[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 135 (Saturday, November 20, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1100-D1107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Saturday, November 20, 2004

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4818, 
      Consolidated Appropriations Act.
      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 529, Adjournment Resolution.
      The House agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4818, 
      Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
      Appropriations Act for FY05.
      The House agreed to H.J. Res. 114, making continuing 
      appropriations for FY05.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11665-S11845
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and five resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3021-3028, S.J. Res. 42, and S. Res. 479-482. 
                                                    Pages S11799-S11800
Measures Reported:
  S. 2635, to establish an intergovernmental grant program to identify 
and develop homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, 
technologies, and services to further the homeland security needs of 
the United States and to address the homeland security needs of 
Federal, State, and local governments, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-420)
Page S11799
Measures Passed:
  Intellectual Property Rights: Senate passed S. 3021, to provide for 
the protection of intellectual property rights, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  McCain Amendment No. 4074, to amend the Professional Boxing Safety 
Act of 1996.
Pages S11683-94
  Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act: Senate 
passed S. 2657, to amend part III of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for the establishment of programs under which supplemental 
dental and vision benefits are made available to Federal employees, 
retirees, and their dependents, to expand the contracting authority of 
the Office of Personnel Management, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  McCain (for Collins) Amendment No. 4075, to make technical and 
conforming amendments.
Pages S11694-97
  District of Columbia Civil Commitment Modernization Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 4302, to amend title 21, District of Columbia Official 
Code, to enact the provisions of the Mental Health Civil Commitment Act 
of 2002 which affect the Commission on Mental Health and require action 
by Congress in order to take effect, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11697
  Conference Report Correction: Senate passed S.J. Res. 42, to make a 
correction in the conference report to accompany H.R. 4818. 
                                                        Pages S11731-32
  Continuing Resolution: Senate passed H.J. Res. 114, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2005, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S11740
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 528, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make technical corrections 
in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4818, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11767
  Stevens Amendment No. 4076, to strike section 222 of Title II of 
Division H.
Page S11767
  Homeland Security Grant Program: Senate passed S. 2635, to establish 
an intergovernmental grant program to identify and develop homeland 
security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and 
services to further the homeland security needs of the United States 
and to address the homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local

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governments, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Frist (for Collins) Amendment No. 4077, relating to the Department of 
Energy national laboratory.
Pages S11832-34
  Senate National Security Working Group: Senate passed S. Res. 480, 
extending the authority for the Senate National Security Working Group.
                                                        Pages S11834-35
  Honoring Major Richard D. Winters: Senate passed S. Res. 481, 
expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for the acts of 
heroism and military achievement of Major Richard D. Winters (Ret.) 
during World War II, and commending him for leadership and valor in 
leading the men of Easy Company.
  Page S11835
  Congratulating Boston Red Sox: Senate passed S. Res. 482, 
congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2004 World Series. 
                                                        Pages S11835-36
  Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act: Senate passed S. 
3027, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve the 
results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance 
programs.
  Pages S11836-39
  Commodity, Assessment, Protection and Reform Act: Senate passed S. 
2866, to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to 
clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to enter into memorandums of understanding with a 
State regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments 
on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans.
                                                            Page S11839
  HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act: Senate passed S. 
423, to promote health care coverage parity for individuals 
participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation 
activities, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  Pages S11839-40
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 529, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11840
  Frist Amendment No. 4079, providing that when the House adjourns on 
Wednesday, November 24, 2004, on a motion offered pursuant to this 
concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, December 6, 2004, or until the time 
of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, 
whichever occurs first; and when the Senate recesses or adjourns from 
Saturday, November 20, 2004, through Wednesday, November 24, 2004, on a 
motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority 
Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on 
Monday, December 6, 2004, or Tuesday December 7, 2004, or until such 
other time as may be specified by the Majority Leader or his designee 
in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the time of reassembly 
pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
first.
Page S11840
  Marine Debris Research and Reduction Act: Senate passed S. 2488, to 
establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, 
determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its 
adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in 
coordination with non-Federal entities, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11840
  Frist (for Inouye) Amendment No. 4078, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                            Page S11840
  Controlled Substances Import and Export Act: Senate passed S. 3028, 
to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide 
authority for the Attorney General to authorize the export of 
controlled substances from the United States to another country for 
subsequent export from that country to a second country, if certain 
conditions and safeguards are satisfied.
  Pages S11840-42
Consolidated Appropriations Act Conference Report: By 65 yeas to 30 
nays (Vote No. 215), Senate agreed to the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005.
  Pages S11740-67, S11764-65
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the 
conference report remain held in the Senate until the House of 
Representatives adopts H. Con. Res. 528, as amended.
Page S11740
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader, Assistant Majority Leader and Senator Warner, be authorized to 
sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.
  Page S11842
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the 
upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the 
Senate, the President Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority 
Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions,

