[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 82 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D679-D686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, June 22, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS:

      Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act.
      The House passed H.R. 5638--Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 
      2006.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6323-S6444
Measures Introduced: Five bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3556-3560 and S. Con. Res. 103-104.
  Page S6419
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget 
Totals for Fiscal Year 2007''. (S. Rept. No. 109-268)
  H.R. 5384, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-266)
  H.R. 5521, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-267)
  H.R. 2977, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, as the ``Paul 
Kasten Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3440, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 100 Avenida RL Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as 
the ``Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3549, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, as the 
``William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3934, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, as the 
``Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4108, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
``State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office 
Building''.
  H.R. 4456, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2404 Race Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the 
``Hattie W. Caraway Station''.
  H.R. 4561, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 8624 Ferguson Road in Dallas, Texas, as the 
``Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4688, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1 Boyden Street in Badin, North Carolina, as the 
``Mayor John Thompson `Tom' Garrison Memorial Post Office''.
  H.R. 4786, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 535 Wood Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as the 
``H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4995, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 7 Columbus Avenue in Tuckahoe, New York, as the 
``Ronald Bucca Post Office''.
  H.R. 5245, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1 Marble Street in Fair Haven, Vermont, as the 
``Matthew Lyon Post Office Building''.
  S. 2228, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2404 Race Street, Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the 
``Hattie W. Caraway Post Office''.
  S. 2376, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, as the 
``Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building''.
  S. 2690, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 8801 Sudley Road in Manassas, Virginia, as the 
``Harry J. Parrish Post Office''.
  S. 2722, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 170 East Main Street in Patchogue, New York, as the 
``Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building''.

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  S. 3187, to designate the Post Office located at 5755 Post Road, East 
Greenwich, Rhode Island, as the ``Richard L. Cevoli Post Office.''. 
                                                             Page S6419
Measures Passed:
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 103, to correct 
the enrollment of the bill H.R. 889.
  Page S6439
  Subsequently, a unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that when the Senate receives from the House a message that the House 
agrees to S. Con. Res. 103, and the conference report to accompany H.R. 
889 is received from the House, the conference report be considered 
agreed to.
Page S6439
  National Defense Authorization: By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote 
No. 186), Senate passed S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2007 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, after taking action on the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S6324-S6401
Adopted:
  Hutchison Amendment No. 4377, to include a delineation of the 
homeland defense and civil support missions of the National Guard and 
Reserves in the Quadrennial Defense Review.
Page S6336
  Warner/Levin Amendment No. 4492, to clarify the contracting authority 
for the chemical demilitarization program.
Page S6346
  Warner Amendment No. 4493, to extend the authority for the personnel 
program for scientific and technical personnel.
Page S6346
  Warner (for Burns/Dole) Amendment No. 4494, to encourage the use of 
electronic voting technology and to provide for the continuation of the 
Interim Voting Assistance System.
Pages S6346-47, S6359-60
  Levin (for Harkin) Modified Amendment No. 4266, to require semiannual 
reports on efforts by the Department of Justice to investigate and 
prosecute cases of waste, fraud, and abuse related to Federal 
contracting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and throughout the war on terror. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6347
  Warner (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 4495, to require annual reports on 
United States contributions to the United Nations.
Pages S6346, S6347
  Levin (for Reid) Modified Amendment No. 4307, relating to North 
Korea.
Pages S6346, S6347-48
  Warner (for Lott) Modified Amendment No. 4326, to make funds 
available for the Arrow ballistic missile defense system. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6348
  Levin (for Obama) Amendment No. 4224, to include assessments of 
Traumatic Brain Injury in the post-deployment health assessments of 
members of the Armed Forces returning from deployment in support of a 
contingency operation.
Pages S6346, S6348
  Warner (for Cornyn/Hutchison) Amendment No. 4496, to require a report 
on biodefense staffing and training requirements in support of the 
national biosafety laboratories.
Pages S6346, S6348
  Levin (for Schumer) Modified Amendment No. 4309, to provide that, of 
the funds authorized under Title XIV, $20,000,000 may be made available 
for the procurement of hemostatic agents, including blood-clotting 
bandages, for use by members of the Armed Forces in the field. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6348
  Warner (for Ensign) Amendment No. 4345, to specify the qualifications 
required for instructors in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
Program.
Pages S6346, S6348-49
  Levin (for Nelson (FL)/Martinez) Amendment No. 4368, relating to 
Operation Bahamas, Turks & Caicos.
