[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1152-D1162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Friday, December 8, 2006

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House and Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 503, Sine Die Adjournment 
      Resolution.
      House and Senate agreed to the Conference Report to accompany 
      H.R. 5682, Henry J. Hyde U.S./India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion 
      Act.
      The House agreed to H.J. Res. 102, making further continuing 
      appropriations for the fiscal year 2007.
      The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 503, providing for the sine die 
      adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Ninth 
      Congress.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11551-S11849
Measures Introduced: Seventeen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1, 2, 26, 28, 30, 4111-4122, and S. Res. 
630-634.                                                 
  Page S11739-40
Measures Reported: Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities 
of the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate 105th Congress 
First and Second Sessions''. (S. Rept. No. 109-367).
  S. 1129, to provide authorizations of appropriations for certain 
development banks, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S11739
Measures Passed:
  Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund: Committee on Finance was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6131, to permit certain 
expenditures from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11552
  United States Tsunami Warning and Education Act: Senate passed H.R. 
1674, 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, 
clearing the measure for the President.                     
  Page S11552
  Henry Clay Desk: Senate agreed to S. Res. 630, allowing the senior 
Senator from Kentucky to reassign the Henry Clay desk when serving as 
party leader.                                           
  Pages S11553-55
  Reducing Hunger: Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 1120, to reduce hunger in 
the United States, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendments proposed thereto:                  
  Pages S11568-70
  DeWine (for Durbin) Amendment No. 5233, to make perfecting 
amendments.                                             
Pages S11568-69
  DeWine (for Durbin) Amendment No. 5234, to amend the title. 
                                                            Page S11569
  Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act/Johanna's Law: Senate 
passed H.R. 1245, to provide for programs to increase the awareness and 
knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to 
gynecologic cancers, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                
  Pages S11570-72
  Enzi Amendment No. 5235, in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S11572
  Confronting Methamphetamine Use: Senate passed S. 4113, to amend the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that 
territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for 
confronting the use of methamphetamine.                 
  Pages S11572-73

