[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 157 (Monday, September 29, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10064-S10065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

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               ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED

  At 11:02 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled bills and joint resolution:

       S. 496. An act to reauthorize and improve the program 
     authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965.
       S. 2482. An act to repeal the provision to title 46, United 
     States Code, requiring a license for employment in the 
     business of salvaging on the coast of Florida.
       S. 3560. An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual 
     (QI) program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2638. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2008, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3068. An act 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.
       H.R. 5001. An act to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post 
     Office Building located in the District of Columbia.
       H.J. Res. 62. Joint resolution to honor the achievements 
     and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, 
     and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bills and joint resolution were subsequently signed by 
the President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd).
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  At 11:11 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 440. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate:

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

       S. 906. An act to prohibit the sale, distribution, 
     transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1738. An act 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.
       S. 2816. An act to provide for the appointment of the Chief 
     Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
     by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
       S. 2840. An act 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.
       S. 3325. An act to enhance remedies for violations of 
     intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.
       S. 3569. An act to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
       S. 3597. An act to provide that funds allocated for 
     community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2009.
       S. 3605. An act to extend the pilot program for volunteer 
     groups to obtain criminal history background checks.
       S. 3606. An act to extend the special immigrant nonminister 
     religious worker program and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (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.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5057) to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA 
Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (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, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6460) to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in 
areas of concern, and for other purposes.

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  At 11:24 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 5932. An act 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''.
       H.R. 6197. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in Counce, 
     Tennessee, as the ``Pickwick Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 6489 An act 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''.
       H.R. 6558. An act 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''.
       H.R. 6585 An act 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''.
       H.R. 6834. An act 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''.
       H.R. 6837. An act 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''.
       H.R. 6859 An act 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''.
       H.R. 6902. An act 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''.
       H.R. 6982. An act 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''.
       H.R. 7081. An act to approve the United States-India 
     Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 7082. An act 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.
       H.R. 7083. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance charitable giving and improve disclosure and 
     tax administration.

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

       S. 3015. An act 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''.
       S. 3082. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in 
     Kansas City, Missouri, as the ``Reverend Earl Abel Post 
     Office Building''.
       S. 3477. An act to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
     authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical 
     Excellence.

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

       H. Con. Res. 360. Concurrent resolution recognizing 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.
       H. Con. Res. 376. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     2007-2008 National Basketball Association World Champions, 
     the Boston Celtics, on an outstanding and historic season.
       H. Con. Res. 378. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for designation of September 6, 2008, as Louisa Swain Day.
       H. Con. Res. 429. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of the United States wine industry to the American 
     economy.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 84. Concurrent resolution honoring the memory 
     of Robert Mondavi.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 928) to amend the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to 
create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, 
and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2786) to reauthorize the programs for 
housing assistance for Native Americans.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (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.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6063) to authorize the programs of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
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  At 12:11 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3174. An act 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.
       H.R. 6146. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation 
     judgments.
       H.R. 6838. An act to establish and operate a National 
     Center for Campus Public Safety.
       H.R. 7084. An act to amend section 114 of title 17, United 
     States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction 
     and performance of sound recordings by webcasters.
       H.R. 7177. An act to authorize the transfer of naval 
     vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       S. 431. An act to require convicted sex offenders to 
     register online identifiers, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 426. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     l0th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS 
     Initiative.
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  At 12:24 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Zapata, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following joint resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 100. Joint resolution appointing the day for the 
     convening of the first session of the One Hundred Eleventh 
     Congress and establishing the date for the counting of the 
     electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the 
     electors in December 2008.

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