[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 176 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1240-D1243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, November 17, 2011

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2112, 
      Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, 
      and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Programs 
      Appropriations Act and Further Continuing Appropriations.
      House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2112, 
      Department of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and 
      Housing and Urban Development, and Related Programs 
      Appropriations Act and Further Continuing Appropriations.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7633-S7784
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1883-1904, and S. Res. 332-333. 
                                                         Pages S7701-02
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2012.'' (S. Rept. No. 112-95)
  Report to accompany S. 1301, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
years 2012 through 2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons. (S. Rept. 
No. 112-96)
  H.R. 347, to correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 
(relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United 
States Code, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  H.R. 2076, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the 
statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of 
Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  H.R. 2189, to encourage States to report to the Attorney General 
certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody 
of law enforcement agencies.
  S. 1793, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the 
statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of 
Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes.
  S. 1794, to correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 
(relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United 
States Code, with amendments.                                
Page S7701
Measures Passed:
  Protect the Safety of Judges: Senate passed H.R. 1059, to protect the 
safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference 
to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure 
reports, after agreeing to the committee amendment.      
  Pages S7776-77
  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
2056, to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository 
institution failures, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                    
  Page S7777
  Levin Amendment No. 1221, to clarify the types of losses to be 
studied, to require appearances before Congress.             
Page S7777
  America's Cup Act: Senate passed H.R. 3321, to facilitate the hosting 
in the United States of the 34th America's Cup by authorizing certain 
eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the 
competition, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed 
thereto:                                                 
  Pages S7777-78

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  Levin (for Feinstein/Cantwell) Amendment No. 1222, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S7777-78
  American Medical Isotopes Production Act: Senate passed S. 99, to 
promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for 
medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export 
of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes, 
after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S7778-82
  Levin (for Bingaman/Murkowski) Amendment No. 1223, to improve the 
bill.                                                    
Pages S7780-82
  American Education Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 332, supporting the 
goals and ideals of American Education Week.                 
  Page S7782
  United States Former Prisoners of War: Senate agreed to S. Res. 333, 
welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an 
official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the 
Pacific War and establishing in 2010 a visitation program to Japan for 
surviving veterans, family members, and descendants.     
  Pages S7782-83
Measures Considered:
Department of Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate began 
consideration of S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2012 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, taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S7638-77, S7684-94
Adopted:
  Ayotte Amendment No. 1065, relating to the force structure for 
strategic airlift aircraft.                              
Pages S7651-52
  Cardin Amendment No. 1188, to expand the Operation Hero Miles program 
to include the authority to accept the donation of travel benefits in 
the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost 
accommodations.                                              
Page S7686
Pending:
  Levin/McCain Amendment No. 1092, to bolster the detection and 
avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.        
Pages S7643-48, S7662
  McConnell (for Kirk) Amendment No. 1084, to require the President to 
impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct 
transactions with the Central Bank of Iran.    
Pages S7638-39, S7650-51
  Leahy Amendment No. 1072, to enhance the national defense through 
empowerment of the National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the 
National Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military 
coordination in domestic emergency response.                 
Page S7660
  Paul/Gillibrand Amendment No. 1064, to repeal the Authorization for 
Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. 
                                                     Pages S7674, S7675
  Merkley Amendment No. 1174, to express the sense of Congress 
regarding the expedited transition of responsibility for military and 
security operations in Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan. 
                                                         Pages S7674-75
  Feinstein Amendment No. 1125, to clarify the applicability of 
requirements for military custody with respect to detainees. 
                                                             Page S7685
  Feinstein Amendment No. 1126, to limit the authority of Armed Forces 
to detain citizens of the United States under section 1031. 
                                                             Page S7685
  Udall (CO) Amendment No. 1107, to revise the provisions relating to 
detainee matters.                                            
Page S7685
  Landrieu/Snowe Amendment No. 1115, to reauthorize and improve the 
SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.              
Page S7685
  Franken Amendment No. 1197, to require contractors to make timely 
payments to subcontractors that are small business concerns. 
                                                             Page S7685
  Cardin/Mikulski Amendment No. 1073, to prohibit expansion or 
operation of the District of Columbia National Guard Youth Challenge 
Program in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.                
Pages S7685-86
  Begich Amendment No. 1114, to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of 
the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve 
component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and 
widowers of retired members, and dependents.                 
Page S7686
  Begich Amendment No. 1149, to authorize a land conveyance and 
exchange at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska.     
Pages S7686-87
  Shaheen Amendment No. 1120, to exclude cases in which pregnancy is 
the result of an act of rape or incest from the prohibition on funding 
of abortions by the Department of Defense.                   
Page S7687
  Collins Amendment No. 1105, to make permanent the requirement for 
certifications relating to the transfer of detainees at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and other 
foreign entities.                                        
Pages S7688-89
  Collins Amendment No. 1155, to authorize educational assistance under 
the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program for pursuit of 
advanced degrees in physical therapy and occupational therapy. 
                                                         Pages S7688-89
  Collins Amendment No. 1158, to clarify the permanence of the 
prohibition on transfers of recidivist

