S8264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 21, 2017 (1) congratulates the University of Ne- (3) in 1969, was formally granted a name (4) is 1 of only 2 historically Black colleges braska-Lincoln volleyball team as the win- change by the Alabama State Board of Edu- and universities to produce a Rhodes scholar; ner of the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic cation and became Alabama State Univer- and Association Division I Volleyball Champion- sity; (5) has graduated a number of African- ship; Whereas notable figures of the civil rights American luminaries, including the Mayor of (2) commends the University of Nebraska era attended and graduated from Alabama Atlanta, Georgia, Maynard Jackson, film di- players, coaches, and staff for their hard State University, including the Reverend rector Spike Lee, and the Reverend Martin work and dedication; Ralph David Abernathy, attorney Fred Gray, Luther King, Jr.; (3) recognizes the students, alumni, and and the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth; Whereas 2 current Members of Congress are loyal fans that supported the Cornhuskers on Whereas Barber-Scotia College— graduates of Morehouse College; their journey to win another Division I (1) in 1867, was founded as Scotia Seminary Whereas Morgan State University was Championship; and in Concord, North Carolina, by the Reverend founded in Baltimore, Maryland, as the Cen- (4) respectfully requests that the Secretary Luke Dorland; and tenary Biblical Institute in 1867 to train of the Senate prepare an official copy of this (2) in 1870, was chartered to educate newly former slaves and freedmen for the Meth- resolution for presentation to— freed female slaves; odist ministry; (A) the president of the University of Ne- Whereas Scotia Seminary— Whereas, the Centenary Biblical Insti- (1) was the first historically Black institu- braska; tute— tion of higher education for females estab- (1) in 1874, became coeducational; (B) the athletic director of the University lished in the United States; (2) in 1890, changed its name to Morgan of Nebraska-Lincoln; and (2) in 1916, was renamed as Scotia Women’s (C) the head coach of the University of Ne- College; and College in honor of one of its board members; braska-Lincoln volleyball team. (3) in 1930, merged with Barber Memorial and (3) in 1939, was purchased by the State of f College to become Barber-Scotia Junior Col- lege for women; Maryland to provide more academic opportu- SENATE RESOLUTION 366—HON- Whereas Barber-Scotia College became a 4- nities for black students and was renamed ORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS year college for women in 1946 and a coedu- Morgan State College; OF THE 9 HISTORICALLY BLACK cational institution in 1954; Whereas Morgan State College— COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Whereas one of the distinguished graduates (1) distinguished itself as a liberal arts col- of Barber-Scotia College was Mary McCleod lege; THAT CELEBRATED THEIR SES- (2) in 1975, was granted university status; QUICENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARIES Bethune, the founder of Bethune-Cookman College; and DURING THE WEEK OF SEP- Whereas Fayetteville State University was (3) has been designated as the preeminent TEMBER 24 THROUGH SEP- formed as the Howard School on November public research university in Maryland, as TEMBER 30, 2017 29, 1867, by 7 African-American men who paid well as a National Treasure by the National $136 for 2 lots on Gillespie Street in Fayette- Trust for Historic Preservation; Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. Whereas, in 2004, the Morgan State Choir PERDUE, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. ville, North Carolina; Whereas the Howard School was formally was named ‘‘The Nation’s Best College GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. renamed Fayetteville State University in Choir’’ by Reader’s Digest and has performed BURR) submitted the following resolu- 1969; for audiences on 4 continents; tion; which was referred to the Com- Whereas Fayetteville State University Whereas Morgan State University— mittee on Health, Education, Labor, holds the distinction of being the second old- (1) has graduated a great number of promi- and Pensions: est public school in North Carolina; nent African-American leaders in politics, law, entertainment, and science; and S. RES. 366 Whereas Howard University— (1) was chartered by Congress on March 2, (2) has a list of alumni that includes Con- Whereas, in 1867, 9 historically Black col- 1867, in Washington, District of Columbia; gressmen Parren J. Mitchell and Kweisi leges and universities were established in 4 (2) stands today as the most comprehensive Mfume, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals Southern States, Alabama, Georgia, Mary- historically Black college and university in of Maryland Robert M. Bell, novelist Zora land, and North Carolina, as well as in the the United States, in terms of undergraduate Neale Hurston, and Pulitzer-Prize winner District of