[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2362-S2366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, Mr. Markey,
and Mr. Menendez):
S. 2253. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
Mr. PADILLA. Madam President, I rise to speak in support of the
Fairness for Farmworkers Act, which I am reintroducing today.
Farmworkers feed our Nation. This is especially true in California,
the agricultural heart of the Nation. California
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is the most successful State in agricultural production and has the
largest population of farmworkers. In fact, more than one-third of our
country's vegetables and two-thirds of fruits and nuts come from
California. During COVID-19, a time of incredible hardship, farmworkers
put food on the tables of millions of Americans despite working in
extreme conditions and facing deep-rooted inequities in the workforce.
The time to address these inequities is now.
While the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act established Federal standards
for minimum wage and overtime pay, the law excluded millions of
domestic and agricultural workers, who were overwhelmingly people of
color. In 2016, California recognized the need to provide farmworkers
overtime protection. The California overtime law, which ensures
farmworkers will have an equal right to overtime pay, is the same model
as this Federal bill.
Farmworkers in California and across the Nation deserve an end to
discrimination in labor laws. We must undo the discriminatory exclusion
of farmworkers by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act.
That is why I am proud to introduce this bill, which will improve the
lives of farmworkers and their families, create equity in our food
system, and benefit farming communities as the increased wages are
spent in local businesses.
This bill will gradually implement overtime pay over the course of 4
years and bring greater equity to the American agricultural industry to
greater prosperity to historically marginalized workers.
This legislation will also boost farming community economies as
increased wages are spent in local businesses.
I want to thank Congressman Grijalva for introducing this bill with
me, and I hope our colleagues will join us in support of this bill that
would provide a measure of long overdue fairness for our Nation's
farmworkers.
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By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
S. 2261. A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate
college with the international knowledge and experience essential for
success in today's global economy through the establishment of the
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of State; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. DURBIN. Madam 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:
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 ``Senator Paul Simon Study
Abroad Program Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) To prepare students for success in the modern global
economy, opportunities for study abroad should be included as
part of a well-rounded education.
(2) Study abroad programs provide students with
unparalleled access to international knowledge, an unmatched
opportunity to learn world languages, and a unique
environment for developing cultural understanding, all of
which are knowledge and skills needed in today's global
economy.
(3) Only 10 percent of United States college students study
abroad before they graduate, leaving 90 percent of graduates
entering the workforce without the global skills, knowledge,
and experiences afforded by study abroad programs that will
position them for success in the global economy. Minority
students, first-generation college students, community
college students, and students with disabilities are also
significantly underrepresented in study abroad participation.
(4) Congress authorized the establishment of the Commission
on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program
(referred to in this section as the ``Lincoln Commission'')
under section 104 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and
Offsets Act, 2004 (division H of Public Law 108-199).
Pursuant to its mandate, the Lincoln Commission submitted a
report to Congress and to the President containing its
recommendations for greatly expanding the opportunity for
students at institutions of higher education in the United
States to study abroad, with special emphasis on studying in
developing nations.
(5) According to the Lincoln Commission, ``[e]xperience
shows that leadership from administrators and faculty will
drive the number of study abroad participants higher and
improve the quality of programs. Such leadership is the only
way that study abroad will become an integral part of the
undergraduate experience.'' A competitive grant program is
necessary to encourage and support such leadership.
(6) Student health, safety, and security while studying
abroad is, and must continue to be, a priority for
institutions of higher education and study abroad programs.
(7) The COVID-19 pandemic prevented students from
participating in study abroad due to travel restrictions and
reduced budgets. According to Open Doors 2022, published by
the Institute of International Education in partnership with
the Department of State, study abroad participation at
colleges and universities in the United States plummeted by
91 percent during the 2020-2021 academic year. In the post-
pandemic world, increasing access to study abroad for
students at institutions of higher education across the
United States is critical to ensuring that those students
gain the skills, knowledge, and experiences necessary to
maintain the leadership of the United States in tackling
global challenges, such as pandemics, and succeeding in a
global economy.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to ensure that significantly more students have access
to quality study abroad opportunities, especially among low-
income students and students of color;
(2) to ensure that the diversity of students studying
abroad reflects the diversity of students and institutions of
higher education in the United States;
(3) to encourage greater diversity in study abroad
destinations by increasing the portion of study abroad that
takes place in nontraditional study abroad destinations,
especially in developing countries; and
(4) to encourage a greater commitment by United States
institutions of higher education to expand study abroad
opportunities.
