Congressional Record, July 20, 2020 — Senate

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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated July 20, 2020, beginning at page S4264, with newly introduced bills and added cosponsors. The bills include S. 4226 by Mr. Peters on a fund for response to a cyber state of distress, S. 4227 by Ms. Rosen and Mr. Cornyn on access to economic injury disaster loans and emergency advances, S. 4228 by Ms. McSally on water-energy technologies and S. 4229 by Mr. Wyden to reaffirm principles of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. Cosponsors are added to bills such as S. 1168 and S. 1357, and the page ends with defense bill remarks recalling a warning that a viral pandemic was a question of when.

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S4264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 20, 2020
and for other purposes; to the Committee on S. 1168 Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) were added
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the as cosponsors of S. 2715, a bill to de-
By Mr. PETERS: name of the Senator from Georgia velop and implement policies to ad-
S. 4226. A bill to require the Secretary of
Homeland Security to conduct an assess-
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- vance early childhood development, to
ment of the feasibility and advisability of es- sor of S. 1168, a bill to amend the High- provide assistance for orphans and
tablishing a fund for the response to, and re- er Education Act of 1965 to ensure cam- other vulnerable children in developing
covery from, a cyber state of distress, and pus access at public institutions of countries, and for other purposes.
for other purposes; to the Committee on higher education for religious groups. S. 3038
Homeland Security and Governmental Af- S. 1357 At the request of Mr. PETERS, the
fairs. At the request of Mr. BROWN, the
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr.
name of the Senator from Wyoming
name of the Senator from Massachu- (Mr. ENZI) was added as a cosponsor of
CORNYN):
S. 4227. A bill to improve access to eco- setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- S. 3038, a bill to promote innovative ac-
nomic injury disaster loans and emergency sponsor of S. 1357, a bill to amend the quisition techniques and procurement
advances under the CARES Act, and for Public Health Service Act to establish strategies, and for other purposes.
other purposes; to the Committee on Small direct care registered nurse-to-patient S. 3064
Business and Entrepreneurship. staffing ratio requirements in hos-
By Ms. MCSALLY: At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
pitals, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from North Caro-
S. 4228. A bill to provide for the demonstra-
S. 1362 lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co-
tion and deployment of water-energy tech-
nologies, and for other purposes; to the Com- At the request of Mr. TESTER, the sponsor of S. 3064, a bill to oppose vio-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. name of the Senator from Michigan lations of religious freedom in Ukraine
By Mr. WYDEN: (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor by Russia and armed groups com-
S. 4229. A bill to reaffirm the principles and of S. 1362, a bill to make demonstration
objectives set forth in the United States-
manded by Russia.
grants to eligible local educational S. 3152
Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, and for other
agencies or consortia of eligible local
purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the
ary. educational agencies for the purpose of
name of the Senator from Minnesota
By Mr. WYDEN: increasing the numbers of school
(Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co-
S. 4230. A bill to amend title XVIII of the nurses in public elementary schools
Social Security Act to expand access to men-
sponsor of S. 3152, a bill to require the
and secondary schools.
tal health services and certain evaluation Federal Communications Commission
S. 1720
and management services furnished through to incorporate data on maternal health
At the request of Mr. ROUNDS, the outcomes into its broadband health
telehealth under the Medicare program; to
the Committee on Finance. name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. maps.
By Mr. ALEXANDER: GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3287
S. 4231. A bill to strengthen and sustain on- S. 1720, a bill to amend the Federal
At the request of Mr. ENZI, the names
shore manufacturing capacity and State Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry
stockpiles, and to improve the Strategic Na- of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
Products Inspection Act to allow the
tional Stockpile; to the Committee on BRAUN) and the Senator from Michigan
interstate sale of State-inspected meat
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Mr. PETERS) were added as cosponsors
and poultry, and for other purposes.
