[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL BORINQUENEERS DAY

  (Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
support of the NDAA.
  This bill includes an amendment I introduced, along with 
Representative Murphy and Senator Rick Scott, to honor the 65th 
Infantry Regiment, also known as the Borinqueneers, by designating 
April 13 as National Borinqueneers Day.
  On April 13, 2016, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to 
these patriots for their numerous contributions to American history and 
their outstanding military service from World War I through the recent 
conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  This bill also authorizes $37 million in military construction 
funding for the National Guard Readiness Center in Puerto Rico. It also 
includes the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act, which incorporates my 
amendment requiring the Coast Guard Academy Minority Outreach Team 
program to include officers from the U.S. territories, and requiring 
the Academy's diversity report to include information on the 
effectiveness of outreach and recruitment efforts for the territories 
as well.

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