desantis and he is owed loyalty. we both know that there is no such thing as loyalty and politics. this is how it goes. we did a story recently on insider were we looked at jeb bush and marco rubio. they ran against each other in a primary and it's an interesting dynamic of the student becomes the master. you have folks run against each other who were allies and close and this is how it goes. most people assume that if you have someone who's ambitious and younger and wants to go for it, you should not assume it is theirs for the taking. host: you wrote a recent story about governor desantis talking about the death of his sister at the age of 30.

recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. i move to suspend the rules and pass house concurrent resolution 15. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 7, house concurrent resolution 15, concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the capitol grounds for the national peace officer memorial service and national honor guard and pipe band exhibition. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. perry, and the gentlewoman from nevada, ms. titus, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania.

mr. perry: thank you, mr. speaker. and i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material into the record of concurrent resolution 15. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. i i'm proud to have been -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. perry: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm proud to have introduced this resolution, along with economic development subcommittee ranking member titus of nevada. this resolution authorizes the use of the capitol grounds for the 42nd annual national peace officers memorial event to honor law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. these men and women put on their uniforms each day to serve and protect our communities and our families. violent crime, violent crime continues to be a daily tragedy in this country and we've seen it as a matter of fact today, again. it's critical we recognize police officers are doing an

extremely difficult and dangerous job day in, day out, 365 days a year to keep americans safe. to all the law enforcement officers who put on the badge each day, who wear it with honor and distinction, we say thank you and we support you. this resolution is just one small way we can demonstrate our support for these officers and their families and honor the men and women who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2022, including, unfortunately, 19 individuals from my home state of pennsylvania. mr. speaker, i urge support of this resolution and reserve the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentlewoman from nevada is recognized. ms. titus: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. titus: thank you. i, too, rise in support of house concurrent resolution 15, which

authorizes the use of the capitol grounds for the 42nd annual national peace officers memorial service and the national honor guard and pipe band exhibition. as the ranking member of the subcommittee that oversees our public buildings, it's my honor to carry this resolution alongside subcommittee chair, mr. perry. the memorial service, which will be held on may 15, will be coordinated with the architect of the capitol and the capitol police and it will honor 557 officers whose names will be added to the memorial, including nine from nevada. the memorial will also continue to recognize the sacrifice of law enforcement during the pandemic as they served among the millions of frontline and essential workers who day in and day out risk their lives and their families' safety to keep us safe while we slowed the spread of that deadly virus. we cannot bring back those that we've lost, but we can honor the

sacrifice they made to keep ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities safe. i'd like to note the officers from southern nevada who made the ultimate sacrifice. bailiff jerald bear smith served in the justice court since 2009 and he's remembered for his constant compassion in going out of his way to do anything he could to help the people. bailiff smith passed away on january 18, 2021, from complications as a result of contracting covid in the line of duty. las vegas metropolitan police department officer closy, philip closely who served in the department for 21 years, including working closely with local students as part of the d.a.r.e. program, and he previously served as a firefighter and paramedic. officer closely passed away on august 11, 2021, from complications, again, as a result of contracting covid in

the line of duty. sergeant douglas king served 17 years in the las vegas m metropolitan police department and prior to his death was set to receive the department's medal of honor for placing himself in danger to save the life of a domestic violence victim. on august 23, 2021, sergeant king passed away from complications as a result of contracting covid in the line of duty. senior federal air marshall sean hennessey was a member of the air marshal service for 20 years and spent 13 years serving in the u.s. air force. based out of the las vegas field office he dedicated his life protecting passengers and crew from threats to their safety in the skies. federal air marsahl hennessey -- marshaal hennessey passed away

as a result of contracting covid in the line of duty. and in addition to his service in the u.s. marine corps, where he was deployed to both somalia and iraq, officer contreras passed away on september 28, 2021, from complications as a result of contracting covid in the line of duty. special u.s. deputy marshal jose gomez was a united states marine corps reserve veteran who served with the united states marshal service for 22 years. while serving with the lloyd d. george courthouse in las vegas, special deputy gomez contracted covid-19 in the line of duty and passed away on february 6, 2022. this was a cruel disease that took away many of our very brave frontline law enforcement and emergency responders. detective justin terry humbly served in the las vegas met mow

