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Congressional Record — Senate, June 8, 2020

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Page S2765 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for June 8, 2020, marked Correction, in interleaved columns. It prints Senate Resolution 610, recognizing that for 50 years the Republic of Fiji has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity and peace in the Pacific. Provisions recognize Fiji's participation in multinational security forces and institutions, and cite cooperation on fisheries, climate resilience, global health and trade. A message from the House of Representatives is laid before the Senate, and a list of nominations for appointment in the Air Force follows.

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                                                         June 8, 2020                                      CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                           CORRECTION              S2765
                                                         SENATE RESOLUTION 610—RECOG-                              (3) recognizes Fiji’s participation in multi-       cluding fisheries and marine resource con-
                                                           NIZING THAT FOR 50 YEARS, THE                         national security forces and multilateral in-         servation, environmental challenges and re-
                                                           REPUBLIC OF FIJI HAS WORKED                           stitutions, including the United Nations, the         silience, global health, development and
                                                           WITH THE UNITED STATES TO-                            International Monetary Fund, the World                trade, people-to-people ties, and continuing
                                                           WARD STABILITY, PROSPERITY,                           Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the                 United States assistance, as appropriate, to
                                                           AND PEACE IN THE PACIFIC AND                          International Atomic Energy Agency, the               support the rule of law, good governance,
                                                           BEYOND, AND EXPRESSING THE                            World Trade Organization, the Pacific Com-            and economic development; and
                                                           SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT                              munity, and the Secretariat of the Pacific              (3) recognizes Tonga’s participation in
                                                           THE UNITED STATES WILL CON-                           Regional Environmental Programme, and                 multinational security forces and multilat-
                                                           TINUE TO REMAIN A STRONG,                             the Pacific Islands Forum.                            eral institutions including the United Na-
                                                           RELIABLE, AND ACTIVE PART-                                            f                                     tions, International Monetary Fund, World
                                                           NER IN THE PACIFIC                                                                                          Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-
                                                                                                                 SENATE RESOLUTION 611—RECOG-                          national Atomic Energy Agency, the World
                                                           Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms.
                                                         HIRONO) submitted the following reso-                     NIZING THAT FOR 50 YEARS, THE                       Trade Organization, the Pacific Community,
                                                         lution; which was referred to the Com-                    KINGDOM       OF     TONGA      HAS                 the Secretariat of the Regional Environ-
                                                         mittee on Foreign Relations:                              WORKED      WITH     THE     UNITED                 mental Programme, and the Pacific Islands
                                                                            S. RES. 610                            STATES      TOWARD      STABILITY,                  Forum.
                                                           Whereas Fiji became independent of the                  PROSPERITY, AND PEACE IN THE                                       f
                                                         United Kingdom on October 10, 1970;                       PACIFIC AND BEYOND, AND EX-                           AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND
                                                           Whereas Fiji is a valued security partner of            PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE
                                                         the United States, participating in the Inter-                                                                         PROPOSED
                                                         national Military Education and Training                  SENATE      THAT     THE     UNITED
                                                                                                                                                                         SA 1593. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms.
                                                         (IMET) program, which sends members of                    STATES WILL CONTINUE TO RE-                         CANTWELL, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. STABENOW, Ms.
                                                         the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to pro-              MAIN A STRONG, RELIABLE, AND
                                                         fessional military education courses in the                                                                   DUCKWORTH, and Mr. SCHUMER) submitted an
                                                                                                                   ACTIVE PARTNER IN THE PA-                           amendment intended to be proposed by her
                                                         United States;
                                                           Whereas the Republic of Fiji Military                   CIFIC                                               to the bill S. 3591, to provide for improve-
                                                         Forces deployed to Australia in January 2020              Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms.                    ments to the rivers and harbors of the United
                                                         to assist with the Australian bushfires and                                                                   States, to provide for the conservation and
                                                                                                                 HIRONO) submitted the following reso-
                                                         look to contribute to future United Nations                                                                   development of water and related resources,
                                                         peacekeeping operations;                                lution; which was referred to the Com-                to provide for water pollution control activi-
                                                           Whereas Fiji participates in workshops                mittee on Foreign Relations:                          ties and for other purposes; which was or-
                                                         sponsored by United States Indo-Pacific                                   S. RES. 611                         dered to lie on the table.
                                                         Command covering international humani-                                                                          SA 1594. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an
                                                         tarian law, humanitarian assistance and dis-              Whereas Tonga’s Queen Salote Tupou III
                                                                                                                 negotiated for the end of British protec-             amendment intended to be proposed by him
                                                         aster relief (HADR), maritime security,
                                                         peacekeeping, and search and rescue oper-               torate status for her nation and transition to        to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal
                                                         ations;                                                 Commonwealth membership, which bore                   Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and im-
                                                           Whereas, since signing a shiprider agree-             fruit in 1970;                                        prove the Internal Revenue Service, and for
                                                         ment with Fiji in 2019, the United States has             Whereas Tonga is a valued security partner          other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
                                                         hosted Fijian shipriders on United States               of the United States, and the Tongan De-              the table.
                                                         Navy and Coast Guard vessels;                           fense Services deployed four contingents to             SA 1595. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an
                                                           Whereas the United States Government                  Iraq between 2004 and 2008;                           amendment intended to be proposed by him
                                                         supports strengthening cooperative activi-                                                                    to the bill H.R. 1957, supra; which was or-
                                                         ties with the Government of Fiji, including               Whereas, in the coming year, the United
                                                                                                                 States is committed to deepening this rela-           dered to lie on the table.
                                                         sustainable fisheries management and those                                                                      SA 1596. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr.
                                                         authorized by the Asia Reassurance Initia-              tionship through security cooperation, in-
                                                                                                                                                                       BRAUN, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. SCHUMER) sub-
                                                         tive Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–109);                  cluding hosting Tongan defense forces for
                                                                                                                                                                       mitted an amendment intended to be pro-
                                                           Whereas section 1252 of the National De-              International Military Education and Train-
                                                                                                                                                                       posed by her to the bill H.R. 1957, supra;
                                                         fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020            ing (IMET) programs;
                                                         (Public Law 116–92) expands the number of                                                                     which was ordered to lie on the table.