Columbia, which constituted the and graduate programs of study; James Alan McPherson; largest number of historically Black Col- (3) has produced numerous Rhodes schol- Whereas St. Augustine’s University was leges and Universities founded in any single ars, Truman scholars, Fulbright scholars, founded in 1867 as the St. Augustine’s Nor- year before or after that date; and Picking fellows and a Marshall scholar mal School by prominent Episcopal clergy Whereas the 9 historically Black colleges during the history of the university; and for the education of freed slaves in Raleigh, and universities that celebrated their sesqui- (4) has graduated some of the most accom- North Carolina; centennial anniversaries during the week of plished African-Americans in history, in- Whereas St. Agnes Hospital and Training September 24 through September 30, 2017, cluding Justice of the Supreme Court of the School for Nurses, the first school of nursing trace their foundings to rather modest begin- United States Thurgood Marshall, author for African-American students in the state of nings but, in the course of a century and a Toni Morrison, and former United States North Carolina— half, have established records of significant Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew (1) was established by St. Augustine’s Nor- achievement and legacies of devotion to aca- Young; mal School in 1895; and demic excellence; Whereas 5 current Members of Congress are (2) was the only hospital in North Carolina Whereas the 9 institutions celebrating graduates of Howard University; that served African-Americans until 1960; their sesquicentennial anniversaries in- Whereas Johnson C. Smith University was Whereas St. Augustine’s University was clude— established on April 7, 1867, as the Biddle Me- the first historically Black college and uni- (1) Alabama State University in Marion, morial Institute by Reverend S.C. Alexander versity to own an on-campus commercial Alabama; and Reverend W.L. Miller in Charlotte, radio and television station; and (2) Barber-Scotia College in Concord, North Carolina; Whereas Talladega College— North Carolina; Whereas the first football game with Afri- (1) was founded by 3 former slaves in (3) Fayetteville State University in Fay- can-American players was played at Biddle Talladega, Alabama, in 1867; etteville, North Carolina; University in 1892, a game that today is (2) is the oldest, private historically Black (4) Howard University in Washington, Dis- called the ‘‘Commemorative Classic’’; college and university in the State of Ala- trict of Columbia; Whereas Johnson C. Smith University— bama; (5) Johnson C. Smith University in Char- (1) is the first historically Black college (3) was the first institution in the State of lotte, North Carolina; and university in the South to offer profes- Alabama to admit qualified persons of any (6) Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia; sional courses in education; and (7) Morgan State University in Baltimore, (2) has produced numerous politicians, in- race or ethnicity; and Maryland; cluding Eva Clayton, the first African-Amer- (4) has produced several African-American (8) St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, ican to represent North Carolina in the ‘‘firsts’’, including— North Carolina; and House of Representatives since the 19th cen- (A) Wynona Lipman, the first African- (9) Talladega College in Talladega, Ala- tury; American woman elected to the Senate of bama; Whereas Morehouse College— the State of New Jersey; and Whereas Alabama State University was in- (1) in 1867, was founded by the Reverend (B) the Reverend Dr. Paul Smith, the corporated on July 17, 1867, as Lincoln Nor- William Jefferson White in Augusta, Geor- first African-American minister at the mal School in Marion, Alabama, by 9 freed gia; First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, slaves to educate Black children; (2) in 1879, was moved from Augusta, Geor- New York; Now, therefore, be it Whereas Lincoln Normal School— gia, to its current location in Atlanta, Geor- Resolved, That the Senate— (1) was founded with $500, which was used gia; (1) honors the accomplishments of— to purchase the land and lay the foundation; (3) is the largest college for men in the (A) the 9 historically Black colleges and (2) in 1928, was converted from a junior col- United States, enrolling more than 2,000 stu- universities that celebrated their sesqui- lege to a 4-year college; and dents; centennial anniversaries during the week of