poll tan police department for nearly 21 years and was committed to protecting children and the community -- in the community from sexual assault and abuse. a sworn task force officer with the u.s. marble marshal's office, he passed away june 10, 2022, after a tragic accident in the northwest valley. and police officer trong thai was proud to be a veit in a niece -- veit in a please police officer. he served in the financial crimes unit and mentored countless new recruits. on october 13, 2022, officer thai was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call. my condolences are with the families and loved ones of these brave public servants and all those who are mourning the loss of the 557 courageous men and women whose duty and service

will be commemorated at this year's memorial. i ask my colleagues to support us in supporting our fallen police officers. it's the least we can do. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from nevada reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. perry: mr. speaker, i have no more speakers and i'm prepared to close and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from nevada is recognized. ms. titus: i, too, have no more speakers and i will close by saying this is a fitting thing for us to do here on the capitol grounds and i hope that all our colleagues will join mr. perry and me in voting in favor of this memorial service. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. perry: thank you, mr. speaker. in closing, i want to reiterate

not only my support but my thanks to the gentlelady from nevada for her support of this as well for concurrent resolution 15 and more importantly, most importantly for my and our support for the men and women who put their lives on the line each day to protect our communities and families. mr. speaker, i urge support of this resolution and yield back the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 15. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1154. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1154, a bill to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new jersey, mr. smith, and the gentlewoman

from pennsylvania, ms. wild, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: i also ask unanimous consent to place in the record an exchange of letters with the committee on the judiciary. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, every year under general secretary xi jinping and his chinese communist party, between 60,000 and 100,000 young

victims, average age 28, are murdered in cold blood to steal their organs. these crimes against humanity are unimaginably cruel. ethic groups targeted for this mass harvesting include uighurs who suffer from x jinping's ongoing -- xi jinping ongoing genocide and the fallon gong whose exercise practices and exceptional good health make their organs highly desirable. the chinese communist party has declared them to be an evil cult, fit for butchering. mr. speaker, in may of last year, i chaired an absolutely chilling congressional hearing at the tom lantos human rights commission entitled "forced organ harvesting in china: examining the evidence." the china tribunal, chaired by sir jeffrey nice, and this is

the man who prosecuted at the tribunal for the former yugoslavia, who i chaired. he conducted the world's first independent legal analysis of forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in china. sir jeffrey nice testified at inmy hearing and said, quote, forced organ harvesting has been committed for years throughout china on a significant scale, and he said that the practitioners had been one and probably the main source of organ supply. he says each qualify as a group for purposes of the crime of genocide. ethan guttman, victims of communism memorial foundation,

testified that the kilgore matters guttman report of 2016 estimated china's total transplant volume -- this is forced transplantations -- as 60,000 to 100,000 annually. mr. guttman also pointed out, i quote, at any given time since 2017, there are approximately a million uighurs, kazaks, kyrgyzstan individuals and other individuals in the camps. these are the concentration camps, of course, made up of mostly muslims. and he said his estimate is that 25,000 to 50,000 camp detainees are being harvested every year. again, he says, 28-year-old camps can be harvested for two or three organs each, translating into a maximum of about 150,000 organs. another expert witness who testified at our

expert witness who testified at our hearings looked at journal articles and found 71 papers gave explicit descriptions of surgeons appearing to violate the dead donor rule while procuring hearts from prisoners. it appears to show that the donor, who were prisoners were alive at the time of surgery and killed by transplant surgeons in the process of heart extraction, close quote. their work published last april in a top peer-reviewed american journal provided additional evidence of the people's republic of china's egregious practice of violation of international standards and these are again crimes against humanity. the former assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor testified the