By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. of S. 3287, a bill to modify the govern-
DAINES): S. 2022
mentwide financial management plan,
S. 4232. A bill to amend title VI of the So- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the and for other purposes.
cial Security Act to extend the coverage of name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. At the request of Mr. WARNER, the
Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal MCSALLY) was added as a cosponsor of
Governments; to the Committee on Finance. name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.
S. 2022, a bill to amend title 38, United SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S.
f States Code, to provide for improve- 3287, supra.
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND ments to the specially adapted housing
S. 3393
SENATE RESOLUTIONS program of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the
The following concurrent resolutions name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.
S. 2570
and Senate resolutions were read, and MCSALLY) was added as a cosponsor of
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: At the request of Ms. SINEMA, the
S. 3393, a bill to amend title 10, United
names of the Senator from Wyoming
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. States Code, to provide for concurrent
BROWN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms.
(Mr. BARRASSO), the Senator from Mis-
receipt of veterans’ disability com-
HIRONO, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. VAN HOL- souri (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator from
pensation and retired pay for disability
LEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CASEY, Mrs. West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO), the Sen-
retirees with fewer than 20 years of
FEINSTEIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. COONS, ator from Maine (Ms. COLLINS), the
service and a combat-related dis-
Mr. WYDEN, and Ms. HARRIS): Senator from North Dakota (Mr.
S. Res. 652. A resolution expressing the ability, and for other purposes.
CRAMER), the Senator from Missouri
sense of the Senate regarding preconditions S. 3455
(Mr. HAWLEY), the Senator from Vir-
for the readmission of the Russian Federa- At the request of Mr. HAWLEY, the
ginia (Mr. KAINE), the Senator from
tion into a reconstituted Group of Eight or name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.
participation in the Group of Seven; to the Washington (Mrs. MURRAY), the Sen-
ator from Michigan (Mr. PETERS), the ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S.
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. REED), 3455, a bill to prohibit certain individ-
f uals from downloading or using TikTok
the Senator from South Dakota (Mr.
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS ROUNDS), the Senator from Vermont on any device issued by the United
S. 696 (Mr. SANDERS), the Senator from New States or a government corporation.
At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the York (Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from S. 3612
name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), the At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the
ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Senator from South Dakota (Mr. names of the Senator from Tennessee
696, a bill to designate the same indi- THUNE) and the Senator from Rhode Is- (Mrs. BLACKBURN) and the Senator
vidual serving as the Chief Nurse Offi- land (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) were added as from Arizona (Ms. MCSALLY) were
cer of the Public Health Service as the cosponsors of S. 2570, a bill to award a added as cosponsors of S. 3612, a bill to
National Nurse for Public Health. Congressional Gold Medal to Greg clarify for purposes of the Internal
S. 904 LeMond in recognition of his service to Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of

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At the request of Mr. ENZI, the name the United States as an athlete, activ- coronavirus assistance does not affect
of the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. ist, role model, and community leader. the tax treatment of ordinary business
LOEFFLER) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2715 expenses.
S. 904, a bill to authorize the Depart- At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the S. 3620
ment of Labor’s voluntary protection names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. At the request of Mr. REED, the
program. PORTMAN) and the Senator from New names of the Senator from New York

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July 20, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4265
(Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the Senator from emergency homeless assistance grants kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co-
Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the under the Emergency Solutions Grants sponsor of S. 4034, a bill to expand eli-
Senator from Delaware (Mr. COONS), program of the Department of Housing gibility for and provide judicial review
the Senator from Michigan (Ms. STABE- and Urban Development for response to for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot
NOW), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. the public health emergency relating Program, provide for compassionate re-
ROSEN), the Senator from Pennsylvania to COVID–19, and for other purposes. lease based on COVID–19 vulnerability,
(Mr. CASEY), the Senator from Dela- S. 3933 shorten the waiting period for judicial
ware (Mr. CARPER) and the Senator At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the review during the COVID–19 pandemic,
from Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN) were name of the Senator from New Mexico and make other technical corrections.
