[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 150 (Wednesday, December 10, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1106-D1108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                       Wednesday, December 10, 2014

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6467-S6581
Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2993-2997, and S. Res. 596-598.               
  Page S6540
Measures Reported:
  S. 182, to provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land 
owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic 
development by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the 
City, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
113-289)
  S. 398, to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation 
of a National Women's History Museum, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-290)
  S. 776, to establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in the State of 
New Mexico, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of 
National Forest System land in the State, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-291)
  S. 841, to designate certain Federal land in the San Juan National 
Forest in the State of Colorado as wilderness, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-292)
  S. 1328, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land 
of the New Philadelphia town site in the State of Illinois. (S. Rept. 
No. 113-293)
  S. 1419, to promote research, development, and demonstration of 
marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-294)
  S. 1750, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States and political 
subdivisions of States providing for the continued operation, in whole 
or in part, of public land, units of the National Park System, units of 
the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest 
System in the State during any period in which the Secretary of the 
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to maintain normal 
level of operations at the units due to a lapse in appropriations. (S. 
Rept. No. 113-295)
  S. 1971, to establish an interagency coordination committee or 
subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the 
Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and 
water production, use, and efficiency, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-296)
  S. 2031, to amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the 
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, to adjust 
the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known 
as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-297)
  S. 2104, to require the Director of the National Park Service to 
refund to States all State funds that were used to reopen and 
temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the 
October 2013 shutdown. (S. Rept. No. 113-298)
  S. 2379, to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to 
improve natural resource management, support economic development, and 
sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the 
public interest and the interest of the United States, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-299)
  S. 2602, to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National 
Heritage Area in the State of Washington, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-300)
  S. 2873, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acknowledge 
contributions at units of the National Park System, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-301)
  H.R. 885, To expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National 
Historical Park, and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 113-302)
  H.R. 1241, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain National 
Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest. (S. Rept. No. 113-303)

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  Report to accompany S. 2094, to provide for the establishment of 
nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards governing 
discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel. (S. Rept. 
No. 113-304)
  S. 1317, to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration for fiscal years 2014 through 2016 and for other 
purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.   
Page S6540
Measures Passed:
  Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016: 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 2444, to authorize appropriations for the 
Coast Guard for fiscal year 2015, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:   
  Pages S6480-81
  Boxer (for Rockefeller/Thune) Amendment No. 3997, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S6480
  Boxer (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 3998, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S6480
  National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act: 
Senate passed S. 2519, to codify an existing operations center for 
cybersecurity, after withdrawing the committee amendment, and agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:                 
  Page S6481
  Boxer (for Carper) Amendment No. 3999, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                             Page S6481
  Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks 
Act: Senate passed H.R. 4007, to recodify and reauthorize the Chemical 
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program, after agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:                              
  Pages S6481-86
  Boxer (for Carper) Amendment No. 4000, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                             Page S6486
  Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement Act: 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 2952, to require the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to assess the cybersecurity workforce of the 
Department of Homeland Security and develop a comprehensive workforce 
strategy, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S6486-87
  Boxer (for Carper) Amendment No. 4001, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                         Pages S6486-87
  Boxer (for Carper) Amendment No. 4002, to amend the title. 
                                                             Page S6487
  FAA Modernization and Reform Act: Committee on Finance was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 2614, to amend certain provisions of 
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                  
  Pages S6517-18
  Death in Custody Reporting Act: Senate passed H.R. 1447, to encourage 
States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding 
the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies. 
                                                         Pages S6579-80
  American Savings Promotion Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3374, 
to provide for the use of savings promotion raffle products by 
financial institutions to encourage savings, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                      
  Page S6580
  Smart Savings Act: Senate passed H.R. 4193, to amend title 5, United 
States Code, to change the default investment fund under the Thrift 
Savings Plan.                                                
  Page S6580
  James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway: Senate passed H.R. 4926, to 
designate a segment of Interstate Route 35 in the State of Minnesota as 
the ``James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway''.                  
  Page S6580
  Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act: Senate passed H.R. 
5705, to modify certain provisions relating to the Propane Education 
and Research Council.                                        
  Page S6580
  Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 2822, to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on matters 
relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national 
cemeteries, and the bill was then passed.                
  Pages S6580-81
  Condolences to the Family of Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig: Senate agreed 
to S. Res. 598, expressing condolences to the family of Abdul-Rahman 
Peter Kassig and condemning the terrorist acts of the Islamic State of 
Iraq and the Levant.                                         
  Page S6581
House Messages:
Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the amendment of the 
House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3979, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency 
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act, taking action on the following motions and 
amendments proposed thereto:      
  Pages S6470-80, S6487-S6517, S6518-28

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Pending:
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill.                                   
Page S6470
  Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, with Reid Amendment No. 3984 (to the 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill), to 
change the enactment date.                                   
Page S6470
  Reid Amendment No. 3985 (to Amendment No. 3984), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6470
  Reid motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the 
Committee on Armed Services, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 
3986, to change the enactment date.                          
Page S6470
  Reid Amendment No. 3987 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3986), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
Page S6470
  Reid Amendment No. 3988 (to Amendment No. 3987), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S6470
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill at approximately 9:30 a.m., on 
Thursday, December 11, 2014.                                 
Page S6581
Retiring Senators Tributes--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the tributes to retiring Senators be printed 
as a Senate document and that Senators be permitted to submit tributes 
until December 23, 2014.                                     
  Page S6581
Bill Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5471, to amend the 
Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate 
transactions, and the bill be referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry.                             
  Pages S6539, S6581


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D1108, December 10, 2014, the following language 
appears: Bill Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
5471, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to 
certain affiliate transactions, and the bill be referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Page S6581
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Bill Referral--
Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing 
that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5471, to amend the 
Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate 
transactions, and the bill be referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Pages S6539, S6581


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Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S6539
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S6539
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S6540, S6581
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S6540
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page S6541
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:              
  Pages S6541-43
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S6538-39
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S6543-78
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                          
  Page S6578
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S6579
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:55 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2014. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S6581.)