size and scope of the organ harvesting and trafficking market is, his words, staggering. mr. speaker, we also know through open source chinese language media that elderly high-ranking chinese communist party officials have received replacement organs from the very people they despice like the fall ungong, like the uighurs, and there's one particular hospital, aryp hospital 301 in beijing that excels at this. while this shocks me, i know 26 years ago i chaired a hear, a human rights hearing with a chinese security officer who testified that he and other security agents were executing patients with the doctors right there and ambulances ready to

harvest their organs after the bullets were fired. indeed at last year's hearing we produced a doctor who testified that he had performed one such surgery on o-- on a victim, he was forced thoark claimed, a botched execution, who -- as he began cutting discovered that the victim was in a state of shock, wasn't dead yet. a live vivisection on a live human being. he has nightmares to this day. to combat these heinous and inhumane practices, a bipartisan piece of legislation amends the foreign assistance act of 1961 to require reports on forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purpose of the removal of organs in foreign countries including and especially in china. the imposition of serious sanctions on any person the president determines funds, sponsors or otherwise facilitates forced organ harvesting or trafficking for purpose of removal of organs and

what does that mean? civil penalties up to $250,000 and criminal penalties include a fine of up to $1 million and imprisonment for not more than 20 years both. so we're serious about sanctioning the greiges practice. sanctions also include blocking off and prohibiting transactions in property and making such persons inadmissible to the united states and ineligible to receive a visa. state sponsored forced organ harvesting is big business for the chinese communist party and shows no sign of abating which is why we and the rest of the world needs to step up, particularly the democracies of the world. we must act, i say to my colleague, we must act decisively. i would like to thank chairman mccaul for his co-sponsorship and his tremendous leadership on this bill as well as ranking member meeks for their -- both of their strong support and our democratic co-sponsors bill

keating as well as kathy manning for their strong support for this and co-sponsorship of this legislation and a very special thanks to mary vehill, jay mis, who is sitting over here to my right on the democrat side, pierre otazi, general council for the china commission of which i'm chairman and doug anderson h who has done a wonderful job throughout all of this, and mary mcdermott new nan, all of whom have worked diligently in a bipartisan way to bring this legislation to the floor. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman is recognized. >> i rise in support of h.r. 1154 and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. this measure, offered by representative chris smith, the chairman of the foreign affairs

subcommittee on global health, global human rights and international organizations of which i am the ranking member. he has been a longtime leader in this body on human rights challenges and i'm glad to be supporting this measure today. i look forward to continuing to work with him to address many important global human rights challenges in the coming months on our subcommittee. i also want to thank representative keating, the democratic co-lead of this measure, for working across the aisle to refine this bill and make it bipartisan. ms. wild: according to the state department's 2022 country reports on human rights practices, there have been troubling reports regarding the p.r.c. forcibly harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience including religious and spiritual adherents. this is beyond the paille and absolutely unaccept -- beyond the pale and absolutely

unacceptable. it is important to look further into this measure. h.r. 1154 shines a light on this practice and dhienls state department to make its annual reporting on the issue more robust and in depth. not only does it call for more regular assessments of the problem it also imposes sanctions on individuals that are involved in forced organ harvesting and trafficking. this legislation will make sure the united states is carefully gathering all the facts to make and informed assessment regarding the magnitude and prevalence of this problem. we should never look away from injustice and repression wherever it takes place. in that spirit, i support this legislation and i urge all of my colleagues to support it. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized.

mr. smith: i reserve our time. ms. wild: i have no further speakers. i am prepared to close if the other side has no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. wild: i reserved. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania reserves. ms. wild: oh, ok. thank you. i yield myself as much time as i may consume for the purpose of closing. mr. speaker, h.r. 1151. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wild: h.r. 1154 is an important bipartisan measure. we know that organ harvesting has been a problem in china. we also know that p.r.c. official have collected biometric data from uighur and other ethnic minority detainees. given the ongoing genocide we cannot take beijing at its word

