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Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., June 23, 2020)

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Congressional Record, Senate, June 23, 2020, at S3156. The page prints a resolution of the Legislature of Louisiana that memorializes the Congress of the United States to fully fund the CNCS and its programs in FY 2021. It lists introduced bills and submitted resolutions, including S. Res. 636 and S. Res. 637. Under Reports of Committees, Mr. Inhofe, from the Committee on Armed Services, reports S. 4049, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy. Additional cosponsors are also listed.

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                                             S3156                                             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                              June 23, 2020
                                               Whereas, the impact of the LaVetCorps                        By Mr. BRAUN:                                   certain entities; to the Committee on Bank-
                                             program is significant, providing practical               S. 4036. A bill to amend the Revised Stat-           ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
                                             assistance in life-changing ways as in the              utes to reform the defense of qualified immu-                By Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Mr.
                                             current year, LaVetCorps navigators have                nity in the case of any action under section                   SCHATZ):
                                             served more than two thousand veterans and              1979, and for other purposes; to the Com-                S. 4048. A bill to modify the deadlines for
                                             military-connected students, with more than             mittee on the Judiciary.                               completing the 2020 decennial census of pop-
                                             one hundred of these referrals directly con-                   By Mrs. LOEFFLER:                               ulation and related tabulations, and for
                                             necting to earned federal VA benefits; and                S. 4037. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Re-         other purposes; to the Committee on Home-
                                               Whereas, LaVetCorps navigators have pro-              porting Act to protect the credit of patients          land Security and Governmental Affairs.
                                             vided direct assistance through the LDVA                with substantial medical bills; to the Com-                  By Mr. INHOFE:
                                             and outside community agencies that has                 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-                S. 4049. An original bill to authorize appro-
                                             prevented evictions, prevented unnecessary              fairs.                                                 priations for fiscal year 2021 for military ac-
                                             student debt and provided critical immediate                   By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs.             tivities of the Department of Defense, for
                                             support for veteran students in crisis; and                     CAPITO):                                       military construction, and for defense activi-
                                               Whereas, LaVetCorps has raised military                 S. 4038. A bill to direct the Secretary of           ties of the Department of Energy, to pre-
                                             awareness on campuses statewide while pro-              Energy to establish a grant program for tree           scribe military personnel strengths for such
                                             viding peer mentoring and has been respon-              planting to reduce residential energy con-             fiscal year, and for other purposes; from the
                                             sible for organizing more than two hundred              sumption; to the Committee on Energy and               Committee on Armed Services; placed on the
                                             volunteers in various community service                 Natural Resources.
                                                                                                                                                            calendar.
                                             projects around the state; and                                 By Mrs. LOEFFLER:
                                                                                                                                                                  By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr.
                                               Whereas, LaVetCorps is viewed by higher                 S. 4039. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
                                                                                                                                                                    VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. KING):
                                             education officials as an essential invest-             enue Code of 1986 to make permanent the
                                                                                                     permissible first-dollar coverage of tele-               S. 4050. A bill to require the Secretary of
                                             ment in veteran students and navigators pro-                                                                   Health and Human Services to use authori-
                                                                                                     health services for purposes of health savings
                                             vide a critical level of support to recruit, re-                                                               ties under the Defense Production Act of 1950
                                                                                                     accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
                                             tain, and support veterans in their academic                                                                   to prioritize contracts necessary to promote
                                                                                                            By Mrs. LOEFFLER:
                                             and personal journeys: Now, therefore be it                                                                    pandemic preparedness and response, and for
                                                                                                       S. 4040. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title
                                               Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana                                                                  other purposes; to the Committee on Bank-
                                                                                                     18, United States Code, to protect the rights
                                             memorializes the Congress of the United                                                                        ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
                                                                                                     of citizens under the Second Amendment to
                                             States to fully fund the Corporation for Na-                                                                         By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. COT-
                                                                                                     the Constitution of the United States; to the
                                             tional and Community Service (CNCS) and                                                                                TON, and Mrs. BLACKBURN):
                                                                                                     Committee on the Judiciary.
