[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 106 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D893-D900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Thursday, August 3, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed H.R. 4, Pension Protection Act.
      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 467, Adjournment Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8671-S8907
Measures Introduced: Sixty bills and nine resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3780-3839, and S. Res. 548-556.           
  Pages S8800-02
Measures Reported:
  S. 843, to amend the Public Health Service Act to combat autism 
through research, screening, intervention and education, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-318)
  S. 3678, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-319)
  S. 1838, to provide for the sale, acquisition, conveyance, and 
exchange of certain real property in the District of Columbia to 
facilitate the utilization, development, and redevelopment of such 
property, with amendments.
  S. 2679, to establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights 
Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights 
Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 2823, to provide life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 3721, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the 
United States Emergency Management Authority, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.                                      
Page S8799
Measures Passed:
  Middle East Crisis: Senate agreed to S. Res. 548, expressing the 
sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States and the 
international community to take certain actions with respect to the 
hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.                
  Pages S8878-79
  Pension Protection Act: By 93 yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. 230), Senate 
passed H.R. 4, to provide economic security for all Americans, clearing 
the measure for the President.                           
  Pages S8747-65
  Combating Autism Act: Senate passed S. 843, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to combat autism through research, screening, 
intervention and education, after agreeing to the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S8765-75
  Santorum Amendment No. 4878, to make certain technical corrections. 
                                                             Page S8772
  YouthBuild Transfer Act: Senate passed S. 3534, to amend the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for a YouthBuild program, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                             Page S8879
  Frist (for Enzi) Amendment No. 4879, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                             Page S8879
  Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act 
Amendments: Senate passed S. 1899, to amend the Indian Child Protection 
and Family Violence Prevention Act to identify and remove barriers to 
reducing child abuse, to provide for examinations of certain children, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S8879-84
  Frist (for McCain) Amendment No. 4880, to make certain revisions to 
the bill.                                                    
Page S8881
  Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Senate passed S. 2068, to 
preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia.                                                    
  Page S8884
  Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act: Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 3858, to amend the Robert T. Stafford

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Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that State and 
local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of 
individuals with household pets and service animals following a major 
disaster or emergency, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Page S8884
  Frist (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 4881, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S8884
  Veterans Choice of Representation Act: Senate passed S. 2694, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to remove certain limitations on 
attorney representation of claimants for veterans benefits in 
administrative proceedings before the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
to make certain improvements in the area of memorial affairs, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
an amendment to the title.                               
  Pages S8884-93
  2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 3508, to authorize improvements in the operation of the government 
of the District of Columbia, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
clearing the measure for the President.                   
  Page S8893-99
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 554, authorizing the 
printing with illustrations of a document entitled ``Committee on the 
Budget, United States Senate, 32nd Anniversary, 1974-2006''. 
                                                             Page S8900
  Committee Records Production Authority: Senate agreed to S. Res. 555, 
to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.                                                     
  Page S8900
  Channel Islands National Park: Senate agreed to S. Res. 468, 
supporting the continued administration of Channel Islands National 
Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws 
(including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service. 
                                                             Page S8900
  U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Reauthorization: Senate 
passed S. 3836, to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on 
Public Diplomacy.                                        
  Pages S8900-01
  National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Week: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 556, supporting National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness 
Week and efforts to educate people about peripheral arterial disease. 
                                                             Page S8902
  Children and Families Day: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 532, 
encouraging the adults of the United States to support, listen to, and 
encourage children so that they may reach their potential, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.                           
  Pages S8902-03
  Recognizing Kellogg Achievements: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 545, recognizing the 
life and achievements of Will Keith Kellogg, and the resolution was 
then agreed to.                                              
  Page S8903
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 467, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.         
  Pages S8903-04
Department of Defense Appropriations Act: Senate continued 
consideration of H.R. 5631, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, taking action on 
the following amendments proposed thereto:            
  Pages S8674-S8723
Adopted:
  Stevens (for Smith/Wyden) Amendment No. 4777, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, up to $4,000,000 
for the Transportable Transponder Landing System.        
Pages S8674-75
  Stevens (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 4821, to make available from 
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, up to $3,500,000 for 
the Individual First Aid Kit.                            
Pages S8674-75
  Stevens (for Stabenow) Amendment No. 4789, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $8,000,000 for 
the Advanced Tank Armament System.                       