about what it is and is not doing. we need to investigate and we need to verify. h.r. 1154 does just that. it calls on the state department to provide important information to congress, to the american public, as well as to the world about the scope of organ harvesting and trafficking around the world so that we may respond appropriately. i urge my colleagues to support this measure and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. smith: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i want to close by first thanking ms. wild for her strong support, her wonderful and strong remarks today in favor of this bipartisan legislation. i do believe that we are really at a point now where if not us, who? we need to speak, we need to speak boldly. and this legislation, again, which is crafted across the aisle. we've worked very closely

together on it. believe will make a huge difference. i would say to anyone who was in the hospital, not long ago i was in the intensive care thing. i'm fine now. i was thinking about this and the 28-year-old in the republic of china who is not being treated benignly by nurses and doctors, but who is being strapped down, not always being anesthetized sufficiently, and their organs are being harvested. this has happened against 60,000 to 80,000 28-year-old each and every year. this is nazi-like. the fact that xi jinping and other noirvels chinese communist party are collecting unbelievable amounts of money

but also if they need any organ they turn to the very people that they hate. especially falun gong and muslim uighurs to procure their organs. this has to get, i believe, strong support from this body. strong support from the senate. and hopefully -- i believe it'll be signed by the president if we can get it to his desk. we need to make this difference. i urge members to vote yes and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1154. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair 2/3 being in the affirmative -- mr. smith: i request the yeas and nays.

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. smith: i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1107 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1107, a bill to direct the secretary of state to take certain actions with respect to labeling the people's republic of china as a developing country and for other purposes.

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, and the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. wild, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on this measure. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. 23*. mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent to place in the record and exchange of letters with the committee on ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i would like to yield such time as she hay won sum -- consume to the gentlelady from california, congresswoman young kim who chairs the committee -- ski the subcommittee on the indo-pacific and is the author of this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. kim: thank you, mr. speaker, and i would like to thank representative smith for yielding. i rise in strong support of h.r.

1107, the p.r.c. is not a developing country act. this is a bill i introduced with my colleague, jerry which connolly, to prevent the p.r.c.'s exploitation of its status as a developing country. the people's republic of china is the second largest economy, accounting for 16.8% of the global economy. their economy size is second only to the united states. this is treated -- the united states is treated as a developed country, so should p.r.c. and is also treated as a high-income country in treaties and international organizations. so china should also be treated as a developed country. however, p.r.c. is still classified as a developing country and they are using this status to game the system and hurt countries that are truly in need. the p.r.c. exploit theirs

developing country status by applying for development assistance and loans from international organizations, despite spending trillions of infrastructure projects and developing countries as part of their debt trap diplomacy scheme known as the belton road initiative. in fact, p.r.c.'s withdrawal of loans takes away from actual developing countries and helps the p.r.c. finance its belton road program. we are long overdue to level the playing field. this legislation rights this wrong by requiring the secretary of state to oppose the labeling or treatment of the p.r.c. as a developing country in any international organization or treaty to which the united states is a party. it also directs the secretary iy to seek mechanisms in the international organization to change the status from the prk from a developing -- p.r.c. from

a developing to a developed country. we can't have them take unfair advantage of international treaties and organizations. it is time we give developing countries a better chance at participating in programs that are meant for them and not meant for the world's second largest economy. with that i urge all my colleagues to vote yes and i yield the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. wild: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 1107 and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wild: the people's republic of china, p.r.c., is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the entire world. yet, for too long it has shirked its responsibility to do more to combat climate change on the world stage. the p.r.c. does this by seeking

and securing the status of a, quote, developing country in intern international treaties and organizations despite being the world's second largest economy. this kind of special treatment needs to stop. china needs to pay its fair share to fight global challenges. that is why i stand here today to support the bipartisan measure by my colleagues, representative young kim, and representative gerry connolly. h.r. 1107 calls on the state department to work diplomatically within all relevant international organizations and treaties where china is treated as a developing nation to change its status. it is time that the p.r.c. should be ascribed the responsibilities commensurate with its global impact power. the bill also ensures that u.s. diplomats will create mechanisms to consider such a change if they do not already exist.

