinating found in the Historic Sites Act, the National to modify any provisions of law with regard entity, the Caddo Lake National Heritage Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and related to public access or use of private lands; al- Area Commission, to provide assistance to statutes, and is under the jurisdiction of the tering any duly adopted land use regulation residents to improve their quality of life by United States Department of the Interior or any approved land use plan; authorizing protecting their shared cultural and natural and the National Park Service; and or implying the reservation or appropriation resources; and Whereas, the National Historic Preserva- of water or water rights; diminishing the au- Whereas, the Caddo Lake National Herit- tion Act establishes a national policy for fed- thority of the state to manage fish and wild- age Area Commission will promote the con- eral agencies to use measures such as finan- life including the regulation of fishing and servation of natural, historic, scenic, and cial and technical assistance to foster condi- hunting within a national heritage area; or cultural resources, while improving the tions under which our modern society and creating any liability, or having any effect area’s economic vitality, all guided by a our prehistoric and historic resources can on any liability under any other law, of any management plan developed by the commis- exist in productive harmony and fulfill the private property owner with respect to any sion and approved by the Secretary of the In- social, economic, and other requirements of person injured on such private property; and terior; and present and future generations; and Whereas, the residents and agencies of the Whereas, legislation will be filed in the Whereas, each national heritage area has Caddo Lake area were so eager to have Caddo 115th Congress, Second Session, that will de- been authorized by a specific federal statute Lake designated a National Heritage Area lineate a procedure to be followed to estab- in an effort to effectively carry out the na- that they embarked on the suitability and lish the Caddo Lake National Heritage Area, tional policy with these same statutes as- feasibility study prior to ever contacting the including a time line; and signing a prominent role for the National National Park Service to request their as- Whereas, nothing in the act establishing Park Service to play in nurturing the areas sistance or funding; and the Caddo Lake National Heritage Area al- and supporting their success; and Whereas, the feasibility study examined lows for abridging the rights of any property Whereas, the Caddo Lake National Herit- whether Caddo Lake is nationally distinctive owner including the right to refrain from age Area program will expand on traditional and evaluated alternatives for management, participating in any plan, project, program, approaches to resource stewardship by sup- preservation, and interpretation of nation- or activity conducted within the national porting large-scale, community centered ini- ally important cultural and historic land- heritage area; requiring any property owner tiatives that connect local citizens through scapes, sites, and structures in and around to permit public access to such property or preservation, conservation, and planning the Caddo Lake area, including its tribu- to modify any provisions of law with regard processes facilitated by a local coordinating taries of Cypress Bayou and James Bayou in to public access or use of private lands; al- entity, the Caddo Lake National Heritage Texas and Louisiana and Black Bayou and tering any duly adopted land use regulation Area Commission, to provide assistance to Red Bayou along with Soda, Shifftail, and or any approved land use plan; authorizing residents to improve their quality of life by Clear Lakes in Louisiana; and or implying the reservation or appropriation Whereas, establishment of the Caddo Lake protecting their shared cultural and natural of water or water rights; diminishing the au- National Heritage Area would be of economic resources; and thority of the state to manage fish and wild- and cultural benefit to the Shreveport and Whereas, the Caddo Lake National Herit- life including the regulation of fishing and Caddo Parish area of our great state: age Area Commission will promote the con- Now, therefore, be it hunting within a national heritage area; or servation of natural, historic, scenic, and Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana creating any liability, or having any effect cultural resources, while improving the does hereby memorialize the United States on any liability under any other law, of any area’s economic vitality, all guided by a Congress to take such actions as are nec- private property owner with respect to any management plan developed by the commis- essary to adopt and enact the legislation to person injured on such private property; and sion and approved by the Secretary of the In- be proposed that would establish the Caddo Whereas, the residents and agencies of the terior; and Lake National Heritage Area; and be it fur- Caddo Lake area were so eager to have Caddo Whereas, legislation will be filed in the ther Lake designated a National Heritage Area 115th Congress, Second Session, that will de- Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be that they embarked on the suitability and lineate a procedure to be followed to estab- transmitted to the presiding officers of the feasibility study prior to ever contacting the lish the Caddo Lake National Heritage Area, Senate and the House of Representatives of National Park Service to request their as- including a time line; and the Congress of the United States of America sistance or funding; and Whereas, nothing in the act establishing and to each member of the Louisiana con- Whereas, the feasibility study examined the Caddo Lake National Heritage Area al- gressional delegation. whether Caddo Lake is nationally distinctive lows for abridging the rights of any property and evaluated alternatives for management, owner including the right to refrain from POM–258. A resolution adopted by the preservation, and interpretation of nation- participating in any plan, project, program, House of Representatives of the State of ally important cultural and historic land- or activity conducted within the national Louisiana memorializing the United States scapes, sites, and structures in and around heritage area; requiring any property owner Congress to take such actions as are nec- the Caddo Lake area, including its tribu- to permit public access to such property or essary to adopt and enact legislation to be taries of Cypress Bayou and James Bayou in to modify any provisions of law with regard proposed that would establish the Caddo Texas and Louisiana and Black Bayou and to public access or use of private lands; al- Lake National Heritage Area; to the Com- Red Bayou along with Soda, Shifftail, and tering any duly adopted land use regulation mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Clear Lakes in Louisiana; and or any approved land use plan; authorizing

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY6.012 S12JYPT1 S4948 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 or implying the reservation or appropriation protecting their shared cultural and natural fects a country’s ability to produce goods, of water or water rights; diminishing the au- resources; and deliver services and products, and connect a thority of the state to manage fish and wild- Whereas, the Caddo Lake National Herit- workforce to jobs; and life including the regulation of fishing and age Area Commission will promote the con- Whereas, the strength and efficiency of a hunting within a national heritage area; or servation of natural, historic, scenic, and nation’s infrastructure have a direct impact creating any liability, or having any effect cultural resources, while improving the on that nation as a global economic compet- on any liability under any other law, of any area’s economic vitality, all guided by a itor and leader; and private property owner with respect to any management plan developed by the commis- Whereas, on a local level, infrastructure person injured on such private property; and sion and approved by the Secretary of the In- also affects a state’s ability to participate Whereas, the residents and agencies of the terior; and and thrive in the nation’s economy; and Caddo Lake area were so eager to have Caddo Whereas, legislation will be filed in the Whereas, with an inadequate infrastruc- Lake designated a National Heritage Area 115th Congress, Second Session, that will de- ture, a state struggles to move its people and that they embarked on the suitability and lineate a procedure to be followed to estab- goods throughout the state and across state feasibility study prior to ever contacting the lish the Caddo Lake National Heritage Area, lines; and National Park Service to request their as- including a time line; and Whereas, Louisiana currently has a more sistance or funding; and Whereas, nothing in the act establishing than thirteen billion dollar backlog for sore- Whereas, the feasibility study examined the Caddo Lake National Heritage Area ally needed road and bridge work throughout whether Caddo Lake is nationally distinctive lows for abridging the rights of any property the state; and and evaluated alternatives for management, owner including the right to refrain from Whereas, identifying funding and gener- preservation, and interpretation of nation- participating in any plan, project, program, ating revenue to address the state’s backlog ally important cultural and historic land- or activity conducted within the national have been looming problems for many years; scapes, sites, and structures in and around heritage area; requiring any property owner and the Caddo Lake area, including its tribu- to permit public access to such property or Whereas, the Louisiana section of the taries of Cypress Bayou and James Bayou in to modify any provisions of law with regard American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Texas and Louisiana and Black Bayou and to public access or use of private lands; al- evaluated and studied eleven major compo- Red Bayou along with Soda, Shifftail, and tering any duly adopted land use regulation nents of Louisiana’s infrastructure; and Clear Lakes in Louisiana; and or any approved land use plan; authorizing Whereas, after its evaluations, the Lou- Whereas, establishment of the Caddo Lake or implying the reservation or appropriation isiana section of the ASCE, in its 2017 Lou- National Heritage Area would be of economic of water or water rights; diminishing the au- isiana Infrastructure Report Card, deter- and cultural benefit to the Shreveport and thority of the state to manage fish and wild- mined that, ‘‘Our infrastructure is poorly Caddo Parish area of our great state: Now, life including the regulation of fishing and maintained, inadequately funded, and not de- Therefore, be it hunting within a national heritage area; or signed to meet tomorrow’s demands. Con- Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana creating any liability, or having any effect sequently, the state is at a disadvantage and does hereby memorialize the United States on any liability under any other law, of any will continue to lose its economic competi- Congress to take such actions as are nec- private property owner with respect to any tiveness.’’; and essary to adopt and enact the legislation to person injured on such private property; and Whereas, the ASCE has given the state of be proposed that would establish the Caddo Whereas, the residents and agencies of the Louisiana a statewide average grade of ‘‘D+’’ Lake National Heritage Area; and be it fur- Caddo Lake area were so eager to have Caddo for its infrastructure; and ther Lake designated a National Heritage Area Whereas, the United States’ infrastructure Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be that they embarked on the suitability and also suffers from years of deterioration and transmitted to the presiding officers of the feasibility study prior to ever contacting the neglect; and Senate and the House of Representatives of National Park Service to request their as- Whereas, for decades, the United States the Congress of the United States of America sistance or funding; and has failed to develop means to finance infra- and to each member of the Louisiana con- Whereas, the feasibility study examined structure projects to keep pace with the gressional delegation. whether Caddo Lake is nationally distinctive needs of the country; and and evaluated alternatives for management, Whereas, choosing to defer repairs, mainte- POM–260. A resolution adopted by the preservation, and interpretation of nation- nance, and upgrades to the country’s infra- House of Representatives of the State of ally important cultural and historic land- structure has delivered a crippling blow to Louisiana memorializing the United States scapes, sites, and structures in and around the nation’s economy and growth; and Congress to take such actions as are nec- the Caddo Lake area, including its tribu- Whereas, the United States also received a essary to adopt and enact legislation to be taries of Cypress Bayou and James Bayou in cumulative grade of ‘‘D+’’ from the ASCE, proposed that would establish the Caddo Texas and Louisiana and Black Bayou and showing a drop in grades for three cat- Lake National Heritage Area; to the Com- Red Bayou along with Soda, Shifftail, and egories: parks, solid waste, and transit; and mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Clear Lakes in Louisiana; and Whereas, the ongoing and consistent decline of the country’s infrastructure jeopard- HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 219 Whereas, establishment of the Caddo Lake National Heritage Area would be of economic izes the United States’ ability to remain Whereas, the Heritage Area Program is and cultural benefit to the Shreveport and competitive in the global market; and found in the Historic Sites Act, the National Caddo Parish area of our great state. There- Whereas, the United States now faces seri- Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and related fore, be it ous challenges as it seeks to address pitfalls statutes, and is under the jurisdiction of the Resolved, That the House of Representa- including having to prioritize badly needed United States Department of the Interior tives of the Legislature of Louisiana does projects with insufficient funding; and and the National Park Service; and hereby memorialize the United States Con- Whereas, through a combination of federal Whereas, the National Historic Preserva- gress to take such actions as are necessary and nonfederal funding, President Donald tion Act establishes a national policy for fed- to adopt and enact the legislation to be pro- Trump has set a one trillion dollar infra- eral agencies to use measures such as finan- posed that would establish the Caddo Lake structure investment as his target; and cial and technical assistance to foster condi- National Heritage Area. Be it further Whereas, the president has outlined the tions under which our modern society and Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be following four key principles as the basis for our prehistoric and historic resources can transmitted to the presiding officers of the his proposal: exist in productive harmony and fulfill the Senate and the House of Representatives of (1) Make targeted federal investments. social, economic, and other requirements of the Congress of the United States of America (2) Encourage self-help. present and future generations; and (3) Align infrastructure investment with and to each member of the Louisiana con- Whereas, each national heritage area has entities best suited to provide sustained and gressional delegation. been authorized by a specific federal statute efficient investment. in an effort to effectively carry out the na- (4) Leverage the private sector; and POM–261. A resolution adopted by the tional policy with these same statutes as- Whereas, while the United States Congress House of Representatives of the State of signing a prominent role for the National will be faced with the decision to enact the Louisiana urging the United States Congress Park Service to play in nurturing the areas president’s plan or propose its own, choosing to pass legislation that supports efforts to and supporting their success; and to do nothing is not a viable option; and build, modernize, and maintain the United Whereas, the Caddo Lake National Herit- Whereas, since the United States Congress States’ infrastructure with consideration of age Area program will expand on traditional must act, it should do so with an eye toward certain principles; to the Committee on En- approaches to resource stewardship by sup- responsibility, innovation, and sustain- vironment and Public Works. porting large-scale, community centered ini- ability; and tiatives that connect local citizens through HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 110 Whereas, it is vitally important that con- preservation, conservation, and planning Whereas, a country’s infrastructure is the gress consider new and creative plans to de- processes facilitated by a local coordinating bedrock of its economy; and sign and implement an infrastructure net- entity, the Caddo Lake National Heritage Whereas, the traditional system of roads, work that reaches every state, serves every Area Commission, to provide assistance to bridges, railroads, waterways, and pipelines, demographic, increases employment, and residents to improve their quality of life by commonly referred to as infrastructure, af- moves the United States of America into the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY6.015 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4949 twenty-first century to rightfully regain its sider the changing demographics of its users Whereas, a gathering of the states called position as a global economic leader; and and the subsequent changes in demand. Con- by a state legislature and consisting of mem- Whereas, such plans must include a com- ventional transportation planning relies bers authorized by other state legislatures prehensive approach to the nontraditional heavily on motor vehicle traffic. However, would be an effective way of considering and and ever-changing needs of the nation’s peo- many communities—particularly in urban recommending solutions to common issues ple, businesses, and technology: Now, there- areas—must now consider pedestrians, cy- related to an Article V Convention, includ- fore, be it clists, public transit riders, ridesharing, and ing planning for and recommending rules and Resolved, That the House of Representa- other users when evaluating the effective- procedures for an Article V Convention, and tives of the Legislature of Louisiana does ness of the transportation ecosystem. recommending to Congress the initial date hereby memorialize the United States Con- (7) Future-proofing. The development and and location of an Article V Convention; and gress to pass legislation that supports efforts adoption of autonomous vehicles, positive Whereas, a planning convention of the sev- to build, modernize, and maintain the na- train control, NextGen, Smart City plan- eral states in September in Phoenix, Ari- tion’s infrastructure with consideration for ning, and other technologies and transpor- zona, was attended by a delegation from the following principles: tation models are vastly altering the way Oklahoma as authorized by House Concur- (1) Redefining infrastructure. A twenty- the country conceptualizes, plans, and exe- rent Resolution No. 1007 of the 1st Session of first century economy demands a broader, cutes transportation policy. The unique the 56th Oklahoma Legislature. Now, there- more inclusive definition to ensure that the challenges that the nation faces will only fore, be it country is fully considering all of its infra- grow increasingly more complex as the popu- Resolved by the House of Representatives structure needs. A newer definition should be lation grows and the nature of its infrastruc- and the Senate of the 2nd Session of the 56th expanded to include the following: ture becomes more interconnected. An infra- Oklahoma Legislature: That a delegation of commissioners se- (a) Energy-efficient housing. structure package must not only address the lected as provided in this resolution shall be (b) Broadband. immediate needs of the country’s crumbling authorized to attend and participate in a (c) Education facilities, including access to system, but also anticipate the needs of a gathering of states proposed by any state traditional universities and community col- generation to come; and be it further legislature for the purposes of developing leges, as well as Historically Black Colleges Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be rules and procedures for an Article V Con- and Universities. transmitted to the presiding officers of the vention for proposing amendments to the (d) Forest roads, sidewalks, and bike trails. Senate and the House of Representatives of United States Constitution to require a bal- (e) Parks. the Congress of the United States of America anced federal budget, or to impose fiscal re- (f) Waste removal and treatment. and to each member of the Louisiana con- straints on the federal government, to limit (g) Programs connecting seniors to the rest gressional delegation. of the economy. the power and jurisdiction of the federal gov- (2) Committing to fund job training and ernment and to limit the terms of office for POM–262. A joint resolution adopted by the workforce development. Provisions must federal officials and members of Congress Legislature of the State of Oklahoma urging