                                             its programs in FY 2021; and be it further                                                                       S. 4051. A bill to improve the ability of law
                                                                                                            By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. BAR-
                                               Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be                                                                  enforcement agencies to access encrypted
                                                                                                             RASSO, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. MURKOWSKI,
                                             transmitted to the secretary of the United                                                                     data, and for other purposes; to the Com-
                                                                                                             Mr. INHOFE, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr.
                                             States Senate and the clerk of the United                                                                      mittee on the Judiciary.
                                                                                                             CASSIDY, Mr. LANKFORD, Mrs. CAPITO,
                                             States House of Representatives and to each
                                                                                                             Mr. WICKER, and Mr. KENNEDY):                                   f
                                             member of the Louisiana delegation to the                 S. 4041. A bill to assist the American en-
                                             United States Congress.                                 ergy sector in retaining jobs during chal-             SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
                                                                                                     lenging economic times; to the Committee                      SENATE RESOLUTIONS
                                               POM–206. A resolution adopted by the                  on Finance.
                                             Mayor and City Council of the City of                                                                            The following concurrent resolutions
                                                                                                            By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr.
                                             Gautier, Mississippi relative to assessments                    BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. HAR-
                                                                                                                                                            and Senate resolutions were read, and
                                             on tenants, owners, or occupiers of the Sing-                   RIS, Ms. WARREN, and Mr. LEAHY):
                                                                                                                                                            referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
                                             ing River Mall site; to the Committee on En-              S. 4042. A bill to protect agricultural work-              By Mr. GRAHAM:
                                             vironment and Public Works.                             ers from the impacts of the coronavirus pan-             S. Res. 636. A resolution recognizing the
                                               POM–207. A petition from a citizen of the             demic, and for other purposes; to the Com-             75th anniversary of the commencement of
                                             State of Texas relative to a constitutional             mittee on Finance.                                     continuous operations of the Stars and
                                             amendment on the subject and wording of                        By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr.             Stripes newspaper in the Pacific and the in-
                                             bills or resolutions; to the Committee on the                   CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr.                  valuable service of the Stars and Stripes as
                                             Judiciary.                                                      BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MARKEY, and Ms.                the ‘‘hometown newspaper’’ for members of
                                                             f                                               ROSEN):                                        the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and
                                                                                                       S. 4043. A bill to require the Secretary of          family members stationed across the globe;
                                                 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES                               Defense to develop a comprehensive database            to the Committee on the Judiciary.
                                              The following reports of committees                    and repository on military aviators and con-                 By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. MENEN-
                                             were submitted:                                         duct a study on such aviators to determine                     DEZ, and Mr. SCOTT of Florida):
                                                                                                     the incidence of cancer diagnosis and mor-               S. Res. 637. A resolution commemorating
                                               By Mr. WICKER, from the Committee on
                                                                                                     tality among such aviators, and for other              the 35th anniversary of United States broad-
                                             Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
                                                                                                     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Serv-              casting to Cuba; to the Committee on For-
                                             with an amendment in the nature of a sub-
                                                                                                     ices.                                                  eign Relations.
                                             stitute:
                                                                                                            By Mrs. MURRAY:                                       By Mrs. LOEFFLER:
                                               S. 1640. A bill to require compliant flame              S. 4044. A bill to improve the provision of
                                             mitigation devices to be used on portable                                                                        S. Con. Res. 40. A concurrent resolution ex-
                                                                                                     financial literacy training and information            pressing the sense of Congress that undue re-
                                             fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels,             relating to the Blended Retirement System
                                             and for other purposes (Rept. No. 116–235).                                                                    strictions on the right of law-abiding gun
                                                                                                     to members of the Armed Forces, and for                owners to carry a firearm for self-defense
                                               By Mr. INHOFE, from the Committee on                  other purposes; to the Committee on Armed
                                             Armed Services, without amendment:                                                                             outside of the home violate the Second
                                                                                                     Services.                                              Amendment to the Constitution of the
                                               S. 4049. An original bill to authorize appro-                By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for Mr.MARKEY
                                             priations for fiscal year 2021 for military ac-                                                                United States; to the Committee on the Ju-
                                                                                                             (for himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN)):             diciary.
