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Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 No. 144 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was could be denied coverage due to a pre- necessary fixes to the law. It is time, called to order by the Speaker pro tem- existing condition; the so-called once and for all, for Congress to accept pore (Mr. WEBSTER of Florida). ‘‘doughnut hole,’’ or gap in Medicare the ACA as the law of the land and f part D coverage, was forcing many sen- begin working to improve the law, not iors to choose between buying food to repeal it. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO put on the table or livesaving prescrip- TEMPORE Now, I understand there are chal- tion pills; women were charged more lenges as the law continues to take The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- than men for coverage simply for being deeper roots throughout the healthcare fore the House the following commu- women; insurance companies could set industry. As they prepared for ACA, annual or lifetime dollar caps on bene- nication from the Speaker: some insurance companies set prices fits, sticking American families with WASHINGTON, DC, too low, and they are now adjusting the remainder of the bill. September 22, 2016. them in response; but I want to remind Thankfully, in the 6 years since the I hereby appoint the Honorable DANIEL everyone that the insurance market- WEBSTER to act as Speaker pro tempore on ACA was enacted, 20 million Americans place was dynamic before the ACA and this day. have insurance for the first time in PAUL D. RYAN, their lives, and the uninsured rate is will continue to be dynamic. Speaker of the House of Representatives. the lowest it has been in American his- The ACA calls for a more innovative f tory, currently at 8.6 percent. The ACA approach to health care, and many in- surance companies have adapted so MORNING-HOUR DEBATE has helped 105 million Americans, in- cluding 39.5 million women and nearly that they can focus on coordinated The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- 28 million children, by preventing care and care management, for exam- ant to the order of the House of Janu- healthcare plans from capping benefits. ple. When insurance companies were ary 5, 2016, the Chair will now recog- We have also seen that the market- still able to discriminate based on pre- nize Members from lists submitted by place is working better in States where existing conditions, they excluded or the majority and minority leaders for elected officials collaborated to imple- undervalued expensive patients—the morning-hour debate. ment the ACA rather than trying to same people who had the most The Chair will alternate recognition undermine it. In States that chose to healthcare needs. Now that actual data between the parties, with each party expand Medicaid, insurance rates are is available, the market is undergoing limited to 1 hour and each Member an estimated 7 percent lower. In con- a natural correction to bring prices in other than the majority and minority trast, Governors and legislatures in 19 line with costs. leaders and the minority whip limited States have blocked Medicaid expan- It is important to note that shopping to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- sion, even as millions of their lowest on the marketplace has proven to help bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. income residents go without insurance all consumers find the best price for f coverage. Unfortunately, over the past few coverage. According to the Department ACA IS WORKING years, it has been popular around here of Health and Human Services, almost The SPEAKER pro tempore. The to say that the ACA is a failure, that it half of returning healthcare.gov con- Chair recognizes the gentleman from has socialized medicine, it is driving sumers switched plans and saved an av- erage of $42 per month. Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY) for 5 minutes. down the quality of American health Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise care, and that we need to ‘‘repeal and I understand that challenges with the today and ask you to consider where replace’’ it because ObamaCare isn’t ACA remain. That is why HHS is tak- we were before the Affordable Care Act: working. This mindset is all wrong be- ing steps to address these problems. premiums were rising three times fast- cause, I am happy to report, the ACA is Congress has a duty to look for policy er than wages, eating up much more of working. However, faster progress has solutions that improve everyone’s ac- Americans’ hard-earned paychecks; been prevented due to obstruction and cess to the best care available and to millions more families were drowning politics. make that care affordable. There are in medical debt; Americans had to pay Since being signed into law in 2010, real ways that Congress can provide for critical preventive services like flu my colleagues across the aisle have stability to the healthcare market- shots, yearly checkups, and birth con- voted to repeal all or parts of the ACA place, and I urge my colleagues to trol; many young 20-somethings went over 60 times. This has prevented fund- bring some of these solutions to the without insurance; your suffering child ing needed for implementation and floor.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:04 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.000 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5804 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 I was proud to vote for the ACA, and In July, it was advanced through our get me, because I couldn’t drive myself when the majority is ready to get seri- committee 53–0, and then on the House home, for the permanent art work on ous, I will be proud to vote for com- floor by a 422–2 vote. This landmark my arms that wouldn’t ever be hung on monsense improvements and reforms vote marks the most significant reform fridge, for always playing too close to to the law. The American public have to our Nation’s mental health pro- the ledge. Because I couldn’t pass math, but I could spoken, and they will not return to the grams in decades, and I was proud to calculate just how many pills it took days before healthcare reform. It is shepherd this important piece of legis- me to get sick without passing out so I time for Congress to listen to the lation and now work with the Senate didn’t have to go to school the next American people. to get it done. day. f Suicide prevention is deeply personal 42. to me. I don’t talk about it often, but I’m sorry. SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS my uncle, my daughter’s college room- Even once they were done with me, I felt like MONTH mate, and my son’s dear girlfriend’s I owed them an apology. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The sister all committed suicide. Those Like they could hit me in the face, and I Chair recognizes the gentleman from losses have left an indelible impression would apologize for standing in the way of their hand. Michigan (Mr. UPTON) for 5 minutes. on my life. There were times I didn’t believe I would be Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise Suicide is not an issue that can lin- today to acknowledge the fact that here today. ger in the shadows. We have got to con- But look at me now, look where I stand, September is Suicide Prevention front it and the underlying issues be- Never did I realize that my own two hands Awareness Month. This gives all of us a hind it together. had to the power to control my life. or chance to come together to promote I include in the RECORD Kait’s mes- end it. awareness about the issue of suicide sage of hope and inspiration. It can My own principal, looked at me and said prevention and how we can all help also be found on my Web site, there was nothing he could do, unless I others talk about suicide. For many upton.house.gov. was seriously hurt. families in communities across the Like to actually be noticed, I’d have to be MY (SURVIVAL) STORY country, loved ones are gone far too dead in the dirt. soon because of suicide. I tried to start writing my story, but all that Because he thought that even if I walked became of it was complicated compari- away crying, as long as I was still alive Suicidal thoughts and action cer- sons and meaningless metaphors. and walking, it wasn’t his problem. tainly know no bounds. They affect I thought that’s just what I had do, to con- His position of power told him he could de- people of all ages, races, sexes, and re- nect with people. cide when I was in pain, but he wasn’t ligions. The statistics are startling. Tell some confusing story about a lion and a the one who had to stand in the rain. Suicide has become the third leading lamb, or a turtle and a hare with some Look in my eyes, look at my arms, read my cause of death among young people and hidden cliche reworded moral of a poetry, can you still see me? is the 10th leading cause of death here story, explaining how the inferior char- I lost myself halfway between my current in the U.S. Each year, more than 40,000 acter always wins in the end, and peo- normalcy and my makeshift reality. Americans die by suicide—more than ple would just get what I was trying to Drowning in a sea of ideas that unless I be- say. came just another number in data 100 per day, on average. But, you see, in reality, I didn’t know which about bullying, that I wouldn’t actu- A week and a half ago, I was in character I was supposed to play and so ally make a difference. Kalamazoo’s Bronson Park for the I played someone different every single because in a world where we focus on prob- Gryphon Place Suicide Prevention day. lems like gun control, we over look the Walk. A beautiful young woman by the You see it’s hard to stand up for yourself, fact that people can cause just as much name of Kait stood before a crowd of when you don’t even know who you damage with their words. more than 100 and read a stirring poem are, and in school, if you didn’t define An issue is defined as a topic that can be de- about being bullied and, as a result, yourself, others had no problem doing bated or discussed, Like the ‘‘issue’’ I how she harbored thoughts of suicide. it for you. had with bullying was something that Hearing her deeply personal story So my name tag read Kait, but the names could be compromised. certainly broke everyone’s heart. It people called me sounded nothing like Like my own life, was a thing that could be that. compromised. really did. As a father of two young slut, queer, trash, worthless, nothing. It’s like if you see a lamb being slaughtered, adults, my thoughts quickly turned to I call them names, because that’s what I be- you just let it continue, because you them and their school experiences. Bul- came. At least in my mind, so it kept too are a lamb, and it very well could lying is a very serious problem in our me in line. be you. schools and can lead to depression, psy- for seven years in the hall I looked at the I think in a way that’s kind of the worlds chological issues, and, of course, sui- ground, I thought people wouldn’t kick view, like if i don’t change a number or cide. me if I was already down. a statistic. There’s nothing I actually When she finished, I followed up with And if I didn’t look up, I couldn’t see the went through. her and told her that she is not alone. mirror, that way you and I could both Tell me why no stories ever make the news, pretend I wasn’t even there. about being a survivor of bullying. Anyone considering suicide or having And they decided that popcorn looked even but if my story was told, after I was six feet suicidal thoughts should know the better in my hair, but when I hid in the under, it would actually mean some- same. You are not alone, and there are bathroom stall during lunch, they said thing. always help and options available. I was throwing up my food. It doesn’t take 50 cents a day, it literally In our communities, we have got to Which, I was. costs nothing to be a decent human do more to stop bullying the minute it because I was too big, too small, too short, being, or to simply treat each person rears its ugly head. We should do more too tall, too skinny, and too fat. like they have some meaning. to reach out to those vulnerable to sui- I was big foot and man hands, with gorilla they say charity begins at home, but I think cidal thoughts and tendencies, particu- arm hair. that’s where the love should start too larly young people, as they grapple I took up other people’s air and might as because those that know hurt are the well go die in a hole because no one ones that hurt you and my brothers with the pressures of growing up. We even wants me here. and sisters who have walked in my should also do more to treat mental But that was okay, I didn’t want to be here shoes, i’m sorry if it gave you blisters health issues that can lead to suicide. either. for the longest time I tried to wear a Here in the House, we recently were My mom still thinks I fractured my hand pair that didn’t fit, when I tried to be able to pass a very strong bipartisan from catching it in the door, but I had a she, that wasn’t me. piece of legislation sponsored by Dr. the locker slammed on it because if Bullying is not just a consequence, the ef- TIM MURPHY, a member of the Energy you cry, that means you’re asking for fects I still live with are alive and real, and Commerce Committee, to do just more. sometimes they are more real than I that. We voted to give a much-needed And I didn’t know how to face her, or the feel. fact that I was a failure. You can not push me under the rug because upgrade to our mental health system And even though I just graduated, I still feel I am still here. and deliver real reforms that are going I owe her apologies. I am not just another bullying story. to make a difference for folks suffering for the messages everyday the principal left And I am not just my bullying story. with mental health illnesses. on her phone, for the days she had to Put a name to my face and call me, survivor.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:04 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.002 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5805 END HUNGER NOW ger will take a strong partnership be- Mr. Barrett was an influential con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tween these organizations and Federal, servative leader and a champion of ag- Chair recognizes the gentleman from State, and local governments. For our riculture. The Third District is now the Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) for 5 part, the Federal Government must top-producing agriculture district in minutes. continue to invest in our preeminent the country, and we owe much of that Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I re- food and nutrition programs like to Mr. Barrett’s tireless work. cently had the opportunity to visit and SNAP, WIC, and The Emergency Food His former staff have recounted how volunteer at the Philadelphia region’s Assistance Program, known as TEFAP, he would always ask: ‘‘Does this help largest hunger relief center, just to name a few, and fight any at- the Third District?’’ Philabundance. tempts to cut or weaken them. TEFAP He was a true statesman who sought Philabundance, a member of the is especially important to our food to serve others rather than himself. He Feeding America network of food banks, as they rely on this Federal worked so hard representing the 60-plus banks, aims to drive hunger out of funding to serve those in need. counties of the Third District for the 10 local communities with an eye toward We know that strong Federal invest- years that he served. eradicating hunger altogether. Each ments in these critical safety net pro- I extend my condolences to Mr. week, Philabundance serves 90,000 peo- grams reduce hunger, improve the diets Barrett’s wife and tremendous team- ple in the Philadelphia area through of low-income households, and save bil- mate, Elsie, and their family. Mr. Speaker, I would like to request partnerships with 350 agencies and food lions of dollars in healthcare costs. So a moment of silence. distribution programs. Incredibly, last the next time any of my colleagues try year alone, they distributed almost 30 to score political points by demonizing f million pounds of food to neighbors suf- Federal hunger programs, I ask you to CONGRESSIONAL INABILITY TO fering from hunger and food insecurity think of these programs and the im- PASS THE NDAA in nine counties. pacts they are having on constituents The SPEAKER pro tempore. The I was impressed by the innovative in each of our districts. I urge you to Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from strategies Philabundance employs to visit local food banks and charities and California (Ms. SPEIER) for 5 minutes. feed hungry people in its region. The see all the incredible work they are Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, this is a Philabundance Community Kitchen doing to reduce hunger in our commu- sage-grouse. I found out that the sage- equips those looking to reenter the nities. Ask these organizations how the grouse have poor eyesight, so they workforce with valuable life and kitch- Federal antipoverty programs support often collide with barbed wire fences en skills, while also providing meals to their efforts to bring food to those and other obstructions that are dif- those in need. most in need. ficult to see. And these collisions are Philabundance also opened the Na- I urge all my colleagues to remember often fatal. tion’s first nonprofit grocery store this fact: But the sage-grouse looks like a called Fare & Square in Chester, a city Today, in the United States of Amer- keen-eyed hawk compared to Congress. that faced a serious economic down- ica, the richest country in the history That is because the sage-grouse re- turn due to the loss of manufacturing of the world, over 42 million of our fel- cently collided with the National De- jobs. Fare & Square provides affordable low citizens are hungry. They are kids, fense Authorization Act, and the near- and healthy food to the community, as senior citizens, people who can’t find sighted bird won. Hopefully this time it well as discounts to those who qualify. work, and many people who are, in won’t be fatal. Food banks across our country like fact, working. They defy stereotypes. We were supposed to vote to send the Philabundance and places like the But all of them are our brothers and NDAA to the President this week, but Worcester County Food Bank and Food sisters, and we should care. We should a disagreement between the House and Bank of Western Massachusetts, which absolutely do more than we are doing the Senate Republicans about the sage- are both in my congressional district, right now to end hunger in America. grouse got egg all over the deal. That do incredible work to reduce hunger in The Federal Government, working is right, a bill that authorizes over $600 surrounding communities. They em- with charities and local partners, has, billion in spending on wartime oper- ploy innovative strategies to fight hun- within its grasp, the power to end hun- ations, weapons acquisition, service- ger and increase access to nutritious ger now; what we lack is the political member benefits, and many other pro- food for our most vulnerable neighbors. will. Let’s at long last create the polit- visions critical to the defense of our But the truth of the matter is we ical will and guarantee that, in our country was taken down by a bird. But know that food banks and our chari- country, no one ever has to struggle unlike the plane that landed in the table organizations can’t do it alone. with food insecurity or hunger. We can Hudson River, Congress doesn’t seem Some in Congress have proposed cuts end hunger now. to have a Captain Sully to rescue it and other restrictions to our Federal from bird-induced mayhem. antihunger and nutrition programs. We f Don’t get me wrong. The NDAA has often hear from them that charities, b 1015 many problems. It redirects billions in not the government, should be respon- MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING critical funding towards a program the sible for eradicating hunger. FORMER CONGRESSMAN BILL Defense Department does not want. It Mr. Speaker, I agree that food banks sidesteps the Bipartisan Budget Act BARRETT and food pantries and other charitable compromise by requiring supplemental organizations are incredible on-the- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The funding just to keep the Pentagon run- ground partners in our effort to end Chair recognizes the gentleman from ning. It contains a myriad of poison hunger. They are often the first line of Nebraska (Mr. SMITH) for 5 minutes. pill riders, from allowing contractors defense in emergency situations. But Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speak- to engage in discrimination against the charities cannot do everything. That is er, today I rise in memory of former LGBTQ employees, to releasing tens of just a fact. Congressman Bill Barrett. He passed thousands of handguns into our com- Charities do face limitations. Many away earlier this week in his home- munities with no background checks. are small and only open on limited town of Lexington, Nebraska. All of these reasons are why I voted schedules. Most are run with the sup- Mr. Barrett devoted his life to serv- against the bill in committee and on port of dedicated volunteers, some of ice. From his speakership in the State the House floor. Nonetheless, the con- whom have other full-time jobs. Often, legislature to the years he spent in ference report is a compromise between these charities operate out of small Congress, he was known for being true the Senate and the House on complex places like basements or closets at to his word and bringing people to- issues ranging from funding operations houses of worship. Importantly, they gether to get things done. Serving Ne- against ISIS to military healthcare re- rely on donations from members of the braskans was his top priority, and his form, a compromise on everything but community as a primary source of food dedication to the Third District and this pesky bird. to distribute. our State set a lasting example for me House Republicans stubbornly refuse Our charities are doing an incredible and all who have sought to fill his to remove language that would pro- job on the front lines, but ending hun- shoes. hibit the sage-grouse from being placed

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:04 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.004 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5806 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 on the Endangered Species List, de- yippee—a day dedicated to permanent utive committee, where this resolution spite the fact that no one is trying to Agenda Item 7, the only agenda item of was first approved. list it. Placing an animal on the En- the Council devoted to a single coun- Where was our influence then? dangered Species List is a scientific de- try, Israel. We can’t even prevent a resolution cision not within the purview of Con- This year marks the 10th anniversary that wipes away Jewish and Christian gress, and the administration has of the Council. In those 10 years, Mr. ties to Jerusalem, despite these being promised not to list the bird anyway, Speaker, there have been over 70 reso- historical facts. It is very apparent thanks to a compromise conservation lutions condemning Israel and about 65 that either the administration has no plan. So the provision that is holding resolutions for all of the other coun- influence at the U.N. or the adminis- up the entire bill not only blatantly tries combined. Seventy on Israel, 65 tration has no desire to upset the en- prioritizes politics over national secu- for every other country. Countries like trenched and damaged status quo. rity policy, it is legally meaningless. China, Russia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, That is why it is up to Congress, Mr. I think Speaker RYAN put it best ear- Venezuela, and Cuba use the Council as Speaker, to force the change at the lier this month when he said that play- a way to detract attention from their U.N. I urge all of my colleagues to take ing politics over the NDAA is ‘‘shame- abuses and play upon the natural anti- a long, hard look at the Human Rights less, and it threatens more than five Israel bias at the Council and the Council as a representation of all that decades of bipartisan cooperation to OHCHR. is wrong and bad with the U.N., and to enact a national defense bill for our So tomorrow, when the Council make reforming the U.N. a priority troops. The men and women who de- meets to discuss Agenda Item 7, it will going forward. It will be up to us. fend our country deserve better.’’ be another Bash Israel Day that the ad- f Well, Mr. Speaker, then your party is ministration failed to prevent. It will chicken for prioritizing talking points be another example of how this admin- COMMEMORATING THE 1956 HUN- over national security. istration’s influence fails to protect GARIAN REVOLUTION AGAINST The sage-grouse is such an important our friend and ally, the democratic THE SOVIET UNION issue to House Republicans that it Jewish State of Israel. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The makes you wonder what they will do Instead of continuing to legitimize Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from next to contain the serious national se- this sham of a body, Congress must Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) for 5 minutes. curity threat. Perhaps we will soon withhold all contributions and partici- Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to hear calls to build a wall on the Cana- pation at the Council and to the engage in a colloquy with my very able dian border to prevent sage-grouse OHCHR, and call for the dissolution of colleague from Florida, Congressman from sending their chicks across the the Council. The administration must DENNIS ROSS. And perhaps as we begin, border, even though some, I assume, press the High Commissioner to de- we can welcome into our midst the are good hatchlings. nounce Agenda Item 7 and work very able Ambassador from Hungary to We may then hear about a plan to against the inherent anti-Israel bias of the United States, Ms. Reka prevent sage-grouse from entering the the Council and the Office of the High Szemerkenyi. country altogether until we find out Commissioner of Human Rights. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman what is going on. Maybe the Repub- Earlier this year, Canadian Professor from Florida (Mr. ROSS). licans will ban sage-grouse mating Michael Lynk was appointed as the Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I thank my dances as breeding grounds for—well, if Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian good friend from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) for not terrorism, then, at least more sage- territories, despite his obvious bias and yielding. And I do wish to say hello to grouse. our good friend from Hungary, Ambas- But, seriously, colleagues, is this conflicts of interest, which we now sador Szemerkenyi. really what our constituents are most know he lied about in his paperwork. I am grateful, quite frankly, to have concerned about? This selection was so egregious that It is time to focus on passing a bill Canada’s Foreign Minister from Pro- this opportunity, Mr. Speaker, as I rise that provides accountability on defense fessor Lynk’s home country urged the today to recognize the 60th anniversary spending to taxpayers and is in line U.N. to reconsider his appointment. of the Hungarian Revolution and Free- with the Bipartisan Budget Act. Our The administration should echo those dom Fight. inability to overcome this pointless calls, but, instead, it has been silent. Sixty years ago this October, Hun- provision is just further evidence that The administration should also lead gary stood tall in the shadows of com- this Congress is for or, in this case, an opposition to the upcoming reelec- munism and said: Enough is enough— against the birds. tion next week of Jean Ziegler as an eleg volt. Hungarian schoolchildren adviser to the Council. Ziegler is a no- and college students took up arms f torious puppet of the Castro regime against the totalitarian government UNHCR’S BASH ISRAEL DAY and an avowed defender of dictators and its Soviet policies. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and apologists for Islamic extremist On October 23, 1956, approximately Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from groups and had no business being elect- 20,000 protesters convened next to the Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) for 5 min- ed the first time around, let alone statue of General Jozef Bem, a national utes. being reelected. hero of Hungary. Despite orders to dis- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, The Obama administration had an band, protestors tore down a 30-foot this week, world leaders are gathering opportunity to block his candidacy bronze statue of Stalin near the city’s in New York for the United Nations while serving as the coordinator for the Heroes’ Square. General Assembly, and throughout this Western European and Others Group The following morning, power was whole process we are reminded yet this year at the Council, but failed to consolidated and a new multiparty gov- again of just how broken the U.N. sys- do so; and now it looks as if Ziegler’s ernment was formed. The Hungarian tem really is. reelection is a done deal, thanks to the Revolution spread like wildfire Nowhere is this more evident than at administration’s failure to act. throughout the countryside. the U.N. Human Rights Council. What The administration, Mr. Speaker, On November 1, Prime Minister Imre a misnomer. This body that is supposed continues to argue that only by being Nagy announced Hungary’s withdrawal to promote and defend human rights engaged and only by being full mem- from the Warsaw Pact and a declara- worldwide has become a tool used by bers of the U.N. can it advance our in- tion of neutrality. Embarrassed by the human rights abusers. And the office terests and protect Israel. Yet, next uprising, the USSR sent Soviet tanks that provides support to the Council, month, UNESCO is set to adopt a reso- and troops across the Hungarian bor- the Office of the High Commissioner lution that seeks to whitewash the der. Unfortunately, thousands of Hun- for Human Rights, OHCHR, is no bet- Jewish and Christian religious and his- garian civilians were killed, and the ter, as it is overrun with an anti-Israel torical ties to Jerusalem. And while we communist-backed government in Bu- bias and an anti-Israel agenda. might not be voting members of the dapest was reinstalled. We see this play out each time the full UNESCO body, this administration In the months that followed the Hun- Council meets for its Bash Israel Day— is an active member of UNESCO’s exec- garian Revolution, more than 20,000

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:04 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.005 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5807 Hungarians were imprisoned, 229 were This moment in time was encap- to his flock, after he himself had con- executed, and more than 200,000 were sulated in a statement by the then-di- tracted the dreaded disease, to within forced to flee across the world. rector of the Hungarian News Agency 48 hours of his death. Many of the Hungarians, named just before his untimely death in the In 1901, when the Chattanooga Coun- ‘‘56ers’’ because of the year that this revolution. He said: ‘‘We are going to cil of the Knights of Columbus was or- happened, sought new lives in the die for Hungary and for Europe.’’ ganized, it was named the Father Pat- United States with the help of Hun- In the years since the 1956 Hungarian rick Ryan Council in honor of the garian Americans, many of whom live Revolution, Hungary has made priest who, by his high ideals, his devo- in my good friend, Ms. KAPTUR’s dis- progress toward democratic reform and tion to duty, his spirit of sacrifice for trict. has since become a member of the Eu- his congregation and his city, seemed My own parents were married in the ropean Union and NATO. Its award of to exemplify the aims and purposes of Hungarian Catholic Church, St. Nobel Prizes in every single scientific the new order. Emeric, also located in Ms. KAPTUR’s and cultural field is a testimony to the Several letters have been written in district. And as a child and grandchild talent and to the abilities of the people support of the cause of beatification of Hungarian Americans who helped of that country. and canonization of Father Patrick 56ers, I am honored to sponsor this res- So like Congressman ROSS, as co- Ryan, including the Notarial Act of the olution with my good friend from Ohio chair of the Congressional Hungarian Bishop of Knoxville, the Most Reverend in commemoration of the 60th anniver- Caucus, I remain dedicated to con- Richard Stika; the letter naming Rev- sary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. tinuing channels of cooperation to fur- erend J. David Carter as Episcopal Del- I would like to thank my Hungarian ther these efforts and to ensure that egate and Promoter of Justice for the American Caucus co-chairs: Ms. KAP- the principles of the 1956 Hungarian Cause of Beatification and Canon- TUR, ANDY HARRIS, and DAVID JOYCE. Revolution are fully realized. ization; and a letter naming Deacon Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank I think the Partnership for Peace ini- Gaspar DeGaetano as Vice Postulator the gentleman for organizing this tiative between our respective mili- for the Cause of Beatification and Can- event this morning, and I wish to also taries is a foundation stone to build onization. say that the 1956 Hungarian Revolution our continuing relationship forward I believe it is most appropriate to was a breakpoint historical event that and support the revolution recognizing honor a man who sacrificed himself to marked a turning point in the cold this important moment in world his- provide comfort to the people in Chat- tanooga who were afflicted with yellow war. tory in the 20th century. fever so long ago. It took great courage by those who May I say, long live liberty and long participated during that unforgettable live Hungary. f period as freedom fighters in Budapest I thank the gentleman, all the mem- BLACK LIVES MATTER and across that country stood tall in bers of our Congressional Hungarian The SPEAKER pro tempore. The opposition to the communist-installed Caucus, and, again, I thank the Ambas- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Hungarian people’s false government sador from Hungary for being here with California (Ms. LEE) for 5 minutes. and its Soviet-imposed repression. us today and all of our colleagues for Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to listening. b 1030 speak about a crisis in our commu- f nities and our country. I have watched You can travel to Budapest, Hungary, in horror, day after day, as people of today, and you can see the bullet holes FATHER PATRICK RYAN color are shot by the police officers and the tank markings in some of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The sworn to protect them. old, old buildings in that country. We Chair recognizes the gentleman from Now, we all know that the vast ma- know over 2,500 Hungarians died, 20,000 Tennessee (Mr. FLEISCHMANN) for 5 jority of law enforcement officers are were imprisoned, and over 200,000 more minutes. committed to serving their commu- fled as refugees. Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I nities, and many do incredible work de- Congressman ROSS has referenced rise today to remember the life and spite dangerous and sometimes life- certain individuals in my own region. work of Father Patrick Ryan. threatening conditions. I commend all Some of those refugees came to Ohio, Father Ryan, the pastor of Saints of those speaking out and working including men like Reverend Martin Peter and Paul’s parish in Chattanooga against the injustices of some. Trag- Hernady, who ministered his entire life from 1872 to 1878, was a shepherd who ically, as we have witnessed in Dallas in Ohio serving the Hungarian dias- gave his life in ministering to his and Baton Rouge, innocent police offi- pora, and the Ujvagi family of Toledo, flock. He died a martyr’s death in the cers have been the victims of violence whose compassion, patriotism, and ge- yellow fever epidemic of 1878 when he as well. However, these tragedies do nius have meant so much to our com- was only 33 years old. not change the underlying reality that munity and to me, personally. Perhaps his most notable accom- our criminal justice system is broken. In October and November of 1956, the plishment in the Chattanooga commu- Since Michael Brown was shot in country at the heart of the European nity was the opening of Notre Dame Ferguson 2 years ago, 2,195 people have Continent underwent 3 weeks of polit- Academy, under the direction of the been killed by police in our Nation. As ical turmoil that shook the region and Dominican Sisters, which is the oldest a mother of two Black men and the exposed the ideological fissures behind private school in the city. The school grandmother of five Black grand- the Iron Curtain. had been in operation for little more children, I worry that someone I love The movie, ‘‘Torn From the Flag,’’ I than 2 years when it had to be con- could become number 2,196. recommend to all of our colleagues. It verted into a hospital and orphanage Each time we lose a precious life to gives people living today a sense of because of the terrible yellow fever fear, distrust, and prejudice, the list of what happened during that fateful pe- scourge in the city. things that will get you killed as a riod. Although many people left the city Black person in America gets a little During the 60th anniversary of the as the disease spread, Father Ryan and longer. Today I want to spend a little 1956 Hungarian Revolution and its free- Jonathan W. Bachman, pastor of the time going through that list. dom fight, we commemorate tens of First Presbyterian church, were among Now you can get killed for going to thousands of Hungarians who took to the 1,800 people remaining in the city. buy a bag of Skittles, like Trayvon the streets to protest the heavyhanded They were good friends, and when Fa- Martin; or even get killed for riding on invasion by the Soviet Union. Their ther Ryan was stricken, he was visited New Year’s Day, for instance, in the heroism is legendary, and it has made by Dr. Bachman. subway in the Bay Area like Oscar a difference in world history. They Father Ryan is described by an eye- Grant. This is a subway card. Or maybe showed a united front and one that witness as ‘‘going from house to house you can get killed for selling ciga- called upon their government to pro- in the worst infected section of the city rettes, like Eric Garner. Or you can get mote democratic ideals and unifica- to find what he could do for the sick killed for selling CDs, like Alton Ster- tion. and needy.’’ He continued ministering ling. This is a CD. You can also be

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The was 13. of heroin—28 people in 5 hours in a city Chair recognizes the gentleman from Or you can be killed for a missing of less than 50,000 people. New York (Mr. HANNA) for 5 minutes. front license plate like Samuel Our first responders—EMTs and po- Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, I rise DuBose. lice—carry an opioid-reversing drug today to congratulate the young men Heaven help you if you are driving a and rushed to their aid. Time and time of the Maine-Endwell Little League car. You can be killed for not signaling again, they brought people back from team on their outstanding victory at a lane change, like Sandra Bland, or the brink of death. Without the tireless the Little League World Series cham- for having a broken brake light, like work of the first responders and our pionship game. Walter Scott, or for breaking down on healthcare workers, Huntington would With an ending score of 2–1, the a highway, like Terrence Crutcher. have lost many more lives. Now, should any of this warrant a Possibly the most victimized of all Maine-Endwell Little League team tri- death sentence? Is this the America the victims of the drug crisis is a new- umphed over South Korea to become you want to live in? In 2016, when you born baby having to suffer through the first American team to win the are Black, too often you are seen as a withdrawal after birth from exposure overall title since 2011, and the first threat first and a person second. to drugs during pregnancy. Along with New York team to win the title since When my boys were young, I had 1964. The game was played in Williams- some tough conversations with them a group of passionate healthcare pro- fessionals and community leaders, a fa- port, Pennsylvania, with a reported about how to interact with police. I 23,211 people in attendance. It was a taught them that Black boys don’t get cility called Lily’s Place was opened. For more than a year now, over 100 perfect ending to Maine-Endwell’s the benefit of the doubt. I told them, to undefeated season of 24–0. some, it doesn’t matter who you are— newborn babies have received the care they need to get through the effects of Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride it just matters what you look like. that I recognize the Maine-Endwell I shouldn’t have had to have these withdrawal. Another story of a community com- team today, the 2016 Little League conversations with them. This is Amer- World Series champions. On behalf of ica. Parents shouldn’t have to live in ing together to combat the drug crisis is from Mercer County. Mercer County the United States Congress, and the fear that one day they will have the 22nd Congressional District of New same call that Michael Brown’s mother Fellowship Home focuses on treating men suffering from substance abuse, York, I congratulate each of you for a got, that Sandra Bland’s mother got, job well done. that Dontre Hamilton’s mother got, or working to make them productive members of society again. A current To the team members—Jude that Oscar Grant’s mother got. Abbadessa, Billy Dundon, Jayden We need action here on the floor of resident said that, thanks to the help Fanara, James Fellows, Ryan Harlost, Congress and in communities across he received there, he now has the con- Jack Hopko, Michael Mancini, Jordan the country. Enough is enough. We fidence to stay employed and to further Owens, Brody Raleigh, Conner Rush, cannot stay silent while these murders his education. and Justin Ryan—congratulations to continue unchecked. We must act now. The director of Mercer County Fel- each and every one of you. To the That is why, today, members of the lowship, Jim McClanahan, said it best coaches—Scott Rush, Joe Hopko, and Congressional Black Caucus will march when he told me: Joe Mancini—congratulations, again, to the Department of Justice to de- Opiates are ruining and taking lives. We from a grateful community and a mand action—because Black lives do are giving them opportunities so that no one grateful country. matter. person or family has to continue living life scared and feeling as if they don’t count or f f matter. OPIOID ADDICTION WEEK Centers like the Mercer County Fel- LET’S SEE TO IT THAT JUSTICE IS COLORBLIND The SPEAKER pro tempore. The lowship Home offer those addicted to Chair recognizes the gentleman from drugs and opioids a chance to change The SPEAKER pro tempore. The West Virginia (Mr. JENKINS) for 5 min- their lives and their communities. Chair recognizes the gentleman from utes. These are just three examples of how Tennessee (Mr. COHEN) for 5 minutes. Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia. Mr. our cities and towns are making a dif- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, this is a Speaker, opioid and drug addiction are ference. Sometimes it is our first re- historic week in the United States as wreaking havoc in communities and sponders saving lives of those who have we dedicate and open the National Mu- States across the Nation. Hospitals and overdosed, giving them an opportunity seum of African American History and first responders are stretched to the to get the help they need, or a caring Culture. limit. Families and friends are trying group of healthcare professionals and It starts with a story of African to get their loved ones the help they so community leaders developing a new Americans being brought to this coun- desperately need. model of care so drug-exposed babies try as slaves from Africa, not citizens The disease of addiction has become can have the best chance at a healthy but property, and considered such until all too common in our States and in start in life. Other times the help they were freed, some through the our neighborhoods, but it is still hid- comes in the form of a welcoming Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, den behind a stigma, a fear of asking group of people who are committed to and others through an amendment to for help. That is why we are marking recovery. the Constitution. Even after that, they this week as Prescription Drug and We can stop the opioid epidemic and weren’t really considered full citizens, Opioid Epidemic Awareness Week, to heal our cities, our towns, and our as there was Jim Crow segregation, and spread the word and to encourage those States. In these tough times, we must that continued for over 100 years. struggling with addiction to get the come together and find solutions. Here Today, we see African Americans are help that they need. My district in in the House, we have shown what we still threatened. I woke up Tuesday West Virginia has some of the highest can do working together. We passed morning to the shocking video of Mr. drug overdose rates in the Nation, but CARA with overwhelming bipartisan Crutcher being shot while his hands I want to highlight how our cities and support. were up and on a car, following appar- counties are fighting back. There is hope in West Virginia, and ent instructions from police, and was On August 15, my hometown of Hun- there is hope in the United States. shot to death. It is one of the most tington faced a true crisis as call after There is help available for those in shocking videos I have seen. There is

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I Next week, the Congress of the United States will once again have to Rules Committee where 54 percent sup- worked 31⁄2 years for the police. I un- port this reform. And yet, there has derstand their importance, and I sup- refer on and go back to funding our been no vote on this in the House. 237 port them. But police who are not well Federal Government with an ad hoc cosponsors represent 168 million Amer- trained are doing a disservice to their continuing resolution. Federal law re- ican people whose voices have been profession and to the United States. quires the Congress of the United States to pass a budget each year. It squashed and been silenced by our lack This morning on ‘‘Morning Joe,’’ requires the Congress of the United of inaction. former Congressman Joe Scarborough, States to pass 12 appropriations bills Mr. Speaker, I started by saying I a Republican Member of this House, each year by September 30, which is want to talk about embarrassment. I said two things are necessary in light coming up next week. am embarrassed for the Congress of the of the shootings, and particularly the I came to Congress in 2011, Mr. United States. I am proud of the effort Crutcher shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Speaker. Since then, we have passed that has been done here, and I am One is body cameras and cameras on zero regular order appropriations out proud of the people and Members of all police vehicles so we can see, as we of the 72 required by law—zero. And Congress who have stood up to finally did in Oklahoma, exactly what oc- yet, we have been able to find some fix this broken system and said: curred. And, secondly, independent way to pass 20 short-term continuing enough is enough. prosecutors, prosecutors from outside resolution appropriations bills that I am proud of Senator ENZI and Sen- the jurisdiction to see to it that justice have no reforms to spending, they have ator INHOFE over in the U.S. Senate is served. no reforms to policy, and we have trying to advance the same types of re- There is a bill in this Congress that passed five 2,000-page omnibus spending forms there. But I am embarrassed for LACY CLAY, myself, every member of bills. Somehow we were able to do the Congress of the United States. I am the Congressional Black Caucus, and those two things, but we weren’t able embarrassed for our leadership. I am nearly 90 Members of this House are co- to pass 12 simple appropriations bills to embarrassed because we haven’t been sponsors of. That is a bill that will re- properly manage the taxpayers’ money. able to do what is right, even though quire police training towards racial I have heard it said that Americans the majority of us agree that this is sensitivity and understanding of dif- are disappointed with Congress. In fact, better than what we have, that this is ferent cultures, independent prosecu- I am a little surprised that we have an a step forward. tors for States to determine how they 18 percent approval rating right now. But I want to tell you, Mr. Speaker, would set it up, and a requirement for Maybe we have a lot of family mem- what I am more than embarrassed States to have independent prosecutors bers or some folks back home who about. I am disappointed. Because the in law enforcement killings of Amer- aren’t paying attention to what is only people in the country that can fix ican citizens. This is necessary for peo- going on here. this is the Congress of the United ple to believe and to know that justice We wonder why out of the $3.8 tril- States. is, indeed, blind and justice is being lion of taxpayer dollars that we have Since 1974, when the Budget Act was meted out. received here in the Congress of the put in place, the Congress of the United United States each year are not being States has failed to pass its budget and There is no way to look at Tulsa, but managed correctly by the only body its appropriations bills required by law to see there was either inadequate that can actually manage it. Why in every single year for 42 years. They training or there was racial profiling the world aren’t they fixing this prob- have not been able to do it on time and insensitivity that ended in the lem and passing their spending bills in even once. Some people will argue that death of Mr. Crutcher. regular order in front of the American this isn’t the best fix and may not be It is so sad as we open the National people where they can see it and do it the perfect fix, but I will tell you right Museum of African American History instead of these ad hoc spending bills? now, Mr. Speaker, it is better than 0 and Culture to see that African Ameri- Mr. Speaker, each year that I have out of 72 for sure. cans still are not being treated the been in Congress, I have authored a bill I call on the Speaker of the House to same as others in our Nation. that would change our broken system bring this bill to the floor and let 168 and begin to fix this system that It is not a mere coincidence that million Americans finally be heard. doesn’t work. I would propose to you every shooting by a police person f that 0 out of 72 is not a very good bat- videoed has an African American vic- ting record. It is called the Biennial COLOMBIA-FARC PEACE DEAL tim. Nobody can say that Mr. Crutcher Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight The SPEAKER pro tempore. The was resisting arrest or possibly had a Act. In fact, today, it has 237 cospon- Chair recognizes the gentleman from gun or brandished a pistol. None of sors of the majority in this House. Florida (Mr. CURBELO) for 5 minutes. those things occurred. He was fol- When I introduced the bill last year, I Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speak- lowing instructions. introduced it with 108 original cospon- er, in the coming weeks, the sovereign I ask my Republican colleagues, none sors that signed on with me when we people of Colombia will decide, in a his- of whom are sponsors of my bill, to introduced it. toric referendum, whether to approve consider coming on to the bill. The bill That represents, by the way, Mr. or reject the agreement reached be- is important for justice in America. It Speaker, 50 percent of the whole House tween the Colombian Government and is important for people to know there of Representatives. It represents 63 per- the terrorist Revolutionary Armed is justice. And in this week, as we look cent of the elected Republican leader- Forces of Colombia, commonly known to the National Museum of African ship in this House. It represents 29 per- as FARC. American History and Culture opening cent of the minority party. Fifty I have made it a priority to hear and the recognition of rights that peo- Democrats have joined with Repub- from stakeholders on either side of this ple have, and the understanding that licans and said: we need to fix this bro- issue, and I remain concerned about they are human beings and part of ken system. the impact the deal could have on Co- America, who built America, literally Seventy-two percent of the majority lombia, as well as its broader effects on built America as slaves and built this party support this reform. Sixty-eight the region, especially given the drastic building, we need to go forward and see percent of committee chairmen sup- increase in coca production in recent to it that justice is colorblind and jus- port this reform. Sixty-seven percent years. My concerns are shared by many tice is meted out. of subcommittee chairmen support this Americans of Colombian descent who

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African Americans are ignore the thousands viciously mur- help—while working to implement re- half as likely to receive psychiatric dered by this terrorist organization— forms to make these programs solvent care, and for Hispanics with a mental people who were innocent victims and for future generations. disorder, fewer than 1 in 11 sees a men- who demand justice that goes beyond Mr. Speaker, I will continue to work tal health specialist. Fifty-five percent special tribunals that offer relatively with my colleagues on both sides of the of counties in America do not have a mild punishments. aisle to advance solutions that will re- practicing psychiatrist, psychologist, Throughout the decades, the FARC duce our Federal deficit. It is our duty or social worker. recruited children to serve its corrupt as elected officials to leave our chil- The average time between the onset cause. American citizens were kid- dren and grandchildren with the same of the first symptoms of psychosis and napped and victimized by them. It is economic opportunities as my genera- the first treatment is 80 weeks. There hard to believe that the FARC was an tion, and that is my main priority in is a nationwide shortage of 100,000 psy- honest partner in the peace process, Congress. chiatric beds, which means people are and allowing them to participate in the A ‘‘BETTER WAY’’ AGENDA often diverted to jails, are boarded in political process has been viewed as a Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speak- emergency rooms, or are released with- generous and perhaps dangerous con- er, I rise to recognize the House Repub- out treatment. There is no oversight, cession. licans’ Better Way agenda to reform monitoring, or enforcement of the 10- The Colombian people will be voting the way Congress does business by pro- year-old parity law, and persons with on the deal next month after more moting solutions that will benefit eating disorders still cannot get cov- than half a century of war. This is a de- Americans across the country. I am erage for their treatment. cision exclusively for the Colombian proud to have supported numerous bills The Federal Government spends people to make. However, those of us within the Better Way agenda, includ- about $130 billion annually by 112 agen- who cherish the U.S.-Colombia rela- ing two education bills that are ex- cies across eight separate departments, tionship, who care deeply for Colombia pected to pass the House this week. but the GAO exposed that these have and its future, and who are privileged The Strengthening Career and Tech- nearly no coordination and do not re- to represent many in our country’s Co- nical Education for the 21st Century quire evidence-based practices. lombian-American community must be Act, of which I am an original cospon- In terms of violence, those with un- sincere and, with respect, express our sor, provides students with the tools to treated psychosis are 15 times more concerns, while at the same time re- succeed in a variety of fields, including likely to be violent or not in treat- newing our commitment to the strong the technology and healthcare sectors, ment. With regard to jail, over 50 per- partnership between our two nations. by simplifying the process of applying cent of those in jail have a mental ill- for Federal funds. This legislation also ADDRESSING THE FEDERAL DEFICIT ness. Mentally ill inmates cost tax- increases transparency, ensuring effec- payers three times more than those Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speak- tive programs that allow students, er, I rise today to discuss one of the without a mental illness, and individ- teachers, and parents to attain their uals with a mental illness are four to most serious issues facing the United goals. six times more likely to be victims of States—the staggering Federal deficit, This year, I had the opportunity to sexual violence. which is expected to be one-third larger serve on the Poverty, Opportunity, and With regard to homelessness, over this year. According to the Congres- Upward Mobility Task Force and sug- one-third of homeless Americans have sional Budget Office, our Federal budg- gested that we focus on the most vul- a serious mental illness, and people et deficit will be $590 billion, compared nerable in our communities—at-risk with serious mental illness are three with a $438 billion deficit last year. youth. I am proud the Better Way times more likely to be in poverty. Future projections don’t appear to be agenda included a plan to reduce pov- Having a serious mental illness is optimistic either, with OMB reports erty for children and was proud to in- worse for someone’s health than is stating that the deficit will rise to 4.6 troduce the bipartisan Supporting chronic heavy smoking, and those with percent of GDP by 2026. For compari- Youth Opportunity and Preventing De- serious mental illness tend to die 10 to son, the average deficit as a share of linquency Act. This legislation sets 25 years prematurely, meaning over GDP from 1966 to 2015 was 2.8 percent. kids up for long-term success by giving These figures make it abundantly clear State and local leaders the flexibility 350,000 Americans will die this year as that Congress must work toward solu- to better meet the specific needs of at- a direct or indirect result of mental ill- tions that will address our Nation’s risk children in their communities. ness. So far this year, over 255,000 have died. deficit and get our fiscal house back in f order. H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Every day, families in south Florida ADDRESSING THE MENTAL Mental Health Crisis Act, is the most sit around the dinner table and make HEALTH CRISIS IN AMERICA transformational crisis mental health tough decisions on how they will spend The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reform bill in 50 years. It passed the their money. They stick to their budg- Chair recognizes the gentleman from House with near unanimous support on ets, and their government should be no Pennsylvania (Mr. MURPHY) for 5 min- July 16, 2016, with a vote of 422–2. different. utes. It reforms the Federal Government Last October, I was proud to support Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. approach to mental health by estab- a 2-year bipartisan budget agreement Speaker, I include in the RECORD a let- lishing the critically important leader- that implemented new caps on discre- ter from which I am going to read some ship position of Assistant Secretary for tionary spending for both fiscal years excerpts. This includes a letter that we Mental Health and Substance Use Dis- 2016 and 2017. are sending to Majority Leader MCCON- orders, who must be a doctor and who NELL and Minority Leader REID in the will bring accountability, effective- b 1100 Senate. Let me read a few excerpts ness, and coordination to the Federal Too often, enormous sums are wasted from this. Government’s programs and will de- due to unpredictable budget cycles and We are asking the Senate to pass the velop a national strategy to increase government shutdown threats. With Helping Families in Mental Health Cri- the mental health workforce. the adoption of this 2-year budget, Con- sis Act before the district work period It increases the number of psychia- gress was able to reduce wasteful gov- break. Delays in enacting this into law trists, psychologists, and psychiatric ernment spending by providing cer- will contribute to more crime, vio- nurses to treat serious mental illness. tainty to agencies as they plan for the lence, homelessness, and the daily It provides funding for tele-mental future. The budget also contains real deaths of 959 Americans as a result of health to increase access in under- reforms to entitlement programs, mental illness. served areas. It provides additional

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It requires the over- In 1955 there were 550,000 psychiatric beds, to the federal government’s 112 mental sight and enforcement of parity laws but today there are only 40,000; health programs, and develop a national and extends coverage to people with Only one state (Mississippi) has enough strategy for increasing the mental health eating disorders. beds to meet the minimum standard; workforce; When patients are in crisis they are often The Helping Families in Mental Increases the number of providers for SMI diverted to jails, boarded in Emergency by supporting postdoctoral psychologists, Health Crisis Act has been endorsed by Rooms, or released without treatment. authorizing minority fellowships, allowing more than 40 professional organiza- PARITY doctors to volunteer at federally qualified tions, by 77 newspapers, and has 207 bi- It has been nearly a decade since parity be- community health centers, and provides partisan cosponsors. came law, yet there is no oversight, moni- funding for tele-mental health to increase We write with the vital request that toring or enforcement; access in underserved areas; the Senate take up and pass the Help- Americans with eating disorders still can- Provides additional psychiatric hospital ing Families in Mental Health Crisis not get coverage of their treatment. beds for those experiencing an acute mental health crisis and in need of short term imme- Act in order to fix our Nation’s mental FAILED FEDERAL LEADERSHIP diate inpatient care for stabilization; health system. It must take priority In the area of mental health, the federal over any partisan divide. We, respect- Requires oversight and enforcement of par- government spends $130 billion annually by ity and extends parity coverage to eating fully, ask that the Senate advance this 112 agencies across 8 separate departments; disorders; bill to provide treatment before trag- In a stunning and groundbreaking report Establishes a National Mental Health Pol- edy and to provide desperately needed the GAO exposed that federal mental health icy Laboratory to set objective and scientific and fully deserved help. programs have nearly no coordination, few outcome measures for mental health spend- Along these lines, Mr. Speaker, I ask evaluations, and four out of five do not re- ing; my colleagues to also contact my of- quire evidence-based practices; Authorizes the Suicide Prevention Hotline; fice to cosign this letter that pleads 55% of Medicaid funding goes to 5% of the Incentivizes states to provide community- Medicaid population and nearly all of those based alternatives to jails, prisons, and insti- with the Senate to please move this patients have a mental health condition. bill quickly so that we don’t have to tutionalization. VIOLENCE The Helping Families in Mental Health see more tragedy, so that we can pro- While individuals with a mental health Crisis Act is the product of years of collabo- vide treatment, so that we can relieve ration between dedicated members of Con- Americans of this terrible scourge of condition are NOT more violent than the general public, those with untreated psy- gress, as well as numerous organizations, mental illness without treatment, and chosis are 15 times more likely to be violent who came together to offer feedback and sug- so that we may provide quick and life- when not in treatment; gestions. The bill has also been endorsed by saving action because, where there is 80 percent of violent acts committed by more than 40 professional organizations, 77 no help, there is no hope. those with untreated psychosis are attrib- editorial boards and newspapers, 207 bipar- tisan Members of Congress, and hundreds of CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, utable directly to their illness. individual physicians, patients, and families. Washington, DC, September 22, 2016. CRIMINAL JUSTICE Given the urgency of the mental health Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, Of those Americans in local jails 64% have crisis in America, we write with the vital re- Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, mental illness, 56% in state prison, and 45% quest that the Senate take up and pass the Washington, DC. in federal prison; Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Hon. HARRY REID, Mentally ill inmates cost taxpayers three Act before you break for district work pe- Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, times more than those without a mental ill- riod. We understand the nature of the short Washington, DC. ness; schedule during the month of September, but DEAR MAJORITY LEADER MCCONNELL AND Incarcerating someone with a mental ill- we maintain that fixing our nation’s mental MINORITY LEADER REID: We are in the midst ness is 20 times more expensive than commu- of a mental health crisis in America. One in health system must take priority over sched- nity treatment; uling or any partisan divide. We know that five Americans will experience mental ill- Over 70% of people in jails with serious every day more than 900 lives are lost in our ness this year. There are 10 million adults mental illness also have a substance use dis- nation due—directly or indirectly—to men- with a serious mental illness (SMI), but order; tal health. That translates to over 70,000 pre- nearly 40% do not receive treatment. The Individuals with a mental illness are 4 to 6 ventable deaths since the House passed H.R. reasons for this are a critical shortage of times more likely to be the victim of sexual 2646 in July. qualified providers, a dearth of crisis psy- violence. chiatric beds, failed mental health parity At a time when thousands of lives are on implementation, and most importantly the HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY the line, delays and politics cannot overrule absence of strong federal leadership. We are Over one-third of Americans experiencing compassion and common sense. We respect- asking the Senate to pass the Helping Fami- homelessness have a serious mental illness. fully ask you to advance this bill to provide lies in Mental Health Crisis Act before their People with serious mental illness are treatment before tragedy, and H.R. 2646 will district work period break. Delays in enact- three times more likely to be in poverty. provide desperately needed, and fully de- ing this into law will contribute to more PREVENTABLE DEATHS served, help. We call on you to pass H.R. 2646 crime, violence, homelessness, and the daily Having a serious mental illness is worse for because where there is help, there is hope. deaths of 959 Americans as a result of a men- someone’s health than chronic heavy smok- Sincerely, tal illness. The level of this crisis was ing; TIM MURPHY, learned during the 4 year long House inves- Those with a serious mental illness die 10– PhD. tigation, the major findings of which are 25 years prematurely; EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, listed below. There are 43,000 suicides, and 90% of those RN. CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED PROVIDERS suicides have mental illness as a contrib- f There are 9,000 Child and Adolescent Psy- uting factor; chiatrists for 17 million children with a men- 350,000 Americans die each year as a direct PROTECTING AMERICA’S BORDERS tal health condition, but there is a need for or indirect result of a mental illness. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 30,000; H.R. 2646 African Americans are half as likely to re- Chair recognizes the gentleman from ceive psychiatric treatment; The Helping Families in Mental Health Texas (Mr. CONAWAY) for 5 minutes. For Hispanics with a mental disorder, Crisis Act, the most transformational crisis Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in fewer than 1 in 11 see a mental health spe- mental health reform bill in 50 years, passed support of a simple yet important piece cialist; the House with near unanimous support on of border security legislation that I 55% of counties do not have a practicing July 16, 2016 by a vote of 422–2. Our legisla- psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker; tion delivers treatment before tragedy and hope to see signed into law shortly. 72% of states have a shortage of psy- fixes the problems above identified by the This legislation will help to secure our chiatric nurses; House investigations. The legislation: borders, save taxpayer dollars, and help Over the last decade the total number of Reforms the federal government approach the men and women who have served physicians has increased by 45% but the to mental health by establishing the criti- our Nation honorably to continue to number of psychiatrists has only increased cally important leadership position of As- serve and protect America in much- 12%; sistant Secretary for Mental Health and Sub- The average time between onset of first needed, technologically advanced posi- stance Use Disorders (who must be a doctor) tions. symptoms of psychosis and first treatment is to replace the Administrator of the Sub- 80 weeks. stance Abuse and Mental Health Services My legislation makes a simple fix DEARTH OF PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS BEDS Administration; that would allow the Customs and Bor- There is a nation-wide shortage of 100,000 The Assistant Secretary will bring ac- der Patrol Commissioner to waive the crisis psychiatric beds; countability, effectiveness, and coordination polygraph requirement for soon-to-be

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.011 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5812 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 veterans who seek employment as UAV work you have done for Hormel Foods ter, Abigail, was diagnosed with pilots within the Department of Home- so that it remains a leading company retinoblastoma, which is a rare cancer land Security who come from the De- in the food industry both in Minnesota that affects the eyes, when she was partment of Defense with current secu- and in our great country. only 2 months old. Thankfully, Abigail rity clearances. The DOD typically in- TOP HONORS FOR ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY survived her cancer and is a happy, vests a significant amount of training COLLEGE growing little girl. Abigail and her par- and career development resources in Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. ents are fortunate, but they, like all these men and women, and to lose their Speaker, I rise to celebrate Min- families who deal with childhood can- talent due to a lapse in interdepart- nesota’s very own Anoka-Ramsey Com- cer, had many a sleepless night. mental communication is a detriment munity College, which has recently No parent should ever have to watch to our country. been named one of the top 10 commu- a child fight a life-threatening disease. Under the current system, when nity colleges in the United States. This Unfortunately, that is not the case for many. Every year in the United States, soon-to-be veterans who are unmanned placement has made Anoka-Ramsey there are more than 15,000 children who aerial vehicle, or UAV, pilots wish to Community College a contender for the are diagnosed with cancer. Statistics apply for a UAV position at the DHS, 2017 Aspen Prize for Community Col- show that 80 percent of childhood can- they are placed on a wait list until lege Excellence. more money and time is used to deter- cer cases are diagnosed only after the It is no surprise to me that Anoka- disease has already metastasized and mine if these veterans meet DHS secu- Ramsey, the sole Minnesota contender rity guidelines despite having already spread. This makes research absolutely to be recognized, has been chosen for necessary. That is why we must spread passed similar security background this prestigious award given its stellar the word and raise awareness. checks performed by the Department of reputation throughout our community. All children deserve a future, and it Defense. This creates a near impossible This fine higher learning institution is is vital that we do everything in our bottleneck where veterans can be stuck well-known for affordable tuition, a power to help give them that chance. for months or years in waiting on re- high success rate of students who grad- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- dundant procedures, forcing most to uate, as well as high achievement rates bers are reminded to direct their re- drop their applications and go else- for students of every ethnicity and marks to the Chair and not to a per- where to find employment. background. A good education can open ceived viewing audience. The result of this bureaucratic ineffi- doors in life. f ciency is that veterans who have valu- Thank you, Anoka-Ramsey, for hand- able skills that can help protect our ing our students the key. Good luck in RECOGNIZING RICHARD K. ‘‘DICK’’ Nation and in whom we have invested the competition, and congratulations BLAKE millions of dollars in training are lost on your success. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The to other jobs. This leaves DHS Border A PARENT’S LOVE Chair recognizes the gentleman from Protection positions unfilled and our Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Florida (Mr. POSEY) for 5 minutes. Mr. POSEY. Mr. Speaker, it is, in- borders more vulnerable. The country’s Speaker, I rise to celebrate Joy and deed, an honor and a pleasure to recog- security, veterans, and taxpayers all Matthew Molitor, from Minnesota’s nize the lifetime achievements of Rich- lose in this equation. Sixth District, who received an Angels This legislation works to solve three ard K. ‘‘Dick’’ Blake, who is retiring in Adoption Award this year. key problems by creating job opportu- after 40 years of service on the The Molitors’ adoption story began nities for veterans, securing the bor- Rockledge City Council. He is the long- in 2011. While on a trip to Haiti, they ders, and saving taxpayer dollars. It is est serving elected official on Florida’s decided to adopt two young children, just plain common sense, and I urge east coast and is a true servant heart Wilson and Catherine. For the next 31⁄2 the full consideration and adoption of leader. years, the Molitors visited Haiti 15 this measure. The grandson of freed slaves, Dick times while patiently waiting to take Blake was one of 10 children growing f their children home. up in Rockledge, Florida. He attended A GREAT MINNESOTA LEADER In 2015, the Molitors received the dev- Cocoa’s African American Monroe High The SPEAKER pro tempore. The astating news that their paperwork School, where he became an all-star Chair recognizes the gentleman from was no longer valid and that the Hai- athlete and model student. Minnesota (Mr. EMMER) for 5 minutes. tian Government was no longer allow- After graduating from Florida A&M Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. ing simple adoptions. This did not stop University, Dick returned to Monroe Speaker, I rise to congratulate Hormel them. High School to coach basketball and Foods CEO Jeffrey Ettinger on his up- For the next 4 months, Joy walked football and also to teach biology and coming retirement. from one government agency to the math. While coaching during the era of Hormel is a recognized Minnesota next, despite the unstable political en- segregated education, he gained state- leader in food processing. The company vironment in the country. She was de- wide notoriety as his basketball teams started in Austin, Minnesota, in 1891 termined not to leave Haiti without dominated the Florida Interscholastic and is best known for giving us the fa- her children. As a result of Joy’s re- Athletic Association. mous canned ham—Spam. solve, she eventually retained the visas b 1115 for her children, and they were able to Jeffrey’s career at Hormel Foods has In fact, Dick helped pave the way for now spanned nearly three decades. go home to Minnesota together. Joy and Matthew Molitor are the integration in Brevard County by ar- From starting out as a corporate attor- ranging exhibition basketball games, perfect example of the lengths one will ney in 1989 to eventually becoming the which helped to foster race relations by go because of a parent’s love. I am CEO in 2005, Jeffrey has played a cru- bringing children, families, and com- proud to recognize them today. cial role in Hormel’s success. Jeffrey munities together under the spirit of Thank you, Joy and Matthew, and encouraged a focus on new product in- sports competition. In so doing, he congratulations on your Angels in novation, and under his leadership, touched the lives of so many talented Adoption Award. Hormel has continued to grow and players and students. thrive. During his time with Hormel, CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH In 1966, Dick became the first Black Jeffrey has even been recognized as one Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. assistant principal at Cocoa High of the world’s best CEOs by Barron’s— Speaker, September is Childhood Can- School, and later became the principal, a true tribute to his work ethic and ex- cer Awareness Month. It is time to serving in that position for 22 years. cellence. While he is retiring as CEO, bring awareness to this heartless dis- A staunch believer in the power of Jeffrey’s leadership at Hormel will go ease and to the demands and challenges education, Dick earned a bachelor of on, as he will continue to serve as of the families affected. science degree from Claflin University, chairman of the board. Childhood cancer is an especially im- a master of science degree from Colum- Congratulations on your retirement, portant topic in our office. My deputy bia University, and a master of science Jeffrey, and thank you for all of the chief of staff, Robert Boland’s daugh- degree from Florida A&M University.

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DreamWorks, ESPN, Paramount Pic- I have served with Dick in local gov- tures, Indianapolis Speedway, and The FIDELITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS ernment and in many volunteer efforts Varsity drive-in in Atlanta. TO LAUNCH VC FINTECH ACCEL- over the years, and he is someone I and It is an honor to recognize Mr. Jack ERATOR literally thousands and thousands of Davis, and I could not speak more The SPEAKER pro tempore. The others greatly admire. highly of his talents. He will truly be Chair recognizes the gentleman from Over the course of his life, he has missed by the First District of Georgia, Arkansas (Mr. HILL) for 5 minutes. witnessed injustice, but Dick has al- the Bulldog Nation, and everyone who Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ways remained positive. Dick is the knew of him and his artistic gift. to recognize the important collabora- type of person that if he encountered CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA tion that is taking place in central Ar- lemons, he made lemonade. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- kansas. I ask my colleagues to join me in sa- er, I rise today to congratulate the The Venture Center in downtown Lit- luting Dick Blake’s achievements and University of Georgia as well as its im- tle Rock has been working with the his service to our community and our pressive students, faculty, and staff. publicly traded financial services com- country. On September 12, the U.S. News and pany, Fidelity Information Systems, or May God continue to bless Dick World Report ranked UGA the eight- FIS, to launch the VC FinTech Accel- Blake and the United States of Amer- eenth best university in America. This erator, a program that will bring ica. is clearly not an easy feat. UGA con- innovators and entrepreneurs from f tinues to work tirelessly to provide the across the world to Little Rock, where AMERICAN PHARMACISTS MONTH best education for its undergraduate they will have formation opportunities The SPEAKER pro tempore. The students, and its hard work is being no- for their early-stage organizations. Chair recognizes the gentleman from ticed. They will work through a curriculum designed to engender creativity, devel- Georgia (Mr. CARTER) for 5 minutes. One example of UGA’s commitment Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- to its students involves its emphasis on opment, and potential. er, I rise today to recognize October experienced-based learning. UGA is the Through this program, we are able to 2016 as American Pharmacists Month. Nation’s largest public university to invest in the future of our State and During the month of October, we recog- include this type of learning in its ensure that our economy and our busi- nize the pharmacists across America overall curriculum. From internships ness environment in central Arkansas who work each day to guarantee that and study-abroad options to research will continue to thrive and expand. Americans have access to important projects, the opportunities at this I recently had the opportunity to and often lifesaving medications. great university are endless. visit The Venture Center with the gen- As the only pharmacist in Congress, I In addition to these possibilities, tlewoman from Missouri, Representa- am proud to recognize the work that UGA has also strengthened its faculty tive ANN WAGNER, and was impressed pharmacists across America are doing and course options by adding 50 new with the success of the center’s accel- to ensure our Nation’s health. Every faculty members and expanding the erator program. It is providing a 12- day, pharmacists counsel patients on course selection by 300 classes in high- week rigorous program to assist prescriptions and over-the-counter demand subjects. UGA has truly cre- FinTech startups, providing them with medications, helping to relieve pa- ated a small-class experience in a very quality business development services. tients’ pain, and provide vaccines for a large university. Ten FinTech companies were chosen to number of illnesses. Further, phar- Congratulations to the University of participate in this first accelerator macists are considered one of the top Georgia on these accomplishments, and program, and it will relaunch in 2017. three most trusted professionals in Go Dawgs. This FinTech sandbox is producing America. CONGRATULATING MATT KUCHAR transformational opportunities for During this month, as well as Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- both FIS, the innovative entrepreneurs throughout the year, I encourage ev- er, I rise today to congratulate Mr. in Little Rock, and for future con- eryone to visit your pharmacist, ask Matt Kuchar of St. Simons Island, sumers of these services. While this ex- questions about your prescriptions, re- Georgia. citing program has only been active for ceive advice about preventative care, Mr. Kuchar competed in the 2016 Rio a short time, it is already proving that and simply get to know the person who Olympics and won a bronze medal in it has the ability to assist in our ef- provides your medicine and helps to the men’s individual golf competition. forts to grow the technology economy keep you healthy. He completed his fantastic Olympic across our region. To my fellow pharmacists, thank you week at 13 under par with a final round Little Rock’s storied history and the for what you do. Please know your of 63, describing it as the round of his evolution of FIS makes it a perfect site work is appreciated and you are an im- life. for this accelerator. I greatly appre- portant part of keeping our Nation This great week does not come sim- ciate the choice of Little Rock as the healthy. It is an honor to be your voice ply by chance for Mr. Kuchar. He has location to implement this source of in the United States Congress. worked tirelessly over the past years future economic growth. REMEMBERING JACK DAVIS to improve his game and has consist- I am grateful for the farsighted lead- Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- ently been near the lead in many im- ership at FIS, our chamber of com- er, I rise today to recognize the re- portant tournaments. merce leadership team, and all those markable life of Jack Davis, a beloved In 1997, he began his stellar career as involved in making this program a suc- and brilliant cartoonist from St. Si- an All-American at Georgia Tech. Then cess for central Arkansas. mons Island. in 2000, he turned to the professional f Mr. Davis’ passion for cartoons began ranks. at the age of 12 when he read his first In his 16 years as a pro, he has had 12 THOUSAND-YEAR FLOOD IN cartoon magazine. As his talent in professional wins, including important LOUISIANA drawing cartoons flourished, he created tournaments such as the 2012 Players The SPEAKER pro tempore. The astonishing artwork for the University Championship, the 2013 Memorial Tour- Chair recognizes the gentleman from of Georgia, depicting action-packed nament, and the 2014 RBC Heritage. Louisiana (Mr. GRAVES) for 5 minutes. football scenes in a very unique style. Mr. Kuchar’s smile and personality is Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Nationally, he may have been best an inspiration to all golfers. He is noto- Speaker, August 20th of this year was a known for his work with MAD maga- riously one of the nicest players on the Saturday, and I was in Denham

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You house, from the floor to the ceiling and households. are the One who asks each of us to live ripped out all the floors. Everything in This is a parochial issue to me. It is a life worthy of our calling. the house was gutted down to the my hometown. It is my community. It By embracing the responsibilities of studs. is my neighbors. It is my relatives. But our station in life, each of us is to per- This was a house where a woman, the next disaster, whether it is next form our duties with humility, meek- who recently retired in June or July of week, next year, next month, next dec- ness, and patience with the help of this year, was living. She has been liv- ade, it is going to be in your town. It is Your grace. By bearing with one an- ing there since the early 1970s. Never going at your home. It is going to be other with understanding, we are to has she had even a single foot of water your relatives, your neighbors. make every effort to preserve the unity in her house or a single inch of water The American people need to know we have been given by Your Divine in her house. Yet, on the floods that we that when we have a catastrophic dis- Providence and seek peace at every had in south Louisiana around August aster like this, that the country is turn of events. 11th, this home received over 6 feet of there to offer a hand up. Let me lay On this day, bless the Members of water in the entire home, everything. out this financial scenario. I talked this people’s House with a surfeit of Outside the house, we stacked up about the $200,00 for this one home- grace, that good policy might emerge piles of debris from 6 to 8 feet high. I owner, not including the other to the benefit of our Nation. Also, on call it debris, but in reality it was businessowners and others that are af- this day, comfort all who mourn the memories. It was that woman’s life fected by this disaster. Because of HUD passing of one of our most beloved that was piled up in the street. Every- rules and some of the rules put in place House staffers, Jacqui Ellis. May she thing that she owned was thrown out. by the mortgage companies, folks are rest in peace. Mr. Speaker, we had a storm that going to have to make a decision on May all that is done today be for was a 1,000-year event. We experienced whether they are going to have their Your greater honor and glory. over 31 inches of rain in some of the home foreclosed upon or they are going Amen. peak areas in 36 hours. To translate to try to get out of this financial pre- that to snow, you are talking about 25 dicament that they are in by the begin- f feet of snow. To my friends from the ning of November. THE JOURNAL North, that is what we experienced the A $2.6 billion budget request has been equivalent of in just 36 hours. This is The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- made to offer a hand up to these people ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- on track to be the fourth most costly that rescued themselves, sheltered flood disaster in United States history, ceedings and announces to the House themselves, cooked for themselves, and his approval thereof. and, again, it was a 1,000-year storm. gutted their own homes. Now is the Now, this happened in south Lou- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- time for America to offer a hand up, nal stands approved. isiana last month, but this could hap- just like we have done in the past and pen anywhere. Whether it is a snow- just like we need to let other Ameri- f storm, it is a blizzard, it is a tsunami, cans know we are going to do for them PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE it is an earthquake, it is a tornado or in the event of a crisis like this. it is a terrorist attack, it could happen Mr. Speaker, lastly I want to say The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman anywhere in this country. this: This was somewhat unique in that from Nebraska (Mr. ASHFORD) come Now, historically when these cata- the Federal interstate held 6 feet of forward and lead the House in the strophic events have happened, the water back, therefore, further inun- Pledge of Allegiance. country has stepped up to provide as- dating people. The Comite River Mr. ASHFORD led the Pledge of Alle- sistance. Whether it is September the project and other flood control giance as follows: 11th, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane projects, which the Federal Govern- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Katrina or other disasters, the Nation ment failed to construct after 30 years, United States of America, and to the Repub- has stepped up whenever these disas- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, and coastal land loss also contributed indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ters have crossed over into cata- to this flood disaster. strophic territory. Now is the time for us to act. Novem- f In this instance, we have had over ber, December timeframes are too late. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 100,000 homes and businesses flooded. This needs to be part of our negotia- The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- So that story I told about the home tions right now to offer certainty and that we went in and stripped and gut- tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute to assure Americans in the future that speeches on each side of the aisle. ted—one of many homes that we we are going to be there to offer them worked in—you can multiply that same a hand up. f exact scenario tens of thousands of RECOGNIZING THE VILLAGE OF times over. f KEY BISCAYNE ON ITS 25TH AN- Now, in this particular case, this RECESS NIVERSARY house is probably worth $150,000, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was maybe. It is probably going to cost ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair given permission to address the House them $80,000 to rebuild the house to get declares the House in recess until noon for 1 minute and to revise and extend it back. It is going to cost them $30,000 today. her remarks.) to replace the car that they lost. It is Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 29 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I going to cost them $20,000 to replace minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- rise today in celebration of the 25th an- their clothes and contents of the house. cess. Because this home is in a flood- niversary of one of Florida’s most plain—at the time when it was built, it f beautiful communities, the Village of was not, but now it is—it is going to b 1200 Key Biscayne. probably cost them $100,000 to elevate Incorporated in 1991, this majestic that concrete slab and lift it up to the AFTER RECESS barrier island paradise is located be- higher-base foot elevation. You can do The recess having expired, the House tween the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne the math. You are talking about over was called to order by the Speaker at Bay and is centered between two beau- $200,000 just to get themselves back to noon. tiful parks to the north and the south.

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He is a true ad- In celebration of its founding, the about the evolving terror threat in vocate for peace through strength and city and its residents, or key rats as front of us and confront this challenge has been a leading voice on defense and they like to call themselves, will join with strong leadership and unwavering national security issues. A Trump ad- together this Saturday, September 24, resolve. ministration would have a dynamic for the anniversary gala. f Secretary of the Navy. I am truly honored to represent this I am grateful for the successful serv- DEMS ARE THE FACTS south Florida treasure, and ask my ice of Chairman FORBES. He and his congressional colleagues to join me in (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of wife, Shirley, have served the citizens congratulating the Village of Key Bis- New York asked and was given permis- of Virginia’s Fourth Congressional Dis- cayne residents on this momentous oc- sion to address the House for 1 minute.) trict with honor, making a difference casion. The Village of Key Biscayne, is- Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New for American families. land paradise, indeed. York. Mr. Speaker, most modern busi- In conclusion, God bless our troops, f nesses today use metrics to help them and may the President, by his actions, establish best practices. never forget September 11th, in the HONORING THE LIFE OF JOHN So I offer this chart based on the global war on terrorism. SODORO published, peer-reviewed research of Our sympathy to the people of India. (Mr. ASHFORD asked and was given two respected Princeton economists, f permission to address the House for 1 Dr. Blinder and Dr. Watson, that reveal minute.) some very important metrics and CONGRATULATING THE BUFFALO Mr. ASHFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise measures. It shows the annual growth NIAGARA RIVERKEEPER today to honor the exceptional life of of the U.S. economy for each Presi- (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given John Sodoro, a lifelong resident of my dential term going all the way back to permission to address the House for 1 hometown, Omaha, Nebraska. World War II. minute.) John was a respected lawyer and a Democratic Presidents are in blue, Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to loving father, grandfather, and hus- and Republicans are in red. So whether congratulate the Buffalo Niagara band. Many in the community knew it is 71⁄2 years where President Obama Riverkeeper, and its executive direc- him for his congenial personality and outperforms the economy of his prede- tor, Jill Jedlicka, winner of the Thiess compassion for his clients. cessor or 70 years, as you can see, there International Riverprize awarded by Before following his father’s foot- is a huge difference between how the the International River Foundation. steps in the legal profession, John economy performs between a Repub- As Buffalo’s industrial economy graduated from Creighton Prep, and lican v. a Democratic President. faded, we were left with a river so pol- later, in true Omaha fashion, he earned In fact, going back 16 Presidential luted that the Environmental Protec- his undergraduate and law degree from terms, the economy does significantly tion Agency declared that the Buffalo Creighton University. better by almost every measure under River was biologically dead and eco- Over the course of his career, John Democratic administrations. logically destroyed. made a difference in the lives of many, So, as President John Adams fa- So western New Yorkers decided to successfully helping his clients through mously said: ‘‘Facts are stubborn do something about it. They formed a wide variety of difficult times. The things; and whatever may be our . . . the Friends of the Buffalo River, which Omaha community has lost a great inclinations . . . they cannot alter the became the first organization to re- man and true public servant. May his . . . facts . . . ’’ ceive Federal authority and funding to work be remembered and his life al- And the fact is, the blue, the Demo- manage a remediation project in the ways celebrated. crats, do better than the Republicans Great Lakes. My thoughts and prayers go out to on the economy when a Democrat is Now, thanks to the Riverkeeper, the the Sodoro family. President. Buffalo River has come back to life, f f with over $80 million in private invest- ment as Buffalonians reclaim their CHAIRMAN RANDY FORBES HAS OUR NATION FACES AN INCREAS- land at the water’s edge. MADE A DIFFERENCE ING THREAT OF TERRORISM I congratulate the Riverkeeper on (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina this recognition, and I thank it for the permission to address the House for 1 asked and was given permission to ad- legacy it has left to our community, minute and to revise and extend his re- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- one of the greatest environmental suc- marks.) vise and extend his remarks.) cess stories in Western New York’s his- Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, the re- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. tory. cent attacks in New York, New Jersey, Speaker, I am grateful that, in my f and Minnesota all underscore the in- service, I began as a member of the creasing threat our Nation faces from unique class of 2001. These were Mem- NOT ANOTHER DOLLAR TO IRAN terrorism. bers elected in special elections that (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given The House Homeland Security Com- year, including now-U.S. Senator JOHN permission to address the House for 1 mittee just reported that already this BOOZMAN, along with chairman of the minute and to revise and extend his re- year, individuals have been arrested in House Armed Services Subcommittee marks.) 13 different States for some connection on Seapower and Projection Forces, Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to terrorism, and there have already RANDY FORBES, and chairman of the today in strong support of the Prohib- been 30 ISIS-linked plots in the United House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, iting Future Ransom Payments to Iran States. JEFF MILLER, both of whom are com- Act, the House’s legislative response to Mr. Speaker, as events in Paris and pleting their House service this year. the administration’s shady cash trans- Brussels demonstrate, this is not a Since being elected to the House, fer to the Iranian regime; a cash trans- challenge we face alone. Across the Chairman RANDY FORBES has been a fer resulting in the release of American world, terrorism is on the rise. crucial member on the House Judiciary hostages, which the administration de- Just this past weekend, an Indian Committee and the House Armed Serv- nies was a ransom but acknowledges Army base near Pakistan was attacked ices Committee, where he serves as the the cash was used as leverage. The by heavily armed militants who killed chairman of the Subcommittee on American people are much smarter 18 soldiers. Our two nations, the United Seapower and Projection Forces. He than that.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.015 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5816 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 Either way the administration or erans Choice Program nominally gave of North Carolina at Charlotte as we media try to spin it, a ransom was our Nation’s veterans more health pro- commemorate its 70th anniversary. paid. For years and years, the United vider and service options. However, de- I am proud to be among the 122,000 States Government has held a long- spite having more than a year to im- living alumni of UNC Charlotte and to standing policy of not paying ransom plement it, local VA facilities are re- be the first elected to Congress, though for prisoners, but our legacy has quick- fusing to work with new providers to I am sure I won’t be the last. ly diminished. get veterans the care they need. The My alma mater was founded by the The President continues to invest VA claims its hands are tied, but by visionary Bonnie Cone in the wake of our trust and money into Iran, a coun- what? the Second World War as a service to try that is the world’s leading state Through the Veterans Choice Pro- returning veterans pursuing higher sponsor of terrorism. Why in the world gram, the men and women who have education. The lasting legacy that con- is our President rewarding Iran for its served our country are entitled to vital tinues to guide the university is best bad behavior? home care services that are critical to expressed in one word, ‘‘opportunity.’’ Opportunity characterizes the fu- This cash transaction sets a dan- follow-up care and medication adher- tures being built each day on campus. gerous precedent for Americans abroad ence assistance, especially for disabled Opportunity describes the powerful and our national security. I won’t veterans and those without access to economic impact this university has on stand for this type of deceit by our transportation. one of the Nation’s fastest growing re- My conversations with the VA have Commander-in-Chief. That is why I gions. UNC Charlotte has grown into yielded only excuses. Our vets deserve urge my colleagues to support and pass its distinctive role as a research uni- results. the Prohibiting Future Ransom Pay- versity in areas like big data, energy, I ask again, how many veterans are ments to Iran Act. The name of the bill and cancer prevention, focused clearly waiting for physician visits? How can says it all. on the opportunities and needs of the the VA sit on its hands while our Na- f future. tion’s veterans wait and suffer? COMMEMORATING THE HISTORIC Mr. Speaker, while still a relatively I ask my colleagues to join me. Let’s young university, UNC Charlotte is one SEASON OF THE BALTIMORE be a voice for our veterans and demand ORACLES of the leading American universities of the VA give these heroes access to and the 21st century. I am pleased on behalf (Mr. SARBANES asked and was given reimbursement for the care they need of the university family and all of permission to address the House for 1 and deserve. Niner Nation to say the future is ours. minute and to revise and extend his re- f Go Niners. marks.) 1215 f Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise b today to commemorate the historic PRESERVING CASTNER RANGE REMEMBERING JACQUI ELLIS season of the Baltimore Oracles, my (Mr. O’ROURKE asked and was given (Mr. AL GREEN of Texas asked and staff’s congressional softball team and permission to address the House for 1 was given permission to address the the victors of the 2016 Congressional minute.) House for 1 minute and to revise and Softball League championship. I was Mr. O’ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise extend his remarks.) going to bring the trophy down, but it today to commemorate the 110th anni- Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- is much too big and much too heavy to versary of the Antiquities Act, 100 er, the members of the Ninth Congres- carry. years of our National Park Service, sional District are in mourning this Mr. Speaker, the Oracles vanquished and to thank our current President and morning. We are saddened by the pass- their opponents this season, achieving administration for doing more than ing of our Chief of Staff, Ms. Jacqui an astounding 19–1 record. Led by co- any administration before them to Ellis. Mr. Speaker, she was more than captains Peter Gelman and Katie strengthen these two assets that we a Chief of Staff. She was one of my Teleky, and shadow-captain Raymond have in our country. dearest and closest friends. She was a O’Mara, the team was a perfect blend But I also ask this administration to mentor to many of the people on the of stout defense and potent offense. set the standard for the next 100 years Hill and especially those who worked Mike Pulver, Anna Killius, Paul to ensure that public places like with her in my congressional office. She made a difference in the lives of Kincaid, and Lucinda Lessley held Castner Range in El Paso, Texas, fully people. She was there to be of assist- down the infield, while Andy Allen, tell the national story of the first ance to those who needed help. And 1 Max Frankel, Brian Kaissi, and Zach Americans who were here more than Weber roamed the outfield. Big bats minute will never give me enough time 8,000 years ago who left their impres- to express the love, the affection, and littered the lineup, but the batters sions of this great land and to ensure to thank all of the many people who were always ready to oblige the team’s that every American has the chance to have given their condolences and their heart and soul, Tim O’Neil, and hit just enter our public lands like the fourth sympathies, so we will have a Special a single. and fifth graders at Collins Elementary Order next week at which Members of Other contributors integral to the who, under the direction of Mrs. Guay, the House will be permitted to come to team’s success include Kate and Adri- left their impressions of Castner the floor, and we will make our com- enne Star, Evan Horn, Jake Barr, Will Range. This is a class that is 93 percent ments then. Pisano, Julia Kandel-Krieger, James Mexican American, 75 percent below But I do want to say this: she met Howard, Becky O’Mara, Alex Bond, and the poverty line, and precisely the pop- the measure of life that Ruth Smeltzer Winston, the team’s ever-chipper mas- ulation that we want to see in our na- called to our attention: cot. tional lands and public parks going for- Some measure their lives by days and years, Mr. Speaker, the Baltimore Oracles ward. Others by heartthrobs, passions, and tears. are champions, and that is truly world Preserving Castner Range forever is a But the surest measure under God’s sun class. means to set the stage for the next 100 Is what in your lifetime for others you’ve f years of success for our national parks done. and our national lands. IMPLEMENTING THE VETERANS Jacqui, we love you, and we thank CHOICE PROGRAM f you for what you have done for others in your lifetime. We know that while CELEBRATING UNC CHARLOTTE’S (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was physically you are not with us, spir- 70TH ANNIVERSARY given permission to address the House itually you will always be with us. God for 1 minute and to revise and extend (Mr. HUDSON asked and was given bless you. his remarks.) permission to address the House for 1 f Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, more minute and to revise and extend his re- than a year ago, Congress passed and marks.) HELP PREVENT VETERAN SUICIDE the President signed into law an over- Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise (Mr. TIPTON asked and was given haul of veterans’ health care. The Vet- today in celebration of the University permission to address the House for 1

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.017 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5817 minute and to revise and extend his re- ing, not to mention our gun violence Pediatric cancer is the leading cause marks.) problem that many of us gathered of disease-related deaths for children in Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, Colorado right here on the House floor to ad- the United States—43 are diagnosed is home to over 400,000 of our Nation’s dress. It is time that we act now, and with cancer every day. veterans—men and women who have we should not break until we have ad- While many adult cancers can be di- fought to protect our freedom in con- dressed these problems. agnosed early, pediatric cancers are flicts around the world. These men and f more difficult to detect. In 80 percent women are often some of the most re- of children, the cancer will have al- spected individuals in our commu- TRUST IN MEDIA FALLS TO ready spread to other parts of the body nities, which makes it easy to overlook HISTORIC LOWS by the time of diagnosis. that they may be struggling to transi- (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was For the children who do survive, tion back into civilian life at the end given permission to address the House their battle doesn’t end. Ninety-five of their service. for 1 minute and to revise and extend percent of childhood cancer survivors A study from the Department of Vet- his remarks.) will develop chronic health conditions. erans Affairs found that 22 veterans Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Despite these facts, only 4 percent of tragically end their lives by suicide Americans’ trust in the media has hit a the National Cancer Institute’s funding each day. This is a shocking and heart- historic low, according to a recent Gal- goes toward pediatric cancer. Since breaking statistic. lup poll. Gallup found that only 32 per- 1990, only 10 drugs have been developed September is National Suicide Pre- cent of Americans have a great deal or to treat pediatric cancer, compared to vention Awareness Month and a time even fair amount of confidence in the over 200 for adults. when everyone can learn about helping media to present the news fully, accu- My friend, Jonny Wade, is one of the to prevent veteran suicide. In our com- rately, and fairly. This represents an 8 many faces of pediatric cancer. Last munities, we can all work to make sure point drop from just a year ago. It also Christmas Eve, his year-long battle that no veteran ever feels like suicide is the lowest level of trust in the media with brain cancer tragically ended, but is their only option. I am honored to that Gallup has ever recorded since it our fight to eradicate this disease has represent a district that works so hard first asked the question 46 years ago. only begun. to make sure our veterans are taken Republicans’ trust in media has Mr. Speaker, his parents, John and care of when they return home, and I dropped from 32 percent a year ago to Kimberly Wade, sat in the gallery right am committed to advancing policies to 14 percent today. This is ‘‘easily the in front of me when the President ensure that we honor and serve the lowest confidence among Republicans talked about his moonshot to eradicate men and women who have so honorably in 20 years,’’ says Gallup. Trust in the cancer. served our country. media among Democrats and Independ- Mr. Speaker, 4 percent is not enough. The next time you run into a veteran ents fell as well. I will continue to fight to get more in the community, take a minute to let The historic distrust of the media than 4 percent, not for Jonny, but for them know that you appreciate their will continue until the media stops his wish that no other kid should have service. None of us may ever know how telling Americans what to think. cancer. far a thank-you may go in a person’s f life and what a big difference that f MATT AND SHERYL MOHR: could mean. ERADICATING BREAST CANCER ANGELS IN ADOPTION f (Mr. BLUM asked and was given per- (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given NATIONAL SECURITY, HEALTH, mission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 AND SAFETY minute.) minute.) (Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, today I sylvania asked and was given permis- in support of H.R. 1197, the Accel- rise to recognize a remarkable couple, sion to address the House for 1 minute erating the End of Breast Cancer Act. Matt and Sheryl Mohr from Hudson, as and to revise and extend his remarks.) I lost my father to cancer when he Angels in Adoption from Michigan’s Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- was just 52 years old, so finding cures Seventh Congressional District. vania. Mr. Speaker, the last few for all types of cancer is personal for I had the privilege of visiting with months have been a rather frustrating me. In Iowa alone, there will be ap- Matt and Sheryl yesterday, and their time for many of us in Congress as well proximately 2,200 new cases of breast love and compassion for vulnerable as the American people. cancer this year, resulting in about 400 children is truly moving. In the past 6 We first broke for some 7 weeks—the unnecessary deaths. We must do more years, the Mohrs have opened their longest break from Congress in the to cure this disease. hearts and home to 26 foster children. modern era. We left without doing any- By passing this bill and setting a Along with their five biological chil- thing on Zika, without addressing our goal of eradicating breast cancer by dren, they have also adopted five chil- opioid epidemic in this country, and 2020, we have a chance to make a real dren and are in the process of adopting without doing anything for the fami- difference for women and their fami- two more. That will make a total of 12 lies of Flint who have been suffering lies. children. with their water for many years now. I would also like to recognize my When asked what led them to begin Probably one of the most striking constituents, Christine Carpenter and fostering and adopting, Sheryl said: ‘‘I moments I have had as a Member here Lori Seawel, for their selfless volun- felt that I had a lot more love to give for the last year and a half was when teer efforts to support this issue. away.’’ the families from Flint came in front I encourage my colleagues in the Wow. Through their big hearts and of the Oversight and Government Re- House to support and pass this bipar- unconditional love, Matt and Sheryl form Committee—the committee on tisan legislation. have forever changed the lives of so which I serve—and talked about how f many children in Lenawee County. they have been affected by this water They are angels to the children they PEDIATRIC CANCER AWARENESS crisis. parent and incredibly deserving of this MONTH What response have they gotten so award. far from Congress, from the people’s (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois f House? asked and was given permission to ad- Nothing. Zero. Instead, we went off dress the House for 1 minute and to re- PROHIBITING RANSOM PAYMENTS for 7 weeks. vise and extend his remarks.) TO IRAN Now here we are about to break Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. (Mr. LAHOOD asked and was given again without addressing Flint, with- Speaker, I rise today to recognize the permission to address the House for 1 out doing anything about the Zika cri- month of September as Pediatric Can- minute and to revise and extend his re- sis and the other challenges we are fac- cer Awareness Month. marks.)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.019 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5818 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 Mr. LAHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise b 1230 The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. today in support of H.R. 5931, legisla- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION HULTGREN). The gentleman from Ala- tion prohibiting future ransom pay- OF H.R. 5931, PROHIBITING FU- bama is recognized for 1 hour. ments to Iran. TURE RANSOM PAYMENTS TO Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, for the In the midst of a global war on ter- IRAN ACT, AND WAIVING A RE- purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- ror, it should be common sense that QUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(A) OF tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman the United States of America should RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS), pending not be sending untraceable pallets of CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN which I yield myself such time as I cash on an airplane to the leading state RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM may consume. During consideration of sponsor of terrorism. Apparently it THE COMMITTEE ON RULES this resolution, all time yielded is for isn’t, though, because that is exactly the purpose of debate only. what happened and what this adminis- Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, by direc- GENERAL LEAVE tration engaged in. tion of the House Committee on Rules, Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I ask We know now that $1.7 billion in cash I call up House Resolution 879 and ask unanimous consent that all Members was given to Iran in exchange for the for its immediate consideration. may have 5 legislative days to revise release of prisoners, violating Amer- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- and extend their remarks. ica’s longstanding policy against ran- lows: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there som payments. H. RES. 879 objection to the request of the gen- Predictably, this administration has Resolved, That at any time after adoption tleman from Alabama? admitted that it cannot guarantee that of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant There was no objection. this money did not go to fund current to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, House Res- or future terrorism by Iran. In addi- House resolved into the Committee of the olution 879 allows for the consideration Whole House on the state of the Union for of H.R. 5931, the Prohibiting Future tion, all of this was done in secret, consideration of the bill (H.R. 5931) to pro- lacking transparency with the Amer- vide for the prohibition on cash payments to Ransom Payments to Iran Act. The ican people. the Government of Iran, and for other pur- rule makes in order all five amend- Today the House is taking action to poses. The first reading of the bill shall be ments submitted to the Rules Com- end this practice. H.R. 5931 prohibits dispensed with. All points of order against mittee. The rule also provides author- any cash payments to Iran regardless consideration of the bill are waived. General ity for the House to expeditiously con- of the rationale or reasoning behind it. debate shall be confined to the bill and shall sider a continuing resolution. It also ensures the American people not exceed one hour equally divided and con- On June 24, 2015, President Obama trolled by the chair and ranking minority stood in the Roosevelt Room of the will be notified if a President ever at- member of the Committee on Foreign Af- tempts this sort of deal again. fairs. After general debate the bill shall be White House and said: ‘‘I am reaffirm- America cannot be a country that considered for amendment under the five- ing that the United States Government sends cash to countries that fund ter- minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the will not make concessions, such as pay- rorism. Period. nature of a substitute recommended by the ing ransom, to terrorist groups holding Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in American hostages.’’ f the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an This position shouldn’t have been original bill for the purpose of amendment RECOGNIZING LOWE’S HEROES IN surprising. It has long been the posi- under the five-minute rule an amendment in tion of the U.S. Government to not pay SYKESVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-64. That ransoms to terrorist organizations, for (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania doing so only encourages further asked and was given permission to ad- amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of kidnappings and puts more American dress the House for 1 minute and to re- order against that amendment in the nature lives at risk. vise and extend his remarks.) of a substitute are waived. No amendment to Despite this reassurance from Presi- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. that amendment in the nature of a sub- dent Obama, on January 17, 2016, an un- Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of a stitute shall be in order except those printed marked cargo plane landed at a Euro- group of men and women from the in the report of the Committee on Rules ac- pean airport. On this plane were wood- Fifth Congressional District of Penn- companying this resolution. Each such en pallets stacked with unmarked for- amendment may be offered only in the order sylvania who recently volunteered eign currency—$400 million worth, to their time and talents to help improve printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be be exact. their community. considered as read, shall be debatable for the Who was waiting at the airport to ac- Lowe’s Heroes is a companywide vol- time specified in the report equally divided cept this money? The Islamic Republic unteer program for Lowe’s that gives and controlled by the proponent and an op- of Iran. employees a chance to volunteer for ponent, shall not be subject to amendment, On that exact same day, several local community improvement and shall not be subject to a demand for divi- Americans who had been held prisoner projects. In return, Lowe’s provides the sion of the question in the House or in the in Iran were released. That, Mr. Speak- material and manpower to make those Committee of the Whole. All points of order er, is a ransom payment. projects happen. against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for Since then, we have learned that the Just last week, men and women from amendment the Committee shall rise and re- full U.S. payment to Iran totaled $1.7 the DuBois Lowe’s store volunteered to port the bill to the House with such amend- billion. The money was related to a help build a centerpiece for a town ments as may have been adopted. Any Mem- decades-old dispute about an Iranian square project in Sykesville, a commu- ber may demand a separate vote in the arms sale. There are a lot of con- nity only a handful of miles away from House on any amendment adopted in the cerning issues at play here. the store’s location. Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the First, by giving money to Iran, the This is a long-awaited project in the amendment in the nature of a substitute United States is supporting the world’s community to transform a vacant lot made in order as original text. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on leading state sponsor of terrorism. Iran into a beautiful park for community the bill and amendments thereto to final uses their money and resources to sup- events and a place for people from passage without intervening motion except port groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and across the community to gather. one motion to recommit with or without in- other radical terrorist groups in Iraq, In addition to the contributions of structions. Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Iran is no the Lowe’s Heroes, the store is also do- SEC. 2. The requirement of clause 6(a) of friend of the United States, and their nating the decorative and structural rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a efforts have resulted in the deaths of blocks for the town square’s center- report from the Committee on Rules on the U.S. citizens and servicemembers. So piece, along with lighting for the area. same day it is presented to the House is waived with respect to any resolution re- why in the world is the United States These men and women represent the ported through the legislative day of Sep- sending them cash payments in the best of what small towns across the tember 27, 2016, relating to a measure mak- first place? United States represent. I commend ing or continuing appropriations for the fis- Second, the United States should them for their selfless efforts. cal year ending September 30, 2017. never pay a ransom. I know they claim

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It was money moment. ‘‘Ransom’’ is defined as ‘‘a ture, so the money could eventually be- owed to the Iranian Government by the sum of money or other payment de- come untraceable. This will make it al- American Government, and the trans- manded or paid for the release of a most impossible for law enforcement fer was simply our government meet- prisoner.’’ That is exactly what hap- and intelligence agencies to track ing its obligations. pened here. where the money is going. In other As I indicated earlier, it may surprise Iran knows it was a ransom payment. words, the cash could be transferred to those watching at home to learn that An Iranian general was quoted as say- a group like Hamas or Hezbollah and the tribunal has awarded roughly $2.5 ing that, ‘‘the money was returned for the United States may never know. billion to American citizens in the the freedom of the U.S. spy, and it was This is deeply troubling. past. not related to the nuclear negotia- So, Mr. Speaker, this legislation I understand that there are many in tions.’’ makes one thing crystal clear. The Congress concerned by the loosening of So Iran knows it was a ransom. The United States Government is not in the sanctions on Iran. I am one of them. As American people know it was a ran- business of paying ransom. Specific to one of the few Democrats to publicly som. Well, how about the State Depart- Iran, the legislation will prohibit fu- oppose the Iran deal, I know that Iran ment? When pushed on this topic by ture cash payments to Iran until the is, without question, not our friend, a the media, a State Department spokes- nation stops sponsoring terrorism and state sponsor of terrorism, and I don’t man said that it wasn’t ransom but, is no longer involved in money laun- think you will find anyone in this body rather, ‘‘leverage.’’ What is the dif- dering. who denies this. ference? The American prisoners in To boost transparency and account- But I am concerned by the trend we Iran were not released until the cash ability, the legislation also requires 30- are seeing with individuals actively payments occurred. You could try to day congressional notification and re- trying to undermine the deal rather hide the truth by calling it ‘‘leverage’’ view of any future settlements related than working to ensure it is made or a ‘‘coincidence,’’ but the fact is this to the U.S.-Iran Claims Tribunal. This stronger and enact it with intended ef- payment was a ransom. way Congress will have an opportunity Just ask the Obama Justice Depart- fect. It is similar to the actions—I for- to review any future payments instead get the number, up in the sixties—that ment. Press reports indicate that As- of them being secretly executed in the sistant Attorney General John Carlin my Republican friends have attempted dark of night. to do something about the Affordable raised the concern that the cash pay- Ultimately, the United States cannot Care Act. It has problems. The ques- ment to Iran would send a signal to continue to give in to Iran. Whether it tion is what are we going to do about Iran and the world that the U.S. had is their nuclear program or their kid- changed its ransom policy. This isn’t napping of U.S. citizens, we simply it, because the American people need some radical conspiracy theory we are cannot keep making deals with Iran in to have health care. talking about here. This is the exact which the Ayatollah benefits and the b 1245 same concern raised by the Justice De- American people suffer. What we would rather do is repeal partment under President Obama—the We need to stop empowering Iran what exists. Don’t replace it with any- people he appointed. and, instead, start weakening them. We thing, but make political arguments Since this ransom payment occurred, must stop giving in to Iran and start that it needs to be replaced. Iran has detained several more foreign standing up to Iran. By putting our We are doing something very similar citizens, including Americans, French, foot down, the American people and here. Rather than making this Iran British, and Canadians. Sadly, I expect our allies in the Middle East will be deal stronger, we are continuing to do our Iranian friends are already making safer and stronger. what we can to undermine it. The bill their ransom demands. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to The third major concern I have is we are discussing today is a stark ex- support House Resolution 879, so we ample of this and is an attempt to un- that the payments were clearly done in can move forward with consideration of a way to hide them from the American dermine the deal rather than to this important bill. strengthen it. public. The payments were made in I reserve the balance of my time. cash. According to an international Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield The bill, if enacted, would hamstring body responsible for combating money myself such time as I may consume. us in the future as more than 1,000 Ira- laundering, known as the Financial Ac- I thank the gentleman from Alabama nian claims before the tribunal have tion Task Force, the ‘‘physical trans- (Mr. BYRNE) for yielding me the cus- yet to be resolved. Prohibiting any portation of currency’’ is ‘‘one of the tomary 30 minutes for debate. type of future payment to the Iranian main methods used to move criminal I rise today in opposition to the rule. Government—and sort of as an aside, it assets, launder money, and finance ter- Let’s not parse words. This bill is a is unfortunate, in this world that we rorism.’’ Republican attempt to politicize the live in, that we have to do business If this whole ordeal was public and on recent payment by the United States with bad people. I served on the Intel- the up-and-up, then why did the U.S. to the Government of Iran. ligence Committee when $2 billion make this payment in cash? The legislation equates the payment, walked off in Iraq, and we still haven’t The Obama administration originally which was made as part of a settlement had accountability about that, but said that the payment had to be in of a 35-year-old dispute before the let’s don’t get too far off the track. The cash because financial sanctions pre- United States-Iran Claims Tribunal, as fact of the matter is, the bill does all of vent us from engaging in wire transfers ransom. It prohibits any future pay- these things in order to prop up the with Iranian banks. Well, it turns out ments. And I might add, Iran has 200 false premise that the United States that isn’t true. In fact, on at least two claims before the tribunal at this time, paid Iran ransom. This is just plain occasions, the U.S. has made wire and all of the American claims have wrong, and it is a waste of our time. transfers to the Iranian Government. been settled before the same Algiers Mr. Speaker, I am concerned, as I According to Politico, in July 2015, Accords tribunal. It prohibits any fu- have often been throughout this Con- the U.S. sent Iran approximately ture payments to the Iranian Govern- gress, that partisan measures such as $848,000 to settle a claim over architec- ment and requires the President to this one are distracting our attention tural drawings. The wire transfers submit to Congress a report listing and from measures that we absolutely must didn’t stop there though. The U.S. evaluating outstanding claims before pass, including today. There are just 7 wired Iran almost $10 million in April the tribunal. legislative days left until we break for of this year to pay for 32 metric tons of Mr. Speaker, let’s get something another 44-day recess, and that is after heavy water. straight. The payment to Iran was not the Republicans shut down Congress

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Mr. Speaker, I yield bipartisan concern, we haven’t gotten a are out of money, and we need Con- myself such time as I may consume. clean Zika research funding bill, and gress to act.’’ If this had been ransom, there is a we haven’t gotten a bill on gun vio- I am not sure how much more plainly person whom Iran has held prisoner lence—not a word on the subject except it can be said. We need a clean bill that and about whom Iran has denied a lack to threaten Democrats with punish- provides adequate funding. Let’s stop of information to the family—Robert ment for protesting this body’s uncon- playing games with the lives of women Levinson, who has been in Iran for 9 scionable inaction on the subject. We and infants and of the people in general years. I just can’t imagine that a ran- haven’t talked about flood relief for who have contracted this virus. It has som agreement or the meeting of a de- Louisiana. We haven’t gotten a bill on now shown that it can affect the men- mand would not have included informa- the water crisis in Flint, and the gen- tal stability of adults. tion about Robert Levinson. That tleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) Mr. Speaker, we have some serious would be, in my considered opinion, the will address that in a few minutes. We issues to tackle; so I am dismayed to height of ridiculousness; therefore, the are still dealing with an opioid epi- be on the floor today focusing on yet obviousness of leaving Mr. Levinson demic. Let me underscore that again. another messaging bill. There will be out of what would be a proposed ran- We are dealing with an opioid epidemic headlines tomorrow. Members will go som strikes me as being strange. in this country that is killing our chil- back home to their districts and will Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the pre- dren all over this Nation, and we have talk about ‘‘we stopped Obama and any vious question, I am going to offer an not done anything about it. future President from paying ransom amendment to the rule to bring up The appropriations process has come money.’’ It was not ransom in the first comprehensive legislation that pro- to a complete standstill. That is why place—it was Iran’s money. The pris- vides the resources that are needed to we are out of here tonight. We are oners who were released would have help the families of Flint, Michigan, going to try to figure out what we are been released. Had we done it a month recover from the lead drinking water going to do to discharge our respon- earlier, I wonder if they would have crisis. sibilities that are scheduled for Octo- called it a ransom. Had we done it a Mr. Speaker, the children and fami- ber 1; so we will be here next week. All month later, I wonder if they would lies of Flint are facing lifelong damage of those out there in Congress who have called it a ransom. Yet this mes- as a result of lead exposure. It is long don’t know it, we will be here. We will saging bill comes here. past time that this Congress acted. We be fiddling around. We will be doing I hope that my colleagues across the have an opportunity right now to bring suspensions. We will be doing one- aisle, in the final week before we leave up legislation that would ensure the House measures until the thing comes Washington, will let us address just people of Flint will receive clean drink- together, and it will. We will be threat- some of the things that I mentioned. ing water and to provide health and ened with ‘‘we will keep you here until Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of educational support for the children Saturday, or we will keep you here my time. who are affected by the crisis. until Christmas.’’ It goes on and on, Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- kicking the can down the road. minutes to the gentleman from Texas sent to insert the text of the amend- House Republicans continue to ig- (Mr. WILLIAMS). ment in the RECORD, along with extra- nore their responsibilities to the Amer- Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, 2 neous material, immediately prior to ican people and waste time on partisan, weeks ago, the Obama administration the vote on the previous question. go-nowhere bills—just like the one we admitted to transferring $1.3 billion in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there have here today—while Americans are cash to Iran after delivering a $400 mil- objection to the request of the gen- forced to face critical public health lion cash payment on the same day tleman from Florida? emergencies alone. In fact, in each pub- that Iran released American prisoners. There was no objection. lic health crisis before America, House The Obama administration tried to Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, a Republicans have chosen to obstruct walk back its actions by calling the champion, among the champions of the meaningful action and resources first cash payment leverage, but the people who are here in Congress, is DAN that are needed to save lives. American people, frankly, know better. KILDEE. I had the privilege of serving On the subject of Zika, this month, The cash payment to Iran was a ran- with his uncle for a substantial portion the Centers for Disease Control and som payment—I repeat, a ransom pay- of my career. I had the privilege—and I Prevention will run out of resources to ment to Iran—plain and simple. have spoken with Dan about this—to fight the virus. More than 21,000 Ameri- Let’s get one thing straight here: visit with his uncle before this par- cans have confirmed cases of Zika; yet Iran is our enemy. It is not our friend. ticular crisis of Flint’s and to discuss Republican inaction has forced the Iran is the enemy of our most impor- the plight of the people in Flint and CDC to divert research funding away tant allies in the region and not their Pontiac and that general area. from other diseases. They have had to friend. Iran’s leadership has publicly In this particular instance, I hope we take money out of the Ebola account, promised to wipe out America and to don’t hear from people that this isn’t and Ebola has not gone away. They are wipe out Israel—right off the map. germane. This is the Democrats’ mo- taking money out of the flu account Those are not the words of a friend. tion to recommit, and Republicans who and out of the tuberculosis account, Iran imprisons American citizens and care about the lead exposure that these and those are not going away at any taunts our Navy every single day. That children and families have been ex- point in time. They are taking cancer is not a friend. Iran is one of only three posed to in Flint can simply vote for research money in order to keep its nations our Department of State clas- the motion to recommit, and we will be Zika research program going, which is sifies as a ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism.’’ able to address this subject. an immediate crisis. It is not just a Whether it is the Obama administra- I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished Florida thing or a Central America or tion’s refusal to utter the phrase ‘‘rad- gentleman from Flint, Michigan (Mr. a South America thing. There are ical Islam’’ or the word ‘‘ransom,’’ it KILDEE) to discuss our proposal. 22,000 Americans who have this virus, has tried time and again to deceive the Mr. KILDEE. I thank the gentleman and the Aedes aegypti mosquito is not American people with its policies that from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) for yield- the only one that is carrying this virus. have ultimately made America less ing and for all of his advocacy on be- This has been researched since 2009. It safe. As the increasingly popular say- half of the people of my community didn’t just start yesterday, and it is ing goes: our friends no longer trust us, and, also, of the many forgotten people not going to end tomorrow, but some- and our enemies no longer fear us. across the country.

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The other In 2 days, it will have been 1 year Flint is facing, that the Federal Gov- issues that have been brought up are since Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha released ernment bore some responsibility. important issues, but that is not what the results of her research that showed Now, we can argue about how much we are talking about today in this rule. that blood levels of the children in responsibility lands at the State. I The gentleman from Michigan knows Flint showed significantly elevated think the majority of the responsi- probably far better than I do that there levels of lead—that the water that they bility is the State’s, but I would agree are a number of people around here had been drinking had poisoned them. that this is failure at every level of working on the Flint issue. We could A year later, here we stand. This government. My Republican colleagues have a bill on the floor of this House as Congress has not yet acted to provide went so far as to call for a Cabinet early as next week. That is certainly any relief to a community that is fac- member of the President to resign be- my hope and the hope of a lot of other ing the greatest crisis—the greatest cause the Federal responsibility was so people. I am not privy to all of what is disaster—of its history. It has been a great that a member of the President’s going on there, but I understand that year since it was known that that Cabinet should step down because it may be coming. That is not what we water was too dangerous to drink. was the Federal Government who bore are here about today. Members in this body have heard me responsibility, in part. It is not unusual for me to stand up speak about this before. It has been 2 Suddenly, when it is time to actually here when I am managing one of these years since, actually, the water con- do something to help the people of rules and hear our friends on the other tained lead. It took that long for the Flint, what do we have? All of a sud- side want to bring up everything other information, finally, to come to light; den, the narrative changes. All of a than the topic of what is in the rule be- yet Congress has continuously failed to sudden, what was a Federal problem cause they don’t want to talk about act. with clear Federal accountability and the foreign policy and national secu- We have a way to get this done. I just responsibility, universally dem- rity failures of the Obama administra- ask my Republican colleagues in the onstrated by my friends on the other tion. Well, the American people want House to step out of the way and allow side of the aisle, when it comes time to us to do something about that. They the bipartisan legislation that has take up a paid-for piece of legislation are worried when they see somebody passed the Senate to have a vote so that will not increase the deficit but put bombs in trash cans in New York, that it may be included in the legisla- will help these poor folks who cannot when somebody stabs people to death tion that this body is considering. The drink their water, what do we get? in Minnesota. They want to see us Shuffling of their feet. Stunned silence. House can do so by following the Sen- doing something. We are trying to do Nothing. Nothing. Shame. Shame. ate’s lead, which passed legislation to something about that with numerous What would you do if it was your pieces of legislation that we bring for- provide relief to Flint by a vote of 95– hometown? What would you do if it ward in this House; and whenever we 3. Let me just make this clear: the was your community? United States Senate voted 95–3 to pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bring them up, we hear from the other vide support for the people of Flint— time of the gentleman has expired. side about everything else. and yet nothing here in this House. Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Well, today we are here to talk about stopping this President and future b 1300 an additional 1 minute to the gen- tleman from Michigan. Presidents from sending pallets of cash We have an opportunity with the Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, you know to Iran. That is what we are talking continuing resolution to include that what you would do. You would step to about. So I want us to get back to that language in the continuing resolution the floor of this House and you would debate because that is an important de- and help the people of my hometown, make sure every single day you fought bate for the American people. again, people who yet today cannot to get help for your community. I reserve the balance of my time. drink their water without fear that it One of the first votes I cast when I Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield will poison them. came here was to help the victims of a myself the balance of my time to close. This is a fully paid-for provision. storm that was nowhere near my home, Earlier, I misspoke when I said that There was always debate about wheth- and I was proud to do it because they we could vote for the motion to recom- er we should be able to spend in case of were Americans who happened to be in mit. I should have said—and I correct emergency without having an offset. In need. the RECORD now—the previous question this case, we have an offset. So the ar- What is it about Flint? What is it was what I was speaking of. The simple gument has to be that the people of about the people of Flint? Answer me. fact of the matter is we can vote in Flint simply don’t deserve to have What is it that separates them, that support of the previous question, and their Federal Government act in their has them in a position where their Fed- then we would be able to address the moment of greatest need. I know from eral Government can’t come to their Flint crisis. conversations that I have had with aid? When they can’t drink the water, Mr. Speaker, I want to reiterate that Members on both sides of the aisle that when the water that comes from their this bill is nothing more than an at- that cannot be the case. tap is poison and we have a chance to tempt by the majority to make polit- I have had all sorts of expressions of do something about it without increas- ical hay of the recent payment to the sympathy. Many Members of Congress ing the Federal deficit with an offset Government of Iran, a payment that have traveled to Flint, Democrats and that is already identified, I hear noth- was a legal settlement. It seems to get Republicans, and have expressed to me ing. I hear nothing from the leadership ignored by my friends that the United on an almost daily basis that they wish of this House that gives any indication States and Iran are participants in a there was something they could do to that the people of Flint matter at all. claims tribunal that was established 35 help those poor folks. Well, you know Shame. Shame. years ago under the Algiers Accords be- what? Sympathy expresses sentiment, We ought to act, and we ought to do cause Iran had held our hostages, and but it doesn’t provide clean drinking it now—not maybe 3 months from now, we needed a methodology to be able to water for the people of my hometown. not, ‘‘Oh, Flint, maybe we will get you pay and have those hostages remuner- We have a chance to act. in the next bill or maybe the next piece ated appropriately. That said, $2.5 bil- Now, when this came before this of legislation.’’ Shame. We should lion has been paid to American claims body, this Congress, in the form of bring it up now. rightly. This framework is being fol- hearings in the Committee on Over- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- lowed, and what this legislation that is sight and Government Reform and the bers are reminded to direct their re- going nowhere would do, if it went Committee on Energy and Commerce, marks to the Chair. somewhere, would be to fly in the face many of my Republican colleagues— Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- of that framework that was estab- virtually every member of the Over- self such time as I may consume. lished.

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After on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- really matter, like Flint, like Zika, general debate the bill shall be considered ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- like the opioid epidemic, like gun vio- for amendment under the five-minute rule. tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- lence, like the Louisiana floods and the All points of order against provisions in the jection of the motion for the previous ques- crumbling infrastructure of this Na- bill are waived. At the conclusion of consid- tion on a resolution reported from the Com- tion. The list goes on and on. eration of the bill for amendment the Com- mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- I urge my colleagues to oppose this mittee shall rise and report the bill to the ber leading the opposition to the previous rule and the underlying measure. House with such amendments as may have question, who may offer a proper amendment I yield back the balance of my time. been adopted. The previous question shall be or motion and who controls the time for de- considered as ordered on the bill and amend- bate thereon.’’ Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- ments thereto to final passage without inter- Clearly, the vote on the previous question self the balance of my time to close. vening motion except one motion to recom- on a rule does have substantive policy impli- The gentleman said earlier in his re- mit with or without instructions. If the cations. It is one of the only available tools marks that there are times when the Committee of the Whole rises and reports for those who oppose the Republican major- United States has to have interactions that it has come to no resolution on the bill, ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- with bad people. As a member of the then on the next legislative day the House native views the opportunity to offer an al- Armed Services Committee, I under- shall, immediately after the third daily ternative plan. stand that. We do. But we should be order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I yield resolve into the Committee of the Whole for back the balance of my time, and I wise in doing so. He and I completely further consideration of the bill. agreed about the ill wisdom of the deal SEC. 4. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not move the previous question on the res- that President Obama struck with apply to the consideration of H.R. 4479. olution. Iran; nonetheless, he struck the deal. THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT The SPEAKER pro tempore. The He said that there are 200 Iranian IT REALLY MEANS question is on ordering the previous claims pending. I have no idea if any of This vote, the vote on whether to order the question. those claims are meritorious. But if previous question on a special rule, is not The question was taken; and the even one of them is meritorious, I don’t merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- Speaker pro tempore announced that think he would agree—and I know I dering the previous question is a vote the ayes appeared to have it. don’t agree, and the vast majority of against the Republican majority agenda and Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, on that people in America don’t agree—that a vote to allow the Democratic minority to I demand the yeas and nays. you pay such a claim by sending pal- offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about The yeas and nays were ordered. what the House should be debating. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- lets of cash. Why would they do that? Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the Why would any President of the United House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- States send pallets of cash to the lead- scribes the vote on the previous question on ceedings on this question will be post- ing state sponsor of terrorism? It is to the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the poned. hide what they were doing, and they consideration of the subject before the House f being made by the Member in charge.’’ To have been found out. We should never EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES do that with anyone, but particularly defeat the previous question is to give the opposition a chance to decide the subject be- THROUGH STOCK OWNERSHIP ACT not with an enemy. fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s The other thing that this bill pro- Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that pursuant to House Resolution 875, I vides, besides a prohibition on that— ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- and that is so common sense that I mand for the previous question passes the call up the bill (H.R. 5719) to amend the don’t know how we could disagree control of the resolution to the opposition’’ Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to mod- about it—is it requires congressional in order to offer an amendment. On March ify the tax treatment of certain equity notification. Don’t we want the Con- 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- grants, and ask for its immediate con- gress, as a coequal branch of govern- fered a rule resolution. The House defeated sideration. the previous question and a member of the The Clerk read the title of the bill. ment, to know before we pay money to opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, the leading state sponsor of terrorism? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- asking who was entitled to recognition. ant to House Resolution 875, the Don’t we want to let the American peo- Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: ple know what is going on? ‘‘The previous question having been refused, amendment in the nature of a sub- This is a very commonsense bill. The the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- stitute recommended by the Com- people of the United States expect us gerald, who had asked the gentleman to mittee on Ways and Means, printed in to do nothing less than this. So while I yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to the bill, is adopted, and the bill, as appreciate some of the other things we the first recognition.’’ amended, is considered read. The Republican majority may say ‘‘the heard about it, some of the other issues The text of the bill, as amended, is as vote on the previous question is simply a follows: they mentioned, let’s focus on this. vote on whether to proceed to an immediate H.R. 5719 Let’s at least get this done so that this vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] President and no President can ever, has no substantive legislative or policy im- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ever again pay ransom to Iran. plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what resentatives of the United States of America in Mr. Speaker, I again urge my col- they have always said. Listen to the Repub- Congress assembled, leagues to support House Resolution lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 879 and the underlying legislation. Process in the United States House of Rep- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empowering The material previously referred to resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s Employees through Stock Ownership Act’’. how the Republicans describe the previous SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED EQUITY ASTINGS by Mr. H is as follows: question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- GRANTS. AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 879 OFFERED BY though it is generally not possible to amend (a) IN GENERAL.— MR. HASTINGS the rule because the majority Member con- (1) ELECTION TO DEFER INCOME.—Section 83 of At the end of the resolution, add the fol- trolling the time will not yield for the pur- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended lowing new sections: pose of offering an amendment, the same re- by adding at the end the following new sub- SEC. 3. Immediately upon adoption of this sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- section: resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to vious question on the rule.... When the ‘‘(i) QUALIFIED EQUITY GRANTS.— clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House motion for the previous question is defeated, ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub- resolved into the Committee of the Whole control of the time passes to the Member title, if qualified stock is transferred to a quali- House on the state of the Union for consider- who led the opposition to ordering the pre- fied employee who makes an election with re- ation of the bill (H.R. 4479) to provide emer- vious question. That Member, because he spect to such stock under this subsection— gency assistance related to the Flint water then controls the time, may offer an amend- ‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), crisis, and for other purposes. The first read- ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of no amount shall be included in income under ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All amendment.’’ subsection (a) for the first taxable year in which

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the rights of the employee in such stock are same as rights and privileges with respect to the DEFERRAL PERIOD.—Stock purchased by a cor- transferable or are not subject to a substantial settlement of a restricted stock unit. poration from any individual shall not be treat- risk of forfeiture, whichever is applicable, and ‘‘(iii) EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of clause ed as deferral stock for purposes of clause (iii) ‘‘(B) an amount equal to the amount which (i)(II), the term ‘employee’ shall not include any if such individual (immediately after such pur- would be included in income of the employee employee described in section 4980E(d)(4) or any chase) holds any deferral stock with respect to under subsection (a) (determined without regard excluded employee. which an election has been in effect under this to this subsection) shall be included in income ‘‘(iv) SPECIAL RULE FOR CALENDAR YEARS BE- subsection for a longer period than the election for the taxable year of the employee which in- FORE 2017.—In the case of any calendar year be- with respect to the stock so purchased. cludes the earliest of— ginning before January 1, 2017, clause (i)(II) ‘‘(iii) PURCHASE OF ALL OUTSTANDING DEFER- ‘‘(i) the first date such qualified stock becomes shall be applied without regard to whether the RAL STOCK.—The requirements of subclauses (I) transferable (including transferable to the em- rights and privileges with respect to the quali- and (II) of subparagraph (B)(iii) shall be treat- ployer), fied stock are the same. ed as met if the stock so purchased includes all ‘‘(ii) the date the employee first becomes an ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE; EXCLUDED EM- of the corporation’s outstanding deferral stock. excluded employee, PLOYEE.—For purposes of this subsection— ‘‘(iv) REPORTING.—Any corporation which has ‘‘(iii) the first date on which any stock of the ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified em- outstanding deferral stock as of the beginning of corporation which issued the qualified stock be- ployee’ means any individual who— any calendar year and which purchases any of comes readily tradable on an established securi- ‘‘(i) is not an excluded employee, and its outstanding stock during such calendar year ties market (as determined by the Secretary, but ‘‘(ii) agrees in the election made under this shall include on its return of tax for the taxable not including any market unless such market is subsection to meet such requirements as deter- year in which, or with which, such calendar recognized as an established securities market mined by the Secretary to be necessary to ensure year ends the total dollar amount of its out- by the Secretary for purposes of a provision of that the withholding requirements of the cor- standing stock so purchased during such cal- this title other than this subsection), poration under chapter 24 with respect to the endar year and such other information as the ‘‘(iv) the date that is 7 years after the first qualified stock are met. Secretary may require for purposes of admin- date the rights of the employee in such stock are ‘‘(B) EXCLUDED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘ex- istering this paragraph. transferable or are not subject to a substantial cluded employee’ means, with respect to any ‘‘(5) CONTROLLED GROUPS.—For purposes of risk of forfeiture, whichever occurs earlier, or corporation, any individual— this subsection, all corporations which are mem- ‘‘(v) the date on which the employee revokes ‘‘(i) who was a 1-percent owner (within the bers of the same controlled group of corpora- (at such time and in such manner as the Sec- meaning of section 416(i)(1)(B)(ii)) at any time tions (as defined in section 1563(a)) shall be retary may provide) the election under this sub- during the 10 preceding calendar years, treated as one corporation. ‘‘(6) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—Any corporation section with respect to such stock. ‘‘(ii) who is or has been at any prior time— that transfers qualified stock to a qualified em- ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED STOCK.— ‘‘(I) the chief executive officer of such cor- ployee shall, at the time that (or a reasonable ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub- poration or an individual acting in such a ca- period before) an amount attributable to such section, the term ‘qualified stock’ means, with pacity, or stock would (but for this subsection) first be in- respect to any qualified employee, any stock in ‘‘(II) the chief financial officer of such cor- poration or an individual acting in such a ca- cludible in the gross income of such employee— a corporation which is the employer of such em- ‘‘(A) certify to such employee that such stock pacity, ployee, if— is qualified stock, and ‘‘(iii) who bears a relationship described in ‘‘(i) such stock is received— ‘‘(B) notify such employee— ‘‘(I) in connection with the exercise of an op- section 318(a)(1) to any individual described in ‘‘(i) that the employee may elect to defer in- tion, or subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii), or come on such stock under this subsection, and ‘‘(II) in settlement of a restricted stock unit, ‘‘(iv) who has been for any of the 10 preceding ‘‘(ii) that, if the employee makes such an elec- and taxable years one of the 4 highest compensated tion— ‘‘(ii) such option or restricted stock unit was officers of such corporation determined with re- ‘‘(I) the amount of income recognized at the provided by the corporation— spect to each such taxable year on the basis of end of the deferral period will be based on the ‘‘(I) in connection with the performance of the shareholder disclosure rules for compensa- value of the stock at the time at which the services as an employee, and tion under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 rights of the employee in such stock first become ‘‘(II) during a calendar year in which such (as if such rules applied to such corporation). transferable or not subject to substantial risk of corporation was an eligible corporation. ‘‘(4) ELECTION.— forfeiture, notwithstanding whether the value of ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The term ‘qualified stock’ ‘‘(A) TIME FOR MAKING ELECTION.—An elec- the stock has declined during the deferral pe- shall not include any stock if the employee may tion with respect to qualified stock shall be riod, sell such stock to, or otherwise receive cash in made under this subsection no later than 30 ‘‘(II) the amount of such income recognized at lieu of stock from, the corporation at the time days after the first time the rights of the em- the end of the deferral period will be subject to that the rights of the employee in such stock ployee in such stock are transferable or are not withholding under section 3401(i) at the rate de- first become transferable or not subject to a sub- subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, which- termined under section 3402(t), and stantial risk of forfeiture. ever occurs earlier, and shall be made in a man- ‘‘(III) the responsibilities of the employee (as ‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE CORPORATION.—For purposes of ner similar to the manner in which an election determined by the Secretary under paragraph subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)— is made under subsection (b). (3)(A)(ii)) with respect to such withholding.’’. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible corpora- ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.—No election may be made (2) DEDUCTION BY EMPLOYER.—Subsection (h) tion’ means, with respect to any calendar year, under this section with respect to any qualified of section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of any corporation if— stock if— 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or (d)(2)’’ and in- ‘‘(I) no stock of such corporation (or any ‘‘(i) the qualified employee has made an elec- serting ‘‘(d)(2), or (i)’’. predecessor of such corporation) is readily tion under subsection (b) with respect to such (b) WITHHOLDING.— tradable on an established securities market (as qualified stock, (1) TIME OF WITHHOLDING.—Section 3401 of determined under paragraph (1)(B)(iii)) during ‘‘(ii) any stock of the corporation which the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended any preceding calendar year, and issued the qualified stock is readily tradable on by adding at the end the following new sub- section: ‘‘(II) such corporation has a written plan an established securities market (as determined ‘‘(i) QUALIFIED STOCK FOR WHICH AN ELEC- under which, in such calendar year, not less under paragraph (1)(B)(iii)) at any time before TION ISINEFFECT UNDER SECTION 83(i).—For than 80 percent of all employees who provide the election is made, or purposes of subsection (a), qualified stock (as services to such corporation in the United States ‘‘(iii) such corporation purchased any of its defined in section 83(i)) with respect to which (or any possession of the United States) are outstanding stock in the calendar year pre- an election is made under section 83(i) shall be granted stock options, or restricted stock units, ceding the calendar year which includes the treated as wages— with the same rights and privileges to receive first time the rights of the employee in such ‘‘(1) received on the earliest date described in qualified stock. stock are transferable or are not subject to a section 83(i)(1)(B), and ‘‘(ii) SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.—For pur- substantial risk of forfeiture, unless— ‘‘(2) in an amount equal to the amount in- poses of clause (i)(II)— ‘‘(I) not less than 25 percent of the total dollar cluded in income under section 83 for the tax- ‘‘(I) except as provided in subclauses (II) and amount of the stock so purchased is deferral able year which includes such date.’’. (III), the determination of rights and privileges stock, and (2) AMOUNT OF WITHHOLDING.—Section 3402 of with respect to stock shall be determined in a ‘‘(II) the determination of which individuals such Code is amended by adding at the end the similar manner as provided under section from whom deferral stock is purchased is made following new subsection: 423(b)(5), on a reasonable basis. ‘‘(t) RATE OF WITHHOLDING FOR CERTAIN ‘‘(II) employees shall not fail to be treated as ‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES RELATED STOCK.—In the case of any qualified stock (as having the same rights and privileges to receive TO LIMITATION ON STOCK REDEMPTIONS.— defined in section 83(i)) with respect to which qualified stock solely because the number of ‘‘(i) DEFERRAL STOCK.—For purposes of this an election is made under section 83(i)— shares available to all employees is not equal in paragraph, the term ‘deferral stock’ means stock ‘‘(1) the rate of tax under subsection (a) shall amount, so long as the number of shares avail- with respect to which an election is in effect not be less than the maximum rate of tax in ef- able to each employee is more than a de minimis under this subsection fect under section 1, and amount, and ‘‘(ii) DEFERRAL STOCK WITH RESPECT TO ANY ‘‘(2) such stock shall be treated for purposes of ‘‘(III) rights and privileges with respect to the INDIVIDUAL NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IF INDI- section 3501(b) in the same manner as a non- exercise of an option shall not be treated as the VIDUAL HOLDS DEFERRAL STOCK WITH LONGER cash fringe benefit.’’.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.005 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5824 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 (c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER DEFERRED ranking minority member of the Com- payment on their stock options for 7 COMPENSATION RULES.— mittee on Ways and Means. years or until there is an ability to sell (1) ELECTION TO APPLY DEFERRAL TO STATU- The gentleman from Texas (Mr. the stock, whichever comes first. Im- TORY OPTIONS.— BRADY) and the gentleman from Michi- portantly, the bill includes provisions (A) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.—Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended gan (Mr. LEVIN) each will control 30 to ensure this tax relief can only be by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such term minutes. utilized by workers who need it. Those shall not include any option if an election is The Chair recognizes the gentleman who hold large equity stakes in a start- made under section 83(i) with respect to the from Texas. up or highly paid positions at the com- stock received in connection with the exercise of GENERAL LEAVE pany won’t be eligible. such option.’’. Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I The bottom line is that by facili- (B) EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLANS.—Sec- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- tating employee ownership, this bill tion 423(a) of such Code is amended by adding will not only help startups attract tal- at the end the following flush sentence: bers have 5 legislative days to revise ‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply to any and extend their remarks and to in- ent, it will allow their workers to own share of stock with respect to which an election clude any extraneous material on H.R. a stake in that next breakthrough is made under section 83(i).’’. 5719, currently under consideration. product or service. (2) EXCLUSION FROM DEFINITION OF NON- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Congressman PAULSEN is a long-time QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN.— objection to the request of the gen- champion of employee ownership, free Subsection (d) of section 409A of the Internal tleman from Texas? enterprise, and economic freedom—pil- Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at There was no objection. lars of a strong American economy. I the end the following new paragraph: want to thank him for his leadership ‘‘(7) TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED STOCK.—An ar- Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rangement under which an employee may re- yield myself such time as I may con- on this important bipartisan legisla- ceive qualified stock (as defined in section sume. tion, and I urge all my colleagues to 83(i)(2)) shall not be treated as a nonqualified America’s startup companies are a join me in supporting its passage. deferred compensation plan solely because of an driving force behind our Nation’s dy- The Empowering Employees through employee’s ability to defer recognition of income namic and prosperous free enterprise Stock Ownership Act is a smart, bipar- pursuant to an election under section 83(i).’’. system. Over the past century, bold, in- tisan solution to help ensure that (d) INFORMATION REPORTING.—Section 6051(a) American startups will continue to be of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended novative Americans have taken risks by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (13), and started businesses of all sizes that a driving force behind American inno- by striking the period at the end of paragraph deliver opportunity for millions of mid- vation, job growth, and prosperity. (14) and inserting a comma, and by inserting dle class families and workers. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of after paragraph (14) the following new para- We should do everything we can to my time, and I ask unanimous consent graphs: help America’s startups attract the that the gentleman from Minnesota ‘‘(15) the amount excludable from gross in- talented, hardworking employees they (Mr. PAULSEN) be permitted to control come under subparagraph (A) of section 83(i)(1), need to put their breakthrough ideas the balance of my time. ‘‘(16) the amount includible in gross income into motion. One of the best things we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there under subparagraph (B) of section 83(i)(1) with objection to the request of the gen- respect to an event described in such subpara- can do is ensure that our Tax Code sup- graph which occurs in such calendar year, and ports American innovators. Our Tax tleman from Texas? ‘‘(17) the aggregate amount of income which is Code must support—not suppress—in- There was no objection. being deferred pursuant to elections under sec- novation, entrepreneurship, and eco- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- tion 83(i), determined as of the close of the cal- nomic freedom. self such time as I may consume. endar year.’’. Today, I am honored to speak in sup- This bill addresses an issue that is (e) PENALTY FOR FAILURE OF EMPLOYER TO port of legislation to do just that, Con- worthy of being addressed. It surely PROVIDE NOTICE OF TAX CONSEQUENCES.—Sec- gressman ERIK PAULSEN’s Empowering would be taken up as part of overall tion 6652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 tax reform. But this bill surely is not is amended by adding at the end the following Employees through Stock Ownership new subsection: Act. an emergency; and costing over $1 bil- lion, it is not paid for. ‘‘(o) FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE UNDER SEC- b 1315 TION 83(i).—In the case of each failure to pro- Today, as this House leaves, there vide a notice as required by section 83(i)(6), at This bipartisan, bicameral legisla- has been no action on Flint. That is an the time prescribed therefor, unless it is shown tion takes action to keep America at emergency—poisoned water, children that such failure is due to reasonable cause and the forefront of innovation by sup- at risk—and it is being required that not to willful neglect, there shall be paid, on no- porting startups and the workers who emergency funding for Flint be paid tice and demand of the Secretary and in the help them thrive. for. In contrast, action on this bill is in same manner as tax, by the person failing to Right now many startup companies provide such notice, an amount equal to $100 for no way an emergency, and it is not each such failure, but the total amount imposed offer their workers stock options as a being required to be paid for. on such person for all such failures during any portion of their compensation. This And still no attention to Zika. That calendar year shall not exceed $50,000.’’. helps startups attract top talent be- is an emergency. It is spreading while (f) EFFECTIVE DATES.— cause they may not have the money to some here in D.C. are stalling. I quote (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- pay high salaries offered by larger busi- Anthony Fauci, the Director of the Na- graph (2), the amendments made by this section nesses. tional Institute of Allergy and Infec- shall apply to stock attributable to options exer- The problem is, many startup work- tious Diseases. This is what he told one cised, or restricted stock units settled, after De- ers can’t exercise their stock options cember 31, 2016. writer: (2) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NOTICE.—The because they don’t make enough to af- ‘‘First, we took money from other in- amendments made by subsection (e) shall apply ford the associated tax payment. In ad- fections. We borrowed money from our- to failures after December 31, 2016. dition, many startups are privately selves from malaria and TB. (g) TRANSITION RULE.—Until such time as the held, so there may not be an available ‘‘When we ran out of that money, we Secretary (or the Secretary’s delegate) issue reg- market for these workers to sell some started tapping into the Ebola funds ulations or other guidance for purposes of im- of the stocks so they can pay the tax. that we really should not be tapping plementing the requirements of paragraph Ultimately, this means a portion of a into because we still need them to keep (2)(C)(i)(II) of section 83(i) of the Internal Rev- startup worker’s compensation—some- the lid on Ebola.’’ enue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), or the requirements of paragraph (6) of such sec- times a significant portion—can be es- ‘‘When we ran out of that . . . Sec- tion, a corporation shall be treated as being in sentially out of reach. So when a work- retary . . . Burwell had to do some- compliance with such requirements (respec- er is considering whether to take a job thing she really did not want to do. tively) if such corporation complies with a rea- at an exciting new small business, this She had to take money using her trans- sonable good faith interpretation of such re- issue can make the opportunity in that fer authority from cancer, diabetes, quirements. company a lot less attractive. heart disease and mental health and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill Congressman PAULSEN’s common- give it to us to be able to continue to shall be debatable for 1 hour, equally sense legislation fixes the problem. It prepare the sites for the Zika vaccine divided and controlled by the chair and allows startup workers to defer the tax trials that we will be performing.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.005 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5825 So Zika, that is an emergency. It is ees through Stock Ownership Act will support, I write to express our support for spreading here while we, as I said, in let an employee defer their tax pay- H.R. 5719, the Empowering Employees D.C. are stalling. Here we go once ment for a reasonable period—7 years— through Stock Ownership Act, and to thank you for your leadership on this important again on this legislation, not an emer- or until there is a market for their issue. This legislation would allow startup gency, not being paid for. I think the stock, which they could then sell to get employees to defer tax liability on income way the House majority is handling the money needed to pay the tax bill. arising from exercised but illiquid stock op- this legislation and other legislation, Many employees are drawn to start- tions. or the lack of it, is inexcusable and in up businesses these days for the oppor- As you know, stock options are a critical some respects is immoral. tunity to work on shaping the future, tool for attracting talented individuals to Let me read from the Statement of the next innovative solution that can work at our nation’s startups. Employees are often compensated with stock options as a Administration Policy: ‘‘The Adminis- improve the lives of millions of people. promise that if the startup succeeds, every- tration is committed to helping It might be in health care, it might be body shares in the gain. And, stock options startups, boosting innovation, and treating cancer, or it could be in devel- are particularly important for startups who growing the economy, and is willing to oping new mobile computer tech- are often cash strapped and using all re- work with the Congress on fiscally re- nology. sources available to develop and build a sponsible measures to achieve those They are also drawn, though, to the novel product. But as the U.S. capital mar- goals. However, the Administration chance and the opportunity to have kets have become more hostile to small cap- strongly opposes H.R. 5719 because it some ownership over this new idea. italization companies, increasingly startups are opting to stay private longer rather than would increase the Federal deficit by $1 However, some are now choosing to in- pursue an initial public offering (IPO). This billion over the next ten years. Failing stead stay at or go to a larger, estab- has given rise to challenges for employees at to pay for new tax cuts is fiscally irre- lished company because they know at a our nation’s startups when their stock op- sponsible.’’ startup business they could face a very tions vest without a liquid market to sell Mr. Speaker, working on stock op- unfortunate tax situation. their shares in order to pay the taxes that tions and the tax treatment of it is one So to put it simply, Mr. Speaker, the are due. thing. Zika and Flint are orders of a Tax Code should not stand in the way Your legislation to allow an additional pe- different magnitude. For these reasons of developing new, life-changing tech- riod of time for employees to defer taxes on exercised stock options is a common sense and others, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. nologies. We should help these startups solution to this challenge that will encour- I reserve the balance of my time. attract new employees and new talent age more talented Americans to help build Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield and help those employees chase their today’s startups into tomorrow’s Fortune 500 myself such time as I may consume. dreams to seek new, creative environ- success stories. We must make new company Mr. Speaker, when you ask a small- ments that could lead to the next creation a national priority to compete in business owner or an entrepreneur breakthrough innovation. the 21st century economy. Your bill will help about the challenge of starting a new The legislation is also designed to us avoid a startup brain drain by preserving business, they will often tell you that promote employee ownership. Only the value of stock options for employees. the key to their success is keeping tal- NVCA and its member firms look forward to those individuals at startup businesses working with you to pass this legislation ented employees and recruiting tal- where similar stock options are offered into law and protect the value of stock op- ented employees to keep their com- to 80 percent of their employees or tions for startup employees. Again, thank pany moving forward. more will be eligible for the tax defer- you for your leadership on this important Today we have an opportunity to ral provided in the bill. This will en- issue. help startup companies. The Empow- courage businesses to offer more of Sincerely, ering Employees through Stock Owner- their employees an ownership stake, as BOBBY FRANKLIN, ship Act is a bipartisan initiative that well as serve as a very important President and CEO. focuses on two simple but very impor- guardrail to prevent companies that SMALL BUSINESS & tant concepts: keeping the United only offer stock options to a select few ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL, States on the forefront of innovation high-level employees from taking ad- September 19, 2016. and promoting employee ownership. I vantage of any provisions in the legis- Hon. ERIK PAULSEN, want to thank the gentleman from New lation. House of Representatives, York (Mr. CROWLEY) for his bipartisan Importantly, the Empowering Em- Washington, DC. leadership on this issue as well. ployees through Stock Ownership Act Hon. JOE CROWLEY, Mr. Speaker, today our Tax Code is also contains several provisions to en- House of Representatives, forcing many mid- and lower-level em- Washington, DC. sure that only those employees who DEAR REPRESENTATIVES PAULSEN AND ployees at startup companies and busi- truly need tax deferral are actually CROWLEY: The Small Business & Entrepre- nesses around the country to let a very able to obtain it. Individuals that own neurship Council (SBE Council) and its promising investment opportunity pass more than 1 percent of a business, the 100,000 members nationwide strongly support them by. Unlike employees at larger, CEO, the CFO, and the four highest H.R. 5719, the Empowering Employees more established companies, startup paid employees at a business are not el- Through Stock Ownership Act. employees are often offered compensa- igible for deferral. Startup companies face many obstacles, tion in the form of stock options, a sig- including the recruitment and retention of Mr. Speaker, the Empowering Em- skilled employees. Employees at startup nificant part of their compensation. ployees through Stock Ownership Act companies often do not enjoy the higher sal- And it is a common practice for a busi- is part of Leader MCCARTHY’s Innova- aries offered at established companies, but ness that is developing a new and tion Initiative here in the House. It is are drawn to the idea of helping to build an promising technology but is not yet endorsed by the Venture Capital Asso- enterprise that is at the forefront of the next profitable. ciation, the Small Business and Entre- innovation. At many startup companies, em- More and more employees of startups preneurship Council, and dozens of ployees are offered stock options or equity these days aren’t exercising their stock businesses around the country. ownership to compensate for lower com- options, and that is because if they do, pensation and to share ownership in the I include in the RECORD their three company. Currently, if employees exercise they get hit with a tax bill from the letters of support. these options, they are required to pay taxes IRS, a tax bill that can be unaffordable NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL immediately but sometimes lack the re- because they don’t have the cash avail- ASSOCIATION, sources to do so. That means they may miss able to make the tax payment which is September 7, 2016. out on a potential financial opportunity. due immediately. As a result, employ- Hon. ERIK PAULSEN, This is a barrier for some individuals to join ees are letting their stock options ex- House of Representatives, a start-up, which means both the company pire, missing out on thousands and Washington, DC. and individual lose, and so does our econ- thousands of dollars that could help Hon. JOSEPH CROWLEY, omy. House of Representatives, H.R. 5719 resolves this barrier by allowing them send their kids to college or plan Washington, DC. employees seven years or before the stock for their retirement. DEAR REPRESENTATIVES PAULSEN AND becomes tradeable on an established market So here is a simple solution today, CROWLEY: On behalf of our nation’s venture to pay the taxes when they exercise options. Mr. Speaker. The Empowering Employ- capital investors and the entrepreneurs they H.R. 5719 will help startup companies attract

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Kleiner Perkins Caulfield Byer. doing a tax bill today, unpaid for, and Sincerely, Angel Capital Association; Techstars; yet are requiring an offset or a pay-for KAREN KERRIGAN, Hackers/Founders; Kansas City Startup for money to go towards Zika virus, or President & CEO. Foundation; KC Tech Council; Y the fact that we have been here for Combinator; GitHub Inc.; 23andMe, Inc.; over a year and have not yet found the SEPTEMBER 19, 2016. Gusto; TechNexus; Accel; The Brandery; wherewithal to help the good people of Hon. ERIK PAULSEN, duolingo; Kabbage Inc.; Able Lending, Inc.; Flint, Michigan, unless we find a way Cannon House Office Building, Garmentory; hobbyDB; Foot Cardigan; Washington, DC. Equityzen Inc.; Foursquare. to pay for that assistance and that Hon. JOSEPH CROWLEY, 2nd MD; Zaarly; Wealthfront Inc.; help; but somehow we are able to do Longworth House Office Building, Hyperloop One; Medici.md; Automattic; this worthy bill on its face without a Washington, DC. Decibly; Medium; ClipMine, Inc.; pay-for. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE PAULSEN AND REP- whiteLabelLabs; Red & Blue Ventures; Glob- With respect to the underlying bill, I RESENTATIVE CROWLEY: We write you to ex- al Accelerator Network; AIRMIKA, INC.; In- think all of us are growing increasingly press our support for H.R. 5719, the Empow- novation State; Hacom LLC; Village Capital; ering Employees through Stock Ownership concerned that far too many American Help Scout; Filament; 60secondz; workers have not been sharing in the Act (EESO). This bipartisan initiative, led GeekGirlWeb, LLC. by your efforts, will make it possible for Virtkick, Inc.; Speed & Function; 804RVA; success of the companies that they more employees to obtain an ownership Wefunder; Neighborland; Goalbook; helped make successful. This bill aims stake in the companies they help build and Bristlecone Holdings; Blue Startups; Seed to address that issue by promoting em- make it easier for startups and private com- Philly; Lighthouse Labs; Hangar; Carao Ven- ployee ownership, very egalitarian, panies to attract the talent necessary to tures; Pick1; Alpha Prime Ventures; eShares, something I know many on my side of grow the economy. Inc.; CrowdCheck Inc.; Lean Team Tuning the aisle are very excited about. Part of the lure of startups and many pri- LLC. vate companies is the ability for virtually The Empowering Employees through all employees to own a piece of their com- Mr. PAULSEN. I urge all my col- Stock Ownership Act would allow pany. Unfortunately, it is difficult for many leagues in supporting this very com- workers at privately held firms and private company employees to realize the monsense, bipartisan, and bicameral startups to defer the income taxes on value of their equity (either through exercise legislation to increase employee own- their stock options up to 7 years or or vesting) because of the unique way tax ership and accelerate American inno- until a triggering event occurs that al- rules apply to employee grants at private vation. lows the stock to be sold, whichever oc- companies. Under current law, employees are Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of curs sooner. often required to pay taxes on the value of my time. The proposed legislation is needed to their shares long before they are able to sell Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield such and realize the economic value of those address real-world situations where shares. This is due to the fact that, unlike time as he may consume to the distin- employees of privately held firms, who public company employees who are able to guished gentleman from New York (Mr. are provided the opportunity to become sell shares in the public markets to offset CROWLEY), someone who has been a part owners of the company they the tax consequences of exercised or vested sponsor of this bill, and I ask unani- helped build through the granting of equity grants, private company employees mous consent that he be allowed to stock options and shares, cannot exer- do not have the ability to sell their shares control the balance of my time. cise that stock without paying taxes since no public market (or liquid secondary The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there on them as income, even though the market) exists. This means that many pri- objection to the request of the gen- vate company employees cannot cover the options cannot be readily sold. For ex- cost of taxes at the time of exercise/vesting tleman from Michigan? ample, there is no market for them to through the sale of shares, but, instead, must There was no objection. be sold on. pay those costs out of pocket. Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank Businesses often offer stock to em- This situation is exacerbated for employ- the gentleman from Michigan for yield- ployees to share the value of their com- ees who have seen their options or shares ing me the time. panies, recruit and maintain talented grow significantly in value since their date I first want to recognize Congress- of grant. In this case, taxes due on the dif- workers, and offer compensation in ad- man ERIK PAULSEN, my colead in draft- dition to a salary that they receive. ference between grant price and fair market ing the Empowering Employees value on the exercise or vesting date will be Stock options also provide smaller significant, meaning that many employees through Stock Ownership Act that we startup companies the ability to com- will never be able to afford to exercise their are debating today here on the floor. I pete with larger, more established options and hold shares. As a result, many appreciate his work in helping to draft companies in attracting top talent. private company employees allow their eq- this and our offices working together uity grants to expire and lose a significant to do that. b 1330 component of their compensation and poten- We have drafted up a bipartisan bill Currently, when an employee exer- tial future growth through the ownership that, on the merits, should be able to cises their right to obtain stock in stake. Your legislation would help solve this pass the House with an overwhelming their company, it is a taxable event problem for many employees by providing majority—overwhelming majority. But and taxed in the same way as any other them with the ability to choose to defer the I must state my disappointment with form of compensation they receive. payment of the income tax due upon exercise the majority—and not necessarily with In publicly traded companies, when (or vesting in the case of restricted stock the sponsor of this bill, but the leader- employees exercise their stock options units) until the underlying stock is sold. ship of the majority—for refusing to or shares vest, the employee is able to This legislation is structured to minimize allow a simple up-or-down vote on my turn around and sell a small portion of the revenue impact to all stakeholders by amendment, joined by the gentle- that stock that is on the public market simply changing the timing of when income taxes are payable. woman from California (Ms. ESHOO), to to pay the tax they owe, while at the Again, we thank you for your leadership on offset the $1 billion cost of this bill same time continuing to retain shares this issue. We look forward to working with over 10 years, so that we could em- and partial ownership of the company you to help enact this common sense modi- power workers without saddling our they work for. fication to our country’s tax laws so that children and our grandchildren and our Unfortunately, for employees of pri- employees of innovative American compa- great-grandchildren with more debt. vate companies and startups, there is nies are able to acquire and retain more of Now that, in and of itself, is problem- no market for employees to sell their their ownership interests in the businesses atic in terms of hoisting additional shares to cover the tax liability that they help build. Sincerely, debt on our children, grandchildren, they are exposed to in the same way Palantir Technologies; Avalara, Inc.; and great-grandchildren, if it weren’t that a publicly traded company em- AppNexus Inc; Bloom Energy; Sonos; Space for the fact that we also have crises ployee has those liabilities.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.009 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5827 This tax burden prevents employees companion bill to this bill just yester- pieces of innovation initiatives. The of privately held companies from exer- day on a bipartisan basis. I don’t know values. The values of creating jobs. The cising their stock in the first place. how they did it, but somehow they first is by Representative WILL HURD to That means they lose out on a share of found an offset, Democrats and Repub- improve government IT systems. The their income, they lose out on the abil- licans working together, which I at- second is by Representative ERIK PAUL- ity to become an owner in their com- tempted to do with my colleagues on SEN to help startups attract and retain pany, and they lose out on part of their the Republican side. They found an off- the best employees they can. investment in their employer’s long- set. It is remarkable the Republicans These bills go right to the heart of term goals. in the Senate thought it was important the innovation initiative’s two goals: This bill defers the taxes owed for enough to pay for this and not add fur- to bring innovation into government employees of privately held companies ther debt to our future generations. and enable innovation in the private for 7 years or until there is what is I look forward to supporting this bill sector. known as a ‘‘triggering event,’’ which when it comes back to the House, fully Now, I am not breaking any news occurs when a stock is sold. Examples paid for, when we take up the Senate here, but too many of our technology of triggering events are stock bill. We know that is what is going to systems in government are increas- buybacks, acquisitions, or the company happen. I look forward to working with ingly outdated. So here are the facts. itself going public. the Senate to enact this good policy Last year alone, the Federal Govern- Besides making it easier for lower- into law, but without saddling our chil- ment spent 80 percent—get this right— wage workers to become owners in dren, our grandchildren, and our great- 80 percent of the $80 billion directed to their company, this bill encourages grandchildren with the cost of this ben- IT just maintaining old legacy sys- companies to offer more stock to more efit. tems. That is 80 percent of $80 billion. workers. We do this by stating that, to Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Representative WILL HURD’s bipar- obtain these important recruitment my time. tisan legislation will help bring gov- and retention benefits, a company Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 ernment technology systems into the must offer at least 80 percent of their minute to the gentleman from Cali- modern age, allowing the government full-time workforce the option to own fornia (Mr. MCCARTHY), the majority to do its job more effectively, save tax- stock. This 80 percent employee par- leader, who has moved forward and fo- payers money, and keep public infor- ticipation number excludes those who cused attention on a number of dif- mation secure. However, even as we use own 1 percent or more of the company ferent innovation initiatives. These innovation to improve the way govern- as well as the CEO and CFO and the initiatives have come from listening to ment functions, we can’t ignore the im- four highest-paid officers. entrepreneurs. portance of innovation in the private In small startups, excluding senior Mr. MCCARTHY. I thank the gen- sector. You see, an innovation econ- management and mandating an 80 per- tleman for yielding and, most impor- omy is a fundamental part of the cent employee coverage test ensures tantly, for his work. It is not just the American success story. work today, but it is the work every that more employees and those further Today we have these businesses we day for almost all Americans. down the chain of command will be of- call gazelles. Gazelles are small When we talk about medical devices, fered to share in the success of the startups that grow 20 percent every they are so important to keep people company. It is a good policy and, as I year or double every 2 years. Gazelles alive. Well, there is one person in this said before, it enjoys bipartisan sup- make up 4 percent of all new startups. House who led the charge to make sure port. But do you know what? They make up Because the bill is a tax expenditure, that tax was repealed so that more 70 percent of all new jobs. the Joint Committee on Taxation medical devices and more jobs could be We have not reached America’s full states that it would cost the Treasury created, and that is the author of this potential. Not even close. We need to and the American taxpayers $1 billion bill. This bill is giving more Americans update our laws to enable further inno- over 10 years. the opportunity for ownership. Isn’t Unfortunately, as I stated earlier, an that the American Dream? vation so that those with good ideas effort that was led by my colleague It is interesting, Mr. Speaker. I hear can create even more opportunity for Americans. from California (Ms. ESHOO) and myself a lot of words on this floor. I heard just to ensure this good policy was enacted recently words about values. You know The idea of innovation producing without further adding to the debt and what is interesting? The record doesn’t growth is why we are voting today on the deficit and by adding debt to future lie. I hear on this floor about values Representative ERIK PAULSEN’s Em- generations, unfortunately, was re- and I hear on this floor about Zika. powering Employees through Stock jected by the majority. It is unfortu- Do you know what? Ownership Act. The truth is, when the nate. That is one of the greatest threats to startups are funded and founded, they While the Republicans in the Con- the citizens of America. That is why can’t offer potential employees the gress refuse to fund a billion dollars to this House did not delay in acting. We same salaries and benefits of those help pregnant women in Florida, as I passed not once, but twice, funding for companies that have already become said before, fight off the Zika virus or $1.7 billion. But, Mr. Speaker, the sad household names, but they can offer provide clean drinking water to the part was that one side of the aisle got partial ownership. That is the Amer- people of Flint, Michigan, they are con- into another fight and tried to punish ican Dream. tinuing their dangerous path of passing Americans, so they all voted ‘‘no.’’ And Offering stock options not only al- tax cuts that will explode the deficit. then it goes back, but it passes—thank lows startups to attract the workers Indeed, just in 2016, Ways and Means God—because the majority took it up they need, it also gives employees a Committee Republicans have passed al- and sent it to the Senate. greater stake in the success of the most $55 billion in tax cuts out of the Do you know what happened over in company. But, unfortunately, the cur- committee, all of which, if enacted, the Senate? rent Tax Code punishes many employ- would blow up the deficit. The minority party has voted not ees who own stock, taxing them before Let’s be clear: Who will pay for this once, not twice, but three times, not they even have the opportunity to sell tab? Will it be us? against the bill, but even allowing the the stock to pay the bill. No. We will pass the tab on to our bill to be brought up. Representative PAULSEN’s bill allows children, our grandchildren, and our While those Americans sit back and workers to actually own a piece of the great-grandchildren to pay for our ex- are very fearful about Zika, it was one company that they work for. It defers cesses. It all boils down to values, my party denying the bill to even come up the tax they owe on the stocks for a friends. in the Senate to get to the President. time so that they have the opportunity So while I oppose this legislation So, yes, Mr. Speaker, when we talk to work for a young company that may today—a bill that I am a cosponsor of— about values, values matter. That is not have the most resources, but does I am heartened by the fact that the what we are talking about today. The have a vision of a future that they can Senate Finance Committee passed a House is considering two important believe in.

