[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 139 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1128-D1130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, December 8, 2004

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the Conference Report to accompany S. 2845, 
      National Intelligence Reform Act.
      Senate agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4548, 
      Intelligence Authorization Act.
      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 531, providing for the sine die 
      adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Eighth 
      Congress.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11937-S12087
Measures Introduced: Three bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3033-3035, and S. Res. 485-487.              
  Page S12068
Measures Passed:
  Relative to the Death of J. Stanley Kimmitt: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
486, relative to the death of J. Stanley Kimmitt, Former Secretary of 
the Senate.                                             
  Pages S12017-18
  Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act: Senate passed H.R. 
3818, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve the 
results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance 
programs, clearing the measure for the President.           
  Page S12018
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 3034, for the relief of Susan 
Overton Huey.                                               
  Page S12018
  Wilderness Act Anniversary: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 387, commemorating 
the 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, and the resolution was then 
agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S12018-19
  Frist (for Bingaman/Feingold) Amendment No. 4087 (to the preamble), 
to add additional history relating to the wilderness.   
Pages S12018-19
  Atomic Energy Act of 1954 Recognition: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 
151, recognizing the essential role that the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
has played in development of peaceful uses of atomic energy, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                              
  Page S12019
  Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: Committee on 
Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 2619, to provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National 
Wildlife Refuge, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for 
the President.                                              
  Page S12019
  Junk Fax Prevention Act: Senate passed S. 2603, to amend section 227 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) relating to the 
prohibition on junk fax transmissions, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                                 
  Page S12020
  Frist (for McCain/Cornyn) Amendment No. 4086, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                 
Page S12020
  Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act: 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2457, to authorize funds for an educational 
center for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, and the bill 
was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.    
  Page S12020
  Everglades National Park Land Exchange: Senate passed H.R. 3785, to 
authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park, 
clearing the measure for the President.                     
  Page S12020
  U.S. Justices Judges Salary Adjustments: Senate passed H.R. 5363, to 
authorize salary adjustments for Justices and judges of the United 
States for fiscal year 2005, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12020

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  American Bald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin 
Act: Senate passed H.R. 4116, to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
to mint coins celebrating the recovery and restoration of the American 
bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States, to America's 
lands, waterways, and skies and the great importance of the designation 
of the American bald eagle as an ``endangered'' species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, clearing the measure for the President.
                                                        Pages S12020-21
  Ukraine Elections: Senate agreed to S. Res. 487, expressing the sense 
of the Senate regarding the November 21, 2004, Presidential runoff 
election in Ukraine.                                        
  Page S12021
  Private Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 530, for the relief of Tanya Andrea 
Goudeau, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                  
  Page S12021
  Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control: Senate passed H.R. 4569, to 
provide for the development of a national plan for the control and 
management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-
like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                  
  Page S12026
  Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act: Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 
2575, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct research, 
monitoring, management, treatment, and outreach activities relating to 
sudden oak death syndrome and to convene regular meetings of, or 
conduct regular consultations with, Federal, State, tribal, and local 
government officials to provide recommendations on how to carry out 
those activities, and the bill was then passed.         
  Pages S12026-27
  District of Columbia Retirement Protection Improvement Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 4657, to amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to improve 
the administration of Federal pension benefit payments for District of 
Columbia teachers, police officers, and firefighters, clearing the 
measure for the President.                              
  Pages S12027-28
  Anticounterfeiting Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 2227, to prevent and punish 
counterfeiting and copyright piracy, and the bill was then passed. 
                                                        Pages S12028-29
  Anti-Counterfeiting Amendment Act: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3632, to prevent and 
punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords, and the 
bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
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  Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act: 
Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2121, to amend the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship 
Act of 1990 to authorize additional appropriations for the Eisenhower 
Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund, and the bill was then passed, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                            Page S12029
  Frist (for Roberts) Amendment No. 4088, to remove a fiscal year 
limitation from an authorization of appropriations.         
Page S12029
  Arrow Components Taxation: Senate passed H.R. 5394, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the taxation of arrow 
components, clearing the measure for the President.         
  Page S12029
  Public Health Service Act Amendment: Senate passed H.R. 5204, to 
amend section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (relating to 
children's hospitals) to modify provisions regarding the determination 
of the amount of payments for indirect expenses associated with 
operating approved graduate medical residency training programs, 
clearing the measure for the President.                     
  Page S12029
  University of Miami Marine Life Science Center: Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 4027, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
make available to the University of Miami property under the 
administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for use by the University for 
a Marine Life Science Center, and the bill was then passed, clearing 
the measure for the President.                              
  Page S12029
  Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act: Senate passed H.R. 5382, to 
promote the development of the emerging commercial human space flight 
industry, clearing the measure for the President.           
  Page S12029
  Enhance 911 Act: Senate passed H.R. 5419, to amend the 
NationalTelecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
Act to facilitate the reallocation of spectrum from governmental to 
commercial users; to improve, enhance, and promote the Nation's 
homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency 
response capabilities through the use of enhanced 911 services, to 
further upgrade Public Safety Answering Point capabilities and related 
functions in receiving E-911 calls, and to support in the construction 
and operation of a ubiquitous and reliable citizen activated system; 
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to provide that funds received as universal service contributions under 
section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 and the universal service 
support programs established pursuant thereto are not subject to 
certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as 
the Antideficiency Act, for a period of time, clearing the measure for 
the President.                                              
  Page S12083
  Sine Die Adjournment: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 531, providing 
for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred 
Eighth Congress.                                            
  Page S12083
National Intelligence Reform Act Conference Report: By 89 yeas to 2 
nays (Vote No. 216), Senate agreed to the conference report to 
accompany S. 2845, to reform the intelligence community and the 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                    Pages S11939-S12010
Intelligence Authorization Act Conference Report: Senate agreed to the 
conference report to accompany H.R. 4548, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the United States Government, the Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System, clearing the measure for the President.             
  Page S12020
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the 
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, committees, boards, conferences, or 
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action 
of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.               
  Page S12022
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Susan Johnson Grant, of Virginia, to be Chief FinancialOfficer, 
Department of Energy.
  William Sanchez, of Florida, to be Special Counsel forImmigration-
Related Unfair Employment Practices for a term offour years.
  Veronica Vargas Stidvent, of Texas, to be an AssistantSecretary of 
Labor. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and 
Pensions was dischargedfrom further consideration).
  Karen Alderman Harbert, of the District of Columbia, to bean 
Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs and Domestic 
Policy). (Prior to this action, Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources was discharged from furtherconsideration).
  John S. Shaw, of the District of Columbia, to be anAssistant 
Secretary of Energy (Environment, Safety and Health). (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from 
further consideration).
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration).                                             
Page S12087
Nominations Returned to the President:               
  Pages S12084-12087
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S12060-61
Measures Referred:                                          
  Page S12061
Executive Communications:                               
  Pages S12061-68
Additional Cosponsors:                                      
  Page S12068
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S12068-71
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S12052-60
Amendments Submitted:                                       
  Page S12071
Privilege of the Floor:                                     
  Page S12083
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--216) 
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Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and, in accordance with the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 531, adjourned sine die at 10:54 p.m., on 
Wednesday, December 8, 2004, until 12 noon, on January 4, 2005.