[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 122 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D570-D574]
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                                             Thursday, July 2, 2020

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S4169-S4241
Measures Introduced: Sixty-two bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4150-4211, and S. Res. 645-651. 
                                                         Pages S4220-22
Measures Passed:
  Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act: Committee on 
the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 1253, to 
apply requirements relating to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery 
sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S4174-76
  Feinstein (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 2424, to require the National 
Institutes of Health to conduct a study and report on the short-term 
and long-term health impacts of e-cigarette use by youth and young 
adults under 21 years of age.                            
Pages S4174-75
  Hong Kong: Senate passed H.R. 7440, to impose sanctions with respect 
to foreign persons involved in the erosion of certain obligations of 
China with respect to Hong Kong.                         
  Pages S4179-80
  Social Security Act: Senate passed S. 4209, to amend title IX of the 
Social Security Act to improve emergency unemployment relief for 
governmental entities and nonprofit organizations.           
  Page S4240
  National Women's Suffrage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 648, 
designating August 2020 as ``National Women's Suffrage Month''. 
                                                             Page S4240
  American Grown Flower Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 649, expressing 
support for the designation of July 2020 as ``American Grown Flower 
Month''.                                                     
  Page S4240
  Collector Car Appreciation Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 650, 
designating July 10, 2020, as ``Collector Car Appreciation Day'' and 
recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic 
cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements 
and cultural heritage of the United States.                  
  Page S4240
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate continued 
consideration of S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, taking 
action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S4183-98
  Adopted:
  Inhofe (for Moran/Tester) Amendment No. 1694 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the 
unemployment rate of female veterans who served on active duty in the 
Armed Forces after September 11, 2001.                   
Pages S4184-85
  Inhofe (for Hyde-Smith) Amendment No. 1881 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to designate the week of September 20 through September 26, 2020, as 
``Gold Star Families Remembrance Week''.                 
Pages S4184-85
  Inhofe (for Romney) Amendment No. 1883 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
state the policy of the United States on cooperation in the Indo-
Pacific region.                                          
Pages S4184-85
  Reed (for Peters) Amendment No. 1753 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to 
Congress on the screening practices for Great Lakes and inland 
waterways seaports.                                      
Pages S4184-86
  Reed (for Warner) Amendment No. 1803 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
improve efficient use of sensitive compartmented information 
facilities.                                              
Pages S4184-86
  Reed (for Coons) Amendment No. 1808 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable 
chemistry.                                               
Pages S4184-86
  Inhofe (for Portman/Schatz) Amendment No. 1891 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish an 
annual report on the use of deepfake technology.         
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  Inhofe (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 1987 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide States with 
information regarding unredeemed matured savings bonds. 
                                                         Pages S4184-86
  Reed (for Warner) Amendment No. 1907 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require a report by the Comptroller General of the United States on 
diversity and inclusion within the civilian workforce of the Department 
of Defense.                                              
Pages S4184-86
  Inhofe (for Romney/Lee) Amendment No. 2018 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to require a report on the Chemical and Biological Defense Program of 
the Department of Defense.                               
Pages S4184-86
  Inhofe (for Sullivan) Amendment No. 2391(to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require reports on diversity and inclusion in the Armed Forces. 
                                                         Pages S4184-87
  Reed (for Tester/Moran) Amendment No. 1968 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to expand eligibility for mental health services from the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces.                                            
Pages S4184-87
  Reed (for Bennet/Portman) Amendment No. 1977 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to require a briefing on the assignment of members of the Armed Forces 
on active duty to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center of the 
Department of Defense.                                   
Pages S4184-87
  Inhofe (for Johnson) Amendment No. 2077 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission and expand accountability within the 
Federal Government.                                      
Pages S4184-87
  Reed (for Smith/Hyde-Smith) Amendment No. 2058 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct 
a study and issue a report on the affordability of insulin. 
                                                         Pages S4184-88
  Inhofe (for Wicker) Amendment No. 2178 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
improve the cyber workforce and establish cyber challenges. 
                                                         Pages S4184-88
  Reed (for Cortez Masto) Amendment No. 2186 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to 
Congress a report assessing the billing practices of the Department of 
Defense for care received under the TRICARE program and at military 
medical treatment facilities.                            
Pages S4184-88
  Inhofe (for King/Sasse) Amendment No. 2215 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to strengthen the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. 
                                                         Pages S4184-88
  Reed (for Merkley) Amendment No. 2251 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
extend the prohibition on commercial export of certain munitions to the 
Hong Kong Police Force.                                  
Pages S4184-88
  Inhofe (for Fischer) Amendment No. 2231 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
ensure appropriate prioritization, spectrum planning, and interagency 
coordination to support the Internet of Things.          
Pages S4184-88
  Reed (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 2255 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
extend real-time sound monitoring at Navy installations where tactical 
fighter aircraft operate.                                
Pages S4184-89
  Inhofe (for Risch/Shaheen) Amendment No. 2238 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to improve coordination of United States sanctions policy. 