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You worry couldn’t make it, but it was our I applaud Representative PAULSEN about what opportunities your children amendment at the Rules Committee to for offering this legislation and Chair- will have. pay for this. The Joint Committee on man BRADY for shepherding it through Don’t you dream that one day maybe Taxation says it is going to cost over his committee and onto the floor. your children can even own a piece of $1 billion over 10 years. As you may know, Mr. Speaker, I their company? But don’t you hate to Now, when first responders who got have a bill that was crafted in the same wake up and have the government pun- sick after the dollars were expended spirit as this bill that we are consid- ish you so that you can’t be that and we wanted them covered because ering today. It is a bill that, in my owner? Why wouldn’t you want govern- they were, essentially, dying, they view, should be this body’s next step, ment to work for you? Why wouldn’t were over at the Energy and Commerce after this step forward, toward creating you want government to enhance? Why Committee, the majority said we are an ownership society. wouldn’t you want innovation? not doing this bill unless it is paid for. My bill, the Expanding Employee You want a government that is more That was a national emergency, but Ownership Act of 2016, which is H.R. effective, more efficient, and more ac- you couldn’t find the time or the way 4577, would permanently exempt from countable. You want a private sector to take care of that. income tax liability any stock that was that is able to spur growth and create When are we going to stop charging received by employees as part of a more jobs. And you want a country things to the national debt? Why do broad-based distribution to all employ- that can protect you from the Zika you think it is all right to do it this ees, so long as the employees held on to virus. way? I really wonder if you want bipar- the stock for 5 years. If the employee Well, you know what? This Congress tisan support. holds the stock for 10 years or more, has acted on all of those and will act The American people want biparti- after that, a mechanism is triggered on the rest of them today. I hope that sanship. They want it done responsibly. that allows the employees to sell their it is a bipartisan vote to represent all But they also want us—don’t your con- stock free of capital gains tax. So by Americans. stituents ask you how you are going to giving the employee a pass on income Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield bring the debt down? Come on. This is tax for their stock or capital gains tax such time as she may consume to the like political cross-dressing here. for their stock, we will greatly expand gentlewoman from California (Ms. Why wouldn’t the Rules Committee the number of working people in our ESHOO), my good friend and colleague. say: You know what? These Members country who own part of the company Ms. ESHOO. I thank the gentleman are right, and they are offering a very and maybe own a majority of the com- from New York, my good friend, for sensible way to pay for this bill. panies owned by employees throughout yielding. We gave you the pathway for it. We this country. Mr. Speaker, I rise in reluctant oppo- give you the answer for it. We say we As we know, employee ownership has sition not to the legislation—because I will support the policy. We want it paid many positive attributes, and this bill am a cosponsor of it and I think it is a for. Why do you turn that down? takes us a step toward that. Studies very good bill and I think it is an im- So I think it is sad, I really do. And show that employees who own a share portant bill—Empowering Employees all of this happy talk that comes to the in their company are more productive through Stock Ownership Act. floor about innovation, and we know and prudent. Studies further show that The underlying policy of this bill—it and we are doing and whatever, I have employee-owned companies are gen- is bipartisan, as has been stated—is to represented it for 24 years, and I think erally more profitable and have a lower allow employees of privately owned one of the values of my constituents is turnout rate. You have a solidarity be- companies to be able to defer taxes fiscal responsibility as well as good tween management and labor when the owed on exercised stock options for up policy, and that is what we offered. people working for a company own part to 7 years. So I urge my colleagues to examine of the company that they work for. It I think that there is unanimity on the two prongs, not just the one. This is more of a partnership. this. I know something about stock op- could have been bipartisan and you Free enterprise doesn’t just mean tions. I have represented Silicon Valley could have passed it on a voice vote, profit motive for the capitalists. It for 24 years. I led the House in a battle for heaven’s sake, if you had it paid means profit motive—not only just many, many years ago on stock op- for. And that is why I am on the floor profit motive, but it means freedom for tions. And I won that, by the way. So to object to the way this is done, not to everyone to participate in a system I know how stock options work, and I the policy, but that it isn’t paid for. where ownership is so important to think that it is very important for non- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- standard of living. public entities—the startups, first of bers are reminded to please address What has been really very disturbing all—to be able to attract people. When their remarks to the Chair. in our society for these last 30, 40 years they attract these talented employees, Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 is we see the income disparity that ex- the option of stock options with a de- minutes to the gentleman from Cali- ists in our society. Much of it is be- ferred tax status would be very, very fornia (Mr. ROHRABACHER), who has cause working class people have been important. It is a magnet. been a passionate advocate for entre- kept out of capital ownership, and that We always want new businesses to be preneurship. small, small number of Americans who born. We want them to grow. We want Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, own the capital have now vast amounts them to go public. We want them to entrepreneurship and employee owner- of wealth. employ more people. That is the way ship as well. Well, I am not against people being our economy works. I think that it is a I rise in support of H.R. 5719, the Em- wealthy, but I think that we should very, very important policy to support. powering Employees through Stock make sure our system is designed as But I also think that—as we recognize Ownership Act, a bill that will allow our Founding Fathers meant it to be, the responsibility to take a step to certain employee recipients of em- where you have a maximum amount of help to expand our economy, I also ployer stock to defer paying income people enjoying the freedom and lib- think it is responsible to think about tax on the stock until they are able to erty and rights of all the rest of the how we conduct our finances. I wish I liquidate a portion of the stock to pay citizens. had a dime or a nickel for every time those taxes or once 7 years have This bill today and my proposal someone has come to the floor, espe- passed, whichever comes first. would just take us down a path in

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So today I ask my colleagues They may have gotten it anyway, but It is the entrepreneurial spirit and to join me in supporting this legisla- at least the government may have been American ingenuity and know-how tion. making an attempt to prevent them that has produced new technologies Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield from contracting the virus. and has produced new breakthroughs myself such time as I may consume. If I am one of those women, I am say- and new inventions to improve health Mr. Speaker, again I want to reit- ing: The government didn’t do any- care, to improve society, and to create erate, I do appreciate working with Mr. thing. The Republican Congress, who more jobs and economic growth. It is PAULSEN on this issue, and there is controls the House of Representatives part of our DNA. really no opposition from me in terms and controls the Senate, didn’t do any- Startups don’t have the ability to of the policy that we are attempting to thing and, instead, forced the President offer potential employees and new tal- put forward here on the floor today. We to move money around the NIH, taking ent the same benefits or same salaries all agree on the merits of the bill. It is from cancer research, taking from the that can be more valuable in the long a good bill. I think you have heard that Ebola issue, taking those resources to run than larger institutions can offer from the ranking member of the Com- try to stop the water from coming out to certain employees. So, instead, mittee on Ways and Means, and you of the dam, putting a finger in the these startups have to go forward and also heard it from the gentlewoman on hole. And that is a euphemism. offer their employees something that the Energy and Commerce Committee, I mean, at the end of the day, if you could be more valuable—a chance to be Ms. ESHOO. are one of the 515 women, there is no a part of the company, a chance to own Obviously, Mr. PAULSEN and I both answer for it. There is no agreeable an- a piece of the rock. agree that this bill has merit. It is a swer to them. They are living a night- A lot of startups offer stock options good bill. But I don’t believe this will mare. to recruit top talent. It is an incentive become law today. This bill, the one we And let’s think about the thousands for an employee to work hard for the are actually debating and we will have and thousands and thousands and thou- company they believe in or in the idea a vote on today, in and of itself, will sands of children under the age of 9 in that they believe in. But more and not be enacted in its form today. Flint, Michigan, who have been ex- more often, employees at these We need to enact good policies but posed to horrific levels of lead poi- startups are missing out. They are not punish our next generation with soning in their drinking water, unbe- missing out on the opportunity because new debt. That is something I have knownst to them and their families. they are not exercising their stock op- Imagine you are the mother of that been reiterating over and over again. tions to have the equity in the com- child or the father of that child, and So I will vote ‘‘no’’ today on this bill, pany that they believe in. They are not you were giving them that drinking even though I am the cosponsor of the exercising them because if they do, water, the guilt you must feel because bill. they have to immediately pay the you didn’t know that there was lead in That is not the only reason why I taxes on the income associated with that water. You didn’t know that your will not support the underlying bill the stock even though they may not be local government, your State govern- today, not just because of placing the able to afford the cash payment to do ment had let you down, and now your debt and the burden of that debt on my so. Federal Government is letting you children, our children, your grand- A big number of these startups, Mr. down because we are not doing any- children and great-grandchildren, but Speaker, are privately held with no thing for them. market for the employees to sell a por- because of the fact that there are a When the call is to do something and tion of their stock to pay their taxes. number of crises going on in our coun- there are negotiations going on, we are The IRS demands the tax payment im- try today that the Congress, the Re- not going to have to pay for the tax mediately, and so those employees let publican Congress, simply can’t get cuts; but folks in Michigan and Flint their options expire. They never have their hands around, and some are ques- and folks in Florida—and now Texas the chance to get the investment at a tioning whether they want to get their has to be concerned, the southern tier job they believe in and a job they hands around them at all. of the United States—we are going to enjoy. Here is a shocking statistic. Back in have to find an offset to address your But, today, Mr. Speaker, we are fix- June of this year, it was reported by emergent issues. the CDC that 234 women in the 48 A tax cut for a bill that I think is ing that. We have a solution. We are States, the continental United States, worthy, we don’t need a tax cut for it. giving these startup employees a rea- 234 women had contracted the Zika We don’t need a pay-for for the tax cut. sonable time period to pay the tax, al- virus—pregnant women. I am sorry, But for an emergent crisis like Zika, lowing them to wait until their stock pregnant women, 234 pregnant women. like what happened in Flint, we have becomes tradeable on a public market While we were here in Congress in to find an offset. so they can sell it to pay the bill. the month of June and July and then How would you feel? How would you Helping the innovation economy is a we broke for 7 weeks in August, and feel, America, if that happened to you? key and important way to promote new there was no work here done on the How would you feel about the Repub- products, to promote new services, and floor to address the issue of the Zika lican leadership of the House of Rep- to promote new ideas from the dream- virus, as of the middle of September, of resentatives and the Senate if that ers, the inventors, and entrepreneurs this month, in the U.S., 48 continental happened to you? we have in America. Letting those U.S. States, 749 pregnant women now I know how I would feel. I know how innovators attract the brightest and have the Zika virus. That is three I feel. I feel disappointed. I feel let best talent is going to keep America times as many people in a 3-month pe- down. I feel like the Republican leader- out front, always innovating, always riod. ship and caucus in the House and the creating, and always inspiring Amer- Now, I don’t suggest that possibly it Senate doesn’t have your back, doesn’t ican leadership. would be, in 3 months from now, three have my back. That is how I feel about Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance times higher than it is today. In fact, I it. That is how Americans feel. of my time. would argue it is probably a lot higher Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. if we continue down this road of not of my time. GRAVES of Louisiana). All time for de- addressing this issue at all. Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield bate has expired. But I would have to be one of the 515 myself such time as I may consume. Pursuant to House Resolution 875, women who contracted the Zika virus As we close, let me just start by the previous question is ordered on the at the end of June and—why were we thanking my colleagues on both sides bill, as amended.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.037 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5830 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 The question is on the engrossment ized solutions, such as cloud computing, with the Administrator of the Office of Elec- and third reading of the bill. have the potential to— tronic Government. The head of each covered The bill was ordered to be engrossed (A) eliminate inappropriate duplication agency may— and read a third time, and was read the and reduce costs; (A) reprogram any amounts saved as a di- (B) address the critical need for cyber secu- rect result of such activities for deposit into third time. rity by design; and the applicable IT working capital fund, con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (C) move the Federal Government into a sistent with paragraph (2)(A); and question is on the passage of the bill. broad, digital-services delivery model that (B) transfer any amounts saved as a direct The question was taken; and the will transform the Federal Government’s result of such activities for deposit into the Speaker pro tempore announced that ability to meet mission requirements and de- applicable IT working capital fund, con- the ayes appeared to have it. liver services to the American people. sistent with paragraph (2)(B). Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, on that (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act (6) RETURN OF FUNDS.—Any funds deposited are the following: I demand the yeas and nays. into an IT working capital fund shall be (1) Assist the Federal Government in mod- available for obligation for 3 years after the The yeas and nays were ordered. ernized Federal information technology to date of such deposit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- mitigate current operational and security (7) AGENCY CIO RESPONSIBILITIES.—In evalu- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- risks. ating projects to be funded from the IT ceedings on this question will be post- (2) Incentivize cost savings in Federal in- working capital fund, the covered agency poned. formation technology through moderniza- Chief Information Officer shall consider, to tion. f the extent applicable, guidance established (3) Accelerate the acquisition and deploy- pursuant to section 4(a)(1) to evaluate appli- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER ment of modernized information technology cations for funding from the Information PRO TEMPORE solutions, such as cloud computing, by ad- Technology Modernization Fund that include dressing impediments in the areas of fund- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- factors such as a strong business case, tech- ing, development, and acquisition practices. nical design, procurement strategy (includ- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGENCY INFORMA- ing adequate use of incremental software de- will postpone further proceedings TION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS MOD- velopment practices), and program manage- today on motions to suspend the rules ERNIZATION AND WORKING CAP- ment. ITAL FUNDS. on which a recorded vote or the yeas (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— (a) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM MOD- and nays are ordered, or on which the (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year ERNIZATION AND WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.— after the date of the enactment of this Act, vote incurs objection under clause 6 of (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established rule XX. and every 6 months thereafter, the head of in each covered agency an information tech- each covered agency shall submit to the Di- Record votes on postponed questions nology system modernization and working rector the following, with respect to the IT will be taken later. capital fund (in this section referred to as working capital fund for that covered agen- the ‘‘IT working capital fund’’) for necessary f cy: expenses for the agency described in para- (A) A list of each information technology MODERNIZING GOVERNMENT graph (3). investment funded with estimated cost and TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 2016 (2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Amounts may be de- completion date for each such investment. posited into an IT working capital fund as Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I (B) A summary by fiscal year of the obliga- follows: tions, expenditures, and unused balances. move to suspend the rules and pass the (A) Reprogramming of funds, including re- (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Director bill (H.R. 6004) to modernize Govern- programming of any funds available on the ment information technology, and for shall make the information required pursu- date of the enactment of this Act for the op- ant to paragraph (1) publicly available on a other purposes, as amended. eration and maintenance of legacy informa- website. The Clerk read the title of the bill. tion technology systems, in compliance with (c) COVERED AGENCY DEFINED.—In this sec- The text of the bill is as follows: any applicable reprogramming law or guide- tion, the term ‘‘covered agency’’ means each H.R. 6004 lines of the Committees on Appropriations of agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, the House of Representatives and the Senate. United States Code. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (B) Transfer of funds, including transfer of resentatives of the United States of America in SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF INFORMATION TECH- any funds available on the date of the enact- NOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND Congress assembled, ment of this Act for the operation and main- AND BOARD. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. tenance of legacy information technology (a) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZA- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Modernizing systems, but only if transfer authority is TION FUND.— Government Technology Act of 2016’’ or the specifically provided for by law. (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established ‘‘MGT Act’’. (C) Amounts made available through dis- in the Treasury an Information Technology SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. cretionary appropriations. Modernization Fund (in this section referred (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol- (3) USE OF FUNDS.—An IT working capital to as the ‘‘Fund’’) for technology related ac- lowing: fund established under paragraph (1) may be tivities, to improve information technology, (1) The Federal Government spends nearly used, subject to the availability of appro- to enhance cybersecurity across the Federal 75 percent of its annual information tech- priations, only for the following: Government, and to be administered in ac- nology funding on operating and maintain- (A) To improve, retire, or replace existing cordance with guidance established by the ing existing, legacy information technology information technology systems to improve Director of the Office of Management of systems. These systems can pose operational efficiency and effectiveness. Budget. risks, including rising costs and inability to (B) To transition to cloud computing and (2) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.—The Admin- meet mission requirements. These systems innovative platforms and technologies. istrator of General Services, in consultation also pose security risks, including the inabil- (C) To assist and support covered agency with the Chief Information Officers Council ity to use current security best practices, efforts to provide adequate, risk-based, and and with the concurrence of the Director, such as data encryption and multi-factor au- cost-effective information technology capa- shall administer the Fund in accordance thentication, making these systems particu- bilities that address evolving threats to in- with this subsection. larly vulnerable to malicious cyber activity. formation security. (3) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator of (2) In 2015, the Government Accountability (D) Reimbursement of funds transferred General Services shall, in accordance with Office (GAO) designated Improving the Man- from the Information Technology Mod- the recommendations of the Information agement of IT Acquisitions and Operations ernization Fund established under section 4, Technology Modernization Board established to its biannual High Risk List and identified with the approval of the agency Chief Infor- under subsection (b), use amounts in the as a particular concern the increasing level mation Officer. Fund for the following purposes: of information technology spending on Oper- (4) EXISTING FUNDS.—An IT working capital (A) To transfer such amounts, to remain ations and Maintenance making less funding fund may not be used to supplant funds pro- available until expended, to the head of an available for development or modernization. vided for the operation and maintenance of agency to improve, retire, or replace existing The GAO also found the Government has any system already within an appropriation information technology systems to enhance spent billions on failed and poorly per- for the covered agency at the time of estab- cybersecurity and improve efficiency and ef- forming IT investments due to a lack of ef- lishment of the IT working capital fund. fectiveness. fective oversight. (5) REPROGRAMMING AND TRANSFER OF (B) For the development, operation, and (3) The Federal Government must mod- FUNDS.—The head of each covered agency procurement of information technology ernize Federal IT systems to mitigate exist- shall prioritize funds within the IT working products, services, and acquisition vehicles ing operational and security risks. capital fund to be used initially for cost sav- for use by agencies to improve Government- (4) The efficiencies, cost savings, and ings activities approved by the covered agen- wide efficiency and cybersecurity in accord- greater computing power, offered by modern- cy Chief Information Officer, in consultation ance with the requirements of the agencies.

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(C) To provide services or work performed (7) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later (iii) One employee of the Department of in support of the activities described under than 6 months after the date of the enact- Defense, appointed by the Secretary of De- subparagraph (A) or (B). ment of this Act, the Director shall publish fense. (4) CREDITS; AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— and maintain a list of each project funded by (iv) Three Federal employees primarily (A) CREDITS.—In addition to any funds oth- the Fund on a public website to be updated having technical expertise in information erwise appropriated, the Fund shall be cred- not less than quarterly, that includes a de- technology development, financial manage- ited with all reimbursements, advances, or scription of the project, project status (in- ment, cybersecurity and privacy, and acqui- refunds or recoveries relating to information cluding any schedule delay and cost over- sition, appointed by the Director. technology or services provided through the runs), and financial expenditure data related (B) TERM.—Each member of the Board de- Fund. to the project. scribed in paragraph (A) shall serve a term of (B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts de- (b) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZA- one year, which shall be renewable up to posited, credited, or otherwise made avail- TION BOARD.— three times, at the discretion of the appoint- able to the Fund shall be available, as pro- (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established ing Secretary or Director, as applicable. vided in appropriations Acts, until expended an Information Technology Modernization (7) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.—Mem- for the purposes described in paragraph (3). Board (in this section referred to as the bers of the Board may not receive additional (5) REIMBURSEMENT.— ‘‘Board’’) which shall evaluate proposals sub- pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of (A) PAYMENT BY AGENCY.—For a product or mitted by agencies for funding authorized their service on the Board. service developed under paragraph (3), the under the Fund. (8) STAFF.—Upon request of the Chair of head of an agency that uses such product or (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities the Board, the Director and the Adminis- service shall pay an amount fixed by the Ad- of the Board are the following: trator of General Services may detail, on a ministrator of General Services in accord- (A) Provide input to the Director for the nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel ance with this subsection. development of processes for agencies to sub- of the Office of Management and Budget or (B) REIMBURSEMENT BY AGENCY.—The head mit modernization proposals to the Board the General Services Administration (as the of an agency shall reimburse the Fund for and to establish the criteria by which such case may be) to the Board to assist it in car- any transfer made under paragraph (3)(A) in proposals are evaluated, which shall include rying out its functions under this Act. accordance with the terms established in the addressing the greatest security and oper- (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADMINIS- written agreement described in paragraph ational risks, having the greatest Govern- TRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.— (6). Notwithstanding any other provision of mentwide impact, and having a high prob- (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the respon- law, an agency may make a reimbursement ability of success based on factors such as a sibilities described in subsection (a), the Ad- required by this subparagraph from any ap- strong business case, technical design, pro- ministrator of General Services shall support propriation available for information tech- curement strategy (including adequate use of the activities of the Board and provide tech- nology activities. An obligation to make a incremental software development prac- nical support to, and, with the concurrence payment under an agreement described in tices), and program management. of the Director, oversight of, agencies that paragraph (6) in a future fiscal year shall be (B) Make recommendations to the Admin- receive transfers from the Fund. recorded pursuant to section 1501 of title 31, istrator of General Services to assist agen- (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities United States Code, in the fiscal year in cies in the further development and refine- of the Administrator of General Services are which the payment is due. ment of select submitted modernization pro- to— (C) PRICES FIXED BY ADMINISTRATOR OF GEN- posals, based on an initial evaluation per- (A) provide direct technical support in the ERAL SERVICES.—The Administrator of Gen- formed with the assistance of the Adminis- form of personnel services or otherwise to eral Services, in consultation with the Direc- trator of General Services. agencies transferred amounts under sub- tor, shall establish amounts to be paid by an (C) review and prioritize, with the assist- section (a)(3)(A) and for products, services, agency and terms of repayment for use of a ance of the Administrator of General Serv- and acquisition vehicles funded under sub- product or service developed under para- ices and the Director, modernization pro- section (a)(3)(B); graph (3) at levels sufficient to ensure the posals based on criteria established pursuant (B) assist the Board with the evaluation, solvency of the Fund, including operating ex- to subparagraph (A). prioritization, and development of agency penses. Before making any changes to the es- (D) Identify, with the assistance of the Ad- modernization proposals; tablished amounts and terms of repayment, ministrator of General Services, opportuni- (C) perform regular project oversight and the Administrator of General Services shall ties to improve or replace multiple informa- monitoring of approved agency moderniza- conduct a review and obtain approval from tion technology systems with a smaller num- tion projects, in consultation with the Board the Director. ber of information technology systems com- and the Director, to increase the likelihood (D) FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY REIMBURSE- mon to multiple agencies. of successful implementation and reduce MENT.—The Administrator of General Serv- (E) Recommend the funding of moderniza- waste; and ices may obtain reimbursement by the tion projects, in accordance with the uses de- (D) provide the Director with information issuance of transfer and counterwarrants, or scribed in subsection (a)(3), to the Adminis- necessary to meet the requirements of sub- other lawful transfer documents, supported trator of General Services. section (a)(7). by itemized bills, if payment is not made by (F) Monitor, in consultation with the Ad- (d) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the an agency— ministrator of General Services, progress term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that (i) within 90 days after the expiration of a and performance in executing approved term in section 551 of title 5, United States repayment period described in the written projects and, if necessary, recommend the Code. agreement described in paragraph (6)(A); or suspension or termination of funding for SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. (ii) within 45 days after the expiration of projects based on factors such as failure to the time period to make a payment under a meet the terms of the written agreement de- In this Act: payment schedule for a product or service scribed in subsection (a)(6). (1) CLOUD COMPUTING.—The term ‘‘cloud developed under paragraph (3). (G) Monitor operating costs of the Fund. computing’’ has the meaning given that term by the National Institute of Standards (6) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.— (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist and Technology in NIST Special Publication (A) IN GENERAL.—Before the transfer of of 8 voting members. 800–145 and any amendatory or superseding funds to an agency under paragraph (3)(A), (4) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Board shall be the Administrator of General Services (in the Administrator of the Office of Electronic document thereto. consultation with the Director) and the head Government. (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Office of Management of the requisitioning agency shall enter into (5) PERMANENT MEMBERS.—The permanent a written agreement documenting the pur- members of the Board shall be the following: and Budget. pose for which the funds will be used and the (A) The Administrator of the Office of (3) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term terms of repayment. An agreement made Electronic Government. ‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning pursuant to this subparagraph shall be re- (B) A senior official from the General Serv- given that term in section 3502 of title 44, corded as an obligation as provided in para- ices Administration, who shall be appointed United States Code. graph (5)(B). by the Administrator of General Services. (4) LEGACY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYS- TEM.—The term ‘‘legacy information tech- (B) REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF INCREMENTAL (6) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.— nology system’’ means an outdated or obso- DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES.—For any funds (A) APPOINTMENT.—The other members of transferred to an agency under paragraph the Board shall be appointed as follows: lete system of information technology. (3)(A), in the absence of compelling cir- (i) One employee of the National Institute The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- cumstances documented by the Adminis- of Standards and Technology of the Depart- ant to the rule, the gentleman from trator of General Services at the time of ment of Commerce, appointed by the Sec- Texas (Mr. HURD) and the gentleman transfer, such funds shall be transferred only retary of Commerce. from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY) each will on an incremental basis, tied to metric-based (ii) One employee of the National Protec- development milestones achieved by the tion and Programs Directorate of the De- control 20 minutes. agency, to be described in the written agree- partment of Homeland Security, appointed The Chair recognizes the gentleman ment required pursuant to subparagraph (A). by the Secretary of Homeland Security. from Texas.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.006 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5832 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 GENERAL LEAVE by myself and Minority Whip STENY with Mr. HURD of Texas to help our Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I HOYER and ideas from Federal CIO cyber defenders protect our most im- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- Tony Scott based on his experience in portant digital resources. When you bers may have 5 legislative days in the private sector. are dealing with outmoded technology, which to revise and extend their re- Mr. Speaker, the MGT Act is a key legacy systems oftentimes can’t be pro- marks and include extraneous material first step in beginning to modernize the tected. They can’t be encrypted, and on the bill under consideration. Federal Government’s outdated and in- that makes them terribly vulnerable— The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there secure IT infrastructure. I urge my col- low hanging fruit to those who would objection to the request of the gen- leagues to support H.R. 6004. do harm to our country and would tleman from Texas? I would like to thank a number of compromise the data of millions of There was no objection. folks that worked hard for the past few Americans. Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I months to bring the best ideas forward This bill in front of us marries the IT yield myself such time as I may con- in this one bill. I want to thank Chair- Modernization Act and the MOVE IT sume. man CHAFFETZ and Ranking Member Act by establishing a clear role for Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support CUMMINGS for their leadership on this both of these pieces of legislation in of my bill, H.R. 6004, the Modernizing issue. I want to thank my colleague, this improvement process for Federal Government Technology Act of 2016. At Mr. CONNOLLY, who was the lead Demo- IT systems. the beginning of this month, we re- cratic cosponsor. As I said before, key portions of Mr. The MGT Act lays the foundation for leased an extensive report detailing the future of IT modernization funding how the Office of Personnel Manage- HOYER’s bill on the ITMF legislation were included into the MGT Act. Of in the Federal Government. This bipar- ment allowed the sensitive and per- tisan legislation will provide a mecha- sonal information of over 22 million course, I would like to thank my dear friend and ranking member of my sub- nism for agencies to get ahead of the Americans to be stolen, thereby jeop- curve and help reduce the fiscal chal- ardizing our national security for more committee, Ms. ROBIN KELLY of Illi- nois, along with Mr. TED LIEU of Cali- lenges facing every agency chief infor- than a generation of people. mation officer, or CIO. The MGT Act The yearlong investigation produced fornia, and especially Majority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY. His Innovation Ini- will authorize a significant upfront in- many findings, including the identi- vestment to retire those vulnerable fication of a pressing need for Federal tiative is a key reason that we are able to talk about this significant piece of large-scale legacy systems affecting agencies to modernize legacy IT in multiple agencies. order to mitigate the cybersecurity legislation today. Under the guidance of an Information threat inherent in unsupported end-of- Again, I would like to urge my col- Technology Modernization Board, life IT systems and application. We had leagues to support H.R. 6004. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of agencies will be able now to request too many old things on our network. In my time. funds to facilitate those modernization other words, a reliance on legacy IT Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I yield efforts—something that would abso- can result in security vulnerabilities myself such time as I may consume. lutely be the practice in the private where old software or operating sys- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. sector, as I know my friend, Mr. HURD tems are no longer supported by ven- 6004, the Modernizing Government of Texas, knows. If approved, those dors, and aging IT infrastructure be- Technology Act of 2016. funds will be repaid through savings re- comes difficult and expensive to se- Let me also thank my good friend alized by the implementation of the cure. and coauthor of this bill, Mr. HURD of more modern IT systems. The bill We saw this firsthand with the OPM Texas, for his leadership in shepherding places an emphasis on following the data breach where sensitive informa- this bill through our committee and practice of private industry and mov- tion was stored on technology so old it now on to the floor. Sometimes, de- ing toward cloud computing solutions. was difficult, and in some cases impos- servedly, Congress gets dinged on for sible, to implement security best prac- The MGT Act will allow agencies to not being able to get anything done. invest savings generated through the tices like data encryption. But the fact of the matter is that, OPM is not alone. It is common Federal Information Technology Ac- below the surface, lots of things can quisition Reform Act, or FITARA for throughout the Federal Government and do get done with leadership, col- for agencies to struggle with legacy IT. short, and other reforms to make in- laboration, and partnership. Mr. HURD vestments in cloud transition. For example, the Department of Labor of Texas epitomizes that, and my hat is I was delighted to be a coauthor of had to buy spare parts on eBay because off to him for his contribution on this the FITARA Act along with DARRELL they were no longer available from the whole front of IT modernization and ISSA of California. original vendor. Consider another ex- helping to bring the Federal Govern- ample that our committee learned ment into the 21st century when it The MGT Act will establish working about during a hearing that high- comes to the use of technology. capital funds that will allow those lighted a GAO report on legacy IT. Every day Federal agencies endure agencies to use savings from new, se- We learned DOD’s Strategic Auto- cyber attacks that have the potential cure systems and to reinvest in them- mated Command and Control System is to cause incalculable damage to na- selves, including in the movement to- 50 years ago old and runs on a 1970s tional security and the privacy of all ward the cloud. This creates incentives IBM Series One computer that uses an Americans. While the Federal Govern- for agencies to find those savings and 8-inch floppy disk. By comparison, it ment does its best to protect our crit- reinvest internally in themselves, cre- would take 3.2 million floppy disks to ical computer networks, our efforts are ating a virtuous cycle. equal the memory of one flash drive. often stymied by the outdated legacy The Modernizing Government Tech- Numerous other agencies still use information technologies in Federal nology Act is supported by industry ex- Windows 3.0, which was last supported agencies. Agencies spend nearly 75 per- perts and incorporates the same sort of by the vendor in 2001; Windows NT, cent of their IT budgets simply trying mechanisms the private sector often which last supported in 2004; and Win- to maintain these outdated systems. uses to secure its networks. dows 95, which was last supported by Let me repeat that: in an $82 billion It is important for agencies to know the vendor in 2001. The recently issued program for IT acquisition procure- that Congress not only expects agen- OPM report demonstrates the security ment and management, 75 percent of cies to implement robust, modern risk of such legacy IT and recommends that budget is not spent in updating cyber safeguards, but that it is here to Congress consider new tools to the Federal Government in cutting- help them confront these challenges. incentivize the transition from legacy edge technologies. It is spent maintain- This reform has the potential to sig- to modernized IT solutions across the ing what we have got, and in some nificantly speed up the Federal Govern- Federal Government. cases, those legacy systems go back 40 ment’s move to the 21st century tech- I am happy to say this bipartisan bill and 50 years. nologies. follows up on that recommendation. I am proud to lead the Modernizing Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of The MGT Act builds on bills introduced Government Technology Act of 2016 my time.

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Res. 879) providing for con- sume. the gentleman from Texas (Mr. HURD) sideration of the bill (H.R. 5931) to pro- As the distinguished gentleman from that the House suspend the rules and vide for the prohibition on cash pay- Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY), my friend, pass the bill, H.R. 6004, as amended. ments to the Government of Iran, and pointed out, the GAO has identified The question was taken; and (two- for other purposes, on which the yeas that millions of taxpayer dollars can be thirds being in the affirmative) the and nays were ordered. saved through consolidating data cen- rules were suspended and the bill, as The Clerk read the title of the resolu- ters and modernizing IT systems. amended, was passed. tion. A motion to reconsider was laid on b 1415 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the table. question is on ordering the previous To date, agencies have closed over f question. 3,000 data centers out of over 10,000, re- The vote was taken by electronic de- sulting in a savings of $2.8 billion. PERMISSION TO POSTPONE FUR- THER CONSIDERATION OF VETO vice, and there were—yeas 236, nays This bill authorizes agency-level 175, not voting 20, as follows: working capital funds, as well as a cen- MESSAGE ON H.R. 1777, PRESI- tralized IT modernization fund within DENTIAL ALLOWANCE MOD- [Roll No. 542] Treasury and overseen by OMB. These ERNIZATION ACT OF 2016 YEAS—236 funds will accelerate our transition to Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Abraham Granger Murphy (PA) notwithstanding the order of the House Aderholt Graves (GA) Neugebauer modernize IT systems and will save Allen Graves (LA) Newhouse American taxpayers millions of dol- of July 25, 2016, I ask unanimous con- Amash Graves (MO) Noem lars. In other words, welcome to the sent that further consideration of the Amodei Griffith Nugent 21st century, Federal Government. It is veto message and the bill, H.R. 1777, be Babin Grothman Nunes Barletta Guinta Olson about time you got here. postponed until the legislative day of Barr Guthrie Palazzo The Modernizing Government Tech- December 9, 2016. Barton Hanna Palmer nology Act does not appropriate any The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Benishek Hardy Paulsen objection to the request of the gen- Bilirakis Harper Pearce new money, but, instead, builds on the Bishop (MI) Harris Perry successes of FITARA, which Mr. CON- tleman from Texas? Bishop (UT) Hartzler Pittenger NOLLY was instrumental in making There was no objection. Black Heck (NV) Pitts happen. It also invests savings in retir- f Blackburn Hensarling Poliquin Blum Herrera Beutler Pompeo ing these data systems and accel- RECESS Bost Hice, Jody B. Posey erating our transition to the cloud. Boustany Hill Price, Tom Folks recognize that sometimes up The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Brady (TX) Holding Ratcliffe here in Washington, D.C., it can be a ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Brat Hudson Reed declares the House in recess subject to Bridenstine Huelskamp Reichert circus, but there are times when folks Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) Renacci working together can actually solve the call of the Chair. Brooks (IN) Hultgren Ribble Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 19 min- major problems. This is one example of Buchanan Hunter Rice (SC) utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Buck Hurd (TX) Rigell being in a partisan part of our election Bucshon Hurt (VA) Roby cycle where people working together f Burgess Issa Roe (TN) can solve a big problem and do it to b 1625 Byrne Jenkins (KS) Rogers (AL) make sure that we are using American Calvert Jenkins (WV) Rogers (KY) AFTER RECESS Carter (TX) Johnson (OH) Rohrabacher taxpayer dollars wisely and eventually, Chabot Johnson, Sam Rokita hopefully, making sure they keep some The recess having expired, the House Chaffetz Jolly Ros-Lehtinen of that at home. was called to order by the Speaker pro Clawson (FL) Jones Roskam tempore (Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia) Coffman Jordan Ross I reserve the balance of my time. Cole Joyce Rothfus Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I yield at 4 o’clock and 25 minutes p.m. Collins (GA) Katko Rouzer myself such time as I may consume. f Collins (NY) Kelly (MS) Royce I thank my good friend from Texas. Comstock Kelly (PA) Russell ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Conaway King (IA) Sanford He is always gracious and has always PRO TEMPORE Cook King (NY) Scalise been a wonderful partner in this enter- Costello (PA) Kinzinger (IL) Schweikert The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- prise. Cramer Kline Scott, Austin ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Crawford Knight Sensenbrenner In closing, the United States Govern- will resume on questions previously Crenshaw Labrador Sessions ment must come into the 21st century. postponed. Culberson LaHood Shimkus We owe it to the people we serve to Curbelo (FL) LaMalfa Shuster Votes will be taken in the following protect the systems that operate with- Davidson Lamborn Simpson order: Davis, Rodney Lance Smith (MO) in the 24 Federal agencies we are par- Ordering the previous question on Denham Latta Smith (NE) ticularly concerned about. House Resolution 879, by the yeas and Dent LoBiondo Smith (NJ) We need to streamline management DeSantis Long Smith (TX) nays; DesJarlais Loudermilk Stefanik of IT assets; we need to make strategic Adoption of House Resolution 879, if Diaz-Balart Love Stewart and wise investments; we need to have ordered; Dold Lucas Stivers a schedule of replacement for most of Passage of H.R. 5719, by the yeas and Donovan Luetkemeyer Stutzman those legacy systems; and we need to Duffy Lummis Thompson (PA) nays; and Duncan (SC) MacArthur Thornberry encrypt and protect against cyber at- Motions to suspend the rules on: H.R. Duncan (TN) Marchant Trott tacks for the sake of the American peo- 5320, H.R. 5946, H.R. 2285, H.R. 5523, H.R. Ellmers (NC) Marino Turner ple. I think Mr. HURD and I share that Emmer (MN) Massie Upton 5625, S. 1550, H.R. 4419, and H.R. 5963, Farenthold McCarthy Valadao as a critical mission not only for this each by the yeas and nays. Fitzpatrick McCaul Wagner Congress, but for the United States The first electronic vote will be con- Fleischmann McClintock Walberg Government as a whole. ducted as a 15-minute vote. Remaining Fleming McHenry Walden I am proud, again, to be an original Flores McKinley Walker electronic votes will be conducted as 5- Forbes McMorris Walorski coauthor and cosponsor of this legisla- minute votes. Fortenberry Rodgers Weber (TX) tion, working with Mr. HURD. I know f Foxx McSally Webster (FL) we have other initiatives we are going Franks (AZ) Meadows Wenstrup to be working on as well. PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Frelinghuysen Meehan Westerman OF H.R. 5931, PROHIBITING FU- Garrett Messer Westmoreland Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Gibbs Mica Williams of my time. TURE RANSOM PAYMENTS TO Gibson Miller (FL) Wilson (SC) Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I IRAN ACT Gohmert Miller (MI) Wittman Goodlatte Moolenaar Womack urge adoption of this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Gosar Mooney (WV) Woodall I yield back the balance of my time. finished business is the vote on order- Gowdy Mullin Yoder

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.041 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5834 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 Yoho Young (IA) Zeldin The vote was taken by electronic de- Connolly Johnson, E. B. Pingree Young (AK) Young (IN) Zinke Conyers Kaptur Pocan vice, and there were—ayes 236, noes 178, Cooper Keating NAYS—175 Polis not voting 17, as follows: Costa Kelly (IL) Price (NC) Adams Fudge Neal [Roll No. 543] Courtney Kennedy Quigley Aguilar Gabbard Nolan Crowley Kildee Rangel Ashford Gallego Norcross AYES—236 Cuellar Kilmer Rice (NY) Cummings Kind Beatty Garamendi O’Rourke Abraham Graves (MO) Palazzo Richmond Davis (CA) Kirkpatrick Becerra Graham Pallone Aderholt Griffith Palmer Roybal-Allard Davis, Danny Kuster Bera Grayson Pascrell Allen Grothman Paulsen Ruiz DeFazio Langevin Beyer Green, Al Payne Amodei Guinta Pearce Ruppersberger DeGette Larsen (WA) Bishop (GA) Green, Gene Perlmutter Babin Guthrie Perry Ryan (OH) Delaney Larson (CT) Blumenauer Grijalva Peters Barletta Hanna Peterson Sa´ nchez, Linda DeLauro Lawrence Boyle, Brendan Hahn Peterson Barr Hardy Pittenger T. F. Hastings DelBene Lee Pingree Barton Harper Pitts Sarbanes Brady (PA) Heck (WA) DeSaulnier Levin Pocan Benishek Harris Poliquin Schakowsky Brownley (CA) Higgins Deutch Lewis Polis Bilirakis Hartzler Pompeo Schiff Bustos Himes Doggett Lipinski Price (NC) Bishop (MI) Heck (NV) Posey Schrader Butterfield Hinojosa Doyle, Michael Loebsack Bishop (UT) Hensarling Price, Tom Scott (VA) Capps Honda Quigley F. Lofgren Black Herrera Beutler Ratcliffe Scott, David Capuano Hoyer Rangel Duckworth Lowenthal Blackburn Hice, Jody B. Reed Serrano ´ Rice (NY) Edwards Lowey Cardenas Huffman Blum Hill Reichert Richmond Ellison Lujan Grisham Sewell (AL) Carney Israel Bost Holding Renacci Roybal-Allard Engel (NM) Sherman Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Boustany Hudson Ribble Ruiz Eshoo Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sinema Cartwright Jeffries Brady (TX) Huelskamp Rice (SC) Ruppersberger Esty (NM) Sires Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Brat Huizenga (MI) Rigell Ryan (OH) Farr Lynch Slaughter Castro (TX) Johnson, E. B. Bridenstine Hultgren Roby Sa´ nchez, Linda Foster Maloney, Smith (WA) Chu, Judy Kaptur Brooks (AL) Hunter Roe (TN) T. Frankel (FL) Carolyn Speier Cicilline Keating Brooks (IN) Hurd (TX) Rogers (AL) Fudge Maloney, Sean Swalwell (CA) Clark (MA) Kelly (IL) Sarbanes Buchanan Hurt (VA) Rogers (KY) Gabbard Massie Takano Clarke (NY) Kennedy Schakowsky Buck Issa Rohrabacher Gallego Matsui Thompson (CA) Clay Kildee Schiff Bucshon Jenkins (KS) Rokita Garamendi McCollum Thompson (MS) Cleaver Kilmer Schrader Burgess Jenkins (WV) Ros-Lehtinen Graham McDermott Titus Clyburn Kind Scott (VA) Byrne Johnson (OH) Roskam Grayson McGovern Tonko Cohen Kirkpatrick Scott, David Calvert Johnson, Sam Ross Green, Al McNerney Torres Connolly Kuster Serrano Carter (TX) Jolly Rothfus Green, Gene Meeks Tsongas Conyers Langevin Sewell (AL) Chabot Jones Rouzer Grijalva Meng Van Hollen Cooper Larsen (WA) Sinema Chaffetz Jordan Royce Hahn Moulton Vargas Costa Larson (CT) Sires Clawson (FL) Joyce Russell Hastings Murphy (FL) Veasey Courtney Lawrence Slaughter Coffman Katko Salmon Heck (WA) Nadler Vela Crowley Lee Smith (WA) Cole Kelly (MS) Sanford Higgins Napolitano Vela´ zquez Cuellar Levin Speier Collins (GA) Kelly (PA) Scalise Cummings Lewis Himes Neal Visclosky Swalwell (CA) Collins (NY) King (IA) Schweikert Davis (CA) Lipinski Hinojosa Nolan Walz Takano Comstock King (NY) Scott, Austin Davis, Danny Loebsack Honda Norcross Wasserman Thompson (CA) Conaway Kinzinger (IL) Sensenbrenner DeFazio Lofgren Hoyer O’Rourke Schultz Thompson (MS) Cook Kline Sessions Huffman Pallone Waters, Maxine DeGette Lowenthal Costello (PA) Knight Shimkus Titus Israel Pascrell Watson Coleman Delaney Lowey Cramer Labrador Shuster Tonko Jackson Lee Payne Welch DeLauro Lujan Grisham Crawford LaHood Simpson Torres Jeffries Perlmutter Wilson (FL) DelBene (NM) Crenshaw LaMalfa Smith (MO) DeSaulnier Lynch Tsongas Johnson (GA) Peters Yarmuth Van Hollen Culberson Lamborn Smith (NE) Deutch Maloney, Curbelo (FL) Lance Smith (NJ) Dingell Carolyn Vargas NOT VOTING—17 Veasey Davidson Latta Smith (TX) Doggett Maloney, Sean Davis, Rodney LoBiondo Stefanik Bonamici Lieu, Ted Rooney (FL) Doyle, Michael Matsui Vela Brown (FL) Loudermilk Rush Vela´ zquez Denham Long Stewart F. McCollum Carter (GA) Moore Sanchez, Loretta Visclosky Dent Love Stivers Duckworth McDermott DeSantis Lucas Dingell Mulvaney Tiberi Walz Stutzman Edwards McGovern DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Thompson (PA) Fincher Pelosi Walters, Mimi Wasserman Ellison McNerney Diaz-Balart Lummis Thornberry Gutie´rrez Poe (TX) Schultz Engel Meeks Dold MacArthur Tipton Waters, Maxine ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Eshoo Meng Donovan Marchant Trott Watson Coleman Esty Moulton Duffy Marino Turner The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Welch Farr Murphy (FL) Duncan (SC) McCarthy Upton Foster Nadler Wilson (FL) the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Duncan (TN) McCaul Valadao ing. Frankel (FL) Napolitano Yarmuth Ellmers (NC) McClintock Wagner NOT VOTING—20 Emmer (MN) McHenry Walberg b 1656 Farenthold McKinley Walden ´ Bass Lujan, Ben Ray Rush Fitzpatrick McMorris Walker Mr. CARSON of Indiana changed his Bonamici (NM) Salmon Fleischmann Rodgers Walorski vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Brown (FL) Moore Sanchez, Loretta Fleming McSally Weber (TX) Carter (GA) Mulvaney Sherman Flores Meadows Webster (FL) So the resolution was agreed to. Fincher Pelosi Tiberi Forbes Meehan Wenstrup The result of the vote was announced ´ Gutierrez Poe (TX) Tipton Fortenberry Messer Westerman Lieu, Ted Rooney (FL) Walters, Mimi as above recorded. Foxx Mica Westmoreland A motion to reconsider was laid on b 1648 Franks (AZ) Miller (FL) Williams Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Wilson (SC) the table. Mr. WALZ, Mrs. DINGELL, and Mr. Garrett Moolenaar Wittman Stated against: RICHMOND changed their vote from Gibbs Mooney (WV) Womack Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- Gibson Mullin Woodall ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Gohmert Murphy (PA) Yoder ably detained. Had I been present, I would Mr. BENISHEK changed his vote Goodlatte Neugebauer Yoho have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 543. from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Gosar Newhouse Young (AK) So the previous question was ordered. Gowdy Noem Young (IA) f The result of the vote was announced Granger Nugent Young (IN) Graves (GA) Nunes Zeldin EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES as above recorded. Graves (LA) Olson Zinke THROUGH STOCK OWNERSHIP ACT The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. NOES—178 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- The question was taken; and the Adams Boyle, Brendan Cartwright finished business is the vote on passage Speaker pro tempore announced that Aguilar F. Castor (FL) of the bill (H.R. 5719) to amend the In- the ayes appeared to have it. Amash Brady (PA) Castro (TX) ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify Ashford Brownley (CA) Chu, Judy RECORDED VOTE Bass Bustos Cicilline the tax treatment of certain equity Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I de- Beatty Butterfield Clark (MA) grants, on which the yeas and nays mand a recorded vote. Becerra Capps Clarke (NY) were ordered. Bera Capuano Clay The Clerk read the title of the bill. A recorded vote was ordered. Beyer Ca´ rdenas Cleaver The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Bishop (GA) Carney Clyburn The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 5-minute vote. Blumenauer Carson (IN) Cohen question is on the passage of the bill.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.011 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5835 This will be a 5-minute vote. Wenstrup Wittman Young (AK) documents sent by mail by the Social Westerman Womack Young (IA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Westmoreland Woodall Young (IN) Security Administration, and for other vice, and there were—yeas 287, nays Williams Yoder Zeldin purposes, as amended, on which the 124, not voting 20, as follows: Wilson (SC) Yoho Zinke yeas and nays were ordered. [Roll No. 544] NAYS—124 The Clerk read the title of the bill. YEAS—287 Adams Fudge Meng The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bass Gabbard Nadler question is on the motion offered by Abraham Gohmert Mooney (WV) Beatty Gallego Napolitano Aderholt Goodlatte Moulton the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SAM Becerra Garamendi O’Rourke Aguilar Gosar Mullin JOHNSON) that the House suspend the Blumenauer Grayson Pallone Allen Gowdy Murphy (FL) Boyle, Brendan Green, Al Pascrell rules and pass the bill, as amended. Amash Graham Murphy (PA) F. Green, Gene Payne Amodei Granger Neal This is a 5-minute vote. Brady (PA) Grijalva Pingree Ashford Graves (GA) Neugebauer Butterfield Hahn The vote was taken by electronic de- Babin Graves (MO) Newhouse Pocan Capuano Hastings Price (NC) vice, and there were—yeas 414, nays 0, Barletta Griffith Noem Ca´ rdenas Higgins Barr Grothman Nolan Rangel not voting 17, as follows: Carson (IN) Himes Richmond Barton Guinta Norcross Cartwright Hinojosa [Roll No. 545] Benishek Guthrie Nugent Roybal-Allard Castor (FL) Honda Sa´ nchez, Linda YEAS—414 Bera Hanna Nunes Castro (TX) Hoyer Beyer Hardy Olson T. Abraham Cramer Hahn Chu, Judy Huffman Sarbanes Bilirakis Harper Palazzo Clark (MA) Israel Adams Crawford Hanna Schakowsky Bishop (GA) Harris Palmer Clarke (NY) Jackson Lee Aderholt Crenshaw Hardy Schiff Bishop (MI) Hartzler Paulsen Clay Jeffries Aguilar Crowley Harper Scott (VA) Bishop (UT) Heck (NV) Pearce Clyburn Johnson (GA) Allen Cuellar Harris Serrano Black Heck (WA) Perlmutter Cohen Johnson, E. B. Amash Culberson Hartzler Sherman Blackburn Hensarling Perry Conyers Jones Amodei Cummings Hastings Blum Herrera Beutler Peters Cooper Kaptur Sires Ashford Curbelo (FL) Heck (NV) Bost Hice, Jody B. Peterson Costa Kelly (IL) Slaughter Babin Davidson Heck (WA) Boustany Hill Pittenger Crowley Kennedy Smith (WA) Barletta Davis (CA) Hensarling Brady (TX) Holding Pitts Cummings Kildee Speier Barr Davis, Danny Herrera Beutler Brat Hudson Poliquin Davis (CA) Kirkpatrick Swalwell (CA) Barton Davis, Rodney Hice, Jody B. Bridenstine Huelskamp Polis Davis, Danny Lawrence Takano Bass DeFazio Higgins Brooks (AL) Huizenga (MI) Pompeo DeFazio Lee Thompson (CA) Beatty DeGette Hill Brooks (IN) Hultgren Posey DeGette Levin Thompson (MS) Becerra Delaney Himes Brownley (CA) Hunter Price, Tom DeLauro Lewis Tonko Benishek DeLauro Hinojosa Buchanan Hurd (TX) Quigley DeSaulnier Lowenthal Tsongas Bera DelBene Holding Buck Hurt (VA) Ratcliffe Deutch Lowey Van Hollen Beyer Denham Honda Bucshon Issa Reed Dingell Lujan Grisham Veasey Bilirakis Dent Hoyer Burgess Jenkins (KS) Reichert Doggett (NM) Vela Bishop (GA) DeSantis Hudson Bustos Jenkins (WV) Renacci Doyle, Michael Luja´ n, Ben Ray Vela´ zquez Bishop (MI) DeSaulnier Huelskamp Byrne Johnson (OH) Ribble F. (NM) Visclosky Bishop (UT) DesJarlais Huffman Calvert Johnson, Sam Rice (NY) Edwards Maloney, Wasserman Black Deutch Huizenga (MI) Capps Jolly Rice (SC) Ellison Carolyn Schultz Blackburn Diaz-Balart Hultgren Carney Jordan Rigell Engel Matsui Waters, Maxine Blum Dingell Hunter Carter (TX) Joyce Roby Eshoo McCollum Watson Coleman Blumenauer Doggett Hurd (TX) Chabot Katko Roe (TN) Farr McDermott Welch Bost Dold Hurt (VA) Chaffetz Keating Rogers (AL) Foster McGovern Wilson (FL) Boustany Donovan Israel Cicilline Kelly (MS) Rogers (KY) Frankel (FL) McNerney Yarmuth Boyle, Brendan Doyle, Michael Issa Clawson (FL) Kelly (PA) Rohrabacher F. F. Jackson Lee Cleaver Kilmer Rokita NOT VOTING—20 Brady (PA) Duckworth Jeffries Coffman Kind Ros-Lehtinen Brady (TX) Duffy Jenkins (KS) Bonamici Meadows Sanchez, Loretta Cole King (IA) Roskam Brat Duncan (SC) Jenkins (WV) Brown (FL) Moore Smith (NJ) Collins (GA) King (NY) Ross Bridenstine Duncan (TN) Johnson (GA) Carter (GA) Mulvaney Collins (NY) Kinzinger (IL) Rothfus Stutzman Brooks (AL) Edwards Johnson (OH) Fincher Pelosi Comstock Kline Rouzer Tiberi Brooks (IN) Ellison Johnson, E. B. Graves (LA) Poe (TX) Conaway Knight Royce Walker Brownley (CA) Ellmers (NC) Johnson, Sam Gutie´rrez Rooney (FL) Connolly Kuster Ruiz Walters, Mimi Buchanan Emmer (MN) Jolly Lieu, Ted Rush Cook Labrador Ruppersberger Buck Engel Jones Costello (PA) LaHood Russell ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Bucshon Eshoo Jordan Courtney LaMalfa Ryan (OH) Burgess Esty Joyce Cramer Lamborn Salmon The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Bustos Farenthold Kaptur Crawford Lance Sanford the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Butterfield Farr Katko Crenshaw Langevin Scalise ing. Byrne Fitzpatrick Keating Cuellar Larsen (WA) Schrader Calvert Fleischmann Kelly (IL) Culberson Larson (CT) Schweikert b 1702 Capps Fleming Kelly (MS) Curbelo (FL) Latta Scott, Austin Capuano Flores Kelly (PA) Davidson Lipinski Scott, David Mr. CICILLINE changed his vote Ca´ rdenas Forbes Kennedy Davis, Rodney LoBiondo Sensenbrenner from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Carney Fortenberry Kildee Delaney Loebsack Sessions So the bill was passed. Carson (IN) Foster Kilmer DelBene Lofgren Sewell (AL) The result of the vote was announced Carter (TX) Foxx Kind Denham Long Shimkus Cartwright Frankel (FL) King (IA) Dent Loudermilk Shuster as above recorded. Castor (FL) Franks (AZ) King (NY) DeSantis Love Simpson A motion to reconsider was laid on Castro (TX) Frelinghuysen Kinzinger (IL) DesJarlais Lucas Sinema the table. Chabot Fudge Kirkpatrick Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Smith (MO) Stated for: Chaffetz Gabbard Kline Dold Lummis Smith (NE) Chu, Judy Gallego Knight Donovan Lynch Smith (TX) Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, on Cicilline Garamendi Kuster Duckworth MacArthur Stefanik rollcall No. 544, I was in discussions on Lou- Clark (MA) Garrett Labrador Duffy Maloney, Sean Stewart isiana flood relief funding. Had I been present, Clarke (NY) Gibbs LaHood Duncan (SC) Marchant Stivers Clawson (FL) Gibson LaMalfa Duncan (TN) Marino Thompson (PA) I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Clay Gohmert Lamborn Ellmers (NC) Massie Thornberry Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Cleaver Goodlatte Lance Emmer (MN) McCarthy Tipton No. 544, H.R. 5719, Empowering Employees Clyburn Gosar Langevin Esty McCaul Titus through Stock Ownership Act, had I been Coffman Gowdy Larsen (WA) Farenthold McClintock Torres Cohen Graham Latta Fitzpatrick McHenry Trott present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Cole Granger Lawrence Fleischmann McKinley Turner f Collins (GA) Graves (GA) Lee Fleming McMorris Upton Collins (NY) Graves (LA) Levin Flores Rodgers Valadao SOCIAL SECURITY MUST AVERT Comstock Graves (MO) Lewis Forbes McSally Vargas IDENTITY LOSS (MAIL) ACT OF 2016 Conaway Grayson Lipinski Fortenberry Meehan Wagner Connolly Green, Al LoBiondo Foxx Meeks Walberg The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Conyers Green, Gene Loebsack Franks (AZ) Messer Walden finished business is the vote on the mo- Cook Griffith Lofgren Frelinghuysen Mica Walorski tion to suspend the rules and pass the Cooper Grijalva Long Garrett Miller (FL) Walz Costa Grothman Loudermilk Gibbs Miller (MI) Weber (TX) bill (H.R. 5320) to restrict the inclusion Costello (PA) Guinta Love Gibson Moolenaar Webster (FL) of social security account numbers on Courtney Guthrie Lowenthal

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.048 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5836 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 Lowey Perry Slaughter UNITED STATES APPRECIATION Keating Moulton Scott (VA) Lucas Peters Smith (MO) FOR OLYMPIANS AND Kelly (IL) Mullin Scott, Austin Luetkemeyer Peterson Smith (NE) Kelly (MS) Murphy (FL) Scott, David Lujan Grisham Pingree Smith (NJ) PARALYMPIANS ACT OF 2016 Kelly (PA) Murphy (PA) Sensenbrenner (NM) Pittenger Smith (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Kennedy Nadler Serrano Luja´ n, Ben Ray Pitts Smith (WA) Kildee Napolitano Sessions (NM) Pocan Speier finished business is the vote on the mo- Kilmer Neal Sewell (AL) Lummis Poliquin Stefanik tion to suspend the rules and pass the Kind Neugebauer Sherman Lynch Polis Stewart bill (H.R. 5946) to amend the Internal King (IA) Newhouse Shimkus MacArthur King (NY) Noem Shuster Pompeo Stivers Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from Maloney, Posey Stutzman Kinzinger (IL) Nolan Simpson Carolyn Price (NC) Swalwell (CA) gross income any prizes or awards won Kirkpatrick Norcross Sinema Maloney, Sean Price, Tom Takano in competition in the Olympic Games Kline Nugent Sires Marchant Quigley Thompson (CA) or the Paralympic Games, as amended, Knight Nunes Slaughter Marino Rangel Thompson (MS) Kuster O’Rourke Smith (MO) on which the yeas and nays were or- Labrador Olson Smith (NE) Massie Ratcliffe Thompson (PA) LaHood Palazzo Smith (NJ) Matsui Reed Thornberry dered. LaMalfa Pallone Smith (TX) McCarthy Reichert Tipton The Clerk read the title of the bill. Lamborn Palmer Smith (WA) McCaul Renacci Titus The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Lance Pascrell Speier McClintock Ribble Tonko McCollum Rice (NY) question is on the motion offered by Langevin Paulsen Stefanik Torres Larsen (WA) Payne Stewart McDermott Rice (SC) Trott the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. DOLD) McGovern Richmond Larson (CT) Pearce Stivers Tsongas that the House suspend the rules and Latta Perlmutter Stutzman McHenry Rigell Turner McKinley Roby pass the bill, as amended. Lawrence Perry Swalwell (CA) Upton Lee Peters Takano McMorris Roe (TN) Valadao This is a 5-minute vote. Rodgers Levin Peterson Thompson (CA) Rogers (AL) Van Hollen The vote was taken by electronic de- McNerney Lewis Pingree Thompson (MS) Rogers (KY) Vargas McSally vice, and there were—yeas 415, nays 1, Lipinski Pittenger Thompson (PA) Rohrabacher Veasey Meadows Ros-Lehtinen not voting 15, as follows: LoBiondo Pitts Thornberry Vela Meehan Roskam Loebsack Pocan Tipton Vela´ zquez [Roll No. 546] Lofgren Poliquin Titus Meeks Ross Visclosky Long Polis Tonko Meng Rothfus YEAS—415 Wagner Loudermilk Pompeo Torres Messer Rouzer Walberg Abraham Cole Fudge Love Posey Trott Mica Roybal-Allard Walden Adams Collins (GA) Gabbard Lowenthal Price (NC) Tsongas Miller (FL) Royce Walker Aderholt Collins (NY) Gallego Lowey Price, Tom Turner Miller (MI) Ruiz Walorski Aguilar Comstock Garamendi Lucas Quigley Upton Moolenaar Ruppersberger Walz Allen Conaway Garrett Luetkemeyer Rangel Valadao Mooney (WV) Russell Wasserman Amash Connolly Gibbs Lujan Grisham Ratcliffe Van Hollen Moulton Ryan (OH) Schultz Amodei Conyers Gibson (NM) Reed Vargas Mullin Salmon Waters, Maxine Ashford Cook Gohmert Luja´ n, Ben Ray Reichert Veasey Murphy (FL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Babin Cooper Goodlatte Watson Coleman (NM) Renacci Vela Murphy (PA) T. Barletta Costa Gosar Weber (TX) Lummis Ribble Vela´ zquez Nadler Sanford Barr Costello (PA) Gowdy Webster (FL) Lynch Rice (NY) Visclosky Napolitano Sarbanes Barton Courtney Graham Welch MacArthur Rice (SC) Wagner Neal Scalise Bass Cramer Granger Wenstrup Maloney, Richmond Walberg Neugebauer Schakowsky Beatty Crawford Graves (GA) Westerman Carolyn Rigell Walden Newhouse Schiff Becerra Crenshaw Graves (LA) Maloney, Sean Roby Walker Noem Schrader Westmoreland Benishek Crowley Graves (MO) Williams Marchant Roe (TN) Walorski Nolan Schweikert Bera Cuellar Grayson Marino Rogers (AL) Walz Norcross Scott (VA) Wilson (FL) Beyer Culberson Green, Al Wilson (SC) Massie Rogers (KY) Wasserman Nugent Scott, Austin Bilirakis Cummings Green, Gene Matsui Rohrabacher Schultz Wittman Nunes Scott, David Bishop (GA) Curbelo (FL) Griffith McCarthy Rokita Waters, Maxine Womack O’Rourke Sensenbrenner Bishop (MI) Davidson Grijalva McCaul Ros-Lehtinen Watson Coleman Woodall Olson Serrano Bishop (UT) Davis (CA) Grothman McClintock Roskam Weber (TX) Yarmuth Palazzo Sessions Black Davis, Danny Guinta McCollum Ross Webster (FL) Yoder Pallone Sewell (AL) Blackburn Davis, Rodney Guthrie McDermott Rothfus Welch Palmer Sherman Yoho Blum DeFazio Hahn McGovern Rouzer Wenstrup Pascrell Shimkus Young (AK) Blumenauer DeGette Hanna McHenry Roybal-Allard Westerman Paulsen Shuster Young (IA) Bost Delaney Hardy McKinley Royce Westmoreland Payne Simpson Young (IN) Boustany DeLauro Harper McMorris Ruiz Williams Pearce Sinema Zeldin Boyle, Brendan DelBene Harris Rodgers Ruppersberger Wilson (FL) Perlmutter Sires Zinke F. Denham Hartzler McNerney Russell Wilson (SC) Brady (PA) Dent Hastings McSally Ryan (OH) Wittman NOT VOTING—17 Brady (TX) DeSantis Heck (NV) Meadows Salmon Womack Brat DeSaulnier Heck (WA) ´ Bonamici Lieu, Ted Rooney (FL) Meehan Sanchez, Linda Woodall Bridenstine DesJarlais Hensarling Meeks T. Yarmuth Brown (FL) Moore Rush Brooks (AL) Deutch Herrera Beutler Meng Sanford Yoder Carter (GA) Mulvaney Sanchez, Loretta Brooks (IN) Diaz-Balart Hice, Jody B. Messer Sarbanes Yoho Fincher Pelosi Tiberi Brownley (CA) Dingell Higgins ´ Mica Scalise Young (AK) Gutierrez Poe (TX) Walters, Mimi Buchanan Doggett Hill Larson (CT) Rokita Miller (FL) Schakowsky Young (IA) Buck Dold Hinojosa Miller (MI) Schiff Young (IN) Bucshon Donovan Holding Moolenaar Schrader Zeldin ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Burgess Doyle, Michael Honda Mooney (WV) Schweikert Zinke Bustos F. Hoyer The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Butterfield Duckworth Hudson NAYS—1 the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Byrne Duffy Huelskamp Himes ing. Calvert Duncan (SC) Huffman Capps Duncan (TN) Huizenga (MI) NOT VOTING—15 Capuano Edwards Hultgren Bonamici Lieu, Ted Rooney (FL) Ca´ rdenas Ellison Hunter b 1710 Brown (FL) Moore Rush Carney Ellmers (NC) Hurd (TX) Carter (GA) Mulvaney Sanchez, Loretta Carson (IN) Emmer (MN) Hurt (VA) Fincher Pelosi Tiberi Mr. CONNOLLY changed his vote Carter (TX) Engel Israel Gutie´rrez Poe (TX) Walters, Mimi from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Cartwright Eshoo Issa Castor (FL) Esty Jackson Lee ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Mr. CARSON of Indiana changed his Castro (TX) Farenthold Jeffries vote from ‘‘present’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Chabot Farr Jenkins (KS) The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Chaffetz Fitzpatrick Jenkins (WV) the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Chu, Judy Fleischmann Johnson (GA) ing. tive) the rules were suspended and the Cicilline Fleming Johnson (OH) Clark (MA) Flores Johnson, E. B. b 1717 bill, as amended, was passed. Clarke (NY) Forbes Johnson, Sam So (two-thirds being in the affirma- The result of the vote was announced Clawson (FL) Fortenberry Jolly Clay Foster Jones tive) the rules were suspended and the as above recorded. Cleaver Foxx Jordan bill, as amended, was passed. Clyburn Frankel (FL) Joyce A motion to reconsider was laid on Coffman Franks (AZ) Kaptur The result of the vote was announced the table. Cohen Frelinghuysen Katko as above recorded.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.015 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5837 A motion to reconsider was laid on Jenkins (KS) Meeks Schakowsky The result of the vote was announced Jenkins (WV) Meng Schiff the table. Johnson (GA) Messer Schrader as above recorded. Johnson (OH) Mica Schweikert A motion to reconsider was laid on f Johnson, E. B. Miller (FL) Scott (VA) the table. Johnson, Sam Miller (MI) Scott, Austin PREVENT TRAFFICKING IN Jolly Moolenaar Scott, David f CULTURAL PROPERTY ACT Jones Mooney (WV) Sensenbrenner Jordan Moulton Serrano The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Joyce Mullin Sessions RESTRAINING EXCESSIVE SEIZURE finished business is the vote on the mo- Kaptur Murphy (FL) Sewell (AL) OF PROPERTY THROUGH THE Katko Murphy (PA) Sherman EXPLOITATION OF CIVIL ASSET tion to suspend the rules and pass the Keating Nadler Shimkus bill (H.R. 2285) to improve enforcement Kelly (IL) Napolitano Shuster FORFEITURE TOOLS ACT against trafficking in cultural property Kelly (MS) Neal Simpson The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- and prevent stolen or illicit cultural Kelly (PA) Neugebauer Sinema Kennedy Newhouse Sires finished business is the vote on the mo- property from financing terrorist and Kildee Noem Slaughter tion to suspend the rules and pass the criminal networks, and for other pur- Kilmer Nolan Smith (MO) bill (H.R. 5523) to amend title 31, poses, as amended, on which the yeas Kind Norcross Smith (NE) United States Code, to prohibit the In- King (IA) Nugent Smith (NJ) and nays were ordered. King (NY) Nunes Smith (TX) ternal Revenue Service from carrying The Clerk read the title of the bill. Kinzinger (IL) O’Rourke Smith (WA) out seizures relating to a structuring The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Kirkpatrick Olson Speier transaction unless the property to be question is on the motion offered by Kline Palazzo Stefanik Knight Pallone Stewart seized derived from an illegal source or the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. ROS- Kuster Palmer Stivers the funds were structured for the pur- KAM) that the House suspend the rules Labrador Pascrell Stutzman pose of concealing the violation of an- and pass the bill, as amended. LaHood Paulsen Swalwell (CA) other criminal law or regulation, to re- LaMalfa Payne Takano This is a 5-minute vote. Lamborn Pearce Thompson (CA) quire notice and a post-seizure hearing The vote was taken by electronic de- Lance Perlmutter Thompson (MS) for such seizures, and for other pur- vice, and there were—yeas 415, nays 0, Langevin Perry Thompson (PA) poses, as amended, on which the yeas not voting 16, as follows: Larsen (WA) Peters Thornberry Larson (CT) Peterson Tipton and nays were ordered. [Roll No. 547] Latta Pingree Titus The Clerk read the title of the bill. YEAS—415 Lawrence Pittenger Tonko The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Lee Pitts Torres question is on the motion offered by Abraham Cleaver Flores Levin Pocan Trott Adams Clyburn Forbes Lewis Poliquin Tsongas the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. ROS- Aderholt Coffman Fortenberry Lipinski Polis Turner KAM) that the House suspend the rules Aguilar Cohen Foster LoBiondo Pompeo Upton and pass the bill, as amended. Allen Cole Foxx Loebsack Posey Valadao Amash Collins (GA) Frankel (FL) Lofgren Price (NC) Van Hollen This is a 5-minute vote. Amodei Collins (NY) Franks (AZ) Long Price, Tom Vargas The vote was taken by electronic de- Ashford Comstock Frelinghuysen Loudermilk Quigley Veasey vice, and there were—yeas 415, nays 0, Babin Conaway Fudge Love Rangel Vela not voting 16, as follows: Barletta Connolly Gabbard Lowenthal Ratcliffe Vela´ zquez Barr Conyers Gallego Lowey Reed Visclosky [Roll No. 548] Barton Cook Garamendi Lucas Reichert Wagner YEAS—415 Bass Cooper Garrett Luetkemeyer Renacci Walberg Beatty Costa Gibbs Lujan Grisham Ribble Walden Abraham Carson (IN) DeSaulnier Becerra Costello (PA) Gibson (NM) Rice (NY) Walker Adams Carter (TX) DesJarlais Benishek Courtney Gohmert Luja´ n, Ben Ray Rice (SC) Walorski Aderholt Cartwright Deutch Bera Cramer Goodlatte (NM) Richmond Walz Aguilar Castor (FL) Diaz-Balart Beyer Crawford Gosar Lummis Rigell Wasserman Allen Castro (TX) Dingell Bilirakis Crenshaw Gowdy Lynch Roby Schultz Amash Chabot Doggett Bishop (GA) Crowley Graham MacArthur Roe (TN) Waters, Maxine Amodei Chaffetz Dold Bishop (MI) Cuellar Granger Maloney, Rogers (AL) Watson Coleman Ashford Chu, Judy Donovan Bishop (UT) Culberson Graves (GA) Carolyn Rogers (KY) Weber (TX) Babin Cicilline Doyle, Michael Black Cummings Graves (LA) Maloney, Sean Rohrabacher Webster (FL) Barletta Clark (MA) F. Blackburn Curbelo (FL) Graves (MO) Marchant Rokita Welch Barr Clarke (NY) Duckworth Blum Davidson Grayson Marino Ros-Lehtinen Wenstrup Barton Clawson (FL) Duffy Blumenauer Davis (CA) Green, Al Massie Roskam Westerman Bass Clay Duncan (SC) Bost Davis, Danny Green, Gene Matsui Ross Westmoreland Beatty Cleaver Duncan (TN) Boustany Davis, Rodney Griffith McCarthy Rothfus Williams Becerra Clyburn Edwards Boyle, Brendan DeFazio Grijalva McCaul Rouzer Wilson (FL) Benishek Coffman Ellison F. DeGette Grothman McClintock Roybal-Allard Wilson (SC) Bera Cohen Ellmers (NC) Brady (PA) Delaney Guinta McCollum Royce Wittman Beyer Cole Emmer (MN) Brady (TX) DeLauro Guthrie McDermott Ruiz Womack Bilirakis Collins (GA) Engel Brat DelBene Hahn McGovern Ruppersberger Woodall Bishop (GA) Collins (NY) Eshoo Bridenstine Denham Hanna McHenry Russell Yarmuth Bishop (MI) Comstock Esty Brooks (AL) Dent Hardy McKinley Ryan (OH) Yoder Bishop (UT) Conaway Farenthold Brooks (IN) DeSantis Harper McMorris Salmon Yoho Black Connolly Farr Brownley (CA) DeSaulnier Harris Rodgers Sa´ nchez, Linda Young (AK) Blackburn Conyers Fitzpatrick Buchanan DesJarlais Hartzler McNerney T. Young (IA) Blum Cook Fleischmann Buck Deutch Hastings McSally Sanford Young (IN) Blumenauer Cooper Fleming Bucshon Diaz-Balart Heck (NV) Meadows Sarbanes Zeldin Bost Costa Flores Burgess Dingell Heck (WA) Meehan Scalise Zinke Boustany Costello (PA) Forbes Bustos Doggett Hensarling Boyle, Brendan Courtney Fortenberry Butterfield Dold Herrera Beutler NOT VOTING—16 F. Cramer Foster Byrne Donovan Hice, Jody B. Bonamici Lieu, Ted Rush Brady (PA) Crawford Foxx Calvert Doyle, Michael Higgins Brady (TX) Crenshaw Frankel (FL) Brown (FL) Moore Sanchez, Loretta Capps F. Hill Brat Crowley Franks (AZ) Carter (GA) Mulvaney Tiberi Capuano Duckworth Himes Fincher Pelosi Bridenstine Cuellar Frelinghuysen ´ Walters, Mimi Cardenas Duffy Hinojosa Gutie´rrez Poe (TX) Brooks (AL) Culberson Fudge Carney Duncan (SC) Holding Hudson Rooney (FL) Brooks (IN) Cummings Gabbard Carson (IN) Duncan (TN) Honda Brownley (CA) Curbelo (FL) Gallego Carter (TX) Edwards Hoyer ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Buchanan Davidson Garamendi Cartwright Ellison Huelskamp Buck Davis (CA) Garrett Castor (FL) Ellmers (NC) Huffman The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Bucshon Davis, Danny Gibbs Castro (TX) Emmer (MN) Huizenga (MI) the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Burgess Davis, Rodney Gibson Chabot Engel Hultgren ing. Bustos DeFazio Gohmert Chaffetz Eshoo Hunter Butterfield DeGette Goodlatte Chu, Judy Esty Hurd (TX) Byrne Delaney Gosar Cicilline Farenthold Hurt (VA) b 1723 Calvert DeLauro Gowdy Clark (MA) Farr Israel So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Capps DelBene Graham Clarke (NY) Fitzpatrick Issa Capuano Denham Granger Clawson (FL) Fleischmann Jackson Lee tive) the rules were suspended and the Ca´ rdenas Dent Graves (GA) Clay Fleming Jeffries bill, as amended, was passed. Carney DeSantis Graves (LA)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.053 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5838 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 Graves (MO) Luja´ n, Ben Ray Royce Price (NC) Rush Tiberi Gosar Lowey Ross Grayson (NM) Ruiz Rooney (FL) Sanchez, Loretta Walters, Mimi Gowdy Lucas Rothfus Green, Al Lummis Ruppersberger Graham Luetkemeyer Rouzer Green, Gene Lynch Russell ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Granger Lujan Grisham Roybal-Allard Griffith MacArthur Ryan (OH) The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Graves (GA) (NM) Royce Grijalva Maloney, Salmon the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Graves (LA) Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ruiz Grothman Carolyn Sa´ nchez, Linda ing. Graves (MO) (NM) Ruppersberger Guinta Maloney, Sean T. Grayson Lummis Russell Guthrie Marchant Green, Al Lynch Ryan (OH) Sanford 1730 Hahn Marino Sarbanes b Green, Gene MacArthur Salmon ´ Hanna Massie Scalise So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Griffith Maloney, Sanchez, Linda Hardy Matsui Grijalva Carolyn T. Schakowsky tive) the rules were suspended and the Harper McCarthy Schiff Grothman Maloney, Sean Sanford Harris McCaul Guinta Marchant Sarbanes Schrader bill, as amended, was passed. Hartzler McClintock Guthrie Marino Scalise Schweikert The result of the vote was announced Hastings McCollum Hahn Massie Schakowsky Scott (VA) Heck (NV) McDermott as above recorded. Hanna Matsui Schiff Heck (WA) McGovern Scott, Austin A motion to reconsider was laid on Hardy McCarthy Schrader Hensarling McHenry Scott, David the table. Harper McCaul Schweikert Herrera Beutler McKinley Sensenbrenner Harris McClintock Scott (VA) Hice, Jody B. McMorris Serrano f Hartzler McCollum Scott, Austin Higgins Rodgers Sessions Hastings McDermott Scott, David Hill McNerney Sewell (AL) MODERNIZING GOVERNMENT Heck (NV) McGovern Sensenbrenner Himes McSally Sherman TRAVEL ACT Heck (WA) McHenry Serrano Hinojosa Meadows Shimkus Hensarling McKinley Sessions Holding Meehan Shuster The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Herrera Beutler McMorris Sewell (AL) Honda Meeks Simpson finished business is the vote on the mo- Hice, Jody B. Rodgers Sherman Hoyer Meng Sinema Higgins McNerney Shimkus Hudson Messer Sires tion to suspend the rules and pass the Hill McSally Shuster Huelskamp Mica Slaughter bill (H.R. 5625) to provide for reim- Himes Meadows Simpson Huffman Miller (FL) Smith (MO) bursement for the use of modern travel Hinojosa Meehan Sinema Huizenga (MI) Miller (MI) Smith (NE) services by Federal employees trav- Holding Meeks Sires Hultgren Moolenaar Smith (NJ) Honda Meng Slaughter Hunter Mooney (WV) Smith (TX) eling on official Government business, Hoyer Messer Smith (MO) Hurd (TX) Moulton Smith (WA) and for other purposes, as amended, on Hudson Mica Smith (NE) Hurt (VA) Mullin Speier which the yeas and nays were ordered. Huelskamp Miller (FL) Smith (NJ) Israel Murphy (FL) Stefanik Huffman Miller (MI) Smith (TX) Issa Murphy (PA) The Clerk read the title of the bill. Huizenga (MI) Moolenaar Smith (WA) Stewart Jackson Lee Nadler Hultgren Mooney (WV) Speier Stivers The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Jeffries Napolitano Hunter Moulton Stefanik Stutzman question is on the motion offered by Jenkins (KS) Neal Hurd (TX) Mullin Stewart Swalwell (CA) Jenkins (WV) Neugebauer the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. CAR- Hurt (VA) Murphy (FL) Stivers Johnson (GA) Newhouse Takano TER) that the House suspend the rules Israel Murphy (PA) Stutzman Johnson (OH) Noem Thompson (CA) Issa Nadler Swalwell (CA) Thompson (MS) and pass the bill, as amended. Johnson, E. B. Nolan This is a 5-minute vote. Jackson Lee Napolitano Takano Johnson, Sam Norcross Thompson (PA) Jeffries Neal Thompson (CA) Jolly Nugent Thornberry The vote was taken by electronic de- Jenkins (KS) Neugebauer Thompson (MS) Jones Nunes Tipton vice, and there were—yeas 415, nays 0, Jenkins (WV) Newhouse Thompson (PA) Jordan O’Rourke Titus not voting 16, as follows: Johnson (GA) Noem Thornberry Joyce Olson Tonko Johnson (OH) Nolan Tipton Kaptur Palazzo Torres [Roll No. 549] Johnson, E. B. Norcross Titus Katko Pallone Trott YEAS—415 Johnson, Sam Nugent Tonko Keating Palmer Tsongas Jolly Nunes Torres Kelly (IL) Pascrell Turner Abraham Capuano DeLauro Jones O’Rourke Trott ´ Kelly (MS) Paulsen Upton Adams Cardenas DelBene Jordan Olson Tsongas Kelly (PA) Payne Valadao Aderholt Carney Denham Joyce Palazzo Turner Kennedy Pearce Van Hollen Aguilar Carson (IN) Dent Kaptur Pallone Upton Kildee Perlmutter Vargas Allen Carter (TX) DeSantis Katko Palmer Valadao Amash Cartwright DeSaulnier Kilmer Perry Veasey Keating Pascrell Van Hollen Amodei Castor (FL) DesJarlais Kind Peters Vela Kelly (IL) Paulsen Vargas Ashford Castro (TX) Deutch King (IA) Peterson Vela´ zquez Kelly (MS) Payne Veasey Babin Chabot Diaz-Balart King (NY) Pingree Visclosky Kelly (PA) Pearce Vela Barletta Chaffetz Dingell Kinzinger (IL) Pittenger Wagner Kennedy Perlmutter Vela´ zquez Kirkpatrick Pitts Barr Chu, Judy Doggett Kildee Perry Visclosky Walberg Barton Cicilline Dold Kline Pocan Walden Kilmer Peters Wagner Knight Poliquin Bass Clark (MA) Donovan Kind Peterson Walberg Walker Beatty Clarke (NY) Doyle, Michael Kuster Polis Walorski King (IA) Pingree Walden Labrador Pompeo Becerra Clawson (FL) F. King (NY) Pittenger Walker Walz Benishek Clay Duckworth LaHood Posey Wasserman Kinzinger (IL) Pitts Walorski LaMalfa Price, Tom Bera Cleaver Duffy Kirkpatrick Pocan Walz Schultz Beyer Clyburn Duncan (SC) Lamborn Quigley Waters, Maxine Kline Poliquin Wasserman Lance Rangel Bilirakis Coffman Duncan (TN) Knight Watson Coleman Polis Schultz Langevin Ratcliffe Bishop (GA) Cohen Edwards Kuster Pompeo Waters, Maxine Weber (TX) Larsen (WA) Reed Bishop (MI) Cole Ellison Labrador Posey Watson Coleman Webster (FL) Larson (CT) Reichert Bishop (UT) Collins (GA) Ellmers (NC) LaHood Price, Tom Weber (TX) Welch Latta Renacci Black Collins (NY) Emmer (MN) LaMalfa Quigley Webster (FL) Wenstrup Lawrence Ribble Blackburn Comstock Engel Lamborn Rangel Welch Westerman Lee Rice (NY) Blum Conaway Eshoo Lance Ratcliffe Wenstrup Levin Rice (SC) Westmoreland Blumenauer Connolly Esty Langevin Reed Westerman Lewis Richmond Williams Bonamici Conyers Farenthold Larsen (WA) Reichert Westmoreland Lipinski Rigell Wilson (FL) Bost Cook Farr Larson (CT) Renacci Williams LoBiondo Roby Wilson (SC) Boustany Cooper Fitzpatrick Latta Ribble Wilson (FL) Loebsack Roe (TN) Wittman Boyle, Brendan Costa Fleischmann Lawrence Rice (NY) Wilson (SC) Lofgren Rogers (AL) Womack F. Costello (PA) Fleming Lee Rice (SC) Wittman Long Rogers (KY) Woodall Brady (PA) Courtney Flores Levin Richmond Womack Loudermilk Rohrabacher Yarmuth Brady (TX) Cramer Forbes Lewis Rigell Woodall Love Rokita Yoder Brat Crawford Fortenberry Lipinski Roby Yarmuth Lowenthal Ros-Lehtinen Yoho Bridenstine Crenshaw Foster LoBiondo Roe (TN) Yoder Lowey Roskam Young (AK) Brooks (AL) Crowley Foxx Loebsack Rogers (AL) Yoho Lucas Ross Young (IA) Brooks (IN) Cuellar Franks (AZ) Lofgren Rogers (KY) Young (AK) Luetkemeyer Rothfus Young (IN) Brownley (CA) Culberson Frelinghuysen Long Rohrabacher Young (IA) Lujan Grisham Rouzer Zeldin Buchanan Cummings Fudge Loudermilk Rokita Young (IN) (NM) Roybal-Allard Zinke Buck Curbelo (FL) Gabbard Love Ros-Lehtinen Zeldin Bucshon Davidson Gallego Lowenthal Roskam Zinke NOT VOTING—16 Burgess Davis (CA) Garamendi Bustos Davis, Danny Garrett NOT VOTING—16 Bonamici Gutie´rrez Pelosi Butterfield Davis, Rodney Gibbs Brown (FL) Lieu, Ted Poe (TX) Byrne DeFazio Gibson Brown (FL) Frankel (FL) Moore Carter (GA) Moore Calvert DeGette Gohmert Carter (GA) Gutie´rrez Mulvaney Fincher Mulvaney Capps Delaney Goodlatte Fincher Lieu, Ted Pelosi

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.019 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5839 Poe (TX) Rush Walters, Mimi Fudge Love Rothfus NAYS—11 Price (NC) Sanchez, Loretta Gabbard Lowenthal Rouzer Amash Griffith Jordan Rooney (FL) Tiberi Gallego Lowey Roybal-Allard Brat Grothman Massie Garamendi Lucas Royce ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Brooks (AL) Huelskamp Perry Garrett Luetkemeyer Ruiz Gosar Jones The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Gibbs Lujan Grisham Ruppersberger the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Gibson (NM) Russell NOT VOTING—16 ´ ing. Gohmert Lujan, Ben Ray Ryan (OH) Beyer Moore Rush Goodlatte (NM) Salmon Brown (FL) Mulvaney Sanchez, Loretta b 1737 Gowdy Lummis Sa´ nchez, Linda Carter (GA) Pelosi Tiberi Graham Lynch T. Fincher Poe (TX) Walters, Mimi So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Granger MacArthur Sanford Gutie´rrez Price (NC) tive) the rules were suspended and the Graves (GA) Maloney, Sarbanes Lieu, Ted Rooney (FL) Carolyn bill, as amended, was passed. Graves (LA) Scalise Graves (MO) Maloney, Sean Schakowsky ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The result of the vote was announced Grayson Marchant Schiff The SPEAKER pro tempore (during as above recorded. Green, Al Marino Schrader the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- A motion to reconsider was laid on Green, Gene Matsui Schweikert ing. the table. Grijalva McCarthy Scott (VA) McCaul Guinta Scott, Austin b 1743 f Guthrie McClintock Scott, David Hahn McCollum Sensenbrenner Mr. GROTHMAN changed his vote Hanna McDermott Serrano from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IM- McGovern Hardy Sessions So (two-thirds being in the affirma- PROVEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY Harper McHenry Sewell (AL) ACT Harris McKinley Sherman tive) the rules were suspended and the McMorris bill, as amended, was passed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Hartzler Shimkus Hastings Rodgers Shuster The result of the vote was announced finished business is the vote on the mo- Heck (NV) McNerney Simpson as above recorded. tion to suspend the rules and pass the McSally Heck (WA) Sinema A motion to reconsider was laid on bill (S. 1550) to amend title 31, United Hensarling Meadows Sires Meehan the table. States Code, to establish entities Herrera Beutler Slaughter Hice, Jody B. Meeks Smith (MO) tasked with improving program and Higgins Meng Smith (NE) f project management in certain Federal Hill Messer Smith (NJ) agencies, and for other purposes, as Himes Mica Smith (TX) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JUDICIAL amended, on which the yeas and nays Hinojosa Miller (FL) Smith (WA) FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY ACT Miller (MI) were ordered. Holding Speier The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Honda Moolenaar Stefanik The Clerk read the title of the bill. Hoyer Mooney (WV) Stewart finished business is the vote on the mo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hudson Moulton Stivers tion to suspend the rules and pass the question is on the motion offered by Huffman Mullin Stutzman bill (HR. 4419) to update the financial Murphy (FL) the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. CAR- Huizenga (MI) Swalwell (CA) disclosure requirements for judges of Hultgren Murphy (PA) Takano TER) that the House suspend the rules the District of Columbia courts, as Hunter Nadler Thompson (CA) and pass the bill, as amended. Hurd (TX) Napolitano Thompson (MS) amended, on which the yeas and nays This is a 5-minute vote. Hurt (VA) Neal Thompson (PA) were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic de- Israel Neugebauer Thornberry The Clerk read the title of the bill. vice, and there were—yeas 404, nays 11, Issa Newhouse Tipton The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Jackson Lee Noem Titus not voting 16, as follows: Jeffries Nolan Tonko question is on the motion offered by [Roll No. 550] Jenkins (KS) Norcross Torres the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. CAR- YEAS—404 Jenkins (WV) Nugent Trott TER) that the House suspend the rules Johnson (GA) Nunes Tsongas and pass the bill, as amended. Abraham Capuano Davis, Rodney Johnson (OH) O’Rourke Turner Adams Ca´ rdenas This is a 5-minute vote. DeFazio Johnson, E. B. Olson Upton Aderholt Carney DeGette Johnson, Sam Palazzo Valadao The vote was taken by electronic de- Aguilar Carson (IN) Delaney Jolly Pallone Van Hollen vice, and there were—yeas 414, nays 0, Allen Carter (TX) DeLauro Joyce Palmer Amodei Cartwright DelBene Vargas not voting 17, as follows: Kaptur Pascrell Ashford Castor (FL) Denham Veasey Katko Paulsen [Roll No. 551] Babin Castro (TX) Dent Vela Payne Barletta Chabot DeSantis Keating Vela´ zquez YEAS—414 Barr Chaffetz DeSaulnier Kelly (IL) Pearce Visclosky Abraham Brooks (AL) Collins (NY) Barton Chu, Judy DesJarlais Kelly (MS) Perlmutter Wagner Adams Brooks (IN) Comstock Bass Cicilline Deutch Kelly (PA) Peters Walberg Aderholt Brownley (CA) Conaway Beatty Clark (MA) Diaz-Balart Kennedy Peterson Walden Aguilar Buchanan Connolly Becerra Clarke (NY) Dingell Kildee Pingree Walker Allen Buck Conyers Benishek Clawson (FL) Doggett Kilmer Pittenger Walorski Amash Bucshon Cook Bera Clay Dold Kind Pitts Walz Amodei Burgess Cooper Bilirakis Cleaver Donovan King (IA) Pocan Wasserman Ashford Bustos Costa Bishop (GA) Clyburn Doyle, Michael King (NY) Poliquin Schultz Babin Butterfield Costello (PA) Bishop (MI) Coffman F. Kinzinger (IL) Polis Waters, Maxine Barletta Byrne Courtney Bishop (UT) Cohen Duckworth Kirkpatrick Pompeo Watson Coleman Barr Calvert Cramer Black Cole Duffy Barton Capps Crawford Kline Posey Weber (TX) Blackburn Collins (GA) Duncan (SC) Bass Capuano Crenshaw Knight Price, Tom Webster (FL) Blum Collins (NY) Duncan (TN) Beatty Ca´ rdenas Crowley Kuster Quigley Welch Blumenauer Comstock Edwards Becerra Carney Cuellar Labrador Rangel Wenstrup Bonamici Conaway Ellison LaHood Ratcliffe Benishek Carson (IN) Culberson Bost Connolly Ellmers (NC) Westerman Bera Carter (TX) Cummings LaMalfa Reed Westmoreland Boustany Conyers Emmer (MN) Lamborn Reichert Bilirakis Cartwright Curbelo (FL) Williams Boyle, Brendan Cook Engel Lance Renacci Bishop (GA) Castor (FL) Davidson F. Cooper Eshoo Wilson (FL) Bishop (MI) Castro (TX) Davis (CA) Langevin Ribble Brady (PA) Costa Esty Wilson (SC) Bishop (UT) Chabot Davis, Danny Larsen (WA) Rice (NY) Brady (TX) Costello (PA) Farenthold Wittman Black Chaffetz Davis, Rodney Larson (CT) Rice (SC) Bridenstine Courtney Farr Womack Blackburn Chu, Judy DeFazio Latta Richmond Brooks (IN) Cramer Fitzpatrick Woodall Blum Cicilline DeGette Lawrence Rigell Brownley (CA) Crawford Fleischmann Yarmuth Blumenauer Clark (MA) Delaney Lee Roby Buchanan Crenshaw Fleming Yoder Bonamici Clarke (NY) DeLauro Levin Roe (TN) Buck Crowley Flores Yoho Bost Clawson (FL) DelBene Lewis Rogers (AL) Bucshon Cuellar Forbes Young (AK) Boustany Clay Denham Lipinski Rogers (KY) Burgess Culberson Fortenberry Young (IA) Boyle, Brendan Cleaver Dent LoBiondo Rohrabacher Bustos Cummings Foster Young (IN) F. Clyburn DeSantis Butterfield Curbelo (FL) Foxx Loebsack Rokita Brady (PA) Coffman DeSaulnier Zeldin Byrne Davidson Frankel (FL) Lofgren Ros-Lehtinen Brady (TX) Cohen DesJarlais Zinke Calvert Davis (CA) Franks (AZ) Long Roskam Brat Cole Deutch Capps Davis, Danny Frelinghuysen Loudermilk Ross Bridenstine Collins (GA) Diaz-Balart

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.020 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5840 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 Dingell Kelly (PA) Pingree Wasserman Westerman Yarmuth Culberson Johnson (GA) Perlmutter Doggett Kennedy Pittenger Schultz Westmoreland Yoder Cummings Johnson (OH) Peters Dold Kildee Pitts Waters, Maxine Williams Yoho Curbelo (FL) Johnson, E. B. Peterson Donovan Kilmer Pocan Watson Coleman Wilson (FL) Young (AK) Davidson Johnson, Sam Pingree Doyle, Michael Kind Poliquin Weber (TX) Wilson (SC) Young (IA) Davis (CA) Jolly Pittenger F. King (IA) Polis Webster (FL) Wittman Young (IN) Davis, Danny Kaptur Pitts Duckworth King (NY) Pompeo Welch Womack Zeldin Davis, Rodney Katko Pocan Duffy Kinzinger (IL) Posey Wenstrup Woodall Zinke DeFazio Keating Poliquin Duncan (SC) Kirkpatrick DeGette Kelly (MS) Polis Price, Tom NOT VOTING—17 Duncan (TN) Kline Quigley Delaney Kelly (PA) Pompeo Edwards Knight Rangel Beyer Lieu, Ted Rooney (FL) DeLauro Kennedy Posey Ellison Kuster Ratcliffe Brown (FL) Moore Rush DelBene Kildee Quigley Ellmers (NC) Labrador Reed Carter (GA) Mulvaney Sanchez, Loretta Denham Kilmer Rangel Emmer (MN) LaHood Reichert Fincher Pelosi Tiberi Dent Kind Ratcliffe Engel LaMalfa Renacci Gutie´rrez Poe (TX) Walters, Mimi DeSantis King (IA) Reed Eshoo Lamborn Ribble Kelly (IL) Price (NC) DeSaulnier King (NY) Reichert Esty Lance DesJarlais Kinzinger (IL) Renacci Rice (NY) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Farenthold Langevin Rice (SC) Deutch Kirkpatrick Ribble Farr Larsen (WA) Richmond The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Diaz-Balart Kline Rice (NY) Fitzpatrick Larson (CT) Rigell the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Dingell Knight Rice (SC) Fleischmann Latta Roby ing. Doggett Kuster Richmond Fleming Lawrence Roe (TN) Dold LaHood Roby Flores Lee Donovan LaMalfa Roe (TN) Rogers (AL) b 1749 Forbes Levin Rogers (KY) Doyle, Michael Lamborn Rogers (AL) Fortenberry Lewis Rohrabacher So (two-thirds being in the affirma- F. Lance Rogers (KY) Foster Lipinski Duckworth Langevin Rohrabacher Rokita tive) the rules were suspended and the Foxx LoBiondo Ros-Lehtinen Duffy Larsen (WA) Rokita Frankel (FL) Loebsack Roskam bill, as amended, was passed. Duncan (SC) Larson (CT) Ros-Lehtinen Franks (AZ) Lofgren Ross The result of the vote was announced Edwards Latta Roskam Frelinghuysen Long Rothfus as above recorded. Ellison Lawrence Ross Fudge Loudermilk Ellmers (NC) Lee Rothfus Rouzer The title of the bill was amended so Gabbard Love Roybal-Allard Emmer (MN) Levin Rouzer Gallego Lowenthal Royce as to read: ‘‘A bill to update the finan- Engel Lewis Roybal-Allard Garamendi Lowey Ruiz cial disclosure requirements for judges Eshoo Lipinski Royce Garrett Lucas Ruppersberger Esty LoBiondo Ruiz Gibbs Luetkemeyer of the District of Columbia courts and Farr Loebsack Russell Russell to make other improvements to the Gibson Lujan Grisham Ryan (OH) Fitzpatrick Lofgren Ryan (OH) Gohmert (NM) Salmon District of Columbia courts.’’. Fleischmann Long Salmon ´ ´ Goodlatte Lujan, Ben Ray Sa´ nchez, Linda A motion to reconsider was laid on Fleming Loudermilk Sanchez, Linda (NM) Gosar T. the table. Flores Love T. Gowdy Lummis Sanford Forbes Lowenthal Sarbanes Graham Lynch Fortenberry Scalise Sarbanes f Lowey Granger MacArthur Scalise Foster Lucas Schakowsky Graves (GA) Maloney, Foxx Schiff Schakowsky SUPPORTING YOUTH OPPOR- Luetkemeyer Graves (LA) Carolyn Schiff Frankel (FL) Lujan Grisham Schrader Graves (MO) Maloney, Sean Schrader TUNITY AND PREVENTING DE- Franks (AZ) (NM) Schweikert ´ Grayson Marchant Schweikert LINQUENCY ACT OF 2016 Frelinghuysen Lujan, Ben Ray Scott (VA) Green, Al Marino Scott (VA) Fudge (NM) Scott, Austin Green, Gene Massie Scott, Austin The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Gabbard Lummis Scott, David Griffith Matsui Scott, David finished business is the vote on the mo- Gallego Lynch Serrano Grijalva McCarthy Sensenbrenner tion to suspend the rules and pass the Garamendi MacArthur Sessions Grothman McCaul Garrett Maloney, Sewell (AL) Serrano bill (H.R. 5963) to reauthorize and im- Guinta McClintock Sessions Gibbs Carolyn Sherman Guthrie McCollum Sewell (AL) prove the Juvenile Justice and Delin- Gibson Maloney, Sean Shimkus Hahn McDermott Sherman quency Prevention Act of 1974, and for Goodlatte Marino Shuster Hanna McGovern Shimkus other purposes, as amended, on which Gowdy Matsui Simpson Hardy McHenry Shuster Graham McCarthy Sinema Harper McKinley the yeas and nays were ordered. Simpson Granger McCaul Sires Harris McMorris Graves (GA) McCollum Slaughter Sinema The Clerk read the title of the bill. Hartzler Rodgers Graves (LA) McDermott Smith (MO) Sires The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hastings McNerney Graves (MO) McGovern Smith (NE) Slaughter Heck (NV) McSally question is on the motion offered by Grayson McHenry Smith (NJ) Smith (MO) Heck (WA) Meadows the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Green, Al McKinley Smith (TX) Smith (NE) Hensarling Meehan Green, Gene McMorris Smith (WA) Smith (NJ) CURBELO) that the House suspend the Herrera Beutler Meeks Grijalva Rodgers Speier Smith (TX) Hice, Jody B. Meng rules and pass the bill, as amended. Grothman McNerney Stefanik Smith (WA) Higgins Messer This is a 5-minute vote. Guinta McSally Stewart Speier Hill Mica Guthrie Meadows Stivers Stefanik The vote was taken by electronic de- Himes Miller (FL) vice, and there were—yeas 382, nays 29, Hahn Meehan Stutzman Hinojosa Miller (MI) Stewart Hanna Meeks Swalwell (CA) Holding Moolenaar Stivers not voting 20, as follows: Hardy Meng Takano Honda Mooney (WV) Stutzman [Roll No. 552] Harper Messer Thompson (CA) Hoyer Moulton Swalwell (CA) Hartzler Mica Thompson (MS) Hudson Mullin Takano YEAS—382 Hastings Miller (FL) Thompson (PA) Huelskamp Murphy (FL) Thompson (CA) Abraham Boustany Clark (MA) Heck (NV) Miller (MI) Thornberry Huffman Murphy (PA) Thompson (MS) Adams Boyle, Brendan Clarke (NY) Heck (WA) Moolenaar Tipton Huizenga (MI) Nadler Thompson (PA) Aderholt F. Clawson (FL) Hensarling Mooney (WV) Titus Hultgren Napolitano Thornberry Aguilar Brady (PA) Clay Herrera Beutler Moulton Tonko Hunter Neal Tipton Allen Brady (TX) Cleaver Hice, Jody B. Mullin Torres Hurd (TX) Neugebauer Titus Amodei Brooks (IN) Clyburn Higgins Murphy (FL) Trott Hurt (VA) Newhouse Tonko Ashford Brownley (CA) Coffman Hill Murphy (PA) Tsongas Israel Noem Torres Barletta Buchanan Cohen Himes Nadler Turner Issa Nolan Trott Barr Bucshon Cole Hinojosa Napolitano Upton Jackson Lee Norcross Tsongas Barton Bustos Collins (GA) Holding Neal Valadao Jeffries Nugent Turner Bass Butterfield Collins (NY) Honda Neugebauer Van Hollen Jenkins (KS) Nunes Upton Beatty Byrne Comstock Hoyer Newhouse Vargas Jenkins (WV) O’Rourke Valadao Becerra Calvert Conaway Hudson Noem Veasey Johnson (GA) Olson Van Hollen Benishek Capps Connolly Huffman Nolan Vela Johnson (OH) Palazzo Vargas Bera Capuano Conyers Huizenga (MI) Norcross Vela´ zquez Johnson, E. B. Pallone Veasey Bilirakis Ca´ rdenas Cook Hultgren Nugent Visclosky Johnson, Sam Palmer Vela Bishop (GA) Carney Cooper Hunter Nunes Wagner Jolly Pascrell Vela´ zquez Bishop (MI) Carson (IN) Costa Hurd (TX) O’Rourke Walberg Jones Paulsen Visclosky Bishop (UT) Carter (TX) Costello (PA) Hurt (VA) Olson Walden Jordan Payne Wagner Black Cartwright Courtney Israel Palazzo Walker Joyce Pearce Walberg Blackburn Castor (FL) Cramer Issa Pallone Walorski Kaptur Perlmutter Walden Blum Castro (TX) Crawford Jackson Lee Pascrell Walz Katko Perry Walker Blumenauer Chabot Crenshaw Jeffries Paulsen Wasserman Keating Peters Walorski Bonamici Chu, Judy Crowley Jenkins (KS) Payne Schultz Kelly (MS) Peterson Walz Bost Cicilline Cuellar Jenkins (WV) Pearce Waters, Maxine

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.022 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5841 Watson Coleman Wilson (FL) Yoho that the Senate has passed bills of the cute, on behalf of the United States, the Set- Webster (FL) Wilson (SC) Young (AK) tlement Agreement and any amendments ap- Welch Womack Young (IA) following titles in which the concur- rence of the House is requested: proved by the parties as necessary to make Wenstrup Woodall Young (IN) the Settlement Agreement consistent with Westerman Yarmuth Zeldin S. 1878. An act to extend the pediatric pri- Williams Yoder Zinke this Act. Such execution shall not constitute ority review voucher program. a major Federal action under the National NAYS—29 S. 2683. An act to include disabled veteran Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. leave in the personnel management system Amash Gohmert McClintock 4321 et seq.). The Secretary is further author- Babin Gosar Palmer of the Federal Aviation Administration. ized and directed to take all steps that the Brat Griffith Perry The message also announced that Secretary may deem necessary or appro- Bridenstine Harris Price, Tom pursuant to Public Law 110–315, the priate to implement the Settlement Agree- Brooks (AL) Huelskamp Sanford Chair, on behalf of the Democratic ment and this Act. Buck Jones Sensenbrenner ‘‘(d) CONTINUED FEDERALLY RESERVED AND Burgess Jordan Weber (TX) Leader, appoints the following indi- OTHER WATER RIGHTS.— Chaffetz Labrador Westmoreland vidual to be a member of the National N GENERAL Duncan (TN) Marchant ‘‘(1) I .—Notwithstanding any Wittman Farenthold Massie Advisory Committee on Institutional other provision of law, including any provi- Quality and Integrity: sions in this Act, the Bands had, have, and NOT VOTING—20 Steven VanAusdle of Washington continue to possess federally reserved rights Beyer Lieu, Ted Rooney (FL) vice Cameron Staples of Connecticut. and other water rights held in trust by the Brown (FL) Moore Ruppersberger United States. f Carter (GA) Mulvaney Rush ‘‘(2) FUTURE PROCEEDINGS.—In any pro- Fincher Pelosi Sanchez, Loretta ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER ceeding involving the assertion, enforce- Gutie´rrez Poe (TX) Tiberi PRO TEMPORE ment, or defense of the rights described in Joyce Price (NC) Walters, Mimi Kelly (IL) Rigell this subsection, the United States, in its ca- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. pacity as trustee for any Band, shall not be ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE RUSSELL). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule a required party and any decision by the The SPEAKER pro tempore (during XX, the Chair will postpone further United States regarding participation in any the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- proceedings today on additional mo- such proceeding shall not be subject to judi- ing. tions to suspend the rules on which a cial review or give rise to any claim for re- recorded vote or the yeas and nays are lief against the United States. b 1755 ordered, or on which the vote incurs ‘‘(e) ALLOTTEES.—Congress finds and con- So (two-thirds being in the affirma- firms that the benefits to allottees in the objection under clause 6 of rule XX. Settlement Agreement, including the rem- tive) the rules were suspended and the Any record vote on postponed ques- edies and provisions requiring that any bill, as amended, was passed. tions will be taken later. rights of allottees shall be satisfied from The result of the vote was announced f supplemental water and other water avail- as above recorded. able to the Bands or the Indian Water Au- A motion to reconsider was laid on SAN LUIS REY INDIAN WATER thority, are equitable and fully satisfy the the table. RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT water rights of the allottees. AMENDMENT ‘‘(f) NO PRECEDENT.—Nothing in this Act PERSONAL EXPLANATOIN shall be construed or interpreted as a prece- Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I move dent for the litigation or settlement of In- Thursday, September 22, 2016 I was absent to suspend the rules and pass the bill dian reserved water rights.’’. due to personal reasons and missed votes. (H.R. 1296) to amend the San Luis Rey SEC. 2. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. Had I been present, I would have voted as fol- Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to The second sentence of section 105(b)(1) of lows: clarify certain settlement terms, and the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Set- tlement Act (Public Law 100–675) is amended Rollcall No. 542 on ordering the previous for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. by striking the period at the end, and insert- question—‘‘Aye.’’ Rollcall No. 543 adoption of ing the following: ‘‘, provided that— H.Res. 879—‘‘Aye.’’ Rollcall No. 544 passage The text of the bill is as follows: ‘‘(i) no more than $3,700,000 per year (in of H.R. 5719—‘‘Aye.’’ Rollcall No. 545 pas- H.R. 1296 principal, interest or both) may be so allo- sage of H.R. 5320—‘‘Aye.’’ Rollcall No. 546 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- cated; and passage of H.R. 5946—‘‘Aye.’’ Rollcall No. resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(ii) none of the funds made available by 547 passage of H.R. 2285—‘‘Aye.’’ Rollcall Congress assembled, this section shall be available unless the Di- No. 548 passage of H.R. 5523—‘‘Aye.’’ Roll- SECTION 1. SAN LUIS REY SETTLEMENT AGREE- rector of the Office of Management and MENT IMPLEMENTATION. Budget first certifies in writing to the Com- call No. 549 passage of H.R. 5625—‘‘Aye.’’ The San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rollcall No. 550 passage of House Amend- Settlement Act (Public Law 100–675) is Representatives and the Committee on In- ment to S. 1550—‘‘Aye.’’ Rollcall No. 551 pas- amended by inserting after section 111 the dian Affairs of the Senate that the federal sage of H.R. 4419—‘‘Aye.’’ Rollcall No. 552 following: budget will record budgetary outlays from passage of H.R. 5963—‘‘Aye.’’ ‘‘SEC. 112. IMPLEMENTATION OF SETTLEMENT. the San Luis Rey Tribal Development Fund PERSONAL EXPLANATION ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds and recog- of only the monies, not to exceed $3,700,000 nizes as follows: annually, that the Secretary of the Treas- Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall Nos. ury, pursuant to this section, allocates and 544 (on passage of H.R. 5719), 545 (motion ‘‘(1) The City of Escondido, California, the Vista Irrigation District, the San Luis Rey makes available to the Indian Water Author- to suspend the rules and pass, as amended River Indian Water Authority, and the Bands ity from the trust fund.’’. H.R. 5320), 546 (motion to suspend the rules have approved an agreement, dated Decem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and pass, as amended H.R. 5946), 547 (mo- ber 5, 2014, resolving their disputes over the ant to the rule, the gentleman from tion to suspend the rules and pass, as amend- use of certain land and water rights in or California (Mr. DENHAM) and the gen- ed H.R. 2285), 548 (motion to suspend the near the San Luis Rey River watershed, the tleman from California (Mr. HUFFMAN) rules and pass, as amended H.R. 5523), 549 terms of which are consistent with this Act. each will control 20 minutes. (motion to suspend the rules and pass, as ‘‘(2) The Bands, the San Luis Rey River In- The Chair recognizes the gentleman amended H.R. 5625), 550 (motion to suspend dian Water Authority, the City of Escondido, California, the Vista Irrigation District, and from California (Mr. DENHAM). the rules and pass, as amended House the United States have approved a Settle- GENERAL LEAVE Amendment to S. 1550), 551 (motion to sus- ment Agreement dated January 30, 2015 Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I ask pend the rules and pass, as amended H.R. (hereafter in this section referred to as the unanimous consent that all Members 4419), and 552 (motion to suspend the rules ‘Settlement Agreement’) that conforms to may have 5 legislative days to revise and pass, as amended H.R. 5963) I did not the requirements of this Act. and extend their remarks and include cast my vote due to illness. Had I been ‘‘(b) APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION.—All pro- extraneous materials on the bill under visions of the Settlement Agreement, includ- present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on all of the consideration. votes. ing the waivers and releases of the liability of the United States, the provisions regard- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there f ing allottees, and the provision entitled ‘Ef- objection to the request of the gen- tleman from California? MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE fect of Settlement Agreement and Act,’ are hereby approved and ratified. There was no objection. A message from the Senate by Ms. ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATIONS.—The Secretary and Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I yield Curtis, one of its clerks, announced the Attorney General are authorized to exe- myself such time as I may consume.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.023 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5842 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 The bill before us today helps bring in an arid state where everyone is hurt- Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield closure to almost 50 years of litigation ing for clean water. Meanwhile, we back the balance of my time. and uncertainty that have impacted weren’t able to receive administration Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, in clos- tribal and nontribal communities in testimony on one of the agreements ing, this is one small step to Califor- southern California. due, in part, to a pending inspector nia’s water solutions. It is about time general investigation of the bene- b 1800 that we came together on this one ficiaries. small issue in California. Now it is Negotiations between five tribes, I am hopeful that, in the next admin- time to face the much bigger issues of water districts, cities, and Federal istration and in a new Congress, we can a drought-stricken State that con- Government have been ongoing for dec- do a better job on this drainage issue tinues to see a lack of water storage. It ades, and this bill represents the re- and, specifically, that we will be able is time that we find a real solution for sults of those successful negotiations. to tackle those California drainage dis- all of California. The Federal money has already been putes with the same level of collabora- I yield back the balance of my time. appropriated for this settlement, and tion and problem-solving that we have The SPEAKER pro tempore. The this bill, as amended, includes provi- seen in the San Luis Rey Basin. question is on the motion offered by sions that are aimed at resolving direct Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the gentleman from California (Mr. spending issues that have been identi- my time. DENHAM) that the House suspend the fied by the Congressional Budget Of- Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I yield rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1296, as fice. such time as he may consume to the amended. It is not often that both sides of the gentleman from California (Mr. HUN- The question was taken; and (two- aisle come to an agreement on any- TER). thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. HUNTER. I thank the gentleman thing involving California water. While rules were suspended and the bill, as I hope that we will have agreement on and my great friend from California. Mr. Speaker, the parties to this set- amended, was passed. larger California water issues in the A motion to reconsider was laid on near future, this bill shows that we can tlement have been working towards a resolution for almost 50 years; so I will the table. come together. I urge my colleagues to f support this bipartisan measure. keep my remarks brief so that we don’t Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of delay them any further. Before I get ROBERT EMMET PARK ACT OF 2016 my time. into the substance of this bill, I thank Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I move Chairman BISHOP, Chairman FLEMING, Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield to suspend the rules and pass the bill and the Natural Resources Committee myself such time as I may consume. (H.R. 4564) to redesignate the small tri- staff for their assistance in getting this This bill approves a water rights set- angular property located in Wash- bill to the floor right now. I also thank tlement agreement that would resolve ington, DC, and designated by the Na- nearly five decades of litigation. That my friends across the aisle. Today we are addressing an issue tional Park Service as reservation 302 is a great thing. that dates back to the late 19th cen- as ‘‘Robert Emmet Park’’, and for The 2015 settlement between the tury, when the Federal Government es- other purposes. United States and the parties that Mr. tablished reservations—in what is now The Clerk read the title of the bill. DENHAM just mentioned is important, my district in northern San Diego The text of the bill is as follows: and approving this settlement will fi- County—for five Mission Indian bands. H.R. 4564 nally put an end to years of bitter The creation of these reservations in- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- fighting over water rights in the San cluded sufficient water to meet the resentatives of the United States of America in Luis Rey River Basin. It also leaves in- bands’ present and future needs. How- Congress assembled, tact the full amount of funds Congress ever, in 1969, litigation arose sur- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. previously appropriated for the tribes. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Robert rounding whether the Federal Govern- Emmet Park Act of 2016’’. This kind of negotiation is important, ment improperly signed over the bands’ and the painstaking work that has water rights claims to two non-Indian SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: gone into it is to be commended. Now municipalities—what are today the it is up to Congress to do its part to (1) Robert Emmet was one of Ireland’s city of Escondido and the Vista Irriga- most prominent historical figures, having implement a well-crafted settlement. tion District. I commend my colleagues across the led an effort to secure Irish independence in In 1988, after decades of litigation, 1803. aisle for introducing this bill and for Congress enacted legislation that was (2) Although Emmet’s efforts initially moving it through the House, and I introduced by former Congressman Ron failed, they succeeded in inspiring new gen- thank the committee staffs on both Packard, the 1988 San Luis Rey Water erations of Irish men and women to struggle sides who have been working hard to Rights Settlement Act. Among its pro- for independence. bring this bill to the floor. visions, the legislation directed the (3) For his efforts to gain Irish independ- ence, Emmet was found guilty of treason and I have to say, though, Mr. Speaker, U.S. Secretary of the Interior to pro- that all of this good, collaborative sentenced to death by hanging. vide water annually to the tribes and (4) Robert Emmet’s ‘‘Speech from the work represented in Mr. HUNTER’s bill established the San Luis Rey Tribal Dock’’ motivated many of the efforts that stands in contrast to another set of Development Fund. However, that act led to an independent Ireland following 1916’s pending water agreements in our State. only becomes effective when all of the Easter Rising; (Emmet famously said that I hope that the Obama administration parties to the litigation enter into a ‘‘To [Ireland] I sacrificed every selfish, every will look at this successful example of settlement agreement providing for the lasting sentiment . . . I wished to place her collaboration in San Diego County and complete resolution of all claims. That independence beyond the reach of any power reconsider its current approach to the is what the legislation we are consid- of earth . . . to procure for my country the guarantee which Washington procured for Westlands-San Joaquin Valley drain- ering today accomplishes. age disputes, where Congress and the America . . . to exalt her to that proud sta- This legislation puts into effect a tion in the world.’’). Emmet was strongly in- public have been extremely ill-served. previous Department of Justice settle- fluenced by American democracy and the In the two pending drainage agree- ment agreed to by all parties—the five American Revolution. ments, the Interior Department has Mission Indian bands, the two local (5) Emmet had family members similarly agreed to waive hundreds of millions of municipalities, and the Federal Gov- admiring of the United States and dedicated dollars that are owed to taxpayers. ernment—and requires no new money to the cause of Irish independence, including They have failed to close off potential or water to be enacted. With the pas- his brother Thomas Addis Emmet who went litigation risks from other parties and sage of H.R. 1296, Congress can, at last, on to become a prominent Attorney General have failed to secure actual commit- of New York. end this dispute and finalize the action (6) Emmet has been revered by generations ments to clean up the contamination. it sought in passing the original settle- of Irish-Americans for his leadership, cour- They have also promised to write a ment act in 1988. age, and sacrifice. new, permanent water contract for a I urge all Members to support this bi- (7) Fifty years ago on April 22, 1966, the party that is not a tribal party but is partisan legislation. Robert Emmet Statue was dedicated on a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.067 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5843 small parcel of National Park Service land rently features a nearly 100-year-old that has been in the park for decades. (reservation 302) at the corner of 24th Street statue of Robert Emmet—a source of It is the only statue in the very small NW and Massachusetts Avenue NW in Wash- pride for America’s Irish community. park, and it is situated so that it is the ington, DC. The bill also authorizes the Secretary main visible feature to visitors. I hope (8) Robert Emmet’s statue is the central feature of reservation 302. of the Interior to post informational one doesn’t mind my sharing just a lit- (9) Many leading Members of Congress, in- signage regarding Robert Emmet and tle of the history here today. cluding Speaker of the House John W. his statue in the park. The Robert Emmet statue first came McCormack and Senators Everett Dirksen I urge my colleagues to support this into the possession of the United and Mike Mansfield served on the Robert measure. States 100 years ago, when then-Presi- Emmet Statue Dedication Committee. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of dent Woodrow Wilson, other Cabinet (10) Other members of that committee and my time. members, diplomats, and Members of participants in the dedication ceremony in- Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, Robert Congress joined in the acceptance cere- cluded Secretary of the Interior Stewart Emmet was an Irishman who was in- mony. Udall, Representative Michael Kirwan, Am- bassador of Ireland William P. Fay, and Rec- spired by our hard-fought independence The statue was a gift from the Irish tor of St. Matthews Cathedral John K. Cart- in this country, and he wanted the American community and was created wright. same for his native land. I think this by renowned artist Jerome Connor. SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF ROBERT EMMET bill is a wonderful thing for Ireland and After it was donated, it graced the ro- PARK. a wonderful thing for Irish Americans, tunda of the National Museum of Nat- (a) REDESIGNATION.—The small triangular including for my colleague, Mr. CROW- ural History for its first 50 years. In property designated by the National Park LEY, a great, proud Irish American. the 1960s, it was moved to its current Service as reservation 302, shall be known as Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4564 designates a small location in the park, and it was rededi- ‘‘Robert Emmet Park’’. triangle of land in Washington, DC as the cated. The statue has stood there ever (b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, paper, or Robert Emmet Park. The parcel is home to a since and has been admired by millions other record of the United States to the statue of Robert Emmet, a seminary figure in of tourists, visitors, local residents, property referred to in subsection (a) is Ireland’s quest for independence. The bill also and passersby. deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Robert Emmet authorizes the National Park Service, which But this is not just a statue. For Park’’. managed the area, to add interpretive displays many Americans, the admiration for (c) SIGNAGE.—The Secretary of the Interior and signage to the area. Robert Emmet reflects a deep and abid- may post signs on or near Robert Emmet Emmet admired the independence we ing pride in Irish American history as Park that include one or more of the fol- well as the lasting, worldwide influence lowing: achieved in this country, and only wanted the (1) Information on Robert Emmet, his con- same freedom and liberty for his compatriots. of our own American history. That is tribution to Irish Independence, and his re- These powerful sentiments are a charge to all because, over 200 years ago, inspired by spect for the United States and the Amer- of us in this Chamber and throughout the George Washington and the American ican Revolution. country: that we put the good of our fellow Revolution, Emmet led an attempt to (2) Information on the history of the statue countrymen before our individual gains and free Ireland from British rule. For this of Robert Emmet located in Robert Emmet that we work together to preserve this great effort, he was captured and was ulti- Park. Nation. mately executed. In the course of his The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- By designating this small plot of land and execution, he gave one of the most fa- ant to the rule, the gentleman from the accompanying statue as Robert Emmet mous speeches in history, known as the California (Mr. DENHAM) and the gen- Park, this stands as a constant reminder of Speech from the Dock. His cause lived tleman from California (Mr. HUFFMAN) the call to liberty and freedom that binds our on not only because he paid the ulti- each will control 20 minutes. Nation together. I am glad to support this bill mate price on September 20, 1803, but The Chair recognizes the gentleman and thank the sponsor, Representative JOE because of his incredible and indelible from California (Mr. DENHAM). CROWLEY of New York, the vice-chair of the words that he spoke that day. GENERAL LEAVE Democratic Caucus. In his speech, Emmet spoke about Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I ask I yield such time as he may consume how George Washington and the Amer- unanimous consent that all Members to the gentleman from New York (Mr. ican independence struggle inspired his may have 5 legislative days to revise CROWLEY). actions. He spoke about his desire for and extend their remarks and to in- Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank sovereignty and for independence for clude extraneous materials on the bill both of my friends from California for his own land. He spoke about his desire under consideration. bringing this bill to the floor today. I for freedom and uttered words that live The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there am not a member of the requisite com- on in the hearts of Irish Americans and objection to the request of the gen- mittee, but I appreciate the work that of all freedom-loving people through- tleman from California? was done to bring it to the floor. I out the world. There was no objection. thank them both for speaking in favor I quote from that speech: Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I yield of this piece of legislation. Let no man write my epitaph; for as no myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that we man who knows my motives dare now vindi- This bill, introduced by Congressman are here this week at the cusp of the cate them, let not prejudice or ignorance as- CROWLEY of New York, redesignates a grand opening of the National Museum perse them. Let them and me rest in obscu- small, triangular property in Wash- of African American History and Cul- rity and peace and my tomb remain uninscribed and my memory in oblivion ington, D.C., that is currently des- ture here in Washington, D.C.—a, until other times and other men can do jus- ignated by the National Park Service rightfully, magnificent building here tice to my character. When my country as reservation 302, as Robert Emmet on The Mall of our Nation’s Capital. I takes her place among the nations of the Park. think, after listening to a few of the re- Earth, then—and not till then—let my epi- Robert Emmet is a prominent histor- marks I will make about this little taph be written. ical figure who is known for his role in piece of property here in Washington, It is dangerous to paraphrase a fa- the Irish Rebellion of 1803 and for his it is a modicum in comparison to that, mous speech; but basically Emmet was classic Speech from the Dock that in- but it is, I think, worthy of our sup- saying not to write his epitaph until spired future efforts to gain Irish inde- port. the struggle was won. He believed it ul- pendence. Last April marked the 100th This is a bipartisan bill that is before timately would be won someday. anniversary of the 1916 uprising, com- us today. It has earned the support of The brilliance of his speech and the monly known as the Easter Rising by both sides of the aisle. Specifically, it courage of his convictions had a pro- Irish Republicans, to end British rule would name a small parcel of land in found impact on people throughout the and establish an independent Irish Re- Washington, D.C., as the Robert world, but particularly in Ireland. Un- public. Emmet Park. In some ways, the name derstand that he was subject to execu- The small property redesignated by can be considered a formality because, tion—he was hung, drawn, and quar- the bill is located just a few blocks as has been mentioned by Mr. DENHAM, tered—and he knew that that is what from the Irish Embassy, and it cur- there is already a statue of Emmet he was facing; yet he had the ability to

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Mr. Chairman, I yield children across our country memorized I can’t do enough justice to the life of myself such time as I may consume. parts of the speech I just referred to. I, Robert Emmet, nor his brother, Thom- I raise this issue because, on three myself, learned of that passage during as, for that matter, and all those who occasions now, we have had the trans- time spent at my high school, my alma followed afterwards. He was an incred- fer of pallets of cash to the Govern- mater, Power Memorial Academy in ible inspiration, as I said, not only to ment of Iran, and this legislation New York City. Ireland but well beyond the shores of would make certain that that does not Emmet and his speech also had a real Ireland as well, including the United happen again. and concrete impact on our own Amer- States of America. The reason we do not want to pay ican history. In fact, organizations Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have cash to the Government of Iran has to called the Emmet Monument Associa- no additional speakers, and I reserve do with all of the efforts that the inter- tion sprung up in the United States. the balance of my time. national community has put into try- Their goal was to build a burial monu- Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I yield ing to track the conduct of that re- ment to Emmet on which that prom- back the balance of my time. gime, which is a primary money laun- ised epitaph, one day, could be written. Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, in clos- dering concern for the international fi- Since Emmet had requested that Ire- ing, I would just like to thank Mr. nancial community, and for the fact land be free before his epitaph were CROWLEY for offering this important that particular government in Iran, the written, these were really Fenian free- issue. It is important to Irish heritage, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, dom organizations. and it certainly deserves the recogni- has been the primary source of cash tion as a park right here in our local support for Hamas in the past and also b 1815 area of Washington, D.C. today for Hezbollah. Over the years, these and other orga- I yield back the balance of my time. We could add to that the work of the nizations were supported by countless The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. IRGC in trying to get parts for their Americans not only in New York, Bos- YOUNG of Iowa). The question is on the ballistic missile program as their ton, and Washington, D.C., but motion offered by the gentleman from agents are out and about Europe trying throughout our land, Irish and non- California (Mr. DENHAM) that the to buy this equipment. Irish alike. Their work was the pre- House suspend the rules and pass the It is not in the interest of the United cursor to later American roles in the bill, H.R. 4564. States to have the regime have cold, struggle for Ireland’s independence, The question was taken; and (two- hard cash. So this legislation would and their presence played a major part thirds being in the affirmative) the put an end to that. in American political life for many, rules were suspended and the bill was As the Members of the House will re- many, many decades. passed. call, the President announced in Janu- When the Emmet statue was moved A motion to reconsider was laid on ary that the United States would pay to its current location 50 years ago, the table. Iran $1.7 billion to settle a dispute in- many leading American figures served f volving a 1979 arms deal. This payment on the bipartisan dedication com- came out of the blue. mittee, including then-Speaker of the PROHIBITING FUTURE RANSOM From the start, by the way, Iranian House John W. McCormack and Sen- PAYMENTS TO IRAN ACT military commanders were saying that ators Everett Dirksen and Mike Mans- GENERAL LEAVE a hostage exchange, which I think field. They were joined by the Sec- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- most of us originally assumed, was retary of the Interior Stewart Udall imous consent that all Members have 5 going to be nine prisoners who were in and Rector of St. Matthews Catholic legislative days to revise and extend the process of being convicted in the Cathedral, John Cartwright. their remarks and to include any ex- United States, of Iranian nationality, President Lyndon Johnson also con- traneous materials they might want to were going to be exchanged for the four veyed his admiration for Emmet in a include on this bill. hostages, the four Americans, that Iran message to the event writing, ‘‘ . . . The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there was holding. the sheer patriotism and the gallant objection to the request of the gen- Yet, from the beginning, as this was courage of Robert Emmet has inspired tleman from California? announced, you saw the Iranian Revo- Americans no less than Irishmen . . . There was no objection. lutionary Guard Corps speaking to this We Americans are proud to accord a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- issue saying there was going to be a place of honor here in the Nation’s ant to House Resolution 879 and rule transfer of cash. Basically, there was Capital to Robert Emmet, whose strug- XVIII, the Chair declares the House in going to be a ransom payment here in gles and sacrifices bespeak the the Committee of the Whole House on exchange for letting the Americans go. yearnings of mankind throughout the the state of the Union for the consider- Well, it turns out that, after months ages.’’ ation of the bill, H.R. 5931. of pressing from the Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, it is clear that Congress The Chair appoints the gentleman Committee and the media, the Obama and the U.S. Government have long from Oklahoma (Mr. RUSSELL) to pre- administration finally admitted that it recognized the significance of this park side over the Committee of the Whole. had ignored the concerns from the Jus- and its central statue in keeping alive tice Department. 1820 not only the memory of Robert Emmet b Now, what was the Justice Depart- but the ideals that he fought and what IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ment’s concerns? It had to do with the he was executed for. Accordingly, the House resolved way in which the payment was being I hope we can continue that record itself into the Committee of the Whole made. It had to do with the transfer of and the bipartisan cooperation here House on the state of the Union for the cash. today by passing this legislation. This consideration of the bill (H.R. 5931) to As the Justice Department said, bill doesn’t require spending funds. It provide for the prohibition on cash there is a longstanding U.S. policy doesn’t require undue efforts. It doesn’t payments to the Government of Iran, against this process. Why? Because significantly rearrange any current and for other purposes, with Mr. RUS- when you do so, you can expect to get setup of the park or the park system. SELL in the chair. more of the same kind of action from a It would simply attach the name ‘‘Rob- The Clerk read the title of the bill. state like Iran. ert Emmet Park’’ to the existing small The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the Indeed, once the $1.7 billion in these piece of land where that statue rests. bill is considered read the first time. three tranches of cash were paid, the

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So, not surpris- my friend, ED ROYCE. It is unusual that done if we had advanced this bill ac- ingly, I guess, Iran is continuing in we debate a Foreign Affairs bill subject cording to our normal bipartisan proc- this behavior. to a rule because the vast majority of ess. Again, as I said, there was no input I think now the administration our legislation is the product of strong from the minority. It comes to the claims also that cash was the only way bipartisan collaboration. floor with 50 Republican cosponsors they could do this particular trans- So I regret that the bill we are debat- and not a single Democrat. I am not action, but that is simply not true. It ing today doesn’t have support across able to support the bill because, to me, could have permitted a transaction to the aisle, and all you need to do is read it puts political concerns ahead of our go through the international financial the bill’s title to know what I mean. legitimate concerns. I share the chair- system. How do we know this? Because There were 50 Republican sponsors and man’s feelings about Iran. I don’t think they were making other payments no Democrats. We really weren’t part there is a dime’s worth of difference be- through the international financial of putting this bill together. And again tween our feelings with Iran. It is sim- system to Iran as sanctions were being and again in the bill, we see the word ply a matter of what is the best way to lifted through the proper procedure ‘‘ransom.’’ go about doing it. I don’t think this is there. Now, I know that some of my col- the best way. Just this week, the Treasury Depart- leagues and the chairman believe sin- Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance ment confirmed that other recent cerely that the latest payment to Iran transactions with Iran were conducted of my time. was a ransom. I happen to disagree. I Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield through traditional banking channels. think holding Iran’s money until Iran I think the reason this was done in myself such time as I may consume. released American detainees was a I would make the point that, as we pallets of cash, in my opinion, was be- pretty shrewd bargain. Whatever we cause that is what the Iranians were talk about whether Iran took posses- think, using the word ‘‘ransom’’ turns demanding. The reason I think that is sion of this money in cash or by check, this bill into a political hot button, a because that is what they are saying in that transaction is immaterial. I un- poke in the eye of the administration. terms of their television coverage of derstand the argument here, but let me Now, I don’t like or trust the Govern- this. explain why I do not think that holds So the administration did choose to ment of Iran. I voted against the Iran true with respect to the process here. bill last year, and it is no secret that I deliver $1.7 billion in untraceable as- There are other options that could have some differences with the Presi- sets to Iran’s radical regime. And that have been followed, that have been fol- dent’s Iran policy. But I do know that is problematic when the international lowed by the international community pushing legislation just to embarrass body charged with developing policies when payment is made. For example, the White House won’t help to resolve to combat money laundering and com- the administration could have held the those differences we might have. bat terrorism financing tells us that, in funds in an escrow account overseas, their words, physical transportation of b 1830 verified that the end recipients of the currency is one of the main methods I also question the bill’s focus on funds were, in Iran, not sanctioned en- used to move criminal assets, to laun- cash. Look, I share the view that any tities, like the Islamic Revolutionary der money, and—to me, most impor- sum dumped into Iran’s bank account Guard Corps. tantly—to ‘‘finance terrorism.’’ may be put to bad use. But, Mr. Chair- By providing cash, the administra- I believe that, again, that is why the man, I would have that concern wheth- tion is doing the work for the Iranians Iranian regime wanted the cash. It is er the money got to Iran via cash, that they need done in terms of pre- not a coincidence to me that the desire check, wire transfer, or stacks of gold paratory work for money laundering. for cash comes just as this committee’s bars. Money is money; it is fungible. That is the problem. That is the prob- legislation to crack down on banks We have no way of knowing what hap- lem with the way this was done. Cash that finance Hezbollah is having an im- pens to it once it is in Iran’s hands. We transactions, in and of themselves, pact. What kind of an impact? We have can guess, but we have no way of know- raise serious terrorism financing risks, made it very, very hard for those in ing. according to the Financial Action Task Hezbollah and Hamas to now get their Does that irk me? Sure, it does. Force; and that is the official body, hands on the support that previously Iran’s leaders do all sorts of things international body, that sets the global had come through Iran. standards for preventing money laun- Iran and its proxies need cash, and that irk me and, more important, that dering and is most focused on stopping we should not be transferring it to make the world less safe. But whether terror finance. What they say, again, is them. So this legislation, which passed we like it or not, the payment we are that the physical cross-border trans- out of the Foreign Affairs Committee talking about was Iran’s money. We portation of currency is the main last week, has two core elements: One, paid it as part of a settlement under method used to move illicit funds, to it prohibits future cash payments for the Algiers Accords, which the United any reason to Iran. And, two, it de- States signed in 1981. We have been launder money, and to finance ter- mands transparency and advanced no- making payments like this for dec- rorism. That is why we want to cut off tification of any future settlements re- ades—under Ronald Reagan, under cash. lated to the U.S.-Iran Hague Tribunal George H.W. Bush, and now under These risks are particularly acute so that the Congress is not surprised Barack Obama—and in that time, re- here because the State Department has again. gardless of how we sent the money, we identified Iran as the leading state It poses a fundamental question: Are haven’t had any control over what Iran sponsor of terrorism and as the country we comfortable providing Iran, the does with it. I agree, it is deeply frus- that is actively supporting terrorist or- world’s leading state sponsor of ter- trating because we know what Iran is ganizations with cash, such as rorism that is fueling a bloodbath in up to. Hezbollah, Hamas as well, and then Syria, with billions of dollars in cash We can’t control that, Mr. Chairman. also assisting Syrian President Assad that they can turn around and funnel But there are some things we can con- in his murderous assault on civilians. to the Assad regime, to Hezbollah, and trol. For instance, I agree with Chair- So that is the first point I would make. to Hamas? I think, for all Members, the man ROYCE that the way we found out Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to answer to that question is clear. about this payment gave Congress the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. YOUNG), I would urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote on this short shrift. We did receive a briefing, a member of the Committee on Appro- bill. but we did not learn how and when the priations.