SEC. 4. SENATOR PAUL SIMON STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Consortium.--The term ``consortium'' means a group
that--
(A) includes at least 1 institution of higher education;
and
(B) may include nongovernmental organizations that provide
and promote study abroad opportunities for students.
(2) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given
such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(3) Nontraditional study abroad destination.--The term
``nontraditional study abroad destination'' means a location
that is determined by the Secretary of State to be a less
common destination for students who study abroad.
(4) Student.--The term ``student'' means--
(A) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in
the United States or a national of the United States or (as
such terms are defined in paragraphs (20) and (22) of section
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (8
U.S.C. 1101(a))) who is enrolled at an institution of higher
education located within the United States; or
(B) an individual who is an eligible noncitizen for Federal
student aid, as determined by the Secretary of Education for
purposes of the Federal student loan program under title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
(5) Study abroad.--The term ``study abroad'' means an
educational program of study, work, service learning,
research, internship, or combination of such activities
that--
(A) is conducted outside of the United States; and
(B) carries academic credit.
(6) World language.--The term ``world language'' means any
natural language other than English, including--
(A) languages determined by the Secretary of State to be
critical to the national security interests of the United
States;
(B) classical languages;
(C) American sign language; and
(D) Native American languages.
(b) Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program.--
(1) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations and under the authority of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451
et seq.), the Secretary of State shall--
(A) rename the Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for
U.S. Students Program (commonly known as ``IDEAS'') as the
``Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program'' (referred to in
this section as the ``Program''); and
(B) enhance the program in accordance with this subsection.
(2) Objectives.--The objectives of the Program are that not
later than 10 years after the date of enactment of the
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2023--
(A) not fewer than 1,000,000 undergraduate students from
the United States will study abroad annually;
(B) the demographics of study abroad participation will
reflect the demographics of the United States undergraduate
population by increasing the participation rate of
underrepresented groups; and
(C) an increasing portion of study abroad will take place
in nontraditional study abroad destinations, with a
substantial portion of such increases in developing
countries.
(3) Competitive grants to institutions of higher
education.--
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(A) In general.--In order to accomplish the objectives
described in paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall
award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of
higher education, either individually or as part of a
consortium, based on applications by such institutions that--
(i) set forth detailed plans for using grant funds to
further such objectives;
(ii) include an institutional commitment to expanding
access to study abroad;
(iii) include plans for evaluating progress made in
increasing access to study abroad;
(iv) describe how increases in study abroad participation
achieved through the grant will be sustained in subsequent
years; and
(v) demonstrate that the study abroad programs have
established health, safety, and security guidelines and
procedures, informed by Department of State travel advisories
and other appropriate Federal agencies and resources,
including the Overseas Security Advisory Council and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(B) Priority.--In awarding grants under subparagraph (A),
the Secretary may give priority to--
(i) minority-serving institutions listed under section
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)));
(ii) eligible institutions (as defined in section 312(b) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(b)) that
qualify for the Strengthening Institutions Program of the
Department of Education; and
(iii) institutions that offer study abroad programs with a
significant world language learning component, as applicable.
(4) Implementation of lincoln commission recommendations.--
In administering the Program, the Secretary of State shall
take fully into account the recommendations of the Lincoln
Commission, including--
(A) institutions of higher education applying for grants
described in paragraph (3) shall use Program funds to support
direct student costs;
(B) diversity shall be a defining characteristic of the
Program; and
(C) quality control shall be a defining characteristic of
the Program.
(5) Consultation.--In carrying out this subsection, the
Secretary of State shall consult with representatives of
diverse institutions of higher education and educational
policy organizations and other individuals with appropriate
expertise.
(c) Annual Report.--Not later than December 31 of each
year, the Secretary of State shall submit an annual report to
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
that details the implementation of the Program during the
most recently concluded fiscal year.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
the Program for fiscal year 2024 and for each subsequent
fiscal year.
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By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Padilla):
S. 2269. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit
removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System land
without conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, I rise today to introduce the Fire
Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2023 and thank my colleague Senator
Padilla for joining as an original cosponsor.
Our bill would allow the U.S. Forest Service to approve removal of
hazardous trees near power lines on Federal forest lands without a
timber sale, thereby reducing administrative burden and reducing the
risk of catastrophic wildfire.
Californians are all too familiar with the potential for electrical
power lines to cause devastating wildfires. Three of the largest and
most destructive wildfires in California history--the 2017 Thomas Fire,
the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2021 Dixie Fire--were started by electrical
equipment. Together, these wildfires burned more than 1.2 million
acres, destroyed more than 15,000 homes, and killed 87 people.
