[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 113 (Thursday, August 1, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D814-D819]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Thursday, August 1, 2013

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.
      Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 22, Adjournment Resolution.

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6141-S6263
Measures Introduced: Seventy bills and eight resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1417-1486, S. Res. 212-217, and S. Con. Res. 
22-23.                                                   
  Pages S6206-09
Measures Reported:
  S. 1429, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. (S. Rept. No. 113-85)
  S. 933, to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2018.          
Page S6204
Measures Passed:
  Commending David J. Schiappa: Senate agreed to S. Res. 212, 
commending David J. Schiappa.                            
  Pages S6142-43
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 22, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.                 
  Page S6162
  Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act: Senate passed H.R. 267, to 
improve hydropower.                                          
  Page S6257
  Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural 
Jobs Act: Senate passed H.R. 678, to authorize all Bureau of 
Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal 
Reclamation law.                                             
  Page S6257
  FOR VETS Act: Senate passed H.R. 1171, to amend title 40, United 
States Code, to improve veterans service organizations access to 
Federal surplus personal property.                           
  Page S6257
  Helping Heroes Fly Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1344, 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) 
to provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or 
disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled 
veterans, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                                  
  Page S6257
  Reid (for Pryor) Amendment No. 1848, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S6257-58
  Pipeline Safety Regulatory Documents: Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
2576, to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements 
relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, 
and the bill was then passed.                                
  Page S6258
  Korean Peninsula Peace and Reunification: Senate agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 41, encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula. 
                                                             Page S6258
  Northern Mariana Islands: Senate passed S. 256, to amend Public Law 
93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity 
with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, after agreeing to 
the committee amendment.                                     
  Page S6258
  Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 
233, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the ``Specialist 
Christopher Scott Post Office Building''.                
  Pages S6258-59
  Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building: Senate passed 
S. 668, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the

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``Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building''.    
  Page S6259
  James R. Burgess Jr. Post Office Building: Senate passed S. 796, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
302 East Green Street in Champaign, Illinois, as the ``James R. Burgess 
Jr. Post Office Building''.                                  
  Page S6259
  Thaddeus Stevens Post Office: Senate passed S. 885, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Park Street 
in Danville, Vermont, as the ``Thaddeus Stevens Post Office''. 
                                                             Page S6259
  First Lieutenant Alvin Chester Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Building: 
Senate passed S. 1093, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, 
Mississippi, as the ``First Lieutenant Alvin Chester Cockrell, Jr. Post 
Office Building''.                                           
  Page S6259
  200th August Quarterly Festival: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 199, celebrating the 
200th August Quarterly Festival taking place from August 18, 2013, 
through August 25, 2013, in Wilmington, Delaware, and the resolution 
was then agreed to.                                          
  Page S6259
  Secretary for the Minority of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
216, electing Laura C. Dove, of Virginia, as Secretary for the Minority 
of the Senate.                                               
  Page S6259
  American College of Surgeons Days: Senate agreed to S. Res. 217, 
expressing support for designation of October 6, 2013, through October 
10, 2013, as ``American College of Surgeons Days'' and recognizing the 
100th anniversary of the founding of the organization.       
  Page S6259
Measures Considered:
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act: By 54 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 199), three-fifths 
of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the 
affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on S. 
1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2014.                               
  Pages S6154-55
Energy Efficiency Bill--Agreement: Senate began consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1392, to promote energy 
savings in residential buildings and industry.    
  Pages S6162, S6162-81
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 11 a.m., 
on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, the motion to proceed to consideration 
of the bill be agreed to and Senate proceed to consideration of the 
legislation.                                                 
Page S6181
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 99-498, as 
amended by Public Law 110-315, appointed the following individuals to 
the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: Michael 
Poliakoff of Virginia, vice David Gruen and Andrew Gillen of Washington 
DC, vice William Luckey.                                     
  Page S6260


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  On page D815, August 1, 2013, in the second column, the 
following language appears: Appointments: Advisory Committee on 
Student Financial Assistance: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 9909498, 
as amended by Public Law 11009315, appointed the 
following individuals to the Advisory Committee on Student 
Financial Assistance: Michael Poliakoff of Virginia, vice David 
Gruen and Andrew Gilen of Washington DC, vice William Luckey.
  
  The Record has been corrected to read: Appointments: Advisory 
Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair, on behalf of 
the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 
9909498, as amended by Public Law 11009315, 
appointed the following individuals to the Advisory Committee on 
Student Financial Assistance: Michael Poliakoff of Virginia, vice 
David Gruen and Andrew Gillen of Washington DC, vice William 
Luckey.


