[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 160 (Thursday, October 2, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1226-D1230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Thursday, October 2, 2008

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 440, Adjournment Resolution.
      Senate agreed to S. Res. 702, Commending David J. Tinsley.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10399-S10507
Measures Introduced: Four bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3679-3682, and S. Res. 702-705.
  Page S10486
Measures Passed:
  Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act: Senate passed H.R. 7082, 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, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10405
  Federal Election Commission: Committee on Rules and Administration 
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6296, to extend 
through 2013 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose 
civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties 
established and published by the Commission, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10405
  Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act: Senate passed H.R. 3480, to 
direct the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate 
punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen property 
where that property consists of grave markers of veterans, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S10405
  United States Army Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 2579, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States 
Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and 
yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, 
history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in 
American society, from the colonial period to today, and the bill was 
then passed.
  Pages S10420-21
  Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway: Senate passed H.R. 4131, to 
designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles 
County, California, as the ``Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway'', 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10421
  Organ Transplant Authorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 6469, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding 
for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10421-22
  Nelson (NE) (for Dorgan) Amendment No. 5693, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S10421-22
  Pickwick Post Office Building: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10422
  Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10422
  CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10422
  Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 
6902, to designate the facility of

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the United States Postal Service located at 513 6th Avenue in Dayton, 
Kentucky, as the ``Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office'', 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10422
  Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building: Senate passed 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'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10422
  Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration of S. 3625, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New City, New 
York, as the ``Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building'', and the 
bill was then passed.
  Page S10422
  Spencer Byrd Powers Jr. Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
S. 3521, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the ``Spencer 
Byrd Powers Jr. Post Office'', and the bill was then passed. 
                                                            Page S10422
  Minnie Cox Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
4010, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the 
``Minnie Cox Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10422
  Louisa Swain Day: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 378, expressing 
support for designation of September 6, 2008, as Louisa Swain Day. 
                                                        Pages S10422-23
  Minority AIDS Initiative 10th Anniversary: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 426, recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the 
Minority AIDS Initiative.
  Page S10423
  Maternal Mortality: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 616, 
reducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad, and the resolution 
was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Page S10423
  Nelson (NE) (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 5694, of a perfecting nature.
                                                            Page S10423
  Religious and Cultural Sites: Senate agreed to S. Res. 705, 
expressing the sense of the Senate on the commitment of the United 
States to the preservation of religious and cultural sites and 
condemning instances in which such sites are desecrated. 
                                                        Pages S10423-24
  United States Paralympic Team: Senate agreed to S. Res. 704, 
congratulating the members of the United States Olympic and Paralympic 
Teams on their success in the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games 
and supporting the selection of Chicago, Illinois, as the site of the 
2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  Pages S10424-26
  National Methamphetamine Awareness Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
703, designating November 2008 as ``National Methamphetamine Awareness 
Month'', to increase awareness of methamphetamine abuse. 
                                                        Pages S10426-27
  111th Congress: Senate passed H.J. Res. 100, 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, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10501
  Andean Trade Preference Act: Senate passed H.R. 7222, to extend the 
Andean Trade Preference Act, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Levin (for Reid) Amendment No. 5695, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Page S10503-04
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 440, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S10504
  Levin (for Reid) Amendment No. 5692, to change the date of the 
reconvening of the Senate.
Page S10504
  Commending David J. Tinsley: Senate agreed to S. Res. 702, commending 
David J. Tinsley on his service to the United States Senate. 
                                                            Page S10504
Appointments:
  Congressional Award Board: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as amended, appointed the 
following individual to the Congressional Award Board: Kathryn Weeden 
of Washington, D.C.
  Page S10427
Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
recess or 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,

