[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11033-S11034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE


                          Enrolled Bill Signed

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore (Mr. Inouye) reported that on December 21, 
2010, he had signed the following enrolled bill, which was previously 
signed by the Speaker of the House:

       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

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore (Mr. Inouye) reported that he had signed 
the following enrolled bills, which were previously signed by the 
Speaker of the House:

       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.
                                  ____

  At 1:37 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. 6547. An act to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to require criminal background checks 
     for school employees.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6523) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of 
the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002) as amended, the Minority Leader reappoints the 
following member on the part of the House of Representatives to the 
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission: Mr. Larry 
Wortzel, effective January 1, 2011.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 235 of the Tribal 
Law and Order Act (Public Law 111-211), the Minority Leader appoints 
the following member on the part of the House of Representatives to the 
Indian Law and Order Commission: Mr. Thomas Gede of San Francisco, 
California.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 5605 of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), the 
Minority Leader appoints the following members on the part of the House 
of Representatives to the Commission on Key National Indicators: Mr. 
Marcus Peacock of Washington, D.C., and Mr. Tomas J. Philipson of 
Chicago, Illinois.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 4:01 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. 3243. An act to require U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection 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''.
       H.R. 4445. An act to amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a 
     restriction on treating as Indian country certain lands held 
     in trust for Indian pueblos in New Mexico.
       H.R. 5470. An act to exclude an external power supply for 
     certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance 
     system components from the application of certain energy

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     efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act.

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


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 4:27 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. 5116. An act to invest in innovation through research 
     and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United 
     States, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6398. An act to require the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust 
     Accounts.

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

  At 6:44 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. 6560. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the 
     removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to 
     Federal courts, and for other purposes.

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

       S. 3481. An act to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater 
     pollution.
       S. 3903. An act to authorize leases of up to 99 years for 
     lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo.
       S. 4036. An act to clarify the National Credit Union 
     Administration authority to make stabilization fund 
     expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury.
       S. 4058. An act to extend certain expiring provisions 
     providing enhanced protections for servicemembers relating to 
     mortgages and mortgage foreclosures.

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

       S. 372. An act to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information 
     protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a 
     statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements 
     that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with 
     certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for 
     the Special Counsel, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution celebrating 130 
     years of United States-Romanian diplomatic relations, 
     congratulating the Romanian people on their achievements as a 
     great nation, and reaffirming the deep bonds of trust and 
     values between the United States and Romania, a trusted and 
     most valued ally.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 847) to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to 
individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City 
on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5901) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment 
trusts from the tax on foreign investment in United States real 
property interest, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6517) to extend trade 
adjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, to amend 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify 
temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes.

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