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Congressional Record, Senate, March 2, 2022, Page S950

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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated March 2, 2022, at page S950, listing committee reports, bills and resolutions introduced, and additional cosponsors. Reports include S. 2433, on a cadastre of Federal real property, and S. 2490, to establish the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas. Bills introduced include S. 3731 by Mr. Cotton to restart oil and gas leasing, S. 3732 and S. 3733 by Mr. Rubio on Russian state-owned entities and investment in Russian entities, and S. 3734 by Ms. Warren to designate Gold Star Families Day as a legal public holiday. S. Res. 529 supports Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 30th anniversary of its declaration of independence, and S. Res. 530, designating a National Speech and Debate Education Day, was considered and agreed to.

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                                               S950                                              CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                             March 2, 2022
                                                 By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on                   S. 3730. A bill to ensure a complete anal-                  By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr.
                                               Energy and Natural Resources, with an                   ysis of the potential impacts of rules on                       JOHNSON, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. DURBIN,
                                               amendment in the nature of a substitute:                small entities, and for other purposes; to the                  Mr. WICKER, and Mr. PETERS):
                                                 S. 2433. A bill to require the Secretary of           Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-                  S. Res. 529. A resolution supporting a
                                               the Interior to develop and maintain a cadas-           ernmental Affairs.                                     democratic, pluralistic, and prosperous Bos-
                                               tre of Federal real property (Rept. No. 117–                  By Mr. COTTON:                                   nia and Herzegovina on the 30th Anniversary
                                               91).                                                      S. 3731. A bill to restart oil and gas leasing       of its declaration of independence; to the
                                                 By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on                 and permitting on Federal land, and for                Committee on Foreign Relations.
                                               Energy and Natural Resources, without                   other purposes; to the Committee on Energy                    By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr.
                                               amendment:                                              and Natural Resources.                                          COONS, Mr. BARRASSO, Mrs. BLACK-
                                                 S. 2490. A bill to establish the Blackwell                  By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr.                         BURN, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr.
                                               School National Historic Site in Marfa,                         GRASSLEY):                                              CARPER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DURBIN, Ms.
                                               Texas, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117–             S. 3732. A bill to block the property of Rus-                 ERNST, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. KING,
                                               92).                                                    sian state-owned entities; to the Committee                     Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Ms. WARREN):
                                                 By Mr. DURBIN, from the Committee on                  on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.                  S. Res. 530. A resolution designating March
                                               the Judiciary, with an amendment in the na-                   By Mr. RUBIO:                                    4, 2022, as ‘‘National Speech and Debate Edu-
                                               ture of a substitute:                                     S. 3733. A bill to prohibit investment by in-
                                                                                                                                                              cation Day’’ ; considered and agreed to.
                                                 S. 2992. A bill to provide that certain dis-          stitutional investors in securities issued by
                                               criminatory conduct by covered platforms                Russian entities; to the Committee on Bank-                              f
                                               shall be unlawful, and for other purposes.              ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
                                                                                                             By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr.                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
                                                               f                                               WYDEN, Mr. KELLY, and Ms. ROSEN):                                  S. 403
                                                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF                                 S. 3734. A bill to amend title 5, United
                                                                                                       States Code, to designate Gold Star Families             At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the
                                                           COMMITTEE                                                                                          names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
                                                                                                       Day as a legal public holiday, and for other
                                                 The following executive reports of                    purposes; to the Committee on the Judici-              CRAPO) and the Senator from Mis-
                                               nominations were submitted:                             ary.                                                   sissippi (Mr. WICKER) were added as co-
                                                  By Mr. WYDEN for the Committee on Fi-                      By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself,            sponsors of S. 403, a bill to preserve
                                               nance.                                                          Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. KENNEDY):                  open competition and Federal Govern-
                                                  *Robert Michael Gordon, of the District of             S. 3735. A bill to impose sanctions to deter
                                                                                                       aggression by the People’s Republic of China           ment neutrality towards the labor rela-
                                               Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of                                                                      tions of Federal Government contrac-
                                               Health and Human Services.                              against Taiwan, and for other purposes; to
                                                  *Rebecca E. Jones Gaston, of Oregon, to be           the Committee on Banking, Housing, and                 tors on Federal and federally funded
                                               Commissioner on Children , Youth, and Fam-              Urban Affairs.                                         construction projects, and for other
                                               ilies, Department of Health and Human Serv-                   By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and               purposes.