When power lines cross Federal land, the Forest Service generally
requires utility companies to keep the area around them free of trees
that could touch or fall on the lines or otherwise ignite. Removing
those cut trees, however, requires the Forest Service to hold a timber
sale, which imposes administrative costs. Meanwhile, cut trees often
linger on the landscape, posing a continued risk of igniting during a
wildfire or damaging other infrastructure during a flood.
Our bill would make targeted changes to existing Forest Service
authorities to encourage quicker and less costly removal of the trees.
Specifically, we would allow the Secretary of Agriculture to grant
utilities permission to cut and remove trees or other vegetation near
their power lines without a separate timber sale, provided that that
removal is consistent with existing forest management plans.
Included in this legislation is a requirement that any proceeds
obtained from timber or forest products removed under this authority be
returned to the Forest Service. This removes any financial incentive to
remove trees other than those necessary for wildfire mitigation. After
all, the goal is to streamline actions that protect against devastating
wildfires--protecting, not removing, our Nation's forests.
Congress has an opportunity this year to make this small change to
Forest Service authorities to ensure better stewardship of our national
forests and prevent catastrophic wildfires. I thank Senator Padilla for
his partnership on this bill, and I urge the full Senate to take it up
and and pass it as soon as possible.
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By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Carper):
S. 2274. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 112 Wyoming Street in Shoshoni, Wyoming, as the
``Dessie A. Bebout Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
Ms. LUMMIS. Madam President, it is my real honor today to join
Senator Barrasso of Wyoming and Senator Carper of Delaware in support
of legislation to rename the Shoshoni, WY, Post Office the Dessie A.
Bebout Post Office.
Wyoming is full of exceptional women, and Dessie was surely one of
them. In the years following the Pearl Harbor attack, Dessie was one of
the first women to enlist in the WAVES, the Women Accepted for
Volunteer Emergency Services.
Dessie traveled by train across the country to New York City for
basic training. She was later stationed in Seattle for 2\1/2\ years,
where she was responsible for recording the arrival and departure of
sailors to and from the Pacific Fleet.
Dessie then married Herbert ``Hugh'' Bebout, also a Wyoming native,
and, in 1945, they moved back to Wyoming to start their life together.
They raised five children, and today their family has grown to 13
grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
In 1962, Dessie became the postmaster of the Shoshoni post office.
Her exemplary service was recognized when she was awarded the Order of
the Vest, which is the highest honor given to postmasters.
Dessie Bebout passed away in May of this year at the age of 102
years. She lived up to what it means to be part of the Greatest
Generation. It is very fitting that we rename the Shoshoni Post Office
after Dessie Bebout. It serves as a small token of our appreciation for
her service to Wyoming and our country.
Now I would like to yield the floor to the senior Senator from
Wyoming, John Barrasso, whose inspired idea to name the post office in
Shoshoni after Dessie Bebout brings us here today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming is recognized.
Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, it is a privilege to be here today,
joined by my colleague from Wyoming, Senator Cynthia Lummis, and my
colleague from Delaware, the chairman of the Committee on Environment
and Public Works, Senator Tom Carper, to honor this incredible woman,
Dessie Bebout.
Senator Lummis is absolutely right. I attended the funeral of this
102-year-old just a couple of weeks ago. We were in Riverton, WY, for
the services as she was laid to rest with military honors in Hudson,
WY, and thought what an opportunity to name a post office after someone
who has given so much to their country, as well as to the Postal
Service.
It is wonderful to be working with Senator Tom Carper again on an
issue of great interest to both of us because he was a senior partner
when, a few years ago, we named a post office in Thermopolis, WY, after
Bob Brown, a World War II hero who then was awarded the Purple Heart
for his service in Korea and served 41 years at the Thermopolis Post
Office before he retired as the postmaster. So I come to the floor
today, along with our colleagues, to introduce a bill to honor the
legacy of this remarkable woman, Dessie A. Bebout of Shoshoni, WY.
She was really a trailblazer for women in Wyoming because she was a
patriot. She honorably served our
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country during World War II. She was one of the first to raise her
hand, take the oath, and volunteer as she did for this remarkable group
of individuals who volunteered: the Women Accepted for Volunteer
Emergency Service in World War II, the WAVES.
