[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 186 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7134-S7135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Reed, and Ms. 
        Harris):
  S. 3658. A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to 
submit to Congress a report on the death of Jamal Khashoggi, and for 
other purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation to 
require the Director of National Intelligence to provide the Congress 
and the public an assessment of who carried out, participated in, 
ordered, or was otherwise complicit in, or responsible for, the murder 
of Jamal Khashoggi.
  This question is of enormous importance to the Congress and the 
American people. Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist. He wrote for the 
Washington Post, and he resided in the United States. He visited the 
Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, only because he was seeking 
documents to get married. But he never came out. The Saudis killed him, 
and they covered it up.
  Naturally, the American people want to know what happened and who 
ordered this assassination. In an interview on November 18, Donald 
Trump was asked whether the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin 
Salman, lied to him when he denied knowing about Khashoggi's murder. 
But Trump's response was simply ``Will anybody really know?''
  Those kinds of judgments are what we have an Intelligence Community 
for. So I called for CIA Director Gina Haspel and Director of National 
Intelligence Dan Coats to come forward and provide a public assessment 
of who was responsible for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. 
Unfortunately, that did not happen, and Donald Trump only doubled down. 
Last Tuesday, he put out a sickening statement in which he made it 
clear that he did not care who may have ordered the murder. In a 
display of cowardice and weakness, Donald Trump let it be known that 
his blind devotion to the Saudis will lead him to abandon American 
values, as well as our moral standing in the world.
  The reasons behind Donald Trump's embrace of the Saudi dictators at 
the expense of American interests, like his affection for President 
Putin, are not fully known. In both cases, there are financial 
entanglements that demand aggressive and thorough investigation.
  And, in both cases, Donald Trump has attempted to muddy the waters by 
casting doubts on U.S. intelligence. That is why, in his statement last 
Tuesday, he continued to insist that the murder of Jamal Khashoggi was 
an unsolvable mystery. This is what he said: ``Our intelligence 
agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be 
that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event--maybe he did 
and maybe he didn't!''
  Donald Trump no doubt hopes that will be the last word. But Congress 
can make sure that it isn't. My legislation requires the Intelligence 
Community to provide an unclassified, public assessment about the 
killing of Jamal Khashoggi. That assessment, not the predictable 
obfuscations of Donald Trump, will then provide the basis on which the 
Congress and the American people can move forward after this atrocity.
  This intelligence assessment is critical to the debate currently 
going on in the Congress about U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia. The 
Kingdom's human rights abuses go well beyond the murder of Jamal 
Khashoggi. A report last week about the torture of women's rights 
activists is just the latest of many years of accounts of abuses 
carried out by this autocratic and brutal regime. Many Members of 
Congress, including myself, are also deeply concerned about Saudi 
Arabia's role in the war in Yemen, which has created almost 
unimaginable suffering.
  The importance of a public Intelligence Community assessment about 
the Khashoggi murder extends beyond Saudi Arabia. If the world's 
dictators know that they can kill journalists and American residents, 
and Donald Trump will stand in the way of a public accounting, the door 
may be open to future murders. Congress must not allow this to happen. 
Congress must draw the line. That start with letting the Intelligence 
Community speak for itself and allowing the Nation, and the world, to 
know what the Intelligence Community assesses actually happened.
  Finally, Mr. President, let me address the argument that the 
assessments of the Intelligence Community must remain secret. In many 
cases, I agree. But, as I've just explained, the questions about this 
brutal murder are far too important for Congress and the American 
people to accept the cloud of Donald Trump's willful ignorance. In 
addition, it is simply unacceptable for Donald Trump to purport to 
speak about intelligence matters and for the leaders of the 
Intelligence Community to just hide under their desks. The American 
taxpayer pays the Intelligence Community over $80 billion a year to 
uncover the truth and arrive at objective assessments. If all the 
American people get is Donald Trump telling them that everything is 
unknowable, then what is the point? This problem has come up in other 
contexts, especially with regard to election interference. 
Unfortunately, it is not going away. So it is the job of Congress to 
insist that the Intelligence Community tell us what they really think. 
And, if they won't, then Congress must require it.
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      By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Duckworth, 
        Mr. Heller, and Mr. Peters):
  S. 3661. A bill to provide for a program of the Department of Defense 
to commemorate the 75th anniversary of World War II; considered and 
passed.

                                S. 3661

       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 ``75th Anniversary of World 
     War II Commemoration Act''.

     SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR 
                   II.