                                                                                                                   Whereas the United States Government                  SA 1597. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr.
                                                         countries that receive assistance under the             supports many cooperative activities with
                                                         Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative,                                                                    CORNYN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. JONES, Mr.
                                                         including Fiji;                                         the Government of Tonga in sustainable fish-          WICKER, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. SHELBY, and Ms.
                                                           Whereas a peaceful, prosperous, and open              eries management and development assist-              MURKOWSKI) submitted an amendment in-
                                                         Indo-Pacific rooted in a rule-based order that          ance, including those authorized by the Asia          tended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
                                                         promotes security, opportunity, and dignity             Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public            1957, supra; which was ordered to lie on the
                                                         to all peoples benefits the people of both the          Law 115–409);                                         table.
                                                         United States and Fiji;                                   Whereas section 1252 of the National De-              SA 1598. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an
                                                           Whereas Fiji restored democratic govern-              fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020          amendment intended to be proposed by him
                                                         ance in 2014;                                           (Public Law 116–92) expands the number of             to the bill H.R. 1957, supra; which was or-
                                                           Whereas over 30,000 United States citizens            countries that receive assistance under the           dered to lie on the table
                                                         trace their roots to Fiji, and many of these            Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative,
                                                         reside in California;                                                                                                         f
                                                                                                                 including Tonga;
                                                           Whereas Fiji has hosted the Peace Corps
                                                         since 1968;                                               Whereas a peaceful, prosperous, and open                   TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
                                                           Whereas Des Plaines, Illinois, and Nailuva,           Indo-Pacific rooted in a rule-based order that          SA 1593. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself,
                                                         Fiji, are sister cities, a broad-based, long-           promotes security, opportunity, and dignity
                                                                                                                                                                       Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. STABE-
                                                         term partnership to promote peace through               to all peoples benefits the people of both the
                                                                                                                 United States and the Kingdom of Tonga;               NOW, Ms. DUCKWORTH, and Mr. SCHU-
                                                         mutual respect, understanding, and coopera-
                                                         tion centered on people-to-people exchanges;              Whereas the Kingdom of Tonga, a constitu-           MER) submitted an amendment in-
                                                         and                                                     tional monarchy, took steps towards demo-             tended to be proposed by her to the bill
                                                           Whereas the Nevada National Guard en-                 cratic governance beginning in 2010;                  S. 3591, to provide for improvements to
                                                         tered into a State Partnership Program with               Whereas over 50,000 United States citizens          the rivers and harbors of the United
                                                         Fiji in 2019: Now, therefore, be it
                                                                                                                 trace their roots to the Kingdom of Tonga,            States, to provide for the conservation
                                                           Resolved, That the Senate—                            and many of these reside in the States of             and development of water and related
                                                           (1) commends the Republic of Fiji on a suc-           Utah, California, and Hawaii;
                                                         cessful return to democracy and 2 elections
                                                                                                                                                                       resources, to provide for water pollu-
                                                                                                                   Whereas Tonga has hosted the Peace Corps
                                                         deemed to be free and fair by international             since 1967; and                                       tion control activities and for other
                                                         observers;                                                Whereas the Nevada National Guard en-               purposes; which was ordered to lie on
                                                                                                                                                                       the table; as follows:




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                                                           (2) supports and affirms the full implemen-           tered into a State Partnership Program with
                                                         tation of provisions of the Asia Reassurance            Tonga in 2014: Now, therefore, be it                    At the appropriate place in subtitle A of
                                                         Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409)               Resolved, That the Senate—                          title I, insert the following:
                                                         with regard to deepening its cooperation                  (1) commends the Kingdom of Tonga on a              SEC.  1lll. HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST
                                                         with Fiji in areas of mutual interest, includ-          successful transition to a constitutional                       FUND REFORM.
                                                         ing fisheries and marine resource conserva-             monarchy and 3 elections deemed to be free             (a) EXPENDITURE OF COLLECTIONS FROM
                                                         tion, environmental challenges and resil-               and fair by international observers;                  HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.—
                                                         ience, global health, development and trade,              (2) supports and affirms the full implemen-          (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 210 of the Water
                                                         and people-to-people ties, as well as con-              tation of provisions of the Asia Reassurance          Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
                                                         tinuing United States assistance, as appro-             Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409)           2238) is amended—
                                                         priate, to support the rule of law, good gov-           with regard to deepening its cooperation                (A) by striking the section designation and
                                                         ernance, and economic development; and                  with Tonga in areas of mutual interest, in-           heading and inserting the following:




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                                               ‘‘SEC. 210. EXPENDITURE OF RECEIPTS FROM                  ‘‘(ii) is located in, or adjacent to, a berth           ‘‘(C) GREAT LAKES NAVIGATION SYSTEM.—Of
                                                           HARBOR    MAINTENANCE   TRUST               that is accessible to a Federal navigation             the amounts available under this subsection,
                                                           FUND.’’;
                                                                                                       project.                                               the Secretary shall use not less than 12 per-
                                                  (B) by striking subsections (d) and (e);               ‘‘(D) An activity to maintain or improve             cent for projects that are located within the
                                                  (C) by redesignating subsections (a), (b),           slope stability at a berth in a harbor that is         Great Lakes Navigation System.
                                               (c), and (f) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (a),     accessible to a Federal navigation project, if            ‘‘(D) EMERGING HARBORS.—Of the amounts
                                               respectively, and moving the subsections so             the activity benefits commercial navigation            available under this subsection, the Sec-
                                               as to appear in alphabetical order;                     at the harbor.’’;                                      retary shall use not less than 12 percent for
                                                  (D) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)—                                                                 emerging harbor projects.
