[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9908-9909]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WHO WERE CASUALTIES 
  OF THE JUNE 25, 1996, TERRORIST BOMBING OF THE UNITED STATES SECTOR 
       KHOBAR TOWERS MILITARY HOUSING COMPLEX ON DHAHRAN AIR BASE

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Armed 
Services Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Con. 
Res. 39 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 39) honoring the 
     members of the United States Air Force who were casualties of 
     the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the United States 
     Sector Khobar Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air 
     Base.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.

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  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
concurrent resolution be agreed to; the Nelson amendment to the 
preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and the 
motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with 
no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Con. Res. 39) was agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 4864) was agreed to, as follows:

                    (Purpose: To amend the preamble)

       In the third whereas clause, strike ``Staff Sergeant Daniel 
     B. Cafourek'' and insert ``Technical Sergeant Daniel B. 
     Cafourek''.
       In the third whereas clause, strike ``Fenning'' and insert 
     ``Fennig''.

  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, as amended, reads as 
follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 39

       Whereas June 25, 2016, marks the twentieth anniversary of 
     the terrorist bombing of the United States Sector Khobar 
     Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base, also 
     known as King Abdul Aziz Royal Saudi Air Base, near Dhahran, 
     Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 1996;
       Whereas 19 members of the United States Air Force were 
     killed, more than 500 other members of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States were wounded, and approximately 297 
     innocent Saudi and Bangladeshi civilians were casualties in 
     this terrorist attack;
       Whereas the 19 members of the United States Air Force 
     killed in this terrorist attack while serving their country 
     were Captain Christopher J. Adams, Technical Sergeant Daniel 
     B. Cafourek, Sergeant Millard D. Campbell, Senior Airmen Earl 
     F. Cartrette, Jr., Technical Sergeant Patrick P. Fennig, 
     Captain Leland T. Haun, Master Sergeant Michael G. Heiser, 
     Staff Sergeant Kevin J. Johnson, Staff Sergeant Ronald L. 
     King, Master Sergeant Kendall K. Kitson, Jr., Airman First 
     Class Christopher B. Lester, Airman First Class Brent E. 
     Marthaler, Airman First Class Brian W. McVeigh, Airman First 
     Class Peter J. Morgera, Technical Sergeant Thanh V. Nguyen, 
     Airman First Class Joseph E. Rimkus, Senior Airman Jeremy A. 
     Taylor, Airman First Class Justin R. Wood, and Airman First 
     Class Joshua E. Woody;
       Whereas the families and friends of these brave 
     servicemembers and the survivors of this attack still mourn 
     their loss;
       Whereas the survivors of this terrorist attack suffer 
     still, whether their suffering be through physical injury, 
     mental anguish, or through the remembrance of their fallen 
     compatriots;
       Whereas the United States District Court for the Eastern 
     District of Virginia indicted Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil and 
     13 others on the count, among others, of conspiracy to kill 
     United States nationals;
       Whereas Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil is the former military 
     chief of Hezbollah Al-Hejaz, also known as Saudi Hezbollah, a 
     militant group known to be supported by the terrorist group 
     Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       Whereas the United States District Court for the District 
     of Columbia, in a civil action, found the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran liable for the bombing and ordered restitution to be 
     paid to the servicemembers' families that were party to the 
     complaint;
       Whereas, on or about August 26, 2015, Ahmed Ibrahim al-
     Mughassil was detained in Beirut, Lebanon, and turned over to 
     authorities of Saudi Arabia;
       Whereas Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil remains listed on the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation's most wanted terrorist list;
       Whereas those guilty of carrying out this terrorist attack 
     have yet to be brought to justice; and
       Whereas terrorism remains an ever-present threat which 
     members of the United States Armed Forces and other agents of 
     the United States stand ready to combat throughout the world: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of 
     the terrorist bombing of the United States Sector Khobar 
     Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base, 
     Congress--
       (1) recognizes the service and sacrifice of the 19 members 
     of the United States Air Force who were killed in that 
     attack;
       (2) calls upon every citizen of the United States to pause 
     and pay tribute to those brave servicemembers;
       (3) extends its continued sympathies to the families and 
     friends of those who were killed;
       (4) acknowledges the anguish and resilience of the 
     survivors of that attack;
       (5) assures the members of the United States Armed Forces 
     and other agents of the United States serving in harm's way 
     throughout the world that their well-being and interests will 
     at all times be given the highest priority; and
       (6) declares that any perpetrators of terrorist acts 
     against members of the Armed Forces, other agents of the 
     United States, or United States citizens will be vigorously 
     pursued and finally brought to justice.

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