She was born in Hudson, WY--a very small community--in 1920. If you
haven't ever been to Hudson, there is a small Main Street. And since
Hudson didn't have a doctor, Dessie was born with the help of a
midwife. She was the fourth of nine children. They worked very hard
supporting the family business that was the Svilar family. Her maiden
name was Svilar. They had the Svilar's bar and restaurant, the Svilars'
Light and Power company--they provided libations as well as
electricity--and the Svilars' derby bar. It is a small town, but two
bars make for a smalltown charm. The Svilars' bar and restaurant is
still open today. So, if you ever get to Hudson, stop in because they
have the best steaks you are going to ever find anywhere.
Her life experience is one, really, that highlighted her legendary
work ethic. After graduating from Fremont County Vocational High School
in Lander, she worked for the Fremont County Extension service and at
the F.E. Warren Air Force Base. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in
1941 changed the United States and the world forever, and it certainly
changed her. Being willing to serve the country, to step forward, is
part of the Wyoming bloodstream.
When she joined and went to New York City for basic training and was
then stationed in Seattle, WA, she reconnected with a young man who she
had met previously in Hudson, Herbert ``Hugh'' Bebout. After a few
months of writing letters, they were married in 1943. He was an
enlisted man in the U.S. Air Force.
After World War II ended, he was discharged; and, along with Dessie,
they came home to Wyoming. They started a family and had four children:
Eli, Ruby, Nick, and David. Eli was speaker of the house in the Wyoming
Legislature. Ruby runs the Wyoming public television. Nick played
football for the University of Wyoming and then for the NFL.
Dessie's life and family and giving just continued to grow. She
started her career in the Postal Service in 1962. She rose to
postmaster for Shoshoni, WY, where she served for 13 years. In 1975,
Dessie retired as the Shoshoni postmaster, where she had earned the
Order of the Vest. It is the highest award given to postmasters.
Although she had retired from the Postal Service, her work and
community service didn't stop. She served as a Fremont County election
judge, for the Shoshoni Chamber of Commerce, on the Shoshoni PTA, on
the Wyoming women's commission, on the Veterans of Foreign Wars Women's
Auxiliary, and on the Riverton hospital board, among many
organizations.
As a result of her military and civic service, she was awarded with
the Wyoming Woman of Distinction award from the Wyoming women's
commission, and she received the Medal of Honor from the Daughters of
the American Revolution. Her accolades and awards didn't stop there.
She even had her own holiday because, in 2022, the mayor of Hudson,
Mike Anderson, declared May 30 as Dessie Bebout Day.
Now, she had--I think the Senator from Wyoming said--13
grandchildren. As they spoke at the funeral--as a number of them did--
there were those who claimed to be the favorite grandchild, but since
Kara Calvert is here today, the granddaughter of Dessie Bebout, I think
we will let Kara put upon herself that accolade.
Dessie Bebout truly exemplifies the Code of the West, which is, in
Wyoming, you live each day with courage; you take pride in your work;
and you do what needs to be done. Cowboys never complain. Cowboys never
quit. If somebody were hungry, she would feed them--a remarkable woman.
If they were sick, she would care from them.
I am proud to be joined by both Senator Carper and Senator Lummis
today in introducing this legislation to rename the post office in
Shoshoni, WY, as the ``Dessie A. Bebout Post Office.'' Naming it after
Dessie is going to ensure her legacy carries on for future generations
of Wyoming's men and women.
I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
Mr. CARPER. Madam President, folks that are back in Delaware are
probably wondering as they are watching on C-SPAN, What is our Senator
doing there giving a floor speech and talking about a woman from
Wyoming? There is a Wyoming, DE. It is in Kent County, which is just
south of Dover. We have great restaurants, plenty of restaurants. In
fact, the Senator from Wyoming described that Svilar's--is it Svilar's?
I think it is Svilar's--still exists.
We have a huge Air Force base in Dover, the Dover Air Force Base.
They fly huge airplanes and have a mortuary there to receive the
remains of our fallen heroes. That is part of our State. We just have
very strong support for military personnel and all things Air Force. I
am Navy.
So it is the idea that we have a woman here--you know, it is one
thing for a guy to have done some of this stuff that Dessie did, but it
is another to have a woman in World War II volunteer and enlist on the
heels of the attack on Pearl Harbor and to go on and serve, really,
with distinction.
In my family, we believe in the Navy blue. My dad was a chief petty
officer, and my uncles were chief petty officers. My mother's youngest
brother died in a kamikaze attack on his aircraft carrier, and my
grandmother got the Gold Star for the Great Green Fleet Navy blue. So I
just get inspired by Dessie's heroism that we are hearing about here
today.
For the people who might have been listening carefully when Senator
Barrasso was talking about the restaurant that she opened, he said
that, when the people were hungry, she fed them. That is a line out of
the Bible. It is actually a line out of Matthew 25: When I was hungry,
you did feed me. When I was naked, you did clothe me. When I was sick
and in prison, you did visit me. When I was thirsty, you did give me
drink.