focus on enabling young workers and urban and for proposing an initial date and loca- the United States Congress, pursuant to Ar- residents to benefit from any infrastructure tion for the meeting of the several states in ticle V of the United States Constitution, to plan through training, pre-apprenticeships, an Article V Convention. call a convention of the states for the pur- and related approaches, including Registered That the delegation of commissioners shall pose of proposing amendments to the United Apprenticeships within the telecommuni- be composed of seven members, three of States Constitution related to balancing the cations and technology sectors. It must pro- whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of federal budget, imposing fiscal restraints on mote meaningful skills development, tech- the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the federal government, limiting the power nical training, internships, and job place- three of whom shall be appointed by the and jurisdiction of the federal government, ment opportunities for African Americans President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma and limiting the terms of office for its offi- and urban community members. This must State Senate, and one of whom shall be ap- cials and for members of Congress; to the be fully integrated into any proposal. With- pointed by agreement of both the Speaker of Committee on the Judiciary. out this, the benefits will not be broadly and the Oklahoma House of Representatives and fairly shared. ENROLLED HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 43 the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma (3) Empowering minority contractors. Mi- Whereas, Article V of the Constitution of State Senate. nority contractors should have the oppor- the United States provides that upon receipt That two of the commissioners appointed tunity to rebuild their communities and em- of applications from two-thirds of the legis- by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives shall be current members of ploy hardworking Americans along the way. latures of the several states, Congress shall the Oklahoma House of Representatives at Infrastructure investments should be dis- call a convention of the states for proposing the time of appointment, and two of the seminated through a transparent procure- amendments; and commissioners appointed by the President ment process with aggressive contracting Whereas, the Oklahoma Legislature adopt- Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate goals for disadvantaged business entities and ed SJR 4 in the 2nd Session of the 55th Okla- shall be current members of the Oklahoma effective enforcement to root out fraudulent homa Legislature that applied to the Con- State Senate at the time of appointment. firms. Contractors and subcontractors gress of the United States ‘‘for the calling of The third commissioner appointed by the should have the ability to employ local hir- a convention of the states limited to pro- Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Rep- ing preferences and subcontractors should posing an amendment to the Constitution of resentatives shall be a current or former the United States requiring that in the ab- receive prompt payment when services are member of the Oklahoma House of Rep- sence of a national emergency the total of rendered. resentatives and the third commissioner ap- (4) Promoting inclusiveness. Infrastructure all federal appropriations made by the Con- pointed by the President Pro Tempore of the development and planning should be inclu- gress for any fiscal year may not exceed the Oklahoma State Senate shall be a current or sive of underserved segments of the popu- total of all estimated federal revenues for former member of the Oklahoma State Sen- lation, such as poor, rural, and elderly com- that fiscal year, together with any related ate. munities. A twenty-first century economy and appropriate fiscal restraints’’; and That the commissioners shall be bound by should not exclude any individuals from par- Whereas, it appears that two-thirds of the the rules adopted by the gathering of the ticipation on the basis of demographics, ge- states, including Oklahoma, soon will have states or provided for in the proposal for the ography, or financial means. By ensuring applied for a convention to propose such an Article V Convention. participation from all individuals, this coun- amendment adding to the United States Con- That unless otherwise provided by the try can provide equal opportunity for each stitution a requirement that the federal gov- Oklahoma Legislature, the commissioners and every American to contribute in mean- ernment balance its budget; and provided for in this resolution shall also ingful ways to the economy and the commu- Whereas, it has also been proposed by sev- serve as commissioners to the Article V Con- nities in which they live. eral states, including Oklahoma, that a convention for proposing amendments to the (5) Building for resilience. Climate change vention be called for proposing amendments United States Constitution when called and and the volatility that are associated with to ‘‘impose fiscal restraints on the federal shall be bound by the rules adopted by the extreme weather events are only expected to government, limit the power and jurisdiction members of the Article V Convention. worsen over time. More intense storms, sea of the federal government, and limit the That if a commissioner is unable to par- level rise, storm surges, and other unusual terms of office for its officials and for mem- ticipate in either the state gathering or an weather conditions are placing an immense bers of Congress’’; and Article V Convention to propose amend- strain on the nation’s infrastructure and the Whereas, in its call Congress will be re- ments to the United States Constitution ei- limited resources that it has to build and quired to specify an initial time and place ther permanently or temporarily, the ap- maintain it. As the country plans for the fu- for the meeting of the Article V Convention pointing authority or authorities shall select ture and conceptualizes how it will build up for proposing amendments; and an alternate, who shall be a current or its infrastructure, it needs to consider the Whereas, it is appropriate for the state leg- former member of the appointing authority’s long-term viability of these projects and islatures to prepare for the Article V Con- legislative body, to serve for the time the their resilience to extreme weather. vention and recommend to Congress an ini- commissioner is unable to serve. The alter- (6) Multi-modal transportation planning. A tial time and place to hold the convention; nate shall be bound by the same rules and robust transportation network must con- and procedures as the original commissioner.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY6.021 S12JYPT1 S4950 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 That no commissioner or alternate from The convention has no authority to propose Maria Chapa Lopez, of Florida, to be this state to an Article V Convention shall or discuss an amendment on any other sub- United States Attorney for the Middle Dis- have the authority to vote to allow consider- ject outside the approved call of the conven- trict of Florida for the term of four years. ation of or vote to approve an unauthorized tion by Congress; Richard E. Taylor, Jr., of Texas, to be amendment for ratification to the United 4. The convention shall provide for dis- United States Marshal for the Northern Dis- States Constitution. ciplining a commissioner or delegation for trict of Texas for the term of four years. That any commissioner or alternate cast- exceeding the scope of the convention’s au- (Nominations without an asterisk ing a vote to allow consideration or approval thority by raising subjects for discussion or were reported with the recommenda- of an unauthorized amendment shall be im- debate that lie outside the convention’s au- tion that they be confirmed.) mediately recalled by the appointing author- thority; ity or authorities and be replaced by an al- 5. The convention shall not infringe on the f ternate. respective state legislatures’ authority to in- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND That all voting in either a gathering of struct, discipline, recall and replace commis- JOINT RESOLUTIONS states or an Article V Convention shall be by sioners; and state with each state having one vote. 6. All voting at the convention or in a com- The following bills and joint resolu- That commissioners and alternates shall mittee shall be by state with each state hav- tions were introduced, read the first take the following oath of office before ac- ing one vote without apportionment or divi- and second times by unanimous con- cepting their appointment: sion. Each state legislature shall determine sent, and referred as indicated: ‘‘I do solemnly swear or affirm that to the the internal voting and quorum rules for By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. GRASS- best of my abilities I will, as a commissioner casting the vote of its delegation. LEY, Mr. HELLER, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. (alternate commissioner) to a convention for That the provisions of this resolution shall SCOTT, and Mr. ENZI): proposing any amendment to the United expire on December 31, 2023. S. 3199. A bill to establish an expedited States Constitution, uphold the Constitution That the Chief Clerk of the House of Rep- process for removal of senior executives of and laws of the United States and the State resentatives, immediately after the passage the Internal Revenue Service based on per- of Oklahoma. of this resolution, shall prepare and file one formance or misconduct; to the Committee I will abide by my specific instructions copy thereof with the Secretary of State and on Finance. from the Legislature of the State of Okla- one copy with the Attorney General and By Mr. PERDUE: homa. I will not vote to allow consideration transmit copies to the President and Sec- S. 3200. A bill to amend title 5, United of or to approve any amendment proposed for retary of the United States Senate and to States Code, to provide for an alternative re- ratification to the United States Constitu- the Speaker and Clerk of the United States moval for performance or misconduct for tion that is unrelated to the subject of the House of Representatives, to the members of Federal employees; to the Committee on approved call of the convention by Congress. the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation, and Homeland Security and Governmental Af- I will vote only for convention rules that to the presiding officers of each of the legis- fairs. provide that each state have one equal vote lative houses in the several states, request- By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. and that a state or commissioner shall not ing their cooperation. BOOZMAN): be allowed to propose an amendment that is S. 3201. A bill to amend title 10, United unrelated to the approved call of the conven- POM–263. A resolution adopted by the City States Code, to extend certain morale, wel- tion. I acknowledge that any violation of Council of the City of Cotati, California urg- fare, and recreation privileges to certain vet- this oath may result in being recalled by the ing the United States Congress to enact, erans and their caregivers, and for other pur- Legislature of the State of Oklahoma or its without delay, a revenue-neutral fee on car- poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. authorized committee.’’ bon-based fossil fuels with several stipula- By Mr. CRUZ: That an Article V Convention Committee tions; to the Committee on Finance. S. 3202. A bill to limit claims under Federal shall be composed of three members, one ap- POM–264. A resolution adopted by the law seeking judicial review of any environ- pointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma Council of the County of Maui, Hawaii urg- mental impact statement, environmental re- House of Representatives, one appointed by ing the United States Congress to support view, or authorization for the Lower Bois the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma the gun control policies promoted by March d’Arc Creek Reservoir Project in Fannin State Senate and one appointed jointly by for Our Lives; to the Committee on the Judi- County, Texas, and for other purposes; to the the Speaker and President Pro Tempore. A ciary. Committee on Environment and Public member of the Article V Convention Com- POM–265. A petition from a citizen of the Works. mittee may not be a member of the delega- State of Texas relative to asylum; to the By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. tion. The duties of the Article V Convention Committee on the Judiciary. MURKOWSKI): Committee and their appointing authority or S. 3203. A bill to plan, develop, and make authorities include: f recommendations to increase access to sex- 1. Monitoring the delegation to determine ual assault examinations for survivors by if it is following legislative instructions and REPORTS OF COMMITTEES holding hospitals accountable and sup- obeying convention rules; The following reports of committees porting the providers that serve them; to the 2. Advising the delegation on the Legisla- were submitted: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and ture’s position on issues before the conven- By Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee Pensions. tion; By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. 3. Disciplining any commissioner who vio- on Energy and Natural Resources, without amendment: RUBIO): lates the oath of office or instructions or is S. 3204. A bill to amend the Immigration H.R. 965. A bill to redesignate the Saint- otherwise guilty of malfeasance or nonfea- and Nationality Act to authorize admission Gaudens National Historic Site as the sance. Discipline may include recall from the of Canadian retirees as long-term visitors for ‘‘Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park’’, convention, removal as a commissioner or pleasure described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of and for other purposes (Rept. No. 115–299). demotion to the office of alternate commis- such Act, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee sioner; mittee on the Judiciary. on Energy and Natural Resources, with 4. Notifying the convention that a commis- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. amendments and an amendment to the title: sioner has been recalled, removed as a com- SMITH, Mr. REED, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. H.R. 995. To direct the Secretary of Agri- missioner or demoted to the office of alter- BROWN, and Mr. CARDIN): nate commissioner; and culture and the Secretary of the Interior to S. 3205. A bill to amend the Truth in Lend- 5. Replacing any recalled commissioner. modernize terms in certain regulations ing Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 That commissioners shall vote only for Ar- (Rept. No. 115–300). to require certain creditors to obtain certifi- ticle V Convention rules consistent with the By Mr. GRASSLEY, from the Committee cations from institutions of higher edu- following principles: on the Judiciary, with an amendment in the cation, and for other purposes; to the Com- 1. The convention is convened under the nature of a substitute: mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and authority reserved to the state legislatures S. 2946. A bill to amend title 18, United Pensions. of the several states by Article V of the Con- States Code, to clarify the meaning of the By Mr. NELSON: stitution of the United States; terms ‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’, and S. 3206. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- 2. The only participants at this convention for other purposes. enue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to are the several states represented by their f areas affected by toxic algal blooms; to the respective delegations duly selected in the Committee on Finance. manner that their respective legislatures EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF By Mr. NELSON: have determined; COMMITTEE S. 3207. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- 3. The scope of the convention’s authority cation Act of 1965 to allow for the deferment is defined by applications adopted by at least The following executive reports of of certain student loans during a period in two-thirds of the legislatures of the several nominations were submitted: which a borrower is receiving treatment for states, which authority is limited to the sub- By Mr. GRASSLEY for the Committee on cancer; to the Committee on Health, Edu- ject of the approved call of the convention. the Judiciary. cation, Labor, and Pensions.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY6.033 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4951 By Mr. JOHNSON: Mr. HATCH, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. transparency, improve the coordina- S. 3208. A bill to provide agencies with dis- HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, Ms. HIRONO, tion, and intensify the impact of assist- cretion in securing information technology Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. ance to support access to primary and and information systems; to the Committee INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, secondary education for displaced chil- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Mr. JONES, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KENNEDY, fairs. Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. dren and persons, including women and By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. girls, and for other purposes. Mr. BOOKER): MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCCAIN, S. 1742 S. 3209. A bill to designate the facility of Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the the United States Postal Service located at MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MUR- name of the Senator from New Jersey 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New KOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- Jersey, as the ‘‘Private Henry Svehla Post Mr. NELSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PERDUE, sor of S. 1742, a bill to amend title Office Building’’; to the Committee on Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, XVIII of the Social Security Act to Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROUNDS, fairs. Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, provide for an option for any citizen or By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT, Mrs. SHA- permanent resident of the United S. 3210. A bill to establish an improved reg- HEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SMITH, Ms. States age 55 to 64 to buy into Medi- ulatory process to prevent the introduction STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. care. and establishment in the United States of in- TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. S. 1970 jurious wildlife; to the Committee on Envi- TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. WARNER, At the request of Mr. BENNET, the ronment and Public Works. Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. name of the Senator from Michigan By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG): (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. S. Res. 575. A resolution honoring the FEINSTEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. memory of the 5 victims of the attack at the of S. 1970, a bill to establish a public MURPHY, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, on health plan. DURBIN, Ms. WARREN, Ms. BALDWIN, June 28, 2018; considered and agreed to. S. 2101 Ms. HARRIS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. f At the request of Mr. DONNELLY, the REED): name of the Senator from South Da- S. 3211. A bill to ensure greater account- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- ability by licensed firearms dealers; to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 194 sponsor of S. 2101, a bill to award a By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, WICKER, and Mr. BOOKER): the name of the Senator from New Jer- to the crew of the USS Indianapolis, in S. 3212. A bill to facilitate effective re- sey (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a co- recognition of their perseverance, brav- search on and treatment of neglected trop- sponsor of S. 194, a bill to amend the ery, and service to the United States. ical diseases through coordinated domestic Public Health Service Act to establish S. 2121 and international efforts; to the Committee At the request of Mr. HELLER, the on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. a public health insurance option, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Alabama f ONES S. 266 (Mr. J ) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2121, a bill to amend title XVIII of SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND At the request of Mr. HATCH, the SENATE RESOLUTIONS name of the Senator from South Caro- the Social Security Act to require reporting of certain data by providers lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- The following concurrent resolutions and suppliers of air ambulance services and Senate resolutions were read, and sor of S. 266, a bill to award the Con- gressional Gold Medal to Anwar Sadat for purposes of reforming reimburse- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: ments for such services under the By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. in recognition of his heroic achievements and courageous contributions to Medicare program, and for other pur- REED, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, poses. Mr. UDALL, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BOOKER, peace in the Middle East. S. 2340 Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Ms. S. 569 DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. STABE- At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the name of the Senator from Michigan NOW, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. name of the Senator from Colorado SANDERS, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. SCHATZ, (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- (Mr. GARDNER) was added as a cospon- and Mr. MARKEY): sor of S. 2340, a bill to establish the S. Res. 573. A resolution expressing the sor of S. 569, a bill to amend title 54, Federal Labor-Management Partner- sense of the Senate that climate change is United States Code, to provide con- ship Council. real and that the National Science Founda- sistent and reliable authority for, and S. 2370 tion should engage on the communication of for the funding of, the Land and Water At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the sound climate change science to the public; Conservation Fund to maximize the ef- name of the Senator from Massachu- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, fectiveness of the Fund for future gen- setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- and Transportation. erations, and for other purposes. By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. sponsor of S. 2370, a bill to better sup- TESTER): S. 808 port our early childhood educators and S. Res. 574. A resolution designating July At the request of Mr. THUNE, the elementary school and secondary 13, 2018, as Collector Car Appreciation Day name of the Senator from Massachu- school teachers, and for other purposes. and recognizing that the collection and res- setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- S. 2639 toration of historic and classic cars is an im- sponsor of S. 808, a bill to provide pro- At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the portant part of preserving the technological tections for certain sports medicine achievements and cultural heritage of the name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. United States; considered and agreed to. professionals who provide certain med- KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of S. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. VAN ical services in a secondary State. 2639, a bill to require the Federal Trade HOLLEN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. SCHU- S. 1564 Commission to establish privacy pro- MER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. BALDWIN, At the request of Ms. WARREN, the tections for customers of online edge Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. name of the Senator from Minnesota providers, and for other purposes. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOK- (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor S 2679 ER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. . BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, of S. 1564, a bill to amend the Internal At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Revenue Code of 1986 to permit legally the name of the Senator from Virginia Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, married same-sex couples to amend (Mr. KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. their filing status for returns outside S. 2679, a bill to provide access to and COTTON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. the 3-year limitation. manage the distribution of excess or DAINES, Mr. DONNELLY, Ms. S. 1580 surplus property to veteran-owned DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, UBIO small businesses. Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. At the request of Mr. R , the FISCHER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. GARDNER, name of the Senator from Connecticut S. 2938 Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. SASSE, the GRASSLEY, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, sponsor of S. 1580, a bill to enhance the name of the Senator from Colorado

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY6.026 S12JYPT1 S4952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 (Mr. GARDNER) was added as a cospon- S. 3205. A bill to amend the Truth in ing the time that such student is enrolled at sor of S. 2938, a bill to require the Sec- Lending Act and the Higher Education an institution of higher education. retary of Transportation to modify Act of 1965 to require certain creditors ‘‘(ii) CONTENTS OF LOAN STATEMENT.—Each provisions relating to hours of service to obtain certifications from institu- statement described in clause (i) shall— ‘‘(I) report the borrower’s total remaining requirements with respect to transpor- tions of higher education, and for other debt to the creditor, including accrued but tation of livestock and insects, and for purposes; to the Committee on Health, unpaid interest and capitalized interest; other purposes. Education, Labor, and Pensions. ‘‘(II) report any debt increases since the S. 2946 Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask last statement; and At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the unanimous consent that the text of the ‘‘(III) list the current interest rate for each name of the Senator from Louisiana bill be printed in the RECORD. loan. (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon- There being no objection, the text of ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION OF LOANS DISBURSED sor of S. 2946, a bill to amend title 18, the bill was ordered to be printed in WITHOUT CERTIFICATION.—On or before the date a creditor issues any funds with respect United States Code, to clarify the the RECORD, as follows: to an extension of credit described in this meaning of the terms ‘‘act of war’’ and S. 3205 subsection, the creditor shall notify the rel- ‘‘blocked asset’’ , and for other pur- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- evant institution of higher education, in poses. resentatives of the United States of America in writing, of the amount of the extension of S. 3027 Congress assembled, credit and the student on whose behalf credit At the request of Mrs. MCCASKILL, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. is extended. The form of such written notifi- the name of the Senator from Min- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Know Before cation shall be subject to the regulations of the Bureau. nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a You Owe Private Education Loan Act of cosponsor of S. 3027, a bill to save tax- 2018’’. ‘‘(C) ANNUAL REPORT.—A creditor that SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUTH IN LEND- issues funds with respect to an extension of payer money and improve the effi- credit described in this subsection shall pre- ciency and speed of intragovernmental ING ACT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 128(e) of the pare and submit an annual report to the Bu- correspondence, and for other purposes. Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1638(e)) is reau containing the required information S. 3040 amended— about private student loans to be determined At the request of Mr. SCOTT, the (1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting by the Bureau, in consultation with the Sec- name of the Senator from Arkansas the following: retary of Education.’’. (Mr. COTTON) was added as a cosponsor ‘‘(3) INSTITUTIONAL CERTIFICATION RE- (b) DEFINITION OF PRIVATE EDUCATION of S. 3040, a bill to amend the Fair QUIRED.— LOAN.—Section 140(a)(8)(A) of the Truth in ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650(a)(8)(A)) is Credit Reporting Act to clarify Federal amended— law with respect to reporting certain subparagraph (B), before a creditor may issue any funds with respect to an extension (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause positive consumer credit information of credit described in this subsection, the (iii); to consumer reporting agencies, and creditor shall obtain from the relevant insti- (2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the for other purposes. tution of higher education where such loan is semicolon; and S. 3063 to be used for a student, such institution’s (3) by adding after clause (i) the following: At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the certification of— ‘‘(ii) is not made, insured, or guaranteed name of the Senator from North Da- ‘‘(i) the enrollment status of the student; under title VII or title VIII of the Public ‘‘(ii) the student’s cost of attendance at Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq. and kota (Ms. HEITKAMP) was added as a co- 296 et seq.); and’’. sponsor of S. 3063, a bill to delay the re- the institution as determined by the institution under part F of title IV of the Higher (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 365 days imposition of the annual fee on health Education Act of 1965; and after the date of enactment of this Act, the insurance providers until after 2020. ‘‘(iii) the difference between— Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shall S. 3172 ‘‘(I) such cost of attendance; and issue regulations in final form to implement At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the ‘‘(II) the student’s estimated financial as- paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 128(e) of the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. sistance, including such assistance received Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1638(e)), as BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. under title IV of the Higher Education Act of amended by subsection (a). Such regulations 3172, a bill to amend title 54, United 1965 and other financial assistance known to shall become effective not later than 6 months after their date of issuance. States Code, to establish, fund, and the institution, as applicable. provide for the use of amounts in a Na- ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub- SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE HIGHER EDU- paragraph (A), a creditor may issue funds CATION ACT OF 1965. tional Park Service Legacy Restora- with respect to an extension of credit de- (a) AMENDMENT TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION tion Fund to address the maintenance scribed in this subsection without obtaining ACT OF 1965.—Section 487(a) of the Higher backlog of the National Park Service, from the relevant institution of higher edu- Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is and for other purposes. cation such institution’s certification if such amended by striking paragraph (28) and in- S. RES. 572 institution fails to provide within 15 business serting the following: At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the days of the creditor’s request for such cer- ‘‘(28)(A) The institution shall— names of the Senator from South Da- tification— ‘‘(i) upon the request of a private edu- ‘‘(i) the requested certification; or cational lender, acting in connection with an kota (Mr. THUNE), the Senator from ‘‘(ii) notification that the institution has application initiated by a borrower for a pri- Nebraska (Mrs. FISCHER), the Senator received the request for certification and vate education loan in accordance with sec- from Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS), the Sen- will need additional time to comply with the tion 128(e)(3) of the Truth in Lending Act, ator from Utah (Mr. HATCH), the Sen- certification request. provide certification to such private edu- ator from Idaho (Mr. RISCH), the Sen- ‘‘(C) LOANS DISBURSED WITHOUT CERTIFI- cational lender— ator from Mississippi (Mr. WICKER), the CATION.—If a creditor issues funds without ‘‘(I) that the student who initiated the ap- Senator from Maine (Ms. COLLINS), the obtaining a certification, as described in sub- plication for the private education loan, or Senator from South Carolina (Mr. paragraph (B), such creditor shall report the on whose behalf the application was initi- issuance of such funds in a manner deter- ated, is enrolled or is scheduled to enroll at SCOTT), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. mined by the Director of the Consumer Fi- the institution; ISAKSON) and the Senator from West nancial Protection Bureau.’’; ‘‘(II) of such student’s cost of attendance Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) were added as (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), at the institution as determined under part cosponsors of S. Res. 572, a resolution and (11) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), re- F of this title; and supporting the officers and personnel spectively; and ‘‘(III) of the difference between— who carry out the important mission of (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol- ‘‘(aa) the cost of attendance at the institu- U.S. Immigration and Customs En- lowing: tion; and forcement. ‘‘(9) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.— ‘‘(bb) the student’s estimated financial as- ‘‘(A) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO STU- sistance received under this title and other f DENTS.— assistance known to the institution, as ap- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED ‘‘(i) LOAN STATEMENT.—A creditor that plicable; and BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS issues any funds with respect to an extension ‘‘(ii) provide the certification described in of credit described in this subsection shall clause (i), or notify the creditor that the in- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. send loan statements, where such loan is to stitution has received the request for certifi- SMITH, Mr. REED, Ms. BALDWIN, be used for a student, to borrowers of such cation and will need additional time to com- Mr. BROWN, and Mr. CARDIN): funds not less than once every 3 months dur- ply with the certification request—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY6.027 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4953 ‘‘(I) within 15 business days of receipt of SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS (1) support sophisticated campaigns to such certification request; and deny, counter, and obfuscate peer-reviewed ‘‘(II) only after the institution has com- research; and pleted the activities described in subpara- SENATE RESOLUTION 573—EX- (2) use misinformation campaigns to mis- graph (B). PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE lead the public about climate change; and ‘‘(B) The institution shall, upon receipt of SENATE THAT CLIMATE CHANGE Whereas, it is in the public interest that scientists and other experts— a certification request described in subpara- IS REAL AND THAT THE NA- graph (A)(i), and prior to providing such cer- (1) communicate peer-reviewed science to TIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION the public; and tification— SHOULD ENGAGE ON THE COM- (2) educate the public about the causes and ‘‘(i) determine whether the student who MUNICATION OF SOUND CLIMATE consequences of climate change: Now, there- initiated the application for the private edu- CHANGE SCIENCE TO THE PUB- fore, be it cation loan, or on whose behalf the applica- LIC Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate tion was initiated, has applied for and ex- that— hausted the Federal financial assistance Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. (1) climate change is real and human activ- available to such student under this title and REED, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, ity is the main driver of modern climate inform the student accordingly; and Mr. UDALL, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BOOKER, change; ‘‘(ii) provide the borrower whose loan ap- Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Ms. (2) the scientific consensus on climate plication has prompted the certification re- DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. STABE- change and the implications of climate change with respect to the increase in the quest by a private education lender, as de- NOW, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. scribed in subparagraph (A)(i), with the fol- frequency and severity of extreme weather SANDERS, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. SCHATZ, and lowing information and disclosures: makes it in the public interest that broad- Mr. MARKEY) submitted the following ‘‘(I) The amount of additional Federal stu- cast meteorologists knowledgeably commu- dent assistance for which the borrower is eli- resolution; which was referred to the nicate scientifically-based climate informa- gible and the advantages of Federal loans Committee on Commerce, Science, and tion to the public; under this title, including disclosure of the Transportation: (3) fossil fuel companies, both directly and fixed interest rates, deferments, flexible re- S. RES. 573 through their trade associations, public relations firms, and foundations, should cease payment options, loan forgiveness programs, Whereas there is scientific consensus based their misinformation campaigns concerning and additional protections, and the higher on peer-reviewed research and scientific evi- the dangers of climate change; and student loan limits for dependent students dence that— (4) it is within the authority and aligned (1) climate change is occurring due to in- whose parents are not eligible for a Federal with the mission of the National Science creases in carbon dioxide and other green- Direct PLUS Loan. Foundation to provide grants to broadcast house gases in the atmosphere; and ‘‘(II) The borrower’s ability to select a pri- meteorologists to improve their under- (2) human activity has caused a significant vate educational lender of the borrower’s standing of climate change science and abil- increase in the atmospheric concentrations choice. ity to communicate climate change science of greenhouse gases; ‘‘(III) The impact of a proposed private to the public. Whereas scientific measurements show education loan on the borrower’s potential that the concentration of carbon dioxide in f eligibility for other financial assistance, in- the atmosphere ranged from 170 to 300 parts cluding Federal financial assistance under SENATE RESOLUTION 574—DESIG- per million for at least 800,000 years (4 times NATING JULY 13, 2018, AS COL- this title. as long as the species homo sapiens has ex- ‘‘(IV) The borrower’s right to accept or re- isted), but has now, according to measure- LECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY ject a private education loan within the 30- ments taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory, AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE day period following a private educational exceeded 400 parts per million in each of the COLLECTION AND RESTORATION lender’s approval of a borrower’s application last 5 years; OF HISTORIC AND CLASSIC CARS and about a borrower’s 3-day right to cancel Whereas the National Science Foundation IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF PRE- period. (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘NSF’’) SERVING THE TECHNOLOGICAL ‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the is an independent Federal agency created by ACHIEVEMENTS AND CULTURAL terms ‘private educational lender’ and ‘pri- Congress ‘‘to promote the progress of HERITAGE OF THE UNITED vate education loan’ have the meanings science; to advance the national health, given such terms in section 140 of the Truth prosperity, and welfare; [and] to secure the STATES in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650).’’