Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 108 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Home , Jack Keane, Leonid Parfyonov, Mikhail Trepashkin

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

Vol. 150 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2004 No. 100 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was this administration, this was a big suc- ades of tyranny, war, and terror re- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- cess. In the United States, we kept our minds me of a speech by a citizen of a pore (Mr. NUNES). word of giving the Iraqi people back former colony of the British empire at its waning days, spoken at their f their country. On Wall Street, in Asia and in Europe, the stock markets ral- handover, a citizen who made an im- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO lied. Gas prices continued their slide passioned plea for his countrymen to TEMPORE down: Average gasoline prices tumbled march into the destiny before them The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- 7 cents a gallon from mid June to mid and create a land of democracy and fore the House the following commu- July, according to the new report from freedom. That was August 14, 1947, by nication from the Speaker: AAA. But to whom was this triumph the eventual prime minister, Mr. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, most important? The free Iraqi people. Nehru, when he gave his speech on the Washington, DC, July 19, 2004. As I say, there are naysayers who granting of Indian independence. I hereby appoint the Honorable DEVIN likely did not celebrate this good news: Of course, there are spectacular dif- NUNES to act as Speaker pro tempore on this The radical Islamist world, terrorists, ferences, Mr. Speaker, between the two day. al Qaeda, and a few political partisans. countries and the situation. India was J. DENNIS HASTERT, To them, it is not about Iraq, the peo- a colony of another nation, not a sov- Speaker of the House of Representatives. ple, it is about the President they want ereign country; whereas, Iraq has been f to see fail. hostage to an internal tyrant of their own blood and nationality. However, MORNING HOUR DEBATES On what grounds do I say this? Well, on Monday, June 28, CNN heard Wendy the mood of a nation and a people on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Sherman, a former State Department the cusp of a new day, standing in the ant to the order of the House of Janu- counselor in the Clinton administra- sun on their own, with the blessings of the free world, is somewhat transfer- ary 20, 2004, the Chair will now recog- tion, say ‘‘I hope we have turned a cor- able. nize Members from lists submitted by ner, but obviously I think we need a the majority and minority leaders for Mr. Nehru’s entire speech is inspiring change in presidents to really change and lyrical, but there are two par- morning hour debates. The Chair will the corner.’’ alternate recognition between the particular passages I find applicable to the The President overthrew a brutal dic- handover the world is watching now. ties, with each party limited to not to tatorship, he arrested Saddam Hussein, exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, Nehru begins, ‘‘A moment comes, he has since handed him over to Iraqi which comes but rarely in history, except the majority leader, the minor- courts, restored or built new infra- ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- when we step out from the old to the structure, and set up a provisional gov- new, when an age ends, and when the ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. ernment within 1 year following the at- The Chair recognizes the gentleman soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds tacks, and we need a change in the utterance. It is fitting that at this sol- from Florida (Mr. STEARNS) for 5 min- Presidency? Mr. Speaker, if you had to emn moment we take the pledge of utes. pick a team, would you rather play dedication to the service of India and f with those who see victory or those her people and to the still larger cause who see defeat? of humanity.’’ IRAQI HANDOVER: GIFT OF Now, back to the Iraqi people. A re- INDEPENDENCE Mr. Speaker, the Iraqis too are the cent poll of 2,200 Iraqi households by an soul of a nation, long suppressed, find- Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, while Iraqi firm shows that half of Iraqis ing utterance, and I wish them the joys we were in our districts late June and interviewed believe Iraq is headed in and the blessings of liberty. And I close early July, celebrating the anniversary the right direction; 65 percent think with this uplifting benediction of Mr. of our independence day, we handed they will be better off; 73 percent be- Nehru’s. ‘‘To the nations and peoples of over to the citizens of Iraq the gift of lieve the handover of authority to the the world we send greetings and pledge their independence, 2 days early no interim government will improve the ourselves to cooperate with them in less. current situation. furthering peace, freedom, and democ- Barely on anyone’s radar screen, sov- The Iraqi people now enjoy an admin- racy.’’ ereignty passed from the Coalition Pro- istrative law system with sovereignty, Nehru admonished his fellow Indians visional Authority to the new Iraqi justice, and rights of free expression, that it would not be enough to work for provisional government. By most ba- justice, thought, and conscience. That peace within India’s border, or the bor- rometers, except for the naysayers of such optimism abounds following dec- der with Pakistan, but that to be truly

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

H5911

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.000 H19PT1 H5912 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 peaceful citizens of the world, Indians summer by a mob of armed security of expression, and human rights in Russia. must cooperate with their inter- forces as his plane landed at a Siberian Over the past year, reports from human rights national neighbors in ‘‘furthering airfield. Since that time, he has been groups, NGOs, the European Union, legal peace, freedom, and democracy.’’ held in a Russian jail. He has been lim- scholars, and wide spread media reporting of I wish and I hope that citizens of Iraq ited in his contact with his own attor- conditions in Russia bear out what our own will think this, and think not only of neys, he is not permitted to commu- government has reported. On Secretary of civil rest within their great nation, but nicate with the outside world, and he State’s last trip to Russia, he made it a point the opportunity for the dawning of a appears in court in a steel cage. to voice his concerns directly to President new day across the troubled swath of This treatment of an individual who Putin and publicly expressed them through the their neighborhood of the world. at this point has a tax dispute with the limited media outlets that exist in Moscow. f Putin regime violates all principles of There is much that concerns me about Rus- due process and the rule of law. sia today. In view of the time limitation I can- LACK OF RULE OF LAW IN RUSSIA Mr. Speaker, I am calling attention not address all of them, but I would like to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- today of our colleagues in the Congress mention a few that I believe deserve urgent at- ant to the order of the House of Janu- to this decline of civil and human tention. ary 20, 2004, the gentleman from Cali- rights in Russia. Together with my dis- First is the case against Mr. Mikhail fornia (Mr. LANTOS) is recognized dur- tinguished colleague, the gentleman Khodorkovsky, chairman of YUKOS Oil Com- ing morning hour debates for 5 min- from California (Mr. COX), we have es- pany. This week Mr. Khodorkovsky goes to utes. tablished the Russia Democracy Cau- trail in a court that is hardly known for its in- GENERAL LEAVE cus to work for the development of the tegrity or independence. Virtually all of the Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I ask rule of law and the consolidation of legal entities and courts outside Russia have unanimous consent that all Members civil and human rights in Russia. ruled against the Russian government, gen- may have 5 legislative days within Mr. Speaker, a number of my col- erally finding the cases lack in legal merit and which to revise and extend their re- leagues will be submitting their state- being political in nature. Little wonder Mr. marks on the topic of my 5-minute ments joining me in deploring the roll- Khodorkovsky is already a condemned man. speech, and that I may include extra- back of freedom and civil rights in Rus- Hardly anyone inside or outside Russia seri- neous material on the same. sia during recent years. ously believes he will receive a fair and just The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. Speaker, last month, on a visit to Mos- trial. objection to the request of the gen- cow, I met with Ambassador Alexander Since his arbitrary arrest last fall by masked tleman from California? Vershbow and other embassy officials to get gunmen and detention, Mr. Khodorkovsky has There was no objection. an update on the political situation in that been subjected to numerous violations of his Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise country. I also met with legal experts and due process rights. The Kremlin has directed today to call the attention of my col- human rights groups who provided a grim ac- the case against him for purposes that are leagues to my serious concern with the count of the recurring threats to individual and widely seen as political, not criminal. Indeed lack of the rule of law in Russia. political freedoms that regrettably harkens the case is being held in the notoriously cor- Fifteen years ago, all of us watched back to the old Soviet days. rupt Basmanny Court, which is controlled by with great excitement and great opti- Respect for human rights is the cornerstone Kremlin and Russia security forces. His cor- mism as the Communist system came of a civilized society. Even the Russian con- porate and lawyers’ offices, foundations, to a resounding close while the Russian stitution recognizes this fact, as provided in daughter’s school have been repeatedly people and the government went Article 2: searched without warrant or warning. through an historic transformation. We The individual and the individual’s rights The relentless attacks on the YUKOS Com- saw President Boris Yeltsin stand up and freedoms represent the highest value. It pany and efforts to cripple the once prominent against tanks in the streets of Moscow, is the duty of the state to recognize, respect, and Western-oriented company raises ques- and we watched as Russia moved to and protect the rights and freedoms of the tions about the true motives by the authorities embrace Democratic change. individual and the citizen. involved. It is one thing to bring a case against Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, in the Our own commitment to human rights as it Mr. Khodorkovsky and other officers in the last few years, we have watched as the relates to Russia and other former Communist company, depending on the charges brought government of Mr. Putin has slowly countries is manifest in the Helsinki Final Act against them. But clearly the Kremlin has but surely pulled back from Demo- in 1975, in which we effectively utilized the so- other motives as well, not the least of which cratic change. Freedom of the press has called ‘‘Basket Three’’ of that document to is to bring about a stake takeover or owner- increasingly declined, particularly in publicly hold the Soviet Union accountable for ship of the once thriving private company. the realm of television. Elections have its violations of human rights and civil liberties. Mr. Speaker, I draw the attention of my col- been less open and less Democratic. For a brief moment, during President leagues to Senate Res. 258, which expresses The rule of law has been proscribed by Yeltsin’s presidency, we thought indeed there concern about the circumstances surrounding government regulation. Increasingly, would be freedom and liberty in Russia. It was Mr. Khodorkovsky’s case, and which has government control has restricted the during this time, the G–8 member nations al- passed the full Senate. freedoms that had just begun to blos- lowed Russia to participate as an ad-hoc My second concern has to do with state som in post-Soviet Russia. member, so long as it adhered to the prin- ownership and control of the media in Russia. Mr. Speaker, the most recent, and in ciples of Constitutional democracy, rule of law Under President Boris Yeltsin, privately owned many ways the most dramatic, exam- and human rights. My colleague CHRIS COX and independently operated media began to ple of this decline of the rule of law in and Senator JOE BIDEN have spoken out re- take root and for the first time citizens of that Russia has been the Russian govern- cently about whether Russia, under President country could read and view objectively re- ment’s political prosecution and perse- Vladimir Putin, deserves a place at the G–8 ported news and even criticism of government cution of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the table and indeed if that country should host officials, even the president himself. former chairman of Yuko Oil, one of the next session in 2006. The vanguard of this new era was Mr. Vladi- Russia’s largest companies, and the I would also remind my colleagues that Res- mir Gusinky, an entrepreneur who had the ge- one that had gone the farthest in mov- olution H. Con. Res. 336, which enumerates nius of a William Randolph Hearst and the re- ing towards transparent western mar- these shortfalls and recommends that Russia sources to build a media empire worthy of any ket-oriented business practices. It was be denied participation in G–8 sessions until it in the West. However, Boris Yeltsin’s suc- the Russian company which had made demonstrates its worthiness as a Democratic cessor had no tolerance and certainly not the the greatest progress in corporate state, recently passed the House International temperament to allow any criticism of him or transparency. The company was on the Relations Committee. A similar measure is co- his politics. verge of an unprecedented business sponsored by Senators MCCAIN and The result, as we have seen in subsequent deal with Western oil companies. LIEBERMAN. events, was predictable. An angry Vladimir The Russian prosecutors, clearly at Mr. Speaker, our own State Department has Putin, utilizing extralegal means, forced a the demand of the political leadership, documented what we have learned from a va- shutdown of Mr. Gusinsky’s media outlets, initiated a political prosecution of Mr. riety of sources concerning the deteriorating save one—the prominent and popular NTV tel- Khodorkovsky. He was arrested last situation as it relates to rule of law, freedom evision station, which was taken over by the

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.053 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5913 state-owned Gazprom and has been under Yet the Russian authorities, principally Mr. Speaker, I am submitting for the Kremlin influence ever since. Just a few Rospatent and the Ministry of Agriculture, RECORD a series of articles and extra- weeks ago, the one newscaster on NTV who have aggressively challenged the SPI Groups neous material on the lack of the rule dared to lightly criticize government officials rights inside Russia and elsewhere, and while of law in Russia. These articles are was sacked on orders from intelligence agen- court rulings have been mixed in Russia they from the Washington Post, the Wall cies inside the Kremlin. Mr. Leonid Parfyonov, have been uniformly in favor, of the SPI Group Street Journal, and the International a popular host of a Sunday-night political outside the country. Among the more promi- Herald Tribune. news program and one of the most inde- nent cases, ruling in favor of the SPI Group, [From the Washington Post, July 13, 2004] pendent voices in Russia, apparently crossed occurred in Germany, a Rotterdam decision SAME OLD RUTHLESS RUSSIA over the line on the Kremlin-directed censor- affecting the Benelux countries, France, and (By Michael R. Caputo) ship. more recently in Kazakhstan. Mr. speaker, what I have recounted here is American journalist Paul Klebnikov was I was personally well acquainted with Mr. shot to death outside my office building on Gusinsky, who today operates a media con- limited simply because there is no time to go Friday. At least it used to be my office. I glomerate in Israel. Not only did he lose his on further. But it underscores the disturbing worked with Klebnikov, Forbes magazine’s media businesses in Russia, but he suffered trends in Russia today. maverick correspondent, several times in the personal hardship and humiliation. President I have always counted myself as a friend of past 10 years, sometimes in Moscow, some- Putin ordered raids by masked gunmen on his Russia and have expressed on many occa- times in New York. Out paths crossed often business headquarters and the arrest and de- sions my gratitude for the huge sacrifices through one of Russia’s wildest decades. made by the people of the country to halt the Eight years after we first met as he cov- tention in Moscow’s infamous Butyrskaya pris- march of Nazism in Europe. It greatly saddens ered Boris Yeltsin’s 1996 presidential elec- on, and eventually forced him into exile. Since me, therefore, to witness the unraveling of tion, his murder brings clarity: Nothing has then Russian authorities have sought his ex- democratic freedoms in that country today. changed. Brutal criminals still run amok in tradition by way of requests to Interpol, and Russia, operating with impunity and no fear The Russia democracy Caucus, cochaired by the courts of Spain and Greece. In every sin- of prosecution. CHRISTOPHER COX and myself, is fully com- Klebnikov had high hopes for Russia and gle case, the requests were denied for lacking mitted to helping guide Russia through this pe- in legal merit and being political in nature. was determined to urge democracy along. He riod so that it can be counted among the truly grew up in the United Sates, cradled in the Finally, I would like to address the issue of great democracies of the world. close-knot Russian American community; expropriation of property. There is little secret Mr. Speaker, in conclusion to this discussion his Russian skills were perfect and his devo- that many of Russia’s crown jewels, its natural of concerns about the rule of law and related tion to the culture ran deep. He blossomed in resources, were acquired by individuals during problems, there is an urgent humanitarian journalism just as the communist bloc crum- the privatization that occurred in the early issue that I want to bring to your attention. bled, and his unique understanding of ‘‘the 1990s. Whatever the circumstances and the That is the grave medical condition of Mr. story’’ in the region propelled his career. As we toured the Russian countryside controversial amounts that were paid for these Platon Lebedev, a prominent businessman acquisitions, they were conducted within the eight years ago, he talked to peasants wait- who, along with his partner, Mr. Mikhail ing in line to vote and grilled me with ques- laws that existed at the time. Yet there are re- Khodorovosky, is in detention under rather in- tions, too. Had I run across billionaire Boris curring threats, some outright as in the case of human conditions in Moscow. The gravity of Berezovsky in my work with the Yeltsin ad- YUKOS and others implied, that the govern- Mr. Lebedev’s deteriorating health and the ab- ministration? I hadn’t. Klebnikov had re- ment may renationalize these assets. solute neglect of his condition by the Russian cently been scratching the surface of This poses several disturbing questions. authorities demands international outrage and Berezovsky’s brazen get-rich-quick schemes. One, of course, is the overall affect on direct it underscores why I, along with many of our He was convinced there was much more to foreign investment in the country. At the mo- colleagues, have asked for this time on the the oligarch. He was in town to investigate ment, Russia’s economy is performing well him as well as to cover the elections. floor today. Berezovsky was one of several super- only because of the sizable revenue that is Last week, a dozen of the leading human wealthy men who had back doors to Yeltsin’s pouring in from the exportation of energy, pri- rights activists in Russia representing major Kremlin. His popularity waxed and waned, marily oil and gas. Foreign investment and human rights groups issued a statement crit- but as he amassed wealth he gained unparal- Western business cooperation, which is nec- ical of the treatment by Russian authorities of leled power. Experienced expatriates in Rus- essary if Russia is to truly develop its indus- Platon Lebedev, the head of Group Menatep, sia shared an essential rule: Don’t cross trial and exporting sectors, will be jeopardized the parent company of YUKOS Oil. these brutal billionaires, ever, or you’re like- if the Kremlin-directed assaults on these enter- Mr. Lebedev has been detained and jailed ly to go home in a box. prises is allowed to continue. for nearly a year and has not been allowed to Klebnikov knew this well. In Russia the Other questions concern the Russian gov- have an independent medical examination or mafia kills every day. He knew Paul Tatum, the Oklahoma entrepreneur who ran afoul of ernment’s official position with regard to these treatment, despite the fact that credible Rus- Moscow’s mafia and was shot dead just a few privatized businesses, most of which are in sian and foreign experts have confirmed that hundred yards from a hotel he had founded the resource-based sectors. At the moment, he has severe and life-threatening ailments. In and had fought against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov the government policy is, if anything, arbitrary fact Mr. Lebedev was originally taken into cus- to control. After Tatum’s murder. Hizzoner and unpredictable, if not outright threatening to tody from a hospital bed and in December promised swift justice. We’re still waiting. the privatized companies involved. At best, 2003 had to have an ambulance take him Tatum had led a loud life in Moscow. President Putin has sent conflicting messages from a court hearing. Klebnikov told me he knew Tatum’s battle Russian human rights activists point out that with city ‘‘authorities’’ was never a sound by making reassuring statements, on the one strategy for survival. The Tatum murder hand, while authorizing contrary actions on the the denial of appropriate medical attention violates several articles of Russian law that indi- shook him, but he was determined to go for- other. ward with what grew into a series of articles A case in point is the SPI Group, which ac- cate that detainees may receive medical treat- exposing Russian corruption. After all, he quired production and distribution rights to ment at medical establishments should this be was a reporter, not a businessman. Russia’s most famous vodka trademarks (in- required by the detainees condition. It is clear As a journalist, Klebnikov was the real cluding Stolichnaya). In 1997, a group of in- that Russia is not only violating universal deal. He was based in New York through the vestors, headed by Mr. Yuri Shefler, bought human rights and the rule of law but their own 1990s but had more contacts in Moscow than laws. most reporters on the ground full time. the rights to 43 Russian vodka brands from During his frequent trips to the region he the original investors who acquired the pro- Let me read a quote from the recent statement: accomplished more meetings before lunch duction and trademark rights during the privat- than many of us could pull off in a week. It is out conviction that in order to protect ization of this and other resource-based sec- Klebnikov listened as intently to the grip- the sacred human rights—the right to live ing of a pensioner as he did to the drone of tors. They assumed a $50 million debt and and the right to a fair trial—the court must politicians. He was quick to the point, wast- promptly invested another $20 million, and change the custodial restraint for Platon ed no time, and drove to the center of his today it is a well managed and successful Lebedev to a format that does not involve story like a tank. Some thought he was bold, business. prison detention so that an independent others thought him brash, but everyone was SPI Group has registered the trademarks for medical examination and full-fledged treat- reading. ment can be provided immediately. its vodka brands in more than 150 countries. ‘‘Godfather of the Kremlin,’’ his December It has a 10 year distribution deal with Allied Mr. Speaker, the treatment of Platon 1996 Forbes cover story on Berezovsky, threw Domecq in the United States and equally well Lebedev is clear evidence that the Russian new light on the doings of Russia’s oligarchs. established distributors throughout Europe. legal system is broken. The story grew into Klebnikov’s first book,

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.004 H19PT1 H5914 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 with the same title, published in 2001. The taken over by a criminal elite in which gang- found himself and his company under legal exiled industrialist took the magazine to sters, business and corrupt officials work to- threat. Khodorkovsky was arrested at gun- court in London, and eventually Forbes re- gether. The result is a climate of fear and point last October and remains in prison canted accusations of violence. Those of us public cynicism. The collapse of com- awaiting trial on fraud and tax evasion who lived in Moscow during Berezovsky’s munism, with its history of state-sponsored charges, while the federal tax service has hit heyday still believe. violence, left a moral vacuum that persists Yukos with two tax bills from 2000 and 2001 His follow-up stories on Russian industri- in a different form. Some of the modern adding up to nearly $7 billion. The country’s alists were always fair and thorough, but he thugs got their training with the Soviet se- chief prosecutor said Tuesday that more bills didn’t make many friends in the country. cret police. from 2002 and 2003 were still to come. The Committee to Protect Journalists, Soon after Vladimir Putin stepped into the The situation endangers a company that presidency, Klebnikov and I met in New which records attacks on journalists throughout the world, cites Russia as a spe- pumps more oil than Libya and accounts for York. I told him he needed to watch his back one-fifth of foreign petroleum sales by Rus- with so much change afoot. He shrugged and cial problem. Attempts to shut up the press have been made by the Federal Security Bu- sia, the world’s second-largest oil exporter. said he was uniquely positioned to get to the The latest figures published by brokerage heart of corruption in Russia. ‘‘Who else is reau, formerly the KGB. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has systematically houses Monday showed that Yukos produces going to do it?’’ he asked. I had no answer. 1.7 million barrels a day, surpassing its own When Forbes announced Klebnikov would seized control of Russian TV, retains some of the habits he developed when he himself was records and every other Russian oil com- lead its new Russian publications and relo- pany. cate to Moscow, I immediately feared for his a KGB functionary. safety. A few months later he was dead. I Yet Mr. Putin is welcomed to international Bruce Misamore, the company’s chief fi- think about him, sprawled bleeding on the parleys, such as G–8 meetings, as if he were nancial officer, said Tuesday that production sidewalk, coughing his final words to a re- the leader of a normal country. The murder had not been disrupted yet and that the com- porter colleague who found him dying. of Paul Klebnikov demonstrates that Russia pany has prepaid transport and other fees to Russia hasn’t changed in the past decade is not a normal country. Perhaps it’s time keep shipping oil until at least the third and at this trajectory it won’t be truly civ- for the leaders of free democracies to ask Mr. week in July. The bank accounts frozen so ilized for generations. Those who killed Putin whether the rule of law exists in Rus- far have just $20 million in them, he said. Klebnikov are killing today, plan to kill to- sia. Misamore met Tuesday with representatives morrow, and know they’ll roam free to kill of Western banks that declared Yukos in de- for years to come. Hellbent on getting rich, [From the Washington Post, July 7, 2004] fault on a $1 billion loan and they have not they have no boundaries. Raised in a com- RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT BEGINS SEIZING YUKOS demanded payment yet. ASSETS munist world devoid of morals, they have no Misamore said the government abruptly soul. (By Peter Baker and Susan B. Glasser) halted secret settlement discussions last There is no valid reason why a nation so MOSCOW, July 7.—The Russian government week and has not been willing to com- tolerant—even complicit—in organized crime moved Wednesday to begin seizing assets of promise. ‘‘We’re just trying to make our best should stand on par with world leaders in Yukos Oil Co. in the culmination of a politi- efforts to reach a resolution to the situa- groups such as the World Trade Organiza- cally charged tax battle that could either tion,’’ Misamore told a conference call with tion. Putin must stand as the guarantor of bankrupt or break up the country’s largest investors. ‘‘But first they’ve got to talk to media freedom. And the Bush administration oil producer. us.’’ must demand results in this murder inves- Court marshals accompanied by special po- The Financial Times reported that Yukos tigation and require the assassins and their lice forces raided the company’s registry of- sent a fresh proposal to the government bosses be detected, arrested, tried and pun- fice in Moscow at the end of the business day Tuesday, offering some or all of ished to the fullest extent of the law. to search for ownership documents for var- Or will it let Paul Klebnikov, like Paul ious Yukos properties. The marshals were Khodorkovsky’s shares in exchange for a Tatum, be just another footnote in Russia’s enforcing last week’s court judgment giving three-year payment plan. Prime Minister disingenuous flirtation with world-class rule Yukos a Wednesday deadline to pay a $3.4 Mikhail Fradkov’s office denied receiving of law? We’re waiting. billion back tax bill. any written proposal, and a Yukos spokes- Yukos said this week that it had no more man said it sent no letter, however, he would [From the Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2004] than $1.4 billion in cash and could not pay not say whether the idea was floated in some other form. LAWLESS RUSSIA the full charge in time without an install- ment plan. Yukos reportedly offered to turn Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov, who The murder of Forbes Russia Editor-in- over some or all of the controlling stake imprisoned Khodorkovsky, expressed little Chief Paul Klebnikov on a Moscow street owned by the company’s imprisoned chief sympathy for what he sarcastically called Friday night was the most dramatic display shareholder, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and his ‘‘poor Yukos’’ and doused hopes for a deal. yet of the lawlessness that has Russia in its partners, but all attempts at negotiations ‘‘This is like a snowball,’’ he said on Echo grip. Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov appeared to have failed so far. Moskvy radio Tuesday. ‘‘This case has a be- says he has taken ‘‘personal control’’ of the ‘‘The debtor was given a five-day deadline ginning, but it’s very difficult to see its case, a suggestion that the Russian state is for voluntary execution, after which the end.’’ finally conscious of its bad image in the court bailiffs service of the city of Moscow He asserted that the company should have world. But under its present leadership, the began to enforce the court decision,’’ the no trouble paying the tax bills even though state is itself an important part of the prob- Russian Justice Ministry said in a statement the government obtained a court order freez- lem. carried by the Interfax news service after the ing its assets. ‘‘The profits that Yukos made The 41-year-old Mr. Klebnikov was a bril- raid began. liant journalist and student of Russian his- The ministry statement immediately could easily pay the company’s debts,’’ he tory. He had written for our pages several threatened a new criminal investigation and said. times, most recently last November when he obstruction charges against officials at The case drew international criticism this argued that the arrest of Russia’s richest Yukos’ registry for allegedly trying to avoid week for the politicization of Russian busi- businessman, Mikhail Khodokovsky, was a cooperating with the marshals who arrived ness and courts. ‘‘The so-called ‘Yukos case’ blow against the ‘‘kleptocracy’’ that had en- at their building. reflects these problems,’’ the Paris-based Or- riched itself with state assets under Boris Authorities can seize the company’s assets ganization for Economic Cooperation and Yeltsin’s privatization program. and either keep them to satisfy the tax debt Development, said in its annual report on He knew a lot about the subject, having or sell them off. But it is possible they were Russia, released Wednesday. ‘‘Whether the written a controversial 2000 book, ‘‘God- not able to find the right documents at the charges against the company and its core father of the Kremlin,’’ about one of the office of the registry, a firm called Reyester- shareholders are true or not, it is clearly a leading Russian oligarchs, Boris Berezovsky, M. Yukos said registry documents of its sub- case of highly selective law enforcement.’’ In the May issue of Forbes Russia, Mr. sidiaries in Siberia and along the Volga A senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that Kelbnikov broke the news that Moscow has River were transferred last week after the the case is ‘‘raising fundamental questions in more dollar billionaires than New York City. court ruling, apparently to those regions. the minds of many investors.’’ There are ‘‘in- The magazine, licensed by Forbes of the The confrontation stems from a year-long creasing signs that destruction of the com- U.S. and published by the German Axel power struggle between Khodorkovsky and pany is the intended endpoint,’’ he said. ‘‘At Springer organization, published the names President Vladimir Putin. Khodorkovsky is a minimum,’’ he added, it’s ‘‘an extraor- of Russia’s 100 richest business leaders, giv- a brash former communist youth league dinary game of brinkmanship’’ akin to a ing them the sort of attention many don’t leader who bought Yukos at bargain-base- game of chicken with two cars racing toward welcome. Mr. Klebnikov was not afraid to ment price during the privatization auctions a cliff and ‘‘they’re getting very close.’’ make powerful enemies in the interest of of state property during the 1990s. He built honest journalism. the company into a major international In his analysis, the diplomat said, it ap- In a recent book, ‘‘Darkness at Dawn,’’ player and himself into Russia’s richest man. pears likely that a ‘‘sizable percentage of the David Satter, a former Journal Moscow cor- But he angered some in the Kremlin with company’s assets [will] move into the hands respondent, wrote that Russia has been his outspoken political activities and soon of the state.’’

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.008 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5915 [From the Herald Tribune, June 15, 2004] rich, Yukos, has turned this case into a migration. But neither is President Vladimir RUSSIA ON TRIAL crocosm of the struggles that are shaping Putin the champion of civic virtue he would the new Russia. Much depends on the out- The Russian government’s fraud and tax have us see. If tax evasion were the real come, not least how investors will look at evasion case against two billionaires, Mi- issue, every oligarch, and most every Rus- Russia in the future. In effect, it is Russia khail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, sian, would be in the dock. And even if Putin and the rule of law that go on trial. opens Wednesday in a Moscow court. The needed to pillory a couple of oligarchs to set Khodorkovsky, to be sure, is not the an example, there are far more unsavory ex- trial has already attracted enormous atten- model, philanthropic businessman his sup- tion; the extraordinary fortunes of the two amples to go after. Khordorkovsky at least porters make of him. Like all the other so- turned Yukos into a globally admired, rel- defendants, and the parallel struggle for sur- called oligarchs, he made his billions in the vival of the oil company that made them atively transparent business. dirty plunder of Russia’s riches in the cha- To all appearances, Putin is leaning on the rich, Yukos, has turned this case into a mi- otic aftermath of the Soviet Union’s disinte- judiciary to settle scores with tycoons who crocosm of the struggles that are shaping gration. But neither is President Vladimir dared show an interest in politics. In this re- the new Russia. Much depends on the out- Putin the champion of civic virtue he would gard, Khodorkovsky, who has contributed come, not least how investors will look at have us see. If tax evasion were the real generously to reform-minded parties, is only Russia in the future. In effect, it is Russia issue, every oligarch, and most every Rus- Putin’s latest target, following in the foot- and the rule of law that go on trial. sian, would be in the dock. An even if Putin steps of Boris Berezovsky and Vladimir Khodorkovsky, to be sure, is not the needed to pillory a couple of oligarchs to set Gusinsky, two Russian tycoons now residing model, philanthropic businessman his sup- an example, there are far more unsavory ex- in exile. porters make of him. Like all the other so- amples to go after. Khodorkovsky at least Equally ominous, in pushing Yukos to the called oligarchs, he made his billions in the turned Yukos into a globally admired, rel- brink in a parallel tax-avoidance case, Mos- dirty plunder of Russia’s riches in the cha- atively transparent business. cow has raised fears that it is trying to bring otic aftermath of the Soviet Union’s disinte- To all appearances, Putin is leaning on the Russia’s natural resources back under direct gration. But neither is President Vladimir judiciary to settle scores with tycoons who state control. Last Friday, the government Putin the champion of civic virtue he would dared show an interest in politics. In this re- was able to remove a judge from the case have us see. If tax evasion were the real gard, Khodorkovsky, who has contributed who seemed open-minded in considering an issue, every oligarch, and most every Rus- generously to reform-minded parties, is only appeal by Yukos. sian, would be in the dock. And even if Putin Putin’s latest target, following in the foot- We do not argue that all oligarchs should go scot-free. No state can tolerate enter- needed to pillory a couple of oligarchs to set steps of Boris Berezovsky and Vladimir prises operating above the law. But at play an example, there are far more unsavory ex- Gusinsky, two Russian tycoons now residing here is a different danger, of a state capri- amples to go after. Khodorkovsky at least in exile. turned Yukos into a globally admired, rel- Equally ominous, in pushing Yukos to the ciously and selectively applying laws to suit its political interests. atively transparent business. brink in a parallel tax-avoidance case, Mos- To all appearances, Putin is leaning on the cow has raised fears that it is trying to bring Mr. CHANDLER. Mr. Speaker, last March, I judiciary to settle scores with tycoons who Russia’s natural resources back under direct had the opportunity to meet with human rights dared show an interest in politics. In this re- state control. Last Friday, the government groups, legal experts, media representatives, gard, Khodorkovsky, who has contributed was able to remove a judge from the case and others concerning the situation on the generously to reform-minded parties, is only who seemed open-minded in considering an ground in Russia. I learned firsthand that Rus- Putin’s latest target, following in the foot- appeal by Yukos. sia is enduring a difficult transition to what steps of Boris Berezovsky and Vladimir We do not argue that all oligarchs should hopefully will become a modern, fully demo- Gusinsky, two Russian tycoons now residing go scot-free. No state can tolerate enter- in exile. cratic nation. While there have been many prises operating above the law. But at play positive developments in Russian society over Equally ominous, in pushing Yukos to the here is a different danger, of a state capri- brink in a parallel tax-avoidance case, Mos- ciously and selectively applying laws to suit the past decade, particularly with regard to the cow has raised fears that it is trying to bring its political interests. freedoms that average Russian citizens now Russia’s natural resources back under direct Russia’s judiciary faces an unenviable enjoy, there are disturbing signs that Russia state control. Last Friday, the government challenge in tempering excess prosecutorial under President Vladimir Putin may be slip- was able to remove a judge from the case zeal, without endorsing blanket immunity ping back to its old authoritarian ways. who seemed open-minded in considering an for past misdeeds. In the end, the critical My primary concern is with the rule of law. appeal by Yukos. question is not whether the court finds the Prior to coming to Congress, I served for eight We do not argue that all oligarchs should two men guilty or not, but whether it suc- years as the Attorney General of Kentucky. I go scot-free. No state can tolerate enter- ceeds in demonstrating that it has delivered understand that there are inherent principles in prises operating above the law. But at play justice. Russia’s courts have shown them- here is a different danger, of a state capri- selves sadly subservient to the government any constitutional democracy, chief among ciously and selectively applying laws to suit so far. Most Russians expect that they will them the rule of law. Recent events have its political interests. continue down this familiar road, rubber- called into question Russia’s unequivocal com- Russia’s judiciary faces an unenviable stamping the government’s charges until mitment to a transparent judicial system, de- challenge in tempering excess prosecutorial Khodorkovsky and Lebedev are found guilty. fendants’ rights, and the presumption of inno- zeal, without endorsing blanket immunity For the sake of Russian democracy, the ju- cence within the Russian legal system. for past misdeeds. In the end, the critical diciary needs to declare its independence. As we speak, there is a major trial taking question is not whether the court finds the Courts in such high-profile cases can do so in place in Moscow. It concerns the controversial two men guilty or not, but whether it suc- the way they handle the objections and argu- arrest and detention of prominent Russian ceeds in demonstrating that it has delivered ments of the defense, in the way they rule on justice. Russia’s courts have shown them- the crude methods of the investigators and businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The case selves sadly subservient to the government in the way they separate the political de- of Mr. Khodorkovsky has raised concerns from so far. Most Russians expect that they will mands of the Kremlin from the legal facts of legal experts, human rights groups, and the continue down this familiar road, rubber- the case. Given Russia’s past, few things media that his trial may have more to do with stamping the government’s charges until could be more corrosive to democracy than a his opposition to President Putin’s policies Khodorkovsky and Lebedev are found guilty. show trial. The Russian government’s fraud rather than the crimes for which he is ac- For the sake of Russian democracy, the ju- and tax evasion case against two billion- cused. diciary needs to declare its independence. aires, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon The most disturbing element of Mr. Courts in such high-profile cases can do so in Lebedev, opens Wednesday in a Moscow Khodorkovsky’s trial is that it may signify a re- the way they handle the objections and argu- court. The trial has already attracted enor- ments of the defense, in the way they rule on mous attention; the extraordinary fortunes assertion of state influence over Russia’s pri- the crude methods of the investigators and of the two defendants, and the parallel strug- vate sector economy. Such a move by the in the way they separate the political de- gle for survival of the oil company that made Russian government, I fear, would raise ques- mands of the Kremlin from the legal facts of them rich, Yukos, has turned this case into tions about the state of property rights in Rus- the case. Given Russia’s past, few things a microcosm of the struggles that are shap- sia, discourage foreign investment, and slow could be more corrosive to democracy than a ing the new Russia. Much depends on the progress towards Russia’s full integration into show trial. outcome, not least how investors will look at the global economy. The Russian government’s fraud and tax Russia in the future. In effect, it is Russia Mr. Speaker, the U.S. must continue to de- evasion case against two billionaires, Mi- and the rule of law that go on trial. liver the message that adherence to the rule khail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, Khodorkovsky, to be sure, is not the opens Wednesday in a Moscow court. The model, philanthropic businessman his sup- of law and support for political and economic trail has already attracted enormous atten- porters make of him. Like all the other so- freedom is essential to developing successful tion; the extraordinary fortunes of the two called oligarchs, he made his billions in the free-market economies and prosperity. As I defendants, and the parallel struggle for sur- dirty plunder of Russia’s riches in the cha- mentioned earlier, Russia is truly at a cross- vival of the oil company that made them otic aftermath of the Soviet Union’s disinte- roads in its history. I urge my colleagues to

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.011 H19PT1 H5916 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 work with me to convince Russia to choose on confiscated documents from one of his law- threatened. I know a number of my House col- the path of transparency, adherence to the yers after she met with her client. leagues share these concerns. Members of rule of law, and a commitment to the security Another case is that of Dr. Igor Sutyagin, a the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, the of private investment. Russian scientist who was sentenced to 15 Helsinki Commission, and the Russia Democ- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I years of labor camp for espionage, i.e., pass- racy Caucus are just some of those who have thank the distinguished gentleman from Cali- ing military secrets to British intelligence expressed their misgivings. fornia for requesting this time to discuss rule agents. Sutyagin never denied that he had One high profile example of concern is the of law in Russia. Not only is this an issue of worked with foreign scholars or that he shared seizure of the assets of Russia’s largest oil great importance to the citizens of Russia but previously published material with them. In- company, YUKOS, and the trial of two of U.S.-Russia relations are affected by the re- deed, Federal Security Service (FSB) agents YUKOS’s largest stockholders, Mikhail gard given to this critical component of demo- never found evidence of any classified docu- Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev. cratic and civil society. ments in his possession, and he had neither Many Russian and Western observers view I have the privilege of serving as chairman security clearance nor access to classified ma- the Russian Government seizure of the assets of the Commission on Security and Coopera- terial. However, the FSB and the court came of YUKOS as a result of political motivations. tion in Europe, commonly known as the ‘‘Hel- to the conclusion that Sutyagin’s research was Here are just a few recent statements on sinki Commission,’’ an independent agency of so accurate that he must have used classified these events: the United States Government charged with documents to draw his conclusions. Think of On July 7, the Washington Post quoted a monitoring and encouraging compliance with it: one may be imprisoned for espionage for senior level U.S. diplomat as saying ‘‘there are the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and subsequent being too competent an analyst in military-se- increasing signs that destruction of the com- documents of the Organization on Security curity issues. pany is the intended endpoint,’’ and that it ap- and Cooperation in Europe. The fate of rule of Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Pifer of pears likely that a ‘‘sizeable percentage of the law in Russia, an OSCE member, will deter- the State Department has testified before the company’s assets will move into the hands of mine to a great degree the future of the Rus- Commission that ‘‘most observers agree that the state.’’ sian state and its role in the world community. [Sutyagin] had no access to classified informa- On July 7, the Organization for Economic With the collapse of the Soviet Union in tion and consider the severe sentence an ef- Cooperation and Development (OECD) called 1991, Russia moved from an authoritarian po- fort to discourage information-sharing by Rus- the YUKOS affair ‘‘a case of highly selective lice state under communist rule to a sovereign sians with professional colleagues from other law enforcement’’ and a case that reveals how nation with democratically elected leadership countries.’’ ‘‘the courts are often subservient to the execu- and many of the civil liberties that we in this The final case I would mention in this brief tive, while the security services, prosecutors country take for granted. We were encouraged presentation is that of Mikhail Trepashkin, an and police remain highly politicized.’’ by those positive and historic steps. On paper attorney and former FSB officer who was ar- What is now occurring in Russia has signifi- at least, there have been significant reforms rested on October 24, 2003, a week before he cant human, political, and economic con- designed to bring the Russian political and was scheduled to represent relatives of a vic- sequences. Justice, freedom, and human legal system into conformity with the accepted tim who perished in an apartment explosion at rights are all directly tied to the rule of law, a trial in Moscow. At the trial, Trepashkin was norms and practices of the United Nations, the open and accountable government, and a free expected to present the findings of his inves- OSCE, the Council of Europe, etc. press, which are increasingly absent in Rus- In recent years, though, the Putin govern- tigation which implicated the FSB in the 1999 sia. ment has undermined these reforms. In its Na- apartment bombing in Moscow and the abort- There are several disturbing trends that tions in Transit 2004 report, Freedom House ed attempted bombing of Ryazan. demonstrate problems with the rule of law in A week before the trial opened, the police sums it up: ‘‘Russia is backsliding in key areas Russia. just happened to pull Trepashkin over on the of democratic governance and rule of law.’’ The general prosecutor and courts cannot highway, and just happened to find a revolver Two months ago, on May 20th, the Hensinki be merely an extension of the political will and in his car. Trepashkin claims the gun was Commission held hearings on the issue of agenda of the Kremlin. In his visit to Moscow planted, a venerable KGB tactic. Three weeks human rights in President Putin’s Russia. One earlier this year, Secretary of State Colin Pow- later, he was put on trial and sentenced to of our distinguished witnesses, Mr. Gary ell was unambiguous in his concern over the four years labor camp for allegedly divulging Kasparov, chairman of the Free Choice 2008 state secrets to a foreign journalist. rule of law in Russia, saying ‘‘Russia’s demo- Committee in Russia and world-famous chess I don’t know all the details of this case, but cratic system seems not yet to have found the champion, spoke with passion about restric- it has the whiff of the proverbial mackeral by essential balance among the executive, legis- tions on freedom of speech in the electronic moonlight. It is very possible that Trepashkin lative and judicial branches of government. media, a process that we see continuing was arrested in order to prevent him from re- Political power is not yet fully tethered to the today. leasing potentially damaging information re- law.’’ In the area of rule of law per se, we are garding the activities of the FSB. Furthermore, the selective and arbitrary use also seeing some disturbing moves against in- These are just few examples of the chal- of judiciary power by the Kremlin undermines dividuals who have apparently offended the lenges to rule of law and human rights that the rule of law. powers-that-be in the Kremlin or the intel- Russia is now experiencing under President Mikhail Khodorkovsky, as many observers ligence apparat. Putin. Let us hope that he will soon realize have noted, shows how a businessman has The first case is that of industrialist Mikhail that the way to a genuinely stable and pros- been singled out for prosecution because his Khodorkovsky, former head of the Yukos Oil perous society is paved with rule off law and political activities are not appreciated. Company. Mr. Khodorkovsky’s arrest on civil society, not the high price of crude oil. Journalist German Galkin was thrown into charges of fraud and tax evasion has received Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, the jail and prosecuted for revealing the corrupt a lot of publicity. I don’t claim to know whether Khodorkovsky/Lebedev trial resumed on Mon- behavior of local government officials. His ap- Khodorkovsky is guilty or innocent, but this ap- day last week before a three judge panel in peal was denied and he was only freed under pears to be very much a case of selective jus- Moscow. Since the last hearing three weeks the weight of international pressure. tice. His real crime seems to have been, as ago, the physical appearance of the court was Aleksandr Nikitin is a former submarine offi- David Satter wrote in the Wall Street Journal much improved: the courtroom had been air cer and nuclear safety inspector who was pur- last week, that he ‘‘had demonstrated inde- conditioned and the halls outside had been re- sued relentlessly through the courts by the pendence, and, by financing opposition polit- furbished and painted. Russian security service in retaliation for his ical parties, had contributed to political plu- Appearances are important, but substance outspokenness about radioactive contamina- ralism.’’ is critical. tion by the Russian military. These rulings Will Khodorkovsky get a fair trial? Let me jut Respect for the rule of law in Russia is es- bear out what prominent legal experts have quote from a report by the Organisation for sential for the same reason it is essential in been saying about the flawed legal system in Economic Cooperation and Development: every democratic society—citizens, the press, Russia. ‘‘The courts are often subservient to the exec- and the business community must have con- More recent events in Russia threaten a utive, while the security services, the prosecu- fidence that the legal system affords them pro- free press, an essential element of any strong tors and the police remain highly politicized tection of their rights and that everyone is democracy. . . . the so-called ‘Yukos case’ reflects these treated equally under that law. We do not know who murdered Paul problems.’’ As if to confirm the OECD assess- In Russia there is a pattern of troubling Klebnikov, the editor in chief of Forbes Russia, ment, officials at the Matrosskaya Tishina pris- signs that the rule of law and a free press are who was writing the truth about Russia’s dark

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.025 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5917 underside, but the government must insist on dom by the United States Commission on violence, left a moral vacuum that persists a thorough, open, and full investigation of his International Religious Freedom states about in a different form. Some of the modern killers. As one observer noted in the New York Russia: thugs got their training with the Soviet secret police. Times, ‘‘Twenty journalists have now been as- ‘‘A federal law on religious organizations en- The Committee to Protect Journalists, sassinated in Russia for their work; 14 since acted in 1997 contains provisions that have which records attacks on journalists Mr. Putin became president. Not one of the prevented some religious groups from reg- throughout the world, cites Russia as a spe- murders has been solved.’’ istering and thus practicing freely. Regional cial problem. Attempts to shut up the press A crackdown of media freedom has resulted governments have often passed ordinances have been made by the Federal Security Bu- in all major TV networks under state control. that result in discrimination against minority re- reau, formerly the KGB. Russian President The last independent TV station disappeared ligious groups, and acts of violence against Vladimir Putin, who has systematically last summer. TV is the number one way Rus- members of religious minorities are wide- seized control of Russian TV, retains some of sians get their news. the habits he developed when he himself was spread. a KGB functionary. If Russia continues down this path, she will ‘‘In the past few years, however, trends Yet Mr. Putin is welcomed to international never fully become the peaceful and demo- have emerged that have raised serious ques- parleys, such as G–8 meetings, as if he were cratic nation that the Russian people and the tions about Russia’s commitment to demo- the leader of a normal country. The murder international community desire. It is essential cratic reform and protection of religious free- of Paul Klebnikov demonstrates that Russia that Russia undertake a sincere effort to re- dom. Russian authorities have denied registra- is not a normal country. Perhaps it’s time form its judicial system and establish the high- tion efforts of certain religious communities, for the leaders of free democracies to ask Mr. est degree of credibility for the rule of law and based on the allegedly insufficient time they Putin whether the rule of law exists in Rus- sia. free press, which are essential for a pros- have existed, despite a February 2002 Rus- perous and peaceful Russia. sian Constitutional Court decision that found Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the that an active religious organization registered share with my colleagues information that Congressional Human Rights Caucus I con- before the 1997 law could not be deprived of raises serious concerns about the develop- tinue to be concerned that Russia has signifi- its legal status for failing to re-register. The ment of a free-market system in Russia. Many cant problems in honoring the universal government has meddled in the internal affairs of my constituents who develop products such human rights standards that are widely ac- of religious communities, including the Jewish as software and biological drugs rely on the cepted in many parts of the world. Russia as- and orthodox Old Believer communities.’’ enforcement of strong intellectual property pires to be a leading force on the world eco- The U.S. Congress must speak out about rights laws and copyright protection, and nomic and political scene, but it is failing to re- human rights abuses around the world. It is therefore have an interest in ensuring that spect some of the fundamental and universal my hope that Russia will begin to encourage countries such as Russia maintain fair and en- principles of the rule of law, human rights and religious freedom, crack down on trafficking in forceable laws in this regard. For this reason, freedom of speech and expression. persons and comply with international stand- there is cause for concern regarding the Rus- I am concerned about freedom of expres- ards on human rights. sian government placing significant pressure sion in Russia, given the fact that the Russian I would like to submit for the RECORD an ar- on SPI, the company that produces the government’s commitment to independent and ticle from The Wall Street Journal, highlighting Stolichnaya beverage, in an effort to reclaim free media, freedom of assembly, and reli- the concern for the lack of rule of law in Rus- the intellectual property rights of its brands. gious freedom appear to be wavering. In fact, sia. Stolichnaya, nicknamed Stoli to many Ameri- Russia’s last major non-state television station [From the Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2004] cans, is one of many brands of production the was eliminated in 2003 as a result of govern- Russian government is attempting to reclaim LAWLESS RUSSIA ment pressure. This is a disturbing trend from SPI in the wake of the privatization of The murder of Forbes Russian Editor-in- other beverage companies in the 1990’s. which is in stark contrast to the value placed Chief Paul Klebnikov on a Moscow street on freedom of speech by other democracies Friday night was the most dramatic display I am concerned about the implications of around the world. yet of the lawlessness that has Russia in its such actions on international global property Earlier this year the State Department re- grip. Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov rights, Russia’s potential WTO and G–8 mem- leased its annual Country Reports on Human says he has taken ‘‘personal control’’ of the bership, and the direction of Russian Democ- Rights Practices, which included documenta- case, a suggestion that the Russian state is racy and rule of law. This case is emblematic tion of many abuses. Serious violations of finally conscious of its bad image in the of a general situation and is part of a pattern basic human rights in Chechnya were high- world. But under its present leadership, the of disrespect for the rule of law that has un- lighted including unlawful killings, abuse of ci- state is itself an important part of the prob- nerved foreign investors who are concerned lem. vilians and Chechen fighters and politically The 41-year-old Mr. Klebnikov was a bril- about long-term economic, legal and political motivated disappearances. The report also liant journalist and student of Russian his- stability of Russia. If we are to hope to crack mentioned that the December 7, 2003, Duma tory. He had written for our pages several down on the copyright infringements on soft- elections failed to meet international stand- times, most recently last November when he ware produced in the Puget Sound, I believe ards. Factors undermining party competition argued that the arrest of Russia’s richest that proper enforcement of this issue is an im- included criminal charges and threats of arrest businessman, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was a portant step. or actual arrest against major financial sup- blow against the ‘‘kleptocracy’’ that had en- I would like to offer my colleagues some porters of opposition parties and the seizure of riched itself with state assets under Boris background on SPI and its issues. Yeltsin’s privatization program. party materials from opposition parties. He knew a lot about the subject, having SPI is a Dutch-based company that owns I remain concerned that Russia is named in written a controversial 2000 book, ‘‘God- the trademark rights to a large number of bev- the State Department’s annual report on traf- father of the Kremlin,’’ about one of the erage brands including Russia’s most famous ficking in persons as a tier two country and leading Russian oligarchs, Boris Berezovsky. brands, Stolichnaya and Moscovskaya as well this year was placed on the tier two ‘‘special In the May issue of Forbes Russia, Mr. as Russkaya and Limonnaya. It is my under- watch list.’’ Trafficking in persons is an evil Klebnikov broke the news that Moscow has standing that the SPI Group acquired the that must be directly confronted and ended. more dollar billionaires than New York City. rights for these trademarks by means of buy- Countries that fall under the special watch list The magazine, licensed by Forbes of the ing out the minority shareholders of a Russian U.S. and published by the German Axel have high numbers of trafficking victims and Springer organization, published the names company, which owned the above-mentioned fail to provide evidence of increasing efforts to of Russia’s 100 richest business leaders, giv- trademarks worldwide and was privatized be- combat severe forms of trafficking from the ing them the sort of attention many don’t tween 1990–1992. It also assumed a $50 mil- previous year. Russia is named as the largest welcome. Mr. Klebnikov was not afraid to lion debt that was inherited by the previous source country in Europe for trafficking and is make powerful enemies in the interest of owner from its state-owned predecessor. SPI a significantly large transit country. It is my honest journalism. has since invested another $100 million to de- hope that the Russian government will ac- In a recent book, ‘‘Darkness at Dawn,’’ velop into a successful international compet- knowledge the extent of its trafficking problem David Satter, a former Journal Moscow cor- itor. respondent, wrote that Russia has been and play a more active role in ending traf- taken over by a criminal elite in which gang- The SPI Group has registered the trade- ficking in the region. sters, businesses and corrupt officials work marks for the 43 brands in more than 150 I also am concerned that Russia still does together. The result is a climate of fear and countries. It has a 10-year distribution deal not fully accept or encourage religious free- public cynicism. The collapse of com- with Allied Domecq in the U.S. as well as a dom. The 2004 annual report on religious free- munism, with its history of state-sponsored distribution deal with First Drinks in the UK

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.030 H19PT1 H5918 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 and Bacardi in Greece. Last year, SPI re- U.S.-Russia relationship. Many of my constitu- The United Nations Convention on corded sales of $680 million. This success, ents depend on adherence to the rule of law the Prevention and Punishment on the however, has merely brought the company to and copyright protections to ensure that their Crime of Genocide describes genocide the forefront of the debate over who owns products, particularly software and bio- as acts committed with the intent to these trademarks. technology, are not stolen. We should not let destroy, in whole or in part, national, It is also my understanding that from 2000 this SPI case set precedence or be a har- ethnic, racial or religious groups. Spe- onwards, certain entities within the Russian binger for software and other U.S. industries. cifically cited is: State have started various actions against SPI f Number one. Killing members of the to obtain its trademark registrations. group. THE WORLD MUST ACT In late 2001, in a case brought by the Rus- Thousands of black Africans have sian State Trademark Organization, the Rus- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- been killed. There are reports of mass sian courts ruled that the original privatization ant to the order of the House of Janu- graves. of the company that owned the brand before ary 20, 2004, the gentleman from Vir- Number two. Causing serious bodily SPI was invalid (on a technicality) and re- ginia (Mr. WOLF) is recognized during or mental harm to members of the turned the rights for 17 brands controlled morning hour debates for 5 minutes. group. (now) by the SPI Group to the Russian Min- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, after vis- One woman told us that the istry of Agriculture. iting Darfur, Sudan, and seeing first- Janjaweed told her that she was being Since then, SPI, while producing the product hand the horrific conditions and op- raped to create ‘‘lighter-skinned ba- in Russia, has been forced to move its bottling pression, and I have here a picture of a bies.’’ plant to Riga in Latvia, after the Russian au- camp that was burned down by the Number three. Deliberately inflicting thorities seized and blocked its exports from Janjaweed, but having seen the horrific on the group conditions of life cal- the Russian port of Kaliningrad. Various heat- conditions and oppression, and having culated to bring about physical deed legal battles have been fought in a number talked to eyewitnesses, I believe geno- struction in whole or in part. of Russian and foreign courts as SPI con- cide is taking place in Darfur. It is clear that the eradication of the The United States and others around tinues to sell Stolichnaya internationally. In Darfurian African population will the world said never again after the Russia, a company resurrected by the Gov- occur if people do not return to their genocide in Rwanda. So now I call on ernment markets its own Stolichnaya brand homes. the United States, the United Nations, Number four. Forcefully transferring after confiscating back the trademark there. and world leaders to call it what it is, On 4 March 2002, the Leninsk-Kuznetskiy children of the group to another group. genocide, and to take action before City Court seemingly resolved the dispute by There are constant stories of the ab- more die. We have the ability to pre- ruling that the Ministry of Agriculture had ille- duction of children. vent further deaths and to stop geno- No matter what we call it, Mr. gally registered 17 trademarks belonging to cide in its tracks. Our actions should Speaker, genocide, ethnic cleansing, SPI, including the Stolichnaya trademark, and follow our words. ordered that SPI be reinstated as the reg- Amnesty International just released crimes against humanity, people are istered trademark owner. a new report. It documents hundreds of dying on a massive scale, and that is However, Russian authorities ignored the cases of women who have been raped in not acceptable. What matters now is Leninsk-Kuznetskiy City Court’s ruling and em- Darfur. To highlight one story, I quote: action. ployed intimidation and police-state tactics to ‘‘I was sleeping when the attack on The international community has a grab the company’s assets and trademark Disa started. I was taken away by the moral and a legal obligation to stop rights for its own purposes. Some examples of attackers, they were all in uniform. what is occurring, and those respon- these tactics include: They took dozens of other girls and sible must be brought to justice. The The Government’s Federal Security Service, made us walk for 3 hours. During the United Nations Security Council needs in a letter dated March 5, 2002, ordering day, we were beaten. And they kept to take immediate action to end this Kaliningrad Customs to prohibit bulk export of telling us, ‘You, the black women, we crisis. Stolichnaya produced by SPI in Kaliningrad. will exterminate you, you have no In closing, Mr. Speaker, a large The confiscation of more than 150,000 God.’ At night, we were raped several peacekeeping force made up of troops cases of SPI products seized in Kaliningrad times. We were not given food for 3 in the African union is now needed to along with related packaging material. days.’’ allow the Darfurians to return to their The filing of criminal charges levied against This story echoes the stories of rape homes and to verify that the govern- Audrey Skurikhin, president of SPI Spirits-Rus- that I heard when I was in Darfur. We ment of Sudan is disarming the rebels. sia, and its Kaliningrad facility. were given a letter by 44 women who We must remember that the govern- As a result of these events, it is my under- were raped. The translation is heart- ment of Sudan armed the rebels. We standing that the Ministry of Agriculture cur- breaking. need independent monitors to ensure rently produces these products in Russia with It said, and this was to Senator that they are disarmed. We need mon- virtually identical labeling and uses libel and BROWNBACK and myself, ‘‘We are 44 itors and forensic experts on the intimidation to force distributors and customers raped women. As a result of that sav- ground to preserve the evidence for a to stop doing business with SPI. In addition, agery, some of us became pregnant, future war crimes trial. the Russian Patent Agency gave the rights for some have aborted, some took out Mr. Speaker, in closing, two points: the re-nationalized trademarks to the newly in- their wombs and some are still receiv- Every day that we delay and hesitate, corporated company of the Russian Ministry ing medical treatment. Hereunder, we more people die. The United States for Agriculture. list the names of the raped women and must speak out loudly. We must not International courts have ruled in favor of state that we have high hopes in you shy from calling it what it is: Geno- SPI. Court rulings in October 2002 in Ham- and the international community to cide. burg, Germany and May 2003 in Rotterdam, stand by us and not forsake us to this f Netherlands, rejected the lawsuits brought tyrannical, brutal, and racist regime, THE G–8 NATIONS MUST END HUN- against SPI, substantiating SPI’s claims. which wants to eliminate us racially, GER AND SUPPORT EDUCATION Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, the SPI case is bearing in mind that 90 percent of our FOR ALL about something larger and more fundamental sisters at this village are widows.’’ for Russia and its relationship with the United Women are systematically raped on a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- States and other nations of the world—adher- massive scale. These are crimes ant to the order of the House of Janu- ence to the rule of law and political, social and against humanity. The overall situa- ary 20, 2004, the gentleman from Massa- economic freedom. SPI is an example of the tion constitutes genocide. chusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) is recognized need to uphold the rule of law and ensure a Despite promises to rein in the mili- during morning hour debates for 5 min- better business environment for Russian busi- tia, the violence continues to escalate. utes. ness. A stable and democratic Russia, based Over the weekend, U.N. humanitarian Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, on on a rule of law, is critical to U.S. interests; agencies reported that local authori- June 7, I had the pleasure of partici- not only for U.S. firms interested in doing busi- ties and militia continued to loot con- pating in a press conference in Savan- ness there, but also for the overall, long-term voys and gang rape women. nah, Georgia, to call upon the leaders

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.054 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5919 of the G–8 nations to get serious and to Developing countries need an addi- out on time, or did we fail in Iraq by work to end child hunger and support tional $5.6 billion to ensure that every going there in the first place? education for all. child can go to primary school. For the A new book, published by a 20-year The press conference was organized U.S. to exercise genuine leadership, national security veteran, bluntly con- by NetAid and supported by the Basic President Bush should make a firm cludes that Iraq was ‘‘a bloody and un- Education Coalition. David Morrison, commitment that the United States successful tool.’’ Worse yet, the book is the President of NetAid, and Eveline will provide at least $1 billion by fiscal another voice saying that the war in Herfkens, the executive coordinator of year 2006 for basic education, and a Iraq will nurture more terrorism the U.N. Secretary general’s Millen- minimum of $300 million for U.S. fund- around the world. The book, entitled nium Project, joined me at the podium. ed international school feeding pro- Imperial Hubris, ought to be required I was especially impressed by the ef- grams. The other G–8 nations should reading by every American, regardless forts of the children of Savannah, who, make similar commitments and fulfill of political party. Whether one agrees with the support of NetAid, have them. or disagrees with the author, you reach launched a campaign to raise aware- I am pleased to note that the fiscal one inescapable conclusion: It is time ness and funds so that children around year 2005 foreign aid bill that we passed for America to seriously debate and de- the world can have a chance to go to last week includes $400 million for fine a national terrorism policy. school. basic education programs, and today Today, America has the so-called PA- Mr. Speaker, I have always believed we will vote on a resolution in support TRIOT Act, passed in the middle of the that central to the American Dream of global school feeding programs. night, that endangers the very free- has been the desire by parents to make Our world will not achieve economic doms the President claims to be de- sure that their children receive a bet- prosperity or social and political sta- fending. Today, we have a useless, so- ter education and get a chance at hav- bility as long as children cannot go to called terror alert system fixed in per- ing a better life than they did. This school and continue to die from hun- manent threat mode, as if scaring was true when our country was found- ger. And we can only win the war Americans on a daily basis somehow ed, and it is still true today. So it is against intolerance and terrorism when comforts them. Today, resolutions are fitting that the United States should the children of the world are no longer rushed through the Congress, as if a lead the world in achieving universal hungry and illiterate, and their par- rush to judgment will somehow make basic education for the world’s chil- ents, families, and communities have us safer. Today, we have a constant dren. hope for a better future. stream of terror rhetoric from the ad- Around the time of World War II, the On Sea Island, Georgia, the leaders of ministration that speaks in broad gen- United States discovered another im- the world issued another set of glowing eralities. portant key to good education: Food. proclamations about how to create the Some way, someday, somehow, some- Many of the soldiers volunteering for better future. We now must wait and place, something bad is going to hap- the military, who we now refer to as see if they have the political will to pen. We will not be surprised. What we the greatest generation, had problems put their money on the table and make need to know as a Nation is, what are associated with poor nutrition or hun- it happen. we going to do about it? Osama bin ger. Ultimately, this discovery led to f Laden may be the face of the terror, the U.S. establishing a full-fledged uni- but the arms, the legs, and the rest of versal school lunch program, and today A GREAT NATIONAL DEBATE AND the body is much more than one per- many of our schools also offer break- OPEN GLOBAL DIALOGUE WILL son, and the issues involved are much fast to those in need. WIN WAR ON TERRORISM deeper than the daily dose of rhetoric The combination of global basic edu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- out of the White House. cation and school feeding programs ant to the order of the House of Janu- America must face the choice before contributes not only to achieving the ary 20, 2004, the gentleman from Wash- us; that we can confront the roots of Millennium Development Goal of uni- ington (Mr. MCDERMOTT) is recognized terrorism by listening to everyone in- versal primary education by the year during morning hour debates for 5 min- volved, by looking at all sides of the 2015, but also to the Goal to cut hunger utes. story, and acting from one of Amer- in half. But it is not going to happen Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, we ica’s founding principles: Equal justice unless donor nations make a signifi- know the President landed on the deck for all. cantly greater commitment of funds of an aircraft carrier and declared The Middle East is a place that wob- and resources. ‘‘mission accomplished’’ in Iraq. We bles on the brink of madness. A war Right now, wealthy nations commit know there have been more casualties without borders is a war carried on by an estimated $1.4 billion to basic edu- in Iraq after the President’s declara- people from place to place. A war with- cation. For fiscal year 2004, Congress tion than before. We know that Iraq out borders is a war against an invis- appropriated $326.5 million in foreign was a wrong war at the wrong time in ible enemy standing in plain sight. We aid for basic education and another $37 the wrong place. We know the justifica- can confront the roots of terrorism by million provided through the Depart- tions offered by the administration for debating their cause, our role, and the ment of Labor to combat child labor. war were either outright wrong or worlds’s future. Sadly, only $125 million was made grossly misrepresented. We know that The alternative is to accept a world available for global school feeding pro- the work of the United Nations’ weap- where we imagine that bullets and grams through all USAID and Depart- ons inspectors was finding the truth. bombs can win a war without soldiers, ment of Agriculture programs com- We know Iraq did not pose a clear and where guns will prevail on a battlefield bined. present danger or an imminent threat no one can walk on because we are At this rate, the world will not be to the United States. We know the standing on it, and where U.S. casual- able to achieve universal primary edu- President has led us into a blind, box ties risk going unnoticed by the Nation cation for another 150 years, or end canyon. We know we have diverted U.S. because the media has moved on, even child hunger for another century. So resources and international attention as the blood of our beloved ones con- what should we do? away from the hunt for the real ter- tinue to flow. The G–8 leaders need to do much rorist. We need to remember that the Today, 160,000 soldiers are fighting more than issue glowing statements in war goes on. The U.S. casualties and dying in Iraq. There is no end in support of universal education. Photo- mount. sight, there is no homecoming any- ops and juggling the books will not When the administration pulled out where soon. The bombs and the bullets build schools or put more teachers and of Iraq, it left 160,000 U.S. soldiers in and the madness are limitless, unless materials in the classroom or provide Iraq in harm’s way. Not a day goes by we choose to stop them. We best honor meals to students too hungry to learn. without more U.S. soldiers being killed those who have fallen by resolving to Only new money, new resources, and, or injured in combat. Is the world safer face the consequences of war and by most important, the political will to or more dangerous? Did we succeed in confronting the origins of terror. turn promises into reality can do that. Iraq because the administration pulled Words alone will not end the war on

