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Congressional Record, Senate, January 19, 2022: Page S350

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Page S350 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for January 19, 2022, marked as a correction, in interleaved columns. A message from the House announced at 3:34 p.m. is followed by an enrolled bill signed by the President pro tempore, Mr. Leahy. The page lists an executive communication from the Department of Health and Human Services and S. 3518 from Mr. Schatz to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems by 5.1 percent. A tribute credits a housing advocate who is a founding vice president and current chair of the board for the Corporation for Supportive Housing.

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                                                         S350                 CORRECTION                    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                    January 19, 2022
                                                         founding vice president and current                        The enrolled bill was subsequently                    EC–2938. A communication from the Assist-
                                                         chair of the board for the Corporation                   signed by the President pro tempore                   ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of
                                                         for Supportive Housing. He has done all                  (Mr. LEAHY).                                          Health and Human Services, transmitting,
                                                                                                                                                                        pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Computa-
                                                         of this while keeping a pulse on the na-                                                                       tion of Annual Liability Insurance (Includ-
                                                         tional housing landscape as a tireless                     At 3:34 p.m., a message from the
                                                                                                                                                                        ing Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance, and
                                                         advocate for expanded Federal support                    House of Representatives, delivered by                Workers’ Compensation Settlement Recov-
                                                         for affordable housing. I know for cer-                  Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, an-             ery Threshold’’; to the Committee on Fi-
                                                         tain that because of his effective advo-                 nounced that the House has passed the                 nance.
                                                         cacy and vision, today more people in                    following bills, without amendment:                     EC–2939. A communication from the Assist-
                                                         King County and across the Nation                          S. 452. An act to award a Congressional             ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of
                                                                                                                  Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in recognition of         Health and Human Services, transmitting,
                                                         have a place to call home.                                                                                     pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Annual
                                                           It has been a great privilege to learn                 his extraordinary contributions and commit-
                                                                                                                  ment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational           Report on the Child Support Program for
                                                         from and collaborate with Stephen                                                                              Fiscal Year 2019’’; to the Committee on Fi-
                                                                                                                  opportunity.
                                                         over the last two decades. And it is my                    S. 1404. An act to award a Congressional            nance.
                                                         honor to thank him for his lifetime of                   Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters Special              EC–2940. A communication from the Direc-
                                                         dedicated service to people with low in-                 Troops and the 3133d Signal Service Com-              tor of the Regulations and Disclosure Law
                                                         comes in King County, the State of                       pany, popularly known as the ‘‘Ghost                  Division, Customs and Border Protection,
                                                                                                                                                                        Department of Homeland Security, transmit-
                                                         Washington, and across the entire                        Army’’, in recognition of their unique and
                                                                                                                  highly distinguished service in conducting            ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
                                                         country. I wish him the very best dur-                                                                         titled ‘‘Extension and Amendment of Import
                                                         ing his well-earned retirement.∑                         deception operations in Europe during World
                                                                                                                  War II.                                               Restrictions on Archaeological Material and
                                                                            f                                                                                           Imposition of Import Restrictions on Ethno-
                                                                                                                                 f                                      logical Material of Egypt’’ (RIN1515–AE70)
                                                         MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT                                                                                    received in the Office of the President of the
                                                                                                                        EXECUTIVE AND OTHER
                                                           Messages from the President of the                               COMMUNICATIONS                              Senate on January 10, 2022; to the Com-
                                                         United States were communicated to                                                                             mittee on Finance.