                                             tivities of the Department of Defense, for                S. 4045. A bill to reduce and eliminate
                                             military construction, and for defense activi-          threats posed by nuclear weapons to the                                f
                                             ties of the Department of Energy, to pre-               United States, and for other purposes; to the
                                             scribe military personnel strengths for such                                                                          ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
                                                                                                     Committee on Foreign Relations.
                                             fiscal year, and for other purposes.                           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr.                                     S. 123
                                                             f                                               WYDEN, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. WARREN,                   At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
                                                                                                             Mr. HEINRICH, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN):             name of the Senator from Oklahoma
                                                INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND                              S. 4046. A bill to direct the Administrator
                                                     JOINT RESOLUTIONS                                                                                      (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor
                                                                                                     of the Environmental Protection Agency to
                                                                                                     establish a program to award grants to eligi-          of S. 123, a bill to require the Secretary
                                               The following bills and joint resolu-                                                                        of Veterans Affairs to enter into a con-
                                             tions were introduced, read the first                   ble entities to purchase, and as applicable in-
                                                                                                     stall, zero emissions port equipment and               tract or other agreement with a third
                                             and second times by unanimous con-                      technology, and for other purposes; to the             party to review appointees in the Vet-
                                             sent, and referred as indicated:                        Committee on Environment and Public                    erans Health Administration who had a




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                                                   By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms.                Works.                                                 license terminated for cause by a State
                                                     SINEMA):                                               By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mrs.                licensing board for care or services ren-
                                               S. 4035. A bill establish and provide for the                 GILLIBRAND, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. MAR-
                                             use of amounts in a Trail Stewardship for                       KEY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. WARREN,
                                                                                                                                                            dered at a non-Veterans Health Admin-
                                             Economic Recovery Fund, and for other pur-                      Ms. DUCKWORTH, and Mr. REED):                  istration facility and to provide indi-
                                             poses; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-               S. 4047. A bill to permit the Secretary of           viduals treated by such an appointee
                                             trition, and Forestry.                                  the Treasury to provide direct funding to              with notice if it is determined that an



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                                             June 23, 2020                                     CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                                 S3157
                                             episode of care or services to which                    Health Service Act to improve the re-                  uals with Alzheimer’s disease and re-
                                             they received was below the standard                    porting of abortion data to the Centers                lated dementias.
                                             of care, and for other purposes.                        for Disease Control and Prevention,                                      S. 3751
                                                                    S. 159                           and for other purposes.                                  At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the
                                               At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name                                         S. 2715
                                                                                                                                                            name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
                                             of the Senator from Georgia (Mrs.                         At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the                     COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                             LOEFFLER) was added as a cosponsor of                   names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.                    3751, a bill to amend the CARES Act to
                                             S. 159, a bill to implement equal pro-                  ERNST) and the Senator from Maryland                   provide the Special Inspector General
                                             tection under the 14th Amendment to                     (Mr. CARDIN) were added as cosponsors                  for Pandemic Recovery with additional
                                             the Constitution of the United States                   of S. 2715, a bill to develop and imple-               personnel authorities, and for other
                                             for the right to life of each born and                  ment policies to advance early child-                  purposes.
                                             preborn human person.                                   hood development, to provide assist-
                                                                                                                                                                              S. 3874
                                                                    S. 631                           ance for orphans and other vulnerable
                                                                                                     children in developing countries, and                    At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the
                                               At the request of Mr. CARPER, the                                                                            names of the Senator from Minnesota
                                             name of the Senator from Washington                     for other purposes.