                                                                                                         (ix) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so
                                                  (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘referred                                                                   ‘‘(E) ALLOCATION.—
                                                                                                       redesignated) the following:
                                               to in subsection (a)(2)’’;                                                                                        ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Amounts provided to a
                                                                                                         ‘‘(11) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.—
                                                  (ii) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking                                                                 port under this subsection shall be available
                                                                                                       The term ‘Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund’
                                               ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’ each place it appears and                                                                to the port as—
                                                                                                       means the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
                                               inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(B)’’;                                                                               ‘‘(I) a donor port;
                                                  (iii) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9);            established by section 9505 of the Internal
                                                                                                       Revenue Code of 1986.’’; and                              ‘‘(II) a medium-sized donor port; or
                                                  (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (1)                                                                           ‘‘(III) an energy transfer port.
                                               through (7) as paragraphs (2), (5), (8), (9), (10),       (x) by inserting after paragraph (12) (as so
                                                                                                       redesignated) the following:                              ‘‘(ii) TREATMENT.—No port may receive
                                               (12), and (14), respectively;
                                                                                                         ‘‘(13) MEDIUM-SIZED DONOR PORT.—                     amounts made available under this sub-
                                                  (v) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
                                                                                                         ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘medium-sized             section for more than 1 designation described
                                               redesignated) the following:
                                                                                                       donor port’ means a port—                              in clause (i).’’;
                                                  ‘‘(1) CARGO CONTAINER.—The term ‘cargo
                                                                                                         ‘‘(i) that is subject to the harbor mainte-             (F) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—
                                               container’ means a cargo container that is 1
                                                                                                       nance fee under section 24.24 of title 19, Code           (i) by striking the subsection designation
                                               Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit.’’;
                                                                                                       of Federal Regulations (or a successor regu-           and heading and all that follows through
                                                  (vi) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so
                                                                                                       lation);                                               ‘‘the Secretary’’ in paragraph (1) and insert-
                                               redesignated) the following:
                                                                                                         ‘‘(ii) at which, on an annual average basis          ing the following:
                                                  ‘‘(3) DISCRETIONARY CARGO.—The term ‘dis-
                                               cretionary cargo’ means maritime cargo for              for the previous 3 fiscal years, the total                ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—
                                               which the United States port of unloading is            amount of harbor maintenance taxes col-                   ‘‘(1) ALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary’’;
                                               different than the United States port of                lected, including domestic cargo and cruise               (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
                                               entry.                                                  passenger      estimates,    was    more    than       section (a)(2), including expenditures of
                                                  ‘‘(4) DONOR PORT.—                                   $5,000,000, but less than $15,000,000;                 funds appropriated from the Harbor Mainte-
                                                  ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘donor port’                ‘‘(iii) that, on an average annual basis for         nance Trust Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
                                               means a port—                                           the previous 5 fiscal years, received less than        section (b)(1)(B)’’;
                                                  ‘‘(i) that is subject to the harbor mainte-          25 percent of the total amount of harbor                  (iii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
                                               nance fee under section 24.24 of title 19, Code         maintenance taxes collected at that port;              graph (5); and
                                               of Federal Regulations (or a successor regu-            and                                                       (iv) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting
                                               lation);                                                  ‘‘(iv) that is located in a State in which, on       the following:
                                                  ‘‘(ii) at which, on an average annual basis          an average annual basis for the previous 3                ‘‘(3) DONOR PORTS AND ENERGY TRANSFER
                                               for the previous 3 fiscal years, the total              fiscal years, more than 2,000,000 cargo con-           PORTS.—
                                               amount of harbor maintenance taxes col-                 tainers were unloaded from or loaded onto                 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
                                               lected, including domestic cargo and cruise             vessels.                                               (B), the Secretary shall use amounts in the
                                               passenger estimates, was not less than                    ‘‘(B) CALCULATION.—For the purpose of cal-           Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to pay the
                                               $15,000,000;                                            culating the percentage described in sub-              costs described in subsection (b)(1)(C), in ac-
                                                  ‘‘(iii) that, on an annual average basis for         paragraph (A)(iii), payments described in              cordance with the applicable allocations
                                               the previous 5 fiscal years, received less than         subsection (d)(3)(B)(i) shall not be in-               under paragraph (4).
                                               25 percent of the total amount of harbor                cluded.’’;                                                ‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—The amounts provided
                                               maintenance taxes collected at that port;                 (E) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—          under this paragraph may be used at a donor
                                               and                                                       (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2)          port, a medium-sized donor port, or an en-
                                                  ‘‘(iv) that is located in a State in which, on       as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively,            ergy transfer port—
                                               an average annual basis for the previous 3              and indenting the subparagraphs appro-                    ‘‘(i) to provide payments to importers en-
                                               fiscal years, more than 2,000,000 cargo con-            priately;                                              tering cargo through that port, as calculated
                                               tainers were unloaded from or loaded onto                 (ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig-             by the Secretary according to the value of
                                               vessels.                                                nated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;                discretionary cargo and in accordance with
                                                  ‘‘(B) CALCULATION.—For the purpose of cal-             (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig-            subparagraph (C);
                                               culating the percentage described in sub-               nated), by striking the period at the end and             ‘‘(ii) for expanded uses; or
                                               paragraph (A)(iii), payments described in               inserting the following: ‘‘; and                          ‘‘(iii) for environmental remediation re-
                                               subsection (d)(3)(B)(i) shall not be in-                  ‘‘(C) up to 100 percent of the eligible costs        lated to dredging berths and Federal naviga-
                                               cluded.’’;                                              to donor ports, medium-sized donor ports,              tion channels.