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.006 H19PT1 H5920 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 terrorism, but words are the only way that the Senate has passed without The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to stop. amendment bills of the House of the ant to clause 1, rule XXI, all points of The war on terrorism can be won: following titles: order are reserved on the bill. First, with a great national debate, fol- H.R. 1303. An act to amend the E-Govern- f lowed by an honest and global dialogue ment Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking with all the parties involved. Every authority of the Judicial Conference. KEEP AMERICANS INFORMED ON day we delay is another day of blood- H.R. 4759. An act to implement the United HOMELAND SECURITY shed, another soldier dies, another cas- States-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked ket comes home, another family buries The message also announced that the and was given permission to address their loved one, and it is another day Senate has passed with an amendment the House for 1 minute and to revise further away from real peace and real in which the concurrence of the House and extend her remarks.) judgment for all. is requested, a bill of the House of the Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Mr. Speaker, the President has 106 following title: Speaker, as we enter this week and days to begin this debate. If he fails, we H.R. 4520. An act to amend the Internal begin a very legislatively-intense will have a new president. Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments week, members of the Select Com- f in such Code and make our manufacturing, mittee on Homeland Security will be service, and high-technology businesses and meeting this afternoon to begin to leg- RECESS workers more competitive and productive islate and implement the reauthoriza- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- both at home and abroad. tion of the homeland security efforts. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair The message also announced that the I call today for a unified effort. I call declares the House in recess until 2 Senate insists upon its amendment to today for telling the American people p.m. the bill (H.R. 4520) ‘‘An Act to amend the truth and being able to explain to Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 56 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to them the substance of chatter and the minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- comply with the World Trade Organiza- importance of unifying around a single cess until 2 p.m. tion rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in theme of securing the homeland. f a manner that preserves jobs and pro- It is important to note as we leave duction activities in the United States, this body at the end of the week, going b 1400 to reform and simplify the inter- to our respective home sites but also to AFTER RECESS national taxation rules of the United our respective conventions, selecting The recess having expired, the House States, and for other purposes,’’ re- nominees for the Presidency of the was called to order by the Speaker pro quests a conference with the House on United States, it is important for local tempore (Mr. STEARNS) at 2 p.m. the disagreeing votes of the two Houses communities to be informed aptly. We must explain more extensively the f thereon, and appoints Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HATCH, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. LOTT, Ms. color system, use what is right, pro- PRAYER SNOWE, Mr. KYL, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. nounce when it is important to pro- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. SANTORUM, Mr. SMITH, Mr. BUNNING, nounce, and not utilize any of this for Coughlin, offered the following prayer: Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. GREGG, Mr. BAU- political purposes. Lord God, You are the Daystar of a CUS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. DASCHLE, The debate this afternoon in our Se- new day. Mr. BREAUX, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. GRAHAM lect Committee on Homeland Security From the darkness of night and of Florida, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. BINGA- should be vigorous, special interest phantom dreams, You awaken us to the MAN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. KENNEDY, and should have no place. The only place brightness of reality. Mr. HARKIN to be the conferees on the that should be in this mark-up should As from a mother’s womb, You bring part of the Senate. be the place of the American people, to us forth to smile and delight or frown The message also announced that the ensure their safety. For many do be- and cry over another passing day. Senate has passed bills of the following lieve that we are not as safe as we were By the tasks You set before us, You titles in which the concurrence of the 4 years ago, and we need to work in a strengthen our whole being and bring House is requested: unified policy to ensure that happens. us to accomplishment. You lighten our Internationally and domestically, se- burden and brighten our face by know- S. 2261. An act to expand certain pref- erential trade treatment for Haiti. curing the homeland is balanced being love and friendship. S. 2479. An act to amend chapter 84 of title tween our freedom and our rights, as Help Congress and all in this Nation 5, United States Code, to provide for Federal well as our ability to secure our local to awaken and respond as Your people employees to make elections to make, mod- communities. I constantly believe that now and forever. Amen. ify, and terminate contributions to the we should engage the American people f Thrift Savings Fund at any time, and for in the security of our homeland. other purposes. THE JOURNAL f The message also announced that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pursuant to Public Law 70–770, the WHATEVER IT TAKES TO DEFEND Chair has examined the Journal of the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, THE NATION last day’s proceedings and announces appoints the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was to the House his approval thereof. (Mrs. LINCOLN) to the Migratory Bird given permission to address the House Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Conservation Commission, vice the for 1 minute and to revise and extend nal stands approved. Senator from Louisiana (Mr. BREAUX). his remarks.) f f Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I wel- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE come many of the comments from my REPORT ON H.R. 4850, DISTRICT OF colleague from Texas. Homeland secu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS rity and our national security, indeed, gentleman from Arizona (Mr. ACT, 2005 the survival and the continued success HAYWORTH) come forward and lead the Mr. WOLF, from the Committee on of the American people is what is at House in the Pledge of Allegiance. Appropriations, submitted a privileged Mr. HAYWORTH led the Pledge of stake as we find ourselves engaged in report (Rept. No. 108–610) on the bill Allegiance as follows: this new type of warfare, this war on (H.R. 4850) making appropriations for terror. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the the government of the District of Co- I believe it is important, despite this United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, lumbia and other activities chargeable time of year and the pending political indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. in whole or in part against the reve- season, to understand that it is impor- nues of said District for the fiscal year tant not to politicize but at the same f ending September 30, 2005, and for time to point out genuine differences MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE other purposes, which was referred to of opinion that may exist because, A message from the Senate by Mr. the Union Calendar and ordered to be after all, that is the purpose of the Monahan, one of its clerks, announced printed. House of Representatives.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.007 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5921 But, Mr. Speaker, to those who bill (H.R. 4115) to amend the Act of No- interested in doing business with the might misinterpret abroad, to those vember 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1112), to allow tribe because there would be no means who perhaps fail to understand our tra- binding arbitration clauses to be in- of enforcing contracts. Unfortunately, dition of vigorous debate and honest cluded in all contracts affecting the an amendment to a related provision of disagreement, Mr. Speaker, at this land within the Salt River Pima-Mari- law has made it unclear whether the time in this place in the well of the copa Indian Reservation. tribe may put the binding arbitration people’s House, let us reaffirm as a Na- The Clerk read as follows: clauses into all of its contracts and tion our resolve to do, in the words of H.R. 4115 leases. This bill clarifies that the tribe my constituents from the Fifth Con- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- may include binding arbitration gressional District of Arizona, ‘‘what- resentatives of the United States of America in clauses in all contracts for business de- ever it takes’’ to protect our homeland Congress assembled, velopments on its reservation. and to ensure that the American Na- SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR SALT There are sometimes concerns ex- tion not only survives but thrives. RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN RES- pressed over passing bills that affect ERVATION CONTRACTS. Good people can disagree; but on this tribal land rights without securing the (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c) of the Act of point there should be no disagreement. November 2, 1966 (25 U.S.C. 416a(c)), is consent of the affected tribe. In this There are those who are tempted to amended— case, H.R. 4115 was specifically re- strike the homeland; severe con- (1) in the first sentence— quested by the Salt River Pima-Mari- sequences will follow those actions. (A) by striking ‘‘Any lease’’ and all that copa Indian community which has in- f follows through ‘‘affecting land’’ and insert- formed me and my colleagues who join ing ‘‘Any contract, including a lease, affect- me on the Committee on Resources THE RIGHT PRESCRIPTION ing land’’; and that it stands to lose major economic (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was (B) by striking ‘‘such lease or contract’’ development opportunities on its res- given permission to address the House and inserting ‘‘such contract’’; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking ervation unless this bill is enacted. Ac- for 1 minute and to revise and extend ‘‘Such leases or contracts entered into pur- cording to the tribe’s attorneys, the his remarks.) suant to such Acts’’ and inserting ‘‘Such language of the bill will solve the Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I am contracts’’. tribe’s problem. a doctor and I have seen some prescrip- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments The Salt River Pima-Maricopa In- tions in my time that were the wrong made by this section shall take effect as if dian community should be applauded medicine for the right illness. I am included in the Indian Tribal Economic De- for its aggressive pursuits of economic here to tell you that is exactly what velopment and Contract Encouragement Act development and diversification. It is of 2000 (Public Law 106–179). the Republicans did with their pre- taking advantage of its location in a scription drug bill. The big drug com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- major metropolitan area to attract in- panies got the overwhelming benefit, ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- vestors and create jobs and prosperity and the seniors get the underwhelming izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- for the tribe, its members, and also for Republican rhetoric. woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) the surrounding communities. Well, there is a doctor in the House each will control 20 minutes. Enacting H.R. 4115 enables the tribe and Democrats are doing something The Chair recognizes the gentleman to execute leasing contracts that will about a Republican drug bill that needs from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). benefit the tribe and its members far steroids to help seniors and the dis- GENERAL LEAVE into the future. abled. Democrats are circulating what Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. Speaker, this legislation may is called a ‘‘discharge petition.’’ unanimous consent that all Members seem like just a minor fix to a tech- I urge every citizen, Mr. Speaker, to may have 5 legislative days within nical leasing issue, but in fact there is write, call, cajole, pester, or otherwise which to revise and extend their re- much at stake for the tribe’s economic demand that your elected representa- marks and include extraneous material future in the passage of the bill. I urge tives go on it. on H.R. 4115. adoption of the bill. This petition would require, require, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the Federal Government to use its sub- objection to the request of the gen- my time. stantial clout and purchasing power to tleman from Arizona? Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield negotiate real discounts for seniors and There was no objection. myself such time as I may consume. disabled on prescription drugs. This is Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was the right medicine for the right illness. yield myself such time as I may con- given permission to revise and extend I am a doctor, and I do not play one sume. her remarks.) on TV. Sign the petition. Give the sen- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4115 is a bill I have Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, H.R. iors something they deserve: real bene- sponsored along with my friend and 4115 would allow binding arbitration fits. colleague, the gentleman from the clauses to be included in all contracts f State of Arizona (Mr. FLAKE), to re- that affect the lands within the Salt solve a problem affecting an Indian River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reserva- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER tribe in my district. tion. PRO TEMPORE It is basically a technical correction The idea behind this legislation is to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to a provision in existing law per- provide a comfort level to those want- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair taining to leases and contracts on the ing to enter into business agreements will postpone further proceedings Salt River Pima-Maricopa Reservation with this particular tribe. Should a today on motions to suspend the rules which is located in the Phoenix metro- conflict arise in any business contract, on which a recorded vote or the yeas politan area. this legislation would allow both the and nays are ordered, or on which the The Committee on Resources ordered tribe and the business partner to avoid vote is objected to under clause 6 of the bill reported by unanimous consent the normal channel of the tribal court rule XX. on May 19, 2004. system. Record votes on postponed questions The need for this bill originates in Mr. Speaker, I support adoption of will be taken after 6:30 p.m. today. the Act of November 2, 1966, and in sub- H.R. 4115 by the House today. f sequent amendments to related leasing Mr. Speaker, I have no further re- laws affecting Indian lands. The Act of quests for time, and I yield back the ALLOWING BINDING ARBITRATION November 2, 1966, authorizes the Salt balance of my time. CLAUSES TO BE INCLUDED IN River Pima-Maricopa Indian commu- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I have CONTRACTS AFFECTING LAND nity to put binding arbitration clauses no further requests for time, and I WITHIN SALT RIVER PIMA-MARI- into leases and contracts for business yield back the balance of my time. COPA INDIAN RESERVATION development on its reservation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I Without such binding arbitration question is on the motion offered by move to suspend the rules and pass the clauses, many investors would not be the gentleman from Arizona (Mr.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.010 H19PT1 H5922 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the there are significant examples of these re- (4) provide a management framework to as- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4115. sources within Ohio to merit the involve- sist the State of Ohio, its political subdivi- The question was taken; and (two- ment of the Federal Government to develop sions, other areas, and private organizations, thirds having voted in favor thereof) programs and projects in cooperation with or combinations thereof, in preparing and the Aviation Heritage Foundation, Incor- implementing an integrated Management the rules were suspended and the bill porated, the State of Ohio, and other local Plan to conserve their aviation heritage and was passed. and governmental entities to adequately in developing policies and programs that will A motion to reconsider was laid on conserve, protect, and interpret this heritage preserve, enhance, and interpret the cul- the table. for the educational and recreational benefit tural, historical, natural, recreation, and of this and future generations of Americans, scenic resources of the Heritage Area; and f while providing opportunities for education (5) authorize the Secretary to provide fi- b 1415 and revitalization. nancial and technical assistance to the State (8) Since the enactment of the Dayton of Ohio, its political subdivisions, and pri- EXTENDING AUTHORIZATION FOR Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 vate organizations, or combinations thereof, CERTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE (Public Law 102–419), partnerships among the in preparing and implementing the private AREAS Federal, State, and local governments and Management Plan. SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I the private sector have greatly assisted the development and preservation of the historic For purposes of this title: move to suspend the rules and pass the aviation resources in the Miami Valley. (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the bill (H.R. 4492) to amend the Omnibus (9) An aviation heritage area centered in Board of Directors of the Foundation. Parks and Public Lands Management Southwest Ohio is a suitable and feasible (2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘fi- Act of 1996 to extend the authorization management option to increase collabora- nancial assistance’’ means funds appro- for certain national heritage areas, and tion, promote heritage tourism, and build on priated by Congress and made available to for other purposes, as amended. the established partnerships among Ohio’s the management entity for the purpose of The Clerk read as follows: historic aviation resources and related sites. preparing and implementing the Manage- (10) A critical level of collaboration among ment Plan. H.R. 4492 the historic aviation resources in Southwest (3) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Ohio cannot be achieved without a congres- Area’’ means the National Aviation Heritage resentatives of the United States of America in sionally established national heritage area Area established by section 104 to receive, Congress assembled, and the support of the National Park Service distribute, and account for Federal funds ap- TITLE I—EXTENSIONS and other Federal agencies which own sig- propriated for the purpose of this title. nificant historic aviation-related sites in (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Man- SECTION 101. AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIA- agement Plan’’ means the management plan TION EXTENSIONS. Ohio. for the Heritage Area developed under sec- Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Pub- (11) The Aviation Heritage Foundation, In- tion 106. lic Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public corporated, would be an appropriate manage- (5) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man- Law 104–333; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended— ment entity to oversee the development of agement entity’’ means the Aviation Herit- (1) in each of sections 107, 208, 408, 507, 811, the National Aviation Heritage Area. age Foundation, Incorporated (a nonprofit and 910, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and (12) Five National Park Service and Day- corporation established under the laws of the inserting ‘‘September 30, 2027’’; ton Aviation Heritage Commission studies State of Ohio). (2) in each of sections 108(a), 209(a), 409(a), and planning documents: ‘‘Study of Alter- (6) PARTNER.—The term ‘‘partner’’ means a 508(a), 812(a), and 909(c), by striking natives: Dayton’s Aviation Heritage’’, ‘‘Day- Federal, State, or local governmental entity, ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and ton Aviation Heritage National Historical organization, private industry, educational (3) in title VIII, by striking ‘‘Canal Na- Park Suitability/Feasibility Study’’, ‘‘Day- institution, or individual involved in pro- tional Heritage Corridor’’ each place it ap- ton Aviation Heritage General Management moting the conservation and preservation of pears in the section headings and text and Plan’’, ‘‘Dayton Historic Resources Preserva- the cultural and natural resources of the inserting ‘‘National Heritage Canalway’’. tion and Development Plan’’, and Heritage Area Concept Study, demonstrated that suf- Heritage Area. TITLE II—NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE ficient historical resources exist to establish (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ AREA the National Aviation Heritage Area. means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. (13) With the advent of the 100th anniver- (8) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The term This title may be cited as the ‘‘National sary of the first powered flight in 2003, it is ‘‘technical assistance’’ means any guidance, Aviation Heritage Area Act’’. recognized that the preservation of prop- advice, help, or aid, other than financial as- SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. erties nationally significant in the history of sistance, provided by the Secretary. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- aviation is an important goal for the future SEC. 204. NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE AREA. lowing: education of Americans. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established (1) Few technological advances have trans- (14) Local governments, the State of Ohio, in the States of Ohio and Indiana, the Na- formed the world or our Nation’s economy, and private sector interests have embraced tional Aviation Heritage Area. (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall society, culture, and national character as the heritage area concept and desire to enter include the following: the development of powered flight. into a partnership with the Federal govern- (1) A core area consisting of resources in (2) The industrial, cultural, and natural ment to preserve, protect, and develop the Montgomery, Greene, Warren, Miami, Clark, heritage legacies of the aviation and aero- Heritage Area for public benefit. Champaign, Shelby, and Auglaize Counties space industry in the State of Ohio are na- (15) The National Aviation Heritage Area in Ohio. tionally significant. would complement and enhance the avia- (2) Space Museum, Wapakoneta, Ohio. (3) Dayton, Ohio, and other defined areas tion-related resources within the National (3) Sites, buildings, and districts within where the development of the airplane and Park Service, especially the Dayton Avia- the core area recommended by the Manage- aerospace technology established our Na- tion Heritage National Historical Park, ment Plan. tion’s leadership in both civil and military Ohio. (c) MAP.—A map of the Heritage Area shall aeronautics and astronautics set the founda- (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is be included in the Management Plan. The tion for the 20th Century to be an American to establish the Heritage Area to— map shall be on file in the appropriate of- Century. (1) encourage and facilitate collaboration fices of the National Park Service, Depart- (4) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in among the facilities, sites, organizations, ment of the Interior. Dayton, Ohio, is the birthplace, the home, governmental entities, and educational in- (d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The manage- and an integral part of the future of aero- stitutions within the Heritage Area to pro- ment entity for the Heritage Area shall be space. mote heritage tourism and to develop edu- the Aviation Heritage Foundation. (5) The economic strength of our Nation is cational and cultural programs for the pub- SEC. 205. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE connected integrally to the vitality of the lic; MANAGEMENT ENTITY. aviation and aerospace industry, which is re- (2) preserve and interpret for the edu- (a) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of imple- sponsible for an estimated 11,200,000 Amer- cational and inspirational benefit of present menting the Management Plan, the manage- ican jobs. and future generations the unique and sig- ment entity may use Federal funds made (6) The industrial and cultural heritage of nificant contributions to our national herit- available through this title to— the aviation and aerospace industry in the age of certain historic and cultural lands, (1) make grants to, and enter into coopera- State of Ohio includes the social history and structures, facilities, and sites within the tive agreements with, the State of Ohio and living cultural traditions of several genera- National Aviation Heritage Area; political subdivisions of that State, private tions. (3) encourage within the National Aviation organizations, or any person; (7) The Department of the Interior is re- Heritage Area a broad range of economic op- (2) hire and compensate staff; and sponsible for protecting and interpreting the portunities enhancing the quality of life for (3) enter into contracts for goods and serv- Nation’s cultural and historic resources, and present and future generations; ices.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.012 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5923

(b) DUTIES.—The management entity Heritage Area and that should be preserved, (3) to the maximum extent practicable, co- shall— restored, managed, or maintained because of ordinate such activities with the carrying (1) develop and submit to the Secretary for its significance. out of such duties; and approval the proposed Management Plan in (2) An assessment of cultural landscapes (4) to the maximum extent practicable, accordance with section 106; within the Heritage Area. conduct or support such activities in a man- (2) give priority to implementing actions (3) Provisions for the protection, interpre- ner which the management entity deter- set forth in the Management Plan, including tation, and enjoyment of the resources of the mines will not have an adverse effect on the taking steps to assist units of government Heritage Area consistent with the purposes Heritage Area. and nonprofit organizations in preserving re- of this title. SEC. 208. COORDINATION BETWEEN THE SEC- sources within the Heritage Area; (4) An interpretation plan for the Heritage RETARY AND THE SECRETARY OF (3) consider the interests of diverse govern- Area. DEFENSE AND THE ADMINISTRATOR mental, business, and nonprofit groups with- (5) A program for implementation of the OF NASA. in the Heritage Area in developing and im- Management Plan by the management enti- The decisions concerning the execution of plementing the Management Plan; ty, including the following: this title as it applies to properties under the (4) maintain a collaboration among the (A) Facilitating ongoing collaboration control of the Secretary of Defense and the partners to promote heritage tourism and to among the partners to promote heritage Administrator of the National Aeronautics assist partners to develop educational and tourism and to develop educational and cul- and Space Administration shall be made by cultural programs for the public; tural programs for the public. such Secretary or such Administrator, in (5) encourage economic viability in the (B) Assisting partners planning for restora- consultation with the Secretary of the Inte- Heritage Area consistent with the goals of tion and construction. rior. the Management Plan; (C) Specific commitments of the partners SEC. 209. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF (6) assist units of government and non- for the first 5 years of operation. PRIVATE PROPERTY. profit organizations in— (6) The identification of sources of funding (a) NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT OF PROP- (A) establishing and maintaining interpre- for implementing the plan. ERTY OWNERS REQUIRED.—No privately tive exhibits in the Heritage Area; (7) A description and evaluation of the owned property shall be preserved, con- (B) developing recreational resources in management entity, including its member- served, or promoted by the management plan the Heritage Area; ship and organizational structure. for the Heritage Area until the owner of that (C) increasing public awareness of and ap- (c) DISQUALIFICATION FROM FUNDING.—If a private property has been notified in writing preciation for the historical, natural, and ar- proposed Management Plan is not submitted by the management entity and has given chitectural resources and sites in the Herit- to the Secretary within 3 years of the date of written consent for such preservation, con- age Area; and the enactment of this title, the management servation, or promotion to the management (D) restoring historic buildings that relate entity shall be ineligible to receive addi- entity. to the purposes of the Heritage Area; tional funding under this title until the date (b) LANDOWNER WITHDRAW.—Any owner of (7) conduct public meetings at least quar- on which the Secretary receives the proposed private property included within the bound- terly regarding the implementation of the Management Plan. ary of the Heritage Area shall have their (d) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MAN- Management Plan; property immediately removed from the AGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary, in consulta- (8) submit substantial amendments to the boundary by submitting a written request to tion with the State of Ohio, shall approve or the management entity. Management Plan to the Secretary for the disapprove the proposed Management Plan approval of the Secretary; and submitted under this title not later than 90 SEC. 210. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. (9) for any year in which Federal funds days after receiving such proposed Manage- (a) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Noth- have been received under this title— ment Plan. ing in this title shall be construed to— (A) submit an annual report to the Sec- (e) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the (1) require any private property owner to retary that sets forth the accomplishments Secretary disapproves a proposed Manage- allow public access (including Federal, of the management entity and its expenses ment Plan, the Secretary shall advise the State, or local government access) to such and income; management entity in writing of the reasons private property; or (B) make available to the Secretary for for the disapproval and shall make rec- (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, audit all records relating to the expenditure ommendations for revisions to the proposed or local law with regard to public access to of such funds and any matching funds; and Management Plan. The Secretary shall ap- or use of private property. (C) require, with respect to all agreements prove or disapprove a proposed revision with- (b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the Heritage authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by in 90 days after the date it is submitted. Area shall not be considered to create any li- other organizations, that the receiving orga- (f) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—The Sec- ability, or to have any effect on any liability nizations make available to the Secretary retary shall review and approve substantial under any other law, of any private property for audit all records concerning the expendi- amendments to the Management Plan. owner with respect to any persons injured on ture of such funds. Funds appropriated under this title may not such private property. (c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— be expended to implement any changes made (c) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL (1) IN GENERAL.—The management entity by such amendment until the Secretary ap- LAND USE.—Nothing in this title shall be shall not use Federal funds received under proves the amendment. construed to modify the authority of Fed- this title to acquire real property or an in- SEC. 207. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSIST- eral, State, or local governments to regulate terest in real property. ANCE; OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. land use. (2) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this title (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSIST- (d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY precludes the management entity from using ANCE.—Upon the request of the management OWNERS IN HERITAGE AREA.—Nothing in this Federal funds from other sources for author- entity, the Secretary may provide technical title shall be construed to require the owner ized purposes. assistance, on a reimbursable or non- of any private property located within the reimbursable basis, and financial assistance boundaries of the Heritage Area to partici- SEC. 206. MANAGEMENT PLAN. to the Heritage Area to develop and imple- pate in or be associated with the Heritage (a) PREPARATION OF PLAN.—Not later than ment the management plan. The Secretary is Area. 3 years after the date of the enactment of authorized to enter into cooperative agree- (e) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT.—The bound- this title, the management entity shall sub- ments with the management entity and aries designated for the Heritage Area rep- mit to the Secretary for approval a proposed other public or private entities for this pur- resent the area within which Federal funds Management Plan that shall take into con- pose. In assisting the Heritage Area, the Sec- sideration State and local plans and involve retary shall give priority to actions that in appropriated for the purpose of this title residents, public agencies, and private orga- general assist in— may be expended. The establishment of the nizations in the Heritage Area. (1) conserving the significant natural, his- Heritage Area and its boundaries shall not be (b) CONTENTS.—The Management Plan toric, cultural, and scenic resources of the construed to provide any nonexisting regu- shall incorporate an integrated and coopera- Heritage Area; and latory authority on land use within the Her- tive approach for the protection, enhance- (2) providing educational, interpretive, and itage Area or its viewshed by the Secretary, ment, and interpretation of the natural, cul- recreational opportunities consistent with the National Park Service, or the manage- tural, historic, scenic, and recreational re- the purposes of the Heritage Area. ment entity. sources of the Heritage Area and shall in- (b) DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— SEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. clude the following: Any Federal agency conducting or sup- (a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this title (1) An inventory of the resources contained porting activities directly affecting the Her- there is authorized to be appropriated in the core area of the Heritage Area, includ- itage Area shall— $10,000,000, except that not more than ing the Dayton Aviation Heritage Historical (1) consult with the Secretary and the $1,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out Park, the sites, buildings, and districts listed management entity with respect to such ac- this title for any fiscal year. in section 202 of the Dayton Aviation Herit- tivities; (b) FIFTY PERCENT MATCH.—The Federal age Preservation Act of 1992 (Public Law 102– (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the share of the cost of activities carried out 419), and any other property in the Heritage management entity in carrying out their du- using any assistance or grant under this title Area that is related to the themes of the ties under this title; shall not exceed 50 percent.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.013 H19PT1 H5924 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 SEC. 212. SUNSET PROVISION. TITLE IV—COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ‘‘(2) give priority to implementing actions The authority of the Secretary to provide ROUTE IN NEW JERSEY set forth in the management plan, including assistance under this title terminates on the SEC. 401. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA- taking steps to assist units of local govern- date that is 15 years after the date that funds TIONS FOR COASTAL HERITAGE ment, regional planning organizations, and are first made available for this title. TRAIL ROUTE IN NEW JERSEY. other organizations— SEC. 213. STUDY REGARDING INCORPORATION (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 6 of Public ‘‘(A) in preserving the corridor; OF WRIGHT COMPANY FACTORY AS Law 100–515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) is amended— ‘‘(B) in establishing and maintaining inter- A UNIT OF DAYTON AVIATION HERIT- (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking pretive exhibits in the corridor; AGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘(C) in developing recreational resources (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall ‘‘such sums as may be necessary.’’; and in the corridor; conduct a special resource study updating (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘10’’ and ‘‘(D) in increasing public awareness of and the study required under section 104 of the inserting ‘‘12’’. appreciation for the natural, historical, and Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act (b) STRATEGIC PLAN.— architectural resources and sites in the cor- of 1992 (Public Law 102–419) and detailing al- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte- ridor; and ternatives for incorporating the Wright Com- rior shall, by not later than 2 years after the ‘‘(E) in facilitating the restoration of any pany factory as a unit of Dayton Aviation date of the enactment of this Act, prepare a historic building relating to the themes of Heritage National Historical Park, including strategic plan for the New Jersey Coastal the corridor; detailing management and development op- Heritage Trail Route. ‘‘(3) encourage by appropriate means eco- tions and costs for each alternative. (2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall de- nomic viability in the corridor consistent (b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the scribe— with the goals of the management plan; study, the Secretary shall consult with the (A) opportunities to increase participation ‘‘(4) consider the interests of diverse gov- Delphi Corporation, the Aviation Heritage by national and local private and public in- ernmental, business, and other groups within Foundation, State and local agencies, and terests in planning, development, and admin- the corridor; other interested parties in the area. istration of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage ‘‘(5) conduct public meetings at least quar- (c) REPORT.—Not later than three years Trail Route; and terly regarding the implementation of the after funds are first made available for this (B) organizational options for sustaining management plan; section, the Secretary shall submit to the the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail ‘‘(6) submit substantial changes (including Committee on Resources of the House of Route. any increase of more than 20 percent in the Representatives and the Committee on En- TITLE V—ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL cost estimates for implementation) to the ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR management plan to the Secretary; ‘‘(7) for any year in which Federal funds report describing the results of the study SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. conducted under this section. have been received under this title— This title may be cited as the ‘‘Illinois and ‘‘(A) submit an annual report to the Sec- TITLE III—NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor retary setting forth the Association’s accom- AREA Act Amendments of 2004’’. plishments, expenses and income, and the SEC. 301. NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA. SEC. 502. TRANSITION AND PROVISIONS FOR NEW identity of each entity to which any loans MANAGEMENT ENTITY. (a) NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA AU- and grants were made during the year for The Illinois and Michigan Canal National THORITY; BOUNDARY REVISION.—Title I of di- which the report is made; vision II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– ‘‘(B) make available for audit all records Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 398; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended as follows: pertaining to the expenditure of such funds 104–333; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended as fol- (1) In section 103— and any matching funds; and lows: (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’; ‘‘(C) require, for all agreements author- (1) In section 103(b), by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ be- (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period izing expenditure of Federal funds by other fore ‘‘the counties’’ and by inserting the fol- and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and organizations, that the receiving organiza- lowing before the period: ‘‘; (2) Lincoln Coun- (C) by adding at the end the following: tions make available for audit all records ty, West Virginia; and (3) Paint Creek and ‘‘(10) the term ‘Association’ means the pertaining to the expenditure of such funds. Cabin Creek in Kanawha County, West Vir- Canal Corridor Association (an organization ‘‘SEC. 122. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. described under section 501(c)(3) of the Inter- ginia’’. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Association shall (2) In section 104, by striking ‘‘Governor’’ nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from not use Federal funds received under this and all that follows through ‘‘organizations’’ taxation under section 501(a) of such Code).’’. title to acquire real property or an interest in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and in- (2) By adding at the end of section 112 the in real property. following new paragraph: serting ‘‘National Coal Heritage Area Au- ‘‘(2) OTHER SOURCES.—Nothing in this title thority, a public corporation and govern- ‘‘(7) The Secretary shall enter into a precludes the Association from using Federal ment instrumentality established by the memorandum of understanding with the As- funds from other sources for authorized pur- State of West Virginia, pursuant to which sociation to help ensure appropriate transi- poses. tion of the management entity to the Asso- the Secretary shall assist the National Coal ‘‘SEC. 123. MANAGEMENT PLAN. ciation and coordination with the Associa- Heritage Area Authority’’. ‘‘(a) PREPARATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— tion regarding that role.’’. (3) In section 105— Not later than 2 years after the date that (3) By adding at the end the following new (A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2) of’’; and Federal funds are made available for this sections: (B) by adding at the end the following new purpose, the Association shall submit to the sentence: ‘‘Resources within Lincoln County, ‘‘SEC. 119. ASSOCIATION AS MANAGEMENT ENTI- Secretary for approval a proposed manage- West Virginia, and Paint Creek and Cabin TY. ment plan that shall— Creek within Kanawha County, West Vir- ‘‘Upon the termination of the Commission, ‘‘(1) take into consideration State and ginia, shall also be eligible for assistance as the management entity for the corridor shall local plans and involve residents, local gov- determined by the National Coal Heritage be the Association. ernments and public agencies, and private Area Authority.’’. ‘‘SEC. 120. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF ASSO- organizations in the corridor; (4) In section 106(a)— CIATION. ‘‘(2) present comprehensive recommenda- (A) by striking ‘‘Governor’’ and all that ‘‘For purposes of preparing and imple- tions for the corridor’s conservation, fund- follows through ‘‘and Parks’’ and inserting menting the management plan developed ing, management, and development; ‘‘National Coal Heritage Area Authority’’; under section 121, the Association may use ‘‘(3) include actions proposed to be under- and Federal funds made available under this taken by units of government and non- (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘State of title— governmental and private organizations to West Virginia’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(1) to make loans and grants to, and enter protect the resources of the corridor; ‘‘entities’’ and inserting ‘‘National Coal Her- into cooperative agreements with, States ‘‘(4) specify the existing and potential itage Area Authority’’. and their political subdivisions, private or- sources of funding to protect, manage, and (b) AGREEMENT CONTINUING IN EFFECT.— ganizations, or any person; develop the corridor; and The contractual agreement entered into by ‘‘(2) to hire, train, and compensate staff; ‘‘(5) include the following: the Secretary of the Interior and the Gov- and ‘‘(A) Identification of the geographic ernor of West Virginia prior to the date of ‘‘(3) to enter into contracts for goods and boundaries of the corridor. the enactment of this Act pursuant to sec- services. ‘‘(B) A brief description and map of the tion 104 of title I of division II of the Omni- ‘‘SEC. 121. DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION. corridor’s overall concept or vision that bus Parks and Public Lands Management ‘‘The Association shall— show key sites, visitor facilities and attrac- Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) shall be ‘‘(1) develop and submit to the Secretary tions, and physical linkages. deemed as continuing in effect, except that for approval under section 123 a proposed ‘‘(C) Identification of overall goals and the such agreement shall be between the Sec- management plan for the corridor not later strategies and tasks intended to reach them, retary and the National Coal Heritage Area than 2 years after Federal funds are made and a realistic schedule for completing the Authority. available for this purpose; tasks.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.013 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5925 ‘‘(D) A listing of the key resources and ‘‘(2) providing educational, interpretive, resent the area within which Federal funds themes of the corridor. and recreational opportunities consistent appropriated for the purpose of this title ‘‘(E) Identification of parties proposed to with the purposes of the corridor. may be expended. The establishment of the be responsible for carrying out the tasks. ‘‘(b) DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— corridor and its boundaries shall not be con- ‘‘(F) A financial plan and other informa- Any Federal agency conducting or sup- strued to provide any nonexisting regulatory tion on costs and sources of funds. porting activities directly affecting the cor- authority on land use within the corridor or ‘‘(G) A description of the public participa- ridor shall— its viewshed by the Secretary, the National tion process used in developing the plan and ‘‘(1) consult with the Secretary and the As- Park Service, or the Association.’’. a proposal for public participation in the im- sociation with respect to such activities; SEC. 504. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. plementation of the management plan. ‘‘(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Section 116 of Illinois and Michigan Canal ‘‘(H) A mechanism and schedule for updat- Association in carrying out their duties National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 is ing the plan based on actual progress. under this title; amended— ‘‘(I) A bibliography of documents used to ‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, (1) by striking subsection (b); and develop the management plan. coordinate such activities with the carrying (2) in subsection (a)— ‘‘(J) A discussion of any other relevant out of such duties; and (A) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and all that follows issues relating to the management plan. ‘‘(4) to the maximum extent practicable, through ‘‘For each’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) For ‘‘(b) DISQUALIFICATION FROM FUNDING.—If a conduct or support such activities in a man- each’’; proposed management plan is not submitted ner which the Association determines is not (B) by striking ‘‘Commission’’ and insert- to the Secretary within 2 years after the likely to have an adverse effect on the cor- ing ‘‘Association’’; date that Federal funds are made available ridor. (C) by striking ‘‘Commission’s’’ and insert- for this purpose, the Association shall be in- ‘‘SEC. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ing ‘‘Association’s’’; (D) by redesignating paragraph (2) as sub- eligible to receive additional funds under ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this title this title until the Secretary receives a pro- there is authorized to be appropriated section (b); and posed management plan from the Associa- $10,000,000, except that not more than (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and tion. $1,000,000 may be appropriated to carry out (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. ‘‘(c) APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.— this title for any fiscal year. TITLE VI—OIL REGION NATIONAL The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a ‘‘(b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—The Federal HERITAGE AREA proposed management plan submitted under share of the cost of activities carried out SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. this title not later than 180 days after receiv- using any assistance or grant under this title (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited ing such proposed management plan. If ac- shall not exceed 50 percent of that cost. as the ‘‘Oil Region National Heritage Area tion is not taken by the Secretary within the ‘‘SEC. 126. SUNSET. Act’’. time period specified in the preceding sen- ‘‘The authority of the Secretary to provide (b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this tence, the management plan shall be deemed assistance under this title terminates on title, the following definitions shall apply: approved. The Secretary shall consult with September 30, 2027.’’. (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage the local entities representing the diverse in- Area’’ means the Oil Region National Herit- SEC. 503. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. age Area established in section 603(a). terests of the corridor including govern- The Illinois and Michigan Canal National (2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man- ments, natural and historic resource protec- Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 is further tion organizations, educational institutions, agement entity’’ means the Oil Heritage Re- amended by adding after section 126 (as gion, Inc., or its successor entity. businesses, recreational organizations, com- added by section 502 of this title) the fol- (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ munity residents, and private property own- lowing new sections: ers prior to approving the management plan. means the Secretary of the Interior. ‘‘SEC. 127. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. The Association shall conduct semi-annual PRIVATE PROPERTY. public meetings, workshops, and hearings to (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol- ‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT OF PROP- lowing: provide adequate opportunity for the public ERTY OWNERS REQUIRED.—No privately and local and governmental entities to re- (1) The Oil Region of Northwestern Penn- owned property shall be preserved, con- sylvania, with numerous sites and districts view and to aid in the preparation and imple- served, or promoted by the management plan mentation of the management plan. listed on the National Register of Historic for the corridor until the owner of that pri- Places, and designated by the Governor of ‘‘(d) EFFECT OF APPROVAL.—Upon the ap- vate property has been notified in writing by proval of the management plan as provided Pennsylvania as one of the State Heritage the Association and has given written con- Park Areas, is a region with tremendous in subsection (c), the management plan shall sent for such preservation, conservation, or supersede the conceptual plan contained in physical and natural resources and possesses promotion to the Association. a story of State, national, and international the National Park Service report. ‘‘(b) LANDOWNER WITHDRAW.—Any owner of significance. ‘‘(e) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If private property included within the bound- (2) The single event of Colonel Edwin the Secretary disapproves a proposed man- ary of the corridor, and not notified under Drake’s drilling of the world’s first success- agement plan within the time period speci- subsection (a), shall have their property im- ful oil well in 1859 has affected the indus- fied in subsection (c), the Secretary shall ad- mediately removed from the boundary of the trial, natural, social, and political structures vise the Association in writing of the reasons corridor by submitting a written request to of the modern world. for the disapproval and shall make rec- the Association. (3) Six national historic districts are lo- ommendations for revisions to the proposed ‘‘SEC. 128. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. cated within the State Heritage Park bound- management plan. ‘‘(a) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Noth- ary, in Emlenton, Franklin, Oil City, and ‘‘(f) APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS.—The Sec- ing in this title shall be construed to— Titusville, as well as 17 separate National retary shall review and approve all substan- ‘‘(1) require any private property owner to Register sites. tial amendments (including any increase of allow public access (including Federal, (4) The Allegheny River, which was des- more than 20 percent in the cost estimates State, or local government access) to such ignated as a component of the national wild for implementation) to the management private property; or and scenic rivers system in 1992 by Public plan. Funds made available under this title ‘‘(2) modify any provision of Federal, Law 102–271, traverses the Oil Region and may not be expended to implement any State, or local law with regard to public ac- connects several of its major sites, as do changes made by a substantial amendment cess to or use of private property. some of the river’s tributaries such as Oil until the Secretary approves that substan- ‘‘(b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the cor- Creek, French Creek, and Sandy Creek. tial amendment. ridor shall not be considered to create any li- (5) The unspoiled rural character of the Oil ‘‘SEC. 124. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSIST- ability, or to have any effect on any liability Region provides many natural and rec- ANCE; OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. under any other law, of any private property reational resources, scenic vistas, and excel- ‘‘(a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSIST- owner with respect to any persons injured on lent water quality for people throughout the ANCE.—Upon the request of the Association, such private property. United States to enjoy. the Secretary may provide technical assist- ‘‘(c) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CON- (6) Remnants of the oil industry, visible on ance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable TROL LAND USE.—Nothing in this title shall the landscape to this day, provide a direct basis, and financial assistance to the Asso- be construed to modify the authority of Fed- link to the past for visitors, as do the his- ciation to develop and implement the man- eral, State, or local governments to regulate toric valley settlements, riverbed settle- agement plan. The Secretary is authorized to land use. ments, plateau developments, farmlands, and enter into cooperative agreements with the ‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY industrial landscapes. Association and other public or private enti- OWNERS IN CORRIDOR.—Nothing in this title (7) The Oil Region also represents a cross ties for this purpose. In assisting the Asso- shall be construed to require the owner of section of American history associated with ciation, the Secretary shall give priority to any private property located within the Native Americans, frontier settlements, the actions that in general assist in— boundaries of the corridor to participate in French and Indian War, African Americans ‘‘(1) conserving the significant natural, his- or be associated with the corridor. and the Underground Railroad, and immigra- toric, cultural, and scenic resources of the ‘‘(e) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT.—The tion of Swedish and Polish individuals, corridor; and boundaries designated for the corridor rep- among others.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.014 H19PT1 H5926 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 (8) Involvement by the Federal Govern- (5) includes an inventory of the resources SEC. 606. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SEC- ment shall serve to enhance the efforts of contained in the Heritage Area, including a RETARY. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, local list of any property in the Heritage Area (a) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSIST- subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Penn- that is related to the themes of the Heritage ANCE.— sylvania, volunteer organizations, and pri- Area and that should be preserved, restored, (1) IN GENERAL.— vate businesses, to promote the cultural, na- managed, developed, or maintained because (A) OVERALL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary tional, and recreational resources of the re- of its natural, cultural, historic, rec- may, upon the request of the management gion in order to fulfill their full potential. reational, or scenic significance; entity, and subject to the availability of ap- (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is (6) describes a program for implementation propriations, provide technical and financial to enhance a cooperative management of the management plan by the management assistance to the management entity to framework to assist the Commonwealth of entity, including plans for restoration and carry out its duties under this title, includ- Pennsylvania, its units of local government, construction, and specific commitments for ing updating and implementing a manage- and area citizens in conserving, enhancing, that implementation that have been made by and interpreting the significant features of ment plan that is submitted under section the management entity and any other per- 605(b) and approved by the Secretary and, the lands, water, and structures of the Oil sons for the first 5 years of implementation; Region, in a manner consistent with compat- prior to such approval, providing assistance (7) lists any revisions to the boundaries of for initiatives. ible economic development for the benefit the Heritage Area proposed by the manage- and inspiration of present and future genera- (B) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—If the Secretary ment entity and requested by the affected has the resources available to provide tech- tions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania local government; and and the United States. nical assistance to the management entity (8) includes an interpretation plan for the to carry out its duties under this title (in- SEC. 603. OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE Heritage Area. AREA. cluding updating and implementing a man- (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby es- (c) DEADLINE; TERMINATION OF FUNDING.— agement plan that is submitted under sec- tablished the Oil Region National Heritage (1) DEADLINE.—The management entity tion 605(b) and approved by the Secretary Area. shall submit the management plan to the and, prior to such approval, providing assist- (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Secretary within 2 years after the funds are ance for initiatives), upon the request of the Heritage Area shall include all of those lands made available for this title. management entity the Secretary shall pro- depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Oil Region Na- (2) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—If a manage- vide such assistance on a reimbursable basis. tional Heritage Area’’, numbered OIRE/20,000 ment plan is not submitted to the Secretary This subparagraph does not preclude the Sec- and dated October, 2000. The map shall be on in accordance with this subsection, the man- retary from providing nonreimbursable as- file in the appropriate offices of the National agement entity shall not qualify for Federal sistance under subparagraph (A). Park Service. The Secretary of the Interior assistance under this title. (2) PRIORITY.—In assisting the manage- shall publish in the Federal Register, as soon ment entity, the Secretary shall give pri- (d) DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The as practical after the date of the enactment ority to actions that assist in the— management entity shall— of this Act, a detailed description and map of (A) implementation of the management (1) give priority to implementing actions the boundaries established under this sub- plan; set forth in the compact and management section. (B) provision of educational assistance and plan; (c) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The manage- advice regarding land and water manage- (2) assist units of government, regional ment entity for the Heritage Area shall be ment techniques to conserve the significant planning organizations, and nonprofit orga- the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., the locally natural resources of the region; nizations in— based private, nonprofit management cor- (C) development and application of tech- poration which shall oversee the develop- (A) establishing and maintaining interpre- niques promoting the preservation of cul- ment of a management plan in accordance tive exhibits in the Heritage Area; tural and historic properties; with section 605(b). (B) developing recreational resources in (D) preservation, restoration, and reuse of the Heritage Area; SEC. 604. COMPACT. publicly and privately owned historic build- To carry out the purposes of this title, the (C) increasing public awareness of and ap- ings; Secretary shall enter into a compact with preciation for the natural, historical, and ar- (E) design and fabrication of a wide range the management entity. The compact shall chitectural resources and sites in the Herit- of interpretive materials based on the man- include information relating to the objec- age Area; agement plan, including guide brochures, tives and management of the area, including (D) the restoration of any historic building visitor displays, audio-visual and interactive a discussion of the goals and objectives of relating to the themes of the Heritage Area; exhibits, and educational curriculum mate- the Heritage Area, including an explanation (E) ensuring that clear signs identifying rials for public education; and of the proposed approach to conservation and access points and sites of interest are put in (F) implementation of initiatives prior to interpretation and a general outline of the place throughout the Heritage Area; and approval of the management plan. protection measures committed to by the (F) carrying out other actions that the (3) DOCUMENTATION OF STRUCTURES.—The Secretary and management entity. management entity determines to be advis- Secretary, acting through the Historic SEC. 605. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGE- able to fulfill the purposes of this title; American Building Survey and the Historic MENT ENTITY. (3) encourage by appropriate means eco- American Engineering Record, shall conduct (a) AUTHORITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTI- nomic viability in the Heritage Area con- studies necessary to document the indus- TY.—The management entity may use funds sistent with the goals of the management trial, engineering, building, and architec- made available under this title for purposes plan; tural history of the Heritage Area. of preparing, updating, and implementing (4) consider the interests of diverse govern- the management plan developed under sub- mental, business, and nonprofit groups with- (b) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF MAN- section (b). Such purposes may include— in the Heritage Area; and AGEMENT PLANS.—The Secretary, in con- (1) making grants to, and entering into co- (5) for any year in which Federal funds sultation with the Governor of Pennsyl- operative agreements with, States and their have been provided to implement the man- vania, shall approve or disapprove a manage- political subdivisions, private organizations, agement plan under subsection (b)— ment plan submitted under this title not or any other person; (A) conduct public meetings at least annu- later than 90 days after receiving such plan. (2) hiring and compensating staff; and ally regarding the implementation of the In approving the plan, the Secretary shall (3) undertaking initiatives that advance management plan; take into consideration the following cri- the purposes of the Heritage Area. (B) submit an annual report to the Sec- teria: (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The management retary setting forth accomplishments, ex- (1) The extent to which the management entity shall develop a management plan for plan adequately preserves and protects the the Heritage Area that— penses and income, and each person to which natural, cultural, and historical resources of (1) presents comprehensive strategies and any grant was made by the management en- the Heritage Area. recommendations for conservation, funding, tity in the year for which the report is made; (2) The level of public participation in the management, and development of the Herit- and development of the management plan. age Area; (C) require, for all agreements entered into (3) The extent to which the board of direc- (2) takes into consideration existing State, by the management entity authorizing ex- tors of the management entity is representa- county, and local plans and involves resi- penditure of Federal funds by any other per- tive of the local government and a wide dents, public agencies, and private organiza- son, that the person making the expenditure range of interested organizations and citi- tions working in the Heritage Area; make available to the management entity zens. (3) includes a description of actions that for audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of such funds. units of government and private organiza- (c) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If the tions have agreed to take to protect the re- (e) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF Secretary disapproves a management plan, sources of the Heritage Area; REAL PROPERTY.—The management entity the Secretary shall advise the management (4) specifies the existing and potential may not use Federal funds received under entity in writing of the reasons for the dis- sources of funding to protect, manage, and this title to acquire real property or an in- approval and shall make recommendations develop the Heritage Area; terest in real property. for revisions in the management plan. The

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.014 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5927 Secretary shall approve or disapprove a pro- resent the area within which Federal funds I urge adoption of this legislation. posed revision within 90 days after the date appropriated for the purpose of this title Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of it is submitted. may be expended. The establishment of the my time. (d) APPROVING CHANGES.—The Secretary Heritage Area and its boundaries shall not be Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield shall review and approve amendments to the construed to provide any nonexisting regu- management plan under section 605(b) that latory authority on land use within the Her- myself such time as I may consume. make substantial changes. Funds appro- itage Area or its viewshed by the Secretary, (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was priated under this title may not be expended the National Park Service, or the manage- given permission to revise and extend to implement such changes until the Sec- ment entity. her remarks.) retary approves the amendments. SEC. 611. USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM OTHER Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, Na- (e) EFFECT OF INACTION.—If the Secretary SOURCES. tional Heritage Areas protect and in- does not approve or disapprove a manage- Nothing in this title shall preclude the terpret some of the best stories and ment plan, revision, or change within 90 days management entity from using Federal funds after it is submitted to the Secretary, then available under Acts other than this title for places in American history. Heritage such management plan, revision, or change the purposes for which those funds were au- Areas have been enormously popular shall be deemed to have been approved by thorized. and successful partnerships between the Secretary. SEC. 612. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. the local communities and the Na- SEC. 607. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL ENTITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to tional Park Service. Any Federal entity conducting or sup- be appropriated to carry out this title— This legislation makes important porting activities directly affecting the Her- (1) not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal technical changes to several existing itage Area shall— year; and Heritage Areas and establishes several (2) not more than a total of $10,000,000. (1) consult with the Secretary and the new ones. management entity with respect to such ac- (b) 50 PERCENT MATCH.—Financial assist- tivities; ance provided under this title may not be We urge our colleagues to support (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the used to pay more than 50 percent of the total this measure. management entity in carrying out their du- cost of any activity carried out with that as- Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ties under this title and, to the maximum ex- sistance. express my support for H.R. 4492. Among its tent practicable, coordinate such activities The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. provisions, H.R. 4492 reauthorizes the Illinois with the carrying out of such duties; and STEARNS). Pursuant to the rule, the and Michigan (I&M) Canal National Heritage (3) to the maximum extent practicable, gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Corridor to receive appropriations and trans- conduct or support such activities in a man- HAYWORTH) and the gentlewoman from fers management entity status from the fed- ner that the management entity determines Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) each will control shall not have an adverse effect on the Herit- eral, I&M Commission to the non-profit Canal age Area. 20 minutes. Corridor Association. I would like to commend SEC. 608. SUNSET. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Chairman POMBO and the House Committee The Secretary may not make any grant or from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). on Resources for their hard work on this im- provide any assistance under this title after GENERAL LEAVE portant piece of legislation. the expiration of the 15-year period begin- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask The I&M Canal changed the nation in 1848 ning on the date that funds are first made unanimous consent that all Members when it opened the first shipping route be- available for this title. may have 5 legislative days within tween New York and New Orleans, desig- SEC. 609. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF which to revise and extend their re- nating Chicago as the nation’s greatest inland PRIVATE PROPERTY. marks and include extraneous material (a) NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT OF PROP- port. While the canal eventually fell into disuse ERTY OWNERS REQUIRED.—No privately on H.R. 4492, the bill under consider- due to new transportation methods and routes, owned property shall be preserved, con- ation. in 1982, business and industry leaders found- served, or promoted by the management plan The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ed the Canal Corridor Association to help revi- for the Heritage Area until the owner of that objection to the request of the gen- talize the I&M Canal region, and in doing so, private property has been notified in writing tleman from Arizona? created a national model for regional partner- by the management entity and has given There was no objection. ship, conservation and renewal. I am proud to written consent for such preservation, con- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I say that the I&M Canal National Heritage Cor- servation, or promotion to the management yield myself such time as I may con- ridor was America’s charter National Heritage entity. sume. (b) LANDOWNER WITHDRAW.—Any owner of Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4492, introduced by area, being created by an act of Congress in private property included within the bound- 1984. For 20 years, the federal I&M Commis- the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. REGULA), ary of the Heritage Area shall have their sion has worked to carry out the mission of property immediately removed from the would amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor. Its boundary by submitting a written request to efforts have been particularly successful dur- the management entity. to extend the authorization for certain ing the past five years that Phyllis Ellin has SEC. 610. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. National Heritage Areas, and for other provided strong leadership as the Executive (a) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Noth- purposes. ing in this title shall be construed to— The bill was subsequently amended Director of the Commission. (1) require any private property owner to by the Committee on Resources where Since 1984, the I&M Canal National Herit- allow public access (including Federal, five additional titles were added. As age Corridor has increasingly become an en- State, or local government access) to such amended, Title I would extend the ex- gine of economic growth in communities up private property; or isting authorities of six established Na- and down the length of the Corridor; primarily (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, tional Heritage Areas. Titles II and VI through an increase in tourism but also in the or local law with regard to public access to use of the Corridor for recreational purposes. or use of private property. would establish the National Aviation (b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the Heritage Heritage Area in Ohio and the Oil Re- After consulting with local officials and those Area shall not be considered to create any li- gion National Heritage Area in north- most interested and involved in the I&M ability, or to have any effect on any liability western Pennsylvania, respectively. Ti- Canal, it seems that the private sector ap- under any other law, of any private property tles III, IV, and V would make tech- proach offers more advantages to handle the owner with respect to any persons injured on nical changes to two existing National increased work load brought on by the recent such private property. Heritage Areas and one Heritage Trail success of the canal and interest in heritage (c) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL tourism. LAND USE.—Nothing in this title shall be Route. construed to modify the authority of Fed- The existing Heritage Areas seek to As a result, H.R. 4492 designated the Canal eral, State, or local governments to regulate transition their management authority Corridor Association (CCA) as the new man- land use. to a nonprofit organization, which is in agement entity of the I&M Canal National Her- (d) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY line with more recent Heritage Area itage Corridor. The CCA seeks to enhance OWNERS IN HERITAGE AREA.—Nothing in this management, and the Trail Route economic vitality by raising awareness of and title shall be construed to require the owner seeks to produce an economic feasi- expanding the parks, trails, landscapes, and of any private property located within the bility plan in an effort to move away historic sites that make the I&M Canal region boundaries of the Heritage Area to participate in or be associated with the Heritage from Federal appropriations. a special place. They have also successfully Area. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4492 is supported implemented education programs and im- (e) EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT.—The bound- by the majority and minority of the proved the cultural, environmental, historic and aries designated for the Heritage Area rep- committee. tourism resources that the canal offers.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.014 H19PT1 H5928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 Under the leadership of Ana Koval I am RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, and training needs for the homeless in firmly convinced that the CCA, through their LAND CONVEYANCE the greater Coachella Valley. governance of the I&M Canal, will continue to Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3874 is supported successfully educate citizens of the nationally move to suspend the rules and pass the by the majority and minority of the historical importance of the I&M Canal and to bill (H.R. 3874) to convey for public pur- Committee on Resources and by the ad- play a pivotal role in the continued economic poses certain Federal lands in River- ministration. redevelopment of the region. I urge adoption of the bill. side County, California, that have been Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Mr. LOBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to identified for disposal, as amended. my time. urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4492, The Clerk read as follows: Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield which includes legislation to reauthorize the H.R. 3874 myself such time as I may consume. New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route. I Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was would first like to take this opportunity to thank resentatives of the United States of America in given permission to revise and extend my colleagues in the New Jersey delegation Congress assembled, her remarks.) for their support of this reauthorization, espe- SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, the cially Representative JIM SAXTON whose as- MANAGEMENT LAND IN RIVERSIDE gentlewoman from California’s (Mrs. COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. sistance helped to bring this legislation to the BONO) bill, H.R. 3874, would transfer a (a) IN GENERAL.— floor today. I would also like to thank Chair- parcel of BLM land in North Palm (1) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of the Inte- man POMBO and his staff for their support and rior shall convey, without consideration and Springs, California, to a charitable or- guidance. subject to valid existing rights, to S.V.D.P. ganization. I firmly believe the New Jersey Coastal Her- Management Inc-DBA Father Joe’s Villages (re- As the administration testified be- itage Trail incorporates the very best of what ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Villages’’), all fore our committee, the Federal Gov- the great state of New Jersey has to offer the right, title, and interest of the United States in ernment would normally require some rest of the Nation. Established by Congress in and to the parcel described in paragraph (2) for amount of compensation for a land 1988, the Trail unifies New Jersey’s many use by the Villages for the purposes described in conveyance such as this one, a require- subsection (b). ment this legislation waives. However, scenic points of interest. These points of inter- (2) PARCEL.—The parcel referred to in para- est include a wealth of environmental, historic, graph (1) is the parcel of land identified for dis- it appears that, in this instance, mak- maritime and recreational sights found along posal and consisting of approximately 44 acres ing this conveyance free of charge may New Jersey’s coastline, stretching 300 miles under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land be in the best interests of the entire from Perth Amboy to the north, Cape May in Management, as generally depicted on the map community. the extreme southern tip of the State and entitled ‘‘H.R. 3874 Coachella Valley Land Father Joe’s Village has a long his- Deepwater to the west. Transfer’’ and dated March 5, 2004. tory of working in the community to (b) PURPOSES OF CONVEYANCE.—The purposes address the problems of unemploy- The Trail’s area includes three National of the conveyance under section (a) are to pro- Wildlife Refuges, four tributaries of a Wild and ment, substance abuse and homeless- vide a homeless shelter, a training center, and ness. It is our hope that this convey- Scenic River system, a Civil War fort and Na- affordable housing. tional cemetery, several lighthouses, historic (c) REVERTER.—If the Villages or any subse- ance will enable this organization to homes, and other sites tied to southern New quent owner of the land transferred under this continue its fine work and expand Jersey’s maritime history. Through a network section uses that land for purposes other than whatever projects that are currently of themes and destinations, the New Jersey those described in subsection (b), all right, title, ongoing. and interest to the land (and any improvements Coastal Heritage Trail connects people with Mrs. BONO. Mr. Speaker, it is truly reward- thereon) shall revert to the United States to be ing when we, as Members of Congress, can places of historic, recreational, environmental administered by the Bureau of Land Manage- and maritime interest. move a bill that will make such a positive im- ment if the Secretary of the Interior determines pact in our own communities. This bill, H.R. H.R. 4492 would extend the authorization of that such a reversion is in the best interests of the United States. 3874, does just that. the Trail to provide additional funding over 2 As we all know, no matter how well our years to continue the work began in 1988. It The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- economy does, there will always be a seg- would also require that during this period, a ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- ment of our population in need of a safety net. Strategic Plan be created in order to explore izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- H.R. 3874 takes a step in the right direction as opportunities to increase participation by na- woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) it relates to helping those less fortunate in our tional and local private and public interests, as each will control 20 minutes. society. well as organizational options for sustaining The Chair recognizes the gentleman This legislation conveys 44 acres of BLM the Trail. from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). land, which is already on the disposal list, to The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail has GENERAL LEAVE Father Joe’s Villages. Together, with a local helped New Jersey residents develop pride, Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask charity called Martha’s Village and Kitchen, awareness, experience with, and under- unanimous consent that all Members the plan is to build a residential center for the standing of our coastal resources and its his- may have 5 legislative days within homeless, a job training center and 100 units tory. This reauthorization will allow the Trail to which to revise and extend their re- of affordable housing. continue and flourish. marks and include extraneous material Many would be surprised to learn that even I urge my colleagues in the House to sup- on H.R. 3874, the bill under consider- Palm Springs and its surrounding community port this legislation. ation. have numerous people in dire need of a help- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ing hand. But my community, much like every- no further speakers, and I yield back objection to the request of the gen- one else’s, unfortunately has a need for shel- the balance of my time. tleman from Arizona? ters, worker training and other forms of assist- There was no objection. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I have ance. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I Father Joe’s, located in San Diego and part no additional speakers, and I yield yield myself such time as I may con- of Congresswoman SUSAN DAVIS’s district, and back the balance of my time. sume. Martha’s Village and Kitchen, which is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3874, introduced by headquartered in my district, are two very rep- question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. utable and successful organizations. That is the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. BONO), as amended by the Committee why Congressman DAVIS and I want to help HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the on Resources, would authorize the Sec- them make this village a reality. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4492, as retary of the Interior to convey 44 Thanks to the most generous individuals I amended. acres of Federal land identified for dis- know, Mr. Tom Martin and his wife Rita, much The question was taken; and (two- posal in Riverside County, California, of the money to build this project is secured. thirds having voted in favor thereof) to Father Joe’s Villages, a successful Mr. and Mrs. Martin have helped Martha’s Vil- the rules were suspended and the bill, nonprofit organization that assists the lage and Kitchen and have again put them- as amended, was passed. homeless in California. Father Joe’s selves on the front line of fighting for compas- A motion to reconsider was laid on plans to develop a comprehensive oper- sion by getting involved in this effort. Further- the table. ation that will address both housing more, we have the energy and enthusiasm of