                                                         the Senate by Mr. Swann, one of his                        The following communications were                     EC–2941. A communication from the Direc-
                                                                                                                  laid before the Senate, together with                 tor of the Regulations and Disclosure Law
                                                         secretaries.                                                                                                   Division, Customs and Border Protection,
                                                                                                                  accompanying papers, reports, and doc-
                                                                            f                                                                                           Department of Homeland Security, transmit-
                                                                                                                  uments, and were referred as indicated:
                                                         EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED                                                                                    ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
                                                                                                                    EC–2932. A communication from the Direc-            titled ‘‘Extension of Import Restrictions Im-
                                                           As in executive session the Presiding                  tor of the Legal Processing Division, Inter-          posed on Certain Archaeological and Ethno-
                                                         Officer laid before the Senate messages                  nal Revenue Service, Department of the                logical Material of Bolivia’’ (RIN1515–AE69)
                                                                                                                  Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the          received in the Office of the President of the
                                                         from the President of the United
                                                                                                                  report of a rule entitled ‘‘Additional Relief         Senate on January 10, 2022; to the Com-
                                                         States submitting sundry nominations                     for Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) Under
                                                         which were referred to the appropriate                                                                         mittee on Finance.
                                                                                                                  Section 125 Cafeteria Plans’’ (Notice 2021–15)          EC–2942. A communication from the Regu-
                                                         committees.                                              received in the Office of the President of the        lations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare
                                                           (The messages received today are                       Senate on January 10, 2022; to the Com-               and Medicaid Services, Department of
                                                         printed at the end of the Senate pro-                    mittee on Finance.                                    Health and Human Services, transmitting,
                                                         ceedings.)                                                 EC–2933. A communication from the Direc-            pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
                                                                                                                  tor of the Legal Processing Division, Inter-          ‘‘Medicare Program; Durable Medical Equip-
                                                                            f
                                                                                                                  nal Revenue Service, Department of the                ment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies
                                                             MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE                              Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the          (DMEPOS) Policy Issues, and Level II of the
                                                                                                                  report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revocation of An-         Healthcare Common Procedure Coding Sys-
                                                           At 11:16 a.m., a message from the                      nouncement 2001–33’’ (Announcement 2021–18)
                                                         House of Representatives, delivered by                                                                         tem (HCPCS); DME Interim Pricing in the
                                                                                                                  received in the Office of the President of the        CARES Act; Durable Medical Equipment Fee
                                                         Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, an-                Senate on January 10, 2022; to the Com-               Schedule Adjustments to Resume the Transi-
                                                         nounced that the House has passed the                    mittee on Finance.                                    tional 50/50 Blended Rates to Provide Relief
                                                         following bill, without amendment:                         EC–2934. A communication from the Direc-            in Rural Areas and Non-Contiguous Areas’’
                                                           S. 2959. An act to provide that, due to the            tor of the Legal Processing Division, Inter-          (RIN0938–AU17, RIN0938–AT21, and RIN0938–
                                                         disruptions caused by COVID–19, applica-                 nal Revenue Service, Department of the                AU32) received in the Office of the President
                                                         tions for impact aid funding for fiscal year             Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the          of the Senate on January 10, 2022; to the
                                                         2023 may use certain data submitted in the               report of a rule entitled ‘‘Treatment of              Committee on Finance.
                                                         fiscal year 2022 application.                            Amounts Paid to Section 170(c) Organiza-                EC–2943. A communication from the Regu-
                                                                                                                  tions under Employer Leave-based Donation             lations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare
                                                           At 1:13 p.m., a message from the                       Programs to Aid Victims of the COVID–19               and Medicaid Services, Department of
                                                         House of Representatives, delivered by                   Pandemic’’ (Notice 2021–42) received in the           Health and Human Services, transmitting,
                                                                                                                  Office of the President of the Senate on Jan-         pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
                                                         Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, an-                uary 11, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.           ‘‘Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Pro-
                                                         nounced that the House agreed to the                       EC–2935. A communication from the Chief             spective Payment Systems for Acute Care
                                                         amendment of the Senate to the bill                      Counsel, Foreign Claims Settlement Com-               Hospitals; Changes to Medicare Graduate
                                                         (H.R. 1192) to impose requirements on                    mission of the United States, Department of           Medical Education Payments for Teaching
                                                         the payment of compensation to pro-                      Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the           Hospitals; Changes to Organ Acquisition
                                                         fessional persons employed in vol-                       Commission’s annual report for calendar               Payment Policies’’ (RIN0938–AU44) received
                                                         untary cases commenced under title III                   year 2020; to the Committee on Foreign Rela-          in the Office of the President of the Senate
                                                         of the Puerto Rico Oversight Manage-                     tions.                                                on January 10, 2022; to the Committee on Fi-
                                                                                                                    EC–2936. A communication from the Asso-             nance.