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committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences 
authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order 
of the Senate.
  Page S11842
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Alan G. Lance, Sr., of Idaho, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term prescribed by law.
  Charlotte A. Lane, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the United 
States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 
2009.
  Daniel Pearson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2011.
  Robert N. Davis, of Florida, to be a Judge of the United States Court 
of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term prescribed by law.
  William A. Schambra, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring September 14, 2006.
  Donna N. Williams, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2006.
  R. Bruce Matthews, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2005.
  Deborah Ann Spagnoli, of California, to be a Commissioner of the 
United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  William A. Chatfield, of Texas, to be Director of Selective Service.
  Gregory E. Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  David Wesley Fleming, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring May 29, 2007.
  Jay Phillip Greene, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring November 17, 2005.
  John Richard Petrocik, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring September 27, 2008.
  Patrick Lloyd McCrory, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2005.
  Juanita Alicia Vasquez-Gardner, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2009. (Reappointment)
  Michael D. Gallagher, of Washington, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information.
  Gary Lee Visscher, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Adam Marc Lindemann, of New York, to be Member of the Advisory Board 
for Cuba Broadcasting for a term expiring October 27, 2005.
  Gay Hart Gaines, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 
31, 2010.
  J. Russell George, of Virginia, to be Inspector General for Tax 
Administration, Department of the Treasury.
  Jonathan Baron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of three years. 
(New Position)
  Elizabeth Ann Bryan, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
four years. (New Position)
  James R. Davis, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
two years. (New Position)
  Robert C. Granger, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
four years. (New Position)
  Frank Philip Handy, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
three years. (New Position)
  Eric Alan Hanushek, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
two years. (New Position)
  Caroline M. Hoxby, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
four years. (New Position)
  Gerald Lee, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of four years. 
(New Position)
  Roberto Ibarra Lopez, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
two years. (New Position)
  Richard James Milgram, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National

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Board for Education Sciences for a term of three years. (New Position)
  Sally Epstein Shaywitz, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
three years. (New Position)
  Joseph K. Torgesen, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
four years. (New Position)
  Herbert John Walberg, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
three years. (New Position)
  Ann M. Corkery, of Virginia, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Fifty-eighth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Walid Maalouf, of Virginia, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Fifty-eighth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Jack Edwin McGregor, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Advisory 
Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Scott Kevin Walker, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Advisory 
Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Curtis V. Gomez, of Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District 
Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years.
  Paul Jones, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue 
Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2008.
  Lisa Kruska, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Claudia Puig, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 
2008.
  Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Charles Johnson, of Utah, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Cynthia Boich, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2007.
  Dorothy A. Johnson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2007 (Reappointment), to which position she 
was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  Henry Lozano, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2008.
  Gerard Schwarz, of Washington, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for the remainder of the term expiring September 3, 2006.
  David Safavian, of Michigan, to be Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy.
  Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2009.
  James C. Miller III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2010.
  Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2007.
  Pamela M. Iovino, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs).
  Sue Ellen Wooldridge, of Virginia, to be Solicitor of the Department 
of the Interior.
  William T. Hiller, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Institute 
for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2006. 
(Reappointment)
  Juan R. Olivarez, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 
2006. (Reappointment)
  Maria Otero, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
expiring January 19, 2007. (Reappointment)
  Isaac Fulwood, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner 
of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Raymond L. Finch, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District 
Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years. (Reappointment)
  Mark Falcoff, of California, to be a Member of the National Security 
Education Board for a term of four years.
  Dawn A. Tisdale, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate 
Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2006.
  Cathy M. MacFarlane, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Dennis C. Shea, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of Texas, to be Chair of the United States 
Sentencing Commission.
  Michael O'Neill, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2009. 
(Reappointment)

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  Theodore William Kassinger, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board.
  Edward R. McPherson, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Education.
  Ann R. Klee, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Benjamin Grumbles, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Mary J. Schoelen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Jonathan W. Dudas, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office.
  Otis Webb Brawley, Jr., of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for 
a term expiring June 20, 2009. (Reappointment)
  Vinicio E. Madrigal, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for 
a term expiring June 20, 2009. (Reappointment)
  Benjamin H. Wu, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Technology Policy.
  Suedeen G. Kelly, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2009. 
(Reappointment)
  Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
Social Security Administration.
  Barbara J. Sapin, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2007.
  Raquel Egusquiza, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring October 13, 2005. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Julia L. Wu, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring February 4, 2008.
  Constance Berry Newman, Assistant Secretary of State (African 
Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African 
Development Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2009.
  Edward Brehm, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring November 13, 
2007.
  John D. Rood, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The 
Bahamas.
  Joseph F. Bader, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 
2007.
  Brett T. Palmer, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Timothy S. Bitsberger, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Treasury.
  James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Eugene Hickok, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Education.
  Edward R. McPherson, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Education.
  Mark D. Gearan, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Services for a term of 
one year. (New Position)
  Leona White Hat, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2008.
  Milton Aponte, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council On 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2006. (Reappointment)
  Robert Davila, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council On 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2006. (Reappointment)
  Young Woo Kang, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council On 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2006. (Reappointment)
  Kathleen Martinez, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council On Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2006. 
(Reappointment)
  Linda Wetters, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Council On 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2006. (Reappointment)
  Carin M. Barth, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development.
  John H. Hager, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.
  Herman Belz, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
  Tamar Jacoby, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
  Craig Haffner, of California, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.