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.021 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5929 Father Joe Carroll to run this project. We are The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- pleased to see that the bill is on the ready to go. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- Suspension Calendar today, and I Our contribution of this land will enable new izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- thank the leadership for putting it on workers to enter the workforce, provide shelter woman from Guam (Mr. BORDALLO) today’s calendar. and assume other functions that will take the each will control 20 minutes. H.R. 1156 would increase the author- burden off the local, State and Federal gov- The Chair recognizes the gentleman ized Federal share for the Orange Coun- ernments. The relative cost of this land will from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). ty, California, groundwater replenish- come back to us tenfold. In short, this is a per- GENERAL LEAVE ment system from $20 million to $80 fect example of how a private-public partner- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask million. This will allow Orange County ship can work for the betterment of so many. unanimous consent that all Members to complete its innovative groundwater So while I fully realize H.R. 3874 does not may have 5 legislative days within replenishment system. The ground- create new broad sweeping national policy, it which to revise and extend their re- water replenishment system will serve helps people I really care about the people I marks and include extraneous material about 2.3 million residents of north and really care about and that is reward enough. on H.R. 1156, the bill under consider- central Orange County, and it will cre- Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer a very ation. ate a new water supply of 72,000 acre- special thank you to Chairman RICHARD The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there feet per year. It is basically a recycling POMBO who is responsible for this bill being on objection to the request of the gen- program, a very innovative one; and the floor of the House today. My heartfelt tleman from Arizona? many States and nations around the thanks go out also to Chairman RADANOVICH There was no objection. world have come to Orange County to and Ranking Member RAHALL for shepherding Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I look at our tertiary cleaning system this legislation through committee. These three yield myself such time as I may con- that we have. gentlemen showed great care and dedication sume. What this bill does is to increase the in moving this bill through the process. And Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1156, introduced by Federal share of the project, bringing thanks also to their very able staff, especially the gentlewoman from California (Ms. it closer to the 25 percent level, the Rob Howarth, as well as my staff, Linda LORETTA SANCHEZ), increases the au- level at which almost every other rec- Valter, for their help on this important piece of thorized Federal cost ceiling of the lamation project is funded in the Rec- legislation. phase I Regional Water Reclamation lamation Wastewater and Groundwater I look forward to your support of this bill. Project in Orange County, California, Study and Facilities Act of 1992 and Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have by $60 million. the Reclamation Cycling and Water no additional speakers, and I yield Local project sponsors have ex- Conservation Act. back the balance of my time. pressed a desire to expand the ground- The project is not just important to Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I have water replenishment system, which in- Orange County, California, but is im- no additional speakers, and I yield jects highly treated wastewater blend- portant to the entire western United back the balance of my time. ed with other sources of water into the States because by recycling our own The SPEAKER pro tempore. The local groundwater aquifer. This project water, we would not rely so heavily on question is on the motion offered by will provide an additional water supply the Colorado River Aqueduct or the the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. for future use and create a freshwater San Francisco Bay Delta water. HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the barrier to prevent seawater intrusion. Members from both sides of the aisle rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3874, as The project reduces the region’s de- recognize the need for this project, and amended. pendency on imported water supplies I would like to particularly recognize The question was taken; and (two- and provides drought-proofing safe- the gentleman from California (Mr. thirds having voted in favor thereof) guards. GARY G. MILLER) for his cosponsorship the rules were suspended and the bill, I urge my colleagues to support this and his continued support. The gen- as amended, was passed. important bill. tleman from California (Mr. GARY G. A motion to reconsider was laid on Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of MILLER) is also offering H.R. 142 today, the table. my time. authorizing the Interior Secretary to Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield participate in Inland Empire water f myself such time as I may consume. projects; and I am pleased to be a co- INCREASING CEILING ON FEDERAL (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was sponsor of that, and I urge my col- SHARE OF ORANGE COUNTY, given permission to revise and extend leagues to support that as well. CALIFORNIA, REGIONAL WATER her remarks.) At the same time, I would like to RECLAMATION PROJECT Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, as thank the Committee on Resources Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I many of my colleagues know, the Colo- chairman, the gentleman from Cali- move to suspend the rules and pass the rado River Basin is now experiencing fornia (Mr. POMBO); the ranking mem- bill (H.R. 1156) to amend the Reclama- the worst drought in 500 years. H.R. ber, the gentleman from West Virginia tion Wastewater and Groundwater 1156 authorizes a modest increase in (Mr. RAHALL); as well as the chairman Study and Facilities Act to increase Federal financial support to expand of the Subcommittee on Water and the ceiling on the Federal share of the water recycling in southern Califor- Power, the gentleman from California costs of phase I of the Orange County, nia’s Orange County water district. (Mr. CALVERT); and the ranking mem- California, Regional Water Reclama- There is a strong Federal interest in ber, the gentlewoman from California tion Project. completing this project, as it will help (Mrs. NAPOLITANO) for their over- The Clerk read as follows: reduce the amount of water that now whelming support of H.R. 1156. must be imported from the Colorado I would also like to say in a very bi- H.R. 1156 River. I would like to take this oppor- partisan manner, the rest of the Or- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tunity to congratulate the gentle- ange County delegation, including the resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, woman from California (Ms. LORETTA gentleman from California (Mr. COX), ANCHEZ the gentleman from California (Mr. SECTION 1. INCREASE IN CEILING ON FEDERAL S ) for introducing this impor- SHARE OF WATER RECLAMATION tant legislation. ROHRABACHER), and the gentleman PROJECT. I urge support for H.R. 1156. from California (Mr. ROYCE), have been Section 1631(d) of the Reclamation Waste- Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she strong supporters of H.R. 1156; and I water and Groundwater Study and Facilities may consume to the gentlewoman from thank them as well. Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–13(d)) is amended— California (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ). Lastly, let me thank Denis Bilodeau, (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘paragraph Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Virginia Grebbien, Craig Miller, and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; fornia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gen- everyone affiliated with the Orange and (2) by adding at the end the following: tlewoman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) County Water District and Orange ‘‘(3) The Federal share of the costs of the for yielding me this time. County Sanitation District for their project authorized by section 1624 shall not Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. hard work and leadership in ground- exceed $80,000,000.’’. 1156, a bill that I authored. I am water recycling. Their innovation has

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.050 H19PT1 H5930 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 put Orange County in the forefront of (1) compliance with requirements relating to Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, first of water recycling and groundwater re- the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 all, I would like to thank my good plenishment technology. I thank them (42 U.S.C. et seq. 4321 et seq.) and cultural re- friend and colleague, the gentleman sources; and for their continued support. from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH), for (2) environmental site assessments, remedi- Mr. Speaker, I have no additional ation, or removal. yielding me the time on which to speak speakers, and I yield back the balance (e) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be on this bill. I also would like to thank of my time. liable for damages of any kind arising out of the gentleman from California (Mr. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I have any act or omission by, or occurrence relating POMBO), the chairman, and the gen- no additional speakers; I yield back the to, the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District or its tleman from West Virginia (Mr. RA- remainder of my time. employees, agents, or contractors relating to the HALL), the ranking member, as well as The SPEAKER pro tempore. The property conveyed under this section and occur- the gentleman from California (Mr. ring prior to, on, or after the date of such con- question is on the motion offered by veyance. CALVERT), the subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. for working with me to bring this im- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the portant piece of legislation to the floor rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1156. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- today. The question was taken; and (two- izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- H.R. 2831, Mr. Speaker, as my col- thirds having voted in favor thereof) woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) leagues have already heard, will re- the rules were suspended and the bill each will control 20 minutes. quire the Secretary of the Interior to was passed. The Chair recognizes the gentleman convey to the Truckee-Carson Irriga- A motion to reconsider was laid on from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). tion District, or TCID, as we say in Ne- the table. GENERAL LEAVE vada, all rights, title and interest of Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask f the Newlands Reclamation Project lo- unanimous consent that all Members cated in Fallon, Nevada. NEWLANDS PROJECT HEAD- may have 5 legislative days within On June 9, 2003, a little over a year QUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE which to revise and extend their re- ago, the Bureau of Reclamation and YARD FACILITY TRANSFER ACT marks and include extraneous material the TCID reached an agreement and Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I on H.R. 2831, the bill under consider- signed a Memorandum of Agreement move to suspend the rules and pass the ation. specifying the details of this transfer. bill (H.R. 2831) to authorize the Sec- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there This transfer of approximately 35 acres retary of the Interior to convey the objection to the request of the gen- will allow the irrigation district to Newlands Project Headquarters and tleman from Arizona? make permanent improvements on the Maintenance Yard Facility to the There was no objection. property for the continued operation Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, as Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I and maintenance of the Newlands Rec- amended. yield myself such time as I may con- lamation Project. This transfer is nec- The Clerk read as follows: sume. essary so that financing can be ob- H.R. 2831, authored by the gentleman H.R. 2831 tained for these improvements. from Nevada (Mr. GIBBONS), our distin- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- It is important to note that in 1996, guished Committee on Resources vice the Bureau of Reclamation certified resentatives of the United States of America in chairman, directs the Secretary of the Congress assembled, that the TCID had repaid to the United Interior to transfer 35 acres to the States all of the original construction SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Truckee-Carson Irrigation District as This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Newlands charges that were designated for repay- Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard soon as practicable. This transfer, ment to the U.S. Government on this Facility Transfer Act’’. which includes the Newlands Projects project. SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF NEWLANDS PROJECT headquarters and maintenance yard fa- This legislation, Mr. Speaker, is of HEADQUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE cility, would occur after adjustments utmost importance to the people of the YARD FACILITY. for the lease and sale of other project State of Nevada and especially those in (a) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of the Inte- lands have been included in the valu- rior shall convey to the Truckee-Carson Irriga- the Second District of Nevada. Con- ation process. sequently, I have received letters of tion District, Nevada, as soon as practicable The bill also stipulates that environ- after the date of the enactment of this Act and support from the governor of the State in accordance with all applicable law and the mental analyses, including those under of Nevada, Mr. Kenny Guinn; Churchill terms of the memorandum of agreement between the National Environmental Policy County Commissioners; the mayor of the District and the Secretary dated June 9, 2003 Act, must be completed prior to the Fallon; State representatives Grady (Contract No. 3–LC–20–8052), all right, title, and transfer. and Goicoechea; as well as State sen- interest of the United States in and to real prop- I urge my colleagues to support this ator Mike McGinness. erty within the Newlands Projects, Nevada, important bill. known as 2666 Harrigan Road, Fallon, Nevada, Obviously, Mr. Speaker, there is a Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of great deal of support and common- and identified for disposition on the map enti- my time. tled ‘‘Newlands Project Headquarters and Main- sense agreement on this bill, and so I tenance Yard Facility’’. Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield would urge all Members of this body to (b) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS FROM FALLON myself such time as I may consume. vote in favor of H.R. 2831. FREIGHT YARD AS CONSIDERATION.—Notwith- (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was standing any other provision of law to the con- given permission to revise and extend trary, amounts received by the United States for her remarks.) b 1430 the lease and sale of Newlands Project lands Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, H.R. Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield comprising the Fallon Freight Yard shall, for 2831 would provide for the transfer of back the balance of my time. purposes of this section, be treated as payment the Bureau of Reclamation land in Ne- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I in full of consideration for the property con- vada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation yield back the balance of my time. veyed under subsection (a). (c) REPORT.—If the Secretary has not com- District. My Republican colleagues The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. pleted such conveyance within 12 months after have already explained the legislation, STEARNS). The question is on the mo- the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and we have no objection. tion offered by the gentleman from Ar- shall submit a report to the Congress explaining Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) that the House the reasons the conveyance has not been com- my time. suspend the rules and pass the bill, pleted and stating the date by which the con- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I H.R. 2831, as amended. veyance will be completed. yield such time as he may consume to The question was taken; and (two- (d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, REMEDIATION, the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. GIB- thirds having voted in favor thereof) AND REMOVAL.—The Secretary may not make any conveyance under this section until the BONS). the rules were suspended and the bill, completion with respect to the conveyance, in (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given as amended, was passed. accordance with the memorandum of agreement permission to revise and extend his re- A motion to reconsider was laid on referred to in subsection (a), of– marks.) the table.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.019 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5931 GATEWAY COMMUNITIES such decisionmaking and actions are built upon the State in which the Federal lands are lo- COOPERATION ACT a foundation of cooperation and coordination. cated, and local and tribal governments in the (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is vicinity of the Federal lands. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I to require Federal land managers to commu- (6) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND COORDINA- move to suspend the rules and pass the nicate, coordinate, and cooperate with gateway TION.—To the extent practicable, when the bill (H.R. 1014) to require Federal land communities in order to— plans and activities of 2 or more Federal agen- managers to support, and to commu- (1) improve the relationships among Federal cies are anticipated to have a significant impact nicate, coordinate, and cooperate with, land managers, elected officials, and residents on a gateway community, the Federal agencies designated gateway communities, to of gateway communities; involved shall consolidate and coordinate their (2) enhance the facilities and services in gate- plans and planning processes to facilitate the improve the ability of gateway commu- way communities available to visitors to Federal participation of affected gateway communities nities to participate in Federal land lands when compatible with the management of in the planning processes. management planning conducted by these lands, including the availability of histor- (7) TREATMENT AS COOPERATING AGENCIES.— the Forest Service and agencies of the ical and cultural resources; and To the earliest extent practicable, but not later Department of the Interior, and to re- (3) result in better local land use planning in than the scoping process, when a proposed ac- spond to the impacts of the public use gateway communities and decisions by the rel- tion is determined to require an environmental evant Secretary. impact statement, the relevant Secretary shall of the Federal lands administered by (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this sec- these agencies, and for other purposes, allow any affected gateway communities the option, the following definitions apply: portunity to be recognized as cooperating agen- as amended. (1) GATEWAY COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘gate- cies under the National Environmental Policy The Clerk read as follows: way community’’ means a county, city, town, Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). H.R. 1014 village, or other subdivision of a State, a feder- (e) GRANTS TO SMALL GATEWAY COMMU- ally recognized Indian tribe, or Alaska Native Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- NITIES.— village, that— resentatives of the United States of America in (1) IN GENERAL.—The relevant Secretary may (A) is incorporated or recognized in a county Congress assembled, make grants to any gateway community with a or regional land use plan or within tribal juris- population of 10,000 or less to carry out the pur- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. dictional boundaries; and poses of this section. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gateway Com- (B) the relevant Secretary (or the head of the (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR munities Cooperation Act’’. tourism office for the State) determines is sig- GRANTMAKING.—There are hereby authorized to SEC. 2. IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FED- nificantly affected economically, socially, or en- be appropriated $10,000,000 for each fiscal year ERAL LAND MANAGERS AND GATE- vironmentally by planning and management de- for grants under this subsection. WAY COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT cisions regarding Federal lands administered by (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— COMPATIBLE LAND MANAGEMENT OF BOTH FEDERAL AND ADJACENT the relevant Secretary. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated LANDS. (2) RELEVANT SECRETARY—The term ‘‘relevant to carry out this Act (other than for grants (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (e)), $10,000,000 for each fiscal (1) Many communities that abut or are near or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate. year. Federal lands, including units of the National (d) PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL PLANNING AND The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Park System, units of the National Wildlife Ref- LAND USE.— (1) PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING.—At the ear- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- uge System, units of the National Forest System, liest possible time, the relevant Secretary shall izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- and lands administered by the Bureau of Land solicit the involvement of elected and appointed woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) Management, are vitally impacted by the man- officials of governments of gateway communities each will control 20 minutes. agement and public use of these Federal lands. in the development of land use plans, programs, (2) Some of these communities, commonly The Chair recognizes the gentleman land use regulations, land use decisions, trans- known as gateway communities, fulfill an inte- from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). portation plans, general management plans, and gral part in the mission of the Federal lands by GENERAL LEAVE any other plans, decisions, projects, or policies providing necessary services, such as schools, Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask for Federal lands under the jurisdiction of these roads, search and rescue, emergency service, unanimous consent that all Members Federal agencies that are likely to have a sig- medical support, logistical support, living quar- nificant impact on these gateway communities. may have 5 legislative days within ters, and drinking water and sanitary systems (2) INFORMATION PROVIDED.—To facilitate which to revise and extend their re- for visitors to the Federal lands and employees such involvement, the relevant Secretary shall marks and include extraneous material of Federal land management agencies. provide the appropriate officials, at the earliest on the bill under consideration. (3) Provision of these vital services by gateway possible time but not later than the scoping communities is an essential ingredient for a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there process, with the following: meaningful and enjoyable experience by visitors objection to the request of the gen- (A) A summary, in nontechnical language, of to the Federal lands because Federal land man- tleman from Arizona? the assumptions, purposes, goals, and objectives agement agencies are unable to provide, or are There was no objection. of the a plan, decision, project, or policy. prevented from providing, these services. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I (B) A description of any anticipated signifi- yield myself such time as I may con- (4) Many gateway communities serve as an cant impact of the plan, decision, project, or entry point for persons who visit the Federal policy on gateway communities. sume. lands and are ideal for establishment of visitor (C) Information regarding the technical assist- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1014, introduced by services, including lodging, food service, fuel, ance and training available to the gateway com- the gentleman from California (Mr. auto repairs, emergency services, and visitor in- munity. RADANOVICH), would facilitate better formation. (3) TRAINING SESSIONS.—At the request of a communication between the Secre- (5) Development in some gateway communities gateway community, the relevant Secretary taries of Agriculture and the Interior may impact the management and protection of shall offer training sessions for elected and ap- and those designated communities lo- these Federal lands. pointed officials of gateway communities at (6) The planning and management decisions cated adjacent to our Federal lands which such officials can obtain a better under- which have come to be known as gate- of Federal land managers can have unintended standing of— consequences for gateway communities and the (A) the agency planning processes; and way communities. These gateway com- Federal lands when the decisions are not ade- (B) the methods by which they can participate munities have and continue to be im- quately communicated to, or coordinated with, most meaningfully in the development of the pacted by decisions made by managers the elected officials and residents of gateway agency plans, decisions, and policies referred to of our public lands and oftentimes ful- communities. in paragraph (1). fill an integral part in the mission of (7) Experts in land management planning are (4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the request of available to Federal land managers, but persons these Federal lands by providing nec- a gateway community, the relevant Secretary essary services such as schools, roads, with technical planning skills are often not shall make available personnel, on a temporary readily available to gateway communities, par- basis, to assist gateway communities in develop- search and rescue, emergency and med- ticularly small gateway communities. ment of mutually compatible land use or man- ical support, drinking water and sani- (8) Gateway communities are often affected by agement plans. tary systems, to name just a few. It the policies and actions of several Federal land (5) COORDINATION OF LAND USE.—The relevant would improve the relationship among management agencies and the communities and Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements Federal land managers, elected offi- the agencies would benefit from greater inter- with gateway communities to coordinate the cials, and residents of gateway commu- agency coordination of those policies and ac- management of— nities, enhance facilities and services tions. (A) the land use inventory, planning, and (9) Persuading gateway communities to make management activities for the Federal lands ad- available to visitors to our Federal decisions and undertake actions in their commu- ministered by the relevant Secretary; and lands, and improve the coordination of nities that would also be in the best interest of (B) the land use planning and management land use planning and decisions made the Federal lands is most likely to occur when activities of other Federal agencies, agencies of by Federal land managers.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.022 H19PT1 H5932 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 In addition, this legislation would As someone who represents several (4) Parcel 4, consisting of approximately 5 make grants available to eligible gate- small towns located just outside Yo- acres known as the Kauai Public Land Trust way communities to participate in the semite National Park and near the Kahili Beach property. Federal land planning process, further (5) Parcel 5, comprised of lot 10c of the parcel Stanislaus and Sierra National forests, known as Kilauea Garden Farms, and con- giving these communities a place at I know that too often these commu- sisting of approximately 15 acres. the table when decisions are being nities are left out of the process. (c) BOUNDARY REVISIONS.—The Secretary may made. This bill ensures that communities make such minor revisions in the boundaries of H.R. 1014 is supported by the major- serving as gateways to our Nation’s any of the parcels described in subsection (b) as ity and the minority of the committee. Federal lands, including Park Service may be appropriate to facilitate the acquisition I urge adoption of the bill. and Forest Service properties, have a of land or interests under subsection (a). Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of voice in that process. Gateway commu- (d) INCLUSION IN REFUGE.—Land and interests acquired under this section shall become part of my time. nities can greatly benefit or be se- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. verely harmed by the decisions of Fed- (e) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.—All acquisitions myself such time as I may consume. eral land managers, so it is critical of land or waters under this Act shall be made (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was that their views are heard before land in a voluntary manner and shall not be the re- given permission to revise and extend managers make final decisions. That is sult of forced takings. her remarks.) why H.R. 1014 encourages a more open (f) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—In addition to the Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, as in- purposes of the Refuge under other laws, regu- discussion between Federal agencies troduced, the gateway community leg- lations, Executive orders, and comprehensive and local communities. islation sponsored by the gentleman conservation plans, the Refuge shall be man- Additionally, this bill makes grants from California (Mr. RADANOVICH) was aged for— available to qualified gateway commu- controversial. However, over the last 2 (1) the protection and recovery of endangered nities to provide technical assistance Hawaiian water birds and other endangered years, committee staff, outside groups, to local communities, allowing them to birds, including the Nene (Hawaiian goose); and and the agencies themselves have more readily participate in the Federal (2) the conservation and management of na- worked cooperatively to resolve many land planning process. For these rea- tive coastal strand, riparian, and aquatic bio- of the issues presented by this legisla- logical diversity. sons, I encourage my colleagues to sup- tion. Recently, enough progress was (g) PRIORITY GENERAL PUBLIC USES.—Nothing made that the bill is before us today. port H.R. 1014. in this Act shall be considered to affect any pol- We agree with the National Parks Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have icy or requirement, under paragraph (3) or (4), Conservation Association, however, no further requests for time, and I respectively, of section 4(a) of the National H.R. 1014 is not perfect. It is our hope yield back the balance of my time. Wildlife Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16 Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I U.S.C. 668dd(a)), to treat compatible wildlife-de- as this legislation is considered by the pendent recreational uses as priority general other body, all of the interested parties yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The public uses of the Refuge. might continue working cooperatively question is on the motion offered by SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION. to resolve some of the remaining the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin- issues. Furthermore, Members should ister all federally owned land, water, and inter- HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the realize that H.R. 1014 represents yet an- ests in land and water that are located within rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1014, as other piece of legislation placing new the boundaries of the Kilauea Point National duties upon our Federal land managers. amended. Wildlife Refuge in accordance with— As we continue to work on the Inte- The question was taken; and (two- (1) the National Wildlife Refuge System Ad- rior appropriations legislation, I would thirds having voted in favor thereof) ministration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et the rules were suspended and the bill, seq.); and call on all Members to work together (2) this Act. to ensure that our Federal land man- as amended, was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on (b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary agement agencies receive funding suffi- may, in the administration of the Kilauea Point cient to meet not only their current the table. National Wildlife Refuge, use such additional operations and maintenance needs, but f statutory authority available to the Secretary also to cover any new responsibilities KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILD- for the conservation of fish and wildlife, and the provision of opportunities for fish- and wild- we are placing on them through legis- LIFE REFUGE EXPANSION ACT lation such as H.R. 1014. In many ways, life-dependent recreation, as the Secretary de- OF 2004 termines to be appropriate to carry out this Act. an increase in funding will do as much Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. to improve the communication and co- move to suspend the rules and pass the There are authorized to be appropriated such operation between Federal land man- bill (H.R. 2619) to provide for the expan- sums as may be necessary— agement agencies and their neighbors sion of Kilauea Point National Wildlife (1) to acquire land and water within the Ref- as new authorizing legislation. uge under section 2(a); and Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Refuge, as amended. (2) to develop, operate, and maintain the Ref- The Clerk read as follows: my time. uge. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I H.R. 2619 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- yield such time as he may consume to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- resentatives of the United States of America in the gentleman from California (Mr. izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- Congress assembled, RADANOVICH), the chairman of the Sub- woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. committee on National Parks and Pub- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kilauea Point each will control 20 minutes. lic Land. National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, 2004’’ . from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). first of all, I like to call this bill ‘‘the SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL GENERAL LEAVE good neighbor act’’ even though its WILDLIFE REFUGE. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask real name is the Gateway Communities (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte- unanimous consent that all Members Cooperation Act. The purpose of the rior may acquire by donation, purchase with do- may have 5 legislative days within nated or appropriated funds, or exchange, all or bill is to make certain that small com- which to revise and extend their re- munities located just outside the Fed- a portion of the land or interests in land described in subsection (b), as depicted on a map marks and include extraneous material eral properties have input in the Fed- on file with the United States Fish and Wildlife on the bill under consideration. eral land planning processes. This Service entitled ‘‘Kilauea Point Wildlife Refuge The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there measure is critical to many of my con- Expansion Area’’ and dated April 22, 2004. objection to the request of the gen- stituents and important for numerous (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred tleman from Arizona? small communities throughout the to in subsection (a) is the following: There was no objection. country that are impacted by the Fed- (1) Parcel 1, consisting of approximately 12 Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I acres known as the Kilauea Bay property. eral land management decisions. Many (2) Parcel 2, consisting of approximately 40 yield myself such time as I may con- times they are the ones that provide acres known as the Kilauea Vistas property. sume. solutions to Federal management prob- (3) Parcel 3, consisting of approximately 162 Mr. Speaker, this bill introduced by lems. acres known as the Kilauea Falls Ranch. the gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. CASE),

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.023 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5933 would allow the Fish and Wildlife Serv- Mr. CASE, Mr. Speaker, I rise today in sup- Refuge and help in the preservation and prop- ice to acquire up to 234 acres of land port of H.R. 2619, my Kı¯lauea Point National agation of native plant species. The principal from private landowners who have ex- Wildlife Expansion Act. This bill authorizes the volunteer group, Kı¯lauea Point Natural History pressed an interest in selling or donat- addition of 234 invaluable acres to the Refuge, Association, even has a small store in the Vis- ing their property for inclusion in the a national treasure, currently home to a variety itor Center, the proceeds of which support en- refuge. of endangered and threatened seabirds as vironmental education programs throughout The Kilauea Point Refuge was estab- well as Hawai‘i’s endangered state bird, the Kaua‘i. lished in 1984. The centerpiece of this ne¯ne¯ (Hawaiian Goose). H.R. 2619 is supported by Kaua‘i’s Mayor unit is a 90-year-old lighthouse which This bill is a vital component of one of my Bryan Baptiste, State Senator Gary L. Hooser, served as a navigational aid for thou- principal goals in Congress: to ensure that State Representatives Hermina M. Morita and sands of commercial vessels and boats federal and/or state or private protection is ex- Ezra Kanoho, the Kaua‘i County Council, the that sailed between Hawaii and Asia. tended to as many of Hawai‘i’s threatened and State Department of Land and Natural Re- The Coast Guard has now deactivated irreplaceable areas as possible, both to en- sources, the Kı¯lauea Neighborhood Associa- the lighthouse, but it has been placed sure the survival and recovery of Hawai‘i’s tion, the Kaua‘i Public Land Trust, the Kı¯lauea on the National Register of Historic unique endangered and threatened species Point Natural History Association, and the Places. and to preserve the dwindling unspoiled re- Hawai‘i Chapter of the Sierra Club. I want to This refuge provides essential habitat sources of our beautiful islands for future gen- take a moment to thank some of the individ- to a number of listed plant, avian and erations. uals in Kaua‘i whose dedication and commit- wildlife species, including the Hawai- The Kı¯lauea National Wildlife Refuge, lo- ment to the Refuge and the endangered spe- ian monk seal and the official State cated at the northernmost tip of Kaua‘i, was cies it protects inspired development of this bird, which is called the nene. It is esti- established in 1985. The initial acreage of 31 bill: Gary Smith, Gary and Beryl Blaich, Susan mated that more than 400,000 people acres was increased to 203 acres through ad- Boynton, Janis Lyon, and Katie Pickett. annually visit this beautiful refuge on ditional acquisitions in 1993 and 1994. The I also want to take this opportunity to thank the island of Kauai; and this expansion refuge provides invaluable habitat for many Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries Con- will assist in the recovery of these list- native seabirds, including the Laysan Alba- servation, Oceans and Wildlife Chair WAYNE ed species, conserve native coastal tross, the Red-footed Booby, and the Wedge- GILCHREST and Ranking Member FRANK strand and riparian habitat, and help tailed Shearwater, as well as for the endan- PALLONE for moving this bill through their sub- ensure aquatic biological diversity in gered ne¯ne¯. Endangered native plants have committee, as well as Committee Chair RICH- the future. also been reintroduced to the area. The Ref- ARD POMBO and Ranking NICK RAHALL for During the committee process, an uge and its historic lighthouse have become helping to bring the bill to the floor today. I amendment in the nature of a sub- one of Hawai‘i’s world-class tourist destina- would also like to recognize the work of Com- stitute was successfully offered that tions, visited by some 300,000 visitors each mittee and Subcommittee staff, in particular clarified that the owners of this prop- year. It is one of the most heavily visited ref- Dave Jansen and Jim Zoia on the minority erty may donate their land if they so uges in the United States. staff and Harry Burroughs, Dave Whaley, Mike desire, all acquisitions shall be made in The proposed expansion area comprises Correia, and Steve Ding on the majority staff. a voluntary manner, and wildlife-de- five parcels of some 234 acres adjoining the I respectfully ask my colleagues to support pendent recreation will be a priority boundary of the Refuge on both the east and H.R. 2619 and invite you to come to the Island use when compatible with the purposes west sides. The Kı¯lauea River runs through a of Kaua‘i to visit our Refuge. I know that if you of the refuge. This is a good piece of portion of the land, which also includes an ex- did so, you would be as convinced as I am of legislation, and I urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote tensive lo’i (irrigated terrace for traditional cul- the importance of protecting these previous on H.R. 2619. tivation of taro, the staple crop of Native Ha- lands. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of waiians) which could be restored to support Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have my time. endangered Hawaiian water birds, including no further requests for time, and I Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield the Hawaiian duck (Ko¯loa), Hawaiian coot yield back the balance of my time. myself such time as I may consume. (‘Alae ‘ke‘oke‘o), Hawaiian stilt (Ae‘o), and Ha- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was waiian moorhen (‘Alae ‘ula). There is also a yield back the balance of my time. given permission to revise and extend high quality estuarine ecosystem at the lower The SPEAKER pro tempore. The her remarks.) reaches of the river, which includes habitat for question is on the motion offered by Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I ap- endangered birds as well as native stream life, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. preciate the adequate description of such as the hihiwai (an endemic snail), o‘opu HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the the legislation provided by the gen- (native goby), the native sleeper fish, flagtail, rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2619, as tleman from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). mullet, prawn, shrimp, invertebrates and juve- amended. To briefly reiterate, H.R. 2619 would niles of several important recreational and The question was taken; and (two- virtually double the size of the existing commercial marine fish species. The proposed thirds having voted in favor thereof) Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge addition also provides excellent additional the rules were suspended and the bill, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. habitat for the ne¯ne¯, which was only recently as amended, was passed. The purpose of this 219-acre expan- saved from extinction. The beach is also A motion to reconsider was laid on sion would be to protect the scarce and sometimes used by endangered Hawaiian the table. threatened habitats for several endan- monk seals, and threatened and endangered f gered species of Hawaiian wildlife. This sea turtles nest in the area. b 1445 noncontroversial legislation is strongly The upper end of the proposed expansion supported by the State of Hawaii, the area contains one of the largest waterfalls AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN mayor of Kauai, the Kauai County (Kı¯lauea Falls) in the state of Hawai‘i. CERTAIN RECYCLING PROJECTS Council, and the citizens of the One of the parcels, 5 acres of valuable Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I Kilauea. beachfront property, was donated after intro- move to suspend the rules and pass the That this expansion will be executed duction of the bill by a private owner to the bill (H.R. 2991) to amend the Reclama- entirely through willing seller pur- Kauai Public Land Trust for eventual transfer tion Wastewater and Groundwater chases is testament to the tireless con- to the Fish & Wildlife Service. The owner of Study and Facilities Act to authorize sensus-building which has been accom- another 15-acre parcel has expressed his de- the Secretary of the Interior to partici- plished by the gentleman from Hawaii sire to donate it to the Refuge. The other par- pate in the Inland Empire regional re- (Mr. CASE). Both the Committee on Re- cels are on the market, although their owners cycling project and in the Cucamonga sources ranking member, the gen- are amenable to acquisition by the Refuge. County Water District recycling pro- tleman from West Virginia (Mr. RA- The Kı¯lauea community strongly supports gram, as amended. HALL), and I commend the gentleman the Refuge. In fact, the Kı¯lauea Point National The Clerk read as follows: from Hawaii for his efforts to protect Wildlife Refuge is a model for management of H.R. 2991 special areas of the Hawaiian environ- other federal refuges nationwide. The oper- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ment. I urge Members to support this ations of the Refuge are supported by commu- resentatives of the United States of America in legislation. nity volunteers, who give daily tours of the Congress assembled,

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:52 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.026 H19PT1 H5934 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 SECTION 1. INLAND EMPIRE AND CUCAMONGA two water recycling projects in south- This measure was introduced as the COUNTY RECYCLING PROJECTS. ern California. The projects authorized Inland Empire Regional Water Recy- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Inland Empire Regional Water in the bill would add an estimated cling Initiative to authorize water re- Recycling Initiative’’. 75,000 acre-feet of water annually to cycling projects under the U.S. Bureau (b) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Waste- one of the largest recycled water dis- of Reclamation’s title XVI program. water and Groundwater Study and Facilities tribution systems in the Santa Ana This initiative includes two projects Act (Public Law 102–575, Title XVI; 43 U.S.C. River Watershed. The projects will which, combined, will produce 75,000 390h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end treat contaminated surface and ground acre-feet of new water annually. With the following: waters and deliver the recycled water the passage of the CalFed authoriza- ‘‘SEC. 1636. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER to nearby localities, including under- tion legislation, which we have been RECYCLING PROJECT. ground storage. The bill limits the Fed- working for a decade and a half on, and ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the Inland Empire Utilities eral cost share to 25 percent of the I mentioned the gentleman from Cali- Agency, may participate in the design, plan- total cost of the projects. fornia (Mr. POMBO) and the gentleman ning, and construction of the Inland Empire This bill is yet another step toward from California (Mr. CALVERT) last regional water recycling project described in utilizing currently untapped sources of when we brought this measure up 2 the report submitted under section 1606(c). water and providing clean and depend- weeks ago, it is very imperative that ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of able water supplies for future genera- we continue to approve measures pre- the cost of the project described in sub- tions. I urge my colleagues to support venting water supply shortages in the section (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the project. this important piece of legislation. western United States. This recycling ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of initiative will help meet the water Secretary shall not be used for operation and my time. needs of the Inland Empire and begin a maintenance of the project described in sub- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield strategic Federal-local partnership to section (a). myself such time as I may consume. bring a significant amount of new ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was water supply to our region. There is authorized to be appropriated to given permission to revise and extend I am very pleased that this bill has carry out this section $20,000,000. her remarks.) the support of all member agencies of ‘‘SEC. 1637. CUCAMONGA COUNTY WATER RECY- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, the CLING PROJECT. the Inland Empire Utilities Agency as drought in the Colorado River Basin is ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co- well as the water agencies downstream operation with the Cucamonga County Water a serious crisis. H.R. 2991 would help in Orange County. The IEUA encom- District, may participate in the design, plan- support the construction of regional passes approximately 242 square miles ning, and construction of the Cucamonga water recycling projects in southern and serves the cities of Chino, Chino County Water District pilot satellite recy- California. These projects can help sta- Hills, Fontana, Ontario, Upland, cling plant in Rancho Cucamonga, Cali- bilize water supplies and reduce the Montclair, and Rancho Cucamonga. fornia, to reclaim and recycle approximately need to use water from the Colorado The Inland Empire Utilities Agency 2 million gallons per day of domestic waste- River. Local communities have made produces recycled water for a variety water. ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of substantial investments in the of nonpotable purposes, such as land- the cost of the project described in sub- projects, and they deserve our support. scape irrigation, agricultural irriga- section (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the I urge my colleagues to support this tion, construction and industrial cool- capital cost of the project. legislation authored by my colleague ing. By replacing these water-intensive ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the from California (Mr. DREIER). applications with high-quality recycled Secretary shall not be used for operation and Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of water, fresh water can be conserved or maintenance of the project described in sub- my time. used for drinking, thereby reducing the section (a). Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— dependence on expensive imported There is authorized to be appropriated to yield such time as he may consume to water. carry out this section, $10,000,000.’’. the gentleman from California (Mr. In addition, by recycling water which (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table DREIER), the distinguished chairman of would otherwise be wasted and unavail- of sections in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 the Committee on Rules and the au- able, the Inland Empire Utilities Agen- is amended by inserting after the item relat- thor of this legislation. cy provides that the water available ing to section 1635 the following: (Mr. DREIER asked and was given goes through at least one more cycle of ‘‘Sec. 1636. Inland Empire Regional Water permission to revise and extend his re- beneficial use before it is ultimately Recycling Program. marks.) returned to the environment. ‘‘Sec. 1637. Cucamonga County Water Recy- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ob- Again, Mr. Speaker, I want to reit- cling Project.’’. viously in strong support of this legis- erate my thanks to the Committee on The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. lation. I thank my friend from Guam Resources which under the leadership STEARNS). Pursuant to the rule, the for her very nice remarks, and I would of the gentleman from California (Mr. gentleman from Arizona (Mr. especially like to express my apprecia- POMBO) and the subcommittee led by HAYWORTH) and the gentlewoman from tion to my friend from Arizona. This the gentleman from California (Mr. Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) each will control initiative deals with water, and both of CALVERT) has really accomplished 20 minutes. our States right now are dealing with landmark water legislation this year. The Chair recognizes the gentleman very serious fire problems. Obviously, I This is just a small but, for me, a very from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). would like to say that our thoughts important part of that. GENERAL LEAVE and prayers go out to the victims in I also want to express appreciation to Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask both of our States, Arizona and Cali- the bipartisan delegation from south- unanimous consent that all Members fornia, of those who are suffering and ern California that joined as cospon- may have 5 legislative days to revise have been over the last several weeks. sors of this legislation: the gentle- and extend their remarks and include I would also like to express apprecia- woman from California (Mrs. extraneous material on the bill under tion to the gentleman from California NAPOLITANO), whom I share rep- consideration. (Mr. POMBO), the very distinguished resenting the San Gabriel Valley with, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there chairman of the Committee on Re- has long been very involved in water objection to the request of the gen- sources, as well as my friend from Cali- issues; the gentleman from Diamond tleman from Arizona? fornia (Mr. CALVERT), chairman of the Bar, California (Mr. GARY G. MILLER), There was no objection. Subcommittee on Water and Power. We who has spent a lot of time rep- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate their hard work and that of resenting actually three counties, Or- yield myself such time as I may con- all the members of the committee, and ange County, Los Angeles County and sume. I see a lot of staff members here on the San Bernardino County, and has been Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2991, introduced by floor. I know they have played a big very focused on these issues; and, of the gentleman from California (Mr. role in helping us move H.R. 2991 to the course, the gentleman from California DREIER), provides Federal resources for floor here. (Mr. BACA) who represents a large part

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.032 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5935

of the Inland Empire. Those were the ership of Chairman POMBO and Subcommittee ‘‘(D) DISTRICT.—The term ‘District’ means lead cosponsors we had on this legisla- Chairman KEN CALVERT, has really accom- the South Florida Water Management Dis- tion. plished landmark water legislation this year. I trict. ‘‘(E) DISTRICT LAND.—The term ‘District Last but not least I do want to ex- also want to thank my colleagues GRACE press my appreciation for the hard land’ means the approximately 1,054 acres of NAPOLITANO, GARY MILLER, and JOE BACA for District land located in the Southern Glades work and dedication of Mr. Robert cosponsoring H.R. 2991. And last but certainly Wildlife and Environmental Area and identi- DeLoach, the general manager of the not least, I appreciate the hard work and dedi- fied on the map as ‘South Florida Water Cucamonga County Water District, and cation of Mr. Robert DeLoach, general man- Management District Exchange Lands’. Mr. Rich Atwater, the CEO and general ager of the Cucamonga County Water District, ‘‘(F) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION manager of the Inland Empire Utilities and Mr. Rich Atwater, CEO and general man- LAND.—The term ‘General Services Adminis- Agency, who have worked tirelessly in ager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency who tration land’ means the approximately 595.28 acres of land designated as ‘Site Alpha’ that behalf of the Inland Empire. work tirelessly on behalf of the Inland Empire. Again, I thank my friend from Ari- is declared by the Department of the Navy to Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have be excess land. zona for generously yielding me this no further requests for time, and I time. I will join with my friends from ‘‘(G) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the map yield back the balance of my time. entitled ‘Boundary Modification for C–111 Guam and from Arizona in urging all of Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I Project, Everglades National Park’, num- our colleagues to provide unanimous yield back the balance of my time. bered 160/80,007A, and dated May 18, 2004. support for this effort. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ‘‘(H) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAND.—The Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be here with question is on the motion offered by term ‘National Park Service land’ means the my colleagues who serve on the House Re- the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. approximately 1,054 acres of land located in the Rocky Glades area of the park and iden- sources Committee, and extend my apprecia- HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the tified on the map as ‘NPS Exchange Lands’. tion to Chairman POMBO and Subcommittee rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2991, as ‘‘(2) EXCHANGE OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMIN- Chairman CALVERT, for their hard work in mov- amended. ing this bill to the House floor. I introduced the ISTRATION LAND AND COUNTY LAND.—The Ad- The question was taken; and (two- ministrator shall convey to the County fee Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Initia- thirds having voted in favor thereof) title to the General Services Administration tive, H.R. 2991, to authorize water recycling the rules were suspended and the bill, land in exchange for the conveyance by the projects under the U.S. Bureau of Reclama- as amended, was passed. County to the Secretary of fee title to the tion’s Title XVI program. A motion to reconsider was laid on County land. This initiative includes two projects, the first the table. ‘‘(3) EXCHANGE OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE of which will be constructed by the Inland Em- LAND AND DISTRICT LAND.— pire Utilities Agency (IEUA) and will produce f ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 70,000 acre-feet of new water annually. This AUTHORIZING EXCHANGE OF CER- after the completion of the exchange under project is expected to be fully constructed and TAIN LAND IN EVERGLADES NA- paragraph (2), the Secretary shall convey to on-line by 2008. The second of these projects, TIONAL PARK the District fee title to the National Park Service land in exchange for fee title to the to be constructed by the Cucamonga County Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I District land. Water District (CCWD), will produce an addi- move to suspend the rules and pass the ‘‘(B) USE OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE tional 5,000 acre-feet of new water annually. bill (H.R. 3785) to authorize the ex- LAND.—The National Park Service land con- This project is expected to be fully constructed change of certain land in Everglades veyed to the District shall be used by the and on-line by 2010. Between these two National Park, as amended. District for the purposes of the C–111 project, projects, 75,000 acre-feet of new water will be The Clerk read as follows: including restoration of the Everglades nat- produced annually before the end of the dec- ural system. ade. H.R. 3785 ‘‘(C) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On comple- With the recent passage of the CalFed au- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tion of the land exchange under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall modify the thorization, it is imperative that we continue to resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, boundary of the park to reflect the exchange approve measures preventing water supply of the National Park Service land and the shortages in the Western United States. This SECTION 1. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK. Section 102 of the Everglades National District land. recycling initiative will help meet the water Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 ‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall needs of the Inland Empire, and help alleviate (16 U.S.C. 410r–6) is amended— be on file and available for public inspection California’s dependence on the Colorado (1) in subsection (a)— in the appropriate offices of the National River. The passage of H.R. 2991 will begin a (A) by striking ‘‘The park boundary’’ and Park Service.’’. strategic Federal-local partnership to bring a inserting the following: SEC. 2. BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE. significant amount of new water supply to the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The park boundary’’; Subsection (d)(3) of the first section of region. (B) by striking ‘‘The map’’ and inserting Public Law 93–440 (16 U.S.C. 698f) is amended IEUA produces recycled water for a variety the following: by striking ‘‘The amount described in para- ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map’’; and graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘The amount de- of non-potable purposes, such as landscape scribed in paragraph (2)’’. irrigation, agricultural irrigation, construction, (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.— and industrial cooling. By replacing these The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- water-intensive applications with high-quality quire from 1 or more willing sellers not more izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- recycled water, fresh water can be conserved than 10 acres of land located outside the or used for drinking, thereby reducing the de- boundary of the park and adjacent to or near woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) pendence on expensive imported water. In ad- the East Everglades area of the park for the each will control 20 minutes. dition, by recycling water which would other- development of administrative, housing, The Chair recognizes the gentleman wise be wasted and unavailable, IEUA pro- maintenance, or other park purposes. from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). vides that the water available goes through at ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION; APPLICABLE LAW.—On GENERAL LEAVE acquisition of the land under subparagraph least one more cycle of beneficial use before Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask (A), the land shall be administered as part of unanimous consent that all Members it is ultimately returned to the environment. the park in accordance with the laws (includ- The Inland Empire Regional Water Recy- ing regulations) applicable to the park.’’; and may have 5 legislative days to revise cling Initiative has the support of all member (2) by adding at the end the following: and extend their remarks and include agencies of IEUA, as well as the water agen- ‘‘(h) LAND EXCHANGES.— extraneous material on the bill under cies downstream in Orange County. IEUA en- ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: consideration. compasses approximately 242 square miles ‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and serves the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, trator’ means the Administrator of General objection to the request of the gen- Fontana (through the Fontana Water Com- Services. tleman from Arizona? pany), Ontario, Upland, Montclair, Rancho ‘‘(B) COUNTY.—The term ‘County’ means There was no objection. Miami-Dade County, Florida. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I Cucamonga (through the Cucamonga County ‘‘(C) COUNTY LAND.—The term ‘County Water District), and the Monte Vista Water land’ means the 2 parcels of land owned by yield myself such time as I may con- District. the County totaling approximately 152.93 sume. I want to reiterate my thanks to the House acres that are designated as ‘Tract 605–01’ Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3785, introduced by Resources Committee, which under the lead- and ‘Tract 605–03’. the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MARIO

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.030 H19PT1 H5936 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 DIAZ-BALART) and amended by the it a national treasure, a global treas- love so much. Chairman POMBO and his Committee on Resources, would au- ure, really an international treasure, staff are so familiar with this project thorize the exchange of approximately tourists from around the country and and it has been just a wonderful experi- 1,054 acres of land between the South around the world come to experience ence. Florida Water Management District the wonders, the beauty that is the Ev- Again, one of the things that I want and the Everglades National Park. The erglades. But the people of Florida as to just reemphasize is that this is not Federal lands conveyed are to be used well as the taxpayers of the country a State of Florida project, that this is by the South Florida Water Manage- have also put a lot of resources to try a national treasure. The Everglades is ment District for the C–111 project, in- to make sure that the Everglades is as a national treasure that is also a cluding restoration of the Everglades pristine as possible and gets back to as threatened national treasure, an ex- natural system. The C–111 project, lo- much of its natural state as is possible. tremely delicate ecosystem, one that is cated on the eastern boundary of the This legislation will allow for the im- vital for the entire State and I would Everglades, would restore habitat in plementation of a component of the then say for the entire Nation. When the national park that has been ad- 1994 general reevaluation report that we think about the Everglades, we versely affected by projects to restore provided for the construction of a buff- should not only think about that more natural flows of water to the er and detention system along the east- swampland that a lot of people just see park’s eastern panhandle, Taylor ern boundary of Everglades National in the airplanes when they are flying Slough and Florida Bay. Park. This system seeks to establish a by, but we should also think about the Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3785 is supported hydraulic ridge to both prevent excess impact that that has on, for example, by the majority and minority of the loss of seepage from the park and to re- Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, the Florida Committee on Resources and by the ad- establish the historical surface water Keys, the reef system. It is all inter- ministration. I would urge adoption of flow from Northeast Shark River connected. The heart of that is a vital, this legislation. Slough to Taylor Slough. clean, vibrant, alive Florida Ever- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Again, as I mentioned before, these glades. my time. are not inexpensive propositions. These Mr. Speaker, I want to thank again Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield are not only expensive, they are also Chairman POMBO and his staff for al- myself such time as I may consume. very time-consuming projects. lowing me to bring this bill up here. (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was Again, the people of the State of b 1500 given permission to revise and extend Florida, the State legislature in the her remarks.) State of Florida, the governor in the Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, H.R. State of Florida and again previous no further requests for time, and I 3785, as amended, represents a coopera- governors as well but particularly this yield back the balance of my time. tive effort among the bill’s sponsor, the governor, Governor Jeb Bush, have Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I have Committee on Resources, the National shown that they are extremely com- no further requests for time, and I Park Service and other Federal and mitted to this effort; and again, the yield back the balance of my time. State agencies to help restore natural taxpayers, the State legislature and The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. water flows that are very important to the governor have put in a lot of STEARNS). The question is on the mo- the health and well-being of the Ever- money to make sure that it is not just tion offered by the gentleman from Ar- glades in Florida. This legislation pre- the Federal taxpayer, the Federal Gov- izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) that the House sents a workable solution to the re- ernment, that is contributing to this suspend the rules and pass the bill, source management needs in this area, wonderful effort. H.R. 3785, as amended. and we support adoption of the bill by Specifically, Mr. Speaker, this legis- The question was taken; and (two- the House today. lation will authorize the exchange of thirds having voted in favor thereof) Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of approximately 1,054 acres between the the rules were suspended and the bill, my time. South Florida Water Management Dis- as amended, was passed. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, it is trict and the Everglades National Park A motion to reconsider was laid on an honor and privilege to yield such to carry out the construction of the the table. time as he may consume to the gen- buffer and detention system. Cur- f tleman from Florida (Mr. MARIO DIAZ- rently, 2.5 miles of the detention and LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HIS- BALART), the sponsor of this important buffer system have been already con- TORICAL PARK DESIGNATION legislation, a newcomer to the Con- structed, and the Federal lands con- ACT gress but one who is well schooled in veyed in this legislation are to be used public affairs and in legislation as a by the South Florida Water Manage- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I former member of the Florida legisla- ment District to construct the remain- move to suspend the rules and pass the ture. ing 5.5 miles of the system. bill (H.R. 3819) to redesignate Fort Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor- This is a vital part of the Everglades Clatsop National Memorial as the ida. I want to thank the gentleman for restoration that again, I repeat, that Lewis and Clark National Historical yielding me this time. both the Federal Government has put a Park, to include in the park sites in Mr. Speaker, I am actually glad that lot of emphasis, a lot of time, a lot of the State of Washington as well as the I am doing this now because the Speak- effort and a lot of money, and the State of Oregon, and for other pur- er pro tempore is also from Florida, un- State as well; not only the State but poses, as amended. derstands the Everglades very, very also the local taxpayers again through The Clerk read as follows: well, and has been a strong supporter the water management district have H.R. 3819 of Everglades restoration. also put up a lot of money, a lot of ef- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Let me just briefly talk about what fort, a lot of time to try to get this resentatives of the United States of America in this is. First, the district that I am done. This is a vital part of that res- Congress assembled, privileged to represent includes the Ev- toration. TITLE I—LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL erglades National Park. I spent much I particularly need to thank the ef- HISTORICAL PARK DESIGNATION ACT of my State legislative career assisting forts of Chairman POMBO. Chairman SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. with the implementation of the Ever- POMBO has been just wonderful to work This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lewis and glades restoration plan. This plan is with on this. His staff has been great. Clark National Historical Park Designation showing extreme success, and this leg- My staff has been working with his Act’’. islation before us today will greatly staff. They have been extremely recep- SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. contribute to that success, to con- tive, not only receptive but their in- As used in this title: (1) PARK.—The term ‘‘park’’ means the tinuing that success. depth knowledge of this national treas- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Mr. Speaker, the people of Florida ure has been wonderful to see. We have designated in section 103. have a strong commitment to the res- not had to educate them on something (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ toration of the Everglades. Not only is that those of us in Florida know and means the Secretary of the Interior.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.032 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5937 SEC. 103. LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTOR- shall be transferred to the administrative ju- TITLE II—LEWIS AND CLARK EASTERN ICAL PARK. risdiction of the Secretary, to be adminis- LEGACY STUDY (a) DESIGNATION.—In order to preserve for tered as part of the park. SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL SITES the benefit of the people of the United States (3) MEMORIAL TO THOMAS JEFFERSON.—All FOR STUDY. the historic, cultural, scenic, and natural re- withdrawals of the 20–acre parcel depicted as (a) STUDY.— sources associated with the arrival of the a ‘‘Memorial to Thomas Jefferson’’ on the (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte- Lewis and Clark Expedition in the lower Co- map referred to in subsection (b) are re- rior shall update, with an accompanying lumbia River area, and for the purpose of voked, and the Secretary shall establish a map, the 1958 Lewis and Clark National His- commemorating the culmination and the memorial to Thomas Jefferson on the parcel. toric Landmark theme study to determine winter encampment of the Lewis and Clark (4) MANAGEMENT OF CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT the historical significance of the eastern Expedition in the winter of 1805–1806 fol- STATE PARK LAND.—The Secretary may enter sites of the Corps of Discovery expedition lowing its successful crossing of the North into an agreement with the State of Wash- used by Meriwether Lewis and William American Continent, there is designated as a ington providing for the administration by Clark, whether independently or together, in unit of the National Park System the Lewis the State of the land within the boundary of the preparation phase starting at Monticello, and Clark National Historical Park. the park known as ‘‘Cape Disappointment Virginia, and traveling to Wood River, Illi- (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the State Park’’. nois, and the return phase from Saint Louis, park are those generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Lewis and Clark National Histor- (e) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map referred Missouri, to Washington, District of Colum- ical Park, Boundary Map’’, numbered 405/ to in subsection (b) shall be on file and avail- bia, including sites in Virginia, Washington, 80027, and dated December 2003, and which in- able for public inspection in the appropriate District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, cludes— offices of the National Park Service. Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Ken- tucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois. (1) lands located in Clatsop County, Or- SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION. (2) FOCUS OF UPDATE; NOMINATION AND ADDI- egon, which are associated with the winter (a) IN GENERAL.—The park shall be admin- encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedi- TION OF PROPERTIES.—The focus of the study istered by the Secretary in accordance with under paragraph (1) shall be on developing tion, known as Fort Clatsop and designated this title and with laws generally applicable as the Fort Clatsop National Memorial by historic context information to assist in the to units of the National Park System, in- evaluation and identification, including the Public Law 85–435, including the site of the cluding the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. salt cairn (specifically, lot number 18, block use of plaques, of sites eligible for listing in 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Act of August the National Register of Historic Places or 1, Cartwright Park Addition of Seaside, Or- 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). egon) used by that expedition and adjacent designation as a National Historic Land- (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 portions of the old trail which led overland mark. years after funds are made available for this (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after from the fort to the coast; purpose, the Secretary shall prepare an funds are made available for the study under (2) lands identified as ‘‘Fort Clatsop 2002 amendment to the General Management this section, the Secretary shall submit to Addition Lands’’ on the map referred to in Plan for Fort Clatsop National Memorial to the Committee on Resources in the House of this subsection; and guide the management of the park. Representatives and the Committee on En- (3) lands located along the lower Columbia ergy and Natural Resources in the Senate a River in the State of Washington associated (c) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT.—In order to facilitate the presentation of a comprehen- report describing any findings, conclusions, with the arrival of the Lewis and Clark Ex- and recommendations of the study. pedition at the Pacific Ocean in 1805, which sive picture of the Lewis and Clark Expedi- SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. are identified as ‘‘Station Camp’’, ‘‘Clark’s tion’s experiences in the lower Columbia There are authorized to be appropriated Dismal Nitch’’, and ‘‘Cape Disappointment’’ River area and to promote more efficient administration of the sites associated with such sums as may be necessary to carry out on the map referred to in this subsection. this title. (c) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— those experiences, the Secretary may enter (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is au- into cooperative management agreements The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- thorized to acquire land, interests in land, with appropriate officials in the States of ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- and improvements therein within the bound- Washington and Oregon in accordance with izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- the authority provided under section 3(l) of aries of the park, as identified on the map re- woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) ferred to in subsection (b), by donation, pur- Public Law 91–383 (112 Stat. 3522; 16 U.S.C. 1a–2). each will control 20 minutes. chase with donated or appropriated funds, The Chair recognizes the gentleman exchange, transfer from any Federal agency, SEC. 105. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW. from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). or by such other means as the Secretary (a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 85–435 (72 GENERAL LEAVE deems to be in the public interest. Stat. 153; 16 U.S.C. 450mm et seq.), regarding (2) CONSENT OF LANDOWNER REQUIRED.—The Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask the establishment and administration of unanimous consent that all Members lands authorized to be acquired under para- Fort Clatsop National Memorial, is repealed. graph (1) (other than corporately owned may have 5 legislative days within (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law timberlands within the area identified as (other than this title), regulation, document, which to revise and extend their re- ‘‘Fort Clatsop 2002 Addition Lands’’ on the record, map or other paper of the United marks and include extraneous material map referred to in subsection (b)) may be ac- States to ‘‘Fort Clatsop National Memorial’’ on the bill under consideration. quired only with the consent of the owner. shall be considered a reference to the ‘‘Lewis The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there (3) ACQUISITION OF FORT CLATSOP 2002 ADDI- and Clark National Historical Park’’. objection to the request of the gen- TION LANDS.—If the owner of corporately SEC. 106. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. tleman from Arizona? owned timberlands within the area identified There was no objection. as ‘‘Fort Clatsop 2002 Addition Lands’’ on the (a) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Noth- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I map referred to in subsection (b) agrees to ing in this title shall be construed to— enter into a sale of such lands as a result of (1) require any private property owner to yield myself such time as I may con- actual condemnation proceedings or in lieu permit public access (including Federal, sume. of condemnation proceedings, the Secretary State, or local government access) to such Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3819, introduced by shall enter into a memorandum of under- private property; or the gentleman from Washington State standing with the owner regarding the man- (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, (Mr. BAIRD), would redesignate Fort ner in which such lands shall be managed or local law with regard to public access to Clatsop National Memorial as the after acquisition by the United States. or use of private lands. Lewis and Clark National Historical (d) CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT.— (b) LIABILITY.—Designation of the park Park, to include in the park sites in (1) TRANSFER.—Subject to valid rights (in- shall not be considered to create any liabil- the State of Washington as well as the cluding withdrawals), the Secretary shall ity, or to have any effect on any liability transfer to the Director of the National Park State of Oregon, and for other pur- under any other law, of any private property poses. Additionally, this bill directs Service management of any Federal land at owner with respect to any persons injured on Cape Disappointment, Washington, that is such private property. the transfer of existing Federal lands within the boundary of the park. currently under the jurisdiction of the (c) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL (2) WITHDRAWN LAND.— LAND USE.—Nothing in this title shall be BLM and the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- (A) NOTICE.—The head of any Federal agen- construed to modify any authority of Fed- neers to the National Park Service for cy that has administrative jurisdiction over eral, State, or local governments to regulate inclusion in the Lewis and Clark Na- withdrawn land at Cape Disappointment, the use of private land within the boundary tional Historical Park. Washington, within the boundary of the park of the park. Finally, H.R. 3819 calls for a study of shall notify the Secretary in writing if the head of the Federal agency does not need the SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. additional sites associated with the withdrawn land. There are authorized to be appropriated eastern legacy of the Lewis and Clark (B) TRANSFER.—On receipt of a notice such sums as may be necessary to carry out expedition to be completed by the Sec- under subparagraph (A), the withdrawn land this title. retary of the Interior and the results