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We will impute the inter- tion came to light the administration Hamas, and other terror groups. Iran est on that. The interest on the $400 secretly paid a cash ransom to Iran, a recently detained and embarrassed, million is $1.3 billion. Thus, we get to state sponsor of terrorism, in exchange publicly, U.S. Navy sailors. Iran cur- the $1.7 billion that the tribunal says for the release of American hostages, a rently is threatening U.S. Navy war- we owe, and we will pay that in three decision kept secret from Congress, a ships. Iran leaders do not respect tranches. decision kept from Congress because, American weakness—they prey upon The only way you get to that num- as this administration and its own it—and the U.S. is feeding into it, like ber, as Mr. ZELDIN has pointed out, is if State Department know well, it is the unsigned political commitment you ignore the fact that in 2000, pursu- longstanding U.S. policy to deny hos- otherwise known as the Iran nuclear ant to a law signed by President Clin- tage-takers the benefits of ransom. deal. Purchasing Iran’s heavy water ton, American taxpayers provided $400 In fact, just last year, President didn’t help. Speaker RYAN has aptly million, the same amount as in the Obama issued a Presidential Policy Di- pointed out, Secretary Kerry has been FMS trust fund, to U.S. citizens who rective stating just that: ‘‘The United a shill for Iran, as if he is the president had won judgments against Iran for its States Government will make no con- of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce. support of terror. So the United States cessions to individuals or groups hold- I am deeply troubled that earlier this Government then took on their $400 ing U.S. nationals hostage. It is United year the Obama administration air- million in claims against Iran. So, in States policy to deny hostage-takers lifted a cash ransom payment at the fact, those two sums should have been the benefits of ransom, prisoner re- exact same moment as the release of netted out. leases, policy changes, or other acts of four unjustly detained American hos- In fact, according to this law, the concession.’’ tages. Some people blindly loyal to this Victims of Trafficking and Violence I fear this President has set a dan- President will say that this was Iran’s Protection Act, the President was re- gerous precedent for United States na- money. No, it wasn’t. This was a dis- quired to attempt to recover that tionals and personnel abroad. We are puted claim for decades, and for very money, that $400 million from Iran, to already seeing it, Mr. Chairman. Since good reason. In the late 1970s, Iran fell the satisfaction of the United States. the ransom has been paid, Iran has behind in their payments under the As part of this settlement, we are just taken seven more United States citi- Foreign Military Sales program. Iran finding out—get this—we are just find- zens hostage. canceled their orders, overtook our ing out that the administration is let- This decision was not only foolish, Embassy, and then repudiated all for- ting Iran off the hook for the $400 mil- but shortsighted. I have yet to mention eign obligations. lion plus interest. These sums would Not only have we been disputing where this money is likely to go. Iran have netted out to zero. Iran’s claim for $400 million, we had has been designated as a state sponsor According to the State Department, counterclaims against Iran, including of terrorism by the U.S. State Depart- the administration has agreed to no one for $817 million. In fact, a Federal ment since 1984. It has supported longer pursue that $400 million claim law from 2000 details a very specific re- groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, against Iran plus interest. Why? Why? quirement regarding payments to Iran which call for the destruction of our al- And that is why this bill is so impor- from the FMS account, which was di- lies, including Israel. tant, because it brings much-needed rectly violated by the ransom payment The President would understandably to Iran. transparency to the U.S.-Iran Claims like to deny ransom was paid and in- Between the 1979 Iranian Revolution Tribunal by allowing Congress to see stead claim this was simply leverage and the 2000 law, U.S. victims of Ira- what claims each side has filed when and part of a settlement deal that he nian-sponsored terrorism sued the Ira- they are likely to come in front of the struck with the same Iranians who, by nian Government in U.S. court with tribunal and the likelihood that either his own admission, have violated the claims caused by Iran’s terrorism. The Iran or the United States will prevail. spirit of his generous agreements be- claims were paid by the U.S. Govern- So again, what I am concerned hap- fore. For someone who holds the spirit ment. These claims were subrogated to pened here is because of the push from of pledges in such high esteem, Mr. the U.S., meaning that their claims Iran—and we need pushback against Chairman, I don’t think even the Presi- against Iran became the U.S.’ claims this. So Iran comes in at the eleventh dent could disagree that, at the very against Iran. hour of this deal and says: Wait a least, he violated the spirit of his own The 2000 law clearly states that ‘‘no minute. We want this $400 million in policy. funds shall be paid to Iran, or released cash plus we want the interest. We are This administration’s desire to ap- to Iran . . . from the Foreign Military going to the tribunal. That is the deci- pease a radical Iranian regime knows Sales Fund, until such subrogated sion from the tribunal. And then we no bounds. Though the President claims have been dealt with to the sat- give up on the counterclaim for the stands idly by as the Iranians violate isfaction of the United States.’’ same amount. That is the concern the terms of their agreement with the Yet President Obama paid Iran the here. United States, Congress must not stand full $400 million amount from the FMS Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance idly by while he violates his own deal fund, plus more than three times that of my time. with the American people. amount in interest, a total of $1.7 bil- Mr. ENGEL. I yield myself such time I thank Chairman ROYCE for his lead- lion in cash, in violation of the 2000 as I may consume. ership on this. I urge my colleagues to law. You can call a ransom payment le- Mr. Chairman, in closing, let me say support this legislation, H.R. 5931. It is verage. But guess what, folks; it is still this: None of us likes the Government time to cut off the cash. ransom. And why don’t we pay ransom? of Iran. None of us likes the idea of Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 Because now, with the price paid on making payments to Iran, but this bill minutes to the gentleman from New American hostages, Iran has now cap- imposes a blanket ban on most forms York (Mr. ZELDIN), whose helpful tured new, unjustly imprisoned Amer- of payment of our international obliga- amendment to this bill was adopted ican hostages. tions. during the Committee on Foreign Af- Passage of this bill is critically im- Let me just say that the Algiers Ac- fairs’ markup. portant, and I thank Chairman ROYCE cords, which were signed 35 or 40 years Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Chairman, I thank for his unyielding, inspiring leadership ago, President Ronald Reagan, and Chairman ROYCE and rise in support of on this issue to hold Iran accountable. President George H.W. Bush did the his legislation, Prohibiting Future Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chairman, I yield same thing that President Obama is Ransom Payments to Iran Act, which I myself such time as I may consume. doing now by making payments to

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We know who were compensated in our courts, that the President’s own Justice De- this was part of a larger transaction. In and those amounts of money have partment warned that this cash pay- fact, it was Iran’s money that we held never been paid to the victims’ fami- ment would signal a change in U.S. back; and we didn’t release their lies. The cash payments shipped in the ransom policy and, of course, the Ira- money until we knew that those hos- middle of the night to Iran should in- nians themselves consider it a ransom tages were free. So I think it was pret- stead have gone to the loved ones of payment. In fact, the Iranians bragged ty shrewd on our part to wait and use those murdered by the Iranian regime. that they received cash ransom from their money to hold back until the hos- The bill would stop the flow of funds the United States. tages were released. to the terrorist networks long sup- Nonetheless, the administration con- Again, I think the Government of ported by Iran. I fear it may be inevi- tinues to refuse to confront this prob- Iran is a terrible government. I think table that these funds would make lem and how it actually makes Amer- there are lots of things we could and their way to some of the world’s worst ica less safe. And we have seen that should be doing together to put the actors. It is a risk we shouldn’t have play out. Since this hostage ransom skids on them. And we will be devel- taken, and this legislation would en- payment, more Americans and other oping legislation together. But this sure that it cannot happen again not Westerners have been taken hostage legislation, to me, is more about pok- only regarding this administration— because the President put a bounty on ing a finger in the eye of the President this administration is going out of of- the heads of Americans and other and the eye of the administration by fice and there will be a new President Westerners. using words like ‘‘ransom’’ and saying and a new administration come Janu- We have also learned there is another all kind of things. ary—but this legislation goes well be- $1.3 billion sent to Iran in cash. The ad- That is not really what we should be yond the remaining months in office of ministration said that there was no doing. We should be working together this administration. other way to send the payment; that to find bipartisan solutions to check This is excellent legislation, regard- they couldn’t wire it. But, of course, Iran, which nobody here will say is a less of which political party controls since then, we have learned that there good actor—certainly not me—one of the White House, the executive branch, have been wire transfers made to Iran. the worst actors in the world, a leading the State Department. So the President continued to mislead sponsor of terrorism. But the United All of us should honor the judgments the American people about this serious States has to fulfill international obli- that have been rendered in courts of breach of American protocol as it deals gations, and we will do that, and we law for those who have lost their lives with Iran. will do it at the same time we are in acts of terrorism where the responsi- Now, a serious question to ask is: countering Iran and making sure that bility has been adjudicated in our Where is that $1.7 billion going? And it doesn’t get away with its aggression courts of law. And it is to that end that not if, but how much of that $1.7 billion and all the other horrific things the Chairman ROYCE and the Foreign Af- is going to end up in the hands of Government of Iran does. So I have to fairs Committee and many others of us Hezbollah, Hamas, and other terrorist oppose this bill. in the Congress have been involved in organizations? Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of this issue. After all, Iran is the largest state my time. The Prohibiting Future Ransom Pay- sponsor of terror. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chair, it looks as ments to Iran Act is needed, and I urge I think these are all important ques- though I have one more Member who its passage. tions that need to be answered, Mr. has arrived and wishes to speak on this Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 min- Chairman. So all of these serious ques- measure. I yield 3 minutes to the gen- utes to the gentleman from Louisiana tions need to be answered by the ad- tleman from New Jersey (Mr. LANCE), a (Mr. SCALISE), the esteemed majority ministration, which has continued member of the Committee on Energy whip. throughout this entire process of mis- and Commerce. Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Chairman, I want leading the American people about Mr. LANCE. I thank Chairman ROYCE to thank the gentleman for yielding what really happened. And the Amer- for his leadership on this extremely and for his leadership in bringing this ican people are demanding answers. important issue. bill to the floor. This bill by Chairman ROYCE is a se- Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of Mr. Chairman, back in June of 2015, rious response to stop these kinds of H.R. 5931, the Prohibiting Future Ran- President Obama said: ‘‘It is United cash ransom payments from ever hap- som Payments to Iran Act. States policy to deny hostage-takers pening again to make America less It is a sad day when the American the benefits of ransom, prisoner re- safe. I appreciate all of my colleagues people see their tax funds being given leases, policy changes, or other acts of voting for this. to the world’s most notorious financier concession.’’ Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chair, I yield myself of international terrorism. This legis- That was back in 2015. Of course, just such time as I may consume. lation puts an end to it. And it is tax- 6 months later, President Obama re- In summation, Mr. Chairman, payer funds. That was the original pur- leased seven Iranians and sent $400 mil- throughout negotiations on the Presi- pose in the 1970s. Since then, the Ira- lion in cash to Iran in exchange for dent’s nuclear deal, the Foreign Affairs nian regime has sponsored state ter- Americans held hostage. Committee held scores of briefings and rorism across the globe. When the initial word came out that hearings and meetings with the Obama The total now stands at $1.7 billion $400 million was sent in unmarked bills administration on Iran. that this administration has handed on an unmarked plane to, in essence, So if the goal of this settlement was over to Iran. And despite weeks of de- exchange that money for American only to put to rest a decade-old excuse nial after denial, the administration hostages, it sent a chilling signal all over an abandoned arms sale, why the has finally acknowledged that these across the world. Not only was the ad- secrecy? And why the secrecy, espe- cash shipments to Iran were leveraged ministration completing a prisoner cially, about transferring this in pal- for the release of four innocent Ameri- swap, but the administration was actu- lets of cash? cans unlawfully held by Tehran. I ally cowering to the Iranians’ request I believe what happened here was translate the term ‘‘leverage’’ to mean for a cash payment. that Iran, at the eleventh hour, de- ransom. $400 million was converted into Euro- manded this cash payment and we We already know that the world is pean currency, flown through Geneva, ended up acquiescing. less safe based upon the nuclear agree- and then transferred to Iran just as the And why ignore your own lawyers?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.076 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5848 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 That is the other real question, to Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposi- (1) Since 1979, when it held more than 50 me. The head of the Justice Depart- tion to this legislation, which is not a product United States citizens for 444 days, Iran has re- ment’s National Security Division of bipartisan collaboration as is the tradition of peatedly held United States citizens hostage. warned that Iran would see it as a ran- the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (2) Presidential Policy Directive 30 issued by som and respond by taking more Amer- The facts of this case are simple. Unfortu- President Barack Obama on June 24, 2015, states ican hostages. And that is exactly what nately, they have been muddied by election that ‘‘It is United States policy to deny hostage- takers the benefits of ransom, prisoner releases, happened. They held the cash until the year politics and a lack of careful deliberation policy changes, or other acts of concession.’’. hostages left Iran that day. Even the on this matter. (3) On January 17, 2016, the President an- State Department calls it leverage. It In 1979, U.S. weapons sales to Iran were nounced that Iran would release several United was textbook ransom. The Iranians interrupted by the Iranian revolution, and $400 States citizens while the United States would viewed it as a ransom. They bragged million worth of American weapons that were grant clemency to and release seven Iranian na- about it. And now 3 more Americans paid for by Iran were never delivered. tionals serving sentences or awaiting trial in the have been taken hostage. In December 2015, the U.S. and Iran settled United States for serious crimes. In an interview just yesterday, Presi- the claim over the weapons sale for $1.7 bil- (4) Senior officials of the Department of State dent Rouhani said Iran is actively en- lion, including $1.3 billion in interest. have acknowledged that these United States gaged in negotiations with the Obama Payment of the claim on January 16, 2016 citizens were released as part of a ‘‘prisoner administration to get more money. coincided with Implementation Day of the Joint swap’’ and Iranian negotiators reportedly asked And that is why the bill in front of us Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and for a cash payment. today does two things: it provides more the release of four Americans detained in Iran. (5) On January 17, 2016, the President also transparency regarding the Iran-U.S. The settlement was announced the next announced that ‘‘The United States and Iran Claims Tribunal and it prohibits cash day, and Congress was briefed on the pay- are now settling a longstanding Iranian govern- payments to the Government of Iran, ment. ment claim against the United States Govern- ment.’’. the world’s leading state sponsor of For eight months this settlement was not the terrorism, for any reason. emergency it has somehow become. (6) The overall amount of the settlement is ap- Remember, as international authori- And now with less than 50 days until the proximately $1,700,000,000. ties have made clear, the physical election we have rushed this legislation to the (7) Subsequent reports revealed that transportation of currency—that Floor without any input from the Minority. $400,000,000 of this $1,700,000,000 settlement was We did not even bother to have a hearing secretly flown to Iran, in cash, simultaneously means cash—is one of the main meth- with the release of these United States citizens. on this subject, which the Majority obviously ods used for the purpose of money laun- (8) One of the United States citizens released dering and to finance terrorism. views as important. that night, Pastor Saeed Abedini, has stated So, once again, all Members must ask In fact, the hearing on the settlement pay- that Iranian officials explained a delay in their themselves today one important ques- ment was scheduled for this week, after we departure was due to the status of another tion: Are you comfortable providing marked up this bill in Committee last week. plane. Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor The hearing was subsequently cancelled, (9) Senior officials at the National Security of terrorism, with billions of dollars in which was probably for the best. Division of the Department of Justice reportedly cash that they can turn around and The Committee might have looked a little objected to the $400,000,000 cash payment, warn- funnel to the Assad regime, to foolish sending a bill to the Floor to be voted ing that Iran would see it as a ransom. Hezbollah, and to Hamas? on and then seeking out the facts of the case (10) On August 18, 2016, a Department of State Mr. Chairman, the answer is clear. in a hearing. spokesman admitted that the $400,000,000 cash And I ask all Members to support this Point, shoot, aim, should not the manner in payment was ‘‘leverage’’ to gain the release of legislation. which Congress conducts U.S. foreign policy. Americans held hostage by Iran. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of Perhaps we should go back to the drawing (11) Iranian State Television quoted General my time. board and try to move forward in a bipartisan Mohammad Reza Naghdi, commander of the Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Chair, I fashion. Basij militia, as claiming ‘‘Taking this much am grateful to be a co-sponsor of H.R. 5931, That is how the House Foreign Affairs Com- money back was in return for the release of the to prohibit future cash payments to Iran. mittee functions best. American spies.’’. In January, the President made a $1.7 bil- It is how we passed Iranian sanctions to (12) According to Presidential Policy Directive lion cash payment along with the dangerous bring Iran to the negotiating table. 30, the United States policy against paying ran- Iranian Nuclear Deal. After months of ques- It is how we have gone after Iran’s financing som and releasing prisoners ‘‘protects United tions from the Foreign Affairs Committee of Hezbollah. States nationals and strengthens national secu- about the deal and other leaders, we are just And it is how we should continue to confront rity by removing a key incentive for hostage- takers to target United States nationals, thereby now getting the truth— the legitimate challenges Iranian behavior The payment was a ransom for four Ameri- interrupting the vicious cycle of hostage- poses to security and stability in the world. takings, and by helping to deny terrorists and cans who sat on a runway until the currency This legislation is not in keeping with that other malicious actors the money, personnel, was en route. successful tradition, and I must oppose it. and other resources they need to conduct at- The payment was made in cash—provided The CHAIR. All time for general de- tacks against the United States, its nationals, in pallets of untraceable foreign currency eas- bate has expired. and its interests.’’. ily provided to murderous terrorists. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be (13) Since the United States released Iranians The Administration claimed cash was the considered for amendment under the 5- serving sentences or awaiting trial in the United only way to pay the ransom, yet the Treasury minute rule. States for serious crimes and provided Iran with Department stated that the U.S. has made In lieu of the amendment in the na- $400,000,000 in cash, Iran has taken several more payments to the Iranian government via wire ture of a substitute recommended by United States citizens hostage. transfer in the past year. the Committee on Foreign Affairs, (14) On August 22, 2016, the Department of As a leading state sponsor of terrorism, a printed in the bill, it shall be in order State issued an ‘‘Iran Travel Warning’’ noting cash payment to Iran will almost certainly go to consider as an original bill for the that ‘‘Iranian authorities continue to unjustly to finance terrorist activities, putting American purpose of amendment under the 5- detain and imprison U.S. citizens, particularly families at risk. minute rule an amendment in the na- Iranian-Americans, including students, journal- ists, business travelers, and academics, on Needless to say, the cash payment to the ture of a substitute consisting of the Iranian regime is a dangerous precedent that charges including espionage and posing a threat text of Rules Committee Print 114–64. to national security.’’. puts American families at risk. Last week, I That amendment in the nature of a sent a letter to the Treasury Department’s Act- (15) The Government of the United States has substitute shall be considered as read. designated Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism ing Under Secretary for Terrorism and Finan- The text of the amendment in the na- since 1984 and a jurisdiction of primary money cial Intelligence asking what steps his office ture of a substitute is as follows: laundering concern since 2011. took to ensure the cash ransom did not go to H.R. 5931 (16) The Department of State’s most recent finance terrorism. I am still awaiting response. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Country Reports on Terrorism makes clear that I appreciate the leadership of Chairman ED resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘Iran continued its terrorist-related activity in ROYCE for sponsoring this legislation and for Congress assembled, 2015, including support for Hizballah, Pales- his work to stop the dangerous practice of pro- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. tinian terrorist groups in Gaza, and various viding cash to state sponsors of terrorism This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prohibiting Fu- groups in Iraq and throughout the Middle threatening American families. ture Ransom Payments to Iran Act’’. East.’’. I urge my colleagues to vote in support of SEC. 2. FINDINGS. (17) In announcing Iran’s designation as a ju- this crucial legislation. Congress makes the following findings: risdiction of primary money laundering concern,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.078 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5849 the Department of the Treasury made clear that (3) The likelihood that each claim will be re- (D) any person or entity identified by the Sec- ‘‘any and every financial transaction with Iran solved in the next 6 months. retary of the Treasury to be the Government of poses grave risk of supporting’’ Iran’s ongoing (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The report re- Iran under part 560 of title 31, Code of Federal illicit activities, including terrorism. quired under subsection (a) shall be submitted to Regulations. (18) On March 17, 2016, the Department of the appropriate congressional committees not (2) IRAN-UNITED STATES CLAIMS TRIBUNAL.— State acknowledged in a letter to Congress that later than 30 days after the date of the enact- The term ‘‘Iran-United States Claims Tribunal’’ there remain some ‘‘large claims’’ pending before ment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter means the tribunal established pursuant to the the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, ‘‘many for a period not to exceed 3 years. Algiers Accords on January 19, 1981, to resolve of which are against the United States’’. (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES certain claims by nationals of one party against SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro- the other party and certain claims between the It shall be the policy of the United States Gov- priate congressional committees’’ means— parties. ernment not to pay ransom or release prisoners (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the The CHAIR. No amendment to that for the purpose of securing the release of United House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the amendment in the nature of a sub- States citizens taken hostage abroad. stitute shall be in order except those SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON CASH PAYMENTS TO Senate. THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN. SEC. 6. NOTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION RE- printed in House Report 114–781. Each (a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other LATING TO SETTLEMENTS OF OUT- such amendment may be offered only provision of law, beginning on the date of the STANDING CLAIMS BEFORE THE in the order printed in the report, by a IRAN-UNITED STATES CLAIMS TRI- enactment of this Act, the United States Govern- BUNAL. Member designated in the report, shall ment may not provide, directly or indirectly, (a) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall notify be considered as read, shall be debat- promissory notes (including currency) issued by the appropriate congressional committees not able for the time specified in the report the United States Government or promissory later than 30 days prior to conducting a trans- equally divided and controlled by the notes (including currency) issued by a foreign action or payment from the Government of the proponent and an opponent, shall be government, to the Government of Iran. United States to the Government of Iran in con- (b) LICENSING REQUIREMENT.— not be subject to amendment, and shall nection with an agreement to settle a claim or (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the not be subject to a demand for division claims brought before the Iran-United States enactment of this Act, the conduct of a trans- of the question. Claims Tribunal. action or payment in connection with an agree- (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The notifica- AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE ment to settle a claim or claims brought before tion required under subsection (a) shall include The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal may be the following: sider amendment No. 1 printed in made only— (1) The total amount of the settlement, includ- (A) on a case-by-case basis and pursuant to a House Report 114–781. ing the total principal and interest, and an ex- specific license by the Office of Foreign Assets Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chair, I have an planation of the calculation of the interest. amendment at the desk. Control of the Department of the Treasury; and (2) A legal analysis of why the settlement was (B) in a manner that is not in contravention The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate made, including a detailed description of all of the prohibition in subsection (a). claims and counter-claims covered by the settle- the amendment. (2) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—The ment. The text of the amendment is as fol- President shall publish in the Federal Register a (3) A certification by the President that the lows: list of transactions and payments, including the settlement is not a ransom for the release of in- Page 5, strike line 11 and all that follows amount and method of each such transaction dividuals held hostage by Iran. through line 17 and insert the following: and payment, by the United States Government (4) An identification of each entity of the Gov- (a) PROHIBITION.— to the Government of Iran in connection with ernment of Iran that will receive amounts from (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any the agreement described in paragraph (1). the settlement. other provision of law, beginning on the date (c) TERMINATION.—The prohibition in sub- (5) A certification that the funds provided to of the enactment of this Act, the United section (a) and the licensing requirement in sub- Iran under the settlement will not be used to States Government may not provide, di- section (b) shall remain in effect until the date provide support to foreign terrorist organiza- rectly or indirectly, to the Government of on which the President certifies to the appro- tions, the regime of Bashar al-Assad, or other Iran— priate congressional committees that— destabilizing activities. (1) the President has rescinded a preliminary (A) monetary instruments; or (6) Whether an equal amount of Iranian (B) precious metals. draft rule or final rule (as in effect on the day funds are available and accessible in the United before the date of the enactment of this Act) (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— States to satisfy judgments against Iran by vic- (A) the term ‘‘monetary instruments’’ has that provides for the designation of Iran as a ju- tims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism. risdiction of primary money laundering concern the meaning given the term in paragraph (7) A copy of the settlement agreement. (dd) of section 1010.100 of title 31, Code of pursuant to section 5318A of title 31, United (8) A description of the disposition of any re- States Code; and Federal Regulations; and lated claims that have been subrogated to the (B) the term ‘‘precious metal’’ has the (2) the Secretary of State has removed Iran United States Government. from the list of countries determined to have re- meaning given the term in section 1027.100(d) (9) A certification that the settlement is in the of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. peatedly provided support for acts of inter- best interest of the United States. national terrorism under section 6(j) of the Ex- Page 6, after line 11, insert the following: (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The term port Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro- ‘‘agreement to settle a claim or claims effect pursuant to the International Emergency priate congressional committees’’ means— brought before the Iran-United States Economic Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Claims Tribunal’’, as used in subsection (b), Export Control Act, section 620A of the Foreign House of Representatives; and shall not be construed to mean a ‘‘promis- Assistance Act of 1961, or any other provision of (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the sory note’’, as used in the definition of law. Senate. ‘‘monetary instrument’’ for purposes of sub- (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES SEC. 7. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. section (a). DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro- Nothing in this Act shall apply to any activi- Page 6, line 12, strike ‘‘(c)’’ and insert priate congressional committees’’ means— ties subject to the reporting requirements of title (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the ‘‘(d)’’. V of the National Security Act of 1947. Page 7, line 6, strike ‘‘(d)’’ and insert ‘‘(e)’’. Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and Nothing in this Act shall be construed to au- lution 879, the gentleman from Cali- thorize any payment by the Government of the the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban fornia (Mr. ROYCE) and a Member op- United States to the Government of Iran. Affairs of the Senate. posed each will control 5 minutes. SEC. 5. REPORT ON OUTSTANDING CLAIMS BE- SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. The Chair recognizes the gentleman FORE THE IRAN-UNITED STATES In this Act: CLAIMS TRIBUNAL. (1) GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.—The term ‘‘Govern- from California. (a) REPORT.—The President shall submit to ment of Iran’’ means— Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chairman, last the appropriate congressional committees a re- (A) the state and the Government of Iran, as week, when the Foreign Affairs Com- port that lists and evaluates each outstanding well as any political subdivision, agency, or in- mittee met to consider this legislation, claim before the Iran-United States Claims Tri- strumentality thereof; the ranking member expressed con- bunal. (B) any entity owned or controlled directly or cerns that the bill, as introduced, was (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re- indirectly by the foregoing; too broad in our attempt to end pay- (C) any person to the extent that such person quired under subsection (a) shall include the ments to Iran in cash and cash-like following: is, or has been, or to the extent that there is rea- (1) The total value of each outstanding claim. sonable cause to believe that such person is, or equivalent. So I committed to sharp- (2) The current status of each outstanding has been, acting or purporting to act directly or ening this language as the process claim. indirectly on behalf of any of the foregoing; and moves forward.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.030 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5850 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 The amendment before us makes Government had to make an imme- mother and wife of one of the pris- good on that commitment, using the diate payment. oners, Jason Rezaian from The Wash- more precise term ‘‘monetary instru- So, Mr. Chairman, that is the reason ington Post. Administration officials ment,’’ which has a much more specific I will have to oppose this amendment, feared that, as Mr. Rezaian was being definition in U.S. law, while also add- even though I appreciate that the released, the Iranians were detaining ing precious metals, a real concern chairman is seeking to clarify the bill his family, and this was unacceptable. among those who closely follow Iran. and make it better. The administration leveraged the set- So that is the nature of the amend- I reserve the balance of my time. tlement money, holding it up until Mr. ment before us. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chairman, I would Rezaian’s family could be found and Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of just make the following points. We did the prisoners could leave the country. my time. have another way to transfer any Leveraging the money, money that agreed-upon settlement without trans- belonged to Iran in the first place and b 1900 ferring pallets of cash, and we know was going to be paid to Iran under the Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I claim that because the administration had Algiers Accords, was smart. Can you the time in opposition to the amend- made other transfers to Iran. imagine if the administration had paid ment. So this bill does not withdraw the the settlement anyway, even if the The CHAIR. The gentleman from U.S. from the Claims Tribunal or Al- prisoner release was stalled? That New York is recognized for 5 minutes. giers Accords. It doesn’t impact that. didn’t happen. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, let me, Nor does it effectively prevent the Some people are saying that the ad- first of all, say I appreciate Chairman United States from paying out awards ministration made payments to Iran ROYCE’s consideration of my feedback rendered by the tribunal. via wire transfer before and after the during the markup, and I know he is As I have indicated, we simply, with ransom, so why did the ransom have to well-intentioned with this measure. this bill, prohibit cash from being used be cash? Well, the payments that were As he mentioned, I believe that the as a payment method. If the United made via wire transfer before and after underlying legislation was too broad. It States has to pay Iran a tribunal award the settlement payments were months could have been interpreted as a ban on in the future, the payment should be in the making. It takes a long time to any payment, including wire transfers, processed through the formal financial make a wire transfer to Iran because checks, or cash. This does improve the system as the other payments to Iran U.S. sanctions against Iran are so pow- bill. have been, and that is how the Hague erful and so comprehensive, as I men- I don’t like sending money to Iran, Tribunal payments have been handled tioned before, that there are virtually but if we ban any payments to Iran, we for 35 years, and that is how it should no banking relationships between the would be violating our obligations work in the future. U.S. and Iran. It takes a long time to under the Algiers Accords. So, the spe- But our sanctions system was de- wire money to Iran. cific changes in this bill narrow the signed with tribunal payments in mind. But the requirement of the settle- banned payments to cash and precious The Iran transaction sanctions regime ment was that the payment had to be metals. contains a number of exemptions from immediate; therefore, a wire transfer, To me, cash is a red herring. No mat- the rules so that certain transactions instead of cash, was not an option. It ter how we pay money to Iran, whether can go forward, and, in this case, trans- would have taken too long. Let me say this. I said it before and cash or wire transfer, once the money actions for tribunal settlements are ex- I will say it again. Money is fungible. gets to an Iranian bank account, it is plicitly authorized and would shield Whether cash, wire transfers, checks, impossible for us to track it. We can any entity involved in such a trans- imagine how Iranians use it, but we gold, or any other form of payment, action from liability under U.S. law. once it gets to Iran, we have no way of can’t know for certain. So going back to the original argu- tracking it. So I believe this debate Whether cash or wire transfer, we ment, we are trying to perfect the bill. about cash is beside the point. Money can’t prevent them from doing the ter- But at the end of the day, we can’t col- can be moved, be used for nefarious rible things they do. So let’s not talk lapse the effort because we have now purposes once it gets to Iran, no mat- about the form of the payment when I had three planeloads full of cash, with think our real concern is that we don’t ter what the method. pallets of cash transferred to the re- But when we are going to make a like what Iran does with money that it gime, and we can bet Iran will angle for payment to Iran pursuant to a settle- legally obtains. more. ment or a judgment, Congress should Additionally, my understanding is Just last night, the Iranian President know about it, and I am offended that that the settlement in question re- asserted that considerable sums of we didn’t know about it. And that is quired an immediate payment. So as money are under discussion to be re- why, when I introduce my amendment much as it might be counterintuitive, turned in Iran. This can’t happen a little bit later on, we are going to re- electronic wire payments to Iran have again. This cannot happen by another quire that Congress be informed of any taken months to complete, while the pallets-of-cash shipment to the Iranian kinds of transfer, not only to Iran, but cash option met the terms of the set- regime or the IRGC, so this amend- to any other rogue nation, at least 5 tlement. ment is important. It is galling. It is nothing we like to days before. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- So we should have greater oversight do, but, again, we signed an agreement ance of my time. of these payments. I agree with that. called the Algiers Accords, and every Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I yield But I don’t think that we should worry President, in terms of giving money myself such time as I may consume. about whether it was cash or some back to Iran, which was legally their Let me respond just to some of the other method. money, has used the rules of the Ac- things that we have heard from some of I yield back the balance of my time. cords. President Obama is not the first our colleagues. The CHAIR. The question is on the President to do that. As I pointed out This was not a ransom payment. This amendment offered by the gentleman before, both President Reagan and was payment for a 30-year-old claim from California (Mr. ROYCE). President George H.W. Bush did it as over a weapons shipment that was The amendment was agreed to. well. never delivered, and the United States AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. POMPEO It takes a long time to make a wire actually got a pretty good deal in the The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- transfer to Iran because U.S. sanctions settlement. We might have had to pay sider amendment No. 2 printed in against Iran are so powerful and so more interest if we hadn’t settled and House Report 114–781. comprehensive that there are virtually the claim had gone to judgment at the Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I have no banking relationships between the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal. an amendment at the desk. United States and Iran. Therefore, a When the prisoners’ plane was sitting The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate wire transfer was not an option; it on the tarmac, the administration, as I the amendment. would have taken too long. So in order mentioned before, held up the settle- The text of the amendment is as fol- to abide by the settlement, the U.S. ment money. They couldn’t find the lows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.081 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5851 Page 11, after line 21, add the following: tion’s selective noun use does not ex- Why are we debating as if this wasn’t SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES GOV- cuse criminality, nor does it explain a ransom? If the money didn’t show up, ERNMENT PAYMENT OF RANSOM. away months of lying to the American $400 million in cash, the hostages (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by people. wouldn’t have been released. subsection (b), the President and all officers Mr. Chairman, ransom payments put Why do we not put a price on secur- of the United States Government shall not make a payment to a government or person a price on the head of every American. ing the release, a financial price? It is for the purpose of securing the release of un- This bill prohibits the United States because now more Americans are being justly detained individuals who are nationals Government from making a payment unjustly imprisoned by Iran. Mr. of the United States or aliens who are law- to secure the release of unjustly de- Shahini, from California, in Iran vis- fully admitted for permanent residence in tained U.S. nationals or lawful resi- iting his mother, is being held, accused the United States. dents. of ‘‘cooperating with hostile govern- (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under sub- I reserve the balance of my time. ments, actions against national secu- section (a) does not prohibit the United Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in States Government from providing assist- rity, and communication with opposition to the amendment. antirevolutionary agents and media.’’ ance to individuals who are nationals of the The CHAIR. The gentleman from United States or aliens who are lawfully ad- This is an American visiting his mom mitted for permanent residence in the New York is recognized for 5 minutes. in Iran. United States that have been arrested. Mr. ENGEL. Let me say, first of all, And why do we not pay ransom? Why (c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary of the on the face of it, the amendment we do not give money to secure the re- Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary makes sense. It is already U.S. policy lease of American hostages is that now of State and the Attorney General, may take not to pay ransom. more Americans have been taken hos- such actions, including the promulgation of On June 24, 2015, President Obama tage. such rules and regulations, as may be nec- issued a directive: essary to carry out the purposes of this sec- It is the United States’ policy to deny hos- b 1915 tion. tage-takers the benefits of ransom, prisoner (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I am releases, policy changes, or other acts of con- prepared to close. (1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a cession. corporation, business association, partner- Mr. Chairman, this is an important ship, trust, society, or any other entity. Codifying this policy though, without amendment. We need to codify what we (2) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an giving the President any flexibility, is have known for years has been Amer- individual or entity. not what we should be doing. There is ican policy under Democrat Presidents The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- no waiver in this bill. Things like this and Republican Presidents that we lution 879, the gentleman from Kansas usually have waivers so the President— simply won’t pay ransom to get Ameri- (Mr. POMPEO) and a Member opposed any President, this President and fu- cans back. It is enormously important each will control 5 minutes. ture Presidents—would have flexi- to our country. The Chair recognizes the gentleman bility. I urge my colleagues to support this from Kansas. But again, this whole issue, I believe, amendment and the underlying bill. Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, my is a red herring. The United States did Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- amendment, in short, prohibits ransom not pay ransom for the four Americans ance of my time. payments to any country. Although detained in Iran. We were paying Iran Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I yield the American people consider this to be back its own money, money it had myself such time as I may consume. U.S. policy, given the administration’s given us to buy weapons before the Ira- Mr. Chairman, let me say, first of all, recent actions, we have to make this nian Revolution. that the Iranian regime is a bad re- I have never heard of paying a ran- prohibition explicit. This amendment gime. They hold American prisoners som using the captor’s own money. It will support and strengthen the good before we paid them the money, and is galling, but it is not a ransom. Every work of Chairman ROYCE on H.R. 5931. they will hold prisoners after. It has no mention of ransom is an attempt to po- Think about this timeline. The U.S. basis whatsoever. It is easy to put out liticize this issue and criticize the wires $400 million in cash from the the word ‘‘ransom,’’ but this was not a President, and that is not what we Swiss National Bank and then phys- ransom. should be doing here. We should be put- ically transports it to another city to It is a reprehensible regime. They do ting our heads together and finding a hand off to Iranian officials, all in 3 reprehensible things. The United solution. days, 3 days before Iran releases four These issues are too important to get States fulfills its obligations. Again, American hostages. But it gets worse. caught in partisan fights. It is not how the Algiers Accords, by the logic that Less than a week after this, the U.S. we do things on the Foreign Affairs this should not have been done, then again sends hoards of cash to Iran. Committee. when George H.W. Bush did it, it We only know this timeline thanks I reserve the balance of my time. shouldn’t have been done; when Ronald to multiple and persistent inquiries Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I yield Reagan did it, it shouldn’t have been from myself and other Members of Con- 2 minutes to the gentleman from New done. They did it because we maintain gress. And yet there are so many de- York (Mr. ZELDIN). our obligations in the United States. tails that we still don’t know. Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Chairman, I thank So any of us can get up and give a lit- For instance, on April 5, 2016, White the distinguished gentleman from Kan- any of things we don’t like about the House Spokesman Josh Earnest, in re- sas for offering this amendment to a Iranian Government. Believe me, I sponse to a reporter’s question on very important underlying bill from take second to none when it comes to whether the Obama administration the chairman of the House Foreign Af- that. But the United States needs to misled Congress about the Iran deal, fairs Committee, ED ROYCE. fulfill its obligations, and the Iranian stated: ‘‘I don’t think there is any evi- It is really important to point out, as regime needs to be checked. But it is dence to substantiate this claim . . . I a matter of policy and what, unfortu- not a ransom, and that is just the prob- think you should take a rather dim nately, is very necessary for this Con- lem. view of that suggestion because Con- gress to take action on, to make it By calling it a ransom, by calling gressman POMPEO . . . didn’t approve very clear that we don’t pay ransom. names, by trying to poke a finger in this deal and he certainly didn’t favor Now, with regard to the $1.7 billion front of the eyes of the administration, it.’’ that has been paid to Iran to secure the we don’t get to the real issue. The real But of course my personal view of the release of the four Iranian hostages, issue, which I hope we will get to later, JCPOA is irrelevant if the administra- other terms have been used. The one is, again, to give Congress notice before tion stonewalls Congress. The State most often used lately is called ‘‘lever- this happens. That is the issue. To just Department has admitted that its pay- age.’’ say ransom and throw that word out, ment of millions of dollars in pallets of The fact is, if the money did not ar- anybody can do that; but this wasn’t a cash to the Iranians would not have rive immediately, the hostages ransom. been made without the release of wouldn’t have been released. No We are fulfilling our obligations American hostages. The administra- money, no hostage release. under the accords that we signed that

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.036 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 each American President facing the Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person property and interests in property of any same type of thing has sent money to that violates, attempts to violate, conspires person subject to subsection (a) if such prop- Iran because we fulfill our obligations. to violate, or causes a violation of regula- erty and interests in property are in the It doesn’t matter from which party the tions prescribed under subsection (b) to the United States, come within the United same extent that such penalties apply to a States, or are or come within the possession President comes. President Obama did person that commits an unlawful act de- or control of a United States person. nothing more than other Presidents scribed in subsection (a) of such section 206. (c) EXCEPTION; PENALTIES.— have done before him. (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) INAPPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL EMER- I oppose the amendment. (1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a GENCY REQUIREMENT.—The requirements of Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- corporation, business association, partner- section 202 of the International Emergency ance of my time. ship, trust, society, or any other entity. Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall The CHAIR. The question is on the (2) IRANIAN PERSON.—The term ‘‘Iranian not apply for purposes of subsection (b). (2) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF amendment offered by the gentleman person’’ means— (A) an individual who is a citizen or na- GOODS.—The requirement to block and pro- from Kansas (Mr. POMPEO). tional of the Islamic Republic of Iran; or hibit all transactions in all property and in- The amendment was agreed to. (B) an entity organized under the laws of terests in property under subsection (b) shall AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. POMPEO the Islamic Republic of Iran or otherwise not include the authority to impose sanc- The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- subject to the jurisdiction of the Govern- tions on the importation of goods. sider amendment No. 3 printed in ment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (3) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the House Report 114–781. (3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or entity. International Emergency Economic Powers Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I have (4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person an amendment at the desk. ‘‘United States person’’ means— that violates, attempts to violate, conspires The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate (A) an individual who is a national of the to violate, or causes a violation of regula- the amendment. United States or an alien who is lawfully ad- tions prescribed under subsection (b) to the The text of the amendment is as fol- mitted for permanent residence in the same extent that such penalties apply to a lows: United States; or person that commits an unlawful act de- (B) an entity organized under the laws of scribed in subsection (a) of such section 206. Page 11, after line 21, add the following: the United States or of any jurisdiction (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: SEC. 10. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN within the United States, including a foreign (1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a PERSONS THAT HOLD OR DETAIN branch of such an entity. corporation, business association, partner- UNITED STATES NATIONALS OR ship, trust, society, or any other entity. ALIENS LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- PERMANENT RESIDENCE. (2) IRANIAN PERSON.—The term ‘‘Iranian lution 879, the gentleman from Kansas person’’ means— (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later (Mr. POMPEO) and a Member opposed (A) an individual who is a citizen or na- than 60 days after the date of the enactment each will control 5 minutes. tional of the Islamic Republic of Iran; or of this Act, the President shall impose the (B) an entity organized under the laws of sanctions described in subsection (b) with re- The Chair recognizes the gentleman the Islamic Republic of Iran or otherwise spect to— from Kansas. subject to the jurisdiction of the Govern- (1) any Iranian person involved in the kid- MODIFICATION TO AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED ment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. napping or unjust detention on or after BY MR. POMPEO (3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an March 9, 2007, of any individual who is a na- Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I ask individual or entity. tional of the United States or an alien who unanimous consent that amendment (4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term is lawfully admitted for permanent residence No. 3 printed in House Report 114–781 be ‘‘United States person’’ means— in the United States; (A) an individual who is a national of the (2) any Iranian person that engages, or at- modified in the form I have placed at United States or an alien who is lawfully ad- tempts to engage, in an activity or trans- the desk. mitted for permanent residence in the action that materially contributes to, or The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the United States; or poses a risk of materially contributing to, modification. (B) an entity organized under the laws of kidnapping or unjust detention described in The Clerk read as follows: the United States or of any jurisdiction paragraph (1); and Page 11, after line 21, add the following: within the United States, including a foreign (3) any Iranian person that— SEC. 10. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN branch of such an entity. (A) is owned or controlled by a person de- PERSONS THAT HOLD OR DETAIN scribed in paragraph (1) or (2); UNITED STATES NATIONALS OR Mr. POMPEO (during the reading). (B) is acting for or on behalf of such a per- ALIENS LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- son; or PERMANENT RESIDENCE. sent to dispense with the reading. (C) provides, or attempts to provide— (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later The CHAIR. Is there objection to the (i) financial, material, technological, or than 60 days after the date of the enactment request of the gentleman from Kansas? other support to a person described in para- of this Act, the President shall impose the There was no objection. graph (1) or (2); or sanctions described in subsection (b) with re- The CHAIR. Is there objection to the (ii) goods or services in support of an activ- spect to— original request of the gentleman from ity or transaction described in paragraph (1) (1) any Iranian person involved in the kid- or (2). napping or unjust detention of any indi- Kansas? There was no objection. (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The President vidual who is a national of the United States shall block, in accordance with the Inter- or an alien who is lawfully admitted for per- The CHAIR. The amendment is modi- national Emergency Economic Powers Act manent residence in the United States; fied. (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), all transactions in all (2) any Iranian person that engages, or at- Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, the property and interests in property of any tempts to engage, in an activity or trans- amendment that I have offered today person subject to subsection (a) if such prop- action that materially contributes to, or places comprehensive sanctions on in- erty and interests in property are in the poses a risk of materially contributing to, dividuals who hold Americans hostage. United States, come within the United kidnapping or unjust detention described in This amendment will support and States, or are or come within the possession paragraph (1); and strengthen the good work of Chairman or control of a United States person. (3) any Iranian person that— ROYCE on H.R. 5931. (c) EXCEPTION; PENALTIES.— (A) is owned or controlled by a person de- This week marks 1 year the Iranian (1) INAPPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL EMER- scribed in paragraph (1) or (2); GENCY REQUIREMENT.—The requirements of (B) is acting for or on behalf of such a per- Government has been holding hostage section 202 of the International Emergency son; or Nizar Zakka, a U.S. legal permanent Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall (C) provides, or attempts to provide— resident and international Internet de- not apply for purposes of subsection (b). (i) financial, material, technological, or velopment expert. Mr. Zakka, this (2) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF other support to a person described in para- week, was sentenced to 10 years in pris- GOODS.—The requirement to block and pro- graph (1) or (2); or on and millions of dollars in fines. His hibit all transactions in all property and in- (ii) goods or services in support of an activ- only crime was to bring greater Inter- terests in property under subsection (b) shall ity or transaction described in paragraph (1) not include the authority to impose sanc- or (2). net access to the women of Iran. He tions on the importation of goods. (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The President joins two other Americans held hostage (3) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for shall block, in accordance with the Inter- and one who is missing. in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the national Emergency Economic Powers Act Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- International Emergency Economic Powers (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), all transactions in all ance of my time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.085 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5853 Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in a piece of legislation that we oppose. (A) the term ‘‘monetary instruments’’ has opposition to the amendment. The goal is to continue to ensure that the meaning given the term in paragraph The CHAIR. The gentleman from everything we do in focusing on bring- (dd) of section 1010.100 of title 31, Code of New York is recognized for 5 minutes. ing Bob home is done in a way that can Federal Regulations; and Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I do ap- (B) the term ‘‘precious metal’’ has the pass with overwhelming support. meaning given the term in section 1027.100(d) preciate the sentiment behind what the So, unfortunately, I have to oppose of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. gentleman is seeking to do. Of course my good friend’s amendment. But I (b) APPLICATION TO NORTH KOREA.— we want to punish anyone who is un- want to thank him for the effort of fo- (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall apply justly holding American citizens be- cusing attention, again, on American with respect to a payment, or an agreement hind bars, but there are so many poten- citizens who continue to be held in to make a payment, to an agency or instru- tial unintended consequences in this Iran. mentality of the Government of the Demo- amendment, I simply don’t know where Eight months ago we were told when cratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea, or an agent acting on behalf of such Government, to start. Amir Hekmati, Saeed Abedini, and in the same manner and to the same extent First, the amendment requires sanc- Jason Rezaian finally were able to re- as such subsection applies with respect to a tions against any Iranian who unjustly turn home to their families and that payment, or an agreement to make a pay- detains a U.S. citizen. But the term the Iranians agreed to continue cooper- ment, to an agency or instrumentality of a ‘‘unjustly detained’’ is not defined. ating with the United States to deter- state sponsor of terrorism, subject to the So who defines it? Does the White mine the whereabouts of Robert termination provisions described in para- House? The Congress? Iran? It is very Levinson. It is 8 months later, and Bob graph (2). difficult. Levinson is not home with his family (2) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall Secondly, as anyone who has worked cease to apply with respect to a payment, or in Coral Springs, Florida. an agreement to make a payment, to an on sanctions policy knows—and we I look forward to working with my agency or instrumentality of the Govern- work on sanctions a lot on the Foreign friend from Kansas and I look forward ment of the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Affairs Committee—it is typically not to working with every Member of this Korea, or an agent acting on behalf of such the use of sanctions that encourages House and all of us in this country who Government, beginning on the date on which the change in behavior; it is the threat understand that as long as there are the President makes the certification to of sanctions that encourages the Americans being held and as long as Congress under section 402 of the North change in behavior. That means that Bob Levinson, the longest held Amer- Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement the Iranians have to believe that we Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 U.S.C. ican in history, continues to be missing 92512). will implement sanctions against in Iran that this House of Representa- (c) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DE- them, but the President has to be given tives will not rest, and that we will FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘state spon- flexibility to use it or suspend it if continue to pay attention and work to- sor of terrorism’’ means a country the gov- they do change their behavior. gether to find ways to maximize our ef- ernment of which the Secretary of State has This is impossible under this amend- forts to bring him home through what- determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) ment. The President has no flexibility, ever pressure is necessary. It is intoler- of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 no waiver, no termination authority, U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)) (as continued in ef- able that we have to come to the floor fect pursuant to the International Emer- none of the typical details that com- over and over and over again as this gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 pels regimes to change their behavior. poor family continues to wait for the et seq.)), section 620A(a) of the Foreign As- So let me say, because of that, I en- return of their father and grandfather. sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), sec- courage all Members to oppose this I thank my friend for helping to raise tion 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 amendment. this issue. I, unfortunately, have to op- U.S.C. 2780(d)), or any other provision of law, Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of pose the amendment for the reasons to be a government that has repeatedly pro- my time to the gentleman from Florida vided support for acts of international ter- that I have stated. But I look forward rorism. (Mr. DEUTCH), our colleague and the to working together with my friend The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- ranking member of the Middle East from Kansas, Democrats, Republicans, lution 879, the gentleman from Wis- and North Africa Subcommittee. and all of the people of goodwill in this consin (Mr. DUFFY) and a Member op- Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Chairman, I thank House and in this country until we the chairman, and I thank my friend, posed each will control 5 minutes. bring him home. The Chair recognizes the gentleman the ranking member. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I yield I have to oppose the amendment of from Wisconsin. back the balance of my time. Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Chairman, I yield my friend from Kansas. I oppose the The CHAIR. The question is on the myself such time as I may consume. amendment not because of what my amendment, as modified, offered by the Mr. Chairman, I want to take a mo- friend is trying to accomplish, but be- gentleman from Kansas (Mr. POMPEO). ment and thank Chairman ROYCE for cause of the way that we are trying to The amendment, as modified, was all of his work on this commonsense do it. agreed to. bill. I proudly represent Bob Levinson, AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. DUFFY But I have to say I am a little bit who went missing on March 9, 2007. He The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- shocked that Chairman ROYCE has to is the longest held American in his- sider amendment No. 4 printed in put so much work into this kind of a tory. We have worked tirelessly in this House Report 114–781. bill to prohibit cash payments to Iran, House—working with my friend, the Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Chairman, I have an the lead sponsor of terrorism in the sponsor of this amendment; Mr. ROYCE, amendment at the desk. world. Shame on us for being in a situ- the chairman of the committee; and The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate ation where we need legislation to stop Mr. ENGEL, the ranking member, we the amendment. cash payments to a state sponsor of have worked in a strong, bipartisan The text of the amendment is as fol- terror. way, all of us together, to bring Bob lows: Have we so soon forgotten what hap- home. Page 11, after line 21, add the following: pened on 9/11? Have we so soon forgot- By amending this legislation—which SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON CASH PAYMENTS TO ten Iran’s role in 9/11 15 years ago? I explained last week in our committee STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. Just recently, former U.S. Senator hearing why I opposed, just as the (a) PROHIBITION.— and Democratic Party vice presidential ranking member did today, because of (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any nominee Joe Lieberman quoted the 9/11 the risks that the underlying bill other provision of law, beginning on the date Commission saying that there is strong causes in violating our legal obliga- of the enactment of this Act, the United evidence that Iran facilitated the tran- tions under the Algiers Accords that States Government may not provide, di- sit of al Qaeda members into and out of has yielded over $2.5 billion for Amer- rectly or indirectly, to a government of a state sponsor of terrorism, or an agent act- Afghanistan before 9/11 and that some ican claimants and prohibiting settle- ing on behalf of such a government— of these were future 9/11 hijackers. ment of claims until certification, that (A) monetary instruments; or Iran supports international terror. requirement that could prevent the (B) precious metals. They have been designated a state U.S. from reaching settlement. This is (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— sponsor of terror since 1984.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.088 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5854 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 We know that the currency of terror like this. We may face diplomatic or SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. is what? strategic opportunities that would re- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restrictions It is cash. They use cash to fund ter- quire quick action. But this provision on Payments to State Sponsors of Terrorism Act’’. rorism. is all-encompassing, regardless of cir- SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENTS TO STATE So instead of saying, Do you know cumstance. And, again, there is no SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. what, we are going to make pay- waiver for unforeseen situations. There (a) IN GENERAL.—No agency or instrumen- ments—if payments have to be made— are always waivers for the President in tality of the United States Government may by wire transfer to some Iranian bank bills like this because the President make a payment, or enter into an agreement in Europe where those payments can be can best decide what unforeseen situa- to make a payment, to an agency or instru- traced, we say, No, no, no; we have tions there are. And, again, it is any mentality of a government of a state sponsor been so successful in cutting them off of terrorism, or an agent acting on behalf of President from any party. such a government, in settlement of a claim from the financial world, we want to So I think this amendment would or judgment against the United States, un- make these payments in cash to them. take us down a wrong path. I am going less, not less than 5 days prior to making It is illegal right now for us to actu- to oppose it, and I urge all Members to such payment or entering into such agree- ally load up a plane full of cash and do the same. ment, the President submits to the appro- send it from the U.S. to Iran. So the re- I yield back the balance of my time. priate committees of Congress in writing— cent transaction that happened to get Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Chairman, I would (1) a notification of the proposed payment around that rule, the administration— or agreement; and just note that the chairman’s bill and (2) the text of the claim or judgment with President Obama and Jack Lew—said: my amendment don’t prohibit cash We are going to wire the money. We respect to which such payment or agreement payments to a lot of countries around relates. are going to actually wire the money. the world. It restricts cash payments (b) APPLICATION TO NORTH KOREA.— We are going to wire it to a European to only a few countries around the (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsections (a) and (c) bank and instruct them to convert it world and those countries that are shall apply with respect to a payment, or an to cash and send it to Iran. American designated states that spon- agreement to make a payment, to an agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Shame on the American administra- sor terrorism. tion and shame on this House for not Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea, or an I don’t mean to lecture anybody agent acting on behalf of such Government, stopping it. about 9/11. I didn’t live in New York, I I have an amendment that says not in the same manner and to the same extent am not from New York, but I watched just Iran, but all state sponsors of ter- as such subsections apply with respect to a what happened in New York. And I payment, or an agreement to make a pay- ror; and we should also include North think it is important that we not for- ment, to an agency or instrumentality of a Korea to be included on the list of folks get what happened, who was respon- state sponsor of terrorism, subject to the that we are unwilling to send cash pay- sible, and that we don’t lose our focus termination provisions described in para- ments to. graph (2). today for partisan reasons on who This is just commonsense American (2) TERMINATION.—Subsections (a) and (c) policy that we have had in place for a those bad actors are, and that we re- shall cease to apply with respect to a pay- long time that now is being rolled back main vigilant in our effort to push ment, or an agreement to make a payment, by this administration. We have had so back and fight back against state spon- to an agency or instrumentality of the Gov- many people on both sides of the aisle sors of terror. And part of that fight is ernment of the Democratic Peoples’ Repub- lic of Korea, or an agent acting on behalf of who understand the threat of terror the fight against allowing them cash. On the Financial Services Com- such Government, beginning on the date on and the threat of cash in terrorists’ which the President makes the certification mittee—I know Mr. ROYCE works on hands that we have all stood together. to Congress under section 402 of the North We now see a division in this House to this aggressively—we can use the glob- Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement not support that very commonsense ef- al financial system to shut them out, Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 U.S.C. fort, which is an effort to support the and we have been successful at that. 92512). American citizens and their safety. I But if you open up the global financial (c) PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REG- ISTER.— think this is a sad day for this institu- system and you pour cash and gold into (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days tion. Iran that can be used to sponsor terror, to buy technology in regard to mis- after the date of the enactment of this Act, Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance and every 180 days thereafter, the President of my time. siles, or to advance your nuclear pro- shall publish in the Federal Register a list of gram, that has a direct impact on all b 1930 payments, and agreements to make pay- Americans, our security, and our safe- ments, to agencies and instrumentalities of Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I claim ty. governments of a state sponsors of terrorism the time in opposition to the amend- I think it is incumbent upon this as described in subsection (a) that were made ment. House to look out first for our con- or entered into during the prior 180-day pe- The CHAIR. The gentleman from stituents and our countrymen, which riod. New York is recognized for 5 minutes. means let’s prohibit cash payments, (2) CONTENTS.—The list of payments, and Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, first of agreements to make payments, required to not any payment. You can make a wire be published in the Federal Register under all, I think everybody knows I am from transfer that you can actually trace. New York, and, frankly, I don’t need paragraph (1) shall, with respect to each such But let’s not send cash payments that payment or agreement, include the fol- anyone lecturing me about 9/11. That is are untraceable to State sponsors of lowing: a pain in my heart that I will live with terror. (A) The amount of the payment or agree- for the rest of my life. So I think that I yield back the balance of my time. ment. any reference to 9/11 from this bill is The CHAIR. The question is on the (B) The agency or instrumentality of the just totally off base. amendment offered by the gentleman United States Government that made the Again, Mr. Chairman, I don’t like the payment or entered into the agreement. from Wisconsin (Mr. DUFFY). idea of shipping payments to Iran or (C) The reason or reasons for the payment The amendment was agreed to. any government hostile to the United or agreement. States, but we have to abide by our ob- AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL SEC. 3. REPORT ON OUTSTANDING CLAIMS BE- The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- FORE THE IRAN-UNITED STATES ligations whether we like it or not. We CLAIMS TRIBUNAL. also don’t want to tie our hands, which sider amendment No. 5 printed in (a) REPORT.—The President shall submit to is what this amendment would do. House Report 114–781. the appropriate committees of Congress a re- This measure would impose a perma- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I have an port that describes each claim pending be- nent and blanket prohibition on most amendment at the desk. fore the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal forms of money transfers, not just The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate as of the date of enactment of this Act. the amendment. (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report cash, whether made directly or indi- required under subsection (a) shall include rectly through third parties. It would The text of the amendment is as fol- the amount (if an amount is specified) and preempt all existing provisions of law. lows: the status before the Iran-United States We have no idea what sort of con- Strike the text of the committee print and Claims Tribunal of each claim described in sequences could come with something insert the following: subsection (a).

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.090 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5855 (c) FORM.—The report required under sub- sail through the House with strong sup- made. Quite frankly, not too many section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified port on both sides. It leaves aside the were focused on it until it was revealed form, but may contain a classified annex if areas that are sure to eventually derail that it was paid in cash. necessary. the underlying measure—talk of ran- Let me explain why many of us be- (d) DEADLINE.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the ap- som again and again, or to focus exclu- lieve that this is a crucial problem. It propriate committees of Congress not later sively on cash payments. We are not is because checks and wire transfers do than 90 days after the date of the enactment going to agree on these areas. Putting leave a paper trail. Cash does not leave of this Act and annually thereafter until the them front and center guarantees that a paper trail. If Iran wires money to its disposition of all claims pending before the this bill has no path forward. terrorist proxies, we can see the banks Iran-United States Claims Tribunal. So let’s put those issues aside and ad- it used, and we can work to cut them SEC. 4. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. vance legislation that addresses all our out of the financial system. That is Nothing in this Act shall apply to any ac- concerns. That is what we do every day what we are trying to do in isolating tivities subject to the reporting require- ments of title V of the National Security Act on the Foreign Affairs Committee. I their ability to transfer funds to of 1947. hope my amendment will help get our Hezbollah or Hamas. SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. committee’s work back on track. Now, when we give Iran cash then Nothing in this Act shall be construed to Again, I ask all Members to support Iran can put that cash on a plane or on authorize any payment by the Government the amendment. I don’t think anyone the back of a truck, and they can send of the United States to a state sponsor of can disagree with the fact that the ad- that cash to Syria, or send it to Gaza, terrorism or North Korea. ministration, or future administra- or to Hamas, or send it to Lebanon, or SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. tions, give Congress enough time so to Hezbollah. And that is why cash, the In this Act: that we will hear about payments, we physical bills, are so valuable to Iran. (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- will hear about transactions before Cash, not wire transfers, is the cur- TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— they are done, not while they are done rency of terror. (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the or after they are done. So the bottom line is that because Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com- I ask all Members to support this everyone knows that cash is a conduit mittee on Financial Services of the House of amendment. for all sorts of illegal behavior, my Representatives; and I reserve the balance of my time. hope is to carry the day here with this (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in argument that the underlying bill has the Committee on the Judiciary, and the opposition to the amendment and will got to maintain this ability to cut off Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban regretfully oppose the ranking mem- payments in cash to the terrorists in Affairs of the Senate. ber’s substitute. Tehran. (2) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—The The CHAIR. The gentleman from term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a I call them terrorists because that is country the government of which the Sec- California is recognized for 5 minutes. what the Iranian Revolutionary Guard retary of State has determined, for purposes Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chairman, I agree Corps is funding, as well as ballistic of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Adminis- with part of the argument that is being missile production, and that is what tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. made here by the gentleman from New the Quds Force—and the head of the 2405(j)(1)(A)) (as continued in effect pursuant York (Mr. ENGEL). Quds Force is in charge of assassina- to the International Emergency Economic You just heard a common theme be- tions outside of the country—that is Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), section tween the underlying bill and the rank- what he is doing. 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ing member’s substitute, and that is They have just toppled a government (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)), or any the need for greater transparency, es- in Yemen that was an ally to the other provision of law, to be a government pecially transparency around the United States, they just committed that has repeatedly provided support for acts Claims Tribunal. That is a must. further atrocities in Syria, and they of international terrorism. I will go back to the underlying prob- are bulking up Hezbollah as we speak. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- lem. If diplomats were working over- That is why I feel that portion has to lution 879, the gentleman from New time on a settlement, why not tell the remain in the bill, and that is why I re- York (Mr. ENGEL) and a Member op- committee of jurisdiction of the possi- luctantly oppose this amendment posed each will control 5 minutes. bility? If the goal of this settlement which would remove the effectiveness The Chair recognizes the gentleman was merely to put to rest a decade-old of the cutting off of cash. from New York. dispute over an abandoned arms sale, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I am of- as we were told after the fact, then why Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, let me fering this amendment because I do the secrecy? The administration has say that I appreciate my friend, Chair- think there is a lot of common ground intentionally left us, the committee, man ROYCE’s words. We don’t agree to- when it comes to this issue. and this Congress in the dark. tally on this, but we do agree that the My concern is that the administra- Both the underlying bill and the Iranian regime is a bad regime and tion really did not give Congress its ranking member’s substitute requires they need to be checked. And I would due with respect to this payment. We the administration to be more trans- hope that after this whole process is were told about the payment but not parent with Congress and the American done, because this bill is not going to notified about how this transition people about how it engages with the become law, that we can put our heads would take place, and that is just not tribunal. If future settlements are together and come up with something right, especially when it is somewhat truly a good deal for the American tax- that can become law. The Iranians unusual. payers, these requirements should be need to be checked, and the Congress My amendment would require the ad- welcomed, not a burden. needs to be informed and needs to be a ministration, and future administra- The goal of the underlying legisla- part of the process. We are, obviously, tions, to notify Congress at least 5 days tion is to ensure that a tribunal that an independent branch of government. in advance of any settlement agree- has been in place since 1981, and has op- Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he ment or payment to Iran, to other erated more or less successfully, can- may consume to the gentleman from countries on the state sponsors of ter- not be manipulated, cannot be manipu- Florida (Mr. DEUTCH). rorism list, and to North Korea, and it lated by either the next administration Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Chairman, I thank provides appropriate oversight on the or this administration. So here the two my friend, Mr. ENGEL. claims that are remaining at the tri- of us agree. Mr. Chairman, the goal here tonight, bunal. But I am afraid that this substitute I think, is to both simultaneously en- It is straightforward, and it ensures does not address a larger problem, and sure that we don’t take any action that that Congress’ role in foreign policy- that is because this proposal, unlike would make it difficult for Americans making is not overlooked. I don’t think the underlying bill, contains no restric- to bring claims to the Iran-U.S. Claims anyone here disagrees with that idea. tion on the way in which Iran could be Tribunal that would enhance our abil- My amendment gets to the heart of paid. I was raising questions about the ity to continue with our legal obliga- it. I think it would allow this bill to $1.7 billion payment when it was first tions under the Algiers Accords but

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Pursuant to clause 6 of The Clerk redesignated the amend- to Congress on claims settlements and rule XVIII, further proceedings on the ment. payments to Iran, it enhances our abil- amendment offered by the gentleman RECORDED VOTE ity to be aware of and to have greater from New York will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote disability of transfer of funds to Iran Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chair, I move that has been demanded. going forward, and it ensures that Con- the Committee do now rise. A recorded vote was ordered. gress will be able to keep in sharp focus The motion was agreed to. The vote was taken by electronic de- before any of those transfers happen so Accordingly, the Committee rose; vice, and there were—ayes 176, noes 238, that we can then act accordingly. and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. not voting 17, as follows: And I would just remind everyone DUFFY) having assumed the chair, Mr. [Roll No. 553] that we have really done meaningful RUSSELL, Chair of the Committee of AYES—176 work in the House under the leadership the Whole House on the state of the of the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Union, reported that that Committee, Adams Esty Meng Committee, Mr. ROYCE, and the rank- Aguilar Foster Moulton having had under consideration the bill Amash Frankel (FL) Murphy (FL) ing member, Mr. ENGEL. We have done (H.R. 5931) to provide for the prohibi- Ashford Fudge Nadler meaningful work because we have been tion on cash payments to the Govern- Barton Gabbard Napolitano Bass Gallego Neal able to work together to take on the ment of Iran, and for other purposes, threats posed by Iran. Beatty Garamendi Nolan had come to no resolution thereon. Becerra Graham Norcross It is because of the work, the bipar- Bera Grayson O’Rourke tisan effort, the work that has been f Beyer Green, Al Pallone done together that Iran faced unprece- RECESS Bishop (GA) Green, Gene Pascrell dented economic sanctions. And it is Blumenauer Grijalva Perlmutter The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bonamici Hahn Peters because of the work, again, that has ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Boyle, Brendan Hastings Peterson been done in a bipartisan way that F. Heck (WA) Pingree members of Iran’s Revolutionary declares the House in recess subject to Brady (PA) Higgins Pocan the call of the Chair. Brown (FL) Himes Polis Guard Corps, who direct the funding of Brownley (CA) Hinojosa Quigley terror and commit egregious human Accordingly (at 7 o’clock and 47 min- utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Bustos Honda Rangel rights violations, continue to remain Butterfield Hoyer Rice (NY) sanctioned. And it is because of the ef- f Capuano Huffman Richmond Ca´ rdenas Israel Roybal-Allard forts of Chairman ROYCE and Ranking b 2046 Carney Jackson Lee Ruiz Member ENGEL that banks continue to Carson (IN) Jeffries Ruppersberger be weary of dealing with Iran, and Iran AFTER RECESS Cartwright Johnson (GA) Ryan (OH) is still fully unable to access the inter- Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Sa´ nchez, Linda The recess having expired, the House Castro (TX) Jones T. national financial market in U.S. dol- was called to order by the Speaker pro Chu, Judy Kaptur Sarbanes lars. tempore (Mr. NEWHOUSE) at 8 o’clock Cicilline Keating Schakowsky So there are plenty of examples of and 46 minutes p.m. Clark (MA) Kelly (IL) Schiff the good work that we have done to- Clarke (NY) Kennedy Schrader f Clay Kildee Scott (VA) gether. When we work together on Cleaver Kilmer Scott, David these issues of critical importance, the PROHIBITING FUTURE RANSOM Clyburn Kind Serrano country is stronger and safer. I think PAYMENTS TO IRAN ACT Cohen Kirkpatrick Sewell (AL) Connolly Kuster Sherman Mr. ENGEL’s amendment will provide us The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Conyers Langevin Sinema the opportunity to go forward in a bi- ant to House Resolution 879 and rule Cooper Larsen (WA) Sires partisan way in a manner that, again, XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Costa Larson (CT) Slaughter will help the United States be stronger Courtney Lawrence Smith (WA) the Committee of the Whole House on Crowley Lee Speier and safer. I know that is everyone’s the state of the Union for the further Cuellar Levin Swalwell (CA) goal, both on the Foreign Affairs Com- consideration of the bill, H.R. 5931. Cummings Lewis Takano mittee and in the House. That is why I Will the gentleman from Louisiana Davis (CA) Lipinski Thompson (CA) support the amendment, and that is Davis, Danny Loebsack Thompson (MS) (Mr. ABRAHAM) kindly take the chair. DeFazio Lofgren Titus why I urge my colleagues to also sup- DeGette Lowenthal Tonko port it. b 2047 Delaney Lowey Torres DeLauro Lujan Grisham Tsongas IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE b 1945 DelBene (NM) Van Hollen Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Chairman, regret- Accordingly, the House resolved DeSaulnier Luja´ n, Ben Ray Vargas fully, I will be opposing the substitute. itself into the Committee of the Whole Deutch (NM) Veasey House on the state of the Union for the Dingell Lynch Vela´ zquez As Members of the House know, it is Doyle, Michael Maloney, Visclosky unusual for the two of us to be at odds. further consideration of the bill (H.R. F. Carolyn Walz In working together, we have a long 5931) to provide for the prohibition on Duckworth Maloney, Sean Wasserman Duncan (TN) Massie Schultz track record of success: 14 bills this cash payments to the Government of Iran, and for other purposes, with Mr. Edwards Matsui Waters, Maxine session, 18 in the last session. Just yes- Ellison McCollum Watson Coleman terday, the House sent to the Presi- ABRAHAM (Acting Chair) in the chair. Engel McNerney Wilson (FL) dent’s desk bipartisan legislation, The Clerk read the title of the bill. Eshoo Meeks Yarmuth which was authored by me and Rank- The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- NOES—238 mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, ing Member ENGEL, to crack down on Abraham Brady (TX) Clawson (FL) the illegal trafficking of wildlife; but a request for a recorded vote on amend- Aderholt Brat Coffman here we have a disagreement. Sending ment No. 5 printed in House Report Allen Bridenstine Cole 114–781, offered by the gentleman from Amodei Brooks (AL) Collins (GA) pallets of cash is bad policy. This bill Babin Brooks (IN) Collins (NY) fixes the problem. I oppose the sub- New York (Mr. ENGEL) had been post- Barr Buchanan Comstock stitute and urge the passage of the un- poned. Benishek Buck Conaway Bilirakis Bucshon Cook AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL derlying measure. Bishop (MI) Burgess Costello (PA) Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Bishop (UT) Byrne Cramer ance of my time. clause 6 of rule XVIII, the unfinished Black Calvert Crawford The CHAIR. The question is on the business is the demand for a recorded Blackburn Capps Crenshaw Blum Carter (TX) Culberson amendment offered by the gentleman vote on the amendment offered by the Bost Chabot Curbelo (FL) from New York (Mr. ENGEL). gentleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) Boustany Chaffetz Davidson

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:24 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.093 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5857 Denham Kelly (PA) Rice (SC) The Acting CHAIR. The question is Emmer (MN) LaHood Rogers (KY) Dent King (IA) Rigell on the amendment in the nature of a Farenthold LaMalfa Rohrabacher DeSantis King (NY) Roby Fitzpatrick Lamborn Rokita DesJarlais Kinzinger (IL) Roe (TN) substitute, as amended. Fleischmann Lance Rooney (FL) Diaz-Balart Kline Rogers (AL) The amendment was agreed to. Fleming Latta Ros-Lehtinen Doggett Knight Rogers (KY) The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, Flores Lipinski Roskam Dold Labrador Rohrabacher Forbes LoBiondo Ross Donovan LaHood Rokita the Committee rises. Fortenberry Long Rothfus Duffy LaMalfa Rooney (FL) Accordingly, the Committee rose; Foxx Loudermilk Rouzer Duncan (SC) Lamborn Ros-Lehtinen and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Franks (AZ) Love Royce Ellmers (NC) Lance Frelinghuysen Lucas Ruiz Roskam MOONEY of West Virginia) having as- Emmer (MN) Latta Ross Garrett Luetkemeyer Russell Farenthold LoBiondo Rothfus sumed the chair, Mr. ABRAHAM, Acting Gibbs Lummis Salmon Fitzpatrick Long Rouzer Chair of the Committee of the Whole Gibson MacArthur Sanford Fleischmann Loudermilk Royce Gohmert Maloney, Sean Scalise Fleming Love House on the state of the Union, re- Goodlatte Marchant Schrader Russell ported that that Committee, having Flores Lucas Salmon Gosar Marino Schweikert Forbes Luetkemeyer Sanford had under consideration the bill (H.R. Gowdy McCarthy Scott, Austin Fortenberry Lummis Scalise 5931) to provide for the prohibition on Graham McCaul Sensenbrenner Foxx MacArthur Granger McClintock Sessions Schweikert cash payments to the Government of Franks (AZ) Marchant Scott, Austin Graves (GA) McHenry Shimkus Frelinghuysen Marino Sensenbrenner Iran, and for other purposes, and, pur- Graves (LA) McKinley Shuster Garrett McCarthy Sessions suant to House Resolution 879, he re- Graves (MO) McMorris Simpson Gibbs McCaul Griffith Shimkus Rodgers Sinema Gibson McClintock ported the bill back to the House with Grothman McSally Smith (MO) Simpson Gohmert McDermott an amendment adopted in the Com- Guinta Meadows Smith (NE) Smith (MO) Goodlatte McGovern Guthrie Meehan Smith (NJ) Smith (NE) mittee of the Whole. Gosar McHenry Hanna Messer Smith (TX) Smith (NJ) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Gowdy McKinley Hardy Mica Stefanik Smith (TX) Granger McMorris the rule, the previous question is or- Harper Miller (FL) Stewart Stefanik Graves (GA) Rodgers dered. Harris Miller (MI) Stivers Stewart Graves (LA) McSally Hartzler Moolenaar Stutzman Stivers Is a separate vote demanded on any Graves (MO) Meadows Heck (NV) Mooney (WV) Thompson (PA) Stutzman Griffith Meehan amendment to the amendment re- Hensarling Mullin Thornberry Thompson (PA) Grothman Messer ported from the Committee of the Herrera Beutler Murphy (PA) Tiberi Guinta Mica Thornberry Hice, Jody B. Neugebauer Tipton Tiberi Whole? Guthrie Miller (FL) If not, the question is on the amend- Hill Newhouse Trott Hanna Miller (MI) Tipton Holding Noem Turner Hardy Moolenaar Trott ment in the nature of a substitute, as Hudson Nugent Upton Harper Mooney (WV) Turner amended. Huelskamp Nunes Valadao Upton Harris Mullin The amendment was agreed to. Huizenga (MI) Olson Vargas Hartzler Murphy (PA) Valadao Hultgren Palazzo Vela Heck (NV) Neugebauer Wagner The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hunter Palmer Wagner Hensarling Newhouse Walberg question is on the engrossment and Hurd (TX) Paulsen Walberg Herrera Beutler Noem Walden third reading of the bill. Hurt (VA) Pearce Walden Hice, Jody B. Nugent Walker Issa Perry Walker Hill Nunes Walorski The bill was ordered to be engrossed Jenkins (KS) Peters Walorski Holding Olson Weber (TX) and read a third time, and was read the Jenkins (WV) Peterson Weber (TX) Hudson Palazzo Webster (FL) third time. Johnson (OH) Pittenger Webster (FL) Welch Huelskamp Palmer The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Johnson, Sam Pitts Wenstrup Huizenga (MI) Paulsen Wenstrup Jolly Poliquin Westerman Hultgren Pearce Westerman question is on the passage of the bill. Jones Pompeo Westmoreland Hunter Perry Westmoreland The question was taken; and the Jordan Posey Williams Hurd (TX) Pittenger Williams Speaker pro tempore announced that Joyce Price, Tom Wilson (SC) Hurt (VA) Pitts Wilson (SC) Katko Ratcliffe Wittman Issa Poliquin Wittman the ayes appeared to have it. Kelly (MS) Reed Womack Jenkins (KS) Pompeo Womack RECORDED VOTE Kelly (PA) Reichert Woodall Jenkins (WV) Posey Woodall King (IA) Renacci Yoder Johnson (OH) Price (NC) Yoder Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I demand a King (NY) Ribble Yoho Johnson, Sam Price, Tom Yoho recorded vote. Kinzinger (IL) Rice (SC) Young (AK) Jolly Ratcliffe Young (AK) A recorded vote was ordered. Kirkpatrick Rigell Young (IA) Jordan Reed Young (IA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Kline Roby Young (IN) Joyce Reichert Young (IN) Knight Roe (TN) Zeldin Katko Renacci Zeldin ant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 5- Labrador Rogers (AL) Zinke Kelly (MS) Ribble Zinke minute vote on passage of the bill will NOES—163 NOT VOTING—17 be followed by 5-minute votes on the motion to suspend the rules and pass Adams Costa Hahn Barletta Lieu, Ted Rush Bass Courtney Hastings Carter (GA) Moore Sanchez, Loretta the bill, H.R. 5037; and the motion to Beatty Crowley Heck (WA) Davis, Rodney Mulvaney Shuster suspend the rules and pass the bill, Becerra Cummings Higgins Farr Payne Vela H.R. 5798. Bera Davis (CA) Himes Fincher Pelosi Walters, Mimi Beyer Davis, Danny Hinojosa Gutie´rrez Poe (TX) The vote was taken by electronic de- Blumenauer DeFazio Honda vice, and there were—ayes 254, noes 163, Bonamici DeGette Hoyer b 2111 not voting 14, as follows: Boyle, Brendan Delaney Huffman Messrs. PERRY, SMITH of Missouri, F. DeLauro Israel [Roll No. 554] Brady (PA) DelBene Jackson Lee DUNCAN of South Carolina, GUINTA, AYES—254 Brown (FL) DeSaulnier Jeffries CRAMER, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. COS- Brownley (CA) Deutch Johnson (GA) Abraham Brat Cook Bustos Dingell Johnson, E. B. TELLO of Pennsylvania, Mrs. MCMOR- Aderholt Bridenstine Costello (PA) Butterfield Doggett Kaptur Aguilar Brooks (AL) Cramer RIS RODGERS, Messrs. YOHO, Capps Doyle, Michael Keating Allen Brooks (IN) Crawford HUELSKAMP, MCDERMOTT, DOG- Capuano F. Kelly (IL) Amash Buchanan Crenshaw Carney Duckworth Kennedy GETT, and PALMER changed their Amodei Buck Cuellar Carson (IN) Edwards Kildee vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Ashford Bucshon Culberson Cartwright Ellison Kilmer Babin Burgess Curbelo (FL) Messrs. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Castor (FL) Engel Kind Barr Byrne Davidson CROWLEY, BARTON, and MASSIE Castro (TX) Eshoo Kuster Barton Calvert Davis, Rodney Chu, Judy Esty Langevin changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Benishek Ca´ rdenas Denham Cicilline Foster Larsen (WA) Bilirakis Carter (TX) Dent So the amendment was rejected. Clark (MA) Frankel (FL) Larson (CT) Bishop (GA) Chabot DeSantis The result of the vote was announced Clarke (NY) Fudge Lawrence Bishop (MI) Chaffetz DesJarlais Clay Gabbard Lee as above recorded. Bishop (UT) Clawson (FL) Diaz-Balart Cleaver Gallego Levin Stated against: Black Coffman Dold Clyburn Garamendi Lewis Blackburn Cole Donovan Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speak- Cohen Grayson Loebsack Blum Collins (GA) Duffy er, on rollcall No. 553, I was unavoidably de- Connolly Green, Al Lofgren Bost Collins (NY) Duncan (SC) Conyers Green, Gene Lowenthal tained. Had I been present, I would have Boustany Comstock Duncan (TN) Cooper Grijalva Lowey voted ‘‘no.’’ Brady (TX) Conaway Ellmers (NC)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.042 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5858 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 Lujan Grisham Pascrell Slaughter Calvert Granger Maloney, Schiff Swalwell (CA) Walz (NM) Perlmutter Smith (WA) Capps Graves (GA) Carolyn Schrader Takano Wasserman Luja´ n, Ben Ray Pingree Speier Capuano Graves (LA) Maloney, Sean Schweikert Thompson (CA) Schultz (NM) Pocan Swalwell (CA) Ca´ rdenas Graves (MO) Marchant Scott (VA) Thompson (MS) Waters, Maxine Lynch Polis Takano Carney Grayson Marino Scott, Austin Thompson (PA) Watson Coleman Maloney, Price (NC) Thompson (CA) Carson (IN) Green, Al Massie Scott, David Thornberry Weber (TX) Carolyn Quigley Thompson (MS) Carter (TX) Green, Gene Matsui Sensenbrenner Tiberi Webster (FL) Massie Rangel Titus Cartwright Griffith McCarthy Serrano Tipton Welch Matsui Rice (NY) Sessions Titus Tonko Castor (FL) Grijalva McCaul Wenstrup McCollum Richmond Sewell (AL) Tonko Torres Castro (TX) Grothman McCollum Westerman McDermott Roybal-Allard Chabot Guinta McDermott Sherman Torres Tsongas Westmoreland McGovern Ruppersberger Chaffetz Guthrie McGovern Shimkus Trott Van Hollen Williams McNerney Ryan (OH) Chu, Judy Hahn McHenry Shuster Tsongas Veasey Wilson (FL) Meeks Sa´ nchez, Linda Cicilline Hardy McKinley Simpson Turner Vela´ zquez Wilson (SC) Meng T. Clark (MA) Harper McMorris Sinema Upton Visclosky Moulton Sarbanes Clarke (NY) Harris Rodgers Sires Valadao Wittman Walz Murphy (FL) Schakowsky Clawson (FL) Hartzler McNerney Slaughter Van Hollen Womack Wasserman Nadler Schiff Clay Hastings McSally Smith (MO) Vargas Woodall Schultz Napolitano Scott (VA) Cleaver Heck (NV) Meadows Smith (NE) Veasey Yarmuth Waters, Maxine Neal Scott, David Clyburn Heck (WA) Meehan Smith (NJ) Vela Yoder Nolan Serrano Watson Coleman Coffman Hensarling Meeks Smith (TX) Vela´ zquez Yoho Norcross Sewell (AL) Welch Cohen Herrera Beutler Meng Smith (WA) Visclosky Young (AK) O’Rourke Sherman Wilson (FL) Cole Hice, Jody B. Messer Speier Wagner Young (IA) Pallone Sires Yarmuth Collins (GA) Higgins Mica Stefanik Walberg Young (IN) Stewart Walden NOT VOTING—14 Collins (NY) Hill Miller (FL) Zeldin Comstock Himes Miller (MI) Stivers Walker Zinke Barletta Lieu, Ted Poe (TX) Conaway Hinojosa Moolenaar Stutzman Walorski Carter (GA) Moore Rush Connolly Holding Mooney (WV) NAYS—1 Farr Mulvaney Sanchez, Loretta Conyers Honda Moulton Fincher Payne Walters, Mimi Cook Hoyer Mullin McClintock Gutie´rrez Pelosi Cooper Hudson Murphy (FL) NOT VOTING—17 Costa Huelskamp Murphy (PA) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Costello (PA) Huffman Nadler Barletta Kildee Poe (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Courtney Huizenga (MI) Napolitano Carter (GA) Lieu, Ted Rokita the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Cramer Hultgren Neal Farr Moore Rush ing. Crawford Hunter Neugebauer Fincher Mulvaney Sanchez, Loretta Crenshaw Hurd (TX) Newhouse Gutie´rrez Payne Walters, Mimi Crowley Hurt (VA) Noem Hanna Pelosi b 2119 Cuellar Israel Nolan ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE So the bill was passed. Culberson Issa Norcross The SPEAKER pro tempore (during The result of the vote was announced Cummings Jackson Lee Nugent Curbelo (FL) Jeffries Nunes the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- as above recorded. Davidson Jenkins (KS) O’Rourke ing. A motion to reconsider was laid on Davis (CA) Jenkins (WV) Olson the table. Davis, Danny Johnson (GA) Palazzo b 2126 Davis, Rodney Johnson (OH) Pallone f DeFazio Johnson, E. B. Palmer So (two-thirds being in the affirma- DeGette Johnson, Sam Pascrell tive) the rules were suspended and the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS Delaney Jolly Paulsen DeLauro Jones Pearce bill, as amended, was passed. AND PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE DelBene Jordan Perlmutter The result of the vote was announced VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCEN- Denham Joyce Perry as above recorded. TIVE PAYMENTS ACT Dent Kaptur Peters A motion to reconsider was laid on DeSantis Katko Peterson The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- DeSaulnier Keating Pingree the table. finished business is the vote on the mo- DesJarlais Kelly (IL) Pittenger f tion to suspend the rules and pass the Deutch Kelly (MS) Pitts Diaz-Balart Kelly (PA) Pocan ABNER J. MIKVA POST OFFICE bill (H.R. 5037) to authorize the estab- Dingell Kennedy Poliquin lishment of a program of voluntary Doggett Kilmer Polis BUILDING separation incentive payments for non- Dold Kind Pompeo The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Donovan King (IA) Posey judicial employees of the District of Doyle, Michael King (NY) Price (NC) finished business is the vote on the mo- Columbia courts and employees of the F. Kinzinger (IL) Price, Tom tion to suspend the rules and pass the District of Columbia Public Defender Duckworth Kirkpatrick Quigley bill (H.R. 5798) to designate the facility Duffy Kline Rangel Service, as amended, on which the yeas Duncan (SC) Knight Ratcliffe of the United States Postal Service lo- and nays were ordered. Duncan (TN) Kuster Reed cated at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, The Clerk read the title of the bill. Edwards Labrador Reichert Illinois, as the ‘‘Abner J. Mikva Post The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Ellison LaHood Renacci Office Building‘‘, on which the yeas and Ellmers (NC) LaMalfa Ribble question is on the motion offered by Emmer (MN) Lamborn Rice (NY) nays were ordered. the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. CAR- Engel Lance Rice (SC) The Clerk read the title of the bill. TER) that the House suspend the rules Eshoo Langevin Richmond The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Esty Larsen (WA) Rigell and pass the bill, as amended. Farenthold Larson (CT) Roby question is on the motion offered by This is a 5-minute vote. Fitzpatrick Latta Roe (TN) the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. JODY The vote was taken by electronic de- Fleischmann Lawrence Rogers (AL) B. HICE) that the House suspend the vice, and there were—yeas 413, nays 1, Fleming Lee Rogers (KY) rules and pass the bill. Flores Levin Rohrabacher not voting 17, as follows: Forbes Lewis Rooney (FL) This is a 5-minute vote. [Roll No. 555] Fortenberry Lipinski Ros-Lehtinen The vote was taken by electronic de- Foster LoBiondo Roskam vice, and there were—yeas 392, nays 22, YEAS—413 Foxx Loebsack Ross Abraham Bera Brady (PA) Frankel (FL) Lofgren Rothfus answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 16, as Adams Beyer Brady (TX) Franks (AZ) Long Rouzer follows: Aderholt Bilirakis Brat Frelinghuysen Loudermilk Roybal-Allard [Roll No. 556] Aguilar Bishop (GA) Bridenstine Fudge Love Royce Allen Bishop (MI) Brooks (AL) Gabbard Lowenthal Ruiz YEAS—392 Amash Bishop (UT) Brooks (IN) Gallego Lowey Ruppersberger Abraham Barton Bishop (MI) Amodei Black Brown (FL) Garamendi Lucas Russell Adams Bass Bishop (UT) Ashford Blackburn Brownley (CA) Garrett Luetkemeyer Ryan (OH) Aderholt Beatty Black Babin Blum Buchanan Gibbs Lujan Grisham Salmon Aguilar Becerra Blackburn Barr Blumenauer Buck Gibson (NM) Sa´ nchez, Linda Amash Benishek Blum Barton Bonamici Bucshon Gohmert Luja´ n, Ben Ray T. Amodei Bera Blumenauer Bass Bost Burgess Goodlatte (NM) Sanford Ashford Beyer Bonamici Beatty Boustany Bustos Gosar Lummis Sarbanes Babin Bilirakis Bost Becerra Boyle, Brendan Butterfield Gowdy Lynch Scalise Barr Bishop (GA) Boustany Benishek F. Byrne Graham MacArthur Schakowsky

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.044 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5859 Boyle, Brendan Franks (AZ) Lujan Grisham Schiff Swalwell (CA) Walorski The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there F. Frelinghuysen (NM) Schrader Takano Walz objection to the request of the gen- Brady (PA) Fudge Luja´ n, Ben Ray Schweikert Thompson (CA) Wasserman Brady (TX) Gabbard (NM) Scott (VA) Thompson (MS) Schultz tleman from California? Bridenstine Gallego Lynch Scott, Austin Thompson (PA) Waters, Maxine There was no objection. Brooks (AL) Garamendi MacArthur Scott, David Thornberry Watson Coleman f Brooks (IN) Garrett Maloney, Sensenbrenner Tiberi Weber (TX) Brown (FL) Gibbs Carolyn Serrano Tipton Webster (FL) HONORING ST. CLOUD ATTACK Sessions Titus Brownley (CA) Gibson Maloney, Sean Welch Marchant Sewell (AL) Tonko VICTIMS AND HEROISM OF PO- Buchanan Gohmert Wenstrup Buck Goodlatte Marino Sherman Torres LICE OFFICER Westerman Bucshon Gowdy Matsui Shimkus Trott Westmoreland (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given Burgess Graham McCarthy Shuster Tsongas Williams Bustos Granger McCaul Simpson Turner permission to address the House for 1 Wilson (FL) Butterfield Graves (GA) McClintock Sinema Upton minute and to revise and extend his re- Wilson (SC) Byrne Graves (LA) McCollum Sires Valadao marks.) Slaughter Van Hollen Womack Calvert Graves (MO) McDermott Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, last Capps Grayson McGovern Smith (MO) Vargas Woodall Capuano Green, Al McHenry Smith (NE) Veasey Yarmuth weekend, an act of terror took place at Ca´ rdenas Green, Gene McKinley Smith (NJ) Vela Yoder a St. Cloud, Minnesota, mall. ´ Carney Grijalva McMorris Smith (TX) Velazquez Young (AK) On Saturday night, 10 people were Carson (IN) Grothman Rodgers Smith (WA) Visclosky Young (IA) Carter (TX) Guinta McNerney Speier Wagner Young (IN) stabbed at the Crossroads Mall before Cartwright Guthrie McSally Stefanik Walberg Zeldin the attacker was fatally shot by an Castor (FL) Hahn Meadows Stewart Walden Zinke armed off-duty police officer on the Stivers Walker Castro (TX) Hardy Meehan scene. Thankfully, none of the victims Chabot Harper Meeks NAYS—22 Chaffetz Hastings Meng were killed, and all are expected to Chu, Judy Heck (NV) Messer Allen Kelly (MS) Ribble make full recoveries. The attack is yet Cicilline Heck (WA) Mica Brat Labrador Salmon another troubling reminder of the Davidson Lummis Clark (MA) Hensarling Miller (FL) Sanford growing threat that Americans do face Clarke (NY) Herrera Beutler Miller (MI) Gosar Massie Stutzman Clawson (FL) Hice, Jody B. Mooney (WV) Griffith Moolenaar Wittman here at home. Clay Higgins Moulton Harris Mulvaney Yoho The quick reaction of the armed off- Cleaver Hill Mullin Hartzler Palazzo Huelskamp Perry duty police officer, Jason Falconer of Clyburn Himes Murphy (FL) Avon, likely stopped this from being an Coffman Hinojosa Murphy (PA) ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Cohen Holding Nadler even greater tragedy. He is a hero for Cole Honda Napolitano Rice (SC) his bravery, his courage, and his self- Collins (GA) Hoyer Neal NOT VOTING—16 lessness to protect those who were in Collins (NY) Hudson Neugebauer Comstock Huffman Newhouse Barletta Hanna Poe (TX) danger that night. Our law enforce- Conaway Huizenga (MI) Noem Carter (GA) Kildee Rush ment officers put themselves in harm’s Connolly Hultgren Nolan Costa Lieu, Ted Sanchez, Loretta way, and they deserve our utmost re- Conyers Hunter Norcross Farr Moore Walters, Mimi spect for the risks and the difficult de- Cook Hurd (TX) Nugent Fincher Payne Cooper Hurt (VA) Nunes Gutie´rrez Pelosi cisions that they make each and every O’Rourke day. Costello (PA) Israel ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Courtney Issa Olson Mr. Speaker, the safety of our citi- The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Cramer Jackson Lee Pallone zens must remain a top priority, and I Crawford Jeffries Palmer the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- will continue to work to ensure that Crenshaw Jenkins (KS) Pascrell ing. Crowley Jenkins (WV) Paulsen our law enforcement agencies have the Cuellar Johnson (GA) Pearce b 2132 resources that are necessary to protect Culberson Johnson (OH) Perlmutter Cummings Johnson, E. B. Peters So (two-thirds being in the affirma- American lives. Curbelo (FL) Johnson, Sam Peterson tive) the rules were suspended and the f Davis (CA) Jolly Pingree bill was passed. TRIBUTE TO MR. JOHN YEE OF Davis, Danny Jones Pittenger The result of the vote was announced Davis, Rodney Jordan Pitts AURORA, COLORADO DeFazio Joyce Pocan as above recorded. DeGette Kaptur Poliquin A motion to reconsider was laid on (Mr. COFFMAN asked and was given Delaney Katko Polis the table. permission to address the House for 1 DeLauro Keating Pompeo minute and to revise and extend his re- DelBene Kelly (IL) Posey f Denham Kelly (PA) Price (NC) marks.) Dent Kennedy Price, Tom AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, today, I DeSantis Kilmer Quigley MAKE CORRECTIONS IN EN- rise to recognize the service of an ex- DeSaulnier Kind Rangel GROSSMENT OF H.R. 5931, PRO- traordinary retired high school world DesJarlais King (IA) Ratcliffe HIBITING FUTURE RANSOM PAY- Deutch King (NY) Reed history teacher, Mr. John Yee, whom I Diaz-Balart Kinzinger (IL) Reichert MENTS TO IRAN ACT had 44 years ago when I was a student Dingell Kirkpatrick Renacci Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- at Central High School in Aurora, Col- Doggett Kline Rice (NY) Dold Knight Richmond imous consent that the Clerk be au- orado. Donovan Kuster Rigell thorized to make technical corrections Mr. John Yee was a teacher who in- Doyle, Michael LaHood Roby in the engrossment of H.R. 5931. spired his students by making history F. LaMalfa Roe (TN) come alive in the classroom and by Duckworth Lamborn Rogers (AL) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Duffy Lance Rogers (KY) MOONEY of West Virginia). Is there ob- leaving us with an intellectual curi- Duncan (SC) Langevin Rohrabacher jection to the request of the gentleman osity about the world around us that Duncan (TN) Larsen (WA) Rokita from California? would forever be a part of our lives. Edwards Larson (CT) Rooney (FL) Ellison Latta Ros-Lehtinen There was no objection. Mr. John Yee’s personal story of hav- Ellmers (NC) Lawrence Roskam f ing grown up in Kunming, China, dur- Emmer (MN) Lee Ross ing the Imperial Japanese Army’s inva- Engel Levin Rothfus ADJOURNMENT FROM THURSDAY, sion of his homeland, as well as his Eshoo Lewis Rouzer SEPTEMBER 22, 2016, TO MONDAY, Esty Lipinski Roybal-Allard subsequent service as a translator with Farenthold LoBiondo Royce SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 the Flying Tigers, gave him an unpar- Fitzpatrick Loebsack Ruiz Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- alleled depth of understanding when it Fleischmann Lofgren Ruppersberger Fleming Long Russell imous consent that when the House ad- came to describing the cultural dynam- Flores Loudermilk Ryan (OH) journs today, it adjourn to meet on ics of global events. Forbes Love Sa´ nchez, Linda Monday, September 26, 2016, when it Mr. Speaker, a great nation cannot Fortenberry Lowenthal T. shall convene at noon for morning-hour exist without great teachers, and I be- Foster Lowey Sarbanes Foxx Lucas Scalise debate and 2 p.m. for legislative busi- lieve that Mr. John Yee is among the Frankel (FL) Luetkemeyer Schakowsky ness. very best, and I will forever be grateful

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.051 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5860 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 for his unyielding dedication to public The first few years of a child’s life especially needed in rural areas for our education. are critical to the acquisition of lan- energy economy in this country, for guage and literacy skills, which are f nonreliance on foreign energy, and for cornerstones of social and academic de- the jobs that are so desperately needed. WYOMING LOSES TWO OF ITS velopment. I firmly believe that all This is a wrong-headed approach to FAVORITE SONS children deserve an excellent education adopt policy without the word of Con- (Mrs. LUMMIS asked and was given and that preparation for academic suc- gress—the people’s Representatives— permission to address the House for 1 cess can never begin too early. Unfor- on this issue. tunately, many children face signifi- minute and to revise and extend her re- f marks.) cant barriers to achievement as recent Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, it is a research shows that over three-quar- LEAVE OF ABSENCE ters of fourth graders from low-income tough week for Wyoming. Wyoming is By unanimous consent, leave of ab- the land of high altitudes, low mul- families are not proficient in reading. The Children’s Reading Foundation, sence was granted to: titudes, and great attitudes. We have which is headquartered in Kennewick, Mr. CARTER of Georgia (at the re- the smallest population in the Nation, Washington, is leading the way in sup- quest of Mr. MCCARTHY) for today after and yet, geographically, we are one of porting early childhood literacy and in 3 p.m. on account of personal reasons. the largest States in the Nation; so ev- preparing all children for success in eryone matters. This week, we lost two f school and throughout their lives. Read of our favorite sons—two of our most with a Child Week, which takes place SENATE BILL REFERRED impressive people. this week, September 18 through 24, is Brian Scott Gamroth was killed in a A bill of the Senate of the following highlighting the tremendous impor- motorcycle accident when coming back title was taken from the Speaker’s tance of early literacy, and I call on all to Wyoming from a Shriners Conven- table and, under the rule, referred as of my colleagues to join me in sup- tion on Sunday. Brian was the voice of follows: porting this initiative. Wyoming. He gave his time, talents, S. 1878. An act to extend the pediatric pri- and energy to raise hundreds of thou- f ority review voucher program; to the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce. sands—if not millions—of dollars for GUIDANCE ON THE SOCIAL COST Wyoming’s charities. His heart was as OF CARBON f big as his gigantic frame and as his (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given deep, baritone voice on the radio in ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED permission to address the House for 1 Casper, Wyoming. He was a dear friend Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, minute and to revise and extend his re- and a beloved Wyoming person, and I reported and found truly enrolled bills marks.) will miss him with my whole heart. of the House of the following titles, Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, the On the same day, we lost our beloved which were thereupon signed by the Obama administration is advancing Flip McConnaughey, who died after Speaker: something under the Council on Envi- serving our senior U.S. Senator, MIKE ronmental Quality known as a ‘‘guid- H.R. 2615. An act to establish the Virgin Is- ENZI, as his chief of staff here in Wash- ance on the social cost of carbon.’’ This lands of the United States Centennial Com- ington for over 20 years. Flip mission. would be undertaken while doing envi- McConnaughey came out of municipal H.R. 5252. An act to designate the United ronmental impact studies. government in Wyoming, as did our States Customs and Border Protection Port At the same time the administration senior Senator, MIKE ENZI. They love of Entry located at 1400 Lower Island Road in claims that it is trying to advance the communities of Wyoming. They Tornillo, Texas, as the ‘‘Marcelino Serna more oil and gas by using those re- Port of Entry’’. have worked so hard all of these years serves to further help the energy econ- H.R. 5937. An act to amend title 36, United in the U.S. Senate for Wyoming. omy in this country, it is also advanc- States Code, to authorize the American Bat- I thank them, and we will miss them ing this, but it claims it has not yet tle Monuments Commission to acquire, oper- with all of our hearts. been adopted. Yet, some Federal agen- ate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, f cies are already using it in order to and for other purposes. block the development of this and of NATIONAL READ WITH A CHILD other important infrastructure. This f WEEK will be yet another tool to stop either ADJOURNMENT (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was needed energy policy or other infra- given permission to address the House structure projects that need to be done Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I move for 1 minute and to revise and extend around this country. that the House do now adjourn. his remarks.) We cannot afford to have these regu- The motion was agreed to; accord- Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I lators coming out using a policy that ingly (at 9 o’clock and 44 minutes stand in support of National Read with has not been passed by the Congress p.m.), under its previous order, the a Child Week, which is organized by but, indeed, is something that has been House adjourned until Monday, Sep- the Children’s Reading Foundation to adopted by the administration on its tember 26, 2016, at noon for morning- promote early literacy development.h own in order to block projects that are hour debate. EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL Reports concerning the foreign curencies and U.S. dollars utilized for Official Foreign Travel during the third quarter of 2016, pursuant to Public Law 95–384, are as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:15 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 8634 E:\CR\FM\K22SE7.104 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5861 REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, HON. MARKWAYNE MULLIN, EXPENDED BETWEEN AUG. 16 AND AUG. 19, 2016

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Markwayne Mullin ...... 8/16 8/19 Jordan ...... 649 ...... 14,588 ...... 15,237 Committee total ...... 649 ...... 14,588 ...... 15,237 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Sept. 16, 2016.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO ITALY AND AFGHANISTAN, EXPENDED BETWEEN JULY 30 AND AUG. 6, 2016

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Nancy Pelosi ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 1,804 ...... (3) ...... 1,804 Hon. Eliot Engel ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 1,804 ...... (3) ...... 1,804 Hon. Rosa DeLauro ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 1,804 ...... (3) ...... 1,804 Hon. Anna Eshoo ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 2,255 ...... (3) ...... 2,255 Hon. Steve Israel ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 1,804 ...... (3) ...... 1,804 Hon. Dutch Ruppersberger ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 1,804 ...... (3) ...... 1,804 Hon. Andre´ Carson ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 1,804 ...... (3) ...... 1,804 Hon. Terri Sewell ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 1,804 ...... (3) ...... 1,804 Wyndee Parker ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 1,804 ...... (3) ...... 1,804 Caroline Behringer ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 2,255 ...... (3) ...... 2,255 Bina Surgeon ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 2,255 ...... (3) ...... 2,255 Emily Berret ...... 7/31 8/5 Italy ...... 2,255 ...... (3) ...... 2,255 Hon. Nancy Pelosi ...... 8/3 8/4 Afghanistan ...... 7 ...... (3) ...... 7 Hon. Eliot Engel ...... 8/3 8 /4 Afghanistan ...... 7 ...... (3) ...... 7 Hon. Rosa DeLauro ...... 8/3 8/4 Afghanistan ...... 7 ...... (3) ...... 7 Hon. Anna Eshoo ...... 8/3 8 /4 Afghanistan ...... 7 ...... (3) ...... 7 Hon. Steve Israel ...... 8/3 8/4 Afghanistan ...... 7 ...... (3) ...... 7 Hon. Dutch Ruppersberger ...... 8/3 8/4 Afghanistan ...... 7 ...... (3) ...... 7 Hon. Andre´ Carson ...... 8/3 8/4 Afghanistan ...... 7 ...... (3) ...... 7 Hon. Terri Sewell ...... 8/3 8 /4 Afghanistan ...... 7 ...... (3) ...... 7 Wyndee Parker ...... 8/3 8/4 Afghanistan ...... 7 ...... (3) ...... 7 Committee total ...... 23,515 ...... 23,515 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. h HON. NANCY PELOSI, Sept. 2, 2016.

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A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media ments of the Humpback Whale (Megaptera Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- novaeangliae) and Revision of Species-Wide cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Georgia; sion, transmitting the Commission’s final Listing [Docket No.: 130708594-6598-03] (RIN: Prong 4-2008 Ozone, 2010 NO2, SO2, and 2012 rule — Amendment of Section 73.3555(e) of 0648-XC751) received September 21, 2016, pur- PM2.5 [EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0315; FRL-9952-72- the Commission’s Rules, National Television suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- Region 4] received September 20, 2016, pursu- Multiple Ownership Rule [MB Docket No.: 13- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 236] received September 21, 2016, pursuant to on Natural Resources. 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 6952. A letter from the Director, Adminis- on Energy and Commerce. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- trative Office of the United States Courts, 6944. A letter from the Director, Regu- ergy and Commerce. transmitting the report of the Administra- latory Management Division, Environmental 6948. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- tive Office of the United States Courts on ap- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ment of the Treasury, transmitting a six- plications for delayed-notice search warrants cy’s final rule — Partial Approval and Par- month periodic report on the national emer- and extensions during fiscal year 2015, pursu- tial Disapproval of Implementation Plans; gency with respect to Iran that was declared ant to 18 U.S.C. 3103a(d)(2); Added by Public State of Iowa; Infrastructure SIP Require- in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, Law 90-351, Sec. 1401(a) (further added by ments for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94- Public Law 109-177, Sec. 114(c)); (120 Stat. Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) [EPA-R07- 412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 211); to the Committee on the Judiciary. OAR-2016-0407; FRL-9952-55-Region 7] re- 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 6953. A letter from the Assistant Secretary ceived September 20, 2016, pursuant to 5 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. of the Army, Civil Works, Department of De- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 6949. A letter from the Assistant Legal Ad- fense, transmitting the South San Francisco 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- viser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of Bay Shoreline, Santa Clara County, Cali- ergy and Commerce. State, transmitting a report concerning fornia final integrated report and environ- 6945. A letter from the Director, Regu- international agreements other than treaties mental impact report for September 2015 (re- latory Management Division, Environmental entered into by the United States to be vised December 2015) (H. Doc. No. 114—166); Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- transmitted to the Congress within the to the Committee on Transportation and In- cy’s final rule — Promulgation of Air Qual- sixty-day period specified in the Case-Za- frastructure and ordered to be printed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:39 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE7.035 H22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE H5862 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 22, 2016 6954. A letter from the Assistant Secretary nouncement 2016-32] received September 20, PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS of the Army, Civil Works, Department of De- 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Under clause 2 of rule XII, public fense, transmitting the West Sacramento Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the General Reevaluation Final Report and Ap- Committee on Ways and Means. bills and resolutions of the following pendices for December 2015 (revised May 2016) 6964. A letter from the Chief, Publications titles were introduced and severally re- (H. Doc. No. 114—167); to the Committee on and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue ferred, as follows: Transportation and Infrastructure and or- Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. dered to be printed. rule — Announcement of Certification Re- TONKO, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mrs. CAPPS, 6955. A letter from the Assistant Secretary sulting from the 2012-2013 Phase III Alloca- Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. GENE GREEN of of the Army, Civil Works, Department of De- tion Round of the Qualifying Advanced Coal Texas, and Ms. DEGETTE): fense, transmitting the Navigation Improve- Project Program (Announcement 2016-33) re- H.R. 6116. A bill to enable needed drinking ments Craig, Alaska Final Interim Feasi- ceived September 20, 2016, pursuant to 5 water standards, reduce lead in drinking bility Report and Environmental Assessment U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. water, plan for and address threats from cli- for March 16, 2016 (H. Doc. No. 114—168); to 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on mate change, terrorism, and source water the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Ways and Means. contamination, invest in drinking water in- structure and ordered to be printed. 6965. A letter from the Director, Office of frastructure, increase compliance with 6956. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social drinking water standards, foster greater of the Army, Civil Works, Department of De- Security Administration, transmitting the community right to know about drinking fense, transmitting the American River Wa- Administration’s final rules — Evidence water quality, and promote technological so- tershed Common Features General Reevalua- from Excluded Medical Sources of Evidence lutions for drinking water challenges; to the tion Final Reports and Appendices for De- [Docket No.: SSA-2016-0015] (RIN: 0960-AH92) Committee on Energy and Commerce. cember 2015 (Revised May 2016) (H. Doc. No. received September 20, 2016, pursuant to 5 By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: 114—169); to the Committee on Transpor- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. H.R. 6117. A bill to provide at-risk and dis- tation and Infrastructure and ordered to be 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on connected youth with subsidized summer and printed. Ways and Means. year-round employment and to assist local 6957. A letter from the Director, Regu- 6966. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- community partnerships in improving high latory Management Division, Environmental ment of Energy, transmitting the Depart- school graduation and youth employment Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ment’s report entitled ‘‘Department of En- rates, and for other purposes; to the Com- cy’s final rule — Treatment of Indian Tribes ergy Activities Relating to the Defense Nu- mittee on Education and the Workforce. in a Similar Manner as States for Purposes clear Facilities Safety Board, Fiscal Year By Mr. MCHENRY: of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act 2015’’, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of H.R. 6118. A bill to promote innovation in [EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0622; FRL-9952-61-OW] 1954, Sec. 316(b), as amended; jointly to the financial services, and for other purposes; to (RIN: 2040-AF52) received September 20, 2016, Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Financial Services, and in pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Armed Services. addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 6967. A letter from the Labor Member, for a period to be subsequently determined mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Management Member, Railroad Retirement by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ture. Board, transmitting the Board’s budget re- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- 6958. A letter from the Chief, Publications quest for FY 2018, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. risdiction of the committee concerned. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 231f(f); Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, Sec. 7(f) (as By Mr. KING of Iowa: Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only amended by Public Law 93-445, Sec. 416); (97 H.R. 6119. A bill to distribute Federal funds rule — Announcement of the Results of the Stat. 436); jointly to the Committees on Ap- for elementary and secondary education in Phase III Allocation Round of the Qualifying propriations, Transportation and Infrastruc- the form of vouchers for eligible students Gasification Project Program [Announce- ture, and Ways and Means. and to repeal a certain rule relating to nutri- ment 2016-34] received September 20, 2016, tion standards in schools; to the Committee pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law f on Education and the Workforce. 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for mittee on Ways and Means. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON himself and Mr. KIND): 6959. A letter from the Chief, Publications PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 6120. A bill to amend title XVIII of the and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Social Security Act to provide for clarifica- Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of tion and rationalization of Medicare pre- rule — Credit for Carbon Dioxide Sequestra- committees were delivered to the Clerk scription drug plan recovery rules for certain tion; 2016 Section 45Q Inflation Adjustment for printing and reference to the proper claims; to the Committee on Energy and Factor [Notice 2016-53] received Septermber calendar, as follows: Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 20, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- Mr. CHAFFETZ: Committee on Oversight Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to quently determined by the Speaker, in each and Government Reform. H.R. 6004. A bill to the Committee on Ways and Means. case for consideration of such provisions as 6960. A letter from the Chief, Publications modernize Government information tech- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue nology, and for other purposes; with an concerned. amendment (Rept. 114–783, Pt. 1). Referred to Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. PAL- the Committee of the Whole House on the rule — Updating of Address for Qualified Ve- LONE, and Mr. TONKO): hicle Submissions [Notice 2016-51] received state of the Union. H.R. 6121. A bill to amend the Safe Drink- September 20, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. BRADY of Texas: Committee on Ways ing Water Act with respect to climate resil- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 and Means. H.R. 954. A bill to amend the In- iency, security, and source water protection Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from planning, and for other purposes; to the Means. the individual mandate certain individuals Committee on Energy and Commerce. 6961. A letter from the Chief, Publications who had coverage under a terminated quali- By Mr. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue fied health plan funded through the Con- and Mr. COURTNEY): Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only sumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) H.R. 6122. A bill to authorize the creation rule — Foreign Tax Credit Guidance under program; with an amendment (Rept. 114–784). of a commission to develop voluntary acces- Section 909 Related to Foreign-Initiated Ad- Referred to the Committee of the Whole sibility guidelines for electronic instruc- justments [Notice 2016-52] received Sep- House on the state of the Union. tional materials and related technologies tember 20, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- used in postsecondary education, and for 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 5303. A bill to other purposes; to the Committee on Edu- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and provide for improvements to the rivers and cation and the Workforce. Means. harbors of the United States, to provide for By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for 6962. A letter from the Chief, Publications the conservation and development of water himself, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. DUNCAN of and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue and related resources, and for other pur- South Carolina, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only poses; with an amendment (Rept. 114–785, Pt. GOWDY, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. COFFMAN, rule — Applicable Federal Rates — October 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole and Mr. COOK): 2016 (Rev. Rul. 2016-25) received September House on the state of the Union. H.R. 6123. A bill to congressionally des- 20, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE ignate the museum to preserve the stories, Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the knowledge, and history of the Medal of the Committee on Ways and Means. Committee on Natural Resources dis- Honor to be constructed in Mount Pleasant, 6963. A letter from the Chief, Publications South Carolina, as the National Medal of and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue charged from further consideration. Honor Museum; to the Committee on Armed Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only H.R. 5303 referred to the Committee of Services. rule — Facilitating Compliance with Quali- the Whole House on the state of the By Mr. STIVERS (for himself and Mrs. fied Plan Document Requirements [An- Union. BEATTY):

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A bill to amend the Safe Drink- By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- TechCorps program, and for other purposes; ing Water Act to require the Administrator sylvania (for himself, Mr. MEEHAN, to the Committee on Education and the of the Environmental Protection Agency to and Mr. FITZPATRICK): Workforce, and in addition to the Commit- publish a maximum contaminant level goal H.R. 6125. A bill to amend the Safe Drink- tees on Oversight and Government Reform, and promulgate a national primary drinking ing Water Act to require the Administrator and Ways and Means, for a period to be sub- water regulation for perchlorate, and for of the Environmental Protection Agency to sequently determined by the Speaker, in other purposes; to the Committee on Energy publish a maximum contaminant level goal each case for consideration of such provi- and Commerce. and promulgate a national primary drinking sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. water regulation for perfluorinated com- committee concerned. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. pounds, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. POCAN, and Mr. NOLAN): mittee on Energy and Commerce. COHEN, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mrs. H.R. 6141. A bill to amend the Bipartisan By Mr. POCAN (for himself, Ms. BLACK, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. Congressional Trade Priorities and Account- MOORE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DOG- DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. ability Act of 2015 to require the publication GETT, and Mr. ELLISON): DESJARLAIS, and Mr. FINCHER): of the negotiating position of the United H.R. 6126. A bill to amend the Securities H.R. 6135. A bill to designate the Federal States for each proposed trade agreement Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclo- building and United States courthouse lo- after each meeting of the parties to the trade sure of total corporate tax paid by a corpora- cated at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Ten- agreement, and for other purposes; to the tion in each annual report required to be nessee, as the ‘‘Fred D. Thompson Federal Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- filed under such Act, and for other purposes; Building and United States Courthouse’’; to tion to the Committee on Rules, for a period to the Committee on Financial Services. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- By Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself, Mr. structure. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- CONYERS, Ms. NORTON, and Mrs. WAT- By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the SON COLEMAN): LYNCH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MICHAEL committee concerned. H.R. 6127. A bill to amend the Safe Drink- F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY By Mr. DUFFY (for himself, Mr. MAC- ing Water Act to require the improvement of of Pennsylvania, and Mr. CAPUANO): ARTHUR, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. consumer confidence reports, and for other H.R. 6136. A bill to provide for USA Retire- LOBIONDO, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KIND, purposes; to the Committee on Energy and ment Funds, and for other purposes; to the Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LYNCH, Commerce. Committee on Education and the Workforce, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NEAL, Mr. HECK By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: and in addition to the Committee on Ways of Nevada, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. H.R. 6128. A bill to require the Adminis- and Means, for a period to be subsequently RATCLIFFE): trator of the Environmental Protection determined by the Speaker, in each case for H.R. 6142. A bill to amend section 403(q) of Agency to conduct a study on the presence of consideration of such provisions as fall with- the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the jurisdiction of the committee con- prohibit the Food and Drug Administration in sources of drinking water; to the Com- cerned. from requiring the percent of daily value of mittee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. BOUSTANY: added sugars to be included in the labeling of By Mr. DEFAZIO: H.R. 6137. A bill to provide emergency tax certain nutrient-dense foods, and for other H.R. 6129. A bill to designate the Frank relief for persons affected by severe storms purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary in the and flooding occurring in Louisiana; to the Commerce. State of Oregon; to the Committee on Nat- Committee on Ways and Means. By Ms. FUDGE: ural Resources. By Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for H.R. 6143. A bill to amend the Safe Drink- By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. herself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HUFFMAN, ing Water Act to require the Administrator NADLER, Mr. DESANTIS, Mrs. CAROLYN Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. of the Environmental Protection Agency to B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. LAM- THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, publish revised guidance for school officials BORN, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- Mr. BERA, Mr. COOK, Mr. MCNERNEY, seeking to reduce exposure to lead from sylvania, Mr. LANCE, and Mr. GRIF- Mr. DENHAM, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. drinking water in schools, and for other pur- FITH): PELOSI, Ms. LEE, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- H.R. 6130. A bill to provide the victims of SWALWELL of California, Mr. COSTA, merce. Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a Mr. HONDA, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. LOFGREN, By Mr. GRAVES of Georgia: fair opportunity to recover works of art con- Mr. FARR, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. NUNES, H.R. 6144. A bill to amend the Congres- fiscated or misappropriated by the Nazis; to Mr. MCCARTHY, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. sional Budget Act of 1974 to include the out- the Committee on the Judiciary. KNIGHT, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, lays and revenue totals relating to social se- By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for him- Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. SHER- curity benefits in a concurrent resolution on self, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. MAN, Mr. AGUILAR, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, the budget, and for other purposes; to the BLACK, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. Committee on the Budget, and in addition to Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. BECERRA, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. the Committees on Rules, and Ways and HARTZLER, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. BASS, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- HUELSKAMP, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michi- fornia, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. ROYBAL- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- gan, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. PEARCE, ALLARD, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CALVERT, sideration of such provisions as fall within Mr. PITTS, Mr. RUSSELL, Mrs. WAG- Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. NER, Mr. LOUDERMILK, and Mr. Ms. HAHN, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Mr. LAR- MULLIN): California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of SON of Connecticut, Ms. ESTY, and H.R. 6131. A bill to amend title 18, United California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. Mr. CARNEY): States Code, to prohibit human-animal chi- ROHRABACHER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. HUNTER, H.R. 6145. A bill to require certain eques- meras; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PETERS, and Mrs. trian helmets to include a warning label, and By Ms. DUCKWORTH: DAVIS of California): for other purposes; to the Committee on En- H.R. 6132. A bill to establish a task force to H.R. 6138. A bill to designate the facility of ergy and Commerce. develop a national trauma care system, to the United States Postal Service located at By Mr. ISRAEL: improve the trauma care system of the De- 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hue- H.R. 6146. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- partment of Defense, and for other purposes; neme, California, as the U.S. Naval Con- enue Code of 1986 to improve the dependent to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, struction Battalion ‘‘Seabees’’ Fallen Heroes care credit by repealing the phasedown of and in addition to the Committee on Armed Post Office Building; to the Committee on the credit percentage; to the Committee on Services, for a period to be subsequently de- Oversight and Government Reform. Ways and Means. termined by the Speaker, in each case for By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of consideration of such provisions as fall with- KIND, Mr. HARPER, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. Texas (for herself, Mr. MILLER of in the jurisdiction of the committee con- HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. COOPER, Mr. Florida, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. cerned. GRIFFITH, and Mr. MCDERMOTT): TAKANO, Ms. EDWARDS, and Mr. BILI- By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for him- H.R. 6139. A bill to amend title XVIII of the RAKIS): self, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. POE Social Security Act to provide Medicare en- H.R. 6147. A bill to establish the 50th Anni- of Texas, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, titlement to immunosuppressive drugs for versary Apollo I Memorial; to the Com- Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. kidney transplant recipients; to the Com- mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to BOST, and Mr. GOODLATTE): mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, and

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Science, Space, and Technology, for a period Speaker, in each case for consideration of BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWN of to be subsequently determined by the Speak- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Florida, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAPU- er, in each case for consideration of such pro- tion of the committee concerned. ANO, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of In- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. OLSON (for himself and Ms. diana, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. committee concerned. CASTOR of Florida): CARTWRIGHT, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. RYAN H.R. 6157. A bill to modernize the prescrip- Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. of Ohio, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. tion verification process for contact lenses, CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE SLAUGHTER, Mrs. MILLER of Michi- to clarify consumer protections regarding of New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, gan, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. KIL- false advertising of contact lenses, and for Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COLLINS DEE, and Mrs. BEATTY): other purposes; to the Committee on Energy of Georgia, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COURT- H.R. 6148. A bill to amend the Safe Drink- and Commerce. NEY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, ing Water Act to require the Administrator By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. YOHO, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. of the Environmental Protection Agency to Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. FLORES, and Mr. DAVIS of California, Mr. DELANEY, publish a maximum contaminant level goal CHABOT): Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. and promulgate a national primary drinking H.R. 6158. A bill to provide for enhanced DUCKWORTH, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. water regulation for microcystin toxin, and penalties for certain offenses relating to con- ENGEL, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. for other purposes; to the Committee on En- trolled substances containing fentanyl, and GABBARD, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. AL ergy and Commerce. for other purposes; to the Committee on the GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee GUTIE´ RREZ, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HASTINGS, YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. GABBARD, and on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. HIMES, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana): subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Mr. HONDA, Mr. HOYER, Mr. ISRAEL, H.R. 6149. A bill to promote pro bono legal each case for consideration of such provi- Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. services as a critical way in which to em- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. power survivors of domestic violence; to the committee concerned. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. By Mr. KILDEE: LARSON of Connecticut): KILDEE, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LAN- H.R. 6150. A bill to amend the Truth in H.R. 6159. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- GEVIN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LARSEN of Lending Act to prohibit private educational enue Code of 1986 to exempt premiums paid Washington, Mr. LARSON of Con- lenders from requiring accelerated repay- on non-cash-value property and casualty in- necticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. ment of private education loans upon the surance from the taxes to enforce reporting LOWENTHAL, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of death or disability of a cosigner of the loan; on certain foreign accounts; to the Com- New Mexico, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO- to the Committee on Financial Services. mittee on Ways and Means. NEY of New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK By Mr. KILDEE: By Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. MALONEY of New York, Ms. MATSUI, H.R. 6151. A bill to amend title 38, United REED, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HONDA, and Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. States Code, to allow veterans affected by Ms. KAPTUR): MCNERNEY, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NEAL, school closures to continue receiving month- H.R. 6160. A bill to establish the United Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MURPHY ly stipends under the Post-9/11 Educational States Chief Manufacturing Officer in the of Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NOR- Assistance Program for a certain period, and Executive Office of the President with the CROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PASCRELL, for other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- responsibility of developing a national man- Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. PETERS, erans’ Affairs. ufacturing strategy to revitalize the manu- Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. POCAN, Mr. By Mr. KILDEE: facturing sector, spur economic growth, and QUIGLEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RICHMOND, H.R. 6152. A bill to provide funding for Vio- expand United States competitiveness, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. LINDA T. lent Crime Reduction Partnerships in the for other purposes; to the Committee on En- SA´ NCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHA- most violent communities in the United ergy and Commerce. KOWSKY, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. DAVID States, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. JUDY SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to CHU of California, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. ginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of the Committee on Appropriations, for a pe- KAPTUR, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCNERNEY, Alabama, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SLAUGH- riod to be subsequently determined by the and Mr. RYAN of Ohio): TER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. H.R. 6161. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Speaker, in each case for consideration of SWALWELL of California, Mr. THOMP- cation Act of 1965 to require institutions of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- SON of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. higher education to notify certain Federal tion of the committee concerned. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VAN HOL- agencies when principal investigators at By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mrs. LEN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. such institutions engage in discrimination BUSTOS, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. GIBSON): WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON H.R. 6153. A bill to provide installation re- on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to COLEMAN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and utilization authority for arsenals, depots, the Committee on Education and the Work- Mr. YARMUTH): and plants; to the Committee on Armed force, and in addition to the Committees on H. Con. Res. 160. Concurrent resolution rec- Services. Science, Space, and Technology, and the ognizing the opening of the Smithsonian’s By Mr. MCNERNEY: Budget, for a period to be subsequently de- National Museum of African American His- H.R. 6154. A bill to amend the Safe Drink- termined by the Speaker, in each case for tory and Culture, the only national museum ing Water Act to reduce lead in drinking consideration of such provisions as fall with- dedicated to documenting African American water, and for other purposes; to the Com- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- life, history, and culture; to the Committee mittee on Energy and Commerce. cerned. on House Administration. By Mr. MEADOWS: By Mr. TIPTON: By Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. H.R. 6155. A bill to amend the Wilderness H.R. 6162. A bill to amend the Federal De- GIBSON, Mr. WALZ, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. Act to ensure access to wilderness areas by posit Insurance Act to ensure that prepaid TAKANO, and Miss RICE of New York): Federal, State, and local emergency response funds deposited in an insured depository in- H. Con. Res. 161. Concurrent resolution ex- personnel during an emergency, and for stitution satisfy the requirements of the pri- pressing the sense of Congress that those other purposes; to the Committee on Natural mary purpose exclusion to the definition of who served in the bays, harbors, and terri- Resources, and in addition to the Committee deposit broker, and for other purposes; to the torial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during on Agriculture, for a period to be subse- Committee on Financial Services. the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and quently determined by the Speaker, in each By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN: ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to case for consideration of such provisions as H.R. 6163. A bill to amend the Personal Re- have been exposed to the toxin Agent Orange fall within the jurisdiction of the committee sponsibility and Work Opportunity Rec- and should be eligible for all related Federal concerned. onciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of benefits that come with such presumption By Mr. MEADOWS: assistance and benefits for individuals with under the Agent Orange Act of 1991; to the H.R. 6156. A bill to amend the Wilderness certain drug-related convictions, and for Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Act and the Federal Land Policy and Man- other purposes; to the Committee on Ways By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for agement Act of 1976 to require the manage- and Means, and in addition to the Committee himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. ment of a wilderness study area, not des- on Agriculture, for a period to be subse- BLUMENAUER, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, ignated by statute, under the jurisdiction of quently determined by the Speaker, in each Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COSTELLO of the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land case for consideration of such provisions as Pennsylvania, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. Management for multiple use pending con- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee ESHOO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, gressional consideration of the recommenda- concerned. Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LARSEN tion for designation of the area as wilder- By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, of Washington, Ms. LEE, Ms. LOF- ness, and for other purposes; to the Com- Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BECERRA, GREN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. PALLONE, mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLU- Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. to the Committee on Agriculture, for a pe- MENAUER, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of WALZ, Mr. WELCH, Mr. HECK of Wash- riod to be subsequently determined by the Pennsylvania, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. ington, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM

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of New Mexico, Mr. POCAN, Ms. NOR- day’’ and supporting efforts to increase By Mr. KING of Iowa: TON, Ms. TITUS, Mr. KILMER, and Ms. awareness of the value of locally owned H.R. 6119. KAPTUR): small businesses; to the Committee on Small Congress has the power to enact this legis- H. Res. 882. A resolution encouraging the Business. lation pursuant to the following: observance of the week beginning on October By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. The ‘‘Power of the Purse’’ as defined in Ar- 9, 2016, as ‘‘National Wildlife Refuge Week’’; COURTNEY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. ticle I, Section 9, Clause 7 to the Committee on Natural Resources. ELLISON): By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania: By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. H. Res. 887. A resolution supporting efforts H.R. 6120. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ELLISON, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. to increase competition and accountability lation pursuant to the following: BROWNLEY of California): in the health insurance marketplace, and to H. Res. 883. A resolution supporting the Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. extend accessible, quality, affordable health By Mrs. CAPPS: designation of a week as National Federal care coverage to every American through the Nurse Recognition Week; to the Committee H.R. 6121. choice of a public insurance plan; to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- on Energy and Commerce. Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. SMITH of lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mr. KIND, Article I, Section 8. Texas, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. Mr. REICHERT, and Mr. TIBERI): By Mr. ROE of Tennessee: FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. BROOKS of H. Res. 888. A resolution expressing support H.R. 6122. Alabama, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. for designation of September as ‘‘National Congress has the power to enact this legis- FLEISCHMANN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Childhood Obesity Awareness Month’’; to the lation pursuant to the following: Mr. BARTON, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. KELLY of By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for him- By Mr. WILSON of South Carolina: Mississippi, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mrs. self, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. EDWARDS, H.R. 6123. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. CLARKE of New Congress has the power to enact this legis- BYRNE, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MULVANEY, York, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. CON- lation pursuant to the following: Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. COLLINS of Geor- YERS, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. JOHNSON of Article I, section 8 of the United States gia, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mrs. Georgia, Ms. MOORE, Ms. ROYBAL- Constitution. BLACKBURN, Mr. STUTZMAN, and Mrs. ALLARD, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. MEEKS, By Mr. STIVERS: LUMMIS): H.R. 6124. Ms. NORTON, Ms. TITUS, Ms. FUDGE, H. Res. 884. A resolution recognizing that Congress has the power to enact this legis- Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of Hillary Rodham Clinton violated, ignored, lation pursuant to the following: and otherwise chose not to follow legal and Virginia, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article 1, ethical obligations and responsibilities ex- DELAURO, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. SPEIER, Sec 8, Clause 3 pected of the head of any Federal agency of and Mr. CARSON of Indiana): By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- the United States Government during her H. Res. 889. A resolution supporting the sylvania: tenure as United States Secretary of State goals and ideals of October as National Do- H.R. 6125. from 2009 through 2013; to the Committee on mestic Violence Awareness Month and ex- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Foreign Affairs. pressing the sense of the House of Represent- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CA´ RDENAS (for himself, Mr. atives that Congress should continue to raise General Welfare Clause, Article I, Section BECERRA, Mr. BEYER, Ms. BROWNLEY awareness of domestic violence and its dev- 8 of California, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COHEN, astating effects on individuals, families, and By Mr. POCAN: Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. communities, and support programs designed H.R. 6126. ESHOO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DENHAM, to end domestic violence in the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. FARR, Mr. FOS- States; to the Committee on Education and lation pursuant to the following: TER, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, the Workforce. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for The Congress shall have Power . . . To reg- HAHN, Mr. HARDY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. ulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON PINGREE, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. among the several States, and with the In- of Connecticut, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CON- dian Tribes. LOFGREN, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRIS- NOLLY, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. By Mrs. LAWRENCE: HAM of New Mexico, Mr. BEN RAY MCCOLLUM, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MEEKS, H.R. 6127. Congress has the power to enact this legis- LUJA´ N of New Mexico, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. and Ms. BROWNLEY of California): MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MEEKS, H. Res. 890. A resolution expressing support lation pursuant to the following: The Congress shall have Power *** To Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MURPHY of Flor- for the Arctic Council and commemorating make all Laws which shall be necessary and ida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, the Arctic Council 20th anniversary; to the proper for carrying into Execution the fore- Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Committee on Foreign Affairs. going Powers, and all other Powers vested by Mr. SABLAN, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of f the Constitution in the Government of the California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of United States, or in any Department or Offi- California, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SIRES, CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY cer thereof. Ms. SINEMA, Mr. SMITH of Wash- STATEMENT ington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 6128. California, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TITUS, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. VELA, Ms. the Rules of the House of Representa- ´ tives, the following statements are sub- lation pursuant to the following: VELAZQUEZ, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. Article I, Section 7 WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. CURBELO of mitted regarding the specific powers By Mr. DEFAZIO: Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 6129. FRANKS of Arizona, Ms. CLARKE of tion to enact the accompanying bill or Congress has the power to enact this legis- New York, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. RANGEL, joint resolution. lation pursuant to the following: Mr. HIMES, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HUFFMAN, By Mr. PALLONE: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- and Mr. CROWLEY): tion. H. Res. 885. A resolution recognizing His- H.R. 6116. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GOODLATTE: panic Heritage Month and celebrating the H.R. 6130. lation pursuant to the following: heritage and culture of Latinos in the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 States and the immense contributions of lation pursuant to the following: Latinos and Latinas to the United States; to By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Article I, section 8, clause 9; article III, the Committee on Oversight and Govern- H.R. 6117. section 1, clause 1; and article III, section 2, ment Reform. Congress has the power to enact this legis- clause 2 of the Constitution, which grant By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. lation pursuant to the following: Congress authority over federal courts and VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. KING of Iowa, Ms. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of article I, section 8, clause 3, which gives Con- JUDY CHU of California, Mr. LUETKE- the United States. gress the authority to regulate commerce MEYER, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HANNA, Mr. By Mr. MCHENRY: with foreign nations and among the States. PAYNE, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Ms. MENG, H.R. 6118. By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: Mr. GIBSON, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 6131. BRAT, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- RADEWAGEN, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. KNIGHT, The Congress shall have Power To lay and lation pursuant to the following: Mr. MOULTON, Mr. CURBELO of Flor- collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, Article 1, Section 8 ida, Mr. HARDY, Mr. KELLY of Mis- to pay the Debts and provide for the common By Ms. DUCKWORTH: sissippi, and Mr. DAVIDSON): Defence . . . of the United States; but all Du- H.R. 6132. H. Res. 886. A resolution recognizing No- ties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform Congress has the power to enact this legis- vember 26, 2016, as ‘‘Small Business Satur- throughout the United States. lation pursuant to the following:

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By Mr. OLSON: necessary and proper for carrying into Exe- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 6157. cution the foregoing Powers, and all other lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Powers vested by this Constitution in the Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United lation pursuant to the following: Government of the United States, or in any States Constitution, as this legislation pro- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 Department or Officer thereof’’ vides for the general welfare of the United By Mr. REED: By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: States. H.R. 6158. H.R. 6133. By Mr. ISRAEL: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 6146. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article One, Section 8, Clause 18 Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. ROYCE: By Mr. BERA: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United H.R. 6159. H.R. 6134. States Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Texas: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Con- H.R. 6147. lation pursuant Under Article I, Section 8, stitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution: By Mrs. BLACKBURN: lation pursuant to the following: The Congress shall have the Power to lay H.R. 6135. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Ex- Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States. cises, to pay the Debts and provide for the lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. KAPTUR: common Defense and general Welfare of the Article I Section 8 H.R. 6148. United States; but all Duties, Imposts and By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Excises shall be uniform throughout the H.R. 6136. lation pursuant to the following: United States. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: By Mr. RYAN of Ohio: lation pursuant to the following: To make all Laws which shall be necessary H.R. 6160. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. and proper for carrying into Execution the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Constitution relating to the power of Con- foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- lation pursuant to the following: gress to provide for the common defense and ed by this Constitution in the Government of To make all laws which shall be necessary general welfare of the United States. the United States, or in any Department or and proper for carrying into Execution the Article 3, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Officer thereof. foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- Constitution relating to the power of Con- By Mr. KENNEDY: ed by this Constitution in the Government of gress to regulate commerce. H.R. 6149. the United States, or in any Department or By Mr. BOUSTANY: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Officer thereof H.R. 6137. lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. SPEIER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8: ‘‘[T]o provide for [the] H.R. 6161. lation pursuant to the following: general Welfare . . . [and] To make all laws Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I and which shall be necessary and proper for car- lation pursuant to the following: Amendment XVI of the United States Con- rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, This bill is enacted pursuant to the power stitution. and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- granted to Congress under Article 1, Section By Ms. BROWNLEY of California: tion in the Government of the United States 8 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 6138. or in any Department or Officer thereof.’’ By Mr. TIPTON: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. KILDEE: H.R. 6162. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6150. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1 Section 8 Clause 7 Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. BURGESS: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ‘‘The Con- H.R. 6139. Article I, Section VIII gress shall have power . . . To regulate com- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. KILDEE: merce with foreign nations, and among the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6151. several states, and with the Indian tribes.’’ Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN: States Constitution, which grants Congress lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6163. the power to regulate commerce with foreign Article I, Section VIII Congress has the power to enact this legis- nations, and among the several states, and By Mr. KILDEE: lation pursuant to the following: with the Indian tribes. H.R. 6152. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Con- United States Constitution, which grants lation pursuant to the following: stitution Congress the power to make all laws which Article I, Section VIII Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- shall be necessary and proper for carrying By Mr. LOEBSACK: stitution into execution the foregoing powers, and all H.R. 6153. f other powers vested by the Constitution in Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Government of the United States, or any lation pursuant to the following: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Department or Officer thereof Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution. ´ Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors By Mr. CARDENAS: By Mr. MCNERNEY: were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 6140. H.R. 6154. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tions, as follows: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 188: Mr. LYNCH. Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 Article I, section 8 of the United States H.R. 213: Mr. LONG, Mrs. WAGNER, and Mr. By Mrs. DINGELL: Constitution. NEUGEBAUER. H.R. 6141. By Mr. MEADOWS: H.R. 225: Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 6155. GUTIE´ RREZ, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- TAKANO, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, and Ms. Article 1 Section VIII lation pursuant to the following: WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. By Mr. DUFFY: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 purports H.R. 226: Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. H.R. 6142. that, ‘‘The Congress shall have the Power to CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- dispose of and make all needful Rules and TAKANO, and Mr. SCHIFF. lation pursuant to the following: Regulations respecting the Territory or H.R. 347: Mr. CRAWFORD. Article I, Section 8 other Property belonging to the United H.R. 532: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois By Ms. FUDGE: States . . .’’ and Ms. MENG. H.R. 6143. By Mr. MEADOWS: H.R. 583: Mr. JONES. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 6156. H.R. 729: Mr. AGUILAR. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 742: Ms. MENG. Article I, Section 8. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 923: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. By Mr. GRAVES of Georgia: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 purports HARPER, and Mr. CARTER of Georgia. H.R. 6144. that, ‘‘The Congress shall have the Power to H.R. 1218: Mrs. DAVIS of California.