                                                  (vii) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so        and energy transfer ports, in accordance                  ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION OF PAYMENTS.—
                                               redesignated) the following:                            with this section.’’;                                     ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a donor port, medium-
                                                  ‘‘(6) ENERGY COMMODITY.—The term ‘energy               (iv) in the matter preceding subparagraph            sized donor port, or energy transfer port
                                               commodity’ includes—                                    (A) (as so redesignated)—                              elects to provide payments to importers pur-
                                                  ‘‘(A) petroleum products;                              (I) by striking ‘‘, established by section           suant to subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary
                                                  ‘‘(B) natural gas;                                   9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,’’;          shall transfer to the Commissioner of U.S.
                                                  ‘‘(C) coal;                                          and                                                    Customs and Border Protection those pay-
                                                  ‘‘(D) wind and solar energy components;                (II) by striking ‘‘There are’’ and inserting         ments that would otherwise be provided to
                                               and                                                     the following:                                         the port under this paragraph to provide
                                                  ‘‘(E) biofuels.                                        ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are’’; and                   payments to the importers of discretionary
                                                  ‘‘(7) ENERGY TRANSFER PORT.—The term                   (v) by adding at the end the following:              cargo that is—
                                               ‘energy transfer port’ means a port—                      ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—                                     ‘‘(I) shipped through the port; and
                                                  ‘‘(A) that is subject to the harbor mainte-            ‘‘(A)     ENERGY     TRANSFER      PORTS.—The           ‘‘(II) most at risk of diversion to seaports
                                               nance fee under section 24.24 of title 19, Code         amounts available under this subsection for            outside the United States.
                                               of Federal Regulations (or a successor regu-            energy transfer ports shall be divided equally            ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary, in con-
                                               lation);                                                among all States that contain an energy                sultation with a port electing to provide pay-
                                                  ‘‘(B) through which, on an average annual            transfer port.                                         ments pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), shall
                                               basis for the previous 3 fiscal years, more               ‘‘(B) DONOR PORTS AND MEDIUM-SIZED DONOR             determine the top importers at the port, as
                                               than 40,000,000 tons of cargo were trans-               PORTS.—Of the amounts available under this             ranked by the value of discretionary cargo,
                                               ported; and                                             subsection for donor ports and medium-sized            and payments shall be limited to those top
                                                  ‘‘(C) at which, on an average annual basis           donor ports—                                           importers.
                                               for the previous 3 fiscal years, energy com-              ‘‘(i) 50 percent shall be equally divided               ‘‘(4) SPENDING BY ANNUAL HMTF RECEIPTS.—




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                                               modities comprised greater than 25 percent              among eligible donor ports, in accordance              For each fiscal year, the amounts provided
                                               of all commercial activity by tonnage.’’;               with this section; and                                 to carry out subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
                                                  (viii) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated),          ‘‘(ii) 50 percent shall be divided between el-       subsection (b)(1) shall be distributed in ac-
                                               by adding at the end the following:                     igible donor ports and medium-sized donor              cordance with the following:
                                                  ‘‘(C) An in-water improvement, if the im-            ports based on the percentage of the total                ‘‘(A) 85 percent shall be used in accordance
                                               provement—                                              harbor maintenance tax revenues generated              with subsection (b)(1)(B); and
                                                  ‘‘(i) benefits commercial navigation at the          at each eligible donor port and medium-sized              ‘‘(B) 15 percent shall be used in accordance
                                               applicable harbor; and                                  donor port.                                            with subsection (b)(1)(C), of which—




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                                                 ‘‘(i) not less than 5 percent shall be pro-           by him to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend                  or steel product, from the initial melting
                                               vided to energy transfer ports in accordance            the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to                    stage through the application of coatings,
                                               with subsection (b)(2)(A); and                          modernize and improve the Internal                      occurred in the United States;
                                                 ‘‘(ii) not less than 10 percent shall be pro-                                                                   ‘‘(ii) in the case of manufactured products,
                                               vided to donor ports and medium-sized donor
                                                                                                       Revenue Service, and for other pur-
                                                                                                                                                               that—
                                               ports     in    accordance   with    subsection         poses; which was ordered to lie on the                    ‘‘(I) the manufactured product was manu-
                                               (b)(2)(B).’’; and                                       table; as follows:                                      factured in the United States; and
                                                 (G) by inserting after subsection (d) (as so               At the end, add the following:                       ‘‘(II) the cost of the components of the
                                               redesignated) the following:                            SEC. 4. ALLOCATION OF LAND AND WATER CON-               manufactured product that are mined, pro-
                                                 ‘‘(e) EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES.—Nothing                             SERVATION FUND FOR FEDERAL                  duced, or manufactured in the United States
                                               in this section prohibits the Secretary from                        PURPOSES.                                   is greater than 50 percent of the total cost of
                                               making an expenditure to pay for the oper-                Section 200306(a) of title 54, United States          all components of the manufactured product;
                                               ation and maintenance costs of a specific               Code, is amended by adding at the end the               and
                                               harbor or inland harbor, including the trans-           following:                                                ‘‘(iii) in the case of construction materials
                                               fer of funding from the operation and main-               ‘‘(5) CONSERVATION PROJECTS.—                         described in clauses (iv) through (ix) of para-
                                               tenance of a separate project, if—                        ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days             graph (3)(A), that all manufacturing proc-
                                                 ‘‘(1) the Secretary determines that the ac-           after the date of enactment of this para-
                                               tion is necessary to address the navigation                                                                     esses for the construction material occurred
                                                                                                       graph, and annually thereafter, the Sec-                in the United States.
                                               needs of a harbor or inland harbor where safe           retary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall
                                               navigation has been severely restricted due                                                                       ‘‘(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’
                                                                                                       develop a priority list for projects (including         means the Secretary of Commerce.
