Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. ___. STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall design and develop a structural health monitoring program to assess and improve the condition of infrastructure constructed and maintained by the Corps of Engineers, including research, design, and development of systems and frameworks for-- (1) response to flood and earthquake events; (2) pre-disaster mitigation measures; (3) lengthening the useful life of the infrastructure; and (4) identifying risks due to sea level rise. (b) Consultation and Consideration.--In developing the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall-- (1) consult with academic and other experts; and (2) consider models for maintenance and repair information, the development of degradation models for real-time measurements and environmental inputs, and research on qualitative inspection data as surrogate sensors. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 897, the gentleman from California (Mr. Peters) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.”