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H.R. 1221: Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- H.R. 4177: Mr. AGUILAR. H.R. 6013: Mr. ELLISON. ico. H.R. 4184: Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. SWALWELL of H.R. 6017: Mr. SERRANO. H.R. 1284: Ms. MENG, Ms. CLARKE of New California, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. H.R. 6030: Mr. CONYERS, Ms. LEE, and Ms. York, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HONDA, Ms. CLARKE WILSON of Florida. NORCROSS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. of New York, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. KEATING. H.R. 6042: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and H.R. 4212: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois and H.R. 6045: Mr. STIVERS. Mr. KILMER. Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. H.R. 6070: Mr. HUNTER. H.R. 1310: Mr. SCHIFF and Ms. CASTOR of H.R. 4216: Mr. ROSS. H.R. 6074: Mr. WESTERMAN. Florida. H.R. 4298: Mrs. NOEM, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. H.R. 6076: Mr. KNIGHT. H.R. 1375: Ms. MENG. CRAMER, Mr. MILLER of Florida, and Mr. CON- H.R. 6086: Mr. ROUZER and Mr. DUNCAN of H.R. 1399: Ms. SLAUGHTER and Mr. HECK of AWAY. South Carolina. Washington. H.R. 4365: Mr. SCHWEIKERT. H.R. 6087: Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. LATTA, Mr. H.R. 1427: Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 4450: Mr. MEEKS. BUCHANAN, and Mr. LANCE. H.R. 1530: Mr. BOUSTANY. H.R. 4559: Mr. MILLER of Florida. ´ H.R. 6088: Mr. BARLETTA and Mrs. H.R. 1572: Mr. GOHMERT. H.R. 4567: Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mex- WALORSKI. H.R. 1608: Mr. GRIFFITH and Ms. KUSTER. ico. H.R. 1728: Mr. KEATING and Mr. LARSON of H.R. 4626: Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. BROOKS of Indi- H.R. 6094: Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. Connecticut. ana, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TROTT, FARENTHOLD, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. DUFFY, Ms. H.R. 2132: Mr. SARBANES. and Mr. WESTERMAN. FOXX, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. BLACK, H.R. 4718: Ms. MOORE. H.R. 2224: Mr. POCAN. Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Geor- H.R. 4764: Ms. ADAMS. H.R. 2268: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. gia, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. ROHR- H.R. 4773: Mr. CURBELO of Florida and Mr. H.R. 2293: Mr. KIND. ABACHER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. RIBBLE. H.R. 2302: Mr. LOWENTHAL. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. TROTT, Mr. H.R. 4798: Mr. SCHIFF and Mr. AGUILAR. H.R. 2431: Mr. TAKANO. MARINO, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 4907: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H.R. 2660: Mr. DOGGETT. H.R. 6097: Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. H.R. 4919: Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. H.R. 2737: Mr. STUTZMAN, Ms. GRAHAM, Mr. YARMUTH, and Mr. NADLER. FITZPATRICK. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. ROGERS of Ala- H.R. 6098: Mr. MEADOWS. H.R. 4927: Mr. DEFAZIO. OMPEO OS EHTINEN H.R. 6100: Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. CRAMER, and bama, Mr. P , Ms. R -L , Ms. H.R. 4938: Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. EWELL ILSON Mr. WENSTRUP. S of Alabama, Mr. W of South YOUNG of Iowa, and Mrs. MCMORRIS ROD- ESTERMAN ENSTRUP H.R. 6108: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mrs. KIRK- Carolina, Mr. W , Mr. W , GERS. PATRICK, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. COOK, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. SAN- H.R. 4989: Miss RICE of New York. FORD, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. CLARK H.R. 5002: Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BARLETTA, of Massachusetts, Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, H.R. 5045: Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. GIBSON, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. Mr. STIVERS, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. H.R. 5083: Mr. COURTNEY. GARAMENDI, and Mr. MCNERNEY. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. H.R. 5113: Mr. SERRANO. H.R. 6110: Mr. BARLETTA. HULTGREN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. HIMES, Mr. H.R. 5177: Mr. PASCRELL and Mr. QUIGLEY. H.J. Res. 22: Ms. GRAHAM. SMITH of Nebraska, Ms. WASSERMAN H.R. 5182: Mr. PETERS. H.J. Res. 94: Mr. HONDA. SCHULTZ, and Mr. CLEAVER. H.R. 5224: Mr. MARCHANT. H.J. Res. 98: Mr. DOGGETT. H.R. 2739: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida and Mr. H.R. 5301: Mr. JOYCE. H. Con. Res. 26: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. YODER. H.R. 5313: Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of H. Con. Res. 114: Mrs. BLACK. H.R. 2799: Mr. BARR and Mr. NOLAN. New Mexico. H. Con. Res. 140: Mr. LARSON of Con- H.R. 2889: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GRIJALVA, H.R. 5321: Mr. MASSIE. necticut, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. and Mr. GALLEGO. H.R. 5344: Ms. JENKINS of Kansas. PEARCE, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. MOONEY of West Vir- H.R. 3048: Mr. BRADY of Texas. H.R. 5475: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. ginia, Mr. PALMER, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. LYNCH, H.R. 3119: Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. H.R. 5499: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Ms. CLARK of NEWHOUSE, and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of and Mr. CONAWAY. Massachusetts, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KEATING, New York. H.R. 5557: Mr. TONKO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. FORTEN- H.R. 3226: Mr. KILDEE and Mr. HIMES. Mr. CARSON of Indiana. BERRY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. H.R. 3316: Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. H.R. 5560: Mrs. DAVIS of California. BOST, Mr. HARPER, and Mrs. MCMORRIS ROD- KUSTER, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of H.R. 5619: Mr. TROTT. ´ GERS. New Mexico, Mr. SWALWELL of California, H.R. 5622: Mr. CARDENAS. H. Con. Res. 141: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN- Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. H.R. 5628: Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. H.R. 5671: Mr. SERRANO and Mr. TAKANO. SON of Texas, Mr. HARPER, and Mr. WILLIAMS. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. COHEN, Mr. H.R. 5721: Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia. H. Con. Res. 153: Mr. RUSH, Mr. LOEBSACK, KEATING, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and H.R. 5727: Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, Mr. Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Ms. LEE, Mr. CICILLINE, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. WENSTRUP, and Mr. STEWART. Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 3355: Mr. TROTT. H.R. 5732: Mrs. LOVE, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. H. Con. Res. 155: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. H.R. 3378: Ms. MENG. HILL, and Ms. DUCKWORTH. NUNES, Mr. VEASEY, and Mr. ROSS. H.R. 3381: Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. EDDIE BER- H.R. 5733: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. H. Res. 28: Mr. ZELDIN, Mrs. NOEM, and Mr. NICE JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. GIBBS. H.R. 5745: Mr. GRIJALVA and Ms. NORTON. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 3397: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee and Mr. H.R. 5807: Mr. ELLISON, Mr. BARR, Mrs. SIRES. H. Res. 591: Mr. HUNTER, Mr. WALKER, Mr. LOVE, and Mr. SESSIONS. H.R. 3512: Ms. MENG. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. H.R. 5813: Ms. SINEMA and Mr. REED. MEADOWS, Mr. HUDSON, and Mr. H.R. 3514: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. H.R. 5814: Mr. BARLETTA and Mr. TAKANO. FLEISCHMANN. H.R. 3522: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts and H.R. 5829: Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. ABRAHAM, and H. Res. 750: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. TAKANO. Mr. ROUZER. H. Res. 838: Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 3656: Mr. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 5898: Mr. KEATING. Georgia, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE H.R. 3660: Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 5902: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. NADLER, Mr. H.R. 3666: Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. H.R. 5935: Mr. SANFORD. KILDEE, and Mr. DOLD. H.R. 5942: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Ms. FARENTHOLD, and Mr. ROUZER. H.R. 3683: Mr. PETERS. SEWELL of Alabama, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. H. Res. 846: Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. CLAY, Mrs. H.R. 3687: Mr. NEUGEBAUER. BROWNLEY of California, and Mr. JOLLY. LAWRENCE, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. CLARKE of New H.R. 3706: Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. H.R. 5951: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. York, Ms. BASS, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. AL GREEN of MENG, Mr. CLAY, and Mr. KEATING. ALLEN, Mr. LOBIONDO, and Mr. SARBANES. Texas, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. RICH- H.R. 3720: Mr. SERRANO. H.R. 5961: Mr. HULTGREN and Mr. SESSIONS. MOND, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. MAXINE H.R. 3742: Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. HUIZENGA H.R. 5962: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. WATERS of California, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. HAS- of Michigan, Mr. COOK, and Mr. SESSIONS. H.R. 5972: Miss RICE of New York and Mr. TINGS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. LEE, Ms. H.R. 3790: Mr. SWALWELL of California. TED LIEU of California. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. CARSON of H.R. 3849: Mr. GRAYSON. H.R. 5980: Mr. KILDEE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Indiana, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, and Mr. H.R. 3886: Mr. COHEN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. Mr. STEWART, Mr. VALADAO, and Mr. HECK of RANGEL. KEATING, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Mr. TONKO. Nevada. H. Res. 854: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. H.R. 3892: Mr. FLEMING. H.R. 6001: Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. H. Res. 866: Ms. FUDGE, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. H.R. 3919: Mr. SESSIONS. DENHAM, Mr. CICILLINE, and Mr. CURBELO of BLUMENAUER, and Mr. PERLMUTTER. H.R. 4027: Mr. SMITH of Washington. Florida. H. Res. 881: Mr. MCNERNEY.

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Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 No. 144 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST— tute. We worked with agricultural and called to order by the President pro S. 1831 sporting groups. There is no organized tempore (Mr. HATCH). Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I rise opposition to this at all. this morning to speak on S. 1831, the This legislation is necessary because f Preventing Animal Cruelty and Tor- there are many hundreds, and perhaps ture Act, also known as the PACT Act. thousands, of cases of this kind of hor- PRAYER rific abuse of animals occurring every This is a bipartisan bill. The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- I thank my colleague Senator year. We have seen appalling cases. I will submit for the record examples fered the following prayer: BLUMENTHAL for coauthoring this and Let us pray. the 33 cosponsors I have. that are too appalling to discuss. Eternal God, protector of nations in This is a commonsense bill. This is Frankly, it is just that bad, and we a turbulent world when we know not the first Federal law that would pro- need to bring this to an end. It is also important for me to briefly what a day will bring forward, we look tect all animals from torture, maim- point out that academic research has to You, our help in ages past and our ing, and abuse. The PACT Act allows found a very strong correlation be- hope for the years to come. Federal law enforcement to intervene tween people who abuse animals and Today, we ask that You would use when this kind of abuse occurs where then subsequently commit violent our lawmakers as agents of reconcili- the Federal Government has jurisdic- ation and justice. May their labors has- crimes against human beings. This has tion, on Federal property, in U.S. terri- been documented by the National Insti- ten the day when justice will roll down tories, and in relation to interstate tute of Mental Health. They say that a like waters and righteousness like a commerce. history of sexually assaulting animals mighty stream. The act specifically bans the most is the single largest risk factor and We thank You, O God, that even dur- appalling forms of animal abuse. It is strongest predictor of increased risk of ing seasons of challenge and unrest, we often known as crushing. This is when committing child sexual abuse. have the calm assurance of Your pres- a deranged individual actually tortures A 2013 Northeastern University study ence. Even in the valley of the shad- and sometimes sexually assaults house- found that half of all school shooters ows, we find comfort because You are hold pets for some perverse enjoyment had harmed animals before harming with us. that they get. There are people who are humans. It is very clear that if we can Lord, forgive us for the many times in the business of soliciting animals stop people from this appalling abuse we have failed to humble ourselves and over the Internet so they can conduct of animals, we will also be protecting pray and seek Your face and turn from this appalling activity and then sell human beings, and that is why law en- evil so that You will hear our prayers, the images. It is unbelievable, but it forcement agencies endorse my legisla- forgive our sins, and heal our land. We happens. tion as well. The PACT Act is endorsed praise You that the best is yet to come This legislation is not controversial. by the National Sheriffs’ Association, for this great land, and we anticipate Stopping this kind of obscene animal Fraternal Order of Police, Association Your providence enabling us to be abuse is not controversial at all. There of Prosecuting Attorneys, and nearly blessed beyond anything we can ask or are no Republicans objecting to this 200 local law enforcement agencies. imagine. legislation. The next Democratic lead- As I have said, this is a very simple We pray in Your wonderful Name. er on the other side is a cosponsor. issue. It is not confusing or com- Amen. Senator SCHUMER is a cosponsor of this plicated, and it is not controversial. legislation. There are 27 Democratic Animals are not adequately protected f cosponsors. Over half of the Demo- across America. Many of our constitu- cratic caucus are cosponsors of this ents feel very strongly and passion- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE legislation, and a majority of House ately about this issue, as well they The President pro tempore led the Members have cosponsored companion should. Passage of this legislation will Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: legislation. We worked with all of the help protect people as well as animals, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the relevant committees to make sure all and Congress should act on this legisla- United States of America, and to the Repub- concerns were addressed. It has been tion. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, endorsed by every major animal wel- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. fare organization, including the Hu- sent that the Committee on the Judici- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. mane Society, the American Society ary be discharged from further consid- HELLER). The Senator from Pennsyl- for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- eration of S. 1831 and the Senate pro- vania. mals, and the Animal Welfare Insti- ceed to its immediate consideration;

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Sep 22, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.000 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S5962 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 further, that the Toomey substitute Before we rush ahead on legislation tive and not gotten things done, and amendment be agreed to, the bill, as that has had no hearing, I think it then when I propose a unanimous con- amended, be considered read a third would be a good idea that we have a sent request on a bipartisan bill that time and passed, and the motion to re- hearing and a vote on Merrick Garland. has a majority of Democratic Senators consider be considered made and laid If Republican Senators want to vote as cosponsors, has been thoroughly vet- upon the table. against Merrick Garland, let them do ted, and is supported by every outside The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there it, but let’s go through the process. group, he raises a completely unrelated objection? I ask through the Chair whether the issue and uses that as the basis to RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER Senator from Pennsylvania would be block this noncontroversial legislation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The willing to modify his unanimous con- This is exactly what the American Democratic leader is recognized. sent request so that following a vote on people are so frustrated about with this Mr. REID. Mr. President, I reserve confirmation of the nomination of a body and some of the leadership in this my right to object. consensus nominee, Merrick Garland, body when this kind of completely par- It is stunning that my friend from to be a Justice of the U.S. Supreme tisan-driven agenda blocks progress Pennsylvania would come to the floor Court so we would have nine members even on modest and noncontroversial and abandon all the principles we have on the Court—nothing too unusual— legislation. heard the new Republican majority the Senate proceed to the immediate I yield the floor. wants in the Senate. First of all, how consideration of this legislation, S. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The about having a hearing? There has not 1831. Democratic leader. been a hearing on this bill. I would put The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the Mr. REID. Mr. President, just so the my support of animals and fighting Senator modify his request? record is very clear, I have been asked animal abuse with anyone’s. The Hu- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER to come to the floor on two or three mane Society has supported me every The majority leader is recognized. different occasions to meet his sched- time I have run for office. PETA has Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, ule, and I was here; he wasn’t. Make supported me, as have all of the animal that was a consent request, was it not? sure the record reflects that. rights groups. Mr. REID. Yes, it was. Mr. President, for almost 2 years the Wouldn’t it be a good idea to follow Mr. MCCONNELL. I object. Senate has been run by the Repub- what the Republican leader said about The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- licans. The schedule is set by the Re- how we are going to proceed in this tion is heard. publicans. I don’t set the schedule any- new Senate? He said that we were Mr. REID. I object to the initial re- more. going to have hearings, and they would quest. To have my friend, the Senator from not bring a bill to the floor unless The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- Pennsylvania, come here and say: Well, there has been a hearing. Well, that tion is heard to the original request. this is really important—I have indi- hasn’t worked out so well. The Senator from Pennsylvania. cated how I feel about animal cruelty. We have recently been out of session Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, let me I have spoken out about all kinds of for 7 weeks. We had a lot of time to do briefly observe what is going on here. I animal cruelty for more than three all kinds of things, but we have done don’t think it is any mystery to any- decades. But I also have some concern, nothing. This has been the longest re- cess since 1956, and with the break that one who has been following what is as do the American people, that Sen- is anticipated by my Republican col- happening here. ators like my friend from Pennsylvania Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I could leagues, we will break all records going have helped block a simple hearing and back to—we don’t even know when. We direct a question to my friend through a vote on a man who is a consensus haven’t been able to determine that. It the Chair. nominee to be a Supreme Court Jus- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the could go as far back as the Depression tice. That is wrong. or World War I. Senator from Pennsylvania yield? I am not a big fan of polling, but you All of this sadness about not getting Mr. REID. Mr. President, I came to could take a poll in your front room, in something done on this legislation the floor at his convenience. I am busy, a mall, or have one of these profes- cries for relief—relief for the American and I am sure he is busy. I came to the sionals come in and claim they know people that we start working again. We floor to be a gentleman, and I allowed what they are doing. Overwhelmingly, have not only had months to deal with him to go first. I have a speech to give. it would show that the American peo- legislation like this, but we have had I came here, and I agreed to the Repub- ple want a vote on this. more than 6 months to deal with some- lican leader’s request. I didn’t need to The Supreme Court being short one thing that is vitally important to agree. I said I would be willing to do member has stopped work from being America. It is important everywhere in this right now so the Republican leader done for the good of this country. Im- America. It is important in Nevada, could give his speech later. I think it is portant cases that should have been de- Pennsylvania, Kentucky—everyplace. rude, to say the least, for him to give termined haven’t been determined. What is that? How about having a full a speech here and prevent me from giv- Now they have to go along with what- Supreme Court? ing a speech to the Senate. I think that ever the lower courts say. That is not The man who opened the Senate is not being very collegial, and I am our system of justice. today, ORRIN HATCH, the President pro disappointed that he would do this. He So I hope everyone understands that tempore of the U.S. Senate, said pub- can go ahead and talk as long as he it would be extremely fair and impor- licly so everyone could hear that wants. I will wait. tant to have a hearing and a vote on Merrick Garland would be a consensus Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I be- Merrick Garland. nomination for the President. We satis- lieve I have the floor. I can’t understand the lack of cour- fied his consensus appetite, and we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- age of my Republican friends such as brought forward, through the President ator from Pennsylvania. the Senator from Pennsylvania. If they of the United States, Merrick Garland Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I would don’t like Merrick Garland, vote on March 16. We waited and waited. observe for the record that we have against him, but don’t block him. For Initially no one would even meet with been waiting for about 2 weeks, looking the longest time in the history of him—no Republican would meet with for the opportunity to do this and work America, a Supreme Court Justice has him. Finally, a few Republicans trick- with every Member on the other side, been stopped—stopped—from even hav- led into a few meetings, but there was and we accommodated the leader’s ing a hearing. It has never happened no hearing, and, of course, no vote. schedule when he said this was the before—never in the history of this We are happy to consider all kinds of only time he could do this—this and country. legislation, but to pick and choose one other time. I will speak on my subject a little what they are going to do, leaving vol- I will close by saying this: Look, we later. umes of work undone here in the Sen- all know what is going on here. The I yield the floor. ate, is something that leaves me in- Democratic leader stands up and com- I ask that the Chair announce the credulous. plains that we have not been produc- business of the day.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Sep 22, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.002 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5963 RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Wherever LYNN has been, he has been dict called him one day in January of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under a leader and a fighter for what is right 2014 to beg James to find heroin for the previous order, the leadership time for our country and a dynamic leader him. After first refusing, James gave in is reserved. for our State. and bought some for his friend and ap- LYNN is married to a beautiful lady parently couldn’t resist using it him- f named Joan. They have three children self instead. The friend called James on MORNING BUSINESS and six grandchildren. She has been a the cell phone over and over as James The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under great supporter of LYNN. They have lay dying of an overdose on the floor of the previous order, the Senate will be been side by side since they first met his sister’s house just down the street in a period of morning business until 11 at the age of 15 and began their 47-year from his father’s home. That is where a.m., with Senators permitted to speak marriage a few years later. Patrick found him. therein for up to 10 minutes each. LYNN will be retiring, and we will After making his story public, Pat- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest miss him. We want to say thank you to rick heard from many other letter car- the absence of a quorum. LYNN for all he has done for Georgia riers about their own struggles with The PRESIDING OFFICER. The when he was in our legislature and for addiction, depression, or mental illness clerk will call the roll. what he has done for America now in in their families. Patrick said: ‘‘I was The legislative clerk proceeded to the Congress of the United States. He shocked at how many people are deal- call the roll. will be sorely missed, but he will be ap- ing with similar problems.’’ Inspired by Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask preciated always as a man of courage, Patrick’s experiences and his efforts to unanimous consent that the order for a man of conviction, a man of commit- educate fellow letter carriers and the the quorum call be rescinded. ment, and a true son of Georgia who broader public about the need to re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without excelled in the United States of Amer- move the stigma of addiction, the Post- objection, it is so ordered. ica. al Service Employee Assistance Pro- I yield the floor. gram launched the Silent No More Ini- f I suggest the absence of a quorum. tiative. The program is designed to TRIBUTE TO LYNN The PRESIDING OFFICER. The help postal employees or their families WESTMORELAND clerk will call the roll. break through the stigma and shame to Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, we are The legislative clerk proceeded to share personal stories. reaching that time of year when some call the roll. I thank Patrick for his leadership Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I ask of our colleagues will retire, some may and service, and I pray for his family unanimous consent that the order for be retired without wanting to be re- and for all the parents who are relying the quorum call be rescinded. on hope and strength as they look for tired, and we will have new colleagues The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. coming to the Senate and the House the support to achieve long-term recov- ROUNDS). Without objection, it is so or- ery. None of us can be silent anymore next year. I wish to pause for a mo- dered. ment and pay tribute to a great Geor- in the face of this epidemic. gian who will be retiring at the end of f In order to get Patrick and all the December and who has served our PRESCRIPTION OPIOID AND HER- families who are suffering the help State for six terms in the U.S. House of OIN EPIDEMIC AWARENESS they need when they need it, the Fed- eral Government needs to invest in Representatives—Mr. LYNN WESTMORE- WEEK funding treatment and recovery pro- LAND. Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, Presi- grams. So far Congress has failed in LYNN WESTMORELAND is a true entre- dent Obama has issued a proclamation preneur, a native Georgian, a dedicated this task. that this week is Prescription Opioid In Massachusetts, I am hearing enor- father, an outstanding businessman, and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week. mous frustration from people who and an unquestioned leader in the As the President explained, we pause don’t feel adequate resources are being House of Representatives. As the rank- to remember all those we have lost to brought to bear on this epidemic of ing member of the Intelligence Com- opioid use disorder. We stand with the prescription drugs and heroin addic- mittee in the House, he has been in- courageous individuals in recovery, and tion. Countless individuals and fami- strumental since 9/11, seeing to it that we recognize the importance of raising lies suffering with addiction cannot we remain safe in this country and awareness of this epidemic. In recogni- find a bed for detox. Then, when they that we have the information we need tion of Prescription Opioid and Heroin are at their most vulnerable moment to make decisions we need to make to Epidemic Awareness Week, I am here in recovery, they cannot find a place or keep America safe. with my colleagues to convey the ur- provider for long-term treatment. YNN ESTMORELAND I go back with L W gency of responding to this crisis. In May, Senator SHAHEEN from New a long time. I was a realtor in Georgia. I want to start my remarks with a Hampshire introduced legislation for I was in the brokerage business for 33 story I heard yesterday from a wonder- $600 million in emergency funding to years. I dealt with homebuilders all the ful man named Patrick Byrne. I met combat this crisis. Then again in July, time, and one of them was LYNN WEST- yesterday with Patrick, as he was I and others argued on the floor for the MORELAND. awarded the 2016 Education Award and need to invest $1.1 billion into opioid Early in his career, he founded his Hero of the Year Award by the Na- treatment and recovery programs, but own construction company, called tional Association of Letter Carriers. both times when Senator SHAHEEN L.A.W. Construction. He was an out- Patrick is from Lynn, MA. He lost his made the case and others joined on the standing homebuilder in Fayette Coun- son James Byrne to heroin addiction. floor asking for additional funding, all ty, GA, and in our State. He built that Here is their story. of that was blocked so we could not in business to be one of the best building James Byrne lived a fairly normal fact provide real funding that cities and construction businesses in our life in many ways. The son of Lynn, and States need to fight this epidemic. State, and I am proud of what he ac- MA, Branch 7 president and Army vet We will not save lives and stop the complished. Patrick Byrne, James had a good up- scourge of addiction with just words He is also a guy who gives back. So bringing and strong family ties. He had and promises. We will not save lives LYNN decided to run for public office. a master’s degree in computer science with legislation that pays only lip He ran for the Georgia House of Rep- and made a good living in IT, but service to providing treatment. So I resentatives in Fayette County and throughout his adult life, James had stand here during Prescription Opioid won. He served 12 years in the Georgia been hooked on heroin, a drug easily and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week House, rising to Republican leader in found on Lynn’s post-industrial to pledge that I will not stop fighting the Georgia House of Representatives. streets. James had periods of sobriety, for funding. He was the leader at the time when, for but circumstances always seemed to In Boston, there is an area of our city the first time in history, the Georgia steal them from him eventually. called the Methadone Mile. It is ap- Republican Party went from the mi- James had enjoyed 7 months clean of proximately 1 square mile. It is the lo- nority party to the majority party. drugs when an old friend and fellow ad- cation of methadone clinics, safety net

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It is a 1-mile, went to the emergency room and were over 2 years. one-stop shop for hope and ground zero given 30 pills and got addicted, or Back in May, in Moorhead, I heard in the battle against addiction in Bos- maybe they just went to the dentist to the story of another man—this was ton. get a wisdom tooth fixed. from a rehab counselor. This guy had Here, in Washington, we are at the These are real stories that are hap- filled 108 prescriptions for painkillers epicenter of the Money Mile. It is an pening all over the country. I was in from more than 85 different prescribers area where Big Pharma’s lobbyists toil Montevideo, MN—a smaller town—with in Minnesota and in neighboring with the task of ensuring that even some doctors. One of them started to States. during the storm of prescription drugs, cry at this event, telling the story The Presiding Officer is my neighbor heroin and fentanyl overdose deaths, about how a guy had seen him for back in South Dakota. We see people who go the deluge for opioid-based painkillers pain over and over and over. The next to South Dakota, North Dakota, Min- goes unabated. When pitted against the thing he knew, the Secret Service was nesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin in search Money Mile, the Methadone Mile in his office telling him that this per- of different doctors whom they can ba- doesn’t stand a chance. The Money son had gotten completely addicted sically dupe into giving them prescrip- tions because they are addicts. That Mile and its army of Big Pharma lob- and was making threats over the Inter- should not be happening. Doctors byists are the reason mandatory pre- net on the lives of elected officials and should not be giving out these prescrip- scriber education is not a law. It is the ended up in prison. He had no idea. tions. That is why I have introduced a reason partial-fill prescriptions is not a At that same forum, I heard the new bill that would require doctors and law. It is the reason the Food and Drug story of a 12-year-old who was courted pharmacies to immediately report Administration and other Federal by a pusher—a 12-year-old. They came when they give out these prescriptions agencies and State agencies across our up to him and said: Hey, could you go and require physicians to check this country have not done the job over the check your parent’s medicine cabinet? list. Many States have these programs years and have in fact been complicit They gave him a list of drugs and sent in place—prescription drug monitoring him off. They said: If you come back in the worsening of this epidemic. programs—but they are voluntary. Not Without real funding for opioid ad- with those bottles of pills, we will give everyone does them. Some States, such diction treatment, the Methadone Mile you a can of beer. That is what is hap- as Florida, don’t even share their data and all the other areas in cities across pening in smalltown America. with the rest of the country. I truly be- this country will continue to drown in We passed a bill, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. I was lieve the doctors and pharmacists on overdoses and death. the frontlines—if they check these, we Our cities are fighting a war, and we proud of the bipartisan work. I was one are going to stop people from getting need to help them. With that, I will of the four lead sponsors on that bill. It addicted and get them into treatment yield the floor to the Senator from builds on some of the work we have the way we should. Minnesota, AMY KLOBUCHAR, who has done to set up a framework. Senator That leads me to the next piece, worked tirelessly to stem the over- CORNYN and I passed one of the first which is treatment itself. I have had supply of prescription opioid drugs in bills in this area, the drug take-back many people tell me that they are bet- this country. bill, which allows for drug take-backs ter off committing a felony to get The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- in a way that we are now starting to treatment. Why is that? Well, a lot of ator from Minnesota. see across the Nation. We were already States, like mine, have good drug Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Thank you very seeing them, of course, in police de- courts, and if you can get into the much, and I thank Senator MARKEY for partments and public facilities, but right program in the drug court, you the work he has done and his pas- this makes it easier for drugstores and are going to get treatment and fol- sionate words as well as his under- pharmacies to take back drugs. lowup and you are going to get the help standing of the crisis this truly is. Walgreens has announced they are you need. But a lot of insurance poli- I think one of the ways I can explain going to be doing this on a national cies are not covering it. There is not it in my State is, every day you turn basis. It also makes it easier for long- treatment available. That is why I sup- on the news and you hear about car term care facilities. port Senator MANCHIN, and I am an crashes and you hear about when there Those things are beginning, but we original cosponsor of the LifeBOAT is a murder. Well, in the heart of my can’t end there, not when on one recent Act, which basically places a 1-cent fee State, deaths from prescription drug National Prescription Drug Take Back on each milligram of active opioid in- abuse now claim the lives of more Min- Day back in April, over 445 tons of un- gredient in a prescription pain pill. nesotans than homicides or car crash- used drugs were collected. That is 1 day That is one good way to pay for treat- es. It is a crisis on the rise. According in this country, to give a sense of how ment, as well as, of course, Senator to the department of health in our many are out there. In the CARA bill, SHAHEEN’s strong bill that appropriates State, drug overdose deaths among we made it easier to do drug take- emergency funding to address the drug Minnesotans increased 11 percent from backs. abuse epidemic with treatment. 2014 to 2015. Last year alone, 336 people We also increased the availability of We have to remember that only 1 in in our State died from overdoses. The naloxone, although I will say on a side- 10 people who suffer from opioid addic- Twin Cities has been hit hard by this line, Senator MARKEY, one problem tion actually receives the treatment deadly trend. In Hennepin County, data with this is the price of naloxone has they need. shows that opioid-related deaths have gone up 1,000 percent by the pharma- My State is a big believer in treat- increased 40 percent since 2006. But we ceutical company that provides it. So ment. We use treatment a lot for low- know this is not a crisis confined to that is another issue we are going to level offenses. We use drug courts a lot. our urban areas. have to deal with. That is, of course, It is one of the reasons we have been I see Senator SHAHEEN from New for another day. But I will say that able to keep our crime rate at a decent Hampshire is here. This is something naloxone is something we know can level compared to a lot of other States. that has hit hard in her State in rural save lives. That does not mean there is not hor- areas, just like in mine. For me, the heart of this is trying to rific crime, but we have really focused In one 7,000-person town in Min- go after these prescription drugs at the on treatment. nesota, 3 young people died in just 6 start, to try to stop people from be- In my own life, my dad is an alco- months. Another three were hospital- coming addicted. I will get to the holic. He is sober now and happily mar- ized for heroin overdoses. We know, by treatment part in a moment, but we ried at age 88. He stopped drinking a

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But I don’t think that Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epi- for this issue. treatment should be limited to just the demic Awareness Week to once again We definitely need more treatment. people who have good insurance or can call on this Congress and the Senate to We need to acknowledge that addiction afford it. pass emergency funding to address is a disease. That is a critical part of We in this country have created this what is the most pervasive, most de- it, but we also need to do the policing— crisis. Let’s be clear. Decisions were structive, and, I believe, most urgent the long-term recovery. I was at a re- made at pharmaceutical companies and public health crisis that faces this Na- covery center in New Hampshire sev- everywhere across the country to ex- tion. eral weeks ago, and one of the women pand the use of opioids, to tell people I certainly don’t want to minimize I met there who was in recovery said: they can take 30 pills when maybe they the gravity of the other health chal- You know, getting clean was easy. It is need 1 or none or maybe 2 or 3. These lenges we are facing in America, espe- staying clean that is the hard part. are bad decisions. They were made, and cially the Zika outbreak, which I be- Our Nation has addressed our public people were duped and they got ad- lieve is absolutely critical, but by any health crises with emergency funding dicted. The least we can do is give objective measure, these challenges are bills far larger than the one I proposed. them the treatment so they can get off dwarfed by the destruction and loss of In 2014, Congress passed nearly $5.4 bil- of it, and then make sure their kids life that is being inflicted every day by lion—billion with a ‘‘b’’—in emergency don’t get addicted as well. the uncontrolled epidemic of heroin funding to combat the Ebola outbreak This is a serious epidemic, and it and opioid abuse. This epidemic is rag- in West Africa. The Ebola outbreak calls for serious action as well as fund- ing in all 50 States. It is an uncon- killed one person in America. The her- ing. trolled public health epidemic of stag- oin and opioid epidemic is killing more I say thank you, to Senator MARKEY. gering dimensions. In 2014, some 47,000 than 128 Americans every single day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- people died from drug overdoses—far We know treatment is the only effec- ator from Massachusetts. more than the number of Americans tive answer to addiction, but people are Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I thank who died in motor vehicle accidents being turned away from treatment due the Senator from Minnesota. the same year. to lack of resources. Nationwide, in Many have already heard these sta- I am sad to say that New Hampshire 2013, nearly 9 out of 10 people needing tistics: Our Nation is experiencing is at the epicenter of this epidemic be- drug treatment did not receive it. It is more deaths from drug overdoses than cause we have the highest percentage the same story on the law enforcement from gun violence or auto accidents. of overdose deaths in the Nation. This side of the equation, a chronic lack of Nearly 30,000 people in the United year, at the rate we are seeing overdose resources. States died from an opioid overdose in fatalities, we will lose over 500 people As Senator KLOBUCHAR pointed out, 2015. Approximately 1,300 of those were in New Hampshire, a State of about 1.3 and as my colleagues from Vermont— in Massachusetts. million. Estimates are that over 100,000 who just came to the floor—and Massa- Fentanyl, the drug that killed the people in New Hampshire have some chusetts understand very clearly, her- musician Prince from the State of the sort of substance abuse/misuse issue. oin traffickers expressly target rural Senator from Minnesota, is flowing in The statistics don’t even begin to de- States and counties where law enforce- from China and Mexico and is laying scribe the heartbreak and the trauma ment is spread too thin and lacks the waste to our communities. It is 50 that is experienced by those who have resources to respond effectively. times more powerful than heroin and drug misuse issues and their families. Meanwhile, as Congress fails to act, 100 times more potent than morphine. Yet, despite this appalling death toll, the opioid epidemic is on the verge of Approximately 2.5 million Americans despite what the statistics tell us, the expanding dramatically. Carfentanil is abused or were dependent on opioids in Senate has failed to provide emergency a synthetic opioid that is used to tran- 2012, but fewer than 1 million received funding to first responders and to quilize elephants. It is now available on treatment for their condition. treatment providers on the frontlines the streets, blamed for a record surge If we do not provide the resources of this crisis. of drug overdoses in the Midwest. and enact the policies required to In July, Congress passed the Com- Carfentanil is 100 times more potent change the momentum of this epi- prehensive Addiction and Recovery than fentanyl, which, in turn, can be demic, we are poised to lose future gen- Act, CARA. I applaud Senator KLO- up to 50 times more deadly than her- erations to addiction and death. We BUCHAR and the other sponsors of that oin. It is one of the synthetic additives need the money for treatment. legislation. It is a good, bipartisan bill to heroin that is causing so many over- With that, I would like to yield the that passed this Chamber with over- dose deaths in New Hampshire. Until floor to my good friend and great Sen- whelming support. I was a cosponsor, recently, Hamilton County, OH, had ator from New Hampshire, who has led and I voted for it. But, as we all know four to five overdoses a day. Now, be- the fight here on the Senate floor for very well, CARA is an authorizing bill, cause of carfentanil, the county is re- funding for opioid use disorder treat- it is not an appropriations bill. The porting 20 overdoses, 30 overdoses, and ment and recovery, Mrs. JEANNE SHA- public may not know that because I sometimes even 50 overdoses a day, HEEN. think there is a lot of confusion about completely overwhelming first re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the difference between authorizing and sponders. ator from New Hampshire. appropriating, but the fact is, we know Some public health officials say the Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I here in this Chamber that CARA is an United States has reached a disastrous thank my colleague from Massachu- authorizing bill and it does not provide inflection point in the opioid epidemic. setts, who has seen the same tragedy one penny to fight the opioid epidemic. Going forward, we may be seeing more we are seeing in New Hampshire. I am We need to fund CARA. That is prob- and more synthetic opioids on the mar- sad to have to come to the floor again ably not going to happen this year and ket—cheaper, more potent, more ad- today to join my colleagues, Senator may not happen for several years. We dictive, and even more deadly. MARKEY and Senator KLOBUCHAR, who need to put actual resources behind all This is just one more wake-up call. have spoken so passionately about our of our talk about stemming this crisis. As I travel across New Hampshire need to address the ongoing heroin and Earlier this year, I introduced emer- and talk to Senate colleagues from opioid crisis. gency funding that would provide an across the country, again and again I Like them and many others, I have additional $600 million for policing, hear about the lack of resources to been coming to the floor for many prevention, treatment, and recovery. I marshal an effective, well-coordinated

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Congress created to direct investment both me and Senator GRASSLEY that At long last, let’s give law enforce- to underserved areas—the very reason I congressional action is necessary. ment, let’s give treatment providers, supported this program—have been For 5 years, I worked with both and let’s give recovery centers the re- rendered meaningless. Democrats and Republicans to reform sources they so desperately need. At The program has become an unin- EB–5. In 2013, I included EB–5 reforms long last, let’s come together. Let’s tended boon for the wealthiest business in the Senate-passed comprehensive pass an emergency funding bill to com- districts in the country. Affluent areas immigration reform. That received a bat the opioid epidemic. If we can now dominate the program. They ex- bipartisan vote of 68 votes in the Sen- spend billions to fight Ebola on a dis- ploit incentives that were intended for ate, but the House of Representatives tant continent, surely we can allocate underserved areas, a practice Depart- failed to allow a vote on those reforms. $600 million to combat a raging epi- ment of Homeland Security Secretary Since then, I have continued to work demic right here at home. Johnson has rightly described as gerry- with Senator GRASSLEY to review and When the Senate comes back into mandering. It has reached the point reform the EB–5 Program. session after the election, we will have where a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills, Last year, he and I negotiated far- another opportunity to consider emer- CA, qualifies as a distressed urban reaching reforms with our counterparts gency funding to combat this crisis. area. Only in the world of EB–5 is Bev- in the House Judiciary Committee. For tens of thousands of Americans, erly Hills considered economically dis- Senator GRASSLEY and I pushed to have this is very literally a matter of life tressed. that four corners agreement included and death. This type of abuse today is not the in the omnibus appropriations bill at Let’s put politics aside. Let’s do the exception, it is the rule. Currently, 90 the end of last year. But big city devel- job the American people sent us to do. percent of EB–5 capital goes to areas opers still viewed our reforms as a At long last, let’s give law enforcement that rely on gerrymandering to qualify threat to their bottom line, and they and treatment providers on the as distressed—90 percent. That is why have worked aggressively to block our frontlines the resources they need to the civil rights community, led by the efforts. Unfortunately, leaders in Congress effectively address the opioid crisis. Leadership Conference on Civil and Thank you to my colleagues from Human Rights, has so strongly criti- sided with the developers and extended Massachusetts and Minnesota for com- cized this program. the EB–5 Program without reform. Senator GRASSLEY and I are not going ing to the floor to once again point out Far from being a tool for economic to relent in our efforts to reform this the need we so desperately have. development and job creation, EB–5 is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- now serving as a corporate subsidy for program. I see the distinguished Senator from ator from Vermont. wealthy developers, allowing them to Iowa on the floor. He will be speaking Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I believe save tens of millions of dollars in fi- on this, but I would note that at the we had arranged for Senator GRASSLEY nancing. It is no wonder these devel- very beginning of the new year, we and me to speak at this point. opers fight so hard against reforms worked together to continue a series of I see my distinguished colleague on that would restore incentives for EB–5 public hearings to keep pushing for re- the floor. to do what it was supposed to do when form. We are united in our belief that Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I it began—promote investment in rural it is unacceptable that Congress has have about 8 minutes or 9 minutes of and poor urban areas. failed to respond to an overwhelming remarks, but I don’t see the Senator I am not suggesting that affluent consensus for reform. A full revamping areas should never qualify, I am merely from Iowa yet. If the Senator from of the program is required. A Band-Aid suggesting they should not qualify for Vermont wishes to speak—— is not good enough. Powerful corporate Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, he want- the unique incentives that Congress in- interests must not be allowed to derail ed me to speak, and then he was going tended for underserved communities improvements that can guard against to speak. If I might continue, this will because these underserved commu- fraud, protect investors, and also help be fairly brief. nities have far more trouble attracting our most distressed communities. f capital to create jobs. The powerful developers want only Unfortunately, gerrymandering and EB–5 REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM ‘‘window dressing’’ reform proposals abused incentives are only part of the that do little to change the status quo. Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the rea- problem. In recent years, EB–5 has be- We cannot accept so-called reforms son I have come to the floor today— come riddled with fraud. Review after that the SEC believes would, in fact, and I will be joined by Senator GRASS- review—conducted by the GAO, the In- leave holes in enforcement efforts. LEY—is to share my concern and his spector General, and by Senator Senator GRASSLEY and I, along with concern about the EB–5 Regional Cen- GRASSLEY and me on the Judiciary our counterparts in both parties in the ter Program. The authorization of this Committee—have revealed serious vul- House Judiciary Committee, have put program is set to expire at the end of nerabilities in the program. Investors forward meaningful reforms. These re- the month, but Senate leadership have been defrauded. They have lost forms were developed in consultation wants to extend the EB–5 Program as money and their immigration benefits with the Department of Homeland Se- part of the continuing resolution. I have been put in jeopardy. curity and the SEC. They are tailored want the Senators to know that if this Communities that once hoped to ben- to prevent the rampant fraud we are flawed program is not reformed, I be- efit from this program have been left seeing today. They are necessary to lieve it should end. I can no longer sup- to pick up the pieces. From California save EB–5 from itself. port a straight extension of the pro- to Florida, and from Texas to even my As the American people learn more gram. home State of Vermont, allegations of about how the EB–5 Program is being For years, I strongly supported the fraud have stained this program. Since abused, the louder the calls will be for EB–5 Program. I even championed its 2013, the Securities and Exchange Com- its reform or even its termination. I be- reauthorization. I did so because EB–5 mission has filed dozens of EB–5-re- lieve we could still fix EB–5, but I can- was designed to bring in investment lated enforcement actions. As of last not support simply extending it yet and jobs to underserved rural and year, over 50 more Federal investiga- again. I do not come to this decision urban communities. For some time, tions were ongoing. Fraud will con- lightly, but I cannot support a con- that is what it did. In my home State tinue unabated until we give the De- tinuing resolution that leaves these of Vermont, communities such as War- partment of Homeland Security the flaws in place. The time has come, ei- ren and Vergennes used EB–5 to create tools it needs to guard against abuse. ther reform EB–5 or get rid of it. and save jobs during difficult economic We have an obligation in Congress to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- times. They are EB–5 success stories, ensure that Federal agencies can do ator from Iowa.

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But, under current law, such in- imous consent to speak for 60 seconds tions for violations, no recourse for bad dividuals are not banned from the pro- on another item. actors. There are no required back- gram in the future. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ground checks on anyone associated Aside from the vulnerabilities, the objection, it is so ordered. with a regional center. Regional cen- benefits of the program are question- Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, in ters draw targeted employment area able. Even the Government Account- 1990, Congress created the EB–5 visa, boundaries around poor areas in order ability Office says it is hard to ascer- which was intended to create new em- to come in at a lower investment level, tain the economic benefits. ployment for U.S. workers and to in- yet the jobs created are not actually Most of the visas are going to urban fuse new capital into the country. Two created in those areas, and the projects and affluent areas at a discounted rate years later, Congress revised the EB–5 aren’t actually in those areas. Every when Congress specifically intended to category by establishing a pilot pro- targeted employment area designation steer some visas to rural and high un- gram allowing investors to use regional is rubberstamped by the agency. Adju- employment areas. Census tracts are centers to pool their investments. This dicators are pressured to get to a yes, stitched together to incorporate re- pilot program still exists, nearly 25 especially for those politically con- mote public housing developments so years later, but it is deeply flawed, nected. Visas are not properly scruti- that highrises, hotels, casinos and re- lacks adequate oversight, and has nized. They have been approved despite sorts can attract investors for less veered far away from congressional in- national security warnings. Files and than the statutory $1 million require- tent. applications lack basic and necessary ment. The Regional Center Program expires information to monitor compliance. The Judiciary Committee held a on September 30 of this year. In my hearing on this specific issue. Though view, it is in need of a major overhaul The agency does not do site visits for Congress intended for most EB–5 in- if it is going to be reauthorized. I have each and every project. There is no vestments to be made at the $1 million said that repeatedly on the Senate transparency on how funds are spent, level, nearly all are made at the floor, in hearings, and in letters to who is paid, and what investors are $500,000 level because of gerry- Senate leadership. told about the projects they invest in. Despite the need for reform, the fis- Then there are the national security mandering. That is just not right. Ger- cal year 2016 Omnibus appropriations problems. Our committee has received rymandering allows very affluent areas bill included a straight and clean ex- numerous briefings and classified docu- to benefit from the lower investment tension of the program. This was a dis- ments to show this side of the story. threshold, resulting in little incentive appointment given the alarm bells and The enforcement arm of the Depart- to invest EB–5 funds in distressed or the whistleblower allegations. It was a ment of Homeland Security wrote an rural areas, as was envisioned by Sen- missed opportunity. It is my hope that internal memo that raises significant ators when it was created. both House and Senate leaders will find concerns about the program. There was The senior Senator from New York a way to include reforms in a con- an interagency working group that re- says we don’t know how cities work. He tinuing resolution or simply leave it viewed fraud and other national secu- doesn’t think projects should or could off the table for a later date. rity vulnerabilities in 2010. Members of be built in the Bronx. He says they will The Senate Judiciary Committee the working group made recommenda- commute and work on 5th Avenue held two hearings this year on the pro- tions to reform the program, including where luxury condos are being built. gram. We discussed the flaws and cor- the recommendation to sunset the re- Those in New York jump over rivers ruption. We noted the many vulnerabil- gional center model due to crippling and go through Central Park just to ities. We had stakeholders weigh in. We fraud and national security vulnerabil- connect to low-income neighborhoods. heard from local leaders, associations ities. As a result, smaller and economically representing workers and regional cen- Not all of these recommendations depressed cities are forced to compete ters. We listened to academics and gov- were communicated to Congress. This with Beverly Hills, Miami, and Man- ernment officials. We received feed- week, Chairman CHAFFETZ, Mr. CUM- hattan. Foreign investors—who ulti- back from all types of industries, as MINGS, and I sent a letter to the Direc- mately want a green card—want to put well as immigration and securities at- tor of the agency in charge and asked their money in glitzy hotels and luxu- torneys. We talked to other Senate of- for documents relating to this working rious condo projects where there is a fices and committees. group. I also sent a letter to Secretary higher return. We have outlined the problems. Johnson, calling on him to investigate Targeted employment areas are at Allow me to mention a few of them. the policies and guidance that permit the heart of the controversy about EB– Under the EB–5 Regional Center Pro- foreign ownership of an EB–5 regional 5 and are the principal reason we were gram: Investments can be spent before center. It is obvious that foreign cor- unable to pass commonsense reforms business plans are approved. Regional porations and foreign governments are last year. Yet we proposed a lot of good center operators can charge excessive increasingly taking advantage of the reforms. For example, the Grassley- fees of foreign nationals in addition to Regional Center Program to establish Leahy-Conyers-Goodlatte proposal, for their required investments. Jobs cre- ownership in U.S.-based real estate the first time, incentivized EB–5 in- ated are not ‘‘direct’’ or verifiable jobs projects. I am concerned that this may vestment in manufacturing and infra- but rather are ‘‘indirect’’ and based on allow foreign corporations and foreign structure projects. estimates and economic modeling. All governments to profit from marketing Manufacturing employers create di- jobs created by a project are counted U.S. green cards to their citizens in re- rect, long-term, quality jobs in their by the foreign national when obtaining turn for investment and ownership in communities. As for infrastructure, we a green card, even if EB–5 money is EB–5 real estate projects. I asked for a have lots of needs in the Midwest, in- only a fraction of the total invested. top-to-bottom review to ensure that cluding rail and river transportation, Investment funds are not adequately U.S. interests are protected in the EB– wastewater treatment plants, and vetted. Gifts and loans are acceptable 5 program. bridges. More EB–5 capital in infra- sources of funds from foreign nationals. The Securities and Exchange Com- structure projects would reduce the The investment level has been stag- mission has brought over a dozen suits burden on taxpayers, especially when nant for nearly 25 years. There is no against regional centers and operators. local governments are up against Fed- prohibition against foreign govern- U.S. investors and foreign nationals eral mandates. ments owning or operating regional are being duped and left high and dry. We also proposed reallocating the centers or projects. Just this week another individual was visas—carving out enough for rural and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Sep 22, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.008 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S5968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 high unemployment areas but leaving The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. There appears to be a sufficient sec- more than half of the visas for projects RUBIO). The Senator’s time has expired. ond. that come in at the higher investment Mr. GRASSLEY. I yield the floor. The yeas and nays were ordered. level. We even offered to give affluent I suggest the absence of a quorum. AMENDMENT NO. 5083 TO AMENDMENT NO. 5082 areas their own carve-out. Yet one pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I posal suggested to us was to make the clerk will call the roll. have an amendment that is at the desk visas cheaper. They want to reduce the The senior assistant legislative clerk that I ask the clerk to report. amount an investor has to pay for a proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The green card. They also want more visas. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, clerk will report. The demand for visas is through the I ask unanimous consent that the order The senior assistant legislative clerk roof, yet they want to reduce the price. for the quorum call be rescinded. read as follows: My colleagues and I have been will- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- ing to engage with other Members on FISCHER). Without objection, it is so NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 5083 this issue. We have made so many con- ordered. to amendment No. 5082. cessions. I am not sure how much more f Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous we can give, especially when there are consent that the reading of the amend- increasing calls to end the program. CONCLUSION OF MORNING ment be dispensed with. The status quo is not acceptable. It is BUSINESS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without time for things to change. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. objection, it is so ordered. I encourage my colleagues to join the SASSE). Morning business is closed. The amendment is as follows: ranking member and me in our request f At the end add the following: for reforms. I hope this body will think This Act shall take effect 1 day after the twice before allowing the program to LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPRO- date of enactment. continue as is. PRIATIONS ACT, 2017—MOTION TO Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas f PROCEED and nays on my amendment. TRANSPARENCY AND The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT the previous order, the Senate will re- sufficient second? Mr. GRASSLEY. Now, Mr. President, sume consideration of the motion to There appears to be a sufficient sec- I would like to use that additional 60 proceed to H.R. 5325, which the clerk ond. seconds. will report. The yeas and nays were ordered. Another issue I want to raise with The senior assistant legislative clerk AMENDMENT NO. 5084 TO AMENDMENT NO. 5083 Senate leadership is transparency and read as follows: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I our responsibility of government over- Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 516, H.R. have a second-degree amendment at sight. 5325, a bill making appropriations for the the desk. Last week, I spoke about the danger Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of allowing agencies to improperly use September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. clerk will report the amendment. the Office of Senate Security to keep The PRESIDING OFFICER. All The senior assistant legislative clerk information secret even when it is un- postcloture time has expired. read as follows: classified. The question is on agreeing to the The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- I said that if we let the FBI get away motion. NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 5084 with hiding the Clinton investigation The motion was agreed to. to amendment No. 5083. documents from the public, then other f The amendment is as follows: agencies would abuse the system to un- Strike ‘‘1 day’’ and insert ‘‘2 days’’. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH dermine transparency and oversight. AMENDMENT NO. 5085 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 That is exactly what is happening. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The State, Treasury, and Justice De- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The have an amendment to the text pro- partments are trying the same trick to clerk will report the bill. posed to be stricken. hide documents about the Obama ad- The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ministration’s transfer of billions of read as follows: clerk will report. dollars to Iran for hostages. A bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations The senior assistant legislative clerk These unclassified documents re- for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year read as follows: quested by the Judiciary Committee ending September 30, 2017, and for other pur- The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- are being locked away in the basement poses. NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 5085 of the Capitol. They are being treated AMENDMENT NO. 5082 to the language proposed to be stricken by as if they are classified, but they are (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) amendment No. 5082. not. The amendment is as follows: The Committee was not consulted Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I and did not agree to these burdensome have a substitute amendment at the At the end add the following: desk that I ask the clerk to report. This Act shall take effect 3 days after the and unnecessary document controls. date of enactment. With the Clinton investigation docu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ments, the FBI improperly mixed clas- clerk will report. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas sified and unclassified documents to- The senior assistant legislative clerk and nays on my amendment. gether in order to keep the unclassified read as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a documents secret. But, this time every The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- sufficient second? paragraph and every page of the Iran NELL], for Mr. COCHRAN, proposes an amend- There appears to be a sufficient sec- hostage payment documents is 100 per- ment numbered 5082. ond. cent unclassified. Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous The yeas and nays were ordered. So why send it to Senate Security? consent that the reading of the amend- AMENDMENT NO. 5086 TO AMENDMENT NO. 5085 Why keep it locked away from the pub- ment be dispensed with. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I lic and congressional oversight? Why The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there have a second-degree amendment at would the Senate participate in this objection? the desk. scheme to undermine transparency? Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The If the Senate, as an institution, (The amendment is printed in today’s clerk will report. wants to take its oversight responsi- RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) The senior assistant legislative clerk bility seriously, we should not be help- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas read as follows: ing the executive branch hide embar- and nays on my amendment. The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- rassing information from the American The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 5086 people. sufficient second? to amendment No. 5085.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.009 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5969 The amendment is as follows: Branch for the fiscal year ending September The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Strike ‘‘3 days’’ and insert ‘‘4 days’’. 30, 2017, and for other purposes. ator from Maryland. Mitch McConnell, Mike Rounds, Thad MOTION TO COMMIT WITH AMENDMENT NO. 5087 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise Cochran, John Cornyn, Daniel Coats, as the ranking member on the Appro- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Roger F. Wicker, Thom Tillis, John priations Committee. I want to say to have a motion to commit H.R. 5325 Barrasso, Lamar Alexander, John with instructions, which is at the desk. Hoeven, Pat Roberts, Orrin G. Hatch, my colleagues on both sides of the aisle The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Susan M. Collins, Lisa Murkowski, that over the past few weeks, we Demo- clerk will report the motion. Steve Daines, Tom Cotton. crats have negotiated with the Repub- The senior assistant legislative clerk CLOTURE MOTION licans to come up with a responsible read as follows: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I continuing funding resolution that keeps the government open through The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- have a cloture motion at the desk for December 9, giving Congress time to NELL] moves to commit the bill to the Ap- the underlying bill. propriations Committee with instructions to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- complete an appropriations process. report back forthwith with an amendment ture motion having been presented Our goal was to respond to compel- numbered 5087. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the ling urgent needs: Zika, Flint, floods in The amendment is as follows: clerk to read the motion. Louisiana, and also our national secu- rity as well as those things that are At the end add the following: The senior assistant legislative clerk This Act shall take effect 5 days after the read as follows: important to the economy of the date of enactment. CLOTURE MOTION United States of America. We wanted to be sure it did not include any poison Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- pill riders but did contain the con- and nays on that motion. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby tinuing funding for veterans and mili- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a move to bring to a close debate on H.R. 5325, tary construction. Our negotiations sufficient second? an act making appropriations for the Legis- have been cordial and productive. I There appears to be a sufficient sec- lative Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep- compliment the other side of the aisle ond. tember 30, 2017, and for other purposes. on their professionalism and on their The yeas and nays were ordered. Mitch McConnell, Mike Rounds, Thad civility. AMENDMENT NO. 5088 Cochran, John Cornyn, Daniel Coats, Thom Tillis, Roger F. Wicker, John We are now down to a handful of Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Barrasso, Lamar Alexander, John issues, but they are down to the real have an amendment to the instructions Hoeven, Pat Roberts, Orrin G. Hatch, issues. The majority leader has filed a at the desk. Susan M. Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Republican-only bill with a substitute The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Steve Daines, Tom Cotton. that has now been placed before the clerk will report. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Senate today. We Democrats cannot The senior assistant legislative clerk ask unanimous consent that the man- vote for that substitute and urge oth- read as follows: datory quorum calls under rule XXII be ers to vote against it. The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- waived for these cloture motions. We want to be sure we avoid a gov- NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 5088 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ernment shutdown and a government to the instructions of the motion to commit objection? showdown and continue the construc- H.R. 5325. Without objection, it is so ordered. tive talks that we have had, but the The amendment is as follows: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, substitute offered by the Republican Strike ‘‘5’’ and insert ‘‘6’’. there have been broad requests for a majority leader falls short. What is Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas clean continuing resolution. So that is wrong with the bill before us? and nays on that amendment. what I have just offered. It is a result One, it fails to help the people of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a of many hours of bipartisan work on Flint, MI; 100,000 people in Flint, MI, sufficient second? both sides of the aisle. It is a fair pro- are still waiting for their water to be There appears to be a sufficient sec- posal. It funds all current government clean and safe; 9,000 children have al- ond. operations through December 9, while ready had lead exposure that can cause The yeas and nays were ordered. also providing funding for the new leg- permanent and irreversible damage. It islation we have just passed over- tells Michigan to keep waiting in line. AMENDMENT NO. 5089 TO AMENDMENT NO. 5088 whelmingly and that the President has We know the people of Louisiana Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I signed. That is legislation to address have been hit by terrible floods. We have a second-degree amendment at the heroin and prescription opioid epi- don’t want to just give lip service in re- the desk. demic as well as the TSCA bill. sponse to their needs but Louisiana is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The It contains a sufficient downpayment not the only ‘‘need’’ in America. We be- clerk will report. on flood relief for many States, includ- lieve the people of Flint, MI—the peo- The senior assistant legislative clerk ing Maryland, West Virginia, and Lou- ple of Flint who have been waiting for read as follows: isiana, and, of course, it includes im- more than 1 year—should be included The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- portant resources to support our vet- in this continuing resolution. NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 5089 erans and combat Zika. These are re- I want to be clear. We do want to to amendment No. 5088. sources needed to help develop a vac- help the people of Louisiana, but we The amendment is as follows: cine and promote mosquito control. also want to help the people of Flint. Strike ‘‘6’’ and insert ‘‘7’’. Members will have the next 4 days to The other side of the aisle says Flint CLOTURE MOTION review before any votes are taken in can be handled 2 months from now with Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I relation to the issue. Further, we ex- a bill called WRDA—the water re- have a cloture motion at the desk for pect the President to either sign or sources development bill. The House the substitute amendment. send up the veto message on JASTA by has made no commitment to help Flint The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- tomorrow. Beginning the process on in that bill. They haven’t even brought ture motion having been presented the clean CR today will ensure that WRDA to the floor for action. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the there is adequate time to finish before The people of Flint need help now. clerk to read the motion. the override vote and before the cur- They actually needed help 9 months The senior assistant legislative clerk rent government funding runs out next ago. Remember, they are in a jackpot read as follows: week. Then we can turn to the veto because of flawed budget cuts and our override. failure to enact a comprehensive infra- CLOTURE MOTION I look forward to continuing with bi- structure bill where cities like Flint, We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- partisan cooperation so we can com- Baltimore, and so on could do some- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby plete our important work on Zika, vet- thing about their aging water infra- move to bring to a close debate on Senate erans funding, and the clean CR that structure and at the same time create amendment No. 5082 to H.R. 5325, an act will fund the government through De- American jobs in our own urban com- making appropriations for the Legislative cember 9. munities.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.015 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S5970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 The Senate passed Flint funding on women who put their lives on the line First, take a moment to recognize our the WRDA bill 95 to 3 last week. So each day to keep us safe—law enforce- law enforcement officers and the vital why wait? It is paid for. We have a ment officers. Last month I spent work they do. So many officers com- framework for proceeding. Let’s just do much of my time meeting with various mented to me how thankful they were it. Also, while Democrats continue to law enforcement agencies across Ar- to see yard signs announcing support fight for Flint, we will not stand by on kansas. In the wake of the shooting in for the police or when someone picked partisan policy riders such as the SEC Dallas and other violence against po- up their lunch or just said a simple political disclosure to a 10-week con- lice officers, I wanted Arkansas’ law thank you. tinuing funding resolution. enforcement officers to know that I Law enforcement is a tough job and I know the 135,000 Marylanders who support them and that Arkansans sup- it can be a little strange. Officers dedi- work for the Federal Government want port them. I wanted to learn a little cate their lives to protecting law-abid- to stay on the job. I want them to more about what life looks like from ing citizens, who are the vast majority know we are working very hard to keep their perspective. of all Americans. Yet they have to the government open and to avoid a From the North Little Rock Police spend much of their time around the shutdown or a slamdown. We need to Department, to the Prosecuting Attor- tiny minority and the criminal ele- make sure we help our veterans. We neys Association, to the Federal prison ment to protect those law-abiding citi- need to make sure we have the funds to in Forrest City, to the Arkansas Sher- zens. Therefore, it means a lot when fight Zika and the terrible challenge of iffs’ Association in Northwest Arkan- they hear from you. children being born with the most hor- sas—each of these meetings left me Second, law enforcement agencies rific and lifelong—as short as their lit- confident in our State’s law enforce- ought to continue their outreach ef- tle lives might be—permanent handi- ment officers and provided me with forts to the communities they serve. caps, and we want to help Flint. Most valuable insight into the law enforce- On a visit to the Jonesboro Police De- of all, we know that in a trillion-dollar ment community. partment, Chief Rick Elliot told me: Police officers in Arkansas and budget that funds both domestic and ‘‘It all gets back to community rela- across the country have a difficult job, military, we have a framework to move tions and outreach.’’ I was struck by one that is unlike any other career. In ahead. how many of our police officers in Ar- the Army, my soldiers and I fought Very serious work has been done on kansas work to become integral parts overseas to keep our country safe, but national security: the funding of the of their communities. at the end of our tours, we went home, Department of Defense, the funding of In El Dorado, the police department and many of us transitioned to other other agencies that contribute to our recently shared a video of an officer safer jobs. But for law enforcement of- national security, whether it is the singing and dancing with local kids at ficers, there is no end to the tour. They State Department and diplomatic ef- the area Boys & Girls Club. The Little put their lives on the line every single forts, whether it is Homeland Security. Rock Police Department announced an day to keep us safe. We owe them a Didn’t they do a good job responding upcoming ‘‘Coffee with a Cop’’ event, debt of gratitude, and we ought to find last weekend to the challenges in New which will allow Arkansans to come ways to support our officers more and York? In every community we face and meet their police officers in a cas- ensure that their communities and the ual setting. A school resource officer in these. country as a whole have a better un- At the same time, when you look at Morrilton made State and national derstanding of their hard work and sac- the Labor-HHS, an agency such as the news last month for starting ‘‘Cop Car rifice. Karaoke’’ to get to know his students National Institutes of Health, we want Each of the law enforcement groups I better. I could go on. them to keep the lights on so they can met had a similar message: Law en- But let’s be honest. These aren’t the keep the light of hope going on to forcement officers need support, co- stories dominating the headlines. make sure we find cures for disease. We operation, and assistance. They need These days, it seems like the police will say more about this. support from their communities and make the news most often when there We appreciate the majority leader for their leadership at every level—local, is an officer involved in use of force, continuing conversation with us. We State, and Federal. They need to know like in Ferguson or now in Charlotte, are a work in progress. Let’s get back that we are on their side, and in the or when cops are gunned down in the to work. Let’s continue to make face of controversy, they need to know line of duty, like in Dallas and Baton progress. We have taken steps forward. they have leaders who will be a steady Rouge. Sadly, these stories often have Let’s not take steps sideways or take hand. steps backward. Let’s continue making Given the controversy surrounding a racial element, too, which, of course, progress. Let’s get rid of the poison pill law enforcement recently, it is easy to drives more media coverage. We riders. Let’s come to an agreement on take a different view, but most officers, haven’t seen a story like this in Arkan- how we can help Louisiana and help like most soldiers with whom I served sas lately, but the law enforcement of- Flint and resolve some of these other in the Army, are committed to uphold- ficers with whom I spoke all knew it issues. ing the discipline and integrity of their could happen at any time. That is one Mr. President, we look forward to force. They want those who violate pol- reason why they stressed community more conversation, more constructive icy and especially the law to be held engagement so much, especially in conversation, and our side of the aisle accountable, but they also want those Black neighborhoods where tensions stands ready to engage in those con- decisions made in a factual, unbiased can run the highest. versations and negotiations. I urge my way. So the final step, after citizens and colleagues to be on standby and to wish To keep us safe, law enforcement of- law enforcement officers do their part, us well so we keep doing the job we ficers also need the cooperation and as- is for elected leaders and community were elected to do. sistance of those they are sworn to pro- leaders to do ours. Too often, leaders I suggest the absence of a quorum. tect. They know this will help them jump to conclusions after an officer-in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The not only to investigate and punish volved use of force, not least so they clerk will call the roll. crime but also, and more importantly, can jump in front of a television cam- The legislative clerk proceeded to to stop crime before it happens. They era. But, as we have seen in Ferguson call the roll. have a constant and regular presence and Baltimore, for example, first im- Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask which serves not only to deter the pressions can often be wrong. One unanimous consent that the order for criminal element but also to reassure thing I learned in the Army is that the quorum call be rescinded. and gain the support of the vast major- first reports often, even usually, are The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ity of law-abiding Arkansans who are wrong or at least incomplete. Our lead- objection, it is so ordered. going to provide the tips or help ers shouldn’t fan the flames of racial SUPPORTING OUR NATION’S LAW ENFORCEMENT smooth the waters in moments of ten- tension and divide our communities be- OFFICERS sion. fore all the facts are known. After all, Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, today I So how do we achieve these things? I there is always a neutral, impartial in- want to talk about the brave men and believe there are a few simple steps. quiry following an officer-involved use

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When the use of force is justified, we work, and she has touched the lives of Now, this is just one of many stories ought to support the officer, and when countless families across the State of that together form the fabric of it is not, the public demands account- Massachusetts. With her years of ex- Emily’s life work. At a time when ability. pertise and her relentless determina- many Americans feel that government During my visits around the State, I tion, she has helped people navigate is not working for them, a system that met with several veteran officers, but I our complex immigration system, and too often overlooks those in need, also spoke with many new recruits and she does it all with exceptional humil- Emily is a shining example of the pow- newly hired officers. You might expect ity and grace. ers of public service. She embodies the these rookies to be discouraged by When someone has a last-minute link between government and the peo- anti-police protests and the recent as- passport problem and may not be able ple. She has dedicated her working life sassinations of law enforcement offi- to make the trip with the group from to making government fulfill its most cers. On the contrary, they said they the temple or the church, Emily has fundamental mission—improving the been the one to cut through the red- were more motivated than ever to lives of the people it serves. prove themselves to the people they tape. When a student needs a visa to be Emily Winterson has shown us all able to attend one of our great univer- serve and to honor the sacrifices of that when we take time to listen to sities, Emily is there. When extraor- those officers killed in the line of duty. someone’s story, when we have the dinary musicians or performers from We are lucky to have men and women compassion to care about their trou- around the world needed help getting like them. bles and the determination to fight on into the country, Emily was there. As I left my meeting with the officers their behalf, we have the power to im- When families needed her most, when at the Arkansas State Police Head- prove each other’s lives. This is govern- foreign adoptions were tangled up and quarters in Little Rock, I stopped to ment by the people and for the people. families were divided or stranded, pay my respects at the Hall of Honor, a Emily is American politics at its best. Emily was there. When sick children memorial dedicated to the troopers This is the legacy that Emily leaves needed to get medical care at world- who lost their lives in the line of duty. class hospitals in Boston and around behind. Toward the back of the room, above a We will all miss her greatly. Al- our State, Emily was there. No matter small star for each lost trooper, in- the issue, Emily always knew the right though we are sad to see Emily leave, scribed in the wall are the words ‘‘In people to call to get results in govern- we could not be happier for her as she Valor There is Hope.’’ These words are ment offices both here and abroad—and begins her much earned retirement in particularly poignant right now. they all knew Emily. October. I know she is looking forward I am grateful for every officer at There are too many stories to count, to gardening, to working on her mem- every department and agency who dis- but I want to tell just one. A young oirs, and to spending more time with plays professionalism and courage in woman came from China to the United her children and her grandchildren. the face of danger every day. In their States to study medicine at Boston So, Emily, on behalf of the people valor, the American people do, indeed, University. While she was here, she was fortunate enough to work alongside find hope. diagnosed with leukemia. She had no you, for the State of Massachusetts Thank you. family in America and she desperately and for the thousands of people you God bless our men and women in needed help getting a visa for her sister have served, thank you. We wish you blue. to come to the United States to help the best as you move into the next I yield the floor. take care of her. As have so many oth- chapter of your life. I suggest the absence of a quorum. ers, she reached out to Emily for help. Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Now, Emily was able to get the visa I suggest the absence of a quorum. clerk will call the roll. for her sister to come and to support The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The legislative clerk proceeded to her through a long and very difficult clerk will call the roll. call the roll. treatment, but the story doesn’t stop The bill clerk proceeded to call the Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, I ask there. Without any form of financial roll. unanimous consent that the order for support and unable to work, the young Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask the quorum call be rescinded. woman faced eviction. Together with unanimous consent that the order for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the help of Catholic Charities, Emily the quorum call be rescinded. objection, it is so ordered. helped secure the funds needed to help The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without TRIBUTE TO EMILY WINTERSON her get caught up on her rent. objection, it is so ordered. Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, today I During all of this, the young woman’s f rise to celebrate the retirement of student visa expired, which left her in- MORNING BUSINESS Emily Winterson, an immigration spe- eligible for health care. Once again, cialist in my Boston office, who has Emily got to work and was able to ob- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask served the people of Massachusetts and tain deferred action on her visa. Emily unanimous consent that the Senate be the United States for over 32 years. even helped her find an apartment near in a period of morning business, with Emily began working in the Senate the hospital when she was being treat- Senators permitted to speak therein on March 7, 1984, and has worked for ed, and in her usual ‘‘do more than for up to 10 minutes each. four consecutive Massachusetts Sen- anyone would expect,’’ Emily even The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ators since then. First, Emily worked helped her furnish the place. objection, it is so ordered. in the office of Senator Ted Kennedy Still, the young woman’s health f for over 20 years. When Senator Ken- worsened. As she was nearing her final nedy passed, she stayed on to work for days, her last wish was to see her PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND HEROIN Senator Paul Kirk, then Senator Scott mother, whom she had not seen for 12 EPIDEMIC Brown, and now she has been on my years during her studies. Again, Emily Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I want team in the Boston office since I was concentrated all of her efforts on secur- to start by thanking my colleague sworn in. ing an expedited visa for her mother so from Indiana for his indulgence, and I As my colleagues know well, there she could be with her before she passed. look forward to hearing his remarks. are two parts to a Senate office. The Because of Emily’s tireless work, this We were both on the floor today wait- side the Nation hears about most often young woman, far from home, spent ing to speak while we tried to work out and is in the news is the legislative her final days with the support and differences with the continuing resolu- work we do right here in Washington. care of her mother and her sister. tion. I am hopeful those issues can be

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.026 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S5972 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 resolved so we can have a process to In any case, I called southeast Ohio. large animals such as elephants, and move forward with our spending bills. ‘‘Dreamland’’ is based on a community yet traffickers are using this along In the meantime, I need to talk on center swimming pool. It is the name with heroin. the floor today about an ongoing issue of a swimming pool in Portsmouth, OH, The Hamilton County coroner con- in all of our communities around the and 68 percent of the people on the call firmed that eight of the overdoses in country, sadly, which is this issue of said they were directly affected. Typi- this 6-day period were a direct result of prescription drug abuse, heroin, and cally, we have about 20 to 25,000 people carfentanil. Some of these victims now fentanyl. It is really an epidemic. on the call, and 68 percent said they were not brought back to life. Some of It is now the No. 1 cause of accidental were directly affected. That is alarm- them did pass away. But these brave death in my home State of Ohio, and ing, but it doesn’t surprise me because first responders responded quickly, pro- more recently it is the No. 1 cause of I see it when I am home. fessionally, and were able to save all accidental death in our country, sur- So many other people are seeing it but 4 or 5 lives out of 174 in a 6-day pe- passing car accidents. It is something now, too. As some know, recently there riod—incredible. This new drug called that is taking thousands of lives every was something that went viral on fentanyl is incredibly powerful. It is a year, and it is something that is tear- Facebook. It was a photograph of two substance so strong that only a few ing families apart, causing crime, cre- people passed out in the front of a car flakes of it ingested by a human being ating real hardship for so many fami- and a child in the backseat. It hap- can kill them. lies, and hurting the economy. pened in northeast Ohio, in East Liver- If you want an idea of how addictive President Obama and his administra- pool, OH. This has been shared thou- this stuff is, consider the story of a tion declared this week Prescription sands and thousands of times, and com- woman in Massillon, OH, who last Sat- Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness mented on thousands and thousands of urday used heroin with her boyfriend. Week, and I commend him for that. I times. The two people in the front seat He died of an overdose right next to think raising the awareness of this were the grandmother and her boy- her, and, according to police, after he died, she left his corpse lying there for issue is really important right now. friend and a grandson was in the back- 11 hours while she went out to get more Having a national conversation on this seat, age 4. They were passed out, issue is really important right now. heroin. overdosed in the front seat, and he was I have met with addicts who are still This is the opportunity I take every looking confused and alarmed in the week to come to the floor. I have been using, and I have met with those in re- backseat. covery all over Ohio. I have met with doing it since before we passed the This, unfortunately, is something several hundred people who have a Comprehensive Addiction and Recov- that is happening around our country. ery Act back in March. I come every story to tell. I am told again and again The East Liverpool police said at the by those in recovery the same thing: week to talk on the floor about the im- time: portance of addressing the issue. Ini- The drug becomes everything. The drug It is time that the non-drug-using public becomes more important than family, tially, it was to get the legislation sees what we are dealing with on a daily more important than work, more im- passed, and we did that. Now we are basis. . . . The poison known as heroin has portant than anything, leading them to implementing the legislation and even taken a strong grip on many communities— do what many of these people have adding additional legislation because not just ours. never done before, which is commit of this new wave of addiction that we I agree with them. They see these im- ages every day, not just in East Liver- crimes to pay for their habit. are seeing and overdoses and deaths As addictive as heroin is, fentanyl pool but in your hometown and in your based on synthetic heroin, also called can be 50 to 100 times more powerful. county. This is not the only child who fentanyl or carfentanil or U–4, which is According to the DEA, the Drug En- has watched his parents overdose. In coming into our communities. forcement Agency, carfentanil can be About once a month, I have a tele- Cleveland, 2 weeks ago, a 6-year-old many times more powerful, 10 times as boy was found in Barkwell Park shak- townhall, and I ask people on the call powerful as morphine. It is used pri- ing and crying next to his parents, who a number of questions that they answer marily to take down elephants and about their top priorities. I started out were both unconscious from heroin used as a sedative. The police officer in by asking this question: How many of overdoses. Newtown, OH, who heads up our Ham- Another incident that has received you have been directly affected by the ilton County drug task force said: ‘‘The national attention is the spike of 24 heroin and prescription drug epidemic side effect of carfentanil is death.’’ in Ohio? I will tell you, sadly, that in heroin overdoses in Akron, OH, 1 week These synthetic drugs are contrib- the last few calls we have had sur- ago today. So far 112 people in Akron, uting in Ohio to our rapid increase in prising results, which is that roughly OH, have died from overdoses this year. overdoses. Since 2000, the number of half of the people on the call say they That is already a record. Already this annual opioid overdoses in Ohio has in- have been affected, whether I am call- year more people have died in Akron creased dramatically. We are losing ing people in Cleveland, Columbus, or than all of last year. This follows an one life to overdose every 3 hours. We in rural areas—no matter where it is. I even larger spike of overdoses in my happen to have information now com- recently called people in Canton, OH, hometown of Cincinnati, OH, where ing in on fentanyl. Just in the last 2 and Wood County, outside of Toledo, since August 19, there have been 300 years, according to records, from 2013 and 49 percent of the people on the call heroin overdoses. During a 6-day period to 2015, we saw a 13-fold increase in said yes, they have been affected di- there were 174 overdoses. I went to the fentanyl-related deaths. Just 3 years rectly. firehouse that responded to the largest ago, about 1 in 20 deaths in Ohio was a Earlier this month I talked to people number of those overdoses and talked result of fentanyl. Now it is more than in my town of Cincinnati, and it was 51 to the firefighters about it. They one in three. Sadly, I expect that num- percent. Here is something even more talked about administering Narcan. ber to rise substantially this year, alarming. A couple of months ago, I This miracle drug actually can reverse based on the information we have. called people in southeast Ohio. Some the overdose. Typically, it is adminis- The message today for those who of you know that Portsmouth, OH, is tered once. With regard to these might be listening or a family member an area that, unfortunately, has been overdoses, they saved so many lives—34 who might be listening is, if you are hit particularly hard. In fact, there is a lives. They had to use Narcan not once, suffering from this addiction, get treat- book that some may have read, and if not twice, not three times but four or ment. Find some place that provides you have not and you are interested in five times. We found out later—and I treatment, longer term recovery. This this issue, I would recommend it. It is was able to get samples to Cincinnati legislation, the Comprehensive Addic- called ‘‘Dreamland,’’ by a man named to find this out—that there was tion and Recovery Act, which passed Sam Quinones. What the author talks carfentanil mixed with the heroin. This this House with a vote of 92 to 2, will about is the history behind this pre- is a synthetic drug that traffickers are help provide for treatment and recov- scription drug, heroin, and opioid epi- now using that is far more powerful ery. It is the first time we have ever demic and some suggestions for us on even than heroin. Carfentanil is actu- dealt with recovery in the Congress. It how to address it. ally something that is a sedative for is very important.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.028 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5973 If you don’t know whether the heroin soon as possible. There are a number of AUTOMATED VEHICLES that is on the street contains these new programs that must be imple- Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I rise deadly synthetic drugs, you need to be mented for our veterans and for preg- today to speak about the incredible fu- extremely, extremely careful. As Cor- nant women and the babies born with ture of mobility in this country. Ear- oner Sammarco in Hamilton County dependency to ensure they are getting lier this week, the Department of puts it, every time you buy heroin or the funding that they need. The Presi- Transportation, or DOT, made history every time you inject it, ‘‘you may be dent and the administration, if they by releasing its official Federal policy literally gambling with your life.’’ get these programs up and running, for automated vehicles. This marks a These drugs that are devastating will be able to make a bigger difference major milestone in the effort to bring Ohio don’t come from Ohio. They don’t sooner. driverless cars to American roads and come from any of our States. We are Let’s also increase the funding for to ensure that our country remains the told they come from overseas, pri- opioid programs. We have a 47-percent world leader in the next generation of marily from China. There are labora- increase in the funding for this year, transportation. tories in China that are developing this the fiscal year we are in right now. But DOT’s Federal policy contains four poison—this fentanyl and carfentanil. we are coming to the end of the fiscal key components. The first outlines a Some of the labs, we are told, also are year. CARA has another $181 million 15-point safety assessment for the safe in India. per year in authorized funding per year design, development, testing, and de- The drugs that are coming from going forward for this opioid issue— ployment of automated vehicles. This China and India then come through the heroin, prescription drugs, fentanyl. is a meaningful first step, the first Fed- U.S. mail. It comes from their postal We should make a down payment for eral guidance for automotive manufac- system and our postal system into the that in this continuing resolution. I turers seeking to develop and deploy United States. It is unbelievable, but know it is only a short-term con- these new technologies. the poison is coming in the mail to our tinuing resolution that we are talking The second component outlines the communities. It is easy to do. Because about on the floor here today in order distinct Federal and State roles for unlike private carriers, such as UPS or to keep the funding going. We need to regulation of automated vehicles, mov- FedEx, in the mail system a package make a down payment to ensure CARA ing us toward a uniform national can be sent without having any infor- is funded. framework for the regulation in this mation attached to it. It shouldn’t be space. that easy, and it doesn’t have to be. We If you are one of the 92 Senators who Third, the policy makes a Federal want to close this loophole. It is a com- supported the CARA Act, I hope you commitment to expedite the safe intro- monsense idea that will help to keep will look at the STOP Act. It is com- duction of automated vehicles into the our streets safer and help prevent some plementary to CARA. It will help deal marketplace. The Department of of these deadly overdoses from syn- with the very real problems we face by Transportation will streamline its pro- thetic heroin. limiting the supply of these dangerous cedures to be more responsive to con- Customs and Border Protection has drugs. It is a bipartisan bill. Last week, sumers and innovative manufacturers told us that if we had advance elec- PATRICK TIBERI and RICHARD NEAL in- alike. tronic data on these packages from troduced the STOP Act in the House. Finally, the policy presents a number overseas, like we must have from pri- So we have a companion bill in the of novel considerations that Congress vate carriers, such as UPS or FedEx, it House that is bipartisan. They both should closely examine. This includes would help to ensure that these dan- have a real passion for this issue, and I new tools and authorities that the DOT gerous drugs wouldn’t end up in the appreciate them. might need in the future as automated hands of the drug traffickers or, worse Everything that we are doing in this vehicle technology advances and we yet, in the hands of our family mem- area is important right now. Every begin to see deployment on a much bers and friends. Senator should be involved. If you are wider scale. That is why we introduced the Syn- tough on crime, you should care about Last year, over 35,000 lives were lost thetics Trafficking and Overdose Pre- the increase in crime that is being cre- in motor vehicle crashes. We saw the vention Act, or STOP Act. It is very ated by this. If you are concerned largest annual percentage rise in simple. It is to help keep this poison off about the innocent victims of an addic- deaths on our roads for the past 50 the streets by closing a loophole and tion epidemic, you should support this years—50. This is simply unacceptable. requiring that same advance electronic legislation to help protect those chil- Connected and automated vehicle tech- data to come with all these packages dren who are being born with addic- nologies have the potential to dras- coming from overseas showing where it tions. If you want to be tougher on tically reduce this troubling statistic is coming from, what is in it, and China or if you want better border se- and help ensure that at the end of the where it is going. They are using the curity, you should support this legisla- day, our children, our parents, and all mail system because they don’t have to tion to try to shut off this poison com- of our family and friends are able to provide that now. ing into our States from other coun- travel on our roads and make it home This legislation goes hand in hand tries. If you care about—— safe and sound. with the Comprehensive Addiction and We need to roll up our sleeves and do The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Recovery Act that we talked about ear- our part to ensure successful imple- ator has used 10 minutes. lier, which both Houses passed by near- mentation of this policy. Many of our ly unanimous votes and the President Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask existing laws and regulations were en- signed in July. This legislation is a tre- unanimous consent for 1 additional acted long before modern vehicles. Now mendous step forward and is very com- minute. is the time to consider updating poli- prehensive, dealing with the preven- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cies from a time when the most ad- tion, intervention, treatment, and re- objection, it is so ordered. vanced onboard electronics in our cars covery and helping to provide law en- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, again, and trucks were AM radios. We need to forcement officers with the Narcan this is an issue that has brought us all do this the right way and ensure that they need. It helps in getting the drugs together in the past. Let’s continue to these cars and trucks are introduced off the shelves with the take-back pro- work together on this on a bipartisan safely as we work through the chal- gram. It is a good bill, but I think this basis to begin to turn the tide on this lenges facing wide-scale deployment is complementary to it—to deal with it epidemic before it is too late, before we and the adoption of these absolutely now and to stop this new surge of lose more of our young people, before revolutionary technologies. This means fentanyl and carfentanil. we have more communities devastated we need to take a hard look at issues I urge the administration, especially by this crisis. such as automotive liability, consumer in light of these tragic events recently education, data and cyber security, and and during this Prescription Opioid and I yield the floor. the future of the American workforce. Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week to The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. As a member of Senate Commerce implement the CARA legislation as HOEVEN). The Senator from Michigan. Committee and as the cofounder of the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.029 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S5974 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 Smart Transportation Caucus, I am The PRESIDING OFFICER. The United States that undercut our Amer- committed to leading these important clerk will call the roll. ican-made goods. I will not stand for discussions on Capitol Hill. As a start, The bill clerk proceeded to call the that. I will not support that. I would like to take a moment to high- roll. Some who support trade laws say light some of what I believe are the Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask that we shouldn’t be enforcing these, key aspects of DOT’s four-part Federal unanimous consent that the order for that it will ultimately work itself out. policy. Safety, of course, is paramount, the quorum call be rescinded. I don’t believe that. The law is the law. and the new safety assessment empha- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The agreements are the agreements. sizes consumer education and aware- objection, it is so ordered. They need to be enforced. Counter- ness. Just as prior generations had to f vailing duties are fees placed on prod- adapt to the innovation of stoplights ucts imported into the United States and the construction of interstate WASTEFUL SPENDING that are made in countries where the highways, Americans in the coming Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I have put foreign government unfairly subsidizes months and years will learn how to op- this poster up for Waste of the Week to the product to lower their sale price. erate and share the road with auto- address waste, fraud or abuse of tax- We are a free enterprise system here mated vehicles. payers’ hard-earned dollars, and this is in America. Yes, there have been some To save lives, consumers must trust week 51. subsidies, and we should not be a viola- that the technology underpinning this Today I am here to draw attention to tor of that in terms of unfairly break- revolution in transportation is com- the $2.3 billion owed to the United ing the laws, and we generally are not pletely safe. It will require public-pri- States from uncollected anti-dumping in that situation. But many countries, vate cooperation to improve consumer and countervailing duties. These are we have found and proven through a understanding and adoption of these nations that have violated our trade process, a judicial process, have un- technologies. We also cannot ignore laws, that signed up through trade laws fairly subsidized their products, and we the new threats facing modern vehi- or trade agreements, and then violated need to impose the fees and penalties cles, as they are increasingly con- those—or companies from those coun- against these countries and these com- nected to each other and to the infra- tries that have violated those. There panies. structure. are laws that prohibit that and enforce Both anti-dumping and counter- It is critical that the 15-point assess- that, and this is what it ought to be. vailing duties are how we fight the ment promotes built-in cyber security Let me say at the outset here that I predatory practices of foreign nations from the very start of vehicle develop- do support international trade. It bol- that unfairly hurt American manufac- ment lifestyle. I am encouraged that sters our economy; the statistics show turers by making American-made prod- DOT is addressing data recording, data that. It creates new opportunities for ucts more expensive than a foreign sharing, and data privacy. We need to American businesses overseas, and it competitor’s product. In order to level know how these automated systems enhances America’s security and global the playing field for American compa- work and what happens when they roles. nies and their workers, the U.S. De- don’t. We also need to ensure that this Trade raises economic prosperity; it partment of Commerce calculates the data is shared and protected. has been a proven fact. Just take my duties that should be placed on the im- Finally, I support DOT’s emphasis on State of Indiana. In recent years, Indi- ported product to make up for these continuing collaborative work among ana has exported over $34 billion in predatory trade practices. Once Con- industry, government, academic, and goods and services. Hoosier manufac- gress calculates the money owed to the R&D communities to advance auto- turers export automobiles, auto parts, United States, the U.S. Customs and mated vehicles. In Michigan, we have industrial machinery, medical devices, Border Protection agency—CBP, which already seen the benefits of such col- and much more. Indiana is a national oversees all imports into the United laborative work at the Mcity testing leader in pharmaceutical and agricul- States—is responsible for collecting facility in Ann Arbor. Soon, joint ad- tural exports. In 2014, our State had the these fees that are imposed. vanced research will take place on a highest share of manufacturing em- Even though CBP is legally directed much larger scale at the American ployment per capita and the highest to collect all of these fees, recently the Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, where manufacturing income share relevant Government Accountability Office dis- we will be testing, validating, and cer- to the total income of any State in our covered that from the years 2001 to tifying the vehicles that will be driving country. 2014, the CBP failed to collect about America in the coming years. According to statistics, more than $2.3 billion in anti-dumping and coun- I look forward to the continued part- one in four—actually one in five—jobs tervailing duties. There are a number nership with DOT to help advance the in Indiana are due to our ability to ex- of reasons CBP has trouble collecting innovation that is driving the future of port overseas. That has a significant these fees, but one key reason the Gov- mobility, and I want to thank Sec- ernment Accountability Office high- retary Foxx and Administrator impact on our economy here in Indi- lighted is that CBP simply does not as- Rosekind for their focus and hard work ana. It is vital for our State to have sess the fees once the item is initially that made this week’s historic an- strong trade laws that prevent other imported or once Commerce deter- nouncement possible. countries from engaging in unfair trade This guidance demonstrates that so that Hoosier companies can compete mines how much is owed. Basically, America will be the global leader in with them on a level playing field. they are just behind the curve. So the the development and deployment of ad- Having said that, I support inter- agency that is responsible for col- vanced vehicle technologies. You national trade for all of the benefits to lecting these fees simply is not doing know, just 8 years ago, people were pre- my State and to our country. I also its job successfully enough. CBP is sup- dicting the financial ruin of the auto strongly support the use of our trade posed to collect the fees within the industry here in America. Today, not laws to protect American companies first 6 months of entry of the product only have we had the auto industry against dumped or subsidized imports or assessment, but in its account- come roaring back with record sales, from foreign countries, China in par- ability process, the GAO found that of but we are now working to produce ticular. the 41,000 uncollected bills—41,000 un- some of the greatest and most impor- Under Federal law, anti-dumping du- collected bills—the median age of the tant innovations in American manufac- ties are special fees that are placed on bills was 4.5 years, and they were sup- turing history. products shipped to the United States posed to do it in the first 6 months. (The remarks of Mr. PETERS per- at unfairly low prices. Sometimes this Clearly, we have some dysfunction taining to the introduction of S. 3381 occurs when a foreign manufacturer here. Clearly, we have some waste that are printed in today’s RECORD under sells a product in the United States for needs to be corrected so that we can ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and less than it cost to even make that enforce these trade laws. Otherwise, we Joint Resolutions.’’) profit. They are not even trying to re- are sending a signal: Go ahead and do Mr. PETERS. I suggest the absence gain their costs. They want our market it. Chances are we will get away with of a quorum. share, so they dump products into the it. Their assessment system is not

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.030 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5975 functional. We have a good chance of price tag to over $328-plus billion of dren who will have retinoblastoma in avoiding the fee altogether. waste, fraud, and abuse. Think what we the future? What will happen to them That is the signal which is being sent could do with that $328 billion—help without WillsEye Hospital? out to countries and manufacturers all our defense, help the National Insti- You can tell from this picture not around the world that are dumping or tutes of Health produce lifesaving new just how dynamic Joey is—and I can unfairly subsidizing their products and medical techniques or therapies, pave attest to that personally, after having making our products—our competition some roads, pay for essential functions met him—but how focused he is on get- less competitive. of the Federal Government, or even ting better and how confident he and As I said, GAO has found that out of better, not have to take this money his family are that he can, in fact, get the 41,000 uncollected bills, the median from the taxpayers and simply throw it better because of the great work done age is 4.5 years. We need to get them away. at WillsEye Hospital. back to the 6-month standard. Mr. President, with that, I yield the There are many who might think Additionally, we have learned that floor. this is just a unique situation or sim- nearly 1,000 of those uncollected bills The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ply an unfortunate situation, and cer- were between 10 years and 13 years old. ator from Pennsylvania. tainly it is for Joey and his family and That is simply not acceptable. It is a f for others who have retinoblastoma or dysfunction of government. It is a dys- WILLSEYE HOSPITAL a number of other ailments or prob- function of the bureaucratic processes lems that center on their eyes. Thank Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I rise this we have to deal with in Washington. If God we have WillsEye to treat those afternoon to talk for a few minutes it were somebody else’s money, maybe problems. But there are other hospitals about a hospital in Pennsylvania, we could make an excuse for this dys- in the Nation that are dealing with WillsEye Hospital. This is a hospital function, but this is taxpayer money. some of these same issues and espe- which is not only critically important This money is from the hard-earned cially dealing with issues that relate to to our State but to the Nation as well. money each family takes home at the their interaction with CMS, and these It serves people from across our State end of the week to pay the bills, to pay are obviously some great hospitals that and across the country. the mortgage, to save money for col- I will mention in a moment. lege. It is unacceptable to have this WillsEye Hospital is a public trust In this case, for whatever reason, I happening in Washington, DC, where that was gifted to the city of Philadel- think CMS is treating WillsEye Hos- this waste, fraud, and abuse continue phia and founded in 1832. It was the pital unfairly. I think that is an under- to ramp up on our calculator. first dedicated eye hospital in the statement. In this case, we have a American manufacturers work tire- country, providing care to the blind number of institutions that have a bed lessly to compete on a global market and the indigent—something they still ratio—that is the interplay between in- and sometimes against those who don’t do today. They still have that same patient and outpatient that CMS is fo- even play by the rules. Those who don’t mission. cused on in this circumstance—there play by the rules have to have the rules Unfortunately, if the Centers for are some hospitals that have a bed enforced. So enforcement of our trade Medicare & Medicaid Services—what ratio that is lower than the one at laws through the assessment of anti- we know as CMS—has its way, WillsEye. Because those numbers are dumping and countervailing duties is WillsEye Hospital will no longer be lower, that would mean those hospitals essential to ensure a level playing field able to provide this kind of care. This should be the subject of the same kind for American workers and to show that is world-class care that so many Penn- of action CMS is taking when it comes predatory practices will not be toler- sylvanians and so many Americans can to WillsEye. ated. That is one reason I supported bi- speak to personally. I had a personal partisan legislation that was enacted experience when my daughter Julia When WillsEye was first denied hos- earlier this year that would give the had an eye problem years ago, and pital status, their bed ratio was 17 per- Customs and Border Patrol people the WillsEye did great work for her. cent. But according to the data pro- tools necessary to better enforce our In this case, CMS is using an arbi- vided by the American Hospital Asso- trade laws, such as requiring CBP to trary ratio of the number of inpatients ciation, the Cleveland Clinic, one of better track which foreign companies and outpatients to say that WillsEye our great institutions, has a ratio of may be less likely to pay fees owed to Hospital is not a hospital and should be 6.14 percent, which is obviously lower the United States. what is known as an ambulatory sur- than 17 percent, and Stanford Health Fortunately, CBP has agreed with gery center, which could have drastic Care, another great institution, has a the GAO’s recommendations. Now that implications and ultimately force ratio of 10.5 percent, which is again Congress has also provided the Cus- WillsEye to close. Again, this was an lower than the 17 percent at WillsEye toms and Border Patrol people with the institution founded almost 200 years Hospital. As I mentioned, these are the tools to implement and enforce these ago. bed ratios. So it doesn’t make much recommendations, I am hopeful—but Last week I went to WillsEye in sense that CMS is focused on WillsEye also watchful—that CBP will improve Philadelphia to talk about this prob- and is not taking the same action or its track record in the near future. lem and had the opportunity to meet similar action as it relates to those We have a responsibility not only to Joey Povio, whose picture is in this en- other two institutions. sort out waste of taxpayers’ dollars or larged photograph. Joey is 6 years old, Now, no one would doubt that these misuse of taxpayers’ dollars, we have a and he has retinoblastoma, a type of two premier institutions—Cleveland responsibility to try to correct the er- ocular cancer which, if left untreated, Clinic and Stanford—are hospitals. rors, to give the tools to the agencies will lead to his death. There is no question they are hospitals. to do their job as we have ordered them According to the American Cancer Yet CMS is focused on WillsEye in a to do and then to oversee and make Society, there are 200 cases to 300 cases determination they have made that it sure. It is one thing that the job is of retinoblastoma diagnosed each year. is not a hospital. It doesn’t make any done. It is one thing to come to the In the last fiscal year, WillsEye treated sense. floor and identify a problem. It is an- 110 unique individuals with a diagnosis CMS does not even have a definite other thing to come down here with my of retinoblastoma, or almost 37 percent ratio that a facility needs to meet in colleagues and offer a solution. It is an- to 55 percent of the diagnosed cases in order to have inpatient beds. They sim- other thing to follow up and oversee the country. So you can see the impact ply need to be ‘‘primarily engaged’’ in that solution and see what we can do to of just one hospital on a substantial providing inpatient services. So there make sure this doesn’t happen again. problem that Joey and children across is no definite ratio, and yet they are We are far too short on oversight and the country have. Fortunately for taking action that is to the detriment far too long on rhetoric. Joey, he is receiving first-rate treat- of WillsEye Hospital, and I believe— With that, I am adding $2.3 billion for ment, but we have to have ask our- and I think the evidence in the record uncollected anti-dumping and counter- selves: What about the others who have is clear—to the detriment of a lot of vailing duties, bringing our taxpayer retinoblastoma? What about the chil- people in Southeastern Pennsylvania, a

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We are going to would do a thorough review of the hos- nities that have exposure to lead in have to spend some time because it is pital that can only be done in person. their water. That effort had a final not easy to use bottled water and do a You can’t do that just based upon vote of 95 to 3. This was a very positive shower for yourself and the kids, let charts or phone calls. One would think moment. alone for cooking and all of the other someone from CMS would come and see Today, just a little while ago, it was things we take for granted every day. WillsEye Hospital firsthand. They real- just the opposite. We have an oppor- People in Flint, for almost 2 years, ly haven’t done that yet in a manner tunity to complete the job we started have been having to deal with this that is connected to the actions they last week and include this fully offset every single day. have been taking. So I have encouraged package in this budget bill in front of If this were happening to us, we them to do that. It is not a very bur- us, the continuing resolution. Yet the would view it as an emergency. A dec- densome task to get on the train, go to Republican leader did not do that. ade ago—I don’t know, 10 or 12 years Philadelphia, spend some time in What adds insult to injury is, there is ago—when Washington, DC, had lead in WillsEye Hospital, and use that as part help for Louisiana but not for the fami- the water, somehow everybody came lies of Flint, and I might add, ours is of the basis upon which to make a de- together to get that fixed. There was a fully offset. There is no offset in spend- termination as an agency of govern- concern about the water in the Cannon ing, there are no other programs cut to ment. House Office Building, and that got pay for the help for Louisiana, but I of- In this case, unfortunately, CMS has fixed. I have a funny feeling if some- fered to phase out a program I spon- made an arbitrary decision, which is thing happened in Wisconsin, the sored in 2007—that doesn’t happen a lot wrong. This decision threatens this Speaker would decide that was serious around here—in order to pay for this world-class hospital, and that is an un- enough to fix that, but we have a group emergency in Flint and help other derstatement. In essence, this decision of people in Flint, MI, who trusted communities with lead in their water makes no sense. WillsEye is a hospital. their elected officials and who have across the country. So we have some- It provides great care for people who been waiting—actually, incredibly pa- thing fully paid for and for which there can’t get this care almost anywhere tiently—for action so they can turn on should be absolutely no objection. else in the country, especially when it the faucet and have clean water. I would love to know the objection to They had such hopes last week. This comes to children and especially when helping a group of people—100,000 peo- was a great moment of people coming it comes to that diagnosis that families ple in Flint and other families across together, 95 to 3, on a bill that would get of retinoblastoma. Without the the country in Jackson, MS, New York, not only help families in Flint but intervention and the great work at Indiana, Pennsylvania, Texas, and across the country. That is how we are WillsEye, those children will die. across the country—with something supposed to govern. We did that con- I will continue to urge CMS to work fully paid for. What is the objection to cerning the lead in the water in Flint. with me and to work with WillsEye on putting that into this continuing reso- We went the extra mile to make sure a solution that resolves this bureau- lution if the other side of the aisle is that was fully offset by phasing out an- cratic problem. That is basically what willing to put in something that other program to pay for it. this is, a bureaucratic approach that doesn’t have an offset in it to help the Literally, this package could go any- doesn’t make sense in the real world— people in Louisiana? the real world of quality medical care, I support helping the people in Lou- where. It could go by itself by voice the real world of the services that isiana. I believe we are in this together vote today. It could go any number of WillsEye provides, and the real world as a country. As Americans, I think, no places, but it needs to happen now. To of Joey’s circumstance and children matter the emergency, we should be see the continuing resolution come to like him across our region in Pennsyl- willing to help each other. We have had the floor with help for Louisiana and vania but also across the country. a variety of emergencies over the not for the families of Flint is out- Mr. President, I yield the floor. years, such as the fertilizer company in rageous. It is just outrageous. I will do I suggest the absence of a quorum. West, TX, where there was an explosion everything in my power to make sure The PRESIDING OFFICER. The a few years ago. It was not a flood, not this does not happen. We are not—we clerk will call the roll. a hurricane, not a drought but a fer- are not, I am not—going to support an The senior assistant legislative clerk tilizer explosion, and people were ex- effort that says to the people of Flint: proceeded to call the roll. posed. The Federal Government You don’t count. Your child doesn’t Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask stepped in to help, and that wasn’t count. We care about people in Lou- unanimous consent that the order for fully paid for either. isiana. Oh, they count, but people in the quorum call be rescinded. Here we have a situation with 100,000 Flint, MI, don’t count. We don’t see The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without people—9,000 children under the age of them. We don’t care. objection, it is so ordered. 6—who are seriously exposed to lead Well, we do see them. We do care Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask and that exposure will affect their de- about them. We spent 8 months putting unanimous consent to speak for 10 min- velopment, physically and mentally, together a bipartisan coalition in the utes, and if the Chair would, let me for the rest of their lives. They have Senate, and I am grateful for that. As know when I have spoken for 8 min- now waited—they have waited—over 1 I said before, Senator INHOFE has been utes, please. year since they knew what was hap- terrific to work with. We were so The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pening. We have finally gotten to a pleased last week that we were on Chair will do so. point where we have strong bipartisan track to get this done and then to find Ms. STABENOW. I thank the Chair. support in the Senate, and this is easy out that when we now have this oppor- f to put this in this bill—easy. But we tunity and we had this huge vote—a bi- are in a situation where we are saying partisan, fully offset, paid-for package FUNDING FOR FLINT, MICHIGAN to the people of Flint: Well, wait just 3 to move it forward—suddenly Flint Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, this more months. Wait until the end of the doesn’t count. Flint families don’t has been a roller coaster time for those year. I guess the other question is, Why count. Flint children don’t count. But of us who care deeply about what hap- don’t people in Louisiana wait until for Louisiana, which wasn’t in the pened over 21⁄2 years ago in the city of the end of the year? I think we should WRDA bill—or so far we haven’t voted Flint with a system that was not treat- help both of them now. on it separately—we need to help Lou- ed properly and exposed 100,000 people In Flint, we literally have people get- isiana. By the way, let me say again, I in Flint to lead poisoning. ting up in the morning and saying: OK. am happy to support Louisiana, but

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There, and at St. Benedict’s my great partner in this, but I want to Louisiana. We are asking colleagues to Catholic Church, Clarence learned that close by saying this. There is one other say yes to Flint and Louisiana and un- all people are inherently equal, no mat- provision in this bill that is outrageous derstand that your ZIP Code doesn’t ter what the law or society might say and that continues dark money in cam- matter. We have the obligation to step at a particular time. paigns from having to be reported. So up when there is an emergency and Clarence graduated from high school this continuing resolution is saying yes help American families. That is all we in 1967, the only Black student in his to dark money and no to children with are asking for the people of Flint. class, and was the first person in his lead poisoning in Flint, and that is not The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- family to attend college. After grad- acceptable. ator from Utah. uating from Yale Law School, Clarence Now to my partner Senator PETERS. went to work for Missouri attorney f Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I thank general John Danforth—known as Jack Senator STABENOW for yielding me her JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS Danforth by us—arguing his first case remaining time. I couldn’t concur more Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise before the Missouri Supreme Court just with what she had to say. today to celebrate an event that both 3 days after having been sworn in as a This is another day. It seems like we represents and helps preserve what is member of the Missouri Bar. He came are down here on the floor all of the best about this great country. I ask to Washington in 1979 to join then-Sen- time talking about the crisis in Flint, unanimous consent that I be permitted ator Danforth as a legislative assist- asking for help, and demanding that ant. folks step up to help the people of to finish these remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Clarence Thomas was confirmed by Flint. We are so close to doing it. the Senate for the first of five times in As the Senator mentioned, we came objection, it is so ordered. Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, 25 years 1981 as Assistant Secretary of Edu- with incredible bipartisan support, 95 cation for Civil Rights. I think I was votes—a program fully paid for that ago next month, the Senate confirmed, and President George H.W. Bush ap- the chairman at that time. He would the Senator authored, a program that I become the longest serving chairman fought for as a Member of the U.S. pointed, Clarence Thomas to be an As- sociate Justice of the U.S. Supreme of the Equal Employment Opportunity House. Now we are saying this is so im- Commission in 1982, a judge on the U.S. portant that we are willing to take this Court. To paraphrase John F. Kennedy, I would like to note both what this Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in program, use these funds to help the 1990, and a Supreme Court Justice in people of Flint. But the people can’t country has done for Justice Thomas and what Justice Thomas is doing for 1991 at the age of 43. America gave him wait any longer. In this body, the Sen- opportunities that do not exist any- ate should not be about picking and this country. President Bush made the announce- where else in the world. choosing specific States to help, spe- Since this anniversary is about Jus- ment of then-Judge Thomas’s Supreme cific cities to help, specific neighbor- tice Thomas’s service on the Supreme Court nomination on July 1, 1991, at hoods. It should be about all of Amer- Court, let me turn from what America the Bush home in Maine. In his brief ica: No matter who you are, no matter has done for him to what he is doing remarks, Judge Thomas said: ‘‘Only in where you live, when you are hurting, for America. I have known Clarence for America could this have been pos- we will step up as the American people 35 years and chaired or served on the sible.’’ He was right. It would be dif- and help those folks in need. That is all committees that oversaw each of his ficult to find a more powerful story we are asking. appointments. His impact on our Na- about how far someone can go in this A program that is fully paid for and tion comes from his own strength of country. has strong bipartisan support—this character fueling his deep conviction Clarence Thomas was born on June seems to be a very easy thing to do, about the principles of liberty and 23, 1948, in a small wood-frame house in which is why I am at a loss to under- other great principles as well. stand why it can’t be put in a CR when the rural town of Pin Point, GA. Six I have already touched on some of it had such broad support and when it people lived in that house, which had the building blocks of Clarence’s char- is clear people have been waiting for no indoor plumbing. acter, including his grandfather’s ex- months. We had families in Washington Life in the world of Clarence’s youth ample of standing firm in his beliefs. In last week, a woman, a mom, talking was fully segregated. In 1955, the year one interview, Clarence said that his about her daughter whose teeth are after the Supreme Court ruled seg- professional career is a vindication of crumbling when she bites into sand- regated education unconstitutional, he the way he was raised. He described wiches because of the damage related and his brother moved in with his ma- that upbringing in this way in a 1986 to lead poisoning. She has blood levels ternal grandparents, Myers and Chris- article: going up and down with lead; it is still tine Anderson. Myers Anderson lacked But my training by the nuns and my not under control. She was in tears. the outward material signs of success grandparents paid off. I decided then . . . She was at a loss. She felt some hope that many prize so highly today. He that it was better to be respected than liked. when the WRDA bill passed. But if we grew up poor, without a father, and had At the time of Clarence’s Supreme don’t take action and we leave to go only a third grade education. Yet it Court nomination, reporters noted that back to our States for the month of Oc- was what he had, rather than what he he defied categorization and refused to tober, who knows when we were going lacked, that would make him the most uncritically accept orthodoxy of any to bring this up. This is wrong. profound influence on his grandson, stripe. Even liberal columnists ac- The people of Flint have waited long Clarence Thomas. Mr. Anderson’s knowledged the nominee’s intellectual enough. The people of Flint have suf- strength of character, his principles independence was great. This strength fered enough. This is our opportunity and values, and his example shaped the of character has not changed and as the Senate to rise up and to say: man whose memoir would later be ti- makes it possible for Justice Thomas Every American’s life is important. tled, ‘‘My Grandfather’s Son.’’ to advance his deep conviction about Every American’s life is one that we Clarence’s grandparents were honest, the principles of liberty. celebrate. Every child should have op- hardworking, and deeply religious peo- The first principle is the inherent portunities. ple. They taught decency and respect equality of every human being. As the We can put this in the CR. We can for others, insisting that Clarence Declaration of Independence states, pass it and send a strong signal to the never refuse to do an errand for a government exists to secure the in- people of Flint that their lives matter. neighbor. Mr. Anderson wanted his alienable rights of individuals. Justice

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In 1988, while Chairman knew Clarence Thomas would be: A principles they mutually shared. of the EEOC, he made an important Justice who knows both the purpose A few months ago, Justice Thomas presentation at the Federalist Soci- and the limits of the power the Con- was the commencement speaker at ety’s annual symposium. The related stitution gives him. This is also the Hillsdale College in Michigan. He cau- principles of equality and God-given in- reason that many fought so hard tioned that today there is more empha- alienable rights, he said, are ‘‘the best against his appointment and continue sis on our rights and what we are owed defense of limited government, of the to criticize his service. The debate over than on our obligations and what we separation of powers, and of the judi- Justice Thomas’s Supreme Court nomi- can give. He asked this question: ‘‘If we cial restraint that flows from the com- nation was a debate over what kind of are not making deposits to replenish mitment to limited government.’’ Justice should be appointed in Amer- our liberties, then who is?’’ Justice Thomas has said many times ica. His opponents and critics want By his character and convictions, that he resists a single label or cat- Justices who will interpret the Con- Clarence Thomas continues to make egory for his judicial philosophy or his stitution as those particular Justices those deposits and maintain the vigi- understanding of the power and role of would have drafted it. In other words, lance necessary to replenish and pro- judges in our system of government. In they want a judiciary that is incon- tect our liberty. America gave him that 1988 speech, however, he said that sistent with liberty, a judiciary that much, and he is returning even more. liberty and limited government are the will control the law rather than be con- As a personal friend of most of the foundation for what he called ‘‘a judici- trolled by the law. They are concerned Justices, but especially Clarence ary active in defending the Constitu- more about power than about liberty. Thomas, he has far exceeded what tion, but judicious in its restraint and Thankfully, Justice Thomas is the many of us thought he would be able to moderation.’’ This judiciary, he ex- kind of Justice that our liberty re- do on the Court. I thought that he plained, ‘‘is the only alternative to the quires, and defending liberty is what he would be great and that he would do a willfulness of both run-amok majori- is doing for America and for each one great job as a Justice on the Supreme ties and run-amok judges.’’ of us. We have all passed by the Na- Court, but he has gone even beyond my To put it simply, Justice Thomas tional Archives building, which sits on expectations. He is a great Justice. He is a person of great quality, of great draws a direct connection between Constitution Avenue just a few blocks character, and great spirit. You cannot equality and God-given inalienable from here. One of the statues in front be around him very long without rights, limited government, and liberty bears the inscription, ‘‘Eternal vigi- laughing and enjoying life. You can’t itself. This means that each branch of lance is the price of liberty.’’ Justice be around him very long without know- government, including the judiciary, Thomas is paying that price of vigi- ing that this is one heck of a unique in- should be active but only within its lance. dividual—somebody who really de- proper bounds. A judiciary consistent A Justice’s clerks, in a unique and serves to be on the Supreme Court, who with liberty will be active in properly special way, become a family. Justice has made a process of being a great interpreting and applying the Constitu- Thomas’s clerks have become partners Justice. tion and will be restrained in declining in America’s best law firms and profes- I am proud of him. I am proud of to exercise power to manipulate or sors at her finest law schools, carrying what he has been able to do. I am proud change the law. with them the principles and lessons he of what he has become. I am proud of In 1990, after being appointed to the taught about how to protect liberty. As the growth that he continually makes U.S. court of appeals, Clarence had I did 5 years ago when celebrating Jus- in life. I have always been proud of lunch with a friend and reflected on his tice Thomas’s 20th anniversary, I asked Clarence Thomas, Justice of the U.S. new judicial role. He said: Every time I some of his former clerks to send let- Supreme Court. put on the robe, I have to remember ters about the Justice. I yield the floor. that I am only a judge. The only reason Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- There being no objection, the mate- that sounds unusual today is that we sent that these letters be printed in the rial was ordered to be printed in the live in an era of run-amok judges en- RECORD following my remarks. RECORD, as follows: The principles of liberty established gaging in what the late Justice JUDICIAL CRISIS NETWORK, Antonin Scalia called power-judging. by America’s Founders are the same Washington, DC, September 16, 2016. Justice Thomas’s statement would principles to which Clarence Thomas is Senator ORRIN HATCH, not, however, have sounded strange to deeply committed. But it is when those U.S. Senate, America’s Founders. Alexander Ham- principles are fueled by personal char- Washington, DC. ilton, after all, wrote that because the acter, integrity, and brilliance that DEAR SENATOR HATCH: This year we cele- judiciary may exercise judgment but they become a powerful force that de- brate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Su- preme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s con- may not exercise will, it is the weakest fines a nation and helps chart its fu- firmation. His significance on the Court has and least dangerous branch. ture. often been underappreciated by commenta- In 2008, two legal scholars wrote On July 1, 1991, when President Bush tors and politicians alike. Justice Scalia’s about Justice Thomas in the Wall announced that he was nominating outspokenness and Thomas’s silence at oral Street Journal. They quoted him de- Clarence Thomas to the Supreme arguments may have captured the fancy of scribing his basic yet profound judicial Court, Clarence said that his grand- reporters who favor rhetorical flash over a philosophy this way: ‘‘It’s not my Con- parents, his mother, and the nuns who quarter-century of studious opinions. But as stitution to play around with,’’ he said. taught him ‘‘were adamant that I grow Thomas moves into the most senior position ‘‘I just think that we should interpret up and make something of myself.’’ To among the Court’s conservatives, his influ- ence will soon become clearly recognizable. the Constitution as it’s drafted, not as my friend Clarence, I have to say that Thomas joined the Court after the 1991 Oc- we would have drafted it.’’ not only did you exceed all of those ex- tober Term had already begun. He had just A properly active judiciary will in- pectations, but your service, character, spent the summer battling those who would terpret the Constitution as it is al- and example are helping to make some- do anything to ensure that Justice Thurgood ready drafted, and a properly re- thing good out of the rest of us. Marshall could not be replaced by a conserv- strained judiciary will refuse to inter- Also, on a more personal note, the ative African-American Justice. pret the Constitution the way judges unexpected death of Justice Scalia has He won those battles, but he had a new challenge waiting for him at the Supreme would have drafted it. That is what been a profound loss in many ways, in- Court. Whereas his new colleagues had had judges are supposed to do in our system cluding for his friend and colleague months to prepare for the Term’s cases, of government. They are supposed to Clarence Thomas. On several different Thomas was thrown, metaphorically speak- interpret the Constitution as it was levels—personally, philosophically, ing, into the deep end. Or, as Thomas himself

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In the third case he heard, he Sincerely, pus. shocked his colleagues by emerging as the CARRIE SEVERINO, Then there was United States v. Fordice, lone dissenter. After his powerful dissent was Chief Counsel and Policy Director, which involved the desegregation of public circulated to the other justices, his position Judicial Crisis Network. universities. The majority opinion, which gained three additional votes. It wasn’t Justice Thomas joined, contained much lofty enough to change the outcome of that par- WASHINGTON, DC, rhetoric about the urgent need for desegrega- ticular case, but it made clear to the other September 16, 2016. tion. At the same time, Justice Thomas wor- justices that a new wind was blowing from Hon. ORRIN HATCH, ried about harming historically black col- an unexpected direction. Hart Senate Office Building, leges, and he wrote separately to urge their Those outside the Courthouse’s marble Washington, DC. preservation: ‘‘It would be ironic, to say the walls were only rarely aware of Thomas’s in- DEAR SENATOR HATCH: Twenty-five years least, if the institutions that sustained fluence. For example, in one case in which he ago, Justice Clarence Thomas took his seat blacks during segregation were themselves and Scalia were the only two dissenters, as an Associate Justice of the Supreme destroyed in an effort to combat its many in the press depicted Thomas as Court of the United States. I had the privi- vestiges.’’ Scalia’s puppet. When internal records from lege of serving as one of Justice Thomas’s Since that year, Justice Thomas has the term were released decades later, how- first law clerks, during the Court’s October staked out strikingly original positions in a ever, the truth became clear: Thomas started Term 1991. wide range of areas including the Commerce out as the lone dissenter in that case, and it By now, Justice Thomas’s jurisprudence is Clause, the non-delegation doctrine, federal was Scalia who had moved to join him As he apparent. He favors text over policy, original war powers, deference to federal agencies, had done before, time and again, Thomas was meaning over evolving standards, history the Establishment Clause, retroactivity, im- blazing his own trail. over legislative history, rules over stand- plied preemption, race neutrality, and cross Thomas’s life experiences—a childhood ards, and getting it right over following burning, to name only a few examples. With lived under state-mandated racial segrega- precedent. He understands that the Constitu- the loss of Justice Scalia, he is the Court’s tion and a society that punished federal tion limits the government in order to se- only remaining originalist. While his views judges who tried to enforce constitutional cure individual liberty. He further under- have not always garnered a majority, he has requirements of race neutrality—undergird stands that maintaining our constitutional done more than any other Justice in the last his commitment to principled constitu- structure—including the separation of pow- half-century to lay out what the words of the tionalism. He shares the Founders’ skep- ers and federalism—is critical to preserving Constitution meant to those who ratified ticism of untrammeled governmental power, that liberty. He broadly enforces the Con- it—and to show how far the current Court as well as their belief that the Constitution stitution, but recognizes that it leaves ample has strayed from that original under- keeps government from encroaching on our room for citizens to govern themselves standing. The Court has been, and will be, foundational liberties. And he recognizes through democratic processes. In areas re- greatly enriched by his service. that making the right decisions in the face lated to race, he worries about the laws of Sincerely, of harsh criticism takes courage. unintended consequences, and his views are GREGORY G. KATSAS. So last Term Justice Thomas penned sev- informed by his own remarkable experiences eral opinions advancing a serious critique of growing up in the segregated South. MCLEAN, VIRGINIA, the administrative state, the growing army Even as early as 1991, much of this was al- September 16, 2016. of unelected bureaucrats who increasingly ready becoming apparent. During his very Re Celebrating Justice Thomas’s 25 Years of write laws that, at least under the Constitu- first sitting, he was the sole dissenter in Service on the Supreme Court tion, are the sole responsibility of our elect- three different cases during the justices’ ini- Hon. ORRIN G. HATCH, ed representatives in Congress. Even staunch tial voting. (I can tell this story because all U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, originalists like Justice Scalia hadn’t taken of the pertinent information has already Washington, DC. on that behemoth. been disclosed.) Despite being a brand-new, DEAR SENATOR HATCH: As a lawyer who had He makes decisions based on legal prin- 43-year-old justice, he never flinched at the great fortune to serve as a law clerk to ciples, not politics. That means that Thomas going it alone, and it never occurred to him Justice Clarence Thomas during October is just as willing to upholds laws he may to do anything other than call the balls and Term 1992 on the Supreme Court, and as an consider wrong and strike down those he strikes exactly as he saw them. His positions American who cares deeply about the con- may like, voting to strike down even ‘‘con- in these three cases were eminently sensible: stitutional foundations of our Republic, I servative’’ federal laws such as those regu- (1) if a capital defendant puts on mitigating write with pleasure and gratitude to com- lating locally-grown and distributed mari- evidence of good character, the prosecutor memorate the first 25 years of Justice Thom- juana. He may like the policies behind those may respond with countervailing evidence as’s tenure as an Associate Justice. Through laws, but he doesn’t think the federal gov- that the defendant belonged to a white su- his dedicated and principled work on the ernment has the constitutional power to premacist prison gang; (2) state tort law, Court, through his humble jurisprudence and pass them in the first place. rather than the constitutional prohibition worldview as a judge, and through his amaz- He also refuses to invent new law to reach on cruel and unusual punishment, governs ing personal story and lifetime of experience ‘‘hard cases.’’ As he sees it, judges shouldn’t the routine mistreatment of prisoners; and and relationships, Justice Thomas has made do damage control for lawmakers who don’t (3) if a criminal defendant secures an acquit- a singularly historic and positive contribu- do a good job writing laws. tal on the ground of insanity, he may be civ- tion to the life of our Nation and to the leg- Nor is it his job to edit the Constitution to illy confined for as long as he remains dan- acy of the Court. fit his own views. He makes numerous ‘‘lib- gerous. The first of these cases was ulti- Before offering my perspective on the last- eral’’ pro-defendant decisions that are dic- mately decided by an 8–1 margin, the second ing impact of Justice Thomas’s first 25 years tated by the constitutional right to a jury by 7–2, and the third by 5–4. In the second of service, let me say a word of tribute to the trial or to confront one’s accusers. It’s not and third cases, Justice Scalia switched his President who nominated him to the Court. because he thinks those criminals are inno- original vote from the majority to the dis- The selection of Clarence Thomas to serve as cent; it’s because he takes seriously his oath sent. So, while outside observers were specu- Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of to uphold the Constitution. lating that Justice Thomas seemed to be re- the United States was one of the most con- I was privileged to clerk for Justice Thom- flexively following Justice Scalia, in signifi- sequential, world-improving decisions made as nine years ago. While his judicial integ- cant part it was Justice Scalia who was fol- by President George H.W. Bush during his rity and commitment to the Constitution lowing Justice Thomas. term of office. I believe all Americans, of all are truly remarkable, his clerks most admire Another striking opinion from that year backgrounds and all political persuasions, his personal integrity. His high standards was Wright v. West. On a superficial level, have benefited (probably far more than they helped us reach our own potential and his the case involved an unusually narrow ques- realize) from the fact that Justice Thomas continued mentorship and guidance have tion about whether there was enough evi- has occupied one of the nine seats on the truly made him a father figure to a growing dence to support a particular criminal con- Court’s bench since 1991. clerk ‘‘family’’. Through him we learned how viction. The lower court had said no, and the I also want to express my deep personal to wear the mantle of authority lightly, how Justices unanimously said yes. Rather than thanks to you, Senator Hatch, for the piv- to maintain humility and perspective in the simply reinstate the conviction, Justice otal role you played in securing the con- face of adulation, and even how to stay the Thomas wrote a long, scholarly opinion ex- firmation of Justice Thomas in 1991. As a course with fortitude when faced with criti- plaining why it was wrong for a federal court leader on the Judiciary Committee, you were cism and personal attack. to review the conviction at all without giv- the essential, stalwart champion in support As the Court prepares to change with ing respect to the views of the state court in of the nomination. I trust you take enor- Scalia’s successor, I predict that the impor- which the defendant had been originally con- mous pride in the legacy of Justice Thomas’s

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After emerging from the searing cauldron questions of statutory interpretation, just as With similar boldness, Justice Thomas has of his confirmation hearings, Justice Thom- in the most momentous decisions of con- refused to compromise in pursuing the goal as was often portrayed in the press as a stitutional law, Justice Thomas maintains a of equal treatment under the law for all wounded and brooding figure, quietly stew- constant mindfulness that the Court can and Americans. He knows well that despite the ing in anger in the inner chambers of the Su- should contribute to the preservation of free- best of intentions, government only exacer- preme Court Building. Certainly anger would dom and to the promotion of equal justice bates prejudice and inequality when it per- have been a natural and justifiable emotion for all Americans. sists in granting preferences or imposing dis- He is steadfastly attentive to the proper for someone who suffered through a nation- advantages on the basis of race. And he be- limits of the Court’s role as an interpreter of ally televised inquisition and whose home lieves that such programs are inconsistent the law, rather than a creator of new legal had been picketed by activists who called with the colorblind commands of the Four- norms, and to the opportunities the Court him many things, including (astoundingly) teenth Amendment. has to decide cases in ways that will preserve ‘‘inauthentic.’’ The truth, however, is that As he wrote in his concurrence in Adarand and vindicate the Founders’ original under- this portrayal of the smoldering, angry, re- Constructors v. Pena (1995), ‘‘Purchased at standing of our constitutional system and clusive Justice is the absolute opposite of re- the price of immeasurable human suffering, the true nature of the rights protected by the equal protection principle reflects our ality. the Constitution. He knows that remaining I would venture to say that few Justices in Nation’s understanding that such classifica- true to the originating vision of the Found- history have been more personable, acces- tions ultimately have a destructive impact ers is the surest guarantee of liberty. sible, and, yes, authentic. He is a good man, on the individual and our society.’’ In his un- I am not revealing some secret or non- derstanding of the Constitution, ‘‘there can a warm and caring man, a Justice who takes public information. This vigilance is mani- the time and personal attention to become a be no doubt that racial paternalism and its fest in the words and structure of each opin- unintended consequences can be as poisonous real friend to everyone who works with him ion he authors, whether speaking for a ma- in the Supreme Court family. He is utterly and pernicious as any other form of discrimi- jority of the Court or in a separate concur- nation,’’ since it ‘‘teaches many that because open and candid with his life experiences. rence or dissent. And what experiences they have been! of chronic and apparently immutable handi- Many of his influential opinions are di- caps, minorities cannot compete with them From the abject poverty and racial suppres- rected at the judicial function itself. Federal sion of Pin Point, Georgia; to the up-by-the- without their patronizing indulgence. Inevi- judges are not elected, and once they are tably, such programs engender attitudes of bootstraps discipline of life with his self-suf- confirmed to lifetime appointments, they are ficient grandfather, Myers Anderson; to the superiority or, alternatively, provoke resent- not accountable to the people. That means ment among those who believe that they unwavering kindness and motivating strict- that the most basic freedom of a self-gov- ness of the nuns of St. Benedict the Moor have been wronged by the government’s use erning people to make policy choices of race.’’ Grammar School; to the challenge of forging through their elected representatives and to his own career path at Holy Cross, at Yale redirect the agenda of government at all lev- THE MOST COURAGEOUS JUSTICE Law School, in the private sector, and with els according to the changing priorities of Justice Thomas’s plea for a colorblind Con- John Danforth; and finally to the Education the popular will depends critically upon the stitution is just one example of what may be Department and EEOC of the Reagan Admin- discipline and consistency with which the ju- his most distinguishing quality as a judge: istration before his appointment as a judge diciary honors its institutional limits. the courage of his conviction. on the court of appeals. Few of us can imag- Thus, Justice Thomas has defended the po- He showed that courage from his first days ine what it took for him to navigate that ex- litical freedom of the people by urging the on the Court when he wrote fearless opinions traordinary upward journey. But the mean- courts to stick to clear, simple, and con- as the lone dissenter on hot-button issues, ing and value of those life experiences shine sistent principles of decision and to avoid like the application of the Eighth Amend- through in his smile, his warm hugs for using malleable balancing tests and multi- ment to the treatment of prisoners in state friends in need, and his deep and generous factor standards that allow judges to super- institutions in Hudson v. McMillian (1992). laugh. And, of course, they animate his lov- sede the will of the legislators with their When, in reaction, the New York Times re- ing marriage with Ginni. own preferred policy outcomes. His concur- flexively labeled him the ‘‘cruelest Justice,’’ Justice Thomas’s life experiences also ring opinion in Holder v. Hall (1994), con- many of us knew that he was actually the shine through in the way he opens his Cham- struing section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, is most courageous. bers and his heart to all manner of school a model of such defense: ‘‘I can no longer ad- This flame of courage has continued to groups and other visitors eager to meet him here to a reading of the Act that does not burn steadily over the past 25 years. and share in his life story. He may have set comport with the terms of the statute and It was burning bright in Graham v. Collins a record for the number of visitors to the that has produced such a disastrous mis- in 1993 when he concluded that the ‘‘miti- Court, and these guests come to meet with adventure in judicial policymaking.’’ gating circumstances’’ prong of the Court’s him from all walks of life and from every Knowing that the Constitution, not the death penalty jurisprudence invited capital corner of the United States. niceties of stare decisis, is the true bastion juries to engage in the same unbounded and More than that, his life and personality of the people’s liberty, Justice Thomas has potentially irrational and discriminatory come through in the way he approaches the often been the lone voice urging the Court to sentencing judgments that the Court first drafting of Supreme Court opinions. From return to the foundational understanding of condemned in Furman v. Georgia (1972): his first Term on the Court, and consistently the Constitution’s great clauses and to cast ‘‘Any determination that death is or is not today as a veteran Justice, he takes care to aside decades of misguided judicial gloss. He the fitting punishment for a particular crime ensure that his opinions are written for the is the only Justice on the current Court call- will necessarily be a moral one, whether everyday American, so that the average per- ing for a complete course correction back to made by a jury, a judge, or a legislature. But son can understand the issues at play and the original meaning of the Commerce beware the word ‘moral’ when used in an the force and track of his reasoning. That Clause, which has become, as reinterpreted opinion of this Court. This word is a vessel of has always been a top priority and objective by the Court, the prime springboard for the nearly infinite capacity—just as it may in every case he handles. runaway growth of the federal government. allow the sentencer to express benevolence, For me as his former law clerk, his exam- In voting with the Court to protect an indi- it may allow him to cloak latent animus. A ple was and remains a true lesson in humil- vidual’s right to keep and bear arms against judgment that some will consider a ‘moral ity—a lesson in how all of us who appear in abridgment by a municipal government in response’ may secretly be based on caprice or the federal courts, whether as advocate or McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010), he was even outright prejudice. When our review of judge, should approach our roles humbly. also the only Justice who actively urged the death penalty procedures turns on whether Justice Thomas’s humility comes from the restoration of the Privileges or Immunities jurors can give ‘full mitigating effect’ to the recognition that to participate in the law is Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to its defendant’s background and character, and to uphold a sacred trust, because our legal rightful place as the surest bulwark against on whether juries are free to disregard the system is an essential part of the American the suppression of fundamental liberties by State’s chosen sentencing criteria and return experiment in self-government. And the Su- the States. a verdict that a majority of this Court will preme Court, as the paramount court in the Justice Thomas’s allegiance to the text label ‘moral,’ we have thrown open the back United States, is the most important guard- and original meaning of the Constitution has door to arbitrary and irrational sentencing.’’ ian of that trust. often led him to assert broader, bolder, and His courage was also on display in Elk DEFENDER OF FREEDOM AND EQUAL JUSTICE less compromising protection for the guaran- Grove Unified School District v. Newdow in UNDER LAW tees enshrined in the Bill of Rights. He has 2004, where Justice Thomas had the temerity True to this sacred trust, Justice Thomas been among the staunchest upholders of the to suggest that the Establishment Clause brings an unwavering vigilance to the work First Amendment on the Court and has con- may not protect an individual right and may of the Court. For him, every time the Court sistently urged full protection for commer- not be incorporated fully against the States resolves a case, including in the way the Jus- cial speech, free from judge-made balancing through the Fourteenth Amendment—a tices reason through the issues, the Court af- tests. And he has joined Justice Scalia and proposition often raised by respected law

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Rights Act is no longer constitutionally sus- you can see the street itself flooded. Many seniors like Dorothy were able to tainable as a countermeasure for a historical This family’s belongings are now piled return to their home, but due to their pattern of voter discrimination and dis- up on the side of a road. They escaped age, they could not rip it out. If your enfranchisement in the covered States. with the bags they hold. This is one home is flooded to 4 feet, you have to Many of us (including me) will not agree family. So far, 144,000 people have ap- go around and physically take the with every position Justice Thomas has es- plied for individual assistance through sheetrock and the insulation out that poused in his opinions. But all of us, I be- FEMA. lieve, should recognize and respect the con- is behind the carpet and the wood I suggest that these people need to floors. If not, mold comes in. viction with which he approaches his duties know their fellow Americans care on the Court and the boldness and courage he Here is a tragic example of it. Roy has consistently exhibited in voicing his con- about them. Just as important for and Vera Rodney are both in their victions. communities, small businesses were hit eighties. They had 4 inches of water in We live in times today when the courage of too. According to the local newspaper, their home. The FEMA inspector told conviction is in short supply among our lead- 12,000 small businesses in the area them that it was habitable. So they ers but is most needed by our Nation. We are flooded have been out of commission were denied repairs and rental assist- therefore blessed, indeed, that courage and because of the flood. This is from ance, but they didn’t have any family conviction have full expression on the Su- Denham Springs. It is a town right preme Court of the United States through nearby. They couldn’t gut their house. across the Amite River from East They couldn’t repair it. So the water- the voice of Justice Thomas. Baton Rouge Parish. You see every- Thank you, Senator Hatch, for giving me damaged carpet, furniture, and belong- the opportunity to share my thoughts on the thing they are selling piled up on the ings stayed, and, predictably, mold ap- important contributions of Justice Thomas side of the road. Of course, this is trag- peared. They could no longer live to our Nation and to the Supreme Court on ic for the business, but think about the there. They evacuated. They weren’t the historic 25th anniversary of his appoint- community. The National Flood Insur- there to let volunteers in to rip it out. ment as Associate Justice. ance Program estimates that 40 per- Now they have mold throughout their Respectfully submitted, cent of small businesses that flood home, and it is uninhabitable. Because STEVEN GILL BRADBURY. never recover and never go back into they couldn’t get the aid they needed, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- business. cost of recovery grew with time. This is tragic not just for the busi- ator from Louisiana. If there is a metaphor here, it is this. ness owner but also for the people f If you are unable to get the aid when whom she employees because you have needed, the cost of recovery grows with LOUISIANA FLOODS just destroyed the job and the oppor- time. Roy and Vera were not required tunity for everyone whom she does em- Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. President, I rise to purchase flood insurance. They lived again today to bring attention to the ploy. It is one thing to look at statistics in zone X. Zone X is thought to be at devastating floods in my State of Lou- such low risk of flooding that flood in- isiana, which are now being called the and to look at the huge scope of this disaster, but I return to the fact that it surance is not required. Great Flood of 2016. In a matter of a By the way, that is a huge factor in few days, 7.1 million gallons of rain fell is a disaster affecting individuals and affecting families—people who have flooding. About 80 percent of the homes on Louisiana—more than fell during that were flooded did not have flood in- Hurricane Katrina. The flooding that lost everything. When I say ‘‘every- thing’’—they still have their life, but surance—not because they didn’t pur- resulted caused $8.7 billion in damages chase it on purpose when they were to homes and businesses. the floodwaters have now receded. You would say: Wait, how can floodwaters told to but because they were told they A flood event of this magnitude is lived in low-risk areas for flooding such a low probability that it is called have receded if we still have a home under which there is obviously a lot of where flood insurance was not re- a thousand-year flood. To put this in quired. perspective—just statistically—the last water? This flood was so devastating. There I will say that is why Federal aid is time a flood of this magnitude would is a community called Cypress Point in so critical. We have thousands of fami- have occurred in this area would have the French Settlement. The homes lies completely caught off guard, un- been 500 years before Christopher Co- were built far above the base flood ele- prepared—through no fault of their lumbus discovered the Americas. vation. They were told they were not own—by a freak of nature, a thousand- It is hard to comprehend, but this at risk of flooding. The floodwaters year flood. They are now struggling to chart may help. We all know of the rose, though, to 46 feet above flood pick up the pieces. They are trying to devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy level, and they ripped out the ground make the decision: Do I stay and re- and of Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in beneath the homes. What you are look- build, or do I just move on? Families, 2005. This is from the 1871 Chicago fire. ing at used to be ground beneath the businesses, Louisiana need help. I ask This is the fifth largest disaster after home. Now the river has taken away that we pass this funding bill quickly. the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. In the bank, and these homes are sitting People are hurting; people need help. the last 100 years, the 2016 Louisiana in a river. Some look at this picture and just flood is the third largest disaster in Ten of these homes are being con- see debris. This may be Youngsville, a American history. demned, and there is a certain kind of community I visited, but it could be The National Hurricane Center was bitterness these folks must feel. First, any community. I would say that is not not able to warn us for this. They said they didn’t think they were going to debris. That is a wedding dress that that rain is going to start. It started to flood. If they want to come back and was saved for 20 years. It is picture al- rain, and the next day there was flood- put supports under their home, they bums, children’s toys, clothes to go to ing. Most folks who were flooded had will have to get an Army Corps of En- work, textbooks, and memorabilia. It never been flooded before. They were gineers permit to do that. If their home is their life, piled up the road. living in areas that they were told were falls into the river—and it looks like I am thankful that Senate leadership not at risk for flooding. that could happen—they have to pay to has put what they are calling a down The first parishes did not have time remove their home from that river. payment on the continuing resolution. to evacuate or to prepare. Here you can They are going to be caught coming This reassures families that their fel- see a family being helped out by volun- and going. Again, these homes are built low Americans care and that they can teers. In the back, you see what is above the base flood elevation. rebuild and prosper, but we are not called a high-water vehicle. It doesn’t This is Dorothy Brooks. Dorothy is through yet. Helping each other is a flood out, but it is a single vehicle. 78. She is being rescued. She is wheel- fundamental American value.