added as cosponsors of S. 3620, a bill to (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- S. 4068
establish a Housing Assistance Fund at sor of S. 3933, a bill to restore Amer- At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
the Department of the Treasury. ican leadership in semiconductor man- the name of the Senator from Ohio
S. 3685 ufacturing by increasing Federal incen- (Mr. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor
At the request of Mr. BROWN, the tives in order to enable advanced re- of S. 4068, a bill to prohibit firearms
names of the Senator from Arizona search and development, secure the dealers from selling a firearm prior to
(Ms. SINEMA) and the Senator from supply chain, and ensure long-term na- the completion of a background check.
Delaware (Mr. CARPER) were added as tional security and economic competi- S. 4076
cosponsors of S. 3685, a bill to provide tiveness. At the request of Ms. WARREN, the
emergency rental assistance under the S. 3997 name of the Senator from Delaware
Emergency Solutions Grants program At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor
of the Secretary of Housing and Urban names of the Senator from Wisconsin of S. 4076, a bill to remove Confederate
Development in response to the public (Mr. JOHNSON) and the Senator from names, symbols, displays, monuments,
health emergency resulting from the Arizona (Ms. MCSALLY) were added as and paraphernalia from assets of the
coronavirus, and for other purposes. cosponsors of S. 3997, a bill to strength- Department of Defense.
S. 3745 en the security and integrity of the S. 4085
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the United States scientific and research At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
names of the Senator from Connecticut enterprise. names of the Senator from North Caro-
(Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from S. 3998 lina (Mr. TILLIS) and the Senator from
Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the Sen- At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Georgia (Mr. PERDUE) were added as co-
ator from Rhode Island (Mr. REED) and the name of the Senator from Vermont sponsors of S. 4085, a bill to make cer-
the Senator from Delaware (Mr. CAR- (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor tain States and political subdivisions
PER) were added as cosponsors of S. of S. 3998, a bill to amend title XVIII of of States ineligible to receive Federal
3745, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Social Security Act to simplify finance assistance, and for other pur-
Education to provide relief to bor- payments for telehealth services fur- poses.
rowers of student loans for whom the nished by Federally qualified health S. 4086
Department of Education found mis- centers or rural health clinics under At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the
representation by the institution of the Medicare program, and for other names of the Senator from Louisiana
higher education or a State attorney purposes. (Mr. CASSIDY), the Senator from North
general has asserted a right to bor- S. 3999 Carolina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from
rower defense discharge. At the request of Mr. KING, the name South Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS) and the
S. 3793 of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Senator from Connecticut (Mr.
At the request of Mr. WARNER, the JONES) was added as a cosponsor of S. BLUMENTHAL) were added as cosponsors
name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. 3999, a bill to amend title XVIII of the of S. 4086, a bill amend title 38, United
DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor Social Security Act to ensure access to States Code, to revise the definition of
of S. 3793, a bill to amend the CARES mental health and behavioral health Vietnam era for purposes of the laws
Act to modify the employee retention services furnished through telehealth administered by the Secretary of Vet-
tax credit to secure the paychecks and under the Medicare program. erans Affairs, and for other purposes.
benefits of workers, to provide a re- S. 4003 S. 4108
fundable credit against payroll taxes At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the At the request of Mr. CASEY, the
for the operating costs of employers, to names of the Senator from Maryland name of the Senator from New York
amend the Internal Revenue Code of (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon-
1986 to provide a small business rebate, from Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) were added sor of S. 4108, a bill to amend title XIX
and for other purposes. as cosponsors of S. 4003, a bill to im- of the Social Security Act to increase
S. 3806 prove United States consideration of, Federal support to State Medicaid pro-
At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, and strategic support for, programs to grams during economic downturns, and
the name of the Senator from Massa- prevent and respond to gender-based vi- for other purposes.
