[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 137 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1202-D1205]
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                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11535-S
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2051-2058, and S. Con. Res. 45-46.
  Pages S11585-86
Measures Reported:
  S. 471, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to The 
Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor 
Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land associated with the Lewis 
and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an 
historical interpretive site along the trail, with amendments. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-156)
  S. 637, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of establishing the Chattahoochee Trace 
National Heritage Corridor in Alabama and Georgia, with amendments. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-157)
  S. 645, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an 
alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal 
gasification project goals. (S. Rept. No. 110-158)
  S. 1182, to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 
Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the authorization of 
appropriations and modify the date on which the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior terminates under the Act, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-159)
  S. 1203, to enhance the management of electricity programs at the 
Department of Energy. (S. Rept. No. 110-160)
  S. 1728, to amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to 
reauthorize the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau Advisory Commission. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-161)
  H.R. 85, to provide for the establishment of centers to encourage 
demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy methods and 
technologies. (S. Rept. No. 110-162)
  H.R. 247, to designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the 
Willamette National Forest in the State of Oregon as a national 
recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House 
of Representatives. (S. Rept. No. 110-163)
  H.R. 407, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
to determine the feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific 
National Heritage Area in the States of Washington and Oregon. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-164)
  H.R. 995, to amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for 
establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to 
honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of 
the United States. (S. Rept. No. 110-165)
  H. Con. Res. 116, expressing the sense of Congress that the National 
Museum of Wildlife Art, located in Jackson, Wyoming, shall be 
designated as the ``National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United 
States''. (S. Rept. No. 110-166)
  S. 169, to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal 
authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the 
majority of the trails in the System, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-167)
  S. 278, to establish a program and criteria for National Heritage 
Areas in the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-168)
  S. 289, to establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National 
Heritage Area, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-169)
  S. 443, to establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in 
the State of Colorado, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 110-170)
  S. 444, to establish the South Park National Heritage Area in the 
State of Colorado, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-171)
  S. 647, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as 
wilderness, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 110-172)
  S. 722, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the 
Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona, with an

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amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-173)
  S. 800, to establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the 
State of New York, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-174)
  S. 817, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 to provide additional authorizations for certain National Heritage 
Areas, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
110-175)
  S. 838, to authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between 
United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish 
the International Energy Advisory Board, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-176)
  S. 955, to establish the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-177)
  S. 1089, to amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to allow the 
Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects to 
hire employees more efficiently, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-178)
  S. 1148, to establish the Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration 
Commission and the Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-179)
  H.R. 1100, to revise the boundary of the Carl Sandburg Home National 
Historic Site in the State of North Carolina. (S. Rept. No. 110-180)
  H.R. 1126, to reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation 
and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. (S. Rept. No. 110-181) 
                                                            Page S11585
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act: Senate resumed consideration of 
H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S11541-69
Adopted:
  Levin/McCain Modified Amendment No. 2174, to provide, with an offset, 
$59,041,000 for other procurement for the Army for the General Fund 
Enterprise Business System of the Army.
Page S11543
  Levin Amendment No. 2175, to modify the requirements on the Defense 
Science Board Review of the Department of Defense policies and 
procedures for the acquisition of information technology.
Page S11543
  Levin (for Sessions) Amendment No. 2168, to express the sense of 
Congress on the procurement program for the KC-X tanker aircraft. 
                                                            Page S11543
  Levin (for Clinton) Amendment No. 2108, to require a report on the 
planning and implementation of the policy of the United States towards 
Darfur.
Pages S11543-44
  Levin (for Hagel) Amendment No. 2015, to provide for additional 
members on the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness Council.
                                                            Page S11544
  Levin (for Chambliss/Pryor) Amendment No. 2050, to require a report 
on surveys of patient satisfaction at military treatment facilities. 
                                                            Page S11544
  Levin (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 2120, to require an additional 
element in the management plan for the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund.
Page S11544
  Levin (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2056, to provide support and 
assistance for families of members of the Armed Forces who are 
undergoing deployment.
Page S11544
  Levin (for Sessions/Shelby) Amendment No. 2147, to authorize the Air 
University to confer additional academic degrees.