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To Ameri- primary sources of illicit fentanyl and substances to undergo mandatory cans across the country, call your Sen- for the chemical building blocks from training on safe prescribing practices ator and ask them to support Dorothy, which it is made and then trafficked and the identification of possible sub- Ray, and Vera. into the United States. The business stance use disorders. We need to make I yield back. model for those who manufacture and sure people who enter the judicial sys- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- sell fentanyl is simple: fentanyl is tem don’t arbitrarily have their Med- ator from Massachusetts. cheaper, more potent, and more addict- icaid coverage terminated, making it f ive than heroin. more difficult to access treatment once We must make stopping the traf- they are released and thereby fueling PRESCRIPTION OPIOID AND HER- ficking of fentanyl into the United OIN EPIDEMIC AWARENESS the vicious cycle of reincarceration. States from Mexico and China one of We need to make sure all opioids ap- WEEK our highest foreign policy priorities. proved by the Food and Drug Adminis- Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, in rec- We must elevate it up to what we are tration are first reviewed by inde- ognition of Prescription Opioid and trying to put together as a plan to pendent experts to ensure that those Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, I fight ISIS. We must put it up there drugs are not only safe and effective am here to convey the urgency of re- with a plan to ensure that we protect but also will not continue to fuel the sponding to this crisis. our jobs from copyright or trade in- epidemic of addiction in this country. We are coming to the point of no re- fringement. We must elevate this im- We need to make sure prescription turn in this national discussion of portation of fentanyl to the very high- drug monitoring programs are fully opioid addiction. Between 2013 and 2015, est level of foreign policy concern in utilized and nationally interoperable in the United States saw an increase of our country. order to prevent doctor shopping, more than 8,000 percent in the amount I was pleased to see reports of recent where one doctor doesn’t know another of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl cooperation between the United States doctor has already prescribed a medi- seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pro- and China in combating fentanyl traf- cation or a person moves from one tection. ficking, including a commitment by State to another State with multiple Wait; it gets worse. The Massachu- China to target U.S.-bound exports of doctors prescribing the same prescrip- setts State Police Crime Laboratory substances controlled in the United tion drugs. That must end. tells my office that from 2013 to 2015, States and an agreement to increase We must let Big Pharma know their the number of items seized by law en- the exchange of law enforcement and army of lobbyists will be matched by forcement that tested positive for scientific information that can lead to an army of advocates who work every fentanyl increased by 10,000 percent. coordinated actions to control sub- day to raise awareness and save lives. We are watching as this category 5 hur- stances and chemicals of concern. In Boston, there is an area of our city ricane is making landfall. Unless we do We are improving information shar- called the Methadone Mile. It is ap- something to stop it, we will watch ing on heroin and fentanyl between our proximately 1 square mile. It is the lo- fentanyl lay waste to community after government and Mexico. Next month, cation of methadone clinics, safety-net community all across the United Mexico, Canada, and the United States hospitals, and homeless shelters. It is States of America. Fentanyl is the will meet for a North American drug also home to those struggling and re- Godzilla of opioids. It is stronger, it is dialogue and focus on commitments to ceiving treatment for addiction and the deadly, and it is coming to every fam- develop a North American approach to litany of saints and angels who are pro- ily in our country unless we do some- combatting illicit opioids, including viding the desperately needed services thing now. fentanyl and its precursor chemicals for those suffering from mental health Between 2013 and 2014, more than 700 and analogs, but there is so much more and substance abuse disorders. It is a 1 deaths in the United States were at- we must do. Fentanyl is an overseas in- mile, one-stop shop for hope and tributed to fentanyl and its compo- vader of a different kind, but it is ground zero in the battle against addic- nents. That is for the whole country, equally deadly. We must continue to tion in Boston. but according to the Massachusetts De- elevate the fight against fentanyl and Here in Washington, we are at the partment of Public Health, as of last make it one of our highest national epicenter of the Money Mile. It is both month, unintentional opioid overdose and international priorities. an area where Big Pharma’s lobbyists deaths in my State since January have I have introduced a Senate resolution toil with the task of ensuring that even skyrocketed. From January to the end calling for cooperation to stop the traf- during this storm of prescription drug, of June, there were 488 confirmed cases ficking of illicit fentanyl from over- heroin, and fentanyl overdose deaths, of fentanyl overdose opioid deaths in seas. It is a bipartisan resolution with the deluge of prescriptions for opioid- my own State alone. There were only the support of Senator RUBIO, and I based painkillers goes unabated. Ac- 700 deaths in the whole country from thank my friend Senator SHAHEEN for cording to a story that came out this fentanyl between 2013 and 2014. cosponsoring this legislation as well. week from the Associated Press and Fentanyl has now been confirmed in Our resolution expresses the sense of Center for Public Integrity, the phar- two-thirds of all of the overdosed the Senate that the U.S. Government maceutical industry spent more than deaths in Massachusetts so far this and the Governments of Mexico and $880 million nationwide on lobbying year. It was 57 percent of the deaths China have a shared interest in and re- and campaign contributions from 2006 last year in 2015 and now it is up to 66 sponsibility for stopping the traf- through 2015. That is more than eight percent of the deaths. ficking of fentanyl into the United times what even the NRA and the gun Many drug users overdose on States, and all three countries should lobby recorded for activities during fentanyl because they have no idea it is develop joint actions to attain that that time period. When pitted against mixed into whatever substance they goal. the Money Mile, the Methadone Mile are injecting or whatever pills they are I urge my colleagues to cosponsor doesn’t stand a chance. The Money swallowing. They do not realize how this resolution and to recognize the Mile and its army of Big Pharma lob- deadly it is. It also poses a serious grave seriousness of the challenge il- byists are the reason mandatory pre- threat to the men and women who are licit fentanyl poses to our country and scriber education is not the law. It is first to respond to the scene of an over- to make stopping the trafficking of the reason the Food and Drug Adminis- dose. If the powder is absorbed into the that drug into the United States a na- tration has been complicit in many in- skin or accidentally inhaled, it can be tional priority. stances in the worsening of this epi- deadly, making our first responders es- Let’s be clear. Stopping the over- demic. Without real funding for opioid pecially vulnerable to the drug’s harm- prescription of opioid pain medication addiction treatment, the Methadone

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:38 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.039 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5983 Mile and all the other areas in cities Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask to out having to worry about their re- across the country will continue to be recognized to speak in morning busi- sources drying up. drown in overdoses and deaths. Our cit- ness. I think this package that has been ies are fighting a war, and we need to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- put together in a bipartisan way right- help them. ator is recognized. fully prioritizes funding for Americans Throughout Massachusetts, people f in Puerto Rico and Florida, and I am are growing angrier and angrier by the encouraged that our repeated calls for ZIKA VIRUS FUNDING day. They are frustrated by Congress’s action on their behalf are beginning to lack of response to this, and frankly so Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, first of be answered. I think that as we go am I. The deaths caused by this epi- all, as to the news that has already through some of the details of it here, demic are growing exponentially every been reported today, there is a broader as some of it becomes public and as we single year, but the only thing that issue about funding the government go through some of the issues, I know outpaces those deaths are the empty that remains in play with some issues, people are going to care about it. promises of funding made by this Con- and there has been back and forth This anti-Zika funding provides $1.1 gress. I believe history will judge this about that which will continue. I want billion. By the way, the Senate already Congress by how we responded to the to specifically talk about one of the passed the $1.1 billion provision—I be- prescription drug, heroin, and fentanyl provisions involved in this; that is, the lieve back in May—so the Senate has epidemic that is devastating this coun- funding for Zika. My colleagues know I already acted on this once. This is kind try. We have little more than 100 days have been discussing this issue for of revisiting this issue, but it is impor- left in this Congress to do the right quite some time over the last few tant. We are going to have to lead the thing—100 days to show the American months as it has spread. way on how this is structured. people that partisan politics will not Let’s start with the United States. Among the provisions, there is al- impede our responsibility to respond to Across the U.S. territory, there are most $400 million for mosquito control what may ultimately become the now close to 20,000 cases of Zika. There and surveillance. That is money which greatest public health crisis of the 21st are over 3,300 infections in the main- will go to the Centers for Disease Con- century in the United States. land of the United States; 867 of them trol and Prevention and to do things The U.S. Congress has an opportunity are in Florida and 90 were transmitted like support vector controls, technical to let all those who are struggling with locally, meaning it happened in the assistance for States, as well as inter- addiction know we have heard their State. There are 89 infections in Flor- national response activities. Of this stories, help is on the way, and we will ida involving pregnant women. There amount, by the way, $44 million is to not forget them. We must let them are 85 infections now among U.S. serv- reimburse States for public health know that no matter how dark life icemembers, two of whom are preg- emergency preparedness funding that seems right now, there is hope, and nant. There are 21 dependents of U.S. was transferred for Zika response ac- sunlight will grace them once again. servicemembers infected with Zika, tivities. Treatment works, recovery is possible, and one of them is pregnant. This is an There is about $400 million for vac- but this Congress must provide the issue that continues to grow in ur- cine and diagnostic development funding for that treatment and recov- gency, and it has taken far too long for through the National Institutes of ery. We must fund the $1.1 billion the Congress to act. As I have said repeat- Health and the Biomedical Advanced President is asking for the opioid crisis edly, both parties are to blame that we Research and Development Authority. in our country. We can no longer turn are at this point. This is strictly related to research for a blind eye or a deaf ear to that re- What I am more optimistic about is Zika, vaccine development, and the quest. the fact that we have reached a bipar- commercialization of diagnostic tests. Families all across our country des- tisan agreement to fund the Federal It is hard to get a test for Zika now. A perately need this help. There is a ter- Government’s response to this virus, couple of weeks ago, someone whom I rorist that is across the streets of and it is a $1.1 billion package. There is know well could not find a place to do every city and town in our country, $15 million specifically targeted for the test because there is not a commer- and it is this opioid epidemic. It is a States with local transmissions, and so cially available one that is widely terrorist that is more deadly for those far Florida is the only State that has available. families in America than anything that local transmissions. It also includes $16 It provides about $75 million to reim- is going on in Aleppo. It kills 30,000 million specifically for territories like burse health care providers in States people a year, and the numbers are the Island of Puerto Rico, which has and U.S. territories that have active growing on the streets of our country. had the highest number of affected Zika transmission, for those without We know what the cause of it is. We American citizens, and that is by far. private health insurance. That includes know more treatment is needed for It is not even close. $40 million for community health cen- those who are already affected. It is So next week when we come back, we ters in Puerto Rico and U.S. terri- the responsibility of this Congress to are expected to vote on these anti-Zika tories, $6 million for the National provide that funding. resources, and it is going to be part of Health Services Corps in Puerto Rico, As we now talk about a continuing the larger bill to fund the Federal Gov- and $20 million for maternal and child resolution, the Republicans still refuse ernment beyond September 30. I know health special projects of regional and to talk about funding for this opioid that some of those other issues have national significance in Puerto Rico crisis. If we do not deal with this issue, yet to be worked out. There will be and the U.S. territories. we do not deal with the public health some extensive debate about some of It requires a spending plan of not crisis on the streets of our country the issues remaining, but this provi- later than 30 days after this act is right now. sion is an important part of this, and it passed, so it has oversight, and it pro- I urge every Member, regardless of has to be a part of the final package as vides about $1 million for oversight ac- party, to listen to the families of this we send it over to the House. tivities just to make sure the money is country, listen to those who are suf- I will begin by laying this out today being appropriately targeted. fering, need help, and are looking to us in the hopes that not just my col- This funding also includes about $175 to give them the assistance they need. leagues in the Senate will support the million to support response efforts re- These family members are heroes, but funding mechanism for Zika but also to lated to the Zika virus—for example, heroes need help. They are turning to begin to speak to some of our House our diplomatic and consular programs; us, and so far we have not given them colleagues about how important it is $14 million to address the Zika virus the help or the treatment and recovery that we get the anti-Zika funding abroad, including our own personnel. programs they need. passed. Passing this funding will enable For emergencies in the Diplomatic and At this point, I yield back the re- this money to begin to flow to help Consular Service, we include about $4 mainder of my time. those who are being hurt by the virus million to support potential costs of The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CAS- but also so that medical researchers evacuating U.S. citizens from Zika-af- SIDY). The Senator from Florida. can focus on developing a vaccine with- fected countries.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:17 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.051 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S5984 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 There is $1 million to enable financ- wants to see a government shutdown, plished the improbable. We accom- ing of $1.9 million in repatriation loans of course, but beyond that, I think we plished what many people thought was to U.S. citizens who are seeking to have to get moving on this funding. We impossible because America and the leave a Zika-affected area outside of have heard loud and clear that this has American people are known for over- the United States or who have been ex- taken far too long. coming great challenges and achieving posed to or contracted Zika. Let me say that if this money doesn’t the impossible and because we set an As part of the global health pro- start flowing—because I have been ambitious goal that inspired us to push grams, there is another $145 million to really hard on the administration past the limits of what we had pre- support the ability of infected coun- about spending the money that is al- viously thought achievable. Now we tries to implement vector management ready available to them, but now I can have to do it again. and control programs to reduce the tell you that money is slowly dwin- But whether we are looking out to transmission of the virus. This is im- dling. Here is the fact: If we don’t get the Moon or out to the stars, we have portant because a lot of the cases we something done over the next few days, to focus here on spaceship Earth and are seeing are coming from other coun- the research on the vaccines and other save our planet from catastrophic cli- tries. The virus has taken off in places things are going to stop and come to a mate change. We have to move quickly like Brazil and other places, and when grinding halt. because to save our planet—our beau- we have U.S. visitors to those places, If we want to save money on Zika, if tiful, blue-green planet—we have to ultimately what we are finding is that we want to save money on this issue keep it from warming more than 2 de- some people infected by Zika abroad once and for all, develop a vaccine. grees Celsius, which is 3.6 degrees are trying to come into the United That is what needs to happen. That Fahrenheit. The planet has already States, even if they come in poten- can’t happen if the funding is being warmed nearly 1 degree Celsius since tially on a tourist visa or what have threatened or if the funding is not we started burning fossil fuels, and we you. So part of this effort is to control something they can count on to move are running out of time. Moreover, despite growing attention it abroad so it doesn’t ultimately forward. Also, these local governments and growing concern around the world, spread and reach here. and municipalities and the State of There is a lot, as I said, that is com- humankind’s production of global Florida have already expended signifi- plex. There are a lot of funds available. warming gas is still increasing rather cant amounts of money to deal with The good news is that it is being tar- than decreasing. We are in a race this issue, including the mosquito con- geted in the right direction. The good against time, and at this moment, we trol efforts. So that is important. news for Florida is that as the only are losing that race. These cases are going to happen State so far that has had a global We need immediate, bold action. whether we fund it or not. That is why transmission of Zika, we have included That is why in the upcoming months I I wanted us to do this in April and in $15 million, which I think will be in- will introduce a plan that challenges May and June and in July. It took too credibly helpful for Florida. our Nation to transition to 100 percent So I urge my colleagues—we have all long. Here is where we are now. Better clean and renewable energy by the year come at this from a different perspec- late than never. Let’s get this done as 2050—a plan referred to as 100 by 50. tive. There were a lot of other issues in soon as possible so that we can give as- The 100 by 50 plan will set a goal of play and a lot of political rhetoric sur- surance to our people back home that having no more than 50 percent of our rounding this, but I think we have the Federal Government has stepped up country’s energy come from fossil fuels reached the point where, at least when and their elected representatives have by 2030 and a complete phaseout of en- it comes to Zika, we can rally around done their job to deal with this issue ergy from fossil fuels by the year 2050. the proposal that is before us. It is as once and for all. There will be those who, as with good as we are going to get given the With that, I yield the floor. President Kennedy’s challenge, will say time constraints we face, and we have I suggest the absence of a quorum. that is beyond reach, but we already waited far too long. We cannot leave The PRESIDING OFFICER. The have in hand the vast majority of the here on September 30, next week, with- clerk will call the roll. technology needed to meet this chal- out moving something forward, and I The senior assistant legislative clerk lenge. We need market incentives that think this gives us the best chance to proceeded to call the roll. will dramatically accelerate the intro- get it done. Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask duction and deployment of these tech- I urge my colleagues to support it as unanimous consent that the order for nologies. We need a continued effort to we go into the new week, and I urge the quorum call be rescinded. improve the affordability and effi- the House Members to look at this and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ciency of these technologies. Like rally around it. We have to take action RUBIO). Without objection, it is so or- going to the Moon, this has to be a on this once and for all. This gives us dered. challenge that our generation is will- the best chance of success. f ing to accept, unwilling to postpone, I am cautiously optimistic that we and that we intend to win. CLIMATE CHANGE are going to be able to get this done Climate change is here, and it is al- over here. I say ‘‘cautiously’’ because I Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, today ready having devastating impacts on want people at home to understand I rise to address an issue vital to the our world. We can observe climate that this provision for Zika is part of a future of our country and to the future change in many different ways, much bigger product that involves of our planet: climate change. through temperature readings of the funding the Federal Government, and When President Kennedy told the Na- planet, through the measuring of car- there are all sorts of other issues that tion that we would land a man on the bon dioxide which drives temperature are still being debated. Moon by the end of the 1960s, he said: increases, and we can see it through As we heard the minority leader and We choose to go to the moon in this decade the changing, damaging facts on the others who have already spoken and do other things, not because they are ground, from glaciers to fire seasons, today—I read it in the press—they are easy, but because they are hard . . . because to droughts, to rising sea levels. not big fans of the proposal that is on that challenge is one that we are willing to Consider this. Since May of 2015, each the table. There are broader issues at accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and every month has set a new tem- play that could potentially derail Zika, and one which we intend to win. perature record—the hottest May of issues that have nothing to do with It was an ambitious goal—one that 2015, hotter than any May ever re- Zika funding. There are other issues many believed was beyond reach. The corded; June of 2015, hotter than any being debated that could derail funding technology was not all in place. But on June ever recorded; July of 2015, hotter for Zika that have nothing to do with July 20, 1969, America and the entire than any July ever recorded and so Zika but involve some of these other world watched Neil Armstrong take forth, 16 months in a row. As NASA has issues associated with the funding of one giant leap for mankind and become recently announced, August of this the government. the first human to walk on the Moon. year, 2016, has tied July of this year, This is important enough for us to It was a powerful moment. We achieved 2016, as the hottest month ever re- move forward. I don’t think anyone President Kennedy’s vision. We accom- corded, not just the hottest July, not

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:17 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.052 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5985 just the hottest August, not just the the ocean. The amount that is left is fuel economy will—for their personal hottest months of the year but the two the amount you saw on the chart just profit, their company’s profit—try to hottest months ever recorded on our a moment ago, but the amount the hold on to the fossil fuel energy econ- planet. To put that into context, global ocean absorbs becomes carbonic acid. omy. It will not matter to them that temperatures in August were almost a The ocean is so vast, it is almost un- they are destroying the planet, but it full degree Celsius above the 20th cen- imaginable that there could be enough should certainly matter to every single tury average, well on the way to reach- carbon dioxide that we are putting into Senator who serves in the U.S. Senate ing that 2-degree threshold that sci- the air to be absorbed by the ocean to and every Member of the House. We are entists refer to as a threshold for cata- create carbonic acid to create this responsible. We are responsible to take strophic consequences. It isn’t that acidity level, but that is exactly what on this challenge. catastrophic consequences start just has happened. If the shells of our oys- The first thing we should do, because when we reach 2 degrees. We can al- ters are being affected, what else is it is a fabulously effective tool, is put ready see the facts on the ground, and being affected in the food chain? For a fee on carbon. A fee on carbon drives we can already see the carbon dioxide example, what about the impact on our economy to eliminate carbon in that is driving temperature is con- coral reefs? the most cost-effective ways, tinuing to rise steadily. Obviously, it is not just Oregon that unleashing a torrent of technology, the We know carbon dioxide pollution is feeling the impact. Every State we development of technology in the best that is spewing into the air from burn- go to, we can find an impact of facts on possible, cost-effective way to turn ing fossil fuels is driving those tem- the ground. We see communities all these red bars into green bars. peratures. That is because, as we burn along the East Coast, from Key West We have seen this work before. We more fossil fuel and emit more carbon and Miami to Wilmington, NC, Annap- applied this strategy to sulfur dioxide, dioxide, the carbon dioxide traps the olis, New York, experiencing sunny-day and the result was that with less ex- heat on our planet’s surface and global flooding because of rising sea levels. pense and less time than anyone imag- temperatures rise higher and higher. We have watched the glaciers of Gla- ined, we were able to tackle that prob- You can see that pattern going back cier National Park dwindle from 150 in lem, and what works for sulfur dioxide hundreds and thousands of years. You 1910 to just 25 today. works for carbon dioxide. The impact can also see it just looking at the time As with the pine beetles, warmer on the price of carbon will be imme- from 1959 until now. weather is great for ticks, and out-of- diate and substantial. One of the rea- We have increased substantially the control tick populations are killing sons is, we already have significant, amount of carbon dioxide from 320 moose in Minnesota and New Hamp- powerful technologies that will be mo- parts per million to now we have bro- shire. The lobsters of Maine are moving bilized by such a carbon fee. ken 400 parts per million. During that north. That is not all. It is like the 10 Let’s examine some of the major en- time, temperatures have risen steadily plagues in ancient Egypt—more dev- ergy sectors, starting with electricity. just copying that carbon dioxide level, astating droughts, more powerful The potential electricity we could gen- just as it has over hundreds of thou- floods, fiercer storms. It is a direct as- erate in the United States from just sands of years before. sault on rural America, a direct assault wind and solar is over 120 times the What we also see is that in this black on our fishing, forestry, and farming, amount of electricity currently gen- line, which are the carbon dioxide lev- and that matters. It matters for rural erated from fossil fuels. This is the els, we see the slope is going upward, America and it matters for urban amount of energy currently generated meaning that the rate of humankind America. in electricity from fossil fuels. This pollution is increasing, not decreasing. Our Earth is changing at lightning large green sphere is the potential en- Not so long ago, scientists said we speed right before our eyes. We can ergy—the theoretical potential en- must curtail the pollution of the planet evaluate this change through tempera- ergy—from solar and wind. So we have at 350 parts per million. That is down ture records. We can evaluate it a lot to work with. here, 350 parts. We are no longer there. through the recording of carbon diox- We passed that level quite a while ago ide levels. We can evaluate it through Here is more good news. Solar and in the late 1980s, and here we are at 400, the facts on the ground, and it is all wind energy has grown increasingly af- steadily going up. going to get much worse, year by year. fordable in recent years. For instance, So we see it in the temperatures, the So there is no time to wait. To save photovoltaic solar panels produced hottest months ever on record for 16 our planet, we must move quickly. We electricity at 39 cents per kilowatt months in a row, we see it in the car- must move forward to end the burning hour in 2009. That is up here. In 2014, it bon dioxide, but we can see it wherever of fossil fuels and to do so in a short was 8 cents per kilowatt hour, an al- we travel in this country through the period of time. We must completely most fivefold reduction. We see in com- facts on the ground. transform our energy system. munities and cities all across the coun- Take my home State of Oregon. Our In the first half of 2016, roughly 60 try, businesses and homes with solar fire season is now 60 days longer than percent of our Nation’s total energy panels on their rooftops. We start to it was 40 years ago, with ever greater output came from burning fossil fuel. see businesses putting up arrays, not acreage being burned. Just this sum- The good news there is, we already just on rooftops but sometimes in their mer, we saw two wildfires—the Cherry have made a significant reduction, if yards. Those declining costs matter. If Road and Rail Fires—burn more than you will, of the total energy picture. you put a carbon fee on top of it, you 100 square miles of land. Another exam- There is a lot of clean and renewable drive that deployment. ple, warmer winter months failing to energy we are producing, but we have Over the same period, the cost of kill the pine beetles, magnifying their so much further to go. wind was cut by more than half, from destructive infestations. On the coast On these bar charts, what we are see- 14 cents per kilowatt hour to 6 cents of Oregon, we see the rising acidity of ing in red is the amount of energy in per kilowatt hour. In the 2 years since the Pacific Ocean, the level 30 percent different sectors: residential, commer- the 2014 numbers, the story has contin- higher than it was before we started cial, industrial, and transportation in ued to be one of declining costs. Those burning coal, gas, and oil 150 years ago. the generation of electricity. The red is declining costs, together with Federal That was before the industrial revolu- what is being produced by fossil fuels, tax credits, have resulted in a rapid tion. It is making it much harder for and the green represents what is being growth in wind and solar energy de- the oyster to be able to reproduce and produced by clean or renewable energy. ployment. to form shells in those first few days of These red bars have to go. We need to Let’s take a look at the solar side. life. transform them completely and do so We have on the red line the declining Now, we may wonder, what does to the green bar, renewable and clean cost per kilowatt hour of solar energy ocean acidity have to do with global energy, by 2050. and on the blue bars the increasing de- warming? Here is the situation. The This goal is achievable, but it is ployment of solar energy. That is pret- carbon dioxide we are putting into the going to take enormous political cour- ty dramatic, rapid drops in costs, rapid air—much of it is being absorbed by age. Those vested deeply in the fossil increase in deployment.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:17 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.054 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S5986 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 We see the same thing in wind. On Another strategy is electrify the cars to travel 1,200 miles between hydrogen wind power, we see declining costs oc- themselves. We have seen tremendous fill-ups. curring here, and we see increased de- progress in the electric car market If hydrogen does become viable along ployment since the year 2000. In the thanks to falling prices and growing established routes for trucking, we will early 2000s, I was traveling the State, consumer demand. Today there are ap- need to generate a lot of hydrogen, and talking to folks interested in running proximately 500,000 plug-in vehicles we can do that from electricity, put- for the Oregon State Legislature. In driving on our roads. You can see how ting the green electrons to work in this the very first trip I took, I was trav- that really started in 2010, and here we challenge and establishing a fuel de- eling in the area and saw the first big are 6 years later at half a million cars, ployment infrastructure. wind turbines being deployed on the with a steady upward growth. Electric What about residential and commer- plateau east of the Cascades. Then 6 vehicles are far more viable today than cial heating? About one-fifth of all nat- months later, 1 year later, 2 years they were in 2010 because the most ex- ural gas is used to heat homes and later, there was a huge increase in de- pensive component of an electric vehi- water in residences. Both of these ob- ployment of wind turbines, mimicking cle is the battery, and the price of bat- jectives can be accomplished through what we see on this chart right here. teries—lithium ion batteries—has been electrification. The good news here is that heat pumps, powered by green Here is a fascinating number. In the plunging, dropping fourfold since 2008 electrons, can be cost-competitive with first quarter—this is the first 3 months to less than $300 per kilowatt hour. of this year—96 percent of the new elec- We have also seen other parts of the gas heating in most climates, even at tricity-generating capacity has come transportation industry adopt elec- today’s very low natural gas prices. Replacing the use of natural gas in from wind and solar. That is a stunning tricity into their fleets. Mack Trucks, the commercial and industrial sectors number. Most people think the new for example, has developed an electric will be more challenging, especially in- generation capacity is coming from hybrid garbage truck. Proterra, an in- dustrial manufacturing. Electrification natural gas because it has dropped so novator in heavy-duty electric trans- will help. Conservation will help. They much in cost, but 96 percent in the first port, recently unveiled an electric bus will be part of the solution. In some 3 months of this year came from wind that can travel 350 miles on a single cases, there may not be a solution. and solar. charge. They are developing a re- There may not be a viable answer. We If we make a national commitment charging capacity that can recharge a will need to employ carbon offsets to to these and other clean, renewable bus faster than you can put diesel into reach net zero generation of carbon di- sources, such as geothermal and wave a diesel bus tank. oxide from the burning of fossil fuels. energy, we can absolutely achieve 100 What about aviation? How do we So there are pieces of this puzzle we percent green electrons—clean, renew- transition our airlines from fossil will have to figure out. Just as our able electrons by 2050, eliminating fos- fuels? Well, biofuels are a piece of the predecessors in the space program did sil fuels in the generation of elec- puzzle. United Airlines has started not have all of the answers when they tricity. using a mixture of 30 percent biofuel set out on a mission to put a man on This decision is not without chal- and 70 percent traditional jet fuel for the Moon, we don’t have all of the an- lenges, just as the journey to the Moon flights from Los Angeles to San Fran- swers now, but we have a lot. With the was not without challenges. Most sig- cisco. JetBlue just announced a 10-year diligence and determination that has nificantly, we have to match the sup- contract to buy 350 million gallons of characterized the American spirit, we ply of the variable solar and wind en- renewable biofuels to mix into its fuel will find more answers and we can ergy to the demand for electricity. As supply. That will account for about 20 reach these goals. we know, for solar and wind to gen- percent of its annual fuel use at Ken- We have so much of the technology erate electricity, the Sun has to shine nedy International Airport. Other air- in hand to propel ourselves into the and the wind has to blow, but there are lines, including Lufthansa and Virgin 100-by-50 vision, but we need political a number of ways we can tackle this Atlantic, are embracing biofuels. courage. We need commitment as a na- challenge. Let’s think a little bit about long- tion. We need to take responsibility be- One answer is to shift demand haul trucking, which currently runs cause we are the first generation feel- through peak load pricing, encouraging virtually universally on diesel. It is a ing the impact of the disruptive rav- consumers, for example, to shift flexi- big challenge. Biodiesel can play a role ages of climate change, and we are the ble consumption, such as drying your here, as it does in aviation. A few years last generation that can do something clothes, to match the supply. We ago, Poland Springs switched to a 5- about it. And we do so, driving a rapid change the time of day we use our percent biodiesel blend for its fleet of transition from a fossil fuel-based en- dryer. Another possibility is to in- tractor trailers and tanker trucks. The ergy economy to a clean renewable crease the grid of electricity from one company estimates that not only did it one. region where there is excess supply to reduce its annual carbon emissions by One thing is certain: It is going to another region where there is excess 1.8 million pounds in the first 2 years, mean a lot of new jobs. That is pretty demand. A third answer is to store but it saved about $70,000 in fuel costs. exciting. There is going to be a lot of electricity, which can be accomplished That is a pretty substantial incentive. innovation. That is pretty exciting. Al- through quite a variety of tech- As more and more firms seek to re- ready more than 2.5 million Americans nologies. To name a few, you can store place fossil diesel with biodiesel, pro- go off to work every day in the clean energy in a liquid salt solution at high- duction has surged, increasing from 343 and renewable energy industry. Some temperature solar projects. You can million gallons in 2010 to 1.2 billion gal- 414,000 are employed in renewable gen- use pump storage, where you pump lons in 2014. But while the production eration, such as solar and wind. In just water up a hill and then you run it and use of biodiesel is growing, we the past 6 years, the solar industry back down through turbines. You can don’t anticipate that it will be a com- alone has added 115,000 jobs. Another use battery storage. By investing in plete answer. The production of biofuel 170,000 are employed in advanced vehi- these strategies, the elimination of fos- has challenges of its own, including a cles, working to move the automotive sil fuels in the generation of electricity potential disruption of food agri- industry further toward hybrid and is within our grasp. culture. electric vehicle technology. Imagine Let’s turn to transportation. Fossil We have to keep developing and look- how many more jobs we will create if fuels have dominated the transpor- ing at a variety of technologies, pos- we truly commit and invest in clean tation sector for a century, but that is sibly including, for example, the devel- and renewable technologies. Imagine changing. One change is the greater de- opment of hydrogen fuel cells. Nikola what a boon it will be to our economy ployment and use of mass transit, light Motor, an electric truck startup in to be the leader in these industries, rail, streetcars, bicycles, and pedes- Salt Lake City, announced plans at the selling and exporting the technology trian transit. These investments get end of last month for its upcoming and the products that we develop people out of fossil fuel cars. That Nikola One big rigs to run on custom- around the world. trend continues, and we should encour- made hydrogen electric fuel cells. As we head into this exciting fron- age it. These trucks are going to be designed tier, we have an obligation to do right

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:17 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.055 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5987 by all the American workers, the men in which we are behind but a race we gether to knit sweaters, socks, and and women who rely on jobs in fossil must not lose. That is our responsi- caps for troops overseas. Since then, fuel industries to provide for their fam- bility. That is our moral obligation to the American Red Cross in Nevada has ilies. We need to make sure they have our children and their children and provided invaluable support and serv- the support and the training and the their children’s children. ices to those in need. For instance, dur- help to transition to work in the new Some will say this can’t be done, but ing the Great Depression, the Amer- industries. We need to make sure no I say to them and I say to you: Do not ican Red Cross provided temporary worker in the fossil fuel world is left bet against America. We conquered the housing, nutritious meals, and clean behind. electron and harnessed electricity. We drinking water. The American Red These are the basic elements of the beat gravity to soar above the clouds. Cross also provided disaster relief after 100-by-50 plan I will be introducing to We cured diseases, invented the tele- the 1999 Clark County flood that caused move our country from fossil fuel to phone, the television, and the Internet. extensive property damage. clean renewable energy: When President Kennedy called us into For 100 years, the American Red One. Adopt a price on carbon to put action, we, America, traveled to the Cross in Nevada has served numerous our markets to work on this mission. Moon. When we commit ourselves, people in our community, Nation, and Two. Utilize energy conservation— there is nothing American ingenuity throughout the world. Today 650 volun- virtually always the most cost-effec- cannot accomplish. We will find the an- teers facilitate essential programs for tive strategy. swers. We will achieve the impossible. Nevadans, including services for the Three. Convert all electricity genera- At this moment, let’s embrace the ur- Armed Forces, community prepared- tion from fossil fuel electrons to green gency of this mission and determine to ness training, youth services, and electrons. act immediately and to act boldly. international programs to reconnect Four. Shift as many uses as possible Fellow Americans, colleagues, let’s families. Through these programs, the from the fossil fuel energy world to the join together and set ourselves and our American Red Cross transforms the electric energy world, including var- Nation and, through our leadership, lives of individuals and families across ious applications in transportation and the world’s community of nations on a the Silver State. home and business heating. course to make this giant leap for man- The American Red Cross in Nevada Five. Sustain substantial invest- kind. has made many noteworthy contribu- ments in research and development to I suggest the absence of a quorum. tions to our community. Its services improve current technologies and de- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CAS- ensure that Nevadans receive relief velop new ones. SIDY). The clerk will call the roll. during their most difficult times. The Finally, for the most difficult chal- The bill clerk proceeded to call the American Red Cross’s work is appre- lenges, we may consider utilizing care- roll. ciated and admired, and I wish them fully constructed carbon offsets to Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I continued success. reach net zero fossil fuels. ask unanimous consent that the order f Fellow citizens, colleagues here in for the quorum call be rescinded. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAS the Chamber, we need a bold plan to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without VEGAS NATURAL HISTORY MU- save our beautiful, blue-green planet objection, it is so ordered. SEUM from the ravages of global warming. f This 100-by-50 is that plan—completely Mr. REID. Mr. President, today I overhauling our energy system over ORDER OF PROCEDURE wish to recognize the 25th anniversary the next three and a half decades, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I of the Las Vegas Natural History Mu- eliminating carbon dioxide from the ask unanimous consent that notwith- seum. For a quarter century, the mu- burning of fossil fuels by 2050. standing the provisions of rule XXII, seum has inspired curiosity, apprecia- By leading this fight, America will the pending cloture motions with re- tion, and responsibility for the natural benefit from all of the technological in- spect to H.R. 5325 not ripen until 2:15 world and its resources. It is my great novation it generates. By leading this p.m., on Tuesday, September 27; I fur- pleasure to recognize the institution, fight, America will generate good-pay- ther ask that if cloture is invoked on its employees, and its board members ing jobs. By leading this fight, America the substitute amendment, cloture be before the U.S. Senate today. will have the moral standing to pull to- considered to have been invoked at 6 The Las Vegas Natural History Mu- gether the nations of the world onto a p.m., on Monday, September 26. seum began as a culmination of efforts parallel path. America must lead this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there by dedicated Nevadans, including exec- charge. We are the only Nation that objection? utive director and founder Marilyn Gil- can. We have the best scientific and Without objection, it is so ordered. lespie, to protect the State’s collection technical minds in the world. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I of wildlife and prehistoric exhibits. The American people have the cour- suggest the absence of a quorum. Through cooperation with the Las age to take on big challenges. By lead- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Vegas City Council and partnerships ing this fight, America will bring to- clerk will call the roll. within the Las Vegas area, the museum gether the nations of the world. Work- The bill clerk proceeded to call the was soon able to officially open its ing together, we will save our planet. roll. doors to visitors in 1991. Since then, The world needs to act, and to act now, Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask the museum has expanded to include a to tackle the devastating impacts of unanimous consent that the order for multibillion dollar collection of re- climate change. It cannot wait. But the quorum call be rescinded. gional and global artifacts, as well as a they will need our example—a national The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without variety of interactive scientific exhib- commitment to revolutionizing our en- objection, it is so ordered. its and educational resources. In 2002, ergy sector to spur them to action, to f the Smithsonian Institution granted set an example, to work in cooperation. affiliate membership to the Las Vegas Daniel Burnham, the great American 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE Natural History Museum, further en- architect, once said: AMERICAN RED CROSS, NORTH- hancing its exhibits and impact on visi- ERN NEVADA CHAPTER AND Make no little plans; they have no magic tors. to stir men’s blood and probably will them- SOUTHERN NEVADA CHAPTER Early collaborations within the Las selves not be realized. Make big plans; aim Mr. REID. Mr. President, today I Vegas area provided the framework for high in hope and work. wish to recognize the 100th anniversary a history of community engagement We need to stir our blood and our of the American Red Cross, Northern that continues to define the institution hearts and our minds and our souls to and Southern Nevada Chapters. to this day. Last year, more than 23,000 this great challenge. We need to do ev- The Northern and Southern Nevada educational tours were provided to stu- erything in our power, utilizing every Chapters of the American Red Cross dents from Clark County, each of tool at our disposal. We are in a very were established during World War I, which were designed to meet State edu- real race against time, and it is a race when a small group of women came to- cational requirements. The museum

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Imagine the ancestors’ de- very modest acquisitions budget meant At a time when environmental stew- light at that line-up. that many of the most valuable arti- ardship is more important than ever, I As many as 100,000 people from all facts of African-American history sell am proud to join my fellow Nevadans over America are expected to visit the at traditional auctions were beyond in celebrating this important mile- museum on this opening weekend—like the financial reach of the new museum. stone. As we look back on 25 years of one giant, proud family reunion. So Lonnie Bunch conceived of a bril- scientific exploration and discovery, The National Museum of African liant strategy to build the museum’s we look forward to many more in the American History and Culture tells the collection. future. harrowing story of slavery, Jim Crow, He and his staff conducted ‘‘Antiques Roadshow’ ’’-style programs in 15 cities f and segregation. It also documents the civil rights movement of the 1950s and called ‘‘Save Our African American OPENING OF THE NATIONAL MU- 1960s—the template for the women’s Treasures.’’ SEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN movement, the disability rights move- Their hunt for African-American HISTORY AND CULTURE ment, and other modern human rights treasures kicked off in January 2008 at Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, this struggles in America and around the the Harold Washington Public Library weekend the doors will open on a new world. in Chicago. Hundreds of people brought American treasure. The National Mu- But the Museum of African American family heirlooms to be inspected and seum of African American History and History and Culture is more than a appraised. Many of the nearly 40,000 artifacts in Culture tells the story of a people story of suffering and struggle. It is a the new museum’s collection came whose toil and genius helped create celebration of resilience and triumph— from these shows. In city after city, America and whose contributions in of faith in America and in a better fu- people brought treasured objects that every walk of life have enriched our ture. had been in their families for years and Nation beyond measure. It showcases the countless ways in generations and said: ‘‘We’ve cared for The museum stands majestically on which African Americans have en- this until now. We trust the Smithso- the National Mall, at the foot of the riched and enlivened American culture nian to keep it safe from now on.’’ Washington Monument. and society—in sports, music, lit- Among the treasures is Harriet Tub- If you stand at the museum’s en- erature, and art—in commerce and man’s prayer shawl, given to her by trance and look in one direction you business, and in scientific discovery. Queen Victoria, and the great aboli- see the Lincoln Memorial, where Mar- While it focuses on African Ameri- tionist’s personal hymnal. ian Anderson sang and Dr. King spoke cans, it is a museum for all Ameri- As the endpoint in the great migra- of his dream for America. cans—because you cannot truly under- tion of African Americans from the Look in the other direction and you stand American history without under- Deep South to the North, Chicago can see a plot of land where, just sev- standing African-American history and holds a special place in African-Amer- eral generations ago, men, women and the difficult, often inspirational, and ican history and that is reflected in the children were sold like chattel—close always central role that African Amer- new museum. enough to this Capitol that members of icans have played in our history. One of the most powerful exhibits is Congress could hear their anguished Lonnie Bunch III is a brilliant histo- the original glass casket that held the cries. rian and educator. He is also the found- battered body of Emmett Till, the 14- Those stories and many, many more, ing director of the Smithsonian’s Na- year-old boy from Chicago who was vi- are chronicled within the walls of this tional Museum of African American ciously murdered by two White men in ambitious and long overdue museum. History and Culture. Mississippi in 1955. Emmett Till was The National Museum of African As he says, the history of African kidnapped, beaten to a bloody pulp, American History and Culture rep- Americans is ‘‘the quintessential and shot in the head. His broken body resents America’s first official attempt American story,’’ a story of measured was then weighted down and thrown to tell the story of African Ameri- progress and remarkable achievement into a river. cans—a story that spans 600 years and after an ugly period of painful oppres- His grieving mother, Mamie Till stretches from the indignity and inhu- sion. Moseley, insisted that the casket re- manity of slavery to the long and still From 2001 to 2005, Lonnie Bunch main open during her son’s funeral so ongoing march for freedom that served as president of the Chicago His- the world could see what racial hatred changed our Nation and our world. torical Society, now called the Chicago and violence had done to her only As one writer described it, the mu- History Museum. That is where I came child. seum is ‘‘a shifting mix of sadness and to know and respect him. The images of Emmett’s mangled celebration.’’ It is a record of brutal During his short tenure, Lonnie body shocked the Nation’s conscience subjugation, racial violence, and dis- Bunch oversaw a hugely successful ex- and fueled the modern civil rights crimination—and it is the story of a re- pansion of the Chicago History Mu- Nmovement. silient people who survived those hor- seum, and he helped broaden commu- Rosa Parks said she was thinking of rors and created a rich and vibrant cul- nity support for the museum dramati- those images 3 months later when she ture. cally. refused to give up her seat and move to The new museum is the 19th in the He became almost as much of a cul- the back of the bus. priceless portfolio of the Smithsonian tural treasure as the museum itself, Other treasures from Chicago and Il- Institution. and we hated to see him leave Chicago. linois include objects from the Pull- If you ask African Americans about But the chance to help create the Na- man Car Company and from famed Af- the significance of the new museum, tional Museum of African American rican-American publications including you are likely to hear many answers. History and Culture—literally, from Ebony and Jet magazines and the Chi- One answer you will hear over and over the ground up—was the challenge of a cago Defender newspaper. is: ‘‘Now our ancestors can rest.’’ lifetime. There are photographs from fair At long last, the stories of struggle, It was also, as Lonnie Bunch will tell housing marches led by Dr. Martin Lu- perseverance, and achievement that you, something he felt he needed to do ther King in Marquette Park, a neigh- have been passed down, generation for his ancestors, to honor their strug- borhood in southwest Chicago in 1966. after generation, in African-American gle and perseverance. Dr. King was struck in the head by a families finally have an official and When he signed on to head it in 2005, brick thrown from an angry mob. honored repository in America. the National Museum of African Amer- Those marches showed America that Speakers at the museum’s opening on ican History and Culture had no staff, racial animus and violence was not Saturday will include President Barack no collection, and no building—not simply a Southern problem, it was an Obama and former President George W. even a blueprint. American problem.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:53 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.044 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5989 Only nine African Americans have The National Museum of African tions for Military Construction, Veterans Af- ever served in this Senate. Illinois is American History and Culture is one of fairs, and Related Agencies for fiscal year proud to be home to three of those Sen- the great jewels in that crown. It will 2017. Unless otherwise noted, reference to the ators, including the man who went on help the ancestors to rest and allow House and Senate reports are to House Re- port 114–497 and Senate Report 114–237. The to become our first African-American this and future generations to learn language set forth in House Report 114–497 President. and be inspired, and that is cause to and Senate Report 114–237 should be com- Among the museum’s artifacts from celebrate. plied with and carry the same emphasis as Barack Obama’s historic public life is f the language included in the joint explana- the entire contents of a 2008 Obama for tory statement, unless specifically addressed President headquarters in Falls EXPLANATORY STATEMENT RE- to the contrary in this joint explanatory Church, VA—packed up—lock, stock GARDING AMENDMENT NO. 5082 statement. While repeating some report lan- and barrel—and preserved by the TO H.R. 5325 guage for emphasis, this joint explanatory Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask statement does not intend to negate the lan- Smithsonian for future generations. guage referred to above unless expressly pro- Among the museum’s other treasures unanimous consent to have an explana- vided herein. In cases in which the House or are a fighter jet flown by Tuskegee Air- tory statement regarding Senate the Senate has directed the submission of a man and shards of glass from the hor- amendment No. 5082 to H.R. 5325 print- report, such report is to be submitted to both rific Klan bombing in 1963 of the 16th ed in the RECORD. Houses of Congress. House or Senate report- Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, There being no objection, the mate- ing requirements with deadlines prior to, or an act of terrorism that claimed the rial was ordered to be printed in the within 15 days after enactment of this Act RECORD, as follows: shall be submitted not later than 60 days lives of four little girls attending Sun- after enactment of this Act. All other report- day school. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MR. COCHRAN OF MISSISSIPPI, ing deadlines not specifically directed by Other artifacts remind us that the this joint explanatory statement are to be CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COM- long march to freedom is not entirely met. over yet. MITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS REGARD- ING THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Poll tax receipts from a century ago 5325 Bid Savings.—The conferees note that, remind us of the need to be vigilant in The following is an explanation of the given information for cost variation notices protecting every Americans’ constitu- ‘‘Continuing Appropriations and Military required by 10 U.S.C. 2853, the Department of tional right to vote. Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Defense continues to have bid savings on pre- A guard tower from the infamous An- Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika viously appropriated military construction gola State Penitentiary reminds us Response and Preparedness Act’’. projects. Therefore, the agreement includes that racial inequities persist in Amer- This Act includes the Military Construc- rescissions to the Army, Air Force, and De- fense-Wide construction accounts. The Sec- ica’s criminal justice and we have more tion, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Division A), the retary of Defense is directed to continue to work to do to root it out. submit 1002 reports on military construction To borrow a phrase from the immor- Zika Response and Preparedness Appropria- tions Act, 2016 (Division B), the Continuing bid savings at the end of each fiscal quarter tal Sam Cooke, the National Museum Appropriations Act, 2017 (Division C), and a to the Committees. of African American History and Cul- division on rescissions of funds (Division D). Missile Defense.—The conferees remain ture ‘‘has been a long, long time com- H.R. 5325 was used as the vehicle for the Sen- committed to rapidly implementing the Eu- ing.’’ ate amendment. ropean Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA). It was first proposed more than a Section 1 of the Act is the short title of the Construction of the first Aegis Ashore mis- sile defense site in Deveselu, Romania, is century ago by African-American vet- bill. Section 2 of the Act displays a table of con- complete and the site is operational. The erans of the Civil War. tents. Committees fully funded construction of the Congress approved it once, in 1927, Section 3 of the Act states that, unless ex- second site at Redzikowo, Poland, in fiscal but never funded it because of the De- pressly provided otherwise, any reference to year 2016, and expect the Missile Defense pression. ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division shall be Agency to pursue an aggressive construction The idea was resurrected in the late treated as referring only to the provisions of schedule to bring this critical asset online. 1980s, led by Congressman JOHN LEWIS that division. Additionally, the conference agreement fully of Georgia, an icon of the civil rights Section 4 provides a statement of appro- funds the request for the first phase of the priations. Long Range Discrimination Radar at Clear, movement. Section 5 states that each amount des- For 15 years, though, a bill to create Alaska. This radar will dramatically im- ignated by Congress as an emergency re- prove our ability to effectively target bal- the museum was defeated quirement is contingent on the President so listic missile threats to the homeland com- The logjam was finally broken in designating all such emergency amounts and ing from the Pacific. As the missile threat 2003, when President George W. Bush transmitting such designations to Congress. continues to evolve, the conferees remain took up the cause. Section 6 of the Act specifies that this ex- strongly supportive of the expeditionary de- More than any previous Smithsonian planatory statement shall have the same ef- ployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area museum, this one has relied on private fect with respect to the allocation of funds Defense battery on Guam. The conferees en- donations, rather than just public dol- and implementation of this Act as if it were courage the Department of Defense to con- a joint explanatory statement of a com- sider making this deployment permanent lars. mittee of conference, and it specifies that A number of celebrities have made and request the appropriate military con- any reference to the ‘‘joint explanatory struction projects in support of this critical very large gifts, including $5 million statement accompanying this Act’’ con- mission be requested in future budget sub- from Michael Jordan and $21 million tained in division A shall be considered to be missions. from Oprah Winfrey, the largest single a reference to this explanatory statement. Overseas Contingency Operations.—The con- benefactor. References in this explanatory statement ference agreement includes House Title IV, But many of the donations have in division A (Military Construction, Vet- Overseas Contingency Operations. The Sen- come from churches, sororities and fra- erans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appro- ate bill included funding for similar projects priations Act, 2017) to ‘‘conferees’’ are ternities, and other African-American in Title I. deemed to be references to the Committees Emerging Security Threats in Europe.—The groups. A large amount—$4 million— on Appropriations of the House of Represent- conferees are aware that heightened tensions came from average people in gifts of atives and the Senate, and references to the between Russia and Europe following Rus- less than $1,000. ‘‘conference agreement’’ are deemed to be sia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014 have in- The new museum looks like nothing references to the recommendations in divi- creased security threats to European na- else on the National Mall. It is clad in sion A of this Act. tions, particularly in Eastern Europe. In re- burnished bronze grillwork and built to The Act does not contain any congres- sponse to Russian aggression, the Adminis- resemble a three-tiered crown from an sional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or lim- tration in 2014 announced the European Re- ited tariff benefits as defined by clause 9 of old African kingdom. assurance Initiative (ERI) to enhance allied rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep- security by increasing the presence and joint Looking at it, one is reminded of the resentatives. words of the writer James Baldwin. In training activities of U.S. military forces in DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, Europe. The ERI includes a number of mili- exhorting African Americans to take VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED tary construction projects funded in both fis- pride in their history, Baldwin wrote: AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 cal year 2015 and in this Act. The conferees ‘‘Your crown has been bought and paid The following is an explanation of the ef- note that although ERI military construc- for. All you must do is put it on.’’ fects of Division A, which makes appropria- tion funding was originally intended to be a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:53 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.043 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S5990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 one-time only investment, the evolving na- tioned in Japan. Included among the defi- than the normal planning process. However, ture of the threat has prompted the Depart- ciencies were elevated levels of radon and ex- the conferees are concerned that the services ment of Defense (DOD) to expand its plans cessive mold growth. In light of the Inspec- are not programming sufficient UMMC to for investing in military construction to sup- tor General report and the reports from Al take full advantage of the laboratory revi- port the continual presence of U.S. rota- Udeid, the conferees direct the Department talization initiative. For example, in fiscal tional military forces in Europe, increased to submit a report to the congressional de- year 2016, the Army, which operates an ex- training activities with European allies, and fense committees not later than 180 days tensive network of DOD labs, did not allo- the prepositioning of Army combat-ready after enactment of this Act detailing global cate any unspecified minor military con- equipment in Poland to support an armored military housing and expeditionary facilities struction funding for necessary laboratory brigade combat team. locations with mold contamination, mitiga- revitalization projects, and the request for The conferees recognize the importance of tion strategies implemented or expected to UMMC in the Army has remained flat at providing reassurance and security to the be in place, and any new construction stand- $25,000,000. Therefore, the conference agree- Nation’s European allies, but are concerned ards designed to prevent mold contamina- ment provides an additional $10,000,000 to that DOD has not outlined a comprehensive tion. supplement unspecified minor military con- plan for military construction requirements MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY struction, and the Army is encouraged to to support the ERI. Instead, the Committees The conference agreement provides pursue opportunities to use the additional have received ad hoc notifications of pro- $513,459,000 for Military Construction, Army. funding for lab revitalization. posed planning and design expenditures for Within this amount, the conference agree- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE projects in support of the ERI, including a ment provides $98,159,000 for study, planning, CORPS $200,000,000 facility for prepositioning Army design, architect and engineer services, and The conference agreement provides combat brigade equipment in Poland, and host nation support. $1,021,580,000 for Military Construction, Navy nine ERI-related Air Force projects, pri- Aging Army hangars for Combat Aviation and Marine Corps. Within this amount, the marily at U.S. Air Force bases in Germany, Units.—The conferees recognize that the conference agreement provides $88,230,000 for estimated to cost a total of $260,000,000. Army’s aging hangars housing combat avia- Given the magnitude of the planned ERI study, planning, design, architect and engi- tion units are structurally deficient and do military construction investment thus far, neer services. not meet the operational requirements of the Military Construction funding for the Navy the conferees direct the Secretary of Defense Army’s Combat Aviation Brigades. A critical and Marine Corps.—Conferees are concerned to provide to the Committees on Appropria- need exists for the Army to modernize infra- about the need for the construction of an F– tions of both Houses of Congress (the Com- structure associated with operational needs, 35C aircraft maintenance hangar, a commu- mittees), with submission of the fiscal year inclement weather, personnel changes, and nications complex and infrastructure up- 2018 budget request, a comprehensive plan unforeseen circumstances. The conferees di- grades, and an F–35C aircraft parking apron for military construction requirements asso- rect the Secretary of the Army to submit a for the Marine Corps’ four F–35C squadrons ciated with the European Reassurance Ini- report to the congressional defense commit- on the West Coast. This construction sup- tiative through the fiscal year 2018 Future tees not later than 90 days after the enact- ports Carrier Air Wing operations with the Years Defense Program. The conferees further direct the Comp- ment of this Act detailing the age and condi- USS Carl Vinson as the first F–35C compat- troller General of the United States to pro- tion of the Army’s Combat Aviation Brigade ible ship on the West Coast in support of the vide to the Committees, not later than one aircraft maintenance hangars, a Pacific Command Area of Responsibility. year after the date of enactment of this Act, prioritization of the most deficient infra- The Marine Corps has identified these a report evaluating the extent to which the structure assets, and a plan to modernize or projects as its top priorities, critical to the Department of Defense has developed a com- replace those hangars, including the required F–35C squadrons and the conferees support prehensive force structure plan, including resources. these priorities. military construction requirements, to meet Air traffic control facilities.—The conferees Townsend Bombing Range.—Concerns still emerging security threats in Europe. The re- are concerned that many of the Army’s air remain regarding the Townsend Bombing port shall include an assessment of the ex- traffic control facilities are unsafe, anti- Range and its effect on the local timber in- tent to which the Department has: quated, and do not provide adequate control, dustry. While the Navy and local stake- (1) identified the near-term and long-term communications or observation abilities for holders have started a dialogue, an agree- United States military force requirements in the current air traffic levels at certain loca- ment has not yet been reached. The con- Europe in support of the European Reassur- tions. For example, the current facility lo- ferees look forward to an agreement that ance Initiative; cated at Fort Benning, Georgia, will become meets the Navy’s training needs and protects (2) evaluated the posture, force structure, wholly inadequate at the current pace of op- local timber stakeholders. and military construction options for meet- erations and a replacement facility is nec- Navy Unfunded Reprogramming Require- ing projected force requirements; essary to ensure air traffic services are avail- ments.—The Committees were recently in- (3) evaluated the long-term costs associ- able to support mission readiness and de- formed that the Navy has been under- ated with the posture, force structure, and ployment platforms and the military flying estimating the cost of major construction military construction requirements; and community. The conferees are concerned projects over the past several years due to (4) developed a Future Years Defense Pro- that this could be a problem throughout the unrealistic cost assumptions and a flawed gram for force structure costs associated Army enterprise with the recent reductions construction cost formula. The Navy ac- with the European Reassurance Initiative. to the Department of Defense’s construction knowledges that it has been aware of this The report shall also include any other accounts. Therefore, the Secretary of the problem for some time but had taken no ac- matters related to security threats in Eu- Army is directed to conduct a risk assess- tion to remedy the deficiencies in its con- rope that the Comptroller General deter- ment on Army air traffic control facilities struction cost estimating process or to no- mines are appropriate, and recommendations throughout the Army enterprise and develop tify the Committees in a timely manner of as warranted for improvements to the De- a plan to update these facilities. This assess- the situation or its potential impact on the partment’s planning and analysis method- ment shall be submitted to the congressional execution of projects. As a result, the Navy ology. The reports shall be provided in the defense committees not later than 60 days is faced with a large inventory of under- appropriate classified and unclassified for- after enactment of this Act. funded projects, and insufficient unobligated mats. Defense Laboratory Enterprise Facilities and balances from bid savings or cancelled Al Udeid Air Base Mold Contamination.—The Infrastructure.—The conferees note that DOD projects to cover the shortfall. Thus, a num- conferees are concerned about reports that investment in Defense laboratories has been ber of authorized projects for which funds airmen serving at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar lacking, resulting in negative impacts on the have been appropriated over the past several were living in dangerously contaminated ability of the military to develop new acqui- years are at risk due to insufficient funds to barracks. On social media and later in the sition programs or perform cutting-edge re- award a contract. press, reports detailed collapsing ceilings, search. At the same time, the Nation’s near- The conferees provide an additional contaminated water, and toxic black mold peer competitors are making significant new $89,400,000 in this Act, to address the Navy’s found throughout the facility. The Commit- investments in their research and develop- highest priority urgent unfunded reprogram- tees have raised concerns in the past about ment capabilities as part of the effort to ming requirements as well as unanticipated low levels of funding for facility close the technology gap with the U.S. mili- emergency construction requirements. How- sustainment, restoration and modernization, tary. Of additional concern, aging lab infra- ever, the conferees are concerned that this is and if the black mold issues at Al Udeid were structure also creates a disincentive to at- just the tip of the iceberg, and that addi- a result of a lack of funding for maintenance, tracting new employees as DOD tries to re- tional underfunded projects for which no that is unacceptable. Also, the conferees are build its technical workforce. ready source of reprogramming funds is aware that the Department of Defense In- One of the tools that Congress has provided available will emerge. Therefore, the con- spector General released a report in Sep- to incentivize DOD lab investment is the es- ferees direct the Secretary of the Navy to re- tember 2014 (DODIG–2014–121) that identified tablishment of a higher threshold for unspec- assess the sufficiency of the appropriation 1,057 deficiencies and code violations ‘‘that ified minor military construction (UMMC) request for all previously appropriated could affect the health, safety, and well- for laboratories to enable the services to projects for which contracts have not been being of warfighters and their families’’ sta- keep up with a threat that evolves faster awarded, and to provide to the congressional

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defense committees, within 60 days of enact- map to replace the Weapons Storage Facili- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE ment of this Act, (1) a detailed analysis of ties (WSFs) at each ICBM base but are con- The conference agreement provides the process and decisions that led to the un- cerned that the current timeline for imple- $38,597,000 for Military Construction, Navy derestimating of construction costs, (2) the mentation of the roadmap is not sufficiently Reserve. Within this amount, the conference revised cost estimate, if applicable, for any aggressive in light of the urgency of upgrad- agreement provides $3,783,000 for study, plan- project that is estimated to be underfunded ing these facilities to meet current threat ning, design, architect and engineer services. due to unrealistic cost assumptions and/or a conditions. Given the failing condition of the MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE flawed construction cost formula, (3) a plan current WSFs and the importance of the The conference agreement provides of how the Navy intends to address the ground-based ICBM capability to the Na- $188,950,000 for Military Construction, Air shortfall within its own resources, including tion’s nuclear deterrence, the conferees urge Force Reserve. Within this amount, the con- the identification of any previously appro- the Air Force to prioritize and accelerate the ference agreement provides $4,500,000 for priated projects that might have to be can- replacement of the WSFs as well as the Nu- study, planning, design, architect and engi- celled, and (4) a description of the steps it is clear Alert Facilities at ICBM bases. The neer services. taking to remedy the cost estimating proc- conferees reiterate the directive in Senate NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION ess for future construction projects. Report 114–237 for the Secretary of the Air SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM The conferees further direct the Secretary Force to undertake an analysis of the cost of of Defense to review the construction cost maintaining the existing Missile Alert Fa- The conference agreement provides formulas used to develop military construc- cilities at the Nation’s ICBM bases and to $177,932,000 for the North Atlantic Treaty Or- tion appropriation requests by the Naval Fa- provide a report to the Committees within 90 ganization Security Investment Program. cilities Engineering Command and the U.S. days of enactment of this Act on the findings DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE Army Corps of Engineers to assess the reli- of the analysis and a projected cost and ACCOUNT ability of the formulas, and to report to the timeline for replacing the Weapons Alert Fa- The conference agreement provides congressional defense committees within 90 cilities at each of these bases. The conferees $240,237,000 for the Department of Defense days of enactment of this Act on its findings also direct the Secretary of Defense to assess Base Closure Account, which is $35,000,000 and any recommendations to improve the fi- the feasibility of using Defense Access Road above the request. The additional funding is delity of the construction cost formulas. funding and other sources of funding to build for the Army and the Navy to accelerate en- All the services, including the Navy, have alternate routes for military equipment vironmental remediation at installations informed the Committees for the past sev- traveling on public roads to missile launch closed under previous Base Realignment and eral years that construction costs have been facilities, taking into consideration the Closure (BRAC) rounds. rising with the improving economy and the proximity of local populations, security Accelerated cleanup.—The conferees recog- rebound of the construction market, and risks, safety, and weather, and to provide a nize that many factors hinder the cleanup of that bid savings have been subsequently de- report to the Committees within one year of BRAC sites. However, the conferees believe creasing. The conferees believe there is no enactment of this Act. that strategic investments can lead to quicker clean-ups and faster turnover of excuse for the Navy’s inability to or failure MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE to address this problem, and fully expect a DOD property to the local community. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) sound and justifiable cost estimate for any Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary The conference agreement provides military construction projects submitted in of Defense to submit to the congressional de- $2,025,444,000 for Military Construction, De- the fiscal year 2018 and future budget re- fense committees a spend plan for the addi- fense-Wide. Within this amount, the con- quests. tional BRAC funds not later than 15 days ference agreement provides $180,775,000 for after enactment of this Act. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE study, planning, design, architect and engi- Family Housing Overview The conference agreement provides neer services. Within this amount, an addi- $1,491,058,000 for Military Construction, Air tional $15,000,000 is provided for Missile De- Homeowners Assistance Program—Delayed Force. Within this amount, the conference fense Agency planning and design. The addi- Expression or Delayed Identification of Injured agreement provides $143,582,000 for study, tional funding is to expedite the construc- Beneficiaries.—As the Executive Agent for planning, design, architect and engineer tion and deployment of urgently needed mis- the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) services. Additionally, the conference agree- sile defense assets in various locations with- across the Department of Defense, the Army ment rescinds $23,900,000 for three fiscal year in the continental United States, including mistakenly administered approximately 76 2014 projects in Saipan, Commonwealth of Alaska and Hawaii. applicants whose injuries were incurred dur- the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), to Pentagon Metro entrance facility.—The con- ing a military deployment, while they owned support Air Force training exercises and pro- ference agreement includes funding for the a home, and experienced delayed expression vide an emergency divert location. The con- Pentagon Metro entrance facility project as or delayed identification of the injury. The ferees are concerned that the Air Force has requested in the budget submission. The con- applicants were paid in good faith and in ac- been unable to reach a land use agreement ferees remain concerned that this facility cordance with guidance from Congress and with the Government of the CNMI despite needs to be constructed in a manner that the Department of Defense to err in favor of extensive negotiations, and no resolution to will further enhance the physical access and wounded, ill, and injured HAP applicants. If the issue is imminent. Therefore, the funding perimeter defense of the building in accord- these beneficiaries had suffered from an ob- is rescinded without prejudice, and the Air ance with the Integrated Pentagon Security vious physical injury—which the HAP stat- Force is urged to resubmit the projects once Master Plan and the Pentagon Century Re- ute envisioned—their injury would have been agreement on the location is finalized and view. Given that the design is only at 10 per- clearly documented at the time they owned the projects can be executed. cent at this point, the conferees direct the their home, and they would have qualified Air Force Facility Security Requirements.— Secretary of Defense to report to the con- for HAP benefits. Therefore, no funds from The conferees are concerned with the De- gressional defense committees quarterly on this Act shall be used to collect overpay- partment’s funding recommendation for the the progress of the planning and design and ments for any wounded, ill, or injured HAP Air Force’s unspecified minor military con- any major construction changes to the cur- beneficiary with delayed expression or de- struction account. An additional $10,000,000 rent project’s 1391. layed identification, or send notice letters, while the Department further develops per- is provided to assist installations in the con- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL manent legislative solutions with Congress. tinental U.S. with significant facility entry GUARD FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY and exit point concerns. Priority should be The conference agreement provides given to installations with access control $232,930,000 for Military Construction, Army The conference agreement provides points that present safety, security and traf- National Guard. Within this amount, the $157,172,000 for Family Housing Construction, fic hazards. conference agreement provides $8,729,000 for Army. Air Force Ballistic Missile Facilities.—The study, planning, design, architect and engi- FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND conferees are aware that ground-based inter- neer services. MAINTENANCE, ARMY continental ballistic missile (ICBM) facili- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD The conference agreement provides ties at the Nation’s three ICBM bases in The conference agreement provides $325,995,000 for Family Housing Operation Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming are and Maintenance, Army. aging and in urgent need of replacement. At $143,957,000 for Military Construction, Air FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND a time of increased global tensions among National Guard. Within this amount, the MARINE CORPS nuclear-capable nations, it is imperative to conference agreement provides $10,462,000 for replace crumbling and outdated ICBM infra- study, planning, design, architect and engi- The conference agreement provides structure at U.S. installations with state-of- neer services. $94,011,000 for Family Housing Construction, the-art nuclear deterrence facilities. Key to MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE Navy and Marine Corps. this effort is the replacement of the Cuban The conference agreement provides FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND missile crisis-era Weapons Storage Facilities $68,230,000 for Military Construction, Army MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS and Missile Alert Facilities at each of the Reserve. Within this amount, the conference The conference agreement provides ICBM bases. The conferees understand that agreement provides $7,500,000 for study, plan- $300,915,000 for Family Housing Operation the Air Force has developed a funding road- ning, design, architect and engineer services. and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps.

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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement provides 108 prohibiting the procurement of steel un- 121 allowing the transfer of expired funds to $61,352,000 for Family Housing Construction, less American producers, fabricators, and the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Con- Air Force. manufacturers have been allowed to com- struction, Defense account. pete. The conference agreement includes section FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND The conference agreement includes section 122 restricting the obligation of funds for re- MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 109 prohibiting the use of construction or locating an Army unit that performs a test- The conference agreement provides family housing funds to pay real property $274,429,000 for Family Housing Operation taxes in any foreign nation. ing mission. and Maintenance, Air Force. The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND 110 prohibiting the use of funds to initiate a 123 allowing for the reprogramming of con- MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE new installation overseas without prior noti- struction funds among projects and activi- fication. ties subject to certain criteria. The conference agreement provides The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section $59,157,000 for Family Housing Operation and 111 establishing a preference for American 124 prohibiting the obligation or expenditure Maintenance, Defense-Wide. architectural and engineering services for of funds provided to the Department of De- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING overseas projects. fense for military construction for projects IMPROVEMENT FUND The conference agreement includes section at Arlington National Cemetery. The conference agreement provides 112 establishing a preference for American $3,258,000 for the Department of Defense contractors in United States territories and The conference agreement includes section Family Housing Improvement Fund. possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 125 providing additional funds for various Atoll and in countries bordering the Arabian Military Construction accounts. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Gulf. The conference agreement includes section (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF The conference agreement includes section 126 providing additional funds for Military FUNDS) 113 requiring congressional notification of Construction, Navy and Marine Corps. The conference agreement includes section military exercises when construction costs 101 limiting the use of funds under a cost- exceed $100,000. The conference agreement includes section plus-a-fixed-fee contract. The conference agreement includes section 127 rescinding funds from prior Appropria- The conference agreement includes section 114 allowing funds appropriated in prior tions Acts from various accounts. 102 allowing the use of construction funds in years for new projects authorized during the The conference agreement includes section this title for hire of passenger motor vehi- current session of Congress. 128 rescinding unobligated balances from the cles. The conference agreement includes section fund established by Sec. 1013(d) of 42 U.S.C. The conference agreement includes section 115 allowing the use of expired or lapsed 3374. funds to pay the cost of supervision for any 103 allowing the use of construction funds in The conference agreement includes section this title for advances to the Federal High- project being completed with lapsed funds. The conference agreement includes section 129 defining the congressional defense com- way Administration for the construction of 116 allowing military construction funds to mittees. access roads. be available for five years. The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section 104 prohibiting construction of new bases in 130 prohibiting the use of funds in this Act to 117 allowing the transfer of funds from Fam- close or realign Naval Station Guantanamo the United States without a specific appro- ily Housing Construction accounts to the priation. Bay, Cuba. The provision is intended to pre- Family Housing Improvement Program. vent the closure or realignment of the instal- The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section 105 limiting the use of funds for the purchase lation out of the possession of the United 118 allowing transfers to the Homeowners States, and maintain the Naval Station’s of land or land easements that exceed 100 Assistance Fund. long-standing regional security and migrant percent of the value. The conference agreement includes section operations missions. The conference agreement includes section 119 limiting the source of operation and 106 prohibiting the use of funds, except funds maintenance funds for flag and general offi- The conference agreement includes section appropriated in this title for that purpose, cer quarters and allowing for notification by 131 restricting funds in this Act to be used to for family housing. electronic medium. consolidate or relocate any element of Air The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy 107 limiting the use of minor construction 120 extending the availability of funds in the Operational Repair Squadron Engineer until funds to transfer or relocate activities. Ford Island Improvement Account. certain conditions are met.

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ALASKA ARMY FORT WAINWRIGHT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR ...... 47,000 47,000 47,000 47,000 AIR FORCE CLEAR AFS FIRE STATION...... , . , ... 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 EIELSON AFB F-35A AOAL FIELD TRAINING DETACHMENT FAC ...... 22,100 22,100 22, 100 22,100 F-35A AIRCRAFT WEATHER SHELTER {SQO 2) ...... 82,300 82,300 82,300 F-35A AIRCRAFT WEATHER SHELTERS (SQD 1) ...... 79,500 79,500 79,500 79,500 F-35A EARTH COVERED MAGAZINES ...... 11,300 11,300 11,300 11,300 F·35A HANGAR/PROPULSION MXfDISPATCH ...... 44,900 44,900 44,900 44,900 F-35A HANGAR/SQUAD OPS/AMU SQ #2 ...... 42,700 42,700 42,700 42,700 F-35A MISSILE MAINTENANCE FACILITY ...... 12,800 12,800 12,800 12,800 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON ADD/ALTER AWACS ALERT HANGAR ...... 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 DEFENSE-WIDE CLEAR AFS LONG RANGE OISCRIM RADAR SYS COMPLEX PH1 ...... 155,000 155,000 155,000 155,000 FORT GREELY MISSILE DEFENSE COMPLEX SWITCHGEAR FACILITY ...... 9,560 9,560 9,560 9,560 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON CONSTRUCT TRUCK OFFLOAD FACILITY ...... 4,900 4,900 4,900 4,900 ARIZONA NAVY YUMA VMX-22 MAINTENANCE HANGAR ...... 48,355 48,355 48,355 48,355 AIR FORCE LUKE AFS F-35A SQUAD OPS/AIRCRAFT MAINT UNIT #5, ...... 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 DEFENSE-WIDE FORT HUACHUCA JITC BUILDING 52110 RENOVATION ...... 4,493 4,493 4,493 4,493 CALIFORNIA ARMY CONCORD ACCESS CONTROL POINT...... , ...... 12,600 12,600 12,600 12,600 NAVY CORONADO COASTAL CAMPUS ENTRY CONTROL POINT ...... 13,044 13,044 13,044 13,044 COASTAL CAMPUS UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE ...... , .. . 81 '104 81 '104 81' 104 81,104 GRACE HOPPER DATA CENTER POWER UPGRADES., ...... 10,353 10,353 10,353 10,353 LEMOORE F-35C ENGINE REPAIR FACILITY ...... , ...... 26,723 26,723 26,723 26.723 SAN DIEGO ENERGY SECURITY HOSPITAL HICROGRID ...... 6,183 6,183 SEAL BEACH MISSILE MAGAZINES ...... 21,007 21,007 21,007 21,007 AIR FORCE EDWARDS AIR FORCE SASE FLIGHTLINE FIRE STATION ...... 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 DEFENSE·W!DE CORONADO SOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TRAINING CENTER ...... 15,578 15,578 15,578 15,578 SOF SEAL TEAM OPS FACILITY ...... 47,290 47,290 47,290 47,290 SOF SEAL TEAM OPS FACILITY ...... , ...... 47,290 47,290 47,290 47,290 SOF SPECIAL RECON TEAM ONE OPERATIONS FAC ...... 20.949 20,949 20,949 20,949 SOF TRAINING DETACHMENT ONE OPS FACILITY ...... 44,305 44,305 44,305 44,305 TRAVIS AFS REPLACE HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM ...... 26,500 26,500 26,500 26.500

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ARMY RESERVE FORT HUNTER LIGGETT EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER ...... 21,500 21,500 21,500 21,500 CAMP PARKS TRANSIENT TRAINING BARRACKS ...... 19.000 19,000 19,000 19.000 COLORADO ARMY FORT CARSON AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE ...... 8,100 8,100 8,100 8,100 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR ...... 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 AIR FORCE BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE SHALL ARMS RANGE COMPLEX ...... 13.500 13,500 13,500 13,500 CONNECTICUT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BRADLEY lAP CONSTRUCT SMALL AIR TERMINAL ...... 6,300 6,300 6,300 6,300 DELAWARE AIR FORCE DOVER AFB AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR ...... 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 DEFENSE-WIDE DOVER AFB WELCH ES/OOVER MS REPLACEMENT ...... 44,115 44,115 44,115 44,115 FLORIDA NAVY EGLIN AFB WMD FIELD TRAINING FACILITIES ...... 20,489 20,489 20,489 20,489 AIR FORCE EGLIN AFB ADVANCED MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX ...... 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 FLIGHTLINE FIRE STATION., ...... 13,600 13,600 13,600 13,600 PATRICK AF6 FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION ...... 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 DEFENSE-WIDE PATRICK AFB REPLACE FUEL TANKS...... 10,100 10,100 10, 100 10,100 AIR NATIONAL GUARD JACKSONVILLE IAP REPLACE FIRE CRASH/RESCUE STATION ...... 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 GEORGIA ARMY FORT GORDON CYBER PROTECTION TEAM OPS FACILITY ...... 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 FORT STEWART AUTOMATED QUAliFICATION/TRAINING RANGE ...... 14,800 14,800 14,800 14,800 AIR FORCE MOODY AFS PERSONNEL RECOVERY 4·BAY HANGAR/HELD MX UNIT ...... 30,900 30,900 30,900 30,900 DEFENSE·WIDE FORT BENNING SOF TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HANGAR ...... 4,820 4,820 4,820 4.820 FORT GORDON MEDICAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT ...... 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 HAWAII ARMY FORT SHAFTER COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITY, INCR 2 ...... 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000

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NAVY BARKING SANDS UPGRADE POWER PLANT & ELECTRICAL DISTRIB SYS ...... 43,384 43,384 43,384 KANEOHE SAY REGIMENTAL CONSOLIDATED COMM/ELEC FACILITY ...... 72,565 72,565 72,565 72,565 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD HILO COMBINED SUPPORT MAINTENANCE SHOP ...... 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 AIR NATIONAL GUARD JOINT SASE PEARL HARBOR·HICKAM F-22 COMPOSITE REPAIR FACILITY ...... 11.000 11,000 11,000 11 '000 IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD DAVENPORT NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ...... 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 AIR NATIONAL GUARD SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT CONSTRUCT CONSOLIDATED SUPPORT FUNCTIONS ...... 12,600 12,600 12,600 12,600 KANSAS AIR FORCE MCCONNELL AFS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER ...... 11,200 11,200 11,200 11,200 KC·46A ADAL TAXIWAY DELTA ...... 5,600 5,600 5,600 5,600 KC·46A ALTER FLIGHT SIMULATOR SLOGS ...... 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FORT LEAVENWORTH NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ...... 29,000 29,000 29,000 29.000 LOUISIANA AIR FORCE BARKSDALE AFB CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATION FACILITY ...... 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 NAVY RESERVE NEW ORLEANS JOINT RESERVE INTELLIGENCE CENTER ...... 11,207 11,207 11,207 11.207 MAINE NAVY KITTERY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING ...... 17,773 17.773 17,773 17.773 UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR NUCLEAR PLATFORMS ...... 30. 119 30,119 30,119 30,119 DEFENSE-WIDE KITTERY MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT. 27' 100 27,100 27' 100 27,100 MARYLAND NAVY PATUXENT RIVER CBARS RDT&E HANGAR ...... ,. 40,576 40,576 40,576 40,576 AIR FORCE JOINT BASE ANDREWS 21 POINTS ENCLOSED FIRING RANGE ...... 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 PAR RELOCATE JADOC SATELLITE SITE ...... 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 DEFENSE-WIDE BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL HEDCEN ADDITION/ALTERATION !NCR 1 ...... 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 FORT MEADE ACCESS CONTROL FACILITY ...... 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 NSAW CAMPUS FEEDERS PHASE 3 ...... , 17,000 17,000 17,000 17' 000 NSAW RECAPITALIZE BUILDING #2 !NCR 2...... 195,000 195,000 195,000 195,000

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MASSACHUSETTS AIR FORCE HANSCOM AFB SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING FACILITY ..... 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 MINNESOTA AIR NATIONAL GUARD DULUTH lAP LOAD CREW TRAINING/WEAPON SHOPS ...... 7,600 7,600 7,600 7,600 MISSOURI DEFENSE-WIDE ST LOUIS LAND ACQUISITION-NEXT NGA WEST (N2W) CAMPUS ...... 801 801 801 801 MONTANA AIR FORCE MALMSTROM AFB MISSILE MAINTENANCE FACILITY ...... 14,600 14,600 14,600 14,600 NEVADA NAVY FALLON AIR WING SIMULATOR FACILITY ...... 13,523 13,523 13,523 13,523 AIR FORCE NELLIS AFS F-35A POL FILL STANO ADDITION ...... 10,600 10,600 10,600 10,600 NEW HAMPSHIRE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD HOOKSETT NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP ...... 11 '000 11,000 11,000 11 '000 ROCHESTER NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP ...... 8,900 8,900 8,900 8,900 AIR NATIONAL GUARD PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PORT KC-46A INSTALL FUSELAGE TRAINER BLDG 251 ...... 1,500 1,500 1,500 1 '500 NEW MEXICO AIR FORCE CANNON AFB NORTH FITNESS CENTER ...... 21,000 21,000 21 '000 21,000 HOLLOMAN AFB HAZARDOUS CARGO PAD AND TAXIWAY ...... 10,600 10,600 10,600 10,600 KIRTLAND AFB COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER (CRH) SIMULATOR ...... 7,300 7,300 7,300 7,300 NEW YORK NAVY RESERVE BROOKLYN ELECTRIC FEEDER DUCTBANK ...... 1,964 1,964 1 '964 1 '964 SYRACUSE MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER ...... 13.229 13,229 13,229 13.229 NORTH CAROLINA NAVY CAMP LEJEUNE RANGE FACILITIES SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ...... 18,482 18,482 18,482 18,482 CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CENTRAL HEATING PLANT CONVERSION ...... 12,515 12,515 12,515 12.515 DEFENSE -WIDE CAMP LEJEUNE DENTAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT ...... 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 FORT BRAGG SOF COMBAT MEDIC TRAINING FACILITY ...... , ...... 10,905 10,905 10,905 10,905

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SOF PARACHUTE RIGGING FACILITY ...... , ...... 21,420 21,420 21,420 21,420 SOF SPECIAL TACTICS FACILITY (PH3) ...... 30,670 30,670 30,670 30,670 SOF TACTICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FACILITY ...... 23,598 23,598 23,598 23,598 AIR NATIONAL GUARD CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS lAP C·17 CORROSION CONTROL/FUEL CELL HANGAR ...... 29,600 29,600 29,600 29,600 C-17 TYPE III HYDRANT REFUELING SYSTEM ...... 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 AIR FORCE RESERVE SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB KC-46A ADAL BLDG FOR AGE/FUSELAGE TRAINING ...... 5,700 5,700 5,700 5,700 KC-46A ADAL SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITIES ...... 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 KC-46A TWO BAY CORROSION/FUEL CELL HANGAR ...... 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000 OHIO AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB RELOCATED ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY 26A ...... 12.600 12,600 12,600 12,600 OKLAHOMA AIR FORCE ALTUS AFB KC-46A FTU/FTC SIMULATOR FACILITY PH 2 ...... 11,600 11 '600 11,600 11.600 TINKER AFB KC·46A DEPOT SYSTEM INTEGRATION LABORATORY ...... 17,000 17,000 17,000 11,000 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ARDMORE NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ...... 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 PENNSYLVANIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD YORK NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ...... 9,300 9,300 9,300 9,300 AIR FORCE RESERVE PITTSBURGH lAP C-17 ADAL FUEL HYDRANT SYSTEM ...... 22,800 22,800 22,800 22,800 C·17 CONST/OVERLAYTAXIWAY AND APRON, ...... 8,200 8,200 8,200 8,200 C-17 CONSTRUCT TWO BAY CORROSION/FUEL HANGAR ...... 54,000 54,000 54,000 54,000 RHODE ISLAND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD EAST GREENWICH NATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE CENTER BUILDING (JFHQ) ..... 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 SOUTH CAROLINA NAVY BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR ...... 83,490 83,490 83,490 83,490 PARRIS ISLAND RECRUIT RECONDITIONING CENTER & BARRACKS ...... 29.882 29,882 29,882 29,882 DEFENSE-WIDE JOINT BASE CHARLESTON CONSTRUCT HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM ...... , .. . 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 AIR NATIONAL GUARD MCENTIRE ANGS REPLACE OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FACILITY ...... 8,400 8,400 8,400 8,400 TEXAS ARMY FORT HOOD AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON BATTLE COURSE .. 7,600 7,600 7,600 7,600 AIR FORCE JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO BMT RECRUIT DORMITORY 6...... , ...... 67,300 67,300 67,300 67,300

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DEFENSE-WIDE RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT CONSTRUCT WAREHOUSE & OPEN STORAGE ...... 44,700 44,700 44' 700 44,700 SHEPPARD AFB MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC REPLACEMENT ...... 91 ,910 91,910 91,910 91,910 AIR NATIONAL GUARD ELLINGTON FIELD CONSOLIDATE CREW READINESS FACILITY ...... 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 NAVY RESERVE GALVESTON RESERVE CENTER ANNEX ...... 8,414 8,414 8,414 8,414 UTAH ARMY CAMP WILLIAMS LIVE FIRE EXERCISE SHOOTHOUSE ...... 7,400 7,400 7,400 7,400 AIR FORCE HILL AFB 649 MUNS MUNITIONS STORAGE MAGAZINES ...... 6,600 6,600 6,600 6,600 649 MUNS PRECISION GUIDED MISSILE MX FACILITY ..... 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700 649 MUNS STAMP/MAINT & INSPECTION FACILITY ...... 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT ANTENNA CALIBRATION FAC ...... 7' 100 7,100 7' 100 7,100 F-35A MUNITIONS MAINTENANCE COMPLEX ...... ,, .... 10' 100 10,100 10' 100 101 100 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CAMP WILLIAMS NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ...... 37,000 37,000 37,000 37,000 VERMONT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BURLINGTON IAP F-35 BEDDOWN 4· BAY FLIGHT SIMULATOR ...... 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 VIRGINIA ARMY FORT BELVOIR SECURE ADMIN/OPERATIONS FACILITY, INCR 2 ...... 64,000 64,000 64,000 64,000 AIR FORCE JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS AIR FORCE TARGETING CENTER ...... 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000 FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE DOCK ...... 14,200 14,200 14,200 14,200 DEFENSE-WIDE PENTAGON PENTAGON METRO ENTRANCE FACILITY ...... 12,111 12' 111 12' 111 UPGRADE IT FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE·RRMC ...... 8,105 e. 105 8,105 8,105 ARMY RESERVE DUBLIN ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE SHOP/AMSA ...... 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 WASHINGTON NAVY BANGOR SERVICE PIER ELECTRICAL UPGRADES ...... 18,939 18,939 18,939 18.939 SUBMARINE REFIT MAINT SUPPORT FACILITY ...... 21,476 21,476 21,476 21,476 BREMERTON NUCLEAR REPAIR FACILITY ...... , ...... 6,704 6,704 6, 704 6,704 WHIDBEY ISLAND

EA·18G MAINTENANCE HANGAR ...... < ' •• ~ ' • ' ' ••• 45,501 45,501 45,501 45,501 TRITON MISSION CONTROL FACILITY ...... 30,475 30,475 30,475 30,475 AIR FORCE FAIRCHILD AFB PIPELINE DORM, USAF SERE SCHOOL (150 RM} ...... 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000

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WISCONSIN ARMY RESERVE FORT MCCOY AT/MOB DINING FACILITY ...... 11 ,400 11,400 11,400 11,400 WYOMING AIR FORCE F . E. WARREN AFB MISSILE TRANSFER FACILITY SLOG 4331 ...... 5,550 5,550 5,550 5,550 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD LARAMIE NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER ...... 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 AUSTRALIA AIR FORCE DARWIN APR AIRCRAFT MX SUPPORT FACILITY ...... 1,800 1 ,800 1,800 1,800 APR EXPAND PARKING APRON ...... , .... . 28,600 28,600 2S,600 28,600 BULGARIA AIR FORCE GRAF IGNATIEVO SQUADRON OPERATIONS/OPERATION ALERT FACILITY ...... 3,800 FIGHTER RAMP EXTENSION ...... 7,000 UPGRADE MUNITIONS STORAGE ...... 2,600 CUBA ARMY GUANTANAMO SAY MIGRATION COMPLEX IMPROVEMENTS ...... 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 DIEGO GARCIA DEFENSE· WIDE DIEGO GARCIA IMPROVE WHARF REFUELING CAPABILITY ...... 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 DJIBOUTI NAVY CAMP LEMONNIER MEDICAL/DENTAL FACILITY ...... 37,409 AIR FORCE CHASELLEY AIRFIELD ACCESS ROAD ...... , 3,600 PARKING APRON AND TAXIWAY ...... 6,900 ESTONIA AIR FORCE AMARI AS BULK FUEL STORAGE ...... , ...... 6,500 GERMANY ARMY EAST CAMP GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING SUPPORT CENTER .... , ...... ,, 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 GARMISCH DINING FACILITY ...... , , ...... 9,600 9,600 9,600 9,600 WIESSADEN ARMY AIRFIELD CONTROLLED HUMIDITY WAREHOUSE ...... , ...... 16,500 16,500 16,500 16,500 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL STORAGE BUILDING ...... 2,700 2.700 2,700 2,700 AIR FORCE RAMSTEIN AS 37 AS SQUADRON OPERATIONS/AIRCRAFT MAINT UNIT ..... 13,437 13,437 13,437 13,437 SPANGOAHLEM AB EIC · SITE DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE ...... 43,465 43,465 43,465 43,465

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HIGH CAPACITY TRIM PAD AND HUSH HOUSE ...... 1.000 F/A-22 LOW OBSERVABLE/COMPOSITE REPAIR FACILITY .. . 12,000 F/A-22 UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE/COMMUNICATIONS/UTILITIES ...... 1,600 UPGRADE HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTERS FOR F/A-22 .... . 2, 700 UPGRADE MUNITION STORAGE DOORS ...... 1,400 DEFENSE-WIDE KAISERLAUTERN AB SEMBACH ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL REPLACEMENT ...... 45,221 45,221 45,221 45,221 RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT INCR 6 ...... 58,063 58,063 58,063 58,063 GUAM NAVY JOINT REGION MARIANAS HARDENING OF GUAM POL INFRASTRUCTURE ...... 26,975 26,975 26,975 26,975 POWER UPGRADE - HARMON ...... 62,210 62,210 62,210 62,210 AIR FORCE JOINT REGION MARIANAS APR- MUNITIONS STORAGE IGLOOS, PH 2 ...... 35,300 35,300 35,300 35,300 APR- SATCOM C4I FACILITY ...... 14,200 14,200 14.200 14,200 BLOCK 40 MAINTENANCE HANGAR ...... 31 . 158 31 '158 31 '158 31. 158 ICELAND NAVY KEFLAVIK P-BA AIRCRAFT RINSE FACILITY ...... 5,000 P·8A HANGAR UPGRADE ...... 14,600 JAPAN NAVY KADENA AB AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX ...... 26,489 26,489 26,489 26,489 SASEBO SHORE POWER (JULIET PIER) ...... 16,420 16,420 16,420 16,420 AIR FORCE KADENA AB APR- REPLACE MUNITIONS STRUCTURES ...... 19,815 19,815 19,815 19,815 YOKOTA AB C-130J CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR ...... 23,777 23.777 23,777 23,777 CONSTRUCT COMBAT ARMS TRAINING & MAINT FAC ...... 8,243 8,243 8,243 8,243 DEFENSE-WIDE IWAKUNI CONSTRUCT TRUCK OFFLOAD & LOADING FACILITIES ...... 6,664 6,664 6,664 6,664 KADENA AB KADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACEMENT ...... 84,918 84,918 84,918 84,918 MEDICAL MATERIEL WAREHOUSE...... 20,881 20,881 20,881 20,881 SOF MAINTENANCE HANGAR ...... 42,823 42,823 42,823 42,823 SOF SIMULATOR FACILITY (MC-130) ...... 12,602 12,602 12,602 12,602 YOKOTA AB AIRFIELD APRON ...... 41,294 41,294 41,294 41,294 HANGAR/ AMU ...... 39,466 39,466 39,466 39,466 OPERATIONS AND WAREHOUSE FACILITIES ...... 26,710 26,710 26,710 26,710 SIMULATOR FACILITY ...... 6,261 6,261 6,261 6,261 KWAJALEIN DEFENSE-WIDE KWAJALEIN ATOLL REPLACE FUEL STORAGE TANKS ...... 85,500 85,500 85,500 85,500 LITHUANIA AIR FORCE SIAULIAI MUNITIONS STORAGE ...... 3,000

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MARIANA ISLANDS AIR FORCE UNSPECIFIED LOCATION APR · LAND ACQUISITION ...... 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 POLAND AIR FORCE LASK AIR BASE SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ...... 4,100 POWIDZ SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ...... , .... . 4,100 ROMANIA AIR FORCE CAMP TURZII MUNITIONS STORAGE AREA ... , ...... ,, .. , .... ,. 3,000 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ...... 3,400 TWO-BAY HANGAR ...... 6,100 EXTEND PARKING APRONS...... 6,000 SPAIN NAVY ROTA COMMUNICATION STATION ...... 23.607 23.607 23.607 23,607 TURKEY AIR FORCE INCIRLIK AB AIRFIELD FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION ..... 13,449 13,449 13,449 13,449 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AIR FORCE AL OHAFRA LARGE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR ...... , ... . 35,400 35,400 35,400 35,400 UNITED KINGDOM AIR FORCE CROUGHTON RAF JIAC CONSOLIDATION · PH 3...... 53,082 53,082 53,082 53,082 MAIN GATE COMPLEX ...... 16,500 16,500 16,500 16,500 DEFENSE-WIDE CROUGHTON RAF CROUGHTON ~LEM/MIODLE/HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT., ... 71,424 71,424 71,424 71,424 ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH CONSTRUCT HYDRANT FUEL SYSTEM ...... ,, .. , .. . 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 WAKE ISLAND DEFENSE-WIDE WAKE ISLAND TEST SUPPORT FACILITY ...... 11,670 11,670 11,670 11,670 VARIOUS WORLDWIDE LOCATIONS NAVY TRITON FORWARD OPERATING BASE HANGAR ...... 41,380 41,380 41,380 41 '380 NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ...... 177,932 177,932 177,932 177,932 WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED ARMY HOST NATION SUPPORT ...... 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ...... , ...... , .. . 25,000 25,000 35,000 35,000 PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... , ... . 80,159 80,159 99,059 80,159

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NAVY PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 88,230 88,230 91,030 88,230 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ...... 29,790 29,790 29,790 29,790 AIR FORCE PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... , ...... , ...... , 84,862 84,862 94,802 84,862 PLANNING AND DESIGN- ANDREWS AFB ...... , ...... 18,720 18,720 18,720 18.720 PLANNING AND DESIGN· HANSCOM AFS ...... 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ...... , .. . 30,000 30,000 40,000 40,000 DEFENSE·WIDE CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION...... 10,000 ENERGY CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM ...... 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 PLANNING AND DESIGN DEFENSE WIDE ...... 23,450 22,649 23,450 23,450 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCATION ...... 23,585 23,585 23,585 23,585 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ...... 27,660 27,660 27,660 27,660 MDA...... 15,000 15,000 NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ...... 71,647 36,000 71,647 36,000 NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ...... 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ...... 27,653 27,653 27,653 27,653 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICE ...... 3,427 3,427 3,427 3,427

SUBTOTAL. PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 776, H!3 744,735 817,823 765,536 UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION DEFENSE-WIDE ...... 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCTION ...... 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY ...... , 8,500 8,500 8,500 8,500 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF...... 8,631 8,631 13,631 8,631 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ...... 2,414 2,414 2,414 2,414 NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ...... 3,913 3,913 3,913 3,913 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ...... 5,994 5,994 5,994 5,994

SUBTOTAL, UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION., ...... 35,452 35,452 40,452 35,452 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 8,729 8,729 8,729 6,729 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ...... 12,001 12,001 12,001 12,001 AIR NATIONAL GUARD PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 10,462 10,462 10,462 10,462 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ...... 17,495 17,495 17,495 17,495 ARMY RESERVE PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,50D MINOR CONSTRUCTION ...... 2,830 2,830 2,830 2,830 NAVY RESERVE PLANNING AND DESIGN...... , ...... 3,783 3,783 3,783 3,783 MINOR CONSTRUCTION...... AIR FORCE RESERVE PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 MINOR CONSTRUCTION ...... 1 '500 1,500 1,500 1 ,500 FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY KOREA CAMP WALKER (DAEGU) FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION (90 UNITS). 54,554 54,554 54,554 54,554 CAMP HUMPHRIES FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION (216 UNITS). 143,563 143,563 143,563 100,000

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PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 2,618 2,618 2,618 2,618 SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION ...... 200,735 200,735 200,735 157. 172 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE UTILITIES ACCOUNT...... 55,428 55,428 55,428 55,428 SERVICES ACCOUNT ...... 7,993 7,993 7,993 7,993 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ...... 40,344 40,344 40,344 40,344 MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT ...... 400 400 400 400 FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT ...... 10,178 10,178 10, 178 10,178 LEASING ...... 131,761 131,761 131 '761 131 '761 MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY ...... 60,745 60,745 60,745 60,745 PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS ...... 19' 146 19' 146 19' 146 19' 146 SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ...... 325,995 325,995 325,995 325,995 FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS GUAM NSA ANDERSON REPLACEMENT HOUSING PHASE I ...... 78,815 78,815 78,815 78,815 JAPAN IWAKUNI CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS (36 UNITS) ...... 11,047 11 '047 11,047 11 '047 PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 4,149 4' 149 4,149 4' 149 SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION ...... 94,011 94,011 94' 011 94 '011 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE UTILITIES ACCOUNT ...... 56,685 56,685 56,685 56,685 SERVICES ACCOUNT ...... 12,855 12,855 12,855 12,855 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ...... 51,291 51,291 51,291 51,291 MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT ...... 364 364 364 364 FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT ...... 17,457 17,457 17,457 17,457 LEASING ...... 54,689 54,689 54,689 54,689 MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY ...... 81,254 81,254 81,254 81,254 PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS ...... 26,320 28,320 26,320 26,320 SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ...... 300,915 300,915 300,915 300,915 FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE JAPAN KADENA (CAMP FOSTER) CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS (NORTH TOWERS) ...... 52,307 52,307 52,307 52,307 KADENA CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS (KAOENA HEIGHTS) ...... 4,179 4,179 4,179 4' 179 SPAIN MORON AB CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS (UNITS 650 AND 658) ..... 498 498 498 498 PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 4,368 4,368 4,368 4,368 SUBTOTAL, CONSTRUCTION ...... 61,352 61,352 61,352 61,352 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE UTILITIES ACCOUNT ...... 37,241 37,241 37,241 37,241 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ...... 42,919 42,919 42,919 42,919 SERVICES ACCOUNT ...... 13,026 13,026 13,026 13,026 FURNISHINGS ACCOUNT...... 31,690 31,690 31,690 31,690 MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT ...... 1 ,745 1 '745 1 '745 1. 745

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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

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LEASING ...... 20,530 20,530 20,530 20,530 MAINTENANCE ...... 85,469 85,469 85,469 85,469 PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT COSTS ...... 41 ,809 41,809 41,809 41,809 ------· ------.... _ ...... -...... -..... - SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ...... 274,429 274,429 274,429 274,429 FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE-WIDE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY UTILITIES ...... 367 367 367 367 FURNISHING ...... 399 399 399 399 LEAS! NG ...... 11.044 11 . 044 11,044 11,044 MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY ...... BOO 800 800 800 DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UTILITIES ...... 4,100 4,100 4,100 4,100 FURNISHINGS ...... , ...... , .. . 500 500 500 50D LEASING ...... 40,984 40,984 40,984 40,984 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY UTILITIES ...... 174 174 174 174 FURNISHINGS ...... 20 20 20 20 SERVICES ...... , ...... 32 32 32 32 MANAGEMENT ...... , .. , ...... , ...... 388 388 388 388 MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY ...... 349 349 349 349 ...... -...... "'- ...... SUBTOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ...... 59,157 59,157 59,157 59,157 DOD FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND ...... 3,258 3,258 3,258 3,258 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT ...... 205,237 230,237 205.237 240,237 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY (SEC. 125) ...... 40,500 40,500 40,500 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS (SEC. 125). ' ..... ' .. ,.' '''.',.,, .. , .. ' ... , .. ,. '.'., ..... '' 293,600 143,000 227,099 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE (SEC. 125) ...... 26,000 195,465 149,500 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD (SEC. 125). 67,500 16,500 67,500 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE (SEC. 125) ...... 86,500 30,000 30,000 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE (S. SEC. 125) .... . 64,364 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD (SEC. 125) .. 11,000 11,000 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS (SEC. 126) ...... , ...... ' ... ,, .. ,.,,, '.,., ..... , 89,400 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY (S. SEC. 125) ...... 14,400 RESCISSIONS FROM PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED BALANCES ARMY (SEC . 127) ...... -25,000 -30,000 -29,602 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS (H. SEC. 126) ...... ·51 ,848 AIR FORCE (SEC. 127) ...... -22,340 -51,460 DEFENSE-WIDE (SEC. 127) ...... -37,377 -132.283 -141,600 DEFENSE-WIDE- PLANNING AND DESIGN (SEC. 127) ...... -30,000 AIR NATIONAL GUARD ...... 42 USC 3374 (SEC. 128) ...... -25,000 -25,000 NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (SEC. 127) ...... -30,000 -15,000 -30,000

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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS oversight by monitoring on a monthly and erans with mental health or substance abuse AFFAIRS quarterly basis each regional office’s timeli- problems or traumatic brain injury. ness and accuracy performance measures. Curing Hepatitis C within the veteran popu- VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION— The conference agreement includes section lation.—The Department is to be commended COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 228 which requires VBA to submit a quar- for robustly treating veterans with Hepatitis (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) terly report with the following data from C (HCV), which is a particular concern be- The conference agreement provides each VBA regional office: (1) the average cause the veteran population is twice as like- $90,119,449,000 for Compensation and Pensions time to complete a disability compensation ly to have the virus as the general popu- in advance for fiscal year 2018. Of the amount claim; (2) the number of claims pending more lation. Available HCV drugs have a cure rate provided, not more than $17,224,000 is to be than 125 days, disaggregated by initial and of 96 percent, and early, preventative treat- transferred to General Operating Expenses, supplemental claims; (3) error rates; (4) the ments avoid tens of thousands of dollars in Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and number of claims personnel; (5) any correc- future healthcare spending. To that end, the Information Technology Systems for reim- tive action taken within the quarter to ad- agreement includes funding for the treat- bursement of necessary expenses in imple- dress poor performance; (6) training pro- ment of Hepatitis C of $1,500,000,000 in fiscal menting provisions of title 38. grams undertaken; (7) the number and re- year 2017, which is $840,000,000 above the sults of Quality Review Team audits; (8) the President’s request. The conferees under- READJUSTMENT BENEFITS stand that because of an uneven start to the number of claims completed by each regional The conference agreement provides Hepatitis C campaign due to funding inter- office based on the regional office being the $13,708,648,000 for Readjustment Benefits in ruptions, VA projects there will be a carry- station of jurisdiction; and (9) the number of advance for fiscal year 2018. over of fiscal year 2016 funding that will in- claims completed by each regional office VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES crease the resources available in fiscal year based on the regional office being the station The conference agreement provides 2017. The conferees are pleased that recent of origin. price reductions in the new Hepatitis C drugs $107,899,000 for Veterans Insurance and In- Regional office performance.—The conferees demnities in advance for fiscal year 2018, as will allow VA to treat patients faster and have been disturbed by repeated reports of reach their target goal of treating all vet- well as an additional $16,605,000 for fiscal manipulation of records and benefit data at year 2017. erans with Hepatitis C years earlier than several VBA regional offices, as well as ir- projected. VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND regular personnel practices that have jeop- The conferees encourage VA to work to re- The conference agreement provides such ardized sound management of the regional move any barriers to timely screening and sums as may be necessary for costs associ- offices. The conferees urge VA to monitor re- treatment for veterans with Hepatitis C, in- ated with direct and guaranteed loans for the gional office performance to make certain cluding maximizing the use of rapid testing Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund. that personnel and claims management ac- techniques. Rapid testing can be especially The agreement limits obligations for direct tivities remain fully transparent and comply helpful in reaching veterans who are medi- loans to not more than $500,000 and provides with overall VA regulations and handbooks. cally underserved or who live long distances that $198,856,000 shall be available for admin- Equitable relief.—The conferees urge the from VA facilities. istrative expenses. Secretary to continue to grant or extend eq- To assist in congressional oversight, VA is uitable relief to eligible veterans initially directed to continue to report to the Com- VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM deemed eligible in instances of administra- mittees in quarterly briefings the number of ACCOUNT tive error. veterans treated to date, the number of vet- The conference agreement provides $36,000 Service satisfaction rates among women vet- erans treated each week, the number of vet- for the cost of direct loans from the Voca- erans.—The conferees direct VA to provide to erans pronounced cured to date, the pro- tional Rehabilitation Loans Program Ac- the Committees not later than the beginning jected number of new cases, and the estimate count, plus $389,000 to be paid to the appro- of fiscal year 2017 an analysis of trends and of veterans likely to be cured during the priation for General Operating Expenses, satisfaction rates among women veterans next quarter. VA is also directed to report Veterans Benefits Administration. The participating in the Vocational Rehabilita- quarterly to the Committees obligations for agreement provides for a direct loan limita- tion and Employment program to ensure funding Hepatitis C treatments as part of the tion of $2,517,000. these services are adapting to the changing larger crosscutting VA quarterly financial NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN demographics of veterans and the needs of report required in section 218. PROGRAM ACCOUNT women veterans with disabilities. Program priorities.—The conference agree- The conference agreement provides Disability benefits questionnaires.—The con- ment provides the following fiscal year 2017 $1,163,000 for administrative expenses of the ferees expect VA to meet with Members of funding for these high priority areas: Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pro- Congress to explain their plans to develop $243,483,000 for readjustment counseling at gram Account. additional disability benefits questionnaires Vet Centers; $535,400,000 for gender-specific healthcare, which is $20,000,000 higher than GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS (DBQs) for chronic multi-system illnesses ex- the administration request; $734,628,000 for BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION perienced by veterans for which DBQs do not exist. Moreover, the conferees urge the De- the caregivers program, which is $10,000,000 The conference agreement provides partment to make permanent the period for above the request; $257,477,000 for the home- $2,856,160,000 for General Operating Expenses, filing Gulf War presumptive claims under 38 less grant and per diem program, which is Veterans Benefits Administration and makes CFR 3.317. $10,000,000 above the request; and $320,000,000 available not to exceed 5 percent of this for the homeless supportive services for low ETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL funding until the end of fiscal year 2018. The V income veterans and families, which is full request for the Veterans Benefits Man- SERVICES $20,000,000 above the request. agement System is provided in the agree- The conference agreement provides Rural healthcare.—The conference agree- ment, which includes $37,356,000 from this ac- $44,886,554,000 in advance for fiscal year 2018 ment includes the full budget request of count and $143,000,000 from the Information for Medical Services and makes $1,400,000,000 $250,000,000 for the Office of Rural Health Technology Systems account. The agree- of the advance available through fiscal year (ORH) and the Rural Health Initiative. In ad- ment also includes the full budget request of 2019. The agreement also provides dition to any directives contained in the $26,695,000 for the centralized mail initiative $1,078,993,000 for fiscal year 2017 in addition House and Senate reports, the conferees di- and $152,924,000 for the Veterans Claim In- to the advance appropriation provided last rect that ORH coordinate directly with the take Program (VCIP), which is $10,000,000 year. The fiscal year 2018 advance funding for Readjustment Counseling Service to develop above the request. medical services is $6,786,446,000 lower than and implement a strategy to expand the ca- The placement of the General Operating the fiscal year 2017 advance because of De- pacity of Vet Centers in order to ensure that Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration partment projections that increased the readjustment and psychological coun- account in the bill has been moved from De- amounts of medical care will be provided seling needs of veterans in rural and highly partmental Administration to Veterans Ben- through the Medical Community Care ac- rural communities are met. The conferees efits Administration to align the administra- count. also direct VA to identify ways to obtain tive expenses of VBA with its program ac- Given that there may be significant un- more accurate data on homeless and at-risk tivities. funded liabilities created by the winding veterans in rural areas, as instructed in the Disability claims backlog.—The conferees down of the Choice Act, the conference Senate report. The conference agreement in- commend the Department of Veterans Af- agreement includes bill language in section cludes a one-year extension through fiscal fairs (VA) on its efforts to reduce the dis- 232 permitting the transfer of funding from year 2017 of the Access Received Closer to ability claims backlog and increase the accu- multiple VA appropriations accounts to Med- Home (ARCH) program, which provides care racy of claims decisions, and is committed to ical Services to address unfunded needs. to veterans in areas without extensive access ensuring that VA maintains its goal of proc- The conference agreement includes bill to VA health facilities. This extension is essing all claims within 125 days with 98 per- language requiring the Secretary to ensure necessary to maintain veterans’ access to cent accuracy. The Committees are also that sufficient amounts are available for the healthcare during the transition as VA committed to ensuring there is not a recur- acquisition of prosthetics designed specifi- moves to consolidate its non-VA healthcare rence of any sizeable backlog or a reduction cally for female veterans and to provide ac- programs. The conferees encourage VA to ex- in accuracy and will continue to assert their cess to therapeutic listening devices to vet- pand its use of telehealth for rural areas

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since the technique has proven particularly need for full practice authority for those ad- MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE helpful in mental health and primary care vanced practice nurse specialties. The con- The conference agreement provides health delivery. ferees urge VA to carefully and thoughtfully $7,246,181,000 for Medical Community Care, Mental health.—The conference agreement seek additional input from internal and ex- the account created in the Surface Transpor- provides the full budget request for all VA ternal stakeholders prior to publishing the tation and Veterans Health Care Choice Im- mental health services and programs, with final rule. The conferees encourage VA to provement Act to consolidate all the VA pro- additional resources within Medical Services make all possible outreach efforts to com- grams that provide care for veterans in the provided for the Veterans Crisis Line and the municate the changes contained in the pro- community from non-VA providers. Section National Centers for Posttraumatic Stress posed rule, gather public comments, and col- 217 of the conference agreement rescinds an Disorder. The conference agreement includes laborate with Congress, affected stake- identical amount from the Medical Services $40,000,000 for the National Centers and holders, VA physician and nursing staffs, and account. The agreement also provides $78,572,000 for the Veterans Crisis Line. Over- external organizations. $9,409,118,000 in advance fiscal year 2018 fund- all, the agreement includes $173,005,000 for National Veteran Sports Programs.—The con- ing for this account. Of the fiscal year 2017 suicide prevention outreach. The conference ference agreement includes $9,005,000, which funding, $2,000,000,000 is made available until agreement includes bill language in section is the budget request for the Office of the Na- the end of fiscal year 2020; of the fiscal year 238 similar to that contained in the House tional Veterans Sports Programs and Special 2018 funding, $1,500,000,000 is available until bill that requires certain professional stand- Events. The conferees concur with the move- the end of fiscal year 2021. ards for the suicide hotline. ment of this office to the Veterans Health Extended availability of funding.—The con- Opioid safety.—To respond to the urgency Administration (VHA), and the agreement ferees are aware the Department books obli- of the opioid overdose epidemic, the Depart- includes necessary bill language in section gations for non-VA care upon a veteran re- ment is directed to continue to comply with 257 to permit VHA to carry out the Office’s ceiving authorization to obtain medical care the guidance included in the fiscal year 2016 activities. outside of the Veterans Health Administra- conference report under the paragraph Patient consults.—The conferees direct VA tion and not upon that authorization actu- ‘‘Opioid Safety.’’ VA is also directed to make to report not later than 30 days after the be- ally being filled and the Department billed public the findings of the Office of Account- ginning of fiscal year 2017 on specific quality by the outside provider. Due to the timing of ability Review investigation into accusa- controls that have been implemented to en- reconciliation between obligations, author- tions of widespread retaliation against whis- sure that patient consults are handled in a izations, and the number of those authoriza- tleblowers at the Tomah VA Medical Center timely manner. tions filled through private providers, this as well as the outside clinical review. The accounting procedure has led to the de-obli- Department is encouraged to utilize the full Collaboration with historically black health professions schools.—As described in the gation of funds past the life of the budget au- spectrum of treatment options for dealing thority, leading to the expiration of millions with opioid addiction and expand the use of House and Senate reports, the conferees urge VA to increase its collaboration with the of dollars that could have been applied to medication-assisted treatment and other veterans healthcare programs. Therefore, the clinically appropriate services to achieve larger, urban hospitals with historically black health professions schools. The Sec- conferees have provided flexibility to aid the and maintain abstinence from all opioids. Department in ensuring all appropriations The conferees believe it is important for the retary is directed, as in previous conference reports, to convene a symposium where mi- within this account are able to be obligated Department to report necessary information before expiration. This extended availability to State-run prescription drug monitoring nority collaboration concerns are discussed and addressed. within the new Medical Community Care ac- programs as this will ensure VA providers count should allow VA time to correct this Leveraging private sector programs.—The have the tools they need to better identify problem; however, the conferees also note conferees encourage VA to integrate into VA at-risk veterans. this longer period of availability is a tem- settings private sector programs that adapt The conferees are aware that only 14 porary solution and will not continue information technologies and data interoper- States require their physicians to take pain unaltered into the future. The Department is ability capabilities to better coordinate management education credits. The con- expected to work towards identifying healthcare services for veterans, as described ferees urge VA to ensure that healthcare changes in execution that will result in a in the House report. providers learn the latest pain management permanent fix, including discussing with the techniques, understand safe prescribing prac- Medical residency positions.—The conferees Office of Management and Budget how best tices, and be able to spot the signs of poten- note that, to date, the Department has not to define the point of obligation for these tial substance use disorders. The conferees submitted to the Committees a report that funds. The conferees expect the Department believe that comprehensive training in the was directed in the explanatory statement to keep the Committees apprised of its proper use of pain management medications accompanying Public Law 114–113 detailing progress towards a permanent solution and is a vital step in combating the opioid prob- current coordination with the Direct Grad- request this issue be addressed within the lem. uate Medical Education Program, limita- fiscal year 2019 advance appropriations re- Choice Program delays.—VA data indicate tions that may restrict VA’s program and quest for this account. ability to expand to underserved areas, and a that the number of veterans waiting more MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE than 30 days for an appointment is actually plan to more effectively carry out VA’s grad- The conference agreement provides higher now than when the Veterans Choice uate medical education program within con- $6,654,480,000 in advance for fiscal year 2018 Program was initiated. The conferees are straints that exist in the Direct Graduate for Medical Support and Compliance and concerned that this well-intentioned pro- Medical Education program. The conferees understand that the Department is reviewing makes $100,000,000 of the advance funding gram was cobbled together quickly given the available through fiscal year 2019. comments provided by the Department of time constraints, which has contributed to Filling senior position vacancies.—In order Health and Human Services’ Center for Medi- delays. Further, an often-cited problem with for VHA to improve access and increase effi- the Choice Program is the lack of clear com- care and Medicaid Services and direct VA to ciency within the system, it must fill the munications regarding the eligibility re- move as expeditiously as possible in its re- critical senior management and clinical va- quirements of the program to both veterans view and submit the report to the Commit- cancies. Therefore, the conferees direct that and non-VA providers. The conferees believe tees. Further, the conferees direct that VA not less than $21,000,000, as provided in the that understanding the obstacles to efficient provide an update to the Committees not budget request, be used to hire medical cen- scheduling of appointments of veterans and later than 15 days after enactment of this ter directors and employees for other man- swift reimbursement for providers would Act on the status of this report and a agement and clinical positions within the serve as crucial first steps in resolving some timeline for submission. Veterans Health Administration. of these issues. The conferees urge VA and Rehabilitation equipment.—The conferees Requirements for the hiring of VA healthcare its third party providers to address the are aware that the Department currently providers.—The conferees are deeply troubled delays and the communication errors plagu- purchases or reimburses veterans for recum- by recent reports concerning practicing VA ing implementation of the Choice Program. bent bicycles or hand cycles used for reha- providers whose credentials have not been Nursing authority.—The conferees recognize bilitative purposes only and does not cover verified or have been misrepresented, and that VA has recently published a proposed the cost of upright bicycles. Given the many who have previously entered into settle- rule indicating that it is considering the veterans in physical or mental rehabilitation ments or completed disciplinary actions in issue of granting full practice authority to programs who are able to use upright bicy- other States where they may hold a medical some or all of the four advanced practice cles, the conferees urge the Department to license. To protect our Nation’s veterans, nursing disciplines. The proposed rule indi- make upright bicycles eligible for reimburse- the Department must do more to guarantee cates that decision will be reflected in the ment to qualifying veterans. In addition, the that VA providers are of the highest quality final rule, after consideration of all the pub- conferees direct the Department to submit and are, at the very least, in good standing lic comments received. In addition, the to the Committees on Appropriations of both with each State medical board with which Under Secretary for Health has testified that Houses of Congress (hereafter ‘‘the Commit- they hold licenses. The conferees believe VA he plans to consider as an important variable tees’’) a report not later than the beginning should be in strict compliance with Veterans whether there are significant shortages of of fiscal year 2017 outlining the steps needed Health Administration Handbook 1100.19 and the affiliated physician specialties through- to be taken to make upright bicycles eligible Directive 2012–030 which require the Depart- out the VA system, which would validate the for reimbursement. ment to obtain any and all information on

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The Department is MEDICAL FACILITIES tracted with the Institute of Medicine to ful- fill the mandated Gulf War and post-9/11 vet- directed to submit a report to the Commit- The conference agreement provides erans report as required by Public Law 110– tees not later than 90 days after the begin- $5,434,880,000 in advance for fiscal year 2018 ning of fiscal year 2017 providing an analysis 389 and that VA is now in receipt of the re- for Medical Facilities, as well as $247,668,000 port. The conferees direct the Department to and an assessment of VA field compliance in fiscal year 2017 funding, which is in addi- with Veterans Health Administration Hand- review the report in an expeditious manner tion to the advance funding provided last and transmit it to the appropriate congres- book 1100.19 and Directive 2012–030. year. Of the advance funding, $250,000,000 is Transmission of VA healthcare providers’ in- sional committees of jurisdiction not later made available through fiscal year 2019. formation to State medical boards.—Under cur- than 60 days after the beginning of fiscal Medical facility inspections for food service rent VA policy outlined in Veterans Health year 2017. and environmental quality.—The conferees are Administration Handbook 1100.18, in each in- New research areas.—As indicated in the disturbed by reports of sanitation and insect stance in which a licensed healthcare profes- House report, the conferees encourage VA to infestation problems at food service areas sional whose behavior or clinical practice so create a Center of Innovation for research and kitchens at VA healthcare facilities, de- substantially fails to meet generally-accept- support and use as candidates for initial re- spite existing internal requirements for peri- ed standards of clinical practice as to raise search hyperbaric oxygen therapy and mag- odic inspections. In addition, health-threat- reasonable concern for the safety of patients, netic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy. ening mold has been found in some VA facili- the Department is required to provide a re- Study on toxic exposures.—The conferees are ties, as documented by the VA Inspector port to each State licensure board (SLB) aware the Department is finalizing a con- General. The conference agreement includes tract with the National Academies of where the professional holds a license. The conferees are aware, however, that bill language in sections 251 and 252 requir- Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine such reports sent to SLBs are typically lim- ing VA to contract with the Joint Commis- (NASEM) to assess the current research ited to a generic description of the clinical sion on Accreditation of Hospital Organiza- available on possible generational health ef- shortcomings involved, and if the SLB wants tions to conduct annual inspections of fects that may be the result of toxic expo- more details of the situation it must respond healthcare facility food service areas, with sures experienced by veterans. The conferees to the report with a formal request for more remediation and re-inspection required. Sec- are aware NASEM will also assess areas re- information. The conferees note SLBs and tion 252 includes the requirement for the quiring further scientific study on the de- scendants of veterans with toxic exposures. the Federation of State Medical Boards find Joint Commission to conduct similar peri- In addition, NASEM will further assess the it extremely difficult to gain useful informa- odic reviews to inspect mold issues in VA scope and methodology required to conduct tion even if they follow VA’s exact proce- medical facilities. Improved community-based outpatient clinics research on such descendants to identify cur- dures. It is critical for VA to improve commu- (CBOC) capabilities.—The conferees are con- rent or possible health effects in the vet- nication with SLBs and improve trans- cerned that VA needs to improve its plan- erans’ descendants. The study will be similar parency surrounding medical practice viola- ning and contracting practices to allow for to what is directed in the Senate report. The tions. VA is urged to send promptly to each future expansion needs of CBOCs. In the case Committees have been provided a detailed SLB where a provider holds a license and the of the recently approved Rochester, New list of the scope of the study and are aware SLB in the State where the provider prac- York CBOC (Phase I), the conferees have the contract is to be awarded in fiscal year tices, the full information concerning any been informed that options to expand for po- 2017. The conferees intend to monitor the violations during the provider’s practice at tential future growth could not be included award of this contract closely and expect the VA. in the original lease contract, warranting Department to finalize the award, as summa- While VA providers do not need to hold a procurement of a second facility. The con- rized above and presented to the Commit- license in the same State where the medical ferees urge the Department to consider eco- tees. facility resides, the conferees believe such nomic benefits when considering locations. NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION State’s medical board should, nonetheless, Furthermore, the Department is directed to The conference agreement provides have access to information about a clinical provide a report to the Committees not later $286,193,000 for the National Cemetery Ad- violation committed at a facility in their than the beginning of fiscal year 2017 ad- ministration (NCA). Of the amount provided, State to ensure the board can adequately ful- dressing the rationale as to why such flexi- not to exceed 10 percent is available until fill its obligation to uphold safe medical bility cannot be included in lease contracts September 30, 2018. practice. The Department is directed to sub- and identify any barriers, including nec- Rural veterans burial initiative.—The De- mit a report to the Committees not later essary statutory changes, to ensure such op- partment is directed to submit to the Com- than 90 days after the beginning of fiscal tions for flexibility are included in future mittees not later than the beginning of fiscal year 2017 providing an assessment of VA field lease contracts. year 2017 a report detailing the progress to compliance with Veterans Health Adminis- Green energy management program.—Given date of the Rural Veterans Burial Initiative tration Handbook 1100.18 and its ability to congressional concern with some prior wind and the expected timeline for completion of provide full reporting to SLBs in instances energy projects, the conferees believe that such initiative. where licensed healthcare professionals’ be- the Committees need a clearer budget pres- DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION entation of all green energy projects—wind, havior or clinical practice so substantially GENERAL ADMINISTRATION solar, geothermal, etc.—proposed to be fund- failed to meet generally-accepted standards (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) of clinical practice that it needed to be re- ed in the fiscal year 2018 budget. Because green energy management funding was used The conference agreement provides ported in compliance with Handbook 1100.18. $345,391,000 for General Administration. Of Non-VA care provider reviews.—As the De- to backfill shortfalls in the Denver hospital the amount provided, not to exceed 5 percent partment continues to increase the scope construction project, the Committees have is available for obligation until September and size of its non-VA care programs, it is difficulty discerning the strategic funding plans that remain for VA green energy man- 30, 2018. The agreement continues to include imperative that VA develop policies that en- bill language in section 233 permitting the sure that a healthcare provider removed agement. Budget presentation.—The conferees have transfer of funds from this account to Gen- from employment with the Veterans Health eral Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration due to substandard care, pro- found the current budget presentation for Medical Facilities distressingly difficult to Administration. fessional misconduct, or violation of the re- The conference agreement provides quirements of his or her medical license does interpret. The conferees direct VA in the fis- cal year 2018 budget submission and in future $10,545,000 for the Office of the Secretary. not subsequently reemerge as a contracted The recommendation fully supports and pro- healthcare provider in the community care years to include a list of the projects that are funded in the request, with the project’s vides the requested amounts in fiscal year programs, including the Choice Program. 2017 for the Center for Faith-Based and Strategic Capital Investment Priorities Therefore, the conferees direct the Depart- Neighborhood Partnerships, the Center for score identified. Recognizing that the list of ment to submit to the Committees not later Minority Veterans, the Center for Women funded projects may change during the than the beginning of fiscal year 2017 the Veterans, and the Office of Survivors Assist- course of the year, VA is directed to provide current VHA policy on entering into con- ance. The Office of Government Relations is quarterly updates to the Committees that tractual agreements with private providers, funded at $9,146,000, to include not more than identify any changes to the list provided in either directly or through a third-party ad- $5,900,000 for functions previously conducted the budget. ministrator, and the provisions of that pol- by the Office of Congressional and Legisla- icy which detail how VA ensures that no MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH tive Affairs. healthcare providers removed for misconduct The conference agreement provides Within the amounts made available for subsequently become providers through the $675,366,000 for Medical and Prosthetic Re- General Administration, not less than an ad- VA’s community care programs. In addition, search, available until September 30, 2018. ditional $1,500,000 shall be specifically re- the Department is directed to include, with Bill language is included to ensure that the served for the hiring of Veterans Integrated

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However, the sional and Legislative Affairs function and ment fail to meet the high standards of care conferees are skeptical that, without the the immediate Office of the Secretary have and service veterans deserve. Section 247 es- necessary legislative changes proposed by been repurposed for this initiative, con- tablishes a Central Whistleblower Office de- the Administration, VA will be able to make sistent with direction in the Senate report. signed as an independent investigatory body a significant dent in the backlog. As one Improving the veterans’ experience at VA.— to process VA employee complaints, which step, the conferees urge the Board to hire ad- The conferees note the Secretary is under- will ensure whistleblower disclosures receive ditional BVA board members. taking a major effort to better understand the prompt, impartial attention deserved. Legal assistance.—The conferees request the the myriad of ways veterans and eligible de- Section 247 defines what actions constitute Board to provide a report not later than 90 pendents interact with VA and then to meas- prohibited retaliation against whistle- days after the beginning of fiscal year 2017 urably improve the veterans experience at blowers, sets forth a process under which su- about the possible need for legal assistance the point of service delivery. The current pervisors will be punished for handling dis- by veterans who are appealing their ruling customer experience when interacting with closures inappropriately, and requires VA su- from the Veterans Benefits Administration. the Department is disjointed, inconsistent, pervisors to be evaluated on their handling The report should include information about: and all too often frustrating for the veteran. of whistleblower complaints. Further, sec- (1) the percentage of appellants who receive For example, the VA has over 500 veteran- tion 247 requires the Department to report free legal counsel from veterans service or- facing websites and almost a thousand 1–800 annually to the Committees on the number ganizations or others versus those who rep- numbers for veterans to contact VA. To of whistleblower complaints received and resent themselves or have paid legal counsel; make matters worse, there is no consistent, their outcomes and to provide the results of (2) the Board’s estimate of unmet legal need VA-wide performance standard for the many Office of Special Counsel investigations re- among appellants; (3) possible mechanisms call centers VA operates. In addition, the lated to whistleblower complaints. to provide free legal assistance to veterans current process for training and integrating Quarterly reporting.—In section 218 of the who do not have and are unable to afford staff at VA is sorely lacking and not on par conference agreement, the conferees con- legal assistance; and (4) the legal assistance with commercial equivalents, particularly tinue to direct VA to provide on a quarterly program provided through the U.S. Court of when it comes to front-line staff who di- basis, not later than 30 days after the end of Appeals for Veterans Claims and whether rectly interface with veterans. Also, many of each quarter, a quarterly financial status re- such a program would be appropriate for the VA’s business processes (for example, com- port that includes, at a minimum, the infor- Board, including a description of program pensation and pension exams) are built to be mation identified in this paragraph. Such in- structure and cost. internal-facing instead of built to put the formation shall include: veteran at the center of the process. The sum INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 1. VHA obligations and collections for the of all these limitations has a direct impact (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) four Medical Care accounts, Nonrecurring on veterans. For example, only 47 percent of The conference agreement provides Maintenance (as a non-add), Medical Re- veterans surveyed marked ‘‘strongly agree or $4,278,259,000 for Information Technology (IT) search, the VA–DOD Facility Demonstration agree’’ with this statement: ‘‘I trust VA to Systems. The agreement identifies sepa- Fund, and Medical Care Collections Fund fulfill our country’s commitment to vet- rately in bill language the funding available (MCCF) collections—actual to date versus erans.’’ The conferees believe VA can and for pay ($1,272,548,000); operations and main- plan; should redesign, measure, and improve the 2. Updated ‘VA Medical Care Obligations tenance ($2,534,442,000); and systems develop- way VA provides services to veterans nation- by Program’ chart displayed in the fiscal ment, modernization, and enhancement wide, and note with interest the recent ef- year 2017 budget justification; ($471,269,000). The agreement makes forts by the Secretary to do that. The con- 3. Choice Act obligations for sections 801 $37,100,000 of pay funding available until the ferees are interested in the metrics and data and 802—actual to date versus plan; end of fiscal year 2018; $180,200,000 of oper- the Department has promised it can provide 4. Hepatitis C obligations, amounts funded ations and maintenance funding available that will show an increase in veteran satis- through appropriations versus Choice Act, until the end of fiscal year 2018; and all IT faction resulting from the efforts the Sec- both sources actual to date versus plan; systems development, modernization and en- retary’s office has put into place over the 5. Cumulative tracking of all transfers hancement funding available until the end of past year intending to improve the veteran made under any authority, including each fiscal year 2018. experience. The Department is directed to The conference agreement includes transfer within the Medical Care appropria- report quarterly to the Committees metrics $259,874,000 for VistA Evolution, the mod- tions accounts; and data that show improvement in cus- 6. General Administration obligations— ernization of the interoperable electronic tomer satisfaction, the veterans experience, personal services versus all other—actual to health record (EHR) or any successor pro- and employee training. The conferees did not date versus plan; gram; $143,000,000 in information technology provide a direct appropriation for this effort 7. Board of Veterans Appeals obligations— funding for the Veterans Benefits Manage- in fiscal year 2017; however, the Department personal services versus all other—actual to ment System which processes disability is able and expected to continue improving date versus plan; claims; $19,100,000 for the claims appeals the veterans experience. 8. VBA, GOE obligations—personal services modernization effort; $20,000,000 for Section Financial management system.—The con- versus all other—actual to date versus plan; 508 compliance efforts; $44,300,000 for develop- ference agreement includes $8,000,000 in this 9. Compensation and Pensions, Readjust- ment of a new VA financial management sys- account as well as $44,300,000 in the Informa- ment Benefits, and Veterans Insurance and tem; and $370,067,000 for the VA information tion Technology Systems account for devel- Indemnities—obligations year-to-date versus security program, including $125,000,000 for opment of a new financial management sys- plan; the Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation tem. The Department has dithered for years 10. NCA obligations—personal services program. in replacing its antiquated legacy system versus all other—actual to date versus plan; As with the fiscal year 2013–2016 appropria- and suffered the consequences of a near melt- 11. Information Technology Systems obli- tions Acts, the fiscal year 2017 agreement in- down in the hospital system in 2015 when ob- gations—personal services versus all other— cludes a prohibition on obligation or expend- ligations could not be correctly reported. actual to date versus plan; iture of more than 25 percent of fiscal year The conferees urge VA to make a decision in 12. Major and Minor Construction obliga- 2017 funds provided for development, mod- fiscal year 2016 to replace its inadequate sys- tions—actual to date versus plan; ernization, and enhancement of the VistA tem with a 21st century product so that the 13. Obligations to date for each Major Con- Evolution EHR or a successor program until Committees can rely on financial informa- struction project, broken into design versus the Department meets reporting and ac- tion from VA and VA can manage its obliga- construction; and countability requirements contained in the tions. 14. Status of VA full-time equivalent em- conference bill language. VA Patient Protection Act of 2016.—The con- ployment—by Administration/IT and revolv- The conference agreement includes lan- ferees remain concerned about reports of re- ing funds—by quarter, actual versus plan. guage prohibiting the obligation of IT devel- taliation against whistleblowers within the opment, modernization, and enhancement Department across the Nation. VA has prom- BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS funding until VA submits a certification of ised to foster a culture of openness by en- The conference agreement provides the amounts to be obligated, in part or in couraging employees to report cases of $156,096,000 for the Board of Veterans Appeals full, for each development project. wrongdoing, yet there continue to be reports (BVA), of which not to exceed 10 percent The conference agreement includes lan- that after bringing to light cases of wrong- shall remain available until September 30, guage permitting funding to be transferred doing, the whistleblowers become subjects of 2018. Bill language is included in section 233 among the three IT subaccounts, subject to retaliation. The conferees note VA must cre- permitting VA to transfer funding between approval from the Committees. ate an environment that allows employees to this account and the General Operating Ex- The conference agreement includes lan- openly and safely advocate on behalf of vet- penses, Veterans Benefits Administration ac- guage providing that funding may be trans- erans, consistent with direction in the Sen- count if needed to align funding with the ap- ferred among development projects or to new

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Total estimated cost with a detailed INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS istration major construction projects shall breakout by design, construction (differen- (in thousands of dollars) not be available until the Department enters tiated by primary and support facilities), and into an agreement with a non-Department of operating costs; Project Conference Veterans Affairs Federal entity to serve as 6. A complete project schedule to include dates indicating design start, 35 percent de- Electronic Health Record Interoperability/VLER Health ... 17,322 the design and/or construction agent for each VistA Evolution or successor EHR program ...... 63,339 major construction project with a total esti- sign completion, award of construction docu- Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS) ...... 85,288 mated cost of $100,000,000 or above. The con- ments, design completion, award of construc- Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) ...... 17,857 Veteran Customer Experience ...... 73,624 ference agreement makes the funding avail- tion contract, and estimated construction VHA Research IT Support Development ...... 15,066 able for obligation for each project only completion; Other IT Systems Development ...... 198,773 after VA certifies that the agreement with 7. Design contract type; 8. An analysis of alternatives with associ- Total, All Development ...... $471,269 the non-Department Federal entity is in ef- fect for that project. The two VHA projects ated costs; This table is intended to serve as the De- affected by the fencing provision are in 9. Demographic data; and partment’s approved list of development Reno, Nevada, and Long Beach, California. 10. Workload data. projects; any requested changes are subject The requirement to contract with an outside The Department is directed to submit this to reprogramming requirements. agent for major construction projects was information in a format resembling the De- Appointment scheduling.—For more than a also mandated in Section 502 of the Depart- partment of Defense form 1391 (DD 1391). In decade, VA has spent millions in an attempt ment of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authori- addition, language is included requiring the to replace its antiquated scheduling system. ties Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–58), enacted Department to submit a proposed budget jus- VA has begun to fix some of the worst prob- on September 30, 2015. The law contemplates tification template that complies with this lems in the system with its rollout of VistA that the non-Department Federal entity will requirement to the Committees within 45 Scheduling Enhancement (VSE). But further provide management over all or part of the days of enactment of this Act. efforts to modernize scheduling have been project design, acquisition, construction, and Alternative sources of construction funding.— put on hold until VA makes a decision about appropriate contract changes, and the De- The conferees are aware of the budget chal- what direction to take with modernizing the partment will reimburse the entity for all lenges with new facility construction at VA. electronic health record. The conferees un- appropriate costs associated with the provi- The conferees are pleased that VA has begun derstand the need to align the two systems, sion of such services. to work with the private sector in developing but are distressed about the further delays in The conference agreement funds the fol- public- private partnerships (P3). P3 projects the implementation of both. The conferees lowing items as requested in the budget sub- take advantage of readily available private expect that VA will finalize its strategic ap- mission: sector investment capital, expertise, and en- proach for both the electronic health record trepreneurial discipline. Where private sec- and scheduling before the end of fiscal year CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS tor financing has already been identified, and where practical, the conferees urge VA 2016. (in thousands of dollars) Expenditure plan.—The conference agree- to use a P3 model on future VA construction projects. ment directs the Department to continue to Location and description Conference provide an IT expenditure plan to the Com- Agreement CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS mittees not later than the start of fiscal Veterans Health Admin. (VHA): The conference agreement provides year 2017, as indicated in both the House and Long Beach, CA, seismic corrections for mental $372,069,000 for Construction, Minor Projects. Senate reports. This plan should be in the health and community living center ...... $30,200 Reno, NV, upgrade seismic, life safety, utilities, The agreement makes this funding available same format as the table above. and expand clinical services ...... 192,420 for five years. Included within the total is Periodic briefings.—The conferees continue Advance Planning and Design Fund—various locations 65,000 $285,000,000 for the Veterans Health Adminis- to require VA to provide quarterly briefings Major Construction staff—various locations ...... 24,000 Claims Analysis—various locations ...... 5,000 tration; $56,890,000 for the National Cemetery to the Committees regarding schedule, mile- Hazardous Waste—various locations ...... 10,000 Administration; $20,000,000 for the Veterans stones, and obligations for VistA Evolution Judgment Fund—various locations ...... 9,000 Benefits Administration; and $10,179,000 for or any successor program. The conferees also Non-Dept. Fed. Entity Project Management Support ...... 49,490 General Administration—Staff Offices. require quarterly briefings from the DOD/VA Total VHA ...... 385,110 Expenditure Plan.—The conference agree- Interagency Program Office on the EHR National Cemetery Admin. (NCA): ment includes a directive for the Depart- interoperability project. Elmira, NY—new national cemetery—Western NY 36,000 ment to provide an expenditure plan not Data matching with the Department of Edu- Las Animas, CO—new national cemetery—South- ern CO ...... 36,000 later than 30 days after the beginning of the cation.—The conferees urge VA to establish a Jacksonville, FL—gravesite expansion ...... 24,000 fiscal year, as provided in the Senate report. matching program with the Department of South Florida, FL —gravesite expansion ...... 31,000 This expenditure plan shall include a com- Education to identify veterans who are un- Advance Planning and Design Fund—various lo- cations ...... 10,000 plete list of minor construction projects to employable due to a service-connected dis- be supported with the fiscal year 2017 appro- ability. Under current law, veterans who Total NCA ...... 137,000 priation. The plan shall be updated six have been determined by VA to be unemploy- General Admin.: Staff Offices Advance Planning Fund ...... 6,000 months and twelve months after enactment. able due to a service-connected disability are GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE also eligible for student loan forgiveness. Major Construction total ...... $528,110 EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES However, given the complexity of the loan discharge process and the seeming lack of Major construction budget justification docu- The conference agreement provides communication between the Departments of ments.—The conferees reiterate their con- $90,000,000 for Grants for Construction of Veterans Affairs and Education, disabled cerns regarding the budget justifications State Extended Care Facilities, to remain veterans would stand to benefit from greater submitted for projects funded in this ac- available until expended. coordination between the two Departments. count. The congressional budget justifica- GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS tion materials that accompany the Presi- OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL CEMETERIES dent’s Budget require a greater level of de- The conference agreement provides The conference agreement provides tail to enhance oversight of the Depart- $160,106,000 for the Office of Inspector Gen- $45,000,000 for Grants for Construction of Vet- ment’s major construction projects. There- eral (OIG). Of the amount provided, not to erans Cemeteries, to remain available until fore, the conference agreement includes a exceed 10 percent is available for obligation expended. new administrative provision section 258, re- until September 30, 2018. The conference ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS quiring the Department to submit enhanced agreement directs that the OIG should post budget justification documents for projects (INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF publicly any report or audit not later than 3 for which funds are requested. Pursuant to FUNDS) days after it is submitted to the Secretary in section 258, such justifications shall include, The conference agreement includes section final form. at a minimum, the following elements for all 201 allowing for transfer of funds among the CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS major construction projects: three mandatory accounts. The conference agreement provides 1. Project description, to include phases (if The conference agreement includes section $528,110,000 for Construction, Major Projects, applicable) delineated by fiscal year, funding 202 allowing for the transfer of funds among which is the same as the budget request. The for each phase by fiscal year, and a detailed the four medical accounts. agreement makes this funding available for description of what that funding procures; The conference agreement includes section five years, except that $50,000,000 is made 2. Project justification and analysis of ben- 203 allowing salaries and expenses funds to available until expended. efits; be used for related authorized purposes.