                                                                                                                            S. 2920
                                                                                                                                                            (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the Senator from
                                             (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon-                                                                          Connecticut (Mr. MURPHY), the Senator
                                             sor of S. 631, a bill to provide for the                  At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
                                                                                                     name of the Senator from Georgia                       from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL),
                                             admission of the State of Washington,                                                                          the Senator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN),
                                             D.C. into the Union.                                    (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon-
                                                                                                     sor of S. 2920, a bill to reauthorize the              the Senator from Delaware (Mr. CAR-
                                                                    S. 1273                                                                                 PER), the Senator from Maryland (Mr.
                                               At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the                    Violence Against Women Act of 1994,
                                                                                                     and for other purposes.                                CARDIN), the Senator from Maryland
                                             name of the Senator from Mississippi                                                                           (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the Senator from Il-
                                                                                                                            S. 3350
                                             (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor                                                                          linois (Ms. DUCKWORTH), the Senator
                                             of S. 1273, a bill to amend title 17,                     At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
                                                                                                                                                            from Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY), the
                                             United States Code, to establish an al-                 name of the Senator from New Hamp-
                                                                                                                                                            Senator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET),
                                             ternative dispute resolution program                    shire (Ms. HASSAN) was withdrawn as a
                                                                                                                                                            the Senator from California (Ms. HAR-
                                             for copyright small claims, and for                     cosponsor of S. 3350, a bill to amend
                                                                                                                                                            RIS) and the Senator from Delaware
                                             other purposes.                                         title XVIII of the Social Security Act
                                                                                                                                                            (Mr. COONS) were added as cosponsors
                                                                    S. 1781
                                                                                                     to deem certain State Veterans homes
                                                                                                                                                            of S. 3874, a bill making additional sup-
                                                                                                     meeting certain health and safety
                                               At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the                                                                             plemental appropriations for disaster
                                                                                                     standards as meeting conditions and
                                             name of the Senator from Colorado                                                                              relief requirements for the fiscal year
                                                                                                     requirements for skilled nursing facili-
                                             (Mr. GARDNER) was added as a cospon-                                                                           ending September 30, 2020, and for
                                                                                                     ties under the Medicare and Medicaid
                                             sor of S. 1781, a bill to authorize appro-                                                                     other purposes.
                                                                                                     programs.
                                             priations for the Department of State                                                                                            S. 3876
                                                                                                                            S. 3489
                                             for fiscal years 2020 through 2022 to pro-                                                                       At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South
                                             vide assistance to El Salvador, Guate-                    At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the
                                                                                                     names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.                    Carolina, the name of the Senator from
                                             mala, and Honduras through bilateral                                                                           Texas (Mr. CORNYN) was added as a co-
                                             compacts to increase protection of                      BROWN), the Senator from New Hamp-
                                                                                                     shire (Ms. HASSAN), the Senator from                   sponsor of S. 3876, a bill to make a
                                             women and children in their homes and                                                                          technical correction relating to the
                                             communities and reduce female homi-                     Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator
                                                                                                     from Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY), the Sen-                    treatment of refunds of merchandise
                                             cides, domestic violence, and sexual as-                                                                       processing fees under the United
                                             sault.                                                  ator from Connecticut (Mr. MURPHY),
                                                                                                     the Senator from New Jersey (Mr.                       States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Im-