Pages S6346, S6349
  Warner (for Allard) Amendment No. 4497, to provide for an independent 
review and assessment of the organization and management of the 
Department of Defense for national security in space. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6349
  Levin (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 4222, to require consideration of 
the utilization of fuel cells as back-up power systems in Department of 
Defense operations.
Pages S6346, S6349
  Warner (for Allen) Amendment No. 4498, to authorize an accession 
bonus for members of the Armed Forces who are appointed as a 
commissioned officer after completing officer candidate school. 
                                                  Pages S6346, S6349-50
  Warner Amendment No. 4499, to authorize the National Security Agency 
to collect service charges for the certification or validation of 
information assurance products.
Pages S6346, S6350
  Levin (for Cantwell) Modified Amendment No. 4202, to require reports 
on the withdrawal or diversion of equipment from reserve units for 
support of reserve units being mobilized and other units. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6350
  Warner (for Martinez) Amendment No. 4500, to provide for the 
procurement of replacement equipment.
Pages S6346, S6350
  Levin (for Menendez/Lautenberg) Amendment No. 4441, to require a plan 
to replace equipment withdrawn or diverted from the reserve components 
of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
Freedom.
Pages S6346, S6350
  Warner (for DeWine) Modified Amendment No. 4231, relating to the 
Mental Health Self-Assessment Program of the Department of Defense. 
                                                  Pages S6346, S6350-51

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  Levin (for Obama) Amendment No. 4409, to require a report on the 
provision of an electronic copy of military records to members of the 
Armed Forces upon their discharge or release from the Armed Forces. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6351
  Warner/Levin Amendment No. 4501, to require a report on vehicle-based 
active protection systems for certain battlefield threats. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6351
  Levin (for Feingold) Amendment No. 4502, to require an annual report 
on the amount of the acquisitions made by the Department of Defense of 
articles, materials, or supplies purchased from entities that 
manufacture the articles, materials, or supplies outside of the United 
States.
Pages S6346, S6351
  Warner (for McCain) Amendment No. 4503, to require an annual report 
on foreign military sales and direct sales to foreign customers of 
significant military equipment manufactured inside the United States. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6351
  Warner (for Graham/Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 4504, to expand and 
enhance the authority of the Secretaries of the military departments to 
remit or cancel indebtedness of members of the Armed Forces. 
                                                  Pages S6346, S6351-52
  Warner (for Graham/Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 4505, to provide an 
exception for notice to consumer reporting agencies regarding debts or 
erroneous payments for which a decision to waive or cancel is pending. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6352
  Warner (for Graham/Nelson (NE)) Amendment No. 4506, to enhance 
authority relating to the waiver of claims for overpayment of pay and 
allowances of members of the Armed Forces.
Pages S6346, S6352
  Warner (for Talent/Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 4331, to establish 
requirements with respect to the terms of consumer credit extended by a 
creditor to a servicemember or the dependent of a servicemember. 
                                                  Pages S6346, S6352-53
  Levin (for Boxer) Amendment No. 4507, to require the President to 
conduct a review of circumstances establishing eligibility for the 
Purple Heart for former prisoners of war dying in or due to captivity 
and to report to the Congress on the advisability of modifying the 
criteria for award of the Purple Heart.
Pages S6346, S6353
  Warner Amendment No. 4508, to modify the qualifications for 
leadership of the Naval Postgraduate School.
Pages S6346, S6353
  Warner (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 4509, to provide that the 
Secretary of the Army shall not be considered an owner or operator for 
purposes of environmental liability in connection with the construction 
of any portion of the Fairfax County Parkway off the Engineer Proving 
Ground, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, that is not owned by the Federal 
Government.
Pages S6346, S6353
  Warner (for Graham) Amendment No. 4510, to increase the number of 
options periods authorized for extension of current contracts under the 
TRICARE program.
Pages S6346, S6353
  Levin (for Salazar) Amendment No. 4219, to rename the death gratuity 
payable for deaths of members of the Armed Forces as fallen hero 
compensation.
Pages S6346, S6353-54
  Warner (for Allard) Amendment No. 4386, to require a joint family 
support assistance program for families of members of the Armed Forces.
                                                     Pages S6346, S6354
  Warner Amendment No. 4511, to clarify the repeal of the requirement 
of reduction of Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by dependency and 
indemnity compensation.
Pages S6346, S6354
  Levin (for Reid) Amendment No. 4197, to modify the effect date of the 
termination of the phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and 
veterans disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities rated as total by virtue of unemployability. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6354
  Warner Amendment No. 4512, to modify certain additional authorities 
for purposes of the targeted shaping of the Armed Forces. 