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  Lifespan Respite Care Act: Senate passed H.R. 3248, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family 
caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, 
clearing the measure for the President.                 
  Pages S11573-78
  Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 6344, to reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Act, clearing the measure for the President.     
  Pages S11592-93
  Federal Deposit Insurance Act: Senate passed H.R. 6345, to make a 
conforming amendment to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect 
to examinations of certain insured depository institutions, clearing 
the measure for the President.                              
  Page S11593
  Controlled Substances Act Amendment: Senate passed S. 4115, to amend 
the Controlled Substances Act to increase the effectiveness of 
physician assistance for drug treatment.                    
  Page S11606
  Geneva Distinctive Emblems Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 6338, 
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, and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.                 
  Pages S11606-07
  Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4709, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections for law 
enforcement officers and the public by providing criminal penalties for 
the fraudulent acquisition or unauthorized disclosure of phone records, 
and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S11640
  Multiple Employer Pension Plans: Senate passed S. 4121, to provide 
optional funding rules for employers in applicable multiple employer 
pension plans.                                          
  Pages S11643-44
  Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 102, making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, clearing 
the measure for the President.                              
  Page S11645
  National Institutes of Health Reform Act: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 6164, to amend title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act to revise and extend the authorities of the National 
Institutes of Health, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:               
  Pages S11647-58
  Frist (for Enzi) Amendment No. 5238, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S11651
  Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act: Committee on Environment 
and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 798, 
to provide for a research program for remediation of closed 
methamphetamine production laboratories, and the bill was then passed, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S11802-03
  Frist (for Smith) Amendment No. 5239, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S11802-03
  Postal Law Reform: Senate passed H.R. 6407, to reform the postal laws 
of the United States, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11821-22
  Sine Die Adjournment: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 503, providing 
for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred 
Ninth Congress.                                             
  Page S11825
  Peacekeeping in Darfur: Senate agreed to S. Res. 631, urging the 
Government of Sudan and the international community to implement the 
agreement for a peacekeeping force under the command and control of the 
United Nations in Darfur.                               
  Pages S11825-27
  Transatlantic Market: Senate agreed to S. Res. 632, urging the United 
States and the European Union to work together to strengthen the 
transatlantic market.                                       
  Page S11827
  Holocaust: Senate agreed to S. Res. 633, condemning the conference 
denying that the Holocaust occurred to be held by the Government of 
Iran and its President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.             
  Page S11827-28
  Honoring Tom Carr: Senate agreed to S. Res. 634, honoring the life 
and achievements of Tom Carr, Congressional Research Service Analyst, 
and extending the condolences of the Senate on the occasion of his 
death.                                                      
  Page S11828
  Printing Authority: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 495, authorizing 
the printing as a House document of ``United States House of 
Representatives, The Committee on Ways and Means: A History, 1789-
2006''.                                                     
  Page S11830
  Department of State Authorities Act: Senate passed H.R. 6060, to 
authorize certain activities by the Department of State, clearing the 
measure for the President.                                  
  Page S11830
  Physicians for Underserved Areas Act: Senate passed H.R. 4997, to 
extend for 2 years the authority to grant waivers of the foreign 
country residence requirement with respect to certain international 
medical graduates, clearing the measure for the President. 
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  Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 5948, to 
reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 clearing the measure for 
the President.                                              
  Page S11830
  110th Congress: Senate agreed to H.J. Res. 101, appointing the day 
for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Tenth 
Congress.                                                   
  Page S11830
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 502, to correct 
the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5682.                       
  Page S11830
  Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act: Committee on Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 4055, to address the effect 
of the death of a defendant in Federal criminal proceedings, and the 
bill was then passed.                                   
  Pages S11840-41
  Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act: Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions was discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 5483, to increase the disability earning limitation under the 
Railroad Retirement Act and to index the amount of allowable earnings 
consistent with increases in the substantial gainful activity dollar 
amount under the Social Security Act, and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.                     
  Page S11841
  Modern-Day Slavery: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 549, expressing the sense of the 
Senate regarding modern-day slavery, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.                                                         
  Page S11841
  Tax Exempt Charitable Payments: Senate passed H.R. 6429, to treat 
payments by charitable organizations with respect to certain 
firefighters as exempt payments, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                                  
  Page S11841
Tax Extenders--House Message: By 79 yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 279), 
Senate agreed to the motion to concur in the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 6111, 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.              
  Pages S11658-73
  Subsequently, Senate concurred in the House title amendment to the 
bill.                                                       
Page S11673
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 67 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. 277), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to waive certain sections of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, with respect to the motion to concur in the House amendment to 
the Senate amendment to the bill.                       
Pages S11659-72
  By 78 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. 278), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to concur in the 
House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill.    
Pages S11658-73
  The pending motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to the bill, with Frist Amendment No. 5236 (to the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill), to establish the 
enactment date, was withdrawn.                          
Pages S11658-73
  Frist Amendment No. 5237 (to Amendment No. 5236), to change the 
enactment date, fellwhen Frist Amendment No. 5236 (see above) was 
withdrawn.                                              
Pages S11658-73
VA Major Medical Facility Authorization--House Message: Senate 
concurred in the House amendments to S. 3421, to authorize major 
medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, clearing 
the measure for the President.                          
  Pages S11803-21
Henry J. Hyde United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion 
Act--Conference Report: Senate agreed to the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 5682, to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with 
India, clearing the measure for the President.          
  Pages S11822-25
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver 
Infants Early Act--House Message: Senate concurred in the House 
amendment to S. 707, to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk 
of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to 
reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity, clearing the measure for 
the President.                                           
  Page S11828-30
United States--Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act House 
Message: Senate concurred in the House amendment to 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, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                              
  Pages S11830-31
Rural Water Supply Act--House Message: Senate concurred in the House 
amendments to S. 895, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
carry out a rural water supply program in the Reclamation States to 
provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable

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water supply to rural residents, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                              
  Pages S11831-36
Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy 
Promotion Act--House Message: Senate concurred in the House amendment 
to S. 2125, to promote relief, security, and democracy in the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                              
  Pages S11836-38
Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act--House Message: 
Senate concurred in the House amendment to S. 362, to establish a 
program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 
the United States Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources of, 
assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on 
the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-
Federal entities, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11838-39
U.S. Safe Web Act--House Message: Senate concurred in the House 
amendment to S. 1608, to enhance Federal Trade Commission enforcement 
against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception, 
clearing the measure for the President.                 
  Pages S11841-44
Retiring Senators Tributes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that tributes to retiring Senators be printed as 
a Senate document and that Senators be permitted to submit tributes 
until December 27, 2006.                                    
  Page S11844
Committee Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that on December 22, 2006, between the hours of 10 
a.m. and 11 a.m., committees have the authority to file special reports 
on nonlegislative matters only. This does not include executive matters 
such as treaties or nominations nor does it allow committees to report 
bills or resolutions after the sine die adjournment.        
  Page S11844
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 S11844
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this adjournment of the Senate, the Majority 
Leader, and Senators Allen and Cochran, be authorized to sign duly 
enrolled bills or joint resolutions.                        
  Page S11844
Appointment:
  MINER Act Technical Study Panel: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Democratic Leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, pursuant 
to Public Law 109-236, appointed Dr. James L. Weeks, of Maryland, to 
serve as a member of the MINER Act Technical Study Panel. 
                                                        Pages S11844-45
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. EX. 276), Kent A. Jordan, of 
Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. 
                                             Pages S11557-68, S11848-49
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. 275), three-fifths of those 
Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination. 
                                                Pages S11557, S11848-49
  Jeffrey Robert Brown, of Illinois, to be a Member of Social Security 
Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2008.
  D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008.
  Michael Butler, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008.
  A.J. Eggenberger, of Montana, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2008.
  Molly A. O'Neill, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2008.
  John M.R. Kneuer, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information.
  Paul Cherecwich, Jr., of Utah, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue 
Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2009.
  Deborah L. Wince-Smith, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Internal 
Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010.
  Eric Solomon, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.