                                                                    S. 1938                                                                                 plementation Act.
                                                                                                     BOOKER), the Senator from Rhode Is-
                                               At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH,                      land (Mr. REED), the Senator from Vir-                                   S. 3963
                                             the name of the Senator from New                        ginia (Mr. KAINE), the Senator from                      At the request of Ms. HARRIS, the
                                             Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a                    Minnesota (Ms. SMITH), the Senator                     name of the Senator from California
                                             cosponsor of S. 1938, a bill to provide                 from Alabama (Mr. JONES), the Senator                  (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co-
                                             for grants for States that require fair                 from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN), the Senator                sponsor of S. 3963, a bill to protect cer-
                                             and impartial police training for law                   from Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY), the                     tain whistleblowers seeking to ensure
                                             enforcement officers of that State and                  Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. WAR-                   accountability and oversight of the Na-
                                             to incentivize States to enact laws re-                 REN), the Senator from Connecticut                     tion’s COVID–19 pandemic response,
                                             quiring the independent investigation                   (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from                     and for other purposes.
                                             and prosecution of the use of deadly                    California (Ms. HARRIS) and the Sen-
                                             force by law enforcement officers, and                                                                                           S. 3985
                                                                                                     ator from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN) were
                                             for other purposes.                                                                                              At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South
                                                                                                     added as cosponsors of S. 3489, a bill to
                                                                    S. 1944                                                                                 Carolina, the name of the Senator from
                                                                                                     support children and students in re-
                                               At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL,                                                                            Pennsylvania (Mr. TOOMEY) was added
                                                                                                     sponding to safety and health risks
                                             the name of the Senator from Nevada                                                                            as a cosponsor of S. 3985, a bill to im-
                                                                                                     presented by qualifying emergencies,
                                             (Ms. ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor                                                                           prove and reform policing practices,
                                                                                                     and for other purposes.
                                             of S. 1944, a bill to fully fund the Pre-                                                                      accountability, and transparency.
                                                                                                                            S. 3595
                                             vention and Public Health Fund and re-                                                                                           S. 3990
                                                                                                       At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the
                                             affirm the importance of prevention in                  name of the Senator from Pennsyl-                        At the request of Mrs. FISCHER, the
                                             the United States healthcare system.                    vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co-                   name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr.
                                                                    S. 2233                          sponsor of S. 3595, a bill to require a                PERDUE) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                               At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO,                   longitudinal study on the impact of                    3990, a bill to amend the Consumer Fi-
                                             her name was added as a cosponsor of                    COVID–19.                                              nancial Protection Act of 2010 to make
                                             S. 2233, a bill to nullify the effect of the                                   S. 3703                         the Bureau of Consumer Financial Pro-
                                             recent executive order that requires                      At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the                   tection an independent Financial Prod-
                                             Federal agencies to share citizenship                   names of the Senator from Colorado                     uct Safety Commission, and for other
                                             data.                                                   (Mr. GARDNER), the Senator from Dela-                  purposes.




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                                                                    S. 2585                          ware (Mr. COONS) and the Senator from                                    S. 4001
                                               At the request of Ms. ERNST, the                      Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) were added as co-                   At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South
                                             name of the Senator from Georgia                        sponsors of S. 3703, a bill to amend the               Carolina, the names of the Senator
                                             (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon-                  Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecu-                    from Georgia (Mrs. LOEFFLER) and the
                                             sor of S. 2585, a bill to amend title XIX               tion Act to improve the prevention of                  Senator from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN)
                                             of the Social Security Act and Public                   elder abuse and exploitation of individ-               were added as cosponsors of S. 4001, a



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                                             bill to amend title IX of the Social Se-                China Lake have died of cancer. Each                   tary aviator associated with higher
                                             curity Act to improve emergency un-                     officer had completed thousands of                     incidences of cancer;
                                             employment relief for governmental                      flight hours in advanced jets.                           Potential exposures due to service in
                                             entities and nonprofit organizations.                      According to a study by the U.S. Air                the Armed Forces that are not related
                                                                    S. 4012                          Force in 2008 titled ‘‘Cancer in Fight-                to aviation, such as exposure to burn
                                               At the request of Mr. WICKER, the                     ers,’’ six pilots and weapons systems                  pits or toxins in contaminated water;
                                             name of the Senator from Colorado                       officers for the F–15E Strike Eagle at                 and
                                             (Mr. GARDNER) was added as a cospon-                    Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, aged                     The appropriate age to begin screen-
                                             sor of S. 4012, a bill to establish a                   33 to 43, were diagnosed with cancer be-               ing military aviators for cancer based
                                             $120,000,000,000 Restaurant Revitaliza-                 tween 2002 and 2005. Each officer had                  on several variables.
