[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 130 (Thursday, November 16, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1109-D1114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, November 16, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed S. 3709, United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy 
      Cooperation Act.
      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 496, Adjournment Resolution.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10977-S11106
Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and seven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 4057-4074, and S. Res. 615-621. 
                                                        Pages S11057-58
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Committee Activities of 108th Congress''. 
(S. Rept. No. 109-360)
  Report to accompany S. 3778, to reauthorize and improve the Small 
Business Act and the Small Business Act of 1958. (S. Rept. No. 109-361)
  S. 4046, to extend oversight and accountability related to United 
States reconstruction funds and efforts in Iraq by extending the 
termination date of the Office of the Special Inspector General for 
Iraq Reconstruction.
Page S11056
Measures Passed:
  Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act: 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 3699, 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, which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, was discharged from further consideration 
of the bill, and then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S10981-82
  United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act: By 85 yeas 
to 12 nays (Vote No. 270), Senate passed H.R. 5682, to exempt from 
certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed 
nuclear agreement for cooperation with India, after striking all after 
the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, the text of S. 3709, 
Senate companion measure, after taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S10982-S11034
Adopted:
  Lugar Amendment No. 5168, in the nature of a substitute. (By 
unanimous consent, the amendment will be considered as original text 
for the purpose of further amendment.)
Pages S10984-85
  Lugar (for Obama) Amendment No. 5169, to clarify United States policy 
in order to deter nuclear testing by foreign governments.
Page S10985
  Lugar (for Harkin) Amendment No. 5173, to make the waiver authority 
of the President contingent upon a determination that India is fully 
and actively participating in United States and international efforts 
to dissuade, sanction, and contain Iran for its nuclear program 
consistent with United Nations Security Council resolutions. 
                                                        Pages S10996-98
  Lugar (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 5179, to require as part of the 
implementation and compliance report an estimate of uranium use and an 
analysis of the production rate of nuclear explosive devices. 
                                                        Pages S11002-03
  Lugar (for Bingaman/Domenici) Amendment No. 5180, to establish a 
United States-India scientific cooperative threat reduction program. 
                                                        Pages S11002-03
Rejected:
  By 26 yeas to 73 nays (Vote No. 265), Bingaman Amendment No. 5174, to 
limit the waiver authority of the President. 
                                         Pages S10998-S11001, S11008-09
  By 27 yeas to 71 nays (Vote No. 266), Dorgan Modified Amendment No. 
5178, to declare that it is the policy of the United States to continue 
to support implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1172 (1998).
Pages S11001, S11003-05, S11006, S11009
  Dorgan Amendment No. 5182, to require as a precondition to United 
States-India peaceful atomic energy cooperation a determination by the 
President

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that India has committed to certain basic provisions consistent with 
United States non-proliferation goals and the obligations and political 
commitments undertaken by State Parties to the Nuclear Non-
Proliferation Treaty.
Pages S11005-06, S11006-08, S11009
  By 27 yeas to 71 nays (Vote No. 267), Ensign Amendment No. 5181, to 
ensure that IAEA inspection equipment is not used for espionage 
purposes.
Pages S11009-10
  By 25 yeas to 71 nays (Vote No. 268), Feingold Amendment No. 5183, to 
require as a precondition to United States-India peaceful atomic energy 
cooperation determinations by the President that United States nuclear 
cooperation with India does nothing to assist, encourage, or induce 
India to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear 
explosive devices.
Pages S11010-16, S11020
  By 38 yeas to 59 nays (Vote No. 269), Boxer Amendment No. 5187, to 
make the waiver authority of the President contingent upon a 
certification that India has agreed to suspend military-to-military 
cooperation with Iran, including training exercises, until such time as 
Iran is no longer designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. 
                                             Pages S11016-20, S11020-21
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  A motion was made, in accordance with Rule 21 of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate, and the Senate met in a closed session.
Page S11010
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint conferees on the 
part of the Senate.
  S. 3709 was returned to the Senate calendar.
  Robert Silvey Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic: 
Senate passed S. 4073, to designate the outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs located in Farmington, Missouri, as the 
``Robert Silvey Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''. 
                                                            Page S11095
  Inauguration of Mexican President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 616, 
authorizing the Majority Leader and one staff member to travel to 
Mexico for the inauguration of the new President of Mexico scheduled 
for December 2, 2006.
  Page S11095
  Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery and Wytheville National Fish 
Hatchery: Senate passed H.R. 5061, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery and Wytheville 
National Fish Hatchery to the State of Virginia, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S11095
  Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Senate passed H.R. 6121, to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize a program 
relating to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11096
  National Forest System Land: Senate passed H.R. 4559, to provide for 
the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to the towns of 
Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11096
  Konnarock Lutheran Girls School: Senate passed H.R. 5103, to provide 
for the conveyance of the former Konnarock Lutheran Girls School in 
Smyth County, Virginia, which is currently owned by the United States 
and administered by the Forest Service, to facilitate the restoration 
and reuse of the property, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11096
  Ouachita National Forest: Senate passed H.R. 5690, to adjust the 
boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest in the States of Oklahoma 
and Arkansas, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11096
  Printing of House Document: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 423, 
authorizing the printing as a House document of ``A History, Committee 
on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, 1813-2006''. 
                                                            Page S11096
  Captain William Wylie Galt Readiness Center: Committee on Armed 
Services was discharged from further consideration of S. 3759, to name 
the Armed Forces Readiness Center in Great Falls, Montana, in honor of 
Captain William Wylie Galt, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of 
Honor, and the bill was then passed.
  Page S11096
  Admission to NATO: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 4014, to endorse further enlargement of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the timely 
admission of Albania, Croatia, Georgia, and Macedonia to NATO, and the 
bill was then passed.
  Page S11096
  Child Abduction Prevention: Committee on Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 994, to authorize the Attorney General 
to make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to 
prevent the abduction of children by family members, and the bill was 
then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Frist (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 5192, to make technical changes. 
                                                        Pages S11096-97
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
595,