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.034 H19PT1 H5938 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 transmitted to Congress within 1 year egon states as the Lewis and Clark Na- Corps of Discovery is already under of this bill’s passage. The study will tional Historical Park and will make way and the preparations are being serve to identify potential additions this a unit of the National Park Sys- made in southwest Washington and east of the Mississippi to the Lewis and tem. The acreage will include Fort northwest Oregon for the Destination Clark National Historic Trail, for Clatsop National Memorial; the Megler Pacific Signature Event in 2005. which several pieces of legislation have Safety Rest Area, which was then In addition to preserving and enhanc- recently been introduced. Mr. Speaker, called Clark’s Dismal Nitch; Station ing the historic value of these sites, in- without completing this important Camp; and Cape Disappointment State clusion with the Lewis and Clark Na- first step, determining which sites are Park. tional Historical Park will bring im- truly worthy of recognition, desig- I want to take just a second to talk portant economic benefits to local nating further sites would stain the au- about Station Camp because it was a communities that, quite frankly, have thenticity of the Lewis and Clark His- miraculous place. Lewis and Clark struggled with the decline of major in- toric Trail as a whole. were facing horrific weather. If we read dustries and with high unemployment Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3819 is supported their journals from the time, the rain of late. by the majority and the minority of was pouring down, their clothes were I would like to express my profound the committee and by the administra- rotting off their bodies, their canoes gratitude to the gentleman from West tion. I would urge adoption of the bill. were capsizing frequently, and they Virginia (Mr. RAHALL) and his staffers, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of were really at a critical point. They Jim Zoia and David Watkins; the gen- my time. sent a group to the coast itself to look tleman from California (Mr. POMBO) Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield out over the ocean, and they had hoped and staffer Frank Vitello. The gen- myself such time as I may consume. perhaps they might see a ship there. tleman from Oregon (Mr. WU) has been (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was There were none. Ships had been plying instrumental in this, as have members given permission to revise and extend those waters for some decades, but of both delegations and both sides of her remarks.) they thought perhaps we will get lucky the aisle. This is truly a bistate, bi- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, the and can take a ship back. No such luck. cameral regional effort. And I also ex- significance of the Lewis and Clark Ex- The question then arose: Where shall press my appreciation to Secretary of pedition in the history of the United we winter over? Will we winter on the the Interior Gale Norton in the admin- States cannot be overstated. Once en- Washington side, what is now the istration. The Secretary herself visited acted, H.R. 3819 will ensure that the Washington side, or on the southern the area not long ago and has been a critical ‘‘turnaround’’ chapter of the side, what is now Oregon? How did they stalwart advocate. And, finally, Chip Lewis and Clark story, which took resolve this debate? In true democratic Jenkins, the superintendent of the place once they reached the west coast, spirit, they had a vote. But what is so park; David Nicandria of the Wash- can be fully explored and the relevant remarkable about this vote is the ington State Historical Society; and sites fully conserved and interpreted. record in the journal indicates that my own staffer, Ms. Paula Burg, have Sacagawea voted, as did York, who was H.R. 3819, sponsored by the gen- done outstanding work. tleman from Washington State (Mr. Clark’s slave at the time. So here we I thank my colleagues for their con- were 60 years before emancipation, 100 BAIRD), would implement the preferred sideration in support of this legisla- alternative identified in the recently years before suffrage. We took a vote, tion. completed Lower Columbia Lewis and and the African American and the Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support woman, a Native American, were in- Clark Sites Boundary Study. The gen- of H.R. 3819, the Lewis and Clark National cluded in the vote. And that happened tleman from Washington (Mr. BAIRD) is and Historical Park Designation Act. to be commended for his diligence in at Station Camp. The bicentennial of Lewis and Clark’s epic So this commemoration and designa- getting this measure to the floor and journey is upon us. H.R. 3819 commemorates tion will allow visitors to the area to for his dedication as a steward of the the Corps of Discovery by renaming several fully appreciate the richness of this state parks and Ft. Clatsop National Memorial Lewis and Clark story. courageous journey and the heroism We urge our colleagues to support that these early explorers showed. as the Lewis and Clark National and Historical this measure. I believe inclusion of these sites as Park. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of part of the National Historical Park Through 15 National Heritage Events, tens my time. represents the best means for com- of thousands of participants from all over the Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I re- prehensive interpretation of the his- world will be able to experience the 200-year- serve the balance of my time. tory of the Lewis and Clark Expedition old story of Lewis and Clark, and take away Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield in the Pacific Northwest and will con- lessons that are still relevant today. such time as he may consume to the tinue to relate the importance of the The Pacific is one of 15 nationally sanc- gentleman from Washington (Mr. Corps of Discovery’s journey long after tioned events taking place along the Lewis BAIRD), the author of this legislation. the bicentennial commemoration has and Clark trail. This is a bi-state collaboration Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, I thank the passed. between Washington and Oregon scheduled gentlewoman from Guam for yielding Fort Clatsop National Memorial, lo- for Friday, November 11th through Tuesday, me this time, and I thank my friend cated near Astoria, Oregon, marks the November 15th, 2005 and ends with the dedi- and colleague from Arizona as well for spot where Lewis and Clark and the cation of a new state/national park at Station his support. Corps of Discovery spent 106 days dur- Camp. Local businesses, national and state This is a very exciting day. As we all ing the winter of 1805 through 1806. park staff, and volunteers are working tire- know, 200 years ago today, as we speak, That memorial was established by an lessly to make our signature event a success. Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Dis- act of Congress in 1958 and is the only Congress must also do its part by passing covery were in the middle of their epic unit of the National Park System sole- H.R. 3819. journey, actually in the early stages; ly dedicated to the Lewis and Clark ex- As America ventures further and is lifted by and what a journey it was: thousands pedition. the spark of discovery, today and in years to of miles of territory unexplored by U.S. During the bicentennial years, the come, it behooves our nation to look to those citizens prior to that point and termi- National Park Service estimates that who have paved the way before us. Whether nating, I am very proud to say, actu- well over 1 million people will visit pushing the frontiers of freedom here on earth, ally in my district on the west coast. Fort Clatsop and the surrounding area. the frontiers of exploration in the heavens, or And as the Members know, the Pacific In fact, the memorial has already the frontiers of knowledge everywhere there is Northwest is rich in history pertaining begun to notice a significant increase ignorance, the story of the Lewis and Clark directly to Lewis and Clark’s Corps of in visits; and to accommodate all of expedition is one that demonstrates the power Discovery and to the many tribes that these visitors, to enhance visitor expe- of what is possible when a people, and a na- greeted their arrival. rience, it is vital that Fort Clatsop fin- tion, have the curiosity to ask, ‘‘why?’’; the The Lewis and Clark National Histor- ish its expansion efforts immediately. sense of unbounded possibility to ask, ‘‘why ical Park Designation Act will redesig- The inclusion of these sites is timely not?’’; and the resolve to remake the world. nate 560 acres in Washington and Or- considering the bicentennial of the I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on H.R. 3819.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.034 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5939 Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have ‘‘SEC. 1637. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. may have 5 legislative days within no further requests for time, and I ‘‘(a) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Sec- which to revise and extend their re- yield back the balance of my time. retary, in cooperation with units of local marks and include extraneous material government, may carry out a program under Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I the Federal reclamation laws to assist agen- on the bill under consideration. yield back the balance of my time. cies in projects to construct regional brine The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The SPEAKER pro tempore. The lines to export the salinity imported from objection to the request of the gen- question is on the motion offered by the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as tleman from Arizona? the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. identified in— There was no objection. HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the ‘‘(1) the Salinity Management Study pre- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3819, as pared by the Bureau of Reclamation and the yield myself such time as I may con- Metropolitan Water District of Southern sume. amended. California; and The question was taken; and (two- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 142, introduced by ‘‘(2) the Southern California Comprehen- the gentleman from California (Mr. thirds having voted in favor thereof) sive Water Reclamation and Reuse Study GARY G. MILLER), provides Federal as- the rules were suspended and the bill, prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation. sistance for three water projects to as amended, was passed. ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The produce dependable water supplies in A motion to reconsider was laid on Secretary may enter into such agreements Southern California. The bill provides the table. and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. for the strategic placement of wetlands f ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of to naturally clean surface water in the the cost of a project to construct regional RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND Santa Ana Watershed. The bill also au- brine lines described in subsection (a) shall thorizes Federal funding for the design GROUNDWATER STUDY AND FA- not exceed— CILITIES ACT AMENDMENTS ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the and construction of a regional brine project; or wastewater pipeline from local ground- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I water treatment plans. Thirdly, the move to suspend the rules and pass the ‘‘(2) $40,000,000. ‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the bill provides for the design and con- bill (H.R. 142) to amend the Reclama- Secretary shall not be used for operation or struction of a desalter to treat brack- tion Wastewater and Groundwater maintenance of any project described in sub- ish groundwater. At full build-out, Study and Facilities Act to authorize section (a).’’. these projects will produce an esti- the Secretary of the Interior to partici- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is mated 50,000 acre-feet of new water. pate in the Inland Empire regional This legislation, Mr. Speaker, is an- water recycling project, to authorize further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1635 the following: other example of how communities are the Secretary to carry out a program ‘‘Sec. 1637. Regional brine lines.’’. utilizing new water technologies to to assist agencies in projects to con- SEC. 3. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINA- provide water from varied sources of struct regional brine lines in Cali- TION DEMONSTRATION AND REC- supply that are dependable and fornia, and to authorize the Secretary LAMATION PROJECT. drought-proof. I urge my colleagues to to participate in the Lower Chino (a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Waste- support this important legislation. Dairy Area desalination demonstration water and Groundwater Study and Facilities Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of and reclamation project, as amended. Act (Public Law 102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. my time. The Clerk read as follows: 390h et seq.) is further amended by adding at Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield the end the following: myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 142 ‘‘SEC. 1638. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALI- (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was given Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- NATION DEMONSTRATION AND REC- LAMATION PROJECT. permission to revise and extend her re- resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co- Congress assembled, marks.) operation with the Chino Basin Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, H.R. SECTION 1. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT Watermaster, the Inland Empire Utilities SYSTEM PROJECT. 142 would support the construction of Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed (a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Waste- desalting and water recycling projects Project Authority and acting under the Fed- in Southern California. These projects water and Groundwater Study and Facilities eral reclamation laws, shall participate in Act (Public Law 102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. the design, planning, and construction of the can help stabilize water supplies and 390h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination dem- reduce the need to use water from the the following: onstration and reclamation project. Colorado River. Local communities ‘‘SEC. 1636. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of have made substantial investments in SYSTEM PROJECT. the cost of the project described in sub- the project, and they do deserve our ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co- section (a) shall not exceed— support. operation with the Orange County Water ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the District, shall participate in the planning, I urge my colleagues to support this project; or legislation. design, and construction of natural treat- ‘‘(2) $50,000,000. ment systems and wetlands for the flows of ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Mr. the Santa Ana River, California, and its trib- Secretary shall not be used for operation or Speaker, I am pleased to rise in support of utaries into the Prado Basin. maintenance of the project described in sub- H.R. 142, legislation I have sponsored to dra- ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of section (a). matically improve the water supply reliability of the cost of the project described in sub- ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— the Santa Ana watershed and the water ba- section (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the There are authorized to be appropriated such sins in San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange total cost of the project. sums as are necessary to carry out this sec- counties. I thank Committee Chairman Pombo ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the tion.’’. Secretary shall not be used for the operation (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of and Water Subcommittee Chairman Calvert and maintenance of the project described in sections in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is for recognizing the importance of this bill to subsection (a). further amended by inserting after the item providing innovative solutions to the chal- ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— relating to section 1636 the following: lenges posed by chronic water shortages in There is authorized to be appropriated to ‘‘Sec. 1638. Lower Chino dairy area desali- Southern California. carry out this section $20,000,000.’’. nation demonstration and reclamation Many states today are faced with the formi- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of project.’’. dable task of providing reliable and safe water sections in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- resources for a rapidly increasing population. further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1634 the following: ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- This is no exception to California and its grow- izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- ing population of more than 30 million people. ‘‘Sec. 1636. Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project.’’. woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) Southern California’s arid climate makes it dif- each will control 20 minutes. ficult for this region to find variable and de- SEC. 2. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. The Chair recognizes the gentleman pendable sources of water. The Interior De- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Waste- water and Groundwater Study and Facilities from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). partment’s ruling to reduce the availability of Act (Public Law 102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. GENERAL LEAVE Colorado River water to Southern California 390h et seq.) is further amended by adding at Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask has exacerbated the area’s water supply prob- the end the following: unanimous consent that all Members lems by reducing approximately 700,000 acre

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:47 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.036 H19PT1 H5940 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 feet of water this year alone. Such water sup- brine, to outfall stations. H.R. 152 seeks to ad- and that any deficiencies identified as a result ply deficiencies discourage economic growth, dress this obstacle by providing a means to of the assessment would be corrected. imperil the environment and compromise the safely and efficiently discard excess brine from ‘‘(3) A requirement that the Secretary prepare health and safety of Southern California resi- and submit to Congress an update of the July desalination plants. Specifically, this legislation 1983 report on the impact of the operations of dents. calls for the construction of a regional line to the Kaweah No. 3 facility on Sequoia National As a result of dwindling supplies and in- transport excess brine to the Pacific Ocean, Park. creasing demands, communities continue to where it can be safely filtered through an ‘‘(4) Any other reasonable terms and condi- seek non-traditional methods to produce de- ocean-outfall pump station. This will prevent tions that the Secretary of the Interior deems pendable water sources, including through many of the environmental hazards that can necessary and proper for the management and water recycling and desalination. H.R. 142 occur from inadequate disposal of excess care of Sequoia National Park and the purposes would enhance Southern California’s water brine, thus protecting groundwater reserves for for which it was established.’’. supply by constructing a water recycling the over six million resident of Orange, River- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- project, a desalination demonstration and rec- side and San Bernardino counties. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- lamation project, and a regional brine lines These projects will help ensure the water izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- project. Upon full implementation, these needs of Southern California’s communities woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) projects will create an estimated 50,000 new are met, and I urge my colleagues to support each will control 20 minutes. acre feet of water annually for the region. this critical legislation. The Chair recognizes the gentleman PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). H.R. 142 will provide Southern California no further requests for time, and I GENERAL LEAVE with additional new water annually through the yield back the balance of my time. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask construction of a water recycling project. The Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I have unanimous consent that all Members Prado Basin Natural Treatment System will no further requests for time, and I may have 5 legislative days within naturally treat the Santa Ana River flow yield back the balance of my time. which to revise and extend their re- through wetlands development. By assisting The SPEAKER pro tempore. The marks and include extraneous material Mother Nature in the creation of these wet- question is on the motion offered by on the bill under consideration. lands, we will improve the water quality of the the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Santa Ana River, thereby recharging the Or- HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the objection to the request of the gen- ange County Water District’s groundwater rules and pass the bill, H.R. 142, as tleman from Arizona? basin. amended. There was no objection. Currently-constructed wetlands have dem- The question was taken; and (two- onstrated an ability to reduce nitrate contami- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I thirds having voted in favor thereof) yield myself such time as I may con- nants to level that permit water supply use. the rules were suspended and the bill, The expanded program will result in more than sume. as amended, was passed. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3932, introduced by 1,200 acres to treat three tributaries to the The title of the bill was amended so Santa Ana River. This will mean additional the gentleman from California (Mr. as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the Rec- NUNES) and amended by the Committee treated water that can be made available to lamation Wastewater and Groundwater the citizens of the region. The new system will on Resources, would amend Public Law Study and Facilities Act to authorize 99–338 to authorize the continued use of help drought-proof the region and protect the Secretary of the Interior to partici- against salt water intrusion. In addition, the certain lands within the Sequoia Na- pate in the Prado Basin Natural Treat- tional Park by portions of an existing restoration of natural wetlands allows for the ment System Project, to authorize the amount of water to be stored behind the cur- hydroelectric project. Secretary to carry out a program to as- rently underutilized Prado Dam to be insist agencies in projects to construct b 1515 creased. In a region that is prone to droughts, the ex- regional brine lines in California, and The legislation would provide the au- pansion of this water supply will deliver non- to authorize the Secretary to partici- thority necessary for Southern Cali- potable (non-drinkable) water for irrigation and pate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area de- fornia Edison Company to continue op- industrial purposes so that our limited supply salination demonstration and reclama- erating the Kaweah hydroelectric of potable water can be reserved for drinking tion project.’’. project partly located in the park until A motion to reconsider was laid on water purposes. the year 2016, with an option to extend the table. until 2026. The bill also requires the LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEMONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT f company to pay the park compensation, which shall be determined in con- H.R. 142 expands groundwater desalination AUTHORIZING CONTINUED USE OF sultation with the Secretary. in the Chino Basin from the current 9,000 acre CERTAIN LANDS WITHIN SE- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3932, as amended, feet per year to 40,000 acre feet per year, QUOIA NATIONAL PARK which would provide a vital new drinking water is supported by the majority and the Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I supply for a rapidly increasing population in minority of the Committee on Re- move to suspend the rules and pass the San Bernardino County, including Jurupa sources and by the administration. I bill (H.R. 3932) to amend Public Law 99– Community Services District, Santa Ana Mu- urge adoption of this legislation. 338 to authorize the continued use of tual Water Company in Riverside County, and Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of certain lands within the Sequoia Na- the cities of Norco, Chino, Chino Hills and On- my time. tional Park by portions of an existing tario in San Bernardino County. Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield As former President Dwight D. Eisenhower hydroelectric project, as amended. myself such time as I may consume. once said, ‘‘We need a farsighted program for The Clerk read as follows: (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was meeting urgent water needs by converting H.R. 3932 given permission to revise and extend saltwater to fresh water.’’ Once deemed im- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- her remarks.) practical and costly, desalination has evolved resentatives of the United States of America in Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, the Congress assembled, into one of America’s most effective and reli- majority has already explained the SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO REISSUE PER- able solutions to water supply shortages. De- MIT. purpose of H.R. 3932. While it is un- salination provides drinking water directly into The first section of Public Law 99–338 is usual to have a hydroelectric facility the delivery system and is blended with other amended by striking ‘‘one renewal’’ and insert- in a national park, this is a nearly 100- sources of potable water in many cases. The ing ‘‘3 renewals’’. year-old use that has been and will construction of a desalination demonstration SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. continue to be held to a very high and reclamation project in the Lower Chino Section 3 of Public Law 99–338 is amended to standard to ensure that there is no deg- Dairy Area offers a viable method of meeting read as follows: radation of park resources. the region’s water supply needs into the fu- ‘‘SEC. 3. The permit shall contain the fol- The National Park Service supports lowing provisions: ture. ‘‘(1) A prohibition on expansion of the this legislation, as amended, and we BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM PROJECT Kaweah Project in Sequoia National Park. appreciate the willingness of the ma- One of the main challenges to desalination ‘‘(2) A requirement that an independent safety jority to work with us to see that high is the transport of the salts, also known as assessment of the Kaweah Project be conducted, standards for the use of national parks

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:47 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.070 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5941 are maintained and that the park is Mexico, without consideration, all right, The ship will be delivered at the ves- adequately compensated for this use of title, and interest of the United States in sel’s current home port of Norfolk, Vir- park resources. and to the National Oceanic and Atmos- ginia, and the United States will not be We support this legislation. pheric Administration vessel WHITING— responsible for any remediation, main- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of (1) for use as a hydrographic survey platform in support of activities of the United tenance or operation of the Whiting my time. States-Mexico Charting Advisors Com- after delivery. I urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote on Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I mittee; and H.R. 4158, and compliment the author, yield such time as he may consume to (2) to enhance coordination and coopera- the gentleman from Texas (Mr. ORTIZ), the gentleman from California (Mr. tion between the United States and Mexico for his leadership. NUNES), the author of this important regarding hydrographic surveying and nau- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of legislation. tical charting activities in the border waters my time. of both countries in the Gulf of Mexico and Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, let me Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield begin by expressing my thanks to the in the Pacific Ocean. (b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The myself such time as I may consume. Committee on Resources, the gen- Government of the United States shall not (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was tleman from California (Chairman be responsible or liable for any remediation, given permission to revise and extend POMBO) and their staff for their hard maintenance, or operation of a vessel con- her remarks.) work on this legislation, H.R. 3932. veyed under this section after the date of the Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, as This bill is a simple maintenance of delivery of the vessel to the Government of the law which has to be accomplished Mexico. noted, H.R. 4158 is a noncontroversial every 20 years to renew the Secretary (c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall seek to piece of legislation to convey to the complete the conveyance by as soon as prac- Government of Mexico at no cost to of the Interior’s authority to issue per- ticable after the date of the enactment of mits for the operation of a hydro- the U.S. taxpayer the decommissioned this Act. hydrographic survey vessel Whiting electric power facility in Sequoia and (d) DELIVERY OF VESSEL.—The Secretary from the National Oceanic and Atmos- Kings Canyon National Park. This fa- shall deliver the vessel WHITING pursuant cility was built over 100 years ago and to this section at the vessel’s homeport loca- pheric Administration. continues to generate power today. If tion of Norfolk, Virginia, at no additional I want to go on record to commend this authority is not renewed, power cost to the United States. the gentleman from Texas (Mr. ORTIZ) generation would be halted. This bill is The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- for recognizing the value of conveying critical, and I urge quick passage. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- the vessel to help strengthen the Mexi- Again, I offer thanks to the Com- izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- can Government’s civilian hydro- mittee on Resources for moving this woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) graphic survey capabilities in the Gulf bill quickly to the floor. each will control 20 minutes. of Mexico and to participate in joint Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have The Chair recognizes the gentleman hydrographic operations with the no further requests for time, and I from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). United States. yield back the balance of my time. GENERAL LEAVE Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask I rise in support of H.R. 4158, sponsored by yield back the balance of my time. unanimous consent that all Members Mr. ORTIZ, which seeks to convey to the Gov- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. may have 5 legislative days within ernment of Mexico, the National Oceanic and STEARNS). The question is on the mo- which to revise and extend their re- Atmospheric Administration vessel, Whiting. tion offered by the gentleman from Ar- marks and include extraneous material The NOAA and U.S. Navy are the main izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) that the House on H.R. 4158. U.S. representatives of the MesoAmerican- suspend the rules and pass the bill, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission that H.R. 3932, as amended. objection to the request of the gen- coordinates the hydrographic surveys and The question was taken; and (two- tleman from Arizona? charting activities of member nations. Since thirds having voted in favor thereof) There was no objection. 1963, the Whiting had been in service for the Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I the rules were suspended and the bill, NOAA, conducting hydrographic surveys along yield myself such time as I may con- as amended, was passed. the east and Gulf Coast of the United States The title was amended so as to read: sume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4158 will transfer a and the Great Lakes. In March 2003, NOAA ‘‘A bill to amend Public Law 99–338 to decommissioned NOAA vessel, the replaced the Whiting with a former U.S. Navy authorize the continued use of certain , to the Government of Mexico. hydrographic survey vessel. lands within the Sequoia National Whiting The United States is an active part- As of August 2003, Mexico did not have a Park by portions of an existing hydro- ner in the U.S.-Mexico Charting Advi- vessel dedicated to hydrographic surveys. The electric project, and for other pur- sors Committee which addresses re- Whiting could fill that role, as it was decom- poses.’’. gional issues on charting, research and missioned by the NOAA in May 2003. By con- A motion to reconsider was laid on data collection. As part of the coopera- veying the Whiting to the Government of Mex- the table. tive activities of this committee, the ico, Mexican dependence on NOAA and U.S. f Government of Mexico contacted Navy assets for hydrographic surveys would PROVIDING FOR CONVEYANCE TO NOAA indicating an interest in obtain- decrease. In addition to the lessened depend- GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO OF DE- ing the vessel from the United States. ence, the regional capacity would be strength- COMMISSIONED NATIONAL OCE- The Government of Mexico does not ened. Such a conveyance would foster the ex- ANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN- have a vessel dedicated to hydro- change of information in the Gulf Coast and ISTRATION SHIP graphic surveys, and the Whiting would improve navigational safety for all vessels sailing in the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I be the first ship to fill that role. NOAA possesses no authority to transfer move to suspend the rules and pass the The Whiting is 163 feet in length, ships to foreign governments, and thus, this bill (H.R. 4158) to provide for the con- draws 12 feet of water, has a cruising legislation would authorize such a transfer. veyance to the Government of Mexico speed of 12 knots and a cruising range With the passage of this legislation, the United of a decommissioned National Oceanic of 5,700 nautical miles. It was removed States would bear no responsibility for any re- and Atmospheric Administration ship, from service in 2002 after 40 years of mediation, maintenance, or operation of the and for other purposes. conducting hydrographic surveys in The Clerk read as follows: the Great Lakes and along the East Whiting after delivery. and Gulf Coasts of the United States. This legislation is exemplary in its effort to H.R. 4158 Under the terms of H.R. 4158, all contribute globally, without putting a burden on Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- rights, title and interest in the Whiting the shoulders of the U.S. By conveying the resentatives of the United States of America in are transferred to the Government of Whiting, a vessel decommissioned by NOAA, Congress assembled, Mexico. The vessel must be used as a to Mexico, Mexico would gain valuable and SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NOAA VESSEL WHITING. hydrographic platform in support of ac- necessary infrastructure, without cost to the (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com- tivities of the U.S.-Mexico Charting United States, and it would allow it to con- merce shall convey to the Government of Advisors Committee. tribute to the NOAA efforts, for which the

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:47 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.040 H19PT1 H5942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 United States bears an enormous amount of (3) HAZARDOUS DUTY.—The Secretary may parallel the successful volunteer pro- energy. The United States would gain safer accept the services of individuals in haz- grams of the National Park Service waters in the Gulf Coast, which is central to ardous duty only upon a determination by and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the Secretary that such individuals are our national security. In addition, the transfer to recruit volunteers to assist with or skilled in performing hazardous duty activi- facilitate the activities within these of the Whiting to the Government of Mexico ties. would act to balance the level of responsibility (4) SUPERVISION.—The Secretary shall en- agencies. of the countries who are bordered by the wa- sure that an appropriate officer or employee Mr. Speaker, over 200,000 volunteers ters of the Gulf Coast. of the United States provides adequate and annually serve as campground hosts, I congratulate Mr. ORTIZ on his leadership in appropriate supervision of each volunteer clear trail, help with seasonal bird sur- this matter. whose services the Secretary accepts. veys, collect new information for maps Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have (c) PROVISION OF SERVICES AND COSTS.—The and assist with many other day-to-day no further requests for time, and I Secretary may provide for services and costs activities. incidental to the utilization of volunteers, yield back the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, simply put, volunteers including transportation, supplies, uniforms, provide the Department of the Interior Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I lodging, subsistence (without regard to place yield back the balance of my time. vital services to help it meet its mis- of residence), recruiting, training, super- sion responsibilities. Volunteer pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The vision, and awards and recognition (includ- question is on the motion offered by ing nominal cash awards). grams within the Department also pro- the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. (d) FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF VOL- vide outstanding opportunity for com- HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the UNTEERS.— munity service and public involvement rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4158. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this in conservation programs. The question was taken; and (two- subsection, a volunteer shall not be deemed Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4170 is supported a Federal employee and shall not be subject thirds having voted in favor thereof) by the majority and the minority of to the provisions of law relating to Federal the Committee on Resources and the the rules were suspended and the bill employment, including those provisions re- administration. I urge adoption of the was passed. lating to hours of work, rates of compensa- bill. A motion to reconsider was laid on tion, leave, unemployment compensation, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the table. and Federal employee benefits. my time. f (2) Volunteers shall be deemed employees Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield of the United States for the purposes of— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (A) the tort claims provisions of title 28, myself such time as I may consume. VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT ACT United States Code; (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was OF 2004 (B) subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, given permission to revise and extend United States Code; and her remarks.) Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I (C) claims relating to damage to, or loss of, Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, the move to suspend the rules and pass the personal property of a volunteer incident to majority has already explained the bill (H.R. 4170) to authorize the Sec- volunteer service, in which case the provi- purpose of H.R. 4170, which was intro- retary of the Interior to recruit volun- sions of section 3721 of title 31, United States duced by the gentleman from Cali- teers to assist with, or facilitate, the Code, shall apply. fornia (Mr. POMBO), the chairman of activities of various agencies and of- (3) Volunteers under this Act shall be sub- the Committee on Resources, at the re- fices of the Department of Interior, as ject to chapter 11 of title 18, United States quest of the administration. At this Code, unless the Secretary, with the concur- amended. point, Mr. Speaker, I would like to The Clerk read as follows: rence of the Director of the Office of Govern- ment Ethics, determines in writing published thank publicly the chairman, the gen- H.R. 4170 in the Federal Register that the provisions tleman from California (Mr. POMBO), Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- of that chapter, except section 201, shall not for attending the 60th anniversary of resentatives of the United States of America in apply to the actions of a class or classes of Guam’s liberation this past weekend in Congress assembled, volunteers who carry out only those duties Tracy, California. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. or functions specified in the determination. On behalf of the Committee on Re- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sources ranking member, the gen- of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- tleman from West Virginia (Mr. RA- 2004’’. izona (Mr. HAYWORTH) and the gentle- HALL), we appreciate the willingness of SEC. 2. PURPOSE. woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) the chairman and his staff to make The purpose of this Act is to authorize the each will control 20 minutes. changes to the bill to address concerns Secretary of the Interior to recruit and use about the use of volunteers in regu- volunteers to assist with, or facilitate, the The Chair recognizes the gentleman programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). latory and legal offices within the De- United States Geological Survey, the Bureau GENERAL LEAVE partment of Interior. Mr. Speaker, with those changes, we of Reclamation, and the Office of the Sec- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask have no objection to the passage of retary. unanimous consent that all Members H.R. 4170, as amended, by the House SEC. 3. VOLUNTEER AUTHORITY. may have 5 legislative days within today. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the In- which to revise and extend their re- terior may recruit, train, and accept, with- Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, out regard to the civil service classification marks and include extraneous material I rise today in support of H.R. 4170, the De- laws, rules, or regulations, the services of in- on H.R. 4170, as amended. partment of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment dividuals, contributed without compensation The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Act of 2004. The legislation before us would as volunteers, for aiding in or facilitating objection to the request of the gen- authorize the Secretary of the Interior to re- the activities administered by the Secretary tleman from Arizona? cruit, train, and accept, without regard to the through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the There was no objection. civil service classification laws, rules, ore regu- United States Geological Survey, the Bureau Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I of Reclamation, and the Office of the Sec- lations, the services of individuals, contributed yield myself such time as I may con- without compensation as volunteers, for aiding retary. sume. (b) RESTRICTIONS ON ACTIVITIES OF VOLUN- in or facilitating the activities administered by TEERS.— Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4170, introduced by the Secretary through the Bureau of Indian Af- (1) IN GENERAL.—In accepting such services the gentleman from California (Mr. fairs, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation of individuals as volunteers, the Secretary POMBO), the chairman of the Com- and Enforcement, the Minerals Management shall not permit the use of volunteers in law mittee on Resources, and subsequently Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bu- enforcement work, in regulatory and en- amended by the Committee on Re- reau of Reclamation, the Office of the Solic- forcement work, in policymaking processes, sources, would authorize the Secretary itor, and the Office of the Secretary. This leg- or to displace any employee. of the Interior to establish volunteer islation will make it easier for those who want (2) PRIVATE PROPERTY.—No volunteer serv- programs in the Bureau of Indian Af- ices authorized by this Act may be con- to volunteer to take part in the activities under ducted on private property unless the officer fairs, the U.S. Geological Survey, the the Department of the Interior. or employee charged with supervising the Bureau of Reclamation and the Office I applaud Representative POMBO and the volunteer obtains appropriate consent to of the Secretary. With this authority, crafters of this legislation for taking into con- enter the property from the property owner. these four bureaus would be able to sideration the concerns of the Minority in the

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.074 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5943 Resources Committee. Furthermore, this legis- (H.R. 4625) to reduce temporarily the woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) lation is thorough in that it has protections for royalty required to be paid for sodium each will control 20 minutes. the volunteers who are eligible under this Act. produced on Federal lands, and for The Chair recognizes the gentle- This legislation authorizes the Secretary to ac- other purposes. woman from Wyoming (Mrs. CUBIN). cept the services of individuals in hazardous The Clerk read as follows: GENERAL LEAVE duty only upon a determination by the Sec- H.R. 4625 Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask retary that such individuals are skilled in per- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- unanimous consent that all Members forming hazardous activities and it ensures resentatives of the United States of America in may have 5 legislative days within that an appropriate U.S. officer or employee Congress assembled, which to revise and extend their re- provides adequate and appropriate super- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. marks and include extraneous material vision of each volunteer. Perhaps most impor- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Soda Ash on H.R. 4625. tantly this Act prohibits the Secretary from per- Royalty Reduction Act of 2004’’. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there mitting the use of such volunteers in law en- SEC. 2. FINDINGS. objection to the request of the gentle- forcement work, in regulatory and enforcement The Congress finds the following: woman from Wyoming? work, in policy-making processes, or to dis- (1) The combination of global competitive There was no objection. pressures, flat domestic demand, and spi- Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- place any employee. It is vital that when we raling costs of production threaten the fu- self such time as I may consume. craft legislation such as this that we make ture of the United States soda ash industry. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by sure it protects paid workers who could be (2) Despite booming world demand, growth thanking the ranking member of the compromised by the presence of unpaid vol- in United States exports of soda ash since Committee on Resources, the gen- unteers. It is easy to be in favor of this legisla- 1997 has been flat, with most of the world’s tleman from West Virginia (Mr. RA- tion thanks to the protections instated in the largest markets for such growth, including HALL), for his kindness in waiving the language. Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, India, the countries of eastern Europe, and the Re- rule that establishes the ratio of sus- I am in full support of this legislation be- pension bills and allowing me to bring cause it has an altruistic spirit. There are a public of South Africa, have been closed by protectionist policies. this bill up today, rather than having great many Americans every year who give of (3) The People’s Republic of China is the to wait until a later day. I also want to their time to others without any compensation prime competitor of the United States in thank the gentleman from West Vir- or material reward. We should be taking done soda ash production, and recently supplanted ginia (Mr. RAHALL) and his staff for all the barriers that might needlessly keep them the United States as the largest producer of the courteous friendship and work that from these volunteer pursuits. This legislation soda ash in the world. we have done on this bill. allows those interested in volunteering for the (4) Over 700 jobs have been lost in the United States soda ash industry since the Mr. Speaker, plainly stated, H.R. 4625 Department of the Interior to take part in re- would help balance the unfair playing sponsibilities that would have previously been Department of the Interior increased the royalty rate on soda ash produced on Federal field in the world market and allow the blocked from them. The responsibilities under land, in 1996. United States trona producers to face the management of the Department of the In- (5) Reduction of the royalty rate on soda growing competition from countries terior are immense and require a great deal of ash produced on Federal land will provide like China. good and willing manpower. This program will needed relief to the United States soda ash The United States soda ash industry, help alleviate that burden in a sensible man- industry and allow it to increase export which until recently was the largest in ner. I hope this program will also be used to growth and competitiveness in emerging the world, has operations in Wyoming, recuirt and train volunteers from areas such as world markets, and create new jobs in the Colorado and California, with the bulk United States. the inner-city where many people never been of the total production through four SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATE ON SODA get to see our grand National Parks. Perhaps ASH. plants in the great State of Wyoming. in the future this program can be supple- Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the The total estimated value of the indus- mented to provide grants and scholarships to Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 try is around $800 million. college-age inner-city youths to spend time (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9)), section 24 of the Min- If you read the papers or watch the working in our great outdoors. These experi- eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 262), and the news, you know that current economic ences have been proven to expand the hori- terms of any lease under that Act, the roy- indicators show that the Nation’s econ- zons of young people who often only get to alty rate on the quantity or gross value of omy on the whole is gaining momen- see blighted urban landscapes. It is time that the output of sodium compounds and related tum, but the hard-working men and products at the point of shipment to market women of Wyoming in the soda ash in- Americans from all parts of our great nation from Federal land in the 5-year period begin- get to experience all the various landscapes ning on the date of the enactment of this Act dustry continue to lose their jobs to and environments our vast country has to shall be 2 percent. countries like China. offer. This legislation is a good start and I SEC. 4. STUDY. Seven hundred jobs have been lost in hope that we will continue to take the initiative After the end of the 4-year period begin- the Wyoming trona industry. The new, to expand this program. ning on the date of the enactment of this rosy economic numbers do not help Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I have Act, and before the end of the 5-year period these families put food on the table. no further requests for time, and I beginning on that date, the Secretary of the They do not help them buy a new car yield back the balance of my time. Interior shall report to the Congress on the or buy homes, and they do not help put Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, in the effects of the royalty reduction under this their children through college. They do Act, including— spirit of bipartisanship, I yield back not help them sleep at night either. (1) the amount of sodium compounds and But this bill will provide reassurance the balance of my time. related products at the point of shipment to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The market from Federal land during that 4-year for the 3,000 men and women who now question is on the motion offered by period; work in the trona industry in Wyoming the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. (2) the number of jobs that have been cre- and the other States in the United HAYWORTH) that the House suspend the ated or maintained during the royalty reduc- States. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4170, as tion period; The future of the soda ash industry is amended. (3) the total amount of royalty paid to the being threatened by a number of fac- The question was taken; and (two- United States on the quantity or gross value tors, including China’s announced of the output of sodium compounds and re- plans to increase existing soda ash thirds having voted in favor thereof) lated products at the point of shipment to the rules were suspended and the bill, market produced during that 4-year period, plant capacity by 600,000 tons this year as amended, was passed. and the portion of such royalty paid to and to construct another new plant A motion to reconsider was laid on States; and that will produce 900,000 tons when the table. (4) a recommendation of whether the re- completed. It is distressing indeed to f duced royalty rate should apply after the end consider this level of production, when of the 5-year period beginning on the date of we know how the Chinese exploit cheap SODA ASH ROYALTY REDUCTION the enactment of this Act. labor and almost completely disregard ACT OF 2004 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- environmental standards. Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I move to ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Furthermore, the domestic market suspend the rules and pass the bill Wyoming (Mrs. CUBIN) and the gentle- for soda ash has been stagnant for

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.071 H19PT1 H5944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 nearly 20 years, and little growth is ex- try in the form of royalty rate reduc- estimate for H.R. 4625, the Soda Ash Royalty pected in the foreseeable future to tion. This reduction is intended not to Reduction Act of 2004. meet the demand for glass or glass increase the bottom line on soda ash If you wish further details on this esti- packaging. companies; it is intended entirely to mate, we will be pleased to provide them. Add to all of this the rising energy grow the market and increase the num- The CBO staff contact is Megan Carroll. costs, including a 150 percent increase ber of jobs. Sincerely, in natural gas prices over the past 4 H.R. 4625 reduces the royalty rate ELIZABETH M. ROBINSON (For Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director). years, that have only made matters from 6 percent to 2 percent in order to worse. The much-needed growth will help the industry achieve increased ex- Enclosure. have to be found in places like Asia and port growth and competitiveness in the H.R. 4625—Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of Australia, and that means we must emerging world market. 2004 take the Chinese head on and with The hard-working men and women in the soda ash industry have my commit- Summary: H.R. 4625 would provide royalty every boost our government can give relief to producers of sodium compounds and the soda ash industry. ment to continue working to help open new markets and create the good-pay- related products on federal land. CBO esti- In order to allow all U.S. soda ash mates that enacting H.R. 4625 would increase producers to compete on a level playing jobs that will help our communities direct spending by $3 million in 2005 and $15 ing field with the likes of China, India grow and to push for a real energy pol- million over the next five years (with no ef- and synthetic producers around the icy for the Nation that will help fect after 2009). Enacting the bill would not world and, in turn, create jobs here in smooth out some of the volatility in affect revenues. the United States, we need to promote the natural gas markets by increasing H.R. 4625 contains no intergovernmental or a lower tax burden on the industry, a domestic production. private-sector mandates as defined in the Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4625 is supported reduced royalty rate and more afford- Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). by the majority and the minority of The royalty reduction required by the bill able energy costs that are such a cru- the committee, and I urge adoption of would temporarily reduce federal payments cial part of the economic mix. this bill. to three states—Wyoming, Colorado, and California—by about $3 million a year over b 1530 U.S. CONGRESS, the 2005–2009 period. The U.S. soda ash industry pays in CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, the ballpark of $100 million in taxes to Washington, DC, July 19, 2004. Estimated cost to the Federal Govern- ment: The estimated budgetary impact of Federal, State, and local governments. Hon. RICHARD W. POMBO, Chairman, Committee on Resources, H.R. 4625 is shown in the following table. The Due to the growth of China’s soda ash House of Representatives, Washington, DC. costs of this legislation fall within budget exports, it is essential that we provide DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional function 300 (natural resources and environ- temporary relief to the soda ash indus- Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost ment).

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

CHANGES IN DIRECT SPENDING Estimated budget authority ...... 3 3 33300000 Estimated outlays ...... 3 333300000

Basis of estimate: H.R. 4625 would reduce alty Relief Act of 2004, authored by the Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance the federal royalty rate for sodium com- gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. of my time. pounds and related materials produced on CUBIN). The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. federal land over the 2005–2009 period. Based Soda ash, a chemical produced from STEARNS). The question is on the mo- on information from the Minerals Manage- trona ore, means mining jobs in south- ment Service about the amount of royalties tion offered by the gentlewoman from expected to be generated by production of west Wyoming. These jobs, however, Wyoming (Mrs. CUBIN) that the House those materials under current law, CBO esti- may disappear if we do not provide suspend the rules and pass the bill, mates that this bill would reduce federal re- some measure of relief for our domestic H.R. 4625. ceipts by $6 million in 2005 and $30 million trona producers who are fighting to The question was taken; and (two- over the next five years. Those forgone re- stay competitive in today’s global thirds having voted in favor thereof) ceipts would be partially offset by a cor- economy. the rules were suspended and the bill responding decrease in direct spending for Simply put, Mr. Speaker, unfair com- was passed. payments to the states in which they are petition from China threatens to dis- A motion to reconsider was laid on generated. Hence, CBO estimates that the mantle the American soda ash indus- next increase in direct spending under H.R. the table. try. The pending bill would, for a lim- 4625 would total $3 million in 2005 and $15 f million over the 2005–2009 period. ited time, enhance the competitiveness Intergovernmental and private-sector im- of our domestic producers by providing HONORING SANDRA FELDMAN ON pact: H.R. 4625 contains no intergovern- a royalty reduction on trona produced HER RETIREMENT FROM THE mental or private-sector mandates as defined on Federal lands. PRESIDENCY OF THE AMERICAN in UMRA. The royalty reduction required by At a time when too many American FEDERATION OF TEACHERS the bill would temporarily reduce federal jobs are being lost, we must do what is Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I move to payments to three states—Wyoming, Colo- necessary to keep our workforce here rado, and California—by about $3 million a suspend the rules and agree to the reso- year over the 2005–2009 period. at home strong and competitive. We, lution (H. Res. 714) honoring Sandra Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: on this side of the aisle, have no objec- Feldman on the occasion of her retire- Megan Carroll, Impact on State, Local, and tion to passage of this bill. ment from the presidency of the Amer- Mr. Speaker, I have no further speak- Tribal Governments: Theresa Gullo, Impact ican Federation of Teachers for her on the Private Sector: Crystal Taylor. ers; and I yield back the balance of my tireless efforts to improve the quality Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, time. Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Anal- Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- of teaching and learning. ysis. self such time as I may consume. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of I would like to thank the gentle- H. Res. 714 my time. woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) for Whereas Sandra Feldman was born in New (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was her work on this issue and for man- York City and attended its public schools; given permission to revise and extend aging so many of the bills today. She Whereas Ms. Feldman is a former public el- her remarks.) certainly does a good job in the com- ementary school teacher, having taught 2nd and 3rd graders at PS 34 in Manhattan; Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield mittee, and it is great working with Whereas Ms. Feldman began her advocacy myself such time as I may consume. her. Always having someone that we efforts on behalf of children and other dis- Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in can have confidence in really helps advantaged individuals during the 1960’s civil support of H.R. 4625, the Soda Ash Roy- move the process along. rights movement;

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:47 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.046 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5945 Whereas Ms. Feldman rose through the member American Federation of Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield ranks of the United Federation of Teachers Teachers. She served as the 15th presi- myself such time as I may consume. to the position of executive director and to dent of the AFT and the union’s first I just want to add that all of the the Federation’s presidency in 1986; female President since 1930. According words that were spoken on both sides I Whereas Ms. Feldman was elected in May 1997, as the President of the American Fed- to AFT publications, membership in- think are particularly applicable to eration of Teachers, becoming the 15th presi- creased by more than 350,000 in her 7 Sandra Feldman and the work she did dent in the Federation’s history and the first years as president. with the AFT, who, in my judgment, female president since 1930; Ms. Feldman is widely recognized as was open-minded about change and Whereas Ms. Feldman is widely recognized an authority on urban education and progression in education; and for that I as an expert on urban education and a strong an advocate for children and has long think she deserves a tremendous advocate for disadvantaged children; been willing to examine innovative ap- amount of credit. We wish her well as Whereas Ms. Feldman was selected as one proaches in efforts to raise student she goes off into her retirement. of the ‘‘100 Most Influential Women in Amer- ica’’ by Ladies Home Journal; and achievement. Her long-standing com- Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Whereas educational experts continue to mitment to social justice dates back to Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 714. This seek the service of Ms. Feldman on numer- her involvement with the early civil resolution honors a woman who has been one ous high-level commissions and task forces rights movement, both locally and na- of the most influential and positive forces on designed to tackle the most pressing prob- tionally, when she was arrested during public education for many years. lems in our education system: Now, there- the Freedom Rides and other protests Last week, Sandra Feldman retired from the fore, be it in the 1960s. U.S. Presidents, Gov- presidency of the American Federation of Resolved, That the House of Representa- tives recognizes Sandra Feldman on the oc- ernors, and mayors have appointed her Teachers, which represents 1.3 million teach- casion of her retirement from the presidency to numerous commissions and task ers—from pre-schools to universities— of the American Federation of Teachers for— forces, tackling educational, econom- throughout this nation. (1) her decades of work on behalf of dis- ics, child welfare, labor, and other so- Through this resolution, the Congress joins advantaged children; and cial issues. her colleagues in the AFT, and throughout the (2) her outstanding contributions and lead- This resolution honors Sandra Feld- education field, in recognizing and honoring ership in improving the quality of teaching man on the occasion of her retirement her contributions to teaching and to the im- and learning. from the American Federation of proved status and professionalism of edu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Teachers and recognizes her contribu- cators. ant to the rule, the gentleman from tions to teaching and learning in this Ms. Feldman’s involvement in improving the Delaware (Mr. CASTLE) and the gentle- country. I urge my colleagues to sup- quality of education began as an advocate for woman from Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) port this resolution. children during the civil rights movement in the each will control 20 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of 1960s. The Chair recognizes the gentleman my time. She understood, as we should all, that the from Delaware (Mr. CASTLE). Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield right to a sound public education is one of the GENERAL LEAVE myself such time as I may consume. most basic of our civil rights. Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Without that education and training; opportu- unanimous consent that all Members House Resolution 714. This resolution nities are cut off from young people in higher may have 5 legislative days within honors a great American committed to education, employment and promotions. which to revise and extend their re- a great cause. Sandra Feldman’s tenure Her work continued as a public elementary marks on H. Res. 714. at the AFT has solidified that organi- school teacher in 2nd and 3rd grade class- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there zation’s influential and positive role in rooms at PS 34 in Manhattan. She was elect- objection to the request of the gen- education reform. ed to the presidency of the United Federation tleman from Delaware? Sandra Feldman’s career first fo- of Teachers in 1986, and then the AFT presi- There was no objection. cused on improving teaching and learn- dency in 1997. Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield ing as part of the civil rights move- Ms. Feldman’s tenure as president of AFT myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of ment of the 1960s. Her work as a second has been marked by tireless efforts to improve House Resolution 714, which honors and third grade teacher in New York teaching and learning in our country. Ms. Feld- Sandra Feldman on the occasion of her City’s public schools solidified her view man’s strong national leadership on standards retirement from the presidency of the that a high-quality teacher is one of based reform helped strengthen student per- American Federation of Teachers and the key elements of successful learn- formance and expand the skills of teachers. for her efforts to improve the quality ing. Along with many Members of Congress, of teaching and learning. To the benefit of teachers every- state and local legislators, and local board of Ms. Feldman was born in New York where, Ms. Feldman was elected to the education, I have long sought Ms. Feldman’s City and educated in its public schools, presidency of the United Federation of advice and counsel in the development of including James Madison High School Teachers New York affiliate of the education and child development policy. and Brooklyn College. She holds a mas- AFT in 1986. She was subsequently She has never failed to respond to requests ters degree in English literature from elected to the AFT presidency in 1997. for her expert advice, serving on innumerable New York University. While holding the presidency of the task forces and commissions, and as a regular A former teacher and United Federa- AFT, Ms. Feldman has helped to im- witness before Congress. tion of Teachers chapter leader of PS– prove the conditions under which our Quite simply, her leadership at the AFT has 34 Manhattan, she joined the UFT staff teachers work, but she has also been a enabled the nation to improve teacher quality as a field representative in 1966. She tireless advocate for improved teaching and make academic achievement a reality. was promoted through the ranks to ex- and learning. Successful teaching in- The contributions of Ms. Feldman to our ecutive director, a post in which she cludes better pay and benefits. But Ms. educational system has been immeasurable. supervised all aspects of the union’s Feldman also recognized that we have This resolution only recognizes these contribu- work. In 1983, she was elected secretary to ensure our teachers have the skills tions in a small way. The true measurement of of the UFT, the union’s second highest and the professional development to do Ms. Feldman’s efforts are seen in our schools. office, before becoming president in their jobs well. Her focus on quality Her impact can be seen with an increased 1986. has allowed many school systems to re- focus on teacher quality and better working From 1986 through 1997, Ms. Feldman double their efforts to improve aca- conditions for teachers. But also her impact is was president of the 130,000-member demic achievement. evident in the strength and desire by our United Federation of Teachers in New While Ms. Feldman has recently re- schools to improve teaching and learning. York City, the largest union local in tired, her legacy will continue to im- Her leadership at the AFT has brought in- the United States and an affiliate of prove education in this country for creased commitment to closing the achieve- the AFT. During that time, she also many, many years to come. I urge the ment gap and ensuring all children can suc- served as a vice president of the AFT. Members to support this resolution. ceed. In May of 1997, Sandra Feldman was Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance This is the type of leadership that will con- elected as president of the 1.3 million- of my time. tinue to strengthen our educational system for

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.040 H19PT1 H5946 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 years to come, and that will open the door of tivists around the country who have supported tirement of Sandra Feldman as outgoing opportunity to millions of children who other- similar efforts. President of the American Federation of wise may well have languished in under- I urge all members of this body to join me Teachers. She is truly an extraordinary trail- funded, unsupported schools throughout this in my praising of Sandra Feldman and her ex- blazer of the American educational system. country. That is a legacy that any teacher can emplary leadership. Defying odds and raising standards is sec- be very proud of. Sandra Feldman has been involved with ond nature to Sandra Feldman. The daughter I urge all Members to support this resolu- public schools from her youth. As a child she of laborers and a product of New York City’s tion, to recognize a great educator and advo- attended a public school in New York City. educational system, Sandra Feldman has cate for teachers and schools, and to wish Upon graduation, she attended Brooklyn Col- dedicated her life and her passion to her com- Sandy the very best for her years of contribu- lege and received a Master’s degree in munity and this nation in improving teaching tion to her country. English Literature from New York University. and learning for all Americans. Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Eventually Ms. Feldman moved to the other Since taking the reins of the AFT in 1997 as pay tribute to the impressive career of Ms. side of the classroom and became a teacher the 15th president and its first woman presi- Sandra Feldman, as she retires from her pres- herself, teaching to 2nd and 3rd graders in dent, the organization and its state affiliates idency of the American Federation of Teach- Manhattan. have been an unprecedented rise in state and ers (AFT). For many years, Ms. Feldman has Still, Ms. Feldman’s dedication to teaching national standardized test scores. The AFT tirelessly served our nation’s teachers, para- and learning extended well beyond the class- has also increased graduation and retention professionals and school-related personnel, room. In the 1960’s, she became both teacher rates in schools determined to be ‘‘at risk.’’ local, state and federal employees, higher and an advocate. This great advocate of education has been education faculty and staff, nurses and As an advocate, Ms. Feldman rose through an invaluable tool in our nation’s efforts to healthcare professionals, and public school- the ranks of both the United Federation of make our public schools accountable and children. A New York City native, Ms. Feldman Teachers and the American Federation of equipped with quality teachers, textbooks and taught in New York City public elementary Teachers, serving as executive director of the other materials needed to ensure that the truly schools, served in the United Federation of UFT and eventually as President of both orga- free people are also an educated people. Mr. Speaker, as we recognize Ms. Feldman, Teachers as secretary from 1983 to 1986 and nizations. I would also like to extend this recognition and its president from 1986 to 1997. In 1997, Ms. Her journey was not only unique, but inspir- honor to the Texas Federation of Teachers, Feldman was elected as the 15th president of ing. She was the first female President of the particularly those in my district of Dallas. Fac- the AFT and the union’s first female president United Federation of Teachers in more than ing extreme budget cuts from the state and since 1930. sixty years. She has earned recognition as an new standardized test scores, the teachers of Ms. Feldman’s unwavering support for urban education expert and a persistent advo- the Dallas Independent School District have teachers and her allegiance to America’s chil- cate for disadvantaged children. And she has risen to the challenge to make sure that their dren have contributed to many successes in served on numerous commissions, worked students are able to compete on the equal our public schools. She engaged AFT in the with UNICEF, and tackled issues ranging from child-welfare and labor to school vouchers. footing. fight to attract and retain a first-class work- Mr. Speaker, as I concluded, I urge my col- She has been recognized by the Ladies Home force, to secure funds for critical services in leagues to join me in recognizing an unwaver- Journal as one of the ‘‘100 Most Influential the public schools and to provide access to ing pioneer in the realm of education—Ms. professional development programs for teach- Women in America.’’ And today, she deserves Sandra Feldman. ers and faculty. In 2001, her leadership helped the recognition of the U.S. House of Rep- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to secure a number of positive measures in the resentatives. honor Sandra Feldman, who has retired as No Child Life Behind Act. Since the passage Mr. Speaker, these brief words cannot ade- president of the American Federation of teach- of the law, she has continued to be a voice for quately describe a lifetime of service and com- ers. children and teachers, striving to implement mitment to the betterment of this great nation. A union activist for nearly 40 years, Sandy new guidelines in a way that will truly reach all Words can never truly convey the gratitude started her career as a teacher, and was children. that my colleges and I feel toward Sandra elected AFT president in 1997 after serving as Ms. Feldman chose not to seek reelection Feldman for her consistent unwavering sup- president of the United Federation of Teachers as president of the AFT this year, as she fo- port for disadvantaged children and our na- in New York City for more than a decade. cuses on her health. I sincerely thank Ms. tion’s education system. But the reality is, our Under her tenure, the AFT continued its Feldman for her decades of work on behalf of country and its children and its schools are strong advocacy for educational reforms, but disadvantaged children, her outstanding con- better off because of her years of service. also expanded its efforts into educational re- tributions and leadership in improving the I ask my colleagues to support the passage search. The AFT released major studies on quality of teaching and learning. I wish her of H. Res. 714 to recognize Sandra Feldman’s the teaching of reading, and on how to im- every success in her fight against cancer. contributions and leadership in improving the prove teacher training. Ms. Feldman will be succeeded by a Rhode quality of teaching and learning. She also personally advocated for more ag- Island native—Mr. Edward J. McElroy, who I Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support gressive early childhood efforts, including have had the pleasure of working with over of H. Res. 714. This resolution honors one of ‘‘Kindergarten-Plus’’ which would allow dis- the years. I am confident that Mr. McElroy will the most influential individuals in American advantages children to start kindergarten in continue to champion the causes of the teach- education today. As a former public school the summer, and keep them in school during ers, public schools, and most importantly our teacher, I am pleased to honor Ms. Feldman the summer before first grade. children. on her retirement. In addition to her work on strengthening and Again, I thank Ms. Feldman for her dedica- Ms. Feldman’s leadership at the American reforming public education, Sandy has been a tion to our children and urge all my colleagues Federation of teachers has made teacher tremendous advocate for the right to collec- to support H. Res. 714. quality and improved working conditions for tively bargain, and has worked to strengthen Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to com- teachers one of the primary factors in ensuring health care and retirement benefits for her mend Sandra Feldman on the occasion of her academic success. Her advocacy on behalf of members. retirement from the Presidency of the Amer- children and teachers alike have greatly im- Her dedication to her members and their ican Federation of Teachers. I am pleased to proved education reform in this country. For families is legendary. She has left an enduring be an original cosponsor of H. Res. 714, hon- this, we owe Ms. Feldman our thanks. imprint on the lives of generation of union oring Sandra Feldman. The value of a public education is immeas- workers. Her tireless efforts to secure a better Ms. Feldman has served as President of the urable. Ms. Feldman’s work at the AFT lifted quality of life for working people is a testament American Federation of Teachers since 1997. the value of education in the minds of the pub- to her tremendous energy and commitment to In that time, she has dedicated herself com- lic. Most importantly however, Ms. Feldmaan others. Her experience, determination and vi- pletely to advancement of education. H. Res. has defined the importance of teacher quality. sion will be greatly missed. 714 shows all Americans that a life committed This legacy will continue to help children for Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- to our youth and to our future does not go un- many years to come. I urge my colleagues to ute to Sandra Feldman as she retires from the noticed. support this resolution and I yield back the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and I am thankful to my colleagues on both balance of my time. thank her for her valuable contributions to sides of the aisle who have voiced support for Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. education and dedication to the teaching pro- this bill and for the scores of citizens and ac- I rise to honor the distinguished career and re- fession. As a former New York City school

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:15 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.044 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5947 teacher and member of the United Federation woman who has spent her life in service to After consultation with the Office of Gen- of Teachers myself, I can personally attest to others, as she retires from the presidency of eral Counsel, I have determined that compli- her strength of conviction and determination. the American Federation of Teachers. ance with the subpoena is inconsistent with Having known her for many years, it is also a Sandy Feldman’s educational journey took the precedents and privileges of the House. her first to children as a teacher in the New Sincerely, great privilege to count her a personal friend. DAN FOOTE, Throughout her career, Sandra Feldman be- York City Public Schools, continued with her Staff Assistant. came known as an authority on urban edu- service to teachers, children and working peo- cation and an advocate for children. No ple, and culminated in her seven outstanding f stranger to activism, she began her advocacy years as President of the AFT. RECESS work during the 1960s civil rights movement. Equal rights has been an overarching theme A former public school student herself, she of Sandy Feldman’s life. I met Sandy when we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- then taught in one of New York City’s public both were kids in the civil rights movement. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair elementary schools. I had the privilege of The movement was nascent, but Sandy al- declares the House in recess until ap- working with Sandra Feldman when she was ready was deeply engaged. It was no surprise proximately 6:30 p.m. President of the United Federation of Teach- to me that Sandy Feldman would become the Accordingly (at 3 o’clock and 40 min- ers in New York City, the largest union local leader of a great union or that she would fight utes p.m.), the House stood in recess in the United States. She later took over as so effectively and productively for the rights of until approximately 6:30 p.m. President of the American Federation of its members. However, for Sandy and the f Teachers in 1997, leading its more than 1 mil- American Federation of Teachers, the value lion members. added has been the union’s leadership on b 1830 Throughout her career, U.S. presidents, education itself. governors and mayors have appointed her to In many circles, Sandra Feldman is equally AFTER RECESS numerous commissions and task forces tack- well-known as an educational innovator. She The recess having expired, the House ling educational, economic and child-welfare, has regarded her work for the advancement of was called to order by the Speaker pro labor and social issues. However, Sandra teachers as part and parcel of the advance- tempore (Mr. BURGESS) at 6 o’clock and Feldman’s interests went beyond the field of ment of education for children. She has under- 30 minutes. education; she serves as a board member or stood that it is impossible for children to get f activist in many community and civic organiza- what they need and deserve if teachers are tions. underpaid and without a say in the working ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER A dedicated activist, educator and leader, I conditions under which they teach. PRO TEMPORE thank Sandra Feldman for her work through- One example of her forward thinking is her The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- out her career and sincerely congratulate her handling of charter schools. Recognizing how ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings on her retirement as president of the AFT. they were embraced by many families seeking will resume on motions to suspend the Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today public school alternatives, Sandy Feldman has rules previously postponed. to join my colleagues in honoring a wonderful been able to reconcile charter school popu- Votes will be taken in the following leader and educator, Ms. Sandra Feldman, as larity with the maintenance of strong public order: she retires from her role as President of the schools and the rights of teachers in districts H.R. 1587, by the yeas and nays; American Federation of Teachers. willing to work in the same spirit of respect for Senate Concurrent Resolution 114, by As the 15th president of the American Fed- all concerned. eration of Teachers and the union’s 1st female Sandy’s energy, ability to move people and the yeas and nays; and president since 1930, Ms. Feldman has led fertile mind for unique educational innovation Senate 2264, by the yeas and nays. the more than 1 million members of her union will be missed, but she has set such a high The first and third electronic votes since 1997. mark that unions and school districts alike will will be conducted as 15-minute votes. A native of New York, Sandra Feldman is a long be following the path she has so ably laid The second vote of this series will be a self-described ‘‘kid from Coney Island.’’ She out. 5-minute vote. grew up in a city-owned slum in Brooklyn that Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield f was condemned for all the years she lived back the balance of my time. there and worked her way through the public The SPEAKER pro tempore. The VIET NAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF education system. She attended Brooklyn Col- question is on the motion offered by 2004 lege on a scholarship and later received a the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- master’s degree in English Literature from CASTLE) that the House suspend the finished business is the question of sus- New York University. rules and agree to the resolution. pending the rules and passing the bill, Sandra Feldman is a lifelong civil rights and The question was taken; and (two- H.R. 1587, as amended. union activist. She rose from union ranks to thirds having voted in favor thereof) The Clerk read the title of the bill. serve as president of the United Federation of the rules were suspended and the reso- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Teachers in New York City, a post she held lution was agreed to. question is on the motion offered by from 1986 to 1997, when she was elected A motion to reconsider was laid on the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. AFT president. She recognizes that children the table. SMITH) that the House suspend the are America’s most valuable resource and, as f rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1587, as such, they must have guidance from able-bod- amended, on which the yeas and nays ied professionals to develop into productive COMMUNICATION FROM STAFF AS- are ordered. members of society. SISTANT OF HON. MARCY KAP- The vote was taken by electronic de- Recognized as an authority on urban edu- TUR, MEMBER OF CONGRESS vice, and there were—yeas 323, nays 45, cation and an advocate for children, her long- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- not voting 65, as follows: standing commitment to social justice dates fore the House the following commu- back to her involvement with the early Civil nication from Dan Foote, Staff Assist- [Roll No. 391] Rights movement. As such, she has been rec- ant of the Honorable MARCY KAPTUR, YEAS—323 ognized by many United States Presidents, Member of Congress: Ackerman Bereuter Boswell Aderholt Berkley Boucher governors and mayors to tackle the social CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Akin Berman Boyd issues of education, the economy, child-wel- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Alexander Berry Bradley (NH) fare and labor. Washington, DC, July 16, 2004. Allen Bilirakis Brady (PA) Mr. Speaker, I thank her for her many ef- Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Andrews Bishop (NY) Brady (TX) forts and sacrifices, as she continues to work House of Representatives, Baca Bishop (UT) Brown (OH) Bachus Blackburn Brown (SC) to increase the rights of public school teachers Washington, DC. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to notify you Baird Blumenauer Brown, Corrine and the quality of education for our young chil- formally, pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules Barrett (SC) Blunt Brown-Waite, dren and I ask that my colleagues join me in Bartlett (MD) Boehlert Ginny of the House of Representatives, that I have Barton (TX) Boehner Burgess congratulating this wonderful American. been served with a civil subpoena for testi- Bass Bonilla Burns Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise with mony issued by the Court of Common Pleas Beauprez Bono Burr words of strong praise for Sandra Feldman, a for Lucas County, Ohio. Becerra Boozman Burton (IN)

