Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, September 29, 2022: Page E1003
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Page E1003 of the Congressional Record Extensions of Remarks for September 29, 2022, marked as a correction, in interleaved columns. Remarks under the heading SBIR and STTR Extension Act say that wristbands from the company CarePredict aided in monitoring for coronavirus in contacts between patients in senior living homes, that DNA results from a 23&Me user helped solve a cold case in 2019, and that the speaker supports S. 4900. Other remarks honor Mr. Johnson for Army service, including Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield, and for a career in law enforcement.
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September 29, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks CORRECTION E1003
high blood pressure, and swelling. The AHUS committed to his profession and his role in High-tech wristbands from the company
Community is fortunate to have several infu- protecting public safety. Even after retirement, CarePredict aided in the monitoring for
sion therapies. he will continue to serve as an example for coronavirus in contacts between patients in
AHUS was brought to my attention by a those around him to emulate. senior living homes during the height of the
constituent, Barbara Farcher. The Farcher Madam Speaker, it is evident that Mr. John- pandemic.
family resides in Saugerties, New York in my son has worked endlessly to serve his com- Through SBIR and STTR programs, the fu-
Congressional district. The family was unex- munity through military service and his experi- ture is being visualized and produced just as
pectedly discovered to have the disorder in ence in law enforcement. Therefore, it is fitting it had been by a previous generation of
their family when one of their sons was diag- and proper that we honor him here today. innovators.
nosed. Barbara and her family have taken up f
the cause of the AHUS over the last 10 years. In 1959, Otis Boykin created the wire resis-
Barbara has advocated for access to coverage SBIR AND STTR EXTENSION ACT tor that was later used in televisions, com-
for the community. In 2021, Barbara and a OF 2022 puters, and radios. Once it was perfected, our
group of advocates founded the patient advo- very own United States military and IBM
cacy group, the AHUS Action Network. The SPEECH OF sought after him for his invention.
mission of AHUS Action Network is to serve HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE Garrett Morgan invented the traffic light in
as a gathering place for patients to be mobi- OF TEXAS
1923.
lized to advocate for the AHUS community IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Shirley Jackson’s groundbreaking sci-
concerns at the local, state, and federal levels; entific research led to the inventions of the
to be informed about issues affecting the Wednesday, September 28, 2022
portable fax, touch tone telephone, solar cells,
AHUS Community, and to train for more effec- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in fiberoptic cables, and the technology behind
tive patient advocacy; and engage in encour- strong support of S. 4900, the ‘‘Small Busi- caller ID and call waiting.
aging connection, awareness, and solidarity ness Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small These Black inventors created technologies
within the AHUS Community. Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Exten- that not only changed the world for the better,
Madam Speaker, we can work together to sion Act of 2022’’ that reauthorizes the SBIR, but laid the foundation for today’s inventors
ensure increased research for AHUS so the STTR, and six pilot programs for three years who are developing the next wave of trans-
community can realize improved treatments to provide stability and certainty for small busi- formational technologies.
and a cure for this rare disease. nesses that rely on their technology.
This legislation would extend SBIR/STTR S. 4900 will empower today’s innovative
f
programs and the following six pilot programs small businesses to continue to develop solu-
HONORING DALE JOHNSON for three years, through September 30, 2025: tions to our current and future problems.
Commercialization Readiness Program for Let’s pass this legislation and show our sup-
HON. MIKE THOMPSON Civilian Agencies; port for these small businesses across the na-
OF CALIFORNIA Commercialization Assistance Pilot Pro- tion.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gram; There are over 3 million small businesses in
Thursday, September 29, 2022 Administrative, oversight, and contracting my home state of Texas and nearly 33 million
Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam cost pilot program; small businesses in the United States.
Speaker, I rise today to honor Dale Johnson Phase flexibility authority; Let us not cloud the future of inspired work-
for over 30 years of outstanding service to the NIH Phase Zero of Concept Partnership ers by allowing these programs to shut down.
Yolo County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Johnson has Program; and
Pilot to Accelerate DoD SBIR/STTR Awards. Like the PPP inequities during the height of
demonstrated his commitment to ensuring the COVID–19 pandemic, minority businesses
S. 4900, in addition, will require the Depart-
safety in the community of Yolo County as will be impacted the most if these programs
ment of Defense (DoD) to broaden discus-
well as the United States through his service were to be terminated. It could be a fatal blow
in law enforcement and the U.S. military. sions to attract new ideas and new firms, raise
the performance standard for more experi- to these businesses that already have a dif-
Mr. Johnson’s career in law enforcement ficult time accessing resources.
started on April 29, 1992 as a Deputy Sheriff. enced firms, and require new reports by the
SBA Offices of Inspector General (OIG) and As of now, minority-owned small businesses
Notably, he was assigned to the Capay Aug-
the Government Accountability Office (GAO). account for less than 20 percent of all small
mented Patrol on January 22, 1995. The pa-
Further, the bill would expand federal re- businesses and only receive 8 percent of
trol is a specialized unit used to protect the
community of Capay Valley and Cache Creek search security practices within the SBIR and awards that flow through the SBIR and STTR
Casino. Mr. Johnson was the first deputy ever the STTR programs to protect against tech- programs.
to be assigned to this patrol. nology theft by adversarial foreign govern- S. 4900 would broaden opportunities for
Because of his outstanding work ethic, he ments. first-time and non-traditional businesses in a
earned the rank of Undersheriff on June 30, The Small Business Innovation Research new approach to increase awards to minority-
2019. During his career, Mr. Johnson was rec- Program is one of the most important public- owned small businesses.
ognized for his hard work and service to his private partnerships in the United States. According to the SBA, small businesses
community. Most notably among his many out- This program encourages innovative small around the nation create two-thirds of net new
standing awards, he was named ‘‘Deputy of businesses to address national economic aspi- jobs in our communities and generate 44 per-
the Year’’ in 1995, recognized as a member of rations and transform emerging ideas into cent of the United States’ economic activity.
the ‘‘Team of the Year’’ in the Investigations commercial reality.
The SBIR and STTR programs are a good
section in 2005, and received a ‘‘Certificate of Over the past 40 years, SBIR and STTR
investment, returning $22 to the economy for
Commendation for Dedicated Service’’ in programs have played a role in many firms in-
every $1 spent on SBIR and STTR project at
2006. cluding iRobot, 23&Me, and Qualcomm wire-
DoD and $33 returned for every $1 at the Na-
Serving others by providing safety and se- less communications.
Additionally, SBIR firms have been essential tional Cancer Institute.
curity has been a consistent part of Mr. John-
son’s life. Outside of his local community, Mr. in the development of the technologies that As the economy continues to recover, we
Johnson has proven his commitment to keep- made LASIK eye surgery, bio-degradable should not forget that not all businesses have
ing all Americans safe through his service to packaging and material made from mush- recovered at the same rate.
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the military. He served in the United States rooms to reduce Styrofoam in landfills and in- With this, I urge my colleagues to join me in
Army for six years and participated in Oper- novations used to fight COVD–19. supporting S. 4900 and giving our country’s in-
ation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Because of the DNA results from a 23&Me novative small businesses the stability and
Shield. user, law enforcement was about to solve a certainty that they need to continue to bring
Mr. Johnson is known by his family, col- rape and murder case that was otherwise growth and innovation throughout our commu-
leagues, and community as a tireless leader deemed a cold case in 2019. nities.
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