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recognizing the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as 1 of the 
premier science and research institutions of the world, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  National Firefighter Appreciation Day: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 596, designating 
Tuesday, October 10, 2006, as ``National Firefighter Appreciation Day'' 
to honor and celebrate the firefighters of the United States, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  National Hispanic Media Week: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 597, designating the 
period beginning on October 8, 2006, and ending on October 14, 2006, as 
``National Hispanic Media Week'', in honor of the Hispanic media of the 
United States, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                    Pages S11097-S11102
  National Character Counts Week: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 598, designating the 
week beginning October 15, 2006, as ``National Character Counts Week'', 
and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 599, 
designating the week of October 23, 2006, through October 27, 2006, as 
``National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 600, designating 
October 12, 2006, as ``National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day'', and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  Recognizing Outstanding Hispanic Scientists: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 601, 
recognizing the efforts and contributions of outstanding Hispanic 
scientists in the United States, and the resolution was then agreed to.
                                                    Pages S11097-S11102
  Honoring Byron Nelson: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 602, memorializing and honoring the 
contributions of Byron Nelson, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                    Pages S11097-S11102
  Feed America Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 603, designating Thursday, November 
16, 2006, as ``Feed America Day'', and the resolution was then agreed 
to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  Recognizing Britt Mayfield: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
604, recognizing the work and accomplishments of Mr. Britt ``Max'' 
Mayfield, Director of the National Hurricane Center's Tropical 
Prediction Center upon his retirement, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  Recognizing Contributions of Hispanic Serving Institutions: Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Res. 608, recognizing the contributions of Hispanic 
Serving Institutions, and the 20 years of educational endeavors 
provided by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, and 
the resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  Child Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 609, honoring the children's 
charities, youth-serving organizations, and other nongovernmental 
organizations committed to enriching and bettering the lives of 
children and designating the week of September 24, 2006, as ``Child 
Awareness Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                    Pages S11097-S11102
  Supporting the Effort of the Independent National Electoral 
Commission of the Government of Nigeria: Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 611, supporting 
the efforts of the Independent National Electoral Commission of the 
Government of Nigeria, political parties, civil society, religious 
organizations, and the people of Nigeria from one civilian government 
to another in the general elections to be held in April 2007, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  Honoring Firefighters: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 614, honoring the firefighters and 
other public servants who responded to the devastating Esperanza 
Incident fire in southern California in October 2006, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  Recognizing Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated: Committee on 
the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 
384, Recognizing and honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of 
the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, the first intercollegiate 
Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans, and the 
resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102