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:20 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.057 H19PT1 H5948 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 Buyer Issa Pomeroy Dicks Jones (NC) Paul This will be a 5-minute vote. Calvert Istook Porter Dooley (CA) Kolbe Pryce (OH) Camp Jackson-Lee Portman Dreier Kucinich Ruppersberger The vote was taken by electronic de- Cannon (TX) Price (NC) Emerson Larsen (WA) Sabo vice, and there were—yeas 367, nays 4, Capito Jefferson Putnam Eshoo McDermott Shays not voting 62, as follows: Capps Jenkins Radanovich Evans McInnis Shimkus Capuano Johnson (IL) Rahall Flake Miller, George Simmons [Roll No. 392] Cardin Johnson, E. B. Ramstad Goss Nadler Smith (MI) YEAS—367 Cardoza Johnson, Sam Rangel Hastings (FL) Oberstar Tanner Carter Kanjorski Regula Herger Obey Taylor (NC) Ackerman Dingell Kolbe Case Kaptur Rehberg Jackson (IL) Olver Thomas Aderholt Doggett Kucinich Castle Keller Reyes Johnson (CT) Ose Weller Akin Dooley (CA) LaHood Chabot Kelly Reynolds Alexander Doolittle Lampson Chandler Kennedy (MN) Rodriguez NOT VOTING—65 Allen Doyle Langevin Clyburn Kildee Rogers (AL) Abercrombie Granger Menendez Andrews Dreier Lantos Baca Cole Kind Rogers (KY) Baker Greenwood Miller (MI) Duncan Larsen (WA) Bachus Dunn Larson (CT) Cox King (IA) Rogers (MI) Ballenger Gutierrez Neugebauer Baird Edwards Latham Crenshaw King (NY) Rohrabacher Bell Hayes Payne Baker Ehlers LaTourette Crowley Kirk Ross Bonner Hinojosa Pelosi Cubin Kline Rothman Carson (IN) Houghton Baldwin Emanuel Leach Peterson (PA) Barrett (SC) Emerson Levin Cummings Knollenberg Roybal-Allard Carson (OK) Hulshof Pitts Cunningham Bartlett (MD) Engel Lewis (CA) LaHood Royce Chocola Hunter Quinn Davis (AL) Lampson Ryan (OH) Clay Inslee Barton (TX) English Lewis (GA) Renzi Davis (CA) Langevin Ryan (WI) Collins Isakson Bass Eshoo Lewis (KY) Ros-Lehtinen Davis (FL) Lantos Sa´ nchez, Linda Cramer John Beauprez Etheridge Linder Rush Davis (TN) Larson (CT) T. Culberson Jones (OH) Becerra Evans LoBiondo Davis, Jo Ann Latham Sanchez, Loretta Davis (IL) Kennedy (RI) Ryun (KS) Bereuter Everett Lofgren Davis, Tom LaTourette Sandlin Delahunt Kilpatrick Sanders Berkley Farr Lowey Deal (GA) Leach Saxton DeMint Kingston Spratt Berman Feeney Lucas (KY) DeFazio Levin Schakowsky Deutsch Kleczka Sweeney Berry Filner Lucas (OK) DeGette Lewis (CA) Schiff Everett Lee Toomey Biggert Foley Lynch DeLauro Lewis (GA) Schrock Fattah Lipinski Towns Bilirakis Forbes Maloney DeLay Lewis (KY) Scott (GA) Ferguson Majette Vitter Bishop (GA) Ford Manzullo Diaz-Balart, L. Linder Scott (VA) Frelinghuysen McCrery Watt Bishop (NY) Fossella Markey Diaz-Balart, M. LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Frost McIntyre Wexler Bishop (UT) Frank (MA) Marshall Dingell Lofgren Serrano Gephardt McKeon Young (FL) Blackburn Franks (AZ) Matheson Doggett Lowey Sessions Blumenauer Gallegly Matsui Doolittle Lucas (KY) Shadegg ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Blunt Garrett (NJ) McCarthy (MO) Doyle Lucas (OK) Shaw The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Boehlert Gerlach McCarthy (NY) Boehner Gibbons McCollum Duncan Lynch Sherman BURGESS) (during the vote). Members Dunn Maloney Sherwood Bonilla Gilchrest McCotter Edwards Manzullo Shuster are reminded that 2 minutes remain in Bono Gillmor McDermott Ehlers Markey Simpson this vote. Boozman Gingrey McGovern Emanuel Marshall Skelton Boswell Gonzalez McHugh Engel Matheson Slaughter b 1858 Boucher Goode McInnis Boyd Goodlatte McNulty English Matsui Smith (NJ) Messrs. CANTOR, TANNER, OSE, Etheridge McCarthy (MO) Smith (TX) Bradley (NH) Gordon Meehan Farr McCarthy (NY) Smith (WA) COSTELLO, DICKS, HERGER, Ms. Brady (PA) Goss Meek (FL) Feeney McCollum Snyder BALDWIN, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- Brady (TX) Graves Meeks (NY) Filner McCotter Solis Brown (OH) Green (TX) Mica ington and Mr. GOSS changed their Brown (SC) Green (WI) Michaud Foley McGovern Souder vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Forbes McHugh Stark Brown, Corrine Grijalva Millender- Ford McNulty Stearns Mr. FARR and Mr. DOOLITTLE Brown-Waite, Gutknecht McDonald Fossella Meehan Stenholm changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Ginny Hall Miller (NC) Frank (MA) Meek (FL) Strickland Burgess Harman Miller, Gary ‘‘yea.’’ Burns Harris Miller, George Franks (AZ) Meeks (NY) Stupak So (two-thirds having voted in favor Gallegly Mica Sullivan Burr Hart Mollohan Garrett (NJ) Michaud Tancredo thereof) the rules were suspended and Burton (IN) Hastings (FL) Moore Gerlach Millender- Tauscher the bill, as amended, was passed. Buyer Hastings (WA) Moran (KS) Gibbons McDonald Tauzin The result of the vote was announced Calvert Hayworth Moran (VA) Gilchrest Miller (FL) Taylor (MS) Camp Hefley Murphy Gillmor Miller (NC) Terry as above recorded. Cannon Hensarling Murtha Gingrey Miller, Gary Thompson (CA) The title of the bill was amended so Cantor Herger Musgrave Gonzalez Mollohan Thompson (MS) as to read: ‘‘A bill to promote freedom Capito Herseth Myrick Capps Hill Nadler Goode Moore Thornberry and democracy in Vietnam.’’. Goodlatte Moran (KS) Tiahrt Capuano Hinchey Napolitano Gordon Moran (VA) Tiberi A motion to reconsider was laid on Cardin Hobson Neal (MA) Graves Murphy Tierney the table. Cardoza Hoeffel Nethercutt Green (TX) Murtha Turner (OH) Stated for: Carter Hoekstra Neugebauer Case Holden Ney Green (WI) Musgrave Turner (TX) Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Grijalva Myrick Udall (CO) Castle Holt Northup Gutknecht Napolitano Udall (NM) No. 391 I was unavoidably detained. Had I Chabot Honda Norwood Hall Neal (MA) Upton been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Chandler Hooley (OR) Nunes Clyburn Hostettler Nussle Harman Nethercutt Van Hollen f Harris Ney Vela´ zquez Coble Hoyer Oberstar Hart Northup Visclosky Cole Hyde Obey CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE OF Conyers Israel Olver Hastings (WA) Norwood Walden (OR) THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD IN Hayworth Nunes Walsh Cooper Issa Ortiz Hefley Nussle Wamp SCHOOLS TO HUNGRY OR MAL- Costello Istook Osborne Hensarling Ortiz Waters NOURISHED CHILDREN AROUND Cox Jackson (IL) Ose Crane Jackson-Lee Otter Herseth Osborne Watson THE WORLD Hill Otter Waxman Crenshaw (TX) Owens Hinchey Owens Weiner The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Crowley Jefferson Oxley Hobson Oxley Weldon (FL) finished business is the question of sus- Cubin Jenkins Pallone Hoeffel Pallone Weldon (PA) Cummings Johnson (CT) Pascrell Hoekstra Pascrell Whitfield pending the rules and concurring in the Cunningham Johnson (IL) Pastor Holden Pastor Wicker Senate concurrent resolution, S. Con. Davis (AL) Johnson, E. B. Pearce Holt Pearce Wilson (NM) Res. 114. Davis (CA) Jones (NC) Pence Davis (FL) Kanjorski Peterson (MN) Honda Pence Wilson (SC) The Clerk read the title of the Senate Hooley (OR) Peterson (MN) Wolf Davis (TN) Kaptur Petri Hostettler Petri Woolsey concurrent resolution. Davis, Jo Ann Keller Pickering Hoyer Pickering Wu The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Davis, Tom Kelly Platts Hyde Platts Wynn question is on the motion offered by Deal (GA) Kennedy (MN) Pombo Israel Pombo Young (AK) DeFazio Kildee Pomeroy the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. DeGette Kind Porter NAYS—45 SMITH) that the House suspend the DeLauro King (IA) Portman rules and concur in the Senate concur- DeLay King (NY) Price (NC) Baldwin Cantor Cooper Diaz-Balart, L. Kirk Pryce (OH) Biggert Coble Costello rent resolution, S. Con. Res. 114, on Diaz-Balart, M. Kline Putnam Bishop (GA) Conyers Crane which the yeas and nays are ordered. Dicks Knollenberg Radanovich

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:20 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.056 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5949 Rahall Shadegg Thompson (MS) on which the yeas and nays are or- Porter Scott (GA) Terry Ramstad Shaw Thornberry dered. Portman Scott (VA) Thomas Rangel Shays Tiahrt Price (NC) Sensenbrenner Thompson (CA) Regula Sherman Tiberi The vote was taken by electronic de- Pryce (OH) Serrano Thompson (MS) Rehberg Sherwood Tierney vice, and there were—yeas 371, nays 1, Putnam Sessions Thornberry Reyes Shimkus Turner (OH) not voting 61, as follows: Radanovich Shadegg Tiahrt Reynolds Shuster Turner (TX) Rahall Shaw Tiberi Rodriguez Simmons Udall (CO) [Roll No. 393] Ramstad Shays Tierney Rogers (AL) Simpson Udall (NM) YEAS—371 Rangel Sherman Turner (OH) Rogers (KY) Skelton Regula Sherwood Turner (TX) Upton Ackerman Dicks King (NY) Rogers (MI) Slaughter Van Hollen Rehberg Shimkus Udall (CO) Rohrabacher Smith (MI) Aderholt Dingell Kirk Vela´ zquez Reyes Shuster Udall (NM) Ross Smith (NJ) Akin Doggett Kline Reynolds Simmons Upton Visclosky Rothman Smith (TX) Alexander Dooley (CA) Knollenberg Rodriguez Simpson Van Hollen Walden (OR) Roybal-Allard Smith (WA) Allen Doolittle Kolbe Rogers (AL) Skelton Vela´ zquez Walsh Royce Snyder Andrews Doyle Kucinich Rogers (KY) Slaughter Visclosky Wamp Ruppersberger Solis Baca Dreier LaHood Rogers (MI) Smith (MI) Walden (OR) Waters Ryan (OH) Souder Bachus Duncan Lampson Rohrabacher Smith (NJ) Walsh Ryan (WI) Stark Watson Baird Dunn Langevin Ross Smith (TX) Wamp Sabo Stearns Waxman Baker Edwards Lantos Rothman Smith (WA) Waters Sa´ nchez, Linda Stenholm Weiner Baldwin Ehlers Larsen (WA) Roybal-Allard Snyder Watson T. Strickland Weldon (FL) Barrett (SC) Emanuel Larson (CT) Royce Solis Waxman Sanchez, Loretta Stupak Weldon (PA) Bartlett (MD) Emerson Latham Ruppersberger Souder Weiner Sandlin Sullivan Weller Barton (TX) Engel LaTourette Ryan (OH) Stark Weldon (FL) Saxton Tancredo Whitfield Bass English Leach Ryan (WI) Stearns Weldon (PA) Schakowsky Tanner Wicker Beauprez Eshoo Levin Sabo Stenholm Weller Schiff Tauscher Wilson (NM) Becerra Etheridge Lewis (CA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Strickland Whitfield Schrock Tauzin Wilson (SC) Bereuter Evans Lewis (GA) T. Stupak Wicker Scott (GA) Taylor (MS) Wolf Berkley Everett Lewis (KY) Sanchez, Loretta Sullivan Wilson (NM) Scott (VA) Taylor (NC) Woolsey Berman Farr Linder Sanders Tancredo Wilson (SC) Sensenbrenner Terry Wu Berry Feeney LoBiondo Sandlin Tanner Wolf Serrano Thomas Wynn Biggert Filner Lofgren Saxton Tauscher Woolsey Sessions Thompson (CA) Young (AK) Bilirakis Flake Lowey Schakowsky Tauzin Wu Bishop (GA) Foley Lucas (KY) Schiff Taylor (MS) Wynn NAYS—4 Bishop (NY) Forbes Lucas (OK) Schrock Taylor (NC) Young (AK) Bishop (UT) Ford Lynch Flake Miller (FL) NAYS—1 Johnson, Sam Paul Blackburn Fossella Maloney Blumenauer Frank (MA) Manzullo Paul NOT VOTING—62 Blunt Franks (AZ) Markey Boehlert Gallegly Marshall NOT VOTING—61 Abercrombie Greenwood Menendez Boehner Garrett (NJ) Matheson Ballenger Gutierrez Abercrombie Greenwood Menendez Miller (MI) Bonilla Gerlach Matsui Bell Hayes Ballenger Gutierrez Miller (MI) Payne Bono Gibbons McCarthy (MO) Bonner Hinojosa Bell Hayes Pelosi Boozman Gilchrest McCarthy (NY) Payne Carson (IN) Houghton Bonner Hinojosa Peterson (PA) Boswell Gillmor McCollum Pelosi Carson (OK) Hulshof Carson (IN) Houghton Pitts Boucher Gingrey McCotter Peterson (PA) Chocola Hunter Carson (OK) Hulshof Quinn Boyd Gonzalez McDermott Pitts Clay Inslee Chocola Hunter Renzi Bradley (NH) Goode McGovern Quinn Collins Isakson Clay Inslee Ros-Lehtinen Brady (PA) Goodlatte McHugh Renzi Cramer John Collins Isakson Rush Brady (TX) Gordon McInnis Ros-Lehtinen Culberson Jones (OH) Cramer John Brown (OH) Goss McNulty Rush Davis (IL) Kennedy (RI) Ryun (KS) Culberson Jones (OH) Brown (SC) Graves Meehan Ryun (KS) Delahunt Kilpatrick Sanders Davis (IL) Kennedy (RI) Brown, Corrine Green (TX) Meek (FL) Spratt DeMint Kingston Spratt Delahunt Kilpatrick Brown-Waite, Green (WI) Meeks (NY) Deutsch Kleczka Sweeney DeMint Kingston Sweeney Ginny Grijalva Mica Fattah Lee Toomey Deutsch Kleczka Toomey Burgess Gutknecht Michaud Ferguson Lipinski Towns Fattah Lee Towns Burns Hall Millender- Frelinghuysen Majette Vitter Ferguson Lipinski Vitter Burr Harman McDonald Frost McCrery Watt Frelinghuysen Majette Watt Burton (IN) Harris Miller (FL) Gephardt McIntyre Wexler Frost McCrery Wexler Buyer Hart Miller (NC) Granger McKeon Young (FL) Gephardt McIntyre Young (FL) Calvert Hastings (FL) Miller, Gary Granger McKeon ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Camp Hastings (WA) Miller, George Cannon Hayworth Mollohan ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cantor Hefley Moore BURGESS) (during the vote). Members Capito Hensarling Moran (KS) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. are reminded there are 2 minutes re- Capps Herger Moran (VA) BURGESS) (during the vote). Members maining in this vote. Capuano Herseth Murphy are advised there are 2 minutes left in Cardin Hill Murtha this vote. b 1907 Cardoza Hinchey Musgrave Carter Hobson Myrick b 1923 So (two-thirds having voted in favor Case Hoeffel Nadler So (two-thirds having voted in favor thereof) the rules were suspended and Castle Hoekstra Napolitano Chabot Holden Neal (MA) thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate concurrent resolution was Chandler Holt Nethercutt the Senate bill was passed. concurred in. Clyburn Honda Neugebauer The result of the vote was announced The result of the vote was announced Coble Hooley (OR) Ney Cole Hostettler Northup as above recorded. as above recorded. Conyers Hoyer Norwood A motion to reconsider was laid on A motion to reconsider was laid on Cooper Hyde Nunes the table. the table. Costello Israel Nussle Cox Issa Oberstar f f Crane Istook Obey Crenshaw Jackson (IL) Olver PERSONAL EXPLANATION NORTHERN UGANDA CRISIS Crowley Jackson-Lee Ortiz Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, on Monday July RESPONSE ACT Cubin (TX) Osborne Cummings Jefferson Ose 19, 2004 I was addressing the Navajo Nation The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Cunningham Jenkins Otter Tribal Council and missed the day’s votes. finished business is the question of sus- Davis (AL) Johnson (CT) Owens Had I been present I would have voted as fol- Davis (CA) Johnson (IL) Oxley pending the rules and passing the Sen- Davis (FL) Johnson, E. B. Pallone lows: ate bill, S. 2264. Davis (TN) Johnson, Sam Pascrell (1) On the motion to suspend the rules and The Clerk read the title of the Senate Davis, Jo Ann Jones (NC) Pastor pass H.R. 1587—the Viet Nam Human Rights Davis, Tom Kanjorski Pearce bill. Deal (GA) Kaptur Pence Act of 2003, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The DeFazio Keller Peterson (MN) (2) On the motion to suspend the rules and question is on the motion offered by DeGette Kelly Petri pass S. Con. Res. 114—the Food Distribution the gentleman from California (Mr. DeLauro Kennedy (MN) Pickering in Schools to Hungry or Malnourished Children DeLay Kildee Platts ROYCE) that the House suspend the Diaz-Balart, L. Kind Pombo Around the World Act, I would have voted rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 2264, Diaz-Balart, M. King (IA) Pomeroy ‘‘yea.’’

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:20 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.058 H19PT1 H5950 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 (3) On the motion to suspend the rules and REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- SPECIAL ORDERS pass S. 2264—the Northern Uganda Crisis VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Response Act, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ H.R. 4850, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NEUGEBAUER). Under the Speaker’s an- f APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005 nounced policy of January 7, 2003, and PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee under a previous order of the House, on Rules, submitted a privileged report the following Members will be recog- Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, personal (Rept. No. 108–615) on the resolution (H. nized for 5 minutes each. reasons prevent me from being present for Res. 724) providing for consideration of f legislative business scheduled for today, Mon- the bill (H.R. 4850) making appropria- HONORING NORBERT DREILING OF day, July 19, 2004. Had I been present, I tions for the government of the Dis- HAYS, KANSAS would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on H.R. 1587, the trict of Columbia and other activities Viet Nam Human Rights Act of 2003 (rollcall chargeable in whole or in part against The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a No. 391); ‘‘yea’’ on S. Con. Res. 114, a reso- the revenues of said District for the fis- previous order of the House, the gen- lution concerning the importance of the dis- cal year ending September 30, 2005, and tleman from Kansas (Mr. MORAN) is tribution of food in schools to hungry or mal- for other purposes, which was referred recognized for 5 minutes. nourished people around the world (rollcall No. to the House Calendar and ordered to Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, 392); and ‘‘yea’’ on S. 2264, the Northern be printed. I rise tonight to recognize a man from Uganda Crisis Response Act (rollcall No. 393). my hometown who is a legend in Kan- f f sas and a pillar in our community, a ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION TO REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- man who is sought out for his political OFFER MOTION TO INSTRUCT VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF expertise and advice as well as for his CONFEREES ON H.R. 1308, TAX H.R. 3574, STOCK OPTION AC- legal skills, and a man who is well RELIEF, SIMPLIFICATION, AND COUNTING REFORM ACT known for his charitable efforts and his EQUITY ACT OF 2003 Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee vision for our State and our country. I am here tonight to honor a leader, and Mr. STENHOLM. Mr. Speaker, sub- on Rules, submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 108–616) on the resolution (H. my friend, Mr. Norbert Dreiling. ject to rule XXII, clause 7(c), I hereby Mr. Dreiling may best be known as Res. 725) providing for consideration of announce my intention to offer a mo- the father of Democratic politics in the the bill (H.R. 3574) to require the man- tion to instruct on H.R. 1308, Tax Re- State of Kansas. Through years of dedi- datory expensing of stock options lief, Simplification, and Equity Act of cated service, he breathed life into a granted to executive officers, and for 2003. struggling Democratic party and estab- other purposes, which was referred to The form of the motion is as follows: lished a lasting two-party system in the House Calendar and ordered to be Mr. Stenholm moves that the managers on our State. printed. the part of the House at the conference on Early on, Norbert found ways to use the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on f his talents to further his beliefs in the House amendment to the Senate amend- good government and in opportunity ment to the bill H.R. 1308 be instructed to MISSION NOT ACCOMPLISHED ON agree, to the maximum extent possible with- ECONOMY for all. After graduating from law in the scope of conference, to a conference school in 1949, he returned to his home (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given of Hays, Kansas, where he volunteered report that— permission to address the House for 1 (1) extends the tax relief provisions which as a precinct committeeman, a posi- expire at the end of 2004, and minute and to revise and extend his re- tion he held for the following 25 years. (2) does not increase the Federal budget marks.) Norbert’s enthusiasm and ability deficit. Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, on Fri- brought opportunities well beyond f day, the Department of Labor reported local politics. From 1966 to 1974, he that hourly earnings for workers fell BUSH TAX CUTS ARE WORKING served as State party chairman of the 1.1 percent last month. That is the Democratic Party and as campaign (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was deepest drop since the depths of the re- chairman for Kansas Governor Robert given permission to address the House cession in 1991, and it follows a 0.8 de- Docking. for 1 minute and to revise and extend crease in hourly wages in May. her remarks.) With household income down nearly b 1930 Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I $1,500 the last 2 years, working families The party flourished under Chairman brought a little article down here with will have to work more hours just to Dreiling’s leadership; and for the first me tonight because I think it is kind of lift their incomes to get back to where time in Kansas’s history, an incumbent instructive. Sunday morning I was they were 3 years ago. Republican Governor was defeated in a watching some of the talk shows and All the while, health care costs for a race for that office. Norbert went on to doing a little reading, and I heard a family of four have gone up from $6,500 advise Governor Docking and helped spokesman for the Democratic can- to $9,000, college costs have gone up 26 elect him to a historic four terms as didate say, ‘‘Well, you know, this ad- percent in the last 3 years, household Kansas Governor, the most terms ever ministration has wrecked the econ- bankruptcies have risen by 33 percent served by a Governor in our State. Nor- omy.’’ in the last 2 years, $180 billion of net bert took an interest in national poli- At that point in time, I happened to value has been erased from 401(k)s. tics; and along with serving as a dele- be reading an article here. It says, With a record like this, only this ad- gate to four national party conven- ‘‘Sales Survey: Economy is Still Pick- ministration would hang the banner tions, he served as State co-chairman ing Up Speed.’’ ‘‘mission accomplished’’ above the for the Johnson and Kennedy Presi- What this is talking about is the economy. dential campaigns. Today, at the wise amount of growth in Tennessee’s econ- We can do better for the middle-class age of 79, Mr. Dreiling continues to ad- omy. Over 370 sales professionals were families who are facing a squeeze on vise and empower candidates and of- surveyed for their second quarter sales; college costs, health care, savings for ficeholders. 69 percent of them saw sales up over their own personal retirement and Norbert’s influence extends well be- first quarter numbers. hourly working income. It is time to yond politics. Even before President Mr. Speaker, I think this just return this economy around to reflect Kennedy’s call for civic duty, Norbert minds us and proves to us that tax re- the economic interests of middle-class was revered as a strong leader and a lief works. Continued tax relief for the families who have been faced with a generous spirit in our community. His American people works. Jobs are being squeeze on them, their family and their benevolent service in support of hos- created, over 1 million jobs in the last children as it relates to the costs. pitals, rest homes, schools, and civic few months. Over 91 million Americans It is time to put this administra- organizations is legendary. With an eye saw a tax cut last year. The Bush tax tion’s banner ‘‘mission accomplished’’ to bettering the future, Norbert also cuts are working. back where it came from. knows the importance of remembering

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:47 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.061 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5951 the past. He has been instrumental in an overwhelming amount of Americans September, over 2,000 people will have promoting the Volga-German heritage support renewal of the ban, including died during that time. Two thousand of Ellis County, Kansas; and he has au- gun owners around the country and people. Two thousand families, not thored a history of the Volga-German NRA supporters. Voters in key Mid- even counting how many have been people and their immigration to Kan- western States, including Ohio, Wis- wounded. I know this is personal for sas, as well as a pageant play marking consin, Michigan, and Missouri, aver- me, but the rhetoric that we are hear- the centennial anniversary of these age 72 percent in support of the re- ing from the NRA is false. events. newal. In Florida, 81 percent of likely Ten years ago we heard constantly When he is not volunteering his time voters support renewing the ban. In the only reason we wanted to get this and talents, Norbert is a successful at- rural States, including West Virginia assault weapons ban done is so we torney and a partner in the law firm of and South Dakota, 68 percent of voters could go down that slippery road. Well, Dreiling, Bieker and Hoffman. Despite support the renewal. The majority of let me tell my colleagues something. his many activities, his family comes gun owners in this country support the Second amendment rights, the Con- first. Norbert is a devoted husband to renewal, mainly because the majority stitution, each one of us swears that we his wife Jeannie, and a proud father of of gun owners in this country are fair, will uphold that. I am not out here to four children: January, Mark, Curtis, and they know what kinds of guns they take away anyone’s right to own a gun. and Kathy. need and what kinds of guns we do not Please, the American people must be- Like his Volga-German ancestors need. come involved in this. who crossed the Kansas prairie many In the face of these dramatic num- years ago, Norbert’s hard work and bers in favor of the ban, the issue, un- f strong values have made his commu- fortunately, remains in a political DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE nity and our State a better place. I deadlock. In 2000, the President, Presi- want tonight to thank Norbert for his dent Bush, said that he would sign the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a many accomplishments, for his civic- bill if it got on his desk. Well, we know previous order of the House, the gen- minded spirit, and for his sound leader- that the President has been able to get tleman from Nebraska (Mr. OSBORNE) is ship. Despite a difference in our party everything that he has wanted through recognized for 5 minutes. affiliation, he is a friend and adviser; this House by making some phone Mr. OSBORNE. Mr. Speaker, there and I commend him for his longtime calls. It is time the President stands has been a great deal of debate lately service to our great democracy. up. It is time the President says, we about the definition of marriage. It Norbert has spent his life advocating should have the assault weapons ban seems that the position taken is deter- for those in need and enabling others certainly renewed, at the least. mined largely by a person’s world view. to overcome life’s challenges. Today, Listen, I support our police officers Some are primarily interested in what Norbert himself is facing a great chal- across this country. The police officers best serves adults. Issues such as lenge, a personal battle with Parkin- across this country want this ban kept health insurance benefits, Social Secu- son’s disease. And tonight, our prayers in place. Why? Because they have rity benefits, survivor benefits, hos- go out to Norbert and his family during found over the last 10 years fewer and pital visitation rights tend to dominate these difficult times. May the strength fewer assault weapons are being used in the debate. There is emphasis upon in- and courage demonstrated in his years crimes. Fewer and fewer assault weap- dividual rights and personal freedoms. of service throughout his life help him ons are being used to hurt our police There is resentment of those who fight the effects of this terrible disease. officers across this country. would attempt to limit the definition f Mr. Speaker, I happen to believe very of marriage. On the other hand, there TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON RENEW- strongly that one person can make a are those who are primarily interested ING ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN difference. That is why I came to Con- in children’s welfare and long-term cultural implications as they seek to de- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. gress. But I also know that it takes the fine marriage. For these people, mar- NEUGEBAUER). Under a previous order American people to wake up, to be able riage is viewed as the most basic, ele- of the House, the gentlewoman from to have their voices heard here; and mental social contract. It is the bed- New York (Mrs. MCCARTHY) is recog- this is one chance when the American rock of the culture. Its primary pur- nized for 5 minutes. people can come together. pose is the conception and rearing of Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. Do not let this time run out. This is Speaker, at the end of this week, we all where the American people can get in- children in a stable, long-term rela- take our 6-week break before we come volved. Certainly e-mail the Speaker of tionship between a man and a woman. back to the House. That means we only the House and the President of the The strength of the culture, possibly have 9 days left before September 13 United States. Let us keep this prom- for its very survival, depends upon this when we are going to see the assault ise that the President made back in process. weapons ban in this country expire. We 2000 a reality. Do we want assault If one subscribes to the primacy of have already seen where the gun manu- weapons back on our streets? Do we the importance of children, then cer- facturers are coming out and saying want the possibility of terrorists that tain facts appear to be incontrovert- they cannot wait until this expires, are supposedly in this country being ible. First, a man and a woman produce mainly because on September 14 they able to buy these guns? Do we want the a child; no other arrangement seems to will be able to supply assault weapons drug lords to be able to have these work very well. Second, research shows back into the stores so anyone that guns? Think of the shootings that we that children do better when they live wants to can buy them. have had in this country over the last with their biological father and mother Mr. Speaker, since I have been here several years. Can we imagine if they in a long-term, stable relationship. in Washington trying to fight and re- had had an assault weapon and how Twelve leading family scholars sum- duce gun violence in this country, I many more people they could have marized thousands of studies on child have always been fair. I have never taken down? rearing as follows: children raised by tried to take away the right of some- I spent my life as a nurse before I both biological parents within a mar- one to own a gun. But assault weapons came to this great House. My job is to riage are less likely to become unmar- go way overboard. Do we want to see take care of people. My job is to pre- ried parents, live in poverty, drop out our citizens in this country be able to vent people from being ill, to give them of school, have poor grades, experience have assault weapons? Assault weapons the best quality of life possible. Having health problems, die as infants, abuse are the guns that we are seeing every assault weapons is deadly for all of us. drugs and alcohol, experience mental day, unfortunately, in Iraq. Assault It is deadly for our children. It is dead- illness, commit suicide, experience sex- weapons are guns that are made to ly for our police officers. I here in Con- ual and verbal abuse, engage in crimi- take down as many people as possible gress refuse to let this die. That is why nal behavior. And they conclude their in the shortest period of time. I came to Congress, to save lives. observations as follows: ‘‘Marriage is A recent poll by the Educational I am asking the American people to more than a private, emotional rela- Fund to Stop Gun Violence shows that get behind this. When we come back in tionship. It is also a social good.’’ In

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:20 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.065 H19PT1 H5952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 other words, all of these behaviors cer- spending increase, we need to say how October, with the most likely date tainly impact all of us as tax payers we would pay for it. We need to take being early October. and certainly break down the culture. two shovels away from Congress and It is time for Congress to deal seri- I worked closely with young people the President to stop us from digging ously with our Nation’s fiscal affairs. for 40 years and personally witnessed the hole deeper. The original PAYGO We cannot keep having 70 percent of the emotional pain and dysfunctional legislation was part of the bipartisan our debt being bought by foreigners behavior brought about by the destruc- 1990 budget agreement between Presi- and not paying the bill sooner or later. tion of marriages. Most of this dysfunc- dent George Herbert Walker Bush and tion was caused by the absence of fa- the Democratic Congress. It was subse- f thers. Fathers contribute to a child’s quently extended in 1993 and 1997, but LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HIS- well-being in a unique way. Mothers was allowed to expire in 2002 by Presi- TORICAL PARK DESIGNATION also obviously make a unique contribu- dent Bush and the Republican Con- ACT OF 2004 tion. It takes both. gress. Opponents of traditional marriage We should be spending our time try- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. will refer to studies refuting this data. ing to find a bipartisan solution to bal- NEUGEBAUER). Under a previous order However, these studies almost always ance our budget, but that may be too of the House, the gentleman from Vir- compare families where no father at all much to expect from this do-nothing ginia (Mr. GOODE) is recognized for 5 is present, are not longitudinal, and 108th Congress. Not only has this Con- minutes. are poorly designed. Several countries, gress failed to make any serious efforts Mr. GOODE. Mr. Speaker, I am notably in Scandinavia, have changed to reduce the deficit, we have allowed pleased that H.R. 3819, the Lewis and the traditional definition of marriage. the budget enforcement tools, which Clark National Historic Park Designa- The result has been a decline in tradi- we have proven the track record of in tion Act of 2004, passed the House ear- tional marriage and a surge in out-of- controlling the deficit, to expire. Last lier today. wedlock births in these countries. Chil- month, the House spent 7 hours on this From Jamestown to the Cumberland dren born in such circumstances on av- floor debating 19 amendments on budg- Gap, Virginia has been a land of pio- erage suffer significant dysfunction et process reform, but the House lead- neers. Virginians have explored the and distress. ership would not even allow an up-and- New World and established America, The strength of a culture can be down vote on the Blue Dog budget en- and two of her most adventurous sons measured by how it treats its most vul- forcement proposals because the lead- are Meriwether Lewis and William nerable citizens: its children. So the ership knew that it would have enough Clark. question before us today is this: Do we bipartisan support to pass. While the western trail of the Lewis allow a small number of members of and Clark Expedition is well-recog- the judiciary to alter an institution b 1945 nized, less known is the route taken in which has been the backbone of this Now, I associate myself with the re- the preparation phase and return phase Nation? Do we allow these same jurists marks of the gentleman from Nebraska of the expedition. I thank my col- to do so with the great majority of our who just spoke regarding marriage. I leagues for joining me in support of citizens in our cities and our States strongly support middle-class tax re- H.R. 3819 and in recognition of the firmly opposed to a change? Forty-four lief. I support extending the marriage Eastern Legacy of the Lewis and Clark of 50 States have laws defining mar- penalty relief, the $1,000 per child tax Expedition during this bicentennial riage in a traditional manner. credit and the 10 percent tax bracket. commemoration. Again, Mr. Speaker, this is a matter What I oppose is passing these tax cuts On January 18, 1803, President Thom- that speaks directly to the welfare of with borrowed money and leaving our as Jefferson sent a confidential letter our children and our Nation. Same-sex children and grandchildren to pay our to Congress requesting an appropria- marriage issues such as survivor bene- bills. tion of $2,500 to fund an expedition of fits and health care benefits for adults Those who want to extend expiring exploration to the Pacific Ocean by can be addressed without doing vio- tax cuts or make the tax cuts perma- route of the Missouri and Columbia lence to a time-honored institution nent, which they will try to do again Rivers with the hope of discovering a which is vital to our national well- this week, adding another $120 to $180 continuous water passage to the Pa- being and particularly to our children. billion to our deficit, should be willing cific for the purpose of commerce. It f to put forward the spending cuts or the was from Monticello that Jefferson BUDGET ENFORCEMENT offsetting necessary to pay for them. conceived this idea, and he chose Cap- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Applying pay-as-you-go rules to tax tain Meriwether Lewis to lead the ex- previous order of the House, the gen- cuts does not prevent Congress from ploration. Thus began what would be- tleman from Texas (Mr. STENHOLM) is passing more tax cuts. All it says is come the Lewis and Clark Expedition. recognized for 5 minutes. that if we are going to reduce our reve- On March 15, 1803, Meriwether Lewis Mr. STENHOLM. Mr. Speaker, an nues, we need to reduce our spending left the President’s House in Wash- earlier speaker tonight said the econ- by the same amount so the deficit does ington, D.C. and began preparations for omy is showing signs of some consider- not get deeper. his adventures toward the Pacific. He able improvement. Jobs are being cre- If Republicans actually meant what stopped at the arsenal in Harper’s ated, GDP is increasing. Well, it they say about controlling spending, Ferry with an authorizing letter from should. We have borrowed $2.5 trillion they would have no problem with ap- the Secretary of War and purchased in the last 31⁄2 years and spent it. We plying pay-as-you-go to tax cuts, be- items. He proceeded to Philadelphia, should get the kind of results with that cause it would force Congress to actu- where he studied a wide range of sci- amount of borrowing. ally control spending when we pass tax entific topics. Lewis returned to Wash- Last week, the administration failed cuts instead of just promising to do so ington when he wrote to Captain Wil- to meet the deadline to release the in the future. liam Clark to enlist his aid and to mid-session review of the budget. If the The problem is the actions of Repub- share command of the expedition. administration had released the mid- licans have not matched their rhetoric. In Pittsburgh, Lewis had a keelboat session review, it would have shown They cut taxes without cutting spend- constructed and recruited boatmen to that our budget is in a deep hole. As ing and charge the difference to our man the vessel that would enable him my colleagues have heard me say many children and grandchildren. and Clark to make the long journey. times, when you find yourself in a hole, Last year we increased the debt limit Preparations for the expedition, begin- the first rule is to quit digging. Soon by $984 billion. The current debt limit ning at Monticello and ending in Wood we will have an announcement of an- is $7.384 trillion. At the close of busi- River, Illinois and the return phase be- other record deficit, somewhere be- ness last Friday, our total national ginning in St. Louis and ending in tween $425 billion and $500 billion. debt stood at $7,273,792,456,490.62. It ap- Washington, D.C., included visiting Under the simple concept of pay-as- pears very likely the debt limit will be sites in ten States in the East. These you-go, if we want to pass a tax cut or reached sometime in late September or States include Virginia, Maryland,

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:20 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.067 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5953 Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Vir- print for getting our Nation out of the Not so long ago, few Americans pro- ginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indi- red ink that we are swimming in. fessed doubts about removing Saddam. ana and Illinois, as well as the District The PAYGO rules Congress and the In 1998, President Clinton made regime of Columbia. President enacted in 1990 were an im- change in Iraq the goal of U.S. policy. Currently, no sites visited in these portant part in getting a handle on the In doing so, he received bipartisan con- States are recognized as Lewis and deficits in the early 1990s and getting gressional support. When President Clark National Historic Landmarks the budget back into balance. The pay- Bush made the case for war against nor are they locations along the Lewis as-you-go rules enacted in 1990 have Saddam in 2002, he, too, received bipar- and Clark National Historic Trail. I am been tested, and they have passed. tisan support in Congress. pleased that Title II of H.R. 3819 imple- There is no question that significantly Lest we forget who and what Saddam ments a study that begins the process improved the responsibility and ac- Hussein was, we should remind our- towards obtaining recognition for these countability of the budget process and selves of his actions over the course of sites east of the Mississippi. were instrumental in getting from his political career. Saddam is a man On January 18, Jefferson’s Monticello large deficits in the 1980s and early who launched two regional wars in the hosted the commencement of the Na- 1990s to budget surpluses in the late Middle East. One cost nearly a million tional Lewis and Clark Bicentennial 1990s. lives. The other required an inter- Commemoration that will continue The one area that this Congress and national military coalition led by the through 2006. This was the first signa- administration has excelled in is its United States to free the victim. Sad- ture event of the Lewis and Clark Bi- ability to run up massive amounts of dam Hussein has actively pursued and centennial, and hopefully, once the debt. This year alone we are expected employed weapons of mass destruction study has been completed, the National to run approximately a $425 billion def- since the 1980s. He has trained, armed Park Service will designate Monticello icit, just this year alone, the worst def- and patronized terrorists of various and other parts of the Eastern Legacy icit in the United States history, every sorts. He attempted to assassinate a as official Lewis and Clark trail sites. dime of which must be paid back. United States President, and his forces I believe that it is appropriate to in- Had Congress and the administration routinely tried to down U.S. and allied clude the route followed by Meriwether worked in a bipartisan manner with planes that were responsible for enforc- Lewis and William Clark, whether the Blue Dog Coalition, they could ing U.S. sanctioned no-fly zones. independently or together, in the prep- have passed a budget and PAYGO. In- Saddam’s crimes and atrocities were aration and return phases of the expe- stead, they forged a partisan path, and not just directed against his neighbors dition. The Eastern Legacy should the American people are left with nei- in the international community. The rightfully be included in the Lewis and ther. The American people deserve a 20-year-plus reign of terror he un- Clark National Historic Trail. H.R. 3819 better grade than failure on fiscal re- leashed against his fellow Iraqis almost is a positive step towards properly rec- sponsibility from their elected offi- defies belief. The countless murders, ognizing and honoring the Eastern Leg- cials. The President is fond of saying it torture sessions and rapes made him acy of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. is the people’s money, and he is cor- one of the 20th century’s most feared f rect. It is the people’s money. And I be- and ferocious dictators. He gassed lieve that the people deserve to have thousands of his own Kurdish citizens, THE FAILINGS OF CONGRESS our Nation managed in a fiscally re- poisoned the environment of those The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a sponsible manner. Arab marsh tribes that opposed his previous order of the House, the gen- Let us stop playing politics with our rule and looted the country of its tleman from Indiana (Mr. HILL) is rec- financial security. Instead, pass real, wealth. When Saddam’s own people ognized for 5 minutes. meaningful PAYGO legislation and get rose up against him in 1991 at our urg- Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, if Congress our Nation’s fiscal health back in ing, he butchered them by the tens of were to receive a fiscal responsibility order. thousands. report card, there would not be a single f When American and Coalition forces passing grade. Congress should receive finally came to Iraq 12 years later, an ‘‘F’’ for failing when it comes to WERE WE RIGHT TO REMOVE what did they find? Not, at least yet, taking care of our Nation’s fiscal secu- SADDAM? stockpiles of WMD. They found some- rity. Congress should receive an ‘‘F’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a thing far worse. Dozens of mass graves for failing to pass a budget resolution previous order of the House, the gen- containing an estimated 400,000 men, conference report. tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE) is women and children murdered by the Both the Senate and the House are recognized for 5 minutes. minions of Saddam Hussein. controlled by the same party, and yet Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, recent re- I invite my colleagues who so quickly no agreement was reached on simply ports have done much to identify the and correctly condemn every short- setting a budget that Congress should mistakes, shortcomings and gaps in coming in the Coalition occupation of stick to. So much for taking fiscal re- U.S. intelligence about Iraq. There is Iraq to spend equal time cataloging sponsibility seriously. no doubt that the information we had and criticizing the atrocities of the Congress should receive an ‘‘F’’ for so about the weapons programs of Saddam Hussein regime. If they need any help poorly managing the taxpayers’ money Hussein was incomplete and, to some finding the information, they should that the debt ceiling will have to be degree, inaccurate. However, these re- talk to the lucky survivors and visit raised by over $8 trillion in just a few ports also demonstrate that in a num- with the thousands of grieving family short months. ber of respects, U.S. intelligence got it members who can acquaint them with For the third time in 3 years, the ma- right. Saddam Hussein did possess for- the full scope of Saddam’s crimes. jority party needs to increase the debt bidden weapons, particularly missiles. Once they do, I suspect they will limit. Last year we saw the largest Saddam and his cronies did indeed have agree with one young American soldier debt limit increase in history, $984 bil- contact and discussions at some level I met while in Iraq. He said, ‘‘The real lion, Mr. Speaker, and now we are with al Qaeda and various terrorist question is not why we came to Iraq looking at another $690 billion increase groups. Terrorists did in fact use Iraq but why the whole world was not here just to keep the Federal Government as a sanctuary for training and as a years ago.’’ running. source of supply. Would it have been better to leave Congress should receive an ‘‘F’’ for Finally, if British reports are to be Saddam in power? In power to do what? failing to pass spending caps and pay- believed, President Bush was correct To resume his unending efforts to ac- as-you-go legislation, or PAYGO. Pay- when he warned that Saddam was seek- quire and develop WMDs, to expand, de- as-you-go is a common-sense piece of ing nuclear material in Africa. velop and formalize his evolving rela- legislation that Congress ought to pass The real question, Mr. Speaker, is tionship with al Qaeda and other ter- if we are going to be serious about put- not whether U.S. intelligence was per- rorist groups, to continue murdering ting this fiscal House back in order. fect, but whether America was right to his domestic opponents by the thou- Simply put, PAYGO provides the blue- remove Saddam Hussein from power. sands?

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:20 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.069 H19PT1 H5954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 When the history of Saddam Hussein bipartisan support in Congress. That support er or not that tortured country is better off and the liberation of Iraq is written, included the votes and the vocal support of without Saddam in power. In fact, the critics Mr. Speaker, there will be many les- those from the minority party who now seek to usually ignore the Iraqi people altogether sons to learn. We will wonder why our unseat the President and the Vice President in when they discuss the conflict. It is as if the intelligence was not better. We will the current electoral campaign. critics believe that the suffering of the Iraqi question some of the decisions we made Lest we forget who and what Saddam Hus- people under Saddam does not matter and during the occupation. We will be sein was we should remind ourselves of his that their future does not count. How conven- ashamed of a few of our fellow Ameri- actions over the course of his political career. ient! How self-serving! And how morally bank- cans who lost their moral compass in Saddam is a man who launched two regional rupt. the awful crucible of war and occupa- wars in the Middle East. One cost nearly a When the history of Saddam Hussein and tion. We will ask why so many Euro- million lives. The other required an inter- the liberation of Iraq is written, Mr. Speaker, peans were so slow to learn the lessons national military coalition led by the United there will be many lessons to learn. We will of their own sad history and so unwill- States to free the victim. Saddam Hussein has wonder why our intelligence was not better. ing to extend to others the freedom actively pursued and employed weapons of We will question some of the decisions we they now enjoy. And we will be amazed mass destruction since the 1980’s. He has made with respect to the occupation. We will at so many humane and decent people trained, armed, and patronized terrorists of be ashamed of a few of our fellow Americans willing to allow Saddam to reign from various sorts. He kidnapped and killed foreign who lost their moral compass in the awful cru- a palace rather than rot in a prison. nationals from Kuwait. He attempted to assas- cible of war and occupation. We will ask why But, Mr. Speaker, history will show sinate a former U.S. President. And his forces so many Europeans were so slow to learn the we were right to remove Saddam Hus- routinely tried to down aircraft from the U.S. lessons of their own sad history and so unwill- sein. It will demonstrate that the de- and other countries which were responsible for ing to extend to others the freedom they now mise of his regime made the world bet- enforcing the U.N. sanctioned no-fly zones in enjoy. We will be amazed that so many hu- ter, America safer and gave the Iraqi Iraq. mane and decent people were willing to allow Saddam’s crimes and atrocities were not people a chance for a decent future. It Saddam to reign from a palace rather than rot just directed against his neighbors and the will vindicate the leaders, especially in a prison. We will even question, as we now international community. He was at least a our President, who saw the danger, ral- do with respect to World War II, why the lied the forces of decency and stayed brutal toward his own people. The 20 year plus reign of terror he directed against his fel- United States took so long to confront evil and the course. act to end the atrocities of a dangerous and Finally, and most appropriately, his- low Iraqis almost defies belief. The countless murders, torture sessions, and rapes made evil dictator. tory will honor those Americans in But, Mr. Speaker, History will show we were uniform who once again answered the him one of the 20th century’s most feared and ferocious dictators. He gassed thousands of right to remove Saddam Hussein. It will dem- call of their country and liberated an onstrate that the demise of his regime made oppressed people. his own Kurdish subjects, poisoned the environment of those Arab marsh tribes who op- the world better, America more secure, and Mr. Speaker, the recent Senate Intelligence gave the Iraqi people a chance for a decent Committee Report on the status of Weapons posed his rule, and looted his country of its wealth. When Saddam’s own people rose up future. It will vindicate the leaders—especially of Mass Destruction in pre-war Iraq and the our President—who saw the danger, rallied early release of material from the 9/11 Com- against him in 1991 at our urging, he butchered them by the tens of thousands. The fail- the forces of decency, and stayed the course. mission’s Report that will appear later this ure of the United States and its allies to sup- Finally, and most appropriately, History will week have done much to identify the mis- port an uprising which we helped to encour- honor those men and women in uniform who takes, shortcomings and gaps in U.S. intel- age is, in my view, a sad chapter in our own once again answered the call of their country, ligence about Iraq. There is no doubt that the history. liberated an oppressed people, and left Amer- information we had about the weapons pro- When American and Coalition forces finally ica and the world safer and freer than they grams of Saddam Hussein was incomplete came to Iraq twelve years later, what did they found it. and, to some degree, inaccurate. It’s worth find? Not (at least yet) stockpiles of WMD’s, to f noting that almost every other intelligence esti- be sure. They found something far worse— 2000 mate in the world was similarly flawed. dozens of mass graves containing an esti- b The Senate Report and the 9/11 Commis- mated 400,000 men, women and children FINANCIAL FREEDOM NEEDED sion Report, however, also demonstrate that in murdered by the minions of Saddam Hussein. Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, I want to a number of respects, U.S. intelligence did get I invite my colleagues who so quickly and cor- it right. Saddam Hussein did possess weap- adopt as part of my remarks the com- rectly condemn every shortcoming in the Coa- ments that the gentleman from Indi- ons—particularly missiles—which were forbid- lition occupation of Iraq to spend equal time ana (Mr. HILL) and the gentleman from den under U.N. resolutions. Saddam and his cataloging and criticizing the atrocities of the cronies did, indeed, have contact and discus- Texas (Mr. STENHOLM) made before me. Hussein regime. If they need any help finding The Blue Dogs have tried repeatedly sions at some level with al Qaeda and various the information—for it is seldom chronicled in to do something about this abuse of terrorist groups. Terrorists did, in fact, use Iraq the elite media of our country—they should our country and what is going on here as a sanctuary, for training, and as a source read the voluminous documents and numer- with regard to the Nation’s balance of supply. Finally, if British reports are to be ous eyewitness accounts, talk to the lucky sur- sheet. I do not think that people of this believed, President Bush was correct when he vivors, and visit with the thousands of grieving country realize fully how bad it is and warned that Saddam was seeking nuclear ma- family members who can acquaint them with how quickly it is deteriorating. And I terial in Africa. the scope and scale of Saddam’s crimes am talking about our Nation’s finan- The real question, Mr. Speaker, is not against humanity. whether U.S. intelligence was right in every Once they do, I suspect they will echo the cial picture. particular. By its very nature intelligence is in- sentiments of one young American soldier I We cannot be a strong and free coun- complete, imprecise, and imperfect. What met while in Iraq. He said, ‘‘the real question try if we are in hock to every other America must resolve for itself is whether or is not why did we come to Iraq, but why the country on Earth. We cannot be strong not we were right to remove Saddam from whole world wasn’t here years ago.’’ and free if we are broke. We cannot fix power in Iraq. Is the world better off, America Given Saddam’s record of international vil- the problems our society faces as long safer, and the situation in Iraq more hopeful lainy, brutality and mass murder how can any- as we are engaged in this financial without Saddam? one argue that it would have been better to madness that has been going on around Not so long ago, Mr. Speaker, before the leave him in power? In power to do what? To here for the last 31⁄2 years. amnesia induced by the current political sea- resume his unending efforts to acquire and Let me just tell you something that son, few serious Americans professed doubts develop WMD’s? To expand, develop, and for- is going to scare you. It is not fun to about these issues. It was, after all, President malize his evolving relationship with al Qaeda talk about and nobody talks about it Clinton who made regime change in Iraq the and other terrorist groups? To continue mur- because it is not much of a comfort to goal of U.S. policy. He received bipartisan dering his domestic opponents by the thou- us as Americans when we beat on our congressional support when he did so. And, sands while the world turned a blind eye? chests and say how great we are. Let again, when President Bush made the case It is revealing, Mr. Speaker, that the current me tell you what we are doing. The pri- for war against Saddam in 2002 he received critics of the war in Iraq never question wheth- vately held debt, that is the debt not

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:20 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.071 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5955 held by government agencies, the debt I will tell one thing to the American the Republican administration are so that we write checks on every year as people that was said in the Wall Street determined to pass public law and pub- interest, in January of 2001 was $2.96 Journal, ‘‘Whose bread I eat, whose lic policy that gives the pharma- trillion. Of that amount, foreign inter- song I sing.’’ ceutical companies the exclusive right est, foreign governments owned $1.01 We are in hock all over the world, to rob the American people. trillion; 34 percent, in other words, of and we had better stop right now. You cannot fund veterans, you vote our debt in 2001 was held by foreigners. f to send men and women on the battle- Today, that privately held debt is fields and then you do not have enough The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. $4.22 trillion. Foreign interests own money to pay for the veterans benefits NEUGEBAUER). Under a previous order $1.75 trillion. It is now 42 percent of our that they are entitled to, and you keep of the House, the gentleman from Indi- Nation’s debt, outstanding debt held by coming back with budgets that cut ana (Mr. BURTON) is recognized for 5 foreign interests. That is a 73 percent that and then come back here and talk minutes. increase since we had a one-party gov- about how wonderful things are. (Mr. BURTON of Indiana addressed ernment here the last 3 years. Can you I do not know what in the world they the House. His remarks will appear imagine what we are doing in the name are thinking about. Where I come from hereafter in the Extensions of Re- of cutting taxes for American citizens it is just as bad to be lying as it is to marks.) and without the PAYGO rules to dis- be stealing. cipline ourselves on spending, which f I just wonder, where is the vision? the majority party will not allow the WHERE IS THE VISION There was an article in The Wash- Blue Dogs to bring up? They have in- ington Post yesterday about where are creased what we are in debt to the rest The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a the patriotic businessmen; where are of the world by 73 percent in the last 3 previous order of the House, the gen- the people in this country, the leaders years. Last year alone the deficit was tleman from Arkansas (Mr. BERRY) is in the business community that used $374 billion. recognized for 5 minutes. to stand up and say, This is a bad idea, Do you know how much foreigners Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I come do not do this. It will hurt everybody. lent us so that we could keep on spend- here night after night, and I see these It will hurt our children and grand- ing? $260 billion. Seventy percent of the Howdy Doody neo-cons come to the children. We want this country to con- deficit last year that we spent right well and present this ridiculous idea tinue to be good and strong and won- here on this floor was lent to us by for- that everything is all right, everything derful like we have had it. And yet eigners who we are now writing inter- is wonderful. All we need to do is just these people come down here and try to est checks to. keep cutting taxes and borrowing blow smoke at everybody and tell them This is the most irresponsible finan- money and acting like we have not got everything is going to be all right and cial game plan for this country in my good sense, and everything is just it is going to be wonderful; and then lifetime, maybe in the country’s life- going to be wonderful. they put everybody’s children and time. I heard a speech this evening about grandchildren at risk. What is happening here ought to en- how great the economy is in Tennessee, I just wonder where is the vision. rage the American people. They will and I just ask you one question, Mr. What were you people thinking about? not let us bring up PAYGO so we can Speaker, if things are so doggone good, We met with Mr. CHENEY, the Blue stop the spending. They keep on spend- how come we are broke? Dogs, we met with Vice President CHE- ing, keep on reducing revenue, and bor- I met with the manufacturer of Army NEY back in the Spring of 2001. He said, rowing it from foreign interests. boots last week. He was not com- You talk about patriotism. We are in we think you are nice people, but we plaining. I just happened to run into can cram this down your throat and hock. Let me read you a few, if you him, and we had a conversation. He would like. Do you know how much that is what we are going to do. And was not asking me to do anything. He Japan owns of our paper? $668 billion. they did. We voted against it. said, We do not have money to ware- China and Hong Kong together, $216 Then they send that little fellow over house Army boots for our troops. We billion. Almost a trillion dollars by two there from OMB, I cannot remember have to ship them directly to the field countries. Caribbean banking centers, his name. He is running for Governor of because we do not have the money to we owe them $72 billion. Korea, $58 bil- Indiana today. And he said, Do not buy any more Army boots for the lion. Germany, $49 billion. Switzerland, worry. We are going to have so much troops until the year comes in, until $49 billion. OPEC, $48 billion. Mexico, money, we will not even have any October. He said, We are making boots $41 billion. Canada, 33. It goes on. We bonds to sell. Now look at this mess we and warehousing them at our own ex- owe Brazil almost $13 billion. The have got. Netherlands, $13 billion. Belgium, $13 pense so that they will be ready when It is time for us to do something billion. Turkey, 15. India, 15. And just the time comes because we do not want about it. And the good news is it is up the other day we had a foreign aid bill. our men and women in the battlefields to the American people, and we still to not have boots. What is happening for the last 31⁄2 get to vote in November, and we are years here financially is an outrage. It I was just astounded because I hear going to make the decision. is not only what we are doing to our- these folks come down here and talk f selves now. I contend that this Con- about how wonderful it is. This is in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a gress has raised taxes more than any sane what is going on here. We cut previous order of the House, the gen- other Congress in history. Why? Be- taxes and brag about what happens tleman from California (Mr. COX) is cause they borrowed so much money that is good about it. We borrow money recognized for 5 minutes. that we have got to pay interest on, that our children, our grandchildren (Mr. COX addressed the House. His not just once, but every year, every will not even be able to pay back, and remarks will appear hereafter in the year. act like we do not know what the con- Extensions of Remarks.) sequences of all this is going to be. And So far this year we have spent $130 f billion just to write interest checks to it is the Republicans that are doing it. people. I tell you what, unless the All we get to do is come down here SEARCHING FOR A BALANCED American people get on to this scheme and have a 5-minute discussion about BUDGET that is going on around here about bor- why it is the wrong idea. You have The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. rowing and spending so that we can heard tonight, 70 percent of our debt is HENSARLING). Under a previous order of hold down taxes or so we say in which being bought by foreigners; we have the House, the gentleman from Florida we are doing the reverse, we are raising borrowed $2.5 trillion, and we owe an- (Mr. BOYD) is recognized for 5 minutes. taxes because we will have interest other $2 trillion in current account Mr. BOYD. Mr. Speaker, I am hon- payments on all of this borrowing deficits. You cannot be broke and free. ored to be here today to join my Blue every year, not to mention the sad fact Everybody knows that. Dog colleagues who have preceded me, that we are in hock to every nation Health care costs are in runaway the gentleman from Texas (Mr. STEN- that lends us money. conditions because the Republicans and HOLM), the gentleman from Indiana

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.072 H19PT1 H5956 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 (Mr. HILL), the gentleman from Ten- This Congress and this administra- mately $477 billion. This means that in nessee (Mr. TANNER), the gentleman tion have no discipline when it comes a 12-month period ending this Sep- from Arkansas (Mr. BERRY), and also to fiscal responsibility. We are spend- tember 30, the Federal Government the gentlewoman from South Dakota ing at record levels. It is absolutely will spend almost half a trillion dollars (Ms. HERSETH) who will follow. running out of control, while there is more than it will take in. If a South We have worked together on this fis- no thought given to how we respon- Dakota family behaved in this way, cal responsibility and budget issues. sibly pay for that spending, and we are they would ultimately be headed to Mr. Speaker, I listened to what the simply sending the bill to the children bankruptcy court under the burden and gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. BERRY) and the grandchildren. We will pay for pressure of crushing debt. said, and I just have the thought that it in our lifetime, and we will pay for it This projected deficit would be the most American families when they sit soon as we see those bills come due. highest in our Nation’s history, and the down to look at their finances and they Mr. Speaker, the group that I work picture does not get much better as we consider that they have got a food bill with, the Blue Dogs, have worked hard look down the road. CBO’s updated 10- and rent or a house payment, utilities, to return some sanity to the budgeting year deficit estimate is $2.4 trillion, al- car payments, they have got to send process. Just like any responsible most $1 trillion more than its earlier their kids to school, they know that at American family that has to balance predictions. To make matters worse, the end of the day, at the end of the their own family budget or business the 10-year deficit estimate would vir- month, at the end of the year, they budget, we believe that it is time for tually explode to $4.1 trillion if all of have to have had enough revenue come the Federal Government, the Congress, the current administration’s tax cuts in to meet those expenses. This is a to dust off the deficit reduction tools are extended for 10 years. very simple principle. You have to have that we used in the 1990s to get the What is often lost in the debate enough revenue coming in to meet budget under control. about the budget deficit is its impact your expenses. We have heard them talk about this on the overall Federal debt. We cannot I like to look at the history of this here tonight. We heard the gentleman allow this fact to be obscured. The na- whole deficit situation, and let us just from Texas (Mr. STENHOLM) talk about tional debt currently stands at well go back about 12 years. Mr. Speaker, in them. Strong PAYGO rules, that means over $7 trillion. That is an estimated 1992 this Congress, this government pay-as-you-go. When you find your- Federal debt of more than $24,000 for was spending $290 billion more than it selves in a hole, that is what you do. every man, woman and child in the took in. In other words, there was an Enforceable spending caps, that was United States. During this past year, annual deficit of $290 billion. That was an important component of the 1997 the national debt has continued to in- the largest at that time in the history Balanced Budget Act. We put caps in crease an average of $1.69 billion per of the Nation. It was stagnating the place for spending and we lived by it. day. economy. The interest rates were high- Most important of all and a simple In fiscal year 2003, the U.S. Govern- er than they should have been. The step that this Congress and administra- ment spent $318 billion of taxpayers’ American people understood this be- tion ought to be able to do is to enact money on interest payments on the na- cause it was affecting them on a daily tional debt. This is over $1,000 per per- basis, and they spoke through the bal- a budget resolution that the House and Senate can use as a blueprint to estab- son and over $4,000 for a family of four lot box in 1992. in this country, and that was for last Starting in 1993 and for the next 5 lish its priorities and identify the re- year alone. years, the deficit went down every sources to pay for those priorities. The problem can be brought into year. In 1998, for the first time since Mr. Speaker, I think that pretty soon sharp focus by taking a snapshot of the 1969, the Federal Government had a the American people will realize that programs under the jurisdiction of the surplus. In 1998, for the first time in al- annual deficit spending to the tune of a committees on which I serve: Com- most 30 years, the Federal Government half a trillion dollars a year will come mittee on Agriculture, Committee on had a surplus. Two years later, our back to haunt us. Resources, and Committee on Vet- Federal Government, for the first time f erans’ Affairs. since the 1950s, did not have to borrow The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Because Congress and the adminis- from the Social Security fund to cover HENSARLING). Under a previous order of tration have failed to exercise the its yearly operating expenses. That was the House, the gentleman from North same fiscal responsibility that South only 4 short years ago in fiscal year Carolina (Mr. JONES) is recognized for 5 Dakotans use to balance their house- 2000. Since then, Mr. Speaker, this gov- minutes. hold budgets every day, our govern- ernment has borrowed $1.7 trillion to (Mr. JONES of North Carolina ad- ment is now seeking to balance the pay its bills. We have put that into the dressed the House. His remarks will ap- budgets on the backs of family farmers, economy. pear hereafter in the Extensions of Re- veterans and vulnerable members of We hear rhetoric every day about marks.) how the economy is improving. Mr. our society, such as many Native Speaker, if you cannot improve this f Americans. Under pressure from our massive def- economy by borrowing, the govern- FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ment borrowing $1.7 trillion and pump- icit, the Agriculture appropriations The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a ing it into the economy, I feel for you; bill that just passed the House short- previous order of the House, the gentle- $670 billion was borrowed during that changes conservation programs that woman from South Dakota (Ms. same 3-year period from the trust are needed to restore the land and HERSETH) is recognized for 5 minutes. funds, like Social Security. And as we build wildlife habitat. Ms. HERSETH. Mr. Speaker, as the heard the gentleman from Tennessee The same fiscal policy has led to cuts newest member of the Blue Dog Coali- in vital service for Native Americans, (Mr. TANNER) say, we borrowed over a tion, I rise today to speak on an issue trillion dollars from the public, most- including in education and human serv- of vital importance to the hardworking ly, about 70 percent of it coming from ices. These cuts come despite the fact people of South Dakota, fiscal respon- foreign countries like China and Japan. that Native Americans in my State Mr. Speaker, our government with sibility. live in some of the poorest counties in respect to our budget and fiscal respon- South Dakota families know how im- the entire Nation in sometimes des- sibility is headed in the wrong direc- portant it is to live within their means. perate conditions. They know better tion under the current leadership. They do this because they know that is than anyone else that education is the what it means to live responsibly, even only path toward a better life. b 2015 if it requires difficult decisions for Finally, just as we are creating a Let me say that again. The govern- them and their families. whole new generation of veterans on ment and the budget, with regard to In its most recent pronouncement, the battlefields of Iraq and Afghani- fiscal responsibility, is heading in the the Congressional Budget Office now stan, pressure from the deficit has led wrong direction under the current lead- estimates that the Federal budget def- to a budget that shortchanges Amer- ership. icit for fiscal year 2004 will be approxi- ica’s veterans. It is a sad fact that this

