[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1067-D1076]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Friday, September 29, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

       Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 5631, 
      Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
      The House and Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany 
      H.R. 5441, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
      2007.
      The House and Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany 
      H.R. 5122, John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
      Fiscal Year 2007.
      The House and Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany 
      H.R. 4954, Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the 
      SAFE Port Act.
      Senate passed H.R. 6061, Secure Fence Act.
      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 483, Adjournment Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10497-S10822
Measures Introduced: Fifty-two bills and twenty-three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3994-4045, S. J. Res. 41, S. Res. 591-611, 
and S. Con. Res. 121.
  Pages S10678-80
Measures Reported:
  H.R. 5252, to promote the deployment of broadband networks and 
services, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 109-354)
  S. 3648, to compromise and settle all claims in the case of Pueblo of 
Isleta v. United States, to restore, improve, and develop the valuable 
on-reservation land and natural resources of the Pueblo. (S. Rept. No. 
109-354)
  S. 2751, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's drought monitoring and forecasting capabilities. (S. 
Rept. No. 109-356)
  S. 3718, to increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by 
requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain covers and pool and 
spa drainage systems, by establishing a swimming pool safety grant 
program administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to 
encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws and to 
educate the public about pool and spa safety, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-357)
Page S10673
Measures Passed:
  International Air Transportation Competition Act Amendment: Senate 
passed S. 3661, to amend section 29 of the International Air 
Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air transportation 
to and from Love Field, Texas, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S10523-25
  Hutchison Amendment No. 5107, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S10524
  New England Wilderness Act: Senate passed S. 4001, to designate 
certain land in New England as wilderness for inclusion in the National 
Wilderness Preservation system and certain land as a National 
Recreation Area.
  Pages S10525-26
  Boy Scouts of America Land Transfer Act: Senate passed S. 476, to 
authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange certain land in the 
State of Utah acquired under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
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  Idaho Land Enhancement Act: Senate passed S. 1131, to authorize the 
exchange of certain Federal land within the State of Idaho, after 
agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10528-30
  Hutchison (for Domenici) Amendment No. 5108, to add a provision 
relating to the term of approval of appraisals by the interdepartmental 
review team.
Page S10529
  Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act: Senate passed 
S. 1288, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
cooperative agreements to protect natural resources of units of the 
National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and 
outside of units of the National Park System, after agreeing to the 
committee amendments.
  Pages S10530-31
  Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act: Senate passed S. 1346, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of maritime 
sites in the State of Michigan, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Page S10531
  National Historic Preservation Act Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 
1378, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to provide 
appropriation authorization and improve the operations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, after agreeing to the committee 
amendments.
  Pages S10531-32
  Virgin Islands Tax Amendments: Senate passed S. 1829, to repeal 
certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin 
Islands.
  Page S10532
  Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 1830, 
to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, after 
agreeing to the committee amendments, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S10532-35
  Hutchison (for Domenici) Amendment No. 5109, to make certain 
improvements to the bill.
Pages S10532-34
  Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act: Senate passed S. 
1913, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of 
the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center 
for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S10535
  Hutchison (for Domenici) Amendment No. 5110, to strike the section 
relating to the Ojito Wilderness.
Page S10535
  Castel Nugent Farms Study: Senate passed H.R. 318, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
designating Castle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, 
as a unit of the National Park System, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S10535
  Yuma Crossing Boundary: Senate passed H.R. 326, to amend the Yuma 
Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of 
the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S10535
  Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act: Senate passed H.R. 409, to 
provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, 
California, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute, and the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                            Page S10536
  Hutchison (for Domenici) Amendment No. 5111, to modify the section 
relating to the grant of an easement and right of first refusal to the 
owner of Project No. 67.
Page S10536
  Hutchison (for Domenici) Amendment No. 5112, to provide appropriation 
authorization for grants to improve the commercial value of forest 
biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, and 
other commercial purposes.