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September 24 through September 30, 2017; ‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM TO REDUCE INJURY forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s Dis- and AND DEATH OF MISSING AMERICANS WITH DE- ease, or developmental disabilities, such as (B) historically Black colleges and univer- MENTIA AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.— autism. sities in general; Subject to the availability of appropriations (2) celebrates the 150th anniversary of to carry out this section, the Attorney Gen- ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— those 9 institutions; eral, through the Bureau of Justice Assist- There are authorized to be appropriated to (3) encourages Congress and the people of ance and in consultation with the Secretary carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of the United States to recognize the beneficial of Health and Human Services— fiscal years 2018 through 2022. ‘‘(1) shall award competitive grants to impact historically Black colleges and uni- ‘‘(e) GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.—All grants health care agencies, State and local law en- versities have had on the United States; and awarded by the Attorney General under this (4) respectfully requests that the Secretary forcement agencies, or public safety agencies section shall be subject to the following ac- of the Senate make available 5 enrolled cop- and nonprofit organizations to assist such ies of this resolution to the Office of the entities in planning, designing, establishing, countability provisions: President or Chancellor of each of those 9 or operating locally based, proactive pro- ‘‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— historically Black colleges and universities. grams to prevent wandering and locate miss- ‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the ing individuals with forms of dementia, such term ‘unresolved audit finding’ means a find- f as Alzheimer’s Disease, or developmental ing in the final audit report of the Inspector AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND disabilities, such as autism, who, due to General of the Department of Justice that their condition, wander from safe environ- PROPOSED the audited grantee has utilized grant funds ments, including programs that— for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise SA 1864. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. GRASS- ‘‘(A) provide prevention and response infor- unallowable cost that is not closed or re- LEY (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. TILLIS, mation, including online training resources, solved within 12 months from the date when and Mr. SCHUMER)) proposed an amendment and referrals to families or guardians of such the final audit report is issued. individuals who, due to their condition, wan- to the bill H.R. 195, to amend title 44, United ‘‘(B) AUDITS.—Beginning in the first fiscal States Code, to restrict the distribution of der from a safe environment; year beginning after the date of enactment ‘‘(B) provide education and training, in- free printed copies of the Federal Register to of this subsection, and in each fiscal year cluding online training resources, to first re- Members of Congress and other officers and thereafter, the Inspector General of the De- sponders, school personnel, clinicians, and employees of the United States, and for partment of Justice shall conduct audits of other purposes. the public in order to— ‘‘(i) increase the safety and reduce the inci- recipients of grants under this section to SA 1865. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. GRASS- prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by LEY) proposed an amendment to the bill S. dence of wandering of persons, who, due to grantees. The Inspector General shall deter- 2070, to amend the Violent Crime Control their dementia or developmental disabilities, mine the appropriate number of grantees to and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reau- may wander from safe environments; be audited each year. thorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Pa- ‘‘(ii) facilitate the rescue and recovery of tient Alert Program, and to promote initia- individuals who, due to their dementia or de- ‘‘(C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient tives that will reduce the risk of injury and velopmental disabilities, wander from safe of grant funds under this section that is death relating to the wandering characteris- environments; and found to have an unresolved audit finding tics of some children with autism. ‘‘(iii) recognize and respond to and appro- shall not be eligible to receive grant funds SA 1866. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Ms. WAR- priately interact with endangered missing under this section during the first 2 fiscal REN) proposed an amendment to the resolu- individuals with dementia or developmental years beginning after the end of the 12- tion S. Res. 336, recognizing the seriousness disabilities who, due to their condition, wan- month period described in subparagraph (A). of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and express- der from safe environments; ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under ing support for the designation of the month ‘‘(C) provide prevention and response train- this section, the Attorney General shall give of September 2018 as ‘‘Polycystic Ovary Syn- ing and emergency protocols for school ad- priority to eligible applicants that did not drome Awareness Month’’. ministrators, staff, and families or guardians have an unresolved audit finding during the SA 1867. