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August 15, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5659 Social Security Act and the income derived ity of a written request described under sub- which was ordered to lie on the table; from investment of those funds pursuant to section (a) with the Federal, State, Tribal, or as follows: section 2104(n)(2)(C) of that Act, $3,398,000,000 local law enforcement agency making the At the appropriate place in title VIII of di- shall not be available for obligation in this written request; or vision A, insert the following: fiscal year. ‘‘(2) to relieve a financial institution from SEC. lll. Not later than 120 days after This division may be cited as the ‘‘Depart- complying with any reporting requirements, the date of the enactment of this Act, the ments of Labor, Health and Human Services, including the reporting of suspicious trans- Secretary of the Navy shall, acting through and Education, and Related Agencies Appro- actions under section 5318(g). the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Re- priations Act, 2019’’. ‘‘(c) LETTER TERMINATION DATE.—For pur- search, Development, and Acquisition, sub- poses of this section, any written request de- mit to the congressional defense committees Mr. COTTON submitted an scribed under subsection (a) shall include a SA 3696. a report on current investments of the Navy termination date after which such request amendment intended to be proposed by in research on energetics. The report shall shall no longer apply.’’. him to the bill S. 3045, to amend title include the following: (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 31, United States Code, to establish a (1) A comparison between current Navy in- contents for subchapter II of chapter 53 of vestments in research on energetics and cur- safe harbor with respect to keep open title 31, United States Code, is amended by rent investments of the other military de- letters; which was referred to the Com- inserting after the item relating to section partments in such research. mittee on Banking, Housing, and 5332 the following: Urban Affairs; as follows: (2) A comparison between current Navy in- ‘‘5333. Safe harbor with respect to keep open vestments in research on energtics and cur- Strike all after the enacting clause and in- letters.’’. rent investments in such research by the sert the following: naval ministries of each of the People’s Re- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. SA 3697. Mr. CARDIN submitted an public of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cooperate amendment intended to be proposed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch him to the bill H.R. 6157, making ap- and the Russian Federation. Act of 2018’’. propriations for the Department of De- (3) Recommendations for the most appro- SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR WITH RESPECT TO KEEP fense for the fiscal year ending Sep- priate investments, and amounts of invest- OPEN LETTERS. tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes; ments, by the Navy in research on energetics (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter which was ordered to lie on the table; in the future. 53 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: as follows: f At the appropriate place, insert the fol- ‘‘§ 5333. Safe harbor with respect to keep AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO open letters lowing: SEC. lll. None of the amounts appro- MEET ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a cus- priated or otherwise made available by title tomer account or customer transaction of a Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I have a II of this division under the heading ‘‘Oper- request for one committee to meet dur- financial institution, if a Federal, State, ation and Maintenance, Army’’ may be used Tribal, or local law enforcement agency re- for the establishment of the headquarters of ing today’s session of the Senate. It quests, in writing, the financial institution the Army Futures Command until the Comp- has the approval of the Majority and to keep such account or transaction open— troller General of the United States has Minority leaders. ‘‘(1) the financial institution shall not be issued each pending report of the Comp- Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph liable under this subchapter for maintaining troller General as follows: 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- such account or transaction consistent with (1) The pending report on the Army Mod- ate, the following committees is au- the parameters of the request; and ernization Plan. ‘‘(2) no Federal or State department or thorized to meet during today’s session (2) The pending report on the impact of the of the Senate: agency may take any adverse supervisory ac- Army Futures Command on small business. tion under this subchapter with respect to SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS the financial institution for maintaining SA 3698. Mr. CARDIN submitted an The Subcommittee on National such account or transaction consistent with amendment intended to be proposed by Parks of the Committee on Energy and the parameters of the request. ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in him to the bill H.R. 6157, making ap- Natural Resources is authorized to this section may be construed— propriations for the Department of De- meet during the session of the Senate ‘‘(1) from preventing a Federal or State de- fense for the fiscal year ending Sep- on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at 4 partment or agency from verifying theh valid- tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes; p.m. to hold a hearing. FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS In accordance with the appropriate provisions of law, the Secretary of the Senate herewith submits the following re- ports for standing committees of the Senate, certain joint committees of the Congress, delegations and groups, and select and special committees of the Senate, relating to expenses incurred in the performance of authorized foreign travel: CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95–384—22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRAVEL FROM APR. 1 TO JUNE 30, 2018 Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name and country Name of currency Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency currency currency currency Senator Roy Blunt: United Arab Emirates ............................................................................... Dirham .................................................. .................... 431.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 431.00 Dan Burgess: United Arab Emirates ............................................................................... Dirham .................................................. .................... 431.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 431.00 Senator Richard Shelby: France ....................................................................................................... Euro ...................................................... .................... 1,763.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 1,763.00 Belgium ..................................................................................................... Euro ...................................................... .................... 1,423.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 1,423.00 United Kingdom ........................................................................................ Pound ................................................... .................... 2,106.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 2,106.00 Anne Caldwell: France ....................................................................................................... Euro ...................................................... .................... 1,763.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 1,763.00 Belgium ..................................................................................................... Euro ...................................................... .................... 1,423.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 1,423.00 United Kingdom ........................................................................................ Pound ................................................... .................... 2,106.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 2,106.00 Brian Potts: France ....................................................................................................... Euro ...................................................... .................... 1,763.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 1,763.00 Belgium ..................................................................................................... Euro ...................................................... .................... 1,423.00 .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... 1,423.00 United Kingdom .......................................................................................
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