                                               ices.                                                           Mr. BURR):
                                                                                                                                                                                  S. 544
                                                                                                         S. 3736. A bill to amend the Natural Gas
                                                  *January Contreras, of Arizona, to be As-                                                                     At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
                                                                                                       Act to protect consumers from excessive
                                               sistant Secretary for Family Support, De-
                                                                                                       rates, and for other purposes; to the Com-             name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
                                               partment of Health and Human Services.
                                                                                                       mittee on Energy and Natural Resources.                COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                                 *Nomination was reported with rec-                          By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr.               544, a bill to direct the Secretary of
                                               ommendation that it be confirmed sub-                           LUJÁN):                                       Veterans Affairs to designate one week
                                               ject to the nominee’s commitment to                       S. 3737. A bill to establish the Public
                                                                                                       Health Information and Communications Ad-              each year as ‘‘Buddy Check Week’’ for
                                               respond to requests to appear and tes-                                                                         the purpose of outreach and education
                                                                                                       visory Committee for purposes of providing
                                               tify before any duly constituted com-                   recommendations and reports, and to sup-               concerning peer wellness checks for
                                               mittee of the Senate.                                   port educational initiatives on communica-             veterans, and for other purposes.
                                                                f                                      tion and dissemination of information during                               S. 765
                                                                                                       public health emergencies; to the Committee
                                                  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND                            on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.               At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
                                                       JOINT RESOLUTIONS                                     By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr.                 name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr.
                                                 The following bills and joint resolu-                         BARRASSO, and Ms. LUMMIS):                     OSSOFF) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                                                                                         S. 3738. A bill to direct the Secretary of the       765, a bill to improve United States
                                               tions were introduced, read the first
                                                                                                       Interior to reissue final rules relating to list-      consideration of, and strategic support
                                               and second times by unanimous con-                      ing the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes
                                               sent, and referred as indicated:                                                                               for, programs to prevent and respond
                                                                                                       and Wyoming under the Endangered Species
                                                     By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. MAR-               Act of 1973; to the Committee on Environ-              to gender-based violence from the
                                                       KEY, and Ms. DUCKWORTH):                        ment and Public Works.                                 onset of humanitarian emergencies and
                                                 S. 3726. A bill to address research on, and                 By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr.                to build the capacity of humanitarian
                                               improve access to, supportive services for in-                  KENNEDY):                                      actors to address the immediate and
                                               dividuals with long COVID; to the Com-                    S. 3739. A bill to designate certain                 long-term challenges resulting from
                                               mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and                 unelected entities claiming to be govern-              such violence, and for other purposes.
                                               Pensions.                                               ments as foreign terrorist organizations, to
                                                                                                       impose certain measures with respect to                                   S. 1030
                                                     By Mr. KENNEDY:
                                                 S. 3727. A bill to ensure that employees of           countries that support such entities, and for            At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the
                                               the Internal Revenue Service are brought                other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign            name of the Senator from Mississippi
                                               back to their offices until the backlog of 2020         Relations.                                             (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor
                                               tax returns has been eliminated; to the Com-                  By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mrs.               of S. 1030, a bill to prohibit the use of
                                               mittee on Finance.                                              BLACKBURN):
                                                                                                         S. 3740. A bill to provide for a comprehen-          Federal funds to install permanent
                                                     By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr.                                                                       fencing around the United States Cap-
                                                       HICKENLOOPER):                                  sive and integrative program to accelerate
                                                 S. 3728. A bill to amend the Omnibus Pub-             microelectronics research and development              itol, any of the Capitol Buildings, or
                                               lic Land Management Act of 2009 to reau-                at the Department of Energy, and for other             any portion of the Capitol Grounds.
                                               thorize the Sangre de Cristo National Herit-            purposes; to the Committee on Energy and                                  S. 1115
                                               age Area, Cache La Poudre National Herit-               Natural Resources.
                                                                                                             By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr.               At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the
                                               age Area, and South Park National Heritage                                                                     name of the Senator from Massachu-
                                               Area in the State of Colorado, and for other                    CRUZ):
                                                                                                         S. 3741. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal       setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co-
                                               purposes; to the Committee on Energy and                funds for the private interim storage of spent
                                               Natural Resources.                                                                                             sponsor of S. 1115, a bill to prohibit
                                                                                                       nuclear fuel, and for other purposes; to the           drilling in the outer Continental Shelf,
                                                     By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. RISCH,             Committee on Environment and Public
                                                       and Ms. ERNST):                                                                                        to prohibit coal leases on Federal land,




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                                                 S. 3729. A bill to amend section 203 of Pub-                                                                 and for other purposes.