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.076 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5957 administration’s budget is $1.2 billion President Bush’s government has then this is the same company that short of the amount that the Secretary withheld pertinent information from provided fake meals to American of Veterans Affairs said is necessary the U.N.’s International Advisory and troops and overcharged our govern- simply to maintain current services. Monitoring Board which was specifi- ment for Kuwaiti oil. In the years ahead, we must meet the cally tasked to ensure that Iraq’s oil There has to be a better way, because obligations that we are making to revenues would be managed responsibly the Bush doctrine of rewarding cronies these tens of thousands of selfless during the United States occupation at the expense of the American tax- Americans. They will need assistance and for as long as American and other payer has proven to be an utter failure. to recover from injuries sustained on companies work on reconstruction jobs We need to be smart about how we the battlefield. They deserve assistance in Iraq. choose companies to rebuild countries with education, housing and building a Halliburton, my colleagues may re- like war-torn Iraq. better life. Especially in light of the member, is the Texas-based oil com- I have introduced H. Con. Res. 392, sacrifices they have already made, they pany that has received over $1 billion which is legislation to create a SMART do not deserve having to bear the addi- in lucrative contracts from the United security platform for the 21st century. tional burden of financing this out- States for the reconstruction of Iraq, SMART stands for Sensible, Multilat- rageous financial debt. and they have never had to place a sin- eral, American Response to Terrorism. We must put our financial house gle bid for these contracts. The wonderful organizations Physi- back in order. The $318 billion we are Years ago, the Pentagon established cians for Social Responsibility, Friends paying in interest on the debt alone the practice of allowing private compa- Committee on National Legislation would fund all of these needs many nies to bid on various projects, reward- and Women’s Action for New Direc- times over. It would help sustain fam- ing the most qualified company willing tions helped me in crafting this legisla- ily farms and rural economies, build to complete a given project for the low- tion. new schools for all who need them, and est price with a highly sought after In this day and age, terrorism is an keep our Nation’s promise to our vet- government contract. international problem, and so it makes erans. Mr. Speaker, this practice was good sense that the fight against terrorism I hope that we can bring common for American companies, while, should involve the international com- sense back to our Nation’s budgeting through competition, also kept prices munity. That is why SMART security process. We must reinstate meaningful down, ensuring that American tax- calls for working closely with the U.N. budget enforcement tools such as the payers did not get fleeced in the proc- and NATO to achieve its goals. Only by pay-as-you-go rule proposed by the ess. actively involving other nations in this Blue Dogs and by which this House pre- The Pentagon, under the shoddy su- fight can we hope to prevent future viously abided. We must focus on mid- pervision of the Bush White House, has acts of terrorism. dle class tax relief, paying down our all but disregarded this process in 4 The Bush administration likes to Nation’s debt and balancing our Na- short years. Not only has the Bush ad- talk the talk when it comes to national tion’s budget in a way that protects ministration given rise to the shameful security, but if they want to walk the our key priorities. new policy of the no-bid contract, it walk, they will stop rewarding their has also rebuffed any and all attempts f buddies with no-bid contracts, while by international organizations to pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a protecting these same buddies from vide oversight to those companies that previous order of the House, the gentle- international auditors. If they want to are the recipients of these no-bid con- woman from New York (Mrs. MALONEY) be truly smart about defending our tracts. country, they will be smart enough to is recognized for 5 minutes. My colleagues may also recall that (Mrs. MALONEY addressed the realize that national security depends Vice President CHENEY is the former on international cooperation. House. Her remarks will appear here- CEO of Halliburton. In the months f after in the Extensions of Remarks.) since the beginning of the Iraq War, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a f Vice President CHENEY’s former com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a pany, from which he still receives near- previous order of the House, the gen- previous order of the House, the gen- ly $200,000 a year in deferred income, tleman from Washington (Mr. tleman from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) is rec- has been nothing if not greedy. MCDERMOTT) is recognized for 5 min- ognized for 5 minutes. CHENEY’s company, Halliburton, utes. (Mr. BROWN of Ohio addressed the overcharged the U.S. Government for (Mr. MCDERMOTT addressed the House. His remarks will appear here- the price of gasoline imported into Iraq House. His remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.) from Kuwait. CHENEY’s company, Halli- after in the Extensions of Remarks.) f burton, charged the United States Gov- f ernment for thousands of meals for sol- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a ORDER OF BUSINESS diers that were never provided. Yet the previous order of the House, the gen- Mr. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask Bush administration has done every- tleman from Illinois (Mr. EMANUEL) is unanimous consent to speak out of thing in its power to ensure that CHE- recognized for 5 minutes. order. NEY’s company, Halliburton, gets what- (Mr. EMANUEL addressed the House. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ever it wants or whatever it does not His remarks will appear hereafter in objection to the request of the gentle- want. the Extensions of Remarks.) woman from California? In this case, Halliburton does not f There was no objection. want international auditors to get IN MEMORIAM OF JUANITA f their hands on documents that stipu- late how Iraq’s oil revenues have been RABOUIN PHILLIPS SMART SECURITY AND spent or even how much oil has been The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a HALLIBURTON processed. Halliburton does not want previous order of the House, the gentle- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a international auditors to learn that woman from California (Ms. WATSON) is previous order of the House, the gentle- meters have never been installed on recognized for 5 minutes. woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) Iraq’s Persian Gulf loading platforms, Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to is recognized for 5 minutes. allowing for the exportation of an un- honor and memorialize a great Amer- Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, for limited and unaccounted amount of ican, Juanita R. Phillips, a retired edu- nearly 3 months, the Bush administra- crude oil. cator in the St. Louis public schools. tion has flatly refused to cooperate As a result, in addition to the bil- She died of natural causes on Thurs- with the United Nations-sanctioned lions of dollars in no-bid contracts, day, July 1, 2004, 3 months shy of cele- auditors examining the contracts pro- Halliburton may be making millions of brating her 100th birthday. vided to companies like Halliburton for dollars more off of the oil that right- She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on services in Iraq. fully belongs to the Iraqi people, but September 26, 1904, 3 months, as I said,

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.079 H19PT1 H5958 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 before her centennial. She attended the leagues have, questioning the recent Worldcoms or the Enrons have been Clinton Iowa public schools and grad- proposal from the Financial Account- those stock options that were more uated in 1927 from the University of ing Standards Board, FASB, about limited in nature. So we would lose California at Los Angeles and earned a whether or not we are going to be ex- that check and that balance. master’s degree in English from Ohio pensing stock options. Additionally, we lose an important State University. This is particularly important for part of start-up capital. What we are After graduation, she taught English somebody from the State of Oregon finding in the volatile world of tech- at various historically black institu- where technology has become a critical nology finance is that there are a num- tions such as Florida A&M College in part of our local economy. It is the ber of people who are willing to grab Tallahassee, Florida, and Hampton In- largest export of our State by far, a the brass ring, they are willing to take stitute in Hampton, Virginia, before State originally founded on agriculture a chance to forgo salary for stock op- moving to St. Louis. and timber. Now, technology exports tions, putting, in effect, sweat equity are twice what we have in those tradi- into the business on the prospect that b 2030 tional areas. The wages that are paid it will prosper and that they will reap In 1943 she moved with her husband, are twice the State average. They are handsome rewards in the future. This Dr. A.C. Phillips, an educator who high-paying, important jobs for a grow- does not happen all of the time, but it served as principal of Washington ing part of our economy that is in- happens frequently enough that people Technical, Vashon, and Central High creasingly a critical part of a global are willing to make that type of invest- Schools, and after retirement as a economy. ment. It has been a critical part of the former president of New Age Federal When these proposals came forward, I success in getting the talent and get- Savings and Loan in North St. Louis. looked at them closely because, sadly, ting these start-ups off the ground. Mrs. Phillips continued her love for Congress in the past has not always It is particularly important in a teaching English at Soldan High been the most constructive partner. small State like Oregon which does not School, from which she retired in 1972, When it comes to financial regulations, have access to capital that we see in and subsequently served as a tutorial often our participation has hindered other parts of the country like Silicon volunteer. rather than helped. I think any objec- Valley; and as a result, Oregon would During her lifetime, Mrs. Phillips re- tive analysis would suggest that con- be particularly hard hit if we were to mained engaged in various local and gressional interference with what hap- lose the opportunity for broad-based national organizations until she be- pened with the savings and loan scan- stock options. came well advanced in age. As a found- dal probably added billions of dollars Mr. Speaker, I hope that my col- ing member and first president of to the long-term cost to the taxpayer. leagues carefully examine this legisla- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Alpha More recently, congressional inter- tion coming before us tomorrow and Gamma Chapter, my chapter, at UCLA ference dealing with accounting stand- look at the impact that broad-based in the 1920s, she also dated Ralph ards probably increased the problems stock options have in terms of the en- Bunche, a classmate while in college. there when we had some of the most trepreneurial spirit, in terms of what it She continued an active social life in difficult fallout. We had an opportunity means for the benefit of large numbers St. Louis where she maintained mem- to play a more constructive role; I am of employees, and the integrity of bership in the Booklovers Club, the not certain that we did. stock options themselves. Members Garden Club, a local women’s bridge That is why I look at this carefully. should look carefully at the problems club, as well as shared activities with I started by talking to business people of valuation for something that is in her husband as an archousa in the Beta I know back home who were involved effect equity in the future that is un- Eta Boule, The Anniversary Club, The with this process to find what impact known and avoid a problem of adopting Couples Club, and numerous civic and expensing options would have on their a new policy that could have a very philanthropic projects. She was a vora- businesses. It was clear that were we to negative effect on our technology in- cious reader, avid gardener, a consum- be dealing with the expensing of broad- dustry and small business. mate traveler, and a generous hostess based stock option plans, the impact f who enjoyed sharing her time and en- would be negative. ergy to make life more pleasant for her Now, it is clear that we are not talk- BUDGET DEFICIT friends and family, and especially her ing about the vast majority of stock The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under grandchildren. options that are granted to only a the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Mr. Speaker, I want to say I just re- small number of high-level employees. uary 7, 2003, the gentleman from Colo- turned from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Here we have seen expensing take place rado (Mr. TANCREDO) is recognized for Convention, over 10,000 women, and an- with little or no impact on shareholder 60 minutes as the designee of the ma- nounced to them her passing. But the value. That is because they are very jority leader. remarkable thing is that she almost limited. In the area that we are talking Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, it has saw a full century of life and we, her about with broad-based stock options been an interesting time sitting here family, she was my aunt, need to emu- where the majority of the employees and listening to my colleagues on the late her spirit because she believed in have these options vested, not just the other side of the aisle talk about the peace. She loved poetry, and she wrote top few, it would have a dramatic im- issue revolving around the budget, the to us poetically. The last conversation pact on the balance sheet. budget deficit and spending problems I had with her she said to me, I think What it would mean in the long term we are experiencing. It is undeniably I have just lived too long. And I re- is that a number of these firms, be- true that we are spending far too much sponded, you will live forever in our cause of the lower values, they would money. It is fascinating to hear the hearts and our minds. simply stop offering broad-based stock discussion of this particular phe- f option programs. That would be a trag- nomenon, spending too much money, edy on several levels. One has to do and having Members on the other side EXPENSING STOCK OPTIONS with the fact that broad-based stock of the aisle decry that particular activ- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. option programs probably are a coun- ity. HENSARLING). Under a previous order of terweight, a check and a balance It is fascinating because I sit on the the House, the gentleman from Oregon against abuse. If you have a large num- Budget Committee, and on that com- (Mr. BLUMENAUER) is recognized for 5 ber of employees who have a stock op- mittee we have for a number of years minutes. tion program, there is less incentive now looked at budgets that are offered Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, and it is harder to manipulate. Indeed, by not just the administration, by the this evening I want to reference brief- to the best of my knowledge, there has Republican Party, but by Members of ly, legislation that we are going to be not been a single case of a broad-based the other party. To the best of my dealing with tomorrow that I think is stock option program that has been recollection, we have yet to see any very important. I have been spending one of the problems we have been read- budget proposed by the other side of time, as I know a number of my col- ing about in the papers. The the aisle that would address the issue

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.085 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5959 of spending. Not one. In fact, every sin- process, the continuing theme was this: body would be happier, as I say. We gle budget proposed by Members from the real problem, the real dastardly could go to every one of those families the other side of the aisle spends more. thing that we, the Republicans, have that are sitting around the table, that At no time to the best of my recollec- done over the course of the last 4 years they talked about earlier tonight, won- tion have we said on this floor, while is to reduce taxes. That is the most dering how to pay their bills and say, we debated any particular appropria- heinous crime with which we have been ‘‘We’ll help you figure out how to pay tions bill, any one of the 13 appropria- charged during the last hour. the bills. We’ll take more money away tions bills the House has the responsi- There was a lot of discussion about from you in taxes. That will be better. bility to address and pass to keep the the economic condition that most Believe us. Trust us. That’s going to government moving, I do not recall, Americans find themselves in and help you out.’’ and I certainly could be wrong, but I many families are wondering about Does this sound weird to anybody just do not recall any time during the how to pay the bills and especially else out there? It is a very strange phi- discussion of any one of those appro- their health care costs. All these losophy but it is decorated with a lot of priations bills where the issue was we things are undeniably true. rhetoric so that all of a sudden it sounds logical. ‘‘Of course, we just need are spending too much from the other b 2045 side. That is to say that they were to do that. We have to raise taxes, nat- complaining that the bill was too rich. Here is the solution, then, as I heard urally. We have to spend all this They were oftentimes complaining them explain it. The best thing we can money, take money away from every- about where the money was spent, but do to those people who are trying to body, it is only right. Everybody would not that we were not spending enough. figure out how to pay the bills in be happier if we did, right?’’ Nobody was complaining about the fact America is to increase their taxes. This I do not think so. I do not think so. that it was overspending; complaints will help us all. This will make every- I think most Americans do not think so, either. They are not delusionary. were almost always that we were not body happy. It will solve all of our Most Americans want us to spend less. spending enough on particular pro- problems because you and I both know, That is undeniably true. I am with grams. Mr. Speaker, that there are just too them. I am with them in that regard. I On every single appropriations bill, many Americans out there, middle- do wish that we could spend less and I or at least a majority of the appropria- class Americans who are not paying do wish that we could prioritize better tions bills that come to the floor, the enough to keep this thing afloat. than we have been able to prioritize gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Again I want to stress, I absolutely and I believe that it is incumbent upon HEFLEY), who has been around for ap- do not wish to defend the spending us to continue the effort. But the last proximately 20 years and has certainly practices of this body, both Repub- thing I think we should do is to turn seen a lot of budgets come and go in licans and certainly the Democrats. We over that process to the folks whose this process, but every year he stands spend too much money. That is undeni- only history in dealing with budgets, up and to almost every single appro- ably true. It is also undeniably true that something happened called 9/11 by the way, around here for 40 some- priation bill he attempts to add an thing years prior to the time that Re- amendment. He offers an amendment and as a result of that we did have extraordinary things occur. One, a dra- publicans took control was to develop that is a limiting amendment. dramatic spending increases ad infi- It does something really very scary. matic drop in the economic activity of nitum. I just really do not feel safe in The ramifications would be incredible the country and, two, an inordinate in- thinking that the other way to handle crease in the amount of money we if we were to ever pass it. We fail to this is to provide the other party with spent on homeland security and on na- pass it every single time; but what this the keys to the treasury. amazing, incredible thing that he offers tional defense. Those things, I think, Of course that is not the issue that I to the Members of this body who are are understandable. Our expenses went wanted to bring forward tonight. I just supposedly concerned about spending, up, our revenues went down as a result had to comment on that as I listened he suggests that we should cut spend- of an event. But I do not excuse the to the discussion. I wanted to talk to- ing on each one of the appropriations fact that we still spent money beyond night about an issue that does compel bills by an enormous amount, or enor- what we took in to an ever greater ex- me to come to this floor often and that mous around here, and that amount is tent every year. I believe that we is an issue dealing with the policy of 1 percent. Every single year he gets up should have made many more decisions this government with regard to immi- and offers this amendment to every ap- about how to cut in other areas. When- gration and to hopefully address the propriations bill, let us just cut 1 per- ever the Labor, Health and Human broader concept that immigration, im- cent off of this appropriation, and he Services bill comes up, which is a huge, migration policy, has a tendency to af- fails. Almost all of the Members on the huge, huge spending bill, all for social fect. There are many aspects, many other side of the aisle vote against it, services, we shall see how many facets to the immigration debate. That as do many Members on our side. amendments will be offered by the is why I find it so fascinating, quite Mr. Speaker, I do not rise here to de- other side to that bill to cut spending. frankly. I cannot think of another do- fend the spending activities of this We shall see whether or not anybody mestic policy issue that should com- Congress, but I do suggest that when would vote for that 1 percent cut in mand as much of our attention as one does propose that we should not that $400 billion or $500 billion bill in should the immigration debate, what spend so much, when one stands up at order to reduce the size of the deficit little debate I should say, that goes on. this microphone and condemns the that we all decry. I will vote for it. I There is not an awful lot. People sug- body for spending a lot of money, they guarantee you I will vote as I did every gest that we should really pay close at- should be willing then to vote to stop single time for every single 1 percent tention to this in the presidential race. that, not just criticize it, but stop it. and I would have voted for a much I hope we do. But the reality is there is What, is the devil making us do this? higher percentage cut had it been of- not all that much difference, I am That is what it sounds like: please, fered, but I voted for every single one afraid and ashamed to say, between the somebody stop me; I cannot control of those 1 percent cuts. What a scary two positions taken by the presidential myself. Please, somebody out there thing that we proposed, 1 percent. We candidates. One is strictly pandering deal with it. Institute some rule, insti- failed to get it. for votes and one is pandering light, I tute some program because I have to As I say, the issue evidently is spend- guess I would call it, but they are both continually vote to spend all of the ing. Nobody really tries to stop it in the process of trying to figure out a money that I can possibly vote to around here. But the real scary thing way to gain votes among those folks spend, and then some. And then it is to our friends on the other side of the who are here as immigrants and/or peo- somebody else’s fault. And the one con- aisle is that we may in fact be allowing ple who have come to this country even tinuing theme that ran through almost people to keep too much of their own illegally and who sometimes, in fact of- every one of the discussions that pre- wages, too many of their own dollars. tentimes, do vote. ceded mine here tonight discussing the This absolutely astounds the other Let me talk a little about this whole appropriations process and the budget side. It is frightening to them. Every- concept of voting. This is really what

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.088 H19PT1 H5960 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 has propelled me to come to the floor a new standard for voting, but it isn’t to minimize the importance of the this evening. About, I guess it was a citizenship.’’ When the council’s execu- whole concept of citizenship, that we year or so ago, maybe 2 years now, a tive director, I think there they are are all just residents, that is the the- year and a half, I read something that talking about the city council of D.C., ory, that we are just here on the planet was a statement by the then candidate the executive director, Eugenio Arene, in this particular location. Nothing for mayor of Washington, D.C. I found suggested that all local taxpayers be really holds us together as a nation ex- it disconcerting, to say the least, and I allowed to cast ballots, the mayor cept for the economic benefits that can have quoted it often because a lot of added, ‘‘Sounds like a good standard to be obtained by living in this particular people when I talk about the issue of me.’’ Asked about extending the vote geographic area. That is all. As bizarre immigration and citizenship which, of to noncitizens, Williams pledged to as that sounded back on October 1, course, go hand in hand, people are sur- work with local government officials 2002, and to a certain extent I did not prised by the fact that there are places and experts on the idea and he said he really worry about it because you can around this country, cities in par- hoped it would be possible in elections write that off to a political campaign ticular, that have called themselves for mayor on down. and the rhetoric of someone looking to and/or we have called sanctuary cities. By the way, in this proposal, there pander to voters. Certainly that is the Sanctuary cities are cities that develop was nothing at the time that would only way I could read what he said policies with regard to immigration. Of even indicate that they were enter- there. course, this is bizarre to say the least taining the idea that people who are Come to find out last week, this par- because the Federal Government is noncitizens should vote but excluding ticular little seed, bad seed, has begun supposed to have the primary and it from people who are here illegally. to sprout. unique role of determining our immi- There is nothing in here to suggest b 2100 gration policies. But what we are see- that that was the case. In fact, it is ing happen all over the country, well, I just the opposite. Anyone who they say The other day several should not say all over the country, is a resident should vote. Anyone who Councilmembers here in the District of primarily on the left coast and on the is a resident should vote. This, of Columbia introduced the ‘‘Equitable east coast, we see these peculiar things course, is an attack on the whole con- Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2004,’’ a bill that will extend full local going on in local communities where cept of citizenship. It is becoming less voting rights to documented perma- they will say things like, in our com- and less meaningful to many people, it nent residents of the District of Colum- munity, in our city, we will not allow is true. We are trying our best to elimi- bia. The bill was co-introduced by our police departments to commu- nate anything that distinguishes a per- Councilmember Jim Graham, and it nicate with the Department of Home- son here as a citizen from someone who goes on to describe them. The Voting land Security. If they arrest someone is not and to accommodate, therefore, Rights for All D.C. Coalition is actively and find out that that person is here il- the massive numbers of people who are seeking other co-sponsors. So in the legally, we will not allow our police de- here illegally. If this is not pandering City Council of Washington, D.C., they partment to tell the government about for votes, you tell me what is, Mr. are proposing now to implement the that, tell the Department of Homeland Speaker. How can we possibly define Mayor’s idea of having people who are Security. Some have gone farther than such a thing, that a statement of this noncitizens be eligible to vote. that, farther than saying that if you nature could be made and that people We know we will have the Wash- are in their community illegally, you could possibly think that it was for ington, D.C. appropriations bill up here will not be hassled essentially, that any other purpose but to go after a vot- soon, and we will certainly look at that that little city will not participate in ing group that perhaps is not solidly for an opportunity to address this par- the process of trying to identify your behind you or you want to sort of en- ticular issue, as the Federal Govern- status and/or have anything to do with courage, you want to make sure that ment does have a responsibility for the punishment of the crime. If, in you pay them back for whatever kind oversight, and I will have an amend- fact, you have come into this country of political support they may give you, ment prepared. But whether or not we illegally, they will not help enforce the that you would even go to the extent of offer it, whether or not it passes, I law of the land. I find this to be quite saying that citizenship in this country mean the idea that this is happening in peculiar. is not important, it is essentially cities across the country and here in I have spoken about this. We have at- meaningless. Because, you see, if it is the Nation’s capital has got to be a so- tempted to amend other bills, appro- not meaningful to the mayor for voting bering thought even for those people priations bills, to stop this from hap- purposes, what in the world could it be who press for more and more of the pening but something occurred here meaningful for? What purpose does it elimination, if the Members will, of just the other night that goes along have? What does citizenship mean? Is it anything that distinguishes individuals with what the then candidate, or, no, I of any value whatsoever? here as citizens of the United States. am sorry, he was mayor at the time, There is an oath that is taken when Massive immigration into the coun- Mayor Anthony Williams. I see this ar- someone wants to become a citizen of try, both legally and illegally, has con- ticle was back on October 1, 2002, when the United States. It has been around sequences. And it is absolutely true he was running again but he was the for a couple of hundred years. In it we that we have been successful as a Na- mayor. Mayor Anthony Williams said talk about the need to disavow any al- tion in assimilating hundreds of mil- on October 1, 2002, that noncitizens in legiance to any other government or lions of people into this country and the District of Columbia should be al- potentate, I think the words are, in the into this culture over the past 200 lowed to vote in local elections. He had vow itself. We are talking about some- years. And it is true that sometimes said this in response to a complaint body who is separating themselves that is assimilation happened easily from a Latino coalition where they from whatever they were in terms of and sometimes not so easily. It is true issued a report in which they identified their political affiliation to something that many people faced hardships and a lack of services and access to local new. We do that for a purpose, because discrimination and that it was not an government. Mayor Williams said, ‘‘I it is important to have that easy thing to do, and that groups came am committed to expanding the fran- distinguishment. It is important to into the country, and every time there chise. The city needs to develop a new have people who come here as immi- was a wave of immigration from any standard for voting.’’ grants. It is important to have people particular area, there would be people This is the mayor of Washington, who are born here understand the im- here saying we have got to stop that. D.C., the Nation’s capital. Again, only portance of citizenship. It does distin- There is something bad about that par- here on the east coast or maybe in guish someone here and it distin- ticular group coming into the country. some scattered pockets of the left guishes us from other nations and The country not only survived it but coast would a statement like this not other people groups. I think that that grew and prospered, and I think, for be incredible and would go without a distinguishment is a good thing. the most part, we can look back at the great deal of attention being paid to it, I am constantly amazed at how much experience and say it was positive for but he says, ‘‘The city needs to develop time and attention is spent on trying the Nation.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.089 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5961 But there is a different phenomenon school kids, instead of being in class children into the American culture. today. It is a different immigration, studying American history, this was There was a pressure to do so, first of not just in terms of numbers. There are her alternative, a ‘‘mural walk.’’ That all, of course, to learn English. That far more people coming into this coun- is what she called it. And when the stu- was an absolute must. Secondly, to try today legally and illegally than dents got there and they talked to the learn about the history of this country ever before in the Nation’s history. But ‘‘artist’’ who had created this thing, and attach ourselves to it, which I did. there is also this growing problem, this this mural, this historical monument, That is gone. That is gone from most sort of cult of multiculturalism, as I this psychological jewel, they asked schools in this Nation. call it, that has taken over much of him to teach the class. This was on According to a study of San Diego certainly the media. Certainly our col- radio. They were interviewing these high school students in the early 1990s, leges and high schools and textbooks guys, and this was all recorded. And after 3 years of high school, the propor- are influenced by this peculiar philos- the guy said, I want the students to tion of students identifying themselves ophy. I say peculiar because it is this: know you do not belong here. That flag as ‘‘American’’ dropped by 50 percent It is not just a recognition of our dif- is not your flag, pointing to American from the time they came into the ferences, which I think all of us can ap- flag. He said, You are just all a colony. school. The proportion identifying preciate. It is not just extolling the This is a colony of the United States. themselves as hyphenated Americans virtues of diversity, of which there are You really do not belong here. You had gone down by 30 percent, and the many. It is not that at all. The cult of have no allegiance here. proportion of identifying themselves multiculturalism to which I refer is the This is the cult of multiculturalism with a foreign nationality, overwhelm- kind of thing that pushes this idea that to which I refer. And it is there, and it ingly in this case Mexican, had gone up we should no longer identify ourselves permeates our society, and it is prob- 52 percent. as Americans because that is, of lematic when it meshes with massive What did we teach them? To what did course, some unique distinction that is immigration, when there is no longer a we say that they should attach them- in some way troublesome; and that we press for assimilation or pressure for selves? As immigrants or as citizens should in no way extol the virtues of assimilation, but all the pressure is who have been here for years, whatever American society or the American just the opposite. It is all to divide us that citizenship concept is in any- creed. We should not tell our children into subgroups, into hyphenated Amer- body’s mind anymore? What we taught in schools that there is anything of icans in every way. them is there is nothing unique, noth- value in what we have established here, I had a meeting, I remember, with a ing that they should, in fact, attach that there is nothing in Western Civili- bishop in Denver, Bishop Gomez. And themselves to; that they should stay zation in our history of which we can we were arguing this issue, and he said separate, keep their own language, be proud, that everything is negative, to me, I do not know why you are so keep their on special identity, separate that the only way that we can portray concerned about people who are coming identity. a sympathy and express a sympathy here from Mexico. He said, They do not I tell my colleagues this is the prob- and an appreciation for another culture want to be Americans. lem that the immigration policy has I said, Bishop, there are two things is to degrade and debase our own. That got to address. And I am pilloried about that statement that really get is the cult of multiculturalism, and it many times certainly by the press, my me. First of all, that you assume my is rampant throughout the country. opponents, because I talk about this problem with immigration is that I do There was an interesting little spot issue. And there are always attempts not want the people who immigrate on National Public Radio not too long to characterize my debate or my desire here to become American; and, sec- ago about a school in Los Angeles, a to debate this issue in the most nasty ondly, the fact is you are right. That is public high school, 5,000 students, most of terms. And the epithets that are the problem, and it is exactly why I am of them, as they said, had ‘‘recently ar- thrown around here and at me often- worried. It is not that I should not be rived,’’ almost all from Mexico, almost times, we just have to accept that peo- worried about that. It is that every all speaking Spanish. And in this NPR ple wish to change the debate away American should be worried about it. spot, they were interviewing the teach- from these kinds of issues that I am There are many people doing exactly er, and they were talking about the trying to address tonight on to the what my grandparents did and your fact that they did not have enough stuff of racism and xenophobia and grandparents and everybody else’s textbooks in the school, especially that sort of thing. civics or history textbooks. And the grandparents or great grandparents or I have watched over the years, and teacher said, I do not care that we do great great grandparents did. They all there are people who have been here not have any textbooks in the school come here because they all make a longer than I and have done far better because the textbooks that we have very difficult choice to come to a brand work than I, far more productive work prepared for us and are given to us by new land. And it is true that that is the in many cases, I am sure, in this par- the school district do not teach our one thing we have in common, people ticular area than I have ever been able kids about who they are. She said, coming today and people coming when to do, and one is the gentleman from They only teach about this other cul- my grandparents came: They want to Virginia (Mr. GOODE), who is here to- ture. come to America. But let me ask you if Now, what was she talking about? there is now a difference. Let me ask night and I am proud to say is a friend. Who were their kids and who they are, you if you can just get a feeling that, I yield to the gentleman from Vir- and who was the other culture that she in fact, something else is different. ginia (Mr. GOODE). was deriding and in saying that we They want to come to America. The Mr. GOODE. Mr. Speaker, I thank should not be teaching children today? question is do they want to be Amer- the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. That other culture was, of course, ours, ican? TANCREDO) for yielding to me. America’s. Who were these children? The answer, according to Bishop I want to thank the gentleman for She said ‘‘our children.’’ Not American Gomez, is no. This is different. his tireless efforts on bringing immi- children? No. No. So, therefore, she I see the gentleman from Virginia gration reform to this Congress and be- said, I have devised a different cur- has joined me, and I will ask him to ex- fore the American people. He has trav- riculum for these kids, and I do not press his observations here in just a eled across this Nation. He has gone to want them using textbooks provided by second. the border between Mexico and the the Anglo community. She said, In- But I just want to point out that this United States. He has also been to the stead of using textbooks, we are going cult of multiculturalism is truly hav- Canadian border. He brought back the to go out and study murals. ing an impact on our society because tax returns and have weighed them of Mural, that is a euphemism, most of historically public schools, we could at those who I believe were here illegally, the time, for graffiti. least rely on them. When I went to trying to get money from the Amer- So they went out, and the reporter school, when my grandparents went to ican Treasury and who, no doubt in my went out with them, and they walked school here, we could rely on a public mind, many of which have been suc- along the streets of Los Angeles. The school as a place to help assimilate cessful.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.091 H19PT1 H5962 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 b 2115 19 of those terrorists who flew the air- countries, and this is by the process of The gentleman saw how they were planes into the buildings of this coun- what is called remittances. going to utilize the Earned Income Tax try and killed thousands of citizens in Now, ‘‘remittances,’’ that is just a Credit on papers that the gentleman New York, Pennsylvania and across the term that refers to the dollars that gathered in alleged trash near the river in Arlington, were in this country flow from people who are working here Mexican border. The gentleman has illegally. They had overstayed their in the United States to people who are done the research on items like the pa- visas, for the most part, illegal aliens. in other countries, mostly to family pers by the mayor of the District of Co- They committed suicide by flying members who are in other countries. lumbia. The gentleman has talked to those planes into the World Trade Cen- I was in Mexico not too long ago the Border Patrol agents. The gen- ter and into the Pentagon. They were speaking to a gentleman who was the tleman has done countless other things in this country illegally, and if they head of a newly created ministry down on behalf of bringing true immigration were not here illegally, they could not there called the Ministry for Mexicans reform to this country, and I want to have done the acts. If we stopped ille- living in the United States. I think it thank the gentleman. gal immigration, then there would has changed its name, but that is what We heard speakers before the gen- have been 19 fewer persons in this it was originally. But Mr. Hernandez, tleman from Colorado (Mr. TANCREDO) country to do those acts that they did. the minister, was telling me that part talk about the deficit, and I want to I hope, but I do not expect, the 9/11 of the responsibilities he had as a min- see the deficit reduced. I would like to Commission to address this facet of ister of this particular agency was to see it eliminated. It is great to identify making America more secure. make sure that the movement, the flow a problem, but you also need to address I remember the gentleman from Col- of Mexican nationals into the United the problem. orado (Mr. TANCREDO) bringing to a States, was maintained, and, in fact, Reduce illegal immigration and re- meeting of the Immigration Reform increased. duce the deficit. Illegals come into this Caucus, and I recollect it was held in That was such an odd thing, in a way. country and soak up not thousands, the courtyard outside of the Long- When I asked why in the world would a not millions, but billions of healthcare worth Building, the father of one of the government agency be set up to in- dollars that taxpayers of this country September 11 victims. As I recall, the crease the flow of their nationals to an- are paying for. If we stopped illegal im- statements made by that individual, he other country, he said, ‘‘Well, it is ac- migration, we would have those bil- said, ‘‘If I had to pick out a key factor tually kind of simple.’’ He said, ‘‘There lions of dollars to apply to the deficit. in what caused September 11, it was a are actually several reasons, but they We can look at social services and so- huge sea of illegal immigration, where- are all beneficial to Mexico, and you cial programs. Again, we are not talk- by 19 illegals could float around in that can see why we would be doing this.’’ ing about hundreds, thousands or mil- sea undetected.’’ He said that the number of people be- lions; we are talking about billions of What he wanted was to see a reduc- tween the ages of 18 and 25, Mexican dollars. tion in illegal immigration. I hope the citizens, that particular demographic If we want to reduce the deficit, re- 9/11 Commission will address this fact. profile, the number of people in that duce illegal immigration. Stop it, and I want to see America be made more profile had doubled in 10 years, and he stop that money going to them from secure, and one way to make America said the unemployment rate for that these social programs. more secure is to reduce illegal immi- same group is about 40 percent. Another area of concern are illegals gration, just as one way to reduce the So on the remittance issue, he said getting Social Security. I have heard deficit is to reduce illegal immigration. the people coming into the country some say, ‘‘Oh, we passed a law to stop So I would like to close by doing as were in desperate need of a job, and that.’’ I started and to thank the gentleman what would happen when they get here, Yes, we passed a law saying if you from Colorado (Mr. TANCREDO) for tak- they get employed, and then they send are illegally in this country, you can- ing the time to come to the floor of money back home, in this case to Mex- not draw Social Security benefits. But this House on a repeated basis and ico. That was 2 years ago, and that if you go back to Mexico, or you go point out the many problems and the amounted to $13 billion. $13 billion. back to whatever other country you many pitfalls of illegal immigration. I came from to this country illegally, hope that the voting standard in this Now, you say, well, so what? That is you can start dipping into the Social country will always be that you have a significant portion of the GDP of Security System and getting money to be a United States citizen to partici- Mexico, as a matter of fact. Mr. Her- out of it. pate in our electoral process. nandez referenced it. He said this was If we were to get that totalization Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, re- an important thing, to have the money agreement with Mexico, which I surely claiming my time, I thank the gen- be sent back. It actually now approxi- hope we do not, the totalization agree- tleman. mates the greatest amount of foreign ment would override the statute that Mr. Speaker, there is another issue investment in the country of Mexico. says illegals cannot get Social Secu- when we talk about spending and defi- Remittances. Far in excess of any rity benefits. If that were followed by cits that I think is intriguing. We just sort of investment by any other cor- an amnesty of any type, form, shape or passed last week the foreign operations poration in the world; far in excess of regularization or whatever euphemistic bill. This is most often referred to as the money that goes into Mexico from phrase you want to call amnesty, you the foreign aid bill. There is an inter- tourism. It is the highest source of for- are going to hear a sucking sound out esting aspect of this particular spend- eign investment they have, except for of the Social Security fund that would ing plan that really deserves our atten- PEMEX, the government-owned oil turn all seniors whose heads are not tion here, and I think we seldom ever company. gray gray, I would predict, because the address it. ‘‘Therefore,’’ he said, ‘‘it is impor- drain on the Social Security fund It is this: That beyond the money tant for us to have this continual would be significant and heavy. Again, that we appropriate in that bill for flow.’’ He went on to explain there it is not hundreds, it is not thousands, governments all over the world, most were other important things. He said, it is not millions; it is billions of dol- of them, unfortunately, corrupt, and ‘‘You know, the more Mexican nation- lars. much of the money, of course, as we als we have living in the United States, So, if you want to reduce the deficit, know, does not get to the intended in- the more your government will be inlet us stop illegal immigration and put dividuals that most desperately need fluenced in a positive way to treat a big dent in the deficit. it, but we, nonetheless, distribute mon- Mexico.’’ Pretty soon we are going to get the eys to countries all over the world in Finally, he said, when I told him I September 11 Commission report. It is the form of foreign aid. thought these things were incredible in going to talk an intelligence czar, and But most people I think do not un- a way, that any government would be I am anxious to see what they have to derstand or know that a great deal of set up for the purpose of trying to ac- say about that. But I bet it will not wealth is also transferred in another tually influence our policy vis-a-vis mention too much about the fact that way from the United States to other their government by exporting people

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.093 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5963 into our country, he said, ‘‘Congress- First and foremost I would like to people of this country who make ham- man,’’ he said this in a relatively con- honor my colleague from Colorado. All burgers and are involved with that in- descending way, he said, ‘‘Congress- of us in Congress who take this issue dustry should be paid more money, but man, it is not two countries. It is just seriously know that without the lead- they will not be paid more money and a region. It is not two countries.’’ ership of the gentleman from Colorado the people who clean the buildings and Interestingly, Vincente Fox was here (Mr. TANCREDO), this issue would not be take jobs like this, they are being paid just a couple of weeks ago in the getting the attention it is, and it is not less. The working people are being hurt United States campaigning. The Presi- getting the attention it deserves as it by this. Of course, we are not going to dent of Mexico was in the United is. provide them health care, because we States of America, in Illinois, in Michi- have plenty of illegals who work and b 2130 gan and in Wisconsin, campaigning, are not getting health care. The tax- talking to Mexican nationals living So the fact is that he has taken many payers pick up their health care. here, trying to get them to vote, and hard knocks; he has been attacked per- In California we know wages are also promising them, by the way, that sonally and politically for the leader- being kept down for normal people. The he would defend their rights in the ship that he has provided on this issue. health care system in our State is col- United States, asking them to vote in I salute him. And, let me just say that lapsing, and around the country there the election in Mexico, saying that I am proud that on most of these fights is strain, especially in the southwest. they will pass legislation to allow them that I have been able to rush down here The education system in California, be- to do so, because they wanted them to and be at his side and fight the good cause of the illegal flow of illegals into remain connected to Mexico. fight, because this issue is determining our system, our children are not get- That gets us back to this issue we the well-being of the people of the ting the education they deserve. It can talked about earlier, about whether or United States of America. be traced right back to a massive, un- not people come to the United States That is what we are supposed to be controlled flow of illegals into our because they want to be in the United doing here, is it not? We are here elect- country, bringing their children, so States, or because they want to be ed to watch out for the well-being of that they can get benefits that they Americans. Two different things. In the people of the United States; more could never afford in their own coun- this case he is saying, ‘‘I want you to than anything else that we do, that is try. We should not blame the illegals. come to America; I just do not want supposedly our responsibility. Yet, we Blame us. Blame the government. Be- you to become Americans. I want you have seen almost no action on the part cause this government is supposed to to stay connected to Mexico.’’ of the political establishment of the watch out for the welfare of our people. He is not the only person, and that is United States to deal with the issue of We are not doing it. The criminal jus- not the only country. The countries in illegal immigration, and our people are tice system in California is breaking the world, there are now seven or eight paying for it. They are paying for it in down. Over 40 percent of the people in countries that have actually over 10 a big way. There is no doubt what ef- our prisons and our jails are illegal im- percent of their gross domestic product fect this massive flow of illegal immi- migrants. as a result of the remittances coming gration that continues into our coun- This is a huge burden on the tax- from the United States. try is having. And if I would just have payers but, also, on our own people. Do Now, I suggest that we ought to re- any difference with my colleague, it my colleagues know what happens duce our foreign aid to every single one would only be to stress that it is not when those people get out of jail? They of those countries by the amount of re- just illegal immigration from Mexico. do not send them back to the countries mittances that are going there. Actu- And, by the way, we would not care if they came from; they let them out ally, the remittances are a better way it was illegal immigration from Ireland among our population and they com- of getting foreign aid to them, because or from Germany or Italy or anywhere mit more crimes. Not only the terror- it actually is going to people and not else. We have an out-of-control flow of ists who came into our country legally the corrupt governments. illegal immigration into this country. I have written the committee. I have and just overstayed their visas, not Today, I believe the biggest source of written the gentleman from Arizona only have they murdered our people, illegal immigration into our country (Chairman KOLBE) and asked him to but every day someone is killed in this actually is not Mexico, but is China consider this in the creation of the bill. country by someone who is not sup- He chose not to. But I suggest to you and countries in Asia. posed to be in this country because Again, people who come, for them we there is no reason we should not at they are not here legally. We are talk- have, I would say, the most generous least count this into the amount of ing about our citizens being murdered, money that we do in fact provide for legal immigration policy of any coun- their wages being kept down, their foreign aid. try in the world. We admit more legal children’s education system and health The reason I think we should do this immigrants into our country than all care system going to hell. This is a is because we have to, I think, begin to other countries in the world combined. major issue and it is not being ad- eliminate the allure of the remittances But to permit millions more on top of dressed. to other countries, because as they that to pour into our country is having Mr. Speaker, I would say to the gen- begin to depend more and more on the a dramatic impact on us, and it is he- tleman from Colorado (Mr. TANCREDO), United States and their nationals roes like the gentleman from Colorado by continuing to bring it up over and working here to send money back (Mr. TANCREDO) who are stepping up to over again, he is doing a tremendous home, then they press us more and the plate and trying to do something service to our people, and I am proud more for open borders and for reduc- about it. to stand with him tonight again to try tion in any sort of obstacles that might The average person out there knows to motivate the people in this city, in be placed in the path of immigration that his children and the working peo- Washington, D.C. They say that Wash- into the country, legally or illegally. ple themselves are suffering from the ington, D.C. is 64 square miles sur- Then we see the Mexican consulates fact that their wages are being kept rounded by reality. We have to bring and the Guatemalan consulates, 15 down. Yes, we had a huge growth in our some reality here to Washington, D.C. countries that are now handing out GNP, but the wages of our middle class Our people are suffering because of this these matricula consular cards, these and our working class people have been issue. Let us deal with it. Let us deal cards to their nationals living in the kept down by a massive flow of illegals with it, yes, in a fair way. And again, United States, for the purposes of, into our country. There is nothing this has nothing to do with where again, making it easier and simpler for wrong to think that people who work illegals are coming from, but it has ev- them to live here, and make money in hotels changing beds and cleaning erything to do with getting control of and, of course, send it home. should earn a good living, but their pay an out of control situation that is hurt- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman has been kept way down. People who ing our people. from California. pick fruit and vegetables, yes, okay, so So I thank the gentleman for his Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, I it is going to cost us 10 cents more for leadership, and I am proud to work thank the gentleman very much. a hamburger. The bottom line is, the with him on the issue.

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.094 H19PT1 H5964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I am the United States, but probably would thank the gentleman, and I am cer- joined this evening by a number of col- have been willing to live and let live. tainly proud that he is a friend and has leagues interested in the safety of We have become the villain of millions become, and has been for a long time, America and Americans, and concerned of glittering eyes, and we did it to our- not become, but has been a major and about the future of our military forces. selves. important voice for reason on this par- We are speaking this evening because At the same time, we drove away ticular issue. we have great reservations about the stalwart friends whose company pro- Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, way America’s national security policy vided us with such strength. By forcing just a note that I will be giving a Spe- is being conducted. a political showdown on Iraq rather cial Order in about an hour on 9–11, so Sixty years ago next month, the than focusing on the real war, the if people are looking in to see about American Army was welcomed into proven threat to all western civiliza- this, this is not the Special Order that Paris with cheers and flowers and cries tion, we made our allies choose be- I will be giving. of ‘‘Vive les Americains!’’ We had tween the will of their people on the Mr. TANCREDO. Stay tuned. Stay fought a dogged and grueling war one hand and the relationship with the tuned. against the forces of a cruel dictator. United States on the other, and it was Mr. Speaker, I will end this Special And from every window and rooftop, a unnecessary. Order with just this last reference. It is liberated populace honored the for- After September 11, the leaders of to one thing that was written in a book eigners who restored their freedom. countless nations expressed their sup- called ‘‘Who Are We?’’ By Samuel Hun- Move forward 60 years to another port to our President. Not one, not one tington. This has become I think one of war, another dictator, another country called to gloat or said that we deserved the most important books written, and freed. To be sure, many Iraqis wel- what we got. NATO invoked Article 5 it just came out actually in May, but it comed the American invasion and, for for the first time ever to come to the is a fascinating analysis of this whole all the talk of coalition, this was an collective defense of the United States. issue we are talking about in terms of overwhelmingly American force. But They were all on our side, in the real trying to understand the merging of those who welcomed our forces found war. multiculturalism, this sort of cult of they had to keep their voices low lest We chose to defy the will of the inter- multiculturalism and the issue of mas- they become targets of those who re- national community and take it upon sive immigration and the erosion of the warded their liberators with bombs and ourselves to unilaterally enforce sanc- concept of citizenship. bullets. tions that were not solely America’s to Samuel Huntington puts it this way: We should not accept the appearance begin with. The Canadian Mounties ‘‘The erosion of the difference between of an ungrateful Nation at face value. cannot come to Lexington, Missouri to citizens and aliens, the overall declin- But neither should we idealize the oc- enforce Missouri law; that is the duty ing rates of naturalization, and the cupation of Iraq. of the State of Missouri. Similarly, I do naturalization spike of the mid 1990s, It is increasingly clear that at a time not believe it was right for the United all suggest the central importance of when America should have focused its States to act to enforce edicts that material government benefits for im- might on punishing those who, cal- were not of our creation. That is why migrant decisions. Immigrants become lously and in defiance of any known the United Nations was created. By citizens not because they are attracted theology, attacked our country, and taking it upon ourselves to literally be- to America’s culture and creed, but be- eliminating the threat they continued come the world’s policeman, we cause they are attracted by govern- to pose, we allowed ourselves, Mr. changed the view that many of our al- ment social welfare and affirmative ac- Speaker, to be diverted. lies had of us. We became, in their tion programs. If these are available to What we see on TV every night is not view, not just a victim of a vicious at- noncitizens, the incentive for citizen- the war on terror. The war in Iraq; tack, but a potential attacker our- ship fades. Citizenship is becoming, in really, now, the peacekeeping mission selves. Peter Spiro’s phrase, one more gen- in Iraq, is costly and bloody and large- Let me be candid, Mr. Speaker. I and erally available ‘Federal social ben- ly irrelevant. Was Saddam Hussein un- some of those who will speak later efit.’. If, however, citizenship is not pleasant? Yes. Did he bode U.S. ill? voted to give the President the author- necessary to get the benefits, it is su- Without a doubt. But going to war ity to move Saddam Hussein out. We perfluous. As Peter Schuck and Rogers against Saddam Hussein, taking people did that based on the information at Smith argue, it ‘is welfare state’ mem- and resources away from the search for the time, much of which has since fall- bership, not citizenship, that increas- Osama bin Laden and the destruction en into question. The former Vice Chief ingly counts. Membership in the wel- of al Qaeda, is like the football defense of Staff of the Army, General Jack fare state, in contrast to membership that goes after the runner while the Keane, told the Committee on Armed in the political community, is of cru- quarterback sneaks the ball across the Services last week, ‘‘We were seduced cial and growing significance; for some, goal line. We fell for the fake. by the Iraqi exiles.’’ who are wholly dependent upon public The real war on terror is the war to b 2145 benefits, it may be literally a matter of find and punish those who attacked life and death.’’ this country and who would do so But regardless of underlying data, It is citizenship, it is the concept of again. After nearly 3 years, their net- nowhere in our votes did we say to go a nation State that we are today debat- works have been shattered, their orga- it alone. Never did we say that Iraq ing. Whether or not its existence can nization has been bruised. But destroy- should take focus away from the real be assured, certainly we do not know, ing such a strong and such a decentral- war. At the same time, I twice wrote to but I can guarantee my colleagues this, ized threat is very difficult. Any one the President and pointed out that that the threats to its existence are man with a weapon of mass destruction ejecting Saddam is one thing, but we great and are exacerbated by the cult is a superpower. The best we can do, have to plan to manage the aftermath. of multiculturalism and unrestrained militarily anyway, is to contain and That clearly did not happen. immigration. keep the leadership incommunicado or The peace has been managed far f on the run. That is the real war. worse than the war, and it has been ar- Is America safer with Saddam Hus- gued that the United States invasion REGARDING NATIONAL SECURITY sein out of power? Probably. But is was justified as an act of self-defense. PRIORITIES AND THE REAL WAR America safer because of the Iraq war? Indeed, this administration changed ON TERROR No, it is not. Because of the way we en- the national security policy of our The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. tered that war and the way in which we country to assert the right of the HENSARLING). Under the Speaker’s an- have handled the aftermath, I believe United States to preemptively attack nounced policy of January 7, 2003, the that we have increased the chances of anywhere we believe there might be a gentleman from Missouri (Mr. SKEL- another attack and, sadly, another threat to our Nation. TON) is recognized for 60 minutes as the war. We have incited the anger of mil- We have debated, and I am sure we designee of the minority leader. lions who previously did not much like will continue to debate, whether the

VerDate jul 14 2003 02:49 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.096 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5965 policy of preemption is wise or in keep- novation, the edge, but the true the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, ing with American values. But this threats to our country from people who Cuba. much is clear. In order to preempt, in have no fighter airplanes, have no air- Unfortunately and disappointingly, order to become an aggressor, in order craft carriers and have no satellites. the committee ordered that this reso- to throw the first punch, we had better The war against terror is door to lution be reported to the House with an have clear, convincing and accurate in- door and manpower-intensive, so adverse recommendation. This is the telligence that a real threat exists. spending all this money on other items second time in less than two months As we are seeing in the case of Iraq, should make us ask, where are our pri- that the House Committee on Armed our intelligence system is not yet orities? Services has failed to order the produc- ready to meet that standard. Until it Soldiers make the war on terrorism tion of documents that could assist is, a doctrine of preemption puts Amer- work, more than any doctrine or any this committee in understanding and ica in the black hat before the world. system. Yet, the most personnel-inten- working towards a resolution of the Whatever happened to the Weinberger sive services, the army and the Marine prisoner abuse scandal. doctrine? Whatever happened to the Corps, are last in line for funding from In June the committee adversely re- Powell doctrine? the Defense Department. Where are our ported H. Res. 640, a bill that sought Mr. Speaker, if a global black eye priorities? Why, Mr. Speaker, are we documents associated with the inves- were the only consequence of our Iraqi not throwing America’s might into the tigation by Army Major General Anto- adventure, it might be manageable. We real war? nio Taguba into the prisoner abuses at could live with it. But to do that and to Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. I am deeply take energy and focus from finding the from Texas (Mr. REYES). disappointed in this committee and at true villains of September the 11 and to Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the the partisan politics that are keeping enter into a war that was not clearly gentleman for yielding, and let me say, America from learning the truth about necessary and to strain local econo- Mr. Speaker, that I associate myself what happened at Abu Ghraib. mies by calling up reserves, National with his comments. As a member of Instead of supporting this fact-seek- Guard and even retired military to Congress, a veteran who has been to ing resolution last week, Republicans serve in that war and to drive a wedge Iraq five times and have sat many, on the House Committee on Armed in the alliance that kept peace for 60 many times across from our men and Services preferred H. Con. Res. 472, a years and to engage in a bloody and women in uniform, as they look into resolution expressing the sense of Con- costly occupation and to stretch the our eyes and they show not just their gress that the apprehension, detention American military forces to the break- commitment and their professionalism and interrogation of terrorists are fun- ing point and ultimately to inflame but their trust in us to do the right damental elements in the successful new generations to hate America, with thing, and sometimes I wonder if we prosecution of the global war on ter- all of that, I cannot see how America is are not betraying our obligations of rorism, and that the protection of the in the end safer or better off because of doing the right thing for them. lives of the United States citizens at this war. So tonight, Mr. Speaker, I want to home and abroad. The Soviet Union tried to put Amer- talk about an issue that is vitally im- Fundamentally, this resolution is ica in this strategic situation for half a portant to our country and to the men mired in a lot of partisanship and may century. We did it to ourselves in just and women that are fighting and de- ultimately hurt our men and women in a year. On top of that, we have created fending our freedoms in Iraq, Afghani- uniform. I am deeply concerned about a huge new burden for America’s mili- stan and other parts of the world. the unintended consequences that tary. I recently wrote that we could Mr. Speaker, time and again at- could result from the adoption of such have forces in Iraq for 50 years. When I tempts by this House to acquire docu- a resolution. asked the Deputy Secretary of Defense ments related to the Abu Ghraib prison By effectively absolving ourselves Paul Wolfowitz whether we would be in abuse scandal have been defeated, from adhering to the Geneva Conven- Iraq for a good many years, he said this largely on party line votes. During con- tions and instead following our own is entirely possible, and he added, ‘‘I sideration of the intelligence author- standards of ‘‘humane treatment for cannot tell you how long that’s going ization bill, I offered an amendment, those in our custody,’’ we open the to take.’’ both in committee markup and on the doors for the rest of the world to do the I and many who stand with me have floor of this House, to require the De- same to our own troops. tried to be supportive of our President partment of Defense to turn over docu- In the words of former prisoner of and our policies. We stand foresquare ments related to the handling and the war, the Nation’s first ambassador to with the troops under fire and grieve treatment of detainees in Iraq, Afghan- Vietnam and past Congressman Pete for the families of those who have been istan, Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, Peterson, ‘‘I know what life in a for- lost, who, Mr. Speaker, come dis- including those documents that would eign prison is like. To a large degree, I proportionately from rural America. come from the Permanent Select Com- credit the Geneva Conventions for my We stand with them. We cannot stand mittee on Intelligence and documents survival. While the Vietnamese rarely with the failure to prosecute the real that had been already asked for, not abided by the rules, the international war against those who attacked and just by our Permanent Select Com- pressure on them to do so forced them continue to threaten our country. We mittee on Intelligence but by other to walk a fine line that ensured that do not oppose having a strong military, committees in this House. they not perpetrate the sort of shock- and we do not oppose using it, but we Both of these attempts, attempts to ing abuses at Abu Ghraib.’’ do oppose squandering it. find answers to the questions that all It is imperative, Mr. Speaker, that That is a question of priorities. Over Americans are asking and that all we live to the same standard that we $10 billion just this year on missile de- Americans are expecting us to answer, expect other nations to abide by in the fense. Is the threat of foreign missiles have failed, again, largely on party line horrific event that they capture our the most serious one facing our coun- votes. soldiers. I am disappointed that the Re- try? Remember, this is not a defense Last Thursday the House Committee publicans on the House Committee on against weapons of mass destruction. on Armed Services met to mark up H. Armed Services would prefer to have Those can be delivered in many ways. Res. 689 and H. Con. Res. 472, two reso- this resolution passed through our Missile defense addresses the delivery lutions that are a direct result of the committee in the House rather than a system with the highest cost and the prisoner abuse scandal. H. Res. 689 resolution seeking the truth about lowest probability of being used would require the Secretary of Defense, what occurred at Abu Ghraib. against us. So why is it there that we the Secretary of the State and the At- While we eventually voted to post- spend the most? torney General to transmit to the pone marking up this resolution, the The administration is devoting hun- House information produced in connec- committee, however, is scheduled to dreds of millions a year to develop tion with the investigations into alle- take it up again this week. I hope that fighter planes that push the envelope gations of abuse against prisoners and before then our colleagues will see the of technology and knowledge, bold in- detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and at grave dangers that lie in insisting on

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.098 H19PT1 H5966 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 dismissing such behavior and not blam- not know how to put that into perspec- I commend the leadership of our ing it just on a handful of soldiers but tive, because they think Vietnam was a ranking member. He has done a great instead recognizing it for what it is, a big war or Korea was a big war; but, job and has done so for many years on failure of our system and our failure on yet, due to the rotational demands on the committee, a true patriot, a true this committee and in this House to do our troops, they are facing some of the leader, a true lover of the American our oversight responsibilities. greatest strains and stresses on family military, and a true supporter of our Mr. Speaker, I stand here tonight as life and professional life than any other troops. It is an honor to serve with the a concerned American, a concerned men and women who have served in gentleman, and I am proud to be part Member of Congress, and I join my col- uniform have faced since World War II. of this special order. league from Missouri in asking our col- And the 278th Armored Cavalry Regi- Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank leagues to do everything that we can to ment from Tennessee is just the latest the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. exercise our oversight responsibilities. example of that in our State. COOPER). It is the right thing to do. It is what Another issue I wanted to focus on, Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman our men and women in uniform expect Mr. Speaker, was the cost of the war from New York (Mr. ISRAEL). us to do as they sit across the table and honesty in accounting. People have Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I thank from us in places such as Tikrit, Mosul said for a long time that truth is the the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. and other parts of faraway lands. They first casualty in war, and I am worried SKELTON) for his leadership of the trust us. We cannot fail them. that when it comes to honestly and House Committee on Armed Services, Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield fully disclosing the cost of this war, as ranking member, where he com- to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. the administration has not been forth- mands respect on both sides of the aisle COOPER). coming. As the gentleman from Mis- and across our military. Mr. COOPER. Mr. Speaker, I thank souri knows, the administration in- Mr. Speaker, I have 3 unique privi- my friend, the gentleman from Mis- cluded no money in this year’s budget leges in this institution. One is to rep- souri, for yielding. for the war in Iraq or Afghanistan. resent the people of Long Island’s Sec- Mr. Speaker, I think that the entire That is almost too incredible to be be- ond Congressional District. The second House of Representatives knows that lieved by folks back home. To have a is to serve under the gentleman from our ranking member (Mr. SKELTON), war of this magnitude go on and to Missouri (Mr. SKELTON). And the third who there is not a more patriotic indi- have the administration put zero dol- is to serve under the gentleman from vidual, there is nobody in this body lars in their budget for Iraq or Afghani- Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) on the House who is for a stronger defense, and I stan is incredible. Committee on Armed Services, a com- think our ranking member has two of Finally, after Congressional pressure, mittee which has no more profound and his sons serving in the United States they have inserted, as the gentleman fundamental mission than to protect military right now. It is just an exam- knows, $25 billion in the budget, and I our troops and keep them strong so ple of the great military tradition in think this week the defense appropria- that they can keep our Nation strong. his family. And the ranking member as tions bill will go through and it will be- How do we do that, Mr. Speaker? How a student of history has very insightful come effective immediately. It won’t do we keep them strong in order to questions that he asks at hearings, and wait until the beginning of the next fis- keep our Nation strong? We do it by his questioning of General Jack Keane cal year in October. Because why? Our having right priorities and by giving the other day was just an example of troops need the money now. They are them the best resources. Having the that. running out of money, and it is the right priorities means that we be fo- And I was struck by General Keane’s least we can do as members of the cussed. We have to have focussed prior- testimony, when he said that if we had Committee on Armed Services to fully ities and disciplined priorities. And to put it in graphic terms, the prewar fund our troops, our men and women in having focus and said disciplined prior- planning in Iraq was about like this, uniform, while they are serving our Na- ities enables us to provide the best re- more or less a bucket full, a large tion abroad. sources to our troops so that they can That $25 billion will not last for very bucket full, but the postwar planning combat the global war on terror. in Iraq was more like this, more like a long. As the gentleman knows, the es- Sadly, Washington has fallen woe- thimble full. And our ranking member timates we have got on the committee fully short on those priorities. Let me has quoted General Keane when he said indicate it might last through October, share some examples that come from November, December, and then come that he felt almost that he had been se- some of the people that I represent. January of next year, the next Con- duced by the Iraqi expatriates into be- These are real people with real stories. gress. The gentleman from Pennsyl- lieving that the postwar situation I have a policy, Mr. Speaker, that if vania (Mr. MURTHA) estimates we could would be easy, friendly, we would be you have been deployed into any dan- be facing $50 billion then, and none of greeted as liberators, not as occupiers. gerous place in the world, if you are a this is being disclosed to the American The two issues that I would like to member of our military or related to a people as it should be. I think we bring up tonight have to do with the member of the military, my door is should be honest with them and forth- troop commitment that Tennessee is open at all times. You can come to my right, let them know the nature of our making, yet again. We are the Volun- office on Long Island. You can come to commitment overseas and let them teer State and the most recent group of my office in Washington and I will sit know the burden that they bear as tax- reservists and guardsmen to be called with you and listen to what you have payers to pay for this, because this is a up. The 278th Armored Cavalry Regi- to say. very serious financial issue. These are ment, these men and women in uniform I sat with the mother of a young sol- large dollars involved. are leaving family and friends back dier who said to me at a table in home for their tour of duty. They are b 2200 HopHog, New York. She said, I had to proud to serve, but almost 4,000 Ten- If you add it all up, the total expendi- send my son money in Iraq so he could nesseans will be involved in this mobi- ture of the war so far is in the neigh- afford the best armored vest because he lization, and that just reminds me that borhood of 150 and $200 billion, 150 to did not have the best armored vest. in this next rotation, 43 percent of our $200 billion. This is to wage war on a And then I had to send him money so troops in Iraq, 43 percent of the 130,000 country whose annual defense budget he could afford night vision goggled be- men and women in uniform, will not be was about $1 billion. So it is an incred- cause I believe that my boy deserves active duty personnel. They will be ible situation that we are in. And I the best night vision goggles. And my guardsmen and reservists who are think by being honest and straight- boy had to spend 2 or $300 our of his called up to serve their country in a forward with our constituents back own pocket every month to give the faraway land. home, being straightforward with the men in his command socks and under- I worry that our Nation is not aware American taxpayer, we will come a lot wear because they could not afford to of this terrific OP TEMPO, the fact closer to getting through this conflict do that. She said, Do you not think that we have the heaviest OP TEMPO successfully, to winning and bringing that should be your obligation and not since World War II. A lot of folks do our troops back home safely. my obligation?