                                                  Pages S6346, S6354-55
  Warner Amendment No. 4513, to provide for the determination of the 
retired pay base or retain pay base of a general or flag officer based 
on actual rates of basic pay rather than on amounts payable under the 
ceiling on the basic pay of such officers.
Pages S6346, S6355
  Warner Amendment No. 4514, to provide in the calculation of retired 
pay for members of the Armed Forces that service in excess of 30 years 
shall not be subject to the maximum limit on the percentage of the 
retired pay multiplier.
Pages S6346, S6355
  Warner (for DeWine) Amendment No. 4515, to modify the commencement 
date of eligibility for an optional annuity for dependents under the 
Survivor Benefit Plan.
Pages S6346, S6355
  Levin (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 4342, to modify the time limitation 
for use of entitlement to educational assistance for reserve component 
members supporting contingency operations and other operations. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6355
  Warner (for Chambliss) Amendment No. 4365, 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 on active duty for 
significant periods and to expand eligibility of members of the 
Selected Reserve for coverage under the TRICARE program. 
                                        Pages S6346, S6355-56, S6373-75
  McCain Amendment No. 4241, to name the Act after John Warner, a 
Senator from Virginia.
Pages S6346, S6356

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  Levin (for Salazar) Modified Amendment No. 4220, to require a report 
on the High Altitude Aviation Training Site in Eagle County, Colorado. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6356
  Warner (for Coburn) Amendment No. 4371, to improve the provisions 
relating to the linking of award and incentive fees to acquisition 
outcomes.
Pages S6346, S6356
  Levin (for Biden) Amendment No. 4244, relating to military 
vaccination matters.
Pages S6346, S6356-57
  Warner Amendment No. 4516, to ensure the timely completion of the 
equity finalization process for Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6357
  Levin (for Boxer) Amendment No. 4466, to improve mental health 
screening and services for members of the Armed Forces. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6357
  Warner Amendment No. 4517, to make funds available for the Our 
Military Kids youth support program.
Pages S6346, S6357-58
  Levin (for Landrieu) Modified Amendment No. 4363, to make available 
from Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, $2,500,000 for 
Infantry Combat Equipment.
Pages S6346, S6358
  Warner (for Domenici/Bingaman) Modified Amendment No. 4450, to 
provide, with an offset, an additional $5,000,000 for Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, for High Energy Laser-Low 
Aspect Target Tracking.
Pages S6346, S6358
  Levin (for Landrieu) Modified Amendment No. 4362, to make available 
from Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, $1,500,000 for 
the Individual First Aid Kit.
Pages S6346, S6358
  Warner (for Santorum) Modified Amendment No. 4275, to provide, with 
an offset, an additional $2,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, 
and Evaluation, Air Force, for the Advanced Aluminum Aerostructures 
Initiative.
Pages S6346, S6358
  Levin (for Akaka) Modified Amendment No. 4475, to increase by 
$4,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated for research, 
development, test, and evaluation for the Navy for the development, 
validation, and demonstration of warfighter rapid awareness processing 
technology for distributed operations within the Marine Corps Landing 
Force Technology program, and to provide an offset. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6358
  Warner (for Santorum) Modified Amendment No. 4276, to provide, with 
an offset, an additional $1,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, 
and Evaluation, Army, for legged mobility robotic research. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6358
  Levin (for Reed) Modified Amendment No. 4469, to provide, with an 
offset, additional amounts for Research, Development, Test, and 
Evaluation, Air Force, for funding for Wideband Digital Airborne 
Electronic Sensing Array.
Pages S6346, S6358
  Levin (for Kennedy) Modified Amendment No. 4477, to make available, 
with an offset, an additional $45,000,000 for research, development, 
test, and evaluation for science and technology.
Pages S6346, S6358
  Warner Amendment No. 4518, to make available funds for the reading 
for the Blind and Dyslexic program of the Department of Defense. 
                                                  Pages S6346, S6358-59
  Warner (for DeWine/Voinovich) Amendment No. 4214, to make a technical 
correction to a project for Rickenbacker Airport, Columbus, Ohio. 
                                                     Pages S6346, S6359
  Levin Amendment No. 4519, to make technical corrections to high 
priority project and transportation improvement project in the State of 
Michigan.
Pages S6346, S6359
  Coburn Modified Amendment No. 4491, to reform the Department of 
Defense's Travel System into Pay-For-Use-of-Service System. 
