[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 52 (Thursday, May 4, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D437-D439]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 5288-
5310; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 85 and H. Res. 796-801, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2173-74
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2174-75
Reports Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4200, to improve the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments 
in response to catastrophic events affecting Federal lands under their 
jurisdiction, including the removal of dead and damaged trees and the 
implementation of reforestation treatments, to support the recovery of 
non-Federal lands damaged by catastrophic events, to revitalize Forest 
Service experimental forests, and for

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other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rpt. 109-451 Pt. 1).   
Page H2173
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Canon Andrew 
White, Anglican Vicar of Iraq.                               
  Page H2105
SAFE Port Act: The House passed H.R. 4954, to improve maritime and 
cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, by a recorded vote of 
421 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 127.                        
  Pages H2107-53
  Rejected Mr. Nadler's motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Homeland Security with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 
222 nays, Roll No. 126, after ordering the previous question without 
objection.                                               
Pages H2150-52
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment and shall be considered as read.                   
Page H2121
Agreed to:
  King of New York Manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rpt. 109-
450) makes technical changes, adds several new findings on the 
importance of maintaining vibrant international trade, clarifies that 
port security grant funds can be used to address vulnerabilities in 
vessel and facility plans in addition to maritime security plans, and 
clarifies that the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office is responsible for 
implementing Department of Homeland Security requirements under the 
Global Nuclear Architecture and that any private testing performed by 
DNDO will be confidential. Additionally, the amendment removes two 
provisions accepted during full committee consideration: (1) 
establishing a pilot program for training Coast Guard reserve officers; 
and (2) funding for the acceleration of Deepwater. Finally, the 
manager's amendment establishes a Director of Trade policy in the DHS 
Office of Policy;                                        
Pages H2133-36
  Ruppersberger amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) requires 
the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an assessment study of the 
National Targeting Center and recommendations to strengthen the center, 
six months after implementation of the Act;              
Pages H2136-37
  Ruppersberger amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) requires 
the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to consult with 
the appropriate Federal, State and local entities when determining the 
establishment of maritime security centers. Currently the decision on 
where to locate the command centers resides solely with the Secretary 
of the Department of Homeland Security;                  
Pages H2137-38
  Ruppersberger amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) advises 
that the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security should, in 
consultation with appropriate federal, state and local officials 
including the Captain of the Port from the United States Coast Guard 
and representatives from the maritime industry to determine protocols. 
Currently stated the protocols are determined solely by the Secretary 
of the Department of Homeland Security;                      
Page H2138
  Cuellar amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) directs the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to study the specific challenges faced 
by land ports when calling for greater security;         
Pages H2138-39
  Ryun of Kansas amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) directs 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to analyze portable nuclear devices 
under the evaluation of emerging technologies;           
Pages H2139-40
  Hooley amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) amends the 
definition of a cargo container security device in Sec. 1816 from: ``a 
mechanical or electronic device designed to, at a minimum, detect 
unauthorized intrusion of containers'', to ``a mechanical or electronic 
device designed to, at a minimum, positively identify containers and 
detect and record unauthorized intrusion of containers. Such devices 
shall have false alarm rates that have been demonstrated to be below 
one percent.'' LATE;                                     
Pages H2140-41
  Thompson of Mississippi amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) 
ensures that communications equipment purchased, and mechanisms for 
sharing terrorism threat information established, under the new Port 
Security Grant program are interoperable with Federal, State, and local 
agencies;                                                    
Page H2141
  Shays (No. 9 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) requires the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a pilot project at an overseas port 
similar to the Integrated Container Inspection System (ICIS) in Hong 
Kong;                                                    
Pages H2141-42
  Bass amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) allows states and 
local agencies to petition to the Secretary of the Department of 
Homeland Security for approval to apply for grants under this section 
for any activity relating to prevention of, preparation for, response 
to, or recovery from acts of terrorism, that would otherwise be a 
Federal duty performed by Federal agencies and under agreement with a 
State or local government and a Federal agency;          
Pages H2142-43
  Millender-McDonald amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) 
makes eligible the construction

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or enhancement of truck inspection stations in seaport communities and 
trade corridors by authorizing up to $20 million annually in the Port 
Security Grant Program. Establishes or enhances truck inspection 
stations for seaports, communities and trade corridors where there is a 
high volume of truck container traffic. These truck inspection stations 
will be a consolidation and coordination of seaport, community and 
trade corridor security needs, by providing a security check point, 
safety inspections and emissions control check points;   
Pages H2143-44
  Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) 
provides for the community to be included in disaster awareness and 
preparation in the form of a ``Neighborhood Watch''; and 
                                                         Pages H2144-45
  Weiner amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) requires each 
port security grant recipient to report each expenditure to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, who will then publish each expenditure 
on a publicly available website. The revision creates an exception for 
national security.                                       
Pages H2145-46
Rejected:
  Flake amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rpt. 109-450) which sought to 
strike the $400 million authorization for a new Port Security Program 
which would block the creation of an additional federal Homeland 
Security grant program; and                              
Pages H2146-48
  Sanchez, Loretta of California amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rpt. 
109-450) which sought to prohibit the current Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) practice of granting automated targeting risk score 
reductions to Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) 
members that have not received CBP validation of the implementation and 
effectiveness of their security measures, (by a recorded vote of 195 
ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 125).                         
Pages H2148-50
  H. Res. 789, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on Wednesday, May 3, 2006, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas 
to 200 nays, Roll No. 123.
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 796, electing a certain 
Member to a certain standing committee: Committee on Science--
Representative Matsui.                                       
  Page H2155
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today it adjourn to 
meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 8th, and further, when the House adjourns 
on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, 
for Morning Hour debate.                                     
  Page H2155
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, May 10, 2006.      
  Page H2155
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the House to the 
United States delegation of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary 
Group: Mr. Manzullo, Chairman; Mr. McCotter, Vice Chairman; Mr. Dreier, 
Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Brown of South Carolina 
and Mr. Lipinski.                                            
  Page H2156
Clerk Designations: Read a letter from the Clerk wherein she designated 
Ms. Marjorie C. Kelaher, Deputy Clerk, and Mr. Jorge E. Sorensen, 
Deputy Clerk, to sign any and all papers and do all other acts for her 
under the name of the Clerk of the House which they would be authorized 
to do by virtue of this designation, except such as are provided by 
statute, in case of her temporary absence or disability.     
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Investigative Subcommittees--Appointment: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the House to be 
available to serve on investigative subcommittees: Mr. English of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln of Florida, Mrs. 
Blackburn, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
Latham and Mr. Walden of Oregon.                             
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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2149-50, 
H2152, and H2153. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:08 p.m.