The speaker pro tempore the nays are seven. The rules are suspended and the the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek reckniss . Mr. Speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report on the committee of rules. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk resolution providing for consideration of the bill to amend the Internal Revenue code to prohibit the secretary of the 501c to require to organizations be included in annual returns and providing for consideration of h. R. 529 , making appropriations for the department of dens and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. The chair will postponefurther proceedings on the additional motion to suspend the rules. On which the vote incurs. Any record vote will be taken later. For what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk a bill to improve management of User Research facilities to ensure transparency and accountability of construction and management costs and for other purposes. Mr. Eaker pro tempore loudermilk will recognize. He gentleman will suspend. The house will be in order. Members, please remove your conversations from the floor, lear the well. The gentleman from georgia. Mr. Loudermilk i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to include extraneous material. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Loudermilk i yield myself such time as i may consume. Im pleased to sponsor h. R. 5049 to improve the management and oversight of Research Facilities by the National Science foundation. The nsf founds through cooperative agreements through Research Facilities and instrumentation networks. Current projects include the lescope and the National Ecological network. These five Construction Projects range from 350 million. Paramount. Ardship is the Science Committee held a number of hearings on these Large Research projects including on the kneeon project. The hearings discussed the findings of two financial audits. Kneeon was allowed to use the dollars including liquor and lavish party. They were initiated due to the lack of review by costs. Major had concerns of Research Facilities. And the i. G. s work resulted in the National Academy of Public Administration conducting a commissioned review of the management. The bill i bring to the floor today is made by many recommendations by the Science Committee. It enhances the role and project anagement and giving the enassurance that staff work with scientific staff with all phases of construction. And requires the official to have responsibility for the oversight of the office. The bill requires them to have an analysis for all major analysis over 100 million. This will ensure that budgets are reasonable while allowing n. S. F. To address issues before construction begins. This will pay off in the lifer of the project. It is an incurred audit. Starting one year after the execution of the agreement. These audits will ensure that they are on track while something can be done to remedy the problem. And already complete. The bill increases by requiring he n. S. F. To remain the funds. Eflecting the stakeholders and disburse contingency funds to allow for continuity and stability. The expenditures must record and record all. E bill closes loopholes, codifying regulations that they have put this place to ensure that taxpayers funds. And unnecessary travel and lobbying. The bill requires awardeys to justify Management Fees which are included. The bill has a provision that supports the education of nsf grant awardeys. It was thanks to whistleblower auditor that these were brought to light. As a former director, i understand the importance of skt built. Nd they are mismanaging with little consequence is inexcuseable. They have received warnings over this spending and not taken measures. They will make the changes to restore confidence in projects and taxpayers can know the money is spent. I thank chairman schmidt in moving this bill forward and oin me in passing this commonsense reform. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Johnson i yield myself as such time. Reform e n. S. F. The act. While i support the passage of this bill in the house today, i do so with some reservation which i will discuss later. Major Research Facilities quill help meet its mission to promote facilities and these inclue clued tell skeep research, engineering testbeds and other cuttingedge platforms. We held a hearing to work on this. Project, t and as the they involve the poning to generate the breakthroughs in science and inspire the best and brightest to pursue careers in stem. However, these major facilities cost a lot of money. Will andmanaging those ultimately critical to the advancement of science. The intent of this bill is a good one. It is to ensure proper he insight and accountability in major facilities. It manages about 15 Research Facilities. Foury given year, three or major facilities are under construction. Largely addresses the design and construction phase of these facilities which is the highest risk phase. Republican and democrats worked many weeks to move through a bill that eas the need for a strong joifer sight and ability and the legitimate concerns of the agency and groups of our naattended consequences. I appreciate the work in this regard. The devil is always in the details. I hope that discussion will continue on some of the details in this legislation. As it continues to move forward. The fact is, every other federal agency is held to governmentwide standards and policies for contracting. In this bill, we are conducting a different set of rules. Even though the foundations record overall has been a very good one and has taken aggressive steps to rectify that did exist, as such, i hope that we tread carefully. Given that the impet us of this bill went awry. The last thing we want to do is enact a law. The most experienced management professionals from doing business, thereby increasing risk. To improve thank the legislation and i work with the agency, the National Science board and the stake hold rs to chieve we are safeguarding the taxpayers money and promoting science. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the the gentlewoman from texas reserves. I yield one minute to the majority leader, mr. Mccarthy. Mr. Mccarthy i thank the gentleman for yielding. S now been three months since we started the innovative initiative. We met about innovators at the forefront of both our missions. Today in the house we are focused on harnessing innovation for the public good. Just moments ago we passed representative darin lahoods bill to advance networking and Information Technology research and development. And now we are considering Barry Loudermilks reform of the National Science foundation. Basic research and Development Investment is important as we strive to remain at the cutting edge of technologies that will offer americans a happier and healthier life. But when the integrity of such efforts at Public Institutions is compromised, as happened with the major n. S. F. Facility that experienced massive cost overruns last year, it calls into question the entire model. So this bill makes changes to our Research Facilities to make them operate with transparency and accountability. When you look across our government, you can see inefficiencies. A lack of accountability. And practices and policies that just dont make sense. Thats bad for the workers, its bad for business, and most importantly its bad for america. Here in the house we arent accepting the status quo. If it doesnt make sense, were getting rid of it. If its holding back innovation, were changing it. Mr. Speaker, we will surely consider more pieces of Innovation Initiative in the weeks and months to come. Unleashing the power of innovation, we will ensure American Leadership now and. Nto the knewture i yield back. Future. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Johnson scrons johnson i continue to reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves ms. Johnson i continue to reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. Mr. Speaker, id like to yield five minutes of my time to the gentleman from texas, mr. Smith, the chairman of the science, space and technology committee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Smith mr. Speaker, first of all, i want to thank the gentleman from georgia, mr. Loudermilk, for yielding me time. Hes also the chairman of the Science Committees oversight subcommittee and appreciate all the work hes done on this bill. H. R. 5049, the n. S. F. Research facility reform act, is the second bill today that is part of majority leader mccarthys Innovation Initiative. We appreciate all his efforts on this and other innovation bills which now total 17. This legislation addresses an issue about which the Science Committee has expressed concerns for the last two years, the National Science foundation passed management of Major Research facility projects. The Science Committee seeks to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent on research in the national interest, not wasted on mismanagement and questionable cost. This bill achieves that goal. It addresses gaps in project oversight and management through solutions identified by the n. S. F. Inspector general, auditors and outside review panel and the Science Committees own oversight for a year and a half. Last year in the wake of several reports of project waste and mismanagement, n. S. F. Director agreed to commission a study by the National Academy of Public Administration to take a closer look at how n. S. F. Could better manage Large Scale Research projects. The studys report offered 13 recommendations to improve n. S. F. s management of cooperative agreements. Although n. S. F. Has begun to implement some of the recommendations, there is still a need to implement four key measures addressed in this bill. Preconstruction verification of total project cost, incurred cost audits during construction, better control over contingency funds, and proper use of taxpayer funded Management Fees. The bills approach to these four reforms ensures that no current or future Large Scale Research project faces the same financial mismanagement that plagued one of n. S. F. s largest projects. The 400 million National EcologicalObservatory Network called neon. Last september we learned that the project was likely to be 80 million over budget and 18 months behind schedule. I recognize that the n. S. F. Is taking steps to better manage the cost of neon, which included firing the management organization. However, it is time to make systemic changes for all current and future Major Research projects. The accountability provisions in the bill have been developed with input from the minority, the n. S. F. , and many stakeholders. We Incorporated Many of their suggestions during the markup of the bill in committee on april 27 and the bill which reported out of the Science Committee by voice vote. Our staff has continued to work with the minority on the report that was filed with the bill to make sure our intentions in the underlying bill are clear. Although i believe the current n. S. F. Leadership is committed to improving its management of these Construction Projects, we need to make sure that the n. S. F. Will make the systemic changes necessary in a timely and permanent fashion. This change of how the n. S. F. Es business should outlast the current administration. Many stakeholders have expressed support for the bill since it provides certainty for how the n. S. F. Will operate. All agencies, as well as their grantees and contractors, need to be held accountable for how they spend taxpayers hardearned dollars. The basic responsibility of any Government Agency is to act in the national interest. H. R. 5049 will reduce waste, fraud and abuse and make more Resources Available for quality basic research. This will lead to scientific discoveries, spur technological innovation, create new industries and provide better jobs for americans. Mr. Speaker, i urge the adoption of this Good Government accountability bill and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. Mr. Loudermilk mr. Speaker, i have no other speakers on the bill. If the gentlewoman from texas is prepared to make closing remarks, i believe we can bring this to a close and i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Johnson thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Let me thank mr. Loudermilk. I have no further requests for time. I am delighted to know that this is a part of the innovation project. There are a number of good bills in the committee that we could really make a part of that package. I have no further speakers. I urge support of the bill and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Loud loud thank you, mr. Speaker mr. Loudermilk thank you, mr. Speaker. I just urge my colleagues to support this strong bipartisan measure and as i have no further requests for time, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 5049 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, mr. Loudermilk mr. Speaker, 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 arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. The chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore so ordered. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to congratulate members of the daughter family in Clinton County on the 65th anniversary of their farm which they celebrated earlier this month. The daughter farm was founded in 1951, when paul and jean daughter started with just 15 dairy cows and 147 acres. Their hard work paid off since today the farm includes approximately 950 dairy cows and about 3,000 acres of land, which provides for a harvest of many different crops. The farm is now in its third generation. Members of the daughter family are proud that the milk from their farm is sold locally. In fact, it can be found on the shelves of Grocery Stores just miles away from their farm. As maybe of the house agriculture committee, i know how important farming is to not only pennsylvanias economy, but to our nation. And its wonderful to see family farms that are being passed from generation to generation, feeding their communities, our nation and the entire world. I wish them continued success and prosperity in the future. Thank you, mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Without objection. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Im beyond heartbroken from the circumstances of orlando. I mourn with my fellow americans, 50 lives lost. 53 people maimed. And damaged by this preventive tragedy. 32,000 american lives lost each year from gun violence. Every elected congressional member has promised america that the safety of the people is what we or she or he will work on. Mr. Cardenas we as a congress do nothing to make our country safer. Why . Because you, mr. Speaker, refuse to consider any legislation tied to gun violence. Why wont you allow a hearing, a Committee Discussion on the issue of gun violence . My moment of silence resolution is waiting for your signature. It would require this house of congress to hold a hearing on the tragedy of orlando. It is time to act. The people are waiting on us to do our job. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Poe i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Poe mr. Speaker, it happened right under the entire communitys nose. Yearold, thats correct, 8yearold jen was raped, fortured almost on a daily basis. Jen was not