  Ukraine Famine Memorial: Senate passed H.R. 562, to authorize the 
Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal land in the 
District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that 
occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S10536
  Pitkin County Land Exchange Act: Senate passed H.R.1129, to authorize 
the exchange of certain land in the State of Colorado, after agreeing 
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S10536-37
  Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 1728, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating portions of Ste. Genevieve 
County in the State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10537
  National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund Act: 
Senate passed H.R. 2107, to amend Public Law 104-329 to modify 
authorities for the use of the National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial Maintenance Fund, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10537
  North Colorado Water District Conveyance: Senate passed H.R. 3443, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water 
distribution facilities

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to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S10537
  Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 2720, to further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of 
the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry 
out an assessment and demonstration program to control salt cedar and 
Russian olive, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10537
  Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 233, to designate certain National Forest System lands in 
the Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests and certain Bureau of 
Land Management lands in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties 
in the State of California as wilderness, to designate the Elkhorn 
Ridge Potential Wilderness Area, to designate certain segments of the 
Black Butte River in Mendocino County, California as a wild or scenic 
river, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S10537-39
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 456, providing 
for a correction to the enrollment of the bill, S. 203.
  Page S10539
  Ojito Wilderness Act Technical Correction: Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
4841, to amend the Ojito Wilderness Act to make a technical correction, 
and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10539
  Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Study: Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
3085, to amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility 
and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears 
National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail 
segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, 
and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Page S10539
  Hutchison (for Domenici) Amendment No. 5113, to clarify that 
additional funds are not authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
feasibility and suitability study.
Page S10539
  Secure Fence Act: By 80 yeas to 19 nays (Vote No. 262), Senate passed 
H.R. 6061, to establish operational control over the international land 
and maritime borders of the United States, after taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S10608-16
Withdrawn:
  Frist Amendment No. 5036, to establish military commissions. 
                                                            Page S10609
  During consideration of this measure, the following actions also 
occurred:
  Pending motion to commit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
with instructions to report back forthwith, with an amendment, was 
ruled inconsistent with the invocation of cloture, subsequently, the 
motion failed.
Page S10609
  Frist Amendment No. 5037 (to Amendment No. 5036), to establish the 
effective date, fell when Frist Amendment No. 5036 (listed above) was 
withdrawn.
Page S10609
  Frist Amendment No. 5038 (to the instructions of the motion to commit 
H.R. 6061 to the Committee on the Judiciary), to establish military 
commissions, fell when the motion to commit failed.
Page S10609
  Frist Amendment No. 5039 (to the instructions of the motion to commit 
H.R. 6061 to the Committee on the Judiciary), to establish the 
effective date, fell when the motion to commit failed.
Page S10609
  Frist Amendment No. 5040 (to Amendment No. 5039), to amend the 
effective date, fell when Frist Amendment No. 5039 fell.
Page S10609
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 483, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
  Pages S10633-35
  United States Code: Senate passed S. 4044, to clarify the treatment 
of certain charitable contributions under title 11, United States Code.
                                                            Page S10769
  Financial Netting Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 5585, to 
improve the netting process for financial contracts, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S10769
  Frist (for Bennett) Amendment No. 5114, to strike a provision 
relating to compensation of trustees and filing fees.
Page S10769
  Iran: Senate passed H.R. 6198, to hold the current regime in Iran 
accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to 
democracy in Iran, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S10769-70
  Third Higher Education Extension Act: Senate passed H.R. 6138, to 
temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10770
  Waiver Authority: Senate passed H.R. 6106, to extend the waiver 
authority for the Secretary of Education under title IV, section 105, 
of Public Law 109-148, clearing the measure for the President. 
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  Older Americans Act Amendments: Senate passed H.R. 6197, to amend the 
Older American Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
2007 through 2011, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S10770-78
  SBA Authority Extension: Senate passed H.R. 6159, to extend 
temporarily certain authorities of the Small Business Administration, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S10778-79
  North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 5539, to reauthorize the North American Wetlands 
Conservation Act, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10793
  John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: Senate passed H.R. 