Page S11545
  Levin (for Clinton) Amendment No. 2047, to specify additional 
individuals eligible to transportation for survivors of deceased 
members of the Armed Forces to attend their burial ceremonies. 
                                                            Page S11545
  Levin (for Coleman) Amendment No. 2117, to revise the authorized 
variances on end strengths authorized for Selected Reserve personnel. 
                                                            Page S11545
  Levin (for McCain) Amendment No. 2190, to designate the positions of 
Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretaries of the military 
departments for acquisition matters as critical acquisition positions. 
                                                            Page S11545
  Levin (for Reed/Collins) Amendment No. 2199, to require a Comptroller 
General assessment of the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate 
Competitive Research.
Page S11545
  Levin (for Gregg/Boxer) Amendment No. 2203, to express the sense of 
Congress on family care plans and the deployment of members of the 
Armed Forces who have minor dependents.
Page S11545
  Levin (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 2201, to amend the American 
Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 to repeal the limitations on 
providing United States military assistance to parties to the 
International Criminal Court.
Page S11545
  Levin (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 2200, to prescribe that members of 
the Armed Forces and veterans out of uniform may render the military 
salute during hoisting, lowering, or passing of the flag.
Page S11546

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  Levin (for Gregg) Amendment No. 2112, to require studies on support 
services for families of members of the Active and Reserve Components 
who are undergoing deployment.
Page S11546
  Levin (for Voinovich) Amendment No. 2099, to extend the date on which 
the National Security Personnel System will first apply to certain 
defense laboratories.
Page S11546
  Levin/McCain Amendment No. 2212, to authorize the Secretary of 
Defense to provide for the protection of certain individuals. 
                                                        Pages S11546-47
  Levin (for Clinton/Whitehouse) Amendment No. 2222, to prevent nuclear 
terrorism.
Pages S11547-48
  Levin (for Warner/Webb) Modified Amendment No. 2230, relative to 
limitation on assistance to the government of Thailand.
Page S11548
  Levin (for Salazar/Sessions) Modified Amendment No. 2234, to provide 
authority for Department of Defense to provide support for certain 
sporting events.
Page S11548
  Levin (for Webb/Warner) Amendment No. 2272, to extend and modify the 
authorities on Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States 
from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack.
Page S11548
  Levin (for Sessions) Amendment No. 2220, to authorize the payment of 
inactive duty training travel costs for certain Selected Reserve 
members.
Page S11549
  Levin (for Kohl/Warner) Amendment No. 2276, to require a report on 
the implementation of the green procurement policy of the Department of 
Defense.
Page S11549
  Levin (for Cornyn/Dole) Amendment No. 2257, to provide that the study 
on the national security interagency system shall focus on improving 
interagency cooperation in post-conflict contingency relief and 
reconstruction operations.
Page S11549
  Levin (for Akaka) Amendment No. 2281, to require a report on the 
control of the brown tree snake.
Pages S11549-50
  Levin (for McCaskill) Amendment No. 2250, to provide for a review of 
licensed mental health counselors, social workers, and marriage and 
family therapists under the TRICARE program.
Page S11550
  Levin (for Menendez) Amendment No. 2254, to require a Department of 
Defense Inspector General report on physical security of Department of 
Defense installations.
Page S11550
  Levin (for Durbin) Amendment No. 2268, to provide for an increase in 
the number of nurses and faculty.
Pages S1150-51 S11557-58
  Levin (for Sessions) Amendment No. 2292, to provide for continuity 
and efficiency of the depot operations of the Department of Defense to 
reset combat equipment and vehicles in support of the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan
Page S11551
  Levin (for Dole) Amendment No. 2305, to require a report on 
counternarcotics assistance for the Government of Haiti. 
                                                        Pages S11551-52
  Levin (for Coleman/Klobuchar) Amendment No. 2216, relating to 
satisfaction by members of the National Guard and Reserve on active 
duty of applicable professional licensure and certification 
requirements.
Page S11552
  Levin (for Biden) Amendment No. 2309, to require a report on the 
airfield in Abeche, Chad, and other resources needed to provide 
stability in the Darfur region.
