[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 172 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10928-S10929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 11:23 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:

       S. 3874. An act to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     reduce lead in drinking water.
       H.R. 628. An act to establish a pilot program in certain 
     United States district courts to encourage enhancement of 
     expertise in patent cases among district judges.
       H.R. 4973. An act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
     1956 to reauthorize volunteer programs and community 
     partnerships for national wildlife refuges, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Inouye).


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 12:27 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 1107. An act to enact certain laws relating to public 
     contracts as title 41, United States Code, ``Public 
     Contracts''.
       H.R. 6473. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United 
     States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 6510. An act to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, 
     Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6533. An act to implement the recommendations of the 
     Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress 
     regarding low-power FM service, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Inouye).
                                  ____

  At 12:47 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, without amendment:

       S. 118. An act to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959, to improve the program under such section for 
     supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.
       S. 1481. An act to amend section 811 of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the 
     program under such section for supportive housing for persons 
     with disabilities.


                          Enrolled Bill Signed

  At 3:10 p.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 bill:

       H.R. 2965. An act to amend the Small Business Act with 
     respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and 
     the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bill was subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Inouye).
                                  ____

  At 5:15 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 6540. An act to require the Secretary of Defense, in 
     awarding a contract for the KC-X Aerial Refueling Aircraft 
     Program, to

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     consider any unfair competitive advantage that an offeror may 
     possess.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2142) to require quarterly performance 
assessments of Government programs for purposes of assessing agency 
performance and improvement, and to establish agency performance 
improvement officers and the Performance Improvement Council.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2751) to accelerate motor fuel savings 
nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high 
polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel 
efficient and less polluting automobiles.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5116) to invest in innovation through 
research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United 
States, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5809) to amend the Controlled 
Substances Act to provide for take-back disposal of controlled 
substances in certain instances, and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 6:00 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 81) to amend 
the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the 
conservation of sharks.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1746) to amend the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-
disaster mitigation program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4748) to amend the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require a northern 
border counternarcotics strategy, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 5605 of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), and 
the order of the House of January 6, 2009, the Speaker appoints the 
following members on the part of the House of Representatives to the 
Commission on Key National Indicators: Dr. Stephen Heintz of New York, 
New York, and Dr. Marta Tienda of Princeton, New Jersey.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 306(k) of the 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), and the order of the House of 
January 6, 2009, the Speaker appoints the following member on the part 
of the House of Representatives to the National Committee on Vital and 
Health Statistics for a term of 4 years: Dr. Vickie M. Mays of Los 
Angeles, California.
                                  ____

  At 7:09 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, without amendment:

       S. 3243. An act to require U.S. Customs and Border Patrol 
     to administer polygraph examinations to all applicants for 
     law enforcement positions with U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection, to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
     initiate all periodic background reinvestigations of certain 
     law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes.
       S. 3592. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 100 Commerce Drive in 
     Tyrone, Georgia, as the ``First Lieutenant Robert Wilson 
     Collins Post Office Building''.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with an amendment:

       S. 2925. An act to establish a grant program to benefit 
     victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 7:20 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 1746. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-
     disaster mitigation program of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency.
       H.R. 4748. An act to amend the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require a 
     northern border counternarcotics strategy, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6412. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     require the Attorney General to share criminal records with 
     State sentencing commissions, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Inouye).
                                  ____

  At 7:49 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3082) making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes.


                          Enrolled Bill Signed

  The message also announced that the Speaker has signed the following 
enrolled bill:

       H.R. 3082. An act making appropriations for military 
     construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and 
     for other purposes.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 9:05 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bills:

       S. 118. An act to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959, to improve the program under such section for 
     supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.
       S. 1481. An act to amend section 811 of the Cranston-
     Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the 
     program under such section for supportive housing for persons 
     with disabilities.
       H.R. 81. An act to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
     Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation 
     of sharks.

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