. national defense’’; Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Whereas the approval of any grant awards (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment TESTER) submitted the following reso- by NSF must undergo a rigorous merit re- made by subsection (a) shall take effect on lution; which was considered and view standard, including review by outside agreed to: the effective date of the regulations de- independent reviewers who do not work for scribed in section 2(c). the NSF or the institution that employs the S. RES. 574 researchers applying for the grant; Whereas many people in the United States SEC. 4. REPORT. Whereas Congress reaffirmed the rigorous maintain classic automobiles as a pastime Not later than 24 months after the issuance merit review standard of the NSF in Public and do so with great passion and as a means of regulations under section 2(c), the Direc- Law 114–329; of individual expression; tor of the Consumer Financial Protection Whereas the authorizing statute of the Whereas the Senate recognizes the effect Bureau and the Secretary of Education shall NSF states that the long-term goals of the that the more than 100-year history of the jointly submit to Congress a report on the NSF include promoting ‘‘the discovery, inte- automobile has had on the economic compliance of institutions of higher edu- gration, dissemination, and application of progress of the United States and supports new knowledge in service to society’’; wholeheartedly all activities involved in the cation and private educational lenders with Whereas the American Meteorological So- restoration and exhibition of classic auto- section 128(e)(3) of the Truth in Lending Act ciety, the premier professional organization mobiles; (15 U.S.C. 1638(e)), as amended by section 2, of the United States for individuals who Whereas the collection, restoration, and and section 487(a)(28) of the Higher Edu- work in the atmospheric and related preservation of automobiles is an activity cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)), as sciences,— shared across generations and across all seg- amended by section 3. Such report shall in- (1) promotes broadcast meteorologists as ments of society; clude information about the degree to which ‘‘station scientists’’; and Whereas thousands of local car clubs and specific institutions utilize certifications in (2) equips broadcast meteorologists with related businesses have been instrumental in effectively encouraging the exhaustion of tools and skills necessary to cover weather preserving a historic part of the heritage of and climate effects on public health, trans- Federal student loan eligibility and lowering the United States by encouraging the res- portation, agriculture, and energy use; toration and exhibition of such vintage student private education loan debt. Whereas fossil fuel companies and allied works of art; organizations (according to peer-reviewed Whereas automotive restoration provides scientific research and investigative report- well-paying, high-skilled jobs for people in ing) have long known about climate change all 50 States; and and the role of fossil fuels in driving climate Whereas automobiles have provided the in- change; spiration for music, photography, cinema, Whereas fossil fuel companies are known fashion, and other artistic pursuits that have to, both directly and through their trade as- become part of the popular culture of the sociations, public relations firms, and foun- United States: Now, therefore, be it dations— Resolved, That the Senate—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY6.030 S12JYPT1 S4954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2018 (1) designates July 13, 2018, as ‘‘Collector (2) are unfettered by individuals or groups Resolved, That the Senate— Car Appreciation Day’’; who seek to damage journalistic integrity by (1) commemorates the lives, careers, and (2) recognizes that the collection and res- demonizing the media, spreading service of the 5 victims of the shooting, Ger- toration of historic and classic cars is an im- disinformation, and harassing and intimi- ald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNa- portant part of preserving the technological dating dedicated journalists; mara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi Winters; achievements and cultural heritage of the Whereas Thomas Jefferson said: ‘‘Were it (2) honors the survivors of the attack and United States; and left to me to decide whether we should have the families of the victims and pledges con- (3) encourages the people of the United a government without newspapers, or news- tinued support for their recovery; States to engage in events and commemora- papers without a government, I should not (3) applauds the bravery and profes- tions of Collector Car Appreciation Day that hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.’’; sionalism of the staff of the Capital Gazette create opportunities for collector car owners Whereas, on the afternoon of June 28, 2018, who remained committed to their journal- to educate young people about the impor- a 38-year-old gunman entered the Capital Ga- istic craft and their fallen colleagues during tance of preserving the cultural heritage of zette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, and after the attack; the United States, including through the col- with a shotgun and smoke grenades and (4) thanks the State, county, local, and lection and restoration of collector cars. killed 5 employees; Federal law enforcement officers and other f Whereas after the Circuit Court of Prince emergency first responders for their heroic George’s County, Maryland, dismissed a spu- actions; SENATE RESOLUTION 575—HON- rious defamation lawsuit filed by the gun- (5) recognizes the unity, compassion, and ORING THE MEMORY OF THE 5 man against the Capital Gazette in 2011, the resilience of the communities of Annapolis, VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK AT gunman held a grudge against the newspaper Maryland and Anne Arundel County, Mary- THE CAPITAL GAZETTE IN AN- and harassed and threatened the staff of the land, after the attack; NAPOLIS, MARYLAND, ON JUNE newspaper and other local news outlets and (6) reaffirms the commitment of the Sen- 28, 2018 local public officials; ate to defending the First Amendment to the Whereas during the attack, staff inside the Constitution of the United States; Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. VAN building remained committed to their jour- (7) honors media and journalism as core in- HOLLEN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. SCHUMER, nalistic duty and continued to report by stitutions of the democracy of the United Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BAR- tweeting and sharing information while their States; and RASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, lives were in danger; (8) respectfully requests that the Secretary Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Whereas officers of the Anne Arundel of the Senate transmit enrolled copies of this County Police Department, the Annapolis Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, resolution to the Editor-in-Chief of the Cap- Police Department, and the Anne Arundel ital Gazette. Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, County Sheriff’s Office responded to the f Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, scene within 1 minute after receiving the Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ first 911 calls and bravely apprehended the AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. gunman and evacuated the building; MEET CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Mr. DONNELLY, Ms. Whereas officers of the Bureau of Alcohol, Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the have 5 requests for committees to meet Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. Federal Bureau of Investigation and other during today’s session of the Senate. FISCHER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. GARDNER, Federal law enforcement officers also re- They have the approval of the Majority Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. sponded swiftly to assist local law enforcement and the Maryland State Police; and Minority leaders. GRASSLEY, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Whereas other first responders also arrived Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph Mr. HATCH, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. on the scene within minutes of the attack, 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, Ms. HIRONO, helping save lives and restore order; ate, the following committees are au- Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. Whereas staff from the Capital Gazette and thorized to meet during today’s session INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. the Baltimore Sun affirmed their dedication of the Senate: JONES, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. to journalistic integrity and released a news- KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, paper the morning following the attack that COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. reported on the shooting and commemorated The Committee on Banking, Housing, MARKEY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, the lives of their friends and colleagues with 5 heartfelt obituaries; and Urban Affairs is authorized to Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. Whereas the Senate honors— meet during the session of the Senate MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, (1) Gerald Fischman, 61, who was an editor Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PAUL, on Thursday, July 12, 2018, at 10 a.m., with more than 25 years of service with the to conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘An over- Mr. PERDUE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Capital Gazette and who was known at the Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. newspaper and throughout the community view of the credit bureaus and the fair ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. for his brilliant mind and writing; credit reporting act.’’ SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT, Mrs. (2) Rob Hiaasen, 59, who was a columnist, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL editor, teacher, and storyteller and who SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SMITH, Ms. RESOURCES brought compassion and humor to his com- STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, The Committee on Energy and Nat- munity-focused reporting; ural Resources is authorized to meet Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, (3) John McNamara, 56, who was a skilled Mr. UDALL, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, writer and avid sports fan and who combined during the session of the Senate on Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. these passions in his 24-year career as a Thursday, July 12, 2018, at 10 a.m., to WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the sports reporter at the Capital Gazette; conduct a hearing. following resolution; which was consid- (4) Rebecca Smith, 34, who was a newly- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS hired sales assistant known for her kindness, The Committee on Foreign Relations ered and agreed to: compassion, and love for her family; and S. RES. 575 (5) Wendi Winters, 65, who was a talented is authorized to meet during the ses- Whereas the Capital Gazette traces its his- writer who built her career as a public rela- sion of the Senate on Thursday, July tory to 1727 and is one of the oldest news- tions professional and journalist and who 12, 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing papers published in the United States; was well-known for her profound reporting entitled ‘‘Implications for U.S. Foreign Whereas the Capital Gazette opposed the on the lives and achievements of people Policy and the International Econ- Stamp Act, a law that helped to precipitate within the community; omy.’’ the American Revolution; Whereas the community of Anne Arundel COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY Whereas the Capital Gazette is a sister County, Maryland, survivors of the attack, publication to the Baltimore Sun and main- loved ones of the victims, and mourners The Committee on the Judiciary is tains a reputation as a trusted and well-re- across Maryland came together to express an authorized to meet during the session spected newspaper outlet that informs and outpouring of support for the victims and of the Senate on Thursday, July 12, uplifts communities in Annapolis, Anne their families; 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on Arundel County, and Kent Island, Maryland; Whereas the State of Maryland imme- pending legislation and the following Whereas journalism is a cornerstone of the diately ordered all State flags in Maryland nominations: Britt Cagle Grant, of democratic society of the United States; to be flown at half-staff in honor of the vic- Georgia, to be United States Circuit tims; and Whereas local news outlets, including the Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, David Capital Gazette— Whereas the flags of the United States (1) are focused on delivering truthful and were flown at half-staff across the United James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be thorough reporting, local investigation, and States in honor of the Capital Gazette vic- United States Circuit Judge for the community advocacy; and tims on July 3, 2018: Now, therefore, be it Third Circuit, A. Marvin Quattlebaum,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12JY6.028 S12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4955 Jr., of South Carolina, and Julius Ness The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ORDERS FOR MONDAY, JULY 16, Richardson, of South Carolina, both to clerk will report the resolution by 2018 be a United States Circuit Judge for title. Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask the Fourth Circuit, Roy Kalman Alt- The assistant bill clerk read as fol- unanimous consent that when the Sen- man, and Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, lows: ate completes its business today, it ad- both to be a United States District A resolution (S. Res. 574) designating July journ until 3 p.m., Monday, July 16; Judge for the Southern District of 13, 2018, as Collector Car Appreciation Day further, that following the prayer and Florida, Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, to be and recognizing that the collection and res- pledge, the morning hour be deemed United States District Judge for the toration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological expired, the Journal of proceedings be District of Puerto Rico, and Maria approved to date, the time for the two Chapa Lopez, to be United States At- achievements and cultural heritage of the United States. leaders be reserved for their use later torney for the Middle District of Flor- There being no objection, the Senate in the day, and morning business be ida, and Richard E. Taylor, Jr., to be closed. I ask that following leader re- United States Marshal for the North- proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. RUBIO. I ask unanimous consent marks, the Senate proceed to executive ern District of Texas, both of the De- session to consider Executive Calendar partment of Justice. that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions No. 936, Scott Stump; that the time SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE to reconsider be considered made and until 5:30 p.m. be equally divided be- The Select Committee on Intel- laid upon the table with no intervening tween the two leaders or their des- ligence is authorized to meet during action or debate. ignees and that the Senate then vote the session of the Senate on Thursday, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without on confirmation of the nomination July 12, 2018, at 2 p.m., to conduct a objection, it is so ordered. with no intervening action or debate; closed hearing. The resolution (S. Res. 574) was further, that if confirmed, the motion f agreed to. to reconsider be considered made and NATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER The preamble was agreed to. laid upon the table and the President APPRECIATION DAY (The resolution, with its preamble, is be immediately notified of the Senate’s action. Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- mitted Resolutions.’’) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without unanimous consent that the Judiciary objection, it is so ordered. Committee be discharged from further f consideration of and the Senate now HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE 5 f proceed to the consideration of S. Res. VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK AT 558. THE CAPITAL GAZETTE IN AN- ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without NAPOLIS, MARYLAND objection, it is so ordered. JULY 16, 2018, AT 3 P.M. The clerk will report the resolution Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, if there is by title. unanimous consent that the Senate no further business to come before the The assistant bill clerk read as fol- proceed to the immediate consider- Senate, I ask unanimous consent that lows: ation of S. Res. 575, submitted earlier it stand adjourned under the previous A resolution (S. Res. 558) designating July today. order. 30, 2018, as ‘‘National Whistleblower Appre- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The There being no objection, the Senate, ciation Day.’’ clerk will report the resolution by at 5:11 p.m., adjourned until Monday, There being no objection, the Senate title. July 16, 2018, at 3 p.m. proceeded to consider the resolution. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: Mr. RUBIO. I ask unanimous consent f that the resolution be agreed to, the A resolution (S. Res. 575) honoring the memory of the 5 victims of the attack at the preamble be agreed to, and the motions CONFIRMATIONS to reconsider be considered made and Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, on laid upon the table. June 28, 2018. Executive nominations confirmed by The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without There being no objection, the Senate the Senate July 12, 2018: objection, it is so ordered. proceeded to consider the resolution. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE The resolution (S. Res. 558) was Mr. RUBIO. I ask unanimous consent PAUL C. NEY, JR., OF TENNESSEE, TO BE GENERAL agreed to. that the resolution be agreed to, the COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. The preamble was agreed to. preamble be agreed to, and motions to THE JUDICIARY (The resolution, with its preamble, is reconsider be considered made and laid KELLY HIGASHI, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO printed in the RECORD of June 28, 2018, upon the table with no intervening ac- BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) tion or debate. YEARS. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS objection, it is so ordered. COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION EMORY A. ROUNDS III, OF MAINE, TO BE DIRECTOR OF The resolution (S. Res. 575) was THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS FOR A TERM OF DAY agreed to. FIVE YEARS. Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask The preamble was agreed to. DEPARTMENT OF STATE unanimous consent that the Senate (The resolution, with its preamble, is GEORGETTE MOSBACHER, OF FLORIDA, TO BE AMBAS- proceed to the consideration of S. Res. printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- SADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF 574, submitted earlier today. mitted Resolutions.’’) POLAND.

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HONORING GEORGE CALLAS ROBERT SPARKS COAST GUARD RECOGNIZING COLONEL JOHN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD WAGNER HON. PAUL D. RYAN OF WISCONSIN HON. KEN BUCK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF COLORADO HON. MIKE COFFMAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 12, 2018 OF COLORADO Thursday, July 12, 2018 Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, one IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BUCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- of the most significant policy achievements in Thursday, July 12, 2018 the last three decades would not have been ognize the heroic actions of Robert Sparks. possible without George Callas. George and I In May, 1957, Mr. Sparks was fishing with Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor have been kindred spirits in our work to enact his father off of Nahant, MA when they heard to rise today to acknowledge the exceptional historic tax reform. He laid the groundwork for distressed cries for help in the distance. Mr. career of Colonel John Wagner, United States our eventual success with his early work on Sparks and his father then sailed to the Air Force. Colonel Wagner is retiring after a draft reform legislation while at the Ways and source of the screams to find Mr. Rudolph dedicated career of military service to our na- Means Committee, and he drove us over the Day, who was in the water struggling to re- tion. Colonel Wagner exemplifies the qualities finish line as my senior tax counsel in the main afloat after his boat had capsized. Mr. of a great leader with a culminating assign- Speaker’s Office. I am sad to see him leave Sparks then pulled Mr. Day, who was barely ment as the United States Air Force Chair and but eternally grateful for his lasting contribu- conscious at the time, from the water, per- Military Professor at the Dwight D. Eisenhower tions to this country. George is a problem formed first aid upon him, and took him safely School for National Security and Resource solver, relentless, and quite simply the best to shore. Strategy. His truly outstanding leadership has For his swift and critical response to aid Mr. tax policy mind that I’ve ever encountered. contributed greatly to our nation, and it is no Day, Mr. Sparks received the Coast Guard’s Some of the most enjoyable moments of my doubt that Colonel Wagner’s retirement is well Meritorious Public Safety Medal, as his actions speakership have been batting around tax re- earned. well-reflected the ideals and traditions of the form ideas with George. As he departs Con- Colonel Wagner’s career began at the gress after nearly 15 years, I wish him and his USCG. It is this commitment of our servicemen and women to protecting their fellow United States Air Force Academy where he family all the best and congratulate him on a graduated with a degree in Astronautical Engi- job well done. Americans that allows our country to remain free, prosperous, and secure. Mr. Speaker, it neering in 1991. Subsequently he has had a f is an honor to celebrate the actions of Robert distinguished career dedicated to our nation’s CONGRATULATING THE 4X800M Sparks. space operations. He is also a graduate of the RELAY TEAM OF THE WASH- f United States Air Force Institute of Tech- INGTON BLUE JAYS nology, the School of Advanced Air & Space CONGRATULATING BRYAN CANDRL Studies, the Air Command and Staff College, HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER OF THE OWENSVILLE DUTCHMEN the Air War College and the National War Col- lege. OF MISSOURI HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I had the good fortune to meet Colonel OF MISSOURI Wagner during his tenure as dual commander Thursday, July 12, 2018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the 460th Space Wing and Buckley Air Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Thursday, July 12, 2018 Force Base. Buckley Air Force Base is located today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Aurora, Colorado, which I have the honor of gratulating the 4x800m Relay Team of the today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- representing here in the United States House Washington Blue Jays for their first-place fin- gratulating Bryan Candrl of the Owensville of Representatives. Colonel Wagner perish at the 2018 Missouri Class 4 State Track Dutchmen for his first-place finish in the Pole formed exceptionally as the base and wing and Field Championship. This 4x800m relay Vault Field Event at the 2018 Missouri Class commander. Some of his key accomplish- team includes Mikayla Reed, Mia Reed, Mor- 3 State Track and Field Championship. ments include completing the new Block 10 gan Holdmeyer, and Claire Ayers. Bryan and his coach should be commended Ground Control System for the Space-Based The 4x800m Relay Team and their coach for all of their hard work throughout this past Infrared System and Defense Support System. should be commended for all of their hard year and for bringing home the state cham- Colonel Wagner also worked tirelessly to en- work throughout this past year and for bringing pionship to their school and community. hance the health and welfare of those serving home the state championship to their school I ask you to join me in recognizing Bryan on the base by obtaining the funding and ap- and community. Candrl for a job well done. proval to develop adequate on base primary I ask you to join me in recognizing the f medical care facilities. In particular, Colonel 4x800m Relay Team for a job well done. Wagner’s command time is notable for his f PERSONAL EXPLANATION broad vision and implementation of the ‘‘Team PERSONAL EXPLANATION Buckley’’ concept where the needs of all of the HON. LYNN JENKINS many tenants on the base received his full at- OF KANSAS tention. Most emblematic of this was his sup- HON. BRIAN HIGGINS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES port for the Colorado Air National Guard’s OF NEW YORK Thursday, July 12, 2018 Compatible Use Buffer Project which plays a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. JENKINS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I key role in protecting the base’s flying mission Thursday, July 12, 2018 was absent for Roll Call votes No. 314 and from the threat of encroachment. Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, on 315 on the evening of July 10, 2018. I would Mr. Speaker, Colonel Wagner has led by July 11, on final passage of H.R. 200, The have voted in favor of H.R. 5793, sponsored example throughout his career as a space op- Strengthening Fishing Communities and In- by Rep. SEAN DUFFY. I would have voted in erator, as a commander and as an instructor. creasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management favor of H.R. 5749, sponsored by Rep. RANDY His career as a military leader can serve as Act, I inadvertently cast my vote contrary to HULTGREN. an inspiration to all Americans. I thank him for my own intentions. I intended to vote NO on Had I been present, I would have voted his contribution to the security of our nation that bill. Had I been present, I would have YEA on Roll Call No. 314 and YEA on Roll and I wish him all the best as he retires from voted Nay on Roll Call No. 321. Call No. 315. the United States Air Force.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A12JY8.001 E12JYPT1 E1002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 12, 2018 CONGRATULATING JASMINE Thomas was a member of the Pontotoc Amer- was unable to make votes that evening. Had EVERS OF THE EUGENE EAGLES ican Legion Post #16 and the Pontotoc Ma- I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ for: sonic Lodge #81. Judge Thomas was an ac- Roll Call 314, H.R. 5793—Housing Choice HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER tive member of the Pontotoc Rotary Club. He Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act; and Roll OF MISSOURI also served on the First National Bank Board Call 315, H.R. 5749—Options Markets Sta- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Directors. bility Act. In 2006, Judge Thomas retired from public f Thursday, July 12, 2018 office and spent much of his time studying his Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise favorite book—the Holy Bible. He was known CONGRATULATING HARRISON today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- as a scholar of the Bible and enjoyed studying FRAN OF THE RUSSELLVILLE IN- gratulating Jasmine Evers of the Eugene Ea- scripture in a variety of translations. His favor- DIANS gles for her first-place finish in the Discus ite Bible verse was John 3:16, ‘‘For God so Event at the 2018 Missouri Class 2 State loved the world that he gave his only begotten HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER Track and Field Championship. son, that whosoever believeth in him should OF MISSOURI Jasmine and her coach should be com- not perish, but have everlasting life.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mended for all of their hard work throughout Judge Thomas is a man I am grateful to Thursday, July 12, 2018 this past year and for bringing home the state have known. His devotion to God, America championship to their school and community. and his fellow man will always be remem- Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise I ask you to join me in recognizing Jasmine bered. My thoughts and prayers are with today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- Evers for a job well done. Judge Thomas’ family and friends. gratulating Harrison Fran of the Russellville In- f f dians for his first-place finish in the 800m Run CONGRATULATING PRESIDENTIAL at the 2018 Missouri Class 2 State Track and RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF RE- Field Championship. TIRED MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDI- AWARD WINNER DR. MARIA DELORES CIMINI OF THE STATE Harrison and his coach should be com- CIAL DISTRICT CHANCERY mended for all of their hard work throughout JUDGE CHARLES D. THOMAS UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY this past year and for bringing home the state championship to their school and community. HON. TRENT KELLY HON. PAUL TONKO I ask you to join me in recognizing Harrison OF MISSISSIPPI Fran for a job well done. OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 12, 2018 Thursday, July 12, 2018 PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratu- today I rise to honor the life of one of Mis- late an extraordinary constituent, Dr. Maria HON. LYNN JENKINS sissippi’s most devoted citizens and public Delores Cimini, who was recently awarded the OF KANSAS servants, retired Chancery Judge Charles D. Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thomas. Judge Thomas passed away on Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring by Thursday, July 12, 2018 Thursday, April 19, 2018. Judge Thomas was the National Science Foundation. born on August 28, 1936, in Collins, Mis- As a leader and mentor, Dr. Cimini has Ms. JENKINS of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I sissippi. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Wil- helped countless individuals, especially was absent for Roll Call votes No. 316, 317, liam Otis Thomas, Sr. women with disabilities, study science, tech- 318, 319, and 320 on the evening of July 11, Upon graduation from high school, Judge nology, engineering, and mathematics. Draw- 2018. Had I been present, I would have voted Thomas attended school at Marion Institute in ing on her background as a psychologist and Yea on Roll Call No. 316; Yea on Roll Call Alabama. He earned his Juris Doctorate from her own experience living with a visual dis- No. 317; Yea on Roll Call No. 318; Yea on the University of Mississippi School of Law. ability, she has paved the way for many to fol- Roll Call No. 319; Nay on Roll Call No. 320; Following graduation, Judge Thomas began a low their curiosity and realize their potential and Yea on Roll Call No. 321. distinguished career practicing law at the Doty through STEM education. f and Thomas Law Firm in Pontotoc, Mis- Dr. Cimini currently works as an Adjunct sissippi. Judge Thomas was well-known for Clinical Professor in the School of Education HONORING MENTIS, NAPA’S CEN- his skills as an attorney which served him well at the University at Albany, a position she’s TER FOR MENTAL HEALTH when he entered into public service as the held for more than 20 years. She has also SERVICES First Judicial District of Mississippi Chancery served as Assistant Director for Prevention Court Judge in 1993. Governor Kirk Fordice and Program Evaluation of the University’s HON. MIKE THOMPSON appointed Judge Thomas to fill the remainder Counseling Center for more than 10 years. OF CALIFORNIA Our National Institutes of Health and the of the term that was vacated by First Judicial IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District Chancery Judge Jim Roberts. U.S. Department of Education have both rec- Bill Benson, Lee County Chancery Court ad- ognized Dr. Cimini with numerous awards for Thursday, July 12, 2018 ministrator, said that Judge Thomas was a her extraordinary work. In 2012, President Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, good judge who was known for being fair. Obama recognized her in a White House cere- I rise today to honor Mentis, Napa’s Center for ‘‘Judge Thomas was a fair judge with rulings mony as a ‘‘Champion of Change in STEM.’’ Mental Health Services, for its 70 years of that were on point,’’ Benson said. ‘‘He was Her repeated national recognition reflects her service to Napa County, California. well in command of his courtroom. You had no enduring work that has changed the lives of Mentis opened in 1948 as Family Service, doubt who was in charge.’’ so many. an agency dedicated to assisting Napa’s vet- Judge Thomas was also known to be a I am honored to congratulate Dr. Cimini for erans and their families. In 2015, the organiza- loyal friend. If you were his friend, he would earning her most recent impressive distinction, tion moved to a new, expanded clinic and go to any lengths to help you. Danny and thank her for her selfless commitment to changed its name to Mentis, Napa’s Center for Weatherly, a devoted friend of Judge Thomas serving and educating others. We can all learn Mental Health Services, to reflect the expan- in Pontotoc, said he was a person who en- from her example. sion of its work to accommodate residents of joyed conversations with people from all walks f every age, stage, and income level. of life. ‘‘He was an intelligent, successful man PERSONAL EXPLANATION The staff at Mentis is committed to giving and down to earth,’’ Weatherly said. ‘‘He loved the best possible assistance and seeks to to fellowship with everyone—especially those HON. GUS M. BILIRAKIS meet clients wherever they have need, includ- who loved Ole Miss Athletics as much as he ing at schools, senior living homes and family OF FLORIDA did.’’ resource centers county-wide. The dedicated IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Judge Thomas made friends in both the ci- staff members provide bi-lingual services that vilian and military worlds. He was a U.S. Army Thursday, July 12, 2018 are tailored to the clients’ backgrounds and veteran. He served as a commander in the Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, cultures. Through these efforts, Mentis is able Pontotoc National Guard. Additionally, Judge July 10, 2018, I was unavoidably detained and to assist community members that may have

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The people of Indi- Mentis is the oldest continually operating the lives of countless black and brown people ana’s Fifth Congressional District are forever non-profit in Napa County, and in its 70 years in the city.’’ Even after his retirement from his grateful for Larry’s commitment to the law and of service, Mentis has proven to be a mental official duties, Mack remained influential be- for educating decades of Indiana law students. health champion for all of our Napa commu- hind the scenes and recently played a key role A lifelong Hoosier, Larry was raised in High- nity. With the help of partners all around the in the hiring of a new police chief strong on land, Indiana. He attended Indiana University County, Mentis runs a diversity of programs police reform and the effort to eradicate police where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree including supportive housing programs, de- brutality and racism within the LAPD. in business in 1969. Interested in the legal mentia and depression interventions for older John Mack was born in Kingstree, South system, he earned his juris doctorate from the residents and those recovering from natural Carolina on January 6, 1937, and grew up in Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School disasters. Its work was invaluable during the Darlington, South Carolina. His father was a of Law in 1973. A true public servant, Larry October 2017 wildfires. The staff at Mentis Methodist minister and his mother a public began his law career as a deputy state public provided support and counsel for 700 individ- school teacher. Being PKs (preacher’s kids), defender. His passion for legislation advocacy uals and families who were affected by the was a bond we shared throughout our many led him to work on criminal code reform in fires that tore through our community. years of friendship. He attended North Caro- 1976, 1977, and in 2014, which focused on Mr. Speaker, Mentis, Napa’s Center for lina A&T State University, where he was the ensuring Indiana’s criminal justice system val- Mental Health Services, has been an incred- president of the NAACP chapter. He grad- ues restoration over punishment. Throughout ible resource for our community for the last 70 uated in 1958 with a degree in applied soci- his career, Larry worked with the Indiana Gen- years. Therefore, it is fitting and proper that ology. He later earned a master’s degree in eral Assembly in crafting criminal and juvenile we honor its continued service here today. social work from Clark Atlanta University. justice bills. His many appearances testifying f John began his professional career in before the Indiana General Assembly, as well Oxnard, California at the Camarillo State Men- as providing significant input on most bills af- CONGRATULATING ANNA HEACOCK tal Hospital. He later served as the executive fecting the criminal justice system has been OF THE FESTUS TIGERS director of the Flint Urban League in Flint, invaluable to the state of Indiana. Michigan from 1964 to 1969. He returned to An exceptional leader, Larry helped estab- HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER California for good in 1969. lish the Indiana Public Defender Council when OF MISSOURI In 1959, John married Harriet Johnson it was created in 1977. In 1980, he became IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mack, an elementary school teacher, who pre- Executive Director where he conducted over 350 seminars and workshops, published six Thursday, July 12, 2018 ceded him in death. They had three children. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in manuals and numerous articles on criminal Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise acknowledging the work and leadership of the defense, and lectured on a variety of criminal today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- late great John Mack. justice topics. He later drafted legislation that gratulating Anna Heacock of the Festus Tigers f created the Indiana Public Defender Commis- for her first-place finish in the 300m Hurdles at sion in 1989, an organization that rec- the 2018 Missouri Class 2 State Track and CONGRATULATING EMMA ommends standards for low income defense in Field Championship. HOMFELDT OF THE CALVARY capital cases, adopts guidelines of salary and Anna and her coach should be commended LUTHERAN LIONS fee schedules for individual county reimburse- for all of their hard work throughout this past ment eligibility, and reviews and approves re- year and for bringing home the state cham- HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER quests for reimbursement in capital and non- pionship to their school and community. OF MISSOURI capital cases. Ever dedicated to the Commis- I ask you to join me in recognizing Anna IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sion’s mission, Larry now serves as an advi- Heacock for a job well done. sor. Thursday, July 12, 2018 f Passionate about education, Larry became Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise an adjunct professor in trial advocacy at IU TRIBUTE TO JOHN MACK today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- McKinney Law School in 1981, where he gratulating Emma Homfeldt of the Calvary Lu- founded the Trial Skills Practice course. Larry HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN theran Lions for her first-place finish in the recruited a network of highly respected and OF SOUTH CAROLINA 800m Run at the 2018 Missouri Class 1 State qualified trial lawyers and judges to teach, pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Track and Field Championship. viding students with an exceptional experien- Emma and her coach should be com- tial learning experience. As a third year IU Thursday, July 12, 2018 mended for all of their hard work throughout McKinney Law student in 1985, I am among Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to this past year and for bringing home the state the countless lawyers who benefited from pay tribute to a great American and South championship to their school and community. Larry Landis’s Trial Skills Practice class. More Carolina native, John Mack. John, the former I ask you to join me in recognizing Emma importantly, a multitude of clients have bene- longtime President of the Los Angeles Urban Homfeldt for a job well done. fited from the enhanced skills of those fortu- League who spent eight years on L.A.’s Police f nate enough to have participated in this criti- Commission passed away June 21st after a cally important course for future trial lawyers. long battle with cancer. He was 81 years old PAYING TRIBUTE TO LARRY LAN- Larry has been honored with numerous and will be sorely missed. DIS ON THE OCCASION OF HIS awards in the public and private sectors. Nota- The Los Angeles Times recently wrote John RETIREMENT AS EXECUTIVE DI- bly, he received the Hoosier Freedom Award Mack was ‘‘one of L.A.’s most influential black RECTOR OF THE INDIANA PUB- from the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association in figures’’ on the subject of police reform. He led LIC DEFENDER COUNCIL 2012, the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in the Los Angeles Urban League through wide- Teaching from Indiana University-Purdue Uni- ranging and significant changes for nearly 36 HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS versity Indianapolis (IUPUI) in 2010, as well as years. He saw the election of the first black OF INDIANA the Part-Time Teaching Award from Indiana mayor in Tom Bradley, the advancement of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES University President Michael McRobbie, in African Americans in prominent positions in 2010. Additionally, he received the Marc the city and the emergence of a growing Thursday, July 12, 2018 Emery Award from the Marion County Public black-Latino coalition, and gained international Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I Defender Agency Board of Directors in 2007, recognition in 1992 when leading then-Presi- rise today to honor Larry Landis on the occa- the Distinguished Teaching Award from Indi- dent George H.W. Bush on a tour after the sion of his retirement as Executive Director of ana University School of Law in Indianapolis in 1992 Los Angeles riots that were precipitated the Indiana Public Defender Council. For the 1998 and 1999, the Reginald Heber Smith by the arrest and videotaped beating of Rod- past 41 years, Larry has devoted his life to en- Award from the National Legal Aid and De- ney King by members of the Los Angeles po- suring those unable to afford counsel have ex- fender Association in 1996, and the Criminal

