[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 155 (Saturday, September 27, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1196-D1201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 7174-
7196; and 5 Resolutions, H. Con. Res. 437-438; and H. es. 1512-1513, 
1515, were introduced.
  Pages H10299-H10300
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H10299
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4131, to designate a portion of California State Route 91 
located in Los Angeles County, California, as the ``Juanita Millender-
McDonald Highway'' (H. Rept. 110-895);
  H.R. 6589, to provide financial support for the operation of the law 
library of the Library of Congress, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-
896, Pt. 1); and
  H. Res. 1514, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 110-897).
Page H10299
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2008: 
Agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3068, to prohibit the award of 
contracts to provide guard services under the contract security guard 
program of the Federal Protective Service to a business concern that is 
owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted 
of a felony--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H10140-41
  Repealing the provision of title 46, United States Code, requiring a 
license for employment in the business of salvaging on the coast of 
Florida: S. 2482, to repeal the provision of title 46, United States 
Code, requiring a license for employment in the business of salvaging 
on the coast of Florida--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10141-42

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  Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act of 2008: H.R. 6999, amended, 
to restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program; 
                                                        Pages H10145-54
  QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008: S. 3560, to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the 
qualifying individual (QI) program--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H10170-76
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
2008: Agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6063, to authorize the 
programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H10181-95
  Charity Enhancement Act of 2008: H.R. 7083, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance charitable giving and improve 
disclosure and tax administration;
  Pages H10196-98
  Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008: H.R. 7082, amended, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the 
Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons;
  Pages H10199-H10200
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to 
disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons, and for other purposes.''.
Page H10200
  Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008: S. 3477, to 
amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants for 
Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence--clearing the measure for 
the President;
  Pages H10202-05
  Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Reauthorization Act of 2008: Agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
2786, to reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native 
Americans--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H10216-22
  Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2008: S. 1738, to require the 
Department of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy 
Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the Internet 
Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional 
computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the 
ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child 
predators--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H10241-51
  Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 5057, to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog 
Grant Program--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10255-57
  Amending title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and 
enforcement of foreign defamation judgments: H.R. 6146, amended, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and 
enforcement of foreign defamation judgments;
  Pages H10258-63
  Equal Justice for Our Military Act: H.R. 3174, to amend titles 28 and 
10, United States Code, to allow for certiorari review of certain cases 
denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the 
Armed Forces;
  Pages H10263-64
  Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2008: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1777, to amend the Improving America's Schools Act of 
1994 to make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based 
educational aid under the antitrust laws--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H10264-65
  Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act: S. 3606, 
to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H10265-66
  Extending for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign 
country residence requirement with respect to international medical 
graduates: Agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5571, to extend for 5 
years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence 
requirement with respect to international medical graduates--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H10266-67
  Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety 
Act of 2008: H.R. 6838, to establish and operate a National Center for 
Campus Public Safety;
  Page H10267-68
  Making improvements in the operation and administration of the 
Federal courts: S. 3569, to make improvements in the operation and 
administration of the Federal courts--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H10270-72
  Providing that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal 
year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009: S. 3597, to 
provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal 
year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H10272-73
  Providing for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of 
the Department of

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Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security: S. 2816, to 
provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the 
Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H10273-74
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all 
levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers 
and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their 
dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts 
of terrorism: H. Res. 1429, to express the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland 
Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions 
of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide 
should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front 
lines in the war against acts of terrorism;
  Pages H10274-76
  Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008: H.R. 7177, to authorize the 
transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients; and 
                                                        Pages H10276-78
  Amending section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for 
agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by 
webcasters: H.R. 7084, to amend section 114 of title 17, United States 
Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of 
sound recordings by webcasters.
  Pages H10278-81
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th anniversary: H. 
Res. 1224, to commend the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th 
anniversary;
  Pages H10137-40
  Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway Designation Act: H.R. 4131, to 
designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles 
County, California, as the ``Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway''; 
                                                        Pages H10142-45
  Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 6460, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas 
of concern;
  Pages H10155-58
  Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008: S. 906, to prohibit the sale, 
distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury; 
                                                        Pages H10177-81
  Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008: H.R. 6600, amended, 
to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion 
of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards;
  Pages H10200-02
  Providing that claims of the United States to certain documents 
relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and 
relinquished in certain circumstances: H.R. 6669, to provide that 
claims of the United States to certain documents relating to Franklin 
Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain 
circumstances;
  Pages H10205-06
  Air Carriage of International Mail Act: S. 3536, to amend section 
5402 of title 39, United States Code and to modify the authority 
relating to United States Postal Service air transportation contracts; 
                                                        Pages H10206-08
  Small Business Financing Improvements Act of 2008: H.R. 7175, to 
amend the Small Business Act to improve the section 7(a) lending 
program;
  Pages H10224-28
  Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008: S. 3325, to 
enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws; 
                                                        Pages H10229-38
  Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008: S. 3598, to amend 
titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect to the operation of 
submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality; 
                                                        Pages H10251-54
  Extending the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to 
protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the 
title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice: S. 3296, to 
extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to 
protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the 
title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice; 
                                                        Pages H10254-55
  Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act: S. 2840, to establish 
a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization 
applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a 
deadline for processing such applications; and
  Pages H10257-58
  Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization 
and Improvement Act of 2008: S. 2304, to amend title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the 
improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders 
with mental illnesses.
  Pages H10268-70

