[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1174-D1177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, November 9, 2005

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House agreed to the Conference Report on H.R. 2419, Energy 
      and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006; and
      The House agreed to the Conference Report on H.R. 2862, 
      Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related 
      Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12553-S12629
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1978-1988, and S. Con. Res. 63-64.
  Pages S12606-07
Measures Passed:
  Korea Oil Stockpile: Senate passed S. 1988, to authorize the transfer 
of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea.
  Page S12628
Department of Defense Authorization: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                    Pages S12560-S12601
Adopted:
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 312), Inhofe Modified 
Amendment No. 2440, to ensure by law the ability of the military 
service academies to include the offering of a voluntary, non-
denominational prayer as an element of their activities. 
                                   Page S12561-65, S12566-69, S12576-77
  By 98 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 313), Ensign Amendment No. 2443, to 
restate United States policy on the use of riot control agents by 
members of the Armed Forces.
Pages S12560, S12569, S12577-78
  Durbin (for Bayh/Durbin) Amendment No. 2483, to provide income 
replacement payments for certain Reserves experiencing extended and 
frequent mobilization for active duty service.
Pages S12579-83
  By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 314), Chambliss Amendment 
No. 2433, to reduce the eligibility age for receipt of non-regular 
military service retired pay for members of the Ready Reserve in active 
federal status or an active duty for significant periods. 
                             Pages S12560, S12569, S12573-74, S12584-86
  Warner Amendment No. 2499 (to Amendment No. 1396 (previously agreed 
to)), to make a technical correction.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for McCain) Amendment No. 1438, to redesignate the Naval 
Reserve as the Navy Reserve.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner Amendment No. 2500, to extend by one year the date of the 
final report of the advisory panel on laws and regulations on 
acquisition practices and to require an interim report. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner/Leahy Amendment No. 1562, to designate the annex to the E. 
Barrett Prettyman Federal Building and United States Courthouse located 
at 333 Constitution Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia as the 
``William B. Bryant Annex''.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Feinstein/Hagel) Amendment No. 1410, to express the sense 
of Congress concerning actions to support the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
Treaty.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Martinez) Amendment No. 1885, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Navy to provide for welfare of Special Category Residents at 
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 2501, to express the sense of 
the Senate on National Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2006. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner Modified Amendment No. 1567, to modify the exclusion from 
officer distribution and strength limitations of officers serving in 
intelligence community positions.
Pages S12589-95

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  Warner Modified Amendment No. 1560, to increase by $1,500,000 the 
amount authorized to be appropriated to the Navy for research within 
the High-Brightness Electron Source program, and to provide an offset. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner Modified Amendment No. 1559, to increase by $1,000,000 the 
amount authorized to be appropriated to the Army for research, 
development, test, and evaluation, to be available for research on and 
facilitation of technology for converting obsolete chemical munitions 
to fertilizer, and to provide an offset.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Domenici/Graham) Amendment No. 1543, to authorize the 
Secretary of Energy to carry out certain new plant projects for defense 
nuclear nonproliferation activities.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner/Levin Amendment No. 2502, to modify the designation of 
facilities and resources constituting the Major Range and Test Facility 
Base.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Vitter) Amendment No. 1471, to require a study on the 
deployment of members of the National Guard and Reserves in the global 
war on terrorism.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Allard/Salazar) Amendment No. 2503, to authorize the 
Secretary of Energy to purchase certain essential mineral rights and 
resolve natural resource damage liability claims.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Santorum) Modified Amendment No. 1329, to authorize, with 
an offset, an additional $1,000,000 for procurement for the Marine 
Corps for General Property for Field Medical Equipment for the Rapid 
Intravenous (IV) Infusion Pump.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Roberts) Amendment No. 2504, to authorize, with an 
offset, an additional $4,000,000 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation for the Air Force for Aging Military Aircraft Fleet Support.
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Inouye) Amendment No. 2505, to make United States 
nationals eligible for appointment to the Senior Reserve Officers' 
Training Corps.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 2506, to require a report on 
cooperation between the Department of Defense and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration on research, development, test, 
and evaluation activities.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Santorum) Amendment No. 2484, to authorize, with an 
offset, an additional $1,000,000 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation for the Army for Warhead/Grenade Scientific Based 
Manufacturing Technology.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Reed) Modified Amendment No. 1316, to authorize, with an 
offset, an additional $5,000,000 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation for the Army for the Joint Service Small Arms Program. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Akaka) Amendment No. 2485, to establish the National 
Foreign Language Coordination Council to develop and implement a 
foreign language strategy.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Ensign) Amendment No. 2486, to provide, with an offset, 
an additional $16,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Army, for the 
Point of Maintenance/Arsenal/Depot AIT Initiative.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Ensign) Amendment No. 2487, to provide, with an offset, 
an additional $4,500,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Army, for 
procurement of the RI-2200 and RI-2400 Long Arm High-Intensity Arc 
Metal Halide Handheld Searchlight.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Coleman) Amendment No. 2488, to support the acquisition 
of foreign language skills among participants in the Reserve Officers' 
Training Corps.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Bingaman/Domenici) Amendment No. 2489, to make available, 
with an offset, $3,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and 
Evaluation, Air Force, for assurance for the Field Programmable Gate 
Array.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Domenici/Bingaman) Modified Amendment No. 1544, to 
authorize, with an offset, an additional $6,000,000 for Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, for research and development 
on Long Wavelength Array low frequency radio astronomy instruments. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner Amendment No. 2491, to delay until September 30, 2007, the 
limitation on the procurement by the Department of Defense of systems 
that are not equipped with the Global Positioning System. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 2492, to make available, with an 
offset, additional amounts for defense basic research programs. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Clinton/Kennedy) Amendment No. 1444, to ensure that any 
reimbursement for services is retained for fire protection activity. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for DeWine) Amendment No. 1534, to permit the Department of 
Defense and other Federal agencies to enter into reciprocal agreements 
with fire organizations for emergency medical services, hazardous 
material containment, and other emergency services.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner Amendment No. 2493, to improve the provision relating to 
clarification of authority of military legal assistance counsel. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Thomas/Enzi) Modified Amendment No. 1469, to renew the 
moratorium on the return

