[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 152 (Friday, December 12, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6785-S6786]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:16 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2640) to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to 
provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and for 
other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3329) to enhance the ability of community 
financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their 
communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and 
for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 1353. An act to provide for an ongoing, voluntary 
     public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to 
     strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce 
     development and education, and public awareness and 
     preparedness, and for other purposes.
       S.1474. An act to amend the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013 to repeal a special rule for the 
     State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

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

       H.R. 5859. An act to impose sanctions with respect to the 
     Russian Federation, to provide additional assistance to 
     Ukraine, and for other purposes.
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  At 1:00 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 2591. An act to amend certain provisions of the FAA 
     Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.
       H.R. 5699. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in 
     Martinez, California, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5803. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial 
     experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of 
     the United States and the Freely Associated States through 
     the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting 
     access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing 
     use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other 
     purposes.
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  At 5:13 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, without amendment:

       S. 2338. An act to reauthorize the United States Anti-
     Doping Agency, and for other purposes.
       S. 3008. An act to extend temporarily the extended period 
     of protection for members of uniformed services relating to 
     mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the text of the bill (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 for other purposes, with an amendment to the 
title.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4007) to recodify and reauthorize the 
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.
  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), amended by division P of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (22 U.S.C. 6901), 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. Michael Wessel of Falls Church, Virginia.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 3(b) of the 
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 15202), the 
Minority

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Leader appoints the following member on the part of the House of 
Representatives to the Medal of Valor Review Board: Mr. Brian Fengel of 
Bartonville, Illinois.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  The President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy) announced that on today, 
December 12, 2014, he had signed the following enrolled bills, 
previously signed by the Speaker of the House:

       S. 1000. An act to require the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for 
     restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1683. An act to provide for the transfer of naval 
     vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1691. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     improve the security of the United States border and to 
     provide for reforms and rate of pay for border patrol agents.
       S. 2142. An act to impose targeted sanctions on persons 
     responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment 
     protesters in Venezuela, to strengthen civil society in 
     Venezuela, and for other purposes.
       S. 2270. An act to clarify the application of certain 
     leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank 
     Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
       S. 2444. An act to authorize appropriations for the Coast 
     Guard for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
       S. 2519. An act to codify an existing operations center for 
     cybersecurity.
       S. 2521. An act to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, to provide for reform to Federal information 
     security.
       S. 2651. An act to repeal certain mandates of the 
     Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.
       S. 2759. An act to release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, 
     from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the 
     use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair 
     Regional Airport.
       H.R. 1067. An act to make revisions in title 36, United 
     States Code, as necessary to keep the title current and make 
     technical corrections and improvements.
       H.R. 1204. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
     (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an 
     Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1281. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act.
       H.R. 1447. An act to encourage States to report to the 
     Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of 
     individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2719. An act to require the Transportation Security 
     Administration to implement best practices and improve 
     transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2952. An act 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 for other purposes.
       H.R. 3044. An act to approve the transfer of Yellow Creek 
     Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi.
       H.R. 3374. An act to provide for the use of savings 
     promotion raffle products by financial institutions to 
     encourage savings, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3468. An act to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     extend insurance coverage to amounts held in a member account 
     on behalf of another person, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4007. An act to recodify and reauthorize the Chemical 
     Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.
       H.R. 4193. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     change the default investment fund under the Thrift Savings 
     Plan, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4199. An act to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas, as the ``Doris Miller 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
       H.R. 4681. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2014 and 2015 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4926. An act to designate a segment of Interstate 
     Route 35 in the State of Minnesota as the ``James L. Oberstar 
     Memorial Highway''.
       H.R. 5705. An act to modify certain provisions relating to 
     the Propane Education and Research Council.
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  At 7:07 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following joint resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 131. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate:

       H.Con.Res. 125. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred 
     Thirteenth Congress.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 7:51 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker pro 
tempore (Mr. Wolf) has signed the following enrolled bills:

       S. 1353. An act to provide for an ongoing, voluntary 
     public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to 
     strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce 
     development and education, and public awareness and 
     preparedness, and for other purposes.
       S. 1474. An act to amend the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013 to repeal a special rule for the 
     State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2640. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide water 
     certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3096. An act to designate the building occupied by the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation located at 801 Follin Lane, 
     Vienna, Virginia, as the ``Michael D. Resnick Terrorist 
     Screening Center''.
       H.R. 3329. An act to enhance the ability of community 
     financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve 
     their communities, boost small businesses, increase 
     individual savings, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4771. An act to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     more effectively regulate anabolic steroids.
       H.R. 5057. An act to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to permit exemptions for external power 
     supplies from certain efficiency standards, and for other 
     purposes.

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