       (a) Commemorative Program Authorized.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct a program to commemorate the 75th 
     anniversary of World War II. In conducting the commemorative 
     program, the Secretary shall support and facilitate other 
     programs and activities of the Federal Government, State and 
     local governments, and not-for-profit organizations in 
     commemoration of the 75th anniversary of World War II. The 
     Secretary shall conduct the commemorative

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     program in accordance with applicable Department of Defense 
     policy and using resources available to the Secretary, 
     including amounts in the Fund under subsection (d).
       (b) Commemorative Activities and Objectives.--The 
     commemorative program may include activities and ceremonies 
     to achieve the following objectives:
       (1) To thank and honor veterans of World War II, including 
     personnel who were held as prisoners of war or listed as 
     missing in action, for their service and sacrifice on behalf 
     of the United States and to thank and honor the families of 
     these veterans.
       (2) To educate the public about the history of World War II 
     and highlight the service of the Armed Forces during World 
     War II and the contributions of Federal agencies and 
     governmental and nongovernmental organizations that served 
     with, or in support of, the Armed Forces.
       (3) To pay tribute to the contributions made on the home 
     front by the people of the United States during World War II.
       (4) To recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by 
     the allies of the United States during World War II.
       (5) To remember the Holocaust, the annihilation of 
     6,000,000 Jews by the Nazi regime, and to pay tribute to the 
     Allied troops who liberated Nazi concentration camps during 
     World War II.
       (c) Names and Symbols.--The Secretary of Defense shall have 
     the sole and exclusive right to use the name ``The United 
     States of America 75th Anniversary of World War II 
     Commemoration'', and such seal, emblems, and badges 
     incorporating such name as the Secretary may lawfully adopt. 
     Nothing in this section may be construed to supersede rights 
     that are established or vested before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Commemorative Fund.--
       (1) Establishment and administration.--Upon the Secretary 
     establishing the commemorative program under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury 
     of the United States an account to be known as the 
     ``Department of Defense World War II Commemoration Fund'' (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Fund''). The Fund shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Use of fund.--The Secretary of Defense shall use the 
     assets of the Fund only for the purpose of conducting the 
     commemorative program and providing grants to State and local 
     governments and not-for-profit organizations for 
     commemorative activities, and shall prescribe such 
     regulations regarding the use of the Fund as the Secretary 
     considers to be necessary.
       (3) Deposits.--The following shall be deposited into the 
     Fund:
       (A) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
       (B) Proceeds derived from the Secretary's use of the 
     exclusive rights described in subsection (c).
       (C) Donations made in support of the commemorative program 
     by private and corporate donors.
       (D) Funds transferred to the Fund by the Secretary from 
     funds appropriated for fiscal year 2019 and subsequent years 
     for the Department of Defense.
       (4) Availability.--Subject to subsection (g)(2), amounts 
     deposited under paragraph (3) shall constitute the assets of 
     the Fund and remain available until expended.
       (5) Budget request.--The Secretary of Defense may establish 
     a separate budget line for the commemorative program. In the 
     budget justification materials submitted by the Secretary in 
     support of the budget of the President for any fiscal year 
     for which the Secretary establishes the separate budget line, 
     the Secretary shall--
       (A) identify and explain any amounts expended for the 
     commemorative program in the fiscal year preceding the budget 
     request;
       (B) identify and explain the amounts being requested to 
     support the commemorative program for the fiscal year of the 
     budget request; and
       (C) present a summary of the fiscal status of the Fund.
       (e) Acceptance of Voluntary Services.--
       (1) Authority to accept services.--Notwithstanding section 
     1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of 
     Defense may accept from any person voluntary services to be 
     provided in furtherance of the commemorative program. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the solicitation of any 
     voluntary services if the nature or circumstances of such 
     solicitation would compromise the integrity or the appearance 
     of integrity of any program of the Department of Defense or 
     of any individual involved in the program.
       (2) Reimbursement of incidental expenses.--The Secretary 
     may provide for reimbursement of incidental expenses incurred 
     by a person providing voluntary services under this 
     subsection. The Secretary shall determine which expenses are 
     eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph.
       (f) Consultation With Director of the United States 
     Holocaust Memorial Museum.--In designing the commemorative 
     program conducted under this section, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall consult with the Director of the United States 
     Holocaust Memorial Museum.
       (g) Final Report.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
     of the commemorative program established by the Secretary of 
     Defense under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing an accounting of--
       (A) all of the funds deposited into and expended from the 
     Fund;
       (B) any other funds expended under this section; and
       (C) any unobligated funds remaining in the Fund.
       (2) Treatment of unobligated funds.--Unobligated amounts 
     remaining in the Fund as of the end of the commemorative 
     period shall be held in the Fund until transferred by law.
       (h) Limitation on Expenditures.--Total expenditures from 
     the Fund, using amounts appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense, may not exceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 or 
     for any subsequent fiscal year to carry out the commemorative 
     program.
       (i) Sunset.--
       (1) Commemorative program.--The commemorative program shall 
     terminate on December 31, 2021.
       (2) Fund.--The Fund shall terminate 60 days after the 
     termination of the commemorative program.

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