138, to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Jekyll Island Unit GA-06P, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S10793
  Florida Coastal Barrier Resources: Senate passed H.R. 479, to replace 
a Coastal Barrier Resources System map relating to Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Grayton Beach Unit FL-95P in Walton County, Florida, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10793
  Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge Preservation Act: Senate passed H.R. 5094, to 
require the conveyance of Mattamuskeet Lodge and surrounding property, 
including the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, to 
the State of North Carolina to permit the State to use the property as 
a public facility dedicated to the conservation of the natural and 
cultural resources of North Carolina, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S10793
  National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act: Senate passed H.R. 5381, 
to enhance an existing volunteer program of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service and promote community partnerships for the benefit of 
national fish hatcheries and fisheries program offices, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S10793
  Long Island Sound Stewardship Act: Senate passed H.R. 5160, to 
establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S10793
  Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 4902, to award a Congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in 
recognition of his significant contributions to the game of golf as a 
player, a teacher, and a commentator, and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10793
  Tylersville Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Senate passed H.R. 4957, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Tylersville division 
of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the 
State of Pennsylvania, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10793
  Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 3880, to provide the 
Department of Justice the necessary authority to apprehend, prosecute, 
and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror, and the 
bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S10793-95
  Frist (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 5115, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S10794-95
  Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief: Committee on Finance was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 3523, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for 
equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the 
period of limitations while such claims are pending, and the bill was 
then passed.
  Page S10795
  Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 Amendment: Senate passed 
S. 1409, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 to 
modify the grant program to improve sanitation in rural and Native 
villages in the State of Alaska, after agreeing to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S10795-96
  Frist (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 5116, to make certain 
improvements to the bill.
Page S10796
  Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act: Senate passed S. 3938, to 
reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10796-98
  Frist (for Crapo) Amendment No. 5117, to eliminate the requirement 
that the Bank seek comments from the International Trade Commission. 
                                                        Pages S10796-98
  Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Cost 
Allocation Act: Senate passed S. 3879, to implement the Convention on 
Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, after agreeing to the 
committee amendments, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                    Pages S10798-S10802
  Frist (for Inhofe/Jeffords) Amendment No. 5118, to require the 
Secretary of Energy to submit period reports to Congress on whether 
there is a need for continuation or amendment of the Act.
Page S10800

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  John Milton Bryan Simpson Courthouse: Committee on Environment and 
Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 315, to 
designate the United States courthouse at 300 North Hogan Street, 
Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``John Milton Bryan Simpson United States 
Courthouse'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S10802
  Justin W. Williams United States Attorney's Building: Senate passed 
H.R. 1463, to designate a portion of the Federal building located at 
2100 Jamieson Avenue, in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Justin W. 
Williams United States Attorney's Building'', clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S10802
  Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park: Senate passed H.R. 1556, to designate 
a parcel of land located on the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United 
States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Clyde S. Cahill 
Memorial Park'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10802
  Kika de la Garza Federal Building: Senate passed H.R. 2322, to 
designate the Federal building located at 320 North Main Street in 
McAllen, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza Federal Building'', clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page S10802
  Andres Toro Building: Senate passed H.R. 5026, to designate the 
Investigations Building of the Food and Drug Administration located at 
466 Fernandez Juncos Avenue in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``Andres 
Toro Building'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10802
  Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 5546, to 
designate the United States courthouse to be constructed in Greenville, 
South Carolina, as the ``Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. United States 
Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10802
  William M. Steger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed 
H.R. 5606, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 221 and 211 West Ferguson Street in Tyler, Texas, 
as the ``William M. Steger Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10802
  John F. Seiberling Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: Senate 
passed H.R. 6051, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 2 South Main Street in Akron, Ohio, as the ``John 
F. Seiberling Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page S10802
  Rush H. Limbaugh, Sr., Courthouse: Senate passed S. 3867, to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 555 Independence 
Street, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ``Rush H. Limbaugh, Sr., 
United States Courthouse'', after agreeing to the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Frist (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 5120, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                        Pages S10802-03
  Frist (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 5121, to amend the title. 
                                                        Pages S10802-03
  Indian Land Consolidation Act: Senate passed S. 3526, to amend the 
Indian Land Consolidation Act to modify certain requirements under that 
Act, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Frist (for McCain) Amendment No. 5119, to make technical corrections.
                                                        Pages S10803-04
  Coach Eddie Robinson Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 1726, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 324 Main Street in Grambling, 
Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the ``Coach Eddie Robinson 
Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed.