                                             tion Fund to provide structured relief                  completed at least 2,100 flight hours.                                   CONCLUSION
                                                                                                        A study by the U.S. Air Force in 2010
                                             to food service or drinking establish-                                                                           Military aviators take enough risks
                                                                                                     reported on a cluster of seven members
                                             ments through December 31, 2020, and                                                                           while serving our country without also
                                                                                                     of the Air Force Special Operations
                                             for other purposes.                                                                                            having to worry about contracting can-
                                                                                                     Command diagnosed with brain cancer
                                                                    S. 4019                                                                                 cer from radiation exposure.
                                                                                                     among crew members of the C–130 be-
                                               At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the                     tween 2006 and 2009. The individuals af-                 The high prevalence of cancer among
                                             name of the Senator from Nebraska                       fected were three C–130 pilots, two                    these pilots is deeply concerning, par-
                                             (Mr. SASSE) was added as a cosponsor                    flight engineers, one loadmaster, and                  ticularly the clusters of cases at China
                                             of S. 4019, a bill to amend title 5,                    one navigator assigned to different in-                Lake.
                                             United States Code, to designate                        stallations around the world.                            We must determine why these avi-
                                             Juneteenth National Independence Day                       And yet, there has been no com-                     ators are getting cancer and if their
                                             as a legal public holiday.                              prehensive study conducted of cancer                   jobs are exposing them to dangerous
                                                                    S. 4021                          rates among military aviators.                         carcinogens.
                                               At the request of Mr. WICKER, the                        One challenge of extracting findings                  The study is an important step to
                                             names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.                   from previous studies by the Navy or                   help us understand what is happening
                                             MORAN) and the Senator from Missouri                    the Air Force on cancer rates is that                  and how we can better protect our
                                             (Mr. BLUNT) were added as cosponsors                    each study focused on pilots who are                   military men and women. I hope my
                                             of S. 4021, a bill to accelerate rural                  active duty members of the Armed                       colleagues will join me in support of
                                             broadband deployment.                                   Forces and did not include the medical                 this bill.
                                                                 S. RES. 613                         records of former pilots who are vet-                    Thank you Mr. President. I yield the
                                                                                                     erans, which is the population in which                floor.
                                               At the request of Mr. COTTON, the
                                             name of the Senator from Georgia                        cancer most often appears.                                               f
                                                                                                        Members of the Armed Forces who
                                             (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon-                                                                                SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
                                                                                                     serve full military careers are not like-
                                             sor of S. Res. 613, a resolution calling
                                                                                                     ly to be counted in data captured by
                                             for justice for George Floyd and oppos-
                                                                                                     the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                             ing calls to defund the police.                         Members who served 20 years or more                    SENATE RESOLUTION 636—RECOG-
                                                              f                                      are eligible for health care under the                   NIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY
                                                STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED                             TRICARE program, which is managed                        OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF
                                               BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS                           by the Department of Defense.                            CONTINUOUS       OPERATIONS      OF
                                                                                                        Also, many members pursue private                     THE STARS AND STRIPES NEWS-
                                                   By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself,                   sector jobs after separating from the                    PAPER IN THE PACIFIC AND THE
                                                     Mr.    CORNYN,    Ms.     CORTEZ                Armed Forces and receive health care                     INVALUABLE SERVICE OF THE
                                                     MASTO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr.                      outside of the Federal Government.                       STARS AND STRIPES AS THE
                                                     MARKEY, and Ms. ROSEN):                         Those factors have made it difficult to                  ‘‘HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER’’ FOR
                                               S. 4043. A bill to require the Sec-                   see if the health issues that families of                MEMBERS       OF    THE     ARMED