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Farm Bill Conferees: Chair appointed the following conferees to H.R. 
2642, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and 
other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 
2018: Senators Stabenow, Leahy, Harkin, Baucus, Brown, Klobuchar, 
Bennet, Cochran, Chambliss, Roberts, Boozman, and Hoeven. 
                                                         Pages S6259-60
Authorizing Leadership To Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the 
upcoming 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, 
boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by 
law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
                                                             Page S6260
Authority For Committees--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that, notwithstanding the Senate's recess, committees 
be authorized to report legislative and executive matters on Wednesday, 
September 4, 2013 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.                     
  Page S6260
Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that during the adjournment or recess of the Senate from 
Thursday, August 1, 2013 through Monday, September 9, 2013, Senators 
Cardin and Levin be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint 
resolutions.                                                 
  Page S6260
Pro Forma--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Senate adjourn, and convene for pro forma sessions 
only with no business conducted on the following dates and times, and 
that following each pro forma session, Senate adjourn until the next 
pro forma session: Friday, August 2, 2013, at 11:45 a.m.; Tuesday, 
August 6, 2013, at 10:30 a.m.; Friday, August 9, 2013, at 12 p.m.; 
Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at 12 p.m.; Friday, August 16, 2013, at 12 
p.m.; Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at 11 a.m.; Friday, August 23, 2013, at 
12 p.m.; Tuesday, August 27, at 9 a.m.;

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Friday, August 30, 2013, at 2 p.m.; Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at 9:15 
a.m.; and Friday, September 6, 2013, at 5 p.m.; and that Senate adjourn 
on Friday, September 6, 2013, until 2 p.m., on Monday, September 9, 
2013, unless the Senate receives a message from the House that it has 
adopted S. Con. Res. 22, providing for a conditional adjournment or 
recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of 
Representatives; and that if the Senate receives such a message, Senate 
adjourn until 12 p.m., on Monday, August 12, 2013, for a pro forma 
session only, with no business conducted, pursuant to S. Con. Res. 22, 
and that following the pro forma session, Senate adjourn until 2 p.m., 
on Monday, September 9, 2013.                                
  Page S6260
Caproni and Broderick Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, September 9, 
2013, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Valerie E. 
Caproni, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, and Vernon S. Broderick, 
of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally 
divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, 
Senate vote, without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of 
the nominations in the order listed; that no further motions be in 
order; and Senate then resume legislative session.           
  Page S6260
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. EX. 198), Raymond T. Chen, 
of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.
                                                  Pages S6147-54, S6261
  By 87 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. EX. 200), Samantha Power, of 
Massachusetts, to be the Representative of the United States of America 
to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the 
Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council 
of the United Nations.                            
Pages S6156-61, S6261


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  On page D816, August 1, 2013, in the first column, the following 
language appears: By a unanimous vote of 97 yeas (Vote No. EX. 
198), Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Federal Circuit. Page S61470954 By 87 
yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. EX. 200), Samantha Power, of 
Massachusetts, to be the Representative of the United States of 
America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America 
in the Security Council of the United Nations. Pages 
S61560961, S6257
  
  The Record has been corrected to read: By a unanimous vote of 97 
yeas (Vote No. EX. 198), Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit. Page 
S61470954, S6261 By 87 yeas to 10 nays (Vote No. EX. 
200), Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be the Representative 
of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the 
rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the 
United States of America in the Security Council of the United 
Nations. Pages S61560961, S6261


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  Jeffrey Shell, of California, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors.
  Jeffrey Shell, of California, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015.
  Robert F. Cohen, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years 
expiring August 30, 2018.
  Gerald Lyn Early, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
  Daniel Iwao Okimoto, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
  Katherine H. Tachau, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
  F. Scott Kieff, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2020.
  Janet Lorraine LaBreck, of Massachusetts, to be Commissioner of the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education.
  Mary Jo White, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2019.
  Jannette Lake Dates, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2016.
  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, 2018.
  Stephen J. Hadley, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
of four years.
  Timothy Hyungrock Haahs, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term 
expiring September 7, 2014.
  John Unsworth, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016.
  James J. Jones, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection 
Agency.
  Catherine M. Russell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
at Large for Global Women's Issues.
  Stuart F. Delery, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General.
  Cynthia L. Attwood, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2019.
  Matthew C. Armstrong, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015.
  Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2014.
  Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2015.
  Dorothy Kosinski, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2016.