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detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to 
foreign countries and entities.                          
Pages S7688-89
  Collins/Shaheen Amendment No. 1180, relating to man-portable air-
defense systems originating from Libya.                  
Pages S7688-89
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1094, to include the Department of Commerce in 
contract authority using competitive procedures but excluding 
particular sources for establishing certain research and development 
capabilities.                                            
Pages S7689-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1095, to express the sense of the Senate on the 
importance of addressing deficiencies in mental health counseling. 
                                                         Pages S7689-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1096, to express the sense of the Senate on 
treatment options for members of the Armed Forces and veterans for 
Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 
                                                         Pages S7689-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1097, to eliminate gaps and redundancies between 
the over 200 programs within the Department of Defense that address 
psychological health and traumatic brain injury.         
Pages S7689-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1098, to require a report on the impact of 
foreign boycotts on the defense industrial base.         
Pages S7689-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1099, to express the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of Defense should implement the recommendations of the 
Comptroller General of the United States regarding prevention, 
abatement, and data collection to address hearing injuries and hearing 
loss among members of the Armed Forces.                  
Pages S7689-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1100, to extend to products and services from 
Latvia existing temporary authority to procure certain products and 
services from countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan. 
                                                         Pages S7689-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1101, to strike section 156, relating to a 
transfer of Air Force C-12 aircraft to the Army.         
Pages S7689-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1102, to require a report on the feasibility of 
using unmanned aerial systems to perform airborne inspection of 
navigational aids in foreign airspace.                   
Pages S7689-91
  Inhofe Amendment No. 1093, to require the detention at United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of high-value enemy combatants who 
will be detained long-term.                              
Pages S7689-91
  Casey Amendment No. 1215, to require a certification on efforts by 
the Government of Pakistan to implement a strategy to counter 
improvised explosive devices.                            
Pages S7693-94
  Casey Amendment No. 1139, to require contractors to notify small 
business concerns that have been included in offers relating to 
contracts let by Federal agencies.                       
Pages S7693-94
  Casey Amendment No. 1140, to require a report by the Comptroller 
General on Department of Defense military spouse employment programs. 
                                                         Pages S7693-94
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 9 a.m., on Friday, November 
18, 2011.                                                    
Page S7783
Conference Reports:
  Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Programs Appropriations Act 
and Further Continuing Appropriations: By 70 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 
208), Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2112, 
making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, 
Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, 
pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement, 60 Senators having voted 
in the affirmative.                                      
  Pages S7678-84
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that on Thursday, November 17, 2011, Senator Bennet be 
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. 
                                                             Page S7694
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to extending the 
period of production of the Naval Petroleum Reserves for a period of 
three years from April 5, 2012; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services. (PM-34)                                      
Page S7699
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Gershwin A. Drain, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Roy Wallace McLeese III, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the 
term of fifteen years.                                       
Page S7784
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S7699
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7699
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S7699
Executive Communications:                             
  Pages S7699-S7701
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7702-04

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S7704-12
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S7698-99
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S7712-76
Notices of Intent:                                           
  Page S7776
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S7776
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S7776
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--208) 
                                                             Page S7684
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:30 p.m., 
until 9 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2011. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S7783.)