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A12JY8.010 E12JYPT1 E1004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 12, 2018 Justice Service Award from the Indiana State cer commission as second lieutenant. COL His final assignment prior to retirement was Bar Association Criminal Justice Section in Guyer was first assigned to Company D, 1– Chief, Strategic Plans Division (SPD), National 1996. 103rd Armor in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Guard Bureau, J5. Retired U.S. Army Major Larry’s life-long commitment to justice and where he served as Armor platoon leader, (MAJ) Christine Langin, SPD interorganiza- public defense led to his service on the board company executive officer, and company com- tional strategist & planner, recently said COL of directors at the Indiana Criminal Justice In- mander in traditional status. Guyer’s impact on the SPD cannot be over- stitute, the Commission on Children, and the In 1994, COL Guyer and his wife, Michele, stated. ‘‘His methodical and approachable Commission on the Interstate Compact on moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he manner brought the concept of integrating Na- Probation and Parole. He has also served as served in the 2–198 Armor Battalion, Head- tional Guard all hazards support planning to a a member of the American Bar Association, quarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) higher level, across new audiences, and into National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Executive Officer for the 155 Separate Armor new sectors,’’ MAJ Langin said. ‘‘COL Guyer National Association of Criminal Defense Law- Brigade. Additionally, COL Guyer served as collaborated with more diversified partners yers, Indiana State Bar Association, Inter- the Brigade Logistic Coordinator for the bri- than the NGB had ever done before, while si- national Bar Association, the Public Defender gade rotation at the National Training Center multaneously strengthening existing partner- Commission, the Criminal Code Evaluation (NTC), Fort Irwin, California, in the Active Duty ships. This effort was critical during the his- Commission and the Criminal Law and Sen- for Special Work (ADSW) program. toric hurricane season of 2017, where COL tencing Policy Study Committee. Entering Title 10 Active Guard Reserve Guyer led the National Guard Bureau Future Larry has made a remarkable impact on his (AGR) status in 1999, COL Guyer was as- Plans Center and anticipated the support resigned to the Fort Knox Armor School. As an community and the lives of his friends, family, quirements to all of the impacted states, as instructor for the team, COL Guyer assisted and colleagues. He has truly left a legacy of well as those states providing response as- with the development and execution of the success at the Indiana Public Defender Coun- sets. COL Guyer will be long respected and Armor Captain Career Course—Distant Learn- cil and in the State of Indiana that will be built spoken of, particularly when NGB remembers ing. In 2002, COL Guyer was assigned as the upon for years to come. On behalf of Indiana’s leaders who were given tough problems and deputy chief of the Training Development Divi- Fifth Congressional District, I congratulate always delivered thoughtful solutions.’’ sion (TDD) at the Fort Knox Armor School, Larry Landis on his extraordinary career and Colonel (COL) Douglas C. Rose, Jr., and oversaw the development of all programs extend my gratitude for all the wonderful con- NORAD and USNORTHCOM LNO to FEMA of instruction. tributions he has made to our Hoosier commu- Engineer, said COL Guyer distinguished him- From 2003 to 2006, COL Guyer served as self throughout his career. COL Rose rec- nity. I wish the very best to my dear friend and the assistant to the commander at the Army his family, and hope that he will have many ommended COL Guyer for the Legion of Merit Training Support Center (ATSC), Fort Eustis, Award in recognition of his meritorious service. happy times on the golf course and beyond as Virginia. He worked on a wide range of train- he enjoys a well-deserved retirement. ‘‘COL Guyer’s service was marked with effec- ing support issues, including development of tive leadership, keen analysis, and superb f distribution plans for training devices for the dedication that proved invaluable to the U.S. CONGRATULATING GABRIEL ARNG, and ensuring Army training support for Army, the Army National Guard and the Na- KURTZ OF THE CAMDENTON deploying ARNG units. From March until Au- tional Guard Bureau,’’ COL Rose said. ‘‘The LAKERS gust 2005, COL Guyer served as the ATSC singularly distinctive accomplishments of COL training support representative (forward), in Guyer culminate a long and distinguished ca- HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER Kuwait. During this period, COL Guyer was in- reer in the service of this county and reflect strumental in fielding laser marksmanship great credit upon himself, the Army National OF MISSOURI training devices to AC and ARNG units in Af- Guard, and the United States Army.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ghanistan and Iraq, in accordance with the COL Guyer’s many awards and decorations Thursday, July 12, 2018 vice chief of staff of Army guidance. COL include The Legion of Merit, the Defense Meri- Guyer also helped to build long-term training Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise torious Award, the Army Meritorious Service capabilities at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- In 2006, COL Guyer was assigned as the Commendation Service Medal, the Mississippi gratulating Gabriel Kurtz of the Camdenton executive officer for the Training Division at Magnolia Medal, the Indiana Distinguished Lakers for his first-place finish in the Javelin the ARNG Readiness Center in Arlington, Vir- Service Medal, the Order of Saint George Field Event at the 2018 Missouri Class 4 State ginia. Selected for promotion to lieutenant (Bronze) Medal, and the Army Staff Identifica- Track and Field Championship. colonel, COL Guyer was assigned as the chief tion Badge. Gabriel and his coach should be com- of the Training Support Branch within the COL Guyer is a member of the United mended for all of their hard work throughout Training Division in February 2007, and was States Armor Association and the Mississippi this past year and for bringing home the state promoted lieutenant colonel in April 2007. Ad- championship to their school and community. Army National Guard Association. ditionally, COL Guyer served as the ARNG Throughout his career, COL Guyer has I ask you to join me in recognizing Gabriel lead for the development of the Muscatatuck Kurtz for a job well done. been supported by his loving family, including Urban Training Center (MUTC) , a sub-instal- his wife, Michele; and his two daughters, Julia f lation of Camp Atterbury, Indiana. and Madeline. Selected for command, COL Guyer was as- RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF I am grateful for COL Guyer’s service to our signed to be the first commander of the Oper- UNITED STATES ARMY NA- great nation. He is a trusted friend. I wish him ations Training Group (OTC) at MUTC. He as- TIONAL GUARD COLONEL (COL) all the best in his future endeavors. sumed command on July 1, 2009. The OTC CHESTER GUYER conducted monthly integrated civilian—military f field training events to prepare U.S. govern- IN HONOR OF THE ONE YEAR AN- HON. TRENT KELLY ment civilians to operate with military security NIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF OF MISSISSIPPI in Afghanistan and Iraq. Upon completion of LIU XIAOBO AND IN RECOGNI- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES command, COL Guyer was reassigned to the TION OF PRISONERS OF CON- Thursday, July 12, 2018 Army G3 in the Collective Training Division SCIENCE IN CHINA (CTD), where he managed active and reserve Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, component training support funding programs. today I rise in honor of Colonel (COL) Chester HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK Following assignment as deputy chief of OF VIRGINIA Guyer’s 31 years of service in the U.S. Army staff for the deputy commanding general—Na- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES National Guard (ARNG). During his long and tional Guard at U.S. Army Training and Doc- distinguished career, COL Guyer dem- trine Command (TRADOC) headquarters, COL Thursday, July 12, 2018 onstrated his commitment to our nation, serv- Guyer was selected for promotion to colonel in Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ing in numerous leadership roles and staff po- 2014, and was reassigned to North American recognize the one-year anniversary of the sitions. COL Guyer began his military career Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and death of Liu Xiaobo, Chinese writer, human in 1986, when he joined the Pennsylvania Na- the United States Northern Command rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. tional Guard. In 1988, COL Guyer graduated (USNORTHCOM) as Deputy Command Cen- Renowned as a freedom fighter, he is praised from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania ter Director and the Chief of the Support and for his long and non-violent struggle for funda- with a degree in Education and an Armor Offi- Crew Operations (SCO) division. mental human rights in China.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A12JY8.012 E12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1005 Mr. Xiaobo was instrumental in the 1989 dent’s visit to the First District of Iowa. Had I Brazos Chamber of Commerce which is now Tiananmen Square protests, one of the most been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll known as the Bryan/College Station Chamber significant protests of communist rule in China. Call No. 320 and YEA on Roll Call No. 321. of Commerce. Throughout his life, his works were banned f and censored by the communist Chinese gov- Over the years, the Chamber has estab- ernment. Mr. Xiaobo drafted some of the most HONORING DOUG MCILROY lished itself as one of the best Chambers in influential literature to protest Chinese com- the state of Texas, and it has played a large munism including The Monologues of a HON. MIKE THOMPSON part in the development of the economies of both Bryan and the neighboring community of Doomsday’s Survivor and the October Tenth OF CALIFORNIA College Station. Today the Chamber’s mem- Declaration and created the Independent Chi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nese PEN Centre, a nongovernmental, non- bership has grown to over 1,500 businesses profit and nonpartisan organization offering Thursday, July 12, 2018 including Fortune 100 companies, small-to- free association for Chinese writers. Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, medium sized business, non-profits, civic or- Mr. Xiaobo was formally arrested four times I rise today with the Honorable JARED ganizations, divisions of Texas A&M Univer- by the Chinese government under such HUFFMAN to honor Doug McIlroy for his com- sity, the Texas A&M University System, Blinn charges as ‘‘inciting subversion of state mitment to sustainable agriculture and his College, representatives from local city and power.’’ His works were deemed subversive work to protect the jobs and livelihoods of county governments, and individual citizens. by the Chinese Communist Party and actively farmers in our community from overregulation. The Bryan/College Station Chamber of Com- censored. On June 26, 2017, Mr. Xiaobo was Mr. McIlroy is being honored with the Luther merce unites business, civic, academia and released from his prison sentence on medical Burbank Conservation Award by the Sonoma government leaders with leadership focused parole after being diagnosed with terminal liver County Farm Bureau. programs and special events. cancer. Mr. Xiaobo died on July 13, 2017 in Mr. McIlroy was born in England and moved Shenyang, China. Many believe his imprison- with his family to Marin County, California Like other Chambers of Commerce across ment greatly contributed to his deteriorating when he was an infant. He developed a pas- the country, the Bryan/College Station Cham- health. sion for agriculture from an early age. He ber is the voice of the business community to Throughout his life, his work received inter- spent his summers driving tractors and picking elected officials of local, state and federal gov- national recognition as a defender of freedom prunes on his family’s Aquarius Ranch near ernments. Once a year, members of the from groups such as Reporters Without Bor- the Russian River in Healdsburg, California. Chamber come to Washington to advocate for ders, the Nobel Prize Committee, Hong Kong Mr. McIlroy studied at the Santa Rosa Junior policies that will help our nation’s business Human Rights Press, and many others. As a College and graduated from the University of owners and employees. I always look forward Member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights California, Davis, with degrees in economics to hosting the Bryan/College Station Chamber; Commission, I feel especially motivated to and plant science. and my team and I take great pride in making bring to light Mr. Xiaobo’s work. In 2001, Mr. McIlroy was recruited by Rod- sure they feel welcome and at home. Today, many others like Mr. Xiaobo are de- ney Strong Vineyards to manage its estate tained by their government as prisoners of Mr. Speaker, please join me in commemo- vineyards and be its Director of Winegrowing. conscience—a person who has been impris- rating the centennial anniversary of the Bryan/ Due in no small part to his leadership, vine- oned for holding political or religious views College Station Chamber of Commerce and yards at Rodney Strong are now 100 percent that are not tolerated by their own govern- recognizing their years of service to the Braz- sustainable. Much like the Sonoma County ment. We are grateful to live in a nation where os Valley. It is an honor for me to represent Winegrowers’ mission, Mr. McIlroy’s goal is for our freedom of religion, press, speech, right to such an outstanding group of entrepreneurs, all of Sonoma County vineyards to be assemble and petition the government are sustainably farmed. local leaders, and visionaries in Congress. protected at the highest level. With these re- In addition to his work at Rodney Strong I have requested that a United States flag marks, I would like to commemorate a won- Vineyards, Mr. McIlroy also sits on the Board be flown over our nation’s Capitol to honor the derful life dedicated to human rights and polit- of Directors for Sonoma County Winegrowers, Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce ical freedom and bring attention to the many United Winegrowers of Sonoma County and others who are threatened with becoming prison its 100th anniversary. the American Vineyard Foundation. Within oners of conscience. As I close, I ask everyone to continue pray- these organizations, Mr. McIlroy has worked ing for our country, our military, and our first f tirelessly on environmental issues and has responders who selflessly serve and sacrifice CONGRATULATING KYLIE MEIER been at the forefront of every water issue to protect us. OF THE CAMDENTON LAKERS growers have faced. Mr. Speaker, Mr. McIlroy is a passionate HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER farmer, environmentalist and scientist who has f OF MISSOURI a record for giving back to our agricultural CONGRATULATING MIKAYLA REED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community. It is therefore fitting and proper OF THE WASHINGTON HIGH that we honor Doug McIlroy here today. Thursday, July 12, 2018 SCHOOL BLUE JAYS f Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- HONORING THE BRYAN/COLLEGE gratulating Kylie Meier of the Camdenton STATION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER Lakers for her first-place finish in the 100m OF MISSOURI and 300m Hurdles at the 2018 Missouri Class HON. BILL FLORES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 4 State Track and Field Championship. OF TEXAS Kylie and her coach should be commended IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 12, 2018 for all of their hard work throughout this past year and for bringing home the state cham- Thursday, July 12, 2018 Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise pionship to their school and community. Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- I ask you to join me in recognizing Kylie recognize the 100th Anniversary of the Bryan/ gratulating Mikayla Reed of the Washington Meier for a job well done. College Station Chamber of Commerce. High School Blue Jays for her first-place finish f In 1900, several Bryan businesspersons in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m Run at the 2018 PERSONAL EXPLANATION recognized the need for a collective organiza- Missouri Class 4 State Track and Field Cham- tion aimed at improving business in the area. pionship. After several months of planning, the Bryan Mikayla and her coach should be com- HON. ROD BLUM Business League held its first meeting. The or- OF IOWA mended for all of their hard work throughout ganization has been known by many names IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES including the Bryan Commercial Club, the this past year and for bringing home the state Thursday, July 12, 2018 Downtown Bryan Merchants Association, and championship to their school and community. Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to the Bryan & Brazos Industrial League. In 1918 I ask you to join me in recognizing Mikayla vote on July 11, 2018 due to the Vice Presi- they settled on another name, the Bryan and Reed for a job well done.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A12JY8.014 E12JYPT1 E1006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 12, 2018 CONGRATULATIONS TO SERGEANT When I got to Congress, one of the first social issues. Soon after, Rick and Angela MAJOR MICHAEL CLEMENS ON 30 things I did was reach out to Judy to train my knew that women in the community would also YEARS OF SERVICE staff and me. She taught us how to use some- be an important component, and Angela times arcane rules and procedures to get opened Velvet Touch Beauty Salon. Rick Sr. HON. BILLY LONG things done. Whenever we had a question had a passion to make a difference. He want- OF MISSOURI about committee or floor procedures or wanted to give a voice to the voiceless and restore IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ed to know about Congressional precedent, hope to those who couldn’t. Rick and Angela we called Judy Schneider. We still do today. relished in these ‘‘teaching moments,’’ of lis- Thursday, July 12, 2018 Judy is always available to answer our ques- tening, guiding and helping their community. Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- tions—and to let us know the questions we In 1970, Rick became co-founder of the ognize Sergeant Major Michael Clemens of should have been asking, then answer those Mexican-American Concilio of Yolo County, Republic, Missouri, as he retires after 30 years as well. which operated with five employees serving of service in the United States Army. Throughout her career, Judy has served to the Latino community. Rick Gonzales, Sr. has Sergeant Major Clemens began his career help all of us on the Hill and many off the Hill been recognized by his community for his out- in high school with service in the Missouri understand how Congress was designed to standing accomplishments and activism. The Army National Guard, but soon transitioned to work, how it actually works and how we could Yolo County Department of Social Services the U.S. Army as an active duty soldier. In his make it work better. Her commitment to public has named their building the Rick Gonzales 30 years, he served in many different places, service, her love of the institution and its peo- Building and in 2018, the city of Woodland including in the Middle East and all throughout ple, and her willingness to share her gifts are honored him by naming their newest park after the U.S. While serving overseas, Sergeant evident. Judy is valued and a valuable re- him. Major Clemens took part in Operations Iraqi source, and she is also my friend. Rick Gonzales, Sr. valued education and in- Freedom, Desert Storm and Intrinsic Action. I congratulate Judy on winning the Democ- stilled the importance in his children as they To add to his already long re´sume´, Ser- racy Award, and thank her for all the help were growing up. All four pursued and re- geant Major Clemens worked diligently to she’s given me and so many others. I look for- ceived higher education degrees with three re- complete every level of training in the Non- ward to benefitting from her wisdom for years ceiving their Masters degrees. Continuing his commissioned Officer Education System, lead- to come. father’s legacy and under his mentorship until 2004, Rick Gonzales, Jr. joined the Concilio ing to his graduation from the United States f Sergeants Major Academy. and currently serves as their President. In Sergeant Major Clemens exemplifies the CONGRATULATING GAVIN WEATH- 1998, under his leadership, Rick Jr. created sought-after traits of leadership, courage, re- ERS OF THE VIENNA EAGLES the Annual Concilio Recognition Dinner & sponsibility and discipline. Throughout the Scholarship Fundraiser, which awarded two course of his career he received numerous HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER scholarships the first year. Rick has devoted awards, including five Army Commendation OF MISSOURI the past twenty years raising awareness for the scholarship dinners and this year reached Medals, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES three stars, the Humanitarian Service Medal a milestone of raising $400,000 for 1000 Thursday, July 12, 2018 and a list of others. His commitment to his scholarships awarded. His passion and serv- country exists not only on the large scale of Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ice to the community is admirable. his sacrifice, but also in participating in one of today to ask my colleagues to join me in con- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me our most fundamental rights as American citi- gratulating Gavin Weathers of the Vienna Ea- in honoring Rick Gonzales, Sr. and his family zens that of voting, and his consistent voting gles for his first-place finish in the Discus for their incredible dedication, selfless service record through his absentee voting in primary Event at the 2018 Missouri Class 2 State and contributions to the Yolo County commu- and general elections as he served abroad. Track and Field Championship. nity. Sergeant Major Clemens has shown time Gavin and his coach should be commended f and time again that he is worthy of the awards for all of their hard work throughout this past IN THANKS FOR THE SERVICE OF and recognition he has received throughout year and for bringing home the state cham- MY LONGTIME CHIEF OF STAFF, his time serving our great nation. I am hon- pionship to their school and community. OLIVER SCHWAB ored to congratulate him on his successful ca- I ask you to join me in recognizing Gavin reer and I am confident that his strong char- Weathers for a job well done. HON. DAVID SCHWEIKERT acter will lead him to continue to make posi- f OF ARIZONA tive impacts on the world around him. RECOGNIZING RICK GONZALES, SR. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f Thursday, July 12, 2018 CONGRATULATIONS TO JUDY HON. JOHN GARAMENDI Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, this week SCHNEIDER OF CALIFORNIA I bid farewell to my longtime Chief of Staff, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Oliver Schwab, who served with great heart HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY Thursday, July 12, 2018 and commitment in this body for nearly a dec- OF ILLINOIS ade. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Since Oliver’s announcement on Monday to recognize Rick Gonzales, Sr. and his family that he would be transitioning his role to pur- Thursday, July 12, 2018 for their selfless service to their community. sue new opportunities, I have been moved by Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, like so As a young child, Rick Gonzales, Sr. made hundreds of people who have come up to me many of my colleagues, I rely on Judy Schnei- it to the fifth grade before it became evident to share just how much Oliver’s friendship has der of the Congressional Research Service. A that he needed to work on the family farm to meant to them. As a mentor, Oliver has been long-time Hill staffer with 42 years of Congres- help provide for the family, but his desire to devoted to helping others discover qualities sional experience, she is a valued source of learn and have a good education never and confidences that they did not always know guidance and trusted source of information. wavered. As a young adult, Rick Sr. was draft- they possessed. As a mentee, Oliver has Tomorrow, Judy will receive the Congressional ed and proudly served our country during the sought guidance and perspective with the kind Management Foundation’s first Staff Lifetime WWII Pacific campaign in Okinawa. Upon his of dedication to lifelong learning that only the Achievement Democracy Award, and I can honorable discharge he enrolled in barber finest of others can bestow. think of no one more deserving of that honor. school, where he met his wife, Angela. To- Oliver is the best that I have ever seen at Judy literally wrote the book on Congres- gether, they raised four sons, Laverne, Rick helping others work through their needs. Any- sional procedures—The Congressional Jr., Garry and Jerry. Barber school would one who knows Oliver can attest to his pas- Deskbook—which she co-authored with Mi- soon prove to be far more than a career decision for history, love for our country, and work chael Koempel. In addition to giving us this sion; it was a move that would begin Rick’s to restore civility to our politics. written reference guide, Judy is always avail- lifelong journey as an agent for change. Oliver began serving as my Chief of Staff in able to give personal guidance. Her knowl- In 1953, Rick Sr. opened Rick’s Top Hat January 2011 after managing my successful edge and her creativity are both invaluable barbershop, and the business soon became 2010 election to the U.S. House of Represent- and legendary. the central hub of information on political and atives. Since that time, Oliver has guided an