                                                         ment and Economic Stability Act                          ciate General Counsel for General Law, De-              EC–2944. A communication from the Senior
                                                         (commonly known as ‘‘PROMESA’’),                         partment of Homeland Security, transmit-              Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Af-
                                                         without amendment.                                       ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a         fairs, Department of State, transmitting,
                                                                         ENROLLED BILL SIGNED                     vacancy in the position of Commissioner,              pursuant to law, twenty-five (25) reports rel-
                                                           At 3:18 p.m., a message from the                       U.S. Customs and Border Protection, re-               ative to vacancies in the Department of




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                                                         House of Representatives, delivered by                   ceived in the Office of the President of the          State, received in the Office of the President
                                                                                                                  Senate on January 10, 2022; to the Com-               of the Senate on January 10, 2022; to the
                                                         Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, an-                mittee on Finance.                                    Committee on Foreign Relations.
                                                         nounced that Speaker has signed the                        EC–2937. A communication from the Assist-             EC–2945. A communication from the Assist-
                                                         following enrolled bill:                                 ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of          ant General Counsel of the Division of Regu-
                                                           H.R. 1192. An act to impose requirements               Health and Human Services, transmitting,              latory Services, Office of Postsecondary Edu-
                                                         on the payment of compensation to profes-                pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Review           cation, Department of Education, transmit-
                                                         sional persons employed in voluntary cases               and Recommendations for Cost-Effective Im-            ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en-
                                                         commenced under title III of the Puerto Rico             provements to the Child Support Enforce-              titled ‘‘Federal-State Relationship Agree-
                                                         Oversight Management and Economic Sta-                   ment Program under Part D of Title IV of              ments, Federal Pell Grant Program, Aca-
                                                         bility   Act     (commonly      known     as             the Social Security Act’’; to the Committee           demic Competitiveness Grant, and National
                                                         ‘‘PROMESA’’).                                            on Finance.                                           Science and Mathematics Access To Retain




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                                             Talent Grant’’ (RIN1840–AD46) received in                 S. 1964. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks            other purposes; to the Committee on Home-
                                             the Office of the President of the Senate on            and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to              land Security and Governmental Affairs.
                                             January 10, 2022; to the Committee on                   provide for the establishment of a Ski Area                    By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr.
                                             Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.                 Fee Retention Account, and for other pur-                       BLUNT, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. CORNYN,
                                               EC–2946. A communication from the Com-                poses (Rept. No. 117–56).                                       and Mr. COTTON):
                                             pliance Specialist, Wage and Hour Division,               By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on                   S. 3519. A bill to amend the National Trails
                                             Department of Labor, transmitting, pursu-               Energy and Natural Resources, without                   System Act to designate the Butterfield
                                             ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Tip         amendment:                                              Overland National Historic Trail, and for
                                             Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards                H.R. 297. An act to require the Secretary of          other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
                                             Act (FLSA); Partial Withdrawal; Correc-                 Agriculture to conduct a study on the estab-            and Natural Resources.
                                             tion’’ (RIN1235–AA21) received in the Office            lishment of, and the potential land that                       By Mr. BOOKER:
                                             of the President pro tempore of the Senate;             could be included in, a unit of the National              S. 3520. A bill to prohibit targeted adver-
                                             to the Committee on Health, Education,                  Forest System in the State of Hawaii, and               tising by advertising facilitators and adver-
                                             Labor, and Pensions.                                    for other purposes (Rept. No. 117–57).                  tisers, and for other purposes; to the Com-
                                               EC–2947. A communication from the Assist-                                                                     mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
                                                                                                       By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on
                                             ant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs,                                                                     tation.