                                               lic Law 94–305 to ensure proper authority for                            f
                                                                                                                                                                                 S. 1170
                                               the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business            SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND                             At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
                                               Administration, and for other purposes; to                     SENATE RESOLUTIONS
                                               the Committee on Small Business and Entre-                                                                     the name of the Senator from Colorado
                                               preneurship.                                              The following concurrent resolutions                 (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor
                                                     By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. RISCH,             and Senate resolutions were read, and                  of S. 1170, a bill to amend the Richard
                                                       and Ms. ERNST):                                 referred (or acted upon), as indicated:                B. Russell National School Lunch Act



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                                               to improve the efficiency of summer                                            S. 2456                         (Mr. KELLY), the Senator from North
                                               meals.                                                    At the request of Mr. PETERS, the                    Dakota (Mr. CRAMER), the Senator
                                                                      S. 1578                          name of the Senator from Connecticut                   from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) and the
                                                 At the request of Ms. ROSEN, her                      (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co-                    Senator from Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN)
                                               name was added as a cosponsor of S.                     sponsor of S. 2456, a bill to direct the               were added as cosponsors of S. 3571, a
                                               1578, a bill to amend the Public Health                 Federal Communications Commission                      bill to promote remediation of aban-
                                               Service Act to authorize a loan repay-                  to take certain actions to increase di-                doned hardrock mines, and for other
                                               ment program for mental health pro-                     versity of ownership in the broad-                     purposes.
                                               fessionals to relieve workforce short-                  casting industry, and for other pur-                                       S. 3611
                                               ages, and for other purposes.                           poses.                                                   At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the
                                                                      S. 1845                                                 S. 2508                         names of the Senator from Michigan
                                                 At the request of Mr. WICKER, the                       At the request of Mr. REED, the name                 (Mr. PETERS) and the Senator from
                                               name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.                     of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr.                  North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER) were added
                                               COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.                 WHITEHOUSE) was added as a cosponsor                   as cosponsors of S. 3611, a bill to pro-
                                               1845, a bill to provide for pay and allow-              of S. 2508, a bill to amend the Truth in               vide for improvements in the reim-
                                               ances for members of the Coast Guard                    Lending Act to extend the consumer                     bursement of eligible health care pro-
                                               during a funding gap, to provide full                   credit protections provided to members                 viders through the Provider Relief
                                               funding to address the shoreside facil-                 of the Armed Forces and their depend-                  Fund, and for other purposes.
                                               ity maintenance and recapitalization                    ents under title 10, United States Code,                                   S. 3642
                                               backlog of the Coast Guard, and to di-                  to all consumers.
                                                                                                                                                                At the request of Ms. WARREN, the
                                                                                                                              S. 2700
                                               versify the Coast Guard, and for other                                                                         name of the Senator from Maryland
                                               purposes.                                                 At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the                     (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor
                                                                      S. 1945
                                                                                                       name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr.                 of S. 3642, a bill to permit employees to
                                                                                                       KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of S.                  request changes to their work sched-
                                                 At the request of Mr. COONS, the
                                                                                                       2700, a bill to require the Secretary of               ules without fear of retaliation and to
                                               name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
                                                                                                       Health and Human Services to improve
                                               BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S.                                                                          ensure that employers consider these
                                                                                                       the detection, prevention, and treat-
                                               1945, a bill to provide for the long-term                                                                      requests, and to require employers to
                                                                                                       ment of mental health issues among
                                               improvement of Historically Black Col-                                                                         provide more predictable and stable
                                                                                                       public safety officers, and for other
                                               leges and Universities, and for other                                                                          schedules for employees in certain oc-
                                                                                                       purposes.
                                               purposes.                                                                                                      cupations with evidence of unpredict-
                                                                                                                              S. 2736
                                                                      S. 2036                                                                                 able and unstable scheduling practices
                                                                                                         At the request of Mr. BURR, the name
                                                 At the request of Mr. TESTER, the                                                                            that negatively affect employees, and
                                                                                                       of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. COR-
                                               names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.                                                                          for other purposes.