Pages S8674-75
  Stevens (for Bennett) Amendment No. 4837, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $1,000,000 for 
the development of a Lightweight All Terrain Vehicle.    
Pages S8674-75
  Stevens (for Durbin) Amendment No. 4823, to make available from 
Defense Health Program up to $500,000 for a pilot program on troops to 
nurse teachers.                                          
Pages S8674-75
  Stevens (for McCain) Amendment No. 4838, to clarify the treatment of 
Committee report guidance on certain projects.           
Pages S8674-75
  Coburn/Obama Amendment No. 4787, to limit the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for expenses relating to conferences. (By 36 yeas 
to 60 nays (Vote No. 223), Senate earlier failed to table the 
amendment.)                                    
Pages S8675-76, S8681-82
  Coburn Modified Amendment No. 4784, to require the posting of certain 
reports of the Department of Defense on the Internet website of the 
Department of Defense.                                   
Pages S8676-78

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  By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 224), Coburn Modified 
Amendment No. 4785, to ensure the fiscal integrity of travel payments 
made by the Department of Defense.                
Pages S8678-80, S8682
  Stevens (for Santorum) Amendment No. 4755, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, up to $2,500,000 for 
Navy research and development activities on the Wireless Maritime 
Inspection System as part of the Smartship Wireless Project of the 
Navy.                                                        
Page S8682
  Stevens (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 4808, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $5,000,000 for 
the Virtual Training and Airspace Management Simulation for Unmanned 
Aerial Vehicles.                                             
Page S8682
  Stevens (for Reed) Amendment No. 4847, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, up to 
$3,000,000 for Small and Medium Caliber Recoil Mitigation Technologies.
                                                             Page S8682
  Stevens (for Chambliss) Amendment No. 4828, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $1,000,000 for 
the Automated Communications Support System for WARFIGHTERS, 
Intelligence Community, Linguists, and Analysts.             
Page S8682
  Kennedy Modified Amendment No. 4802, to require a new National 
Intelligence Estimate on prospects for security and stability in Iraq. 
                                                  Pages S8674, S8689-90
  Bond Modified Amendment No. 4827, to clarify the availability of 
funds for the National Guard for National Guard and Reserve equipment. 
                                                  Pages S8682-85, S8691
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. 225), Boxer/Graham Amendment 
No. 4858, to prohibit the use of funds by the United States Government 
to enter into an agreement with the Government of Iraq that would 
subject members of the Armed Forces to the jurisdiction of Iraq 
criminal courts or punishment under Iraq law.         
Pages S8699-S8703
  By 96 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 226), Coburn Amendment No. 4848, to 
require notice to Congress and the public on earmarks of funds 
available to the Department of Defense.           
Pages S8680-81, S8703
  Stevens (for Sessions) Amendment No. 4774, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $1,000,000 for 
blast protection research.                               
Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for Pryor) Modified Amendment No. 4846, to provide that, of 
the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV for the 
Army for research, development, test and evaluation, up to $10,000,000 
may be available for the Combat Support Hospital--Mobile Support 
Hospital.                                                
Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for Bond) Amendment No. 4849, to make available up to 
$8,000,000 for personnel for a certain intelligence activity. 
                                                         Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for Biden) Amendment No. 4851, to prohibit the use of funds 
for establishing United States military installations in Iraq or 
exercising United States control over the oil resources of Iraq. 
                                                         Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for Lott/Clinton) Modified Amendment No. 4761, to make 
available from Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to 
$10,000,000 for experimentation and refinement of tactics and doctrine 
in the use of the Class IV unmanned aerial vehicles and ground stations 
associated with such vehicles.                           
Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for Levin) Modified Amendment No. 4840, to make available 
from Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to 
$10,000,000 for combat vehicle and automotive technology. 
                                                         Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for DeWine/Voinovich) Modified Amendment No. 4801, to make 
available from Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, up to $10,000,000 for 
the Carrier Replacement Program for advance procurement of nuclear 
propulsion equipment.                                    
Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for Nelson (FL)) Modified Amendment No. 4864, to require a 
cost-benefit analysis of significant proposed realignments or closures 
of research and development or test and evaluation installations, 
activities, facilities, laboratories, units, functions, or capabilities 
of the Air Force.                                        
Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for Allen) Amendment No. 4841, to provide that, of the 
amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title II for 
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, up to $2,000,000 may be 
available for the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of 
Defense to conduct a traffic study and prepare a report on the 
improvements required to the transportation infrastructure around Fort 
Belvoir, Virginia, to accommodate the increase in the workforce located 
on and around Fort Belvoir resulting from decisions implemented under 
the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment. 
                                                         Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for Mikulski) Amendment No. 4860, to make available from 
Procurement, Defense-Wide, up to $12,600,000 for the completion of the 
final phase of a certain intelligence activity.          
Pages S8703-05
  Stevens (for Voinovich/DeWine) Amendment No. 4797, to provide that, 
of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV for 
the Army for research, development, test and evaluation, up to 
$1,000,000 may be available for the Portable Battery Operated Solid-
State Electrochemical Oxygen Generator project.          
Pages S8703-05

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  Stevens (for Dodd/Lieberman) Amendment No. 4855, to make available 
from Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, up to $1,000,000 
for Energy Regeneration and Conversion Fuel Cell Systems to address 
Navy Unmanned Underwater Vehicle requirements.           
Pages S8703-05
  Kyl/DeWine Amendment No. 4842, to prohibit the suspension of 
royalties under certain circumstances, to clarify the authority to 
impose price thresholds for certain leases.          
Pages S8698, S8713
  Stevens (for Sessions) Amendment No. 4767, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $1,000,000 for 
Thermoplastic Composite Body Armor research.             
Pages S8713-14
  Stevens (for Byrd/DeWine) Amendment No. 4867, to provide that, of the 
amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title II for the 
Army National Guard for operation and maintenance, up to $7,500,000 may 
be available to renovate and repair existing barracks at Camp Perry, 
Port Clinton, Ohio.                                      
Pages S8713-14
  Stevens (for Santorum) Amendment No. 4757, to make available from 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $3,000,000 for 
Advanced Switching and Cooling Concepts for Electromagnetic Gun 
Applications.                                            
Pages S8713-14
  Stevens (for Clinton) Amendment No. 4868, to make available from 
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, certain funds may be used for 
community-based programs that provide mental health and readjustment 
assistance to members of the National Guard and Reserve and their 
families on their return from deployment.                
Pages S8713-14
  By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 228), Menendez Amendment No. 
4863, to make available from Operation and Maintenance, Navy, up to an 
additional $3,000,000 to fund improvements to physical security at Navy 
recruiting stations and to improve data security.        
Pages S8716-18
Rejected:
  By 31 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. 227), Sessions Amendment No. 4844, to 
make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, 
up to $77,000,000 for the Conventional Trident Modification Program. 
                                                         Pages S8705-11
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  Stevens point of order against Coburn Amendment No. 4784, to require 
the posting of certain reports of the Department of Defense on the 
Internet website of the Department of Defense, as being in violation of 
Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, which prohibits 
legislation on an appropriation bill, was withdrawn when the amendment 
was subsequently modified.                                   
Page S8677
  Coburn defense of germaneness relative to Coburn Amendment No. 4784, 
to require the posting of certain reports of the Department of Defense 
on the Internet website of the Department of Defense, was rescinded. 
                                                             Page S8677
  Chair sustained a point of order against Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 
4853, to appropriate funds for a Cuba Fund for a Democratic Future to 
promote democratic transition in Cuba, as being in violation of Rule 
XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, which prohibits legislation on 
an appropriation bill, and the amendment thus fell.      
Pages S8698-99
  Chair sustained a point of order against Stabenow Amendment No. 4875, 
to increase by $200,000,000 the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available by title IX for the purpose of supplying needed humanitarian 
assistance to the innocent Lebanese and Israeli civilians who have been 
affected by the hostilities between Hezbollah and the Government of 
Israel, and the amendment thus fell.                     
Pages S8714-16
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2006. 
                                                             Page S8905
Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act/Family Prosperity Act: 
Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of H.R. 5970, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion 
equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate 
and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions. 
                                                         Pages S8725-47
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 229), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to the motion to close further debate on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                        
Page S8746
  Subsequently, Senator Frist entered a motion to reconsider the vote 
(Vote No. 229), by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.                    