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A12JY8.018 E12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1007 inspired management approach, building one HONORING AL GERHARDT He was a true leader both on and off the field, of the best teams on Capitol Hill. Just this earning the respect and admiration of many. year, the Congressional Management Founda- HON. MIKE THOMPSON Coach Brewer, a native of Columbus, Mis- tion recognized Oliver’s efforts by naming our OF CALIFORNIA sissippi, played football for Lee High School. office a finalist for the first-ever Democracy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Upon graduation from high school, he at- Award highlighting excellence in workplace tended the University of Mississippi, where he Thursday, July 12, 2018 culture. Oliver’s academic focus on behavioral played defensive back for the Ole Miss science, talent management, and decision the- Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, Rebels. Following graduation from the Univer- ory has made him one of the most effective I rise today with the Honorable JARED sity of Mississippi, Coach Brewer began practitioners of leadership. HUFFMAN to honor Al Gerhardt for his lifetime coaching football at Lee High School. He commitment to Sonoma County agriculture coached ten successful seasons which in- I will always be grateful for the manner in and to recognize his unparalleled contributions cluded multiple Big Eight Conference cham- which Oliver directed strategy and operations to our farming community. pionships. to help me achieve two seats on the U.S. Mr. Gerhardt was born in 1938 and grew up It was during his time as head coach for House Financial Services Committee followed in Sebastopol, California and attended Green Lee High School that Coach Brewer chose by a seat on the U.S. House Ways and Means Valley School. He graduated from Analy High Robert Youngblood to be an assistant coach Committee. Additionally, Oliver masterfully di- School and was a member of the school’s for the football team. Mr. Youngblood assisted rected a member services initiative that en- chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA). Coach Brewer on the field in the years to fol- abled me to secure a cardinal seat on the Mr. Gerhardt was married to Pat Jesse from low at Southeastern Louisiana University, Lou- U.S. House Republican Steering Committee. 1963 until she passed away. They had four isiana Tech University, and the University of I thank Oliver for the talented hard work and children, Kathe, Gerry, Diana and the late Mississippi. Mr. Youngblood said the two be- devotion that he has given me, the people of Anna Marie. In 2000, he married Jan Smith came close friends and were loyal to each Arizona, and the United States Congress. I am and they moved to the family ranch near Occi- other. ‘‘He would let you coach,’’ Mr. Young- going to miss having him by my side, but I dental, California. blood said. ‘‘He was a good person to work for know there are great things in store for him Mr. Gerhardt served on the Sonoma County and to work with. We became more than ac- next. Oliver and Ana will always have my sup- Farm Bureau Board of Directors for sixteen quaintances. We became friends.’’ port and friendship. years. While on the Board, he was on many It was important to Coach Brewer to build committees, including agriculture education, and maintain relationships with his players f membership and water. Mr. Gerhardt was which enhanced their performance on the foot- known for his attention to detail and dedication ball field. ‘‘One of his strong suits was Coach HONORING THE OPENING OF THE to the Farm Bureau. He read the monthly Brewer’s ability to identify, motivate, and be a GREATER ELGIN FAMILY CARE Board packets cover to cover to ensure he player’s coach,’’ Mr. Youngblood said. ‘‘The CENTER was ready to discuss the issues facing players respected him and played hard for Sonoma County farmers and ranchers and him.’’ While serving as head coach for the Ole rarely missed a meeting. Miss Rebels, the team had 67 wins which HON. RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI Agriculture was a passion and community placed him as the second most winningest involvement was a lifestyle for Mr. Gerhardt. coach in school history. Current Ole Miss OF ILLINOIS His dedication to our farming community is a Head Coach Matt Luke issued a statement to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES main reason agriculture is still vital to Sonoma the Associated Press following Coach Brew- County’s identity. Mr. Gerhardt was a super’s passing. ‘‘He was greatly admired by his Thursday, July 12, 2018 porter of FFA and 4–H and loved to support players and his teammates,’’ Coach Luke said. and encourage young farmers. He was a ‘‘He will forever be engrained in the history of Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, founder and director of the North Coast Live- Rebel Football.’’ today I honor the Greater Elgin Family Care stock Protective Association and was a Com- Brett Brewer, Coach Brewer’s son, said his Center on the occasion of the Grand Opening missioner on the County of Sonoma’s Fish father’s accomplishments were more than his of its Summit Health Center on July 12, 2018. and Wildlife Commission. He was also a mem- record. ‘‘He taught life lessons to the young With the addition of the new Summit Health ber of the Sonoma County Taxpayers Asso- men he coached,’’ Brewer said. ‘‘His legacy is Center, the Greater Elgin Family Care Center ciation and the Sonoma County Trailblazers. within them—not just the wins and the now serves five counties with a total of nine Mr. Gerhardt was an active member of St. losses.’’ Brewer said his dad loved coaching, health care facilities. Philip’s Catholic Church in Occidental, Cali- but above all, he loved people. Since its establishment in 2001, the Center fornia and was a committed volunteer for the Coach Brewer was preceded in death by his has made a great impact in Elgin and its sur- Rural Food Program of St. Philip and St. Te- wife of 51 years, Kay Gunter Brewer; and his rounding communities. The Center employs resa Parish. two brothers, Bobby Brewer and Richard more than 275 workers who, in 2017, provided Mr. Speaker, Al Gerhardt was always willing Brewer. He is survived by his sons, Brett assistance to more than 47,000 patients in- to lend a hand and help our community flour- Brewer and Gunter Brewer; and his five ish. He was a devoted steward of the land and cluding 13,659 residents of the City of Elgin— grandchildren, Keaton, Blaine, Lauren, Bailey, was dedicated to preserving Sonoma County’s 14 percent of the City’s population. Addition- and Brogan Brewer. agricultural integrity and history. It is therefore Coach Brewer served as an inspiration to ally, in 2017, Center professionals delivered fitting and proper that we honor him here many people from all walks of life. He will al- 774 newborns. It provides care for patients re- today. ways be remembered as a man who pos- gardless of their insurance status. f sessed a determined spirit to achieve excel- The Center is Elgin’s largest not-for-profit lence. RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF organization (excluding the schools and hos- f pital systems). In 2017, the Center was recog- HOMER E. (BILLY) BREWER nized as a Hypertension Control Champion by IN HONOR OF VELMA BULVIN’S the Centers for Disease Control, the only com- HON. TRENT KELLY 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION munity health center in Illinois to receive this OF MISSISSIPPI honor. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. LIZ CHENEY For more than 17 years, the Greater Elgin Thursday, July 12, 2018 OF WYOMING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Family Care Center has touched lives and Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, provided exceptional care to residents in the today I rise to recognize the life of former high Thursday, July 12, 2018 Illinois 8th congressional district and beyond. I school and college head football coach Homer Ms. CHENEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to am grateful for its work, and I hope for its con- E. (Billy) Brewer, who died on May 12, 2018, extend my congratulations to Velma Bulvin on tinued success. in Memphis, Tennessee. Coach Brewer the celebration of her 100th birthday. I include in the RECORD this statement today served as head football coach throughout his I join her friends and family in extending my to honor Greater Elgin Family Care Center in long and distinguished career, leading young best to her on this occasion and in celebrating Elgin, Illinois on July 12th. men to excel on the football field for 34 years. her life and contributions to our great state

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K12JY8.012 E12JYPT1 E1008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 12, 2018 and country. I hope she uses this momentous HONORING THE DEBERNARDI Mr. and Ms. DeBernardi are active members day to do the same. FAMILY of our community. They are longtime contribu- tors of 4H, FFA, Petaluma High School and Again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to extend Tomales High School. Mr. DeBernardi sits on my congratulations to Velma Bulvin on her HON. MIKE THOMPSON OF CALIFORNIA the Sonoma County Farm Bureau Board of Di- birthday. May her year be filled with happiness IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rectors and is a member of the Western and blessings. Thursday, July 12, 2018 United Dairymen, Druids, Elks, Nicasio Native Sons and the Petaluma Golf and Country f Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, Club. Ms. DeBernardi is a founding member of I rise today with the Honorable JARED the North Bay Dairy Women and a member of PERSONAL EXPLANATION HUFFMAN to honor Don and Bonnie St. Vincent de Paul Church. Mr. DeBernardi DeBernardi and their family for their immense was an early supporter of the annual Artisan contribution to the dairy industry in Sonoma Cheese Festival and DeBernardi Dairy fre- County. The DeBernardi family is being hon- HON. GARRET GRAVES quently participates in the community event. In ored as the Farm Family of the Year by the 1979, DeBernardi Dairy was honored as the OF LOUISIANA Sonoma County Farm Bureau. Dairy of the Year by the Sonoma County Fair. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. and Ms. DeBernardi are first generation dairy farmers who entered the profession and Today the DeBernardi Dairy has three gen- Thursday, July 12, 2018 lifestyle in the hills of Goat Rock in Sonoma erations actively participating on the family County, California in 1968. They have been farm. The entire family shares Mr. and Ms. Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, producing cows’ milk since then and in the DeBernardi’s passion for the dairy industry had I been present, I would have voted YEA late 1990s added goats to their farm. Mr. and our community. Mr. and Ms. DeBernardi on Roll Call No. 314, and YEA on Roll Call DeBernardi followed the footsteps of his Swiss are dedicated stewards of the land and hard- No. 315. ancestors and began producing their Tomme- working and passionate people. style Two Rock Valley Goat Cheese and ex- Mr. Speaker, Mr. and Ms. DeBernardi and panding the DeBernardi Dairy franchise. They the entire DeBernardi family have made im- currently have 2,000 acres of owned or leased portant contributions to our community. It is farmland, which is home to their 700 organic therefore fitting and proper that we honor them cows and 200 goats. here today.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A12JY8.022 E12JYPT1 Thursday, July 12, 2018 Daily Digest Senate sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Chamber Action Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Tuesday, July Routine Proceedings, pages S4923–S4955 17, 2018. Page S4933 Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and three res- Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- olutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3199–3212, ate took the following action: and S. Res. 573–575. Pages S4950–51 Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- tive Session. Page S4933 Measures Reported: Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- H.R. 965, to redesignate the Saint-Gaudens Na- tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S4933 tional Historic Site as the ‘‘Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park’’. (S. Rept. No. 115–299) Oldham Nomination—Cloture: Senate began consideration of the nomination of Andrew S. Oldham, H.R. 995, To direct the Secretary of Agriculture of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the and the Secretary of the Interior to modernize terms Fifth Circuit. Page S4933 in certain regulations, with amendments. (S. Rept. A motion was entered to close further debate on No. 115–300) the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- S. 2946, to amend title 18, United States Code, sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the to clarify the meaning of the terms ‘‘act of war’’ and Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition ‘‘blocked asset’’, with an amendment in the nature of the nomination of Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to of a substitute. Page S4950 be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Fed- Measures Passed: eral Reserve System. Page S4933 National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from ate took the following action: further consideration of S. Res. 558, designating July Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- tive Session. Page S4933 30, 2018, as ‘‘National Whistleblower Appreciation Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- Day’’, and the resolution was then agreed to. tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S4933 Page S4955 Bounds Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Collector Car Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to sideration of the nomination of Ryan Wesley S. Res. 574, designating July 13, 2018, as Collector Bounds, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Car Appreciation Day and recognizing that the col- Judge for the Ninth Circuit. Pages S4933–43 lection and restoration of historic and classic cars is A motion was entered to close further debate on an important part of preserving the technological the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- achievements and cultural heritage of the United sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the States. Page S4955 Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition Honoring the Memory of the 5 Victims of the of the nomination of Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, Attack at the Capital Gazette: Senate agreed to S. to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Cir- Res. 575, honoring the memory of the 5 victims of cuit. Page S4934 the attack at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Maryland, on June 28, 2018. Page S4955 ate took the following action: Quarles Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- sideration of the nomination of Randal Quarles, of tive Session. Page S4933 Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- of the Federal Reserve System. Page S4933 tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S4933 A motion was entered to close further debate on Stump Nomination—Agreement: A unanimous- the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- consent-time agreement was reached providing that D800