                                             retary of Defense to develop a com-                     military aviators are experiencing are                   FORCES, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES,
                                             prehensive database and repository on                   part of larger trend.                                    AND FAMILY MEMBERS STA-
                                             military aviators and conduct a study                               HOW THE BILL WOULD HELP                      TIONED ACROSS THE GLOBE
                                             on such aviators to determine the inci-                    Our bill would require the Depart-
                                             dence of cancer diagnosis and mor-                                                                               Mr. GRAHAM submitted the fol-
                                                                                                     ment of Defense in conjunction with                    lowing resolution; which was referred
                                             tality among such aviators, and for                     the National Institutes of Health, the
                                             other purposes; to the Committee on                                                                            to the Committee on the Judiciary:
                                                                                                     National Cancer Institute, and the De-                                   S. RES. 636
                                             Armed Services.                                         partment of Veterans Affairs to con-
                                               Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I                                                                                Whereas May 14, 2020, marks the 75th anni-
                                                                                                     duct a study across the United States                  versary of the commencement of continuous
                                             rise to speak in support of the ‘‘Mili-                 Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps to
                                             tary Aviators Cancer Incidence Study                                                                           operations, in service to the military com-
                                                                                                     determine whether there is a higher in-                munity of the United States, of Stars and
                                             Act,’’ which I introduced today.                        cidence of cancers occurring among                     Stripes in the Pacific, a military newspaper
                                               This legislation would require the                    military aviators as compared to simi-                 established in Honolulu to provide an inde-
                                             Department of Defense to conduct a                      lar age groups in the general popu-                    pendent, uncensored news source for mem-
                                             study to determine if there is a higher                 lation.                                                bers of the Armed Forces fighting in World
                                             incidence of cancers occurring in mili-                    If the study determines a higher rate               War II;
                                             tary aviators as compared to similar                                                                              Whereas Stars and Stripes was heralded for
                                                                                                     of cancer among military aviators, the                 indispensable service when it was initially
                                             age groups in the general population.                   Department of Defense would then
                                               It has been reported that the preva-                                                                         established during the Civil War and again
                                                                                                     move into a second phase of the study                  during World War I, when General John J.
                                             lence of cancer is particularly high                    and report to Congress on the fol-                     Pershing reestablished Stars and Stripes to
                                             among military aviators, particularly                   lowing:                                                provide news and information as an impor-
                                             among fighter pilots in the United                         Carcinogens associated with military                tant morale-building force for soldiers serv-
                                             States Air Force, Navy, and Marine                      flight operations;                                     ing in the American Expeditionary Force;
                                             Corps.                                                     The operating environments where                       Whereas, after its permanent formation in
                                               There have been several alarming                      aviators might have been exposed to                    World War II, Stars and Stripes started
                                             clusters of cancer diagnoses at military                                                                       printing in Tokyo, Japan, on October 3, 1945,
                                                                                                     increased radiation;




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                                             installations, including at Naval Air                                                                          working in requisitioned space formally oc-
                                                                                                        Duty stations, dates of service, air-
                                                                                                                                                            cupied by the Japan Times, and excelled in
                                             Weapons Station China Lake in Cali-                     craft flown, and additional duties that                its mission across every theater of war, lead-
                                             fornia and Seymour Johnson Air Force                    could have increased the risk of cancer                ing President Harry S. Truman to say later,
                                             Base in North Carolina.                                 for each affected military aviator;                    ‘‘In Africa, Europe and the Pacific, The Stars
                                               Four    commanding      officers   who                   Locations where a military aviator                  and Stripes has established itself as a cher-
                                             served at Naval Air Weapons Station                     served or additional duties of a mili-                 ished and important soldier’s institution.’’;




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