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  John Peyton, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 
10, 2011. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Blanca E. Enriquez, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring January 30, 
2009. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Stephen M. Prescott, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring April 15, 2011.
  Anne Jeannette Udall, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
National Environmental Policy Foundation four a term expiring October 
6, 2010.
  Dianne I. Moss, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring 
December 17, 2007. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration.)
  Leland A. Strom, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring 
October 13, 2012. (Prior to this action, Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration.)
  James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2015.
  Gerald Walpin, of New York, to be Inspector General, Corporation for 
National and Community Service. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration, then was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, which discharged from further consideration.)
  Rachel K. Paulose, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Minnesota for the term of four years. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Sara Alicia Tucker, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Education. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Jovita Carranza, of Illinois, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration.
  Mark J. Warshawsky, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2012.
  Dana K. Bilyeu, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Social Security 
Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2010.
  Steven R. Chealander, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring 
December 31, 2007. (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration.)
  Phillip L. Swagel, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Thurgood Marshall, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2011.
  Michele A. Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Eric D. Eberhard, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2012.
  Dana Gioia, of California, to be Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Robert F. Hoyt, of Maryland, to be General Counsel for the Department 
of the Treasury.
  Mark Everett Keenum, of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Mark Everett Keenum, of Mississippi, 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.)
  Charles E. Dorkey III, of New York, to be a Member of the Advisory 
Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. (Prior to 
this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Diane Humetewa, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring August 25, 2012.
  Anthony W. Ryan, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  Leon R. Sequeira, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

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  William Francis Price, Jr., of California, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Robert Bretley Lott, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012. (Prior to 
this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Charlotte P. Kessler, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Joan Israelite, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Benjamin Donenberg, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012. (Prior to 
this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Foreststorn Hamilton, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2012. (Prior to 
this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Terry L. Cline, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health 
and Human Services. (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Paul A. Schneider, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, 
Department of Homeland Security. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Dan Gregory Blair, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner 
of the Postal Rate Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2012.
  Elizabeth Dougherty, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2007. (Prior 
to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Elizabeth Dougherty, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2010. (Prior 
to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  Margaret A. Ryan, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to 
expire on the date prescribed by law.
  Scott Wallace Stucky, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to 
expire on the date prescribed by law.
  Jill E. Sommers, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 
13, 2009.
  33 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was 
discharged from further consideration.)
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
consideration.)
  Routine lists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration.)
  Routine lists in the Public Health Service. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Navy, Public 
Health Service.                              
Pages S11727-32, S11848-49
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:
  Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be a Member of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
  Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security.
  C. Boyden Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of 
the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador.
  Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  Valerie L. Baker, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.

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  Richard E. Hoagland, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Armenia.
  Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a 
term expiring May 30, 2012.
  Marcia Morales Howard, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Florida.
  Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Mississippi.
  Gregory Kent Frizzell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
  Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Georgia.
  Thomas E. Harvey, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs).
  John Alfred Jarvey, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Iowa.
  Robert James Jonker, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Michigan.
  Paul Lewis Maloney, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Michigan.
  Janet T. Neff, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Michigan.
  Sara Elizabeth Lioi, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Ohio.
  Nora Barry Fischer, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  Roger Romulus Martella, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Carl Joseph Artman, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Lawrence Joseph O'Neill, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of California.
  John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
  Dean A. Pinkert, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for the term expiring December 16, 2015.
  Irving A. Williamson, of New York, to be a Member of the United 
States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 
2014.
  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.
  D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2007.
  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.
  Michael Dolan, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2009.
  Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2009.
  Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Population, Refugees, and Migration).
  Ron Silver, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 
2009.
  Judy Van Rest, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 
2009.
  Mark McKinnon, of Texas, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2006.
  Mark McKinnon, of Texas, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2009.
  Allen C. Guelzo, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for the remainder of the term expiring 
January 26, 2006.
  Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  Daniel Meron, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Health and Human Services.
  Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Population, Refugees, and Migration) (Recess Appointment).
  C. Boyden Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of 
the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador (Recess Appointment).
  Catherine G. West, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 
14, 2008.
  Dawn M. Liberi, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic 
of Mauritania.
  James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Margrethe Lundsager, of Virginia, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of 2 years.