                                                                                                     Energy and Natural Resources, with amend-
                                             Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,                                                                                  By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr.
                                                                                                     ments:
                                             transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of                                                                            CORNYN):
                                                                                                       H.R. 2497. An act to establish the Amache
                                             a rule entitled ‘‘Allocation of Assets in Sin-                                                                    S. 3521. A bill to assist entrepreneurs and
                                             gle-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions                National Historic Site in the State of Colo-
                                                                                                                                                             support development of the creative econ-
                                             for Valuing Benefits’’ (29 CFR Part 4044) re-           rado as a Unit of the National Park System,
                                                                                                                                                             omy, and for other purposes; to the Com-
                                             ceived in the Office of the President of the            and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117–58).
                                                                                                                                                             mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
                                             Senate on January 10, 2022; to the Com-                                  f                                      ship.
                                             mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and                                                                                By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr.
                                             Pensions.
                                                                                                          EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF
                                                                                                                                                                     CARDIN, Mr. WICKER, and Mrs. SHA-
                                               EC–2948. A communication from the Direc-                          COMMITTEE                                           HEEN):
                                             tor, Office of Labor-Management Standards,                The following executive reports of                      S. 3522. A bill to provide enhanced author-
                                             Department of Labor, transmitting, pursu-               nominations were submitted:                             ity for the President to enter into agree-
                                             ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Re-                                                                 ments with the Government of Ukraine to
                                             scission of Labor Organization Annual Fi-                 By Mr. BROWN for the Committee on                     lend or lease defense articles to that Govern-
                                             nancial Reports For Trusts In Which a Labor             Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.                    ment to protect civilian populations in
                                             Organization is Interested, Form T–1’’                    *Parisa Salehi, of the District of Columbia,          Ukraine from Russian military invasion, and
                                             (RIN1245–AA12) received in the Office of the            to be Inspector General, Export-Import                  for other purposes; to the Committee on For-
                                             President of the Senate on January 10, 2022;            Bank.                                                   eign Relations.
                                             to the Committee on Health, Education,                    *Brian Michael Tomney, of Virginia, to be                    By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr.
                                             Labor, and Pensions.                                    Inspector General of the Federal Housing Fi-                    HAWLEY, and Mr. CRAMER):
                                               EC–2949. A communication from the Assist-             nance Agency.                                             S. 3523. A bill to amend the STOCK Act to
                                             ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of              *Arun Venkataraman, of the District of                require the public availability of financial
                                             Health and Human Services, transmitting,                Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Com-             disclosure forms of certain special consult-
                                             pursuant to law, a report relative to the 2021          merce and Director General of the United                ants and information relating to certain con-
                                             National Healthcare Quality and Disparities             States and Foreign Commercial Service.                  fidential filers, and for other purposes; to the
                                             Report; to the Committee on Health, Edu-                  *Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be                Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
                                             cation, Labor, and Pensions.                            First Vice President of the Export-Import               ernmental Affairs.
                                               EC–2950. A communication from the Assist-             Bank of the United States for a term expir-                    By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms.
                                             ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of            ing January 20, 2025.                                           LUMMIS):
                                             Health and Human Services, transmitting,                  *Reta Jo Lewis, of Georgia, to be President             S. 3524. A bill to regulate monitoring of
                                             pursuant    to    law,   a    report   entitled         of the Export-Import Bank of the United                 electronic communications between an in-
                                             ‘‘Leveraging Federal Programs to Prevent                States for a term expiring January 20, 2025.            carcerated person in a Bureau of Prisons fa-
                                             and Control Diabetes and Its Complica-                    *Elizabeth de Leon Bhargava, of New York,             cility and that person’s attorney or other
                                             tions’’; to the Committee on Health, Edu-               to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and             legal representative, and for other purposes;
                                             cation, Labor, and Pensions.                            Urban Development.                                      to the Committee on the Judiciary.
