mr. loebsack: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. and insert extraneous material into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. loebsack: madam speaker, i i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. loebsack: this recognizes the title 6 international programs within the department of education. under the office of postsecondary education, the international education program services, i.e., p.e.s., mansion a total of 14 -- manages a total of 14 such programs. this provides grants to individuals, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations to build and strengthen international cooperation and enrich our students' cultural experiences. international education has long been an important part of strengthening the capability and performance of american educational programs in foreign languages and in area and internation

mr. loebsack to suspend the rules and agree to house concurrent resolution 126 as amended on which the yeasand nays were ordered. the clerk will read the title of theoncurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 126, recognizing the 50th anniversary of title vi international education programs within the department of education. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution as amended? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five 46-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 355, the nays are 16. 2/3 being in the affirmative therbling rules are su send -- suspended the concurrent are resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. enthe un

mr. loebsack of iowa. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1517, the gentleman from iowa, mr. loebsack, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from iowa. mr. loebsack: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i want to thank congresswoman waters for bringing this bill to the floor today. it will help address concerns all of us have likely heard from our constituents about the flood insurance program and flood map modernization efforts. in iowa flood insurance is an issue we are all too familiar with. two years ago this issue was brought to our attention with terrible effects. iowa was devastated by the floods of 2008 which left 85 of our 99 counties presidentially declared disaster areas and caused billions of dollars in damage. the national flood insurance program was and remains an important program and has helped many homeowners recovering from the flood. unfortunately, due to a lack of notification during the process of updating the flood insurance rate maps, the digital maps, many homeowners con

mr. loebsack, to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1491 on which the yeas andays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1491, resolution congratulating the university of south carolina ga cocks on winning the 2010 ncaa division i world series. the speaker pro tempore: t qution is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this motion, the yeas are 400, the nays are six, two are recorded as present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the are resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the tion of th

mr. loebsack: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from iowa, those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it's now in order to consider amendment number 10 printed in house report 111-537, for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. mcmahon: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 10 printed in house report 111-537 offered by mr. mcmahon of new york. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. mcmahon and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. mcmahon: i want to thank chairman frank and chairwoman waters for their work to re-authorize the national flood nurns program for five years. it's a good example of government providing a basic need for millions of americans, insurance against catastrophic flooding at a reasonable price. the program is only as strong as t