[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 133 (Wednesday, December 6, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11321-S11322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:15 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R.395. An act to adjust the boundary of Lowell National 
     Historical Park, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4742. An act to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     allow the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to 
     waive statutory provisions governing patents and trademarks 
     in certain emergencies.
       H.R. 5110. An act to facilitate the use for irrigation and 
     other purposes of water produced in connection with 
     development of energy resources.
       H.R. 5466. An act to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National 
     Historic Trail.
       H.R. 5666. An act to authorize early repayment of 
     obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the A & B 
     Irrigation District in the State of Idaho.
       H.R. 6111. An act 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.
       H.R. 6316. An act to extend through December 31, 2008, the 
     authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend 
     funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite 
     the processing of permits.
       H.R. 6338. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent and repress the misuse of the Red Crescent 
     distinctive emblem and the Third Protocol (Red Crystal) 
     distinctive emblem.


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  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals 
     and ideals of National High School Seniors Voter Registration 
     Day.
       H. Con. Res. 495. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     printing as a House document of United States House of 
     Representatives, The Committee on Ways and Means: A History, 
     1789-2006.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 2250. An act to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. 
     Norman E. Borlaug.
       S. 1219. An act to authorize certain tribes in the State of 
     Montana to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance 
     of water rights to meet the water needs of the Dry Prairie 
     Rural Water Association, Inc.

  The message also announced that the House passed the bill (S. 3938) 
to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, with an 
amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1492) to provide for the preservation 
of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were 
detained during World War II, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5682) to exempt from certain 
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear 
agreement for cooperation with India, it agrees to the conference asked 
by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints Mr. Hyde, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Lantos as managers of the 
conference on the part of the House.

  The message further announced that pursuant to Public Law 109-236, 
the Majority Leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
appoints Thomas P. Mucho of Pennsylvania to the MINER Act Technical 
Study Panel.
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  At 8:10 p.m., a message from the House, delivered by Ms. Chiappardi, 
one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the 
following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 1674. An act to authorize and strengthen the tsunami 
     detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to be 
     carried out by the National Weather Service, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3248. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing 
     affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5076. An act to amend title 19, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007 and 2008, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5782. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in 
     pipeline transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability 
     in the transportation of the Nation's energy products by 
     pipeline, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6342. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand eligibility for the 
     Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House passed the following bills, 
without amendment:

       S. 1346. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan.
       S. 1820. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 6110 East 51st Place in 
     Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office''.
       S. 1998. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     enhance protections relating to the reputation and meaning of 
     the Medal of Honor and other military decorations and awards, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 4044. An act to clarify the treatment of certain 
     charitable contributions under title 11, United States Code.
       S. 4073. An act 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''.

  The message further announced that the House agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 91. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the President should posthumously award the 
     Presidential Medal of Freedom to Leroy Robert ``Satchel'' 
     Paige.

  The message also announced that the House passed the bill (S. 214) to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the States on 
the border with Mexico and other appropriate entities in conducting a 
hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for 
priority transboundary aquifers, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message further announced that the House passed the bill (S. 843) 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to combat autism through 
research, screening, intervention and education, with an amendment, in 
which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the House passed the bill (S. 895) to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a rural water supply 
program in the Reclamation States to provide a clean, safe, affordable, 
and reliable water supply to rural residents, with amendments, in which 
it requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message further announced that the House passed the bill (S. 
1785) to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to 
the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the distinction between 
a hull and a deck, to provide factors for the determination of the 
protectability of a revised design, to provide guidance for assessments 
of substantial similarity, and for other purposes, with amendments, in 
which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the House passed the bill (S. 1829) 
to repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to 
the Virgin Islands, with amendments, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate.

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