                                               EC–2951. A communication from the Assist-               *Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be a Mem-                   By Mr. COTTON:
                                             ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of            ber of the National Credit Union Administra-              S. 3525. A bill to encourage the extraction
                                             Health and Human Services, transmitting,                tion Board for a term expiring April 10, 2027.          and processing of rare earth metals in the
                                             pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Public               *Owen Edward Herrnstadt, of Maryland, to              United States, and for other purposes; to the
                                             Health Reporting and the Implementation of              be a Member of the Board of Directors of the            Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
                                             Electronic Case Reporting’’; to the Com-                Export-Import Bank of the United States for             sources.
                                             mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and                 a term expiring January 20, 2025.                              By Mr. SULLIVAN:
                                             Pensions.                                                                                                         S. 3526. A bill to require the imposition of
                                               EC–2952. A communication from the Assist-               *Nomination was reported with rec-                    sanctions with respect to the People’s Re-
                                             ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of            ommendation that it be confirmed sub-                   public of China if the People’s Liberation
                                             Health and Human Services, transmitting,                ject to the nominee’s commitment to                     Army initiates a military invasion of Tai-
                                             pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘National           respond to requests to appear and tes-                  wan, and for other purposes; to the Com-
                                             Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease: 2021                                                                       mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
                                                                                                     tify before any duly constituted com-
                                             Update’’; to the Committee on Health, Edu-                                                                      fairs.
                                             cation, Labor, and Pensions.
                                                                                                     mittee of the Senate.                                          By Mr. TESTER:
                                               EC–2953. A communication from the Assist-               (Nominations without an asterisk                        S. 3527. A bill to amend title 38, United
                                             ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of            were reported with the recommenda-                      States Code, to authorize the Secretary of
                                             Health and Human Services, transmitting,                tion that they be confirmed.)                           Veterans Affairs to transfer the name of
                                             pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Assets for                                                                 property of the Department of Veterans Af-
                                                                                                                       f
                                             Independence Program Report to Congress:                                                                        fairs designated by law to other property of
                                             Status at the Conclusion of the Eighteenth                 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND                            the Department; to the Committee on Vet-
                                             Year, Fiscal Year 2017’’; to the Committee on                   JOINT RESOLUTIONS                               erans’ Affairs.
                                             Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.                                                                                By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. LEE, and
                                                                                                       The following bills and joint resolu-                         Mrs. BLACKBURN):
                                                             f                                       tions were introduced, read the first                     S.J. Res. 34. A joint resolution dis-
                                                 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES                               and second times by unanimous con-                      approving the action of the District of Co-
                                                                                                     sent, and referred as indicated:                        lumbia Council in approving the Coronavirus
                                              The following reports of committees                                                                            Immunization of School Students and Early
                                             were submitted:                                               By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr.
                                                                                                                                                             Childhood Workers Amendment Act of 2021;
                                               By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on                         KENNEDY):
                                                                                                                                                             to the Committee on Homeland Security and
                                             Energy and Natural Resources, with an                     S. 3517. A bill to amend the Red River Na-            Governmental Affairs.
                                             amendment:                                              tional Wildlife Refuge Act to modify the
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                                               S. 569. A bill to direct the Secretary of Ag-         boundary of the Red River National Wildlife
                                             riculture to transfer certain National Forest           Refuge, and for other purposes; to the Com-             SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
                                             System land to the State of South Dakota,               mittee on Environment and Public Works.                        SENATE RESOLUTIONS
                                             and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117–55).                    By Mr. SCHATZ:
                                               By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on                   S. 3518. A bill to increase the rates of pay            The following concurrent resolutions
                                             Energy and Natural Resources, with an                   under the statutory pay systems and for pre-            and Senate resolutions were read, and
                                             amendment in the nature of a substitute:                vailing rate employees by 5.1 percent, and for          referred (or acted upon), as indicated:



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