  Page S10804
  Mickey Mantle Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 3845, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 301 Commerce Street in Commerce, Oklahoma, as the ``Mickey 
Mantle Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed. 
                                                            Page S10804
  U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell Post Office: Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 4109, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 6101 Liberty Road in Baltimore, 
Maryland, as the ``United States Representative Parren J. Mitchell Post 
Office'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S10804
  Gene Vance Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
4805, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 105 North Quincy Street in Clinton, Illinois, as the ``Gene 
Vance Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page S10804
  Governor John Anderson, Jr. Post Office Building: Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 4674, to designate the facility of the

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United States Postal Service located at 110 North Chestnut Street in 
Olathe, Kansas, as the ``Governor John Anderson, Jr. Post Office 
Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S10804
  Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 4768, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 777 Corporation Street in Beaver, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building'', and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10804
  Joshua A. Terando Morris Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 5428, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 202 East Washington Street in Morris, 
Illinois, as the ``Joshua A. Terando Morris Post Office Building'', and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10804
  Larry Cox Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
5434, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 40 South Walnut Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, as the ``Larry 
Cox Post Office'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S10804
  Larry Winn, Jr. Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 5504, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 6029 Broadmoor Street in Mission, Kansas, as the 
``Larry Winn, Jr. Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10804
  Jacob Samuel Fletcher Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 5664, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 110 Cooper Street in Babylon, New 
York, as the ``Jacob Samuel Fletcher Post Office Building'', and the 
bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10804
  Thomas J. Manton Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 6033, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 39-25 61st Street in Woodside, New York, as the 
``Thomas J. Manton Post Office Building'', and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10804
  Robert J. Thompson Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 6075, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
101 East Gay Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert J. 
Thompson Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S10804
  Curt Gowdy Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 5224, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
350 Uinta Drive in Green River, Wyoming, as the ``Curt Gowdy Post 
Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10804
  Katherine Dunham Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 5929, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
950 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois, as the ``Katherine 
Dunham Post Office Building'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10804
Department of Defense Appropriations--Conference Report: By a unanimous 
vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 261), Senate agreed to the conference report 
to accompany H.R. 5631, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S10499-S10501
Homeland Security Appropriations--Conference Report: Senate agreed to 
the conference report to accompany H.R. 5441, making appropriations for 
the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S10618-32
National Defense Authorization--Conference Report: Senate agreed to the 
conference report to accompany 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, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S10805-10
Safe Port Act--Conference Report: Senate agreed to the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 4954, to improve maritime and cargo security 
through enhanced layered defenses, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S10810-17
Child Custody Protection Act--Motion To Concur--Cloture Vote: By 57 
yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 263), 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 concur in 
the amendment of

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the House to S. 403, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the 
involvement of parents in abortion decisions, with the following 
pending amendments:
  Pages S10616-18
  Bennett (for Frist) Amendment No. 5090 (to the House Amendment), of a 
technical nature.
  Bennett (for Frist) Amendment No. 5091 (to Amendment No. 5090), of a 
technical nature.
National Heritage Areas Act--House Message: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to S. 203, to reduce temporarily the royalty 
required to be paid for sodium produced, to establish certain National 
Heritage Areas, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S10539-60
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act--House Message: Senate 
concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 2856, to provide 
regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository 
institutions, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S10779-91
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act--House Message: Senate 
concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 2430, to amend the Great 
Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for 
implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources 
Restoration Study, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S10791-93
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during the adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader and Senator Domenici, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills 
or joint resolutions.
  Page S10767
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.
  Pages S10767-68
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, October 25, 2006, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon.
  Page S10768
Appointments:
  NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Quebec City: The Chair, on behalf of 
the Vice President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as 
amended, appointed the following Senators to the Senate Delegation to 
the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, during 
the 109th Congress: Senators Leahy and Mikulski.
  Page S10769
  NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Quebec City: The Chair, on behalf of 
the Vice President, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a-1928d, as 
amended, appointed the following Senators to the Senate Delegation to 
the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, during 
the 109th Congress: Senators Grassley, Allard, Enzi, Bunning, 
Voinovich, and Coleman.