                                                  Pages S6370-73, S6376
  Coburn Amendment No. 4370, to require notice to Congress and the 
public on earmarks of funds available to the Department of Defense. 
                                                     Pages S6374, S6376
  By 70 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 184), Chambliss Amendment No. 4261, 
to authorize multiyear procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft and F-119 
engines.
Pages S6336-45, S6376-77
  By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 185), Sessions Modified 
Amendment No. 4471, to provide, with an offset, additional funding for 
missile defense testing and operations.
Pages S6366-70, S6375, S6377
  Warner Amendment No. 4520, relating to the Minuteman III 
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
Pages S6377-78
  Levin (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 4374, to provide for a study of 
the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium.
Pages S6377-78
  Warner Amendment No. 4521, to provide, with an offset, $10,000,000 
for the Joint Advertising, Market Research and Studies program. 
                                                         Pages S6377,78
  Levin (for Boxer) Amendment No. 4522, to require a report on security 
measures to ensure that data contained in the Joint Advertising, Market 
Research and Studies (JAMRS) program is maintained and protected. 
                                                         Pages S6377-78
  Warner Amendment No. 4523, to extend the termination date for the 
exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for 
temporary workers.
Pages S6377-78
  Levin (for Biden) Amendment No. 4458, to ensure payment of United 
States assessments for

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United Nations peacekeeping operations in 2005, 2006, and 2007. 
                                                         Pages S6677-78
  Warner (for Cochran/Lott) Amendment No. 4524, to provide for Military 
Deputies to the Assistant Secretaries of the military departments for 
acquisition, logistics, and technology matters.
Pages S6377, S6378-79
  Levin (for Clinton) Amendment No. 4264, enhance the services 
available to members of the Armed Forces returning from deployment in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to assist such 
members, and their family members, in transitioning to civilian life. 
                                                  Pages S6377, S6379-81
  Warner (for Snowe/Kerry) Amendment No. 4464, to provide a sunset date 
for the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. 
                                                     Pages S6377, S6381
  Levin (for Bayh) Amendment No. 4489, to propose an alternative to 
section 1083 to improve the Quadrennial Defense Review. 
                                                  Pages S6377, S6381-82
  Warner (for Allard/Salazar) Amendment No. 4525, to require a report 
on Air Force safety requirements for Air Force flight training 
operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colorado.
Pages S6377, S6382
  Levin (for Feingold) Amendment No. 4526, to require the President to 
develop a comprehensive strategy toward Somalia.
Pages S6377, S6382
  Warner (for Lott) Modified Amendment No. 4327, to improve the 
management of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Pages S6377, S6382-83
  Levin (for Feingold) Amendment No. 4527, to require a report on the 
feasibility of establishing a United States military regional combatant 
command for Africa.
Pages S6377, S6383
  Warner (for McCain/Warner) Amendment No. 4434, to ensure proper 
education, training, and supervision of personnel providing special 
education services for dependents of members of the Armed Forces under 
extended benefits under TRICARE.
Pages S6377, S6383
  Levin (for Akaka) Modified Amendment No. 4393, to transfer custody of 
the Air Force Health Study assets to the Medical Follow-up Agency. 
                                                     Pages S6377, S6383
  Warner (for Allen) Amendment No. 4312, to expand and enhance the 
bonus to encourage members of the Army to refer other persons for 
enlistment in the Army.
Pages S6377, S6383-84
  Levin (for Biden) Amendment No. 4424, to modify certain requirements 
related to counterdrug activities.
Pages S6377, S6384, S6391
  Warner (for Chafee) Amendment No. 4416, to direct the Secretary of 
the Army to assume responsibility for the annual operation and 
maintenance of the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier, Providence, Rhode 
Island.
Pages S6377, S6384
  Levin (for Durbin) Modified Amendment No. 4364, to rename the Navy 
and Marine Corps Reserve Center at Rock Island, Illinois, in honor of 
Representative Lane Evans.
Pages S6377, S6384, S6391
  Warner (for DeWine) Amendment No. 4232, to name the new 
administration building at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in 
Lima, Ohio, after Michael G. Oxley, a member of the House of 
Representatives.
Pages S6377, S6384
  Warner (for Allard) Amendment No. 4528, to name a military family 
housing facility at Fort Carson, Colorado, after Representative Joel 
Hefley.