                                                                                                       TEZ MASTO) was added as a cosponsor of
                                               WYDEN) and the Senator from Mis-                        S. 2736, a bill to exclude vehicles to be
                                                                                                                                                                                  S. 3700
                                               sissippi (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) were added                   used solely for competition from cer-                    At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the
                                               as cosponsors of S. 2036, a bill to amend               tain provisions of the Clean Air Act,                  names of the Senator from Michigan
                                               the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921,                   and for other purposes.                                (Mr. PETERS), the Senator from Rhode
                                               to establish the Office of the Special                                         S. 2828
                                                                                                                                                              Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE), the Senator
                                               Investigator for Competition Matters,                     At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the                    from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN), the Senator
                                               and for other purposes.                                 name of the Senator from Delaware                      from Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Senator
                                                                      S. 2108
                                                                                                       (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor                   from Nevada (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO) and
                                                 At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the                      of S. 2828, a bill to authorize U.S. Citi-             the Senator from West Virginia (Mr.
                                               name of the Senator from Washington                     zenship and Immigration Services to                    MANCHIN) were added as cosponsors of
                                               (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon-                    process employment-based immigrant                     S. 3700, a bill to provide for appropriate
                                               sor of S. 2108, a bill to amend title II of             visa applications after September 30,                  cost-sharing for insulin products cov-
                                               the Social Security Act to eliminate                    2021, and to award such visas to eligible              ered under Medicare part D and private
                                               work disincentives for childhood dis-                   applicants from the pool of unused em-                 health plans.
                                               ability beneficiaries.                                  ployment-based immigrant visas dur-                                        S. 3718
                                                                      S. 2244                          ing fiscal years 2020 and 2021.                          At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the
                                                 At the request of Mr. KAINE, the                                             S. 2889                         names of the Senator from Alaska (Mr.
                                               name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr.                     At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the                    SULLIVAN) and the Senator from Mis-
                                               KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S.                   name of the Senator from New Hamp-                     sissippi (Mr. WICKER) were added as co-
                                               2244, a bill to amend the Higher Edu-                   shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co-                sponsors of S. 3718, a bill to prohibit
                                               cation Act of 1965 to provide for teach-                sponsor of S. 2889, a bill to amend the                the importation of petroleum and pe-
                                               er and school leader quality enhance-                   Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021                  troleum products from the Russian
                                               ment and to enhance institutional aid.                  to address the timing for the use of                   Federation.
                                                                      S. 2275                          funds with respect to grants made to                                       S. 3725
                                                 At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the                     shuttered venue operators.                               At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the
                                               name of the Senator from Minnesota                                             S. 3293                         names of the Senator from Mississippi
                                               (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor                      At the request of Mr. TESTER, the                    (Mr. WICKER) and the Senator from Illi-
                                               of S. 2275, a bill to authorize the Sec-                name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr.                  nois (Mr. DURBIN) were added as co-
                                               retary of Health and Human Services                     KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S.                  sponsors of S. 3725, a bill to withdraw
                                               to build safer, thriving communities,                   3293, a bill to expand access of veterans              normal trade relations treatment from
                                               and save lives, by investing in effective               to mental health care from the Depart-                 products of countries that commit acts
                                               community-based violence reduction                      ment of Veterans Affairs, and for other                of aggression in violation of inter-
                                               initiatives, and for other purposes.                    purposes.                                              national law against other countries or
                                                                      S. 2373                                                 S. 3360                         territories and to amend the Global
                                                 At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the                      At the request of Mr. REED, the                      Magnitsky Human Rights Account-
                                               name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.                   names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.                  ability Act to modify the foreign per-
                                               SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S.                  WYDEN) and the Senator from Mary-                      sons subject to sanctions and to re-




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                                               2373, a bill to reestablish United States               land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) were added as                    move the sunset for the imposition of
                                               global leadership in nuclear energy, re-                cosponsors of S. 3360, a bill to reauthor-             sanctions.
                                               vitalize domestic nuclear energy sup-                   ize title II of the Higher Education Act                                 S.J. RES. 10
                                               ply chain infrastructure, support the                   of 1965, and for other purposes.                         At the request of Mr. KAINE, the
                                               licensing of advanced nuclear tech-                                            S. 3571                         name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.