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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 
appointed Representative Hoyer and Representative Van Hollen to act as 
Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions 
through the remainder of the second session of the One Hundred Tenth 
Congress.
  Page H10164
Printing of the Rules and Manual of the House for the 111th Congress: 
The House agreed to H. Res. 1513, providing for the printing of a 
revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives 
for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
  Pages H10164-65
Extension of Remarks: Agreed that the chairman and ranking minority 
member of each standing committee and each subcommittee be permitted to 
extend their remarks in the Congressional Record, up to and including 
the Record's last publication, and to include a summary of the work of 
that committee or subcommittee.
  Page H10165
  Also agreed that members may have until publication of the last 
edition of the Congressional Record authorized for the Second Session 
of the One Hundred Tenth Congress by the Joint Committee on Printing to 
revise and extend their remarks and to include brief, related 
extraneous material on any matter occurring before the adjournment of 
the Second Session sine die.
Page H10165
Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2008: The House agreed 
to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 1283, as amended, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and 
public health.
  Pages H10165-69
Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, 
and Education Amendments of 2008: The House agreed by unanimous consent 
to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5265, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various 
forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, 
Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, 
and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies--clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages H10176-77
Expressing support for designation of the month of October as 
``American Pharmacists Month'': The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and agree to H. Res. 1437, to express support for designation 
of the month of October as ``American Pharmacists Month'' and to 
express the sense of the House of Representatives that all people in 
the United States should join in celebrating our Nation's pharmacists 
for their contributions to the health and well-being of our citizens. 
                                                            Page H10177
Honoring and supporting the Hadley School for the Blind: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 875, as 
amended, to honor and support the Hadley School for the Blind. 
                                                            Page H10195
Expressing support for designation of the month of October as 
``National Work and Family Month'': The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and agree to H. Res. 1440, as amended, to express support for 
designation of the month of October as ``National Work and Family 
Month''.
  Pages H10195-96
Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building Designation Act: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6982, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 210 South Ellsworth 
Avenue in San Mateo, California, as the ``Leo J. Ryan Post Office 
Building''.
  Page H10208
Congratulating the Waipio Little League baseball team for winning the 
2008 Little League World Championship: The House agreed to discharge 
from committee and agree to H. Res. 1436, to congratulate the Waipio 
Little League baseball team for winning the 2008 Little League World 
Championship.
  Pages H10208-09
Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building Designation Act: The House agreed 
to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6558, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 Lundy 
Avenue in San Jose, California, as the ``Gordon N. Chan Post Office 
Building''.
  Page H10209
CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building Designation Act: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6834, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4 South Main 
Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as the ``CWO Richard R. Lee Post 
Office Building''.
  Page H10209
Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building Designation Act: The 
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6859, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the ``Dr. Walter 
Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  Page H10209
Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Life Insurance Awareness 
Month'': The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. 
Res. 1392, to support the goals and ideals of ``National Life Insurance 
Awareness Month''.
  Page H10209
Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building Designation Act: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass S. 3082, to designate the 
facility