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.100 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5967 I want to share with you the story of ways get the opportunity in com- eral months ago, maybe a month and a Raheen Tyson Heighter, a 19-year-old mittee. We only usually have 5 minutes half ago, I asked General Myers, What from Bay Shore, enlisted in the Army. or so to question some witnesses that are we doing about the poppy? What He was asked what kind of life insur- we may have before us or to talk about are we doing about the money that is ance he wants. That 19-year-old did not a particular issue. making its way back to al Qaeda? believe he needed life insurance. Most Among some of the issues that were General Myers said, Well, we have a 19-year-olds do not believe they need raised here tonight, I would like to little problem this year. The harvest life insurance. He said, Give me the shift the debate just a little bit over to came in early. The harvest came in cheapest that you have. Because all he Afghanistan. There were some of us early. could afford from his net monthly pay- when the war in Iraq began, where we So we have another year’s supply of check of about $1,200 was a $10,000 life were wondering, why are we going over heroine on the market being sold that insurance policy. And his pay check there when we have obligations already will eventually make its way back to was docked about 80 cents a month for in Afghanistan? And we had major obli- al Qaeda to fund terrorists acts against that policy. Well, he did not make it gations in Afghanistan. We had an the United States and the reason is the back. He was killed in Baghdad. international coalition that we had put harvest came in early. We only have His casualty officer called his mother together to go into Afghanistan on Oc- 17,000 troops there, and the question and said, We regret to inform you that tober 7, almost 3 years ago, to make that I would like to ask the people at your son was killed in action and his this happen. home across the United States of life insurance policy was $10,000, which Reason we went into Afghanistan is America, what would Afghanistan look does not go very far. that the Taliban, the ruling govern- like today if we had 130,000 troops I believe if we are going to send ment in Afghanistan, was harboring there, if we spent $200 billion there, and young men into battle, we can handle terrorists from al Qaeda. Al Qaeda hit we had the international community their life insurance premiums, Mr. us on 9–11. We had every right to go supporting the effort? We would be much closer to having a Speaker. It should not have been to into Afghanistan and try to rectify the democracy in the Middle East. I believe come out of Raheen Tyson Heighter’s situation and try to get the terrorists that we would not have $2.3 billion of pay check. and try to destroy the al Qaeda net- drug money going back to al Qaeda to I want to close by sharing a story work. help fund acts against the United that I heard from a young woman One of the problems in Afghanistan States. We would probably have elec- whose husband is in the Reserves and has been drug production, opium, her- tions very soon. And we would have the has just been deployed. He has been ac- oine, poppy, is the main culprit there. entire national community supporting cumulating hundreds of dollars of cell And those of us who thought it was a the effort. And we would not be bogged phone calls on his personal cell phone bad idea to go into Iraq were saying, down in the situation we are in now in which he loans to the men in his com- well, all the arguments that we do not Iraq. mand so that they can call home be- believe they had weapons of mass de- So, when we look at the production cause they cannot afford it without struction and we do not believe Sad- and we look and see this next chart, any reimbursement. dam Hussein had any tie to 9–11 and all how it has grown from 2001 when the These families do not complain. They these other arguments that some of us Taliban ruled, they were obviously do not come to my office to complain. were making aside, if we are going to anti-narcotic, and the growth in 2000 They do come to my office because be in Afghanistan let us be in Afghani- and 2003 of opium production in Af- they are patriots, and they believe that stan. ghanistan. And when we look and see we owe them something back. They are If we want to try to set a democracy all the reasons that we have had for seeking fairness. They say, if you are up in the Middle East, let us set one up going to Iraq, and now the latest is cre- going to honor us, honor us not simply in Afghanistan. We were already there. ate a democracy in the Middle East, we with your words but in your budgets. We invaded the state. We had taken have spent $200 billion there. I think Do not simply put lapel pins on your control to a certain extent what was we had an opportunity, we had the lapels, but put us in your budgets and going on there. commitment, we had the international do not balance those budgets on the We now, today, have 130,000 troops in community, we had the resolve to go backs of people who are fighting on our Iraq. We have 17,000 troops in Afghani- into Afghanistan and set up this Arab fronts. stan. democracy that would hopefully lead Those are our sacred obligations to I want to share with the people at to the domino effect of leading the de- the men and women that are fighting home here a picture of Afghanistan mocracy throughout the Middle East. for our freedoms in dangerous parts of opium poppy cultivation in 2001. The So I want the people at home to the world. There should be no Demo- areas that are producing or growing know that this is a lack of leadership cratic or Republican way to protect poppy in 2001 are in red. You can see a in my mind as to why we are in the po- our troops. We ought to do it because it majority of the country is in white. sition we are in. While we are over in is the right thing to do. And we ought Now I would like to share Afghanistan Iraq struggling right now, we cannot to quit talking about our troops as pri- opium poppy cultivation in 2003. Nearly forget that we also broke Afghanistan orities and spending as if they were our the entire country is producing poppies as we broke Iraq. And if we break Iraq, priorities. which is now, today, half of the gross we have got to buy it, and it has cost It is my privilege to serve under the domestic product in Afghanistan is us $200 billion. We cannot forget we gentleman from Missouri (Mr. SKEL- poppy, $2.3 billion. broke Afghanistan. And I believe the TON) so we can reach that vital goal. It We have a narco-state on our hands major threat to this country is the is my privilege to continue to advocate in Afghanistan. And what happens is money that is being taken out of this for those in my words who advocate for that in these outer regions outside of country through the drug sales and us with their sacrifices. Kabul, which is the capital, the drug back to al Qaeda to lead the terrorist Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank lords are running the show and they acts in this country. the gentleman from New York (Mr. are making $2.3 billion worth of money So my point is that I think we have ISRAEL). Mr. Speaker, I yield to the that will eventually make its way back dropped the ball in Afghanistan. And I gentleman from Ohio (Mr. RYAN). into the hands of al Qaeda, which their appreciate the letter the gentleman Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I sole purpose in life is to destroy the from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) sent to thank the gentleman for the oppor- United States of America, destroy the the gentleman from California (Mr. tunity. There has been a broad discus- infidels. HUNTER) last week saying that we need sion here tonight on a variety of issues So the question is, why do we have to have a full hearing on what is going that we have been dealing with the on 130,000 troops in Iraq and only 17,000 in on in Afghanistan and that the Amer- the Committee on Armed Services. I Afghanistan? We have $2.3 billion ican people will not stand for the ex- would like to thank the ranking mem- worth of poppies being grown and sold cuse that the harvest came in early as ber for the opportunity to share some outside of Afghanistan. When General to why we have another $2.3 billion in of these views because we do not al- Myers was before our committee sev- the hands of al Qaeda.

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.102 H19PT1 H5968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 I thank the gentleman for the oppor- scheduled. He said, ‘‘I’ll tell you what. purview of the United States military, tunity and all his support with all the I know you’re going back to Wash- and had they been done, they would hearings that we have trying to get ington, DC. Can I come and ride to the have been done far, far better. done in the Committee on Armed Serv- airport with you? I just want to tell We can shift much of this activity ices. I thank the other members of the you what’s in my heart before I go overseas to the locals, but it is insan- committee, the gentleman from Ten- back.’’ ity when we are paying $10-, $12,000 a nessee (Mr. COOPER) who was phe- It was for me extraordinarily frus- month for contractors to drive a truck nomenal in a classified hearing last trating to hear this young man unbur- when we have Iraqis, for instance, un- week. I would like to thank him as den himself. He was back stateside be- employed, who would take that job for well. cause he had won a special commenda- a couple hundred dollars a month and Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank tion. He was back, but he wanted me to put that right back into their families. the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I yield 7 know the deep concern that the men Last, but by no means least, it is im- minutes to the gentleman from Oregon and women he served with had about portant that we not forget about Af- (Mr. BLUMENAUER). what was going on. ghanistan, and I appreciate my col- b 2215 As the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. league focusing our attention on that SKELTON) said, we did it to ourselves. this evening. Here is a country from Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I Three years ago, the world was united which the attack on the United States thank the gentleman from Missouri behind us. We had specific objectives. on 9/11 was launched. Here is a country (Mr. SKELTON) for bringing us together There was a sense of unity here that that has been abused and damaged for this evening. I thank him for training could have been mobilized and was not, over a quarter century. It is larger his insight on a situation that, as I say, but I think the question that the gen- than Iraq. It is poorer than Iraq. It has this as somebody who did not vote for tleman is raising for us is not just fo- the resolution in the first place be- a larger population than Iraq. Our cusing on what went tragically wrong, cause of my apprehension, but I could friend, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. understanding what is there, but he is not have foreseen it being mishandled RYAN) just pointed out how narco-ter- focusing our attention on where we go in a way that has produced the situa- rorism is building and some of those re- from here, how do we do right by these tion we face today. sources are being used against us in the I salute the gentleman for his leader- young men and women in the field, how war on terror, and yet we are investing ship, his voice of reason throughout my do we do right by the people in both less than one-tenth of the amount of tenure in Congress during some very Iraq and Afghanistan. money in Afghanistan as we are in difficult times. Whether it is in the Well, I think, first and foremost, I Iraq, and we have a much tinier mili- Balkans or it is the Middle East, he has would like to see us do a better job at tary footprint, about one-ninth. focused our attention. He has asked the oversight, and I know the gentleman I appreciate the gentleman from Mis- right questions, and he has done so in has done his best as the ranking mem- souri’s (Mr. SKELTON) leadership, his a way that permits people to get past ber of the Committee on Armed Serv- attention and the calm and quiet, some of their biases and concerns and I ices, but there is no excuse for our not thoughtful way he has analyzed this think really approach it in an open, being able to do a better job of pulling issue in a way that I think ought to honest and forthright fashion. I salute this information out, sharing it with touch the mind and heart of every the gentleman for that. I appreciate our colleagues and the American pub- Member of this chamber. I look for- the leadership he is providing this lic, and holding people accountable, ward to working with him in the weeks evening. doing a better job of focusing on what and months ahead to try and recover I listened to the gentleman’s ap- is happening to the 5,600, what are we our momentum, our balance, and place praisal and I could not agree more, calling them, post-active duty people our priorities where they belong and do that, sadly, this administration was who are being brought back to service right by the American people, the not prepared to win the peace, and this, yet again. The strains that have been Iraqis, Afghanistan, and win this strug- as my colleague has pointed out time put on the ready Reserve, more people gle against terror. and again, is not the fault of our men called up than in every previous mobi- Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me and women in uniform, who have per- lization from the Cuban missile crisis thank my friend, the gentleman from formed heroically. They have done the through every decade, every year right the State of Oregon. task that is assigned to them and up till today, we have had this amazing I now yield to the gentleman from more. stress. Washington (Mr. MCDERMOTT). I think it is clear that what we have What can we do? We can have an hon- Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I seen here has been a failure of the peo- est accounting of the costs and con- want to begin by thanking the gen- ple at the top, who refused to listen to sequences, not the budgeting that puts tleman from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) the men and women in uniform in the it off till the future. We can chase for bringing this issue before the House command structure. They have indeed, down what happened with that prison tonight. This is an issue that I spoke as the gentleman mentioned, been di- abuse scandal and not scapegoat a few about this morning, and it seemed verted from the real war in Afghani- young men and women who were in a strange to me, as I was coming in here stan, something that the vast majority situation, candidly I think, over their about to ask him for some time, to re- of people in this chamber were united heads. I would have liked to have alize that his thinking and the think- behind. They understood that was the thought that they would have known ing of the people who have been speak- origin of the attack on the United better, but by no stretch of the imagi- ing are very much where my mind was. States. That is where al Qaeda and nation can the evidence coming forth I think it is probably where the Osama bin Laden were headquartered. lead us to believe that we can resolve American people actually are because, That is where we needed to act. Sadly, this by simply coming down on a half in my view, it is past time for America we did not finish the job. We were di- dozen, a dozen of these young men and to have a national terrorism policy. verted. women. It goes much further up the The line between countries we call We have seen stress unprecedented on chain of command, all the way to the friend and foe is blurred. The distinc- our National Guard and ready Reserve, top. When we look at what orders have tion between peril and safety is just as and I appreciate the gentleman focus- been issued, side-stepping the Geneva vague here at home. America has too ing on that. It is something that I en- Convention, detention, it is a failure of much at stake not to consider a na- counter every week as I go home, hear- responsibility at the top. We ought to tional terrorism policy as a work in ing from the families, from the em- hold them accountable. progress. ployers, the news accounts, the meet- There is also the focus on the people Civil liberties hang in the balance at ings we have had at home where some- who are, to a greater extent than ever home. Credibility is questioned in times there are people that just want before in wartime in the United States, countries around the world. Military to have a confidential moment. dealing with unaccountable, unelected, personnel are fighting and dying in one A couple of weeks ago, I had a young no-bid contracts and contractors who country today, but what about tomor- man call the office. I was very tightly are doing things that should be the row? America is spending in excess of

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.103 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5969 $150 billion in a country that has more Pakistan is a key ally. We have made ministration’s recent public state- to do with errors in judgment than them a non-European NATO ally. Is ments on terror. It also symbolizes the threats of terrorism against the United that good for Pakistan and the United lack of a coherent terrorism policy. States. States? If so, why? Is it a good thing Today the administration basically The patchwork of actions and reac- for relationships between India and says just trust us. Just trust us. Amer- tions about terrorism are long on rhet- Pakistan and the United States? If it ica’s response should be mine from the oric but stop well short of defining po- is, does this mean that the world is so Reagan administration, ‘‘Just Say tential threats and responses or a phi- interconnected that the notion of No.’’ We did trust, and that is how we losophy to guide America. Questions friend or enemy no longer applies? got into Iraq. The safety and security need to be asked and answered, and After all, we remember the television of America is everyone’s business. It that is why what the gentleman from networks have shown pictures of De- should be debated in this House before Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) is doing to- fense Secretary Rumsfeld bringing the People’s Body. Every district, night is so important. greetings to Saddam Hussein, not that every person in this country is rep- The acting director of the CIA admits many years ago, in the administration resented on this floor. It should not be that a good case can be made for a new of Bush I. He was a bad guy then, but decided by one man. I think the aver- Cabinet-level Secretary to oversee all Mr. Bush liked him, and I guess that age American knows that and knows of the Nation’s intelligence agencies, was good enough for those days. what the administration has given us but the director thinks some changes b 2230 so far is not a policy but wishful think- in the CIA could accomplish just as ing. much. Mr. Speaker, 2 years ago he became a Mr. Speaker, the President has 105 Now, in Washington, D.C., turf issues bad guy. We did not like him any more, days to articulate the terror policy, are big issues. Are the remarks by the and we all know what happened then. what he is really trying to do. If he acting director turf or analysis? When What is the distinction between Sad- does not do that, we are going to have it comes to terrorism, the old ways of dam Hussein in Bush I and in Bush II? a new President. Washington, turf among them, must He just gassed people in his own coun- Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman change. try in Bush I. America needs a better from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) for yield- The President took America to war definition of policy than just expedi- ing me this time. in Iraq over alleged ties to terrorism, ency. American policy today is ground- Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank now proven incorrect. We learned just ed in reaction, not philosophy. the gentleman for his comments. Let today that eight of the 9/11 hijackers There has been enough time since the me close by saying at the end of the passed back and forth through Iran be- tragedy of 9/11 for the President to ar- day we all need to pay tribute to those fore the attacks. We learned the Ira- ticulate a terrorism policy for the Na- wonderful, wonderful young men and nian government instructed border tion to debate, adopt and defend. All of young women in uniform, whether they guards to let all al Qaeda pass. The CIA us gave him some slack right after 9/11. come from Missouri, Washington, Ohio, says there is no evidence of an official Who would not want our President to New York, Florida, or all across our connection, but there is tacit approval, have the power to deal with what he country. They are professionals. They at a minimum. The same could have needed to deal with at the moment, but know what their duty is, and we cer- been said before Iraq, but that did not that is a long time ago. tainly wish to salute them this evening stop the President from going to war. We see nothing. We do not have a pol- as well as the families that support What does this new information icy, and the headlines can prove it. We them and wish well for them and of mean about Iran? The President says have a military stretched so thin that course pray for them. the President launched an undeclared he launched a preemptive war in Iraq. f Well, will the President launch a post- draft to compel soldiers to return to emptive war against Iran? Iraq had no active military duty. If officers did not 9/11 WAS NOT PREDESTINED weapons of mass destruction. Iran is resign their commission, the service The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. openly developing a nuclear capacity, can reach back 20 years to bring them HENSARLING). Under the Speaker’s an- claimed peaceful at this point, but out- in. nounced policy of January 7, 2003, the side the scope of objective knowledge The New England Journal of Medi- gentleman from California (Mr. ROHR- and data. Is Iran next for U.S. military cine just carried a study that 1 out of ABACHER) is recognized for half the action? Why? Why not? 5 people coming home is subject to psy- time before midnight, approximately 43 Given Iraq, would Congress write this chological problems, post-traumatic minutes. President another blank check for any- stress disorder, depression, and other Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, where else in the world? What about problems. We are suffering casualties. let me thank the gentleman from Mis- North Korea? There is a regime that is If we think out of 160,000 people, 1 out souri (Mr. SKELTON) who has always as oppressive as Saddam’s. There is a of 5 coming home, that is 30,000 people, had the respect of his colleagues. I country that bought weapons tech- never mind all of the people who have know that the gentleman is very seri- nology from our old friend or our new lost an arm or leg. Now we have psy- ous and sincere about the national se- friend and our old nemesis Libya. chological problems coming home as curity of the United States. I appre- There is a country where weapons are well. ciate him trying to put forth some cre- almost certainly not theoretical. Are Does America need a draft? The ad- ative and positive alternatives to the we going into North Korea anytime ministration says no, or not until at current policies he may or may not soon? We are pulling our troops back in least after the election. They say this agree with in terms of the war on ter- South Korea from the border. We are ‘‘no’’ just after they have issued stop- rorism. thinking about moving some of them loss orders to prevent soldiers from There are positive opponents to the to Iraq. What does that mean? leaving active duty in Iraq. We have an President and there are negative oppo- Today, Libya must be in line for, and indefinite military commitment in nents to the President. There are peo- I am not kidding about it, a football Iraq. But why, if we supposedly handed ple who offer alternatives, and there game. Mr. Qaddafi may have isolated the country over to the Iraqis? are people who do nothing but under- himself economically for years, but he America lives in perpetual terrorism- mine the President’s policy; but there could still watch television. So, today, alert status. Is there nothing to be are also those who have legitimate Qaddafi is trying to buy a British gained other than a CYA for this pol- complaints and alternatives to offer, sports club, hoping that the English icy? Who decided that we should be and I thank the gentleman from Mis- version of football will thaw the icy re- told to be very worried just after souri (Mr. SKELTON) for always trying lations. America was told not to worry any to provide the alternative. Then there is Pakistan. They were more that we were already worried? Let me note, after hearing our last not at the top of our list until we need- They are moving the fear back and colleague who spoke, Saddam Hussein ed a friendly Nation in the Middle East forth and keeping the American people had a blood grudge against the people after the September 11 attacks. Now, on edge, and that summarizes the ad- of the United States of America. He

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.105 H19PT1 H5970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 wanted to hurt us and would have hurt During the war with the Soviet occu- Contrary to leftist cliche, and this is us had he been given a chance. It is a pation, I hiked into Afghanistan with a what is important, contrary to leftist good thing that Saddam Hussein was small mujajadin infantry unit. On our cliche, the roots of the current ter- removed from power. Those who way to the seige of Jalalabad, which rorist crisis lie not in our support for nitpick our President and backbite him was the last major battle in that war the Afghan people in their gallant fight as we try to make this situation, turn with Soviet troops, we came across an against the Soviet occupation, but in- the situation around in Iraq, would not encampment of Saudi volunteers. In stead on America’s willingness to let return Saddam Hussein to power. That stark contrast to the spartan living Pakistan distribute war supplies and is not the question. conditions of the Afghan fighters who I our unconscionable decision after the So with that, Mr. Speaker, let me was with, this camp site was complete retreat of the Soviet Army to walk note that we need to look at the ter- with large safari-style tents, cots, and away ourselves and leave the poor and rorism angle which is what the gen- even SUVs. I was told not to speak wounded Afghans to live in the rubble tleman from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) English because the Saudi crazy man and suffer their misery. was suggesting for tonight. I have a who led this bunch would rather kill To fix responsibility on that decision, speech to talk about what happened on Americans than Soviet troops. His look at the list of senior foreign service 9/11, the terrorist attack, and I give name was Osama bin Laden. officers at our embassy in Islamabad, this speech leading up to some time So by the end of the 1980s, the pres- Pakistan, in the 1980s and 1990s. Up to this week when the terrorism task ence of dangerous wackoes in Afghani- this day, there are high-level State De- force will report to the American peo- stan was well known. I can assure partment officials and career foreign ple on what happened on 9/11. Members that complaints were made at service officers who still toe the Paki- The most important thing that the the highest levels about American sup- stani line, who still seem unable to call American people need to know when port ending up in the hands of these fa- Pakistan to task for its transgressions, looking at 9/11, the 9/11 terrorist at- natics. I personally made such protests its sins of omission and commission. tack, was that it was not predestined. while working in the Reagan White It was not unavoidable. Unfortunately, House, yet the policy continued, prob- These State Department pros, always the commission investigating 9/11, and ably because those representing us on trying to prevent a crisis on their we will find this out when they issue the scene, meaning in Pakistan and Af- watch, always trying to avoid a deci- their report, they seem to be uncom- ghanistan, did not complain. In fact, sion that will mandate a confrontation, fortable with fixing responsibility, everything indicates that the Amer- these people gave us 9/11. Put them on branding such attempts of fixing re- ican so-called professionals on the the list. sponsibility to individuals or to policy scene supported the let-Pakistan-de- Furthermore, it was a policy decision as the blame game or pointing fingers. cide policy. to walk away and abandon our devoted So instead of looking for policies that Milton Bearden, senior CIA officer Afghan allies even after psychopathic were dead wrong or people who were in- overseeing America’s support for the killers like Gulbadeen rose up as the competent, we have heard about Afghanistan insurgency, has suggested Soviets departed. President George glitches in the system or a lack of com- that his job was beating the Soviet Bush, father of our current President, munication or a lack of a shared data- Army and he should not have been ex- has to accept the lion’s share of the base. Expect the recommendations of pected to keep our weapons out of the blame for this cowardly, arrogant and the task force to be consistent with hands of those who might pose a long- selfish policy. There would be no Mar- this thinking. We will hear about term threat to us, to the United States. shall Plan for Afghanistan or anything changes in flow charts, organizational Nonsense. else like that because like during the restructuring and the creation of a new Had he raised the issue, coupled with war itself, we left postwar construction central authority, an intelligence czar. the complaints like the ones I was and assistance basically up to the If there has ever been a cliche, let us making to the National Security Coun- Saudis and up to the Pakistanis which create a czar and give him all of the cil, as well as other people who I know was another indefensible policy deci- power, and that will solve the prob- who were making these complaints, sion. lems. this policy would have been reviewed b 2245 No, I am sorry, 9/11 represents a dra- and it would have been reversed. But matic failure of policy and people. A Milt did not want to rock the boat. He As we went into an era in the 1990s of number of insane policies led to the did not want to upset the Pakistanis, prosperity, the Afghans were stuck in creation of a hostile, radical Islamic so our weapons continued to be deliv- misery and they could not even take movement, the one that we face today, ered into the hands of people who hated care of their wounded, the people who and we had policies in place that en- us. So put this man, Milton Bearden, had lost limbs during the war. They abled this weird, feudalistic religion, CIA station chief, on the list of people could not even clear away the land religious zealots of radical Islam to be- who helped bring about 9/11. mines. come a major threat to the western Also put unnamed high-level Reagan So what happened when we left it up world, and especially to the people of officials, perhaps even CIA Director to the Saudis and Pakistanis to take the United States. Bill Casey, who I have a great deal of care of the situation? Predictably, they Yes, the origins of this frightening respect for, this might have been one of had their own agenda, which included reality go back aways. In the 1980s, the mistakes he made. We all make the creation of a radical Islamic state high-level officials in the Reagan ad- mistakes. But in the end, we made a in Afghanistan. They were not upset ministration, and this is probably deal to give Pakistan the dominant about violent extremists like where it started, agreed to the demand role in this operation. To be fair, there Hekmatyar and Sayyaf being so well of Pakistani President Zia Al-Haq that was no indication at that time that armed. The Saudis and the Pakistanis his government oversee, read that con- these medieval mullahs would ever supported these violent extremists. trol, America’s support for those Af- pose a threat to the United States, but They were the ones who armed the vio- ghans who were fighting against the we should have supported people who lent extremists and did so in many Soviet troops occupying their country. were more pro-western and more en- cases with our own weapons. Predict- Much of the lethal inventory that we lightened. They were available, but we ably, what followed when the Soviets sent to the Afghan freedom fighters would have had to make Pakistan mad left and we walked away was a period ended up in the hands of Pakistan’s fa- at us for us to we have delivered weap- of havoc and bloodshed. Hekmatyar vorite Muslim fanantics, like Rasul ons to them directly. Nevertheless, we Gulbadeen peppered Kabul with Amer- Sayyaf or Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. could have helped these others and it ican rockets that were stockpiled dur- Hekmatyar was a fiend, for example, would have been a better world and ing the Soviet occupation. Thank you, who in his college days threw acid in better path for us to be on in the long Mr. Bearden. the face of young women who refused and short run had we done that, and There was a way out of this bloody to cover themselves with a burqa. That had the CIA and Milton Bearden in- mess. Afghanistan’s benevolent old is who ended up with the lion’s share of sisted this was the best way to go and king, King Zahir Shah, was exiled in our aid to the Afghan freedom fighters. the moral way to go. Rome and he was ready and willing to

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.107 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5971 return to Afghanistan to offer a mod- vate humanitarian relief to a non- and Mr. Richardson, went there and erate leadership to that country. He is Taliban area in the northern part of saved the Taliban and they convinced now and was at that time the most be- Afghanistan only to be blocked by As- them not to take advantage of this one loved man in Afghanistan. He is a pro- sistant Secretary of State for Southern opportunity they had. western force for stability and decency Asian Affairs Rick Inderfurth. If there So let me underscore this again. We in that country. But instead of sup- was any doubt about my suspicions knew by that time that the Taliban porting King Zahir Shah, our State De- about U.S. policy, it was confirmed in were evil. Yet we helped save them be- partment opted for the creation of a 1997 when high-level executives from cause we had made a deal with Paki- third force. This new force was to be the Clinton administration saved the stan and with Saudi Arabia to create made up of religious fanatics educated Taliban from total defeat and extinc- the Taliban and to keep them in power. in the Madrassas, the so-called schools tion. Here is what happened. In April of Just to note, right after the cease-fire in Pakistan that were financed and 1997, the Taliban launched a major of- and the release of prisoners that were built by the Saudis. I pleaded with my fensive aimed at taking control over brokered by these high-level Clinton own government and I pleaded with the the northern third of Afghanistan administration officials, the Paki- Saudi intelligence chief, Prince Turki, which up until that point had remained stanis began a Berlin-like airlift to re- to at least give the old king, Zahir a free zone under the control of re- supply and re-equip the Taliban which Shah, a chance to lead an interim gov- gional leaders. Those regional leaders was obviously financed with Saudi ernment and bring some stability are commonly referred to as warlords. money. If I knew of this massive resup- there. ‘‘No way’’ was the answer. Again One of those regional leaders, General ply effort, certainly the Clinton admin- our State Department sided with the Malik, tricked the Taliban and man- istration officials who set up this disas- Saudis and Pakistanis, going with the aged to capture almost all of their trous scenario also knew. Why were the radical Muslim fanatics rather than front line troops along with most of anti-Taliban leaders not notified of going with a pro-western alternative. their heavy weaponry. It was an utter this situation? Why did we continue to We ended up, yes, with the Taliban. disaster for the Taliban. The road to enforce an arms embargo which only That is what we are talking about the capital, Kabul, was wide open. The affected the anti-Taliban forces even as being created. Taliban were totally vulnerable and the Taliban were being rearmed and re- Make no mistake about it, the could easily have been wiped out. I sent supplied by Pakistan and Saudi Ara- Taliban’s ascent to power as well as a message to Commander Masoud and bia? The answer is, it was U.S. policy their ability to stay in power was a others that Kabul should be liberated to keep the Taliban in power during Clinton administration policy decision and the king of Afghanistan, Zhir the Clinton administration. So add the promoted by the know-it-alls at the Shah, this moderate force I have been Clinton appointees, Assistant Sec- State Department. Again, put on the talking about, should be brought back retary of State Rick Inderfurth and list of those whom to blame for 9/11 to oversee a transition government U.S. Ambassador Bill Richardson on those people in the State Department which hopefully would evolve into a the 9/11 blame list, but, to be fair, they that supported and advocated this pol- democratically elected government were obviously carrying out policies icy. The policy of the State Depart- perhaps like we saw in Spain where the that were made elsewhere and higher ment again and the Clinton adminis- monarchy was brought back and they up. How much higher up? All the way tration in collusion with the Saudis evolved into a democracy. But before up to the very top of the Clinton ad- and the Pakistanis was to create and the anti-Taliban forces could strike, ministration. support the Taliban control of Afghani- before the anti-Taliban forces could Last year, the current Foreign Min- stan. They obviously did not learn a take advantage of this incredible op- ister of Pakistan visited California. thing from the horror that they cre- portunity to get rid of the Taliban, As- Furious by my repeated accusations ated by backing Islamic fanatics like sistant Secretary of State Rick that Pakistan was responsible for the Hekmatyar. Inderfurth and American and United Taliban, he blurted out at a well-at- Two specific diplomats to put on the States Ambassador Bill Richardson tended event that from day one, Amer- 9/11 blame or shame list are Ambas- flew to northern Afghanistan and con- ica was part of the deal that created sador Robert Oakley who was on the vinced these anti-Taliban leaders that the Taliban. I had been trying to prove scene as U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan this was not the time for an offensive. that the Clinton administration was when following Pakistani lead became Instead, they insisted, this was the covertly supporting the Taliban and U.S. policy. Another diplomat, John time for a cease-fire and an arms em- now at last I had a confirmation. As a Holtzman, was the deputy chief of mis- bargo. This was clearly a statement of member of the Committee on Inter- sion at our embassy in Pakistan during U.S. policy that two top foreign policy national Relations, it had been my re- the 1990s. He discouraged and undercut leaders in the Clinton administration sponsibility to oversee this policy. Dur- efforts to those who were offering an for that region flew to northern Af- ing the last 2 years of the Clinton ad- alternative to the Taliban in Afghani- ghanistan to convince the anti-Taliban ministration, I made numerous re- stan. forces not to take advantage of their quests, with the support of the com- Of course our government’s support one opportunity to soundly defeat and mittee chairman, Ben Gilman, for for the Taliban was never publicly ac- thus eliminate this enemy. Taliban-related documents so I could knowledged. It is too diplomatic for Let us remember, by this time it was prove what our policy was and what we that. We do not mention that but that clear that the Taliban were Islamic were doing behind the scenes in terms was the policy and it was never pub- Nazis. I had fought the Taliban for of the Taliban in Afghanistan. I asked licly acknowledged but for those of us years trying to present the king as an for these documents. I asked for cables, who were engaged in that region. Let alternative. When they took over talking points, meeting notes. Sec- me say there were darn few of us who Kabul, I remember even my comment retary of State Madeleine Albright were engaged in that region after the was, ‘‘Well, let’s wait and see. Let’s made a commitment to me and to the Soviets had left. We knew it was clear give them the benefit of the doubt.’’ I chairman of the committee in an open that the United States was supporting was very skeptical, even for just a mat- congressional hearing to provide my of- the Taliban, but what is even more ter of 2 weeks, but within 2 weeks there fice and Chairman Gilman all related poignant, most Afghans believed that was no doubt what these people were documents. We were stonewalled. That the Taliban were created by the United about: Making women stay inside their is it. The elected officials got States of America and that they had homes. They could not get adequate stonewalled by the permanent govern- our support. Why should they not be- medical treatment, much less have ment, by the pros who made the policy lieve that that was our policy? Amer- jobs. Repression of any type. Listening in the first place, the people who they ica’s aid, for the most part, was chan- to music much less expressing some sent over to take over the policy in neled, and I say this, channeled dis- type of opposition to their government. Islamabad and oversaw this, protecting proportionately through the Taliban- No, these were fascist Islamicists. In- themselves but also protecting the se- controlled areas. I remember trying to stead of letting them be defeated, the cret agreement with Pakistan and clear the way for the shipping of pri- Clinton administration, Mr. Inderfurth Saudi Arabia. So instead of sending the

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.109 H19PT1 H5972 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 dossiers, the documents about the ganized, financed and implemented at- bility in criticizing our President, who, Taliban, they sent to us, the people tacks that caused tens of millions of as we now know, when he was sworn in who were elected to oversee that pol- dollars of damage and the deaths of as President of the United States, the icy, meaningless documents that in- thousands of innocent people, not just 9/11 plot to attack the United States cluded innocuous news clippings. This in the United States on 9/11 but in a was well on the way, that it had been is about as arrogant as it gets, worldwide campaign over a 2-year pe- planned long before George Bush was unelected State Department careerists riod. even elected. It was planned and start- dismissing the requests of elected offi- ed and put into place during the time b 2300 cials for security-related information. when Richard Clarke was a senior guy One wonders if the current inde- Yet the same CIA that declared bin at the White House and could have pendent commission examining 9/11 has Laden as their number one target, with done something about it and instead asked to see these documents. We will all the power, the money, the tech- did nothing. have to see if the commission inves- nology, and other assets available to From the first attack to the World tigating 9/11 goes into why the Taliban our CIA, they could not thwart 9/11 nor Trade Center in 1993, to the bombing of was in power in the first place. This is did they even warn us about 9/11. Re- the U.S. military barracks in Saudi a vital piece of information. If the member, 9/11 was a major operation Arabia, to the attack on the USS Cole, Taliban would not have been in power, planned and carried out by the CIA’s and the destruction of our embassies in these radical Islamicists would not number one target and hundreds of Africa, the response from the last ad- have provided bin Laden and the ter- others, many of whom were also on ministration was so tepid and so weak rorists with the base of operations that most-wanted list. that the perpetrators thought Ameri- which led to 9/11. In some ways, it is If this is not incompetence on the cans were cowards. That was why they hard to characterize the Clinton ad- part of our intelligence establishment, went ahead with 9/11, which was aimed ministration’s support of the Taliban then what is? Furthermore, there were at killing not just 3,000 Americans but as covert. The stench was hard to miss. mind-boggling missed opportunities to tens of thousands of Americans that Covert or overt, it was disgraceful and get bin Laden before 9/11. Either inten- they thought they were going to kill in led to 9/11 by creating a safe base of op- tionally or as a matter of policy or those towers. This we have learned erations for bin Laden and a training through incompetence, bin Laden was from those we have captured since 9/11. base and staging area for al Qaeda. never stopped, even though there were It was the weakness of the 1990s that Bin Laden is from an enormously numerous opportunities to stop him led to the war that we are in today. It wealthy Saudi family. While our petro permanently. was the weakness during the Clinton dollars flowed into Saudi Arabia by the The government of Sudan paid close administration years and the weak re- hundreds or tens of millions, the Saudi attention to bin Laden when he oper- sponse and limp-wrist response that we establishment not only turned a blind ated in that country. I am told they gave to the terrorists that encouraged eye but also attempted to buy off this catalogued all the people to whom he them to move forward with a mon- violent anti-western Islamic fringe in spoke on the phone and in person. The strous attack on 9/11. their own country. Billions of our dol- former Ambassador for Sudan in the By the way, after one attack it is re- lars, our petro dollars, came back to United States, Mr. Mahdi Ibrahim ported that Richard Clarke was the bite us in a big way. It obviously con- Mohamed, told me personally that he White House official who insisted that tinues to this very day. The first gulf offered our government this terrorist retaliation be taken against guess war in 1990 and 1991 did nothing but ex- catalogue, which was a silver bullet for what target they chose after an attack pand bin Laden’s hatred for the United the total destruction of bin Laden’s where our people died? The target was States. In terms of our presence in terrorist network. a pharmaceutical factory in the Sudan, Saudi Arabia, he has piously pro- Vanity Fair reports that the Suda- which had nothing to do with ter- claimed that it is an insult to his faith. nese government’s offer was abruptly rorism. This was while our government Get that. An insult to his faith. This is turned down by none other than Sec- was still helping the Taliban stay in a mass slaughterer of unarmed people retary of State Madeleine Albright her- power. So we attacked a pharma- and, of course, slaughtering these un- self. Reportedly she instructed that no ceutical company in Sudan. Something armed people and these noncombatants one look at the material or copy the stinks about this situation, and some as we saw on 9/11 and others who he has material offered by Sudan. So in bold day we are going to get to the bottom slaughtered is perfectly consistent print add to the list of those respon- of it and we will learn what forces were with his faith, but he is insulted by sible to 9/11 Secretary of State Mad- at play and what the positions of our America being in the Middle East. Per- eleine Albright. government and those people really haps we should quit taking seriously I should note that former President were. all of this self-righteousness from rad- Clinton is denying that he turned down Then an even more personal incident ical Islamicists because in reality what such an offer from the Sudan, and it is happened about bin Laden. In April and we are talking about are psychopathic not unreasonable to assume that the May of 1999, America, our country, had killers. And whatever religion they wording of his denial has been crafted an incredible opportunity to be capture would be part of, whether it is Christi- in such a way that we really do not bin Laden. And, yes, I was personally anity or Hindus or Israelis or Ameri- know what is, is. involved in this one. It is, unfortu- cans, whoever we are talking about, And while we are at it, we can add nately, another example of incom- there are psychopathic killers in every Richard Clarke to the list. Let us take petence by those we trust to protect us society, only what we have got here is a look at Richard Clarke, who got from attacks like the one that oc- in the name of the Muslim faith, these much attention a few months back by curred on 9/11. In April of 1999, a friend people have managed to wrestle lever- criticizing President George W. Bush of mine, a long-time friend, who was age which gives them enormous power before the investigating 9/11 panel. deeply involved in the Afghan fight to attack us and to kill our people. Clarke was a senior government policy against Soviet occupation, contacted In the mid 1990s, bin Laden and his official. And while all of that that I am me. My friend, an American, had an cohorts began to set up his terrorist describing took place, Richard Clarke impeccable record, had credentials, and underground army for the war that he was there in high-level positions of au- he was widely known and admired intended to wage on America. In the thority. He either approved of what among the Afghan people. My friend mid 1990s, he operated not out of Af- was going on in all these things, espe- called to tip me off that bin Laden was ghanistan but out of Sudan. America’s cially that were happening during the out of Afghanistan and could be easily official position was that bin Laden Clinton administration; he either ap- captured. I told him I would pass on his was a terrorist on our most wanted proved of the policy of the Taliban, he phone number and his name to the CIA, list. In fact, CIA director George Tenet approved of not following up on these and I did so the very next day. There I declared him the CIA’s number one tar- leads to get bin Laden, or he did noth- passed on my friend’s name and phone get. Inexplicably while designated as ing. Either way, he is certainly high on number and explained that they had to such this self-aggrandizing monster or- the 9/11 blame list, and he has no credi- get to him right away because he could

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.110 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5973 give them bin Laden on a platter and Zacarias Moussaoui’s computer. They have sent American military forces that he had great credentials, so he determined that he might have links to into Afghanistan from the south, where was believable. the terrorists, and when this FBI agent the goal was occupying a few major cit- A week passed, and my friend was asked that his computer be searched, ies like Jalalabad and Kabul, leaving not called by the CIA. So I went back the FBI headquarters ignored her the Taliban in charge of the country- to the CIA, and this time they were ad- warnings and ignored her. So agent side. We would then negotiate with the amant that they would contact my Rowley basically notified the CIA Taliban and offer to withdraw our friend because they insisted they want- about the Moussaoui case, and the FBI, forces if they turned over bin Laden. ed to get bin Laden. when they learned that she had told The Taliban would have been left in As time passed, guess what. They did the CIA to watch out for this guy, rep- power. That is insane, but that was not call my friend again. So I went to rimanded her. what the policy was. The plan was to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. come in through the south and to have b 2310 GOSS), who is the chairman of the our troops supplied out of bases in House Permanent Select Committee on There is something terribly wrong in northwestern frontier areas in Paki- Intelligence, and let me note that I a culture at the FBI if when they get stan, an area that we now know as have deep respect for the gentleman admonished for telling the CIA, and being a anti-American stronghold. from Florida (Mr. GOSS) and hope that they will not investigate themselves, An alternative plan, based coopera- he becomes the next Director of the and then admonish the person for con- tion with the battle-tested troops of CIA because he is a man who knows tacting the CIA. the Northern Alliance took time to de- that agency and a man who is com- Clinton appointee Louis Freeh head- velop, because the Pentagon didn’t mitted to the security of our country ed the Bureau for almost 8 years. The know who the players were, much less and whom I trust explicitly. new director, Robert Mueller, took what the anti-Taliban forces in the When the gentleman from Florida over just 7 days before 9/11. The Bureau north could do. My staff, my personal (Mr. GOSS) heard my story, he imme- obviously needed a major overhaul, and staff, ended up providing the Pentagon diately went into action and arranged this became painfully evident shortly with the names and satellite cell phone a meeting for the next day. At that after the World Trade Center crashed numbers of those significant Afghan time I met with not just the CIA but to the ground and shocked the Nation. leaders who opposed the Taliban who with representatives from NSA, Na- The troubles at the FBI were not just could help drive them out of Afghani- tional Security Agency, and the FBI. organizational, but there was a stan. They were the ‘‘bin Laden Task mindset there, and that was a problem, That the Pentagon was unprepared Force.’’ I told them what had hap- but there were also mandates and re- was no surprise to me. In early 1999, a pened. They apologized for those dun- strictions that were put on the Bureau DIA analyst came to me for help. She derheads at the CIA, they will never during this time period. was in the process of being fired, and get it right, and they promised they Let me note that we had all sorts of her story tells us volumes about why 9/ would get on it. Another week passed, political restrictions put on the FBI, 11 caught America off guard and ill- and my friend still was not contacted. especially during the 1990s. The one prepared. Julie Sirrs was one of a small number So here we had bin Laden vulnerable case in point, Jamie Gorelick, who now of Afghan analysts at the DIA. She for weeks, and our intelligence estab- passes judgment on the Bush adminis- took her job seriously, as she should lishment did nothing. I mentioned it to tration as part of the 9/11 investiga- have. She, in fact, went to Afghani- the gentleman from Florida (Mr. tion, she is part of that committee. In stan, but was only permitted in those GOSS). He was appalled. The very next the 1990s, she was in the Clinton administration. She ran our domestic ter- areas controlled by the Taliban. day, and I am sure it had something to Upon returning, she realized that her rorist law enforcement and intelligence do with the gentleman from Florida one-dimensional view of Afghanistan operations, and she wrote a memo (Mr. GOSS), a representative from an left gaping holes in the Department of while a Clinton lawyer forbidding any intelligence agency called my friend, Defense’s understanding of the situa- cooperation between intelligence orga- but the caller’s tone of voice suggested tion. She requested to go to Northern nizations and law enforcement agen- that the call was obligatory and he Afghanistan, especially to that area cies. really was not interested but he made controlled by anti-Taliban Commander So right here on the 9/11 inves- the call, but it would not make any dif- Masoud. She was denied permission to tigating panel is an example of why we ference anyway because by then the go. trail was too cold to follow. suffered 9/11. The presence of Jamie Realizing the danger posed by her This was very strange and very dis- Gorelick on the investigating panel lack of information, Julie Sirrs took heartening. We had passed up a chance represents a massive conflict of inter- the initiative. She paid her own way, again to get the America’s most-want- est, and this was well-known and has organized her own trip to the Panjshir ed terrorist, and there was no expla- been well-known. She should have been Valley in Northern Afghanistan, which nation. Either incompetence or by de- removed a long time ago. The panel is the bastion of Commander Masoud, sign, I do not know. Clearly, however, thus is demonstrating the same inflexi- and he was the last Afghan holdout there was something dreadfully wrong bility and aversion to correct action as against the Taliban. at the CIA or with American policy. it is investigating. Well, I met with Masoud in one of his Over at the FBI, it was just as bad, if The Gorelick directives reflected a mountain strongholds 2 years before not worse. It is widely known now that mindset in the last administration, a and had dinner with him and discussed 2 months before the September 11 at- mindset that was reflected even by strategy. That was risky. What Julie tacks, Phoenix FBI agent Kenneth Wil- high-level career intelligence officials. Sirrs did was even riskier for her. What liams sent a memo to FBI headquarters The Defense Intelligence Agency, for she did was heroic. in Washington and New York warning example, is supposed to provide the When she got to the Panjshir Valley, that bin Laden’s disciples might be Pentagon with detailed information she found out her assumptions were training at U.S. flight schools, and he necessary for it to deal with any poten- right. Something vital to America’s se- asked for a review of documents and a tial threat. With all that is spent by curity was happening, something she review of the situation to determine if the DIA, the Pentagon, like the rest of was not allowed to discover when she bin Laden’s people were being trained the government, let us just note, the visited the Taliban-controlled areas. in other parts of the country. The Wil- Pentagon was caught off guard and un- Commander Masoud told her he was liams memo was ignored by David prepared for 9/11, just like the rest, facing a new enemy in Afghanistan. Frasca, the Supervisory Special Agent even though we spent enormous Masoud’s militia was finding itself in in Washington, D.C. amounts on the DIA. fire fights with some kind of fundamen- One month before 9/11, Minnesota The Pentagon’s lack of information talist foreign legion. Apparently, bin FBI agent Colleen Rowley asked FBI and analysis almost had disastrous re- Laden was making Afghanistan his headquarters to issue a warrant allow- sults beyond 9/11. A counterattack base of operations and importing Is- ing agents to search would-be terrorist strategy almost implemented would lamic radicals from around the world,

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.112 H19PT1 H5974 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 training them as terrorist killers and elected official with experience in Afghanistan. the terrorists we have captured now tell us then setting them against Masoud’s I requested a meeting with the General and that it may have been given them second troops for combat experience. right off the bat he insisted Sirrs was insubor- thoughts. Masoud offered to let Julie and other dinate. I told him that from my view she was I took pride in those days as being one of Americans interrogate these foreign a hero, risking her job, and her life, spending the few Members of Congress who had main- prisoners, many of whom he had cap- her own money, all this to get information she tained an interest in Afghanistan, which I saw tured. believed necessary for our country to be pre- as a potential major national security threat to This was an intelligence bonanza. pared if something happened in Afghanistan. our country. Julie Sirrs was uncovering the cre- After hearing each other out, I rec- Then, 2 days before 9/11, the news came ation, the organization and the train- ommended to the General that we com- that Commander Masoud had been murdered ing of bin Laden terrorist army, al promise. If he just gave her back her job she’d in Afghanistan. I felt as if I had lost a friend. Qaeda. She only had a short time. She end up neither hero nor scofflaw. I’d back off As I mourned his loss I struggled to fully un- collected enough information for a pre- and he could use political pressure from me derstand the significance of his death. Then it liminary report and then she headed as an excuse for reinstating her. dawned on me why Masoud had been assas- home. After the General left my office he not only sinated. America was going to be attacked The minute she got back, she was or- reaffirmed the firing of Julie Sirrs, but later and it would be so monstrous that bin Laden’s dered not to distribute her report and stripped her of her security clearance as well, gang in Afghanistan wanted to cut us off from limit her briefings within her own thus eliminating her ability to earn a living as the means of counterattacking. We would agency. The commanding officer of an intelligence analyst. He demonstrated how have turned to Masoud if we were attacked; DIA labeled her as insubordinate, fired he could destroy anyone who would deviate now he was dead. Perhaps his death was a her, and when she fought her dismissal, from his program or defy his directives. ‘‘In- signal to set the planned attack in motion. he set out to destroy her. subordination’’ was the ultimate challenge to So on the 10th of September I tried to alert Amidst the fight to save her job, the his authority, and reaffirming his authority, was anyone and everyone who would listen to my DIA Director complained that he was more important than the security of the United warning of an imminent terrorist attack. A few upset with Julie because she had made States of America. people listened as a courtesy but for most contact with Masoud, who, according A few months later the General retired and their eyes simply glazed over as I tried to to the DIA, was a bad guy. This general all this would have been a regrettable but for- warn them. One of my colleagues, JIM GREEN- was sending his people to be briefed by gotten incident, except for the resultant 9/11 WOOD, stood behind me in an elevator and the Taliban, but refused them any con- tragedy. Except for how terribly unprepared overheard me lamenting that something hor- tact with Masoud or he would dismiss the Pentagon was for a war in Afghanistan. rible was about to happen and that I couldn’t them. It is my sad duty to report to my colleagues Something is terribly wrong with get anyone to take my warnings seriously. It’s that the General to whom I’m referring is Lt. this picture. The vitriol in the attack like the Twilight Zone, I said. As I got off the General Patrick Hughes, who today is one of against Sirrs were shockingly false. elevator he lightheartedly patted me on the the top officials, as Assistant Secretary for In- Patently false charges were brought back and with a smile told me not to be so against her to overwhelm her defenses formation Analysis at the Department of melodramatic and certainly not so apocryphal. and to intimidate her and force her to Homeland Security. I am certain that over his Undeterred, I called the White House and go quietly. long and distinguished career he made many asked for an emergency appointment to see She was charged, for example, with contributions, but his indefensible conduct in Condoleezza Rice in order to warn her of a lying, even though the agency lie de- the Sirrs case cast serious doubt over his major impending attack. Her office apologized tector test proved she was telling the judgment. I have notified Secretary Ridge of that she was incredibly busy that day, but she truth. She was charged with misusing this side of General Hughes’ character and respected my opinion and would see me at 3 equipment, having borrowed an office recommended that he should not hold the high p.m. the next day. The next day was 9/11. camera to take pictures of Afghani- level position in the Department of Homeland The plans began flying into the buildings at stan. She returned the camera when Security that he does. 8:48 a.m. she got back, and she had taken valu- When George W. Bush took office in Janu- In the afternoon of that chaotic and fateful able pictures of Northern Afghanistan. ary of 2001, the 9/11 terrorist operation, unbe- day, my colleague, Congressman GREEN- The attacks on this sincere and re- knownst to anyone in our government, was al- WOOD, approached me. I’ve been telling every- sponsible intelligence analyst were ar- ready well underway. But the threat posed by one how you tried to warn people of this. You rogant, nasty, malevolent and loath- the radical anti-western Islamic regime in Af- knew it was about to happen? How did you some. The brutal treatment of Sirrs ghanistan was known, and policy towards it know? We must ask, how is it that one Mem- sent a negative message to anyone at needed to go. Having worked in the Reagan ber of Congress, with the help of one staff that time in the DIA who had idea of White House I understood it took time for a member, was able to analyze the situation and taking the initiative or thinking cre- new President to appoint staff, set policy and determine that the terrorists based in Afghani- atively. begin to take control of government. Neverthe- stan were about to launch a major attack on Let me just note that Julie Sirrs was less, during that brief interlude between us, when the CIA and others failed to do so. fired. She was fired by a general who Bush’s inaugural and 9/11, I met the new Na- The question is not how did I know. It is why was in charge of the DIA, who I had tional Security Council staff on three occa- didn’t the rest of the establishment know. come to my office. That general, Gen- sions, including one meeting with Those whose job it is to protect us should be eral Hughes, is now, unfortunately, a Condoleezza Rice, to discuss Afghanistan. held accountable for 9/11, for not thwarting the high level official in our Department of There were, in fact, signs noted in an over- attack or even warning us. Homeland Security in charge of anal- view story in the Washington Post that some On 9/11 there was an incident that under- ysis. steps were being made to break away from scored that something was dreadfully wrong at There are many things that we need the previous administration’s Afghan policy. the CIA. Shortly after the attack I called King to do, where we need to hold people ac- One thing was certain to me at that time, Zahir Shah in Rome. He was now America’s countable. General Hughes was wrong George W. Bush, unlike his predecessor, greatest asset in any action against the ter- and put our country in jeopardy. These would have an unmistakable response to bin rorist forces in Afghanistan. Masoud was other individuals that I have men- Laden’s terrorist attacks. As I stated earlier we dead, but the Afghan people would rally be- tioned tonight, their decisions were know now that those who planned and fi- hind the King. If I could figure that out so wrong, the policies were wrong. We nanced the 9/11 attack did not believe the could the Taliban, so I was shocked to find must hold them accountable. United States would act as forcefully and as that the King had no protection. He was totally We are looking forward to the report unrelentingly as we have. This calculation was vulnerable. I told the King to stay put and went by the 9/11 Commission that will be up a result of the tepid American response to ear- to work. I called the CIA and managed to this week to see if they name names, lier al Qaeda attacks from Africa to New York speak directly to one of Tenet’s top lieuten- hold people accountable, hold policy City. ants. I explained the situation and he acknowl- accountable, and we will be having a Here again, was an example of the rotten edged the importance of the King, assuring further talk on this issue later on. policy that led to 9/11. And yes, had we retali- me he would take care of it. Julie came to me because she had no one ated more aggressively when our Embassies About 5 hours later, I happened to run into else to whom she could turn. I was the one were blown up in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 this gentleman. I will never forget his response

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.114 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5975 when I asked if the King was now being pro- we believe that the House has a duty reports that have come in on a bipar- tected. ‘‘You don’t expect us to act that fast do not to sweep under the rug the accu- tisan basis, this President’s statement you?’’ mulation of errors, misjudgments and that Saddam Hussein was associated Just like at the FBI, there was something deceptions that have been foisted on with the attack on this country, this wrong with the mindset at the CIA. Yes, the American people by the Bush ad- venal, evil attack on this country was George Tenet must be placed on that 9/11 ministration leading to the war in Iraq. false, and it led to a war. And there is blame list; perhaps his name should be under- The reason we are here every week is no greater error, breach of democracy lined. that there is too much tendency to for- than an American President saying It is time for those who made possible the get the sacrifices that are being made that when this was false. And it con- rest of the Taliban; the rise of bin Laden and by our men and women in uniform in tinues to this day. With all of this yes, the tragedy of 9/11 to be held personally Iraq; to treat them as sort of back- mountain of evidence showing the accountable. ground noise; to sort of say, well, the falsehood of this President’s state- The list stretches over both Republican and casualties are down to several a week, ment, the Vice President of the United Democratic administrations. Through the fail- so we can just sort of forget about Iraq. States has the chutzpa, if one can ures of the CIA under Reagan to the blunders That is wrong. stretch that word that far, to try to of the State Department under Bush to the in- We have been here for months blow- continue to foist this on the American competence and disingenuous posturing of the ing the whistle on this administra- people, and it is falsehood number 2. diplomats under Clinton, accountability re- tion’s repeated failures in Iraq, and we Number 3: The American people were quires that their names be given. will continue to do so, because this Na- told repeatedly that we would be wel- Retired General Patrick Hughes, who as tion owes it to our men and women in come as liberators in Iraq. We would be head of the DIA fired Julie Sirrs and who uniform to continue to be vigilant welcome with rose petals at our feet. today holds a high position in the Department about what this administration is We would be welcome with nothing but of Homeland Security. doing and not doing in Iraq. clear sailing because the people would Former Ambassador and now Governor Bill b 2320 see us as liberators. There is no ques- Richardson, who save the Taliban from mili- tion in the belief that Saddam Hussein tary defeat. Perhaps, even more importantly, we was an evil tyrant, and there is no Former senior CIA Officer Milt Bearden, who owe it to the cause of democracy itself question he abused thousands of Iraqis. armed the most fanatic of the Afghan factions not to allow it to go unnoted when a But this President made a massive mis- in this struggle against Soviet Occupation. President of the United States starts a judgment by listening to Mr. Chalabi, Former Assistant Secretary of State Rick war based on deception of the Amer- one of the great sycophants in failures Inderfurth, who weakened the anti-Taliban ican people. We are here to say there is of predictions in international history, forces. perhaps no greater abuse of democracy, and the President was suckered and the Former CIA Director George Tenet, whose no more dangerous event in the great American people were suckered by this culpability should have led him to resign long American democratic experiment, than misstatement, and we have paid dearly ago. for an American President to foist with our treasure and our lives and the Former Secretary of State Madeleine falsehoods on the American people to health of our service personnel in Iraq. Albright, who was the point person for the pol- start a war, which we believe occurred Falsehood number 4: This President icy of covert support for the Taliban, and who in this case. ignored the clear, professional judg- derailed the opportunity to receive a detailed Now, I would like to start our discus- ment of people who said we needed to account of the entire al Qaeda terrorist net- sion tonight by quickly setting the have more boots on the ground to pre- work. stage for the history of the Iraq war to vent anarchy in Iraq, but this Presi- And finally, Richard Clarke, former senior date. Unfortunately, this administra- dent ignored that advice because he Clinton official, who along with a few others tion has made not 1, not 2, but 10 seri- has wanted to fight this fight on the was in a position to argue against if not to ous mistakes, deceptions, errors of cheap from day 1, and we have suffered change the grotesquely mistaken policies of judgment, negligence, and carelessness as a result. General Shinseki told him the 80s and 90s, but failed to do so. that have led to the troubles that our that we needed several hundred thou- If another 9/11 is to be avoided, we need people are facing in Iraq. I would like sand people in Iraq to quell disturbance accountability, not rearranging of bureaucratic to run through those very quickly be- after the Iraq war, and he ignored it, organization charts. There was nothing wrong fore I yield to the gentleman from Mas- and our people paid dearly for error with our system that brought on 9/11, which sachusetts (Mr. DELAHUNT). and falsehood number 4. will not be corrected by having different poli- There are 10 major errors the Bush Number 5: The President said we did cies in place and different people in positions administration has made in Iraq. Error not need the United Nations, we could of authority. number 1: This administration told go in there alone, as long as we had the Let us now, if nothing else, be honest with America in no uncertain terms, with Philippines and a couple of other small each other and insist on an honest account- no doubt, with no vagueness, with no island nations. Well, the Philippines ing. Then let’s beat our murderous enemy so ambiguity whatsoever, that it was re- have now withdrawn. This President completely that no one will ever miscalculate quired to start a war in Iraq because decided to go it alone in Iraq, and our about our power and courage ever again. Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. people have suffered dearly. Falsehood f The President said, in a culmination of number 5. his multiple statements, and this must Falsehood number 6: The President IRAQ WATCH not be forgotten; on August 26, 2002, said that by implication, everything The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the President said, ‘‘Simply stated, would be aboveboard. There would not HENSARLING). Under the Speaker’s an- there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein be any war profiteering in Iraq, people nounced policy of January 7, 2003, the now has weapons of mass destruction.’’ would not make millions of dollars gentleman from Washington (Mr. INS- And there was not only no weapons of worth of profits in Iraq. Now we see LEE) is recognized until midnight. mass destruction, there was plenty of Halliburton, this company so inti- Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, we come doubt. This President’s statement was mately tied with this administration, to the floor this evening in the contin- false, and this was falsehood number 1. reaping millions of dollars of tax- ued responsibility of keeping a very Error number 2: The President told payers’ money, wrongfully. The GAO close eye on this administration’s pol- us on repeated occasions, and his ad- has reported on it. This is a scandal, icy in Iraq in the continued series of ministration, that they had clear, con- and Harry Truman rooted out world what we style the Iraq watch. vincing and cogent evidence that there profiteering in World War II. We need I will be joined by the gentleman was a working relationship between to get to the bottom of this war profit- from Massachusetts (Mr. DELAHUNT) Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda which eering by Halliburton and the like. this evening, and hopefully the gen- led to the attack on September 11. Falsehood number 6. tleman from Ohio (Mr. STRICKLAND.) They told us this over and over and Falsehood number 7, and error num- We have been now coming once a over again, and now that the evidence ber 7: This President and this adminis- week to the floor of the House because has been made clear from the multiple tration led us down one of the most