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Ms. WAR- of individuals with dementia, such as Alz- 3 fiscal years before submitting an applica- REN) proposed an amendment to the resolu- heimer’s Disease, or developmental disabil- tion for a grant under this section. tion S. Res. 336, supra. ities, such as autism, to help reduce the risk ‘‘(E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is of wandering by such individuals; and f awarded grant funds under this section dur- ‘‘(D) develop, operate, or enhance a notifi- ing the 2-fiscal-year period during which the cation or communications systems for TEXT OF AMENDMENTS entity is barred from receiving grants under alerts, advisories, or dissemination of other subparagraph (C), the Attorney General SA 1864. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. information for the recovery of missing indi- shall— GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, viduals with forms of dementia, such as Alz- ‘‘(i) deposit an amount equal to the Mr. TILLIS, and Mr. SCHUMER)) pro- heimer’s Disease, or with developmental dis- abilities, such as autism; and amount of the grant funds that were improp- posed an amendment to the bill H.R. erly awarded to the grantee into the General 195, to amend title 44, United States ‘‘(2) shall award grants to health care agencies, State and local law enforcement Fund of the Treasury; and Code, to restrict the distribution of agencies, or public safety agencies to assist ‘‘(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repay- free printed copies of the Federal Reg- such agencies in designing, establishing, and ment to the fund from the grant recipient ister to Members of Congress and other operating locative tracking technology pro- that was erroneously awarded grant funds. officers and employees of the United grams for individuals with forms of demen- ‘‘(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIRE- States, and for other purposes; as fol- tia, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, or children MENTS.— lows: with developmental disabilities, such as au- ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZA- tism, who have wandered from safe environ- TION.—For purposes of this paragraph and At the end, add the following: ments.’’; the grant programs under this section, the TITLE II—KEVIN AND AVONTE’S LAW OF (3) in subsection (b)— term ‘nonprofit organization’ means an orga- 2017 (A) by inserting ‘‘competitive’’ after ‘‘to nization that is described in section 501(c)(3) SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. receive a’’; of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is This title may be cited as the ‘‘Kevin and (B) by inserting ‘‘agency or’’ before ‘‘orga- exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of Avonte’s Law of 2017’’. nization’’ each place it appears; and such Code. Subtitle A—Missing Alzheimer’s Disease (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney General Patient Alert Program Reauthorization ‘‘The Attorney General shall periodically so- may not award a grant under this section to licit applications for grants under this sec- SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE. a nonprofit organization that holds money in tion by publishing a request for applications offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Missing in the Federal Register and by posting such Americans Alert Program Act of 2017’’. paying the tax described in section 511(a) of a request on the website of the Department the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. SEC. 212. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MISSING of Justice.’’; and ‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organi- ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PATIENT (4) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and zation that is awarded a grant under this ALERT PROGRAM. inserting the following: section and uses the procedures prescribed in (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 240001 of the ‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement under subsection (a)(1), the Attorney General regulations to create a rebuttable presump- Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12621) is amended— shall give preference to law enforcement or tion of reasonableness for the compensation (1) in the section header, by striking ‘‘ALZ- public safety agencies that partner with non- of its officers, directors, trustees, and key HEIMER’S DISEASE PATIENT’’ and inserting profit organizations that appropriately use employees, shall disclose to the Attorney ‘‘AMERICANS’’; person-centered plans minimizing restrictive General, in the application for the grant, the (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting interventions and that have a direct link to process for determining such compensation, the following: individuals, and families of individuals, with including the independent persons involved

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