                                               to an unforeseen event; and                             the types of projects described in subpara-
                                                 ‘‘(2) the Secretary provides, by not later                                                                      ‘‘(2) UNIFORM STANDARDS.—
                                                                                                       graph (B)) that would improve the health,                 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
                                               than 90 days after the date of the action, a            condition, and utility of Federal land under
                                               notice and information regarding the need                                                                       after the date of enactment of this Act, the
                                                                                                       the jurisdiction of the Secretary or the Sec-           Secretary shall issue uniform standards that
                                               for the action to the Committee on Environ-             retary of Agriculture, as applicable, as of the
                                               ment and Public Works and the Committee                                                                         define the term ‘all manufacturing proc-
                                                                                                       date on which the list is published.                    esses’ for the purposes of this subsection—
                                               on Appropriations of the Senate and the                   ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The project types re-
                                               Committee on Transportation and Infra-                                                                            ‘‘(i) in the case of iron and steel, in a man-
                                                                                                       ferred to in subparagraph (A) include the fol-          ner consistent with section 635.410(b)(1)(ii) of
                                               structure and the Committee on Appropria-               lowing:
                                               tions of the House of Representatives.                                                                          title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
                                                                                                         ‘‘(i) Reclamation, including mine and                 effect on the date of enactment of this Act);
                                                 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—At the request
                                                                                                       brownfield site reclamation projects con-               and
                                               of the Committee on Environment and Pub-
                                               lic Works or the Committee on Appropria-                ducted by Federal agencies.                               ‘‘(ii) in the case of construction materials
                                               tions of the Senate, or the Committee on                  ‘‘(ii) Post-fire rehabilitation.                      described in clauses (iv) through (ix) of para-
                                               Transportation and Infrastructure or the                  ‘‘(iii) Vegetation management.                        graph (3)(A), in accordance with subpara-
                                               Committee on Appropriations of the House                  ‘‘(iv) Invasive species management.                   graph (B).
                                               of Representatives, the Secretary shall sub-              ‘‘(v) Wildlife habitat restoration and en-              ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing uniform
                                               mit to the Committee an update in the form              hancement.                                              standards under subparagraph (A)(ii), the
                                               of testimony and any additional reports re-               ‘‘(vi) Watershed and stream restoration.              Secretary shall—
                                               garding the allocation of funding under this              ‘‘(vii) Other conservation activities, as de-           ‘‘(i) ensure that the uniform standards re-
                                               section.                                                termined by the Secretary or the Secretary              quire that each manufacturing process re-
                                                 ‘‘(g)    ADJUSTMENTS     TO    DISCRETIONARY          of Agriculture, as applicable.                          quired for the manufacture of the construc-
                                               SPENDING LIMITS.—Amounts made available                   ‘‘(C) ALLOTMENT.—Amounts shall be allot-              tion material and the inputs of the construc-
                                               from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund                  ted for projects included on a priority list de-        tion material occurs in the United States,
                                               under this section or section 9505 of the In-           veloped under subparagraph (A).’’.                      without regard to the origin of raw material
                                               ternal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be made                                                                       inputs; and
                                               available in accordance with section 14003 of             SA 1595. Mr. BARRASSO submitted                         ‘‘(ii) take into consideration and seek to
                                               the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic               an amendment intended to be proposed                    maximize the direct and indirect jobs bene-
                                               Security Act (Public Law 116–136).’’.                   by him to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend                  fited or created in the production of the con-
                                                 (2) DONOR PORTS AND ENERGY TRANSFER                   the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to                    struction material.
                                               PORTS.—Section 2106 of the Water Resources
                                                                                                       modernize and improve the Internal                        ‘‘(3) PROHIBITED USE OF FUND AMOUNTS.—
                                               Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33
                                                                                                       Revenue Service, and for other pur-                       ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No amounts shall be ex-
                                               U.S.C. 2238c) is repealed.
                                                                                                       poses; which was ordered to lie on the                  pended from the Fund for a project under
                                                 (3) GAO AUDIT.—Not later than 1 year after
                                                                                                                                                               subsection (e) unless all of the following ma-
                                               the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-            table; as follows:
                                                                                                                                                               terials used in the project are produced in
                                               troller General of the United States shall                   At the end, add the following:                     the United States:
                                               conduct, and submit to Congress a report de-            SEC. 4. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BACKLOG.                     ‘‘(i) Steel.
                                               scribing the results of, a study to determine             Section 200306 of title 54, United States               ‘‘(ii) Iron.
                                               the means by which the Corps of Engineers               Code, is amended by adding at the end the                 ‘‘(iii) Manufactured products.
                                               allocates funds in the Harbor Maintenance               following:                                                ‘‘(iv) Non-ferrous metals.
                                               Trust Fund established by section 9505 of the             ‘‘(e) DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BACKLOG.—No
                                               Internal Revenue Code of 1986 based on na-                                                                        ‘‘(v) Plastic and polymer-based products
                                                                                                       funds may be expended from the Fund under               (including      polyvinylchloride,    composite
                                               tional needs, as compared to geographic eq-             this section until the date on which the Sec-
                                               uity.                                                                                                           building materials, and polymers used in
                                                                                                       retary submits to Congress a written certifi-           fiber optic cables).
                                                 (b) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section
                                                                                                       cation that the critical systems deferred                 ‘‘(vi) Concrete and other aggregates.
                                               330 of the Water Resources Development Act
                                               of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 9505 note; Public Law 102–           maintenance backlog of the Service is less                ‘‘(vii) Glass (including optic glass).
                                               580) is amended—                                        than $1,000,000,000.’’.                                   ‘‘(viii) Lumber.
                                                 (1) in subsection (a)—                                                                                          ‘‘(ix) Drywall.
