[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING DR. JEFFREY BEAUVAIS, Ph.D.

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 13, 2024

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition and 
appreciation of Dr. Jeffrey Beauvais, Ph.D. upon his completion of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) John A. Knauss 
Marine Policy Fellowship Program. Dr. Beauvais served as a Knauss 
fellow in my Washington, D.C. office from February 2023 until February 
2024.
  As an integral member of my legislative staff, Dr. Beauvais assisted 
my work on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
particularly my work on the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment and the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management. Over the past twelve months, he 
worked closely with the Committee and the rest of my personal office 
staff in developing several pieces of critical legislation.
  Dr. Beauvais overhauled my ``FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement 
Act'' from the 116th Congress to include new, novel reforms to federal 
programs for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. He also 
developed new legislation, the ``Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal 
Act of 2024,'' in response to a blue-ribbon report by the Pacific 
States' Oil Spill Task Force published on January 14, 2020. Among other 
key reforms, this new legislation would unlock more than $1.5 billion 
annually in dedicated federal funding under the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund to remove abandoned and derelict vessels from federally 
regulated waterways. I expect to introduce both bills in the coming 
months, thanks in no small part to his work.
  Dr. Beauvais received his doctorate in integrative conservation and 
ecology from the University of Georgia, Athens in 2022, and graduated 
with honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of 
Science in biology in 2015. I expect Dr. Beauvais' fellowship in my 
office will inspire and inform his future endeavors with his passion 
for his native coastal Georgia a recurring theme throughout his career 
and life.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of California's eighth 
Congressional district, I extend our deepest appreciation to Dr. 
Beauvais for his dedicated service as a Knauss fellow. He will always 
remain a deeply valued member of Team Garamendi.

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