most importantly, it will authorize our diplomats to work to ensure that the p.r.c. is not getting special treatment regardless of the status it has. right now china gets to have its cake and eat it, too. it is bolstering its presence in organizations and treaties all the while avoiding having to contribute its appropriate share to solving global problems. the p.r.c. claims it's a responsible global power. this bill aims to hold it accountable by asking it to accept greater burden sharing for global problems. this is an important measure. i encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. the united states and other developed nations of the world need to stop underwriting the

belligerent expansion of the people's republic of china's influence around the world. since 1978, the economy of the people's republic of china has reportedly grown 9% a year on average. today, the p.r.c. is the world's second largest economy and is a top goods exporter. look at our balance of trade. it's our direct investment exceeds that of 32 of the 36 oecd countries and china's expenditures and satellites in space is second in the world, only behind the united states. this is why it is ridiculous that the p.r.c. is still considered a developing country. by international financial institutions, or i.f.i.'s. and in various treaty provisions intended to benefit genuinely poor nations. that designation allows the p.r.c. to pay less in united nations dues and assessments. it allows them to avoid stricter

requirements in certain environmental agreements. and it allows the p.r.c. to get preferential loans from international financial institutions, which the p.r.c. then uses to offer predatory and unfair loans to actual developing countries, countries such as shry linka, djibouti and uganda which has been placed into debt bondage by the p.r.c., often accompanied by bribery and corruption of local officials. this is just one way the p.r.c. distorts the global economy through unfair trade and lending practices while hurting countries that are actually still genuinely developing. i want to thank my good friend from california, young kim, who chairs the foreign affairs committee on the indo-pacific, for introducing this bill. it is smart, targeted legislation, and gerry connolly for his chief co-sponsorship as well. this legislation clearly states that the p.r.c. is no longer a

developing country and that the united states should seek to ensure that any future treaty, convention, or organizations we are part of do not treat the p.r.c. as one. the world must stop allowing the p.r.c. to sipon benefits from -- siphon benefits from other nations by taking advantage of an outdated and inaccurate developing country status. i urge support of the legislation and reserve. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman reserve? mr. smith: reserve, yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. wild: mr. speaker, i have no further requests for time and i am prepared to close if the other side has no further speakers. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. wild: i yield myself such time as i may consume for the purpose of closing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wild: mr. speaker, h.r. 1107 is an important bipartisan measure that calls out the

people's republic of china for failing to do its part in international organizations and treaties and calls on it to do more. at the same time, the diplomatic actions that this measure calls for highlight just how critical it is that the united states remain engaged and present in international and multilateral forums and treaties. we can only shape global decisions for the benefit of u.s. interests and can only counter the p.r.c. if we are in the room. we have to negotiate and engage in diplomacy to advance our interests. otherwise, as we have seen repeatedly, when the united states is absent or silent, china immediately swoops in to drive the international policy, conversation, and agenda in the direction it wants. so i support this bipartisan measure because it deepens both u.s. engagement in international treaties and organizations while trying to effectively counter the p.r.c.'s own self-interested actions in these forums.

i hope my colleagues will join me and support this important bill. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. smith: i urge unanimous from this body for this important legislation and yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1107, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. mr. smith: on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- mr. smith: on that i request the yeas and nays, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing

until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. massie: mr. speaker -- mr. mast: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1189. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1189, a bill to require the development of a strategy to eliminate the availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. mast, and the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. wild, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. mast: mr. speaker, i ask

unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on this measure. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mast: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mast: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1189, the undersea cable control act. what is this about at a higher level? it's about this don't enable our adversaries. don't allow them to become stronger than us. or to make us reliant upon them. or to catch up to us in any way whatsoever, especially china. how does this relate to the bill? undersea cables, if you're not familiar, they carry about 99% of transowes yannick digital communications. -- transoceanic digital communications. think of internet, trillions of daily financial transactions, things you don't want china