chusetts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a olence from the onset of humanitarian S. 4110
cosponsor of S. 3806, a bill to waive cost emergencies and to build the capacity At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
share requirements for certain Federal of humanitarian actors to address the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
assistance provided under the Robert immediate and long-term challenges WYDEN) and the Senator from Massa-
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- resulting from such violence, and for chusetts (Ms. WARREN) were added as
gency Assistance Act. other purposes. cosponsors of S. 4110, a bill to designate
S. 3812 S. 4012 residents of the Hong Kong Special Ad-
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the At the request of Mr. WICKER, the ministrative Region as Priority 2 refu-
name of the Senator from Delaware names of the Senator from North Caro- gees of special humanitarian concern,
(Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor lina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from and for other purposes.
of S. 3812, a bill to amend title 38, Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) and the Sen- S. 4129
United States Code, to expand eligi- ator from Virginia (Mr. WARNER) were At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
bility for hospital care, medical serv- added as cosponsors of S. 4012, a bill to names of the Senator from Georgia
ices, and nursing home care from the establish a $120,000,000,000 Restaurant (Mr. PERDUE) and the Senator from
Department of Veterans Affairs to in- Revitalization Fund to provide struc- Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN) were added as

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clude veterans of World War II. tured relief to food service or drinking cosponsors of S. 4129, a bill to amend
S. 3856 establishments through December 31, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to re-
At the request of Ms. WARREN, the 2020, and for other purposes. instate advance refunding bonds.
name of the Senator from Pennsyl- S. 4034 S. 4138
vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the
sponsor of S. 3856, a bill to authorize name of the Senator from North Da- name of the Senator from Delaware

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(Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor pressing solidarity with Falun Gong AMENDMENT NO. 1907
of S. 4138, a bill to amend title 5, practitioners who have lost lives, free- At the request of Mr. WARNER, the
United States Code, to make perma- doms, and other rights for adhering to name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
nent the authority of the United States their beliefs and practices, and con- MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
Patent and Trademark Office to con- demning the practice of non-con- amendment No. 1907 proposed to S.
duct a telework travel expenses pro- senting organ harvesting, and for other 4049, an original bill to authorize ap-
gram. purposes. propriations for fiscal year 2021 for
S. 4157 AMENDMENT NO. 1681 military activities of the Department
At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the of Defense, for military construction,
At the request of Ms. WARREN, the
names of the Senator from Michigan and for defense activities of the De-
name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
(Mr. PETERS) and the Senator from partment of Energy, to prescribe mili-
MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were tary personnel strengths for such fiscal
amendment No. 1681 intended to be pro-
added as cosponsors of S. 4157, a bill to year, and for other purposes.
posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au-
AMENDMENT NO. 1932
amend the Homeland Security Act of thorize appropriations for fiscal year
2002 to expand the authority of the Na- At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
2021 for military activities of the De-
tional Infrastructure Simulation and the name of the Senator from New
partment of Defense, for military con-
Analysis Center, and for other pur- Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a
struction, and for defense activities of
poses. cosponsor of amendment No. 1932 in-
the Department of Energy, to prescribe
tended to be proposed to S. 4049, an
S. 4162 military personnel strengths for such
original bill to authorize appropria-
At the request of Mrs. FISCHER, the fiscal year, and for other purposes.
tions for fiscal year 2021 for military
name of the Senator from Tennessee AMENDMENT NO. 1788 activities of the Department of De-
(Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. SANDERS, the fense, for military construction, and
sponsor of S. 4162, a bill to provide cer- names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. for defense activities of the Depart-
tainty for airport funding. MERKLEY) and the Senator from Oregon ment of Energy, to prescribe military
S. 4169 (Mr. WYDEN) were added as cosponsors personnel strengths for such fiscal
At the request of Mr. PETERS, the of amendment No. 1788 intended to be year, and for other purposes.