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  Farmers and Ranchers Cooperative Self-Help Efforts: Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry was discharged from further 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 119, expressing the sense of Congress 
that public policy should continue to protect and strengthen the 
ability of farmers and ranchers to join together in cooperative self-
help efforts, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                    Pages S11097-S11102
  Recognizing Successes of the Adoption and Safe Families Act: 
Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of S. 
Res. 547, recognizing and supporting the successes of the Adoption and 
Safe Families Act of 1997 in increasing adoption, observing the efforts 
that the Act has spurred, including National Adoption Day and National 
Adoption Month, and encouraging citizens of the United States to 
consider adoption throughout the year, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Pages S11097-S11102
  Acknowledging African Descendants of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in 
All of the Americas: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of H. Con. Res. 175, acknowledging African 
descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas 
with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, 
recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and 
recommending that the United States and the international community 
work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin 
America and the Caribbean, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                    Pages S11097-S11102
  Condemning Repression in Iran: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 101, condemning 
the repression of the Iranian Baha'i community and calling for the 
emancipation of Iranian Baha'is, and the resolution was then agreed to, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                    Pages S11097-S11102
  Frist (for Reid) Amendment No. 5193, to make a clarification. 
                                                    Pages S11097-S11102
  Drive Safer Sunday: Senate agreed to S. Res. 618, designating 
November 26, 2006, as ``Drive Safer Sunday''.
  Pages S11102-03
  Honoring the Late Senator Paul Wellstone: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
619, expressing the sense of the Senate that Senator Paul Wellstone 
should be remembered for his compassion and leadership on social issues 
and that Congress should act to end discrimination against citizens of 
the United States who live with mental illness by making legislation 
relating to mental health parity a priority for the 110th Congress. 
                                                            Page S11103
  National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 620, 
designating November 2006 as ``National Lung Cancer Awareness Month''. 
                                                            Page S11103
  National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 621, designating the week of February 5 through 
February 9, 2007, as ``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and 
Prevention Week''.
  Page S11103
  Adjournment: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 496, providing for an 
adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
  Pages S11103-04
  License Reinstatement: Senate passed S. 2028, to provide for the 
reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission project, after agreeing to the Committee amendment. 
                                                            Page S11105
  Preservation of Historic Confinement Sites: Senate passed H.R. 1492, 
to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where 
Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, after agreeing to 
the Committee amendments.
  Page S11105
  Authorizations for the Secretary of the Interior: Senate passed H.R. 
4000, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise certain 
repayment contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska, 
the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge 
Irrigation District, and the Webster Irrigation District No. 4, all a 
part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Pages S11105-06
  Time Extension: Senate passed H.R. 4377, to extend the time required 
for construction of a hydroelectric project, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S11106
  Valle Vidal Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3817, to withdraw the 
Valle Vidal Unit of the Carson National Forest in New Mexico from 
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and the bill was 
then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11106
  Designating the C.W. ``Bill'' Jones Pumping Plant: Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 2383, to redesignate the facility of the Bureau of Reclamation 
located at 19550 Kelso Road in Byron, California, as the ``C.W. `Bill' 
Jones Pumping Plant'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S11106
Agriculture Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing

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that at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2006, Senate begin consideration 
of the H.R. 5384, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007; that, upon conclusion of remarks 
by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry, Senator Conrad be recognized to propose an 
amendment (1st degree) and upon conclusion of his remarks, Senator 
Dorgan be recognized to speak, and that following his remarks, Senator 
Landrieu be recognized to speak up to 10 minutes.
  Page S11034
Signing Authority Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader, Senators Warner and Allen, be authorized to sign duly enrolled 
bills or joint resolutions.
  Page S11104
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 S11104
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Jack Vaughn, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  Stephen Thomas Conboy, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of four 
years.
  Adolfo A. Franco, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2008 (Recess Appointment). (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Roger W. Wallace, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008 
(Recess Appointment). (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Kevin J. Martin, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2006.
  Kay Kelley Arnold, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 
6, 2010. (Reappointment). (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Gary C. Bryner, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008. (Prior 
to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Thomas Joseph Dodd, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term 
expiring June 26, 2008. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  John P. Salazar, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2012. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2012. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Jack Vaughn, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2012. 
(Reappointment). (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration.)
  Craig Roberts Stapleton, of Connecticut, to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to Monaco. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Ronald Spogli, of California, to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.
Pages S11104, S11106
Messages From the House:
  Page S11055
Measures Referred:
  Page S11055
Executive Communications:
  Pages S11055-56
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S11056-57
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S11058
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11058-77
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11052-55

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Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11077-86
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S11086-87
Privileges of the Floor:
  Pages S11087
Record Votes: Six records vote were taken today. (Total--270) 
                           Pages S11009, S11010, S11020, S11021, S11028
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 16, 
2006, and adjourned pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 496, at 
10:01 p.m, until 10 a.m., on Monday, December 4, 2006. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on 
page S11106.)