[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 1 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S72]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Murkowski):
  S. 42. A bill to make improvements to the Arctic Research and Policy 
Act of 1984; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the test 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 42

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Research and Policy 
     Amendments Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 2. CHAIRPERSON OF THE ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION.

       (a) Compensation.--Section 103(d)(1) of the Arctic Research 
     and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4102(d)(1)) is amended in 
     the second sentence by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``, 
     in the case of the chairperson, 120 days, and, in the case of 
     any other member, 90 days,''.
       (b) Redesignation.--Section 103(d)(2) of the Arctic 
     Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4102(d)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``Chairman'' and inserting 
     ``chairperson''.
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