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boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by 
law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
                                                            Page S10427
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during this recess or adjournment of the Senate from 
Friday, October 3, 2008 through Sunday, October 5, 2008, Senator Webb 
be authorized to sign all duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                            Page S10427
Enrollment Correction--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that if the Senate receives from the House of 
Representatives a correcting resolution to correct the enrollment of S. 
3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, that is identical to 
the matter which is currently at the desk, then it be considered to 
have been agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table; and that if the House concurrent resolution is not identical 
then this order be vitiated.
  Page S10501
Recess--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached provided 
that when Senate completes its business on Thursday, October 2, 2008, 
it stand in recess and convene at 3 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2008, 
for a pro forma session with no business conducted except with the 
concurrence of the two Leaders; that following the pro forma session, 
Senate recess for pro forma sessions with no business conducted on the 
following days and times; provided further, that when Senate completes 
its pro forma session on Thursday, November 13, 2008, Senate recess 
until 12 noon on Monday, November 17, 2008 and that following the 
prayer and pledge, the Journal of Proceedings be approved to date, the 
time for the two Leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, 
and Senate be in a period of morning business:
  Tuesday, October 7 at 11 a.m.;
  Friday, October 10 at 11 a.m.;
  Tuesday, October 14 at 12:30 p.m.;
  Thursday, October 16 at 10 a.m.;
  Monday, October 20 at 3 p.m.;
  Thursday, October 23 at 2 p.m.;
  Monday, October 27 at 9 a.m.;
  Thursday, October 30 at 9:15 a.m.;
  Monday, November 3 at 10 a.m.;
  Thursday, November 6 at 11 a.m.;
  Monday, November 10 at 1 p.m.; and
  Thursday, November 13 at 3 p.m.
Page S10504
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report to extend the period of 
production of the Naval Petroleum Reserves for a period of three years 
from April 5, 2009; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services. (PM-65)
Page S10483
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term expiring July 1, 2009 
(Recess Appointment).
  Gracia M. Hillman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2009.
  George W. Venables, of California, to be United States Marshal for 
the Southern District of California for the term of four years.
  Thomas M. Beck, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2010.
  Katherine O. McCary, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2009.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Chad Colley, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Victoria Ray Carlson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Tony J. Williams, of Washington, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2009.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  John R. Vaughn, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2010.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  C. Steven McGann, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
the Fiji Islands, and to

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serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic 
of Kiribati.
  Jeffrey Leigh Sedgwick, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Christine O. Hill, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs).
  Donetta Davidson, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2011.
  Rosemary E. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2011.
  Carol Ann Rodley, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Cambodia.
  John J. Faso, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring 
May 29, 2013.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Joe Manchin III, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring November 5, 2012.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Harvey M. Tettlebaum, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
expiring October 3, 2012.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  David H. Pryor, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 
31, 2014.
  Bruce M. Ramer, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2012.
  Elizabeth Sembler, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2014.
  Loretta Cheryl Sutliff, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2012.
  Dennis Michael Klein, of Kentucky, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  James Franklin Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Turkey.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  Marylyn Andrea Howe, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Lonnie C. Moore, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Heather McCallum, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Gregory G. Garre, of Maryland, to be Solicitor General of the United 
States.
  Michael Bruce Donley, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force.
  Matthew A. Reynolds, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of State (Legislative Affairs).
  Mary Lucille Jordan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2014.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Brian H. Hook, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(International Organization Affairs).
  Ruth Y. Goldway, of California, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission for the term expiring November 22, 2014.
  A. Brian Albritton, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the 
Middle District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Mark J. Gerencser, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  David H. McIntyre, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Security 
Education Board for a term of four years.
  Patrick W. Dunne, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Sung Y. Kim, of California, a Foreign Service Officer of Class One, 
for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special 
Envoy for the Six Party Talks.

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  Gineen Bresso Beach, of New York, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for the remainder of the term expiring December 
12, 2009.
  Michael Young, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2014.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Dave Heineman, of Nebraska, 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.)
  Edwin Eck, of Montana, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service 
Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2013.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Finance was discharged from 
further consideration.)
  Esin Gulari, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2014.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Diane L. Souvaine, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2014.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Anthony H. Gioia, of New York, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sixty-third Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  Karen Elliott House, of New Jersey, to be an Alternate Representative 
of the United States of America to the Sixty-third Session of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
  JoAnn Falletta, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for the remainder of the term expiring September 3, 2012.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  Lee Greenwood, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2014.
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions was discharged from further consideration.)
  18 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  35 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  11 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and the Navy. 
                                         Pages S10493-S10503, S10505-07
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S10493-S10501, S10505
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged 
from further consideration.)
Page S10505
  Routine lists in the Coast Guard.
Pages S10493-S10501
  (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                                            Page S10505
Messages from the House:
  Page S10483
Measures Referred:
  Pages S10483-84
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Pages S10484-85
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S10485
Executive Communications:
  Pages S10485-86
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10486-88
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S10488-91
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10472-83
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10491-93
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and recessed at 6:05 p.m., until 3 
p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10504.)