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Services account only for entitled bene- The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes sec- ficiaries unless reimbursement is made to 222 which permits up to $280,802,000 of fiscal tions 236 and 237 making general rescissions the Department. year 2018 medical care funding provided in of $169,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 advance ap- The conference agreement includes section advance to be transferred to the Joint DOD– propriations and reductions of $23,000,000 in 206 allowing for the use of certain mandatory VA Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. fiscal year 2017 current funded appropria- appropriations accounts for payment of prior The conference agreement includes section tions. year accrued obligations for those accounts. 223 which authorizes transfers from the Med- The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section ical Care Collections Fund to the Joint DOD– 238 mandating certain professional standards 207 allowing the use of appropriations avail- VA Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. for the veterans crisis hotline. able in this title to pay prior year obliga- The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section tions. 224 which transfers at least $15,000,000 from 239 pertaining to certification of marriage The conference agreement includes section VA medical accounts to the DOD–VA Health and family therapists. 208 allowing the Department to use surplus Care Sharing Incentive Fund. The conference agreement includes section earnings from the National Service Life In- The conference agreement includes section 240 restricting funds from being used to close surance Fund, the Veterans’ Special Life In- 225 prohibiting funds available to the Depart- certain medical facilities in the absence of a surance Fund, and the United States Govern- ment in this or any other Act from being national realignment strategy. ment Life Insurance Fund to administer used to replace the current system by which The conference agreement includes section these programs. VISNs select and contract for diabetes moni- 241 which prohibits funds from being used to The conference agreement includes section toring supplies and equipment. transfer funding from the Filipino Veterans 209 allowing the Department to cover the ad- The conference agreement includes section Equity Compensation Fund to any other VA ministrative expenses of enhanced-use leases 226 requiring that the Department notify the account. The conference agreement includes section and provides authority to obligate these re- Committees of bid savings in a major con- 242 which provides an extension through fis- imbursements in the year in which the pro- struction project of at least $5,000,000, or 5 cal year 2017 of the Access Received Closer to ceeds are received. percent, whichever is less, 14 days prior to The conference agreement includes section the obligation of the bid savings and their Home (ARCH) program. The conference agreement includes section 210 limiting the amount of reimbursement anticipated use. 243 which ends a co-payment requirement for the Office of Resolution Management and the The conference agreement includes section opioid antagonists and supports education on Office of Employment Discrimination Com- 227 which prohibits VA from increasing the scope of work for a major construction the use of opioid antagonists. plaint Adjudication can charge other offices The conference agreement includes section project above the scope specified in the origi- of the Department for services provided. 244 requiring the VA Inspector General to The conference agreement includes section nal budget request unless the Secretary re- make public all work products. ceives approval from the Committees. 211 requiring the Department to collect The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section third-party payer information for persons 245 permitting funding to be used in fiscal 228 requiring a quarterly report from each treated for a non-service-connected dis- years 2017 and 2018 to carry out and expand VBA regional office on pending disability ability. the child care pilot program authorized by The conference agreement includes section claims, both initial and supplemental; error section 205 of Public Law 111–163. 212 allowing for the use of enhanced-use leas- rates; the number of claims processing per- The conference agreement includes section ing revenues for Construction, Major sonnel; corrective actions taken; training 246 making mandatory the reporting to Projects and Construction, Minor Projects. programs; and review team audit results. State prescription drug monitoring pro- The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section grams. 213 outlining authorized uses for Medical 229 limiting the funding from the Medical The conference agreement includes section Services funds. Services and Medical Support and Compli- 247 which includes the text of the VA Patient The conference agreement includes section ance accounts for the electronic health Protection Act of 2016 addressing protections 214 allowing for funds deposited into the record and electronic health record inter- for VA whistleblowers. Medical Care Collections Fund to be trans- operability projects. The conference agreement includes section ferred to the Medical Services and Medical The conference agreement includes section 248 identifying information which may be Community Care accounts. 230 requiring VA to notify the Committees 15 used to verify the status of coastwise mer- The conference agreement includes section days prior to any staff office relocations chant seamen who served during World War 215 which allows Alaskan veterans to use within VA of 25 or more FTE. II for the purposes of eligibility for medals, medical facilities of the Indian Health Serv- The conference agreement includes section ribbons, or other military decorations. ice or tribal organizations. 231 requiring the Secretary to report to the The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section Committees each quarter about any single 249 providing monthly assistance allowances 216 permitting the transfer of funds from the national outreach and awareness marketing for disabled veterans competing on United Department of Veterans Affairs Capital campaign exceeding $2,000,000. States Olympic teams. Asset Fund to the Construction, Major The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section Projects and Construction, Minor Projects 232 permitting the transfer to the Medical 250 which provides coverage under the VA accounts and makes those funds available Services account of fiscal year discretionary beneficiary travel program for certain types until expended. 2017 funds appropriated in this Act or avail- of special disabilities rehabilitation. The conference agreement includes section able from advance fiscal year 2017 funds al- The conference agreement includes section 217 rescinding $7,246,181,000 of fiscal year 2017 ready appropriated, except for funds appro- 251 which requires VA to conduct annual in- Medical Services funds that were provided in priated to General Operating Expenses, VBA, spections of kitchens and food service areas advance. This funding is now provided to address possible unmet, high priority of each medical facility, through the Joint through the Medical Community Care ac- needs in Medical Services. Such unantici- Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Or- count. pated demands may result from cir- ganizations, with required remediation if The conference agreement includes section cumstances such as a greater than projected necessary. 218 requiring the Secretary to submit finan- number of enrollees or higher intensity of The conference agreement includes section cial status quarterly reports for each of the use of benefits. Any such transfer requires 252 which requires VA to conduct periodic in- Administrations in the Department. The spe- the approval of the Committees. spections of mold issues at VA medical fa- cific data requested is similar to that re- The conference agreement includes section cilities through the Joint Commission on Ac- quested in the fiscal year 2016 conference re- 233 permitting the transfer of funding be- creditation of Hospital Organizations, along port. tween the General Operating Expenses, Vet- with required remediation if necessary. The conference agreement includes section erans Benefits Administration account and The conference agreement includes section 219 requiring the Department to notify and the Board of Veterans Appeals account if 253 reinstating the requirement for a report receive approval from the Committees of any necessary to permit the hiring of staffing at on the capacity of VA to provide for special- proposed transfer of funding to or from the the appropriate stage of the appeals process ized treatment and rehabilitative needs of Information Technology Systems account to address mounting claims appeals work- disabled veterans. and limits the aggregate annual increase in load. Any such transfer requires the approval The conference agreement includes section the account to no more than 10 percent of of the Committees. 254 permitting the Secretary to use appro- the funding appropriated to the account in The conference agreement includes section priated funds to ensure particular ratios of this Act. 234 prohibiting the Secretary from re- veterans to full-time employment equiva- The conference agreement includes section programming funds in excess of $5,000,000 lents within any VA program of rehabilita- 220 prohibiting any funds from being used in among major construction projects or pro- tion.

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Trust Fund by replenishing the Trust Fund’s The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes revenues, not by cutting core AFRH oper- 256 forbidding funds to be used to enter into $30,945,000 for Salaries and Expenses for the ations. United States Court of Appeals for Veterans a settlement that would restrict an individ- ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS ual’s freedom to speak to Members of Con- Claims, as requested. The conference agreement includes section gress or their staff. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 301 permitting funds to be provided to Ar- The conference agreement includes section CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 257 providing authority for the Veterans lington County, Virginia, for the relocation SALARIES AND EXPENSES Health Administration to administer the Na- of a water main located on the Arlington Na- tional Veterans Sports Program. The conference agreement includes tional Cemetery property. The conference agreement includes section $70,800,000 for Cemeterial Expenses, Army— The conference agreement includes section 258 requiring certain data to be included in Salaries and Expenses, as requested. Within 302 allowing Arlington National Cemetery to budget justifications for Major Construction that amount, up to $15,000,000 in funding is deposit and use funds derived from conces- projects. available until September 30, 2019. sions. The conference agreement includes section ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TRUST FUND TITLE IV—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 259 which authorizes 8 VA major construc- The conference agreement includes a total OPERATIONS tion projects that were funded in fiscal year of $64,300,000 for the Armed Forces Retire- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2016. ment Home (AFRH), as requested, but does The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes title not provide the funds in the manner re- IV, Overseas Contingency Operations, for 260 allowing the use of Medical Services quested. The agreement does not include the funding for fertility treatment and adoption military construction projects related to the indefinite transfer of an estimated $22,000,000 Global War on Terrorism, the European Re- reimbursement for veterans and their in funds from the Department of Defense spouses if the veteran has a service-con- assurance Initiative and Counterterrorism (DOD), Operations and Maintenance, De- Support that were requested by the Adminis- nected disability that results in being unable fense-Wide Account, as requested. Instead, to procreate without such fertility treat- tration in the Fiscal Year 2017 Overseas Con- the conference agreement directs that tingency Operations budget request. ment. $42,300,000 be derived from the Trust Fund The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall de- and $22,000,000 be provided from the General MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY velop and publish implementing guidance Fund to support AFRH operations. The conference agreement includes within 120 days of enactment of this Act. The Trust Fund Solvency.—The conferees are $18,900,000 for ‘‘Military Construction, implementing guidance developed by the disappointed the Department of Defense did Army’’, as requested in the Fiscal Year 2017 Secretary shall not be materially different not include with the fiscal year 2017 budget Overseas Contingency Operations budget re- from, and in no way more expansive than, request legislative proposals and administra- quest, for planning and design in support of the implementing guidance promulgated by tive actions that can be taken under current the European Reassurance Initiative. the Department of Defense in the April 3, law in order to achieve Trust Fund solvency MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 2012 memorandum from the Assistant Sec- in spite of clear direction to do so in the Ex- CORPS retary of Defense (Health Affairs) entitled planatory Statement accompanying Public The conference agreement includes ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services Law 114–113, the Consolidated Appropriations for the Benefit of Seriously or Severly Ill/In- $59,809,000 for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy Act, 2016. Both legislative and administra- and Marine Corps’’, as requested in the Fis- jured (Category II or III) Active Duty Serv- tive actions are necessary to improve Trust ice Members’’. cal Year 2017 Overseas Contingency Oper- Fund solvency, eliminate AFRH’s reliance ations budget request, of which $21,400,000 is TITLE III—RELATED AGENCIES on the General Fund, and maintain the high- in support of the European Reassurance Ini- AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION quality services provided to AFRH residents. tiative and $38,409,000 is in support of Over- The conferees again direct DOD, working SALARIES AND EXPENSES seas Contingency Operations. with AFRH, to take appropriate administra- The conference agreement includes tive action and to develop and submit pro- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE $75,100,000 for Salaries and Expenses of the posed authorizing language with the fiscal The conference agreement includes American Battle Monuments Commission year 2018 budget request that addresses the $88,291,000 for ‘‘Military Construction, Air (ABMC), as requested. issue of Trust Fund solvency. In addition, Force’’, as requested in the Fiscal Year 2017 The conferees appreciate and support the AFRH is directed to regularly report to the Overseas Contingency Operations budget re- meaningful work of the ABMC to preserve Committees on efforts to stabilize the Trust quest, of which $68,280,000 is in support of the commemorative and historical sites and to Fund and to lease its property at the Wash- European Reassurance Initiative, $11,440,000 educate the public about the United States ington, D.C. facility. is in support of Overseas Contingency Oper- Armed Forces. The conferees further recog- Study Findings and Proposals.—AFRH’s ations, and $8,571,000 is in support of counter- nize the critical role that African Americans budget request notes that DOD has under- terrorism efforts. and other minorities played during World taken an in-depth study to develop mid-term War II. The conferees urge the ABMC to MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE and long-term plans to improve Trust Fund partner with Department of Defense histo- The conference agreement includes solvency. The study also includes an analysis rians to ensure that these servicemembers $5,000,000 for ‘‘Military Construction, De- of AFRH operations to include and support staff are properly recognized at fense-Wide’’, as requested in the Fiscal Year benchmarking and to identify potential leg- ABMC sites. Further, the conferees direct 2017 Overseas Contingency Operations budget islative changes to revise AFRH’s funding the ABMC to appropriately incorporate the request, for unspecified minor military con- model. The Committees request further in- contributions of African Americans and struction for the Joint Staff in support of formation from DOD regarding the study, in- other minorities into ABMC’s interpretive the European Reassurance Initiative. cluding a report on its cost, scope of work, exhibits and on the ABMC website. deliverables, and timeline, and requests a ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT briefing on the findings and resulting pro- The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes such posals. The conferees are troubled that the 401 regarding emergency designation for the sums as necessary for the Foreign Currency study’s statement of work seems to be fo- Overseas Contingency Operations accounts.

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OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

BUDGET CONFERENCE REQUEST HOUSE SENATE AGREEMENT

FY 2017 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED NAVY PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 1 '000 1,000 1. 000 AIR FORCE PLANNING AND DESIGN. 940 940 940 DJIBOUTI NAVY CAMP LEMONIER MEDICAL/DENTAL FACILITY ...... 37,409 37,409 37,409 AIR FORCE CHABELLEY AIRFIELD ACCESS ROAD...... 3,600 3,600 3,600 PARKING APRON AND TAXIWAY ...... , 6,900 6,900 6,900 EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE BULGARIA AIR FORCE GRAF IGNATIEVO SQUADRON OPERATIONS/OPERATION ALERT FACILITY ...... 3,800 3,800 3,800 FIGHTER RAMP EXTENSION .... 7,000 7,000 7,000 UPGRADE MUNITIONS STORAGE. 2,600 2,600 ESTONIA AIR FORCE AMARI AB BULK FUEL STORAGE. 6,500 6.500 6,500 GERMANY AIR FORCE SPANGDAHLEM AB HIGH CAPACITY TRIM PAD AND HUSH HOUSE ...... 1,000 1,000 F/A-22 LOW OBSERVABLE/COMPOSITE REPAIR FACILITY .... . 12,000 12,000 18,000 F/A-22 UPGRADE I NFRASTRUCTURE/COMHUNICATIONS/ UTILITIES ...... t ,600 1,600 580 UPGRADE HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTERS FOR F/A-22 ...... 2,700 2,700 2,700 UPGRADE MUNITION STORAGE DOORS...... 1 ,400 1,400 ICELAND NAVY KEFLAVIK P-BA AIRCRAFT RINSE FACILITY .... . 5,000 5,000 5,000 P-BA HANGAR UPGRADE ...... 14,600 14.600 14,600 LITHUANIA AIR FORCE SIAULIAI MUNITIONS STORAGE ...... 3,000 3,000 3,000 POLAND AIR FORCE LASK AIR BASE SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ...... 4,100 4,100 4,100 POWIDZ SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY ...... 4' 100 4,100 4,100

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OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)

BUDGET CONFERENCE REQUEST HOUSE SENATE AGREEMENT

ROMANIA AIR FORCE CAMP TURZil MUNITIONS STORAGE AREA ...... 3.000 3,000 3,000 SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY...... 3,400 3.400 3,400 TWO-BAY HANGAR ...... 6,100 6,100 6,100 EXTEND PARKING APRONS ...... 6,000 6,000 6,000 WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED ARMY PlANNING AND DESIGN. 18,900 18,900 18,900 NAVY PLANNING AND DESIGN ...... 1 ,800 1,800 1,800 DEFENSE-WIDE UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION THE JOINT STAFF .... 5,000 5,000 5,000 COUNTERTERRORISM SUPPORT WORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED AIR FORCE PlANNING AND DESIGN ...... 9,000 8.551 8,571

NOTE; FUNDING FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION WAS REQUESTED AND IS DISPLAYED IN TITLE IV. THE SENATE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS IN TITLE I.

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TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS ernment without authority from an appro- ment of first-class air travel by an employee priations Act. of the executive branch. The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section 501 prohibiting the obligation of funds in this The conference agreement includes section 510 prohibiting the use of funds in this Act Act beyond the current fiscal year unless ex- 506 prohibiting the use of funds for a project for any contract where the contractor has pressly so provided. or program named for a serving Member, The conference agreement includes section Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the not complied with E-Verify requirements. 502 prohibiting the use of the funds in this United States House of Representatives. The conference agreement includes section 511 prohibiting the use of funds in this Act Act for programs, projects, or activities not The conference agreement includes section by the Department of Defense or the Depart- in compliance with Federal law relating to 507 requiring all reports submitted to Con- ment of Veterans Affairs for the purchase or risk assessment, the protection of private gress to be posted on official web sites of the lease of a new vehicle except in accordance property rights, or unfunded mandates. submitting agency. The conference agreement includes section with Presidential Memorandum—Federal The conference agreement includes section 503 encouraging all Departments to expand Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 508 prohibiting the use of funds to establish their use of ‘‘E-Commerce.’’ The conference agreement includes section The conference agreement includes section or maintain a computer network unless such 512 prohibiting the use of funds in this Act 504 specifying the congressional committees network blocks the viewing, downloading, for the renovation, expansion, or construc- that are to receive all reports and notifica- and exchanging of pornography, except for tion of any facility in the continental United tions. law enforcement investigation, prosecution, States for the purpose of housing any indi- The conference agreement includes section or adjudication activities. vidual who has been detained at the United 505 prohibiting the transfer of funds to any The conference agreement includes section States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, instrumentality of the United States Gov- 509 prohibiting the use of funds for the pay- Cuba.

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-6,183

Request

-30,647

-16,830 -43,563

+10,000

+10,000 +35,000

+18,170

vs

Conference

Enacted

+5,219

+2,519

-26,097

-49,616 -45,365

+48,477

+42,932

+35,693 +77,470

-149,786 -647,659

-774,165

·217,423

·912,995

+101,873

+123,929

+121,995

vs

Conference

932

950

,580

94,011 68,230 38,597

177'

513,459

157,172

325,995

240,237

232,930 143,957

188'

672,664

Agreement

1,021

1,491,058

5,051,541

2,025,444

6,142,374

Conference

------

••••••••••••••

==~=~======

932

RELATED

Senate

94,011 38,597

68,230

177'

205,237

532,359

200,735 143,957

188,950 325,995

232,930

672,664

2577)

1,087,572 1,579,798 AND 2,038,980

6,294,542 5,238,709

------

••••••••••••••

H.R.

======~======

AFFAIRS,

'580

4974,

House

94,011 68,230 38,597

177,932

503,459

200,735

188,950 325,995

230,237

232,930 143,957

672,664

,021

1

1,398,758

6,029,273

2,024,643 4,948,440

(H.R.

VETERANS

------

••••••••••••••

======~===

2017 thousands)

AND

in

2017

204

ACT,

FY Request

94,011 68,230 38,597

177,932

503,459

143,957 200,735

188,950 325,995

205,237

232,930

672,664

1,027,763 1,481,058 2,056,091

6.124' 5,068,371

(Amounts

------

---••n••••••m•

======

CONSTRUCTION

2016

185

APPROPRIATIONS

FY

Enacted

16,541

36,078 65,021

135,000

197,237 108,695 138,738 113,595

550,669 266,334 663,245

375,611

'389' '867 '242

MILITARY

1 1,669,239

2

6,916,539

5,964,536

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,460

Request

-30,000

·29,602

-51

-43,563

+67,500

+40,500

-141,600

+227,099

vs

Conference

======~

+489

-5,060

-7,600

+6,000

+3,258

Enacted

-30,000

-30,000

-52.121 -99,146 -56,803

+16,200

+56,818

-127,992

+192,599

vs

Conference

~~~=~=~~======

---

,600

3,258

40,500

67,500

59,157

61,352

-30,000

-51,460

-29,602

227,099

300,915

274,429

-141

Agreement

1,276,289

Conference

---

157

852

'352

3,258

RELATED

Senate

16,500

40,500

59'

61

-22,340

-30,000

143.000

274,429 300,915

'319,

-132,283

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1

AND

H.R.

------

AFFAIRS,

4974,

House

3,258

40,500

67,500

61,352

59,157

-37,377

-51,848

-25,000

293,600

274,429 300,915

1,319,852

(H.R.

VETERANS

thousands) 2017

AND

------

---

------

---

in

2017

3,258

ACT,

61,352

59,157

FY Request

274,429 300,915

1,319,852

(Amounts

CONSTRUCTION

000

2016

APPROPRIATIONS

34,500

34,500

51,300

30,000

58,668

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160,498

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127)

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---

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Request

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+11

+89,400

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+149,500

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(+614,999) (

vs

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(+392,999)

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Senate

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30,000 14,400

64,364

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195,465

315,606

(515,229)

-199'

2577)

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4974,

House

26,000

86,500

-30,000 -25,000

344,875

(514,

(-169,225)

(H.R.

VETERANS

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thousands) 2017

AND

------

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in

2017

ACT,

FY Request

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10,400

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-

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(86,083,128)

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APPROPRIATIONS

FY

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(-371,820)

8,171,000

(9,542,820)

14,313,357

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Request

+30,000

+30,000

(+30,000)

vs Conference

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+29

+22

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(~91,920)

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(-91

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(500)

1

(2,517)

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(3,073,209)

13,708,648

107,009,205

(102,515,876)

(103,935,996)

======

36

389

'163 ,920)

(500)

1

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Senate

(2,517)

16,605

(91

108,525

107,899

198,856

2577)

2,856,160

AND

(3,073,209)

13,708,648

107,009,205

(102,515,876)

(103,935,996)

H.R. ======

36

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389

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,920)

(500)

4974,

House

1'

(2,517)

16,605

(91

108,525

107,899

167,612

935'

2,826,160

(H.R. (3,011,965)

13,708,648

03'

106,947,961

(1

VETERANS

======

thousands) 2017

AND

36

in

160

389

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1

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16,605

(91,920)

108,525

107,899

826' 935 198,856

2'

(3,043,209)

13,708,648

106,979,205

(Amounts

(103'

(102,515,876) (102,515,876)

======

CONSTRUCTION

31

160

160 367

2016

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(500)

1

APPROPRIATIONS

(2,952)

FY

77'

Enacted

77' 91

129,886)

164,558

MILITARY

2,707,734

16,340,828

(94,

196,645,762

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(102,515,876)

======

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.

.

.

.

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..

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)

181

'

Request

246

,246,181

vs Conference

+7

( -( 7 '

118 165

Enacted

,246,181

+130,480

+380,000

(+380,000)

vs

Conference

-6,786,446

-1,290'

+9,409' +7 +2,779,633

(+4,069,798)

+16,655,299

---

118

Agreement

6,654,480

6,524,000

1,078,993 9,409, 7,246,181

Conference

(6,524,000)

44,886,554 16,655,299 52,751,993

(51.673,000)

•••••••••-~--•

------~----

··-

RELATED Senate

2577)

6,654,480

6,524,000

1,078,993 9,409,118 7,246,181

AND

(6,524,000)

44,886,554 16,655,299

52,751,993

(51,673,000)

•••••••••••••• ------

H.R.

)

81

1

AFFAIRS,

House

4974,

246,

864,000

,409,118 ,

,673,000)

6,654,480

6,524,000

9

( 7 ( (6,524,000)

(H.R.

16,655,299

44,886,554

52,537,000

(51

VETERANS

------

••••oO•••••••••

thousands)

2017

AND

in

118

2017

ACT,

FY Request

409'

,673,000)

6,654,480 1.078,993

6,524,000

9'

(7,246,181)

(6,524,000)

44,886,554 16,655,299

52,751,993

(51

(Amounts

••••••••••••••

CONSTRUCTION

2016

000

APPROPRIATIONS

FY Enacted

144,000)

144'

,369,158

MILITARY

6,524,000

6'

2

(6,

51.673,000

49,972,360

(47,603,202)

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Veterans

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Current Advance

Advance Advance

Transfer Advance Current

Current

Advance

Medical Medical

Medical

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Request

-62,568

-72,568

+10,000

vs

Conference

======

131

-1,000

Enacted

+8,732

-34'

-30,000

+14,973

+46,212

+23,340

-557,641

-715,690

+144,896

vs

Conference

-1,400,000

+1,400,000

(+4,608,798)

======

110

391

,000)

45,000

90,000

160,106

286,193

156,096

345'

528' 372,069

Agreement

5,975,031

4,278,259

Conference

(63,271

=~~:===~=~~:~: ~======

000

110

.000)

'069

RELATED

Senate

45'

90,000

286,193

417,959 156,096

160,106

528' 372

2577)

AND 6,047,599

4,278,259

(63,271

~=====~======

H.R.

======

AFFAIRS,

4974,

House

45,000

80,000

156,096

160,106

271,220

316,159

528,110 372,069

5,863,409

4,225,869

(H.R.

(63.271.000)

VETERANS

=====~=~=====~

======~

2017 thousands)

AND

in

2017

,000)

ACT,

45,000

FY Request

80,000

160,106

286,193

417,959 156,096

528,110 372,069

6,037,599

4,278,259

(63,271

(Amounts

======

CONSTRUCTION

2016

363

APPROPRIATIONS

FY

Enacted

46,000

109,884

136,766

271,220

133' 336,659 406,200

120,000

,400,000

MILITARY

1

6,532,672

4'

1,243,800

-1,400,000

(58,662,202)

A,

~~~~~~~~~~~===

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.

.

....

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.

.

.

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care

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General

Office Construction, Construction, Grants

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'900)

'000)

Request

-40,000

-23,000

246,181

-169,000

-653

-209

-653,900

( (-444,900)

{

vs

Conference

-7' -7,478,181

(-7,246,181)

120)

191 146)

'269)

'000)

(-435)

Enacted

-23,000

·10,000

-11

449,

,420,

'571

-250,000

-100,000 (

-169,000

+100,000

+250,000

vs

Conference

1

-7,246,181

-7,448,181

..

("'3,114,032)

("'4,608,798)

("'1,

(+1

-88,370' (

(-94,475,343)

("'102,515,876)

000

'876)

,000)

'000) '731)

{3,017)

-40,000

-23,000

515

,313,460)

(289

-169'

-209

Agreement

(

Conference

-7,246,181

-7,478,181

(66,385,032)

(63,271

(77,472,887) (11

102'

181,425,488

(103,935,996)

(

======

996)

,000)

RELATED

Senate

(3,017)

-52,000

935'

,656,460)

(-52,000) (289,731)

2577)

AND

-7,246,181

-7,298,181

(63,271

(77,972,887) (11

103'

181,925,488

(

(102,515,876)

H.R.

==~======

AFFAIRS,

342)

996)

4974,

House

(3,017)

-30,000

-46,618

647'

935,

-337,382

-414,000

(-367,382)

(H.R.

(7,535,912)

(66,385,032) (66,385,032)

(63,271,000)

(10,

{76,646,387)

103'

180,600,988

(

(102,515,876)

VETERANS

;;;=~;;;;:====

thousands)

2017

AND

in

---

2017

,000)

'996)

ACT,

(3,017)

FY

Request

935

(7,535,912)

(11,758,360)

(66,385,032)

(63,271

(78,126,787)

103'

182,079,388

(Amounts

(

(102,515,876)

======;=~;;

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---

000

2016

,803) ,000) '876)

,000)

APPROPRIATIONS

(3,452)

FY Enacted

·30,000

-30,000

250'

100,000

515

'788

-100,000

-250,000

(301

MILITARY

(63,271

(58,662,202)

(76,023,741)

(-1,780,000)

A,

105

102'

269,795,679

(

(

======

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Request

-653,900

(-653,900)

vs

Conference

------

------

======

'196

-1

-2,000

Enacted

-30,000

-32,000

,494,766) ,276,419)

vs

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(+2,943,912)

(+1

+14,220,331

(-89,819,337)

(+11

------

(+101,095,756) ------

------

======

)

120)

601

75,100 30,945

75,100

114.032)

'952'

'420'

Agreement

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-1

-3,

(

(74,358,855)

(

176,891,336 103

(

(102,532,481)

------~------

======~~~=~===

)

120)

481

'336

RELATED Senate

75,100 30,945

75,100

391

532.

'420'

2577)

AND

-1

02'

(74,858,855)

(-3,114,032)

177'

(103,952,601)

( 1 (

--~------

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------

H.R.

======

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20

AFFAIRS,

032)

'

House

4974,

75,100 30,945

75,100

420

114'

' 1

3'

(H.R.

-1

(73,534,355)

(

(-

176,066,836

(103,952.601)

(102,532,481)

VETERANS

------

------

======

)

thousands)

2017

AND

in

2017

481

'

ACT,

FY Request

30,945 75,100

75,100

532

02'

(75,012,755)

(-1,420,120)

(-3,114,032)

177,545,236

(Amounts

(103,952,601)

(

------

------

~======~~==

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2016 100

943)

062) 1

,938)

2,000

APPROPRIATIONS

FY Enacted

32,141

105,100

771 107'

'256'

'414'

MILITARY

71

(

(91 (-4,608,798)

162,671,005

A,

(193,

------

(-102,515,876)

---~----~------

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..

,

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...

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....

advances

advances

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'

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2018

2018

....

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,

FY

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discretionary

,

less

AGENCIES

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account.

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for

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.

year

year

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......

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prior

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expenses

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Total,

Foreign

Salaries Salaries

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---

Request

-22,000

+22,000

vs

Conference

------

---

,440

,912

-8,716

-2,000

+2,000

Enacted

-41

+38,409 +11

+49,849

vs

Conference

------

'145

1,000

11,440 49,849 38,409

41,300

22,000

64,300

70,800

241

Agreement

Conference

------

'145

,000

,

RELATED

Senate

70,800 41,300

22,000

64,300

241

2577)

AND

------~------

H.R.

AFFAIRS,

'440

,300

'145

4974.

House

1,000

11

49,849 38,409

41

22,000

64,300

70.800

241

(H.R.

VETERANS

------

2017 thousands)

AND

in

849

2017

'145

'300

1,000

ACT,

11,440

49' 38,409

70,800

64,300

FY 63 Request

241

(Amounts

------

CONSTRUCTION

2016

,000

1

APPROPRIATIONS

79,516 43,300

FY 20,000

Enacted

64,300

283,057

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A,

AGENCIES

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·

.

·

.

· ·

.

· ·

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· ·

· ·

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·

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·

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·

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..

......

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of

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title

maintenance

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......

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Armed

expenses.

General

.

......

IV

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and

and

from

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program

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TITLE

Total,

......

Force.

Subtotal

Navy

Air

Payment

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Operation Salaries

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-20

--·

-20

662)

-449

-429

(-449)

Request

-516'

-372,405

(+144,706) (

vs

Conference

======~======

======

'000

+8,571 Enacted +5,000

124,674)

+68,280

+18,900 +21,400

+113,580 +172

(+172,000)

vs

Conference

(+1,635,158) (+4,534,152)

-88,685,103

(-95,026,413)

(+107'

======

======

267)

000) 580

5,000 8,571

18,900 21,400

68,280

588' 172' 113' 172,000

(

Agreement

(-516,662)

Conference

19'

(

189,564,633

(165,786,876)

(170,321,028)

======

------

876)

,623)

Senate

RELATED

786,

2577)

(-251

AND

(20,027,228)

190,096,633

(165,

(170,321,028)

======

:======

H.R.

33

876)

551 607)

AFFAIRS,

'

,028)

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4974,

5,000 8,

18,900

21,400

68,300

786' 708

113,600 172,000

'

(172,000)

-536,

(

(H.R.

(18,751,712)

165' 188 1

(

(170,321

VETERANS

======~;====

======~=

thousands)

2017

AND

---

in

2017

,876)

,028) '449

9,000 5,000

ACT,

18,900

FY 21,400 Request

68.300

786

113,600 172

(172,449)

(19,443,561)

189,937,038

(165, (Amounts

(170,321

======:==~

======

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2016

,820)

APPROPRIATIONS

FY Enacted

MILITARY

-2,151

(58.662,202)

278,249,736

A,

(114,614,680)

(165,786,876)

======

======

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.

.

. (

.

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......

2018

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title

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)

181

Request

246'

vs

Conference

-7'

(

,269)

'269) -435)

(

1

Enacted

-11

+1

(

(

vs

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(3,017)

-289,731)

(289,731)

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(3,017)

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(289,731)

2577)

(

AND

H.R.

AFFAIRS,

4974,

House

(3,017)

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(

(H.R.

(7,535,912)

VETERANS

thousands)

2017

AND

in

2017

ACT,

(3,017)

FY

Request

(-289,731)

(7,535,912)

(Amounts

CONSTRUCTION

452)

2016

,000)

,000)

APPROPRIATIONS

(3'

FY

Enacted

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(

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.

.

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September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6031

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September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6033

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.072 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE Insert offset folio 427/110 here ES220916.006 September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6035 DIVISION C—CONTINUING metro and airport which killed 35 and percent of children with the most com- APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 injured over 300, and it comes just days mon growth disorders go undiagnosed. The Act includes the ‘‘Continuing Appro- after explosives were detonated in New To make matters worse, the longer a priations Act, 2017’’ as division C. Jersey and New York, threatening the child with growth failure goes Section 145 of division C includes an addi- lives of thousands. The sad reality is undiagnosed, the greater the potential tional $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 for the that attacks like these occur, and we for long-term health issues and higher Community Planning and Development, costs of treatment. Early detection and Community Development Fund, for activi- must do more to protect our citizens. ties related to major disasters. The Sec- The fact is mass transit and rail sys- diagnosis are, therefore, critical to en- retary of Housing and Urban Development tems are challenging to secure. Meet- suring a healthy future for these chil- shall publish on a public website information ing this challenge requires us to have a dren. accounting for how all grant funds are used, strategy in place that recognizes the This week, as we recognize Growth including the award and expenditure of evolving threats to surface networks Disorder Awareness Week, I want to funds. The Secretary shall update the infor- and puts sufficient resources in place applaud the MAGIC Foundation for the mation on the website on a monthly basis to match those risks. Currently, less tremendous work they do to further through December 31, 2016, and on a quar- public awareness of growth failure and terly basis thereafter. than 2 percent of the Transportation Security Administration’s, TSA, budg- to improve the lives and health of the DIVISION D—RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS et and staff are dedicated to protecting children whom they affect. The Act includes $400,001,198 in budgetary surface transportation networks. While f savings for fiscal year 2016, as follows: $10,000,000 is rescinded from unobligated the Federal role has been to support 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE balances of ‘‘Department of Commerce, Eco- and oversee State and local efforts to KIWANIS CLUB OF MILWAUKEE secure transit and other surface net- nomic Development Administration, Eco- Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, today works, we need to ask ourselves wheth- nomic Development Assistance Programs’’; I wish to recognize the 100th anniver- $13,000,000 is rescinded from unobligated er we are doing enough to protect pas- sary of the Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee. balances of ‘‘Department of Commerce, Na- sengers. Over the past 100 years, the club and its tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- The Surface Transportation and Mar- members have served the families and tion, Operations, Research, and Facilities’’; itime Security Act requires the TSA children of Milwaukee through count- $279,045 is rescinded from unobligated bal- Administrator to implement risk-based ances of ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, less hours of service and commitment security plans for surface transpor- Departmental Management and Operations, meant to better the community. This tation in order to ensure resources are Office of the Secretary and Executive Man- year, as they celebrate their 100th an- being driven to the most high-risk agement’’; niversary, I wish to honor their philan- $39,246 is rescinded from unobligated bal- places. The bill directs TSA to conduct thropic achievements and dedication to ances of ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, careful analysis to consider risks and this great Wisconsin city. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sala- provide mitigation strategies using in- ries and Expenses’’; Founded in 1916 as a charter club, the formation from global terrorist at- Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee was the $48,075,920 is rescinded from ‘‘Department tacks. Additionally, I thank my col- of Homeland Security, United States Coast 23rd chapter founded in the United Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Im- leagues for working with me to include States and is now one of 8,309 world- provements’’; language to the bill that will authorize wide. Although one of many around the $731,790 is rescinded from unobligated bal- more bomb-sniffing canines to be uti- globe, the Milwaukee Club has set ances of ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, lized to deter threats in our railroad itself apart through its 100-year tradi- Federal Emergency Management Agency, networks and surface transportation. tion of service and advocacy on behalf Administrative and Regional Operations’’; The bill also helps improve the screen- of Milwaukee children. $168,100,000 is rescinded from unobligated ing of maritime workers and includes One of the first projects members em- amounts available under section 1323(c)(1) of further measures to reform and im- the Patient Protection and Affordable Care braced in 1917 was providing coal for Act; prove port security. The bill includes families in need. In 1939, they opened a $7,522,000 is rescinded from unobligated bal- several other important provisions Gaenslen School for handicapped chil- ances of Ebola response and preparedness that will yield new data to help inform dren, and 20 years later, in 1959, they funds under ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ of the future security needs. The bill is a established a Boy Scout troop for 30 U.S. Agency for International Development; product of compromise with my col- handicapped boys. Continuing their aid $109,478,000 is rescinded from unobligated leagues, and we will also need to work to children, in 1977, the club started a balances of Ebola response and preparedness with our appropriator colleagues to en- Children’s Center for Curative Reha- funds under ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance, sure TSA has the resources to take Funds Appropriated to the President’’; bilitation. Elsewhere in their commu- $5,375,197 is rescinded from unobligated bal- these important security measures. nity, they sponsored and directed Mil- ances of ‘‘Department of Transportation, Again I thank my esteemed col- waukee’s first river clean-up in 1982 Federal Aviation Administration, Facilities leagues for partnering together on this and established the Kiwanis Landing and Equipment’’; and legislation. community fishing area in 2010. The $37,400,000 is rescinded from unobligated f common thread in all these important balances of the Department of Transpor- programs was creating opportunities GROWTH DISORDER AWARENESS tation provided under section 108 of Public for children, regardless of their cir- WEEK Law 101–130. cumstances. f Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, In all their efforts, Kiwanis members today, on behalf of every child cur- strive to improve the quality of life for SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND rently living with a growth disorder, I all Milwaukee residents. In 2015, they MARITIME SECURITY ACT wish to recognize this week—Sep- conducted vision tests at 37 Milwaukee Mr. BOOKER. Mr. President, yester- tember 19 through 23, 2016—as Growth public schools, serving 5,550 children. day I joined my colleagues Senators Disorder Awareness Week. Additionally, they served meals to NELSON, THUNE, and FISCHER in intro- A child’s growth is a strong indicator more than 750 children and their fami- ducing the Surface Transportation and of that child’s overall health status. lies at the Ronald McDonald House. Maritime Security Act. The security of According to the Pictures of Standard The Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee has our Nation’s ports and rail and surface Syndromes and Undiagnosed Mal- spent countless hours tutoring children transportation systems is critical to formations, POSSUM, database, more in Milwaukee public schools, as well as the daily lives of Americans, as well as than 600 serious diseases and health helping guide college students in orga- to the health of our national economy. conditions can cause growth failure. nizing volunteer programs at three I thank my colleagues for joining to- These diseases range from nutritional local colleges. Throughout the year, gether on this important legislation disturbances and hormone imbalances, the club collects items such as hats, and hope that it leads to improved to far more serious conditions that af- mittens, gloves, and personal hygiene safety for our country. fect the kidneys or even lead to brain products for homeless children, and This legislation comes months after tumors. While these conditions affect a they work to replenish local food the tragic attack on the Brussels child’s growth progress, a stunning 48 banks.

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Ensuring that America’s youth planting 100 native trees, donating 100 ceiving the Presidential Awards for Ex- are prepared to compete in the 21st flowering mums to single mothers, and cellence in Mathematics and Science century is critical for the future of our donating 100 U.S. flags to schools and Teaching. These awards are truly pres- country. The State of Nevada is fortu- nonprofits. tigious, attained by only the most in- nate to be home to educators such as It is heartwarming to think of the fluential educators across the country. Ms. Schaeffer and Mrs. Jergesen. vast number of children and families The Silver State is fortunate to have I ask my colleagues and all Nevadans club members have helped during their both of these successful teachers work- to join me in thanking Ms. Schaeffer 100 years of service They deserve to be ing at local schools. and Mrs. Jergesen for their dedication proud of the significant difference they The Presidential Awards for Excel- to enriching the lives of Nevada’s stu- have made in the lives of individuals in lence in Mathematics and Science dents and in congratulating them on need and the collective impact they Teaching are considered the Nation’s receiving this incredible award. I wish have had on their community as a highest honor for kindergarten through them well in all of their future endeav- whole. high school mathematics and science ors and in creating success for all stu- The Kiwanis Club of Milwaukee is a educators. These teachers stand as role dents who enter their classrooms.∑ truly wonderful, deserving organiza- models to their colleagues and are f tion. Members work hard every day to dedicated to the success of America’s TRIBUTE TO ALLANA NOYES help the world become a better place— future generations, particularly in en- one child at a time. I am excited to see couraging students to pursue science, ∑ Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today I what the future holds for this exem- technology, engineering, and math. wish to recognize one of Nevada’s plary organization and the families it These educators go above and beyond brightest students—Allana Noyes—on serves. in their local schools to implement being selected as a 2015–2016 recipient unique, high-quality curriculum to of the Fulbright scholarship. f help students excel in their learning. I The Fulbright Scholar Program was ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS am thankful to both Ms. Schaeffer and developed shortly after World War II by Mrs. Jergesen for their invaluable edu- former U.S. Senator James William cational contributions. Fulbright to promote the exchange of TRIBUTE TO JOAN ELIEL Ms. Schaeffer has played an influen- students in the fields of education, cul- ∑ Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I would tial role in the lives of students since ture, and science. Today the program like to recognize Joan Eliel, investi- she started working for the Clark offers 1,900 grants each year for stu- gator/program specialist with the Mon- County School District in 1988. As a dents to study in various fields in more tana Department of Justice for receiv- member of the original staff that than 140 countries worldwide. As a ing one of three 2016 Outstanding opened Bob Miller Middle School, BM, highly competitive and prestigious Crime Victim Advocate of the Year in Henderson, NV, she truly made an scholarship, thousands of students and awards. Joan is a dedicated public serv- everlasting impression on its faculty, young professionals apply from across ant who has been a key DOJ employee staff, and student body. During her the country. I am proud to congratu- for Attorneys General McGrath, Bul- time at BM, she established and di- late Ms. Noyes on her achievement. lock, and Fox covering 14 years. rected the annual Bobcat Institute to She is a shining example of how hard assist each year’s sixth grade class Confederated Salish and Kootenai work leads to success and stands as a through their transition into middle Tribal Court chief judge, Winona Tan- role model for future members of the school. Ms. Schaeffer was recognized ner, nominated Joan for the Out- Nevada Wolf Pack. most for her technology-based teaching standing Victim Advocate Award due Ms. Noyes graduated from the Uni- methods that triggered educational to her leadership as program adminis- versity of Nevada, Reno, or UNR, with growth for all of her students. Cur- trator for Montana’s Project Passport, bachelor’s degrees in linguistics, Span- rently, Ms. Schaeffer works for the End of Life Registry, and Address Con- ish, and French. Before deciding for Clark County School District and was fidentiality Programs. Joan is cur- recently selected to attend the Founda- multiple degrees at UNR, Ms. Noyes rently piloting two national projects, tions of Global Education Inter- participated in a study abroad program including the Hope Card Project, which national Research and Exchanges, in Puebla, Mexico. After her time in helps victims of protection order viola- where she participated in a fellowship Puebla, Ms. Noyes followed her passion tions on the local, tribal, State, and in India. Ms. Schaeffer’s teaching of language and moved to France to Federal level. Matthew Dale, director methods have proven to be truly bene- study and practice French. Ms. Noyes of the Office of Consumer Protection ficial to many Clark County School returned to UNR to pursue her passion and Victim Services, stated that Joan’s District students. Ms. Schaeffer’s work in language and continued studying work ‘‘ . . . is a national model of how is truly commendable. French while taking nearly every Native Americans, the state and the Mrs. Jergesen has taught at Fernley Spanish class offered at the university. federal government can work together Intermediate School, FIS, for 15 years. After completing all of her require- to keep victims safe and hold offenders She is the anchor of the school’s sixth ments, Ms. Noyes received her Ful- accountable.’’ grade math and science team, chair- bright scholarship, allowing her to Joan is a true innovator and had person of FIS’s School Improvement spend a year in Mexico with the Ful- dedicated her life to making positive Plan program, and coach of the bright English Teaching Assistant Pro- and lasting changes for the victims of school’s Academic Olympic Team. Mrs. gram. Ms. Noyes is focusing her efforts domestic violence. I am truly honored Jergesen is also a pivotal resource that on educating students in both Spanish to be able to recognize Joan as ‘‘Mon- brings guest speakers and educational and English, while embedding herself tanan of the Week’’ for those efforts. workshops to FIS that foster students in Mexican culture and lifestyle. After Joan is married and the mother of two to participate in unique, hands-on her time in Mexico, Ms. Noyes is ex- children and resides in Townsend, MT, learning experiences. Mrs. Jergesen is pected to enter a graduate program in Broadwater County. an outstanding teacher who is dedi- that focuses on translation and cre- Thank you, Joan, for your service, cated to ensuring all her students suc- ative writing skills. Ultimately, Ms. not only to the people of Montana, but ceed. She is highly respected within Noyes plans to become an English and our entire Nation. I look forward to her community and is very deserving of Spanish creative writer and translator. hearing about the next innovative this award. Mrs. Jergesen’s dedication Today I ask my colleagues to join me work you will lead on and the success is greatly appreciated in Fernley and in congratulating this exceptional of your current projects.∑ throughout the rest of Nevada. young Nevadan. I am proud to have her

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An act to oppose loans at inter- luck in her future endeavors.∑ during and cheerful spirit.∑ national financial institutions for the Gov- f f ernment of Nicaragua, other than to address basic human needs or promote democracy, REMEMBERING PAM HILLERY MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT unless the Government of Nicaragua is tak- ∑ Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I wish Messages from the President of the ing effective steps to hold free, fair, and to honor the life of my close friend, transparent elections, and for other pur- United States were communicated to poses. Pam Hillery. the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, H.R. 5713. An act to provide for the exten- retaries. sion of certain long-term care hospital Medi- Pam passed away, surrounded by her care payment rules, clarify the application f loving family, but leaving behind an of rules on the calculation of hospital length unforgettable and inspiring life story. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long- Her legacy is one of tremendous polit- term care hospitals, and for other purposes. ical activism and civic involvement, As in executive session the Presiding H.R. 5859. An act to amend the Homeland and it will endure throughout the Officer laid before the Senate messages Security Act of 2002 to establish the major Treasure State. from the President of the United metropolitan area counterterrorism training Pam, who suffered from amyotrophic States submitting sundry nominations and exercise grant program, and for other which were referred to the appropriate purposes. lateral sclerosis, ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s H.R. 5977. An act to direct the Secretary of disease, never let her diagnosis prevent committees. (The messages received today are Transportation to provide to the appropriate her from lending a helping hand to the committees of Congress advance notice of community or working tirelessly to printed at the end of the Senate pro- certain announcements, and for other pur- improve the lives of those around her. ceedings.) poses. She immersed herself in community f H.R. 5995. An act to strike the sunset on service. certain provisions relating to the authorized Born in Mechanicsburg, PA, in July MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE protest of a task or delivery order under sec- At 1:16 p.m., a message from the tion 4106 of title 41, United States Code. 1960, Pam graduated high school in H.R. 6007. An act to amend title 49, United Germany in 1978—where her father was House of Representatives, delivered by States Code, to include consideration of cer- stationed with the U.S. Department of Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- tain impacts on commercial space launch Defense—and attended college at the nounced that the House has passed the and reentry activities in a navigable air- College of William and Mary, eventu- following bills, in which it requests the space analysis, and for other purposes. ally gaining her master’s degree in en- concurrence of the Senate: H. R. 6014. An act to allow the Adminis- vironmental studies at the University H.R. 2315. An act to limit the authority of trator of the Federal Aviation Administra- of Montana. It was there that she met States to tax certain income of employees tion to enter into reimbursable agreements for certain airport projects. her future husband, Paul. They mar- for employment duties performed in other ried in 1989. States. The message further announced that In every town or city where they H.R. 3438. An act to amend title 5, United the House has agreed to the following lived, Pam gave back to the commu- States Code, to postpone the effective date of concurrent resolution, in which it re- high-impact rules pending judicial review. quests the concurrence of the Senate: nity. In Helena, she volunteered for the H.R. 3924. An act to establish in the United H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution Solid Waste Task Force, CASA, St. States Agency for International Develop- supporting efforts to stop the theft, illegal Helena Cathedral, and won a seat on ment an entity to be known as the United possession or sale, transfer, and export of the Helena Citizens Council, in addi- States Global Development Lab, and for tribal cultural items of American Indians, other purposes. tion to cofounding Trash for Trees. Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the H.R. 3957. An act to amend the Internal In Havre, where she and Paul moved United States and internationally. in 2000, she volunteered for St. Jude’s Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily allow The message also announced that the Catholic Church, the Boys and Girls expensing of certain costs of replanting cit- rus plants lost by reason of casualty. House agrees to the amendment of the Club of the Hi-Line, Havre Elementary H.R. 4712. An act to direct the Secretary of Senate to the bill (H.R. 1475) to author- PTO, Havre-Hill County Crimestoppers, Homeland Security to provide for an option ize a Wall of Remembrance as part of and the Hi-Line/Northern Showcase under the Secure Mail Initiative under which the Korean War Veterans Memorial Concert Association. She served two a person to whom a document is sent under and to allow certain private contribu- terms on the city council and launched that initiative may require that the United tions to fund that Wall of Remem- a run for mayor. Even after being diag- States Postal Service obtain a signature brance. nosed with ALS, she remained un- from that person in order to deliver the doc- The message further announced that daunted. Pam was appointed to a 1- ument, and for other purposes. H.R. 5064. An act to amend the Small Busi- the House agrees to the amendment of year term on the city council after a ness Act to allow small business develop- the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2494) to council member resigned, but this was ment centers to assist and advise small busi- support global anti-poaching efforts, not simply a caretaker appointment. ness concerns on relevant cyber security strengthen the capacity of partner Pam was no placeholder. She imme- matters, and for other purposes. countries to counter wildlife traf- diately went into action and launched H.R. 5094. An act to contain, reverse, and ficking, designate major wildlife traf- a sweeping plan to fix the city’s decay- deter Russian aggression in Ukraine, to as- ficking countries, and for other pur- ing streets. After leaving office, Pam sist Ukraine’s democratic transition, and for poses. was concerned the council was drag- other purposes. H.R. 5147. An act to amend title 40, United ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED ging its feet, so she showed up at a States Code, to require restrooms in public meeting. Unable to speak, she had her At 4:40 p.m., a message from the buildings to be equipped with baby changing House of Representatives, delivered by husband, Paul, read a letter urging facilities. prompt action. Still frustrated, she fol- H.R. 5461. An act to requite the Secretary Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- lowed up with a letter to the editor. of the Treasury to submit a report to the ap- nounced that the Speaker has signed That was Pam. She never gave up. propriate congressional committees on the the following enrolled bills: Pam loved Havre and gave 100 percent estimated total assets under direct or indi- H.R. 2615. An act to establish the Virgin Is- of herself to make her community and rect control by certain senior Iranian leaders lands of the United States Centennial Com- her State a better place. and other figures, and for other purposes. mission. H.R. 5613. An act to provide for the exten- H.R. 5252. An act to designate the United Pam is survived by her husband, sion of the enforcement instruction on super- States Customs and Border Protection Port Paul, their two children Dolan and vision requirements for outpatient thera- of Entry located at 1400 Lower Island Road in Caroline, her five siblings, several peutic services in critical access and small Tornillo, Texas, as the ‘‘Marcelino Serna nieces and nephews, and one great- rural hospitals through 2016. Port of Entry’’.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:53 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22SE6.046 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S6038 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 H.R. 5937. An act to amend title 36, United MEASURES PLACED ON THE and second times by unanimous con- States Code, to authorize the American Bat- CALENDAR sent, and referred as indicated: tle Monuments Commission to acquire, oper- By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. DUR- ate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille The following bills were read the first BIN, and Mr. SCHATZ): Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, and second times by unanimous con- sent, and placed on the calendar: S. 3380. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- and for other purposes. cation Act of 1965 to provide for accredita- H.R. 5687. An act to eliminate or modify tion reform, and for other purposes; to the f certain mandates of the Government Ac- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and countability Office. Pensions. H.R. 5690. An act to ensure the Government MEASURES REFERRED By Mr. PETERS: Accountability Office has adequate access to The following bills were read the first S. 3381. A bill to establish a program to ac- information. curately document vehicles that were sig- and the second times by unanimous f nificant in the history of the United States, consent, and referred as indicated: REPORTS OF COMMITTEES and for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 3438. An act to amend title 5, United Energy and Natural Resources. States Code, to postpone the effective date of The following reports of committees By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. high-impact rules pending judicial review; to were submitted: BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE): the Committee on Homeland Security and By Mr. THUNE, from the Committee on S. 3382. A bill to amend title 31, United Governmental Affairs. Commerce, Science, and Transportation, States Code, to provide for the issuance of H.R. 3924. An act to establish in the United with an amendment in the nature of a sub- Green Bonds and to establish the United States Agency for International Develop- stitute: States Green Bank, and for other purposes; ment an entity to be known as the United S. 1040. A bill to direct the Consumer Prod- to the Committee on Finance. States Global Development Lab, and for uct Safety Commission and the National By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Academy of Sciences to study the vehicle Mr. CORKER): Relations. handling requirements proposed by the Com- S. 3383. A bill to designate the Federal H.R. 4712. An act to direct the Secretary of mission for recreational off-highway vehicles building and United States courthouse lo- Homeland Security to provide for an option and to prohibit the adoption of any such re- cated at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Ten- under the Secure Mail Initiative under which quirements until the completion of the nessee, as the ‘‘Fred. D. Thompson Federal a person to whom a document is sent under study, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 114– Building and United States Courthouse’’; to that initiative may require that the United 357). the Committee on Environment and Public States Postal Service obtain a signature S. 650. A bill to extend the positive train Works. from that person in order to deliver the doc- control system implementation deadline, By Mr. WYDEN: ument, and for other purposes; to the Com- and for other purposes. S. 3384. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- f enue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for mid- mental Affairs. dle-income housing, and for other purposes; H.R. 5094. An act to contain, reverse, and EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF to the Committee on Finance. deter Russian aggression in Ukraine, to as- COMMITTEE By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. sist Ukraine’s democratic transition, and for The following executive reports of WARREN, and Mr. DURBIN): S. 3385. A bill to amend title 11 of the other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign nominations were submitted: Relations. United States Code to provide bankruptcy By Mr. MCCAIN for the Committee on H.R. 5461. An act to require the Secretary protections for medically distressed debtors, Armed Services. and for other purposes; to the Committee on of the Treasury to submit a report to the ap- Air Force nomination of Col. Kenneth P. propriate congressional committees on the the Judiciary. Ekman, to be Brigadier General. By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mrs. estimated total assets under direct or indi- Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Jon T. rect control by certain senior Iranian leaders MCCASKILL): Thomas, to be Major General. S. 3386. A bill to amend title 36, United and other figures, and for other purposes; to Army nominations beginning with Col. Al- States Code, to designate May 1 as ‘‘Silver the Committee on Banking, Housing, and fred F. Abramson III and ending with Col. Star Service Banner Day’’; to the Committee Urban Affairs. David Wilson, which nominations were re- on the Judiciary. H.R. 5613. An act to provide for the exten- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the By Mr. COTTON: sion of the enforcement instruction on super- Congressional Record on September 6, 2016. S. 3387. A bill to provide for the fast track vision requirements for outpatient thera- (minus 2 nominees: Col. Mario A. R. Diaz; review of certain generic drugs; to the Com- peutic services in critical access and small Col. Michael R. Fenzel) mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and rural hospitals through 2016; to the Com- *Air Force nomination of Gen. John E. Pensions. mittee on Finance. Hyten, to be General. By Mrs. MURRAY: H.R. 5659. An act to amend title XVIII of Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Chris- topher W. Grady, to be Vice Admiral. S. 3388. A bill to make improvements to the Social Security Act with respect to ex- certain wildfire and disaster recovery pro- panding Medicare Advantage coverage for in- Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, for the grams of the Federal Government, and for dividuals with end-stage renal disease Committee on Armed Services I report other purposes; to the Committee on Home- (ESRD); to the Committee on Finance. favorably the following nomination list land Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 5708. An act to oppose loans at inter- which was printed in the RECORD on By Mr. HEINRICH: national financial institutions for the Gov- the date indicated, and ask unanimous S. 3389. A bill to authorize State-sponsored ernment of Nicaragua, other than to address multiple employer plans and State payroll basic human needs or promote democracy, consent, to save the expense of reprint- ing on the Executive Calendar that this deduction savings programs; to the Com- unless the Government of Nicaragua is tak- mittee on Finance. ing effective steps to hold free, fair, and nomination lie at the Secretary’s desk By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. transparent elections, and for other pur- for the information of Senators. WICKER): poses; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without S. 3390. A bill to ensure that significantly tions. objection, it is so ordered. more students graduate college with the H.R. 5713. An act to provide for the exten- Navy nomination of Thomas M. Hearty, to international knowledge and experience es- sion of certain long-term care hospital Medi- be Commander. sential for success in today’s global economy care payment rules, clarify the application *Nomination was reported with rec- through the establishment of the Senator of rules on the calculation of hospital length Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long- ommendation that it be confirmed sub- Department of Education; to the Committee term care hospitals, and for other purposes; ject to the nominee’s commitment to on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. to the Committee on Finance. respond to requests to appear and tes- By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. COL- H.R. 5859. An act to amend the Homeland tify before any duly constituted com- LINS, Mr. COCHRAN, and Mrs. GILLI- Security Act of 2002 to establish the major mittee of the Senate. BRAND): metropolitan area counterterrorism training (Nominations without an asterisk S. 3391. A bill to reauthorize the Museum and exercise grant program, and for other were reported with the recommenda- and Library Services Act; to the Committee purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Se- tion that they be confirmed.) on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. curity and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. H.R. 6014. An act to allow the Adminis- f CARPER): trator of the Federal Aviation Administra- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 3392. A bill to amend title XVIII of the tion to enter into reimbursable agreements JOINT RESOLUTIONS Social Security Act in order to improve the for certain airport projects; to the Com- process whereby Medicare Administrative mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- The following bills and joint resolu- Contractors issue local coverage determina- tation. tions were introduced, read the first tions under the Medicare Program, and for

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Con. Res. 51. A concurrent resolution ex- 1977 to transfer certain funds to the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. pressing the sense of Congress that those Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. who served in the bays, harbors, and terri- and the 1974 United Mine Workers of 2424, a bill to amend the Public Health torial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during America Pension Plan, and for other Service Act to reauthorize a program the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and purposes. for early detection, diagnosis, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to S. 2028 treatment regarding deaf and hard-of- have been exposed to the toxin Agent Orange At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name hearing newborns, infants, and young and should be eligible for all related Federal children. benefits that come with such presumption of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. under the Agent Orange Act of 1991; to the HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 2628 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 2028, a bill to amend the Federal Credit At the request of Mr. COONS, the f Union Act, to advance the ability of name of the Senator from Massachu- credit unions to promote small busi- setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS ness growth and economic development sponsor of S. 2628, a bill to authorize S. 386 opportunities, and for other purposes. the National Emergency Medical Serv- At the request of Mr. THUNE, the S. 2066 ices Memorial Foundation to establish name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. At the request of Mr. SASSE, the a commemorative work in the District ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. of Columbia and its environs, and for 386, a bill to limit the authority of ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. other purposes. States to tax certain income of em- 2066, a bill to amend title 18, United S. 2680 ployees for employment duties per- States Code, to prohibit a health care At the request of Mr. ALEXANDER, the formed in other States. practitioner from failing to exercise names of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. S. 613 the proper degree of care in the case of ERNST) and the Senator from New At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, a child who survives an abortion or at- Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) were added the name of the Senator from Hawaii tempted abortion. as cosponsors of S. 2680, a bill to amend (Ms. HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor S. 2071 the Public Health Service Act to pro- of S. 613, a bill to amend the Richard B. At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the vide comprehensive mental health re- Russell National School Lunch Act to name of the Senator from Colorado form, and for other purposes. improve the efficiency of summer (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor S. 2841 meals. of S. 2071, a bill to amend title XVIII of At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the S. 827 the Social Security Act to modernize name of the Senator from Maryland At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the payments for ambulatory surgical cen- (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from Vermont ters under the Medicare program, and of S. 2841, a bill to amend the Outer (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor for other purposes. Continental Shelf Lands Act to pro- of S. 827, a bill to amend the Commu- S. 2216 hibit oil-, gas-, and methane hydrate- nications Act of 1934 to ensure the in- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the related seismic activities in the North tegrity of voice communications and to name of the Senator from West Vir- Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, prevent unjust or unreasonable dis- ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- and Straits of Florida planning areas of crimination among areas of the United sponsor of S. 2216, a bill to provide im- the outer Continental Shelf, and for States in the delivery of such commu- munity from suit for certain individ- other purposes. nications. uals who disclose potential examples of S. 2892 S. 1085 financial exploitation of senior citi- At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the zens, and for other purposes. names of the Senator from Mississippi name of the Senator from Washington S. 2253 (Mr. WICKER), the Senator from Michi- (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, gan (Mr. PETERS) and the Senator from sor of S. 1085, a bill to expand eligi- the name of the Senator from Wash- Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) were added as bility for the program of comprehen- ington (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cosponsors of S. 2892, a bill to accel- sive assistance for family caregivers of cosponsor of S. 2253, a bill to amend erate the use of wood in buildings, es- the Department of Veterans Affairs, to title 38, United States Code, to provide pecially tall wood buildings, and for expand benefits available to partici- veterans affected by closures of edu- other purposes. pants under such program, to enhance cational institutions certain relief and S. 2912 special compensation for members of restoration of educational benefits, and At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the the uniformed services who require as- for other purposes. name of the Senator from Kentucky sistance in everyday life, and for other S. 2385 (Mr. PAUL) was added as a cosponsor of purposes. At the request of Mr. COONS, the S. 2912, a bill to authorize the use of S. 1473 names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. unapproved medical products by pa- At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the PORTMAN) and the Senator from Oregon tients diagnosed with a terminal ill- name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. MERKLEY) were added as cospon- ness in accordance with State law, and (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- sors of S. 2385, a bill to strengthen pro- for other purposes. sor of S. 1473, a bill to authorize the ap- tections for the remaining populations S. 2979 propriation of funds to the Centers for of wild elephants, rhinoceroses, and At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the Disease Control and Prevention for other imperiled species through coun- name of the Senator from Michigan conducting or supporting research on try-specific anti-poaching efforts and (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- firearms safety or gun violence preven- anti-trafficking strategies, to promote sor of S. 2979, a bill to amend the Fed- tion. the value of wildlife and natural re- eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 to S. 1562 sources, to curtail the demand for ille- require candidates of major parties for At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the gal wildlife products in consumer coun- the office of President to disclose re- name of the Senator from North Da- tries, and for other purposes. cent tax return information.

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It was tain causes of action relating to delays a Christmas gift from his wife Nancy. of generic drugs and biosimilar biologi- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Standing next to the Jeep, I could not cal products. help but have a vivid picture of Presi- S. 3130 By Mr. PETERS: dent Reagan driving it on his ranch in At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the S. 3381. A bill to establish a program California, often accompanied by his name of the Senator from New York to accurately document vehicles that dogs Lucky, Freebo, and Victory. The (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- were significant in the history of the register would work to preserve these sponsor of S. 3130, a bill to amend title United States, and for other purposes; memories, with members of the his- XVIII of the Social Security Act to to the Committee on Energy and Nat- toric vehicles community selecting provide for a permanent Independence ural Resources. automobiles and motorcycles to in- at Home medical practice program Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, few clude in the register and establishing under the Medicare program. American innovations have changed collaborative partnerships to carry out the modern world like the automobile. S. 3179 the register’s activities. Cars and trucks are now woven into the At the request of Ms. HEITKAMP, the Our Nation’s rich automotive history very fabric of American life and cul- name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. belongs to the American people, and it ture. As a Senator from the State of DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. is worthy of its own dedicated register. Michigan, as well as a car and motor- 3179, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- I look forward to working with my cycle enthusiast, I am especially proud enue Code of 1986 to improve and ex- Senate colleagues, the historic vehicle of our State’s leading role in the Amer- tend the credit for carbon dioxide se- community, and car enthusiasts across questration. ican auto industry. The history of the automobile is real- the country to preserve our motor her- S. 3223 ly a history of American workers, itage. At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the innovators, and entrepreneurs, and it name of the Senator from Wisconsin By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and must be preserved. Right before me are (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- Mr. WICKER): two pictures of two really iconic vehi- sor of S. 3223, a bill to increase funding cles, vehicles such as the 1964 Shelby S. 3390. A bill to ensure that signifi- to reduce opioid use disorders and over- Cobra at the top and a 1967 Chevrolet cantly more students graduate college dose, and for other purposes. Camaro. These two cars helped spark a with the international knowledge and S. 3242 lifelong love of cars for millions of experience essential for success in to- At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the Americans. Fifty years later, these ve- day’s global economy through the es- name of the Senator from Missouri hicles still inspire today’s innovators tablishment of the Senator Paul Simon (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor and engineers as they work to develop Study Abroad Program in the Depart- of S. 3242, a bill to amend the Internal cars and trucks of the future to be ment of Education; to the Committee Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the op- smarter, safer, more reliable, and more on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- portunity for responsible health sav- efficient than ever before. However, sions. ings to all American families. there is currently no dedicated Federal Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, through- S. 3260 register to document historically sig- out his life, the late Senator Paul At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the nificant automobiles, motorcycles, Simon believed that for the United name of the Senator from South Da- trucks, and commercial vehicles for fu- States to be a true world leader, our kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- ture generations of Americans to ap- country and its citizens needed to sponsor of S. 3260, a bill to provide li- preciate and to enjoy. strengthen our international under- ability protection for volunteer pilots Today I am introducing the National standing. In a 1995 floor speech, he who fly for the public benefit, and for Historic Vehicle Register Act, which posed the question ‘‘Can someone real- other purposes. will establish a Federal register of his- ly be considered educated if, upon grad- S. 3308 toric vehicles and document and pre- uation as an engineer or physician or At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the serve records of these vehicles for our teacher or journalist or accountant or name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Nation’s history. This legislation will architect, he or she does not have the MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. ensure that the engineering drawings, most minimal understanding of the 3308, a bill to amend title XVIII of the photos, and stories of historically im- rest of the world?’’ At the heart of this Social Security Act to prohibit pre- portant vehicles will be available to in- question was his aspiration for our scription drug plan sponsors and MA– spire Americans and celebrate the ac- country to become more internation- PD organizations under the Medicare complishments of the American auto ally aware. program from retroactively reducing industry. Following the horrific attacks of payment on clean claims submitted by The National Historic Vehicle Reg- September 11, 2001—an event that is pharmacies. ister Act would build on efforts of the now 15 years in our past, Senator S. 3367 Historic Vehicle Association to help Simon shared his vision of a world in At the request of Mr. RUBIO, his name document and preserve the legacy of which peace and security is fostered was added as a cosponsor of S. 3367, a some of our most historic vehicles. I through mutual understanding and bill to authorize the Secretary of Vet- recently had the opportunity to see global awareness. He believed the best erans Affairs to carry out certain two of the autos that have already way to develop this understanding and major medical facility leases of the De- been documented by the Historic Vehi- awareness was through fulling sub- partment of Veterans Affairs. cle Association. I saw this vehicle right merse oneself in another culture. Sen- S. 3379 here at the bottom. This is President ator Simon saw that the opportunity At the request of Mr. THUNE, the Taft’s 1909 White Steam Car. It was the for this already existed on college cam- name of the Senator from Connecticut very first Presidential limousine. It is puses through study abroad programs. (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- a beautiful and fascinating example of Study abroad helps students make a sponsor of S. 3379, a bill to improve sur- steam car technology from the early connection with another part of the face transportation and maritime secu- days of the automobile and could reach world and begin to develop insight into rity. astonishing speeds up to 60 miles an the perspectives of other nations. By S.J. RES. 32 hour. In addition to being a pleasant exposing young adults to study abroad, At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the way to get around, President Taft’s use today’s students will become more name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. of automobiles helped encourage other globally aware future leaders.

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PURPOSES. reflective of post-secondary enrollment I am pleased that several organiza- The purposes of this Act are— in the United States. Minority stu- tions have endorsed this bill including (1) to ensure that significantly more stu- dents have access to quality study abroad dents, first generation college stu- the American Public and Land-grant opportunities; dents, and community college students Universities, Association of Inter- (2) to ensure that the diversity of students are significantly underrepresented national Educators, Partners of the studying abroad reflects the diversity of stu- among those who do study abroad. Americas, American Council on Edu- dents and institutions of higher education in These groups of students disproportion- cation, the American Association of the United States; ately lose out on the remarkable edu- Community Colleges, the Forum on (3) to encourage greater diversity in study cational opportunities that come along Education Abroad, the Hispanic Asso- abroad destinations by increasing the por- with studying abroad—engaging with ciation of Colleges and Universities, tion of study abroad that takes place in non- traditional study abroad destinations, espe- other cultures, enhancing foreign lan- and the Association of American Uni- cially in developing countries; and guage skills, and expanding inter- versities. (4) to encourage a greater commitment by national knowledge through firsthand In today’s global society, an under- institutions of higher education to expand experience. graduate education that includes a study abroad opportunities. Further, the students who study meaningful study abroad experience is SEC. 4. SENATOR PAUL SIMON STUDY ABROAD abroad do so overwhelmingly in just more important than ever. Expanded PROGRAM. one part of the world. Of all students participation in study abroad is nec- Section 741 of the Higher Education Act of who study abroad, 40 percent study in essary to prepare the next generation 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1138) is amended— just four countries: the United King- of Americans with the global knowl- (1) in subsection (a)— dom, Italy, Spain, and France. An addi- edge and skills needed for success in an (A) by redesignating paragraphs (12) and tional 13 percent study in other Euro- increasingly interconnected world. I (13) as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively; and pean countries, meaning that over half thank Senator WICKER for standing (B) by inserting after paragraph (11) the of all U.S. students who study abroad with me in this effort and I hope my following: do so in Europe. Europe has many valu- colleagues will join us. ‘‘(12) awarding grants under the Senator able and important educational experi- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Paul Simon Study Abroad Program de- ences to offer American students. But, sent that the text of the bill be printed scribed in subsection (g);’’; and increasing the diversity of study in the RECORD. (2) by adding at the end the following: abroad destinations allows students to There being no objection, the text of ‘‘(g) SENATOR PAUL SIMON STUDY ABROAD expand their horizons and make con- the bill was ordered to be printed in PROGRAM.— nections that will help them develop a the RECORD, as follows: ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: ‘‘(A) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— global perspective and deeper under- S. 3390 standing of the challenges we face in The term ‘institution of higher education’ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- has the meaning given the term in section the 21st Century. resentatives of the United States of America in 101(a). In 2004, Congress took the first step Congress assembled, ‘‘(B) NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES.—The towards expanding study abroad when SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. term ‘national of the United States’ means a it authorized the Commission on Abra- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senator national of the United States or an alien ham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of lawfully admitted for permanent residence Program to provide recommendations 2016’’. (as those terms are defined in section 101 of to Congress and the President on ex- SEC. 2. FINDINGS. the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 panding study abroad programs. Congress makes the following findings: U.S.C. 1101)). Today, I am honored to carry on the (1) To prepare students for success in the ‘‘(C) NONTRADITIONAL STUDY ABROAD DES- modern global economy, opportunities for TINATION.—The term ‘nontraditional study vision laid out by Senator Simon as study abroad should be included as part of a abroad destination’ means a location that is Senator WICKER and I introduce the well-rounded education. determined by the Secretary to be a less Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Pro- (2) Study abroad programs provide stu- common destination for students who study gram Act. This legislation takes an im- dents with unparalleled access to inter- abroad. portant step towards making the vision national knowledge, an unmatched oppor- ‘‘(D) STUDENT.—The term ‘student’ means of Senator Simon a reality based on tunity to learn foreign languages, and a a national of the United States who is en- the recommendations made by the unique environment for developing cultural rolled at an institution of higher education Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Com- understanding, all of which are knowledge located within the United States. and skills needed in today’s global economy. ‘‘(E) STUDY ABROAD.—The term ‘study mission. (3) Less than 2 percent of all enrolled post- abroad’ means an educational program of It establishes a competitive grant secondary students in the United States study, work, research, internship, or com- program for institutions of higher edu- study abroad for credit in any given year, bination thereof that is conducted outside cation to encourage the sustainable ex- and minority students, first generation col- the United States and that carries academic pansion of study abroad opportunities lege students, and community college stu- credit. for students in the United States. Over dents are significantly underrepresented in ‘‘(2) SENATOR PAUL SIMON STUDY ABROAD the next 10 years, this grant program study abroad participation. PROGRAM.— aims to increase the overall number of (4) Congress authorized the establishment ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established undergraduate students studying of the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln in the Department a program to be called Study Abroad Fellowship Program pursuant the ‘Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Pro- abroad each year to one million stu- to section 104 of the Miscellaneous Appro- gram’. dents. It will place a special emphasis priations and Offsets Act, 2004 (division H of ‘‘(B) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the on increasing opportunities for non- Public Law 108–199). Pursuant to its man- program established under subparagraph (A) traditional and minority students, so date, the Lincoln Commission submitted to are, that not later than 10 years after the that the demographics of students who Congress and the President a report of its date of enactment of the Senator Paul study abroad more closely reflect the recommendations for greatly expanding the Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2016— population of current undergraduate opportunity for students at institutions of ‘‘(i) not less than 1,000,000 undergraduate students. higher education in the United States to students will study abroad annually; This bill will also emphasize getting study abroad, with special emphasis on ‘‘(ii) the demographics of study abroad par- studying in developing nations. ticipation will reflect the demographics of students to study abroad in nontradi- (5) According to the Lincoln Commission, the United States undergraduate population; tional destinations particularly in de- ‘‘[e]xperience shows that leadership from ad- and veloping countries. We need to send ministrators and faculty will drive the num- ‘‘(iii) an increasing portion of study abroad more students to developing nations ber of study abroad participants higher and will take place in nontraditional study

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.044 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S6042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 abroad destinations, with a substantial por- years ago, in 1976, Congress established the Museum and Library Services Act. tion of such increases in developing coun- the Institute of Museum Services to I have seen firsthand the impact librar- tries. provide assistance to museums, includ- ies and museums have had on our com- ‘‘(C) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS ing for exhibits and conservation, edu- munities in Rhode Island and the resi- OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—In order to accom- dents and visitors they serve, making plish the objectives set forth in subpara- cational programs, and professional cu- graph (B), the Secretary shall award grants ratorial training. In the following our State stronger because of the serv- on a competitive basis to institutions of years, the programs were updated and ices and experiences that these institu- higher education, individually or in a consor- renewed many times to addressing tions provide. tium, based on applications by the institu- evolving needs for library and museum The museum and library commu- tions that— services. Twenty years ago, in 1996, nities have provided invaluable input ‘‘(i) set forth detailed plans for using grant Congress passed the Museum and Li- in helping us craft this bipartisan leg- funds to further such objectives; brary Services Act, establishing the In- islation. I would especially like to ‘‘(ii) include an institutional commitment stitute of Museum and Library Serv- thank the Rhode Island library com- to expanding access to study abroad; ices, IMLS, to house the library and munity for hosting me at libraries ‘‘(iii) include plans for evaluating progress across the state and convening a made in increasing access to study abroad; museum programs together for the ‘‘(iv) describe how increases in study first time. My predecessor, the late roundtable discussion in June to delve abroad participation achieved through the Senator Claiborne Pell, a great cham- deeper into the programs libraries are grant will be sustained in subsequent years; pion for expanding educational and cul- providing and ways to improve how and tural opportunities to all communities, they serve their communities. ‘‘(v) demonstrate that the programs have was instrumental in passage of this In response to the input and insight established health and safety guidelines and law. The Senate Committee report for offered by the library and museum procedures. this bill noted the ‘‘great potential in communities, the bill we are intro- ‘‘(D) NONGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS.— ducing today, the Museum and Library Consortia of institutions of higher education an Institute that is focused on the combined roles that libraries and mu- Services Act of 2016, requires the use of applying for grants described in subpara- data-driven tools to measure the im- graph (C) may include nongovernmental in- seums play in our community life, in pact and maximize the effectiveness of stitutions that provide and promote study support of research, learning, and en- library and museum services and better abroad opportunities for students. tertainment, and in support of Amer- tailor services to address and meet ‘‘(E) COMMISSION ON THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN ican culture and history.’’ STUDY ABROAD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—In ad- We have seen this borne out over the community needs. The legislation pro- ministering the program, the Secretary shall last 20 years. Through a relatively vides for technical support and assist- take fully into account the recommenda- modest Federal investment, IMLS has ance to help the library and museum tions of the Commission on the Abraham fields with their data collection re- Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, helped build capacity to support and expand access to library and museum sponsibilities. It also enhances IMLS’s established pursuant to section 104 of the collaborative efforts with an expanded Miscellaneous Appropriations and Offsets services at the State and local levels. number of Federal agencies in order to Act, 2004 (division H of Public Law 108–199). IMLS has been the source of major fully leverage the benefits libraries and ‘‘(F) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this Federal support for the full range of li- paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with museums provide to Americans. braries, including public, academic, re- This legislation also amends LSTA to representatives of diverse institutions of search, special, and tribal libraries— higher education, educational policy organi- highlight the role of libraries as com- zations, and others with appropriate exper- 123,000 across the country—and the full munity hubs, through services and pro- tise. range of museums, including art, his- gramming in such areas as literacy, ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than De- tory, science and technology, chil- education, lifelong learning, workforce cember 31 of each year following the date of dren’s, historical societies, tribal, plan- development, economic and business enactment of the Senator Paul Simon Study etariums, botanic gardens, and zoos— development, digital literacy skills, Abroad Program Act of 2016, the Secretary 35,000 across the country. We have seen shall submit to the Committee on Health, critical thinking, financial literacy access to libraries and museums in- skills, and new and emerging tech- Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen- crease all the while these institutions ate and the Committee on Education and the nology. The bill provides greater em- Workforce of the House of Representatives a have striven to meet the ever-evolving phasis on recruiting and training of the report on the implementation of this sub- needs of their communities. next generation of library and informa- section during the prior fiscal year. In Rhode Island, IMLS funding for tion science professionals from diverse ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— the grants to States program under the and underrepresented backgrounds. Ad- There are authorized to be appropriated to Library Services and Technology Act, ditionally, it seeks to focus leadership carry out this subsection such sums as may LSTA, has supported improved online grant funds on activities that serve a be necessary for fiscal year 2017 and each resources; literacy initiatives, includ- subsequent fiscal year.’’. range of library types and geographi- ing a summer reading program; and the cally diverse areas; have evaluation, By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. provision of talking books to residents analysis, and dissemination compo- with visual impairments and disabil- COLLINS, Mr. COCHRAN, and Mrs. nents; and involve, impact, or have fu- ities. This year, Providence Public Li- GILLIBRAND): ture applicability in libraries. S. 3391. A bill to reauthorize the Mu- brary was awarded a nearly $530,000 Na- In 1964, when signing an expansion of seum and Library Services Act; to the tional Leadership Grant to provide un- library programs into law, President Committee on Health, Education, derserved teens with learning opportu- Lyndon Baines Johnson remarked, ‘‘Li- Labor, and Pensions. nities, leading to digital credentials, braries are not just for the young and Mr. REED. Mr. President, I am academic credit, exposure to work, and the curious about an exciting world. pleased to be joined by Senators COL- entry into education and career path- They are not just for our youth pre- LINS, COCHRAN, and GILLIBRAND in in- ways. IMLS has also supported and ele- paring for their careers. They are not troducing legislation to renew the law vated the work of Rhode Island muse- just for busy people looking for infor- that expands the reach of libraries and ums. I was so pleased that the mation to do their jobs. Libraries are museums and enables them to better Tomaquag Museum in Exeter was one for everyone and therein lies their real serve their communities. These vital of ten recipients nationally to be rec- value.’’ The changes we are contem- institutions educate, inform, engage, ognized with a 2016 National Medal for plating in this reauthorization bill are and connect people from all walks of Museum and Library Service. The designed to continue fulfilling this life. Providence Children’s Museum and the promise and update the law not only to This year marks several milestones Preservation Society of Newport Coun- account for activities that are cur- for library and museum programs at ty also received grants to support their rently underway but also to look ahead the Federal level. Sixty years ago, in work this year. and provide flexibility for libraries to 1956, Congress passed legislation to es- I have been proud to continue the constantly respond to changing de- tablish the first Federal program of di- work of Senator Pell in supporting ro- mands and missions. rect support to public libraries, with bust funding for libraries and museums The Museum and Library Services the goal of expanding access. Forty and authoring the last two renewals of Act of 2016 also builds on the 40-year

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Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. COCH- for professional development and re- presumed to have been exposed during such service to an herbicide agent containing RAN) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. cruiting and preparing the next genera- dioxin or 2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and 5325, making appropriations for the Legisla- tion of museum professionals, empha- may be presumed to have been exposed dur- tive Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep- sizing diversity so that museums bet- ing such service to any other chemical com- tember 30, 2017, and for other purposes. ter reflect the communities they serve. pound in an herbicide agent, unless there is SA 5083. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an The legislation also highlights the edu- affirmative evidence to establish that the amendment to amendment SA 5082 proposed cational role of museums and the di- veteran was not exposed to any such agent by Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. COCHRAN) to the bill H.R. 5325, supra. verse ways that museums engage their during that service.’’; Whereas the international definition and SA 5084. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an communities, and it encourages part- amendment to amendment SA 5083 proposed nerships with other agencies, profes- United States.-recognized borders of the Re- public of Vietnam includes the bays, harbors, by Mr. MCCONNELL to the amendment SA 5082 proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. sional networks, and community-based and territorial seas of that Republic; COCHRAN) to the bill H.R. 5325, supra. organizations to expand and enhance Whereas multiple scientific and medical SA 5085. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an access to museum services. sources, including studies done by the gov- amendment to the bill H.R. 5325, supra. At this year’s National Medal for Mu- ernment of Australia, have shown evidence SA 5086. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an seum and Library Service ceremony, of exposure to herbicide agents such as amendment to amendment SA 5085 proposed Agent Orange by those serving in the bays, First Lady Michelle Obama captured by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 5325, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic why it is so vital that we continue to supra. of Vietnam; support libraries and museums on a na- SA 5087. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an Whereas veterans who served in the Armed tional level: ‘‘Day after day, year after amendment to the bill H.R. 5325, supra. Forces in the bays, harbors, and territorial year, our nation’s libraries and muse- SA 5088. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the amendment to amendment SA 5087 proposed ums are here for our communities. And period beginning on January 9, 1962, and end- at the end of the day, you all don’t by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 5325, ing on May 7, 1975, were exposed to this toxin supra. measure your impact by the number of through their ships’ distillation processes, SA 5089. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed an books on your shelves or pieces in your air and water currents, and the use of ex- amendment to amendment SA 5088 proposed posed water from inland sources, such as exhibits, but by the young people you by Mr. MCCONNELL to the amendment SA inspire, the lives you transform, and water from near heavily-sprayed Monkey 5087 proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill the impact you have every single day Mountain, delivered by exposed water H.R. 5325, supra. barges; on your communities.’’ SA 5090. Mr. COATS (for Mr. SANDERS) pro- Whereas such veterans experience and sig- The Museum and Library Services posed an amendment to the bill S. 1878, to nificantly higher percentage of medical con- extend the pediatric priority review voucher Act of 2016 will continue our tradition ditions associated with Agent Orange expo- of supporting our communities through program. sure compared to those in the regular popu- SA 5091. Mr. COATS (for Ms. HIRONO) pro- their museums and libraries. It has the lace; posed an amendment to the bill S. 2683, to in- support of the American Library Asso- Whereas when passing the Agent Orange clude disabled veteran leave in the personnel ciation and the American Alliance of Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–4), Congress did management system of the Federal Aviation Museums and many of their affiliated not differentiate between those who served Administration. on the inland waterways and on land versus associations. I thank my colleagues for f supporting this endeavor and look for- those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of that Republic; TEXT OF AMENDMENTS ward to more joining us as we work to- Whereas the purpose behind providing pre- gether to urge swift action to adopt sumptive coverage for medical conditions as- SA 5082. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. this important legislation. sociated with exposure to Agent Orange is COCHRAN) proposed an amendment to f because proving such exposure decades after the bill H.R. 5325, making appropria- its occurrence is not scientifically or medi- tions for the Legislative Branch for the SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS cally possible; and fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, Whereas thousands of veterans who served and for other purposes; as follows: in the Armed Forces in the bays, harbors, Strike all after the enacting clause, and in- and territorial seas of the Republic of Viet- SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- sert in lieu thereof: TION 51—EXPRESSING THE nam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, die at in- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE creasing rates every year; Now, therefore, be it Appropriations and Military Construction, BAYS, HARBORS, AND TERRI- Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Ap- TORIAL SEAS OF THE REPUBLIC Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- propriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response OF VIETNAM DURING THE PE- resentatives concurring), That Congress— and Preparedness Act’’. RIOD BEGINNING ON JANUARY 9, (1) recognizes the intent of the Agent Or- SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1962, AND ENDING ON MAY 7, 1975, ange Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–4) included Sec. 1. Short title. the presumption that those veterans who SHOULD BE PRESUMED TO HAVE Sec. 2. Table of contents. served in the Armed Forces in the bays, har- Sec. 3. References. BEEN EXPOSED TO THE TOXIN bors, and territorial seas of the Republic of AGENT ORANGE AND SHOULD BE Sec. 4. Statement of appropriations. Vietnam during the period beginning on Jan- Sec. 5. Availability of funds. ELIGIBLE FOR ALL RELATED uary 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, were Sec. 6. Explanatory statement. FEDERAL BENEFITS THAT COME exposed to the Agent Orange dioxin; DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, WITH SUCH PRESUMPTION (2) intends for those veterans who served in the Armed Forces during the period begin- VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED UNDER THE AGENT ORANGE ACT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 OF 1991 ning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, in the bays, harbors, territorial seas, Title I—Department of Defense Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. inland waterways, on the ground in the Re- Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs GILLIBRAND, and Mr. DAINES) submitted public of Vietnam, and other areas exposed Title III—Related agencies the following concurrent resolution; to Agent Orange, and having been diagnosed Title IV—Overseas contingency operations which was referred to the Committee with connected medical conditions to be Title V—General provisions on Veterans’ Affairs: equally recognized for such exposure through DIVISION B—ZIKA RESPONSE AND PRE- equitable benefits and coverage; and PAREDNESS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, S. CON. RES. 51 (3) calls on the Department of Veterans’ 2016 Whereas section 1116(f) of title 38, United Affairs to acknowledge this intent of Con- DIVISION C—CONTINUING States Code, states that ‘‘For the purposes of gress, rescind the VA Adjudication Proce- APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 establishing service connection for a dis- dure Manual M21–1, Part IV, Subpart II, ability or death resulting from exposure to a Chapter 1, Section H, Topic 28.h, and reissue DIVISION D—RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS herbicide agent, including a presumption of guidance extending presumptive coverage for SEC. 3. REFERENCES. service-connection under this section, a vet- exposure to agent orange to veterans de- Except as expressly provided otherwise, eran who, during active military, naval, or scribed in paragraph (1). any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any

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Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE $143,582,000 shall be available for study, plan- The following sums in this Act are appro- For construction, acquisition, expansion, ning, design, and architect and engineer priated, out of any money in the Treasury rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities services, as authorized by law, unless the not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal for the training and administration of the Secretary of the Air Force determines that year ending September 30, 2017. Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 additional obligations are necessary for such SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. of title 10, United States Code, and Military purposes and notifies the Committees on Ap- Each amount designated in this Act by the Construction Authorization Acts, $68,230,000, propriations of both Houses of Congress of Congress as an emergency requirement pur- to remain available until September 30, 2021: the determination and the reasons therefor: suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, Provided further, That none of the funds made anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available for available under this heading shall be for con- Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if study, planning, design, and architect and struction of the Joint Intelligence Analysis applicable) only if the President subse- engineer services, as authorized by law, un- Complex Consolidation, Phase 3, at Royal quently so designates all such amounts and less the Chief of the Army Reserve deter- Air Force Croughton, United Kingdom, un- transmits such designations to the Congress. mines that additional obligations are nec- less authorized in an Act authorizing appro- SEC. 6. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. essary for such purposes and notifies the priations for fiscal year 2017 for military (a) The explanatory statement regarding Committees on Appropriations of both construction. this Act, printed in the Senate section of the Houses of Congress of the determination and Congressional Record on or about September MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE the reasons therefor. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 22, 2016, by the Chairman of the Committee MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE on Appropriations of the Senate, shall have For acquisition, construction, installation, For construction, acquisition, expansion, the same effect with respect to the alloca- and equipment of temporary or permanent rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities tion of funds and implementation of divi- public works, installations, facilities, and for the training and administration of the re- sions A through D of this Act as if it were a real property for activities and agencies of serve components of the Navy and Marine joint explanatory statement of a committee the Department of Defense (other than the Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title of conference. military departments), as currently author- 10, United States Code, and Military Con- (b) Any reference to the ‘‘joint explanatory ized by law, $2,025,444,000, to remain avail- struction Authorization Acts, $38,597,000, to statement accompanying this Act’’ con- able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That remain available until September 30, 2021: tained in division A of this Act shall be con- such amounts of this appropriation as may Provided, That, of the amount appropriated, sidered to be a reference to the explanatory be determined by the Secretary of Defense not to exceed $3,783,000 shall be available for statement described in subsection (a). may be transferred to such appropriations of study, planning, design, and architect and the Department of Defense available for DIVISION A—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, engineer services, as authorized by law, un- military construction or family housing as VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED less the Secretary of the Navy determines the Secretary may designate, to be merged AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 that additional obligations are necessary for with and to be available for the same pur- TITLE I such purposes and notifies the Committees poses, and for the same time period, as the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE on Appropriations of both Houses of Con- appropriation or fund to which transferred: gress of the determination and the reasons MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY Provided further, That of the amount appro- therefor. For acquisition, construction, installation, priated, not to exceed $180,775,000 shall be and equipment of temporary or permanent available for study, planning, design, and ar- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE public works, military installations, facili- chitect and engineer services, as authorized For construction, acquisition, expansion, ties, and real property for the Army as cur- by law, unless the Secretary of Defense de- rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities rently authorized by law, including per- termines that additional obligations are nec- for the training and administration of the sonnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and essary for such purposes and notifies the Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter other personal services necessary for the Committees on Appropriations of both 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili- purposes of this appropriation, and for con- Houses of Congress of the determination and tary Construction Authorization Acts, struction and operation of facilities in sup- the reasons therefor. $188,950,000, to remain available until Sep- port of the functions of the Commander in MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL tember 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the Chief, $513,459,000, to remain available until GUARD amount appropriated, not to exceed $4,500,000 September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of this For construction, acquisition, expansion, shall be available for study, planning, design, amount, not to exceed $98,159,000 shall be rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities and architect and engineer services, as au- available for study, planning, design, archi- for the training and administration of the thorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air tect and engineer services, and host nation Army National Guard, and contributions Force Reserve determines that additional support, as authorized by law, unless the therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of obligations are necessary for such purposes Secretary of the Army determines that addi- title 10, United States Code, and Military and notifies the Committees on Appropria- tional obligations are necessary for such pur- Construction Authorization Acts, tions of both Houses of Congress of the deter- poses and notifies the Committees on Appro- $232,930,000, to remain available until Sep- mination and the reasons therefor. priations of both Houses of Congress of the tember 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION determination and the reasons therefor. amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,729,000 SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE shall be available for study, planning, design, CORPS For the United States share of the cost of and architect and engineer services, as au- the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Se- For acquisition, construction, installation, thorized by law, unless the Director of the curity Investment Program for the acquisi- and equipment of temporary or permanent Army National Guard determines that addi- tion and construction of military facilities public works, naval installations, facilities, tional obligations are necessary for such pur- and installations (including international and real property for the Navy and Marine poses and notifies the Committees on Appro- military headquarters) and for related ex- Corps as currently authorized by law, includ- priations of both Houses of Congress of the penses for the collective defense of the North ing personnel in the Naval Facilities Engi- determination and the reasons therefor. Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by sec- neering Command and other personal serv- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL tion 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and ices necessary for the purposes of this appro- GUARD Military Construction Authorization Acts, priation, $1,021,580,000, to remain available For construction, acquisition, expansion, $177,932,000, to remain available until ex- until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities pended. this amount, not to exceed $88,230,000 shall for the training and administration of the be available for study, planning, design, and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE Air National Guard, and contributions there- ACCOUNT architect and engineer services, as author- for, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, For deposit into the Department of De- ized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy United States Code, and Military Construc- fense Base Closure Account, established by determines that additional obligations are tion Authorization Acts, $143,957,000, to re- section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure necessary for such purposes and notifies the main available until September 30, 2021: Pro- and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 Committees on Appropriations of both vided, That, of the amount appropriated, not note), $240,237,000, to remain available until Houses of Congress of the determination and to exceed $10,462,000 shall be available for expended. the reasons therefor. study, planning, design, and architect and MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE engineer services, as authorized by law, un- FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY For acquisition, construction, installation, less the Director of the Air National Guard For expenses of family housing for the and equipment of temporary or permanent determines that additional obligations are Army for construction, including acquisi- public works, military installations, facili- necessary for such purposes and notifies the tion, replacement, addition, expansion, ex- ties, and real property for the Air Force as Committees on Appropriations of both tension, and alteration, as authorized by

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law, $157,172,000, to remain available until SEC. 105. None of the funds made available SEC. 115. For military construction or fam- September 30, 2021. in this title shall be used for purchase of ily housing projects that are being com- FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND land or land easements in excess of 100 per- pleted with funds otherwise expired or lapsed MAINTENANCE, ARMY cent of the value as determined by the Army for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may For expenses of family housing for the Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities be used to pay the cost of associated super- Army for operation and maintenance, includ- Engineering Command, except: (1) where vision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on subsequent ing debt payment, leasing, minor construc- there is a determination of value by a Fed- claims, if any. tion, principal and interest charges, and in- eral court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the At- SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provi- surance premiums, as authorized by law, sion of law, any funds made available to a $325,995,000. torney General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise military department or defense agency for FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND determined by the Secretary of Defense to be the construction of military projects may be MARINE CORPS in the public interest. obligated for a military construction project For expenses of family housing for the SEC. 106. None of the funds made available or contract, or for any portion of such a Navy and Marine Corps for construction, in- in this title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; project or contract, at any time before the cluding acquisition, replacement, addition, (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal expansion, extension, and alteration, as au- utilities for any family housing, except hous- year for which funds for such project were thorized by law, $94,011,000, to remain avail- ing for which funds have been made available made available, if the funds obligated for able until September 30, 2021. in annual Acts making appropriations for such project: (1) are obligated from funds FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND military construction. available for military construction projects; MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SEC. 107. None of the funds made available and (2) do not exceed the amount appro- For expenses of family housing for the in this title for minor construction may be priated for such project, plus any amount by Navy and Marine Corps for operation and used to transfer or relocate any activity which the cost of such project is increased maintenance, including debt payment, leas- from one base or installation to another, pursuant to law. ing, minor construction, principal and inter- without prior notification to the Committees (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) est charges, and insurance premiums, as au- on Appropriations of both Houses of Con- SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notifica- thorized by law, $300,915,000. gress. tion, or 14 days for a notification provided in FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE SEC. 108. None of the funds made available an electronic medium pursuant to sections in this title may be used for the procurement 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to For expenses of family housing for the Air of steel for any construction project or activ- the Committees on Appropriations of both Force for construction, including acquisi- ity for which American steel producers, fab- Houses of Congress, such additional amounts tion, replacement, addition, expansion, ex- ricators, and manufacturers have been de- as may be determined by the Secretary of tension, and alteration, as authorized by nied the opportunity to compete for such Defense may be transferred to: (1) the De- law, $61,352,000, to remain available until steel procurement. partment of Defense Family Housing Im- September 30, 2021. SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the provement Fund from amounts appropriated FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND Department of Defense for military con- for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ ac- MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE struction or family housing during the cur- counts, to be merged with and to be avail- For expenses of family housing for the Air rent fiscal year may be used to pay real able for the same purposes and for the same Force for operation and maintenance, in- property taxes in any foreign nation. period of time as amounts appropriated di- cluding debt payment, leasing, minor con- SEC. 110. None of the funds made available rectly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of struction, principal and interest charges, and in this title may be used to initiate a new in- Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing insurance premiums, as authorized by law, stallation overseas without prior notifica- Improvement Fund from amounts appro- $274,429,000. tion to the Committees on Appropriations of priated for construction of military unac- FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND both Houses of Congress. companied housing in ‘‘Military Construc- MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE SEC. 111. None of the funds made available tion’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be For expenses of family housing for the ac- in this title may be obligated for architect available for the same purposes and for the tivities and agencies of the Department of and engineer contracts estimated by the same period of time as amounts appropriated Defense (other than the military depart- Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to directly to the Fund: Provided, That appro- ments) for operation and maintenance, leas- be accomplished in Japan, in any North At- priations made available to the Funds shall ing, and minor construction, as authorized lantic Treaty Organization member country, be available to cover the costs, as defined in by law, $59,157,000. or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget unless such contracts are awarded to United Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guaran- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING States firms or United States firms in joint tees issued by the Department of Defense IMPROVEMENT FUND venture with host nation firms. pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV For the Department of Defense Family SEC. 112. None of the funds made available of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, Housing Improvement Fund, $3,258,000, to re- in this title for military construction in the pertaining to alternative means of acquiring main available until expended, for family United States territories and possessions in and improving military family housing, mili- housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in tary unaccompanied housing, and supporting section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may facilities. providing alternative means of acquiring and be used to award any contract estimated by (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) improving military family housing and sup- the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a for- SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer porting facilities. eign contractor: Provided, That this section authority available to the Department of De- ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS shall not be applicable to contract awards fense, amounts may be transferred from the SEC. 101. None of the funds made available for which the lowest responsive and respon- Department of Defense Base Closure Account in this title shall be expended for payments sible bid of a United States contractor ex- to the fund established by section 1013(d) of under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for ceeds the lowest responsive and responsible the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan construction, where cost estimates exceed bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to $25,000, to be performed within the United percent: Provided further, That this section pay for expenses associated with the Home- States, except Alaska, without the specific shall not apply to contract awards for mili- owners Assistance Program incurred under approval in writing of the Secretary of De- tary construction on Kwajalein Atoll for 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts trans- fense setting forth the reasons therefor. which the lowest responsive and responsible ferred shall be merged with and be available SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title bid is submitted by a Marshallese con- for the same purposes and for the same time for construction shall be available for hire of tractor. period as the fund to which transferred. passenger motor vehicles. SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall in- SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provi- SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title form the appropriate committees of both sion of law, funds made available in this title for construction may be used for advances to Houses of Congress, including the Commit- for operation and maintenance of family the Federal Highway Administration, De- tees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of housing shall be the exclusive source of partment of Transportation, for the con- any proposed military exercise involving funds for repair and maintenance of all fam- struction of access roads as authorized by United States personnel 30 days prior to its ily housing units, including general or flag section 210 of title 23, United States Code, occurring, if amounts expended for construc- officer quarters: Provided, That not more when projects authorized therein are cer- tion, either temporary or permanent, are an- than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually tified as important to the national defense ticipated to exceed $100,000. for the maintenance and repair of any gen- by the Secretary of Defense. SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Depart- eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days SEC. 104. None of the funds made available ment of Defense for construction in prior prior notification, or 14 days for a notifica- in this title may be used to begin construc- years shall be available for construction au- tion provided in an electronic medium pursu- tion of new bases in the United States for thorized for each such military department ant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United which specific appropriations have not been by the authorizations enacted into law dur- States Code, to the Committees on Appro- made. ing the current session of Congress. priations of both Houses of Congress, except

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Amounts contained in the Ford out construction: Provided further, That not Congress (‘‘the Committees’’) a report detail- Island Improvement Account established by later than 30 days after enactment of this ing the findings of the cost analysis; and (3) subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, Act, the Secretary of the military depart- certifies in writing to the Committees that United States Code, are appropriated and ment concerned, or his or her designee, shall the preferred site for the consolidation or re- shall be available until expended for the pur- submit to the Committees on Appropriations location yields the greatest savings for the poses specified in subsection (i)(1) of such of both Houses of Congress an expenditure Air Force: Provided, That the term ‘‘United section or until transferred pursuant to sub- States’’ in this section does not include any section (i)(3) of such section. plan for funds provided under this section. SEC. 126. For an additional amount for territory or possession of the United States. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine TITLE II SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after ap- Corps’’, $89,400,000, to remain available until DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS propriations available in this Act to the De- September 30, 2021: Provided, That, such VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION partment of Defense for military construc- funds may only be obligated to carry out tion and family housing operation and main- construction projects identified by the De- COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS tenance and construction have expired for partment of the Navy in its June 8, 2016, un- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) obligation, upon a determination that such funded priority list submission to the Com- For the payment of compensation benefits appropriations will not be necessary for the mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot pro- liquidation of obligations or for making au- Congress detailing unfunded reprogramming gram for disability examinations as author- thorized adjustments to such appropriations and emergency construction requirements: ized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, for obligations incurred during the period of Provided further, That, not later than 30 days 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; availability of such appropriations, unobli- after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans gated balances of such appropriations may the Navy, or his or her designee, shall sub- as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘For- mit to the Committees an expenditure plan of title 38, United States Code; and burial eign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, for funds provided under this section. benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Pro- Defense’’, to be merged with and to be avail- gram for Survivors, emergency and other of- able for the same time period and for the (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) ficers’ retirement pay, adjusted-service cred- same purposes as the appropriation to which SEC. 127. Of the unobligated balances avail- transferred. able to the Department of Defense from prior its and certificates, payment of premiums SEC. 122. (a) Except as provided in sub- appropriation Acts, the following funds are due on commercial life insurance policies section (b), none of the funds made available hereby rescinded from the following ac- guaranteed under the provisions of title IV in this Act may be used by the Secretary of counts in the amounts specified: of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 the Army to relocate a unit in the Army ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $29,602,000; U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits that— ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and (1) performs a testing mission or function $51,460,000; 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title that is not performed by any other unit in ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, 38, United States Code, $90,119,449,000, to re- the Army and is specifically stipulated in $171,600,000, of which $30,000,000 are to be de- main available until expended and to become title 10, United States Code; and rived from amounts made available for Mis- available on October 1, 2017: Provided, That (2) is located at a military installation at sile Defense Agency planning and design; and not to exceed $17,224,000 of the amount made which the total number of civilian employ- ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secu- available for fiscal year 2018 under this head- ees of the Department of the Army and rity Investment Program’’, $30,000,000: ing shall be reimbursed to ‘‘General Oper- Army contractor personnel employed ex- Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis- ceeds 10 percent of the total number of mem- from amounts that were designated by the tration’’, and ‘‘Information Technology Sys- bers of the regular and reserve components Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper- tems’’ for necessary expenses in imple- of the Army assigned to the installation. ations/Global War on Terrorism or as an menting the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not emergency requirement pursuant to a con- 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding apply if the Secretary of the Army certifies current resolution on the budget or the Bal- source for which is specifically provided as to the congressional defense committees anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control the ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’ appropria- that in proposing the relocation of the unit Act of 1985, as amended. tion: Provided further, That such sums as of the Army, the Secretary complied with may be earned on an actual qualifying pa- (RESCISSION OF FUNDS) Army Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy, tient basis, shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Medical procedures, and responsibilities for Army SEC. 128. Of the unobligated balances made Care Collections Fund’’ to augment the fund- stationing actions. available in prior appropriation Acts for the ing of individual medical facilities for nurs- SEC. 123. Amounts appropriated or other- fund established in section 1013(d) of the ing home care provided to pensioners as au- wise made available in an account funded Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan De- thorized. under the headings in this title may be velopment Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) (other READJUSTMENT BENEFITS than appropriations designated by law as transferred among projects and activities For the payment of readjustment and reha- being for contingency operations directly re- within the account in accordance with the bilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans lated to the global war on terrorism or as an reprogramming guidelines for military con- as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are here- struction and family housing construction 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United by rescinded. contained in Department of Defense Finan- States Code, $13,708,648,000, to remain avail- SEC. 129. For the purposes of this Act, the cial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Vol- able until expended and to become available term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ ume 3, Chapter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on October 1, 2017: Provided, That expenses means the Committees on Armed Services of on the date of enactment of this Act. for rehabilitation program services and as- SEC. 124. None of the funds made available the House of Representatives and the Senate, sistance which the Secretary is authorized to in this title may be obligated or expended for the Subcommittee on Military Construction provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 planning and design and construction of and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on of title 38, United States Code, other than projects at Arlington National Cemetery. Appropriations of the Senate, and the Sub- under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that SEC. 125. For an additional amount for the committee on Military Construction and subsection, shall be charged to this account. accounts and in the amounts specified, to re- Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appro- main available until September 30, 2021: priations of the House of Representatives. VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $40,500,000; SEC. 130. None of the funds made available For military and naval insurance, national ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine by this Act may be used to carry out the clo- service life insurance, servicemen’s indem- Corps’’, $227,099,000; sure or realignment of the United States nities, service-disabled veterans insurance, ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, Naval Station, Guanta´ namo Bay, Cuba. and veterans mortgage life insurance as au- $149,500,000; SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provi- thorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, ‘‘Military Construction, Army National sion of law, none of the funds appropriated or United States Code, $124,504,000, to remain Guard’’, $67,500,000; otherwise made available by this or any available until expended, of which

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.048 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6047 $107,899,000 shall become available on Octo- givers and Veterans Omnibus Health Serv- support of planning, design, project manage- ber 1, 2017. ices Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. ment, real property acquisition and disposi- VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care tion, construction, and renovation of any fa- cility under the jurisdiction or for the use of For the cost of direct and guaranteed and medical services authorized by section the Department; for oversight, engineering, loans, such sums as may be necessary to 1787 of title 38, United States Code; and architectural activities not charged to carry out the program, as authorized by sub- $1,078,993,000, which shall be in addition to project costs; for repairing, altering, improv- chapters I through III of chapter 37 of title funds previously appropriated under this ing, or providing facilities in the several hos- 38, United States Code: Provided, That such heading that become available on October 1, pitals and homes under the jurisdiction of costs, including the cost of modifying such 2016; and, in addition, $44,886,554,000, plus re- the Department, not otherwise provided for, loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the imbursements, shall become available on Oc- either by contract or by the hire of tem- Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided tober 1, 2017, and shall remain available until porary employees and purchase of materials; , That, during fiscal year 2017, within September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the further for leases of facilities; and for laundry serv- the resources available, not to exceed amount made available on October 1, 2017, under this heading, $1,400,000,000 shall re- ices; $247,668,000, which shall be in addition $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans to funds previously appropriated under this are authorized for specially adapted housing main available until September 30, 2019: Pro- vided further, That, notwithstanding any heading that become available on October 1, loans. 2016; and, in addition, $5,434,880,000, plus re- In addition, for administrative expenses to other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet- erans Affairs shall establish a priority for imbursements, shall become available on Oc- carry out the direct and guaranteed loan tober 1, 2017, and shall remain available until programs, $198,856,000. the provision of medical treatment for vet- erans who have service-connected disabil- September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ities, lower income, or have special needs: amount made available on October 1, 2017, ACCOUNT Provided further, That, notwithstanding any under this heading, $250,000,000 shall remain For the cost of direct loans, $36,000, as au- other provision of law, the Secretary of Vet- available until September 30, 2019. thorized by chapter 31 of title 38, United erans Affairs shall give priority funding for MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH States Code: Provided, That such costs, in- the provision of basic medical benefits to For necessary expenses in carrying out cluding the cost of modifying such loans, veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 programs of medical and prosthetic research shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con- through 6: Provided further, That, notwith- and development as authorized by chapter 73 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur- standing any other provision of law, the Sec- of title 38, United States Code, $675,366,000, ther, That funds made available under this retary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the plus reimbursements, shall remain available heading are available to subsidize gross obli- dispensing of prescription drugs from Vet- until September 30, 2018: Provided, That the gations for the principal amount of direct erans Health Administration facilities to en- Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure loans not to exceed $2,517,000. rolled veterans with privately written pre- that sufficient amounts appropriated under In addition, for administrative expenses scriptions based on requirements established this heading are available for prosthetic re- necessary to carry out the direct loan pro- by the Secretary: Provided further, That the search specifically for female veterans, and gram, $389,000, which may be paid to the ap- implementation of the program described in for toxic exposure research. propriation for ‘‘General Operating Ex- the previous proviso shall incur no addi- NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION penses, Veterans Benefits Administration’’. tional cost to the Department of Veterans For necessary expenses of the National NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN Affairs: Provided further, That the Secretary Cemetery Administration for operations and PROGRAM ACCOUNT of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that suffi- maintenance, not otherwise provided for, in- For administrative expenses to carry out cient amounts appropriated under this head- cluding uniforms or allowances therefor; the direct loan program authorized by sub- ing for medical supplies and equipment are cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; chapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United available for the acquisition of prosthetics purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for States Code, $1,163,000. designed specifically for female veterans: use in cemeterial operations; hire of pas- Provided further, That the Secretary of Vet- GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS senger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration erans Affairs shall provide access to thera- BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION or improvement of facilities under the juris- peutic listening devices to veterans strug- diction of the National Cemetery Adminis- For necessary operating expenses of the gling with mental health related problems, tration, $286,193,000, of which not to exceed 10 Veterans Benefits Administration, not other- substance abuse, or traumatic brain injury. percent shall remain available until Sep- wise provided for, including hire of passenger tember 30, 2018. motor vehicles, reimbursement of the Gen- MEDICAL COMMUNITY CARE eral Services Administration for security For necessary expenses for furnishing DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION guard services, and reimbursement of the De- health care to individuals pursuant to chap- GENERAL ADMINISTRATION partment of Defense for the cost of overseas ter 17 of title 38, United States Code, at non- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) employee mail, $2,856,160,000: Provided, That Department facilities, $7,246,181,000, plus re- For necessary operating expenses of the expenses for services and assistance author- imbursements, of which $2,000,000,000 shall Department of Veterans Affairs, not other- ized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of remain available until September 30, 2020; wise provided for, including administrative section 3104(a) of title 38, United States and, in addition, $9,409,118,000 shall become expenses in support of Department-wide cap- Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs available on October 1, 2017, and shall remain ital planning, management and policy activi- determines are necessary to enable entitled available until September 30, 2018: Provided, ties, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to veterans: (1) to the maximum extent fea- That of the amount made available on Octo- exceed $25,000 for official reception and rep- sible, to become employable and to obtain ber 1, 2017, $1,500,000,000 shall remain avail- resentation expenses; hire of passenger and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to able until September 30, 2021. motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the achieve maximum independence in daily liv- MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE General Services Administration for security ing, shall be charged to this account: Pro- For necessary expenses in the administra- guard services, $345,391,000, of which not to vided further, That, of the funds made avail- tion of the medical, hospital, nursing home, exceed 5 percent shall remain available until able under this heading, not to exceed 5 per- domiciliary, construction, supply, and re- September 30, 2018: Provided, That funds pro- cent shall remain available until September search activities, as authorized by law; ad- vided under this heading may be transferred 30, 2018. ministrative expenses in support of capital to ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION policy activities; and administrative and Benefits Administration’’. BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS MEDICAL SERVICES legal expenses of the Department for col- For necessary operating expenses of the For necessary expenses for furnishing, as lecting and recovering amounts owed the De- Board of Veterans Appeals, $156,096,000, of authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient partment as authorized under chapter 17 of which not to exceed 10 percent shall remain care and treatment to beneficiaries of the title 38, United States Code, and the Federal available until September 30, 2018. Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United seq.), $6,654,480,000, plus reimbursements, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS States Code, including care and treatment in shall become available on October 1, 2017, (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) facilities not under the jurisdiction of the and shall remain available until September For necessary expenses for information Department, and including medical supplies 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the amount made technology systems and telecommunications and equipment, bioengineering services, food available on October 1, 2017, under this head- support, including developmental informa- services, and salaries and expenses of ing, $100,000,000 shall remain available until tion systems and operational information healthcare employees hired under title 38, September 30, 2019. systems; for pay and associated costs; and United States Code, aid to State homes as MEDICAL FACILITIES for the capital asset acquisition of informa- authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United For necessary expenses for the mainte- tion technology systems, including manage- States Code, assistance and support services nance and operation of hospitals, nursing ment and related contractual costs of said for caregivers as authorized by section 1720G homes, domiciliary facilities, and other nec- acquisitions, including contractual costs as- of title 38, United States Code, loan repay- essary facilities of the Veterans Health Ad- sociated with operations authorized by sec- ments authorized by section 604 of the Care- ministration; for administrative expenses in tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.048 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S6048 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 $4,278,259,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, tional Coordinator for Health Information capital investments, and salaries and associ- That $1,272,548,000 shall be for pay and associ- Technology for each data domain covered ated costs of the resident engineers who ated costs, of which not to exceed $37,100,000 under the VistA Evolution program, and the oversee those capital investments funded shall remain available until September 30, extent to which the Department of Veterans through this account and contracting offi- 2018: Provided further, That $2,534,442,000 shall Affairs leverages the State Health Informa- cers who manage specific major construction be for operations and maintenance, of which tion Exchanges to share health data with projects, and funds provided for the pur- not to exceed $180,200,000 shall remain avail- private sector providers; chase, security, and maintenance of land for able until September 30, 2018: Provided fur- (4) submits to the Committees on Appro- the National Cemetery Administration ther, That $471,269,000 shall be for informa- priations of both Houses of Congress, and through the land acquisition line item, none tion technology systems development, mod- such Committees approve, the following: a of the funds made available under this head- ernization, and enhancement, and shall re- report that describes the extent to which main available until September 30, 2018: Pro- ing shall be used for any project that has not VistA Evolution, or any successor program, been notified to Congress through the budg- vided further, That amounts made available maximizes the use of commercially available etary process or that has not been approved for information technology systems develop- software used by DoD and the private sector, by the Congress through statute, joint reso- ment, modernization, and enhancement may requires an open architecture that leverages lution, or in the explanatory statement ac- not be obligated or expended until the Sec- best practices and rapidly adapts to tech- companying such Act and presented to the retary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Infor- nologies produced by the private sector, en- mation Officer of the Department of Vet- hances full interoperability between the VA President at the time of enrollment: Provided erans Affairs submits to the Committees on and DoD and between VA and the private further, That funds made available under this Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a sector, and ensures the security of person- heading for fiscal year 2017, for each ap- certification of the amounts, in parts or in ally identifiable information of veterans and proved project shall be obligated: (1) by the full, to be obligated and expended for each beneficiaries; and awarding of a construction documents con- development project: Provided further, That (5) certifies in writing to the Committees tract by September 30, 2017; and (2) by the amounts made available for salaries and ex- on Appropriations of both Houses of Con- awarding of a construction contract by Sep- penses, operations and maintenance, and in- gress that the Department of Veterans Af- tember 30, 2018: Provided further, That the formation technology systems development, fairs has met the requirements contained in Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly modernization, and enhancement may be the National Defense Authorization Act of submit to the Committees on Appropriations transferred among the three subaccounts Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) which of both Houses of Congress a written report after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs re- require that electronic health record sys- on any approved major construction project quests from the Committees on Appropria- tems of the Department of Defense and the for which obligations are not incurred within tions of both Houses of Congress the author- Department of Veterans Affairs have reached the time limitations established above: Pro- ity to make the transfer and an approval is interoperability, comply with national issued: Provided further, That amounts made vided further, That, of the amount made standards and architectural requirements available for the ‘‘Information Technology available under this heading, $222,620,000 for identified by the DoD/VA Interagency Pro- Systems’’ account for development, mod- Veterans Health Administration major con- gram Office in collaboration with the Office ernization, and enhancement may be trans- struction projects shall not be available of National Coordinator for Health Informa- ferred among projects or to newly defined until the Department of Veterans Affairs— tion Technology: (1) enters into an agreement with an appro- projects: Provided further, That no project Provided further, That the funds made avail- may be increased or decreased by more than priate non-Department of Veterans Affairs able under this heading for information tech- Federal entity to serve as the design and/or $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a re- nology systems development, modernization, quest to the Committees on Appropriations construction agent for any Veterans Health and enhancement, shall be for the projects, Administration major construction project of both Houses of Congress to make the and in the amounts, specified under this transfer and an approval is issued, or absent with a Total Estimated Cost of $100,000,000 or heading in the joint explanatory statement above by providing full project management a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: accompanying this Act. Provided further, That funds under this head- services, including management of the ing may be used by the Interagency Program OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL project design, acquisition, construction, and Office through the Department of Veterans For necessary expenses of the Office of In- contract changes, consistent with section 502 Affairs to define data standards, code sets, spector General, to include information of Public Law 114–58; and and value sets used to enable interoper- technology, in carrying out the provisions of (2) certifies in writing that such an agree- ability: Provided further, That of the funds the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. ment is executed and intended to minimize made available for information technology App.), $160,106,000, of which not to exceed 10 or prevent subsequent major construction systems development, modernization, and percent shall remain available until Sep- project cost overruns and provides a copy of enhancement for VistA Evolution or any tember 30, 2018. the agreement entered into and any required successor program, not more than 25 percent CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS supplementary information to the Commit- may be obligated or expended until the Sec- For constructing, altering, extending, and tees on Appropriations of both Houses of retary of Veterans Affairs: improving any of the facilities, including Congress. (1) submits to the Committees on Appro- parking projects, under the jurisdiction or priations of both Houses of Congress the for the use of the Department of Veterans CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS VistA Evolution Business Case and sup- Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth For constructing, altering, extending, and porting documents regarding continuation of in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of improving any of the facilities, including VistA Evolution or alternatives to VistA title 38, United States Code, not otherwise parking projects, under the jurisdiction or Evolution, including an analysis of necessary provided for, including planning, architec- for the use of the Department of Veterans or desired capabilities, technical and secu- tural and engineering services, construction Affairs, including planning and assessments rity requirements, the plan for modernizing management services, maintenance or guar- of needs which may lead to capital invest- the platform framework, and all associated antee period services costs associated with ments, architectural and engineering serv- costs; equipment guarantees provided under the ices, maintenance or guarantee period serv- (2) submits to the Committees on Appro- project, services of claims analysts, offsite ices costs associated with equipment guaran- priations of both Houses of Congress, and utility and storm drainage system construc- tees provided under the project, services of such Committees approve, the following: a tion costs, and site acquisition, where the es- claims analysts, offsite utility and storm report that describes a strategic plan for timated cost of a project is more than the VistA Evolution, or any successor program, amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of drainage system construction costs, and site and the associated implementation plan in- title 38, United States Code, or where funds acquisition, or for any of the purposes set cluding metrics and timelines; a master for a project were made available in a pre- forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 schedule and lifecycle cost estimate for vious major project appropriation, of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise VistA Evolution or any successor; and an im- $528,110,000, of which $478,110,000 shall remain provided for, where the estimated cost of a plementation plan for the transition from available until September 30, 2021, and of project is equal to or less than the amount the Project Management Accountability which $50,000,000 shall remain available until set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, System to a new project delivery framework, expended: Provided, That except for advance United States Code, $372,069,000, to remain the Veteran-focused Integration Process, planning activities, including needs assess- available until September 30, 2021, along that includes the methodology by which ments which may or may not lead to capital with unobligated balances of previous ‘‘Con- projects will be tracked, progress measured, investments, and other capital asset man- struction, Minor Projects’’ appropriations and deliverables evaluated; agement related activities, including port- which are hereby made available for any (3) submits to the Committees on Appro- folio development and management activi- project where the estimated cost is equal to priations of both Houses of Congress a report ties, and investment strategy studies funded or less than the amount set forth in such sec- outlining the strategic plan to reach inter- through the advance planning fund and the tion: Provided, That funds made available operability with private sector healthcare planning and design activities funded under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to providers, the timeline for reaching ‘‘mean- through the design fund, including needs as- any of the nonmedical facilities under the ingful use’’ as defined by the Office of Na- sessments which may or may not lead to jurisdiction or for the use of the Department

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which are necessary because of loss or dam- SEC. 205. No appropriations in this title ments may be made in advance for services age caused by any natural disaster or catas- shall be available for hospitalization or ex- to be furnished based on estimated costs: trophe; and (2) temporary measures nec- amination of any persons (except bene- Provided further, That amounts received shall essary to prevent or to minimize further loss ficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or be credited to the ‘‘General Administration’’ by such causes. examination under the laws providing such and ‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ ac- GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE benefits to veterans, and persons receiving counts for use by the office that provided the EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES such treatment under sections 7901 through service. SEC. 211. No funds of the Department of For grants to assist States to acquire or 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the Veterans Affairs shall be available for hos- construct State nursing home and domi- Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- pital care, nursing home care, or medical ciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), services provided to any person under chap- alter existing hospital, nursing home, and unless reimbursement of the cost of such ter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a domiciliary facilities in State homes, for fur- hospitalization or examination is made to non-service-connected disability described in nishing care to veterans as authorized by the ‘‘Medical Services’’ account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United person has disclosed to the Secretary of Vet- States Code, $90,000,000, to remain available Affairs. SEC. 206. Appropriations available in this erans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary until expended. title for ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Re- may require, current, accurate third-party GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS adjustment Benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans Insur- reimbursement information for purposes of CEMETERIES ance and Indemnities’’ shall be available for section 1729 of such title: Provided, That the For grants to assist States and tribal orga- payment of prior year accrued obligations Secretary may recover, in the same manner nizations in establishing, expanding, or im- required to be recorded by law against the as any other debt due the United States, the proving veterans cemeteries as authorized by corresponding prior year accounts within the reasonable charges for such care or services section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, last quarter of fiscal year 2016. from any person who does not make such dis- $45,000,000, to remain available until ex- SEC. 207. Appropriations available in this closure as required: Provided further, That pended. title shall be available to pay prior year obli- any amounts so recovered for care or serv- ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS gations of corresponding prior year appro- ices provided in a prior fiscal year may be (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) priations accounts resulting from sections obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received. SEC. 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United 2017 for ‘‘Compensation and Pensions’’, ‘‘Re- States Code, except that if such obligations (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) adjustment Benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans Insur- are from trust fund accounts they shall be SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provi- ance and Indemnities’’ may be transferred as payable only from ‘‘Compensation and Pen- sion of law, proceeds or revenues derived necessary to any other of the mentioned ap- sions’’. from enhanced-use leasing activities (includ- propriations: Provided, That, before a trans- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) ing disposal) may be deposited into the fer may take place, the Secretary of Vet- SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provi- ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con- erans Affairs shall request from the Commit- sion of law, during fiscal year 2017, the Sec- struction, Minor Projects’’ accounts and be tees on Appropriations of both Houses of retary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the used for construction (including site acquisi- Congress the authority to make the transfer National Service Life Insurance Fund under tion and disposition), alterations, and im- and such Committees issue an approval, or section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, provements of any medical facility under the absent a response, a period of 30 days has the Veterans’ Special Life Insurance Fund jurisdiction or for the use of the Department elapsed. under section 1923 of title 38, United States of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Code, and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 1955 of ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and ‘‘Con- SEC. 202. Amounts made available for the title 38, United States Code, reimburse the struction, Minor Projects’’. Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal SEC. 213. Amounts made available under ‘‘General Operating Expenses, Veterans Ben- year 2017, in this or any other Act, under the ‘‘Medical Services’’ are available— efits Administration’’ and ‘‘Information ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, Technology Systems’’ accounts for the cost Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, supplies, and equipment; and of administration of the insurance programs and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may be (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, financed through those accounts: Provided, transferred among the accounts: Provided, and other expenses incidental to funerals and That reimbursement shall be made only from That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the the surplus earnings accumulated in such an Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and Department. insurance program during fiscal year 2017 ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ accounts (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) of 1 percent or less of the total amount ap- that are available for dividends in that pro- SEC. 214. Such sums as may be deposited to propriated to the account in this or any gram after claims have been paid and actu- the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant other Act may take place subject to notifica- arially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided further, That if the cost of ad- to section 1729A of title 38, United States tion from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Code, may be transferred to the ‘‘Medical to the Committees on Appropriations of both ministration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accu- Services’’ and ‘‘Medical Community Care’’ Houses of Congress of the amount and pur- accounts to remain available until expended pose of the transfer: Provided further, That mulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such sur- for the purposes of these accounts. any transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, SEC. 215. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, and ‘‘Medical plus earnings: Provided further, That the Sec- retary shall determine the cost of adminis- may enter into agreements with Federally Support and Compliance’’ accounts in excess Qualified Health Centers in the State of of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 tration for fiscal year 2017 which is properly allocable to the provision of each such insur- Alaska and Indian tribes and tribal organiza- percent for the fiscal year, may take place tions which are party to the Alaska Native only after the Secretary requests from the ance program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in Health Compact with the Indian Health Committees on Appropriations of both Service, to provide healthcare, including be- Houses of Congress the authority to make that insurance program. SEC. 209. Amounts deducted from en- havioral health and dental care, to veterans the transfer and an approval is issued: Pro- hanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an in rural Alaska. The Secretary shall require vided further, That any transfers to or from account for expenses incurred by that ac- participating veterans and facilities to com- the ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ account may take count during a prior fiscal year for providing ply with all appropriate rules and regula- place only after the Secretary requests from enhanced-use lease services, may be obli- tions, as established by the Secretary. The the Committees on Appropriations of both gated during the fiscal year in which the pro- term ‘‘rural Alaska’’ shall mean those lands Houses of Congress the authority to make ceeds are received. which are not within the boundaries of the the transfer and an approval is issued. municipality of Anchorage or the Fairbanks (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 203. Appropriations available in this North Star Borough. title for salaries and expenses shall be avail- SEC. 210. Funds available in this title or (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) able for services authorized by section 3109 of funds for salaries and other administrative title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger expenses shall also be available to reimburse SEC. 216. Such sums as may be deposited to motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or the Office of Resolution Management of the the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Of- Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 of title as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of fice of Employment Discrimination Com- 38, United States Code, may be transferred to title 5, United States Code. plaint Adjudication under section 319 of title the ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ and SEC. 204. No appropriations in this title 38, United States Code, for all services pro- ‘‘Construction, Minor Projects’’ accounts, to (except the appropriations for ‘‘Construc- vided at rates which will recover actual costs remain available until expended for the pur- tion, Major Projects’’, and ‘‘Construction, but not to exceed $47,668,000 for the Office of poses of these accounts. Minor Projects’’) shall be available for the Resolution Management and $3,932,000 for (RESCISSION OF FUNDS) purchase of any site for or toward the con- the Office of Employment Discrimination SEC. 217. Of the amounts appropriated in struction of any new hospital or home. Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That pay- title II of division J of Public Law 114–113

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Not later than 30 days after the Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; port shall include the direction contained in end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation the section entitled ‘‘Disability claims back- Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com- of the facilities designated as combined Fed- log’’, under the heading ‘‘General Operating mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of eral medical facilities as described by sec- Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra- Congress a report on the financial status of tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De- tion’’ in the joint explanatory statement ac- the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 companying this Act. preceding quarter: Provided, That, at a min- (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, SEC. 229. Of the funds provided to the De- imum, the report shall include the direction That additional funds may be transferred partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year contained in the paragraph entitled ‘‘Quar- from accounts designated in this section to 2017 for ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ a terly reporting’’, under the heading ‘‘General the Joint Department of Defense-Depart- maximum of $40,000,000 may be obligated Administration’’ in the joint explanatory ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility from the ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’ statement accompanying this Act. Demonstration Fund upon written notifica- account for the VistA Evolution and elec- tronic health record interoperability (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both projects: Provided, That funds in addition to SEC. 219. Amounts made available under Houses of Congress. these amounts may be obligated for the the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Commu- VistA Evolution and electronic health record (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) nity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compli- interoperability projects upon written notifi- ance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘General Oper- SEC. 223. Such sums as may be deposited to cation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Adminis- the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to the Committees on Appropriations of both tration’’, ‘‘General Administration’’, and to section 1729A of title 38, United States Houses of Congress. ‘‘National Cemetery Administration’’ ac- Code, for healthcare provided at facilities SEC. 230. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs counts for fiscal year 2017 may be transferred designated as combined Federal medical fa- shall provide written notification to the to or from the ‘‘Information Technology Sys- cilities as described by section 706 of the Committees on Appropriations of both tems’’ account: Provided, That such transfers Duncan Hunter National Defense Authoriza- Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organiza- may not result in a more than 10 percent ag- tion Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law tional changes which result in the transfer of gregate increase in the total amount made 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: 25 or more full-time equivalents from one or- available by this Act for the ‘‘Information (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of ganizational unit of the Department of Vet- Technology Systems’’ account: Provided fur- Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs erans Affairs to another. ther, That, before a transfer may take place, Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, es- SEC. 231. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall re- tablished by section 1704 of the National De- shall provide on a quarterly basis to the quest from the Committees on Appropria- fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Committees on Appropriations of both tions of both Houses of Congress the author- (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for Houses of Congress notification of any single ity to make the transfer and an approval is operations of the facilities designated as national outreach and awareness marketing issued. combined Federal medical facilities as de- campaign in which obligations exceed SEC. 220. None of the funds appropriated or scribed by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter $2,000,000. otherwise made available by this Act or any National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) other Act for the Department of Veterans cal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. SEC. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Affairs may be used in a manner that is in- 4500). upon determination that such action is nec- consistent with: (1) section 842 of the Trans- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) essary to address needs of the Veterans portation, Treasury, Housing and Urban De- SEC. 224. Of the amounts available in this Health Administration, may transfer to the velopment, the Judiciary, the District of Co- title for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Com- ‘‘Medical Services’’ account any discre- lumbia, and Independent Agencies Appro- munity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Com- tionary appropriations made available for priations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 pliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, a min- fiscal year 2017 in this title (except appro- Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, imum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to priations made to the ‘‘General Operating United States Code. the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administra- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title tion’’ account) or any discretionary unobli- gated balances within the Department of SEC. 221. Of the amounts appropriated to 38, United States Code, to remain available the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal until expended, for any purpose authorized Veterans Affairs, including those appro- year 2017 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical by section 8111 of title 38, United States priated for fiscal year 2017, that were pro- Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Code. vided in advance by appropriations Acts: Pro- vided, That transfers shall be made only with Compliance’’, ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, ‘‘Con- SEC. 225. None of the funds available to the the approval of the Office of Management struction, Minor Projects’’, and ‘‘Informa- Department of Veterans Affairs, in this or and Budget: Provided further, That the trans- tion Technology Systems’’, up to $274,731,000, any other Act, may be used to replace the fer authority provided in this section is in plus reimbursements, may be transferred to current system by which the Veterans Inte- addition to any other transfer authority pro- the Joint Department of Defense-Depart- grated Service Networks select and contract vided by law: Provided further, That no ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility for diabetes monitoring supplies and equip- amounts may be transferred from amounts Demonstration Fund, established by section ment. that were designated by Congress as an 1704 of the National Defense Authorization SEC. 226. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs emergency requirement pursuant to a con- Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; shall notify the Committees on Appropria- tions of both Houses of Congress of all bid current resolution on the budget or the Bal- 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control of the facilities designated as combined Fed- savings in a major construction project that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the Act of 1985: Provided further, That such au- eral medical facilities as described by sec- thority to transfer may not be used unless tion 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De- programmed amount of the project, which- ever is less: Provided, That such notification for higher priority items, based on emergent fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 healthcare requirements, than those for (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided, shall occur within 14 days of a contract iden- tifying the programmed amount: Provided which originally appropriated and in no case That additional funds may be transferred where the item for which funds are requested from accounts designated in this section to further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both has been denied by Congress: Provided fur- the Joint Department of Defense-Depart- ther, That, upon determination that all or ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obli- gation of such bid savings and shall describe part of the funds transferred from an appro- Demonstration Fund upon written notifica- priation are not necessary, such amounts tion by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the anticipated use of such savings. SEC. 227. None of the funds made available may be transferred back to that appropria- the Committees on Appropriations of both for ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ may be tion and shall be available for the same pur- Houses of Congress: Provided further, That used for a project in excess of the scope spec- poses as originally appropriated: Provided section 223 of title II of division J of Public ified for that project in the original jus- further, That before a transfer may take Law 114–113 is repealed. tification data provided to the Congress as place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) part of the request for appropriations unless request from the Committees on Appropria- SEC. 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs receives tions of both Houses of Congress the author- the Department of Veterans Affairs which approval from the Committees on Appropria- ity to make the transfer and receive ap- become available on October 1, 2017, for tions of both Houses of Congress. proval of that request. ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community SEC. 228. Not later than 30 days after the (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of SEC. 233. Amounts made available for the and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’, up to $280,802,000, Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com- Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal plus reimbursements, may be transferred to mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of year 2017, under the ‘‘Board of Veterans Ap- the Joint Department of Defense-Depart- Congress a quarterly report containing per- peals’’ and the ‘‘General Operating Expenses,

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Veterans Benefits Administration’’ accounts Secretary provides to the Committees on Ap- VA PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2016 may be transferred between such accounts: propriations of both Houses of Congress a re- SEC. 247. (a) PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRA- Provided, That before a transfer may take port including the following elements: TION.— place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall (1) a national realignment strategy that (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, request from the Committees on Appropria- includes a detailed description of realign- United States Code, is amended by adding at tions of both Houses of Congress the author- ment plans within each Veterans Integrated the end the following new subchapter: ity to make the transfer and receive ap- Service Network (VISN), including an up- ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—WHISTLEBLOWER proval of that request. dated Long Range Capital Plan to imple- COMPLAINTS SEC. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs ment realignment requirements; ‘‘§ 731. Whistleblower complaint defined may not reprogram funds among major con- (2) an explanation of the process by which struction projects or programs if such in- those plans were developed and coordinated ‘‘In this subchapter, the term ‘whistle- stance of reprogramming will exceed within each VISN; blower complaint’ means a complaint by an $5,000,000, unless such reprogramming is ap- (3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each employee of the Department disclosing, or proved by the Committees on Appropriations planned realignment, including the cost of assisting another employee to disclose, a po- of both Houses of Congress. replacing Veterans Health Administration tential violation of any law, rule, or regula- tion, or gross mismanagement, gross waste (RESCISSION OF FUNDS) services with contract care or other outsourced services; of funds, abuse of authority, or substantial SEC. 235. Of the unobligated balances avail- (4) an analysis of how any such planned re- and specific danger to public health and safe- able within the ‘‘DOD–VA Health Care Shar- alignment of services will impact access to ty. ing Incentive Fund’’, $40,000,000 are hereby care for veterans living in rural or highly ‘‘§ 732. Treatment of whistleblower com- rescinded. rural areas, including travel distances and plaints (RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) transportation costs to access a VA medical ‘‘(a) FILING.—(1) In addition to any other SEC. 236. Of the discretionary funds made facility and availability of local specialty method established by law in which an em- available in Public Law 114–113 for the De- and primary care; ployee may file a whistleblower complaint, partment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year (5) an inventory of VA buildings with his- an employee of the Department may file a 2017, $134,000,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Medical toric designation and the methodology used whistleblower complaint in accordance with Services’’, $26,000,000 are rescinded from to determine the buildings’ condition and subsection (g) with a supervisor of the em- ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and utilization; ployee. $9,000,000 are rescinded from ‘‘Medical Facili- (6) a description of how any realignment ‘‘(2) Except as provided by subsection ties’’. will be consistent with requirements under (d)(1), in making a whistleblower complaint SEC. 237. The amounts otherwise made the National Historic Preservation Act; and under paragraph (1), an employee shall file available by this Act for the following ac- (7) consideration given for reuse of historic the initial complaint with the immediate su- counts of the Department of Veterans Affairs buildings within newly identified realign- pervisor of the employee. are hereby reduced by the following ment requirements: Provided, That, this pro- ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—(1)(A) Not later than amounts: vision shall not apply to capital projects in four business days after the date on which a (1) ‘‘Veterans Health Administration— VISN 23, or any other VISN, which have been supervisor receives a whistleblower com- Medical and Prosthetic Research’’, $2,000,000. authorized or approved by Congress. plaint by an employee under this section, the (2) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Board SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated in supervisor shall notify, in writing, the em- of Veterans Appeals’’, $500,000. this or prior appropriations Acts or other- ployee of whether the supervisor determines (3) ‘‘Veterans Benefits Administration— wise made available to the Department of that there is a reasonable likelihood that the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Bene- Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any complaint discloses a violation of any law, fits Administration’’, $12,000,000. amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity rule, or regulation, or gross mismanagement, (4) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Infor- Compensation Fund to any other account gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or mation Technology Systems’’, $8,000,000. within the Department of Veterans Affairs. substantial and specific danger to public SEC. 242. Paragraph (3) of section 403(a) of (5) ‘‘Departmental Administration—Office health and safety. of Inspector General’’, $500,000. the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care ‘‘(B) The supervisor shall retain written SEC. 238. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– documentation regarding the whistleblower 387; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is amended to read as shall ensure that the toll-free suicide hotline complaint and shall submit to the next-level follows: under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United supervisor and the central whistleblower of- ‘‘(3) DURATION.—A veteran may receive States Code— fice described in subsection (h) a written re- health services under this section during the (1) provides to individuals who contact the port on the complaint. hotline immediate assistance from a trained period beginning on the date specified in ‘‘(2)(A) On a monthly basis, the supervisor professional; and paragraph (2) and ending on September 30, shall submit to the appropriate director or (2) adheres to all requirements of the 2017.’’. other official who is superior to the super- SEC. 243. (a) Section 1722A(a) of title 38, American Association of Suicidology. visor a written report that includes the num- United States Code, is amended by adding at SEC. 239. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Af- ber of whistleblower complaints received by the end the following new paragraph: fairs shall treat a marriage and family thera- the supervisor under this section during the ‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to opioid pist described in subsection (b) as qualified month covered by the report, the disposition antagonists furnished under this chapter to a to serve as a marriage and family therapist of such complaints, and any actions taken veteran who is at high risk for overdose of a in the Department of Veterans Affairs, re- because of such complaints pursuant to sub- specific medication or substance in order to gardless of any requirements established by section (c). the Commission on Accreditation for Mar- reverse the effect of such an overdose.’’. (b) Section 1710(g)(3) of such title is amend- ‘‘(B) In the case in which such a director or riage and Family Therapy Education. ed— official carries out this paragraph, the direc- (b) A marriage and family therapist de- (1) by striking ‘‘with respect to home tor or official shall submit such monthly re- scribed in this subsection is a therapist who health services’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect port to the supervisor of the director or offi- meets each of the following criteria: to the following:’’ cial and to the central whistleblower office (1) Has a masters or higher degree in mar- ‘‘(A) Home health services’’; and described in subsection (h). riage and family therapy, or a related field, ‘‘(c) POSITIVE DETERMINATION.—If a super- (2) by adding at the end the following new from a regionally accredited institution. visor makes a positive determination under subparagraph: (2) Is licensed as a marriage and family subsection (b)(1) regarding a whistleblower ‘‘(B) Education on the use of opioid antago- therapist in a State (as defined in section complaint of an employee, the supervisor nists to reverse the effects of overdoses of 101(20) of title 38, United States Code) and shall include in the notification to the em- specific medications or substances.’’. possesses the highest level of licensure of- ployee under such subsection the specific ac- SEC. 244. Section 312 of title 38, United fered from the State. States Code, is amended in subsection (c)(1) tions that the supervisor will take to address (3) Has passed the Association of Marital by striking the phrase ‘‘that makes a rec- the complaint. and Family Therapy Regulatory Board Ex- ommendation or otherwise suggests correc- ‘‘(d) FILING COMPLAINT WITH NEXT-LEVEL amination in Marital and Family Therapy or tive action,’’. SUPERVISORS.—(1) If any circumstance de- a related examination for licensure adminis- SEC. 245. Of the funds provided to the De- scribed in paragraph (3) is met, an employee tered by a State (as so defined). partment of Veterans Affairs for each of fis- may file a whistleblower complaint in ac- SEC. 240. None of the funds in this or any cal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 for ‘‘Medical cordance with subsection (g) with the next- other Act may be used to close Department Services’’, funds may be used in each year to level supervisor who shall treat such com- of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, domicil- carry out and expand the child care program plaint in accordance with this section. iaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111– ‘‘(2) An employee may file a whistleblower assessment, or to diminish healthcare serv- 163, notwithstanding subsection (e) of such complaint with the Secretary if the em- ices at existing Veterans Health Administra- section. ployee has filed the whistleblower complaint tion medical facilities located in Veterans SEC. 246. Section 5701(l) of title 38, United to each level of supervisors between the em- Integrated Service Network 23 as part of a States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ ployee and the Secretary in accordance with planned realignment of VA services until the and inserting ‘‘shall’’. paragraph (1).