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  James Davidson Hunter, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
  Harvey Klehr, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
  Thomas K. Lindsay, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
  Iris Love, of Vermont, to be a Member of the National Council on the 
Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
  Thomas Mallon, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010. (Reappointment)
  Ricardo Quinones, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2010.
  Robert Cramer Balfe III, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney 
for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
  David E. Nahmias, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Charles Graves Untermeyer, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Qatar.
  Aldona Wos, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Estonia.
  Carol D'Amico, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of two years. 
(New Position)
  Micaela Alvarez, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Texas.
  Albert A. Frink, Jr., of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Robert Allen Pittman, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Human Resources and Administration).
  Beverly Allen, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Museum and 
Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2008.
  Gail Daly, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum and 
Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2008. (New 
Position)
  Donald Leslie, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National Museum 
and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2006. (New 
Position)
  Amy Owen, of Utah, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2008. (New Position)
  Sandra Pickett, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum and 
Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2005. (New 
Position)
  Renee Swartz, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National Museum 
and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2007. (New 
Position)
  Kim Wang, of California, to be a Member of the National Museum and 
Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2004. (New 
Position)
  Keith Starrett, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Mississippi.
  James Ballinger, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2010.
  Terence Alan Teachout, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2010.
  Ruben Castillo, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2009. 
(Reappointment)
  Lloyd O. Pierson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Lloyd O. Pierson, an Assistant Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring 
September 22, 2009.
  Sharon Brown-Hruska, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 
2009. (Reappointment) (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
  James S. Simpson, of New York, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be United States Executive Director 
of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three years.
  Christopher A. Boyko, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Ohio.
  Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Richard B. Roper III, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  Yousif B. Ghafari, of Michigan, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Fifty-ninth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Jane Dee Hull, of Arizona, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-ninth Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.

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  Anna Escobedo Cabral, of Virginia, to be Treasurer of the United 
States.
  Douglas Menarchik, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Catherine Todd Bailey, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Latvia.
  Jon D. Leibowitz, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for 
a term of seven years from September 26, 2003.
  Deborah P. Majoras, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner 
for the unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2001.
  Richard Kenneth Wagner, of Florida, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 
2006.
  Michael J. Harrison, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture.(Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
  Arden Bement, Jr., of Indiana, to be Director of the National Science 
Foundation for a term of six years.
  Susan L. Moore, of Texas, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Fifty-ninth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  Beryl A. Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring October 31, 2005.
  William A. Moorman, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years.
  Dan Arvizu, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010.
  Steven C. Beering, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010. 
(Reappointment)
  Gerald Wayne Clough, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 
2010.
  Kelvin Kay Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 
2010.
  Louis J. Lanzerotti, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 
2010.
  Alan I. Leshner, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010.
  Jon C. Strauss, of California, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010.
  Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation for a term expiring May 10, 2010.
  Frederick William Hatfield, of California, to be a Commissioner of 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 
2008. (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
  Dallas Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring 
May 21, 2010. (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
  Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 
19, 2006. (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
  Ernest J. Wilson III, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2010. (Reappointment)
  Harold Jennings Creel, Jr., of South Carolina, to be a Federal 
Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2009. 
(Reappointment)
  Jonathan Steven Adelstein, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the 
Federal Communications Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2008. 
(Reappointment)
  Sharon Tucker, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 
10, 2005.
  Edward Alton Parrish, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring April 17, 2008. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Laurie Stenberg Nichols, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in 
Education Foundation for a term expiring March 3, 2010.
  Mimi Mager, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for 
a term expiring December 27, 2007.

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  Jacob Joseph Lew, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2008.
  Patricia Cushwa, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission for a term of six years. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard, Foreign Service.
Pages S11843-45
Messages From the House:
  Page S11798
Executive Communications:
  Page S11799
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S11800
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11800-02
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11796-98
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S11802
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--215) 
                                                         Pages 11764-65
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 12:31 a.m., on 
Sunday, November 21, 2004, until 5 p.m., on Wednesday, November 24, 
2004, or until 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, December 7, 2004, in accordance 
with the provisions of H. Con. Res. 529. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11842.)