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of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in 
Kansas City, Missouri, as the ``Reverend Earl Abel Post Office 
Building''--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H10209-10
Honoring the memory of Robert Mondavi: The House agreed to discharge 
from committee and agree to S. Con. Res. 84, to honor the memory of 
Robert Mondavi.
  Page H10210
Congratulating the 2007-2008 National Basketball Association World 
Champions, the Boston Celtics, on an outstanding and historic season: 
The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Con. Res. 
376, to congratulate the 2007-2008 National Basketball Association 
World Champions, the Boston Celtics, on an outstanding and historic 
season.
  Pages H10210-11
Designating the third week of October as ``National Estate Planning 
Awareness Week'': The House agreed to discharge from committee and 
agree to H. Res. 1499, to designate the third week of October as 
``National Estate Planning Awareness Week''.
  Page H10211
Harry Lee Post Office Building Designation Act: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass H.R. 5932, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 2801 Manhattan Boulevard 
in Harvey, Louisiana, as the ``Harry Lee Post Office Building''. 
                                                            Page H10211
Recognizing the important social and economic contributions and 
accomplishments of the New Deal: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and agree to H. Con. Res. 360, to recognize the important 
social and economic contributions and accomplishments of the New Deal 
to our Nation on the 75th anniversary of legislation establishing the 
initial New Deal social and public works programs.
  Pages H10211-12
Supporting the goals and ideals of Malaria Awareness Day: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 389, to support 
the goals and ideals of Malaria Awareness Day.
  Page H10212
Judie Hammerstad Post Office Building Designation Act: The House agreed 
to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6489, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 4th Street 
in Lake Oswego, Oregon, as the ``Judie Hammerstad Post Office 
Building''.
  Page H10212
Helen Berg Post Office Building Designation Act: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6585, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 311 Southwest 2nd Street 
in Corvallis, Oregon, as the ``Helen Berg Post Office Building''. 
                                                        Pages H10212-13
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of The Christian Science Monitor 
newspaper: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. 
Res. 1494, to recognize the 100th anniversary of The Christian Science 
Monitor newspaper.
  Page H10213
Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office Designation Act: The 
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6902, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
513 6th Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky, as the ``Staff Sergeant Nicholas 
Ray Carnes Post Office''.
  Page H10213
Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building Designation Act: The House agreed 
to discharge from committee and pass S. 3015, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 18 S. G Street, 
Lakeview, Oregon, as the ``Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office Building''--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H10213-14
Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Runaway 
Prevention Month: The House agreed to discharge from committee and 
agree to H. Res. 1375, to recognize and support the goals and ideals of 
National Runaway Prevention Month.
  Page H10214
Pickwick Post Office Building Designation Act: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6197, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in 
Counce, Tennessee, as the ``Pickwick Post Office Building''. 
                                                            Page H10214
Recognizing the importance of the United States wine industry to the 
American economy: The House agreed to discharge from committee and 
agree to H. Con. Res. 429, to recognize the importance of the United 
States wine industry to the American economy.
  Page H10214
Expressing support for designation of September 6, 2008, as Louisa 
Swain Day: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. 
Con. Res. 378, to express support for designation of September 6, 2008, 
as Louisa Swain Day.
  Pages H10214-15
Private First Class Irving Joseph Schwartz Post Office Building 
Designation Act: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass 
H.R. 6837, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 7925 West Russell Road in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the 
``Private First Class Irving Joseph Schwartz Post Office Building''. 
                                                            Page H10215

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Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of 
Diwali: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 
245, to recognize the religious and historical significance of the festival 
of Diwali.
  Page H10215
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of 
Commerce should use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is 
counted in the 2010 decennial census: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and agree to H. Res. 1262, to express the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the Secretary of Commerce should use all reasonable 
measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial 
census.
  Page H10215
Recognizing Armed Forces Day: The House agreed to discharge from committee 
and agree to H. Res. 1122, to recognize Armed Forces Day.
  Pages H10215-16
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure which was debated on Thursday, September 25th:
  Improving Government Accountability Act: Agreed to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 928, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the 
independence of the Inspectors General and to create a Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 
414 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 661--clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages H10222-23
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure which was debated on Friday, September 26th:
  Approving the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful 
Uses of Nuclear Energy: H.R. 7081, to approve the United States-India 
Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 298 yeas to 117 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
662.
  Pages H10223
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass 
the following measure:
  Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act: H.R. 6707, amended, to 
require Surface Transportation Board consideration of the impacts of certain 
railroad transactions on local communities, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
243 yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 663.
  Pages H10158-64, H10223-24
Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS 
Initiative: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. 
Con. Res. 426, as amended, to recognize the 10th anniversary of the 
establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.
  Pages H10228-29
Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2008: The House 
agreed by unanimous consent to S. 431, as amended, to require convicted sex 
offenders to register online identifiers.
  Pages H10238-41
Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass S. 3605, to extend the pilot 
program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H10241
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H10140, H10155, H10202, H10228, and H10264.
Senate Referrals: S. 3192 was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources; S. 3109 and S. 1492 were referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce; S. 3477 and S. 3536 were referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform; S. 2913 and S. 3641 were referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary; and S. 906, S. 1582, and S. 3569 were held at the desk. 
                                                                 Page H10295
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed 
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H10222, H10223, and 
H10223-24. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:29 p.m.