names of the Senator from Wisconsin proposed to S. 4049, an original bill to AMENDMENT NO. 1970
(Mr. JOHNSON) and the Senator from authorize appropriations for fiscal year At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the
New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were 2021 for military activities of the De- name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.
added as cosponsors of S. 4169, a bill to partment of Defense, for military con- MCSALLY) was added as a cosponsor of
establish a National Commission on struction, and for defense activities of amendment No. 1970 intended to be pro-
United States Counterterrorism Pol- the Department of Energy, to prescribe posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au-
icy, and for other purposes. military personnel strengths for such thorize appropriations for fiscal year
S. 4172 fiscal year, and for other purposes. 2021 for military activities of the De-
At the request of Mr. BROWN, the AMENDMENT NO. 1883 partment of Defense, for military con-
names of the Senator from Michigan At the request of Mr. ROMNEY, the struction, and for defense activities of
(Ms. STABENOW), the Senator from name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. the Department of Energy, to prescribe
Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) and the MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of military personnel strengths for such
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. MENEN- amendment No. 1883 proposed to S. fiscal year, and for other purposes.
DEZ) were added as cosponsors of S. 4049, an original bill to authorize ap- AMENDMENT NO. 1982
4172, a bill to provide emergency fund- propriations for fiscal year 2021 for At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the
ing for child welfare services provided military activities of the Department name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
under parts B and E of title IV of the of Defense, for military construction, MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
Social Security Act, and for other pur- and for defense activities of the De- amendment No. 1982 intended to be pro-
poses. partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au-
S. 4181 tary personnel strengths for such fiscal thorize appropriations for fiscal year
At the request of Mr. REED, the name year, and for other purposes. 2021 for military activities of the De-
of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. COR- partment of Defense, for military con-
AMENDMENT NO. 1887
TEZ MASTO) was added as a cosponsor of
struction, and for defense activities of
At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, the Department of Energy, to prescribe
S. 4181, a bill to establish a Library the names of the Senator from Arizona
Stabilization Fund to respond to and military personnel strengths for such
(Ms. SINEMA), the Senator from Ari- fiscal year, and for other purposes.
accelerate the recovery from zona (Ms. MCSALLY) and the Senator AMENDMENT NO. 1983
coronavirus. from Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY) were At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the
S. 4196 added as cosponsors of amendment No. name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
At the request of Mr. SCOTT of Flor- 1887 intended to be proposed to S. 4049, MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
ida, the name of the Senator from an original bill to authorize appropria- amendment No. 1983 intended to be pro-
Georgia (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as tions for fiscal year 2021 for military posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au-
a cosponsor of S. 4196, a bill to modify, activities of the Department of De- thorize appropriations for fiscal year
consolidate, or repeal unnecessary fense, for military construction, and 2021 for military activities of the De-
agency major rules, and for other pur- for defense activities of the Depart- partment of Defense, for military con-
poses. ment of Energy, to prescribe military struction, and for defense activities of
S.J. RES. 16 personnel strengths for such fiscal the Department of Energy, to prescribe
At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the year, and for other purposes. military personnel strengths for such
name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. AMENDMENT NO. 1901 fiscal year, and for other purposes.
HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Ms. ERNST, the AMENDMENT NO. 2049
S.J. Res. 16, a joint resolution pro- name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. At the request of Ms. ROSEN, her
posing an amendment to the Constitu- BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of name was added as a cosponsor of
tion of the United States to abolish the amendment No. 1901 intended to be pro- amendment No. 2049 intended to be pro-
electoral college and to provide for the posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au- posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au-
direct election of the President and thorize appropriations for fiscal year thorize appropriations for fiscal year

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Vice President of the United States. 2021 for military activities of the De- 2021 for military activities of the De-
S. RES. 274 partment of Defense, for military con- partment of Defense, for military con-
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the struction, and for defense activities of struction, and for defense activities of
name of the Senator from Maryland the Department of Energy, to prescribe the Department of Energy, to prescribe
(Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- military personnel strengths for such military personnel strengths for such
sponsor of S. Res. 274, a resolution ex- fiscal year, and for other purposes. fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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July 20, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4267
AMENDMENT NO. 2067 STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED tion of the New York Helicopter Route Chart
At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS and the Northeast Aeronautical Chart Bul-
letin, adhere to an all-water South Shore
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself Helicopter Route; and
CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of and Mrs. GILLIBRAND): (ii) mitigate noise by flying at least 1 mile
amendment No. 2067 intended to be pro- S. 4219. A bill to extend the special from the shoreline and at an altitude of not
posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au- air traffic rule for civil helicopters op- less than 2,500 feet mean sea level.