Pages S6377, S6384
  Warner/Levin Amendment No. 4529, to require the submittal to Congress 
of the Department of Defense Supplemental and Cost of War Execution 
reports.
Pages S6377, S6384
  Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 4311, to provide that acceptance by a 
military officer of appointment to the position of Director of National 
Intelligence or Director of the Center Intelligence Agency shall be 
conditional upon retirement of the officer after the assignment. 
                                                     Pages S6377, S6384
  Warner (for Chambliss/Isakson) Amendment No. 4228, relating to the 
comprehensive review of the procedures of the Department of Defense on 
mortuary affairs.
Pages S6377, S6384-85
  Levin (for Reid) Modified Amendment No. 4439, to require reports on 
the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement.
Pages S6377, S6385
  Warner (for Talent) Amendment No. 4530, to extend the patent term for 
the badges of the American Legion, the American Legion Women's 
Auxiliary, and the Sons of the American Legion.
Pages S6377, S6385
  Levin (for Reid) Amendment No. 4337, relating to intelligence on 
Iran.
Pages S6377, S6385-86
  Warner Amendment No. 4531, to make available $2,900,000 from 
Operation and Maintenance, Army, for the Virginia Military Institute 
for military training infrastructure improvements.
Pages S6377, S6386
  Levin (for Lincoln/Pryor) Amendment No. 4411, to authorize $3,600,000 
for military construction for the Air National Guard of the United 
States to construct an engine inspection and maintenance facility at 
Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.
Pages S6377, S6386
  Warner (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 4336, to require a report on the 
feasibility of omitting Social Security numbers from military 
identification cards.
Pages S6377, S6386, S6391

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  Levin (for Clinton) Amendment No. 4361, to require that Congress be 
apprised periodically on the implementation of the Darfur Peace 
Agreement.
Pages S6377, S6386
  Warner (for Chambliss) Amendment No. 4532, to require a report on the 
use of alternative fuels by the Department of Defense. 
                                                     Pages S6377, S6386
  Levin Amendment No. 4533, to make available an additional 
$450,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
wide and provide an offsetting reduction for a certain military 
intelligence program.
Pages S6377, S6386
  Warner (for Vitter) Amendment No. 4534, to authorize the 
prepositioning of Department of Defense assets to improve support to 
civilian authorities.
Pages S6377, S6386
  Levin (for Pryor/Bingaman) Amendment No. 4535, to provide for energy 
efficiency in new construction.
Pages S6377, S6386-87
  Warner (for Chambliss) Modified Amendment No. 4381, to facilitate the 
transition from military schools to civilian schools of dependents of 
members of the Armed Forces.
Pages S6377, S6387
  Warner (for Chafee) Amendment No. 4429, to authorize the donation of 
the SS Arthur M. Huddell to the Government of Greece. 
                                                     Pages S6377, S6387
  Levin (for Kennedy) Modified Amendment No. 4398, to require a report 
on the biometrics programs of the Department of Defense. 
                                              Pages S6377, S6387, S6391
  Warner (for Domenici) Modified Amendment No. 4451, to require annual 
reports on the expanded use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the national 
airspace system.
Pages S6377, S6387
  Warner (for Burns) Amendment No. 4536, to require a report on the 
incorporation of elements of the reserve components into the Special 
Forces in the expansion of the Special Forces.
Pages S6377, S6387
  Warner (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 4537, to express the sense of the 
Senate on the Transformational Medical Technology Initiative of the 
Department of Defense.
Pages S6377, S6387-88
  Warner (for Burns/Dole) Amendment No. 4538, to provide for the 
enhancement of funeral ceremonies for veterans.
Pages S6377, S6388
  Warner (for Chambliss) Amendment No. 4303, to provide for the 
recovery and availability to the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 
Practice and Firearms Safety of certain firearms, ammunition, and 
parts.
Pages S6377, S6388
  Warner Amendment No. 4539, to provide that the Secretary of the Army 
may authorize family members of a member of the Armed Forces on active 
duty who is occupying military family housing units leased under the 
exception provided for United States Southern Command personnel to 
remain in such units while the soldier is assigned to a family-member-
restricted area.
Pages S6377, S6388
  Levin (for Biden) Amendment No. 4423, to limit the availability of 
funds for certain purposes relating to Iraq.
Pages S6377, S6388
  Warner (for Gregg) Amendment No. 4316, to provide for the conveyance 
of land located in Hopkinton, New Hampshire.