                                                 (A) by striking ‘‘and annually thereafter,’’            SA 1596. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself,                      ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall
                                               and inserting ‘‘and annually thereafter con-            Mr. BRAUN, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. SCHU-                     not apply in any case in which the head of
                                               current with the submission of the annual               MER) submitted an amendment in-                         the covered agency carrying out the project
                                               budget request to Congress under section                tended to be proposed by her to the bill                determines that—
                                               1105 of title 31, United States Code,’’;                H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Rev-                     ‘‘(i) applying subparagraph (A) would be in-
                                                 (B) by striking ‘‘Public Works and Trans-             enue Code of 1986 to modernize and im-                  consistent with the public interest;
                                               portation’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation                                                                        ‘‘(ii) the relevant material is not produced
                                                                                                       prove the Internal Revenue Service,                     in the United States in sufficient and reason-
                                               and Infrastructure’’; and
                                                 (C) by inserting ‘‘(referred to in this sec-          and for other purposes; which was or-                   ably available quantities and of a satisfac-
                                               tion as the ‘trust fund’)’’ before the period at        dered to lie on the table; as follows:                  tory quality; or
                                               the end; and                                              In section 200402 of title 54, United States            ‘‘(iii) inclusion of the relevant material
                                                 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the            Code (as added by section 2(a)), add at the             produced in the United States will increase




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                                               end the following:                                      end the following:                                      the cost of the overall project by more than
                                                 ‘‘(D) A description of the expected expendi-            ‘‘(l) BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS.—                      25 percent.
                                               tures from the trust fund to meet the needs               ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:                  ‘‘(C) WAIVER.—If the head of the covered
                                               of navigation for the fiscal year of the budg-            ‘‘(A) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—The              agency carrying out the applicable project
                                               et request.’’.                                          term ‘produced in the United States’                    makes a finding under subparagraph (B) to
                                                                                                       means—                                                  waive subparagraph (A), the head of the cov-
                                                 SA 1594. Mr. BARRASSO submitted                         ‘‘(i) in the case of iron or steel products,          ered agency shall, before the date on which
                                               an amendment intended to be proposed                    that all manufacturing processes for the iron           the waiver takes effect—




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                                                 ‘‘(i) publish in the Federal Register a de-           under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be net of re-         tributed by the Secretary to coastal political
                                               tailed written justification that provides the          ceipts from that fiscal year from any area in          subdivisions.
                                               reasons that the waiver is needed; and                  the 181 Area in the Eastern Planning Area                (3) ALLOCATION AMONG COASTAL POLITICAL
                                                 ‘‘(ii) provide an opportunity for public              and the 181 South Area.                                SUBDIVISIONS.—Of the amount paid by the
                                               comment on the proposed waiver for a period               ‘‘(3) PRO RATA REDUCTIONS; REVERSION.—               Secretary to coastal political subdivisions
                                               of not more than 60 days.                                 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2020.—If             under paragraph (2)(C)—
                                                 ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall be            paragraph (1)(A) limits the amount of quali-             (A) 90 percent shall be allocated among
                                               applied in a manner consistent with United              fied outer Continental Shelf revenues that             costal political subdivisions described in
                                               States    obligations   under    international          would be paid under subparagraphs (A) and              paragraph (1)(A)(i) in amounts (based on a
                                               agreements.’’.                                          (B) of subsection (a)(2)—                              formula established by the Secretary by reg-
                                                                                                         ‘‘(i) the Secretary shall reduce the amount          ulation) that are inversely proportional to
                                                 SA 1597. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself,                    of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues          the respective distances between the point in
                                               Mr. CORNYN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. JONES,                     provided to each recipient on a pro rata               each coastal political subdivision that is
                                               Mr. WICKER, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr.                           basis; and                                             closest to the geographic center of the appli-
                                               SHELBY, and Ms. MURKOWSKI) sub-                           ‘‘(ii) any remainder of the qualified outer          cable leased tract and not more than 200
                                                                                                       Continental Shelf revenues shall revert to             miles from the geographic center of the
                                               mitted an amendment intended to be                                                                             leased tract; and
                                                                                                       the general fund of the Treasury.
                                               proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1957,                                                                           (B) 10 percent shall be divided equally
                                                                                                         ‘‘(B) FISCAL YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2055.—If
                                               to amend the Internal Revenue Code of                   paragraph (1)(B) limits the amount of quali-           among each coastal political subdivision de-
                                               1986 to modernize and improve the In-                   fied outer Continental Shelf revenues that             scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(ii).
                                               ternal Revenue Service, and for other                   would be paid under subsection (a)(2)(B), any            (4) TIMING.—The amounts required to be
                                               purposes; which was ordered to lie on                   remainder of the qualified outer Continental           deposited under paragraph (2) for the appli-
                                               the table; as follows:                                  Shelf revenues shall be deposited in the Na-           cable fiscal year shall be made available in
                                                                                                       tional Oceans and Coastal Security Fund es-            accordance with that paragraph during the
                                                 At the end, add the following:
                                                                                                       tablished under section 904(a) of the National         fiscal year immediately following the appli-
                                               SEC. 4. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES.
                                                                                                       Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C.             cable fiscal year.
                                                 (a) GULF OF MEXICO OUTER CONTINENTAL                                                                           (5) AUTHORIZED USES.—
                                               SHELF REVENUES.—                                        7503(a)).’’.
                                                                                                                                                                (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
                                                 (1) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED OUTER CONTI-                (b) ALASKA OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF                   (B), the State shall use all amounts received
                                               NENTAL SHELF REVENUES.—Section 102(9)(A)                REVENUES.—                                             under paragraph (2)(B) in accordance with all
                                               of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of              (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:                 applicable Federal and State laws, for 1 or
                                               2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432)            (A) COASTAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.—The               more of the following purposes:
                                               is amended—                                             term ‘‘coastal political subdivision’’ means—            (i) Projects and activities for the purposes
                                                 (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ after        (i) a county-equivalent subdivision of the           of coastal protection, conservation, and res-
                                               the semicolon;                                          State—                                                 toration, including onshore infrastructure
                                                 (B) in clause (ii)—                                     (I) all or part of which lies within the             and relocation of communities directly af-
                                                 (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by         coastal zone (as defined in section 304 of the         fected by coastal erosion, melting perma-
                                               striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year        Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16                frost, or climate change-related losses.
                                               thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal             U.S.C. 1453)) of the State; and                          (ii) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife,
                                               years 2017 through 2020’’; and                            (II) the closest coastal point of which is           or natural resources.
