[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AMERICA COMPETES ACT AMENDMENTS

  (Ms. WILD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I rise to discuss two amendments to the 
America COMPETES Act that were offered by me.
  The first amendment would direct relevant Federal agencies to 
identify U.S. allied countries that are key research partners so that 
we can develop and implement security procedures safeguarding our 
research.
  When we lead with diplomacy and ensure our Nation's scientists, 
businesses, and workers compete on a level playing field, the result is 
innovation, opportunity, and prosperity for Americans and our allies 
alike. I thank Representatives Gallagher, Cheney, and Casten for 
joining with me on this bipartisan effort.
  Madam Speaker, my second amendment dealt with the human rights crisis 
in the Philippines. President Duterte's so-called ``war on drugs'' has 
served as a pretext to conduct an estimated 30,000 extrajudicial 
killings to unjustly detain, torture, repress, and assassinate labor 
activists and other dissidents, including a U.S. citizen, activist 
Brandon Lee, who remains paralyzed from the chest down as a result of 
an assassination attempt.

  This amendment says that U.S. taxpayer funds in the bill cannot go to 
Philippines' police forces as long as basic human rights are flagrantly 
violated. It is a historic step forward.

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