congressional_record: CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgE2017

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CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgE2017 2012-12-31 112 2     DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM UPDATE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2012 HOUSE EXTENSIONS ALLOTHER E2017 E2017 [{"name": "Chris Van Hollen", "role": "speaking"}]   158 Cong. Rec. E2017 Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2017] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM UPDATE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2012 ______ speech of HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN of maryland in the house of representatives Sunday, December 30, 2012 Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise as a cosponsor of the State Department Rewards Program Update Act to thank my House colleagues Representatives Berman and Ros-Lehtinen for their collaboration on the bill and also to thank Senator Kerry for introducing and managing the Senate companion. This measure expands on the authority of the State Department to issue rewards for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of people accused of the commission of armed terrorist attacks, drug trafficking, cybercrimes, animal poaching and transnational organized crimes. I added my name as a cosponsor to the bill because I hoped it would contribute to existing international efforts to capture Joseph Kony, the guerrilla leader of the Lord's Resistance Army who has abducted, tortured, abused and forced thousands of children into a life of brutal violence and sexual slavery. Though one of Kony's top lieutenants has been captured, Kony remains on the run. With the passage of this measure, more resources will be made available to help bring him to justice. I encourage my colleagues to join me in support of the bill. ____________________

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