                                                 (ii) in subclause (III), by striking the pe-          not more than 200 nautical miles from the                (iii) Mitigation of the impact of outer Con-
                                               riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and                       geographical center of any leased tract in             tinental Shelf activities through the funding
                                                 (C) by adding at the end the following:               the Alaska outer Continental Shelf region;             of onshore infrastructure projects and re-
                                                 ‘‘(iii) in the case of fiscal year 2021 and           and                                                    lated rights-of-way.
                                               each fiscal year thereafter, all rentals, royal-          (ii) a municipal subdivision of the State              (iv) Adaptation planning, vulnerability as-
                                               ties, bonus bids, and other sums due and pay-           that is determined by the State to be a sig-           sessments, and emergency preparedness as-
                                               able to the United States received on or after          nificant staging area for oil and gas serv-            sistance to build healthy and resilient com-
                                               October 1, 2020, from leases entered into on            icing, supply vessels, operations, suppliers,          munities.
                                               or after October 1, 2000, for—                          or workers.                                              (v) Installation and operation of energy
                                                 ‘‘(I) the 181 Area;                                     (B) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The             systems to reduce energy costs and green-
                                                 ‘‘(II) the 181 South Area; and                        term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has           house gas emissions compared to systems in
                                                 ‘‘(III) the 2002–2007 planning area.’’.               the meaning given the term in section 102 of           use as of the date of enactment of this Act.
                                                 (2) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT               the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.              (vi) Programs at institutions of higher edu-
                                               OF DISTRIBUTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTI-                   1002).                                                 cation in the State.
                                               NENTAL SHELF REVENUES.—Section 105 of the                 (C) QUALIFIED REVENUES.—                               (vii) Other purposes, as determined by the
                                               Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006                (i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified reve-           Governor of the State, with approval from
                                               (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is            nues’’ means all revenues derived from all             the State legislature.
                                               amended by striking subsection (f) and in-              rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other                (viii) Planning assistance and the adminis-
                                               serting the following:                                  sums due and payable to the United States              trative costs of complying with this sub-
                                                 ‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF DISTRIB-               from energy development in the Alaska                  section.
                                               UTED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF                  outer Continental Shelf region.                          (B) LIMITATION.—Not more than 3 percent
                                               REVENUES.—                                                (ii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘qualified reve-          of amounts received by the State under para-
                                                 ‘‘(1) LIMITATIONS.—                                   nues’’ does not include—                               graph (2)(B) may be used for the purposes de-
                                                 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2020.—Sub-              (I) revenues generated from leases subject           scribed in subparagraph (A)(viii).
                                               ject to paragraph (2), the total amount of              to section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf           (6) ADMINISTRATION.—Amounts made avail-
                                               qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues              Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)); or                      able under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of para-
                                               made available under subsection (a)(2) shall              (II) revenues from the forfeiture of a bond          graph (2) shall—
                                               not exceed—                                             or other surety securing obligations other               (A) be made available, without further ap-
                                                 ‘‘(i) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016      than royalties, civil penalties, or royalties          propriation, in accordance with this sub-
                                               through 2019; and                                       taken by the Secretary in-kind and not sold.           section;
                                                 ‘‘(ii) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.               (D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’                  (B) remain available until expended; and
                                                 ‘‘(B) FISCAL YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2055.—Sub-            means the Secretary of the Interior.                     (C) be in addition to any amounts appro-
                                               ject to paragraph (2), the total amount of                (E) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the              priated under any other provision of law.
                                               qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues              State of Alaska.
                                               made available under subsection (a)(2)(B)                 (2) DISPOSITION OF QUALIFIED REVENUES IN               SA 1598. Mr. BARRASSO submitted
                                               shall not exceed $125,000,000 for each of fiscal        ALASKA.—Notwithstanding section 9 of the               an amendment intended to be proposed
                                               years 2021 through 2055.                                Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
                                                                                                                                                              by him to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend
                                                 ‘‘(2) EXPENDITURES.—                                  1338) and subject to the other provisions of
                                                 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2020.—For             this subsection, for fiscal year 2021 and each
                                                                                                                                                              the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
                                               the purpose of paragraph (1)(A), for each of            fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the           modernize and improve the Internal




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                                               fiscal years 2016 through 2020, expenditures            Treasury shall deposit—                                Revenue Service, and for other pur-
                                               under subsection (a)(2) shall be net of re-               (A) 50 percent of qualified revenues in the          poses; which was ordered to lie on the
                                               ceipts from that fiscal year from any area in           general fund of the Treasury;                          table; as follows:
                                               the 181 Area in the Eastern Planning Area                 (B) 42.5 percent of qualified revenues in a            In section 200303(a) of title 54, United
                                               and the 181 South Area.                                 special account in the Treasury, to be dis-            States Code (as added by section (3)(a)),
                                                 ‘‘(B) FISCAL YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2055.—For             tributed by the Secretary to the State; and            strike ‘‘without further appropriation or fis-
                                               the purpose of paragraph (1)(B), for each of              (C) 7.5 percent of qualified revenues in a           cal year limitation’’ and insert ‘‘subject to
                                               fiscal years 2021 through 2055, expenditures            special account in the Treasury, to be dis-            appropriations’’.




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                                                           In section 200303 of title 54, United States            Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S.         AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION
                                                                                                                                                                       601:
                                                         Code (as added by section 3(a)), strike sub-            3084) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 38,
                                                         section (c).                                            United States Code, to modify the limitation                              To be general
                                                           In section 3, strike subsection (b) and in-           on pay for certain high-level employees and           LT. GEN. JACQUELINE D. VAN OVOST
                                                         sert the following:                                     officers of the Department of Veterans Af-              THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                           (b)   CONFORMING        AMENDMENT.—Section            fairs.’’, do pass with an amendment.                  IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI-
                                                         200306(a)(2)(B) of title 54, United States Code,                                                              CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE
                                                                                                                                  MOTION TO CONCUR                     AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION
                                                         is amended by striking clause (iii).