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  Brent Franklin Nelsen, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2016.
  Joseph W. Nega, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Michael B. Thornton, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Davita Vance-Cooks, of Virginia, to be Public Printer.
  Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2013.
  Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016.
  Richard T. Metsger, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2017.
  Kara Marlene Stein, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2017.
  Michael Sean Piwowar, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2018.
  Mark E. Schaefer, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  James F. Entwistle, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Nigeria.
  Douglas Edward Lute, of Indiana, to be United States Permanent 
Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador.
  Daniel A. Sepulveda, of Florida, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 
International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of 
Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs and U.S. Coordinator for 
International Communications and Information Policy.
  William Ira Althen, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2018.
  John H. Thompson, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the 
Census for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2016.
  Thomas C. Carper, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board 
of Directors for a term of five years.
  Howard Abel Husock, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2018.
  Avi Garbow, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Jason Furman, of New York, to be a Member and Chairman of the Council 
of Economic Advisers.
  Daniel Brooks Baer, of Colorado, to be U.S. Representative to the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Civil Rights, Department of Education.
  Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of the Congo.
  Joseph Y. Yun, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to Malaysia.
  Liliana Ayalde, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Federative 
Republic of Brazil.
  James Costos, of California, to be Ambassador to Spain.
  John B. Emerson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Germany.
  John Rufus Gifford, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Denmark.
  Kenneth Francis Hackett, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Holy 
See.
  Patricia Marie Haslach, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  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, 2018.
  Denise Campbell Bauer, of California, to be Ambassador to Belgium.
  Morrell John Berry, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Australia.
  Reuben Earl Brigety, II, of Florida, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status 
of Ambassador.
  Daniel A. Clune, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's 
Democratic Republic.
  David Hale, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lebanon.
  Terence Patrick McCulley, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.
  David D. Pearce, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Greece.
  Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of State (African Affairs).
  Robert Bonnie, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Natural Resources and Environment.
  Krysta L. Harden, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
  Susan J. Rabern, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

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  James Costos, of California, to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to Andorra.
  Patrick Hubert Gaspard, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of South Africa.
  James C. Swan, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo.
  Kirk W.B. Wagar, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Singapore.
  Alexa Lange Wesner, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Austria.
  Dennis V. McGinn, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Matthew Winthrop Barzun, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  John R. Phillips, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino.
  Nicholas Christopher Geale, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2016.
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  47 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  7 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  33 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy. 
                                               Pages S6253-57, S6261-63
  Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Commerce.
  Margaret Louise Cummisky, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.                                            
Pages S6257, S6263
  Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations.             
Pages S6257, S6261


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  On page D818, August 1, 2013, in the first column, the following 
language appears: Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy. 
Pages S62530957 Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to 
be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce. Margaret 
Louise Cummisky, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce. Page S6257 Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of 
the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of 
service as Representative of the United States of America to the 
United Nations. Page S6257
  
  The Record has been corrected to read: Routine lists in the Air 
Force, Army, and Navy. Pages S62530957, 
S62610963 Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to 
be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce. Margaret 
Louise Cummisky, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce. Page S6257, S6263 Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to 
be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions 
of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of 
service as Representative of the United States of America to the 
United Nations. Page S6257, S6261


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
  Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Tenth Circuit.
  John B. Owens, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Christopher Reid Cooper, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
  Daniel D. Crabtree, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Kansas.
  Sheryl H. Lipman, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Tennessee.
  Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  M. Douglas Harpool, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Missouri.
  Edward G. Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Gary Blankinship, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  Robert L. Hobbs, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  Amos Rojas, Jr., of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Peter C. Tobin, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the Southern 
District of Ohio for a term of four years.
  J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring April 13, 2014.
  Deborah Lee James, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air Force.
  Frank G. Klotz, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear 
Security.
  Christopher A. Hart, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2017.
  Deborah A.P. Hersman, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years.
  Deborah A.P. Hersman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2018.
  Michael P. O'Rielly, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 
30, 2014.
  Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Steven Croley, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Energy.
  Karen Dynan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  R. Gil Kerlikowske, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner 
of Customs, Department of Homeland Security.
  John Andrew Koskinen, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner 
of Internal Revenue for the term expiring November 12, 2017.

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  Matthew T. Harrington, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Lesotho.
  Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State 
(Near Eastern Affairs).
  Pamela K. Hamamoto, of Hawaii, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other 
International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Sarah Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights).
  Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be General 
Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years.
  Stevan Eaton Bunnell, of the District of Columbia, to be General 
Counsel, Department of Homeland Security.
  Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2015.
  Suzanne Eleanor Spaulding, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, 
Department of Homeland Security.
  Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Linda A. Schwartz, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.
  Dwight L. Bush, Sr., of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of Morocco.                                   
Page S6257-60
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Lafe E. Solomon, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the National 
Labor Relations Board for a term of four years, which was sent to the 
Senate on May 23, 2013.                                      
Page S6263
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6198
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6198
Executive Communications:                             
  Pages S6198-S6203
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S6203-04
Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S6204-06
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S6209-11
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6211-38
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6192-97
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6238-45
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S6245-46
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--200) 
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8:45 p.m., 
until 11:45 a.m. on Friday, August 2, 2013. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6260.)