[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5426-S5427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. McCONNELL:
  S. 3287. A bill to establish the Camp Nelson Heritage National 
Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park 
System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3287

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Camp Nelson Heritage 
     National Monument Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Camp 
     Nelson Heritage National Monument Nicholasville, Kentucky'', 
     numbered 532/144,148, and dated April 2018.
       (2) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Camp Nelson 
     Heritage National Monument established by section 3(a)(1).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
     Park Service.

     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMP NELSON HERITAGE NATIONAL 
                   MONUMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
     established as a unit of the National Park System the Camp 
     Nelson Heritage National Monument in the State of Kentucky to 
     preserve, protect, and interpret, for the benefit of present 
     and future generations, the nationally significant historic 
     resources of Camp Nelson and the role of Camp Nelson in the 
     Civil War, Reconstruction, and African American history and 
     civil rights.
       (2) Conditions.--The Monument shall not be established 
     until after the date on which the Secretary--
       (A) has entered into a written agreement with the owner of 
     any private or non-Federal land within the boundary of the 
     Monument, as depicted on the Map, providing that the property 
     shall be donated to the United States for inclusion in the 
     Monument to be managed consistently with the purposes of the 
     Monument; and
       (B) has determined that sufficient land or interests in 
     land have been acquired within the boundary of the Monument 
     to constitute a manageable unit.
       (b) Boundary.--The boundary of the Monument shall be the 
     boundary generally depicted on the Map.
       (c) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
     the National Park Service.
       (d) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may only acquire 
     any land or interest in land located within the boundary of 
     the Monument by--
       (1) donation;
       (2) purchase with donated funds; or
       (3) exchange.
       (e) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     Monument in accordance with--
       (A) this Act; and
       (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
     Park System, including--
       (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 
     100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United 
     States Code; and
       (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
       (2) Management plan.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
     which funds are first made available to the Secretary to 
     prepare a general management plan for the Monument, the 
     Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the 
     Monument in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, 
     United States Code.
       (B) Submission to congress.--On completion of the general 
     management plan, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the 
     general management plan.
       (f) No Buffer Zones.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act, the establishment of 
     the Monument, or the management of the Monument creates a 
     buffer zone outside of the Monument.
       (2) Activity or use outside monument.--The fact that an 
     activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within 
     the Monument shall not preclude the conduct of the activity 
     or use outside of the Monument.
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      By Mr. DAINES:
  S. 3292. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Planning Act of 1974 to modify a provision relating to certain 
consultation requirements; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works.
  Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3292

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED WITH RESPECT 
                   TO CERTAIN NEW INFORMATION.

       Section 6(d)(2) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) any new information (within the meaning of 
     subsection (b) of section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or a successor regulation)) relating to a land 
     management plan, if the land management plan has been adopted 
     by the Secretary as of the date on which the new information 
     is revealed.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``since the date'' and inserting the 
     following: ``since the later of--

       ``(I) the date'';

       (B) in subclause (I) (as so designated), by striking ``this 
     section or the date'' and inserting the following: ``this 
     section; and

       ``(II) as applicable--

       ``(aa) the date''; and
       (C) in subclause (II)(aa) (as so designated), by striking 
     ``subparagraph, whichever is later.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``subparagraph; or
       ``(bb) the date on which new information relating to the 
     land management plan is revealed as described in clause (iii) 
     of that subparagraph.''.
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      By Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
        McCain):
  S.J. Res. 62. A joint resolution formalizing congressional opposition 
to any withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty, requiring the advice 
and consent of the Senate to modify or terminate the North Atlantic 
Treaty, and authorizing litigation to advance the Senate's 
constitutional authority; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I regret it is necessary to introduce 
legislation that prevents a President from withdrawing from NATO. Our 
allies with whom we have fought alongside since World War II and 
earlier in some cases, are seriously questioning our allegiance for the 
first time in the history of the modern international order. President 
Trump has chosen to call our European allies ``foes'' while aligning 
himself with a brutal and repressive authoritarian, Vladimir Putin, 
over the professional assessment of the U.S. intelligence community. 
Troubling news continues to flow from the President's disastrous trip 
to Europe for the NATO summit and his meeting with President Putin in 
Helsinki. And for the first time ever, we are forced to ask what 
options we have to preserve U.S. membership in the primary tool of 
peace and stability for the last 70 years, the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization.

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  In response to the only invocation of Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, 
more than 1,100 servicemembers from our NATO allies have given their 
lives fighting alongside the United States. This is a sacrifice that 
should not be so easily cast aside by our President who continues to 
inaccurately depict the alliance as a protection racket and 
``obsolete.'' While we must continue to press every country to continue 
increasing defense spending to meet the agreed upon goal of 2 percent 
of GDP by 2024, it is disconcerting to watch the President disparage 
these allies and make threats to withdraw the U.S. from NATO. 
Unfortunately, without action from Congress, this President might try 
to terminate U.S. membership in NATO. For this reason, we must 
affirmatively pronounce our legal position with regards to NATO, use 
our constitutionally required power of advice and consent to block any 
withdrawal and we must preemptively authorize legal proceedings to 
challenge any future decision to withdraw.
  This legislation I am introducing today along with Senators Gardner, 
Reed, and McCain, is a bipartisan message to the President and the 
necessary tool needed to block the President from terminating the NATO 
treaty. It is the affirmative position of the United States Senate, 
supported by this Bill, and previous resolutions passed by this 
Congress, including and by the original vote of 82-13 in 1949 to give 
the Senate's advice and consent to join NATO, that the United States of 
America through their elected officials are unequivocally opposed to 
the U.S. withdrawing from NATO. This legislation also asserts our 
constitutional responsibility to provide advice and consent to U.S. 
membership in treaties. Just as the President sought and received the 
advice and consent to enter into NATO, the President must also receive 
the advice and consent to terminate treaty membership--especially when 
such a decision would be at odds with the opinion of the Senate and the 
American people. Finally, this Bill will authorize Senate Legal Counsel 
to represent the Senate in challenging any decision to withdraw from 
NATO and specifically grant Federal courts jurisdiction to consider the 
case.
  I am proud to have bipartisan support for this bill to ensure that 
the opinion of the Senate is upheld and the safety of the American 
people prioritized through our continued membership in NATO. I strongly 
encourage my colleagues in both the Senate and the House of 
Representatives to support this legislation.

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