                                                                                                                   Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I                     601:
                                                                          f
                                                                                                                 move to concur in the House amend-                                To be lieutenant general
                                                          AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO                            ment, and I ask unanimous consent                     MAJ. GEN. BRIAN S. ROBINSON
                                                                          MEET                                   that the motion be agreed to, and that                  THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                                                                                 the motion to reconsider be considered                IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI-
                                                           Mr. GARDENER. Mr. President, I                                                                              CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE
                                                         have 2 requests for committees to meet                  made and laid upon the table.                         AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION
                                                         during today’s session of the Senate.                     The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without                      601:

                                                         They have the approval of the Majority                  objection, it is so ordered.                                      To be lieutenant general
                                                         and Minority leaders.                                                     f                                   MAJ. GEN. CHARLES L. MOORE, JR.
                                                           Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph                                                                              THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                         5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen-                   ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 9,                         IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI-
                                                                                                                                                                       CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE
                                                         ate, the following committees are au-                                       2020                              AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION
                                                         thorized to meet during today’s session                   Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I                     601:
                                                         of the Senate:                                          ask unanimous consent that when the                               To be lieutenant general
                                                                SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS AND                    Senate completes its business today, it               MAJ. GEN. ANDREW A. CROFT
                                                                     MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
                                                                                                                 adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 9;                                   IN THE ARMY
                                                           The Subcommittee on Readiness and                     further, that following the prayer and
                                                         Management Support of the Com-                          pledge, the morning hour be deemed
                                                                                                                                                                         THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                                                                                                                                       IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED
                                                         mittee on Armed Services is authorized
                                                                                                                 expired, the Journal of proceedings be                WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND
                                                         to meet during the session of the Sen-                                                                        RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601:
                                                                                                                 approved to date, the time for the two
                                                         ate on Monday, June 8, 2020, at 2:30                                                                                              To be general
                                                                                                                 leaders be reserved for their use later
                                                         p.m., to conduct a hearing.
                                                                                                                 in the day, and morning business be                   GEN. GUSTAVE F. PERNA
                                                              SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES                                                                           THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                                                                                 closed; further, that following leader
                                                           The Subcommittee on Strategic                                                                               IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED
                                                                                                                 remarks, the Senate resume consider-                  WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND
                                                         Forces of the Committee on Armed                                                                              RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601:
                                                                                                                 ation of the motion to proceed to Cal-
                                                         Services is authorized to meet during
                                                                                                                 endar No. 75, H.R. 1957; further, that                            To be lieutenant general
                                                         the session of the Senate on Monday,
                                                         June 8, 2020, at 4 p.m., to conduct a                   the Senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until               MAJ. GEN. MICHAEL L. HOWARD

                                                         hearing.                                                2:15 p.m. for the weekly conference
                                                                                                                                                                                         IN THE AIR FORCE
                                                                                                                 meetings; finally, that all time during
                                                                          f                                                                                             THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                                                                                 adjournment, leader remarks, recess,                  TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR
                                                         UNANIMOUS          CONSENT     AGREE-                   and     executive        session  count               FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
                                                           MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR                               postcloture on the motion to proceed                                       To be major
                                                           Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I                       to H.R. 1957.                                         PATTERSON G. ALDUEZA
                                                         ask unanimous consent that notwith-                       The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without                        THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                         standing rule XXII, at 2:15 p.m., on                    objection, it is so ordered.                          IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR
                                                                                                                                                                       FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203:
                                                         Tuesday, June 9, the Senate proceed to                                    f
                                                         executive session for the consideration                                                                                           To be colonel
                                                         of the following nomination: Executive                     ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M.                          WILLIAM R. MARTIN II

                                                         Calendar No. 657. I further ask unani-                                 TOMORROW
                                                                                                                                                                                           IN THE ARMY
                                                         mous consent that the Senate vote on                      Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if                      THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                         the nomination with no intervening ac-                  there is no further business to come be-              TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
                                                                                                                                                                       JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL’S CORPS UNDER TITLE 10,
                                                         tion or debate; that, if confirmed, the                 fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con-                 U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 7064:
                                                         motion to reconsider be considered                      sent that it stand adjourned under the
                                                         made and laid upon the table and the                                                                                       To be lieutenant colonel
                                                                                                                 previous order.
                                                         President be immediately notified of                      There being no objection, the Senate,               JOSHUA W. KRUPA
                                                                                                                                                                        THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                         the Senate’s action.                                    at 7:01 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday,                TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
                                                           The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without                        June 9, 2020, at 10 a.m.                              UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624:
                                                         objection, it is so ordered.
                                                                                                                                   f                                                        To be major
                                                                          f                                                                                            PETER C. RENALS
                                                                                                                             NOMINATIONS
                                                         AMENDING       TITLE     38,   UNITED                                                                                             IN THE NAVY
                                                           STATES CODE, TO MODIFY THE                              Executive nominations received by
                                                                                                                                                                         THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                           LIMITATION ON PAY FOR CER-                            the Senate:                                           IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED
                                                           TAIN HIGH-LEVEL EMPLOYEES                                              IN THE AIR FORCE                     WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND
                                                                                                                                                                       RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601:
                                                           AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPART-                             THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                           MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS                              IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI-                       To be vice admiral
                                                                                                                 CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE
                                                                                                                 AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION    VICE ADM. JAMES J. MALLOY
                                                           Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I                       601:                                                    THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT
                                                         ask that the Chair lay before the Sen-                                                                        IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED
                                                                                                                                     To be general
                                                         ate the message to accompany S. 3084.                                                                         WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND
                                                                                                                 LT. GEN. MARK D. KELLY                                RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601:
                                                           The Presiding Officer laid before the
                                                                                                                   THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT                           To be vice admiral
                                                         Senate the following message from the




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