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  Peter E. Cianchette, of Maine, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue 
Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010.
  Daniel Meron, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Health and Human Services (Recess Appointment).
  Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be Commissioner of Social 
Security for a term expiring January 19, 2013.
  Cecil E. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be an Alternate Representative 
of the United States of America to the Sixty-first Session of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations.
  Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 
2010.
  Curtis S. Chin, of New York, to be United States Director of the 
Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
  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.
  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.
  Andrew G. Biggs, of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social 
Security for the remainder of the term expiring January 19, 2007.
  Andrew G. Biggs, of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social 
Security for a term expiring January 19, 2013.
  Katherine Almquist, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors. (Reappointment).
  Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2007.
  Jeffrey Robert Brown, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2008 (Recess 
Appointment).
  Stanley Davis Phillips, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Estonia.
  Sam Fox, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Belgium.
  David B. Rivkin, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 2007.
  Earl Cruz Aguigui, of Guam, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Guam and concurrently United States Marshal for the 
District of the Northern Mariana Islands for the term of four years.
  Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Carol A. Dalton, 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.
  Peter N. Kirsanow, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2008.
  David M. Mason, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009.
  Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009.
  Hans von Spakovsky, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
  Robert D. Lenhard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
  Vanessa Lynne Bryant, of Connecticut, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Connecticut.
  S. Pamela Gray, 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.
  Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2009 
(Recess Appointment).
  Peter N. Kirsanow, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2008 
(Recess Appointment).
  Stephen Goldsmith, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2010 (Recess Appointment).
  Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security (Recess Appointment).
  Benjamin A. Powell, of Florida, to be General Counsel of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence (Recess Appointment).
  Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009 (Recess Appointment).
  Hans Von Spakovsky, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011 (Recess 
Appointment).

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  Robert D. Lenhard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011 (Recess 
Appointment).
  John A. Rizzo, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of 
the Central Intelligence Agency.
  Wayne Cartwright Beyer, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring 
July 1, 2010.
  Phillip J. Green, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  Debra Ann Livingston, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit.
  Raymond M. Kethledge, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Sixth Circuit.
  Stephen Joseph Murphy III, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
  John Preston Bailey, of West Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia.
  Mary O. Donohue, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of New York.
  Patricia Mathes, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Institute 
for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2007.
  Alex A. Beehler, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental 
Protection Agency.
  Michael F. Duffy, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of 6 years 
expiring August 30, 2012.
  Susan E. Dudley, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
  Roslynn Renee Mauskopf, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
  Liam O'Grady, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Virginia.
  Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of the term expiring 
October 31, 2009.
  James F.X. O'Gara, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Supply 
Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
  William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be Associate Attorney General.
  Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
  Otis D. Wright II, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  George H. Wu, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.
  Michael F. Duffy, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of 6 years 
expiring August 30, 2012 (Recess Appointment).
  Thomas M. Hardiman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit.
  David Palmer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2011.
  Caroline C. Hunter, of Florida, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2009.
  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 4 years.
  Richard Allan Hill, of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring June 10, 2009.
  Ellen C. Williams, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2016.
  Peter W. Tredick, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009.
  Paul De Camp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour 
Division, Department of Labor.
  Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six 
years expiring August 30, 2010.
  Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Mine Safety and Health (Recess Appointment).
  Steven G. Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  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.
  Peter D. Keisler, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia Circuit.
  William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.

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  James Edward Rogan, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Benjamin Hale Settle, of Washington, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Washington.
  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.
  Gregory B. Cade, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the United 
States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
  Heidi M. Pasichow, 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.
  Frederick J. Kapala, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Beryl A. Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
2011.
  John R. Steer, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2011.
  Rosemary E. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for the remainder of the term expiring December 
12, 2007.
  Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
  Floyd Hall, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years.
  Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years.
  Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense (Recess Appointment).
  Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy (Recess Appointment).
  John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Dorrance Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Recess Appointment).
  Gordon England, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense (Recess 
Appointment).
  Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years (Recess Appointment).
  Floyd Hall, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years (Recess Appointment).
  Anita K. Blair, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Warren Bell, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 
31, 2012.
  William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of Tennessee, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Jane C. Luxton, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Kevin M. Kolevar, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability).
  Scott A. Keller, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Michael W. Tankersley, of Texas, to be Inspector General, Export-
Import Bank.
  Michael J. Burns, of New Mexico, to be Assistant to the Secretary of 
Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  8 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, Navy. 
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Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S11736-38
Measures Placed on Calendar:                               
  Pages S11738
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                   
  Page S11739
Executive Communications:                                   
  Page S11739
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S11740-41
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S11741-91
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S11733-36
Amendments Submitted:                               
  Pages S11791-S11801
Privileges of the Floor:                                
  Pages S11801-02
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--279) 
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Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and, in accordance with the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 503, adjourned sine die at 4:39 a.m. on 
Saturday, December 9, 2006, until 12 noon, on Thursday, January 4, 
2007.