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Adverse actions against supervisory opening a retaliatory investigation because shall— employees who commit prohibited per- of an activity of an employee that is pro- ‘‘(1) inform the employee of the ability to sonnel actions relating to whistleblower tected by section 2302 of title 5. volunteer for a transfer in accordance with complaints ‘‘(4) Requesting a contractor to carry out section 3352 of title 5; and an action that is prohibited by section ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) In accordance with ‘‘(2) give preference to the employee for paragraph (2), the Secretary shall carry out 4705(b) or section 4712(a)(1) of title 41, as the such a transfer in accordance with such sec- the following adverse actions against super- case may be. tion. ‘‘§ 734. Evaluation criteria of supervisors and ‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON EXEMPTION.—The Sec- visory employees (as defined in section retary may not exempt any employee of the 7103(a) of title 5) whom the Secretary, an ad- treatment of bonuses Department from being covered by this sec- ministrative judge, the Merit Systems Pro- ‘‘(a) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—(1) In evalu- tion. tection Board, the Office of Special Counsel, ating the performance of supervisors of the ‘‘(g) WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT FORM.—(1) an adjudicating body provided under a union Department, the Secretary shall include the A whistleblower complaint filed by an em- contract, a Federal judge, or the Inspector criteria described in paragraph (2). ployee under subsection (a) or (d) shall con- General of the Department determines com- ‘‘(2) The criteria described in this sub- sist of the form described in paragraph (2) mitted a prohibited personnel action de- section are the following: and any supporting materials or documenta- scribed in subsection (c): ‘‘(A) Whether the supervisor treats whis- tion the employee determines necessary. ‘‘(A) With respect to the first offense, an tleblower complaints in accordance with sec- ‘‘(2) The form described in this paragraph adverse action that is not less than a 12-day tion 732 of this title. is a form developed by the Secretary, in con- suspension and not more than removal. ‘‘(B) Whether the appropriate deciding offi- sultation with the Special Counsel, that in- ‘‘(B) With respect to the second offense, re- cial, performance review board, or perform- cludes the following: moval. ance review committee determines that the ‘‘(A) An explanation of the purpose of the ‘‘(2)(A) An employee against whom an ad- supervisor was found to have committed a whistleblower complaint form. verse action under paragraph (1) is proposed prohibited personnel action described in sec- ‘‘(B) Instructions for filing a whistleblower is entitled to written notice. tion 733(b) of this title by an administrative complaint as described in this section. ‘‘(B)(i) An employee who is notified under judge, the Merit Systems Protection Board, ‘‘(C) An explanation that filing a whistle- subparagraph (A) of being the subject of a the Office of Special Counsel, an adjudi- blower complaint under this section does not proposed adverse action under paragraph (1) cating body provided under a union contract, preclude the employee from any other meth- is entitled to 14 days following such notifica- a Federal judge, or, in the case of a settle- od established by law in which an employee tion to answer and furnish evidence in sup- ment of a whistleblower complaint (regard- may file a whistleblower complaint. port of the answer. less of whether any fault was assigned under ‘‘(D) A statement directing the employee ‘‘(ii) If the employee does not furnish any such settlement), the Secretary. to information accessible on the Internet such evidence as described in clause (i) or if ‘‘(b) BONUSES.—(1) The Secretary may not website of the Department as described in the Secretary determines that such evidence pay to a supervisor described in subsection section 735(d). is not sufficient to reverse the determination (a)(2)(B) an award or bonus under this title ‘‘(E) Fields for the employee to provide— to propose the adverse action, the Secretary or title 5, including under chapter 45 or 53 of ‘‘(i) the date that the form is submitted; shall carry out the adverse action following such title, during the one-year period begin- ‘‘(ii) the name of the employee; such 14-day period. ning on the date on which the determination ‘‘(iii) the contact information of the em- ‘‘(C) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) was made under such subsection. ployee; of section 7513 of title 5, subsection (c) of ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision ‘‘(iv) a summary of the whistleblower com- such section, paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub- of law, the Secretary shall issue an order di- plaint (including the option to append sup- section (b) of section 7543 of such title, and recting a supervisor described in subsection porting documents pursuant to paragraph subsection (c) of such section shall not apply (a)(2)(B) to repay the amount of any award (1)); and with respect to an adverse action carried out or bonus paid under this title or title 5, in- ‘‘(v) proposed solutions to the complaint. under paragraph (1). cluding under chapter 45 or 53 of such title, ‘‘(F) Any other information or fields that ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON OTHER ADVERSE AC- if— the Secretary determines appropriate. TIONS.—With respect to a prohibited per- ‘‘(A) such award or bonus was paid for per- ‘‘(3) The Secretary, in consultation with sonnel action described in subsection (c), if formance during a period in which the super- the Special Counsel, shall develop the form the Secretary carries out an adverse action visor committed a prohibited personnel ac- described in paragraph (2) by not later than against a supervisory employee, the Sec- tion as determined pursuant to such sub- 60 days after the date of the enactment of retary may carry out an additional adverse section (a)(2)(B); this section. action under this section based on the same ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines such repay- ‘‘(h) CENTRAL WHISTLEBLOWER OFFICE.—(1) prohibited personnel action if the total se- ment appropriate pursuant to regulations The Secretary shall ensure that the central verity of the adverse actions do not exceed prescribed by the Secretary to carry out this whistleblower office— the level specified in subsection (a). section; and ‘‘(c) PROHIBITED PERSONNEL ACTION DE- ‘‘(A) is not an element of the Office of the ‘‘(C) the supervisor is afforded notice and SCRIBED.—A prohibited personnel action de- General Counsel; an opportunity for a hearing before making scribed in this subsection is any of the fol- ‘‘(B) is not headed by an official who re- such repayment. ports to the General Counsel; lowing actions: ‘‘(C) does not provide, or receive from, the ‘‘(1) Taking or failing to take a personnel ‘‘§ 735. Training regarding whistleblower General Counsel any information regarding a action in violation of section 2302 of title 5 complaints whistleblower complaint except pursuant to against an employee relating to the em- ‘‘(a) TRAINING.—Not less frequently than an action regarding the complaint before an ployee— once each year, the Secretary, in coordina- administrative body or court; and ‘‘(A) filing a whistleblower complaint in tion with the Whistleblower Protection Om- ‘‘(D) does not provide advice to the General accordance with section 732 of this title; budsman designated under section 3(d)(1)(C) Counsel. ‘‘(B) filing a whistleblower complaint with of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. ‘‘(2) The central whistleblower office shall the Inspector General of the Department, the App.), shall provide to each employee of the be responsible for investigating all whistle- Special Counsel, or Congress; Department training regarding whistle- blower complaints of the Department, re- ‘‘(C) providing information or partici- blower complaints, including— gardless of whether such complaints are pating as a witness in an investigation of a ‘‘(1) an explanation of each method estab- made by or against an employee who is not whistleblower complaint in accordance with lished by law in which an employee may file a member of the Senior Executive Service. section 732 or with the Inspector General of a whistleblower complaint;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.048 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6053 ‘‘(2) an explanation of prohibited personnel ‘‘(C) the ways in which the Secretary ad- service under honorable conditions that sat- actions described by section 733(c) of this dressed such complaints. isfies the requirements of a coastwise mer- title; ‘‘(b) NOTICE OF OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL chant seaman who is recognized pursuant to ‘‘(3) with respect to supervisors, how to DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 30 days section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act of treat whistleblower complaints in accord- after the date on which the Secretary re- 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as ance with section 732 of this title; ceives from the Special Counsel information having performed active duty service for the ‘‘(4) the right of the employee to petition relating to a whistleblower complaint pursu- purposes described in subsection (c)(1), the Congress regarding a whistleblower com- ant to section 1213 of title 5, the Secretary Secretary of Defense shall accept the fol- plaint in accordance with section 7211 of title shall notify the appropriate committees of lowing: 5; Congress of such information, including the (1) In the case of an individual who served ‘‘(5) an explanation that the employee may determination made by the Special Counsel. on a coastwise merchant vessel seeking such not be prosecuted or reprised against for dis- ‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- recognition for whom no applicable Coast closing information to Congress, the Inspec- GRESS.—In this section, the term ‘appro- Guard shipping or discharge form, ship log- tor General, or another investigatory agency priate committees of Congress’ means— book, merchant mariner’s document or Z- in instances where such disclosure is per- ‘‘(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs card, or other official employment record is mitted by law, including under sections 5701, and the Committee on Homeland Security available, the Secretary of Defense shall pro- 5705, and 7732 of this title, under section 552a and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and vide such recognition on the basis of applica- of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Pri- ‘‘(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs ble Social Security Administration records vacy Act), under chapter 93 of title 18, and and the Committee on Oversight and Govern- submitted for or by the individual, together pursuant to regulations promulgated under ment Reform of the House of Representa- with validated testimony given by the indi- section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Port- tives.’’. vidual or the primary next of kin of the indi- ability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub- (2) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMEND- vidual that the individual performed such lic Law 104–191); MENTS.— service during the period beginning on De- ‘‘(6) an explanation of the language that is (A) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such chap- cember 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, required to be included in all nondisclosure ter is further amended by inserting before 1946. policies, forms, and agreements pursuant to section 701 the following: (2) In the case of an individual who served section 115(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protec- ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL EMPLOYEE on a coastwise merchant vessel seeking such tion Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 MATTERS’’. recognition for whom the applicable Coast note); and (B) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of Guard shipping or discharge form, ship log- ‘‘(7) the right of contractors to be pro- sections at the beginning of such chapter is book, merchant mariner’s document or Z- tected from reprisal for the disclosure of cer- amended— card, or other official employment record tain information under section 4705 or 4712 of (i) by inserting before the item relating to has been destroyed or otherwise become un- title 41. section 701 the following new item: available by reason of any action committed ‘‘(b) MANNER TRAINING IS PROVIDED.—The by a person responsible for the control and Secretary shall ensure that training pro- ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS’’; maintenance of such form, logbook, or vided under subsection (a) is provided in per- record, the Secretary of Defense shall accept and son. other official documentation demonstrating ‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—Not less frequently (ii) by adding at the end the following new that the individual performed such service than once each year, the Secretary shall pro- items: during period beginning on December 7, 1941, vide training on merit system protection in ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—WHISTLEBLOWER and ending on December 31, 1946. a manner that the Special Counsel certifies COMPLAINTS (3) For the purpose of determining whether as being satisfactory. ‘‘731. Whistleblower complaint defined. ‘‘(d) PUBLICATION.—(1) The Secretary shall to recognize service allegedly performed dur- ‘‘732. Treatment of whistleblower com- publish on the Internet website of the De- ing the period beginning on December 7, 1941, plaints. and ending on December 31, 1946, the Sec- partment, and display prominently at each ‘‘733. Adverse actions against supervisory facility of the Department, the rights of an retary shall recognize masters of seagoing employees who commit prohib- employee to file a whistleblower complaint, vessels or other officers in command of simi- ited personnel actions relating including the information described in para- larly organized groups as agents of the to whistleblower complaints. United States who were authorized to docu- graphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a). ‘‘734. Evaluation criteria of supervisors and ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall publish on the ment any individual for purposes of hiring treatment of bonuses. Internet website of the Department, the the individual to perform service in the mer- ‘‘735. Training regarding whistleblower com- whistleblower complaint form described in chant marine or discharging an individual plaints. from such service. section 732(g)(2). ‘‘736. Reports to Congress.’’. ‘‘§ 736. Reports to Congress (b) TREATMENT OF OTHER DOCUMENTA- (b) TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL TESTI- TION.—Other documentation accepted by the ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not less frequently MONY BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection than once each year, the Secretary shall sub- EMPLOYEES AS OFFICIAL DUTY.— (a)(2) shall satisfy all requirements for eligi- mit to the appropriate committees of Con- (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 7 bility of service during the period beginning gress a report that includes— of title 38, United States Code, as designated on December 7, 1941, and ending on December ‘‘(1) with respect to whistleblower com- by section 2(a)(2)(A), is amended by adding at 31, 1946. plaints filed under section 732 of this title the end the following new section: during the year covered by the report— (c) BENEFITS ALLOWED.— ‘‘(A) the number of such complaints filed; ‘‘§ 715. Congressional testimony by employees: (1) MEDALS, RIBBONS, AND DECORATIONS.— ‘‘(B) the disposition of such complaints; treatment as official duty An individual whose service is recognized as and ‘‘(a) CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY.—An em- active duty pursuant to subsection (a) may ‘‘(C) the ways in which the Secretary ad- ployee of the Department is performing offi- be awarded an appropriate medal, ribbon, or dressed such complaints in which a positive cial duty during the period with respect to other military decoration based on such determination was made by a supervisor which the employee is testifying in an offi- service. under subsection (b)(1) of such section; cial capacity in front of either chamber of (2) STATUS OF VETERAN.—An individual ‘‘(2) the number of whistleblower com- Congress, a committee of either chamber of whose service is recognized as active duty plaints filed during the year covered by the Congress, or a joint or select committee of pursuant to subsection (a) shall be honored report that are not included under paragraph Congress. as a veteran but shall not be entitled by rea- (1), including— ‘‘(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The Secretary son of such recognized service to any benefit ‘‘(A) the method in which such complaints shall provide travel expenses, including per that is not described in this subsection. were filed; diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance SEC. 249. Section 322(d)(1) of title 38, United ‘‘(B) the disposition of such complaints; with applicable provisions under subchapter States Code, is amended— and I of chapter 57 of title 5, to any employee of (1) by striking ‘‘allowance to a veteran’’ ‘‘(C) the ways in which the Secretary ad- the Department of Veterans Affairs per- and inserting the following: ‘‘allowance to— dressed such complaints; and forming official duty described under sub- ‘‘(A) a veteran’’; ‘‘(3) with respect to disclosures made by a section (a).’’. (2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by contractor under section 4705 or 4712 of title (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the 41— sections at the beginning of such chapter, as end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and ‘‘(A) the number of complaints relating to amended by section 2(a)(2)(B), is further (3) by adding at the end the following new such disclosures that were investigated by amended by inserting after the item relating subparagraph: the Inspector General of the Department of to section 713 the following new item: ‘‘(B) a veteran with a VA service-connected Veterans Affairs during the year covered by ‘‘715. Congressional testimony by employees: disability rated as 30 percent or greater by the report; treatment as official duty.’’. the Department of Veterans Affairs who is ‘‘(B) the disposition of such complaints; SEC. 248. (a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes selected by the United States Olympic Com- and of verifying that an individual performed mittee for the United States Olympic Team

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.048 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S6054 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 for any month in which the veteran is com- (B) Conduct a second inspection under sub- rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 of peting in any event sanctioned by the Na- section (a) at that medical facility within 14 title 38, United States Code, does not exceed tional Governing Bodies of the United States days of the failed inspection. 125 veterans to one full-time employment Olympic Sports.’’. (2) SECOND FAILURE.—If a medical facility equivalent. SEC. 250. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(b)(1) of the Department fails the second inspec- (b) Not later than 180 days after the date of of title 38, United States Code, is amended by tion conducted under paragraph (1)(B), the the enactment of this Act, the Secretary adding at the end the following new subpara- Secretary shall close the kitchen or food shall submit to Congress a report on the pro- graph: service area at that medical facility that did grams of rehabilitation conducted under ‘‘(G) A veteran with vision impairment, a not meet the standards for kitchens and food chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, in- veteran with a spinal cord injury or disorder, service areas in hospitals in the private sec- cluding— or a veteran with double or multiple amputa- tor until full remediation is completed and (1) an assessment of the veteran-to-staff tions whose travel is in connection with care all kitchens and food service areas at that ratio for each such program; and provided through a special disabilities reha- medical facility meet such standards. (2) recommendations for such action as the bilitation program of the Department (in- (3) PROVISION OF FOOD.—If a kitchen or food Secretary considers necessary to reduce the cluding programs provided by spinal cord in- service area is closed at a medical facility of veteran-to-staff ratio for each such program. jury centers, blind rehabilitation centers, the Department pursuant to paragraph (2), SEC. 255. (a) None of the funds made avail- and prosthetics rehabilitation centers) if the Director of the Veterans Integrated able in this Act may be used to deny an In- spector General funded under this Act timely such care is provided— Service Network in which the medical facil- access to any records, documents, or other ‘‘(i) on an in-patient basis; or ity is located shall enter into a contract materials available to the department or ‘‘(ii) during a period in which the Sec- with a vendor approved by the General Serv- agency over which that Inspector General retary provides the veteran with temporary ices Administration to provide food at the lodging at a facility of the Department to has responsibilities under the Inspector Gen- medical facility. eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent make such care more accessible to the vet- (d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not less fre- or impede that Inspector General’s access to eran.’’. quently than quarterly, the Under Secretary such records, documents, or other materials, (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after of Health shall submit to Congress a report under any provision of law, except a provi- the date of the enactment of this Act, the on inspections conducted under this section, sion of law that expressly refers to the In- Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to and their detailed findings and actions the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the spector General and expressly limits the In- taken, during the preceding quarter at med- Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af- spector General’s right of access. ical facilities of the Department. fairs of the House of Representatives a re- (b) A department or agency covered by this SEC. 252. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 port on the beneficiary travel program under section shall provide its Inspector General days after the date of the enactment of this with access to all such records, documents, section 111 of title 38, United States Code, as Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall amended by subsection (a), that includes the and other materials in a timely manner. establish a program to conduct risk-based in- following: (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure spections for mold and mold issues at each (1) The cost of the program. compliance with statutory limitations on medical facility of the Department of Vet- (2) The number of veterans served by the disclosure relevant to the information pro- erans Affairs. Such facilities will be rated program. vided by the establishment over which that high, medium, or low risk for mold. Such in- (3) Such other matters as the Secretary Inspector General has responsibilities under spections at facilities rated high risk shall considers appropriate. the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment occur not less frequently than annually, and App.). made by subsection (a) shall take effect on such inspections at facilities rated medium (d) Each Inspector General covered by this the first day of the first fiscal year that be- or low risk shall occur not less frequently section shall report to the Committees on gins after the date of the enactment of this than biennially. Appropriations of the House of Representa- Act. (b) AGREEMENT.— tives and the Senate within 5 calendar days SEC. 251. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek any failures to comply with this require- days after the date of the enactment of this to enter into an agreement with the Joint ment. Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Or- SEC. 256. None of the funds appropriated or establish a program to conduct inspections ganizations under which the Joint Commis- otherwise made available in this title may of kitchens and food service areas at each sion on Accreditation of Hospital Organiza- be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs medical facility of the Department of Vet- tions conducts the inspections required to enter into an agreement related to resolv- erans Affairs. Such inspections shall occur under subsection (a). ing a dispute or claim with an individual not less frequently than annually. The pro- (2) ALTERNATE ORGANIZATION.—If the Sec- that would restrict in any way the individual gram’s goal is to ensure that the same stand- retary is unable to enter into an agreement from speaking to members of Congress or ards for kitchens and food service areas at described in paragraph (1) with the Joint their staff on any topic not otherwise prohib- hospitals in the private sector are being met Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Or- ited from disclosure by Federal law or re- at kitchens and food service areas at medical ganizations on terms acceptable to the Sec- quired by Executive Order to be kept secret facilities of the Department. retary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into in the interest of national defense or the (b) AGREEMENT.— such an agreement with another appropriate conduct of foreign affairs. SEC. 257. Appropriations made available in (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek organization that— this Act under the heading ‘‘Medical Serv- to enter into an agreement with the Joint (A) is not part of the Federal Government; Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Or- ices’’ shall be available to carry out sections (B) operates as a not-for-profit entity; and 322(d) and 521A of title 38, United States ganizations under which the Joint Commis- (C) has expertise and objectivity com- sion on Accreditation of Hospital Organiza- Code, to include the payment of the adminis- parable to that of the Joint Commission on trative expenses necessary to carry out such tions conducts the inspections required Accreditation of Hospital Organizations. under subsection (a). sections. Of the amount appropriated for fis- (c) REMEDIATION PLAN.—If a medical facil- cal year 2017, up to $2,000,000 shall be avail- (2) ALTERNATE ORGANIZATION.—If the Sec- ity of the Department is determined pursu- retary is unable to enter into an agreement able for the payment of monthly assistance ant to an inspection conducted under sub- allowances to veterans pursuant to 38 U.S.C. described in paragraph (1) with the Joint section (a) to have a mold issue, the Sec- 322(d) and up to $8,000,000 shall be available Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Or- retary shall— for the payment of grants pursuant to 38 ganizations on terms acceptable to the Sec- (1) implement a remediation plan for that U.S.C. 521A. Of the amounts appropriated in retary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into medical facility within 7 days; and advance for fiscal year 2018, up to $2,000,000 such an agreement with another appropriate (2) Conduct a second inspection under sub- shall be available for the payment of month- organization that— section (a) at that medical facility within 90 ly assistance allowances to veterans pursu- (A) is not part of the Federal Government; days of the initial inspection. ant to 38 U.S.C. 322(d) and up to $8,000,000 (B) operates as a not-for-profit entity; and (d) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not less fre- shall be available for the payment of grants (C) has expertise and objectivity com- quently than quarterly, the Under Secretary pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 521A. parable to that of the Joint Commission on for Health shall submit to Congress a report SEC. 258. (a) In fiscal year 2017 and each fis- Accreditation of Hospital Organizations. on inspections conducted under this section, cal year hereafter, beginning with the fiscal (c) REMEDIATION PLAN.— and their detailed findings and actions year 2018 budget request submitted to Con- (1) INITIAL FAILURE.—If a kitchen or food taken, during the preceding quarter at med- gress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, service area of a medical facility of the De- ical facilities of the Department. United States Code, the budget justification partment is determined pursuant to an in- SEC. 253. Section 1706(b)(5)(A) of title 38, documents submitted for the ‘‘Construction, spection conducted under subsection (a) not United States Code, is amended, in the first Major Projects’’ account of the Department to meet the standards for kitchens and food sentence, by striking ‘‘through 2008’’. of Veterans Affairs shall include, at a min- service areas in hospitals in the private sec- SEC. 254. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Af- imum, the information required under sub- tor, that medical facility fails the inspection fairs may use amounts appropriated or oth- section (b). and the Secretary shall— erwise made available in this title to ensure (b) The budget justification documents (A) implement a remediation plan for that that the ratio of veterans to full-time em- submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall medical facility within 72 hours; and ployment equivalents within any program of include, for each project—

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(4) the estimated funding required for the veteran; or DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL project for each of the 4 fiscal years suc- (2) adoption reimbursement to a covered CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY ceeding the budget year; and veteran. (5) such additional information as is enu- (b) In this section: SALARIES AND EXPENSES merated under the heading relating to the (1) The term ‘‘service-connected’’ has the For necessary expenses for maintenance, ‘‘Construction, Major Projects’’ account of meaning given such term in section 101 of operation, and improvement of Arlington the Department of Veterans Affairs in the title 38, United States Code. National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Air- joint explanatory statement accompanying (2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a men’s Home National Cemetery, including this Act. veteran, as such term is defined in section the purchase or lease of passenger motor ve- (c) Not later than 45 days after the date of 101 of title 38, United States Code, who has a hicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet- service-connected disability that results in only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official re- erans Affairs shall submit to the Committees the inability of the veteran to procreate ception and representation expenses, on Appropriations of both Houses of Con- without the use of fertility treatment. $70,800,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 gress a proposed budget justification tem- (3) The term ‘‘assisted reproductive tech- shall remain available until September 30, plate that complies with the requirements of nology’’ means benefits relating to reproduc- 2019. In addition, such sums as may be nec- this section. tive assistance provided to a member of the essary for parking maintenance, repairs and SEC. 259. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Af- Armed Forces who incurs a serious injury or replacement, to be derived from the ‘‘Lease fairs may carry out the following major med- illness on active duty pursuant to section of Department of Defense Real Property for ical facility projects, with each project to be 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code, Defense Agencies’’ account. carried out in an amount not to exceed the as described in the memorandum on the sub- ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME amount specified for that project: ject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Reproductive TRUST FUND (1) Seismic corrections to buildings, in- Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Se- cluding retrofitting and replacement of high- For expenses necessary for the Armed verely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Forces Retirement Home to operate and risk buildings, in San Francisco, California, Duty Service Members’’ issued by the Assist- in an amount not to exceed $180,480,000. maintain the Armed Forces Retirement ant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Home—Washington, District of Columbia, (2) Seismic corrections to facilities, includ- on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to ing facilities to support homeless veterans, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home— implement such policy, including any limita- Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds at the medical center in West Los Angeles, tions on the amount of such benefits avail- California, in an amount not to exceed available in the Armed Forces Retirement able to such a member. Home Trust Fund, $64,300,000, of which $105,500,000. (4) The term ‘‘adoption reimbursement’’ (3) Seismic corrections to the mental $1,000,000 shall remain available until ex- means reimbursement for the adoption-re- pended for construction and renovation of health and community living center in Long lated expenses for an adoption that is final- Beach, California, in an amount not to ex- the physical plants at the Armed Forces Re- ized after the date of the enactment of this tirement Home—Washington, District of Co- ceed $287,100,000. Act under the same terms as apply under the (4) Construction of an outpatient clinic, lumbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement adoption reimbursement program of the De- Home—Gulfport, Mississippi: Provided, That administrative space, cemetery, and col- partment of Defense, as authorized in De- umbarium in Alameda, California, in an of the amounts made available under this partment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, in- heading from funds available in the Armed amount not to exceed $87,332,000. cluding the reimbursement limits and re- (5) Realignment of medical facilities in Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, quirements set forth in such instruction. $22,000,000 shall be paid from the general fund Livermore, California, in an amount not to (c) Amounts made available for the pur- of the Treasury to the Trust Fund. exceed $194,430,000. poses specified in subsection (a) of this sec- (6) Construction of a medical center in tion are subject to the requirements for ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to funds contained in section 508 of division H SEC. 301. Funds appropriated in this Act exceed $150,000,000. of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 under the heading ‘‘Department of Defense— (7) Construction of a replacement commu- (Public Law 114–113). Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army’’, may be nity living center in Perry Point, Maryland, TITLE III provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for in an amount not to exceed $92,700,000. the relocation of the federally owned water (8) Seismic corrections and other renova- RELATED AGENCIES main at Arlington National Cemetery, mak- tions to several buildings and construction AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION ing additional land available for ground bur- of a specialty care building in American SALARIES AND EXPENSES ials. Lake, Washington, in an amount not to ex- For necessary expenses, not otherwise pro- SEC. 302. Amounts deposited into the spe- ceed $16,260,000. vided for, of the American Battle Monu- cial account established under 10 U.S.C. 4727 (b) There is authorized to be appropriated ments Commission, including the acquisition are appropriated and shall be available until to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fis- of land or interest in land in foreign coun- expended to support activities at the Army cal year 2016 or the year in which funds are tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for National Military Cemeteries. appropriated for the Construction, Major TITLE IV Projects, account, $1,113,802,000 for the caretakers of national cemeteries and monu- projects authorized in subsection (a). ments outside of the United States and its OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (c) The projects authorized in subsection territories and possessions; rent of office and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE garage space in foreign countries; purchase (a) may only be carried out using— MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2016 (one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire For an additional amount for ‘‘Military pursuant to the authorization of appropria- of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed Construction, Army’’, $18,900,000, to remain tions in subsection (b); $7,500 for official reception and representa- available until September 30, 2021, for (2) funds available for Construction, Major tion expenses; and insurance of official projects outside of the United States: Pro- Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year motor vehicles in foreign countries, when re- vided, That such amount is designated by the 2016 that remain available for obligation; quired by law of such countries, $75,100,000, Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper- (3) funds available for Construction, Major to remain available until expended. ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budg- 2016 that remain available for obligation; For necessary expenses, not otherwise pro- et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of (4) funds appropriated for Construction, vided for, of the American Battle Monu- 1985. Major Projects, for fiscal year 2016 for a cat- ments Commission, such sums as may be MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE egory of activity not specific to a project; necessary, to remain available until ex- CORPS (5) funds appropriated for Construction, pended, for purposes authorized by section Major Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal 2109 of title 36, United States Code. For an additional amount for ‘‘Military year 2016 for a category of activity not spe- Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR cific to a project; and $59,809,000, to remain available until Sep- VETERANS CLAIMS (6) funds appropriated for Construction, tember 30, 2021, for projects outside of the Major Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal SALARIES AND EXPENSES United States: Provided, That such amount is year 2016 for a category of activity not spe- For necessary expenses for the operation of designated by the Congress for Overseas Con- cific to a project. the United States Court of Appeals for Vet- tingency Operations/Global War on Ter- SEC. 260. (a) Notwithstanding any other erans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of provision of law, the amounts appropriated through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit or otherwise made available to the Depart- $30,945,000: Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be Control Act of 1985.

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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE (1) the public posting of the report com- chased with these funds may, at the discre- For an additional amount for ‘‘Military promises national security; or tion of the Secretary of Health and Human Construction, Air Force’’ $88,291,000, to re- (2) the report contains confidential or pro- Services, be deposited in the Strategic Na- main available until September 30, 2021, for prietary information. tional Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the projects outside of the United States: Pro- (c) The head of the agency posting such re- Public Health Service (‘‘PHS’’) Act: Provided vided, That such amount is designated by the port shall do so only after such report has further, That funds may be used for purchase Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper- been made available to the requesting Com- and insurance of official motor vehicles in ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to mittee or Committees of Congress for no less foreign countries: Provided further, That the section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budg- than 45 days. provisions in section 317S of the PHS Act et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made avail- shall apply to the use of funds appropriated 1985. able in this Act may be used to maintain or in this paragraph as determined by the Di- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE establish a computer network unless such rector of the Centers for Disease Control and For an additional amount for ‘‘Military network blocks the viewing, downloading, Prevention to be appropriate: Provided fur- Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $5,000,000, to and exchanging of pornography. ther, That funds appropriated in this para- remain available until September 30, 2021, for (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit graph may be used for grants for the con- projects outside of the United States: Pro- the use of funds necessary for any Federal, struction, alteration, or renovation of non- vided, That such amount is designated by the State, tribal, or local law enforcement agen- federally owned facilities to improve pre- Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper- cy or any other entity carrying out criminal paredness and response capability at State ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to investigations, prosecution, or adjudication and local laboratories: Provided further, That section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budg- activities. of the amount appropriated in this para- et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of SEC. 509. None of the funds made available graph, $44,000,000 is included to supplement 1985. in this Act may be used by an agency of the either fiscal year 2016 or fiscal year 2017 executive branch to pay for first-class travel funds for the Public Health Emergency Pre- ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION by an employee of the agency in contraven- paredness cooperative agreement program to SEC. 401. Each amount designated in this tion of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 restore fiscal year 2016 funds that were re- Act by the Congress for Overseas Contin- of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. programmed for Zika virus response prior to gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism SEC. 510. None of the funds made available the enactment of this Act: Provided further, pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal- in this Act may be used to execute a con- That such amount is designated by the Con- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control tract for goods or services, including con- gress as an emergency requirement pursuant Act of 1985 shall be available only if the struction services, where the contractor has to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced President subsequently so designates all not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act such amounts and transmits such designa- SEC. 511. None of the funds made available of 1985. tions to the Congress. by this Act may be used by the Department NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TITLE V of Defense or the Department of Veterans Af- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS fairs to lease or purchase new light duty ve- INFECTIOUS DISEASES SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation con- hicles for any executive fleet, or for an agen- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) tained in this Act shall remain available for cy’s fleet inventory, except in accordance obligation beyond the current fiscal year un- with Presidential Memorandum—Federal For an additional amount for fiscal year less expressly so provided herein. Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 2016 for ‘‘National Institute of Allergy and SEC. 502. None of the funds made available SEC. 512. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the Infectious Diseases’’, $152,000,000, to remain in this Act may be used for any program, funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- available until September 30, 2017, for re- project, or activity, when it is made known able to the Department of Defense in this search on the virology, natural history, and to the Federal entity or official to which the Act may be used to construct, renovate, or pathogenesis of the Zika virus infection and funds are made available that the program, expand any facility in the United States, its preclinical and clinical development of vac- project, or activity is not in compliance with territories, or possessions to house any indi- cines and other medical countermeasures for any Federal law relating to risk assessment, vidual detained at United States Naval Sta- the Zika virus and other vector-borne dis- the protection of private property rights, or tion, Guanta´ namo Bay, Cuba, for the pur- eases, domestically and internationally: Pro- unfunded mandates. poses of detention or imprisonment in the vided, That such funds may be transferred by SEC. 503. All departments and agencies custody or under the control of the Depart- the Director of the National Institutes of funded under this Act are encouraged, within ment of Defense. Health (‘‘NIH’’) to other accounts of the NIH the limits of the existing statutory authori- (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall for the purposes provided in this paragraph: ties and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E- not apply to any modification of facilities at Provided further, That such amount is des- Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in United States Naval Station, Guanta´ namo ignated by the Congress as an emergency re- the conduct of their business practices and Bay, Cuba. quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) public service activities. (c) An individual described in this sub- of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- SEC. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all re- section is any individual who, as of June 24, icit Control Act of 1985. ports and notifications required by this Act 2009, is located at United States Naval Sta- OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on tion, Guanta´ namo Bay, Cuba, and who— PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, (1) is not a citizen of the United States or EMERGENCY FUND and Related Agencies of the Committee on a member of the Armed Forces of the United (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Appropriations of the House of Representa- States; and For an additional amount for fiscal year tives and the Subcommittee on Military (2) is— Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Re- 2016 for ‘‘Public Health and Social Services (A) in the custody or under the effective Emergency Fund’’, $387,000,000, to remain lated Agencies of the Committee on Appro- control of the Department of Defense; or priations of the Senate. available until September 30, 2017, to pre- (B) otherwise under detention at United vent, prepare for, and respond to Zika virus, SEC. 505. None of the funds made available States Naval Station, Guanta´ namo Bay, in this Act may be transferred to any depart- health conditions related to such virus, and Cuba. other vector-borne diseases, domestically ment, agency, or instrumentality of the This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military United States Government except pursuant and internationally; to develop necessary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related countermeasures and vaccines, including the to a transfer made by, or transfer authority Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017’’. provided in, this or any other appropriations development and purchase of vaccines, DIVISION B—ZIKA RESPONSE AND Act. therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical SEC. 506. None of the funds made available PREPAREDNESS supplies, and administrative activities; for in this Act may be used for a project or pro- TITLE I carrying out section 501 of the Social Secu- gram named for an individual serving as a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN rity Act; and for carrying out sections 330 Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis- SERVICES through 336 and 338 of the PHS Act: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph sioner of the United States House of Rep- CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND may be used to procure security counter- resentatives. PREVENTION SEC. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds measures (as defined in section 319F– made available in this Act, shall, subject to CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act): Provided further, subsections (b) and (c), post on the public For an additional amount for fiscal year That paragraphs (1) and (7)(C) of subsection Web site of that agency any report required 2016 for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities and Program (c) of section 319F–2 of the PHS Act, but no to be submitted by the Congress in this or Support’’, $394,000,000, to remain available other provisions of such section, shall apply any other Act, upon the determination by until September 30, 2017, to prevent, prepare to such security countermeasures procured the head of the agency that it shall serve the for, and respond to Zika virus, health condi- with funds appropriated in this paragraph: national interest. tions related to such virus, and other vector- Provided further, That products purchased (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a re- borne diseases, domestically and inter- with funds appropriated in this paragraph port if— nationally: Provided, That products pur- may, at the discretion of the Secretary of

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Not later than 30 days after enact- purposes specified above, shall also be avail- of gross obligations for the principal amount ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health able for necessary expenses for support to of direct loans not to exceed $1,880,406: Pro- and Human Services shall provide a detailed States, territories, tribes, or tribal organiza- vided further, That such amount is des- spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made tions with active or local transmission cases ignated by the Congress as an emergency re- available in this title, including estimated of the Zika virus, as confirmed by the Cen- quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) personnel and administrative costs, to the ters for Disease Control and Prevention, to of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- Committees on Appropriations: Provided, reimburse the costs of health care for health icit Control Act of 1985. That such plans shall be updated and sub- conditions related to the Zika virus, other mitted to the Committees on Appropriations UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR than costs that are covered by private health every 60 days until September 30, 2017. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT insurance, of which not less than $60,000,000 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT shall be for territories with the highest rates OVERSIGHT of Zika transmission: Provided further, That SEC. 104. Of the funds appropriated by this OPERATING EXPENSES of the funds appropriated under this heading, title under the heading ‘‘Public Health and For an additional amount for fiscal year $20,000,000 shall be awarded, notwithstanding Social Services Emergency Fund’’, up to— 2016 for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, $10,000,000, to section 502 of the Social Security Act, for (1) $500,000 shall be transferred to, and remain available until September 30, 2017, for projects of regional and national significance merged with, funds made available under the necessary expenses to support response ef- in Puerto Rico and other territories author- heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary, Office of forts related to the Zika virus, health condi- ized under section 501 of the Social Security Inspector General’’, and shall remain avail- tions related to such virus, and other vector- Act: Provided further, That of the funds ap- able until expended, for oversight of activi- borne diseases: Provided, That such amount propriated under this heading, $40,000,000 ties supported with funds appropriated by is designated by the Congress as an emer- shall be used to expand the delivery of pri- this title: Provided, That the Secretary of gency requirement pursuant to section mary health services authorized by section Health and Human Services shall consult 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 330 of the PHS Act in Puerto Rico and other with the Committees on Appropriations Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. territories: Provided further, That of the prior to obligating such funds: Provided fur- BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE funds appropriated under this heading, ther, That the transfer authority provided by FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT $6,000,000 shall, for purposes of providing pri- this paragraph is in addition to any other GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS mary health services in areas affected by transfer authority provided by law; and Zika virus or other vector-borne diseases, be (2) $500,000 shall be made available to the For an additional amount for fiscal year used to assign National Health Service Corps Comptroller General of the United States, 2016 for ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, (‘‘NHSC’’) members to Puerto Rico and other and shall remain available until expended, $145,500,000, to remain available until Sep- territories, notwithstanding the assignment for oversight of activities supported with tember 30, 2017, for necessary expenses to priorities and limitations in or under sec- funds appropriated by this title: Provided, prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Zika tions 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), or 333A(a) of the That the Comptroller General shall consult virus, health conditions related to such PHS Act, and to make NHSC Loan Repay- with the Committees on Appropriations virus, and other vector-borne diseases: Pro- ment Program awards under section 338B of prior to obligating such funds. vided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for vector such Act: Provided further, That for purposes TITLE II control activities, vaccines, diagnostics, and of the previous proviso, section 331(a)(3)(D) of DEPARTMENT OF STATE the PHS Act shall be applied as if the term vector control technologies: Provided further, ‘‘primary health services’’ included health ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS That funds appropriated under this heading services regarding pediatric subspecialists: DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS may be made available as contributions to the World Health Organization, the United Provided further, That such amount is des- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Nations Children’s Fund, the Pan American ignated by the Congress as an emergency re- For an additional amount for fiscal year quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) Health Organization, the International 2016 for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro- Atomic Energy Agency, and the Food and of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- grams’’, $14,594,000, to remain available until icit Control Act of 1985. Agriculture Organization: Provided further, September 30, 2017, for necessary expenses to That funds made available under this head- GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE support response efforts related to the Zika ing shall be subject to prior consultation (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) virus, health conditions related to such with the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- DIRECT HIRES virus, and other vector-borne diseases: Pro- vided further, That none of the funds appro- vided, That such funds may be made avail- SEC. 101. Funds appropriated by this title priated under this heading may be made able for medical evacuation costs of any may be used by the heads of the Department available for the Grand Challenges for Devel- other department or agency of the United of Health and Human Services, Department opment program: Provided further, That such States under Chief of Mission authority, and of State, and the United States Agency for amount is designated by the Congress as an may be transferred to any other appropria- International Development to appoint, with- emergency requirement pursuant to section tion of such department or agency for such out regard to the provisions of sections 3309 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and costs: Provided further, That such amount is through 3319 of title 5 of the United States Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. designated by the Congress as an emergency Code, candidates needed for positions to per- GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE requirement pursuant to section form critical work relating to Zika response 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and TRANSFER AUTHORITIES for which— Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) (1) public notice has been given; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND SEC. 201. (a) Funds appropriated by this Services has determined that such a public CONSULAR SERVICE title under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and health threat exists. For an additional amount for fiscal year Consular Programs’’, ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, ‘‘Repatri- TRANSFER AUTHORITIES 2016 for ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, $4,000,000 for necessary ation Loans Program Account’’, and ‘‘Oper- SEC. 102. Funds appropriated by this title expenses to support response efforts related ating Expenses’’ may be transferred to, and may be transferred to, and merged with, to the Zika virus, health conditions related merged with, funds appropriated by this title other appropriation accounts under the to such virus, and other vector-borne dis- under such headings to carry out the pur- headings ‘‘Centers for Disease Control and eases, to remain available until September poses of this title. Prevention’’, ‘‘Public Health and Social 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des- (b) The transfer authorities provided by Services Emergency Fund’’, and ‘‘National ignated by the Congress as an emergency re- this section are in addition to any other Institutes of Health’’ for the purposes speci- quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) transfer authority provided by law. fied in this title following consultation with (c) Upon a determination that all or part of of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- the Office of Management and Budget: Pro- the funds transferred pursuant to the au- icit Control Act of 1985. vided, That the Committees on Appropria- thorities provided by this section are not tions shall be notified 10 days in advance of REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT necessary for such purposes, such amounts any such transfer: Provided further, That, For an additional amount for fiscal year may be transferred back to such appropria- upon a determination that all or part of the 2016 for ‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Ac- tions. funds transferred from an appropriation are count’’ for the cost of direct loans, $1,000,000, (d) No funds shall be transferred pursuant not necessary, such amounts may be trans- to support response efforts related to the to this section unless at least 5 days prior to

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This division shall become effec- count) for which appropriations, funds, or SEC. 202. Funds appropriated by this title tive immediately upon enactment of this other authority were not available during shall only be available for obligation if the Act. This division may be cited as the ‘‘Zika fiscal year 2016. Secretary of State or the Administrator of (b) No appropriation or funds made avail- the United States Agency for International Response and Preparedness Appropriations Act, 2016’’. able or authority granted pursuant to sec- Development, as appropriate, notifies the tion 101 for the Department of Defense shall Committees on Appropriations in writing at DIVISION C—CONTINUING be used to initiate multi-year procurements least 15 days in advance of such obligation. APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 utilizing advance procurement funding for CONSOLIDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENT The following sums are hereby appro- economic order quantity procurement unless priated, out of any money in the Treasury SEC. 203. Not later than 30 days after enact- specifically appropriated later. ment of this Act and prior to the initial obli- not otherwise appropriated, and out of appli- SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section gation of funds made available by this title, cable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 101 shall be available to the extent and in the the Secretary of State and the Adminis- and funds, for the several departments, agen- manner that would be provided by the perti- trator of the United States Agency for Inter- cies, corporations, and other organizational nent appropriations Act. national Development shall submit a con- units of Government for fiscal year 2017, and SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no appropriation or funds made solidated report to the Committees on Ap- for other purposes, namely: SEC. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be nec- available or authority granted pursuant to propriations on the anticipated uses of such essary, at a rate for operations as provided section 101 shall be used to initiate or re- funds on a country and project basis, includ- in the applicable appropriations Acts for fis- sume any project or activity for which ap- ing estimated personnel and administrative cal year 2016 and under the authority and propriations, funds, or other authority were costs: Provided, That such report shall be up- conditions provided in such Acts, for con- not available during fiscal year 2016. dated and submitted to the Committees on tinuing projects or activities (including the SEC. 105. Appropriations made and author- Appropriations every 60 days until Sep- costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) ity granted pursuant to this Act shall cover tember 30, 2017. that are not otherwise specifically provided all obligations or expenditures incurred for OVERSIGHT for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal any project or activity during the period for SEC. 204. Of the funds appropriated by this year 2016, and for which appropriations, which funds or authority for such project or title, up to— funds, or other authority were made avail- activity are available under this Act. (1) $500,000 shall be transferred to, and able in the following appropriations Acts: SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in merged with, funds available under the head- (1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, this Act or in the applicable appropriations ing ‘‘United States Agency for International Food and Drug Administration, and Related Act for fiscal year 2017, appropriations and Development, Funds Appropriated to the Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division A funds made available and authority granted President, Office of Inspector General’’, and of Public Law 114–113), except section 728. pursuant to this Act shall be available until shall remain available until expended, for (2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and whichever of the following first occurs: (1) oversight of activities supported with funds Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 the enactment into law of an appropriation appropriated by this title: Provided, That the (division B of Public Law 114–113). for any project or activity provided for in transfer authority provided by this para- (3) The Department of Defense Appropria- this Act; (2) the enactment into law of the graph is in addition to any other transfer au- tions Act, 2016 (division C of Public Law 114– applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year thority provided by law; and 113). 2017 without any provision for such project (2) $500,000 shall be made available to the (4) The Energy and Water Development and or activity; or (3) December 9, 2016. SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to Comptroller General of the United States, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 this Act shall be charged to the applicable and shall remain available until expended, (division D of Public Law 114–113). appropriation, fund, or authorization when- for oversight of activities supported with (5) The Financial Services and General ever a bill in which such applicable appro- funds appropriated by this title: Provided, Government Appropriations Act, 2016 (divi- priation, fund, or authorization is contained That the Secretary of State and the Comp- sion E of Public Law 114–113), which for pur- is enacted into law. troller General, as appropriate, shall consult poses of this Act shall be treated as includ- SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds with the Committees on Appropriations ing section 707 of division O of Public Law made available by or authority granted pur- prior to obligating such funds. 114–113. suant to this Act may be used without re- TITLE III (6) The Department of Homeland Security gard to the time limitations for submission GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION Appropriations Act, 2016 (division F of Public and approval of apportionments set forth in Law 114–113). section 1513 of title 31, United States Code, EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES AND PROVISIONS (7) The Department of the Interior, Envi- but nothing in this Act may be construed to SEC. 301. Unless otherwise provided for by ronment, and Related Agencies Appropria- waive any other provision of law governing this division, the additional amounts appro- tions Act, 2016 (division G of Public Law 114– the apportionment of funds. priated pursuant to this division are subject 113). SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provi- to the requirements for funds contained in (8) The Departments of Labor, Health and sion of this Act, except section 106, for those the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Human Services, and Education, and Related programs that would otherwise have high (Public Law 114–113). Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (division H initial rates of operation or complete dis- PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTORS of Public Law 114–113). tribution of appropriations at the beginning SEC. 302. Funds made available by this di- (9) The Legislative Branch Appropriations of fiscal year 2017 because of distributions of vision may be used to enter into contracts Act, 2016 (division I of Public Law 114–113). funding to States, foreign countries, grant- with individuals for the provision of personal (10) The Department of State, Foreign Op- ees, or others, such high initial rates of oper- services (as described in section 104 of part 37 erations, and Related Programs Appropria- ation or complete distribution shall not be of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (48 tions Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114– made, and no grants shall be awarded for CFR 37.104)) to support the purposes of titles 113), except title IX. such programs funded by this Act that would I and II of this division, within the United (11) The Transportation, Housing and impinge on final funding prerogatives. States and abroad, subject to prior consulta- Urban Development, and Related Agencies SEC. 110. This Act shall be implemented so tion with, and the notification procedures of, Appropriations Act, 2016 (division L of Public that only the most limited funding action of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, Law 114–113), except section 420. that permitted in the Act shall be taken in That such individuals may not be deemed (b) The rate for operations provided by sub- order to provide for continuation of projects employees of the United States for the pur- section (a) is hereby reduced by 0.496 percent. and activities. SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other pose of any law administered by the Office of made available or authority granted pursu- mandatory payments whose budget author- Personnel Management: Provided further, ant to section 101 for the Department of De- ity was provided in appropriations Acts for That the authority made available pursuant fense shall be used for: (1) the new produc- fiscal year 2016, and for activities under the to this section shall expire on September 30, tion of items not funded for production in Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities 2017. fiscal year 2016 or prior years; (2) the in- shall be continued at the rate to maintain DESIGNATION RETENTION crease in production rates above those sus- program levels under current law, under the SEC. 303. Any amount appropriated by this tained with fiscal year 2016 funds; or (3) the authority and conditions provided in the ap- division, designated by the Congress as an initiation, resumption, or continuation of plicable appropriations Act for fiscal year emergency requirement pursuant to section any project, activity, operation, or organiza- 2016, to be continued through the date speci- 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and tion (defined as any project, subproject, ac- fied in section 106(3).

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Act 21–414), as modified as of the available for such payments. Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 112. Amounts made available under Act (title IX of Public Law 114–198) and the (b) During the period in which this Act is section 101 for civilian personnel compensa- amendments made by that Act. in effect, the authority and conditions pro- tion and benefits in each department and SEC. 117. Notwithstanding section 101, vided in the Financial Services and General agency may be apportioned up to the rate for amounts are provided for ‘‘Department of Government Appropriations Act, 2016 (divi- operations necessary to avoid furloughs Agriculture—Domestic Food Programs— sion E of Public Law 114–113) which were ap- within such department or agency, con- Food and Nutrition Service—Commodity As- plicable to the obligation or expenditure of sistent with the applicable appropriations sistance Program’’ at a rate for operations of funds by the District of Columbia for any Act for fiscal year 2016, except that such au- $310,139,000, of which $236,120,000 shall be for program, project, or activity during fiscal thority provided under this section shall not the Commodity Supplemental Food Pro- year 2016 shall apply to the obligation or ex- be used until after the department or agency gram. penditure of funds by the District of Colum- has taken all necessary actions to reduce or SEC. 118. Amounts provided by section 111 bia with respect to such program, project, or defer non-personnel-related administrative to the Department of Agriculture for ‘‘Cor- activity under any authority. expenses. porations—Commodity Credit Corporation SEC. 125. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act Fund—Reimbursement for Net Realized amounts are provided for ‘‘General Services may be obligated and expended notwith- Losses’’ may be used, prior to the completion Administration—Expenses, Presidential standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 of the report described in section 2 of the Act Transition’’ for necessary expenses to carry U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Depart- of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11), to reim- out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for U.S.C. 102 note), at a rate for operations of 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations net realized losses sustained, but not pre- $9,500,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 is Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 viously reimbursed, as reflected in the June for activities authorized by sections 3(a)(8) (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the 2016 report of its financial condition. and 3(a)(9) of such Act: Provided, That such National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. SEC. 119. Amounts made available by sec- amounts may be transferred and credited to 3094(a)(1)). tion 101 for ‘‘Department of Agriculture— the ‘‘Acquisition Services Fund’’ or ‘‘Federal SEC. 114. (a) Each amount incorporated by Rural Housing Service—Rental Assistance Buildings Fund’’ to reimburse obligations in- reference in this Act that was previously Program’’ may be apportioned up to the rate curred prior to enactment of this Act for the designated by the Congress for Overseas Con- for operations necessary to pay ongoing debt purposes provided herein related to the Pres- tingency Operations/Global War on Ter- service for the multi-family direct loan pro- idential election in 2016: Provided further, rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the grams under sections 514 and 515 of the Hous- That amounts available under this section Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit ing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1485). shall be in addition to any other amounts Control Act of 1985 or as being for disaster SEC. 120. Section 529(b)(5) of the Federal available for such purposes. relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. (b) Notwithstanding section 101, no funds Act is designated by the Congress for Over- 360ff(b)(5)) shall be applied by substituting are provided by this Act for ‘‘General Serv- seas Contingency Operations/Global War on the date specified in section 106(3) of this Act ices Administration—Pre-Election Presi- Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of for ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. dential Transition’’. such Act or as being for disaster relief pursu- SEC. 121. Notwithstanding sections 101 and SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 101, for ant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of such Act, re- 102, within amounts provided for ‘‘Depart- expenses of the Office of Administration to spectively. ment of Defense—Operation and Mainte- carry out the Presidential Transition Act of (b) The reduction in section 101(b) of this nance, Defense-Wide’’ and ‘‘Department of 1963, as amended, and similar expenses, in Act shall not apply to— Defense—Research, Development, Test and addition to amounts otherwise appropriated (1) amounts designated under subsection Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, except for by law, amounts are provided to ‘‘Presi- (a) of this section; amounts designated for Overseas Contin- dential Transition Administrative Support’’ (2) amounts made available by section gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism at a rate for operations of $7,582,000: Pro- 101(a) by reference to the second paragraph pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal- vided, That such funds may be transferred to under the heading ‘‘Social Security Adminis- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control other accounts that provide funding for of- tration—Limitation on Administrative Ex- Act of 1985, the Secretary of Defense may de- fices within the Executive Office of the penses’’ in division H of Public Law 114–113; velop, replace, and sustain Federal Govern- President and the Office of the Vice Presi- or ment security and suitability background in- dent in this Act or any other Act, to carry (3) amounts made available by section vestigation information technology system out such purposes. 101(a) by reference to the paragraph under requirements of the Office of Personnel Man- SEC. 127. In addition to the amounts other- the heading ‘‘Centers for Medicare and Med- agement at a rate for operations of wise provided by section 101, an additional icaid Services—Health Care Fraud and Abuse $95,000,000. amount is provided for ‘‘District of Colum- Control Account’’ in division H of Public SEC. 122. Section 1215(f)(1) of the National bia—Federal Payment for Emergency Plan- Law 114–113. Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year ning and Security Costs in the District of (c) Section 6 of Public Law 114–113 shall 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as apply to amounts designated in subsection Columbia’’ for costs associated with the most recently amended by section 1221 of the (a) for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Presidential Inauguration, at a rate for oper- National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- Global War on Terrorism. ations of $19,995,000. SEC. 128. In addition to the amounts other- SEC. 115. During the period covered by this cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92), shall be ap- Act, discretionary amounts appropriated for plied by substituting ‘‘2017’’ for ‘‘2016’’ wise provided by section 101, an additional fiscal year 2017 that were provided in ad- through the earlier of the date specified in amount is provided for ‘‘National Archives vance by appropriations Acts covered by sec- section 106(3) of this Act or the date of the and Records Administration—Operating Ex- tion 101 of this Act shall be available in the enactment of an Act authorizing appropria- penses’’ to carry out the Presidential transi- amounts provided in such Acts, reduced by tions for fiscal year 2017 for military activi- tion responsibilities of the Archivist of the the percentage in section 101(b). ties of the Department of Defense. United States under sections 2201 through SEC. 116. (a) In addition to the amounts SEC. 123. (a) Funds made available by sec- 2207 of title 44, United States Code (com- otherwise provided by section 101, and not- tion 101 for ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy monly known as the ‘‘Presidential Records withstanding section 104, an additional Programs—Uranium Enrichment Decon- Act of 1978’’), at a rate for operations of amount is provided to the Secretary of tamination and Decommissioning Fund’’ $4,850,000. Health and Human Services to carry out the may be apportioned up to the rate for oper- SEC. 129. Amounts made available by sec- authorizations in the Comprehensive Addic- ations necessary to avoid disruption of con- tion 101 for ‘‘Small Business Administra- tion and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law tinuing projects or activities funded in this tion—Business Loans Program Account’’ 114–198), at a rate for operations of appropriation. may be apportioned up to the rate for oper- $17,000,000. (b) The Secretary of Energy shall notify ations necessary to accommodate increased (b) In addition to the amounts otherwise the Committees on Appropriations of the demand for commitments for general busi- provided by section 101, and notwithstanding House of Representatives and the Senate not ness loans authorized under section 7(a) of section 104, an additional amount is provided later than 3 days after each use of the au- the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)). to the Attorney General to carry out the au- thority provided in subsection (a). SEC. 130. Amounts provided by section 101 thorizations in the Comprehensive Addiction SEC. 124. (a) Notwithstanding any other for the Department of Homeland Security and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– provision of this Act, except section 106, the may be obligated in the account and budget 198), at a rate for operations of $20,000,000. District of Columbia may expend local funds structure set forth in the table provided by (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart- this Act, in addition to the purposes other- Funds’’ for such programs and activities ment to the Committees on Appropriations

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.048 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S6060 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 of the Senate and the House of Representa- propriation from the general fund estimated National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ tives prior to the end of fiscal year 2016 pur- at not more than $0: Provided further, That to and ‘‘Department of Transportation—Fed- suant to section 563(e) of the Department of the extent that amounts realized from such eral Railroad Administration—National Net- Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 receipts exceed $3,000,000, those amounts in work Grants to the National Railroad Pas- (division F of Public Law 114–113). excess of $3,000,000 shall be deposited in the senger Corporation’’ in H.R. 5394 and S. 2844, SEC. 131. (a) Amounts made available by ‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary as introduced in the One Hundred Four- section 101 for ‘‘Department of Homeland Se- offsetting receipts in fiscal year 2017, shall be teenth Congress. curity—U.S. Customs and Border Protec- retained and used for necessary salaries and (b) Amounts made available pursuant to tion—Operations and Support’’ may be ap- expenses in this account, and shall remain subsection (a) are provided for ‘‘Department portioned up to the rate for operations nec- available until expended: Provided further, of Transportation—Federal Railroad Admin- essary to maintain not less than the number That of the amounts provided under this istration—Northeast Corridor Grants to the of staff achieved on September 30, 2016. heading by section 101, the Chemical Risk National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ at (b) Amounts made available by section 101 Review and Reduction program project shall a rate for operations of $235,000,000, to re- for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security— be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding main available until expended, and for ‘‘De- Transportation Security Administration— the amount of any fees made available, not partment of Transportation—Federal Rail- Operations and Support’’ may be apportioned less than the amount of appropriations for road Administration—National Network up to the rate for operations necessary to that program project for fiscal year 2014. Grants to the National Railroad Passenger maintain not less than the number of screen- SEC. 138. Section 114(f) of the Higher Edu- Corporation’’ at a rate for operations of ers achieved on September 30, 2016. cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011c(f)) shall be $1,155,000,000, to remain available until ex- SEC. 132. The authority provided by section applied by substituting the date specified in pended. 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 section 106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, SEC. 144. Amounts made available by sec- U.S.C. 391) shall continue in effect through 2016’’. tion 101 for ‘‘Maritime Administration—Mar- the date specified in section 106(3) of this SEC. 139. The first proviso under the head- itime Security Program’’ shall be allocated Act. ing ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv- at an annual rate across all vessels covered SEC. 133. Section 810 of the Federal Lands ices—Administration for Children and Fami- by operating agreements, as that term is Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) lies—Payments to States for the Child Care used in chapter 531 of title 46, United States is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and Development Block Grant’’ in title II of Code, and the Secretary shall distribute and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. division H of Public Law 114–113 shall not equally all such funds for payments due SEC. 134. (a) The authority provided by sub- apply during the period covered by this Act. under all operating agreements in equal section (m)(3) of section 8162 of the Depart- SEC. 140. (a) The second proviso under the amounts notwithstanding title 46, United ment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human States Code, section 53106: Provided, That no U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79) shall Services—Administration for Children and payment shall exceed an annual rate of continue in effect through the date specified Families—Children and Families Services $3,500,000 per operating agreement. in section 106(3) of this Act. Programs’’ in title II of division H of Public SEC. 145. (a) In addition to the amount oth- (b) Section 419(b) of division G of Public Law 114–113 shall be applied during the pe- erwise provided by section 101 for the ‘‘Com- Law 114–113 shall not apply during the period riod covered by this Act as if the following munity Planning and Development, Commu- covered by this Act. were struck from such proviso: ‘‘, of which nity Development Fund’’, there is appro- SEC. 135. Notwithstanding section 101, sub- $141,000,000 shall be available for a cost of liv- priated $500,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2016, to remain available until section 35(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 ing adjustment notwithstanding section expended, for necessary expenses for activi- U.S.C. 191(d)) shall be applied, at a rate for 640(a)(3)(A) of such Act’’. operations, through the date specified in sec- (b) Amounts made available in the third ties authorized under title I of the Housing tion 106(3), as if the following new paragraph proviso under the heading ‘‘Department of and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 were added at the end— Health and Human Services—Administration U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster relief, ‘‘(5) There is appropriated to the Fee Ac- for Children and Families—Children and long-term recovery, restoration of infra- count established in subsection (c)(3)(B)(ii) Families Services Programs’’ in title II of di- structure and housing, and economic revital- of this section, out of any money in the vision H of Public Law 114–113 shall not be ization in the most impacted and distressed Treasury not otherwise appropriated, included in the calculation of the ‘‘base areas resulting from a major disaster de- $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, to remain grant’’, as such term is used in section clared in 2016, and which the disaster oc- available until expended, for the coordina- 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. curred prior to the date of enactment of this tion and processing of oil and gas use author- 9835(a)(7)(A)), during the period described in Act, pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis- izations, to be reduced by amounts collected section 106 of this Act. aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by the Bureau and transferred to such Fee SEC. 141. (a) Section 529 of division H of (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That funds Account pursuant to subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii) Public Law 114–113 shall be applied by sub- shall be awarded directly to the State or of this section, so as to result in a final fiscal stituting ‘‘in the Child Enrollment Contin- unit of general local government at the dis- year 2017 appropriation from the general gency Fund from the appropriation to the cretion of the Secretary: Provided further, fund estimated at not more than $0.’’. Fund for the first semi-annual allotment pe- That as a condition of making any grant, the SEC. 136. In addition to the amounts other- riod for fiscal year 2017 under section Secretary shall certify in advance that such wise provided by section 101, an additional 2104(n)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act’’ grantee has in place proficient financial con- amount is provided for ‘‘Department of the for ‘‘or available in the Child Enrollment trols and procurement processes and has es- Interior—National Park Service—Operation Contingency Fund from appropriations to tablished adequate procedures to prevent of the National Park System’’ for security the Fund under section 2104(n)(2)(A)(i) of the any duplication of benefits as defined by sec- and visitor safety activities related to the Social Security Act’’; and tion 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies, at a rate (b) Section 530 of division H of Public Law Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 for operations of $4,200,000. 114–113 shall be applied by substituting U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expenditure of SEC. 137. In addition to amounts otherwise ‘‘$541,900,000’’ for ‘‘$4,678,500,000’’ and by add- funds, to maintain comprehensive websites made available by section 101, and notwith- ing at the end the following: ‘‘and of the regarding all disaster recovery activities as- standing section 104, amounts are provided funds made available for the purposes of car- sisted with these funds, and to detect and for ‘‘Environmental Protection Agency—En- rying out section 2105(a)(3) of the Social Se- prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Pro- vironmental Programs and Management’’ at curity Act, $5,669,100,000 are hereby re- vided further, That prior to the obligation of a rate for operations of $3,000,000, to remain scinded’’. funds a grantee shall submit a plan to the available until expended, and such amounts SEC. 142. Notwithstanding any other provi- Secretary for approval detailing the pro- may be apportioned up to the rate for oper- sion of this Act, there is appropriated for posed use of all funds, including criteria for ations needed, for necessary expenses of ac- payment to Sami A. Takai, widow of Kyle eligibility and how the use of these funds tivities described in section 26(b)(1) of the Mark Takai, late a Representative from the will address long-term recovery and restora- Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. State of Hawaii, $174,000. tion of infrastructure and housing and eco- 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees collected pur- SEC. 143. (a) Amounts made available by nomic revitalization in the most impacted suant to such section of such Act and depos- section 101 for ‘‘Department of Transpor- and distressed areas: Provided further, That ited in the ‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as dis- tation—Federal Railroad Administration— such funds may not be used for activities re- cretionary offsetting receipts in fiscal year Operating Grants to the National Railroad imbursable by, or for which funds are made 2017 shall be retained and used for necessary Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘Department of available by, the Federal Emergency Man- salaries and expenses under the above head- Transportation—Federal Railroad Adminis- agement Agency or the Army Corps of Engi- ing and shall remain available until ex- tration—Capital and Debt Service Grants to neers: Provided further, That funds allocated pended: Provided further, That the sum pro- the National Railroad Passenger Corpora- under this heading shall not be considered vided by this section of this Act from the tion’’ shall be obligated in the account and relevant to the non-disaster formula alloca- general fund for fiscal year 2017 shall be re- budget structure, and under the authorities tions made pursuant to section 106 of the duced by the amount of discretionary offset- and conditions, set forth for ‘‘Department of Housing and Community Development Act of ting receipts received during fiscal year 2017, Transportation—Federal Railroad Adminis- 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 ap- tration—Northeast Corridor Grants to the State or subdivision thereof may use up to 5

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.048 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6061 percent of its allocation for administrative as an emergency requirement pursuant to of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- costs: Provided further, That in administering section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget icit Control Act of 1985. the funds under this heading, the Secretary and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (g) Of the unobligated amounts made avail- of Housing and Urban Development may and shall be transferred only if the President able under section 1323(c)(1) of the Patient waive, or specify alternative requirements subsequently so designates the entire trans- Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 for, any provision of any statute or regula- fer and transmits such designation to the U.S.C. 18043(c)(1)), $168,100,000 is rescinded tion that the Secretary administers in con- Congress. immediately upon enactment of this Act. nection with the obligation by the Secretary (c) This section shall become effective im- (h) Of the unobligated balances available or the use by the recipient of these funds (ex- mediately upon enactment of this Act. under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in cept for requirements related to fair housing, This division may be cited as the ‘‘Con- title IX of the Department of State, Foreign nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the tinuing Appropriations Act, 2017’’. Operations, and Related Programs Appro- environment), if the Secretary finds that DIVISION D—RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS priations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law good cause exists for the waiver or alter- 113–235), $7,522,000 is rescinded immediately SEC. 101. (a) Of the unobligated balances native requirement and such waiver or alter- upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That available from prior year appropriations native requirement would not be incon- such amounts are designated by the Congress under the heading ‘‘Department of Com- sistent with the overall purpose of title I of as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Housing and Community Development merce, Economic Development Administra- section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That, notwith- tion, Economic Development Assistance Pro- and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. standing the preceding proviso, recipients of grams’’ designated by the Congress as an (i) Of the unobligated balances of appro- funds provided under this heading that use emergency requirement pursuant to the Con- priations made available under the heading such funds to supplement Federal assistance current Resolution on the Budget or the Bal- ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance, Funds Ap- provided under section 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control propriated to the President’’ in title IX of or 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re- Act of 1985, $10,000,000 is rescinded imme- the Department of State, Foreign Oper- lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. diately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, ations, and Related Programs Appropria- 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or That such amounts are designated by the tions Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113– public comment, any environmental review, Congress as an emergency requirement pur- 235), $109,478,000 is rescinded immediately approval, or permit performed by a Federal suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control such amounts are designated by the Congress responsibilities of the recipient with respect Act of 1985. as an emergency requirement pursuant to to such environmental review, approval or (b) Of the unobligated balances available section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget permit: Provided further, That, notwith- from amounts provided under the heading and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. standing section 104(g)(2) of the Housing and ‘‘Department of Commerce, National Oce- (j) Of the unobligated balances available Community Development Act of 1974 (42 anic and Atmospheric Administration, Oper- from amounts provided under the heading U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary may, upon ations, Research, and Facilities’’ in title II ‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal receipt of a request for release of funds and of Public Law 111–212 for responding to eco- Aviation Administration, Facilities and certification, immediately approve the re- nomic impacts of fisherman and fishery de- Equipment’’ in Public Law 109–148, $4,384,920 lease of funds for an activity or project as- pendent businesses, $13,000,000 is rescinded is rescinded immediately upon enactment of sisted under this heading if the recipient has immediately upon enactment of this Act: this Act: Provided, That such amounts are adopted an environmental review, approval Provided, That such amounts are designated designated by the Congress as an emergency or permit under the preceding proviso or the by the Congress as an emergency require- requirement pursuant to section activity or project is categorically excluded ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and from review under the National Environ- the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et Control Act of 1985. (k) Of the unobligated balances available seq.): Provided further, That the Secretary (c) Of the unobligated balances available from amounts provided under the heading shall publish via notice in the Federal Reg- from amounts provided under the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation, Federal ister any waiver, or alternative requirement, ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, Office Aviation Administration, Facilities and to any statute or regulation that the Sec- of the Secretary and Executive Manage- Equipment’’ in Public Law 102–368, $990,277 is retary administers pursuant to title I of the ment’’ in Public Law 109–148, $279,045 is re- rescinded immediately upon enactment of Housing and Community Development Act of scinded immediately upon enactment of this this Act: Provided, That such amounts are 1974 no later than 5 days before the effective Act: Provided, That such amounts are des- designated by the Congress as an emergency date of such waiver or alternative require- ignated by the Congress as an emergency re- requirement pursuant to section ment: Provided further, That amounts pro- quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and vided under this section shall be designated of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. by Congress as being for disaster relief pur- icit Control Act of 1985. (l) Of the unobligated balances available to suant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced (d) Of the unobligated balances available the Department of Transportation from Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Homeland amounts provided under section 108 of Public of 1985. Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protec- Law 101–130, $37,400,000 is rescinded imme- (b) Unobligated balances, including recap- tion, Salaries and Expenses’’ from emer- diately upon enactment of this Act: Provided, tures and carryover, remaining from funds gency funds in Public Law 107–206 and earlier That such amounts are designated by the appropriated to the Department of Housing laws transferred to the Department of Home- Congress as an emergency requirement pur- and Urban Development for administrative land Security when it was created in 2003, suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- costs of the Office of Community Planning $39,246 is rescinded immediately upon enact- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control and Development associated with funds ap- ment of this Act: Provided, That such Act of 1985. propriated to the Department for specific amounts are designated by the Congress as disaster relief and related purposes and des- an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- SA 5083. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed ignated by Congress as an emergency re- tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget an amendment to amendment SA 5082 quirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolu- and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. tion on the Budget or the Balanced Budget (e) Of the unobligated balances available COCHRAN) to the bill H.R. 5325, making and Emergency Deficit Control Act, includ- from amounts provided under the heading appropriations for the Legislative ing information technology costs and costs ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, United for administering and overseeing such spe- States Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construc- Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep- cific disaster related funds, shall be trans- tion, and Improvements’’ in Public Law 110– tember 30, 2017, and for other purposes; ferred to the Program Office Salaries and 329, Public Law 109–148 and Public Law 109– as follows: Expenses, Community Planning and Develop- 234, $48,075,920 is rescinded immediately upon At the end add the following: ment account for the Department, shall re- enactment of this Act: Provided, That such This Act shall take effect 1 day after the main available until expended, and may be amounts are designated by the Congress as date of enactment. used for such administrative costs for admin- an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- istering any funds appropriated to the De- tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget SA 5084. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed partment for any disaster relief and related and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. an amendment to amendment SA 5083 purposes in any prior or future act, notwith- (f) Of the unobligated balances available proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the standing the purposes for which such funds under the heading ‘‘Department of Homeland amendment SA 5082 proposed by Mr. were appropriated: Provided, That the Security, Federal Emergency Management MCCONNELL (for Mr. COCHRAN) to the amounts transferred pursuant to this section Agency, Administrative and Regional Oper- bill H.R. 5325, making appropriations that were previously designated by Congress ations’’ in Public Law 109–234, $731,790 is re- as an emergency requirement pursuant to a scinded immediately upon enactment of this for the Legislative Branch for the fis- Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Act: Provided, That such amounts are des- cal year ending September 30, 2017, and Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit ignated by the Congress as an emergency re- for other purposes; as follows: Control Act are designated by the Congress quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) Strike ‘‘1 day’’ and insert ‘‘2 days’’.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:53 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.048 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S6062 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 SA 5085. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Federal Management of the Committee an amendment to the bill H.R. 5325, objection, it is so ordered. on Homeland Security and Govern- making appropriations for the Legisla- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL mental Affairs be authorized to meet tive Branch for the fiscal year ending RESOURCES during the session of the Senate on September 30, 2017, and for other pur- Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask September 22, 2016, at 3 p.m., to con- poses; as follows: unanimous consent that the Com- duct a hearing entitled ‘‘Continued Re- At the end add the following: mittee on Energy and Natural Re- view of Agency Regulatory Guidance, This Act shall take effect 3 days after the sources be authorized to meet during Part III.’’ date of enactment. the session of the Senate on September The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 22, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD–366 of objection, it is so ordered. SA 5086. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed the Dirksen Senate Office Building. an amendment to amendment SA 5085 f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill ADVANCING HOPE ACT OF 2015 objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 5325, making appropriations for Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask the Legislative Branch for the fiscal COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate year ending September 30, 2017, and for proceed to the immediate consider- other purposes; as follows: unanimous consent that the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations be author- ation of Calendar No. 415, S. 1878. Strike ‘‘3 days’’ and insert ‘‘4 days’’. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ized to meet during the session of the clerk will report the bill by title. Senate on September 22, 2016. SA 5087. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without an amendment to the bill H.R. 5325, read as follows: making appropriations for the Legisla- objection, it is so ordered. A bill (S. 1878) to extend the pediatric pri- tive Branch for the fiscal year ending COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, ority review voucher program. September 30, 2017, and for other pur- AND PENSIONS There being no objection, the Senate poses; as follows: Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Com- proceeded to consider the bill, which At the end add the following: had been reported from the Committee This Act shall take effect 5 days after the mittee on Health, Education, Labor, date of enactment. and Pensions be authorized to meet on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- during the session of the Senate on sions, with an amendment to strike all SA 5088. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed September 22, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room after the enacting clause and insert in an amendment to amendment SA 5087 SD–430 of the Dirksen Senate Office lieu thereof the following: proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill Building to conduct a hearing entitled SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. H.R. 5325, making appropriations for ‘‘Exploring Current Practices in Cos- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing the Legislative Branch for the fiscal metic Development and Safety.’’ Hope Act of 2016’’. year ending September 30, 2017, and for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM FOR other purposes; as follows: PRIORITY REVIEW TO ENCOURAGE objection, it is so ordered. TREATMENTS FOR RARE PEDIATRIC Strike ‘‘5’’ and insert ‘‘6’’. COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND DISEASES. GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529 of the Federal SA 5089. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff) an amendment to amendment SA 5088 Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Com- is amended— proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the (1) in subsection (a)— amendment SA 5087 proposed by Mr. mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- (A) in paragraph (3), by amending subpara- MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 5325, mak- ernmental Affairs be authorized to graph (A) to read as follows: ing appropriations for the Legislative meet during the session of the Senate ‘‘(A) The disease is a serious or life-threat- Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep- on September 22, 2016, at 10 a.m., to ening disease in which the serious or life-threat- conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘Exploring ening manifestations primarily affect individ- tember 30, 2017, and for other purposes; uals aged from birth to 18 years, including age as follows: a Right to Try for Terminally Ill Pa- tients.’’ groups often called neonates, infants, children, Strike ‘‘6’’ and insert ‘‘7’’. and adolescents.’’; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (B) in paragraph (4)(F), by striking ‘‘Prescrip- SA 5090. Mr. COATS (for Mr. SAND- objection, it is so ordered. tion Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012’’ and ERS) proposed an amendment to the SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE inserting ‘‘Advancing Hope Act of 2016’’; bill S. 1878, to extend the pediatric pri- Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask (2) in subsection (b)— ority review voucher program; as fol- unanimous consent that the Select (A) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting lows: Committee on Intelligence be author- the following: ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.— On page 7, strike lines 7 through 17 and in- ized to meet during the session of the ‘‘(A) SPONSOR OF A RARE PEDIATRIC DISEASE sert the following: Senate on September 22, 2016, at 2 p.m., PRODUCT.— ‘‘(5) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Sec- in room SH–219 of the Hart Senate Of- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that retary may not award any priority review fice Building. is 90 days after the date of enactment of the Ad- vouchers under paragraph (1) after December The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without vancing Hope Act of 2016, the sponsor of a rare 31, 2016.’’; and objection, it is so ordered. pediatric disease product application that in- tends to request a priority review voucher under SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, SA 5091. Mr. COATS (for Ms. HIRONO) this section shall notify the Secretary of such AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT proposed an amendment to the bill S. intent upon submission of the rare pediatric dis- 2683, to include disabled veteran leave Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask ease product application that is the basis of the in the personnel management system unanimous consent that the Com- request for a priority review voucher. of the Federal Aviation Administra- mittee on Banking, Housing, and ‘‘(ii) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BUT NOT YET tion; as follows: Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Hous- APPROVED.—The sponsor of a rare pediatric dis- ease product application that was submitted On page 2, line 11, strike ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ ing, Transportation, and Community Development be authorized to meet and that has not been approved as of the date and insert ‘‘paragraph (4) of this subsection’’. of enactment of the Advancing Hope Act of 2016 f during the session of the Senate on shall be considered eligible for a priority review September 22, 2016, at 10 a.m., to con- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO voucher, if— duct a hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of ‘‘(I) such sponsor has submitted such rare pe- MEET the HUD Inspection Process.’’ diatric disease product application— COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ‘‘(aa) on or after the date that is 90 days after Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask objection, it is so ordered. the date of enactment of the Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012; and unanimous consent that the Com- SUBCOMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND ‘‘(bb) on or before the date of enactment of the FEDERAL MANAGEMENT mittee on Armed Services be author- Advancing Hope Act of 2016; and ized to meet during the session of the Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask ‘‘(II) such application otherwise meets the cri- Senate on September 22, 2016, at 9:30 unanimous consent that the Sub- teria for a priority review voucher under this a.m. committee on Regulatory Affairs and section.

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‘‘(B) SPONSOR OF A DRUG APPLICATION USING A (D) the value of the priority review voucher if (B) in paragraph (4)(F), by striking ‘‘Pre- PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHER.— transferred; and scription Drug User Fee Amendments of ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The sponsor of a human (E) the length of time between the date on 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘Advancing Hope Act of drug application shall notify the Secretary not which a priority review voucher was awarded 2016’’; later than 90 days prior to submission of the and the date on which it was used. (2) in subsection (b)— human drug application that is the subject of a (4) With respect to the priority review voucher (A) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting priority review voucher of an intent to submit program under section 529 of the Federal Food, the following: the human drug application, including the date Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff)— ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.— on which the sponsor intends to submit the ap- (A) the resources used by the Food and Drug ‘‘(A) SPONSOR OF A RARE PEDIATRIC DISEASE plication. Such notification shall be a legally Administration in implementing such program, PRODUCT.— binding commitment to pay the user fee to be as- including the effect of such program on the ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date sessed in accordance with this section. Food and Drug Administration’s review of drugs that is 90 days after the date of enactment of ‘‘(ii) TRANSFER AFTER NOTICE.—The sponsor of for which a priority review voucher was not the Advancing Hope Act of 2016, the sponsor a human drug application that provides notifi- awarded or used; of a rare pediatric disease product applica- cation of the intent of such sponsor to use the (B) the impact of the program on the public tion that intends to request a priority review voucher for the human drug application under health as a result of the review and approval of voucher under this section shall notify the clause (i) may transfer the voucher after such drugs that received a priority review voucher Secretary of such intent upon submission of notification is provided, if such sponsor has not and products that were the subject of a re- the rare pediatric disease product applica- yet submitted the human drug application de- deemed priority review voucher; and tion that is the basis of the request for a pri- scribed in the notification.’’; and (C) alternative approaches to improving such ority review voucher. (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting program so that the program is appropriately ‘‘(ii) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BUT NOT YET the following: targeted toward providing incentives for the de- APPROVED.—The sponsor of a rare pediatric ‘‘(5) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Sec- velopment of clinically important drugs that— disease product application that was sub- retary may not award any priority review (i) prevent or treat rare pediatric diseases; and mitted and that has not been approved as of vouchers under paragraph (1) after September (ii) would likely not otherwise have been de- the date of enactment of the Advancing Hope 30, 2022, unless the rare pediatric disease prod- veloped to prevent or treat such diseases. Act of 2016 shall be considered eligible for a uct application— (b) REPORT.—Not later than January 31, 2022, priority review voucher, if— ‘‘(A) is for a drug that, not later than Sep- the Comptroller General of the United States ‘‘(I) such sponsor has submitted such rare tember 30, 2022, is designated under subsection shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu- pediatric disease product application— (d) as a drug for a rare pediatric disease; and cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and ‘‘(aa) on or after the date that is 90 days ‘‘(B) is, not later than September 30, 2027, ap- the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the after the date of enactment of the Prescrip- proved under section 505(b)(1) of this Act or sec- House of Representatives a report containing tion Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012; and tion 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act.’’; the results of the study of conducted under sub- ‘‘(bb) on or before the date of enactment of and section (a). the Advancing Hope Act of 2016; and (3) in subsection (g), by inserting before the Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask ‘‘(II) such application otherwise meets the period ‘‘, except that no sponsor of a rare pedi- unanimous consent that the Sanders criteria for a priority review voucher under this section. atric disease product application may receive amendment, which is at the desk, be more than one priority review voucher issued ‘‘(B) SPONSOR OF A DRUG APPLICATION USING agreed to; the committee-reported sub- A PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHER.— under any section of this Act with respect to the stitute amendment, as amended, be drug for which the application is made.’’ ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The sponsor of a human agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be drug application shall notify the Secretary (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall read a third time and passed; and that not later than 90 days prior to submission of be construed to affect the validity of a priority the motion to reconsider be considered the human drug application that is the sub- review voucher that was issued under section made and laid upon the table. ject of a priority review voucher of an intent 529 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to submit the human drug application, in- (21 U.S.C. 360ff) before the date of enactment of objection, it is so ordered. cluding the date on which the sponsor in- this Act. tends to submit the application. Such notifi- The amendment (No. 5090) was agreed cation shall be a legally binding commit- SEC. 3. GAO REPORT. to, as follows: ment to pay the user fee to be assessed in ac- (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the (Purpose: To improve the bill) cordance with this section. United States shall conduct a study on the ef- On page 7, strike lines 7 through 17 and in- ‘‘(ii) TRANSFER AFTER NOTICE.—The sponsor fectiveness of awarding priority review vouchers sert the following: of a human drug application that provides under section 529 of the Federal Food, Drug, ‘‘(5) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Sec- notification of the intent of such sponsor to and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff) in providing retary may not award any priority review use the voucher for the human drug applica- incentives for the development of drugs that vouchers under paragraph (1) after December tion under clause (i) may transfer the vouch- treat or prevent rare pediatric diseases (as de- 31, 2016.’’; and er after such notification is provided, if such fined in subsection (a)(3) of such section) that The committee-reported amendment sponsor has not yet submitted the human would not otherwise have been developed. In drug application described in the notifica- conducting such study, the Comptroller General in the nature of a substitute, as amend- tion.’’; and shall examine the following: ed, was agreed to. (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting (1) The indications for which each drug for The bill (S. 1878), as amended, was or- the following: which a priority review voucher was awarded dered to be engrossed for a third read- ‘‘(5) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Sec- under such section 529 was approved under sec- ing, was read the third time, and retary may not award any priority review tion 505(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and vouchers under paragraph (1) after December Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b)(1)) or section passed, as follows: S. 1878 31, 2016.’’; and 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 (3) in subsection (g), by inserting before U.S.C. 262(a)). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the period ‘‘, except that no sponsor of a rare (2) Whether the priority review voucher im- resentatives of the United States of America in pediatric disease product application may re- pacted sponsors’ decisions to invest in devel- Congress assembled, ceive more than one priority review voucher oping a drug to treat or prevent a rare pediatric SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. issued under any section of this Act with re- disease. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing spect to the drug for which the application is (3) An analysis of the drugs for which such Hope Act of 2016’’. made.’’ priority review vouchers were used, which shall SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM FOR (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in include— PRIORITY REVIEW TO ENCOURAGE this Act, or the amendments made by this (A) the indications for which such drugs were TREATMENTS FOR RARE PEDIATRIC Act, shall be construed to affect the validity approved under section 505(b)(1) of the Federal DISEASES. of a priority review voucher that was issued Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529 of the Federal under section 529 of the Federal Food, Drug, 355(b)(1)) or section 351(a) of the Public Health Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff) before the Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)); 360ff) is amended— date of enactment of this Act. (B) whether unmet medical needs were ad- (1) in subsection (a)— SEC. 3. GAO REPORT. dressed through the approval of such drugs, in- (A) in paragraph (3), by amending subpara- (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of cluding, for each such drug— graph (A) to read as follows: the United States shall conduct a study on (i) if an alternative therapy was previously ‘‘(A) The disease is a serious or life-threat- the effectiveness of awarding priority review available to treat the indication; and ening disease in which the serious or life- vouchers under section 529 of the Federal (ii) if the drug provided a benefit or advan- threatening manifestations primarily affect Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. tage over another available therapy; individuals aged from birth to 18 years, in- 360ff) in providing incentives for the develop- (C) the number of patients potentially treated cluding age groups often called neonates, in- ment of drugs that treat or prevent rare pe- by such drugs; fants, children, and adolescents.’’; and diatric diseases (as defined in subsection

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:53 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.021 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE S6064 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2016 (a)(3) of such section) that would not other- A bill (S. 2683) to include disabled veteran APPOINTMENT wise have been developed. In conducting such leave in the personnel management system study, the Comptroller General shall exam- of the Federal Aviation Administration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ine the following: Chair, on behalf of the Democratic (1) The indications for which each drug for There being no objection, the Senate leader, pursuant to Public Law 110–315, which a priority review voucher was awarded proceeded to consider the bill. appoints the following individual to be under such section 529 was approved under Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I further a member of the National Advisory section 505(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, ask that the Hirono amendment be Committee on Institutional Quality and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b)(1)) or sec- agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read and Integrity: Steven VanAusdle of tion 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act a third time and passed; and the mo- Washington. (42 U.S.C. 262(a)). tion to reconsider be considered made (2) Whether the priority review voucher f impacted sponsors’ decisions to invest in de- and laid upon the table with no inter- veloping a drug to treat or prevent a rare pe- vening action or debate. ORDERS FOR MONDAY, diatric disease. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 (3) An analysis of the drugs for which such objection, it is so ordered. Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask priority review vouchers were used, which The amendment (No. 5091) was agreed unanimous consent that when the Sen- shall include— (A) the indications for which such drugs to, as follows: ate completes its business today, it ad- were approved under section 505(b)(1) of the (Purpose: To improve the bill) journ until 3 p.m., Monday, September 26; that following the prayer and Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 On page 2, line 11, strike ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ U.S.C. 355(b)(1)) or section 351(a) of the Pub- and insert ‘‘paragraph (4) of this subsection’’. pledge, the morning hour be deemed lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)); expired, the Journal of proceedings be (B) whether unmet medical needs were ad- The bill (S. 2683), as amended, was or- approved to date, and the time for the dressed through the approval of such drugs, dered to be engrossed for a third read- two leaders be reserved for their use including, for each such drug— ing, was read the third time, and later in the day; further, that following (i) if an alternative therapy was previously passed, as follows: available to treat the indication; and leader remarks, the Senate resume (ii) if the drug provided a benefit or advan- S. 2683 consideration of H.R. 5325; finally, that tage over another available therapy; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the filing deadline for the cloture mo- (C) the number of patients potentially resentatives of the United States of America in tions filed today be at 4 p.m., Monday, treated by such drugs; Congress assembled, September 26 for first-degree amend- (D) the value of the priority review vouch- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ments and for second-degree amend- er if transferred; and This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal ments at 12 p.m., Tuesday, September (E) the length of time between the date on 27. which a priority review voucher was awarded Aviation Administration Veteran Transition and the date on which it was used. Improvement Act of 2016’’. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (4) With respect to the priority review SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF DISABLED VETERAN objection, it is so ordered. voucher program under section 529 of the LEAVE IN FEDERAL AVIATION AD- f Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 MINISTRATION PERSONNEL MAN- U.S.C. 360ff)— AGEMENT SYSTEM. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, (A) the resources used by the Food and (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40122(g)(2) of title SEPTEMBER 26, 2016, AT 3 P.M. Drug Administration in implementing such 49, United States Code, is amended— program, including the effect of such pro- (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘; and’’ Mr. COATS. Mr. President, if there is gram on the Food and Drug Administration’s and inserting a semicolon; no further business to come before the review of drugs for which a priority review (2) in subparagraph (I)(iii), by striking the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that voucher was not awarded or used; period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and it stand adjourned under the previous (B) the impact of the program on the pub- (3) by adding at the end the following: order. lic health as a result of the review and ap- ‘‘(J) subject to paragraph (4) of this sub- There being no objection, the Senate, proval of drugs that received a priority re- section, section 6329, relating to disabled vet- at 5 p.m., adjourned until Monday, Sep- eran leave.’’. view voucher and products that were the tember 26, 2016, at 3 p.m. subject of a redeemed priority review vouch- (b) CERTIFICATION OF LEAVE.—Section er; and 40122(g) of such title is amended— f (C) alternative approaches to improving (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para- such program so that the program is appro- graph (5); and NOMINATIONS priately targeted toward providing incen- (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- Executive nominations received by tives for the development of clinically im- lowing: the Senate: portant drugs that— ‘‘(4) CERTIFICATION OF DISABLED VETERAN NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE (i) prevent or treat rare pediatric diseases; LEAVE.—In order to verify that leave cred- HUMANITIES and ited to an employee pursuant to paragraph (ii) would likely not otherwise have been (2)(J) is used for treating a service-connected NATHAN BRUCE DUTHU, OF VERMONT, TO BE A MEM- BER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES developed to prevent or treat such diseases. disability, that employee shall, notwith- FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 26, 2022, VICE CHRIS- (b) REPORT.—Not later than January 31, standing section 6329(c) of title 5, submit to TOPHER MERRILL, TERM EXPIRED. 2022, the Comptroller General of the United the Assistant Administrator for Human Re- STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE States shall submit to the Committee on source Management of the Federal Aviation Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of JOHN D. MINTON, JR., OF KENTUCKY, TO BE A MEMBER Administration certification, in such form OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE STATE JUSTICE the Senate and the Committee on Energy and manner as the Administrator of the Fed- INSTITUTE FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 17, 2019. and Commerce of the House of Representa- eral Aviation Administration may prescribe, (REAPPOINTMENT) tives a report containing the results of the CHASE ROGERS, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE A MEMBER OF that the employee used that leave for pur- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE STATE JUSTICE IN- study of conducted under subsection (a). poses of being furnished treatment for that STITUTE FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 17, 2018. (RE- f disability by a health care provider.’’. APPOINTMENT) (c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made DEPARTMENT OF STATE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRA- by this section shall apply with respect to TULINABO SALAMA MUSHINGI, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER TION VETERAN TRANSITION IM- any employee of the Federal Aviation Ad- MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF PROVEMENT ACT OF 2016 ministration hired on or after the date that COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask is one year after the date of the enactment TO THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL, AND TO SERVE CONCUR- of this Act. RENTLY AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS unanimous consent that the Commerce AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY Committee be discharged from further (d) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—Not later OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC consideration of S. 2683 and the Senate than 270 days after the date of the enactment OF GUINEA-BISSAU. of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal IN THE AIR FORCE proceed to its immediate consider- Aviation Administration shall prescribe poli- ation. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT cies and procedures to carry out the amend- IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ments made by this section that are com- CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE objection, it is so ordered. parable, to the maximum extent practicable, AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION The clerk will report the bill by title. to the regulations prescribed by the Office of 601: The senior assistant legislative clerk Personnel Management under section 6329 of To be lieutenant general read as follows: title 5, United States Code. LT. GEN. JOHN F. THOMPSON

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A22SE6.027 S22SEPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with SENATE September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6065 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be lieutenant commander SEAN P. CAULFIELD IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- WESTON R. COBY CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE JORDAN M. ADLER SABRINA L. CUMMINGS AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION CHRISTOPHER S. BANNON THOMAS M. FREISMUTH, JR. 601: DUSTY P. BARTLETT CHAD E. GEIS RHETT Z. BEGLEY DAVID W. E. HERRMANN To be lieutenant general RICHARD H. BURTON DUSTIN D. HOCKING MAJ. GEN. ROBERT D. MCMURRY, JR. JACOB A. CARLSEN CORIANDRE T. JOHNSON SARAH M. COOPER DAVID J. LORFELD IN THE ARMY BOBBY L. COWART MARK C. MITCHELL JEFFREY A. DAWSON ZACHARY E. MOODY THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF JOSHUA C. DENNIS AARON M. MORRONE THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN JONATHAN D. DIETER THOMAS P. NEWMAN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED BRIAN C. FIELDS MATT A. PAULSON WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND STEPHEN N. GAETKE DYANNA L. RODRIGUEZ RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: BRENDAN J. GEOGHEGAN JEFFREY K. SEIBOLD To be lieutenant general STEFAN E. GILLETTE WILLIAM D. TUBBS DAVID GRIMALDO NICOLAAS A. VERHOEVEN MAJ. GEN. REYNOLD N. HOOVER JASON R. HANEY ANDREW S. WEST MICHAEL M. HANNA IN THE NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT BRYAN K. HARRIS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT LINDSAY M. HEGY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED JOSEPH K. HELKER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: LINDSEY HENRY III To be lieutenant commander BRUCE W. HILL To be rear admiral (lower half) PHILIP B. IBBITSON FRANCIS B. CARNABY KEVIN D. JACK JUN Y. CHEN CAPT. KELLY A. AESCHBACH YASMINE N. JOHNSON CHRISTOPHER W. CRAZYBULL ANDREW B. DRODDY IN THE AIR FORCE NICHOLAS J. LAKOMCIK BRIAN J. LEE DANIEL L. JUSTICE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DANIEL S. MINTZER SAMUEL S. T. KIM AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED STATES AIR MATTHEW K. MORSE SIMON Y. KWAK FORCE ACADEMY IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER ALEJANDRO D. MUSQUIZ CHRISTOPHER J. R. MCCOOK TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 9333(B) AND 9336(A): JOSEPH SIMON DANIEL J. MILLER ADAM R. SINSEL VICTORIA E. MOORE To be colonel MARK W. STEWART BRENT H. OGLESBY VICTOR ROMANENKOV SCOTT E. WILLIAMS JAY B. TAYLOR NATHANIEL R. THOMSON REBECCA I. SUMMERS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SCOTT C. TOLLEFSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED STATES AIR RYAN T. WADINGTON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY FORCE ACADEMY IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER CHRISTOPHER D. WEDDELL UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 9333(B) AND 9336(A): RICHARD C. WONG To be lieutenant commander To be colonel THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY BENJAMIN R. ADDISON JOHN D. CINNAMON UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: KEVIN L. CHAMBERS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ADAM R. COLE IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE To be lieutenant commander MATTHEW A. COMER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: JOHN A. ALLEN DANIEL L. DAY To be major LANCE A. ALT SHAWN P. EKLUND ROBERT J. BEBBER DESIREE E. F. FRAME ALFRED G. TRAYLOR II JENEAN R. BEERS CHRISTINE B. GARGAN MARK J. BERGEM JULIANNE J. HOLLAND THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT LESLIE L. HUBBELL AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED STATES AIR CHRISTOPHER D. BJORNNES CHRISTOPHER B. BONINE AMELIA E. K. A. LAWTON FORCE ACADEMY IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER JACQUELINE E. PAU TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 9333(B) AND 9336(A): MILES J. BOZARTH WILLIAM D. BRINKMEYER STEPHANIE A. H. TURO To be colonel DEVON A. BRUMBAUGH RUSSELL P. WOLFKIEL DONALD M. COATES THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MARK C. ANARUMO DAVID W. COURTNEY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ANDREA M. CURRY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED STATES AIR JACOB F. DAVIS FORCE ACADEMY IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER JAMIE J. DAVIS To be lieutenant commander TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 9333(B) AND 9336(A): JOSHUA J. DUGAN JOSHUA C. ALCAZAR To be colonel JOSHUA G. DYE TODD M. ANDERSON SAMUEL B. FLEMING THOMAS E. BEGNAL STEVEN C. M. HASSTEDT WILLIAM R. FLEMING TIMOTHY J. DEAL DEREK C. GILBERT KRISTOFFER C. DREW IN THE ARMY MATTHEW D. GRAY JESSE C. EPP MICHAEL D. GRIMSHAW THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT KEVIN B. FLEESE JOHN D. HORTON KEVIN L. HICKS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE TRACY JONES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: VAN J. HOWARD DAVID J. KING NATHANIEL H. HURT III To be colonel AARON M. LAWSONGRADLE DANIEL J. HUTTON JAMES L. LEGG JASON JACDEDT KARL E. NELL MARCUS L. LONG COURTNEY A. JOHNSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SONDRA A. LONGWORTH STEPHANIE M. KNIGHT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE STEVEN T. MAKI CARLOS R. MARCIA ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: DEVIN J. MAYER SHAWN J. MARLOWE ASHLEY S. M. MCABEE ORLANDO A. MARTINEZ To be colonel SEANN D. MCKENNA BRIAN E. MCKEE KYLE E. MILLER TODD D. WOLFORD MATTHEW G. OMIRE TANGIE I. MONTGOMERY BRYAN S. RAYMOND, JR. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MATTHEW I. MORAN MICHAEL C. SHAFFER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY NATHANIEL S. NEWSOM BARRY O. SMITH MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SEC- KEVIN D. OBRIEN DANNIE T. STIMSON TIONS 624 AND 3064: WILLIAM A. PARKER PHILIP D. TOREM To be major BENJAMIN D. PARKS VICTOR E. VEGUILLADEJESUS STEPHANIE R. PENDINO JESSE L. WHITFIELD LANCE L. JELKS ANN M. PETERS JUI I. YANG MICHAEL A. PFAEFFLIN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ALEXIS M. POSPISCHIL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY SHELLEY D. PULLIAM TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY VETERINARY CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS RICHARD H. PYFROM UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: 624 AND 3064: SARAH M. QUEMADA To be lieutenant commander To be lieutenant colonel DANIEL S. RHAME, JR. ALEXANDER RIOS SILAS O. CARPENTER MATTHEW A. LEVINE AUSTIN H. RUTKOWSKI EVAN A. KARLIK THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL TO THE GRADE WILFREDO SANTIAGO, JR. MARK L. MORRISON INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY UNDER TITLE MICHAEL A. SCHMIDT CHRISTOPHER E. WELLS 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: RYAN W. SHROYER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT KURT M. SHULKITAS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY To be colonel KELLY J. STEELE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JOHN W. STUCKEY DANIEL J. DONOVAN SEAN D. R. THOMPSON To be lieutenant commander THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT KENNETH S. TUMA II TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE TIMBERON C. VANZANT GALO A. CAVALCANTI ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: MELANIE S. CHAMBERS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SAMUEL L. H. CHEN To be colonel TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY RYAN T. DAILEY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHRISTINA M. DEES DONNA A. MCDERMOTT To be lieutenant commander AUREL N. DEHOLLAN IN THE NAVY MICHAEL R. DICKENSON CHRISTOPHER D. AYALA ALFONSO DUARTE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CHARLOTTE A. BENBOW JUSTIN R. FITZJARRALD TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY KEVIN I. BREACH AMANDA J. GRIFFITH UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ROBERT B. CARTER DAVID A. HOOPER

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ROY M. KLOTZBACH BERRY T. BROWN MITCHELL R. DOW KYRA D. LASSITER JAMES D. BROWN CHRISTOPHER M. DOWDELL LISA W. LEE MICHAEL R. BROWN MARGARET L. DOYLE ERIK E. MOSS THOMAS M. BROWN JONATHAN T. DUENAS JEROD A. TABER JERAMY J. BRUX ALEX G. DULUDE AUDRA M. VANCE ANTHONY T. BRYANT PATRICK L. DUNN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JORDAN A. BRYE TIMOTHY M. DUNTON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY MICHAEL BUBULKA DOUGLAS W. DURHAM UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: NICHOLAS D. BULARZIK JOSEPH F. DYCKMAN AMANDA K. BURD WILLISTON L. DYE III To be lieutenant commander JOSEPH BURNS DAVID P. ECKARDT SCOTT B. BURRILL BRETT N. ECKERT CHRISTOPHER T. ABPLANALP ERIC BURTNERABT JAMES A. EDMINISTER KRISTIN P. ACTON GEORGE M. BURTON SCOTT A. EDMINSTER DAVID J. ADAMEK KENNETH P. BUTRYM JENNIFER M. EDWARDS STEPHEN W. ADAMS LISA M. BYDAIRK DANIEL L. ELFGUINN ANDRE M. AGRAVIADOR PAUL M. BYRNE III JEFFREY M. ELLER, JR. RAYMOND J. AHAUS ALAN P. CABILING DEREK H. ELLIS JULIO A. ALARCON ROBERT J. CADY JENNA A. EPIFANIO RICHARD A. ALI JOSHUA M. CALDWELL DEREK W. ESCALANTE JEREMY R. ALLEY SHAWN R. CALLIHAN PAUL K. EVANS JONATHAN R. ALLMOND ANDREW P. CAMDEN STEVEN L. EVANS, JR. JOSEPH J. AMES ALLISON CAMERON ASHLEY J. FAIRES AARON M. ANDERSON BRETT S. CAMERON JESSICA L. FEATHER CHRISTOPHER D. ANDERSON JESSICA CAMERON CHRISTOPHER W. FEAY JONANDREW D. ANDERSON LARRY E. CAMP, JR. JONATHAN C. FEINS NATHAN B. ANDERSON JOSEPH M. CAMPBELL JOSEPH D. FELDER II RAFAEL ANDRADE, JR. JOSEPH M. CAMPBELL KEITH W. FERRELL BENJAMIN M. ANDROS KEVIN M. CAMPBELL DANIAL L. FICKLING PAUL J. A. ANDRUZZI CHRISTOPHER A. CANALES FREDERICK FIELDS, JR. JAMES A. ANGEL RUSSELL S. CANTY COLIN P. FINNEGAN JOSEPH W. ANGLIN CHRISTOPHER D. CARAWAY JACOB A. FISCHER JOHN D. ANHALT JAMES C. CARBAUGH JOSEPH E. FITZGERALD CHRISTINA C. APPLEMAN ANDREW D. CARLSON TIMOTHY FITZGERALD, JR. ERNESTO A. ARBOLEDA TODD W. S. CARLSON JENNIFER S. FLEMING ANTHONY S. ARDITO BRIAN M. CARNES MICHAEL W. FLICK STEVEN E. ASPHOLM REBEKAH CARR ROBERT J. FLOYD II RAYMOND B. AUBUCHON RYAN L. CARR ZACHARY F. FLYNN MICHAEL J. AUSTIN JEREMY K. CARROLL ELIJAH C. FORD TRAVIS AVANT ADAM B. CARTER KATE M. FORD TRISTAN A. AYSON DAVID H. CARTER RYAN B. FORSMO JONATHAN C. BACON JOHN D. CARTER CHAD R. FORTIN WAYNE M. BACON KASEY W. CARTER ROBERT L. FOSTER DEREK L. BADER JONATHAN D. CARTLEDGE MASON B. FOX JAKE R. BAKER PATRICK C. CASHIN ERIC M. FRANK JORGE R. BALARES, JR. ROBERT J. CASTOR, JR. COURTNEY B. FREEMAN JEFFREY G. BALISTRERI AARON J. CASTRO MICHAEL W. FRITTS RAYMOND T. BALL, JR. MICHAEL M. CATALANO JUSTIN T. FUJIMURA VICTOR A. BARGER JUSTIN R. CAUDLE MICHAEL FURLAN JAMES A. BARKLEY TIMOTHY T. CHADWICK TODD M. GALVIN JENNIFER L. BARKLEY RYAN P. CHAMBERLAIN PAUL A. GARCIA PETER D. BARKLEY ANDREW M. CHAMBERS DANIEL E. GARDNER WARREN A. BARLOW FRANCIS C. CHAPELLE JAMES M. GARRETT TIMOTHY L. BARNIKEL WILLIAM C. CHAPMAN DALLAS C. GATES ADAM J. BARRERAS MATTHEW E. CHARLES ANDREW T. GAY TIMOTHY S. BARRY LEE J. CHASCO ANDREW T. GAYNOR JOHN J. BARTIS JOEL D. CHASE GREGORY E. GEHL DEVIN J. BASTEMEYER SCOTT C. CHASE BRYAN T. GEIGER TRAVIS K. BATEMAN JOHN J. CHESTER, JR. SEAN A. GENIS BRUCE BATTESON KYLER Z. K. CHONG EKON A. GEORGE DOUGLAS C. BATTIG COREY J. CHONSKY MARK A. GEORGE JOHN T. BAXTER JUSTIN J. CHRISTENSEN MATTHEW T. GEORGES CALVIN S. BEADS MICHAEL D. CHRISTOPH LOUIS P. GERARD ANDREW W. BEASLEY JASON CHUMA DAVID J. GERDA TODD M. BEATTY DANIEL CIULLO BRIAN K. GERVAIS ROBERT G. BEAUCHAMP ANTHONY J. CLAY ANDREW P. GIACOMUCCI BRETT R. BELL SAMUEL M. CLEMENT NAOTOMO K. GIBSON LANDON K. BELL ANDRE D. CLEVELAND JAMES E. GILES MICHAEL B. BELL GRAHAM E. CLEVELAND ANDREW E. GILLASPIE MATTHEW F. BELLASSAI HARRISON L. COLEMAN II BRETT G. GILLIES CHRISTINE C. BENEDICT ROBERT A. COLVIN, JR. JOHN W. GILLIGAN ROBERT T. BENEDICT ROSS F. CONLEY ANDREA M. GIULIANO CHARLES E. BENNETT JOHN S. CONNER ALEXANDER D. GLASS MATTHEW P. BENNETT DANIEL B. COOPER JASON A. GOELLER LANCE M. BENSON AMANDO S. COPE, JR. MATTHEW J. GOODAVISH ANDREA L. BENVENUTO BENJAMIN J. CORDLE MARK R. GORDON JONATHAN A. BERGSTRAND NICHOLAS D. CORNWELL MICHAEL J. GOSSETT BRIAN A. BERUMEN BETTINA J. CORY MEGHAN C. GRAY MATTHEW E. BEZOLD ERIC M. COTE JONATHAN B. GREENWALD ROLAND M. BIEHLE MATTHEW J. COUSINS GRANT D. J. GREENWELL KEITH A. BIERMAN WILLIAM D. COUTS GLEN C. GREGORY JASON E. BILBRO ADAM E. COWAN STEVEN E. GREY, JR. MITCHELL T. BLACKBURN ADAM L. CRAIG DOUGLAS W. GROTHUES SEAN T. BLACKMAN DENNIS J. CRUMP BRIAN A. GUEST RYAN P. BLAKE GARRETT R. CRYSLER RUBEN H. GUEVARA MATHIEW K. BLANDIN THOMAS A. CUNNINGHAM CHAD J. GUILLERAULT PAIGE M. BLOK ROBERT J. DALTON STEPHEN C. GUNGGOLL GREGORY M. BOBICH WILLIAM E. DANN CLAIRE B. GUNNISON ERIC R. BOND CLAIRE F. DANTONIO JOHN M. GUTIERREZ JOHNATHAN W. BOSCH ANDREW C. DARJANY MARK GUTIERREZ CHAD T. BOSER MICHAEL E. DARK PATRICK T. GUTIERREZ ADAM H. BOSMA TRAVIS F. DAUGHERTY JOSHUA B. HAGGARD TIMOTHY J. BOSTON WILLIAM L. DAVIDSON ALEX HALBERSTADT CAMERON M. BOUTON BRIAN P. DEADMON JEFFREY D. HALE VINCENT A. BOVE ZACHARY C. DEAN MATHEW J. HALFERTY QUINCY L. BOWLES SCOTT T. DEARDEN JEREMY S. HALL TYRCHRA A. J. BOWMAN CRAIG L. DEAVOURS RICHARD M. HALL RYAN J. BRACK MICHAEL E. DEBOER BRUCE D. HALLETT MATTHEW R. BRADEN MICHAEL K. DELOACH THOMAS C. J. HAM MICHAEL D. BRAMMER JEFFREY R. DELONGPRE ANDREW C. HAMBLEN PATRICK J. BRAY LOUIS E. DEMARCO HURSEL B. HANKS JOSEPH A. BREEDEN SCOTT C. DEMARCO JIMMY A. HARMON TIMOTHY E. BREEN BRIAN R. DEMELL SEAN F. HARNER ROBERT E. BREISCH III HEATHER S. DENT JASON S. HARREL JASON D. BRETHAUER BENJAMIN A. DESMOND BRIAN M. HARRINGTON ANDREW M. BRETT ANTHONY K. DEVOTO JANIS J. HARRINGTON JEFFREY P. BRIDGE CHRISTOPHER T. DIBBLE JOHN P. HARRINGTON CHRISTOPHER R. BRIDGES DANIEL C. DIDIER AUBREY R. HARRIS WILLIAM R. BRIDGES KIMBERLY R. DILLON MATTHEW A. HARRIS ROBERT B. BRIDGMAN ERIK J. DIPPOLD NICOLE M. HARRIS MATHEW BRIDWELL SAM E. DIRICKSON RAVON D. HARRIS JOSEPH M. BRISCO, JR. TREY J. DITTBERNER NICHOLAS R. J. HAUBRICH BRANT J. BROCK NICOLAS A. DOCKINS ALEX W. HAUPT BENJAMIN A. BROOKS JAMES J. DOHERTY JOSEPH P. HAVERTY MATTHEW S. BROOKS LUKE T. DONAHUE MITCHELL J. HAYS JANET M. BROOME RYAN C. DOOT MICHAEL R. HAYTASINGH ADAM W. BROOS RYAN A. DORN MATTHEW A. HEADLEY

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MICHAEL J. HEARON SCOTT W. LANUM JACOB M. MONTOYA JASON H. HEATH EMILY A. LAPP CHRISTOPHER J. MOORE AARON A. HEIL ANDREW J. LATHROP PATRICK J. MOORE JUSTIN S. HEITMAN ANDREW J. LAWRENCE JAIME A. MORENO TIMOTHY P. HENKEN CHRISTOPHER J. LAWSON DARRELL J. MORGAN AUSTIN L. HENNE MOLLY L. LAWTON DAVID H. MORGAN MATTHEW M. HENRICH DANIEL M. LEAHEY TIMOTHY E. MORGAN DONALD J. HENSHAW BRETT H. LEARNER CHARLES G. MORRIS MATTHEW A. HEPFINGER ROBERT G. LECLERC JEREMY D. MORTIMER LAWRENCE A. HERMAN ROBERT V. LEE ADAM P. MOSLEY ERIC R. HERNANDEZ BRIAN LEGARE NICHOLAS J. MOTTOLA AUDREY L. HERRINGTON JONATHAN R. LEONARDO MATTHEW H. MOURNING RYAN D. HEYKENS SCOTT M. LESCENSKI RABB O. MUHAMMAD MELISSA L. HIATT MATTHEW J. LESZCZYNSKI WILLIAM P. MURPHY KALEN P. HICKEY LUIS A. LEVINE RICHARD A. MURRAY JASON R. HIGHLEY GREGORY J. LEWIS ANDREW F. MURTAUGH JONATHAN W. HIGHTOWER JOHN A. LEWIS JOSEPH S. NAVARRE RYAN P. HILGER KIRTLAN V. LEWIS ADAM H. NEBENZAHL JAMES F. HINDS MATTHEW R. LEWIS ADAM H. NELSON JASON P. HOCH JOCELYN K. LIBERG JONATHAN NELSON THOMAS J. HOFFMAN WINSTON J. LIKERT JOHN L. NEUBERT BRYCE C. HOLDEN JOSEPH T. LILES DAVID M. NEW DANIEL J. HOLIAN MYRON E. LIND NGUA V. NGUYEN BRENT J. HOLLOWAY NELS D. LINDBERG MICHAEL G. NIEMI JENNIFER E. HOLSCLAW MICHAEL A. LINDER, JR. CHRISTOPHER A. NIGUS MARCUS A. HOOGEWIND CAMERON M. LINDSAY JONATHAN T. NODA CHRISTOPHER L. HORNUNG MICHAEL L. LINN JOEL C. NOGLE ROBERT H. HOUTMAN ROBERT M. LLOYD CHRISTOPHER A. NORRIS ANSON W. HOWARD LEIGH K. LOESEL DAVID D. NOVOTNEY GUILLERMO H. HOWELL STEWART C. LONG JAKUB NOWAKOWSKI ANDREW HOWERTON SAMUEL LOPEZ, JR. JOSEPH W. NUTTING CECILIA X. L. HU JEREMY A. LORD BRENT A. NYHEIM JOHNTA R. HUDSON KEVIN A. LOUGHMILLER KEITH J. OBRIEN MICHAEL J. HUMARA NOLAN D. LUCAS SEAMUS N. OBRIEN DAVID P. HUSCHER TODD M. J. LUCHT THOMAS J. OBRIEN ALAN J. HYTONEN BERNARD W. LUTZ MATTHEW J. OCONNELL SERGIO L. IBARRA PAUL N. L. LWIN JAMES R. OLSEN ANDREW J. INGRAM MALCOLM R. LYBECK AUSTIN P. ORDWAY CHRISTOPHER D. IVEY SARAH K. LYNCH KORHAN M. ORGUN KIRK J. JACKSON NICHOLAS C. LYONS BRYAN M. ORLOWSKI PAUL A. JACOBS JACOB M. MADDOX TIMOTHY J. ORTH JEREMY R. JANNEY PATRICK T. MAGNO BRANDON M. OSWALD JAMES S. JENKINS, JR. BRIAN F. MAHLER JOSHUA A. OVERN PHILLIP D. JENKINS JASON A. MAIER MATTHEW D. OWENS RONALD JENKINS LOUIS S. MAJERCHIN ALEXANDER J. OWRE BRYAN V. JENNINGS MICHAEL R. MALIN JOSHUA S. PACE MICHAEL T. JENNINGS DAVID MANGES JUSTIN H. PACHECO ADAM E. JENSEN BRITTANY A. MANLEY DAVID B. PADGETT JARED R. JEVONS HERU K. MANSELL MATTHEW D. PAINTER CLAYTON A. JOHNSON WILLIAM L. MARDEN ANTHONY J. PALLADINO DAMIEAN M. JOHNSON SAMUEL M. MARRONE JASON C. PALLOTTA JEREMIAH A. JOHNSON CHRISTOPHER L. MARSH MICHAEL J. PANOS ROBERT A. JOHNSON DOUGLAS L. MARSH TRAVIS W. PANTALEO ANDRIA M. JONES ROBERT D. MARSHALL JAMES R. PAQUETTE BRIAN C. JONES TIMOTHY S. MARSHALL JON E. PARIS, JR. MARVIN L. JOSEPH NICHOLAS C. MARSTON JOHN W. PARKS DAVID A. JOSLEYN ANDREW J. MARTIN JASON R. PATTON JESSE A. JOYCE JONATHAN R. MARTIN ROBERT A. PAUL NATHANAEL C. JUCKETT MARK MARTIN KATHLEEN E. PAULS SEAN M. JURGENSEN MICHELLE M. MARTINEZ GREGORY A. PAULUS MATTHEW R. JUSTISON VICTORIA MARUM BENJAMIN C. PEARLSWIG JOHN T. KADZ JONATHAN R. MASON RYAN K. PECK DAVID N. KAHKONEN KYLE C. MASON HAMLET M. PEGUERO BRITTANY B. KALUSCAK CAMERON H. MASSEY BRAD E. PENLEY JONATHAN R. KANE MARK J. MATKOVICH SCOTT C. PENNOYER FARROKH K. KAPADIA BENJAMIN A. MATTES LUKE W. PENROSE LOGAN V. KARSHNER MICHELLE A. MATTHEWS ROBERT W. PERRIS MAGDALENA M. KEEL ZACHARY A. MATTHEWS ANDREW S. PETERSON MATTHEW H. KEIDEL CHARLES E. MATYKIEWICZ KENNETH J. PETKUNAS JOHN G. KEITH ROBERT W. MAUL RYAN D. PETTEPHER THOMAS L. KELLNER JONATHON R. MAURUS JEREMY C. PHILLIPS PETER J. KELLY CORY L. MAYER JOSEPH D. PHILLIPS RYAN P. KELLY MICHAEL T. MCARAW TIMOTHY R. PHILLIPS JOSH R. KEMPINSKI ERIC K. MCBEE NICHOLAS J. PIETRZAK SHANECE L. KENDALL MICHAEL J. MCBRYAR GREGORY J. PIORUN, JR. JOHN P. KENNEDY NOAH L. MCBURNETT CHRIS R. PLAPPERT LINCOLN E. KERGER KEVIN K. MCCADDEN ZACHARY M. PLEIS KEVIN M. KERNO BRENT W. MCCAMMON ANDREW J. PLUMB JEFFREY J. KERR PATRICK M. MCCASKEY WALTER G. POINT KYLE W. KILLINGBECK JAMESON D. MCCORT PATRICK E. POLK CAL A. KIMES DAMON C. MCCULLAR KARL R. POPEJOY RYAN E. KIMMEL ANDREW F. MCDONALD SURAVUT PORNPANIT CHRISTOPHER M. KINGERY MICHAEL J. MCDONALD BEAU S. PORTILLO SEAN M. KINNEY JOSHUA J. MCDONOUGH MICHAEL D. POSMOGA BRIAN P. KIRK MICHAEL D. MCGHAN ANDREW J. POTTS GLENN A. KIRKPATRICK RYAN D. MCGINN JOHN M. PRENDERGAST GABRION M. KISLER RYAN O. MCGOLDRICK ASHLEY T. PRESTON MARK S. KLEIN BRENDAN J. MCGUNIGLE PHILIP D. PRETZINGER CHRISTOPHER R. KNAPP MICHAEL A. MCLAUGHLIN ERIC M. PRIEST JAMES P. KOBYRA PRECIOUS S. W. MCQUADE KENNETH J. PRINDLE DANIEL R. KOBZA RENE J. MEDRANO MICHAEL L. PTACEK MICHAEL R. KOCH MATTHEW J. MEEKS JOHN J. PUCKETT CHRISTOPHER P. KOFOED KEVIN M. MEIER CHRISTOPHER T. RAGSDALE MATTHEW B. KOHLMANN GREGORY C. MEISINGER SHAUN A. RANDELL JOHN E. KOHUT LEO L. MENDOZA, JR. NICHOLAS J. RANK MICAH A. KOLCUN JOSHUA W. MERDES JAKE L. RANKINEN MARK A. KONDRAT ROBERT A. MERIN CODY H. RAPP ANDREW KONOWICZ GRANT A. MESTNIK JOHN E. RASHAP ANNA M. KOPP WILLIAM A. MEYER ROBERT J. RAZZANO ADAMANTIOS M. KOULOUMOUNDRAS JOSHUA A. MEYERS WILL O. READ CHRISTOPHER M. KOWALCZYK ANTONIA E. MIGGINS ANDREW J. RECAME MICHAEL KRASNIEWSKI AMANDA R. MILLER KYLE E. RECKER MIRANDA L. KRASSELT BENJAMIN O. MILLER JACOB R. REED RUSSELL A. KRATOVILLE, JR. JAMES R. MILLER, JR. JARRAD D. REEVES PETER C. KRAVCHONOK PATRICK E. MILLER ANDREW REGALADO CHARLES R. KREUZ ROBERT E. V. MILLER JONATHAN R. REICHEL BENJAMIN P. KROLL SCOTT R. MILLER PATRICK J. REILLY KEITH R. KROUCHICK JACE D. MIRMAK BENJAMIN L. REUST ROBERT S. KURLAND GREGORY A. MISCHLER JOSE J. REYES ADAM C. KYLE ANDREW N. MITCHELL EMILY J. REYNOLDS TIMOTHY F. LABRESH SAMARA Y. J. MITCHELL SCOTT M. REYNOLDS JOSHUA K. LAIL NATHAN W. MITICH SEAN P. RICE JOEL A. LAKEY ROBERT W. MIZE ROBERT F. RICHARDS PATRICK J. LAKUSTA SAMUEL A. MOFFETT NICKLIS E. RICHARDSON CHRISTOPHER W. LAMBERT STEVEN R. MOFFITT SUSAN V. RICHARDSON JOSH T. LANG WILLIAM H. MOHR STEPHEN P. RICHTER MATTHEW S. LANGFORD MICHAEL O. MOLLOY KEVIN L. RINGELSTEIN