                                                         Pages S4184-89
  Reed (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 2256 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require an analysis of sourcing and industrial capacity issues related 
to aluminum.                                             
Pages S4184-89
  Inhofe (for Gardner) Amendment No. 2241 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
express the sense of Congress on the implementation of the Asia 
Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 with respect to Taiwan arms sales. 
                                                         Pages S4184-90
  Reed (for Hirono/Sullivan) Amendment No. 2269 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to require a report on the impact of the children of certain 
Filipino World War II veterans on the national security, foreign 
policy, and economic and humanitarian interests of the United States. 
                                                         Pages S4184-90
  Inhofe (for Portman) Amendment No. 2243 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require an assessment of United States manufacturing surge capacity. 
                                                         Pages S4184-90
  Reed (for Menendez) Amendment No. 2270 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
provide assistance for United States citizens and nationals taken 
hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad.     
Pages S4184-90
  Inhofe/Reed Amendment No. 2248 (to Amendment No. 2301), relating to 
the Space Force.                                         
Pages S4184-90
  Reed (for Peters) Amendment No. 2275 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require a plan for the continuity of the economy.        
Pages S4184-90
  Inhofe (for Toomey/Van Hollen) Amendment No. 2277 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons involved in 
the erosion of certain obligations of China with respect to Hong Kong. 
                                                         Pages S4184-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 2204 (to Amendment No. 2301), to amend the 
Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 to authorize the transfer 
of funds for the endowment fund for the Oklahoma City National 
Memorial.                                                
Pages S4184-91

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  Reed (for Cantwell/Manchin) Amendment No. 2417 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to modify the requirements for the Department of Energy response 
to the review by the Nuclear Weapons Council of the budget of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration.                
Pages S4184-91
  Reed (for Jones/Sullivan) Amendment No. 1797 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to improve the authority for operations of unmanned aircraft for 
educational purposes.                                    
Pages S4184-91
  Inhofe (for Lankford) Amendment No. 1825 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a 
link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule. 
                                                         Pages S4184-91
  Inhofe (for Loeffler) Amendment No. 1878 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
authorize certain postgraduate health care employees and health 
professions trainees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide 
treatment via telemedicine.                              
Pages S4184-91
  Reed (for Tester/Grassley) Amendment No. 1966 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and 
for the mental health of individuals in rural areas.     
Pages S4184-92
  Reed (for Tester/Rounds) Amendment No. 1971 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans read-
only access to the documents of such veterans contained in the 
Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record.                 
Pages S4184-92
  Inhofe (for Kennedy/Jones) Amendment No. 1991 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes. 
                                                         Pages S4184-92
  Reed (for Markey) Amendment No. 2053 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
impose reporting requirements relating to the SBIR and STTR programs of 
the Small Business Administration.                       
Pages S4184-92
  Inhofe (for Cruz) Amendment No. 2138 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
leverage commercial satellite remote sensing.            
Pages S4184-92
  Reed (for Durbin/Grassley) Amendment No. 2168 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to express the Sense of Congress on support for coordinated 
action to ensure the security of Baltic allies.          
Pages S4184-92
  Reed (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 2217 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on military 
aviators and aviation support personnel to determine the incidence of 
cancer diagnosis and mortality among such aviators and personnel. 
                                                         Pages S4184-93
  Reed (for Heinrich/Barrasso) Amendment No. 2220 (to Amendment No. 
2301), to express the sense of the Senate on the extension of 
limitations on the importation of uranium from the Russian Federation. 
                                                         Pages S4184-93
  Inhofe (for Rounds) Amendment No. 2235 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
authorize a pilot program to explore the use of consumption-based 
solutions to address software-intensive warfighting capability. 
                                                         Pages S4184-94
  Reed (for Brown/Portman) Amendment No. 2257 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to require a report on the use and potential refurbishment of existing 
operating and mothballed Federal research and testing facilities to 
support hypersonics activities of the Department of Defense. 
                                                         Pages S4184-94
  Inhofe (for Sasse) Amendment No. 2287 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on 
cyberexploitation of members of the Armed Forces and their families. 
                                                         Pages S4184-94
  Inhofe (for Boozman) Amendment No. 2298 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require a report on round-the-clock availability of childcare for 
members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense who work rotating shifts.                        
Pages S4184-94
  Reed (for Harris) Amendment No. 2317 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require the Secretary of Defense to commission an independent 
scientific study of the impacts of transboundary flows, spills, or 
discharges of pollution or debris from the Tijuana River on the 
personnel, activities, and installations of the Department of Defense. 
                                                         Pages S4184-95
  Reed (for Klobuchar) Amendment No. 2319 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
provide an exception to the limitation on period of care provided to 
newborn children of veterans.                            
Pages S4184-95
  Inhofe Amendment No. 2326 (to Amendment No. 2301), to strike the 
provision relating to laboratory-or production facility-directed 
research and development programs.                       
Pages S4184-95
  Inhofe (for Young) Amendment No. 2327 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require a study and plan on the use of additive manufacturing and 
three-dimensional bioprinting in support of the warfighter. 
                                                         Pages S4184-95
  Inhofe (for Shelby) Amendment No. 2331 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
modify the authorities on micro nuclear reactor programs. 
