E1338 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 26, 2012 

At the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field 

Championships, Michael won the 400m hurdles for Jackson State becoming the first track 

athlete in the history of the university to win an 

NCAA Division I title. 

Jackson State University declared Thursday, 

June 15, 2006, ‘‘Michael Tinsley Day,’’ and Michael was presented with a certificate from the 

governor, was handed keys to the city by the 

mayor, and was shown the banner bearing his 

name that would hang in the athletic center. 

In 2006, Michael achieved his first ever top 

ten Track and Field News world ranking in the 

400m hurdles. He achieved a top-ten world 

ranking again in 2011. 

Michael’s accomplishments don’t end there, 

though. He also holds numerous other records 

and titles, and in the 2010 USA Outdoor Track 

and Field Championships, he placed third in 

the 400m hurdles. He is also a three-time 

NCAA All-American. 

As evidence of his continued hard work and 

pursuit of excellence, Michael qualified for the 

2012 U.S. Olympic Team in a remarkable and 

memorable way: he beat the reigning Olympic 

gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the 400m 

hurdles, taking first place to secure his Olympic berth. 

Michael will represent Team USA in the 

400m hurdles, and I am proud to have such 

an accomplished athlete and Arkansan representing our nation. 

On behalf of Arkansans and Americans everywhere, I wish Michael Tinsley the best of 

luck in his Olympic endeavors and look forward to his great accomplishments in the 2012 

Summer Olympic Games. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, July 26, 2012 

Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, on July 25, 

2012, I was unavoidably detained and was unable to record my vote for rollcall No. 438. 

Had I been present I would have voted: rollcall 

No. 504: ‘‘yes’’—Holt of New Jersey Part C 

Amendment No. 2. 

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THE ‘‘IDENTIFYING CYBERSECURITY RISKS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2012’’ 

HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, July 26, 2012 

Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I 

am proud today to introduce the ‘‘Identifying 

Cybersecurity Risks to Critical Infrastructure 

Act of 2012’’, a bill to assess the risks that 

networks controlling our critical infrastructure 

face from cyber attacks. I am also proud to 

have developed this legislation in collaboration 

with my colleague, the gentleman from California, and Chairman of the Committee on 

Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security 

Technologies, Representative LUNGREN. 

Critical infrastructure, which can be found in 

all of our districts, powers our homes and 

keeps our water running. However, all too 

often, in the digital era, industrial control systems that operate much of this critical infrastructure are vulnerable to cyber attacks. A recent report by the Washington Post found that 

thousands of these control systems could be 

accessed directly through the Internet, leaving 

them open to exploitation by even ‘‘moderately 

talented hackers’’. 

And according to Assistant to the President 

and Deputy National Security Adviser John 

Brennan, there have been over 200 known attempted or successful cyberintrusions against 

control systems that operate critical infrastructure in 2011 alone, which was a five-fold increase over 2010. 

There has been an active debate this Congress on cybersecurity, and particularly how 

best to protect our critical infrastructure from 

crippling cyber attacks. But regardless of 

where you stand on the proper role for the 

Federal government in protecting critical infrastructure, I am sure we can all agree that the 

nature of the cyber threat to critical infrastructure, including vulnerabilities present in our 

critical infrastructure networks, need to be 

known so that critical infrastructure owners 

and operators can be empowered to bolster 

their cybersecurity and protect their systems. 

Specifically, my bill directs the Secretary of 

Homeland Security to conduct risk assessments of critical infrastructure sectors to identify: 

1. The threats to critical infrastructure from 

foreign intelligence services, cybercriminals, 

and hacker groups; 

2. The consequences that would result from 

a major cyber attack on critical infrastructure; 

and 

3. The vulnerabilities in our critical infrastructure networks that could be exploited by 

hackers. 

This bill would not only help our government 

understand the threat we face, it would benefit 

the critical infrastructure owners and operators 

protect their networks, giving them a fuller understanding of vulnerabilities in their systems. 

It would not create any rules, regulations, or 

standards that private industry would need to 

comply with, and much of this language was 

first proposed by Committee Republicans, 

consistent with the recommendations of the 

House Republican cybersecurity task force. 

This bill would take proactive steps to identify and assess cyber risks to help raise the 

level of cybersecurity protecting our Nation’s 

critical infrastructure networks, without creating 

any burdensome regulations or bureaucracy. 

This issue is far too important, and the risk of 

cyber attack on our critical infrastructure is too 

grave, to let another Congress pass without 

taking action. 

I urge my colleagues to cosponsor the 

‘‘Identifying Cybersecurity Risks to Critical Infrastructure Act of 2012’’, and work with me to 

secure passage of this critical bipartisan 

homeland security legislation. 

TRIBUTE TO UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MAL 

MOORE 

HON. JO BONNER OF ALABAMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, July 26, 2012 

Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Coach Mal Moore, the respected, 

longtime Athletic Director of The University of 

Alabama who was recently named the 2012 

recipient of the John L. Toner Award from the 

National Football Foundation (NFF) and the 

College Hall of Fame. 

The Toner Award is presented annually by 

the NFF to an Athletic Director who has demonstrated superior administrative abilities and 

shown outstanding dedication to college athletics, particularly college football. 

For those who closely follow University of 

Alabama athletics, there is little doubt that Mal 

Moore deserves this tremendous honor. As 

Alabama’s Athletic Director since 1999, he has 

guided the University’s sports program to a 

new era of success, improvements to athletic 

facilities and overseeing numerous conference 

and national championships. This year alone, 

under his leadership, Coach Moore has been 

instrumental in the Crimson Tide winning four 

national championships in football, women’s 

gymnastics, women’s softball and women’s 

golf. 

Long a prominent figure in the ‘‘Alabama 

family,’’ Coach Moore played quarterback 

under legendary head football coach Paul 

‘‘Bear’’ Bryant, beginning in 1958, and was a 

member of the 1961 national championship 

team. A secondary and, later, quarterbacks 

coach for Coach Bryant’s Crimson Tide, 

Coach Moore became a fixture on the ’Bama 

coaching staff until Coach Bryant’s retirement 

in 1982 when he was hired to be an assistant 

coach at The University of Notre Dame. In 

1990, he returned to Alabama to serve as offensive coordinator under Coach Gene Stallings. All total, Coach Moore has been a part 

of nine of Alabama’s 14 national championships. 

As Athletic Director, Mal Moore directs a 

$100 million budget and 21 men’s and women’s varsity sports teams. His record of leadership speaks for itself. Since 1999, the University has notched countless NCAA championships and even more SEC championships. 

Also during Coach Moore’s tenure as Athletic 

Director, the Crimson Tide football team has 

won two national championships (2009 and 

2011), posted six 10-win seasons, a 5–4 bowl 

record, appearances in four Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl games and SEC 

championships in 1999, 2009 and 2011. 

Winning is not his only legacy; the face of 

the University of Alabama campus has also 

been transformed during Coach Moore’s tenure with more than $200 million in improvements to the athletic infrastructure. Alabama 

has erected new stadiums for soccer, softball 

and tennis; new facilities for women’s basketball and volleyball; a new golf clubhouse; and 

improved facilities for every other sports team, 

in addition to the renovation of the Bill Battle 

Center for Athletic Student Services, and 

Coleman Coliseum. In 2007, The University of 

Alabama Board of Trustees officially dedicated 

the facility formerly known as the Football 

Building as the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility. 


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