thorize appropriations for fiscal year erating VFR along the North Shore, (C) EXCEPTIONS.—A person who pilots a
2021 for military activities of the De- Long Island, New York, to require the civil helicopter operating VFR along Long
partment of Defense, for military con- Island, New York’s northern shoreline or
Administrator of the Federal Aviation
struction, and for defense activities of southern shoreline may deviate from the
Administration to promulgate a new North Shore Helicopter Route or South
the Department of Energy, to prescribe special air traffic rule, and for other Shore Helicopter Route—
military personnel strengths for such purposes; to the Committee on Com- (i) when necessary for safety or weather
fiscal year, and for other purposes. merce, Science, and Transportation. conditions; or
AMENDMENT NO. 2244 Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask (ii) except as prohibited under subpara-
At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the unanimous consent that the text of the graph (A)(iii), when transitioning to or from
bill be printed in the RECORD. a destination or point of landing.
name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
There being no objection, the text of (D) FLIGHT REPORT.—
YOUNG) was added as a cosponsor of (i) SUBMISSION.—If safety or weather condi-
amendment No. 2244 intended to be pro- the bill was ordered to be printed in tions cause a person piloting a civil heli-
posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au- the RECORD, as follows: copter operating VFR to deviate from the
thorize appropriations for fiscal year S. 4219 North Shore Helicopter Route or South
2021 for military activities of the De- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Shore Helicopter Route, the person shall
partment of Defense, for military con- resentatives of the United States of America in submit a 1-page report to the Administrator
struction, and for defense activities of Congress assembled, identifying the condition not later than 14
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. days after landing.
the Department of Energy, to prescribe
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long Island (ii) PUBLIC DATABASE.—The Administrator
military personnel strengths for such shall make the reports submitted under
fiscal year, and for other purposes. All-Water Helicopter Route Act of 2020’’.
SEC. 2. LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, NORTH SHORE
clause (i) publically available in an online
AMENDMENT NO. 2252 AND SOUTH SHORE HELICOPTER searchable database.
At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, his ROUTES. (3) DEADLINES.—
(a) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC (A) RULEMAKING PROCEEDING.—Not later
name was added as a cosponsor of than 90 days after the date of enactment of
amendment No. 2252 intended to be pro- RULE FOR NORTH SHORE.—Notwithstanding
the ending date for the period described in this Act, the Administrator shall publish a
posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au- notice of proposed rulemaking to carry out
section 93.101 of title 14, Code of Federal Reg-
thorize appropriations for fiscal year ulations, the special air traffic rule for civil the requirements of this section.