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of veterans memorial objects to foreign nations without specific 
authorization in law.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Byrd) Amendment No. 2494, to provide an education loan 
repayment program for chaplains in the Selected Reserve. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Dodd/Kennedy) Amendment No. 2495, to modify and improve 
the National Call to Service program.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Santorum) Amendment No. 2496, to provide for the policy 
of the Department of Defense on the recruitment and enlistment of home 
schooled individuals in the Armed Forces.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Feingold) Modified Amendment No. 1550, to improve 
national security through the establishment of a Civilian Linguist 
Reserve Corps Pilot Project within the Department of Defense comprised 
of citizens fluent in foreign languages who would be available to 
provide translation services and related duties, as needed. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Kerry) Amendment No. 2497, to make available, with an 
offset, $10,000,000 for Project Sheriff.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Allard) Modified Amendment 1382, to require a report on 
the aircraft of the Army to perform the High-altitude Aviation Training 
Site of the Army National Guard.
Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Levin) Amendment No. 2498, to make available, with an 
offset, an additional $5,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and 
Evaluation, Army, for Medium Tactical Vehicle Modifications. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
  Warner (for Salazar) Amendment No. 2490, to provide for Department of 
Defense support of certain Paralympic sporting events. 
                                                        Pages S12589-95
Rejected:
  By 40 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 315), Levin (for Durbin) Modified 
Amendment No. 2473, to provide for eligibility for retired pay for non-
regular service.
Pages S12574, S12586
Pending:
  Dorgan Amendment No. 2476, to establish a special committee of the 
Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to 
conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on 
terrorism.
Pages S12571-73, S12574-75
  Lautenberg Amendment No. 2478, to prohibit individuals who knowingly 
engage in certain violations relating to the handling of classified 
information from holding a security clearance. 
                                                Pages S12575-76, S12589
  Talent Amendment No. 2477, to modify the multiyear procurement 
authority for C-17 aircraft.
Pages S12586-89
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  Warner Modified Amendment No. 1563, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Navy to lease United States Navy Museum facilities at Washington Naval 
Yard, District of Columbia, to the Naval Historical Foundation, 
previously agreed to on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, was further modified 
by unanimous consent.
Page S12569
  Warner (for Dole) Modified Amendment No. 1526, to express the sense 
of the Senate on the need for community impact assistance related to 
the construction by the Navy of an outlying landing field in North 
Carolina, previously agreed to on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, was 
further modified by unanimous consent.
Page S12578
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that the 
time until 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 10, 2005, be equally 
divided, and that at 11:30 a.m., the Senate proceed to a vote on or in 
relation to Dorgan Amendment No. 2476 (listed above), to be followed by 
a vote on or in relation to Talent Amendment No. 2477 (listed above), 
with no second-degree amendments in order to the amendments prior to 
the votes.
Page S12595
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, 
November 10, 2005.
Pages S12628-29
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation 
of the national emergency with respect to Iran which was declared in 
Executive Order No. 12170 on November 14, 1979; which was referred to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-30) 
                                                            Page S12605
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report from the Committee on Foreign Relations:
  Report to accompany Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime 
(Treaty Doc. 108-11) (Ex. Rept. 109-6).
Nominations Received: Senate received the following Nominations::
  Michael Joseph Copps, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2005.
  Deborah Taylor Tate, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 
30, 2007.
  Janet Ann Sanderson, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Haiti.
  Carol A. Dalton, 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.

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  Paul J. McNulty, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General. 
                                                            Page S12629
Messages From the House:
  Pages S12605-06
Measures Referred:
  Page S12606
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S12606
Executive Communications:
  Page S12606
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S12606
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S12607-08
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S12608-17
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12617-27
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S12627
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Page S12627
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--315) 
                                   Pages S12577, S12578, S12585, S12586
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:33 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 10, 2005. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12629.)