Pages S8746-47
Pension Security and Transparency Act Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that it not be in order to consider any 
conference report on H.R. 2830, to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform 
the pension funding rules, during this Congress.
Amtrak Reauthorization--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader with concurrence of the Democratic Leader, Senate

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proceed to the consideration of S.1516, to reauthorize Amtrak, that the 
committee-reported substitute be withdrawn and the managers amendment 
at the desk be agreed to as original text for the purpose of further 
amendment, the Harkin Amendment at the desk be agreed to and that the 
only other amendments in order be the following: McCain on rail 
security, Sununu on long distance trains, Sununu on competition, 
Sessions on Amtrak debt, that there be 1 hour equally divided on each 
of the amendments and 1 hour of general debate on the bill, that 
following the disposition of amendments and the use or yielding back of 
time, the managers substitute, as amended, if amended, be agreed to, 
the bill as amended be read a third time, and the Senate then proceed 
to a vote on passage of the bill; further, that no points of order be 
waived by virtue of this agreement.                          
  Page S8902
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 S8903
Authority for Committees: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, all 
committees were authorized to file legislative and executive reports on 
Wednesday, August 30, 2006, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.      
  Page S8903
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader, Senators McConnell and Domenici, be authorized to sign duly 
enrolled bills or joint resolutions.                         
  Page S8904
Nominations Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that all nominations received by the Senate during the 109th 
Congress remain in status quo, with the following exceptions: (See 
Nominations Returned to the President).                      
  Page S8905
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 4:30 p.m., on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, Senate 
proceed to consideration of Kimberly Ann Moore, to be United States 
Circuit Judge, with one hour of debate equally divided, to be followed 
by a vote on confirmation at 5:30 p.m., with no intervening action or 
debate.                                                      
  Page S8879
Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive report of a committee:
  Report to accompany Protocol Amending 1962 Extradition Convention 
with Israel (Treaty Doc. 109-3) (Ex. Rept. 109-16).   
Pages S8799-S8800
Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their 
various parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of 
the resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the 
Senators present having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions of 
ratification were agreed to:
  Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Treaty Doc. 108-11) with 
6 reservations and 5 declarations; and
  Convention on Supplementary Compensation on Nuclear Damage (Treaty 
Doc. 107-21) with a declaration and a condition.         
Pages S8901-02
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Jennifer M. Anderson, 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.
  Ronald E. Meisburg, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years.
  Peter Schaumber, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring 
August 27, 2010.
  Arthur F. Rosenfeld, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Director.
  Peter Schaumber, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring 
August 27, 2010 (Recess Appointment).
  Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate 
Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2010.
  James S. Simpson, of New York, to be Federal Transit Administrator.
  Benedict S. Cohen, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel 
of the Department of the Army.
  Ronald E. Meisburg, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years (Recess 
Appointment).
  Arthur F. Rosenfeld, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Director (Recess Appointment).
  Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2013.
  Katherine C. Tobin, of New York, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2012.

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  Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years.
  Paul A. Denett, of Virginia, to be Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy.
  Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood, of Guam, to be Judge for the 
District Court of Guam for the term of ten years.
  Kevin Owen Starr, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009.
  Katherine M. B. Berger, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2010.
  Karen Brosius, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board for the remainder of the term 
expiring December 6, 2006.
  Karen Brosius, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2011.
  Ioannis N. Miaoulis, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2010.
  Christina Orr-Cahall, of Florida, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2010.
  Victoria Ray Carlson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2007.
  Chad Colley, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2007.
  Lisa Mattheiss, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2007.
  John R. Vaughn, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2007.
  Ellen C. Williams, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2007.
  William H. Tobey, of Connecticut, to be Deputy Administrator for 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security 
Administration.
  Christina B. Rocca, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during 
her tenure of service as U. S. Representative to the Conference on 
Disarmament.
  John H. Hill, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration.
  Patrick W. Dunne, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning).
  Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Phyllis D. Thompson, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Charles D. Nottingham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2010.
  Colleen Conway-Welch, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for 
a term expiring May 1, 2011.
  C. Thomas Yarington, Jr., of Washington, to be a Member of the Board 
of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 
for a term expiring May 1, 2011.
  Robert L. Sumwalt III, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the 
National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term 
expiring December 31, 2006.
