E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 No. 20 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was Guide our minds, thoughts, and de- cut deals with the regime in Iran, Ira- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- sires this day. By Your spirit, breathe nian military leaders pulled no punches pore (Mr. PETRI). into us a new spirit. Shape this Con- in letting us know that they are pre- f gress and our world according to Your pared to strike our homeland, our design that we may fulfill Your will. forces in the Middle East, and our ally DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO Bless the Members of this people’s Israel. TEMPORE House. Give them attentive hearts and These military leaders are at the real The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- open minds, that through the diversity center of power in Tehran, pulling the fore the House the following commu- of ideas, they might sort out what is strings behind the scenes. They are nication from the Speaker: best for this Nation. also the people who this administra- WASHINGTON, DC, May their speech be deliberately free tion is trusting to end their nuclear February 3, 2014. of all prejudice, that others might lis- weapons program even though they in- I hereby appoint the Honorable THOMAS E. ten wholeheartedly. Grant that all dia- vested heavily in keeping that same PETRI to act as Speaker pro tempore on this logue be mutually respectful, sur- program hidden from the world for day. prising even the most jaded with the years. Iranian commanders just this JOHN A. BOEHNER, emergence of unity and justice. past weekend went as far as to talk Speaker of the House of Representatives. Bless us this day and every day. May about destroying America from within f all that is done here be for Your great- and how we will face devastating con- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE er honor and glory. sequences if we exercise our military Amen. option. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- f Madam Speaker, their words are just ant to the order of the House of Janu- another reminder of how this adminis- ary 7, 2014, the Chair would now recog- THE JOURNAL tration has misplaced their trust and nize Members from lists submitted by The SPEAKER pro tempore. The how the current deal with Iran jeopard- the majority and minority leaders for Chair has examined the Journal of the izes our national security. morning-hour debate. last day’s proceedings and announces f f to the House her approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- RECESS RECESS nal stands approved. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- f ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess until ap- declares the House in recess until 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE proximately 5 p.m. today. p.m. today. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 3 min- Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 1 gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. minute p.m.), the House stood in re- HOLDING) come forward and lead the f cess. House in the Pledge of Allegiance. f Mr. HOLDING led the Pledge of Alle- b 1700 giance as follows: AFTER RECESS b 1400 I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the The recess having expired, the House AFTER RECESS United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, was called to order by the Speaker pro The recess having expired, the House indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. tempore (Mr. HOLDING) at 5 p.m. was called to order by the Speaker pro f f tempore (Ms. FOXX) at 2 p.m. IRAN TARGETING AMERICA ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER f (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given PRO TEMPORE PRAYER permission to address the House for 1 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick minute and to revise and extend his re- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: marks.) will postpone further proceedings Eternal God, we give You thanks for Mr. HOLDING. Madam Speaker, as today on motions to suspend the rules giving us another day. the Obama administration continues to on which a recorded vote or the yeas b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H1517 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:38 Feb 04, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03FE7.000 H03FEPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H1518 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 3, 2014 and nays are ordered, or on which the grant funds under the State Homeland EMERGENCY SERVICES COALITION vote incurs objection under clause 6 of Security Grant Program and Urban FOR MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS, rule XX. Area Security Initiative may be used April 26, 2013. Record votes on postponed questions Hon. GUS BILIRAKIS, to enhance medical preparedness and House of Representatives, will be taken later. purchase medical countermeasures. Washington, DC. f The Emergency Preparedness, Re- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE BILIRAKIS: The MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS sponse, and Communications Sub- Emergency Services Coalition for Medical ALLOWABLE USE ACT committee held a series of hearings in Preparedness is pleased to support the Med- ical Preparedness Allowable Use Act. The Mrs. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I move the 112th Congress on medical pre- events of the last two weeks again dem- to suspend the rules and pass the bill paredness. The subcommittee heard onstrate the need for immediate, at hand (H.R. 1791) to amend the Homeland Se- about the importance of medical coun- protections for our emergency services per- curity Act of 2002 to codify authority termeasures from representatives of sonnel and their families and households. under existing grant guidance author- the emergency response community, The Congressionally-chartered WMD Com- izing use of Urban Area Security Ini- and this bill is in response to those mission has issued warnings for years about the continuing threat from biological weap- tiative and State Homeland Security concerns. ons. Grant Program funding for enhancing In August, I held a field hearing in Emergency services professionals are medical preparedness, medical surge my district looking at central Indi- uniquely expected to continue operating in capacity, and mass prophylaxis capa- ana’s ability to handle a mass casualty hazardous conditions when others are shel- bilities, as amended. event. Like the witnesses who testified tering. Whether responding to industrial The Clerk read the title of the bill. fires, bombs placed in cities, or other situa- The text of the bill is as follows: at the hearings held in the 112th Con- tions with unknown secondary risks, the pro- H.R. 1791 gress, these witnesses at the field hear- tections described in the Medical Prepared- ing stressed the importance of building Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ness Allowable Use Act will enable emer- resentatives of the United States of America in medical preparedness. gency services to more confidently carry out their tasks. Congress assembled, As a result of this bill, grant funds SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Pre-event medical caches have been pro- could be used for items such as pre-de- vided for federal workers and hundreds of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medical Pre- ployed medical kits for first responders paredness Allowable Use Act’’. postal employees. Your bill addresses the and their families, caches of equip- lack of protection of the millions of local SEC. 2. USE OF CERTAIN HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS FOR ENHANCING ment, training and exercises, and plan- and state protectors who daily provide law MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS, MEDICAL ning activities. The grant guidance for enforcement, public works, emergency man- SURGE CAPACITY, AND MASS PRO- these programs currently allows funds agement, fire, rescue and emergency medical PHYLAXIS CAPABILITIES. services. to be used for medical preparedness Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of The Coalition looks forward to working 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— equipment and activities. with you and your staff in passage of the (1) in subsection (a), by redesignating para- This bill codifies those activities to Bill. Thank you for your leadership and con- graphs (10) through (13) as paragraphs (11) ensure that they will continue to be al- tinuing support for ‘‘protecting the protec- through (14), respectively, and by inserting after lowable, and it will not cost any addi- tors.’’ paragraph (9) the following: Sincerely, tional money to do so. We have seen ‘‘(10) enhancing medical preparedness, med- TIM STEPHENS, ical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capa- the benefits that grant funds, including Advisor. bilities, including the development and mainte- those used for medical preparedness ac- nance of an initial pharmaceutical stockpile, in- tivities, have provided when it comes INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION cluding medical kits, and diagnostics sufficient to response capabilities. This was OF FIRE CHIEFS, to protect first responders, their families, imme- Fairfax, VA, April 26, 2013. diate victims, and vulnerable populations from a clearly demonstrated in response to the Boston Marathon bombings. Hon. MICHAEL MCCAUL, chemical or biological event;’’; and Chairman, House Committee on Homeland Secu- (2) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking We know that the threat of chemical rity, Washington, DC.