                                                         Pages S4184-95
  Reed (for Wyden) Amendment No. 2341 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a plan to 
finish remediation activities conducted by the Secretary in Umatilla, 
Oregon.                                                  
Pages S4184-95
  Inhofe (for Blackburn) Amendment No. 2370 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
improve section 212, relating to governance of fifth-generation 
wireless networking in the Department of Defense.        
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  Inhofe (for Blackburn) Amendment No. 2378 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
amend the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to 
authorize the Open Technology Fund of the United States Agency for 
Global Media and to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission 
on Public Diplomacy.                                     
Pages S4184-95
  Inhofe (for Moran) Amendment No. 1693 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity 
leave taken by members of the reserve components.        
Pages S4184-95
  Inhofe Amendment No. 2418 (to Amendment No. 2301), to eliminate a 
provision relating to the distribution of launches for phase two of the 
acquisition strategy for the National Security Space Launch program. 
                                                         Pages S4184-95
  Reed (for Sanders) Amendment No. 2419 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
provide incentives for the Department of Defense to achieve a clean 
audit opinion on its financial statements.               
Pages S4184-96
  Inhofe (for Lee/Paul) Amendment No. 2084 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
require an annual allied burden sharing report.          
Pages S4184-96
  Reed (for Van Hollen/Cardin) Amendment No. 1849 (to Amendment No. 
2301), for the relief of Richard W. Collins III.         
Pages S4184-96
  Reed (for Hassan/Johnson) Amendment No. 2103 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to improve the response of the Department of Defense to threats to 
United States forces from small unmanned aerial systems worldwide. 
                                                         Pages S4184-97
  Inhofe (for Rubio) Amendment No. 2422 (to Amendment No. 2301), to 
support supply chain innovation and multilateral security. 
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Pending:
  Inhofe Amendment No. 2301, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S4183
  McConnell (for Portman) Amendment No. 2080 (to Amendment No. 2301), 
to require an element in annual reports on cyber science and technology 
activities on work with academic consortia on high priority 
cybersecurity research activities in Department of Defense 
capabilities.                                                
Page S4183
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Inhofe Amendment No. 
2301, in the nature of a substitute, and, in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur upon disposition of Tester Modified Amendment No. 
1972.                                                        
Page S4197
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Inhofe 
Amendment No. 2301 (listed above).                           
Page S4197
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at a 
time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, the following amendments be made pending, en bloc, 
and Senate vote on or in relation to the amendments in the order listed 
with a 60 affirmative vote threshold for adoption: Schatz Amendment No. 
2252, Inhofe Amendment No. 2411, Sanders Amendment No. 1788, Cornyn 
Amendment No. 2244, Shaheen Amendment No. 1729, Tester Modified 
Amendment No. 1972; and that there be 2 hours of debate on each 
amendment, equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees, 
prior to the vote on or in relation to each amendment.       
Page S4183
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the filing 
deadline for first-degree amendments with respect to the cloture 
motions be 5:00 p.m., on Monday, July 20, 2020; and that no second-
degree amendments be in order to the following amendments: Schatz 
Amendment No. 2252, Inhofe Amendment No. 2411, Sanders Amendment No. 
1788, Cornyn Amendment No. 2244, Shaheen Amendment No. 1729, and Tester 
Modified Amendment No. 1972.                                 
Page S4240
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Majority Leader and the Senior Senator for Kansas be 
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions through 
Monday, July 20, 2020.                                       
  Page S4240
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the 
President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be 
authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, 
conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by 
concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 
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Pro Forma Sessions--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro 
forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following 
dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate 
adjourn until the next pro forma session: Monday, July 6, 2020, at 
11:15 a.m.; Thursday, July 9, 2020, at 10 a.m.; Monday, July 13, 2020, 
at 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 10:30 a.m.; and that when the 
Senate adjourns on Thursday, July 16, 2020, it next convene at 3 p.m., 
on Monday, July 20, 2020.                                    
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Vought Nomination--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the 
nomination of Russell Vought,

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of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
                        Pages S4170-74, S4176-79, S4180-83, S4198-S4210
  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 47 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. E.X. 130), Senate agreed to the 
motion to close further debate on the nomination.            
Page S4198
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate 
resume consideration of the nomination, post-cloture, at approximately 
3 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2020; and that notwithstanding the 
provisions of Rule XXII, the vote on confirmation of the nomination 
occur at 5:30 p.m.                                           
Page S4241
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Joseph Bruce Hamilton, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2022.
  Jessie Hill Roberson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2023.
  Thomas A. Summers, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2020.
  Owen McCurdy Cypher, of Michigan, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Michigan for the term of four years.
  Thomas L. Foster, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  Tyreece L. Miller, of Tennessee, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  Joyce Louise Connery, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2024.
  Thomas A. Summers, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2025.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.        
Pages S4210-11
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Mississippi.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.          
Page S4241
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.                  
Page S4241
Messages from the House:                                     
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Measures Read the First Time:                                
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Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S4215-20
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S4224-33
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S4213-15
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S4233-40
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S4240
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--130) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:26 p.m., 
until 11:15 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4241.)