Eliot Engel

Mr. ENGEL

Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on H.J. Res. 37.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Bera), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, a very valued member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr. ENGEL. Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Khanna), the author of this joint resolution.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Trone), another new member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch).

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I accept this resolution, and I agree with everything that Mr. Kustoff just said. Anti-Semitism is a scourge. It is a scourge on humanity; it is a scourge on this country; and it has to be fought just the way prejudice of any kind has to be fought. I think that this entire House should support this and say, once and for all, with a united voice, we will not tolerate anti-Semitism in any shape or form. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the instructions of the House in the motion to recommit, I report the joint resolution, H.J. Res 37, back to the House with an amendment.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Pocan), a champion of progressive causes.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett).

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly), another very valued member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin), a new member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee who is already making his mark.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee).

Mr. ENGEL

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that in the engrossment of H.J. Res. 37, the Clerk be authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, spelling, and cross-references and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House, including the change now at the desk.

Mr. ENGEL

Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I today honor the life of one of my constituents, the beloved Esther Salvatore. A lifelong resident of Eastchester, Esther passed away peacefully with family members by her side on January 19, 2019. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Esther's life was devoted to her faith, to raising her children, to loving her many nieces, nephew and cousins, adoring her 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, to playing the violin and cherishing her Italian heritage. The daughter of Antonetta and Crescenzo DiPippo, who came to the United States from Italy, Esther was born on August 13, 1926 in Bronxville and lived in Eastchester her entire life. She grew up with her siblings, Christopher and Gloria, and her many close cousins. Esther attended Waverly Elementary School and graduated from Eastchester High School in 1944. After completing school, she attended New York University to study music. On September 19, 1948, Esther married Daniel Salvatore of Tuckahoe. She shared 32 years of marriage with her loving husband, and together they raised 3 daughters in Eastchester. A devout Catholic, Esther attended mass regularly at Assumption of Our Lady in Tuckahoe, a place of worship that her father and grandfather helped to build. She was an active parishioner and was a proud member of the Rosary Altar Society, Sodality, the Eastchester/Tuckahoe Senior Center and the Yonkers Philharmonic as a violinist. Madam Speaker, Esther Salvatore lived a beautiful, rich, and fulfilling life. She enjoyed her family immensely and instilled her faith, a love of music, a strong work ethic and the bond of family across many generations. The example she set will live on through them and the love they shared. I offer my sincerest condolences to Esther's family and to the entire Eastchester community.

Mr. ENGEL

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I again want to thank Mr. Lieu for this important piece of legislation. It seems to me, Mr. Speaker, that we have been caught flat-footed before a range of new threats, including cyberattacks. Our agencies haven't done enough to root out vulnerabilities, and, frankly, Congress hasn't done enough to make sure that our government agencies have the tools they need to tackle these challenges. As we head into the 116th Congress, I will be leading the Foreign Affairs Committee in focusing on this. We will be taking a comprehensive look at cyber threats to make sure the State Department and all our departments and agencies are properly equipped to handle this challenge. For now, this bill is an important step in the right direction. Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support the measure before us, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 328) to require the Secretary of State to design and establish a Vulnerability Disclosure Process (VDP) to improve Department of State cybersecurity and a bug bounty program to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I might consume. Mr. Speaker, let me start by thanking Representative Lieu, a valued member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for his hard work on this bill and on everything else. This important legislation passed the House in the last Congress with strong bipartisan support, and I certainly support passing it again. Mr. Speaker, it is critical that we modernize our government to better deal with 21st century challenges. The State Department is under the constant threat of cyberattack from foreign actors bent on stealing our secrets, disrupting our foreign policy, and undermining our security. Mr. Lieu's bill will help shore up the State Department against this sort of intrusion. First, it requires the Secretary of State to get out ahead of this problem. Instead of waiting for the next attack to happen, this bill would mandate a plan for researchers to actively seek out and report vulnerabilities. Secondly, this bill launches a new initiative, the so-called ``bug bounty program.'' This seeks to tap the expertise of everyday Americans by rewarding citizens who uncover and report security risks in the Department's computer system. It will allow security researchers and friendly hackers to find the cracks in the system so that the Department can patch them. This effort is modeled after a successful program at the Defense Department, which got off the ground in 2016. Since then, 1,400 people have registered to participate, and they have found roughly 140 vulnerabilities. Our Federal agencies should learn from one another. It is just common sense to put this tested practice to work at the State Department and elsewhere. Mr. Speaker, I am very glad to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 328, the Hack Your State Department Act.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ted Lieu), the author of this bill and a very honored member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr. ENGEL

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee).

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. In closing, let me thank the ranking member, Mr. McCaul, for his very important words. The world has failed the Syrian people. Nothing can undo the horrors they have had, and they have had to endure them for nearly 8 years. Nothing can bring back those who have been lost. But the world owes it to the living and the dead to try and bring this crisis to an end. The role America must play is to push for a political solution that allows the Syrian people to choose their own future. That is what American leadership looks like. That is what sets us apart from other great powers on the world stage. We simply cannot look the other way and allow Assad, Russia, and Iran to steamroll over Syria. That would send a terrible message to our allies. It would undermine security across the entire region, and it would cost so many more innocent lives. My bill would give the administration greater leverage to raise the cost for Assad and crack down on his lifelines. I ask that all Members support this measure. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. ENGEL

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 353, a bill to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, currently under consideration.

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.