bilirakis: mr. speer, i yield myselfuch time as i may consume. the speakepro tempore: the gentlen is recognized mr. biliraki i rise i support of h.r. 1418 animal drug, animal generic drug user f amendments of 2023 sponsored by my good friend mr. pence, and ms. hrieon the democrat side. a committ has worked hd on th legislation for many months holding a lislative hearing in march and twoarkups this spring. fore advanng it out of full committeeast month by a vote of 49-0. at each step our members worked a bipartisan fashion to consider ways to make improvemen to thisegistion and keep any controversial policies fro getng in the way of passing this bill before its septemr deadline. great work. overall, dufa amendments of 202 will re-authorize t two user fee programs establish to reviewf animal dgs andt and generics. these drugs keep our animals healthy from ourouse hol hol pets andarm animals and make sure its safe for humans. the bill includes t revw proces and getting newrugs to the market fasr. and a

i want to thank my partners and friends here in the house, republicans congressman wenstrup and bilirakis. fighting to ensure our veterans get the care and benefits they have earned and deserve has always been, still is, and will always be a priority of mine. additionally, all three of these amendments are endorsed by the ma major veterans' service organizations, including iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, disabled american veterans, and the wounded warrior project. all three amendments will help care for service members exposed to toxic burn pits. amen amendments 460 would allow veterans in the burn pits registry to designate someone to update the registry with their cause of death. this data is crucial to further identify the vast array of illnesses that are causing burn pit exposed service members and veterans to die, and it will help doctors recognize early symptoms of life threatening conditions and save life. 464 is my reducing exposures to burn pits act. it would require the department of defense to submit a report to congress on what the cost would be to get rid of the use