2021 for military activities of the De- helicopters operating VFR along the North (B) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.—The Adminis-
partment of Defense, for military con- Shore, Long Island, New York, in effect trator shall provide notice of, and an oppor-
struction, and for defense activities of under subpart H of part 93 of title 14, Code of tunity for, at least 30 days of public com-
the Department of Energy, to prescribe Federal Regulations, on August 6 2020, shall ment on the special air traffic rule promul-
remain in effect through the day before the gated under this subsection.
military personnel strengths for such
date on which the final version of the special (C) EFFECTIVE DATE OF SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC
fiscal year, and for other purposes. RULE.—Not later than May 1, 2021, the Ad-
air traffic rule promulgated under subsection
At the request of Mr. WYDEN, his (b) is published. ministrator shall publish a final version of
name was added as a cosponsor of (b) RULEMAKING PROCEEDING .— the special air traffic rule promulgated
amendment No. 2252 intended to be pro- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the under this subsection which shall take effect
posed to S. 4049, supra. Federal Aviation Administration (in this upon publication.
section referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) (c) REPEAL.—Effective on the date on
AMENDMENT NO. 2341
shall conduct a rulemaking proceeding to which the final version of the special air
At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the promulgate a special air traffic rule for civil traffic rule promulgated under subsection (b)
name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. helicopters operating VFR along the North is published by the Administrator, subpart H
MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of Shore and South Shore of Long Island, New of part 93 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula-
amendment No. 2341 proposed to S. York, in accordance with the requirements tions, is repealed.
4049, an original bill to authorize ap- of this subsection.
propriations for fiscal year 2021 for (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The special air traffic By Mr. ALEXANDER:
rule promulgated under this subsection shall S. 4231. A bill to strengthen and sus-
military activities of the Department
require the following: tain on-shore manufacturing capacity
of Defense, for military construction,
(A) NORTH SHORE HELICOPTER ROUTE.—Each and State stockpiles, and to improve
and for defense activities of the De- person who pilots a civil helicopter oper- the Strategic National Stockpile; to
partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- ating VFR along Long Island, New York’s the Committee on Health, Education,
tary personnel strengths for such fiscal northern shoreline between the VPLYD
Labor, and Pensions.
year, and for other purposes. waypoint and Plum Island shall—
(i) based on the most recently published Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, our
AMENDMENT NO. 2364
editions by the Federal Aviation Administra- great country has developed a dan-
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the tion of the New York Helicopter Route Chart gerous habit when it comes to
names of the Senator from California and the Northeast Aeronautical Chart Bul- pandemics. Public health experts call
(Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator from letin, adhere to an all-water North Shore it panic, neglect, panic.
South Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS), the Sen- Helicopter Route that includes operating In 2007, after the emergence of the
ator from Alabama (Mr. JONES), the around Orient Point, Shelter Island, and Asian flu, former Utah Governor Mike
Senator from Nevada (Ms. CORTEZ Plum Island; Leavitt, who was then the Secretary of
MASTO), the Senator from Wisconsin (ii) mitigate noise by flying at least 1 mile
from the shoreline and at an altitude of not
Health and Human Services, put it this
(Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator from Min- way:
less than 2,500 feet mean sea level; and
nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) and the Sen- (iii) prohibit deviations from the North Everything we do before a pandemic seems
ator from Montana (Mr. TESTER) were Shore Helicopter Route for purposes of alarmist. Everything we do after a pandemic
added as cosponsors of amendment No. transitioning to or from a destination or will seem inadequate. This is the dilemma
2364 intended to be proposed to S. 4049, point of landing when departing from or ar- we face, but it should not stop us from doing
an original bill to authorize appropria- riving to locations east of longitude 72°16’04″ what we can to prepare.
tions for fiscal year 2021 for military W. That was Governor Mike Leavitt.

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activities of the Department of De- (B) SOUTH SHORE HELICOPTER ROUTE.—Each Fifteen years ago, then-majority
person who pilots a civil helicopter oper-
fense, for military construction, and leader of the U.S. Senate, Dr. Bill
ating VFR along Long Island, New York’s
for defense activities of the Depart- southern shoreline between Breezy Point Frist, told me and told our com-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military Jetty and the VPMLT waypoint shall— mittee—he made 20 speeches predicting
personnel strengths for such fiscal (i) based on the most recently published this—that a viral pandemic was no
year, and for other purposes. editions by the Federal Aviation Administra- longer a question of if but a question of

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