Pages S6377, S6388-89
  Levin (for Dorgan/Conrad) Amendment No. 4407, to authorize $1,000,000 
for the phase 1 construction of an air traffic control complex at Minot 
Air Force Base, North Dakota, and to provide an offset. 
                                                     Pages S6377, S6389
  Warner (for Allard) Amendment No. 4366, to provide for an independent 
review and assessment of the organization and management of the 
Department of Defense for national security in space. 
                                                     Pages S6377, S6389
  Warner (for Coleman) Amendment No. 4321, to exclude Minnesota's 
Northstar Corridor Commuter Rail project from the Federal Transit 
Administration's medium cost-effectiveness rating requirement for 
Federal funding.
Pages S6377, S6389
  Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 4540, to provide for the availability 
of funds authorized to the South County Commuter Rail project, 
Providence, Rhode Island.
Pages S6377, S6389
  Warner (for Domenici/Bingaman) Amendment No. 4449, to require the 
Secretary of the Air Force to prepare an environmental impact statement 
or similar analysis for the beddown of F- 22A fighter aircraft at 
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, as replacements for retiring F-
117A fighter aircraft.
Pages S6377, S6389
  Levin (for Kerry) Modified Amendment No. 4204, to promote a 
comprehensive political agreement in Iraq.
Pages S6377, S6389
  Levin (for Obama) Amendment No. 4541, to require a report on planning 
by the Department of the Air Force for the realignment of aircraft, 
weapons systems, and functions at active and Air National Guard bases 
as a result of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment. 
                                                     Pages S6377, S6390
Rejected:
  By 13 yeas to 86 nays (Vote No. 181), Kerry Amendment No. 4442, to 
require the redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq in 
order to further a political solution in Iraq, encourage the people of 
Iraq to provide for their own security, and achieve victory in the war 
on terror.
Pages S6324-35
  By 39 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 182), Levin Amendment No. 4320, to 
state the sense of Congress on the United States policy on Iraq. 
                                                     Pages S6324, S6335
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:

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  By 98 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 183), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the bill.
Page S6335
  Department of Defense Authorization: Senate passed S. 2767, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such 
fiscal year for the Armed Forces, after striking all after the enacting 
clause and inserting in lieu thereof Division A of S. 2766, National 
Defense Authorization, as passed.
  Page S6404
  Military Construction Authorization: Senate passed S. 2768, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military 
construction, after striking all after the enacting clause and 
inserting in lieu thereof Division B of S. 2766, National Defense 
Authorization, as passed.
  Page S6404
  Department of Energy Defense Activities Authorization: Senate passed 
S. 2769, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof Division C of S. 2766, 
National Defense Authorization, as passed.
  Pages S6404-05
  National Defense Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 5122, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, after striking all after the enacting 
clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 2766, Senate 
companion measure, as passed.
  Page S6405
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Warner, McCain, Inhofe, 
Roberts, Sessions, Collins, Ensign, Talent, Chambliss, Graham, Dole, 
Cornyn, Thune, Levin, Kennedy, Byrd, Lieberman, Reed, Akaka, Nelson 
(FL), Nelson (NE), Dayton, Bayh, and Clinton.
Page S6405
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that with respect 
to S. 2767, S. 2768, and S. 2769 (all listed above), that if the Senate 
receives the message with respect to any of these bills from the House 
of Representatives, the Senate disagree with the House on its amendment 
or amendments to the Senate-passed bill and agree to or request a 
conference as appropriate with the House on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses, and that the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees. 
                                                             Page S6404
Flag Protection Resolution--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing for consideration of S.J. Res. 12, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress 
to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, 
at 4 p.m., on Monday, June 26, 2006, for debate only.
  Page S6440
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the continuation of the 
national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans; which was 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
52)
Page S6417
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 187), Andrew J. Guilford, 
of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central 
District of California.
Page S6442
  Jon T. Rymer, of Tennessee, to be Inspector General, Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation.
Page S6442
  Frank D. Whitney, of North Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.
Page S6442
  Thomas D. Anderson, of Vermont, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Vermont for the term of four years.
Page S6442
  34 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  41 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  30 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                                         Pages S6442-44
Messages From the House:
  Page S6417
Measures Referred:
  Page S6417
Executive Communications:
  Pages S6417-19
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S6419
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S6419-22
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S6422-23
Additional Statements:
  Pages S6412-17
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S6423-37
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S6437
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S6437-39
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S6439
Record Votes: Seven record votes were taken today. (Total--187) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:37 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Friday, June 23, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6442.)