                                               nologies, and improve the regulation of                   At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the                  SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of
                                               nuclear energy, and for other purposes.                 names of the Senator from Arizona                      S.J. Res. 10, a joint resolution to repeal



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                                               the authorizations for use of military                  possible treatments for long COVID.                           SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
                                               force against Iraq, and for other pur-                  Given the disproportionate impact of                                      ---
                                               poses.                                                  COVID–19 on communities of color,
                                                                   S.J. RES. 37
                                                                                                                                                              SENATE      RESOLUTION       529—SUP-
                                                                                                       persons with disabilities, seniors, and                  PORTING A DEMOCRATIC, PLU-
                                                 At the request of Mr. PAUL, the                       first responders, we must ensure that                    RALISTIC,     AND      PROSPEROUS
                                               names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.                    there is equity in our work to address                   BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ON
                                               CRAPO) and the Senator from Montana                     the needs of individuals with long                       THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS
                                               (Mr. DAINES) were added as cosponsors
                                                                                                       COVID.                                                   DECLARATION        OF    INDEPEND-
                                               of S.J. Res. 37, a joint resolution pro-
                                                                                                         That is why Senators Markey,                           ENCE
                                               viding for congressional disapproval
                                               under chapter 8 of title 5, United                      Duckworth, and I are introducing the                     Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr.
                                               States Code, of the rule submitted by                   Comprehensive Access to Resources                      JOHNSON, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr.
                                               Centers for Disease Control and Pre-                    and Education for Long COVID Act, or                   WICKER, and Mr. PETERS) submitted
                                               vention relating to ‘‘Requirement for                                                                          the following resolution; which was re-
                                                                                                       the CARE for Long COVID Act, legisla-
                                               Persons To Wear Masks While on Con-                                                                            ferred to the Committee on Foreign
                                                                                                       tion that would expand our knowledge
                                               veyances and at Transportation Hubs’’                                                                          Relations:
                                                                                                       of the symptoms of long COVID, bar-                                       S. RES. 529
                                               .
                                                                                                       riers to care, and disparities in diag-                  Whereas Bosnia and Herzegovina has his-
                                                                   S.J. RES. 38
                                                                                                       nosis and treatment. This bill would                   torically been a pluralistic society influ-
                                                 At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the
                                                                                                       synthesize data on patients’ experience                enced by and composed of a diverse set of re-
                                               name of the Senator from Montana                                                                               ligions, cultures, and ethnicities;
                                               (Mr. DAINES) was added as a cosponsor                   with long COVID, compiling informa-
                                                                                                                                                                Whereas, on March 3, 1992, Bosnia and
                                               of S.J. Res. 38, a joint resolution relat-              tion crucial for further research and
                                                                                                                                                              Herzegovina declared independence, and on
                                               ing to a national emergency declared                    improved policy and treatment. Addi-                   April 7, 1992, the United States recognized
                                               by the President on March 13, 2020.                     tionally, this bill would encourage re-                Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent
                                                                 S. CON. RES. 9                        search and recommendations around                      state;
                                                                                                       the health system’s response to long                     Whereas more than 100,000 people died and
                                                 At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the
                                                                                                                                                              2,000,000 more were displaced in Bosnia and
                                               name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.                     COVID, with an emphasis on reducing                    Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995;
                                               RISCH) was added as a cosponsor of S.                   disparities in communities that have                     Whereas the United States, alongside the
                                               Con. Res. 9, a concurrent resolution                    experienced    disproportionate   harm                 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
                                               supporting the Local Radio Freedom                      during the pandemic. To ensure action-                 played a crucial role in ending the war in
                                               Act.                                                                                                           Bosnia and Herzegovina and brokering the
                                                                                                       able research, this bill would require
                                                                   S. RES. 334                                                                                General Framework Agreement for Bosnia
                                                                                                       dissemination of findings to healthcare                and Herzegovina (also known as the ‘‘Dayton
                                                 At the request of Ms. WARREN, the                     providers, patients, Federal Agencies,                 Agreement’’ and the ‘‘Dayton Accords’’) in
                                               name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr.                   and other key stakeholders in a man-                   November 1995;
                                               KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S.                                                                            Whereas the Dayton Accords ended the
                                                                                                       ner that is accessible.