  Page S10769
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:
  Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and 
relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Treaty 
Doc. 109-10(A)); and
  Extradition Treaty with United Kingdom (Treaty Doc. 108-23) with 1 
understanding, 2 declarations and 3 provisos.
Pages S10766-67
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  Extradition Treaty with Latvia (Treaty Doc. No. 109-15);
  Extradition Treaty with Estonia (Treaty Doc. No. 109-16);
  Extradition Treaty with Malta (Treaty Doc. No. 109-17);
  Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Finland (Treaty Doc. No. 109-
18);
  Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Denmark (Treaty Doc. No. 109-
19); and
  Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Germany (Treaty Doc. No. 109-
20).
  The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, considered as 
having been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying 
papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be 
printed.
Pages S10768-69
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the District of 
Columbia's 2007 Budget Request Act;

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which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs. (PM-57)
Pages S10671-72
Nominations in Status Quo--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that all nominations received by the Senate during 
the 109th Congress, remain in status quo, notwithstanding the 
adjournment of the Senate, and the provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph 
6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, with certain exceptions. 
                                                            Page S10762
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Andrew B. Steinberg, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Sharon Lynn Potter, of West Virginia, to be United States Attorney 
for the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
  Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  David H. Pryor, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 
31, 2008.
  Chris Boskin, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 
31, 2012.
  Christopher A. Padilla, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Calvin L. Scovel, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Transportation. (Prior to this action, Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration.)
  Clyde Bishop, of Delaware, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration.)
  Bijan Rafiekian, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for the 
remainder of the term expiring January 20, 2007. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Sharon Lynn Hays, of Virginia, to be an Associate Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy.
  Robert W. Johnson, of Nevada, to be Commissioner of Reclamation. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Ronald J. James, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
  Major General Todd I. Stewart, USAF (Ret.), of Ohio, to be a Member 
of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  Deborah Jean Johnson Rhodes, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney 
for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
  Rodger A. Heaton, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the 
Central District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  C. Stephen Allred, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior. (Prior to this action, Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources was discharged from further consideration.)
  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. De Bow, 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.
  Nelson M. Ford, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  Collister Johnson, Jr., of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for a term of seven years.
  Mary Amelia Bomar, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the National 
Park Service. (Prior to this action, Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources was discharged from further consideration.)
  David Longly Bernhardt, of Colorado, to be Solicitor of the 
Department of the Interior.
  Charles L. Glazer, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of El Salvador. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration.)
  Robert T. Howard, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology).
  John Edward Mansfield, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2011.
  Larry W. Brown, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2010.

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  Peter Stanley Winokur, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2009.
  Robert K. Steel, of Connecticut, to be an Under Secretary of the 
Department of the Treasury.
  Mary E. Peters, of Arizona, to be Secretary of Transportation.
  Donald Y. Yamamoto, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Frank Baxter, of California, to be Ambassador to the Oriental 
Republic of Uruguay. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  8 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  47 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  17 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, 
Navy.
Pages S10763-66, S10819-22
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  William Lindsay Osteen, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.
  Martin Karl Reidinger, of North Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.
  Thomas D. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.
  John Roberts Hackman, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years.
  Robert F. Hoyt, of Maryland, to be General Counsel for the Department 
of the Treasury.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Public Health Service.
Page S10818
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:
  Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors.
  Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2007.
  Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring 
August 30, 2010.
  John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of 
America in the Security Council of the United Nations (Recess 
Appointment).
  John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations (Recess Appointment).
  Steven G. Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour 
Division, Department of Labor.
  Donald V. Hammond, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Internal 
Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 21, 2010.
  Peter D. Keisler, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
  Michael Brunson Wallace, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
  Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  William James Haynes II, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour 
Division, Department of Labor (Recess Appointment).
Pages S10762-63
Messages From the House:
  Pages S10672-73
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S10673
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S10673
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S10673-75
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10680-82
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10682-S10759
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10666-71
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10759-62
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S10762
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S10762
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--263) 
                                           Pages S10501, H10616, H10618
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, September 29, 
2006, and adjourned pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 483, at 
2:26 a.m.,

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on Saturday, September 30, 2006, until 10 a.m., on Thursday, November 
9, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader 
in today's Record on page S10818.)