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RYAN A. RIOUFF SHAWN T. TAGAN CHRISTOPHER R. FLORES JADEN J. RISNER DAVID L. TARR VICTOR R. FOULK RICHARD R. RIVAS BENJAMIN G. TARTELL ANDREW D. FREEMAN BRIAN M. ROBERTS KEVIN F. TAYLOR JORDAN K. GOFF JASON M. ROBINSON SCOTT J. TEDRICK BENJAMIN L. HALL JONATHAN D. ROBINSON ALAN A. TEELE JOHN M. HALLWORTH BRADLEY J. ROBY MATTHEW I. TENNIS KEENAN S. HARMAN STEVEN V. ROCKWELL RICHARD J. TERRIO II MARISSA C. HOBBS ALEXANDER B. RODECK KYLE L. TERWILLIGER ROY T. JOHNSTON MICHAEL A. RODRIGUEZ DANIELLE THIRIOT LEVI C. JONES DANIEL E. ROGERS JAMES G. THOMAS JOON H. KIM BRENDAN K. ROK ROSS J. THOMAS ADRIAN S. LANEY JORGE E. ROLDAN ANDREW E. TIMPNER SCOTT F. LORD KRISTINA F. ROMERO CHRISTOPHER R. TOCKEY CHRISTOPHER G. MACLEAN NATHANIAL O. ROSENBERG ANDREW W. TOM WILLIAM J. MARPLE DYLAN B. ROSS JOSEPH R. TRAGER DILLAN A. MASELLAS JOHN C. ROSS IAN X. TRAINOR CHAD S. MILTENBERGER MARK G. ROSTEDT BRIAN L. TRIBBITT CASSANDRA C. MITCHELL GEORGE J. ROTH BRENT L. TROST MICAH D. MUNDEN BENJAMIN ROTHENBURG SEAN M. TUOHY LUKE C. OZECK MARK J. ROTHSCHILD JAMIE A. TURF TIMOTHY D. PHILLIPS JAMES C. ROWE, JR. CLINTON K. TURNER JASON K. PONDER ADAM J. RUCKMAN DAMON Y. TURNER DAVID C. REINHARDT MATTHEW N. RYAN ANDREW J. TURO VERONIKA J. RICE KURT E. SACKS JAC O. ULLMAN III BRIAN E. SCOTT JOHN M. SADLER MICHAEL J. UMHOLTZ JOSEPH M. STARK JONATHAN D. SAEWERT SCOTT E. URBASHICH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JASON M. SAKASH PAUL J. VALCKE, JR. CHRISTOPHER M. SALLIOTTE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY EMILIO J. VALDEZ UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SHANE A. SALVATORE MICHAEL VALLIANOS, JR. PATRICK S. SALVITTI NATHANIEL B. VANDEVENTER To be lieutenant commander JOSEPH W. A. SAMMUR KYLE E. VANNATTA DORIAN R. ACKER ANDREW B. SAMPLE TROY H. VANTREASE MARCO P. AGRICOLI BRIAN C. SANCHEZ PATRICK E. VEILLETTE CHABONNIE R. ALEXANDER CURTIS R. SANDERS BRIAN M. VIETHS ERIC L. ALEXANDER MATTHEW M. SANDRETTO VAUGHN A. VILLARREAL STEVEN D. ALEXANDER ALEXANDER M. SANDRONI JOSHUA R. VIRGADAMO LAURA B. SANTIAGO JASON A. ALLNUTT JONATHAN M. VOLKLE THOMAS B. SAUER PETER D. ANDREW STEPHEN M. VOLPE KARL Q. SAULT JAMES L. ARKADIE, JR. DANIEL E. VROMAN REBEKAH E. SAXON MICHAEL J. ARNOLD GERALD D. VUOLO BRENDAN A. SCHAAF BOWEN B. BOLSTAD JONATHAN G. WACHTEL JUSTIN J. SCHADE RICHARD S. S. BOSTIC ADAM R. WAGLER CHARLES W. SCHELLHORN LANCE BREEDING JOHN W. WALKER NICOLE M. SCHERER ERIC D. BROOKS VALON B. WALKER BRANT H. SCHMALL JASON M. BUERGER WILLIAM J. WALKER III JENNIFER M. SCHMIDT THOMAS J. BUMPASS MARK D. WALLIS ROBERT S. SCHMIDT ALAN L. BUSH LEIF E. WALROTH JARED A. SCHMITT GARY L. CALLAHAN MARCUS T. WALTERS CHRISTOPHER M. SCHNAPPINGER ARON E. CALLIPO BLAKE M. WANIER JOHN C. SCHNEPPER MARIO E. CANAS TIMOTHY R. WARBURTON PETER C. SCHUNK JOHNNY M. J. CAPORUSCIO MATTHEW P. WARNECKE NATHAN E. SCOTT STACEY M. CARFLEY JUSTIN M. WASH LUCAS R. SCRUBY RALPH J. CARLTON, JR. TIMOTHY C. WASHBURN CRAIG K. SEARLES SCOTT L. CARPENTER ERIC B. WATT CHRISTOPHER D. SEDLAK CHARLES H. CARTER, JR. ROBERT M. WAYLAND SEAN P. SEEBERGER PAUL S. CASTILLO JOSHUA T. WEBB JOHN H. SEEBODE DARREN L. CATLOW BRAD C. WEILAND MATTHEW C. SEIBERT DAVID C. CHANDLER JASON I. WELLS GREGORY J. SEITZ NICHOLAS D. CHIUDIONI JUSTIN T. WELLS JOHN G. SHAFFO DAVID J. CHUMLEY MICHAEL S. WELLS DANIEL C. SHEA CHAD C. COLLINS CHRISTOPHER A. WENZEL THOMAS R. SHELLY JACK R. COLLINS JAROD B. WHEELER RICHARD W. SHENE ALLEN L. CORDOVA JEREMY W. WHEELIS PATRICK D. SHOUVLIN RICHARD J. COSENDINE CURTIS W. WHITE PHILIP B. SHRADER TODD E. COVINGTON DUSTIN L. WHITE DAVID K. SHULTZ MICHAEL J. DASCH ROOSEVELT B. WHITE, JR. JEREMIAH S. SHUMWAY DENISE T. DAVIS JEREMIAH W. WIESNER KAI B. SIEGELE JONATHAN R. DAVIS CHRISTOPHER A. WILLIAMS JOSHUA J. SILVA THOMAS L. DEMPSEY MATTHEW R. WILLIAMSON RICHARD P. SILVA, JR. JEFFREY A. DOODY II FRANK D. WILLIS, JR. MATTHEW S. SIMMONS DUSTIN S. DOOLEY NOAH D. WILLKOM RONALD R. SIMMONS, JR. PAUL S. DUBOSE TROY M. WILLMAN DOMINIC J. SIMONE ADRIAN R. ECHEVARRIA ANDREW R. WILSNACK ELLIOTT P. SKILES ALAN D. EGGEMEYER TYLER H. WILSON KEITH W. SKILLIN, JR. TONI R. FADDEN CALEB P. WINES KELLEY SLAUGHTER VINCENTSUNDAY C. FALCON MICHAEL P. WOLCHKO MICHAEL D. SLEDGE BRIAN M. FINGER TRAVIS B. WOLF CHRISTIAN L. SMITH JAMES M. FLAHERTY EVAN R. WOLFE ERIK T. SMITH GEOFFREY W. FLOWERS ANTHONY K. WOLVERTON JOSHUA M. SMITH KARLA V. FUENTES JEREMY D. WOODALL KRISTEN L. SMITH MICHAEL GALARZA II GARRETT M. WOODS LEX A. SMITH JESUS A. GARCIA CHARLES D. WORKMAN II LYNNWOOD C. SMITH TRAVIS S. GARLAND BRYON T. YAMAJI MICHAEL F. SMITH JESSE W. GASKELL XAI YANG NICHOLAS D. SMITH FRANK J. GATES II JACOB B. YANOFSKY SARAH M. SMITH SCOTT T. GEBEL CHRISTOPHER H. YATES STEPHEN W. SMITH TIMOTHY K. GEILENFELDT ROGER L. YOUNG REID W. SMYTHE BRIAN S. GIBSON JONATHAN M. ZANG WILLIAM M. SNEAD MICHAEL B. GNACINSKI MICHAEL D. ZARRAONANDIA JOEL P. SNEDEKER JASON GONZALEZ JOSEPH ZERRA DEVIN T. SNIDER CHAD A. GROSS DAVID E. ZIEROTH DANIEL A. SOLFELT MARCO M. GUIDI JOHN G. ZILAI RYAN L. SOLOMON ARISTILE S. GUIDRY MICHEAL J. ZIMMERMAN CHARLES C. SONNTAG DAVID B. HADAWAY RYAN E. ZYVITH DAVID M. SOUZA GREGORY R. HAND MATTHEW W. SPENCE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DARBY D. HARVILLE BERYL R. STEFANIC TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY MATTHEW A. HATLEVIG KATRINA L. STEGNER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: PRESTON S. HOOPS NATHAN A. STEIN To be lieutenant commander MARK A. HOVAN KEVIN L. STEINBRECHER CHRISTOPHER M. JOHNSON MICHELE K. STEINER STEVEN M. ARBOGAST LARRY L. JOHNSON II DARIN L. STOCKMAN KYLE A. BAKER TANYA S. JONES BYRON STOCKS TIMOTHY M. BEACH WILLIE J. JORDAN BRYAN D. STONIECKI BIX A. BEIDERBECKE ANITRA W. JOSEPH ALBERT J. STORRS RYAN S. BOHNING JASON B. KAPLAN ANDREW T. STREENAN NATHANIEL J. BYRD DENNIS A. KEE MICHAEL G. STRITTMATTER JOSEPH L. CAPRIO DAVID R. KESSLER JOEL D. STRONG CHRISTINA D. CARINO TERRY J. KHAN SCOTT F. SULICH DANIEL A. CARY JEFFREY S. KING MATTHEW F. SULLIVAN GREGORY A. CASKEY LEMONT L. KING PATRICK T. SULLIVAN AMAKA E. CHIDOZIE RODNEY M. KING MICHAEL R. SWANSON, JR. RYAN P. CONNER TIMOTHY E. KING STEPHEN D. SZACHTA, JR. GREGORY M. CONTRERAS JASON S. KNEELAND AARON N. SZECHTMAN ANTHONY L. CULWELL RICHARD L. KRIENER RACHEL E. SZECHTMAN LEON A. FAISON ALEXANDER N. LAMIS ALEXANDER B. TAFRESHI ROBERT T. FAUCI III SEAN P. LENNON

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MICHAEL F. LEONE WAYLON P. SOMMER MICHAEL C. GARTNER GERALD A. LILLY II JOSHUA D. STEHR REBEKAH D. GERBER JASON C. LOVELL JEFFREY N. SUEKOFF LISA T. GREEN SCOTT A. LUDWIG ABDOULAYE SYLLA JASON K. GREGOIRE JOSEPH H. LUTHY HOLLY R. TAYLOR ERIN L. HALKIN ZACHARY A. MACDONALD JAMES D. TAYLOR FREDRICK N. HARLAMBAKIS JAMES F. MANNING ROBERT K. TAYLOR KEVIN A. HOADLEY DOUGLAS E. MARTIN CLAIBORN B. THOMPSON AMY E. HOUGH KEVIN L. MARTIN JERRY R. TOFTE, JR. ADAM P. HUDSON FREDRICK W. MASTEN, JR. EDGAR V. TOVAR JEFFREY B. HUNTER NATHAN M. R. MCCOY SEAN D. TRIPLETT RICHARD F. JENSEN LAVEDA C. MCDANIEL CHINUAH A. TWITTY DANIEL G. KERN DERMOT P. MCKENNA RAFAEL M. VILLARREAL KEVIN N. LAMPING SHANNON D. MCNIEL JOHN L. VINCENT KURTIS A. LOBAUGH SCOTT A. METCALF TRAVIS L. WADE ADRIENNE A. MAESER GREGORY S. MILLER MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS PETER C. MAKI JACOB A. MONN JULIAN G. WILSON III DOUGLAS M. MARKS DAVID P. MOSES CHARLES A. WOOD DAVID E. NELSON KRISTIAN S. MATTSON JOHN A. WOODS DANIEL W. MCILVAINE MICHAEL M. NEWBY CAROL A. YEISER BRIAN E. NEWCOMB ABBY K. MENNERICH NIGEL S. YODER SAMUEL A. MORGAN III JASON J. NORVILLE JASON YORK JOHN J. ORAVITZ, JR. LAURA M. NICHOLS JIMMY J. PAVELKA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TIMOTHY R. OCONNOR MICHAEL E. PEARNE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY EDSEL W. PATE JOHN PETERS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHRISTOPHER J. PUTKO, JR. SHELTRIC PETERSON To be lieutenant commander MI K. D. QWYN JUSTIN M. PORTZ KEITH L. RINNE MATTHEW D. POST MICHAEL A. AMMENDOLA SARA J. RUBIN BRIAN C. PROUT KYLE C. BACHMAN JOSEPH E. SANDERS JASON E. RACE ANN C. BEDNASH MATTHEW C. SCHOMAKER MARLON J. RAMSEY COLIN R. BOYLE EVAN K. SCOTT CHRISTOPHER J. RASTRELLI STEPHEN J. BREMER LUCAS H. SEEGER JASON D. REDMAN JUSTINE A. CACCAMO CAROLINE M. SEIDER JAVIER T. RIVERA BRIA R. CHAMBERS LAWRENCE W. SHREVE DANA P. ROCKOT DEAK C. CHILDRESS KWASI R. SNEED TIMOTHY W. ROE JEANPAUL CHRISTOPHE JOHN L. THOMAS DEREK S. SADZINSKI ELIZABETH D. CLARKEGLYNN ANDREW P. THOMPSON MICHAEL J. SALSGIVER BENJAMIN E. CLICK CASEY W. TWOBEARS MATTHEW T. SCHELL PAUL A. COLON JACQUELINE E. VALAMOTAMED LAWRENCE G. SCOTT, JR. LEWIS J. COOPER BENJAMIN WANG JOSE SELLES RHIANNON L. CROTHERS JOANNA L. WEST TRAVIS W. SEMONES SETH I. EPHRUSSI GEORGE T. WHITTLE JASON M. SETLIFF CHRISTOPHER R. EUBANKS STEVEN W. WILBUR JEREMY J. SHIPLOV DANIEL R. FLEMMING HASHIM A. WILLIAMS BRIAN K. SNYDER JAMES A. FOX, JR. ROSS E. WOLTJER THEODOSIUS SOILES II ERIC W. GARDNER MICHAEL B. ZIMET

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RESTRAINING EXCESSIVE SEIZURE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT OF velopment of explicit restrictions on expor- OF PROPERTY THROUGH THE TRIBES TO STOP THE EXPORT tation, and it calls on federal agencies to con- EXPLOITATION OF CIVIL ASSET OF CULTURAL AND TRADI- sult with tribes to address the issue. Further FORFEITURE TOOLS ACT TIONAL PATRIMONY RESOLU- still, this resolution calls on local stakeholders TION to cooperate with tribes and condemn illegal activity. SPEECH OF SPEECH OF The PROTECT Patrimony resolution is just HON. JODY B. HICE HON. TOM COLE the first step to a more comprehensive solu- OF OKLAHOMA tion to protect Native American cultural objects OF GEORGIA from removal and trafficking and to facilitate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their repatriation. I urge all my colleagues to Wednesday, September 21, 2016 stand in strong support of this resolution. Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in f strong support of H. Con. Res. 122, the Pro- Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, tection of the Right of Tribes to stop the Ex- MOBILE WORKFORCE STATE IN- I rise in support of H.R. 5523. port of Cultural and Traditional (PROTECT) COME TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2015 In this day and age, the awesome power of Patrimony Resolution. I joined as an original cosponsor of the Resolution, which was intro- the federal government can be difficult to fully SPEECH OF appreciate for many citizens. Yet, when that duced by Congressman PEARCE, and I am power is used unwisely or unjustly, the con- pleased that it has gathered broad bipartisan HON. DEREK KILMER sequences can be disastrous for innocent support. This resolution is an important first OF WASHINGTON Americans. step in resolving an issue for all of Indian IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Country: protecting Native American cultural My friend and constituent, Mr. Andrew objects from removal and trafficking and en- Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Clyde—for whom this legislation is named— suring their repatriation back to their tribal Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to experienced the full might of the federal gov- owners. discuss H.R. 2315. I’m glad to see that the ernment in the form of civil asset forfeiture. There are many tribes located within my dis- House of Representatives is taking up legisla- Four years ago, the Internal Revenue Serv- trict. They, like other tribes around the country, tion to address a confusing state income tax ice accused Mr. Clyde of structuring his bank strive to protect their cultural heritage and tra- issue that is leading to some unfair results. deposits in such a way to avoid the $10,000 ditional ways of life. Possession and protection But I am concerned that another issue impor- threshold reporting requirement of the Bank of their cultural objects, including their sacred tant to my state is being ignored. Secrecy Act of 1986—a law aimed at uncover- objects and objects of cultural patrimony, is Many states currently face legal limitations imperative for tribes’ cultural practices and on their ability to collect sales tax from out-of- ing illegal drug transactions. Then, with no due their ability to pass those practices down to fu- state sellers. With the boom of the internet, process and no evidence, the IRS seized ture generations. These items or objects are economic transactions are increasingly moving nearly a million dollars from Mr. Clyde. distinct from the many wonderful works of trib- online. For states that rely on sales tax reve- Mr. Clyde is about as far from a drug dealer al arts and crafts that tribes proudly share with nues to fund state agencies and programs, as you can get: He is a veteran of the U.S. the world. Objects of cultural patrimony have they’ve seen a real hit to their balance sheets. Navy who served three combat tours in Iraq, such ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural What’s worse, we’re seeing brick and mortar a successful small business owner, and an importance to a tribe that they are considered retail outlets all across the state and country— upstanding citizen in our community. communally owned and protected as such. businesses that have made real investments Unfortunately, many seek tribes’ cultural ob- None of that mattered to the IRS—who em- in their communities—face a competitive dis- jects for their artistic value, not understanding advantage against online retailers. That ployed their powers of civil asset forfeiture to that to tribes they mean so much more. These means more empty storefronts on Main Street hold Mr. Clyde’s money hostage, force him to cultural objects end up being taken from tribes and fewer jobs in local communities. spend $100,000 in legal fees, and ultimately and trafficked domestically and abroad. Once That’s why I’ve supported efforts to help surrender $50,000 just to make the whole out- abroad, tribes are forced to fight often-losing level the playing field and ensure that Wash- rageous ordeal come to a close. battles to regain possession of them. ington retail stores have the ability to compete. This flies in the face of due process—one of We as an American people have our own The Remote Transactions Parity Act would au- our Republic’s most fundamental liberties. cultural objects deemed so necessary to our thorize states to collect sales on products sold The IRS has seized tens of millions of dol- identity that they are owned by the people to Washingtonians that cross state lines. This jointly, such as the United States Constitution lars from Americans in cases just like this bill now has nearly seventy bipartisan cospon- or the flag that inspired the Star Spangled where no criminal activity was even alleged, sors. Banner. If these objects were displayed as art Mr. Speaker, there are very few legislative much less proven in a court of law. in a private home or sold overseas, we would days left before the end of this Congress. I’d Andrew Clyde and the other men for whom stand together to call for their return. encourage my friends in the majority to make this bill is named—Randy Sowers and broth- Laws like the Native American Graves Pro- a real effort to address this important issue ers Jeffrey, Richard, and Mitch Hirsch—have tection and Repatriation Act and the Archae- before we adjourn. dedicated themselves to ensuring this injustice ological Resources Protection Act exist to pro- f will not continue to befall innocent Americans. tect Native American cultural objects. How- ever, through practice it has become clear that HONORING JOAN MURPHY, LONG- H.R. 5523 would limit the IRS’s authority to TIME PUBLIC SERVANT conduct civil asset forfeiture under the Bank they are not sufficient to address the tribal loss of objects of cultural patrimony. As such, Secrecy Act unless the property actually origi- the PROTECT Patrimony resolution is a step nated from illegal activity or was purposely HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI in the right direction. structured to conceal illegal activity. OF ILLINOIS The PROTECT Patrimony resolution aims to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I commend the work of the House Ways & raise awareness of the importance of Native Means Committee on this important issue, and American cultural objects, as well as the pro- Thursday, September 22, 2016 I urge all my colleagues to support this legisla- liferation of the removal and trafficking of Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tion. these objects. It supports Congressional de- honor Joan Murphy, a public servant for more

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Alejandro Duran’s passing was sudden and for working families and an advocate for great- Thursday, September 22, 2016 er involvement for women in government. shocking, but he will be remembered for the Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lasting impact he left on the Long Beach com- Born in South Boston, Commissioner Mur- recognize the New England Honor Flight orga- munity. phy graduated from Massachusetts State nization from Hooksett, New Hampshire. This f Teacher’s College. Early in her career she great organization is our local branch of the was a flight attendant for United Airlines as National Honor Flight organization that pro- IN MEMORY OF DUANE ACKLIE well as a real estate broker. She began her vides our most senior veterans with an ex- long career in public service when she was pense paid trip to Washington, DC to visit our HON. ADRIAN SMITH elected Crestwood’s Village Clerk in 1965. national war monuments. OF NEBRASKA She was the first woman elected to that office, The work done by this organization is truly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and became the first woman elected to be outstanding. So many of our nation’s veterans Thursday, September 22, 2016 Worth Township Clerk in 1977, a position she have not had the opportunity to visit Wash- held for two terms. She would go on to serve ington, DC to visit the monuments erected to Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise as the Worth Township Supervisor. In 2002 pay honor to their service, and the brave men today in memory of Duane Acklie of Lincoln, she was elected to represent the 6th District and women who sacrificed their lives to pro- Nebraska, who passed away on September on the Cook County Board of Commissioners tect the freedoms and liberties of our great 17, 2016. and served as the Chairperson for the Labor country. Many veterans serve their country Duane was a successful entrepreneur who Committee and the Asset Management Com- and do so humbly and quietly. They seek built one of America’s largest privately-owned mittee. nothing more than the benefits promised to trucking companies, but he was even more them by our forefathers, and many do not well-known for his commitment to his commu- Commissioner Murphy is survived by her even pursue that which is entitled to them. nity, his state, and his country. Through nu- daughter Tricia, her sons, Tim and Tony, and To date, the New England Honor Flight has merous board memberships, appointments, five grandchildren. Her husband Donald led 42 flights to Washington, DC, serving and philanthropic ventures, he continually passed away from leukemia after 43 years of 1,474 veterans. Those veterans served in- gave of himself to benefit the state he loved. marriage. She lost her son Donald, Jr. a dec- clude 37 Prisoners of War, 61 women, 21 sets Duane worked tirelessly and humbly at all ade ago. of brothers, and 7 husband and wife couples. levels of Nebraska politics for more than 50 Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Their next flight is scheduled for September years. His influence will undoubtedly be felt for in honoring Commissioner Joan Murphy, a 18th and their remaining flights for the year generations to come. truly committed public servant. Her long career are currently booked with veterans that they On behalf of all Nebraskans, I extend con- in government demonstrated her connection to will share this emotional experience with. dolences to Duane’s loving wife of 62 years, her community and her passion for improving I am proud to join with my fellow Granite Phyllis, and their family. Duane will be deeply the lives of those she worked for. She will be Staters in recognizing the outstanding work missed. greatly missed. the New England Honor Flight is doing to help f support and recognize our veterans, and wish CONGRATULATING THE DELANEY them all the best on future endeavors. f FAMILY ON RECEIVING THE DIS- f TINGUISHED FAMILY BUSINESS HONORING KINDALL HENNING IN MEMORY OF ALEJANDRO AWARD DURAN HON. SAM GRAVES HON. BILL SHUSTER HON. ALAN S. LOWENTHAL OF PENNSYLVANIA OF MISSOURI OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, September 22, 2016 Thursday, September 22, 2016 Thursday, September 22, 2016 Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to congratulate the Delaney family of the Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I remember a prominent Long Beach resident, Delaney Automotive Group in Indiana, PA on proudly pause to recognize Kindall Henning. Mr. Alejandro Duran. He was respected and earning the Distinguished Family Business Kindall is a very special young man who has liked by many in the community, known best Award granted by the Indiana University of exemplified the finest qualities of citizenship for his work at the restaurant, Chianina, in Pennsylvania Center for Family Business. and leadership by taking an active part in the Naples. As an experienced chef, sommelier, The Distinguished Family Business Award is Boy Scouts of America, Troop 43, and earning and general manager, Alejandro’s extensive presented annually to a family that has ex- the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. background and personality made him a pop- celled in industry, contributed to the commu- Kindall has been very active with his troop, ular figure within Long Beach’s culinary com- nity, and passed the business to the second participating in many scout activities. Over the munity. generation or beyond. This award was created many years Kindall has been involved with Alejandro’s experience with cooking spans to increase awareness of the critical role that scouting, he has not only earned numerous over several years. Prior to moving to Long family-owned businesses play in our commu- merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- Beach, he worked in Austin, Texas as a chef nities. As such, it helps honor those who have ily, peers, and community. Most notably, at the Latin American restaurant, Malaga. truly made a difference. Kindall has led his troop as the Senior Patrol Alejandro’s entrepreneurial and culinary skills Jack and Susan (Snell) Delaney opened Delaney Chevrolet on July 19, 1971, and have Leader. Kindall has also contributed to his helped project Malaga to prominent success. In 2013, he moved to Long Beach, California since grown the family business to include a community through his Eagle Scout project. and joined the Michael’s Restaurant Group as number of other dealerships in the Indiana Kindall constructed a Veterans Memorial at general manager of Chianina. area. What’s more, they have shared their the Faucett Community Center in Faucett, Alejandro was an active and energetic man- personal successes with the community, as Missouri. ager who often enjoyed engaging with cus- the Delaney Automotive Group now employs Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in tomers. He was a respected leader amongst more than 360 people across its locations. commending Kindall Henning for his accom- the restaurant staff for constantly motivating Taking over as dealer operators at the Indi- plishments with the Boy Scouts of America and supporting them. Alejandro’s devotion to ana and Greensburg locations were sons Jack and for his efforts put forth in achieving the Chianina helped make it one of the top ten and Tom, respectively. The Delaneys also highest distinction of Eagle Scout. steak restaurants in the United States. have a daughter, Beth, who is an attorney in

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SCOTT DesJARLAIS Mrs. Seiderman battled the state bureaucracy to get funding for the Fairfax-San Anselmo It is my pleasure to highlight the hard work OF TENNESSEE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Child Care Center, the first low-cost child care and commitment that the whole family has center founded by a community member. contributed to the successes of the Delaney Thursday, September 22, 2016 Mr. Speaker, the depth of Mrs. Seiderman’s Automotive Group. The Delaney family and Mr. DESJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today commitment to the children, education, and their business will surely continue to benefit to recognize Tennessee State Representative social justice has left an indelible mark not just the greater Indiana, PA community for genera- Rick Womick, a constituent of Tennessee’s on the community of Marin, but on children tions to come. Fourth Congressional District who has distin- and families far and wide. She was a formi- guished himself through outstanding public dable force whose presence will be missed by f service to the people of the 34th House Dis- many. It is therefore appropriate that we pay trict and all Tennesseans. He has faithfully tribute to her today and honor her memory. TRIBUTE TO GARY YAMAUCHI served in the Tennessee General Assembly f from 2010 to 2016. As a staunch conservative, Representative HONORING ASSUMPTION GREEK HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF Womick’s Christian faith has guided him to ORTHODOX CHURCH ON THEIR 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF CALIFORNIA safeguard the values we treasure: the United States Constitution, the Tennessee Constitu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion, the constitutional amendment prohibiting HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI Thursday, September 22, 2016 a state income tax in Tennessee, preserving OF ILLINOIS states’ rights, the right to keep and bear arms, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recognizing the serious threat of radical Islam Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Thursday, September 22, 2016 honor Gary Yamauchi for his many years of to America, and supporting Tennessee values. dedicated public service to the City of Alham- Representative Womick has a lifelong Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the parishioners of the Assumption bra and the greater Los Angeles community. record of preserving freedom and protecting Greek Orthodox Church of Homer Glen, Illi- After twelve years serving as a city council our country, having served in the United nois, who are celebrating the 100th Anniver- member, which includes three-terms as mayor States Air Force as an officer and an F–15 Fighter Pilot during the Gulf War. He has also sary of their parish. of Alhambra, Mr. Yamauchi has demonstrated served as a Federal Law Enforcement Officer Established by the first Greek Settlement to unparalleled leadership and commitment to and presently serves as an international com- come to Chicago Heights in 1916, the As- improving the lives of residents. mercial airline pilot. sumption Greek Orthodox Church has been Before Gary served on the Alhambra City This commendation is presented as recogni- an institution in the community since its incep- Council, he founded Tri-Star Vending, a suc- tion of Representative Rick Womick’s honored tion. The church was dedicated on December cessful, full-service vending business, which service to the people of Tennessee. I thank 3, 1916, making it the first Greek Orthodox operates more than 600 machines and proudly you for your energy, enthusiasm, and dedica- Church in Chicagoland to be located outside serves major San Gabriel Valley institutions tion that epitomize our state slogan: ‘‘Ten- the city limits. The church moved to Olympia such as the California Institute of Technology nessee . . . America at its Best.’’ Fields, then temporarily to Orland Park, before and East Los Angeles College. Mr. Best wishes to you and your family for great settling in its current location in Homer Glen. Yamauchi’s business is admired for its high- success in the future. In addition to liturgies and other church quality service, and the opportunity it has af- f services, Assumption holds many community and educational events. The church offers forded to individuals rebuilding their lives HONORING ETHEL SEIDERMAN weekly Greek classes as well as Sunday through employment. A quarter of Tri-Star school and women’s and young adult philan- Vending’s employees are former gang mem- HON. JARED HUFFMAN thropy programs to foster a vibrant parish bers who received job training through OF CALIFORNIA community. I would like to commend Assump- Homeboy Industries. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion for going above and beyond by being ac- Mr. Yamauchi’s strong desire to assist oth- tive in the local community and expanding its Thursday, September 22, 2016 ers and improve his community pushed him to reach to include education and community run for public office and in 2004 he was elect- Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in work. ed to the Alhambra City Council. His success memory of Ethel Seiderman, who passed The hard work of Reverend Father Sotirios and loyalty to the Alhambra community as- away on July 26, 2016, after a lifetime of serv- Dimitriou, or ‘‘Father Sam’’ as he is affection- sured his re-election and he served as mayor ice to her community. The daughter of Jewish ately known, has been integral to the success immigrants from Poland, Ethel developed a twice more in 2008 and in 2012. of the parish. He is well deserving of praise passion for children and social justice from along with the outstanding parishioners who Besides his involvement on the city council, growing up in a working-class Bronx child- strive to improve the strength of the church Gary has demonstrated his commitment to the hood. and its worshippers. Alhambra community serving as President and While studying at Brooklyn College she met Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to con- board member of the Alhambra Chamber of and married Stanley Seiderman. In 1963 they gratulate Father Sam and all the parishioners Commerce, the Alhambra Rotary Club, and left New York and made their home in San of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church on one the West San Gabriel Valley YMCA. Mr. Francisco, moving to Marin four years later. hundred wonderful years of withstanding the Yamauchi has also served as Vice President Mr. Seiderman, a family counselor, died in test of time and continuing to minister to the of the Alhambra Planning Commission, mem- 2005. faithful. ber of the San Gabriel Valley Economic Devel- After founding the pioneering Fairfax-San f opment Council, and board member of the Go Anselmo Children’s Center in 1973, Ethel went CELEBRATING THE 60TH ANNIVER- For Broke National Education Center. on to become nationally known as a pas- sionate advocate for early childhood education SARY OF THE ABINGDON It is with great pleasure and gratitude that I and social justice for needy children and fami- RURITAN CLUB congratulate Mr. Gary Yamauchi today for his lies. In later years, on behalf of the Parent many years of service to the City of Alhambra. Services Project, Mrs. Seiderman traveled HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN The time and energy Mr. Yamauchi has put widely, teaching and lecturing in a dozen OF VIRGINIA into improving the lives of others is exemplary states. In Marin, she advised child-care cen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and greatly appreciated by Alhambra’s resi- ters as well as a dozen elementary and high dents. I now ask all Members to join me in schools. In 2006, she was honored with the Thursday, September 22, 2016 congratulating Gary Yamauchi, successful Beryl H. Buck Award for ‘‘community giving in Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to businessman and devoted public servant. action.’’ recognize the 60th Anniversary of the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:31 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K22SE8.010 E22SEPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1340 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 22, 2016 Abingdon Ruritan Club located in Gloucester rorism. He also provided invaluable legal ad- Mr. Speaker, the example set by Rex is one County, Virginia. The club was chartered on vice to the commander during hurricane we all should strive for. His willingness to October 8, 1956 by only 29 members who KATRINA, the Haiti earthquake, Russian serve his community and Pennsylvania sets came together to support fellowship, goodwill, Long-Range Aviation threat responses, North him apart as an outstanding individual and I and community service. After 60 years, the Korean missile launches, pandemic prepara- am honored to represent him in the United Abingdon Club has become the third largest of tion, CONUS Natural Disaster coordination, States Congress. I ask that all of my col- all Ruritan Clubs in the country. and countless USNORTHCOM National Spe- leagues in the United States House of Rep- Throughout the Abingdon Club’s 60 years, it cial Security Events. resentatives join me in congratulating Rex for has stayed committed to its founding prin- Howard and his supportive wife Sally have this achievement and wishing him nothing but ciples of contributing to the public good. The traveled the world and sacrificed in and out of continued success. Club has shown its support of the veterans of uniform while serving our country. I salute this the First District by delivering care packages modern American patriot who has provided f to VA Hospitals. Club members have also over four decades of federal contribution. God- dedicated time to protecting our environment speed Howard and Sally in your ‘‘final’’ gov- IN RECOGNITION OF THE U.S.-RE- and natural resources. They participate regu- ernment retirement. PUBLIC OF GEORGIA PARTNER- larly in the Gloucester County Clean UP and f SHIP plant Sea Grass to help preserve our Virginia coastline. HONORING NATHAN JACOB Moreover, the Abingdon Club has donated HON. DUNCAN HUNTER its time and membership to helping the chil- HON. SAM GRAVES OF CALIFORNIA dren of Gloucester by giving gifts at Christmas OF MISSOURI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time, supplying stuffed Rudy Bears to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, September 22, 2016 Sheriff’s Department for children in vulnerable Thursday, September 22, 2016 situations, and offering college scholarships. Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, the Republic of The Abingdon Ruritan Club has made our Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I Georgia is a trusted friend and partner of the community in the First District of Virginia a proudly pause to recognize Nathan Jacob. Na- United States. I firmly support Georgia’s sov- better place. Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me than is a very special young man who has ex- ereignty, security and prosperity, and I wish to in congratulating them on 60 years of service emplified the finest qualities of citizenship and congratulate Georgians on the remarkable and wish them many more to come. leadership by taking an active part in the Boy democratic and economic progress they have f Scouts of America, Troop 1376, and earning achieved in 25 years of independence since the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. the fall of the Soviet Union. RETIREMENT OF MR. HOWARD L. Nathan has been very active with his troop, I would particularly like to call attention to DONALDSON FROM GOVERNMENT participating in many scout activities. Over the SERVICE the United States’ unwavering security part- many years Nathan has been involved with nership with Georgia, whose armed forces scouting, he has not only earned numerous participate in international missions worldwide, HON. DOUG LAMBORN merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- including the Resolute Support Mission in Af- OF COLORADO ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Na- ghanistan where Georgia is contributing more IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES than has earned the rank of Warrior in the personnel than any other non-NATO member. Tribe of Mic-O-Say and become an Ordeal Thursday, September 22, 2016 I know the United States deeply appreciates Member of the Order of the Arrow. Nathan Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Georgia’s contributions to these missions and has also contributed to his community through honors its sacrifices. Our important security re- honor a great American on his ‘‘third and final’’ his Eagle Scout project. Nathan erected and federal service retirement. Mr. Howard L. Don- lationship with Georgia continues to grow installed two poles with directional signage for through ongoing regional efforts like the Euro- aldson achieved an impressive career serving the Fountain Bluff Sports Complex in Liberty, our nation in both military and civilian capac- pean Readiness Initiative and expanded bilat- Missouri. eral cooperation. And our two countries are ities for almost 44 years. His superb military Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in working closely to boost our mutual security, service began as an ROTC Army Artillery Offi- commending Nathan Jacob for his accom- build Georgia’s resilience and self-defense ca- cer in 1969, and continued following a break plishments with the Boy Scouts of America pabilities and create a safer region and world. to earn a Juris Doctor degree (with Honors) and for his efforts put forth in achieving the In this context, I remain deeply concerned from Golden Gate University, becoming barred highest distinction of Eagle Scout. about Russia’s continued occupation of in California. Mr. Donaldson returned to duty f as an Air Force Staff Judge Advocate, serving Abkhazia and South Ossetia and believe Rus- in three Air Force wings, 16th Air Force, RECOGNIZING REX KAUP’S SERV- sia must fulfill its obligations under the 2008 Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Air Force and ICE AND COMMITMENT TO HIS ceasefire agreement. The United States is United States Special Operations Commands. COMMUNITY steadfast in our support for Georgia’s sov- He was a noted civil law instructor at the Air ereignty and remains committed to helping Force Judge Advocate General School, and a HON. BILL SHUSTER Georgia achieve its goal of NATO and Euro- barred U.S. Supreme Court lawyer. Mr. Don- pean Union membership and full integration OF PENNSYLVANIA into European institutions. aldson garnered several awards, including two IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘Outstanding Judge Advocate of the Year’’ Georgia is preparing for parliamentary elec- command citations. As 16th Air Force Staff Thursday, September 22, 2016 tions in October, an important test of the coun- Judge Advocate Mr. Donaldson helped en- Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to try’s civic institutions and democratic practices. force the Dayton Peace Accords in the former congratulate Rex Kaup on receiving the Georgia’s continued democratic maturation de- Yugoslavian Republic air conflicts. Kiwanis Club of Altoona’s Distinguished Cit- pends on free and fair elections in a pluralistic After 28 years of active duty service, Colo- izen Award. media environment. And it is critical for Geor- nel Donaldson postponed his retirement to The award is given by the Altoona Kiwanis gia to sustain progress in enacting its reform take a final assignment as the HQ US Special Club each year to recognize the recipient’s agenda, particularly in the justice sector, which Operations Command Staff Judge Advocate. outstanding service and longstanding commit- will both further strengthen our bilateral part- He served until a mandatory retirement date, ment to the community. Mr. Kaup is a partner nership and prove to Georgians that their gov- retiring the ‘‘first’’ time only to be recalled to of Young, Oakes, Brown & Company P.C. in ernment is working for them. Progress has not active duty. His ‘‘second’’ military retirement Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he has had an come without difficulty, but the commitment of occurred in June 2003, with nearly 31 years of impactful involvement with various business the Georgian people has made Georgia a true military commissioned service to the nation. In and community organizations. He has also standout in a difficult region and an important June 2003 Mr. Donaldson then embarked on served on the Penn State Altoona Alumni So- partner of the United States. civilian service as counsel to NORAD/ ciety Board of Directors and has been an ac- Again, I would like to congratulate the Re- USNORTHCOM. He received the Armed tive member of the Rotary Club of Altoona for public of Georgia on reaching this significant Forces Civilian Service medal for his participa- 30 years, never missing an opportunity to be milestone and recognize the importance of our tion in the support of the Global War on Ter- of assistance to his community. continued close partnership.

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Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues deal ever—this deal will ship American jobs in the Congressional Progressive Caucus in overseas and create a race to the bottom for HONORING 60 YEARS OF CAULKINS strong opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partner- wages, environmental protections, labor stand- JEWELERS ship. ards and human rights. When it comes to trade deals and American Let me be clear, the American people de- HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK jobs, Congress should NEVER be a rubber serve better. OF VIRGINIA stamp. We need a fair deal that creates U.S. jobs IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As the representative from California’s and grows our economy. We will continue to Thursday, September 22, 2016 beautiful 13th Congressional district, I have fight against this bad deal. the honor and privilege of representing the f Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I would like Port of Oakland, one of our nation’s busiest to acknowledge my constituent, Stanley sea and airport facilities. IN CELEBRATION OF MR. LIONEL Caulkins, and his jewelry store, Caulkins Jew- I support trade because it is critical to the LEBLANC’S 91ST BIRTHDAY elers, on celebrating 60 years of business in economy of my district and our nation. Leesburg, Virginia. But trade is only good when it’s fair, open, HON. FRANK C. GUINTA Before opening his own store, Mr. Caulkins’ transparent and creates good-paying Amer- OF NEW HAMPSHIRE life took him down many paths. During the ican jobs. The TPP fails to meet even one of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Second World War, Mr. Caulkins served his these standards. nation as a radio operator on a B–17 Bomber, Thursday, September 22, 2016 Quite simply, TPP is a bad deal that would upon returning home he attended Montgomery ship American jobs overseas and help the 1 Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Jr. College and the Peter School of Horology percent reap even greater profits. express my congratulations to Lionel Leblanc in Washington, DC. In 1950, Stanley began The American people aren’t fooled by TPP. in celebration of reaching his 91st birthday. working for a local jeweler on South King The vast majority of Americans—including As he reflects on the great memories that Street repairing watches and jewelry before people from both parties—oppose the Trans- have highlighted the past ninety-one years, I buying his own store in 1956. Ever since, Pacific Partnership. know he will think fondly on all that he’s ac- Caulkins Jewelers has been a fixture of the In particular, I’d like to highlight how pre- complished and the positive impact he’s had Leesburg community. vious bad trade deals have hurt American on New Hampshire. Mr. Caulkins has also been an active in the workers, families and businesses, especially in Mr. Leblanc is an ardent patriot who proudly Leesburg community. In addition to being the communities of color. served his country with the Army Air Corps longest serving individual retailer in town, in Since 1994, one in four manufacturing jobs during World War II. As a member of the 1962 he started the Downtown Renaissance in in my home state of California has been lost greatest generation he continued to serve his an effort to beautify downtown Leesburg. Mr. because of NAFTA and other WTO agree- country for 38 years in what would later be- Caulkins has also served on the town council, ments. come the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Master the airport commission, and as Secretary, But this didn’t just happen in California. Sergeant and specialist in Weapons Systems Treasurer, and President of the Leesburg Ro- From 1998 through 2012, under NAFTA: Maintenance. Once separated from the Air tary Club. At 90 years of age, Stanley con- 79,000 manufacturing jobs, nearly half of Force, Lionel continued to serve his fellow vet- tinues to diligently serve his community. manufacturing jobs, were lost in St. Louis, erans as a Commander of the Veterans of Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join 82,000 manufacturing jobs, also nearly half Foreign Wars and remains to this day a strong me in recognizing Stanley Caulkins and of manufacturing jobs, were lost in Cleveland, supporter of numerous veterans groups and Caulkins Jewelers as they celebrate this mile- and charities in the state. His dedication to his fel- stone. His dedication to both Caulkins Jewel- 25,000 manufacturing jobs were lost in Balti- low veterans has not been forgotten and I ers and Leesburg, Virginia has made him a more. know they all join with me in wishing him a friendly face in the Leesburg community. I Given the large number of people of color in very happy birthday. wish Mr. Caulkins all the best in his future en- these cities, these jobs lost took a particular It is with great admiration that I congratulate deavors. toll on these communities. Mr. Leblanc on achieving this wonderful mile- f In fact—nationwide, thirty-five percent of stone, and wish him the best on all future en- jobs lost because of our trade deficit with deavors. HONORING THE CAREER AND AC- COMPLISHMENTS OF AUDRA China came from communities of color. f For those that lost their jobs, the situation MCDONALD went from bad to worse—when they finally IN RECOGNITION OF EXECUTIVE found a new job, not an easy task in many VICE PRESIDENT JOHN C. FISH- HON. JIM COSTA ER, OHIO FARM BUREAU communities of color, their paychecks were OF CALIFORNIA cut by nearly 30 percent. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This is outrageous. These lost jobs and HON. ROBERT E. LATTA Thursday, September 22, 2016 wages cost these communities of color more OF OHIO than 10 million dollars each and every year. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to As Members of Congress, we simply cannot recognize Audra McDonald as she is recog- Thursday, September 22, 2016 allow another, even worse trade deal to drive nized with the National Medal of Arts award, these communities deeper into poverty. Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege presented by the President of the United But it isn’t just jobs and paychecks that will to recognize John C. ‘‘Jack’’ Fisher, the Exec- States. suffer under the TPP; critical labor standards, utive Vice President of the Ohio Farm Bureau The National Medal of Arts award is the environmental protections and human rights for his dedicated service to Ohio agriculture. highest award given to artists by the United would be eroded as well. Throughout his career, Jack worked tire- States government, and Audra has undoubt- It would also restrict access to lifesaving lessly to make agriculture a true asset and edly earned the prestigious award. drugs and artificially inflate drug prices. economic driver for the state of Ohio. He vi- Audra’s successful acting and singing ca- As co-chair of the bipartisan HIV/AIDS Cau- sion has allowed Ohio to continue to be at the reer began in her hometown, Fresno, Cali- cus, I want to highlight that in July 2015, forefront of agriculture, which is vital for Amer- fornia. Audra grew up in California’s San Joa- UNAIDS warned against the TPP’s TRIPS- ican and global success. Jack’s ability to bring quin Valley and was raised by her mother, plus (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual different groups together for productive dia- Anna, and late father, Stanley. Her parents Property Rights) measures because of nega- logue has helped ensure the continued fos- taught Audra and her sister, Allison, the impor- tive impact on developing countries. tering of innovation and collaboration. His tance of hard work and dedication. At age 9,

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Audra has seen great suc- suffering and persecution. cess on Broadway and in the Opera. In addi- Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to tion to having won three Tony Awards by the Since 2013, seven rocket attacks have tar- recognize Maya Weschler and Greg Masucci age of 28, Audra is the recipient of two geted Camp Liberty, wounding hundreds and of A Farm Less Ordinary in Loudoun County Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, Drama killing at least 139 residents. All of these at- for the creation of this extremely important or- Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards. tacks are believed to have been carried out ei- ganization. A Farm Less Ordinary strives to Most notably, Audra is the recipient of six ther by Shiite militias in Iraq linked to the Ira- provide a compassionate and useful service Tony Awards, making her the most statue- nian regime or by agents of the Iranian Quds through the agricultural industry to both laden Tony Award winner. Audra’s most re- Force. No one has been held accountable for Loudoun County and the Commonwealth as a cent Tony Award was for her incredible por- these attacks. In fact, no one has even been whole. trayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emer- arrested. Despite the fact that the Iraqi gov- Maya Weschler and Greg Masucci moved to son’s Bar and Grill. ernment signed a Memorandum of Under- Loudoun after buying a family farm, where Not only is Audra an exceptional actress, standing ensuring the safety and security of they sought to provide a safe and calm envi- but also a wonderful person who is involved in the residents of Camp Liberty, it appears that ronment to raise their family. After seeing the positive impact the farm had on their autistic various philanthropic endeavors. She actively the Iraqi government’s subservience to Iran gives back to her community and seeks to im- son Max, Maya and Greg decided to learn takes precedence. prove the lives of those around her. Audra is more about farming and to establish a place a strong champion for the LGBTQ community, These dissidents are not safe in Iraq and for others who faced disabilities to learn valu- ensuring that all people, regardless of their must be relocated as soon as possible to able work skills. Their farm has grown into an sexual orientation or gender identity, are treat- some other country. Thankfully, 1,800 resi- organization that is able to provide a sympa- ed equally. dents have already been resettled outside of thetic place of work and competitive com- Audra is a source of inspiration and pride the country, particularly in Albania, which took pensation for their workers, who come from for the San Joaquin Valley and our entire na- in the most recent batches of refugees leaving their partner organizations in Loudoun and tion. Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that Camp Liberty in early August. However, recent Clarke County. I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing reports from MEK sources within Tehran now Maya Weschler and Greg Masucci strongly Audra McDonald as she receives the National suggest that the Quds Force is contemplating believe in being good stewards of the land Medal of Arts for her lifelong career as a sing- another major strike on Camp Liberty before and caring for the environment. Perhaps most er and actress. the remaining refugees are allowed to leave. of all, the couple firmly believes in giving back f At the same time, Quds Force-linked para- to the community through their organization military forces have been increasing their and their Community Supported Agriculture IN CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH network. The success of Maya and Greg is a presence in Baghdad International Airport—a OF NOAH ALEXANDER CORTS tremendous accomplishment and their aspira- troubling sign that could presage another tions for expansion are admirable. HON. FRANK C. GUINTA strike on the camp that is located not too far Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join from the airport. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE me in congratulating Maya Weschler and Greg IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Iranian government would like to extend Masucci for their service to the community the reign of terror it wages at home against through A Farm Less Ordinary. I wish them all Thursday, September 22, 2016 any and all people who speak out against it— the best in their future endeavors. Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to including the dissidents in neighboring Iraq. f congratulate my constituents Stephanie Corts How many more people have to die? How CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF and her husband, Alexander Corts, on the many more times will unarmed refugees be at- birth of their son. Noah Alexander Corts was BROTHER DABNEY NAPOLEON tacked by rockets? The Iraqi government must MONTGOMERY born at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, live up to its commitment and protect these 2016, at Lakes Region General Hospital in La- refugees until every last one of them finds his conia, New Hampshire. Noah weighed seven or her way to safety. HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL pounds and five ounces and measured 19 OF NEW YORK inches. He is the first child for the happy cou- And that’s just the way it is. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ple and I look forward to watching him grow Thursday, September 22, 2016 as he is raised by talented parents who will be f dedicated to his well-being and bright future. Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor to I would also like to congratulate Noah’s OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL join our Nation, New York State and The Vil- grandparents, Adam and Michelle Downs of DEBT lage of Harlem as we celebrate the life of and Meredith, New Hampshire, and Irene and pay tribute to our beloved American Hero, Jochen Corts of Remschied, Germany. Con- Brother Dabney N. Montgomery, who made gratulations to the entire Downs and Corts HON. MIKE COFFMAN his transition to his Lord and Savior on Satur- day, September 3, 2016. A fellow member of families as they welcome their newest addition OF COLORADO of pure pride and joy. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and patriarch IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f of Harlem’s historic Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Dabney N. Mont- Thursday, September 22, 2016 PROTECTING REFUGEES: CAMP gomery was a member of the ground crew of LIBERTY Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January the famed Tuskegee Airmen and served as a 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- bodyguard for Reverend Dr. Martin Luther HON. TED POE fice, the national debt was King, Jr. during the historic 1965 March from OF TEXAS $10,626,877,048,913.08. Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dabney N. Montgomery was born in Selma, Today, it is $19,524,335,895,543.03. We’ve Alabama on April 18, 1923 to Dred and Lula Thursday, September 22, 2016 added $8,897,448,846,729.95 to our debt in 7 Anderson Montgomery. Brother Montgomery Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, an esti- years. This is over $8.8 trillion in debt our na- was drafted into the Army Air Corps during mated 1,200 Iranian dissidents remain in tion, our economy, and our children could World War II and served in the 1051st Quar- Camp Liberty in Iraq at the mercies of the pro- have avoided with a balanced budget amend- termaster Trucking Company of the 96th Air Iranian government in Baghdad. These refu- ment. Service Group, attached to the 332nd Air

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Mr. Speaker, I rise to Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to College, Salisbury, North Carolina, and re- recognize Ms. Ginny Thrasher of Springfield, recognize the centennial celebration of the ceived a B.A. degree in Religious Education. Virginia, on winning Olympic Gold at the 2016 Kiwanis Club of Toledo. Members will gather He served as a Charter Member of the Sphinx Rio Olympics. Her dedication, hard work, and in downtown Toledo on Friday, September 23 Club and was one of the first to be admitted athletic prowess earned her the highest honor to celebrate this milestone. into the Gamma Mu Chapter of the Alpha Phi in the women’s 10 meter air rifle event. This Alpha Fraternity. In 1955, Brother Montgomery Only the ninth club in the United States, the achievement is reserved for the most elite ath- joined Mother African Methodist Episcopal Toledo club was chartered on May 8, 1916. letes in the world, and I am proud one of Vir- Zion Church—the oldest Black Church in the Originally thought of as a ‘‘businessmen’s ginia’s own has joined their ranks. State of New York, organized in 1796 in Har- club’’ to promote local business, World War 1 Ms. Thrasher’s hard work, perseverance, lem, New York, and immediately began to changed the focus to that of community serv- and excellence are exemplified in her winning serve as Sunday School Teacher. ice with the members raising funds for the this medal. Winning the first Gold of the tour- To give you some content and background, American Red Cross’ wartime services. Club nament, Ms. Thrasher led the way as the Tuskegee University was awarded the U.S. membership grew as community service be- United States dominated their competition, Army Air Corps contract to help train Amer- came firmly established. Its focus was on chil- winning 46 Gold medals during the 2016 Rio ica’s first Black military aviators because it had dren, with many activities for the youth of To- Olympics. We need to recognize and encour- already invested in the development of an air- ledo, orphans and Boy Scouts. age the dedication that athletes like Ms. Thrasher display toward their sports. It is this field, had a proven civilian pilot training pro- According to the club’s history, ‘‘The name gram and its graduates performed highest on dedication that creates the level of excellence ‘Kiwanis’ comes from a Native American term that Ms. Thrasher has achieved. flight aptitude exams. What makes the story of ‘Nun Keewanis’ which means ‘I make noise.’ prominent New Yorkers such as Captain Ros- In addition to her Olympic greatness, Ms. The Kiwanis International motto is ‘We build.’ Thrasher also helped the West Virginia Moun- coe C. Brown, Jr., Intelligence Officer Percy The Kiwanis Club of Toledo has taken these Sutton, Lieutenant Colonel Lee Archer, Jr., Ar- taineers win a fourth consecutive NCAA cham- two expressions to heart . . . As a thriving or- pionship as she won the individual small-bore morer Joseph Herman Spooner and Grounds ganization of men, women and youth; we are Crewman Dabney N. Montgomery remarkable, and air rifle titles at the event. She also holds dedicated to serving the children of Toledo more than 20 national and international is their selflessness and devotion to a country, and improving the quality of life worldwide.’’ despite the segregation and barriers they records in her sport. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to highlight the faced. They were willing to put their lives on The Kiwanis Club’s commitment to Toledo importance of this award and what it rep- the line for American values and freedoms and its young people runs deep. The Club resents for Ms. Thrasher, our great nation, even when discrimination compromised their sponsors scholarships for high school seniors, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. I ask that own rights and liberties. Through their patriot- adopted central city schools and provides fun my colleagues join me in congratulating Ms. ism, the walls of segregation were finally re- and opportunities for the children in those Thrasher on winning Olympic Gold in the moved from our Armed Forces on July 26, schools, financed the facility housing Assist- women’s 10 meter air rifle. I wish her all the 1948. ance Dogs of America, provides for after school tutoring at the Boys and Girls Club and best in her future endeavors. The great exploits and historic successful an annual fishing derby and Punt, Pass & Kick f missions carried out by Grounds Crewman program, donated an elephant and the Living PERSONAL EXPLANATION Dabney N. Montgomery and the Tuskegee Air- Stream at the Toledo Zoo, and supported var- man fighting group, who never lost a bomber ious activities at Woodward High School in To- on their watch, was never properly recognized ledo, the University of Toledo, the YMCA, HON. RICHARD M. NOLAN by this United States government until I intro- Easter Seals Summer Camp, Toledo Hearing OF MINNESOTA duced and proudly sponsored Bill H.R.–1259. & Speech Center, and Bethany House shelter IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This bill, passed by Congress in 2006, award- for women and their children. By no means Thursday, September 22, 2016 ed the Congressional Gold Medal, our highest complete, this list illustrates the many con- Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, had I been civilian honor, to the Tuskegee Airmen. On tributions made by members of the Kiwanis present and voting on Roll Call Number 496, March 29, 2007, my good friend attended the Club and their passion for service to our I would have voted AYE. ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, where youth. In keeping with the spirit of giving to Had I been present and voting on Roll Call he and the other Tuskegee Airmen, collec- Toledo’s children, the Kiwanis Club of Toledo Number 497, I would have voted AYE. tively, not individually, were awarded the Con- has initiated a Centennial Project, partnering f gressional Gold Medal in recognition of their with the Toledo Mud Hens baseball club in service. ventures which will enhance the ballpark expe- COMMEMORATING DOUBLE TEN Brother Dabney Napoleon Montgomery left rience for families. DAY his indelible mark on this earth as a war hero, The members of Toledo Kiwanis have led Veteran, moral leader, educator, husband and by example for a century of service. Members HON. MIMI WALTERS OF CALIFORNIA godfather to many devoting his life to the bet- have passed on a strong sense of community IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES terment of all humankind, community, and through the decades, demonstrating by word country. In honor of Brother Montgomery’s and deed the high ideals of Kiwanis and the Thursday, September 22, 2016 Civil Rights legacy, ‘‘The Heels’’ from the dedication of its members. To the men, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California. Mr. shoes he wore in the 1965 historic march from women and families of the Toledo Kiwanis Speaker, Monday, October 10 is Taiwan’s Na- Selma to Montgomery will hang in the National Club, we take the opportunity of this centen- tional Day—also known as Double Ten Day. Museum of African American History and Cul- nial celebration to say ‘‘Thank you.’’ Let us ex- The United States and Taiwan enjoy a long- ture in Washington, DC, which opens Sep- press our gratitude as we reflect on the past standing relationship that stems from our tember 24, 2016. century of Kiwanis’ constancy of service and shared values: democracy, the rule of law, I join my colleagues and the rest of the na- leadership for community betterment. May this and free elections. Taiwan is an increasingly tion as we say goodbye and pay tribute to our new century yield committed citizens of equal important partner for our national security, and beloved brother, Dabney Napoleon Mont- measure who rise above self to promote the it is also one of our strongest economic part- gomery, a true American hero. common good. ners. In fact, it was our ninth largest trading

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This report led foster lifelong learning. would like to take the opportunity to support Congress to enact that same year the I come from a family of educators, so I have Taiwan’s participation in the international com- NMAAHC Act, which established the museum seen firsthand how important a proper edu- munity. The 39th Triennial Assembly of the within the Smithsonian Institution. Even after cation is to the future of our nation. It is institu- International Civil Aviation Organization will this victory, the process often faltered as op- tions like Osher Lifelong Learning Institute that take place next week. Three years ago, Con- position to the museum forced several de- will continue to help shape the United States’ gress enacted a law instructing the U.S. Gov- bates on funding, location, and even the need role in the world, through offering scholastic ernment to facilitate Taiwan’s participation in for such a museum. But through it all, Dr. services to our citizens. The success of this the International Civil Aviation Organization Robert Wright and his team succeeded in institution is a tremendous accomplishment assembly as an observer. I am pleased to see bringing to life the Smithsonian’s 19th mu- that should make past and present faculty that Taiwan is invited again this year. seum right where Dr. Wright and so many oth- proud. I wish the people of Taiwan a Happy Double ers feel it belongs—on the National Mall. Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join Ten Day, and I look forward to many more The National Museum of African American me in congratulating the Osher Lifelong Insti- years of the friendship with Taiwanese people. History and Culture will candidly display the tute at George Mason University for 25 years f brutal horrors of the international slave trade of serving citizens in my district. I wish them and its unquantifiable and lingering effects. all the best in their future endeavors. IN HONOR OF DR. ROBERT L. The museum will also celebrate the tenacity f WRIGHT and advancement of African Americans as IN RECOGNITION OF THE 5TH they remained steadfast in the belief of their ANNUAL GOLDEN GOOSE AWARD HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. worth as human beings. The museum’s jux- OF GEORGIA taposition of pain and tragedy with persever- HON. ANN M. KUSTER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ance and triumph mirrors the ‘‘Horatio Alger’’ OF NEW HAMPSHIRE story of Dr. Robert L. Wright’s life in achieving Thursday, September 22, 2016 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES success in the face of adversity. Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Thursday, September 22, 2016 today to recognize a talented businessman, me, my wife Vivian, and the millions of African Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in philanthropist, and civil rights activist, Dr. Rob- Americans nationwide in recognizing Dr. Rob- support of the Golden Goose Award, which ert Lee Wright, who served as Chairman of ert Lee Wright for his immeasurable contribu- recognizes researchers whose seemingly ob- the National Museum of African American His- tions to the creation of the National Museum scure, federally funded research has returned tory and Culture (NMAAHC) Plan for Action of African American History and Culture. We significant benefits to society. Presidential Commission. Dr. Wright played an will soon celebrate the grand opening of this In particular, I rise today to congratulate integral role in the development of this nation’s remarkable Museum, where people from all Cornell University biologist Dr. Tom Seeley greatest tribute to the tragic but triumphant walks of life can gather to remember a dark and his colleagues from the Georgia Institute story of the African-American community. The period in our nation’s history, rejoice at how of Technology, John Bartholdi, Sunil Nakrani, National Museum of African American History far we have come as a society, and reflect Craig Tovey, and John Vande Vate, who will and Culture is a crucial patch that has finally upon how far we have yet to go. be receiving a 2016 Golden Goose Award for and rightfully been sewn into the quilt of Amer- f their research on honey bee foraging and ican history. Though the seams may be laden computer servers. Dr. Seeley, like me, is a by injustice and oppression, the focal point is IN RECOGNITION OF THE OSHER Dartmouth College alumnus, and he has gone the recognition of the vital role African Ameri- LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE on to become one of the world’s leading ex- cans played in the establishment and evo- AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY perts on bees. Working with his Georgia Tech lution of this nation and its culture, all of which ON THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY colleagues, who are actually all engineers, Dr. would not be possible without the valuable Seeley conducted basic research to under- contributions of Dr. Robert Wright. HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK stand how honey bees forage. While some Dr. Wright’s remarkable journey began in a OF VIRGINIA might have questioned the worth of their initial segregated Columbus, Georgia sweltering with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES research, these researchers eventually adapt- the heat of racial injustice. He was the son of Thursday, September 22, 2016 ed their model on honey bee foraging into an a bricklayer and nurse. He graduated from innovative algorithm for assigning computer Spencer High School in 1955, after which he Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to servers that is being used by Web hosting left Georgia to escape the systemic discrimi- recognize the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute companies, impacting a rapidly expanding nation of the South to pursue a degree in op- (OLLI) at George Mason University (GMU), of global market worth $50 billion. tometry from Ohio State University. However, Fairfax, Virginia on their 25th anniversary. This Supported in part by funding from the Na- he was not gone for long. Upon his return to is an important milestone for this wonderful tional Science Foundation and the Office of Columbus to practice as a medical profes- educational institution. The Osher Lifelong Naval Research, they created a model pre- sional, Dr. Wright became active in the Civil Learning Institute at GMU celebrated this anni- dicting how honey bees would allocate them- Rights Movement and participated in the 1965 versary in the district on the 6th of September, selves in their ever-changing environment Selma to Montgomery March. In 1968, he was and it is my pleasure to briefly highlight the based on their known behaviors. By drawing elected to the Columbus City Council and impact this school has had on my constitu- parallels between server allocation challenges served until he was appointed by President ents. and the honey bees, they developed an algo- Ronald Reagan as Associate Administrator for The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at rithm that more efficiently, and profitably, allo- Minority Small Business and Capital Owner- GMU has had a terrific history of success cates servers to the variable demands of the ship Development. In 1985, after his time in since first opening its doors in 1991. OLLI has Internet than any algorithm then in use. the Reagan Administration, Dr. Wright created stood as a pillar of education for those it Today, Web hosting services are utilizing al- Dimensions International, a successful de- serves by providing mature adults with an op- gorithms like Tovey and Nakrani’s that mimic fense contracting firm. portunity to continue their learning and intel- the behavior of natural systems to boost prof- In 2001, the NMAAHC Plan for Action Presi- lectual growth. OLLI offers numerous low-cost its and more efficiently operate server farms in dential Commission was established, and Dr. and tremendously accessible courses to their a rapidly growing $50 billion global market- Wright was recommended by Congressman members, as they do not require participants place. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma to serve on the com- to do homework assignments or have a col- The work of these scientists demonstrates mission and when the commission was orga- lege degree in order to enroll. the importance of continued federal invest- nized, the members elected him Chairman. As OLLI not only offers elderly residents of my ment in scientific research. As a proud mem- the Chairman, he was tasked by law to pro- district an opportunity to attend academic ber of the bipartisan Science and National vide President George W. Bush and Congress courses through the traditional lecture and Labs Caucus, which seeks to encourage sci- with an implementation plan for the museum. classroom setting, but other chances to learn entific advancement through federal invest- Wasting no time in engaging this charge, Dr. through a myriad of additional educational and ment in research, I look forward to continuing

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This year, Dylan decided to combine His business ventures have earned major his love for charitable work and animals by awards including Top 100 Fast Growing Com- HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS helping paws4people by organizing fund- panies, Global Payment Processing Solution OF CALIFORNIA raisers and events to promote this organiza- of the Year, Best Workplaces for Millennials, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion. United States Excellence Award, 500 Fastest Thursday, September 22, 2016 Paws4people was founded in 1999 with the Growing Companies 2012/2015, Guiding purpose of using dogs to help improve the Hand—International Award 2014, and #1 On- Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, San lives of both children with disabilities and vet- line Payment Solutions Provider 2013. Diego and the state of California recently and erans suffering from Chronic Post-Traumatic However, Dr. Khawaja’s achievements suddenly lost a legal giant. I lost a friend and Stress Disorder. The organization has 500 aren’t limited to only business. Through his a neighbor. trained dogs which have made more than 1 generous philanthropy to the Brent Shapiro Alex C. McDonald loved the law. While his million therapeutic contacts. Dylan’s work is Foundation for Drug and Alcohol Awareness, initial area of expertise was in real estate law, helping make this possible. Dr. Khawaja has demonstrated a tireless com- his legal knowledge of multiple fields was ex- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join in mitment to keeping Los Angeles youth safe pansive. recognizing Dylan Kurtz of Great Falls, Vir- and educated about the risks of drug and al- In a public service record that stretched ginia, for his unrelenting dedication to helping cohol abuse. more than two decades, Alex served on the out those in his community. He serves as a Recently, the Lebanese American University state’s 4th District Court of Appeals. shining example of what it means to be an has honored Andy with a doctorate degree in His mark on the law and how it impacted American and I am proud to have him as a Humanitarian Studies for his meaningful phi- the people of California are indelible. constituent. I commend him for his outstanding lanthropy worldwide. Dr. Khawaja keeps lead- Alex played key roles in rulings that would effort, and wish him all the best in his future ing Allied Wallet towards persistent growth affect public safety, civil liberties and voting endeavors. and success while simultaneously juggling rights. f multiple demanding projects, including direct- But to those who were fortunate enough to ing and executive producing a reality television know Alex his wry sense of humor would be RECOGNIZING DR. ANDY KHAWAJA series, ‘‘Model Turned Superstar.’’ among their strongest memories. I commend Dr. Khawaja for his impressive My husband, Steve, and I had a front row HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ achievements and consistent commitment to seat to his challenging and caring nature, as OF CALIFORNIA making Southern California a better place for our families were friends and neighbors for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES all. over 40 years. f For many people service on the court would Thursday, September 22, 2016 have been enough, but Alex’s impact on his Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. TAIWAN NATIONAL DAY community went beyond the bench. Speaker, I wish to recognize Dr. Andy Through his role as President of the down- Khawaja, a dynamic and accomplished entre- HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN town San Diego Lion’s Club, Alex was instru- preneur and a dedicated community philan- OF ARKANSAS mental in creating Lions Community Manor. thropist. A natural born entrepreneur, Dr. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Manor is a lifeline that provides housing Khawaja’s vision, philosophy, and inherent for seniors, low-income families, and those liv- ability to innovate and lead are remarkable. Thursday, September 22, 2016 ing with disabilities. His legacy will continue to Dr. Khawaja’s philosophy is ‘‘Do what you love Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, Monday, help those in need. and do it well. Don’t quit and you’ll have the October 10 is Taiwan’s National Day—also He will be missed greatly in the community, keys to success.’’ known as Double Ten Day. I would like to take but the greatest loss will be felt in the lives of In early adulthood, Dr. Khawaja achieved this opportunity to offer my early best wishes his extraordinary and close knit family where initial success in the high-end fashion industry to the people of Taiwan. his greatest pride and passion was focused. as a Vice President and Buyer for the com- The United States and Taiwan enjoy a long- His wife, Judy, his four daughters—Katy, pany ‘Bernini.’ In just nine years, Dr. Khawaja standing friendship based on shared values. I Annie, Margie, and Elizabeth—his sons-in-law, grew ‘Bernini’ from a million dollar business to visited Taiwan earlier this year to witness the and his seven grandchildren are mourning the a 100 million dollar business and expanded democratic process and the peaceful transfer loss of a loving husband, father, and grand- from two stores to more than sixty stores. of power. I applaud Taiwan’s embrace of indi- father. In 2005, Dr. Khawaja founded Allied Wallet, vidual political freedom. I’m sure I speak for the people of San Diego a venture that connects global buyers and Taiwan is also a strong economic partner. In and California as we thank Alex for his years sellers. For more than a decade, Dr. 2015, Taiwan became the United States’ 9th of service and extend our deepest condo- Khawaja’s bold and proactive leadership has largest trading partner, and is my home state lences to his family. catapulted Allied Wallet to the forefront of in- of Arkansas’ 6th largest export market in Asia. f novation and advancement in the payment in- Our economic ties help us to foster our rela- dustry and into a multi-billion dollar company. tionship with Taiwan, and ensure an atmos- IN HONOR OF DYLAN KURTZ’S With rapid growth every year, Allied Wallet is phere of cooperation. CHARITY WORK repeatedly recognized as one of the ‘‘Fastest Additionally, the 39th Triennial Assembly of Growing Private Companies.’’ the International Civil Aviation Organization HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK Andy’s fluency in five languages—English, (ICAO) will take place in Montreal, Canada, OF VIRGINIA French, Spanish, German, and Arabic—en- beginning on September 27, 2016. Three IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ables him to deliver payment tools internation- years ago, the U.S. Congress passed a bill, ally to diverse cultures and countries. later signed into law, supporting Taiwan’s in- Thursday, September 22, 2016 Over the last 10 years, Dr. Khawaja drove clusion in the ICAO as an observer state. Tai- Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today the expansion of Allied Wallet from its head- wan was first invited to the assembly in 2013, to recognize my constituent, Dylan Kurtz, of quarters in Los Angeles to Germany, India, and I am happy to see that Taiwan will be in- Great Falls, Virginia, for his tireless efforts to Macau, Hong Kong, and London. Allied Wallet vited again this year. The Taipei Flight Infor- help those in need throughout Virginia’s 10th now supports 164 currencies worldwide and mation Region (FIR), administered by Taiwan, Congressional District. Serving others is a serves over 125 million customers in 190 provided over 1.53 million instances of air traf- core value of American culture; and Dylan has countries. fic control services. FIR also handled 58 mil- taken this to heart. Dr. Khawaja has been awarded with the US lion incoming and outgoing passengers in At the young age of 12 years old, Dylan has American Genius Award, CEO of the Year 2015, serving as an indispensable part of the devoted much of his life to serving charitable 2015 Award, Gamechanger of the Year global air transport network.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:31 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A22SE8.016 E22SEPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1346 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 22, 2016 Again, I wish the people of Taiwan a happy many individuals have worked selflessly to and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrook Double Ten Day. I would like to congratulate bring NVBA to its current stature in its 25th said that roughly 40 percent of Pakistan’s re- Taiwan on the occasion of Double Ten Day, year since inception, relying on the simple imbursement requests were rejected. and I hope the friendship between our two na- principles of social and cultural enrichment of Each year we say that Pakistan is at the tions continues to grow in the years ahead. its members and promoting the spirit of har- crossroads and needs to decide whether it is f mony and goodwill in the community. going to fight terrorists or fight on our side. In Mr. Speaker, this is an organization which fact, just two months ago the State Depart- IN RECOGNITION OF THE NORTH- helps the citizens of Virginia’s 10th Congres- ment’s Ambassador Richard Olson, used this ERN VIRGINIA BENGALI ASSO- sional District to thrive. I would ask my col- very line. But the United States has been CIATION leagues to join me in congratulating the North- using this line for the last 15 years. Enough is ern Virginia Bengali Association and wishing it enough. Pakistan is playing us. They are try- HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK a happy 25th anniversary. I wish this institu- ing to have it both ways. They want our OF VIRGINIA tion continued success in the future. money and they keep supporting terrorists IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f who target Americans. I invited Ambassador Olson to come testify Thursday, September 22, 2016 PAKISTAN: FRIEND OR FOE IN before us and explain himself, but he refused. Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ac- THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM? Instead, the State Department said this was a knowledge the Northern Virginia Bengali Asso- ‘‘particularly sensitive time in our relationship ciation (NVBA), which is celebrating its 25th HON. TED POE with Pakistan’’. In other words, he was afraid Anniversary this year. A quarter of a century OF TEXAS Pakistan would come away looking bad. Well ago, the first Bengali residents of Virginia felt IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that might be just because Pakistan is bad. a need to have their own organization. Dis- Now we have put conditions on aid to Paki- tance was barring their participation in Thursday, September 22, 2016 stan before, requiring them to really go after Sanskriti, Maryland, which is the oldest Ben- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on May 21, terrorists if they want our money. But those gali association in the Washington, DC area. 2016, a U.S. drone strike killed the leader of conditions have always had a waiver attached After extensive discussion and planning, the the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mansour. To no to them and every year, the President has ex- then Virginia residents decided to form a new one’s surprise, at the time of his death ercised that waiver. In other words, we paid organization of their own and called it North- Mansour was in southwestern Pakistan. The Pakistan even though it did not go after ter- ern Virginia Bengali Association, with the drone strike Pakistan’s longstanding support rorist groups. Well, for the first time last year, broad vision of nurturing and promoting Ben- for terrorist groups. For example, Pakistan we did not include a waiver on $300 million of gali and Indian culture through education, cul- openly supported the Afghan Taliban both be- money for Pakistan. And guess what? Paki- tural, spiritual, and charitable activities. In fore and after the extremists took control of stan did not get the money because it had not 1990, the first community event, Saraswati Kabul in 1996. gone after the terrorist groups. Even when Puja, was held in McLean Hall. Islamabad’s connection to terrorist groups is there are hundreds of millions of dollars on the Bengal, India, is a crucible of art and cul- so close that in 2011 Admiral Mike Mullen, line, Pakistan refuses to go after terrorist ture. The Bengalis of Virginia, who have their then chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff groups. roots in Bengal, expectedly, have a penchant testified before the Senate that ‘‘the Haqqani The reality is that Pakistan has chosen for art, culture, music, and community life and network acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s sides. And it isn’t ours. It is time to change our strive to preserve their unique identity while Inter-Services Intelligence agency.’’ The Inter- policy towards Pakistan. We do not need to intermingling with diverse ethos. They endeav- Services Intelligence Agency or the ‘‘ISI’’ is pay Pakistan to betray us. They will do it for or to strike a balance between indigenous tra- Pakistan’s version of the CIA. The Haqqani free. ditions and cosmopolitan influences in their Network is not a nice group of people. They And that’s just the way it is. lifestyle and that of the next generation. The have killed more Americans in the region than f above values shape the foundation of NVBA’s any other terrorist group. IN RECOGNITION OF THE MCLEAN mission and are reflected in its major events. A leaked NATO report in 2012 detailed PROJECT FOR THE ARTS 10TH The following are among NVBA’s significant Pakistan’s ongoing relationship with the ANNIVERSARY OF THE achievements. They have sustained a rapid Taliban. The report described Pakistan’s ‘‘ma- MPAARTFEST growth of members in the community in the nipulation of the Taliban senior leadership’’ past few years and have accommodated their and claimed that the government was aware social needs. They have increased the num- of locations of senior Taliban leaders, includ- HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK OF VIRGINIA ber, scale, and quality of the social/cultural ing some who lived in the vicinity of the ISI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES events organized around the year. They have headquarters in Islamabad. improved community relations by engaging The laundry list of evidence of Pakistan’s Thursday, September 22, 2016 with community leaders and officials, keeping support for terrorists goes on and on. We all Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to communication channels open for dialogue, remember where al-Qaeda’s leader and Amer- recognize the McLean Project for the Arts in and also giving them the opportunity to experi- ica’s most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden Loudoun County for the 10th anniversary of ence Bengali culture. They have held several was found: in Pakistan, of course. In response their MPAartfest. Established in 1962, the charitable events to help fellow citizens in the to the bin Laden raid, Pakistan put the doctor McLean Project for the Arts has worked tire- community and created a wing called ‘NVBA who helped us in jail and closed the U.S. mili- lessly to provide opportunities for local and re- Cares’ to administer such initiatives. Some of tary’s supply route from Karachi port to Af- gional artists to showcase their work, to foster the recent activities of NVBA Cares include ghanistan for 7 months. appreciation of contemporary art, and to offer participating in food drives by partnering with While Pakistan has been harboring and sup- instruction and teaching in the visual arts in Food for Others to help struggling families. porting terrorists with American blood on their many communities. The MPAartfest is an an- There is also an initiative to support fellow hands, it also has been receiving billions in nual celebration in the form of an outdoor gal- members in severe health and financial dis- U.S. foreign assistance. In fact, Pakistan is lery experience highlighting the work of 52 art- tress until they are back on their feet again. one of the leading recipients of U.S. aid in the ists from the area, as well as offering many NVBA has also participated in feeding the un- last 14 years. Congress has appropriated other interactive activities that expose derprivileged in homeless shelters and helping more than $33 billion to Pakistan since fiscal eventgoers to the arts. in soup kitchens. year 2002. Some of this year’s exhibits will include the In 2014, The Commonwealth of Virginia One of the ways we have given Pakistan Children’s ArtWalk, an open-air gallery of ele- awarded a commendation plaque to NVBA for money over the years is by reimbursing them mentary school children’s artwork, and the sharing their unique traditions with the people for efforts they take to fight terrorists. But a Hands-On Art Studio, which gives artists of all of this region and their positive impact on soci- GAO study from 2008 found that the Depart- levels the opportunity to further develop their ety. NVBA’s contributions were also acknowl- ment of Defense could not verify the validity of passion. Additionally, this year’s MPAartfest edged on the Virginia House of Delegates’ Pakistan’s claims. The GAO study concluded will host a new branch of exciting activities in floor. that some reimbursed costs were potentially their STEAM Center. This innovative program From the founding fathers to the current duplicative or not based on actual activity. In combines STEM and the Arts for those inter- board members, and countless volunteers, 2010, Special Representative for Afghanistan ested in architecture, robotics, and math.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:31 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A22SE8.020 E22SEPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS September 22, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1347 The hard work done by the men and women HONORING THE 80TH WEDDING AN- Weir; and eight grandchildren; and one great- of the McLean Project for the Arts in orga- NIVERSARY OF SAM AND EVA grandchild. Through them, I’m sure, her values nizing and putting on this event has helped JONES and legacy will be assured. ensure an excellent opportunity for many of Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join my constituents to escape from life’s many HON. MIKE BOST me in celebrating the life of Mrs. Darlene E. stresses by providing them with a time to un- OF ILLINOIS Weir. May she rest in peace, and her family wind and enjoy the visual arts in their commu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be comforted. nity. This event in McLean Central Park will be f filled with great food, live music and many re- Thursday, September 22, 2016 markable and interesting works of art. Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in rec- CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF EUGENE ‘‘GENE’’ GISCOMBE I am proud to have such an excellent group ognition of the 80th Wedding Anniversary of in my District, which is one that has been Sam and Eva Jones of Marion, Illinois. servicing local and regional communities for Sam and Eva Jones were married on Sep- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL over 50 years. The McLean Project for the tember 27, 1936. They are lifelong residents OF NEW YORK Arts has been such a positive force in teach- of Southern Illinois and have remained active IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing young people about the visual arts and in members of their community. Thursday, September 22, 2016 The proud parents of two sons and the instructing them in how to become artists Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor to themselves. I would like to applaud this orga- grandparents of three, Sam and Eva farmed and raised livestock in Williamson County, join The Village of Harlem and New York City nization’s dedication to the cultural enrichment in paying tribute to our beloved friend, Eugene of our future generations. where Sam served as President of the county fair board. Additionally, Sam worked in mining Giscombe, known affectionately by many as Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join and for power companies for over 30 years, ‘‘Gene’’ and the ‘‘Mayor of 125th Street,’’ who in recognizing the 10th anniversary of the while Eva worked with local youth in the coun- made his transition to his Lord and Savior on MPAartfest in Loudoun County, Virginia. I wish ty school district. Sam and Eva are also rec- Sunday, July 10, 2016. In 1982, he founded them all the best in their future endeavors. ognized for their talent in square dancing, par- Giscombe Realty Group, LLC one of Harlem’s ticipating in dances at county fairs, community leading commercial real estate management, f gatherings, and national events for more than consulting, leasing, development and broker- 60 years. age firms. The company was a major player in HONORING MS. BEA MCPHERSON I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing a the Harlem Renaissance that helped to re- Happy 80th Wedding Anniversary to Sam and verse years of decline and turn the area into HON. BOB GIBBS Eva Jones and thank them for their contribu- one of Manhattan’s most popular places to tions and service to Southern Illinois. live, work, play and raise a family. OF OHIO Gene Giscombe began his real estate ca- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES reer as a sales agent at Webb & Booker, ris- IN MEMORY OF MRS. DARLENE E. ing to become head of sales and representing Thursday, September 22, 2016 WEIR major banks, such as Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, and managing office buildings Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK such as the C.A.V. Building at 55 West 125th honor Ms. Bea McPherson for her service to Street, where former president Bill Clinton the United States of America during World OF VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES maintains an office. Inspired by his grand- War II as a Cartographer for the Army Map father Lawrence Giscombe, a successful build- Service. Thursday, September 22, 2016 er-owner in Harlem in the 1930s and 1940s, Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I would like Eugene Giscombe became a beloved commu- America’s Greatest Generation answered the to honor the life of Mrs. Darlene E. Weir, of nity leader as he grew his own company to call to combat the Axis Powers in the Euro- Leesburg, Virginia. On September 7, 2016, serve a wide range of clients, including prop- pean and Pacific Theaters. As personnel were Mrs. Weir passed away at home surrounded erty owners, developers, financial institutions, reassigned to all fronts, the Army Map Service by her loving husband of 57 years, Charles, not-for-profits, pension funds and government found itself in need of more patriots. and with her children, beloved grandchildren, agencies looking to buy, lease or manage Upon graduating from Kent State University, and her great-granddaughter. space in Harlem and New York City. Ms. McPherson selflessly joined the Army Mrs. Weir was born May 4, 1933, in Eu- Giscombe Realty Group’s headquarters, for Map Service, where she was assigned to gene, Oregon and was the daughter of the over 35 years, was located in one of Harlem’s Montgomery County, Maryland. As a Cartog- late Oscar M. Briggs and Essie Elizabeth most iconic office buildings, the 12-story Lee rapher, Ms. McPherson created maps used in Cruzan Briggs. She was known for her love of Building at 1825 Park Avenue on East 125th preparation for military operations throughout children and her dedication to teaching pri- Street, adjacent to the Metro North train sta- Fiume, Italy and the famed Battle of the Bulge. mary grade students in Fairfax County public tion in East Harlem. During her service, Ms. McPherson also schools for 26 years. Coming from a family of Over the years, Giscombe Realty Group’s served as a recruiter, returning to Ohio to re- educators, I understand the importance of acquisitions, developments, re-locations and cruit other females into the Army Mapping Americans like Mrs. Weir who help shape the management ventures on the legendary 125th Service. future of our nation. Mrs. Weir made a great Street corridor included Chase Manhattan Nicknamed the ‘‘Military Mapping Maidens,’’ impact in her community that will not soon be Bank, Fourth Federal Savings and Loan, New Ms. McPherson and other female cartog- forgotten. York State Supreme Court, Bechtel Infrastruc- Once Mrs. Weir retired from teaching, she raphers played a vital role in defense of Amer- ture, Beth Israel Medical Center, the Harlem traveled around the globe with her husband ica and our allies abroad. Shortly after the Al- Commonwealth Council, New York College of visiting all seven continents. Mrs. Weir under- lies declared victory over Nazi Germany and Podiatric Medicine, and The Jewish Theo- stood the importance of civic engagement and Japan, Ms. McPherson resigned from the logical Seminary, to name a few. Gene’s asso- was active in grassroots politics. Both inside Army Mapping Service. ciates nicknamed him the ‘‘Mayor of 125th and outside her career, Mrs. Weir worked with Street’’, celebrating him for his many success- On October 4, 2016, Ms. McPherson will be conviction to preserve our country for future ful ventures including the biggest retail sale in inducted into the Geospatial Intelligence Hall generations. Harlem’s history—the sale of 16 retail build- of Fame for making significant and trans- Mrs. Weir will be sincerely missed by all ings along West 125th and 126th Street Cor- formative contributions to the Army Mapping those who had the pleasure of knowing her ridor on Frederick Douglass Boulevard for $50 Service. both on a personal and a professional level. I million in 2007. He was also the recipient of Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honor to represent know that she has impacted many lives over the Business Person of the Year award from Ms. Bea McPherson in the United States Con- the years, and we are all grateful for having the Harlem Business Alliance, Inc. presented gress. She established a patriotic example for known her. She is survived by her husband, by Mr. Walter Edwards. all Americans to emulate and I am humbled to Charles J. Weir, her four children, daughters, Gene Giscombe was a former chairman of stand before this body to recognize Ms. Sue Ellen Jones, and Maureen Kay Wood; her the 125th Street Business Improvement Dis- McPherson’s service to our great nation. sons, Gregory Allen Weir and Jeffrey Charles trict, Community Board 10 and The Greater

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Colgan for turning 90 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES New Jersey/New York, and was the vice chair- years old, and to thank him for the outstanding man of the Greater Harlem Nursing Home and services he provided to the Commonwealth of Thursday, September 22, 2016 North General Hospital Board of Directors. In Virginia and the United States throughout his Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, as you may addition to his love for Harlem and real estate, long-lasting career. I wish him all the best in know, both of my parents fled Soviet-bloc Eugene Giscombe was a big-game hunter his future endeavors. Communism for the promise of a better and who hunted on five continents and traveled on freer life here in America. With that in mind, over 17 African safaris. Always concerned f Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the about the responsibility of hunters, he became 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution the first African-American president of the New PROTECTING OUR WATER FROM of 1956. Ronald Reagan once said, ‘‘Com- York Tri-State Chapter of Safari Club Inter- MICROCYSTIN TOXINS munism only works in two places: Heaven national which is very involved in conservation where they don’t need it, and hell where they projects. Gene’s memory is survived by his HON. MARCY KAPTUR already have it.’’ The Hungarian people, as wife Shirley and their children Lesley, Susan OF OHIO much as anybody, know this to be true. The and Lasalve; and brothers Gary and Ronald IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES movement began on October 23rd, 1956 as a Giscombe. student demonstration against Soviet-imposed Eugene ‘‘Gene’’ Giscombe left his indelible Thursday, September 22, 2016 communist policies. The demonstration quickly mark as a real estate magnate and developer, Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to spread, attracting thousands. When a group of community leader, philanthropist, entre- introduce a bill addressing the threat to human student protestors were fired on by the State preneur, family man and big-game hunter de- health posed by microcystin toxins. Two sum- Security Police, and one of the demonstrators voting his life to the betterment of all human- mers ago, a massive algal bloom exploded in killed, the revolution began. Thousands orga- kind, community, and country. I join my con- western Lake Erie, generating microcystin, a nized into militias, battling the police and So- stituents and rest of the nation as we say bacterium causing liver damage, skin blem- viet troops in Budapest and across the coun- goodbye and pay tribute to our beloved friend, ishes, and nausea. This public health threat try. The communist government quickly col- The Mayor of 125th Street, Eugene ‘‘Gene’’ necessitated the shutdown of the public water lapsed and impromptu ‘‘workers’ councils’’ as- Giscombe, a true American hero. system for 3 days—drastically disrupting the sumed governance of the country. Though So- f lives of over half a million Americans. viet forces eventually re-took control of the As elected officials, our first priority must al- country, the Hungarian Revolution was the IN RECOGNITION OF THE HONOR- first major threat to Soviet control since the fall ABLE SENATOR CHARLES ways be the safety and security of our con- stituents. This bill ensures that microcystin will of the Nazis, and signaled the beginning of the ‘‘CHUCK’’ J. COLGAN’S 90TH end of the reign of Communism in Europe. BIRTHDAY no longer be a public health threat. It amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by That is why I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to com- requiring the EPA to determine the maximum mend the Hungarian people for their fight, and HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK safe contaminant level and to promulgate a ultimate victory, against Communism, and OF VIRGINIA national primary drinking water regulation for commemorate the 60th anniversary of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES microcystin toxin within 2 years of its enact- Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Thursday, September 22, 2016 ment. f Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to In realizing the threat posed by microcystin, PERSONAL EXPLANATION recognize the Honorable Senator Charles the old adage ‘‘Mother Nature Doesn’t Lie’’ is ‘‘Chuck’’ J. Colgan for turning 90 years old on more meaningful than ever. I commend the HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO September 25, 2016. I am honored to cele- EPA’s work to date on generating a strategic OF OREGON brate the many accomplishments of one of the plan for dealing with algal toxins and for pub- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Commonwealth’s most dedicated civil serv- lishing an interim standard for microcystin. ants. The strategic plan and current health advi- Thursday, September 22, 2016 Senator Colgan is best known for his time in sory the EPA released are a good start, but Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I was one of the office as the longest serving Senator in the we need a finalized standard for microcystin earliest supporters of President Obama’s ne- history of the Virginia General Assembly, which endangers the people of Toledo with gotiations with Iran to prevent them from ac- where he has represented the citizens of Vir- our recurring algal bloom problem. quiring nuclear weapons. I supported the con- ginia’s 29th District since 1975. Senator In addition to the public health threat, this clusion of those negotiations which resulted in Colgan is an example to all legislators on how bacterium casts a huge economic shadow the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to work tirelessly for the interests of your con- over our vital and beautiful coast. Toledo’s (JCPOA), a historic international agreement stituents. Chuck was able to achieve many un- Water Crisis cost the city government over which has already limited Iran’s nuclear activi- dertakings over his ten term tenure in the Vir- $200,000 in cleanup costs alone, not counting ties. I strongly appreciate the President’s ro- ginia State Senate, most notably in the areas untold millions in lost business and tax rev- bust enforcement and monitoring of Iran’s of transportation and education. enue. compliance with the JCPOA. During a long Senator Colgan’s life and legislative legacy This concern is not isolated to Lake Erie. vote series I mistakenly voted yes on H.R. is certainly one to be recognized as it was one Millions of Americans across the country rely 5461 when my intention was to vote against full of service to his constituents, common- on drinking water similarly threatened by in- this legislation. I oppose H.R. 5461 and any wealth, and country. His commitment to see- creasing levels of nutrient runoff, and the re- other effort to undermine the JCPOA. ing practical legislation enacted to benefit the sulting toxic algal growth. A recent study from f Commonwealth of Virginia and its citizens is the USGS showed that algal toxins are extremely commendable. Senator Colgan was present in over 1⁄3 of all lakes nationwide. Ad- HONORING THE LIFE OF ROBERT not afraid to work with both sides of the aisle ditionally, the Environmental Protection Agen- BUTT while in office. This spirit of the political sensi- cy recognizes harmful algal blooms as a major bility is without a doubt why he was able to at- environmental problem in all 50 states, with HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK tain such great success in his endeavors. severe impacts on human health. OF VIRGINIA It is also important to distinguish Senator No one should ever have to worry that the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Colgan’s efforts as a private citizen through water coming from their tap is unclean and un- his businesses in the air travel industry. safe, no matter if you’re in Toledo, Ohio, Flint, Thursday, September 22, 2016 Colgan Airways and Colgan Air provided not Michigan, or anywhere else in this country. Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today only a valuable service to Americans, but were This bill will make us all safer. to honor the life of Robert Butt who passed

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He He received his bachelor’s degree from David- in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a similar role to has lent his expertise in livestock to 4–H son College and his master’s in education ad- the one she held in Rep. Meehan’s office. She events by judging and speaking at various ministration from William & Mary. His first also served as a guide and mentor to all of county fairs all throughout the state. The com- teaching experience came as a high school the caseworkers and economic development mitment that Jim has shown young people in- teacher in Georgia before he moved north to staff in the office. In recognition of her remark- volved in 4–H is unparalleled. The entire 4–H Virginia to continue his career. His time in able contributions and the relationships she organization is lucky to have someone of Jim’s education culminated with serving 19 years as has developed across the district, June subse- caliber inducted into their hall of fame. the superintendent of schools in Loudoun quently has taken on the roles of Constituent Mr. Speaker, Jim’s efforts embody the Iowa County. Services Director and District Director where spirit and I am honored to represent him in the Coming from a family of educators, I appre- she has helped to ensure that constituents are United States Congress. I ask that all of my ciate the invaluable role that educators play in well served and that the companies and com- colleagues in the United States House of Rep- inspiring our students. Robert’s long career in munities I represent have an accessible fed- resentatives join me in congratulating Jim for education allowed him to touch countless eral partner. his achievements and wish him nothing but minds and aid them in pursuing their dreams. June has been key to ensuring that accessi- continued success. Furthermore, because of his success as su- bility to the people we represent is a hallmark f perintendent, his legacy will continue to have of my office and that we provide prompt, re- an impact on young men and women in spectful and excellent service to our constitu- RECOGNIZING CEDAR HILL COLLE- Loudoun County for many years to come. ents. During her tenure, she has overseen a GIATE’S COMMITMENT TO STEM Robert will be sincerely missed by all those casework operation that has responded to EDUCATION who had the pleasure of knowing him both on thousands of individual concerns and deliv- a personal and a professional level. I know ered millions of dollars back to my constitu- HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON that he has impacted many in his life, and we ents, and she has played a principal role in OF TEXAS are all grateful for having known him. He is helping the communities I represent see their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES survived by his wife, Elinor; their daughter, economic development vision realized. She is Thursday, September 22, 2016 Karen Broaddus, his grandchildren Aaron, an effective and knowledgeable federal liaison Anna, Jessica and Eliza, and his six great- who helps constituents and communities bet- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. grandchildren. ter navigate and access the wide array of Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join services provided by the federal government. students, parents, and faculty of Cedar Hill me in celebrating the life of, and bidding fare- June is well-known and very well respected Collegiate for their commitment to science, well to, Robert Butt. May he rest in peace, and in the communities she represents; a reputa- technology, engineering, and mathematics en- his family be comforted. tion that is well earned after two decades of richment, and for participating in my annual f service to this region. That service and experi- Science and Technology Braintrust. The teachers at Cedar Hill Collegiate are PERSONAL EXPLANATION ence brings institutional knowledge, aware- ness and appreciation of the social and eco- committed to ensuring that our country’s youth nomic challenges facing our constituents. It is exposed to a STEM curriculum, which is HON. DAVID G. REICHERT also gives her a unique understanding of how paramount to the future of our country. A prev- OF WASHINGTON to navigate federal services and long-standing alent theme amongst successful STEM profes- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES familiarity of many of the district’s economic sionals is the curiosity and drive instilled by Thursday, September 22, 2016 development projects. She has deep and their teachers at a young age. We must con- tinue to invest in schools that highlight a Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, on roll call meaningful relationships with key stakeholders STEM education, so that all students will have Number 522, I was unavoidably detained. Had and elected officials throughout Essex County an opportunity to one day be an astrophysi- I been present, I would have voted yes. in the Northern part of my district and beyond. As a native of Lawrence, Massachusetts, cist, doctor, engineer, or a geologist. f June’s affinity for this region is evident in her Mr. Speaker, Cedar Hill Collegiate is a true HONORING JUNE BLACK FOR commitment to her work and the mutual re- advocate of STEM education and deserves TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE TO spect she shares with the constituents and recognition for its work. With great pride I can THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- community leaders with whom she interacts. say that because of this school’s commitment TIVES She is someone who has dedicated her career to STEM education, our country’s youth is to public service, particularly to having an im- gaining the skills needed to compete in a rap- HON. NIKI TSONGAS pact on the city of Lawrence, and helping that idly globalizing world. OF MASSACHUSETTS city realize its potential. f Every day, June demonstrates a sincere IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTING RIGHTS commitment to the constituents of this district Thursday, September 22, 2016 as well as to innovative methods of serving SPEECH OF Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to her community and our country. I am honored recognize my District Director, June Black, to have her on my staff and appreciate the op- HON. BARBARA LEE who has been a steadfast member of my dis- portunity to recognize a truly remarkable mem- OF CALIFORNIA trict staff for the past nine years. ber of my staff, whose individual achievements IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tomorrow marks June’s 20th year in public are so deserving, on this notable milestone. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 service, having spent 9 years working in my f office, and 11 years working for Marty Mee- Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, thank you to my han, who previously represented this district. TRIBUTE TO JIM AMDOR friend, Congresswoman SEWELL, for leading In 2007, June was nominated by then-Con- this special order and for all her work to em- gressman Marty Meehan for the 2007 Con- HON. DAVID YOUNG power underrepresented voices in our country. gressman John Joseph Moakley Award for Ex- OF IOWA I also want to thank my good friend and col- emplary Public Service, which she won thanks IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES league, Assistant Democratic Leader JAMES to her years of dedication and service. The CLYBURN, for his tireless leadership of the award is presented annually to a staff member Thursday, September 22, 2016 Democratic Outreach and Engagement Task from the New England congressional delega- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Force. I also want to thank him for coming to tion ‘‘who works steadfastly on behalf of local today to recognize and congratulate Jim my district for the town hall meeting I hosted constituents and significant issues and dem- Amdor of Corning, Iowa, for being selected as about voting rights. Under his guidance, the onstrates the ideals of public service exempli- Adams County’s 2016 inductee into the Iowa taskforce held forums across the country and fied by Congressman Moakley himself.’’ 4–H Hall of Fame. heard from thousands of constituents.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:31 Sep 23, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A22SE8.032 E22SEPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1350 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 22, 2016 Mr. Speaker, it is clear—we need to ur- Jim Williams of Greenfield, Iowa, for being se- RECOGNIZING CHILDREN’S HUN- gently protect voting rights. lected as Adair County’s 2016 inductees into GER FUND ON THEIR 25TH ANNI- That is why I rise today as a member of the the Iowa 4–H Hall of Fame. VERSARY Democratic Outreach and Engagement Task Bobbi Williams began her career in 4–H as Force to challenge this House to do the right ´ a member of the Lee Blue Ribbons, the club HON. TONY CARDENAS thing and protect the sacred right of Ameri- OF CALIFORNIA cans to vote. her great-grandmother organized. She enjoyed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Last summer, the Voting Rights Act cele- home improvement and food and nutrition brated its 50th anniversary. Tragically, five projects, but most wanted to show livestock. Thursday, September 22, 2016 decades after this monumental legislation was She joined the boys’ 4–H club and began Mr. CA´ RDENAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to con- passed, the voting rights of Americans are showing Hereford steers at the county and gratulate Children’s Hunger Fund on the cele- under unprecedented attack. state fair. She was leader of her daughter’s bration of their 25th anniversary. After the Supreme Court callously and care- club, Adair County Wing Walkers, and was I am proud of what this organization has ac- lessly gutted the Voting Rights Act in its honored as a 4–H Alumna in 2010. complished over their long tenure of service to Shelby v. Holder decision, Republicans in Jim Williams has volunteered with a number our community. Children’s Hunger Fund was state legislators have fallen over themselves of 4–H committees and events throughout the established in 1991 by president and founder to institute a wave of voting restrictions across years. He has been especially committed to Dave Phillips. Since then, CHF has delivered the country. the youth of Adair County, and has dedicated food and, ultimately, hope to children and fam- Make no mistake, these restrictions amount ilies in need in the U.S. and around the world to nothing more than a modern day poll tax. his time to Adair County 4–H Youth Action Committee. He promotes and supports youth for 25 years. We shouldn’t be erecting unnecessary and Children’s Hunger Fund located in Sylmar, activities by encouraging local businesses and dangerous barriers to the ballot box. We is in my district in the San Fernando Valley, individuals to provide whatever support they should empower Americans to participate in the neighborhood right next door to Pacoima, our democracy. can. where I grew up. Yet, time and time again—this Congress Mr. Speaker, Bobbi and Jim Williams’ efforts After the Northridge earthquake struck in and the Judiciary Committee have refused to embody the Iowa spirit and I am honored to 1994, Children’s Hunger Fund was instru- take action. Instead of protecting our sacred represent them in the United States Congress. mental in making sure Valley families had right to vote, this Congress is allowing that I ask that all of my colleagues in the United blankets and food. right to be eroded. States House of Representatives join me in The help provided by Children’s Hunger Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve congratulating Bobbi and Jim for their achieve- Fund is felt at home and also around the better. It’s past time for us to do our job. world. In 1998, CHF sent aid to Chernobyl Right now, there is bipartisan legislation ments and wish them nothing but continued success. children and boots and blankets to boys in Si- waiting for action. The Voting Rights Amend- berian prisons. ment Act (H.R. 885) would reinstate the much f CHF helped victims and families after the needed preclearance statute to ensure that in- attacks on the World Trade Center in New fringements on voting rights are addressed York, and after the 2004 tsunami. long before Election Day. Long before an RECOGNIZING C-STEM TEACHER AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERV- The vision started in the San Fernando Val- American is denied their right to vote, a right ley has been replicated all around the country. that millions have fought and died for—from ICES, INC.’S COMMITMENT TO STEM EDUCATION In just 25 years, CHF has built a global net- the Revolution to Neshoba County. work of aid, while never forgetting the need in Likewise, the Voting Rights Advancement our local communities. Act (H.R. 2867) also re-establishes the HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON While I regret not being able to attend in preclearance system and our discharge peti- person, I am honored to congratulate Chil- tion has 181 signatories—I encourage all of OF TEXAS dren’s Hunger Fund on their 25th Anniversary my colleagues to sign it and help us protect IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Celebration this Saturday, September 24, the voting rights of all Americans. 2016. However, it’s past time that we do more. We Thursday, September 22, 2016 I hope they will continue their record of de- must empower voters, every day Americans, livering food and hope to children and families to have a stronger, more powerful voice in our Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. in the San Fernando Valley and across the democracy. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the world. That’s why I am so proud to have co-spon- students, parents, and faculty of C-Stem sored the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 12) Teacher and Student Support Services, Inc. f offered by the great Civil Rights champion, for their commitment to science, technology, TRIBUTE TO TED BENSHOOF Congressman JOHN LEWIS. This legislation engineering, and mathematics enrichment, would empower voters by modernizing voter and for participating in my annual Science and registration and utilizing new technologies at Technology Braintrust. HON. DAVID YOUNG the ballot box. OF IOWA The faculty at C-Stem Teacher and Student Mr. Speaker, it’s past time to pass these IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Support Services, Inc. are committed to ensur- bills. It’s past time to do our jobs. Thursday, September 22, 2016 As our great drum major for peace and jus- ing that our country’s youth is exposed to a tice, Dr. King, once said: ‘‘Give us the ballot, STEM curriculum, which is paramount to the Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise and we will fill our legislative halls with men of future of our country. A prevalent theme today to recognize and congratulate Ted goodwill.’’ amongst successful STEM professionals is the Benshoof of Winterset, Iowa for being selected Mr. Speaker, let’s show the American peo- curiosity and drive instilled by their teachers at as Madison County’s 2016 inductee into the ple some goodwill and allow them to vote, un- a young age. We must continue to invest in Iowa 4–H Hall of Fame. The Iowa 4–H Foun- obstructed. schools that highlight a STEM education, so dation hosts the 4–H Hall of Fame induction f that all students will have an opportunity to ceremony at the Iowa State Fair each year. one day be an astrophysicist, doctor, engi- Iowa counties select Hall of Fame inductees TRIBUTE TO BOBBI AND JIM neer, or a geologist. for their contributions to the lives of 4–H mem- WILLIAMS bers and the overall 4–H program. Ted has Mr. Speaker, C-Stem Teacher and Student left a lasting impact on the Madison County 4– HON. DAVID YOUNG Support Services, Inc. is a true advocate of H program through his unwavering commit- STEM education and deserves recognition for OF IOWA ment as a volunteer. On pig weigh-in days at its work. With great pride I can say that be- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Madison County 4–H/FFA show, he has cause of this organization’s commitment to been known to go around to each member’s Thursday, September 22, 2016 STEM education, our country’s youth is gain- home, making sure those who are unable to Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise ing the skills needed to compete in a rapidly make it still have the opportunity to weigh-in today to recognize and congratulate Bobbi and globalizing world. their entries. His actions are a testament to his

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I ask that all of my In 1972 Phyllis founded Eagle Forum and f colleagues in the United States House of Rep- successfully led the effort to prevent the ratifi- resentatives join me in congratulating Ted for cation of the so-called Equal Rights Amend- CONGRATULATIONS TO LIEUTEN- his achievements and wish him nothing but ment. The Ladies Home Journal ranked her ANT COLONEL ROCKO RODRI- continued success. among the 100 most influential women of the GUEZ f 20th Century. Frankly, she should be ranked among the 100 most influential leaders of the HON. JOE WILSON RECOGNIZING H.D. WOODSON 20th Century regardless of gender. I am proud OF SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING to have had the opportunity to know her and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HIGH SCHOOL’S COMMITMENT TO work with her and her colleagues at Eagle Thursday, September 22, 2016 STEM EDUCATION Forum. Phyllis Schlafly lived by her faith and values to the very end and left a great legacy Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON as an American leader for all Americans. er, on September 13, 2016, Air Force Major OF TEXAS f Rocko Rodriguez was promoted to the rank of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lieutenant Colonel. I was then grateful to par- TRIBUTE TO SANDRA AND GLEN ticipate in his promotion ceremony on Sep- Thursday, September 22, 2016 STOVER tember 23rd. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Rocko has been serving in my office as an Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the HON. DAVID YOUNG In-Resident Intermediate Development Edu- students, parents, and faculty of H.D. Wood- OF IOWA cation Student attending the Air Force Legisla- son Academy of Engineering High School for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion Liaison Fellowship Program. their commitment to science, technology, engi- Rocko was commissioned in 2001 through neering, and mathematics enrichment, and for Thursday, September 22, 2016 the Officer Training School at Maxwell Air participating in my annual Science and Tech- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Force Base, Alabama. He distinguished him- nology Braintrust. today to recognize and congratulate Sandra self early as a leader, holding various posi- The teachers at H.D. Woodson Academy of and Glen Stover of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on tions in special operations, space operations, Engineering are committed to ensuring that the very special occasion of their 50th wed- and cyber operations. Rocko has also honor- our country’s youth is exposed to a STEM cur- ding anniversary. They were married on July ably served in Operations Iraqi and Enduring riculum, which is paramount to the future of 30, 1966 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Freedom and Southern Watch and Deny our country. A prevalent theme amongst suc- Sandra and Glen’s lifelong commitment to Flight. cessful STEM professionals is the curiosity each other, their children, grandchildren, and This year, Rocko will receive his Masters of and drive instilled by their teachers at a young great-granddaughter truly embodies Iowa val- Science degree from Georgetown University age. We must continue to invest in schools ues. As they reflect on their 50th anniversary, Government Affairs Institute. When he finishes that highlight a STEM education, so that all may their commitment grow even stronger as in my office he will transition to work at the students will have an opportunity to one day they continue to love, cherish, and honor one U.S. Cyber Command Legislative Affairs be an astrophysicist, doctor, engineer, or a ge- another for years to come. Branch. ologist. Mr. Speaker, I commend this great couple I would also like to offer best wishes to his Mr. Speaker, H.D. Woodson Academy of on their 50th year together and I wish them wife, Sarah, and daughters Kaitlyn and Natalie Engineering is a true advocate of STEM edu- many more. I ask that my colleagues in the and sons Troy and Timothy with his father Mi- cation and deserves recognition for its work. United States House of Representatives join chael Rodriguez and mother-in-law Susan With great pride I can say that because of this me in congratulating them on this momentous Burke, because behind every man and woman school’s commitment to STEM education, our occasion. in uniform is a dedicated family. country’s youth is gaining the skills needed to f In conclusion, God Bless Our Troops and compete in a rapidly globalizing world. may the President by his actions never forget RECOGNIZING JEFFERSON ACAD- f September 11th in the Global War on Ter- EMY’S COMMITMENT TO STEM rorism. PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY EDUCATION f HON. GARY J. PALMER HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON TRIBUTE TO PAT AND RICHARD PERKINS OF ALABAMA OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, September 22, 2016 Thursday, September 22, 2016 HON. DAVID YOUNG OF IOWA Mr. PALMER. Mr. Speaker, with the passing Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Phyllis Schlafly America lost one of its Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the greatest women leaders. I first met Phyllis students, parents, and faculty of Jefferson Thursday, September 22, 2016 around 1990 shortly after I began work with Academy for their commitment to science, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise the Alabama Family Alliance, which later be- technology, engineering, and mathematics en- today to recognize and congratulate Pat and came the Alabama Policy Institute. I was tre- richment, and for participating in my annual Richard Perkins of Shenandoah, Iowa, on the mendously impressed with her intellect and Science and Technology Braintrust. very special occasion of their 50th wedding clarity on American culture and politics. The teachers at Jefferson Academy are anniversary. They were married on August 6, She ranks with William F. Buckley as one of committed to ensuring that our country’s youth 1966. the intellectual giants who helped launch the is exposed to a STEM curriculum, which is Pat and Richard’s lifelong commitment to modern conservative movement. Phyllis had paramount to the future of our country. A prev- each other and their family truly embodies the clarity of thought and the communication alent theme amongst successful STEM profes- Iowa values. As they reflect on their 50th anni- skills of Reagan that gave her the ability to sionals is the curiosity and drive instilled by versary, may their commitment grow even connect with women and men from all walks their teachers at a young age. We must con- stronger as they continue to love, cherish, and of life. In many respects, she was America’s tinue to invest in schools that highlight a honor one another for years to come. version of Margaret Thatcher. Her self-pub- STEM education, so that all students will have Mr. Speaker, I commend this great couple lished book, ‘‘A Choice, Not An Echo,’’ had an an opportunity to one day be an astrophysi- on their 50th year together and I wish them enormous impact on the 1964 Republican cist, doctor, engineer, or a geologist. many more. I ask that my colleagues in the Convention that resulted in Barry Goldwater Mr. Speaker, Jefferson Academy is a true United States House of Representatives join winning the party’s nomination for president. advocate of STEM education and deserves me in congratulating them on this momentous That book eventually sold over 3 million cop- recognition for its work. With great pride I can occasion.

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EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON stronger as they continue to love, cherish, and tered NAFTA and the World Trade Organiza- OF TEXAS honor one another for many years to come. tion, we can’t afford to pass a new trade deal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I commend this great couple and again undermine people’s livelihoods. on their 60th year together and I wish them But there’s good news. Labor, environ- Thursday, September 22, 2016 many more. I ask that my colleagues in the mental and social justice leaders now oppose Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. United States House of Representatives join the TPP, as do both major presidential nomi- Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the me in congratulating them on this momentous nees, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Democratic Leader Harry students, parents, and faculty of McKinley occasion. Reid. Technology High School for their commitment f Still, some in Washington are scheming to to science, technology, engineering, and math- pass the TPP during Congress’s ‘‘lame duck’’ ematics enrichment, and for participating in my ‘‘VAN JONES: HOW TPP THREAT- session after the election. While most mem- annual Science and Technology Braintrust. ENS OUR PROGRESS ON CLI- bers of California’s Congressional delegation The teachers at McKinley Technology High MATE CHANGE’’ ON 14 SEP- firmly oppose the deal, some remain on the School are committed to ensuring that our TEMBER 2016 fence. As the consequences of climate change get country’s youth is exposed to a STEM cur- clearer, the case against the TPP gets riculum, which is paramount to the future of HON. BARBARA LEE stronger. our country. A prevalent theme amongst suc- OF CALIFORNIA f cessful STEM professionals is the curiosity IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECOGNIZING CENTRAL CITY PUB- and drive instilled by their teachers at a young Thursday, September 22, 2016 age. We must continue to invest in schools LIC CHARTER SCHOOL, that highlight a STEM education, so that all Ms. LEE . Mr. Speaker, I include in the BRIGHTWOOD CAMPUS’S COM- students will have an opportunity to one day RECORD the following op-ed. MITMENT TO STEM EDUCATION be an astrophysicist, doctor, engineer, or a ge- In the past month, wildfires forced tens of ologist. thousands of people across California to evacuate their homes. Over the same period, HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON Mr. Speaker, McKinley Technology High OF TEXAS School is a true advocate of STEM education historic floods in Louisiana destroyed or damaged more than 60,000 homes, uprooting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and deserves recognition for its work. With families and ruining lives. Thursday, September 22, 2016 great pride I can say that because of this Whether fire or water, we know that school’s commitment to STEM education, our human-induced climate change is making Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. country’s youth is gaining the skills needed to natural disasters more frequent and more in- Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the compete in a rapidly globalizing world. tense. students, parents, and faculty of Central City f So why are some in Washington pushing Public Charter School, Brightwood Campus for hard for a policy that would make climate their commitment to science, technology, engi- ON H.R. 5719 change considerably worse? neering, and mathematics enrichment, and for This fall, Congress is likely to vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership—an agreement participating in my annual Science and Tech- HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN among 12 nations along the Pacific Rim. nology Braintrust. OF MARYLAND While billed as a ‘‘free trade’’ deal, most of The teachers at Central City Public Charter IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the TPP is actually about creating new School, Brightwood Campus are committed to rights for multinational corporations, in- ensuring that our country’s youth is exposed Thursday, September 22, 2016 cluding the big polluters most responsible to a STEM curriculum, which is paramount to Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, today, the for the climate emergency. the future of our country. A prevalent theme House voted on another unpaid-for tax cut by Under the TPP, the biggest global firms— amongst successful STEM professionals is the including many responsible for offshore drill- approving H.R. 5719, which would increase curiosity and drive instilled by their teachers at the deficit by more than $1 billion. I believe ing and fracking—would be able to sue Amer- ican taxpayers over laws and regulations a young age. We must continue to invest in the bill’s purpose has merit. It can encourage that are meant to protect public health and schools that highlight a STEM education, so companies to share more profits with their em- the environment. Rather than suing in reg- that all students will have an opportunity to ployees and help create more new busi- ular courts, these corporations would, one day be an astrophysicist, doctor, engi- nesses. If we could vote on the fully-offset through the TPP, be able to sue before unac- neer, or a geologist. Senate version, it would certainly have my countable arbitration panels—each panel Mr. Speaker, Central City Public Charter support. But I opposed this bill because Re- made up of three corporate lawyers—who School, Brightwood Campus is a true advo- publicans have our priorities backwards. While could award unlimited cash compensation. cate of STEM education and deserves rec- Republicans refuse to provide aid to national Similar rules in other trade deals have al- ready made possible nearly 700 such law- ognition for its work. With great pride I can say emergencies—like helping stop the spread of suits—including efforts to challenge the U.S. that because of this school’s commitment to the Zika virus, or providing funds for the peo- rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline and a STEM education, our country’s youth is gain- ple of Flint, Michigan—unless every dollar is moratorium on fracking in Quebec. ing the skills needed to compete in a rapidly offset by cuts in other parts of the budget, we What does this mean for California? globalizing world. continue to vote on more billion-dollar tax cuts TPP would allow multinational corpora- f without offsetting a single penny. tions that own gas-fired power plants from Alameda County to San Diego County to f TRIBUTE TO JAN AND JOHN threaten state restrictions on carbon emis- HUSMANN TRIBUTE TO ELOISE AND HAROLD sions—including some of the new world-lead- DINSMORE ing standards recently passed in Sac- ramento. The deal would also vastly increase HON. DAVID YOUNG the number of fracking firms and offshore OF IOWA HON. DAVID YOUNG drilling companies that could challenge our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES protections. OF IOWA Thursday, September 22, 2016 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES But it’s not about just dirtier air and water or more susceptibility to climate Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Thursday, September 22, 2016 risks. It’s also about jobs. today to recognize and congratulate Jan and Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Because TPP would threaten a successful John Husmann of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the California rebate program for green tech- today to recognize and congratulate Eloise nologies that are made in-state, the deal very special occasion of their 50th wedding and Harold Dinsmore of Farragut, Iowa, on the could result in the elimination of good-pay- anniversary on July 30, 2016. very special occasion of their 60th wedding ing green jobs in fields like solar and wind Jan and John’s lifelong commitment to each anniversary. They were married on August 3, manufacturing and energy efficiency. Green other and their family truly embodies Iowa val- 1956. jobs employ all kinds of people—truck driv- ues. As they reflect on their 50th anniversary,

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I ask that my colleagues in the Hughes who wrote that ‘‘America is a dream ator Chris Dodd from Connecticut joined the United States House of Representatives join . . . not my dream alone, but our dream. Not House coalition which included Representa- me in congratulating them on this momentous my world alone, but your world and my world.’’ tives William ‘‘Bill’’ Clay from Missouri, J.C. occasion. Let us all share in this great dream made real Watts, Jr. from Oklahoma, and Jack Kingston f together. from Georgia who helped take this bipartisan, bicameral effort across the finish line. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN f Mr. Speaker, I would be remiss if I did not AMERICAN HISTORY AND CUL- INTRODUCTION OF A RESOLUTION also thank some of the former congressional TURE COMMEMORATING THE OPENING staff who worked for so many years to pass OF THE SMITHSONIAN’S NA- the legislation which authorized the Museum— HON. XAVIER BECERRA TIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN Tammy Boyd in my office; Kern Watson with OF CALIFORNIA AMERICAN HISTORY AND CUL- former Rep. J.C. Watts; LaRochelle Young IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TURE with former Sen. Sam Brownback: and Donni Thursday, September 22, 2016 Turner with former Sen. Max Cleland. They re- Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to HON. JOHN LEWIS fused to give up; they refused to give in, and celebrate the opening of the National Museum OF GEORGIA we thank them for their hard work and service. of African American History and Culture this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On the eve of this long-awaited day, I join Saturday, September 24, 2016. Thursday, September 22, 2016 with more than 110 of my colleagues in con- As the nineteenth museum to join the gratulating Smithsonian Institution’s family, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to countless staff, and many volunteers of the of African American History and Culture joins offer a bipartisan resolution which recognizes National Museum of African American History the world’s largest museum, education, and the opening of the Smithsonian’s National Mu- and Culture on their persistence, their deter- research complex. It is the only national mu- seum of African American History and Culture mination, and—very, very soon—on their suc- seum devoted exclusively to the documenta- (NMAAHC) on Saturday, September 24, 2016. cess. tion of African American life, history, and cul- I am so proud that over 110 of my colleagues Tonight, we should all be proud, and each ture. from both sides of the aisle have joined me as and every one of us must take the necessary When the Smithsonian was founded in original cosponsors. hours, days, weeks, and months to visit, learn, 1846, the United States was a far less perfect This weekend will mark a historic moment in explore, and reflect on the Smithsonian’s Na- union than the one we live in today, and the our Nation’s history. Hundreds of thousands of tional Museum of African American History idea of a museum that would tell the story of people will convene in Washington, D.C. on and Culture and all that it signifies and entails. African Americans could hardly have been the National Mall to celebrate and welcome f imagined. Yet there can be no denying that this historic institution which is dedicated to TRIBUTE TO THE CLARINDA LIONS the story of America and its vitality, resilience, documenting African American life, history, art, CLUB and optimism are rooted and reflected in the and culture. Many people in this body, across African American experience. the nation, and around the world shall cele- In the words of Lonnie G. Bunch III, found- brate this great day. HON. DAVID YOUNG ing director of the National Museum of African Tonight, I applaud Dr. Lonnie Bunch, III, the OF IOWA American History and Culture, ‘‘there are few Founding Director, Kinshasha Holman Conwill, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Deputy Director, Cheryl Smith, Chief of things as powerful and as important as a peo- Thursday, September 22, 2016 ple, as a nation that is steeped in its history.’’ Staff, and the hundreds and thousands of peo- As Members of Congress, we have the ple who worked so hard to make this dream Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise privilege of representing the entirety of the a reality. For over 10 years, they have toiled today to recognize the 70th anniversary of the American people and working in the ‘‘People’s day in and day out to prepare for the opening Clarinda Lions Club of Clarinda, Iowa. The House’’ and under the glorious dome of our and operation of the National Museum of Afri- members of this service club exemplify the U.S. Capitol and its crowning feature, the Stat- can American History and Culture. Lions motto: ‘‘We Serve.’’ The Clarinda Lions ue of Freedom. In the pages of history, you I know that the leadership and staff of the Club members demonstrate this philosophy of will find extensive information about the archi- Museum have labored tirelessly for years and selfless volunteer service each and every day. tect of the Capitol, the artist who designed the years—designing the building, raising funds, The Clarinda Lions Club was chartered by Statue of Freedom, and the foundry owner envisioning the exhibits, collecting artifacts, Lions International in June 1946. Lions Inter- who was commissioned for the casting of the conducting research, and meeting with the national began in 1917, when a Chicago busi- statue. What is less known is the story of Phil- many people across this country and around nessman encouraged his local business club ip Reid, the enslaved laborer of the foundry the world who are so excited about this his- to go beyond business and focus on improving owner who was the only known slave working toric moment. Mr. Speaker, I thank each and their communities and the world. After con- on Freedom and instrumental to its successful every one of them for their hard work, dedica- tacting other service groups to join this new casting in bronze. tion, and determination to the National Mu- effort, Lions International was born. Lions Philip Reid worked on the casting of Free- seum of African American History and Culture. Clubs offer a number of services to the com- dom from 1860 through 1862, despite the be- Mr. Speaker, the National Museum of Afri- munities they serve. The Clarinda Lions Club ginning of the Civil War and its toll on con- can American History and Culture took over puts on an annual pancake meal to raise struction of the Capitol. When the statue was 100 years to evolve from a dream to a reality funds to benefit the community, sponsors the finally completed and placed atop the Capitol in the Nation’s Capital on the National Mall. Santa House during the holiday season, and Dome in 1863, Reid had become a free man The most recent congressional effort began participates in the SightFirst international pro- thanks to the Compensated Emancipation Act with the late former Congressman Thomas gram to help restore sight and prevent blind- signed by President Lincoln. ‘‘Mickey’’ Leland from Texas who revitalized ness. They also assist local residents with The story of Philip Reid is the story of the legislation in 1985. I was proud to continue repurposing unwanted prescription glasses America, and only one of the many histories his work and fought for 15 years for the bill to and send glasses overseas to people who and cultural contributions that will be shared pass the House and Senate before finally have limited vision care. with the American public at the National Mu- being signed into law by President George W. Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate the seum of African American History and Culture. Bush. Clarinda Lions Club for the difference they Like the building of the U.S. Capitol, the cre- It was a long, hard, labor of love, and there continue to make in their community. Over the ation of this museum has taken almost a cen- were so many wonderful Members on both past 70 years, their members have been dedi- tury, but its time has finally come. sides of the aisle and the dome, who helped cated to helping and serving others, and it is Today, we celebrate its opening and its trib- accomplish this mission which spanned gen- a great honor to recognize them today. I urge ute to generations of Americans past, present erations, decades, and movements. In 1993, my colleagues in the United States House of

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Under that agreement, the U.S. is astronauts were posthumously awarded the H.R. 5461 & H.R. 5931 legally obligated to comply with the determina- Congressional Space Medal of Honor, it is tions of the Iran/U.S. Claims Tribunal. The re- surprising that we do not have a memorial to HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN cent payment made to Iran was a part of the honor the lives of the crew of Apollo 1 as was OF MARYLAND settlement reached by that body. There are done for the Space Shuttle Challenger and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES over a thousand more claims pending before Columbia crews. Thursday, September 22, 2016 the Tribunal. This bill would redress that unfortunate The JCPOA is not based on trust. It is omission. As Arlington National Cemetery is Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise re- based on verification. According to the IAEA, where we recognize heroes who have passed garding H.R. 5461, the Iranian Leadership Iran has, so far, complied with its obligations in the service of the Nation, it is fitting on the Asset Transparency Act and H.R. 5931, the under the JCPOA. Faithfully observing the ob- 50th anniversary of the Apollo 1 accident that misleadingly named Prohibiting Future Ran- ligations of that agreement, especially the we acknowledge these astronauts by building som Payments to Iran Act. verification protocols, are in the national secu- a memorial in their honor. This bill would di- Regional stability in the Middle East and en- rity interest of the United States and we must rect the Secretary of the Army, in consultation suring that Iran is prevented from acquiring a avoid providing the Iranians with an excuse with the Administrator of the National Aero- nuclear weapon are top national security prior- not to uphold their side of the bargain. For that nautics and Space Administration (NASA), to ities of the United States and they are the rea- reason, I cannot support this bill. construct at an appropriate place in Arlington sons that, after very careful consideration, I f National Cemetery, a memorial marker hon- chose to support the JCPOA. That agreement oring these fine men. has already dramatically reduced Iran’s stock- TRIBUTE TO VIOLA AND DARWIN BROCKMAN In addition to $500,000 from the Army’s fis- pile of enriched nuclear material and subjects cal year 2017 operations and maintenance ap- the country to a strenuous verification regime. propriated funds, the bill provides the NASA For all these reasons, I will support the Iranian HON. DAVID YOUNG Administrator with the authority to accept do- Leadership Asset Transparency Act and op- OF IOWA nations of services, money, and property for pose H.R. 5931. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the memorial marker. Iran’s hugely wealthy and powerful Revolu- Thursday, September 22, 2016 In closing Mr. Speaker, on the eve of the tionary Guard has been identified by leading 50th anniversary of the Apollo accident, we international institutions, including the State Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise have the opportunity to honor these three Department, as a driving force behind Iran’s today to recognize and congratulate Viola and brave men and their contribution to America’s sponsorship of terrorism around the world. Darwin Brockman of Hancock, Iowa, on the preeminence in human spaceflight. It is time to The Los Angeles Times estimated in 2007 that very special occasion of their 60th wedding build a memorial so that current and future the IRGC, which was tasked with rebuilding anniversary. They were married on July 24, Americans never forget their sacrifice. the country after the Iran-Iraq War, ‘‘now has 1956. ties to more than one hundred companies that Viola and Darwin’s lifelong commitment to I am pleased to be joined by Chairman JEFF control roughly $12 billion in construction and each other and their family truly embodies MILLER and Representatives MARK TAKANO, engineering capital.’’ In a 2012 country report Iowa values. As they reflect on their 60th anni- CORRINE BROWN, DONNA EDWARDS and GUS on terrorism, the State Department noted ‘‘a versary, may their commitment grow even BILIRAKIS as an original cosponsor of this leg- marked resurgence of Iran’s state sponsorship stronger as they continue to love, cherish, and islation, and I hope that it can be swiftly en- of terrorism, through its Islamic Revolutionary honor one another for years to come. acted into law. Guard Corps—Quds Force, its Ministry of In- Mr. Speaker, I commend this great couple telligence and Security, and Tehran’s ally on their 60th year together and I wish them f Hezbollah.’’ many more. I ask that my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives join TRIBUTE TO LEONA AND TOM H.R. 5461 will help illuminate the IRGC’s STUART control of a wide array of Iran’s assets. The me in congratulating them on this momentous Treasury Secretary will be required to develop occasion. and post online in English, and the three main f HON. DAVID YOUNG languages used in that country, a list of assets INTRODUCING THE ‘‘APOLLO 1’’ OF IOWA held by Iran’s political and military leaders. MEMORIAL BILL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The list will include a description of how these Thursday, September 22, 2016 assets were acquired and how they have been HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON employed. The bill will not only help make Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise OF TEXAS Iran’s citizens more aware of how corrupt their today to recognize and honor Leona and Tom IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES government is, the reporting requirements may Stuart of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the very spe- help to shed additional light on the ways Iran’s Thursday, September 22, 2016 cial occasion of their 60th wedding anniver- Revolutionary Guard funds terrorism. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. sary. They were married on July 15, 1956 at By contrast, H.R. 5931 would provide Iran Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Neola, Iowa. with an excuse to abandon its JCPOA obliga- ‘‘Apollo 1 Memorial Act’’. The Nation’s success Leona and Tom’s lifelong commitment to tions and resume its nuclear enrichment activi- in human spaceflight is well documented. As- each other and their family truly embodies ties. The bill purports to codify the long held tronauts are American heroes. John Glenn, Iowa values. As they reflect on their 60th anni- position of the U.S. not to pay ransoms to ter- Neil Armstrong, and Sally Ride. These are versary, may their commitment grow even rorists, but the bill is much more than that. some of the familiar names that our children stronger as they continue to love, cherish, and H.R. 5931 would prohibit the U.S. Government read about in their textbooks. honor one another for years to come. from making cash payments of any kind to Unfortunately, success in human spaceflight Mr. Speaker, I commend this great couple Iran, even ones the U.S. is legally obligated to has come at a high cost. Brave men and on their 60th year together and I wish them make. The most recent payment made to Iran women have paid the ultimate cost in the many more. I know my colleagues in the by the U.S., for example, was owed to it as a name of space exploration. United States House of Representatives will result of a weapons sale that occurred in the On January 27, 1967, Astronauts Command join me in congratulating them on this momen- days before the revolution. The U.S. was cer- Pilot Virgil I. ‘‘Gus’’ Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed- tous occasion.

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to substitute certain land selections of the Navajo cluding S. 2912, to authorize the use of unapproved Nation, to designate certain wilderness areas, S. medical products by patients diagnosed with a ter- 2991, to withdraw certain land in Okanogan Coun- minal illness in accordance with State law, after re- ty, Washington, to protect the land, S. 3049, to des- ceiving testimony from Peter Lurie, Associate Com- ignate the Organ Mountains and other public land missioner for Public Health Strategy and Analysis, as components of the National Wilderness Preserva- Office of Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis, tion System in the State of New Mexico, S. 3102, Food and Drug Administration, Department of to promote conservation, improve public land man- Health and Human Services; Ian C. Calderon, Cali- agement, and provide for sensible development in fornia State Assembly, Sacramento; Jim Neely, Mis- Pershing County, Nevada, S. 3167, to establish the souri State Representative, Jefferson City; Lieutenant Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area, S. 3192, Commander Matthew Bellina, USN (Ret.), Holland, to designate a mountain peak in the State of Mon- Pennsylvania; Richard Garr, Neuralstem, Inc., Del tana as ‘‘Alex Diekmann Peak’’, S. 3203, to provide Rey, California; Andrew McFadyen, The Issac Foun- for economic development and access to resources in dation, Campbellford, Ontario; and Frank Mongiello, Alaska, S. 3204, to provide for the exchange of Fed- and Luke Mongiello, both of Yardley, Pennsylvania. eral land and non-Federal land in the State of Alaska for the construction of a road between King Cove AGENCY REGULATORY GUIDANCE and Cold Bay, S. 3254, to provide for a land ex- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- change involving certain National Forest System fairs: Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Fed- land in the State of South Dakota, S. 3273, to make eral Management concluded a hearing to examine technical corrections to the Alaska Native Claims agency regulatory guidance, after receiving testimony Settlement Act, S. 3312, to extend the authorization from Howard Shelanski, Administrator, Office of In- of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act formation and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Manage- of 1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County, ment and Budget; M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor, De- Colorado, S. 3315, to authorize the modification or partment of Labor; and Amy McIntosh, Principal augmentation of the Second Division Memorial, S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Delegated the Duties of 3316, to maximize land management efficiencies, the Assistant Secretary of Education, Office of Plan- promote land conservation, generate education fund- ning, Evaluation and Policy Development. ing, S. 3317, to prohibit the further extension or es- COSMETIC DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY tablishment of national monuments in the State of Utah except by express authorization of Congress, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: H.R. 1838, to establish the Clear Creek National Committee concluded a hearing to examine explor- Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, ing current practices in cosmetic development and California, to designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilder- safety, including S. 1014, to amend the Federal ness in such counties, and H.R. 2009, to provide for Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by of cosmetics, after receiving testimony from Senators the United States to the Tucson Unified School Dis- Feinstein and Collins; Beth Lange Jonas, Personal trict and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, after Care Products Council, and Scott Faber, Environ- receiving testimony from Senators Reid and Sullivan; mental Working Group, both of Washington, D.C.; Neil Kornze, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Wilma Bergfeld, Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Department of the Interior; and Leslie Weldon, Dep- Panel, Cleveland, Ohio; and Curran Dandurand, Jack uty Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, Black LLC, Carrollton, Texas. Department of Agriculture. INTELLIGENCE TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine ex- from officials of the intelligence community. ploring a right to try for terminally ill patients, in- Committee recessed subject to the call.

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Rejected: ing for such seizures, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of Engel amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 415 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 548; 114–781) that sought to require the President to no- Pages H5837–38 tify Congress of a payment made to any State Spon- Modernizing Government Travel Act: H.R. sor of Terrorism or North Korea pursuant to a set- 5625, amended, to provide for reimbursement for tlement or judgment against the United States; re- the use of modern travel services by Federal employ- quires the President to report on pending claims be- ees traveling on official Government business, by a fore the Iran-US Claims Tribunal (by a recorded vote 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas with none voting of 176 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 553). ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 549; Pages H5838–39 Pages H5854–57 Program Management Improvement Account- Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make ability Act: S. 1550, amended, to amend title 31, technical and conforming changes to reflect the ac- United States Code, to establish entities tasked with tions of the House. Page H5859 improving program and project management in cer- H. Res. 879, the rule providing for consideration tain Federal agencies, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of of the bill (H.R. 5931) was agreed to by a recorded 404 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 550; Page H5839 vote of 236 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 543, after District of Columbia Judicial Financial Trans- the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay parency Act: H.R. 4419, amended, to update the fi- vote of 236 yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 542. nancial disclosure requirements for judges of the Pages H5833–34 District of Columbia courts, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay Suspensions—Proceedings Resumed: The House vote of 414 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 551; Pages H5840–41 measures which were debated on Tuesday, September Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To up- 20th: date the financial disclosure requirements for judges of the District of Columbia courts and to make other Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) improvements to the District of Columbia courts.’’. Act of 2016: H.R. 5320, amended, to restrict the in- Page H5840 clusion of social security account numbers on docu- ments sent by mail by the Social Security Adminis- Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016: H.R. 5963, amended, to tration, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and De- none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 545; Pages H5835–36 linquency Prevention Act of 1974, by a 2⁄3 yea-and- United States Appreciation for Olympians and nay vote of 382 yeas to 29 nays, Roll No. 552; Paralympians Act: H.R. 5946, amended, to amend Pages H5840–41 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from District of Columbia Courts and Public De- gross income any prizes or awards won in competi- fender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive tion in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic 2 Payments Act: H.R. 5037, amended, to authorize Games, by a ⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 1 the establishment of a program of voluntary separa- nay, Roll No. 546; Pages H5836–37 tion incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act: the District of Columbia courts and employees of the H.R. 2285, amended, to improve enforcement District of Columbia Public Defender Service, by a against trafficking in cultural property and prevent 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. stolen or illicit cultural property from financing ter- 555; and Page H5858 rorist and criminal networks, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay Designating the facility of the United States vote of 415 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in 547; Page H5837 Evanston, Illinois, as the ‘‘Abner J. Mikva Post Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers Restraining Excessive Sei- Office Building’’: H.R. 5798, to designate the facil- zure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil ity of the United States Postal Service located at Asset Forfeiture Tools Act: H.R. 5523, amended, to 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the ‘‘Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building’’, by a 2⁄3 yea- Internal Revenue Service from carrying out seizures and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 22 nays with one an- relating to a structuring transaction unless the prop- swering ‘‘present’’, Roll No. 556. Pages H5858–59 erty to be seized derived from an illegal source or Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that the funds were structured for the purpose of con- when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet cealing the violation of another criminal law or regu- at 12 noon on Monday, September 26th for Morning lation, and to require notice and a post-seizure hear- Hour debate. Page H5859

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3 p.m., Monday, September 26 12 p.m., Monday, September 26

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration Program for Monday: To be announced. of H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act. The filing deadline for first-degree amendments to McConnell (for Cochran) Amendment No. 5082, and to the bill is at 4 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Harris, Andy, Md., E1348 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1342, E1346 Hice, Jody B., Ga., E1337 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1342, E1347 Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1353 Huffman, Jared, Calif., E1339 Reichert, David G., Wash., E1349 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1344 Hunter, Duncan, Calif., E1340 Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E1345 Bost, Mike, Ill., E1347 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1349, E1350, E1351, Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1339 Ca´ rdenas, Tony, Calif., E1350 E1351, E1352, E1352, E1354 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1342 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1343, E1348 Shuster, Bill, Pa., E1338, E1340 Cole, Tom, Okla., E1337 Kilmer, Derek, Wash., E1337 Smith, Adrian, Nebr., E1338 Comstock, Barbara, Va., E1341, E1342, E1343, E1344, Kuster, Ann M., N.H., E1344 Tsongas, Niki, Mass., E1349 E1345, E1346, E1346, E1347, E1348, E1348 Lamborn, Doug, Colo., E1340 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1352, E1354 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1341 Latta, Robert E., Ohio, E1341 Walters, Mimi, Calif., E1343 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1345 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1341, E1349, E1352 Westerman, Bruce, Ark., E1345 DeFazio, Peter A., Ore., E1348 Lewis, John, Ga., E1353 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1351 DesJarlais, Scott, Tenn., E1339 Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E1337, E1339 Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1339 Gibbs, Bob, Ohio, E1347 Lowenthal, Alan S., Calif., E1338 Young, David, Iowa, E1349, E1350, E1350, E1351, E1351, Graves, Sam, Mo., E1338, E1340 Nolan, Richard M., Minn. E1343 E1352, E1352, E1353, E1354, E1354 Guinta, Frank C., N.H., E1338, E1341, E1342 Palmer, Gary J., Ala., E1351

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