? ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Daily Congressional Record Corrections for 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Daily Congressional Record Corrections Note: Corrections to the Daily Congressional Record are identified online. (Corrections September 11, 2019 through September 26, 2019) House September 11, 2019, on page H7634, the following appeared: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 558 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, H.R. 1941. The online version has been corrected to read: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 548 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, H.R. 1941. September 12, 2019, on page H7690, the following appeared: DIRECTING THE CLERK TO PROVIDE AUDIO BACKUP FILE OF DEPOSITION OF ROGER R. STONE JR. The online version has been corrected to read: DIRECTING THE CLERK TO PROVIDE AUDIO BACKUP FILE OF DEPOSITION OF ROGER J. STONE JR. September 17, 2019, on page H7741, the following appeared: MOTION TO GO TO CONFERENCE ON S. 1790, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 MOTION TO INSTRUCT OFFERED BY MR. THORNBERRY The online version has been corrected to read: MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON S. 1790, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 September 17, 2019, on page H7747, the following appeared: SENATE BILL REFERRED A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows: The online version has been corrected to read: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED A concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows: September 17, 2019, on page H7751, the following appeared: 2140. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's proposed rule -- Organization; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Investment Eligibility (RIN: 3052-AD35), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. The online version has been corrected to read: 2140. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's proposed rule -- Organization; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Investment Eligibility (RIN: 3052-AD35) received September 17, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. September 18, 2019, on page D1030, the following language appears: CRITICAL IMPACT: HOW BARRIERS TO HIRING AT VA AFFECT PATIENT CARE AND ACCESS Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Critical Impact: How Barriers to Hiring at VA Affect Patient Care and Access''. Testimony was heard from Daniel R. Sitterly, Assistant Secretary, Office of Human Resources and Administration/ Operations, Security, and Preparedness, Department of Veterans Affairs; Michael Missal, Inspector General, VA Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Robert Goldenkoff, Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office. The online version has been corrected to read: CRITICAL IMPACT: HOW BARRIERS TO HIRING AT VA AFFECT PATIENT CARE AND ACCESS Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Critical Impact: How Barriers to Hiring at VA Affect Patient Care and Access''. Testimony was heard from Daniel R. Sitterly, Assistant Secretary, Office of Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness, Department of Veterans Affairs; Michael Missal, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Robert Goldenkoff, Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office. September 19, 2019, on page H7786, the following appeared: RECORDED VOTE Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 227, noes 196, not voting 11, as follows: The online version has been corrected to read: Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 227, nays 196, not voting 11, as follows: September 19, 2019, on page D1038, the following appeared: MARINE DEBRIS: IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECIES Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Marine Debris: Impacts on Ecosystems and Species''. Testimony was heard from Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director for Program Management/Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Anne Kinsinger, Associate Director Ecosystems Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; Linsey Haram, Marine Ecologist, Marine Invasions Research Lab, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Institution; and public witnesses. The online version has been corrected to read: MARINE DEBRIS: IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECIES Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Marine Debris: Impacts on Ecosystems and Species''. Testimony was heard from Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director for Program Management/ Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Anne Kinsinger, Associate Director, Ecosystems Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; Linsey Haram, Marine Ecologist, Marine Invasions Research Lab, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Institution; and public witnesses. September 24, 2019, on page H7900, the following appeared: 2265. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the Corps' Southwest Coastal Louisiana Integrated Final Feasibility Report and Environment Impact Statement for April 2016 (H. Doc. No. 116-69); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed. The online version has been corrected to read: 2265. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, Department of Defense, transmitting the Corps' Southwest Coastal Louisiana Integrated Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for April 2016 (H. Doc. No. 116-69); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed. September 25, 2019, on page D1072, the following language appears: STATUS OF THE B61-12 LIFE EXTENSION AND W88 ALTERATION-370 PROGRAMS Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing entitled ``Status of the B61-12 Life Extension and W88 Alteration-370 Programs''. Testimony was heard from Charles P. Verdon, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administrator; Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe, Director, Strategic Systems Programs, U.S. Navy; and Lieutenant General Richard Clark, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, U.S. Air Force. The online version has been corrected to read: STATUS OF THE B61-12 LIFE EXTENSION AND W88 ALTERATION-370 PROGRAMS Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing entitled ``Status of the B61-12 Life Extension and W88 Alteration-370 Programs''. Testimony was heard from Charles P. Verdon, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration; Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe, Director, Strategic Systems Programs, U.S. Navy; and Lieutenant General Richard Clark, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, U.S. Air Force. September 25, 2019, on page D1072, the following language appears: SOUNDING THE ALARM: THE PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS OF E-CIGARETTES Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Sounding the Alarm: The Public Health Threats of E-Cigarettes''. Testimony was heard from Norman E. Sharpless, M.D., Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; Anne Schuchat, M.D., Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Joneigh Khaldun, M.D., Chief Deputy Director for Health and Chief Medical Executive, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson, M.D., State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; Lee Norman, M.D., Secretary, Kansas Department of Health and Environment; and Monica Bharel, M.D., Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The online version has been corrected to read: SOUNDING THE ALARM: THE PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS OF E-CIGARETTES Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Sounding the Alarm: The Public Health Threats of E- Cigarettes''. Testimony was heard from Norman E. Sharpless, M.D., Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; Anne Schuchat, M.D., Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; Joneigh Khaldun, M.D., Chief Deputy Director for Health and Chief Medical Executive, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson, M.D., State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; Lee Norman, M.D., Secretary, Kansas Department of Health and Environment; and Monica Bharel, M.D., Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health. September 25, 2019, on page D1072, the following language appears: PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY: ASSESSING THREATS TO THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``Promoting Financial Stability: Assessing Threats to the U.S. Financial System''. Testimony was heard from Dino Falaschetti, Director, Office of Financial Research, U.S. Department of the Treasury; and Lael Brainard, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The online version has been corrected to read: PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY: ASSESSING THREATS TO THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``Promoting Financial Stability: Assessing Threats to the U.S. Financial System''. Testimony was heard from Dino Falaschetti, Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury; and Lael Brainard, Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. September 26, 2019, on page D1084, the following language appears: OVERSIGHT OF ICE DETENTION FACILITIES: IS DHS DOING ENOUGH? Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities: Is DHS Doing Enough?''. Testimony was heard from Diana Shaw, Assistant Inspector General, Special Reviews and Evaluations, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; Tae Johnson, ERO Assistant Director for Custody Management, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses. The online version has been corrected to read: OVERSIGHT OF ICE DETENTION FACILITIES: IS DHS DOING ENOUGH? Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities: Is DHS Doing Enough?''. Testimony was heard from Diana Shaw, Assistant Inspector General, Special Reviews and Evaluations, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; Tae Johnson, Assistant Director for Custody Management, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses. Daily Congressional Record Corrections Note: Corrections to the Daily Congressional Record are identified online. (Corrections September 10, 2019 through September 26, 2019) Senate On page S5406, September 10, 2019, in the second column, the following appears: By Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute: S. 715. A bill to improve the productivity . . . The online Record has been corrected to read: By Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, without amendment: S. 715. A bill to improve the productivity . . . On page D985, September 10, 2019, the following language appears: Measures Reported: S. 715, to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the National Academies and other appropriate Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance to small-and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116-80) The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Reported: S. 715, to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the National Academies and other appropriate Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance to small-and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs. (S. Rept. No. 116-80) On page S5492, September 16, 2019, at the top of the first column, the following appears: ---- PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE NOTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S INTENT TO ENTER INTO A TRADE AGREEMENT REGARDING TARIFF BARRIERS WITH JAPAN--PM 29 The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States which was referred to the Committee on Finance: The online Record has been corrected to read: ---- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT A message from the President of the United States was communicated to the Senate by Ms. Roberts, one of his secretaries. ---- PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE NOTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S INTENT TO ENTER INTO A TRADE AGREEMENT REGARDING TARIFF BARRIERS WITH JAPAN--PM 29 The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States which was referred to the Committee on Finance: On page S5495, September 16, 2019, third column, the following appears: The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 25 was agreed to. (The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') The online Record has been corrected to read: The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 25) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. (The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') On page S5540, September 17, 2019, in the first column, the following appears: S. 633 At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Iowa . . . The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 460 At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney) was added as a cosponsor of S. 460, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided education assistance to employer payments of student loans. S. 633 At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Iowa . . . On page S5681, September 25, 2019, first column, the following appears: The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 54) was passed. The online Record has been corrected to read: The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 54) was passed. (The joint resolution, S.J. Res. 54, is printed in the Record of September 26, 2019.) On page S5692, September 25, 2019, second column, the following appears: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the Van Hollen resolution to instruct. The resolution (S. Res. 330) was agreed to. The online Record has been corrected to read: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the Van Hollen resolution to instruct. The resolution (S. Res. 330) was agreed to. (The resolution is printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') On page S5692, September 25, 2019, third column, the following appears: The resolution (S. Res. 331) was agreed to. The online Record has been corrected to read: The resolution (S. Res. 331) was agreed to. (The resolution is printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') On page S5693, September 25, 2019, second column, the following appears: The resolution (S. Res. 332) was agreed to. The online Record has been corrected to read: The resolution (S. Res. 332) was agreed to. (The resolution is printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') On page S5693, September 25, 2019, third column, the following appears: The resolution (S. Res. 334) was agreed to. The online Record has been corrected to read: The resolution (S. Res. 334) was agreed to. (The resolution is printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') On page S5694, September 25, 2019, third column, the following appears: The resolution (S. Res. 335) was agreed to. The online Record has been corrected to read: The resolution (S. Res. 335) was agreed to. (The resolution is printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') On page S5695, September 25, 2019, second column, the following appears: The resolution (S. Res. 336) was agreed to. The online Record has been corrected to read: The resolution (S. Res. 336) was agreed to. (The resolution is printed in today's Record under ``Submitted Resolutions.'') On page S5742, September 26, 2019, third column, the following appears: (d)(1) A Senate employee with a balance of unused disabled veteran leave who ceases employment with a Senate employing office during the employee's 12-month eligibility period, and later recommences employment covered by 5 U.S.C. Sec. 6329 with a Senate employing office within that same eligibility period, is entitled to a of the unused balance. The online Record has been corrected to read: (d)(1) A Senate employee with a balance of unused disabled veteran leave who ceases employment with a Senate employing office during the employee's 12- month eligibility period, and later recommences employment covered by 5 U.S.C. Sec. 6329 with a Senate employing office within that same eligibility period, is entitled to a recredit of the unused balance. On pages D1078-D1079, September 26, 2019, the following language appears: Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act: By 81 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 311) Senate passed H.R. 4378, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, after taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S5713-23 The online Record has been corrected to read: Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act: By 81 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 311) Senate passed H.R. 4378, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, by the order of the Senate of Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, after taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S5713-23