This is a woman who not only served her country in uniform and who
not only ran a successful business--it sounds like--for over 100 years
for family but who actually felt a moral responsibility to make sure
that people did not go hungry.
I also am the senior Democrat--I am the senior, actually, member of a
committee called Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. We have
jurisdiction, among other things on that committee, over the Postal
Service. We have, literally, tens of thousands of people who serve in
the Postal Service across the country today. It is a tough job and
sometimes a thankless job, but we are grateful to them for their
service. A lot of them, it turns out, served in the military. They may
have served in the Korean war, and they may have served in Vietnam;
they may have served in Afghanistan, and they may have served in Iraq.
But they wore the uniform of our country, and they wore or wear the
uniform of the Postal Service. In either instance, they are serving
this country. They are serving their communities and are doing so, in
some cases, at great risk to themselves.
There is a little bit of a love story in this as well. It is kind of
a mixed marriage of a Navy woman and an Air Force man who get married
and raise a family--have all of these kids--and go on to do amazing
things as a family in their own community. It is a story that I am
inspired by, and I am honored that Senator Barrasso would ask me to
join him and Senator Lummis to tell the story, too.
I remember a couple of years ago when we were on the floor here--
Senator Barrasso and myself and a fellow named Mike Enzi, the late Mike
Enzi, who held the seat that Senator Lummis now holds today--hearing
them talk about the naming of a post office in Wyoming in a place
called Thermopolis, which I had never heard of but that I will never
forget. The question was, Should they rename that post office there
after Bobbi Barrasso's dad? They didn't have a Democratic cosponsor for
the bill. I talked to Senator Barrasso and to Senator Enzi and said: I
would be honored. If you are looking for a bipartisan bill, I would be
happy to be your wingman on this particular flight. And they were good
enough to let me join the team.
So, to Dessie Bebout, your family members are out there, watching and
listening. I want to just say thank you
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for sharing a remarkable person, not just with the folks in the town in
which she and her family have lived, worked, and served for all of
those years, but thank you for sharing her with our country in a
broader way. Thank you for serving as an inspiration. We are in your
debt, and I am honored to be part of this trio to offer this
legislation today and to ask for its passage.
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By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Paul,
Mr. Lee, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Blackburn,
and Mr. Braun):
S. 2284. A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to
be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. McCONNELL. Madam 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:
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 ``Federal Prisons
Accountability Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons leads a law
enforcement component of the Department of Justice with a
budget that exceeded $8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
(2) With the exception of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Bureau of Prisons had the largest
operating budget of any unit within the Department of Justice
for fiscal year 2023.
(3) As of 2023, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons
oversaw 122 facilities and was responsible for the welfare of
more than 159,000 Federal inmates.
(4) As of 2023, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons
supervised more than 34,000 employees, many of whom operate
in hazardous environments that involve regular interaction
with violent offenders.
(5) Within the Department of Justice, in addition to those
officials who oversee litigating components, the Director of
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the
Director of the Community Relations Service, the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the
Office on Violence Against Women, the Administrator of the
Drug Enforcement Administration, the Deputy Administrator of
the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Director of the
United States Marshals Service, 94 United States Marshals,
the Inspector General of the Department of Justice, and the
Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment
Practices, are all appointed by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(6) Despite the significant budget of the Bureau of Prisons
and the vast number of people under the responsibility of the
Director of the Bureau of Prisons, the Director is not
appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
SEC. 3. DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.
(a) In General.--Section 4041 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``appointed by and serving
directly under the Attorney General.'' and inserting the
following: ``who shall be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall
serve directly under the Attorney General.''.
(b) Incumbent.--Notwithstanding the amendment made by
subsection (a), the individual serving as the Director of the
Bureau of Prisons on the date of enactment of this Act may
serve as the Director of the Bureau of Prisons until the date
that is 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to limit the ability of the President to appoint
the individual serving as the Director of the Bureau of
Prisons on the date of enactment of this Act to the position
of Director of the Bureau of Prisons in accordance with
section 4041 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by
subsection (a).
(d) Term.--
(1) In general.--Section 4041 of title 18, United States
Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by inserting
after ``consent of the Senate.'' the following: ``The
Director shall be appointed for a term of 10 years, except
that an individual appointed to the position of Director may
continue to serve in that position until another individual
is appointed to that position, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. An individual may not serve more than
1 term as Director.''.
(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to appointments made on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
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