Congressional Record — Senate, June 8, 2020, page S2764: Submitted Resolutions
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Senate page S2764 of the Congressional Record, dated June 8, 2020. It adds cosponsors to S. 3902, a bill to amend the Insurrection Act, and to S.J. Res. 49 on flag desecration. Collins introduces S. 3907, the PPP for Critical Access Hospitals Act, so nonprofit critical access hospitals in Chapter 11 reorganizations can apply for forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans, and names Penobscot Valley Hospital and Calais Regional Hospital in Maine. Gardner and Hirono submit S. Res. 609 on 45 years of friendship between Papua New Guinea and the United States, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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S2764 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 8, 2020
S. 3902 and many have experienced substantial pating in the International Military Edu-
At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, increases in expenses associated with cation and Training (IMET) program, which
the names of the Senator from Wis- preparing for and responding to the sends members of the Papua New Guinea
pandemic. They simultaneously faced Defence Force to professional military edu-
consin (Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator
sharp declines in revenue associated cation courses in the United States;
from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the
with declining patient volumes due to Whereas the United States has partnered
Senator from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY), with Papua New Guinea and Australia to
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. the cancellation of routine and elective
modernize Papua New Guinea Defence
MARKEY), the Senator from Oregon procedures, in order to protect public
Force’s Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Is-
(Mr. MERKLEY) and the Senator from health and conserve limited supplies of land to assist Papua New Guinea in defend-
Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) were Personal Protective Equipment, con- ing its sovereignty and maritime rights;
added as cosponsors of S. 3902, a bill to sistent with guidance from the Centers Whereas the United States Government
amend the Insurrection Act to curtail for Medicare and Medicaid Services. supports cooperative activities with Papua
violations against the civil liberties of While these entities are few in num- New Guinea, including sustainable fisheries
the people of the United States, and for ber, they are vitally important to the management, HIV/AIDS prevention, and
other purposes. communities they serve, both as front- care, and those authorized by the Asia Reas-
line health care providers during this surance Initiative Act;
S.J. RES. 49 public health emergency and as anchor Whereas section 1252 of the National De-
institutions that provide the pay- fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
At the request of Mr. DAINES, the (Public Law 116–92) expands the number of
checks and local economic stability
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. countries that receive assistance under the
that Congress intended the Paycheck
CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative,
Protection Program to preserve. These
S.J. Res. 49, a joint resolution pro- including Papua New Guinea;
institutions need temporary financial
posing an amendment to the Constitu- Whereas Papua New Guinea hosted the
assistance to weather sharp revenue
tion of the United States authorizing Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
decreases that have resulted from Fed-
the Congress to prohibit the physical Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Summit in No-
eral and State instructions to cancel vember 2018; and
desecration of the flag of the United
elective medical procedures as part of Whereas Palm Desert, California and Port
States.
COVID–19 response preparedness. Ex- Moresby, Papua New Guinea are sister cities,
panding the PPP to include these key a broad-based, long-term partnership to pro-
f employers will allow them to keep mote peace through mutual respect, under-
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED their doors open until they can resume standing, and cooperation centered on peo-
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS normal operations once pandemic-re- ple-to-people exchanges: Now, therefore, be
lated disruptions to their operations it
By Ms. COLLINS: have passed. Resolved, That the Senate—
Two institutions in Maine that would (1) commends Papua New Guinea on suc-
S. 3907. A bill to provide that all crit-
benefit from this bill are Penobscot cessfully maintaining a parliamentary de-
ical access hospitals are eligible for
Valley Hospital in Lincoln, and Calais mocracy since independence, and its ongoing
loans under the paycheck protection
Regional Hospital, in Calais. Both are efforts to deliver greater transparency in in-
program, and for other purposes; to the frastructure development and accountability
in the midst of Chapter 11 proceedings,
Committee on Small Business and En- in government;
and both have suffered serious revenue
trepreneurship. (2) supports and affirms the full implemen-
shortfalls due to the cancellation or
scaling back of elective procedures dur- tation of provisions of the Asia Reassurance
f ing the pandemic. Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409)
with regard to deepening its cooperation
PPP FOR CRITICAL ACCESS The bill I am introducing today is
with Papua New Guinea in areas of mutual
HOSPITALS ACT carefully targeted to address a unique
interest, including fisheries and marine re-
financial situation that frontline crit- source conservation, environmental chal-
ical access hospitals face during this lenges and resilience, global health, develop-
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise
public health emergency. I urge my ment and trade, people-to-people ties, and
today to introduce legislation to allow
colleagues to support it. continuing United States assistance, as ap-
nonprofit critical access hospitals (as
defined by the Centers for Medicare & propriate, to support the rule of law, good
f governance, and economic development;
Medicaid Services) that are undergoing
(3) supports the Papua New Guinea Elec-
Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS trification Partnership in cooperation with
to apply for forgivable loans under the Australia, Japan, and New Zealand, a project
Paycheck Protection Program, if they to connect 70 percent of the population to
are otherwise eligible. The language of electricity by 2030, and the executive
SENATE RESOLUTION 609—RECOG-
my bill, the ‘‘PPP Critical Access Hos- branch’s commitment to principles-based,
NIZING THAT FOR 45 YEARS,
pitals Act,’’ mirrors language origi- sustainable infrastructure development that
PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE
nally introduced by Rep. GOLDEN that is transparent, non-discriminatory, environ-
UNITED STATES HAVE SHARED mentally responsible, promotes fair and open
was included in the House-passed ‘‘HE-
A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP BASED ON competition, upholds robust standards,
ROES Act.’’
SHARED GOALS OF STABILITY, meets the genuine needs of the people of
While hospitals are not prohibited PROSPERITY, AND PEACE IN THE Papua New Guinea, and avoids unsustainable
from participating in the PPP, those REGION, AND EXPRESSING THE debt burdens; and
that have previously or are currently SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT (4) recognizes Papua New Guinea’s partici-
under bankruptcy protection have been THE UNITED STATES WILL CON- pation in multilateral institutions, including
unable to access PPP funds, due to an TINUE TO REMAIN A STRONG, the United Nations, International Monetary
interpretation of underlying Small RELIABLE, AND ACTIVE PART- Fund, World Bank, Asian Development
Business Administration 7(a) program NER IN THE PACIFIC Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency,
rules. While I recognize the importance the World Trade Organization, the Secre-
of protecting taxpayer investments in Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms. tariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental
the SBA 7(a) program, the PPP pro- HIRONO) submitted the following reso- Programme, as well as the Pacific Islands
SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE
gram, which I coauthored along with lution; which was referred to the Com- Forum; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Senators RUBIO, CARDIN, and SHAHEEN, mittee on Foreign Relations: (APEC) forum, Association of Southeast
is by design largely forgivable when Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum
S. RES. 609 (ARF), the Pacific Community, and the
used for eligible expenditures. Whereas Papua New Guinea became inde- South Pacific Regional Environmental Pro-
The hospitals that would benefit pendent on September 16, 1975; gram.
from this bill are critical infrastruc- Whereas Papua New Guinea is a valued se-
ture in the COVID–19 response effort, curity partner of the United States, partici-
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