                                               Res. 334, a resolution memorializing                                                                           war, affirmed the territorial integrity and
                                               those impacted by and lost to the                         This bill would also ensure that                     political independence of Bosnia and
                                               COVID–19 virus.                                         adults and children with long COVID                    Herzegovina, established the Federation of
                                                               AMENDMENT NO. 4933                      have the resources they need to navi-                  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska,
                                                                                                                                                              and two tiers of government at the state, en-
                                                 At the request of Mr. SCOTT of Flor-                  gate workplaces and schools, building                  tity, district, canton, and municipal levels,
                                               ida, the name of the Senator from Wis-                  on efforts by the Biden administration                 installed the NATO Stabilization Force
                                               consin (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a                     to recognize long COVID as a dis-                      (SFOR) as an international interim peace-
                                               cosponsor of amendment No. 4933 in-                     ability. Specifically, this bill would fa-             keeping force, and created the Office of the
                                               tended to be proposed to H.R. 3076, a                                                                          High     Representative     for  Bosnia   and
                                                                                                       cilitate interagency coordination to
                                               bill to provide stability to and enhance                                                                       Herzegovina (OHR) to oversee civilian imple-
                                                                                                       educate the public on the impact of                    mentation of the accords;
                                               the services of the United States Post-
                                                                                                       long COVID and the rights associated                     Whereas, since the Dayton Accords were
                                               al Service, and for other purposes.
                                                                                                       with employment, disability status,                    signed, the Government and people of Bosnia
                                                                f                                                                                             and Herzegovina have made important
                                                                                                       and education for individuals with long
                                                  STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED                                                                                    strides toward re-building a peaceful society
                                                                                                       COVID. To ensure that individuals                      based on democracy, human rights, the rule
                                                 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS                           with long COVID can access existing                    of law, and a free-market economy;
                                                     By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr.                    resources, this bill would fund grants                   Whereas, in 2004, the United Nations Secu-
                                                       MARKEY, and Ms. DUCKWORTH):                     for medical-legal partnerships and                     rity Council adopted United Nations Secu-
                                                 S. 3726. A bill to address research on,                                                                      rity Council Resolution 1575 authorizing a
                                                                                                       other       collaborations        between
                                               and improve access to, supportive serv-                                                                        multinational stabilization force led by the
                                                                                                       healthcare providers, community-based                  European Union (EUFOR) as the legal suc-
                                               ices for individuals with long COVID;
                                                                                                       organizations, and legal services. Re-                 cessor to SFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
                                               to the Committee on Health, Edu-                                                                                 Whereas, in 2008, the Peace Implementa-
                                               cation, Labor, and Pensions.                            cipients would be able to use grant
                                                                                                       funds to support cooperative efforts,                  tion Council Steering Board set out the re-
                                                 Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, some                                                                               quirements that need to be met prior to the
                                               studies have shown that upwards of 50                   provide technical assistance, or hire                  closure of the OHR in the 5+2 Agenda;
                                               percent of people who have had COVID–                   staff in order to help individuals with                  Whereas, since 2009 and the case of Sejdić-
                                               19 will experience some form of post-                   long COVID access healthcare, social                   Finci, the European Court of Human Rights
                                               acute sequelae of COVID–19 infection                    services, or legal services.                           (ECHR) has issued judgments concerning
                                               PASC, 6 months after infection, includ-                                                                        ethnic- and territory-based discrimination in
                                                                                                         Robust response to the long COVID                    the elections of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
                                               ing neurological, cardiovascular, res-
                                                                                                       crisis will continue our efforts to ad-                requiring reforms, which have yet to be im-
                                               piratory, and mental health symptoms.                                                                          plemented;
                                               To date, there have been over 78 mil-                   dress the equity and well-being of his-
                                                                                                                                                                Whereas Bosnia and Herzegovina was in-
                                               lion cases of COVID–19 in the United                    torically marginalized communities.
                                                                                                                                                              vited to join a NATO Membership Action
                                               State and an untold number who were                     We cannot afford to let the needs of in-               Plan in 2010, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
                                               infected but did not have access to                     dividuals with long COVID go unmet                     submitted its first Reform Program to NATO




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                                               testing to confirm their diagnosis.                     any longer. I urge my colleagues to                    in 2019;
                                               PASC, commonly known as long                            support the passage of the CARE for                      Whereas Bosnia and Herzegovina formally
                                                                                                                                                              applied for European Union membership on
                                               COVID, is a growing public health cri-                  Long COVID Act so that we can take                     February 15, 2016;
                                               sis in this country. I myself have expe-                necessary steps towards meeting the                      Whereas, on May 29, 2019, the European
                                               rienced these symptoms and know                         needs of diverse communities with long                 Union adopted a roadmap to membership for
                                               firsthand the importance of increasing                  COVID.                                                 Bosnia and Herzegovina, outlining needed re-
                                               our understanding of the causes and                                                                            forms in the areas of democracy, the rule of




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