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:25 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D12JY8.REC D12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D801 at approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, July 16, 2018, a consumer authorize the release of certain informa- Senate begin consideration of the nomination of tion, S. 3040, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Scott Stump, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary Act to clarify Federal law with respect to reporting for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Depart- certain positive consumer credit information to con- ment of Education; that the time until 5:30 p.m. be sumer reporting agencies, S. 2289, to create an Of- equally divided between the two Leaders or their fice of Cybersecurity at the Federal Trade Commis- designees; and that Senate then vote on confirmation sion for supervision of data security at consumer re- of the nomination with no intervening action or de- porting agencies, to require the promulgation of reg- bate. Page S4955 ulations establishing standards for effective cyberse- Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- curity at consumer reporting agencies, to impose lowing nominations: penalties on credit reporting agencies for cybersecu- By 70 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. EX. 154), Paul rity breaches that put sensitive consumer data at C. Ney, Jr., of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of risk, and H.R. 3626, to amend the Bank Service the Department of Defense. Pages S4924–33, S4955 Company Act to provide improvements with respect Kelly Higashi, of the District of Columbia, to be to State banking agencies, after receiving testimony an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the Dis- from Peggy Twohig, Assistant Director, Office of trict of Columbia for the term of fifteen years. Supervision Policy, Supervision, Enforcement and Emory A. Rounds III, of Maine, to be Director of Fair Lending Division, Bureau of Consumer Finan- the Office of Government Ethics for a term of five cial Protection; and Maneesha Mithal, Associate Di- years. rector, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Georgette Mosbacher, of Florida, to be Ambas- Federal Trade Commission. sador to the Republic of Poland. Pages S4943, S4955 INTERSTATE DELIVERY NETWORKS Messages from the House: Page S4945 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee Measures Referred: Page S4945 concluded a hearing to examine the policy issues fac- Petitions and Memorials: Pages S4945–50 ing interstate delivery networks for natural gas and Executive Reports of Committees: Page S4950 electricity, after receiving testimony from James J. Hoecker, Husch Blackwell LLP, and Joseph T. Additional Cosponsors: Pages S4951–52 Kelliher, NextEra Energy, Inc., both of Washington, Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: D.C.; J. Curtis Moffatt, Kinder Morgan, Inc., Hous- Pages S4952–54 ton, Texas; and James J. Murchie, Energy Income Additional Statements: Pages S4944–45 Partners, LLC, Westport, Connecticut. Authorities for Committees to Meet: TARIFFS Pages S4954–55 Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. a hearing to examine tariffs, focusing on implications (Total—154) Page S4933 for United States foreign policy and the international Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- economy, after receiving testimony from Manisha journed at 5:11 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, July Singh, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and 16, 2018. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of Business Affairs; and Joshua Bolten, Business the Acting Majority Leader in today’s Record on Roundtable, and Michael H. Fuchs, Center for page S4955.) American Progress, both of Washington, D.C. Committee Meetings BUSINESS MEETING Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor- (Committees not listed did not meet) ably reported the following business items: S. 2946, to amend title 18, United States Code, FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT to clarify the meaning of the terms ‘‘act of war’’ and Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: ‘‘blocked asset’’, with an amendment in the nature Committee concluded a hearing to examine the cred- of a substitute; and it bureaus and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, in- The nominations of Maria Chapa Lopez, to be cluding S. 2188, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Act to provide protections for consumers after a data Florida, and Richard E. Taylor, Jr., to be United breach at a consumer reporting agency, S. 2362, to States Marshal for the Northern District of Texas, amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require that both of the Department of Justice.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:25 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D12JY8.REC D12JYPT1 D802 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 12, 2018 INTELLIGENCE ligence matters from officials of the intelligence Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in community. closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel- h House of Representatives Pursuant to the Rule, it shall be in order to con- Chamber Action sider as an original bill for the purpose of amend- Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 pub- ment under the five-minute rule an amendment in lic bills, H.R. 6342–6364; and 2 resolutions, H. the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Res. 991–992, were introduced. Pages H6172–74 Rules Committee Print 115–80, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute now print- Additional Cosponsors: Page H6175 ed in the bill. Page H6133 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Agreed to: Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he Schiff amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. appointed Representative DesJarlais to act as Speaker 115–815) that adds Russian to the list of the lan- pro tempore for today. Page H6115 guages in Sec. 1501; Pages H6144–45 Schneider amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. Recess: The House recessed at 10:45 a.m. and re- 115–815) that amends Sec. 1503 to include a list of convened at 12 noon. Page H6120 foreign state or foreign nonstate actors involved in Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the the threats to election campaigns for Federal offices; Guest Chaplain, Rev. J. Josh Smith, Prince Avenue Page H6145 Baptist Church, Athens, GA. Page H6120 Jackson Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Recess: The House recessed at 4:01 p.m. and recon- Rept. 115–815) that amends the Sense of Congress already in the bill on the importance of re-review of vened at 4:45 p.m. Page H6160 security clearances held by individuals by adding Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal In- consideration of whether the security clearance hold- frastructure Incentivization Act: The House er’s association or sympathy with persons or organi- passed H.R. 3281, to authorize the Secretary of the zations that advocate, threaten, or use force or vio- Interior to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal own- lence, or any other illegal or unconstitutional means, ership of appropriate reclamation projects or facili- in an effort to prevent others from exercising their ties, by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 184 noes, rights under the Constitution or laws of the United Roll No. 325. Pages H6154–60, H6161–62 States or of any state, including but not limited to Rejected the Huffman motion to recommit the race, religion, national origin, or disability; bill to the Committee on Natural Resources with in- Pages H6145–47 structions to report the same back to the House Vargas amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote 115–815) that adds ‘‘the use of virtual currencies’’ to of 187 yeas to 230 nays, Roll No. 324. ‘‘section 1505’’ to ensure it is included in the assess- Pages H6160–61 ment of threat finance; Pages H6147–48 H. Res. 985, the rule providing for consideration Torres amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. of the bills (H.R. 50) and (H.R. 3281) was agreed 115–815) that directs Director of National Intel- to yesterday, July 11th. ligence, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research and the Assist- Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authoriza- ant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and tion Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019: The Analysis, to produce a national intelligence estimate House passed H.R. 6237, to authorize appropriations of the revenue sources of the North Korean regime; for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for intelligence and Pages H6148–49 intelligence-related activities of the United States Hastings amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. Government, the Community Management Account, 115–815) that directs the Director of National Intel- and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and ligence to create and implement a plan that expands Disability System, by a yea-and-nay vote of 363 yeas the recruitment efforts of all intelligence agencies to 54 nays, Roll No. 326. Pages H6129–54, H6162–63 geographic parameters used in recruitment efforts so

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:25 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D12JY8.REC D12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D803 that rural and other underserved regions across the n ion are more fully represented in such efforts; Committee Meetings Pages H6149–50 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Schneider amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 115–815) that directs the DNI to report on Iran’s Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee support for proxy forces in Syria and Lebanon, in- held a markup on H.R. 959, the ‘‘Title VIII Nurs- cluding Hizballah, and an assessment of the threat ing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017’’; H.R. posed to Israel and other U.S. regional allies; 1676, the ‘‘Palliative Care and Hospice Education Pages H6150–51 and Training Act’’; H.R. 3728, the ‘‘Educating Bera amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Ef- 115–815) that requires a briefing to relevant Con- ficiency Readiness Act of 2017’’; H.R. 5385, the gressional committees on the anticipated geopolitical ‘‘Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization effects of emerging infectious disease and pandemics, Act of 2018’’; H. Res. 982, of inquiry requesting and their implications on the national security of the the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit, respectively, cer- United States; Pages H6151–52 tain information to the House of Representatives re- Kennedy amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. ferring to the separation of children from their par- 115–815) that requires the Director of National In- ents or guardians as a result of the President’s ‘‘zero telligence to submit a report on the potential estab- tolerance’’ policy; H.R. 2278, the ‘‘Responsible Dis- lishment of the ‘‘Foreign Malign Influence Response posal Reauthorization Act of 2017’’; H.R. 2389, to Center’’ comprised of analysts from all elements of reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, the intelligence community, to provide comprehen- and for other purposes; H.R. 1320, the ‘‘Nuclear sive assessment of foreign efforts to influence United Utilization of Keynote Energy Act’’; H.R. 6140, the States political processes and elections; Page H6152 ‘‘Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act’’; H.R. Rice (NY) amendment (No. 10 printed in H. 6032, the ‘‘State of Modern Application, Research, Rept. 115–815) that requires the Director of Na- and Trends of IoT Act’’; H.R. 2345, the ‘‘National tional Intelligence to report on the possible exploi- Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017’’; H.R. tation of virtual currencies by terrorist actors; 3994, the ‘‘ACCESS BROADBAND Act’’; H.R. Pages H6152–53 4881, the ‘‘Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of Lipinski amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 2018’’; H.R. 5709, the ‘‘Preventing Illegal Radio 115–815) that requires an annual report from the Abuse Through Enforcement Act’’. H. Res. 982 and Director of National Intelligence describing Iranian H.R. 6032 were ordered reported, without amend- expenditures on military and terrorist activities out- ment. H.R. 959, H.R. 1676, H.R. 3728, H.R. side the country, such as on Hezbollah, Houthi 5385, H.R. 2278, H.R. 2389, H.R. 1320, H.R. rebels in Yemen, Hamas, and proxy forces in Iraq 6140, H.R. 2345, H.R. 3994, H.R. 4881 and H.R. and Syria; and Pages H6153–54 5709 were ordered reported, as amended. Davidson amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 115–815) that enhances oversight by augmenting THE ANNUAL TESTIMONY OF THE existing semiannual reporting requirements regard- SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON THE ing disciplinary actions. Page H6154 STATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL H. Res. 989, the rule providing for consideration FINANCIAL SYSTEM of the bill (H.R. 6237) was agreed to by a recorded Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held vote of 235 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 323, after a hearing entitled ‘‘The Annual Testimony of the the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Inter- vote of 229 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 322. national Financial System’’. Testimony was heard Pages H6122–29 from Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury. Quorum Calls—Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes developed during the pro- COUNTERING THE FINANCIAL NETWORKS ceedings of today and appear on pages H6128, H6128–29, H6161, H6161–62, and H6162–63. OF WEAPONS PROLIFERATION There were no quorum calls. Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Ter- rorism and Illicit Finance held a hearing entitled Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- ‘‘Countering the Financial Networks of Weapons journed at 7:04 p.m. Proliferation’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:25 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D12JY8.REC D12JYPT1 D804 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 12, 2018 NICARAGUAN CRISIS: NEXT STEPS TO telligence Enterprise Operations. A portion of this ADVANCING DEMOCRACY; hearing was closed. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE OVERSIGHT OF FBI AND DOJ ACTIONS Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the SURROUNDING THE 2016 ELECTION: Western Hemisphere held a hearing entitled ‘‘Nica- TESTIMONY BY FBI DEPUTY ASSISTANT raguan Crisis: Next Steps to Advancing Democracy’’; DIRECTOR PETER STRZOK and held a markup on H. Res. 981, condemning the violence, persecution, intimidation, and murders Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee; and full committed by the Government of Nicaragua against Committee of the House Committee on Oversight its citizens. H. Res 981 was forwarded to the full and Government Reform held a hearing entitled Committee, without amendment. Testimony was ‘‘Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the heard from Carlos Trujillo, U.S. Permanent Rep- 2016 Election: Testimony by FBI Deputy Assistant resentative, Organization of American States; Mi- Director Peter Strzok’’. Testimony was heard from chael Kozak, Senior Advisor and Senior Bureau Offi- Peter Strzok, Deputy Assistant Director, Federal Bu- cial, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and reau of Investigation. Labor, Department of State; and Barbara Feinstein, THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF LIVESTOCK Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin GRAZING ON FEDERAL LANDS AND ITS America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for Inter- IMPORTANCE TO RURAL AMERICA national Development. Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fed- COMBATING TUBERCULOSIS IN eral Lands held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Essential SOUTHERN AFRICA Role of Livestock Grazing on Federal Lands and its Importance to Rural America’’. Testimony was heard Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, from Brad Little, Lieutenant Governor, Idaho; and Global Health, Global Human Rights, and Inter- public witnesses. national Organizations held a hearing entitled ‘‘Combating Tuberculosis in Southern Africa’’. Testi- BIG DATA CHALLENGES AND ADVANCED mony was heard from Deborah L. Birx, M.D., U.S. COMPUTING SOLUTIONS Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Special Representa- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Sub- tive for Global Health Diplomacy, Department of committee on Energy; and Subcommittee on Re- State; Irene Koek, Senior Deputy Assistant Adminis- search and Technology held a joint hearing entitled trator, Global Health Bureau, U.S. Agency for Inter- ‘‘Big Data Challenges and Advanced Computing So- national Development; and Rebecca Martin, Direc- lutions’’. Testimony was heard from Bobby Kasthuri, tor, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory; Katherine Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Yelick, Associate Laboratory Director for Computing Human Services. Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and public witnesses. ACCESS DENIED: KEEPING ADVERSARIES AWAY FROM THE HOMELAND SECURITY BUSINESS MEETING SUPPLY CHAIN Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Full Committee held a Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on business meeting to assign Representative Bill Flores Counterterrorism and Intelligence; and Sub- of Texas to subcommittees; amend the Committee committee on Oversight and Management Efficiency Rules to establish a Subcommittee on Technology held a joint hearing entitled ‘‘Access Denied: Keep- Modernization; set the membership ratio of the sub- ing Adversaries Away from the Homeland Security committee; assign a chair and ranking member of Supply Chain’’. Testimony was heard from Gregory the subcommittee; assign majority and minority Wilshusen, Director of Information Security Issues, members of the subcommittee; and for other pur- Government Accountability Office, and the fol- poses. The resolutions to assign Representative Bill lowing Department of Homeland Security officials: Flores of Texas to the Subcommittees on Health and Soraya Correa, Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Economic Opportunity; to amend Rule 5 of the the Chief Procurement Officer; John Zangardi, Chief Committee Rules for the 115th Congress to establish Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information a new Subcommittee on Technology Modernization; Officer; Jeanette Manfra, Assistant Secretary, Office to approve the ratio of the Subcommittee on Tech- of Cybersecurity and Communications, National Pro- nology Modernization; to appoint the Chairman and tection and Programs Directorate; and Tina W. Majority Members of the Subcommittee on Tech- Gabbrielli, (Acting) Deputy Under Secretary for In- nology Modernization; and to appoint the Ranking

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:25 Jul 13, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D12JY8.REC D12JYPT1 July 12, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D805 Member and Minority Member of the Subcommittee son of being over age 65 to contribute to health sav- on Technology Modernization were adopted. ings accounts; H.R. 6199, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the- MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES counter medical products as qualified medical ex- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Full Committee held a penses; H.R. 6306, to amend the Internal Revenue markup on H.R. 2409, to allow servicemembers to Code of 1986 to increase the contribution limitation terminate their cable, satellite television, and Inter- for health savings accounts, and for other purposes; net access service contracts while deployed; H.R. H.R. 6313, the ‘‘Responsible Additions and In- 2787, the ‘‘VET MD Act’’; H.R. 5538, to amend creases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of title 38, United States Code, to provide for the in- 2018’’; H.R. 4616, to amend the Patient Protection clusion of certain additional periods of active duty and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary service for purposes of suspending charges to vet- moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide erans’ entitlement to educational assistance under the for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af- on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; fairs during periods of suspended participation in vo- H.R. 6314, the ‘‘Health Savings Act of 2018’’; and cational rehabilitation programs; H.R. 5649, the H.R. 6311, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of ‘‘Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William ‘Bill’ 1986 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of Act to modify the definition of qualified health plan 2018’’; H.R. 5693, the ‘‘Long-Term Care Veterans for purposes of the health insurance premium tax Choice Act’’; H.R. 5864, the ‘‘VA Hospitals Estab- credit and to allow individuals purchasing health in- lishing Leadership Performance Act’’; H.R. 5882, surance in the individual market to purchase a lower the ‘‘Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act’’; H.R. premium copper plan. H.R. 6301, H.R. 6317, H.R. 5938, the ‘‘Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018’’; 6305, H.R. 6309, H.R. 6199, H.R. 6312, H.R. H.R. 5974, the ‘‘VA COST SAVINGS Enhance- 4616, H.R. 6306, H.R. 6313, H.R. 6314, and H.R. ments Act’’; and H.R. 6066, to amend title 38, 6311 were ordered reported, as amended. United States Code, to improve the productivity of the management of Department of Veterans Affairs Joint Meetings health care, and for other purposes. H.R. 2787, H.R. 5649, H.R. 5693, H.R. 6066 were ordered reported, APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS CHALLENGES as amended. H.R. 2409, H.R. 5538, H.R. 5864, Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Proc- H.R. 5882, H.R. 5938, H.R. 5974 were ordered re- ess Reform: Committee concluded a hearing to exam- ported, without amendment. ine the current challenges facing the appropriations process in Congress and discuss possibilities for im- MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES provement, after receiving testimony from former Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee con- Representatives Leon Panetta and David Obey. cluded markup on H.R. 6301, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide high deductible f health plans with first dollar coverage flexibility; COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, H.R. 6317, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of JULY 13, 2018 1986 to provide that direct primary care service ar- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) rangements do not disqualify deductible health savings account contributions, and for other purposes; Senate H.R. 6305, the ‘‘Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act No meetings/hearings scheduled. of 2018’’; H.R. 6312, the ‘‘PHIT Act’’; H.R. 6309, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to House allow individuals entitled to Medicare Part A by rea- No hearings are scheduled.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3 p.m., Monday, July 16 9 a.m., Friday, July 13

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will begin consideration of Program for Friday: Complete consideration of H.R. the nomination of Scott Stump, of Colorado, to be Assist- 50—Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency ant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Act. Department of Education, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Comstock, Barbara, Va., E1004 Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E1001, E1001, E1002, E1002, Flores, Bill, Tex., E1005 E1003, E1003, E1004, E1005, E1005, E1006 Bilirakis, Gus M., Fla., E1002 Garamendi, John, Calif., E1006 Ryan, Paul D., Wisc., E1001 Blum, Rod, Iowa, E1005 Graves, Garret, La., E1008 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E1006 Brooks, Susan W., Ind., E1003 Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1001 Schweikert, David, Ariz., E1006 Buck, Ken, Colo., E1001 Jenkins, Lynn, Kans., E1001, E1002 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1002, E1005, E1007, E1008 Cheney, Liz, Wyo., E1007 Kelly, Trent, Miss., E1002, E1004, E1007 Clyburn, James E., S.C., E1003 Krishnamoorthi, Ill., E1007 Tonko, Paul, N.Y., E1002 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1001 Long, Billy, Mo., E1006

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