  Robert L. Sumwalt III, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the 
National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 
2011.
  Troy A. Eid, of Colorado, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Colorado for the term of four years.
  R. Alexander Acosta, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Margo M. McKay, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture. (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
  Randall M. Fort, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Intelligence and Research).
  Drue Pearce, of Alaska, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural 
Gas Transportation Projects for the term prescribed by law.
  Nancy Montanez-Johner, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. (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 a term expiring June 19, 2011. (Prior to 
this action, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Nancy Montanez-Johner, of Nebraska, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Manfredi Piccolomini, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012.

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  Kenneth R. Weinstein, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2012.
  Jay Winik, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on the 
Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012.
  Josiah Bunting III, of Rhode Island, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012.
  Wilfred M. McClay, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012.
  Mary Habeck, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012.
  Karl Hess, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Science Board, 
National Science Foundation, for the remainder of the term expiring May 
10, 2008.
  Thomas N. Taylor, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012.
  Richard F. Thompson, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2012.
  Mark R. Abbott, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012.
  Camilla Persson Benbow, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2012. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  John T. Bruer, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2012.
  Patricia D. Galloway, of Washington, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2012.
  Jose-Marie Griffiths, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2012.
  Sean T. Connaughton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration.
  Jay M. Cohen, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
  Timothy Shanahan, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 
2007.
  Carmel Borders, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the National Institute 
for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2008.
  Donald D. Deshler, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring January 30, 
2008.
  Bruce I. Knight, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Bruce I. Knight, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Nathaniel F. Wienecke, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Philip S. Goldberg, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Bolivia.
  Henry M. Paulson, Jr., of New York, to be United States Governor of 
the International Monetary Fund for a term of 5 years; United States 
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of 5 years; United States Governor of the Inter-American 
Development Bank for a term of 5 years; United States Governor of the 
African Development Bank for a term of 5 years; United States Governor 
of the Asian Development Bank; United States Governor of the African 
Development Fund; United States Governor of the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development.
  Richard W. Graber, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Czech 
Republic.
  Mark R. Dybul, of Florida, to be Coordinator of United States 
Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Karen B. Stewart, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Belarus.
  Charles R. Christopherson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Wilma B. Liebman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring August 
27, 2011.
  James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2006. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration.)
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service, National Oceanic and 
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

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  Cynthia A. Glassman, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Economic Affairs.
  Brigadier General Bruce Arlan Berwick, United States Army, to be a 
Member of the Mississippi River Commission.
  Colonel Gregg F. Martin, United States Army, to be a Member of the 
Mississippi River Commission.
  Brigadier General Robert Crear, United States Army, to be a Member 
and President of the Mississippi River Commission.
  Rear Admiral Samuel P. DeBow, Jr., NOAA, to be a Member of the 
Mississippi River Commission.
  William H. Graves, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2007.
  John K. Veroneau, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador.
  Gerald Walpin, of New York, to be Inspector General, Corporation for 
National and Community Service.
  Rachel K. Paulose, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
  Nelson M. Ford, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
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Page S8906
Nominations Returned to the President: The following nominations were 
returned to the President failing of confirmation under Senate Rule 
XXXI at the time of the adjournment of the 109th Congress:
  Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  William James Haynes II, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  Tracy A. Henke, of Missouri, to be Executive Director of the Office 
of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, Department 
of Homeland Security.
  James F. X. O'Gara, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Supply 
Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
  Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
  David Longly Bernhardt, of Colorado, to be Solicitor of the 
Department of the Interior.
  Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Michael Brunson Wallace, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
  Tracy A. Henke, of Missouri, to be Executive Director of the Office 
of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, Department 
of Homeland Security (Recess Appointment).
  William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of Tennessee, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Mark Myers, of Alaska, to be Director of the United States Geological 
Survey.
  John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
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Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
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Measures Read First Time:                                    
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Executive Communications:                                
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Petitions and Memorials:                                 
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Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S8799
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S8804-61
Additional Statements:                                   
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Amendments Submitted:                                    
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
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Privileges of the Floor:                                     
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Record Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. (Total-230) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and, pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res 467, adjourned at 12:43 a.m., on Friday, 
August 4, 2006, until 11 a.m., on Tuesday, September 5, 2006. (For 
Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S8905.)