getting a hold yof. they serve as a backbone, really, for the framework of cable. they enable consumers, they enable businesses, they enable governments, and they enable the military to communicate securely with each other and to access the internet. it's pretty important. so the united states derives significant benefits from its leading position in global subsea cable networks which carry the vast majority of voice and internet traffic between continents. however, in recent years chinese companies heavily subsidized of course, by the p.r.c., the communist government have started investing heavily in owning and supplying subsea cables. so i would say it in this way, imagine if we allowed during the last cold war the soviet union to buy up radio component companies in the united states of america and other places during that cold war, what would

things have been like? what kind of danger would have been? that's how you look at this. the u.s. has to look at the supply, the ownership of these cables as another competition with the p.r.c. where their aim is to supplant, like anything, the united states of america's position. this is not just an economic issue. the chinese, they will steal information. they will make it unsecure. they want our transmissions. they weaponize all forms of telecommunication that they can. they weapon every bit of social media that they can. they try to make these capabilities fit their own nefarious ends. so do we really think for a second they would not do for su undersea cables? that's why i introduced the undersea cable control act. it is a bipartisan bill that will make the president to develop a strategy to eliminate american technologies capable of

supporting undersea cables from falling into the hands of our adversaries. blocking our adversaries' ability to develop and perfect undersea capabilities. it's a critical step for our security. and i thank you for listening to my opinions on this issue. in that, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida reserves. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. wild: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 1189, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wild: the united states faces a strategic xcompetitor i china that as national security advisor jake sullivan has stated, is determined to overtake u.s. technological leadership and is willing to devote nearly limitless resources to that goal. this technological competition will have an effect.

beijing is trying to take the lead in building the world's digital infrastructure as part of its belt and road initiative. increasingly, this push includes a focus on undersea cables, which carry over 95% of all international internet traffic, according to a recent reuters report. these cables transmit mundane things like emails and facebook postings, but they also transmit more sensitive things such as financial transactions as well as proprietary information or government secrets. it is in our interest and in the interest of our partners and allies that these crucial data pathways are not vulnerable to attacks ande espionage which is harder to do if they're built and operated by p.r.c. entities. we got an example of that last month when two communications

cables that connected taiwan to two of its islands were cut by civilian p.r.c. vessels, disconnecting 14,000 residents from the internet. this bipartisan measure by representative brian mast and representative andy kim aims to put the united states in a position to reduce such risks and win the competition over who gets to develop the physical infrastructure that will drive the digital commerce of the coming decades. h.r. 1189 requires the development of a strategy to eliminate the availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables. it also calls on the bureau of industry and security to apply export controls on the goods identified in the strategy and work with our partners to ensure those goods and technologies are not being exported to china. .

the united states needs to be proactive in tomp decision with the p.r.c. this important bipartisan measure is an example of how we can secure american and global interests by using u.s. policy tools in an effective and timely fashion. i encourage my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. mast: i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. wild: i have no further requests for time, i'm prepared to close if the other side has no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. wild: thank you, i yield myself as much time as i may consume for the purpose of closing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wild: h.r. 1189 is a timely

and forward-thinking bill. the united states is already engaged in a commercial competition with the p.r.c. to win contracts to build undersea cables and create the technologies that power this vital infrastructure. it is important that the united states government have a proactive strategy to win this critical area of competition with the p.r.c. some p.r.c. companies involved in undersea cable development are actively engaged in helping to modernize the people's liberation army as part of china's civil-military fusion strategy. this raises clear national security concerns that warrant the eyes of export controls to ensure that american goods and technology are not contributing to that effort. this bill will result in coordination with our partners and our allies to ensure that beijing is not able to compromise our national security through the development of p.r.c.-sponsored undersea cables.

i hope my colleagues will join me and support this important bill. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. mast: mr. speaker, in closing, i would encourage us to look at the world in this way. everything with chi that, everything with -- with china, everything with commune its is competition. it's competition against america. it's competition against our democratic values, our way of life, the way that we operate, the way we pride ourselveses on freedom. i don't kick well but i'm prepared to kick their ass in anything and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1189. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection,

the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 6:30 p.m.

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