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.081 H19PT1 H5976 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 embarrassing breaches of American in- out it was Iran that was trying to buy Norway pulled out its 455 military tegrity, and that is the horrendous oc- the Iranian yellow cake, not Iraq. It is engineers this month. New Zealand in- casions of abuse at the Abu Ghraib not a good enough excuse that they are tends to pull out its 60 engineers by prison, and it happened because people one letter apart. That is not a good September, while Thailand plans to at the top of this administration gave enough excuse for this President. withdraw its more than 450 troops that a green light to stretching our well-ac- I yield to the gentleman from Massa- same month. The Netherlands is likely cepted rules of following the Geneva chusetts. to pull out next spring after the first of Convention. The memos are now in and Mr. DELAHUNT. Maybe it is the three Iraqi elections, while Polish mili- public information that multiple wrong enemy, maybe it is the wrong tary officials told the Pentagon that memos were sent saying that we did war. Poland’s large contingent will leave not have to give the protections of the But before I explore that, I thought I probably in less than a year. And as Geneva Convention to people. This is would just take a few minutes to am- you indicated, the Filipinos withdrew something we do to protect our own plify a bit on two of the points that the already. The Spanish have withdrawn. troops so that they will be not abused gentleman made. The cost of this war We are going to end up there alone, Mr. if they are captive. This is a long held in terms of dollars and cents. I have Speaker, and the bill will be paid for by principle of America. But out of hubris, this memory of the Under Secretary of the American taxpayers. out of outright arrogance, this admin- Defense, Mr. Wolfowitz, testifying be- Now, much was stated back five or istration ignored those rules and we fore a congressional committee saying six months ago about a donors’ con- have suffered in the eyes of the world that there would be no cost to the ference in Madrid, Mr. Speaker, where grievously. Make no mistake, 99.9 per- American taxpayers because Iraqi oil the coalition was brought together in cent of our troops are doing a magnifi- would obviously be more than suffi- an effort to have nations other than cent job, but this was error number 7. cient to pay for the costs, not just of the United States contribute, con- Error number 8: This President sent our military presence, our security tribute financially even if they had no American troops into battle without presence, but the cost of reconstruc- military presence there. adequate armor. Even today, our tion. Well, quoting the Los Angeles Times troops are driving around thin-skinned b 2330 of July 12, ‘‘Little of the $13 billion Humvees that should have armor, and I Well, that clearly was a mistake. In promised for rebuilding has been do- believe our people have been injured fact, I thought it was interesting that nated, and countries are hesitant to with shrapnel grievously. the criticism from the other side of the waive that, frustrating the new Iraqi Error number 9, and this is one that aisle, from Republicans, about the government.’’ Countries have provided is going to haunt us for a long time: costs and the misestimates was prob- only a small fraction of the reconstruc- The President started and continued a ably even louder than that that came tion aid they promised at a conference war with absolutely no plan whatso- from this side, from Democrats. nine months ago, Mr. Speaker. Of the ever in how to pay for it. He has tried I have a memory of reading a par- $13 billion in nonAmerican aid pledged, to hide the ball over and over again on ticular column that was penned by less than $1 billion has been turned the costs of this war to the American Senator DICK LUGAR, the prestigious over to the United Nations and the taxpayer, and he is still doing it. This Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations World Bank, funds set up to take in year, this budget my colleagues in the Committee, where he described the most of the donations. majority party put out with $25 billion, postwar phase. Of course, I would sug- Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, will the we know it is going to be $60 billion gest we are still at war. When one gentleman yield? next year. There is no question about reads the casualty list, on a weekly Mr. DELAHUNT. I will yield to the this. Why did they hide this informa- basis it is clear that American troops gentleman. tion from the American people? Do are still being killed, and a large num- Mr. INSLEE. I think it is important they think the American people will be ber of course are wounded. Many of us to realize what this President’s so sleepy they will ignore the fact that have visited them at Walter Reed and unilateralism has done to the Amer- another $60 billion will go to Iraq in- Bethesda Hospital here in Washington, ican taxpayer by putting it in context, stead of schools and health care in DC, but going back to what Senator vis-a-vis the first Iraq war, because the America? Do they think that will be LUGAR said, he said the postwar plan- first President Bush did in fact work forgotten? I do not think so. This def- ning was totally inadequate. And, with the rest of the world community, icit is now in the billions of dollars and again, where is that oil money? and as a result, the rest of the world it is growing rapidly because the Presi- And a further observation. If we repaid well over the majority. I think it dent wants our children to pay for the member the first Gulf War, the cost to was close to 80, 90 percent of the total Iraq war rather than us. And this is the American taxpayers was approxi- cost of the first Iraq war. It was not that continued attitude of trying to mately $4 billion. We have already ex- borne by the American taxpayer. fight this war on the cheap. This Presi- pended somewhere between $150 and But the cost of this second President dent needs to be honest and forthright $200 billion, and as you suggest, many Bush’s go-it-alone strategy to the with the American people about the hundreds of billions of dollars more American taxpayer is enormous, be- real costs of this war, which are griev- will be added to the bill, the bill that cause as of May the American tax- ous. Error number 9. will be passed on to the American taxpayers had spent $174 billion. Now, to And error number 10: And this one payers for generations. put that in perspective, we are going to rankles me greatly as a person who has In the first Gulf War, there was a real pass the total inflation-adjusted cost of read the casualty reports of what hot coalition, a genuine coalition of the World War I sometime early next year steel and shrapnel has done to our willing. There was participation in in the cost of Iraq, which was $199 bil- troops, sending our troops into combat terms of the military presence. There lion. And, again, the insidious part without flak jackets, and it took us a were more non-American troops in the about this is that the President, be- year-and-a-half to get this administra- first Gulf War than there were Amer- cause he is unwilling to do what Win- tion to get flak jackets. Is that too ican troops. Other than those forces ston Churchill did, which was to call much to ask of an administration for from Great Britain, as you indicated, for blood, toil, sweat and tears, this our troops? Error number 10. there are only small detachments of se- President just wants to put this war on Those are a quick summary of the er- curity forces from other countries. the credit card, and every single dollar rors that have been made in Iraq. And as was noted in a story last of the Iraq war is going to deficit Today we heard about some new ones. Thursday in the Washington Post, four spending. We found out that, in fact, it was Iran countries have already left, four more We have a $7 trillion debt. This Presi- that was allowing 10 of the terrorists are due to leave by September, and dent Bush’s budget is out of balance who injured us so terribly on Sep- others are now making known their in- $368 billion a year, and he is adding tember 11, they were passing through tention to lying down a depart before every single dollar of this going Iran, not Iraq. The President never lev- the political transition is complete straight on our national debt. And it is eled with us and told us that. It turns next year. our children that are going to suffer as

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.116 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5977 a result of this. Why? Because the And yet here, ‘‘U.S. Spy Chief: Al particularly in the powerful position of President is unwilling to really face Qaeda Threat Strong As Ever.’’ the President, to tell things to the the truth in Iraq. He was unwilling to Is this what we call winning the war American people which are false that face the truth about weapons of mass on terror, Mr. Speaker. Is this making end up starting a war. destruction. He was unwilling to face the world safer? I do not know that an- We found out that last September a the truth about a purported connection swer. I do not think the President real- poll of American people said that 65 with al Qaeda. He was unwilling to face ly does either. percent of American people believed the truth about how many troops we Mr. INSLEE. The fact of the matter that Saddam Hussein was behind the were going to need. He was unwilling is, and the sad fact is that this admin- attacks on us on September 11, and to face the truth about the armor that istration has taken its eye off the ball Saddam Hussein has a list longer than we needed. He was unwilling to face the of the people who killed almost 3,000 my arm of his depredations against the truth, you name it, about anything you Americans on September 11, al Qaeda, Iraqi people. But 65 percent of the can think of in Iraq. And this is a con- Osama bin Laden. Americans had been convinced by tinuing sore on our fiscal house as well When is the last time you actually someone that Iraq was behind the at- as the suffering that we have had. heard the President of the United tack on September 11. Mr. Speaker, I will yield to the gen- States say the name Osama bin Laden? Now, who was that someone? Where tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. It is like he is the great forgotten per- did the American people get that idea DELAHUNT). son in this terrible tragedy that we suf- which has turned out to be false and it Mr. DELAHUNT. As was indicated, it fered. I remember him and I think that is pretty clear where they got it. They is only going to get worse, because I our focus ought to remain on him. got it from the President of the United would suggest that what we are going Let me give an anecdote why it is States who was standing right there to find is as time moves on, there will not. We found out the other day in the and tried to convince, and he did by be fewer and fewer even pledges that Committee on Financial Services, the and large, convince the American peo- will be made, let alone honored. We secret of stopping terrorists, you cut ple of something that is false. The now know they are not being honored, off their money. You cut off their President did not let this slip on one at least if you accept the report from money, you kill the beast, in part. iota. We all make mistakes and the Los Angeles Times. We found out that this administra- misspeak on occasion. This was a con- It is easy to go out and say, yeah, tion has more people, more agents of certed, organized and consistent effort America, you come up with $19 billion the Treasury Department, this is the to fool the American people into be- to build roads in Iraq, to provide uni- agency that is supposed to be in charge lieving that the culprit was Saddam versal health care coverage, to rehab of lopping off the conduit of funds to al Hussein behind September 11. schools and to build affordable housing. Qaeda, this administration has more Look at some of his quotes. May 1, If you do that, American taxpayer, we agents chasing American tourists 2003, the President says, ‘‘The libera- will promise that we will pledge or we going to Cuba than it does chasing off tion of Iraq is a crucial advance in the will pledge at least half of what you do, money that goes to al Qaeda. campaign against terror. We have re- and now we find out that less than $1 That is just one sort of sad indication moved an ally of al Qaeda and cut off a billion has actually been transferred to that this administration has not fo- source of terrorist funding.’’ Vice the appropriate agencies. In fact, half cused on where the real threat has been President CHENEY, September 14, 2003, of that $1 billion comes from a single which is al Qaeda which is still out says, ‘‘If we are successful in Iraq, then nation, Japan. there and which is still a meaningful we will have struck a major blow right But I would like to get on to some- threat. at the heart of the base, if you will, the thing else for just a minute. The Presi- Mr. DELAHUNT. Let me give an- geographic base of the terrorists who dent is prone to be saying, particularly other example in terms of seriousness. had us under assault for the many at campaign rallies, that America is The administration’s position, vis-a-vis years but most especially on Sep- safer than ever. It is safer than it was tracking down the terrorists. There tember 11.’’ three years ago. In fact, he extends it was a Committee on Ways and Means What do we find the truth is? Our in- to the entire world. He is saying that hearing where a representative of the telligence people knew at that time but the world is safer than it was three IRS was posed a question and in re- was shielded from the American peo- years ago. And yet, ironically, yester- sponse to the question indicated that ple? The bipartisan committee under day, Mr. Speaker, I think it was on Fox the IRS’s request for an additional 80 the chairmanship of a Republican Gov- News, one of the magazine editions, investigators who would be assigned to ernor Keen concluded there was ‘‘no there was an interview with the cur- tracking terrorist financing through- credible evidence of a link between al rent, the so-called interim director of out the world was rejected by the Qaeda and the attacks against the the Central Intelligence Agency, John White House through the Office of United States.’’ No credible evidence. McLaughlin. Management and Budget. Is this how Not some credible evidence but not you fight the war against terror? much. Not just a scintilla of credible b 2340 Mr. INSLEE. I bet they have got 80 evidence. Not a couple of ounces. And he said that while several al bean counters that the American tax- They said no credible evidence, but Qaeda plots against the United States, payer are funding who work for Halli- this President stood right there and against our homeland have been foiled, burton. This administration has no started a war based on a falsehood, and the truth remains that the threat is as problem dishing out the dough for Hal- he knew he was doing this to the Amer- high as it ever was. liburton and we cannot get 80 inspec- ican people and he is responsible for Now, there is an inconsistency here. tors to track down Osama bin Laden. this. He is personally accountable for All we have to do is count 14 to 15 days How is that for a sad commentary on this and the American people need to and there will be a new terror alert. taking your eye off the ball. hold him accountable for this depreda- How often do we turn on one of the Now, I want to suggest how this has tion and affront to democracy as soon cable news networks or turn on our TV happened a little bit, how this empha- as they can. and we see the Attorney General or we sis has been misplaced. And it has be- Mr. DELAHUNT. Is not it ironic that see Secretary Ridge talking about an cause of this President’s administra- on Sunday there appears a story in the elevated threat? In fact, Secretary tion’s focus on Iraq and their efforts to New York Times about that report that Ridge was in my hometown of Boston, hoodwink the American people into be- will be forthcoming later this week, Massachusetts just recently talking lieving that the real culprit or at least and the gentleman alluded to it earlier, about the threat. And here we have the one of the culprits behind September 11 when he mentioned Iran. And by the new Director of the CIA contradicting was Saddam Hussein. I want to spend way, the acting director of the CIA the President of the United States who, just a moment talking about that be- confirmed the fact yesterday on the and maybe he was simply indulging in cause I think one of the single most se- Fox News Program, yesterday morning campaign rhetoric, saying that we are rious affronts and dangers in a demo- that, yes, there was information that a much safer now and the world is safer. cratic system is for elected officials, number of the 9–11 hijackers had safe

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:07 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.119 H19PT1 H5978 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 passage through Iran, Iran, not Iraq are Saudi Arabian, to fly out of the folks deserve to be held accountable by but Iran. I guess we made a mistake as country when all the other planes were being praised for their tremendous far as what country to invade. grounded in the country? Did this ad- service to this country in difficult cir- But seriously, let me just read sev- ministration let his friends from Saudi cumstances tonight, and they are still eral excerpts from the Sunday editions Arabia fly out of the country without a continuing to suffer the pangs of war of the New York Times. ‘‘The final re- full and thorough investigation of their tonight, and we have come here to port of the commission investigating relationship? Did that really happen? make sure that their sacrifice is not the September 11 attacks will offer new The sad fact is, yes, it did, and we forgotten and that we treat them with evidence of cooperative ties between have discovered that, in fact, did occur as great an honor as we can and that Iran and al Qaeda including informa- in our Committee on Financial Serv- we restore our Veterans Administra- tion drawn from intelligence reports ices hearing, and I pressed for an an- tion health care system so that when suggesting that Iran provided several swer of who made that decision. I never they come home they are not exposed of the hijackers with safe passage in got that answer, who made that deci- to the cuts in the veterans health care the year before the attacks, govern- sion, and 3 days later, the President is system that this administration has ment official said. The evidence raised on the south portico of the White proposed. enough questions about why the Bush House smoking cigars with Prince This group of public servants, we administration focused on the possi- Bandahar, the ambassador of Saudi cannot forget their contribution. It bility of Iraqi ties to be Osama bin Arabia, where two-thirds of the terror- should never be forgotten, but there is Laden’s terror network after 9–11 when ists came from that attacked this another group of public servants whose there may have been far more exten- country, and we let their families fly massive failures and deceit should not sive evidence of the Iranian connec- out without even a decent interroga- be forgotten either, and that is the tion. The panel had recently obtained tion of them. Talk about having a Bush administration who has made at intelligence showing that Iran had or- mixed-up relationship about who our least 10 major failure, falsehoods, neg- dered guards at its border stations not enemies are and who our friends are. ligence and carelessness, to the great to stop the passports of al Qaeda mem- Mr. DELAHUNT. Does it come as a cost of the American public, and those bers from Saudi Arabia who were mov- surprise to you that at least according public servants should not be forgotten ing through Iran after training at ter- to Bob Woodward in his most recent in their failure either and should be rorists camps in Afghanistan.’’ book, a book that was praised by the held accountable, and we will continue White House, in fact, there are excerpts to have this discussion until they are. b 2350 of it I understand on the President’s Would the gentleman from Massachu- My memory is this Iran, according to campaign Web site, but in that par- setts (Mr. DELAHUNT) like to close? Do the President, was a member of the ticular book, it was noted by the au- you have any closing comments? axis of evil club, but as you pointed thor that Prince Bandahar was in- Mr. DELAHUNT. No, I concur with out, there is no collaborative relation- formed of the attack on Iraq prior to those sentiments. ship according to the commission be- the Secretary of State Colin Powell. f tween Iraq and Iran. But why did we Let me go back just for a moment, OMISSION FROM THE CONGRES- end up attacking Iraq rather than because I know we are wrapping up, to SIONAL RECORD OF THURSDAY, Iran? another observation by Mr. Woodward, JULY 15, 2004, AT PAGE H5851 Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I will an- and this I would suggest is where ide- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. swer that question. The reason we at- ology colors reality and affects the tacked Iraq is that the day after Sep- BURR) assumed the chair. truth, the objective truth. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tember 11, maybe it was 2 days after, it The passion of some in this adminis- Chair lays before the House the fol- has been reported that the Secretary of tration, and I put beside you there a lowing enrolled bill: Defense goes in to the President and Newsweek cover with a picture of the S. 15. An act to amend the Public Health says now is our chance, now is our Vice President DICK CHENEY, embla- chance to go after Iraq. This was like Services Act to provide protections and zoned that says how DICK CHENEY sold countermeasures against chemical, radio- 48 hours after September 11. There was the war. It was clear that this indi- logical, or nuclear agents that may be used no evidence whatsoever that Iraq was vidual was obsessed with Iraq, for in a terrorist attack against the United associated with September 11, but this whatever reason. I am not questioning States by giving the National Institutes of President and his political advisers his motives. Health contracting flexibility, infrastructure knew one thing. They knew if they But in the book by Mr. Woodward, it improvements, and expediting the scientific could fool the American people into be- is noted on page 175, for those who peer review process, and streamlining the lieving that Saddam Hussein was be- might have it, that the Secretary of Food and Drug Administration approval process of countermeasures. hind September 11, the neo-cons could State ‘‘detected a kind of fever in CHE- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The con the American people into sup- NEY. He was not the steady, porting a war in Iraq, and to some de- unemotional rock that he had wit- Committee will resume its sitting. gree, their maliciousness was success- nessed a dozen years earlier during the f ful to the detriment of our proud men run-up to the Gulf War. The Vice Presi- LEAVE OF ABSENCE and women in service who are there to- dent was hell-bent for action against By unanimous consent, leave of ab- night in the heat of Iraq, 130 degrees, Saddam Hussein.’’ It is very dangerous sence was granted to: suffering, dying in the sands of Iraq be- when ideology colors the objective Mr. ABERCROMBIE (at the request of cause an American President’s admin- truth and reality. In the end, it gets us Ms. PELOSI) for today on account of istration was not forthright with the in a mess, and this is where we are business in the district. American people and consciously, will- now. Ms. CARSON of Indiana (at the request fully gave false information to our fel- Mr. INSLEE. Well, I am going to of Ms. PELOSI) for today on account of low countrymen. close with a couple of comments. physician’s advice. This is not just a little happenstance. We are here to discuss a basic prin- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (at the request We have a memo from a political oper- ciple of American democracy, and that of Ms. PELOSI) for today on account of ative of the President about how to is, accountability, that people in public personal reasons. talk about this. This was a cold-blood- service need to be held accountable, Mr. FROST (at the request of Ms. ed, calculated act, and you talk about both for their successes and their fail- PELOSI) for today on account of per- having your missed priority and what ures. sonal reasons. country you would be involved in. There is a group that we should rec- Mrs. JONES of Ohio (at the request of I have been asked by one of my con- ognize for valor and effectiveness and Ms. PELOSI) for today on account of stituents if I have seen the movie honor in our government and our gov- personal reasons. ‘‘Fahrenheit 9/11.’’ He said, JAY, is it ernment personnel, and that is our Ms. KILPATRICK (at the request of Ms. true, did the President allow the fam- Army, navy, air corps, Coast Guard, PELOSI) for today on account of per- ily members of Osama bin Laden, who marines, who are serving in Iraq. Those sonal business.

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:17 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.120 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5979 Mr. QUINN (at the request of Mr. BILLS PRESENTED TO THE gistics, Department of Defense, transmitting DELAY) for today and the balance of PRESIDENT the report of the results of the study of the adequacy of the beryllium industrial base, the week on account of the death of his Jeff Trandahl, Clerk of the House re- father. pursuant to Public Law 108–136, section 824; ports that on July 14, 2004 he presented to the Committee on Armed Services. Mr. RENZI (at the request of Mr. to the President of the United States, 9143. A letter from the Director of Defense DELAY) for today on account of his for his approval, the following bills: Research and Engineering, Department of speaking to the Navajo Nation Tribal H.R. 3846. To authorize the Secretary of Defense, transmitting the Annual Report of Council. Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior the Strategic Environmental Research and Mr. BARTON of Texas (at the request to enter into an agreement or contract with Development Program for Fiscal Year 2003, of Mr. DELAY) for today on account of Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2902(d)(3) and (g)(2) official business. carry out projects to protect Indian forest Public Law 101–510; to the Committee on land. Armed Services. f 9144. A letter from the Principal Deputy Jeff Trandahl, Clerk of the House re- Under Secretary for Personnel and Readi- SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED ports that on July 16, 2004 he presented ness, Department of Defense, transmitting a to the President of the United States, report on the circulation of the Golden Dol- By unanimous consent, permission to for his approval, the following bills: lar coin at resale activities on domestic mili- address the House, following the legis- tary installations as requested by Senate Re- lative program and any special orders H.R. 218. To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former port 108-87 on the Department of Defense Ap- heretofore entered, was granted to: law enforcement officers from State laws propriations Bill for FY 2004; to the Com- (The following Members (at the re- prohibiting the carrying of concealed hand- mittee on Armed Services. 9145. A letter from the Chairman, Federal quest of Mr. MCDERMOTT) to revise and guns. extend their remarks and include ex- Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting f a report entitled, ‘‘Merger Decisions 2003,’’ in traneous material:) ADJOURNMENT accordance with Section 18(c)(9) of the Fed- Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, for 5 eral Deposit Insurance Act; to the Com- minutes, today. Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, I mittee on Financial Services. Mr. STENHOLM, for 5 minutes, today. move that the House do now adjourn. 9146. A letter from the Administrator, En- Mr. HILL, for 5 minutes, today. The motion was agreed to; accord- ergy Information Administration, Depart- Mr. TANNER, for 5 minutes, today. ingly (at 11 o’clock and 58 minutes ment of Energy, transmitting Annual ura- nium marketing report for 2003, pursuant to Mr. BERRY, for 5 minutes, today. p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- 42 U.S.C. 2296b–5; to the Committee on En- Mr. BOYD, for 5 minutes, today. ergy and Commerce. Ms. HERSETH, for 5 minutes, today. day, July 20, 2004, at 9 a.m., for morn- 9147. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Mr. PALLONE, for 5 minutes, today. ing hour debates. for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, for 5 minutes, f transmitting the final report on the Depart- today. ment’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) pro- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Ms. LEE, for 5 minutes, today. gram for FY 2003, pursuant to Public Law ETC. Ms. WOOLSEY, for 5 minutes, today. 105–388 42 U.S.C. 13211–13219; to the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Mr. BLUMENAUER, for 5 minutes, Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive communications were taken from the 9148. A letter from the Chairman, National today. Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, Mr. MCDERMOTT, for 5 minutes, Speaker’s table and referred as follows: transmitting the Sixth Annual Report to today. 9137. A communication from the President Congress on the Implementation of the Ad- Mr. EMANUEL, for 5 minutes, today. of the United States, transmitting notifica- ministrative Simplification Provisions of the (The following Members (at the re- tion of the intent to transfer funds provided Health Insurance Portability and Account- in Pub. L. 107-38, the 2001 Emergency Supple- quest of Mr. MORAN of Kansas) to re- ability Act, pursuant to Public Law 104–191, mental Appropriations Act for Recovery vise and extend their remarks and in- section 263; to the Committee on Energy and from and Response to Terrorist Acts on the Commerce. clude extraneous material:) United States, to the Commission on the In- 9149. A letter from the Deputy Director, Mr. COLE, for 5 minutes, today. telligence Capabilities of the United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency, trans- Mr. BURTON of Indiana, for 5 minutes, Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction; (H. mitting notification concerning the Depart- today and July 20, 21, 22, and 23. Doc. No. 108–202); to the Committee on Ap- ment of the Air Force’s Proposed Letter(s) of Mr. COX, for 5 minutes, today. propriations and ordered to be printed. Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for de- Mr. HENSARLING, for 5 minutes, July 9138. A letter from the Chairman, Defense fense articles and services (Transmittal No. 21. Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, transmit- 04-11), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the ting the Board’s Report to Congress on the Committee on International Relations. Mr. GOODE, for 5 minutes, today. Plutonium Storage at the Departmentof En- 9150. A letter from the Deputy Director, Mr. NORWOOD, for 5 minutes, July 22. ergy’s Savannah River Site, pursuant to Defense Security Cooperation Agency, trans- Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Public Law 107–314, section 3183; to the Com- mitting notification concerning the Depart- for 5 minutes, July 21. mittee on Armed Services. ment of the Army’s Proposed Letter(s) of Mr. JONES of North Carolina, for 5 9139. A letter from the Under Secretary for Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Egypt for de- minutes, July 20 and 21. Personnel and Readiness, Department of De- fense articles and services (Transmittal No. fense, transmitting a letter on the approved Mr. PENCE, for 5 minutes, July 20 and 04-10), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the retirement of Vice Admiral Michael L. 21. Committee on International Relations. Cowan, United States Navy, and his advance- 9151. A letter from the Assistant Adminis- (The following Member (at her own ment to the grade of vice admiral on the re- trator, Bureau for Legislative and Public Af- request) to revise and extend her retired list; to the Committee on Armed Serv- fairs, Agency for International Development, marks and include extraneous mate- ices. transmitting a report on economic condi- rial:) 9140. A letter from the Under Secretary for tions in Egypt 2003, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. Ms. WATSON, for 5 minutes, today. Personnel and Readiness, Department of De- 2346 note; to the Committee on International fense, transmitting a letter on the approved Relations. f retirement of Vice Admiral Charles W. 9152. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Moore, Jr., United States Navy, and his ad- Department of Defense, transmitting notifi- SENATE BILL REFERRED vancement to the grade of vice admiral on cation that no offensive biological weapons A bill of the Senate of the following the retired list; to the Committee on Armed research prohibited by international law is title was taken from the Speaker’s Services. being conducted at the listed facilities and 9141. A letter from the Principal Deputy that appropriate security measures have table and, under the rule, referred as Under Secretary for Personnel and Readi- begun to be, or will be, put in place at the follows: ness, Department of Defense, transmitting listed facilities to prevent theft of dangerous S. 2479. An act to amend chapter 84 of title authorization of the enclosed list of officers pathogens from the facilities, pursuant to 5, United States Code, to provide for Federal to wear the insignia of the next higher grade Public Law 108–136, section 1304; to the Com- employees to make elections to make, mod- in accordance with title 10, United States mittee on International Relations. ify, and terminate contributions to the Code, section 777; to the Committee on 9153. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Thrift Savings Fund at any time, and for Armed Services. for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, other purposes; to the Committee on Govern- 9142. A letter from the Acting Under Sec- transmitting a copy of Presidential Deter- ment Reform. retary for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo- mination No. 2004-31, Waiving Prohibition on

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:17 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19JY7.122 H19PT1 H5980 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 United States Military Assistance with Re- of Justice, transmitting a report as required July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. spect to Burkina Faso and Dominica, pursu- by Section 202(a)(1)(c) of Pub. L. 107–273, the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ant to Public Law 107–206, section 2007(a); to ‘‘21st Century Department of Justice Appro- tation and Infrastructure. the Committee on International Relations. priations Authorization Act,’’ related to cer- 9174. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 9154. A letter from the Assistant Secretary tain settlements and injunctive relief; to the cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Committee on the Judiciary. transmitting the Department’s final rule — transmitting the fourth annual Trafficking 9165. A letter from the Solicitor General, Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747- in Persons Report, pursuant to Public Law Department of Justice, transmitting notice 100, -200B, and -200F Series Airplanes [Docket 106–386, section 110; to the Committee on that the Department will not appeal the dis- No. 2002-NM-149-AD; Amendment 39-13682; AD International Relations. trict court’s order in the case United States 2004-13-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, 9155. A letter from the Brown v. Board of v. Robert Mendoza, No. CR 03–730 DT (C.D. 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Education 50th Anniversary Commission, De- Cal. Jan. 12, 2004), pursuant to Public Law Committee on Transportation and Infra- partment of Education, transmitting A re- 108–21, section 401(l) (117 Stat. 650); to the structure. port describing the activities of the Commis- Committee on the Judiciary. 9175. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- sion during the calendar year 2003, an ac- 9166. A letter from the General Counsel, cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, counting of any funds received or expended National Tropical Botanical Garden, trans- transmitting the Department’s final rule — by the Commission and recommendations for mitting the annual audit report of the Na- Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model any legislation or administrative action tional Tropical Botanical Garden, Calendar CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) which the Commission considers appro- Year 2003, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 4610; to the Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2004-18231; Direc- priate, pursuant to Public Law 107–41, sec- Committee on the Judiciary. torate Identifier 2004-NM-94-AD; Amendment tion 6a (115 Stat. 228); to the Committee on 9167. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, 39-13683; AD 2004-05-12 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) Government Reform. Maritime Administration, Department of received July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9156. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- ment of the Treasury, transmitting two ment’s final rule — Shipping — Technical tation and Infrastructure. Semiannual Reports which were prepared Amendments [Docket No. MARAD 2004-18059] 9176. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- separately by Treasury’s Office of Inspector (RIN: 2133-AB59) received June 16, 2004, pur- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, General (OIG) and the Treasury Inspector suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- transmitting the Department’s final rule — General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) for mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Airworthiess Directives; Saab Model SAAB the period ended March 31, 2004, pursuant to ture. SF340A and SAAB 340B Series Airplanes 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 9168. A letter from the Senior Attorney, [Docket No. 2003-NM-17-AD; Amendment 39- the Committee on Government Reform. RSPA, Department of Transportation, trans- 13662; AD 2004-12-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 9157. A letter from the Secretary and Di- mitting the Department’s final rule — Har- July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. rector, Department of Homeland Security & monization with the United Nations 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Office of Personnel Management, transmit- Recommedations, International Maritime tation and Infrastructure. ting a joint prescription for a new human re- Dangerous Goods Code, and International 9177. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- sources system for some or all of the organi- Civil Aviation Organization’s Technical In- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, zational units of the Department of Home- structions [Docket No. RSPA-2003-13658(HM- transmitting the Department’s final rule — land Security, pursuant to Public Law 107– 215E)] (RIN: 2137-AD94) received June 14, 2004, Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319 296; to the Committee on Government Re- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- and A320 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2003- form. 9158. A letter from the Administrator, Gen- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- NM-187-AD; Amendment 39-13688; AD 2004-13- eral Services Administration, transmitting ture. 06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, 9169. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, the Administration’s thirtieth report on pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Maritime Administration, Department of audit final action, as well as the semiannual mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- report on Office of Inspector General audit- ture. ing activity, pursuant to Public Law 100–504, ment’s final rule — Maritime Security Pro- 9178. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- section 5; to the Committee on Government gram [Docket No. MARAD-2004-18489] (RIN: cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Reform. 2133-AB62) received July 16, 2004, pursuant to transmitting the Department’s final rule — 9159. A letter from the Administrator, Gen- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Airworthiness Directives; Empresa eral Services Administration, transmitting Transportation and Infrastructure. Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) in accordance with Section 647(b) of Division 9170. A letter from the FMCSA Regulatory [Docket No. 2003-NM-65-AD; Amendment 39- F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Officer, Department of Transportation, 13695; AD 2004-13-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received FY 2004, Pub. L. 108–199, and the Office of transmitting the Department’s final rule — July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Management and Budget Memorandum 04–07, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations: 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- the Administration’s report on competitive Hazardous Materials Safety Permits [Docket tation and Infrastructure. sourcing efforts; to the Committee on Gov- No. FMCSA-97-2180] (RIN: 2126-AA07] (RIN: 9179. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- ernment Reform. 2126-AA07) received July 16, 2004, pursuant to cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 9160. A letter from the Secretary of Labor 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on transmitting the Department’s final rule — and Chairman of the Board & Executive Di- Transportation and Infrastructure. Airworthiness Directives; Aircraft Equipped rector, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora- 9171. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- with Garmin AT, Apollo GX Series Global tion, transmitting Pursuant to Title II, Sec- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Positioning System (GPS) Navigation Units tion 203, of the Notification and Federal Em- transmitting the Department’s final rule — with Software Versions 3.0 through 3.4 Inclu- ployee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747- sive [Docket No. 2002-NM-254-AD; Amend- Act of 2002, the Corporation’s Annual Report 400 and -400F Series Airplanes Equipped With ment 39-13702; AD 2004-13-20] (RIN: 2120-AA64) for FY 2003; to the Committee on Govern- Rolls Royce Engines [Docket No. 2003-NM- received July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ment Reform. 202-AD; Amendment 39-13648; AD 2004-11-03] 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 9161. A letter from the Chairman, Federal (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, pur- tation and Infrastructure. Election Commission, transmitting the 2003 suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 9180. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Annual Report describing the activities per- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, formed by the Commission, pursuant to 2 ture. transmitting the Department’s final rule — U.S.C. 438(a)(9); to the Committee on House 9172. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Administration. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Model SD3-60 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 9162. A letter from the Director, Bureau of transmitting the Department’s final rule — 2003-NM-236-AD; Amendment 39-13690; AD Land Management--Eastern States, Depart- Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model 2004-13-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, ment of the Interior, transmitting the FY BAe.125 Series 800A (Including C-29A and U- 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 2003 Annual Report entitled ‘‘Guardians of 125 Variant) and 800B Airplanes; and Model Committee on Transportation and Infra- the Past—Stewards for the Future’’; to the Hawker 800 (Including U-125A Variant), and structure. Committee onResources. 800XP Airplanes [Docket No. 2003-NM-216- 9181. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 9163. A letter from the Assistant Attorney AD; Amendment 39-13646; AD 2004-11-01] (RIN: cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, General for Legislative Affairs, Department 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, pursuant to transmitting the Department’s final rule — of Justice, transmitting a report to Congress 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers detailing the number of times since 1993 that Transportation and Infrastructure. Model SD3-60 SHERPA Series Airplanes the Department has inspected the records of 9173. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- [Docket No. 2003-NM-200-AD; Amendment 39- any producer of materials regulated under cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 13703; AD 2004-13-21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received the relevant U.S. Code, pursuant to Public transmitting the Department’s final rule — July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Law 108–21, section 511 18 U.S.C. 2257; to the Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Committee on the Judiciary. SF340A and SAAB 340B Series Airplanes tation and Infrastructure. 9164. A letter from the Assistant Attorney [Docket No. 2003-NM-18-AD; Amendment 39- 9182. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- General for Legislative Affairs, Department 13647; AD 2004-11-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation,

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:17 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L19JY7.000 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5981 transmitting the Department’s final rule — 9192. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- transmitting the Department’s final rule — Modification of Class E Airspace; cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model Scottsbluff, NE. [Docket No. FAA-2004-17429; transmitting the Department’s final rule — DHC-8-301, -311, -315 Airplanes [Docket No. Airspace Docket No. 04-ACE-28] received Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 2002-NM-297-AD; Amendment 39-13691; AD July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Deutschland Model MBB-BK 117 A-1, A-3, A- 2004-13-09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 4, B-1, B-2, and C-1 Helicopters [Docket No. 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the tation and Infrastructure. 2003-SW-38-AD; Amendment 39-13686; AD 2004- Committee on Transportation and Infra- 9183. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 13-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, structure. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 9201. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- transmitting the Department’s final rule — mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Modification of Class E Airspace; Kimball, ture. transmitting the Department’s final rule — NE. [Docket No. FAA-2004-17433; Airspace 9193. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model Docket No. 04-ACE-31] received July 16, 2004, cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, DHC-8-102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- transmitting the Department’s final rule — -315 Airplanes [Docket No. 2001-NM-331-AD; mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A Amendment 39-13692; AD 2004-13-10] (RIN: ture. Model A109C, A109E, A109K2 Helicopters 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, pursuant to 9184. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- [Docket No. 2001-SW-15-AD; Amendment 39- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 13687; AD 2001-24-07 R1] (RIN: 2120-AA64) re- Transportation and Infrastructure. transmitting the Department’s final rule — ceived July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9202. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Modification of Class E Airspace; Zanesville, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, OH; Correction [Docket No. FAA-2003-15876; tation and Infrastructure. transmitting the Department’s final rule — Airspace Docket No. 03-AGL-14] received 9194. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Airworthiness Directives; Empresa July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Brasileira de Aernautica S.A. (EMBRAER) 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- transmitting the Department’s final rule — Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes tation and Infrastructure. Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers [Docket No. 2003-NM-104-AD; Amendment 39- 9185. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Model SD3-SHERPA Series Airplanes [Dock- 13698; AD 2004-13-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, et No. 2003-NM-235-AD; Amendment 39-13685; July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. transmitting the Department’s final rule — AD 2004-13-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Amendment to Restricted Area 6604 (R-6004); 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to tation and Infrastructure. Chincoteague Inlet, VA [Docket No. FAA- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 9203. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 2004-17772; Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-05] structure. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 16, 2004, pur- 9195. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- transmitting the Department’s final rule — suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- transmitting the Department’s final rule — Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No. ture. Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc 30416; Amdt. No. 3099] received July 16, 2004, 9186. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- RB211 Trent 875-17, Trent 877-17, Trent 884-17, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Trent 884B-17, Trent 892-17, Trent 892B-17, mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- transmitting the Department’s final rule — and Trent 895-17 Series Turbofan Engines ture. Establishment of Class E Airspace; Coopers- [Docket No. 2002-NE-19-AD; Amendment 39- 9204. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- town, NY [Docket No. FAA-2004-17513; Air- 13693; AD 2004-13-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, space Docket No. 04-AEA-04] received July July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. transmitting the Department’s final rule — 26, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Defense the Committee on Transportation and Infra- tation and Infrastructure. and Space Group Model 234 Helicopters structure. 9196. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- [Docket No. 2004-SW-09-AD; Aemdnemtn 39- 9187. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 13651; AD 2004-06-51] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department’s final rule — July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. transmitting the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; (Formerly Textron Lycoming), Direct-Drive tation and Infrastructure. Goldsboro, NC [Docket No. FAA-2004-17345; Reciprocating Engines; Correction [Docket 9205. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-5] received July No. 89-ANE-10-AD; Amendment 39-13644; AD cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 2004-10-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, transmitting the Department’s final rule — the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Model structure. Committee on Transportation and Infra- BAe.125 Series 800A, 800A (C-29A), and 800B 9188. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- structure. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 9197. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Airplanes; and Model Hawker 800 Airplanes transmitting the Department’s final rule — cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, [Docket No. 2003-NM-244-AD; Amendment 39- Establishment of Class D Airspace; St. transmitting the Department’s final rule — 13661; AD 2004-12-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received Cloud, MN; Modification of Class E Airspace; Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. St. Cloud, MN. [Docket No. FAA-2003-16693; B2 Series Airplanes; Model A300 B4 Series 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Airspace Docket No. 03-AGL-21] received Airplanes; and Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, C4 tation and Infrastructure. July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605R Variant F, and F4-600R (Collectively 9206. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Called A300-600) Series Airplanes [Docket No. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, tation and Infrastructure. 2003-NM-52-AD; Amendment 39-13696; AD transmitting the Department’s final rule — 9189. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 2004-13-14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the B2 and A300 B4 Series Airplanes [Docket No. transmitting the Department’s final rule — Committee on Transportation and Infra- 2002-NM-337-AD; Amendment 39-13663; AD Modification of Class E Airspace; Broken structure. 2004-12-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, Bow, NE [Docket No. FAA-2004-18010; Air- 9198. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the space Docket No. 04-ACE-39] received July cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infra- 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to transmitting the Department’s final rule — structure. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Op- 9207. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- structure. erations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 9190. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-208-AD; transmitting the Department’s final rule — cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Amendment 39-13689; AD 2004-13-07] (RIN: Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Op- transmitting the Department’s final rule — 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, pursuant to erations) Limited Model BAe 146 Series Air- Modification of Class E Airspace; Trinidad, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on planes [Docket No. 2003-NM-94-AD; Amend- CO [Docket No. FAA-2003-15996; Airspace Transportation and Infrastructure. ment 39-13664; AD 2004-12-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) Docket No. 03-ANM-04] received July 16, 2004, 9199. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- received July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- transmitting the Department’s final rule — tation and Infrastructure. ture. Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747- 9208. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 9191. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 400 and -400D Series Airplanes [Docket No. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 2003-NM-126-AD; Amendment 39-13697; AD transmitting the Department’s final rule — transmitting the Department’s final rule — 2004-13-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendment 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes [Dock- [Docket No. 30417; Amdt. No. 449] received Committee on Transportation and Infra- et No. FAA-2004-17996; Directorate Identifier July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. structure. 2004-NM-100-AD; Amendment 39-13659; AD 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- 9200. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 2004-11-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, tation and Infrastructure. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:17 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L19JY7.000 H19PT1 H5982 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004 Committee on Transportation and Infra- 2004,’’ the twelfth in a biennial series man- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS structure. dated by the Science and Technology Equal Under clause 2 of rule XII, public 9209. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Opportunities Act (Pub. L. 96-516); to the cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Committee on Science. bills and resolutions were introduced transmitting the Department’s final rule — and severally referred, as follows: Airworthiness Directives; Alexander f By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for him- Schleicher Model ASW 27 Sailplanes [Docket self, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Mr. FRANKS No. 2003-CE-53-AD; Amendment 39-13658; AD of Arizona): 2004-11-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON H.R. 4851. A bill to reform Social Security 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS by establishing a Personal Social Security Committee on Transportation and Infra- Savings Program; to the Committee on Ways structure. Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of and Means, and in addition to the Commit- 9210. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- committees were delivered to the Clerk tees on the Budget, and Rules, for a period to cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, for printing and reference to the proper be subsequently determined by the Speaker, transmitting the Department’s final rule — calendar, as follows: in each case for consideration of such provi- Airworthiness Directives; Przedsiebiorstwo sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN: Committee on Ap- Doswiadczalno-Produkcyjne Szybownictwa committee concerned. propriations. H.R. 4850. A bill making appro- ‘‘PZL-Bielsko’’ Model SZD-50-3 ’’Puchacz’’ By Mr. COX (for himself, Ms. DUNN, Mr. priations for the government of the District Sailplanes [Docket No. 2003-CE-66-AD; CAMP, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. THORN- of Columbia and other activities chargeable Amendment 39-13656; AD 2004-11-10] (RIN: BERRY, and Mr. GIBBONS): in whole or in part against the revenues of 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, pursuant to H.R. 4852. A bill to authorize appropria- said District for the fiscal year ending Sep- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on tions for the Department of Homeland Secu- tember 30, 2005, and for other purposes (Rept. Transportation and Infrastructure. rity for fiscal year 2005, and for other pur- 9211. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- 108–610). Referred to the Committee of the poses; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- Whole House on the State of the Union. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, rity (Select), and in addition to the Commit- transmitting the Department’s final rule — Mr. POMBO: Committee on Resources. tees on Science, Transportation and Infra- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330, H.R. 4492. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks structure, Energy and Commerce, the Judici- A340-200, and A340-300 Series Airplanes and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to ary, Government Reform, Agriculture, and [Docket No. 2003-NM-111-AD; Amendment 39- extend the authorization for certain national Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period 13654; AD 2004-11-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received heritage areas, and for other purposes; with to be subsequently determined by the Speak- July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. an amendment (Rept. 108–611). Referred to er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- the Committee of the Whole House on the committee concerned. tation and Infrastructure. State of the Union. 9212. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Mr. POMBO: Committee on Resources. By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, H.R. 4625. A bill to reduce temporarily the FROST, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, transmitting the Department’s final rule — royalty required to be paid for sodium pro- Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737- duced on Federal lands, and for other pur- GRANGER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. KLECZKA, 600, 737-700, 737-700C, 737-800, and 737-900 Se- poses (Rept. 108–612). Referred to the Com- Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ries Airplanes [Docket No. 2002-NM-323-AD; mittee of the Whole House on the State of MICHAUD, Mr. BONNER, Mr. MOORE, Amendment 39-13657; AD 2004-11-11] (RIN: the Union. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mrs. 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, pursuant to Mr. POMBO: Committee on Resources. BIGGERT, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MCGOV- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on H.R. 4170. A bill to authorize the Secretary of ERN, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. Transportation and Infrastructure. the Interior to recruit volunteers to assist REHBERG, and Mr. CARDIN): 9213. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- with, or facilitate, the activities of various H.R. 4853. A bill to amend the Small Busi- ness Act to modify the women’s business cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, agencies and offices of the Department of the center program; to the Committee on Small transmitting the Department’s final rule — Interior; with an amendment (Rept. 108–613). Business. Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Doug- Referred to the Committee of the Whole By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Ms. las Model DC-9-81 (MD-81), DC-9-82 (MD-82), House on the State of the Union. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. DC-9-83 (MD-83), DC-9-87 (MD-87), and MD-88 Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on the ORTIZ, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA, Mr. BACA, Airplanes [Docket No. 200-NM-110-AD; Judiciary. H.R. 3313. A bill to amend title 28, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. FROST, Mr. GON- Amendment 39-13653; AD 2004-11-07] (RIN: United States Code, to limit Federal court ZALEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, pursuant to jurisdiction over questions under the Defense Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. LEE, Mr. MEEKS of 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on of Marriage Act; with an amendment (Rept. New York, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. Transportation and Infrastructure. 108–614). Referred to the Committee of the NAPOLITANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 9214. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Whole House on the State of the Union. Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SOLIS, and Mr. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House transmitting the Department’s final rule — UDALL of New Mexico): Resolution 724. Resolution providing for con- H.R. 4854. A bill to establish the Commis- Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 sideration of the bill (H.R. 4850) making ap- sion to Establish the National Museum of Mark 0070 Series Airplanes [Docket No. 2002- propriations for the government of the Dis- the American Latino to develop a plan of ac- NM-251-AD; Amendment 39-13655; AD 2004-11- trict of Columbia and other activities tion for the establishment and maintenance 09] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, chargeable in whole or in part against the of the National Museum of the American pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- revenues of said District for the fiscal year Latino in Washington, D.C., and for other mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ending September 30, 2005, and for other pur- purposes; to the Committee on House Admin- ture. poses (Rept. 108–615). Referred to the House istration. 9215. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Calendar. By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. BOSWELL): transmitting the Department’s final rule — House Resolution 725. Resolution providing H.R. 4855. A bill to establish an Inde- Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3574) to re- pendent National Security Classification Model A109E Helicopters [Docket No. 2003- quire the mandatory expensing of stock op- Board in the executive branch, and for other SW-32-AD; Amendment 39-13652; AD 2004-11- tions granted to executive officers, and for purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence 06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 16, 2004, other purposes (Rept. 108–616). Referred to (Permanent Select). pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- the House Calendar. By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mrs. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. DELAY, DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE ture. Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. CAMP, 9216. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- [The following actions occurred on July 16, 2004] and Mr. CANTOR): cialist, FAA, Department of Transportation, Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XII the H.R. 4856. A bill to provide States with im- transmitting the Department’s final rule — proved incentives, more flexibility, and in- Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Committee on Energy and Commerce creased funds to develop child welfare serv- Model EC 130 B4 and AS 350B3 Helicopters discharged from further consideration. ices that meet the unique needs of children [Docket No. 2003-SW-29-AD; Amendment 39- H.R. 3574 referred to the Committee of and families and enhance children’s pros- 13650; AD 2004-11-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received the Whole House on the State of the pects for safe and permanent living arrange- July 16, 2004, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Union. ments; to the Committee on Ways and 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XII the Means. tation and Infrastructure. By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon: 9217. A letter from the Acting Director, Na- Committee on the Judiciary discharged H.R. 4857. A bill to require the Attorney tional Science Foundation, transmitting the from further consideration. H.R. 4011 General and the Secretary of Homeland Se- report, ‘‘Women, Minorities, and Persons referred to the Committee of the Whole curity to enter into a memorandum of under- with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: House on the State of the Union. standing to guide the integration of the

VerDate jul 14 2003 04:02 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L19JY7.000 H19PT1 July 19, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5983 automated fingerprint identification sys- ing the policy of the United States at the Concurrent Resolution No. 47 memorializing tems of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 56th Annual Meeting of the International the Congress of the United States to con- and the Department of Homeland Security, Whaling Commission; to the Committee on tinue to support and expand the operations and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations. of the National Finance Center in New Orle- the Judiciary. f ans, including the renewal of its contract By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. with the Federal Retirement Thrift Invest- BLUMENAUER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. KIL- MEMORIALS ment Board; to the Committee on Govern- PATRICK, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials ment Reform. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, were presented and referred as follows: 400. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Mr. SERRANO, and Ms. SLAUGHTER): the State of Hawaii, relative to Senate Con- 392. The SPEAKER presented a memorial H.R. 4858. A bill to authorize the Secretary current Resolution No. 167 recognizing Na- of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, of Agriculture to provide financial assist- tive Hawaiians as traditional, indigenous relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution ance for the construction, improvement, and knowledge holders and recognizing their col- rehabilitation of farmers markets; to the No. 75 memorializing the Congress of the United States to authorize and fund the es- lective intellectual property rights; to the Committee on Agriculture. Committee on Resources. By Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota (for tablishment of the Coastal Forest Reserve Program, and to memorialize the United 401. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of himself, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. the State of Utah, relative to House Joint BEAUPREZ, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, the Louisiana Department of Agri- Resolution No. 17 memorializing the Utah CARDOZA): Attorney General to immediately commence H.R. 4859. A bill to amend part D of title IV culture and Forestry, and the Louisiana an investigation into apparent breaches of of the Social Security Act to improve the State University School of Renewable Nat- collection of child support, and for other pur- ural Resources, with the assistance from the trust and constitutional violations and that poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and he report to the Legislature on the progress and in addition to the Committee on the Ju- other Louisiana universites, to provide an of the investigation; to the Committee on diciary, for a period to be subsequently de- inventory and assessment of coastal forests; the Judiciary. termined by the Speaker, in each case for to the Committee on Agriculture. 402. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of consideration of such provisions as fall with- 393. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Utah, relative to Senate Joint in the jurisdiction of the committee con- the State of Hawaii, relative to Senate Con- Resolution No. 5 memorializing the Congress cerned. current Resolution No. 212 memorializing of the United States to review and modify By Mr. MORAN of Virginia: the Federal Government to conduct a thor- United States Immigration law so as to min- H.R. 4860. A bill to amend title 49, United ough evaluation of the condition of the 187- imize the circumstances under which United States Code, to allow States to regulate tow acre property situated in Waikane Valley States Citizen children are separated from truck operations; to the Committee on that was used by the United States Marine their undocumented parents; to the Com- Transportation and Infrastructure. Corps for ordnance training until 1976, plan mittee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SWEENEY (for himself and for and conduct as thorough a clean-up and 403. Also, a memorial of the General As- Mrs. LOWEY): removal of ordnance as is technologically sembly of the State of Colorado, relative to H.R. 4861. A bill to amend title 18, United possible, conduct an environmental assess- Senate Joint Memorial 04-004 memorializing States Code, to provide penalties for failure ment of the potential risk to human health the Congress of the United States to vote to to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex- and safety, and return the land to the State repeal the individual and corporate alter- spouses that are similar to the penalties im- of Hawaii; to the Committee on Armed Serv- native minimum tax; to the Committee on posed for failure to pay child support obliga- ices. Ways and Means. tions, and for other purposes; to the Com- 394. Also, a memorial of the General As- 404. Also, a memorial of the General As- mittee on the Judiciary. sembly of the State of Ohio, relative to Sen- sembly of the State of Tennessee, relative to By Mr. HALL (for himself, Mr. BOEH- ate Concurrent Resolution No. 31 supporting Senate Joint Resolution No. 1206 LERT, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. WELDON of the retention and expansion of all military memorialzing the Congress of the United Florida, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. SMITH of bases and centers in Ohio and to urge that States to allow for the deduction of state Texas, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CULBERSON, local governments and community, industry, and local sales taxes in the computation of Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. and labor leaders work with the Governor’s Federal income tax liability; to the Com- GREEN of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY of All-Ohio Task Force to Save Defense Jobs mittee on Ways and Means. Rhode Island, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. for that purpose; to the Committee on 405. Also, a memorial of the General As- ROHRABACHER, Mr. DELAY, Mr. Armed Services. sembly of the State of Tennessee, relative to SCHIFF, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 395. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Senate Joint Resolution No. 1206 memori- Mr. OXLEY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate alizing the Congress of the United States to Mr. MOORE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. GOR- Concurrent Resolution No. 44 memorializing allow for the deduction of state and local DON, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. the Congress of the United States to author- sales taxes in the computation of Federal in- BORDALLO, and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE ize state and national banks to participate in come tax liability; to the Committee on JOHNSON of Texas): lotteries and related activites for charitable Ways and Means. H. Res. 723. A resolution recognizing the purposes; to the Committee on Financial 406. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar land- Services. State of Michigan, relative to Senate Reso- 396. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of ing, and for other purposes; to the Com- lution No. 171 memorialzing the Congress of the State of Utah, relative to House Concur- mittee on Science. the United States and the federal govern- rent Resolution No. 2 memorializing the By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. ment to work with Michigan officials to Congress of the United States make special EMANUEL, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. BUR- align the ownership of mineral rights and eduction funding mandatory and fulfill its TON of Indiana): surface rights on state and federal lands in H. Res. 726. A resolution congratulating commitment to provide funding at the 40% Michigan; jointly to the Committees on Re- the people of Serbia and government of Ser- level; to the Committee on Education and sources and Agriculture. bia for conducting a democratic, free and the Workforce. fair presidential election and for reaffirming 397. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of f Serbia’s commitment to peace, democracy, the State of Hawaii, relative to Senate Con- and the rule of law; to the Committee on current Resolution No. 56 memorializing the PRIVATE BILLS AND International Relations. President and Congress of the United States RESOLUTIONS By Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. to repeal the ban against the government ne- Under clause 3 of rule XII, GREENWOOD, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. gotiating price reductions of prescription CASE, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mrs. DAVIS drugs; to the Committee on Energy and Com- Mr. SIMMONS introduced a bill (H.R. 4862) of California, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. merce. for the relief of Majan Jean; which was re- ENGLISH, Mr. FARR, Mr. FRANK of 398. Also, a memorial of the General As- ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Massachusetts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. sembly of the State of Ohio, relative to Sen- f HINCHEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. KUCINICH, ate Concurrent Resolution No. 24 memori- Ms. LEE, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MARKEY, alizing the Congress of the United States to ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. support Taiwan’s participation in the World Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors MCGOVERN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Health Organization and to deplore the per- were added to public bills and resolu- California, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NEAL of secution of Falun Gong practictioners, Chris- Massachusetts, Ms. NORTON, Mr. tians, and members of other religious groups tions as follows: OLVER, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RENZI, Mr. in the People’s Republic of China and to urge H.R. 58: Mr. HINCHEY. STARK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. VAN that specified actions be taken to end that H.R. 206: Mr. FROST. HOLLEN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. BERMAN, persecution; to the Committee on Inter- H.R. 266: Mrs. JONES of Ohio. and Mr. EVANS): national Relations. H.R. 480: Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KING of New H. Res. 727. A resolution expressing the 399. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of York, and Mr. TOWNS. sense of the House of Representatives regard- the State of Louisiana, relative to Senate H.R. 861: Mrs. BIGGERT.

VerDate jul 14 2003 03:17 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L19JY7.100 H19PT1 H5984 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2004

H.R. 1052: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. KILPATRICK, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. (b) Lands transferred to the Secretary of H.R. 1057: Mr. GILLMOR and Mr. MCCOTTER. BAIRD, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Agriculture under subsection (a) shall be in- H.R. 1080: Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. MEEK of Flor- cluded the Los Padres National Forest and H.R. 1083: Mr. BOUCHER. ida, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. OLVER, managed under the Act of March 1, 1911 H.R. 1157: Mr. PALLONE and Mr. GREEN of Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. DICKS, Mr. (commonly known as the Weeks Act), and Texas. RUPPERSBERGER, and Ms. HARMAN. other laws relating to the National Forest H.R. 1212: Mr. SNYDER. H.R. 4769: Mr. SCHIFF. System. Such lands shall be subject to the H.R. 1258: Mr. BACA. H.R. 4773: Mr. HOSTETTLER and Mr. concurrent jurisdiction of the State of Cali- H.R. 1422: Mr. BOOZMAN and Mr. ALEX- BEAUPREZ. fornia. ANDER. H.R. 4792: Mr. STARK, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. (c) In anticipation of the transfer of land H.R. 1501: Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. JEFFERSON, and Ms. WOOLSEY. under subsection (a), the boundaries of the H.R. 1563: Mr. EVANS. H.R. 4793: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. EVANS. Los Padres National Forest are hereby re- H.R. 1701: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 4809: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. vised as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Los H.R. 1717: Mrs. MALONEY. CHOCOLA, and Mrs. BIGGERT. Padres National Forest Boundary Modifica- H.R. 1755: Mr. BACHUS. H.R. 4812: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida and Ms. tion’’ and dated May, 2004, which shall be on H.R. 1800: Mr. EVANS. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. file and available for public inspection in the H.R. 1818: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. H.R. 4840: Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. BACHUS, ´ Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. For H.R. 1824: Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of Cali- Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water fornia. SANDLIN, Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr. BARRETT of H.R. 1868: Mrs. DAVIS of California. South Carolina. Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l- H.R. 1993: Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. 9), the boundaries of the the Los Padres Na- H. Con. Res. 298: Mr. STENHOLM and Mr. H.R. 1994: Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. tional Forest, as modified by this subsection, MOORE. H.R. 2096: Ms. HERSETH and Mr. MATHESON. shall be considered to be boundaries of the H. Con. Res. 304: Ms. DELAURO and Mr. TOM H.R. 2260: Mr. RYAN of Ohio and Mr. PICK- Los Padres National Forest as of January 1, DAVIS of Virginia. ERING. H. Con. Res. 415: Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. 1965. H.R. 2387: Mr. OLVER, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. H. Con. Res. 467: Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. MEEK (d) Prior to transfer of all or any portion of MEEHAN, and Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. of Florida, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. Fort Hunter Liggett, the Secretary of the H.R. 2727: Mrs. MALONEY. SANDLIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. SHER- Army shall provide the Secretary of Agri- H.R. 2797: Mr. GILLMOR. MAN, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. RAHALL, culture all documentation and information H.R. 2897: Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. HONDA, Mr. Mr. HOEFFEL, and Mr. HONDA. on the environmental condition of Fort BACA, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. GONZALEZ, H. Con. Res. 469: Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. SHAYS, Hunter Liggett, including an environmental Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. PORTER, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. ABER- baseline survey or its equivalent, and the and Mr. COSTELLO. CROMBIE, and Mr. TERRY. Secretary of the Army shall perform all en- H.R. 2933: Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania. H. Res. 556: Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania. vironmental response and restoration ac- H.R. 2971: Mr. FARR and Mr. RODRIGUEZ. H. Res. 632: Mr. WEINER. tions necessary to protect human health and H.R. 3180: Mr. SHERMAN. H. Res. 689: Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri. H.R. 3382: Mrs. EMERSON. the environment, consistent with the use of H. Res. 699: Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri. H.R. 3388: Mr. MICHAUD. the transferred lands for National Forest H. Res. 700: Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri. H.R. 3482: Ms. HERSETH. System purposes. H.R. 3484: Mr. EVANS. f (e) The transfer of land under this section H.R. 3619: Mr. BOYD. PETITIONS, ETC. shall not affect the responsibilities and li- H.R. 3676: Mr. DAVIS of Florida and Ms. abilities of the Secretary of the Army under BORDALLO. Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions any applicable environmental law, including H.R. 3765: Mr. LEWIS of California. and papers were laid on the clerk’s the Comprehensive Environmental Response, H.R. 3799: Mr. NORWOOD. desk and referred as follows: Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 H.R. 3831: Mr. PASTOR and Mr. MOORE. 93. The SPEAKER presented a petition of U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and, after transfer, the H.R. 3965: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. the City Council of Madera, California, rel- Secretary of the Army shall perform all nec- H.R. 4043: Mr. PAYNE. ative to Resolution 04-113 supporting Tai- essary response and restoration actions con- H.R. 4057: Mr. BEREUTER. wan’s entry into the World Health Organiza- sistent with the use of the transferred land H.R. 4067: Mr. STARK, Mr. ANDREWS, and for National Forest System purposes with re- Mr. RANGEL. tion; to the Committee on International Re- lations. spect to environmental contamination or in- H.R. 4077: Mrs. BONO and Mr. MEEHAN. jury to natural resources attributable to ´ 94. Also, a petition of the City Council of H.R. 4101: Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of Cali- military activities, and neither the Sec- fornia and Ms. DELAURO. Parma, Ohio, relative to Resolution No. 141- 04 supporting the passage of the bill known retary of Agriculture nor any employee of H.R. 4116: Ms. SLAUGHTER. the Department of Agriculture shall be lia- H.R. 4316: Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- as ‘‘The No Oil Producing and Exporting Car- ble or responsible under such laws for mat- fornia, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. tels Act of 2004 (NOPEC)’’; to the Committee ters related to any military activities. H.R. 4342: Mr. RADANOVICH. on the Judiciary. H.R. 4375: Mr. MCNULTY and Mr. FROST. 95. Also, a petition of Ms. Shiela A. Miller, (f) Subject to reasonable terms and condi- H.R. 4415: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. a Citizen of Kyle, Texas, relative to a notice tions, as agreed upon by the Secretary of the EMANUEL, and Mr. GREEN of Texas. of fraud, and petitioning the United States Army and the Secretary of Agriculture, on H.R. 4431: Mr. SANDLIN and Mr. FROST. Congress for redress of grievances; to the the lands transferred to the Secretary of Ag- H.R. 4449: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Committee on Ways and Means. riculture under this section, the Secretary of H.R. 4468: Mr. CHANDLER and Mr. STEN- f the Army shall provide for protection of pub- HOLM. lic health and safety for land on which the H.R. 4578: Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. BISHOP of AMENDMENTS Army has environmental remediation re- Utah, and Mr. BURGESS. Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- sponsibilities. H.R. 4586: Mr. PITTS. posed amendments were submitted as H.R. 4850 H.R. 4605: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. follows: H.R. 4610: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER and Mr. OFFERED BY: MR. TANCREDO BOUCHER. H.R. 4837 H.R. 4633: Ms. SLAUGHTER and Mr. BERMAN. OFFERED BY: MR. FARR AMENDMENT NO. 1: At the end of the bill H.R. 4657: Ms. NORTON. AMENDMENT NO. 1: Add at the end, before (before the short title), insert the following H.R. 4658: Mr. MICHAUD, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- the short title, the following new section: new section: fornia, and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY, FORT HUNTER SEC. XXX. None of the funds contained in H.R. 4662: Mr. CHOCOLA. LIGGETT CALIFORNIA this Act may be used to permit voting in H.R. 4669: Mr. MCGOVERN and Mr. WELDON , of Florida. SEC. ll. (a) Notwithstanding any other District of Columbia elections by individuals who are not citizens of the United States. H.R. 4674: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. LEE, Mr. provision of law, when all or any portion of GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. Fort Hunter Liggett, California, comprising H.R. 4850 MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and approximately 165,000 acres, is determined by Mr. HONDA. the Secretary of the Army to be excess to OFFERED BY: MR. HEFLEY H.R. 4676: Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. NORWOOD, Federal military needs, the Secretary of Ag- AMENDMENT NO. 2: At the end of the bill Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SNYDER, and Mr. GRIJALVA. riculture shall have the right of first refusal (before the short title), insert the following: H.R. 4679: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY and Mr. MATHE- to negotiate with the Secretary of the Army SON. and to accept, without reimbursement, the SEC. 139. Total Federal appropriations H.R. 4680: Mr. PAUL. administrative jurisdiction of the lands de- made in this Act (other than appropriations H.R. 4682: Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE termined to be excess for incorporation into required to be made by a provision of law) JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. the National Forest System. are hereby reduced by $5,600,000.

VerDate jul 14 2003 04:02 Jul 20, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JY7.084 H19PT1