Page S11552
  Levin (for Schumer) Amendment No. 2308, to authorize, with an offset, 
an additional $162,800,000 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
Activities, Defense-wide, to combat the growth of poppies in 
Afghanistan, to eliminate the production and trade of opium and heroin, 
and to prevent terrorists from using the proceeds for terrorist 
activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere.
Page S11552
  Levin (for Salazar) Amendment No. 2310, to express the sense of 
Congress regarding Department of Defense actions to address the 
encroachment of military installations.
Page S11552
  Levin (for McCaskill/Collins) Amendment No. 2617, to provide further 
protection for contractor employees from reprisal for disclosure of 
certain information.
Page S11553
  Levin (for Hatch/Crapo) Amendment No. 2313, to commend the founder 
and members of Project Compassion.
Page S11553
  Levin (for Chambliss) Amendment No. 2863, to express the sense of the 
Senate on collaborations between the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs on health care for wounded warriors. 
                                                        Pages S11553-54
  Levin (for Chambliss) Amendment No. 2282, to establish a National 
Guard yellow ribbon integration program.
Page S11554
  Levin (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 2210, to modify a reporting 
requirement.
Pages S11554-55
  Levin (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 2291, to require a report on the 
search and rescue capabilities of the Air Force in the northwestern 
United States.
Page S11555
  Levin (for Brown) Amendment No. 2096, to require a comprehensive 
accounting of the funding required to ensure that the plan for 
implementing the final recommendations of the 2005 Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Commission remains on schedule.
Page S11555
  Levin (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 2315, to authorize a land conveyance 
at the Lewis and Clark United States Army Reserve Center, Bismarck, 
North Dakota.
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  Levin (for Dodd) Amendment No. 2176, to require the Comptroller 
General of the United States to review the application of certain 
authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950.
Pages S11555-56
  Levin (for Cardin) Amendment No. 2326, to grant a Federal charter to 
the Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.
Page S11556
  Levin (for Pryor) Amendment No. 2263, to enhance the availability of 
rest and recuperation leave.
Page S11556
  Levin (for Chambliss) Amendment No. 2294, to require the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a plan to ensure the appropriate size of the 
Department of Defense acquisition workforce.
Pages S11556-57
  Levin Modified Amendment No. 2277, to require a report on water 
conservation projects.
Page S11557
  Levin (for McConnell) Amendment No. 2862, to authorize to be 
increased by up to $49,300,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated 
for the construction of munitions demilitarization facilities at Blue 
Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, and Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, and to 
ensure the timely destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions. 
                                                            Page S11557
Withdrawn:
  Levin Amendment No. 2087 (to Amendment No. 2011), to provide for a 
reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq. 
                                                        Pages S11558-59
  Reed Amendment No. 2088 (to Amendment No. 2087), to change the 
enactment date.
Pages S11558-59
  Dodd (for Levin) Amendment No. 2274 (to the language proposed to be 
stricken by Amendment No. 2011), to provide for a reduction and 
transition of United States forces in Iraq.
Pages S11558-59
  Levin Amendment No 2275 (to Amendment No. 2274), to provide for a 
reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq. 
                                                        Pages S11558-59
  Pending:
  Nelson (NE) (for Levin) Amendment No. 2011, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S11541
  Levin (for Specter/Leahy) Amendment No. 2022, to restore habeas 
corpus for those detained by the United States. 
                                                Pages S11542-43, S11559
  Warner (for Graham/Kyl) Amendment No. 2064, to strike section 1023, 
relating to the granting of civil rights to terror suspects. 
                                                        Pages S11559-69
  A motion was entered to close further debate on Levin (for Specter/
Leahy) Amendment No. 2022 (listed above), and, in accordance with the 
provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.
Page S11569
Rate Payer Recovery Act--Referral Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works be discharged from further consideration of S. 2006, to 
provide for disaster assistance for power transmission and distribution 
facilities, and the bill then be referred to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs.
  Page S11614
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the status of 
each of the 18 Iraqi benchmarks, as received during recess of the 
Senate on September 14, 2007; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations. (PM-25)
Pages S11576-77
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S11577-85
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S11586-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S11588-S11603
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11575-76
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11603-14
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S11614
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:12 p.m., 
until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 2007. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11614.)