[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 186 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1151-D1159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Second Session of the 114th Congress adjourned sine die.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7181-S7184
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, during the adjournment:
  Special Report entitled ``Sudden Price Spikes in Off-Patent 
Prescription Drugs: The Monopoly Business Model that Harms Patients, 
Taxpayers, and the U.S. Health Care System''. (S. Rept. No. 114-429)
  Report to accompany S. 1378, to strengthen employee cost savings 
suggestions programs within the Federal Government. (S. Rept. No. 114-
406)
  Report to accompany S. 2972, to amend title 31, United States Code, 
to provide transparency and require certain standards in the award of 
Federal grants. (S. Rept. No. 114-407)
  Report to accompany S. 1756, to help small businesses take advantage 
of energy efficiency. (S. Rept. No. 114-408)
  Report to accompany S. 1811, to require the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration to establish a program to make loans to 
certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Superstorm 
Sandy. (S. Rept. No. 114-409)
  Report to accompany S. 1866, to establish the veterans' business 
outreach center program, to improve the programs for veterans of the 
Small Business Administration. (S. Rept. No. 114-410)
  Report to accompany S. 1870, to amend the Small Business Act to 
require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to carry 
out a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or 
acquire qualifying businesses. (S. Rept. No. 114-411)
  Report to accompany S. 2116, to improve certain programs of the Small 
Business Administration to better assist small business customers in 
accessing broadband technology. (S. Rept. No. 114-412)
  Report to accompany S. 2126, to reauthorize the women's business 
center program of the Small Business Administration. (S. Rept. No. 114-
413)
  Report to accompany S. 2136, to establish the Regional SBIR State 
Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program. (S. Rept. No. 114-414)
  Report to accompany S. 2138, to amend the Small Business Act to 
improve the review and acceptance of subcontracting plans. (S. Rept. 
No. 114-415)
  Report to accompany S. 2139, to amend the Small Business Act to 
prohibit the use of reverse auctions for the procurement of covered 
contracts. (S. Rept. No. 114-416)
  Report to accompany S. 2812, to amend the Small Business Act to 
reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research Program 
and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program. (S. Rept. No. 114-
417)
  Report to accompany S. 2838, to improve the HUBZone program. (S. 
Rept. No. 114-418)
  Report to accompany S. 2846, to amend the Small Business Act to 
expand intellectual property education and training for small 
businesses. (S. Rept. No. 114-419)
  Report to accompany S. 2847, to require greater transparency for 
Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses. (S. Rept. 
No. 114-420)
  Report to accompany S. 2992, to amend the Small Business Act to 
strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management of the Small Business 
Administration. (S. Rept. No. 114-421)
  Report to accompany S. 3009, to support entrepreneurs serving in the 
National Guard and Reserve. (S. Rept. No. 114-422)
  Report to accompany S. 3024, to improve cyber security for small 
businesses. (S. Rept. No. 114-423)
  Report to accompany S. Res. 252, expressing the sense of the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate relating 
to easing the burden of Federal tax compliance on small businesses. (S. 
Rept. No. 114-424)
  Report to accompany S. 421, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
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transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal 
Communications Commission. (S. Rept. No. 114-425)
  Report to accompany S. 1182, to exempt application of JSA attribution 
rule in case of existing agreements. (S. Rept. No. 114-426)
  Report to accompany S. 2555, to provide opportunities for broadband 
investment. (S. Rept. No. 114-427)
  Report to accompany S. 2658, to amend title 49, United States Code, 
to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for 
fiscal years 2016 through 2017. (S. Rept. No. 114-428)
  Report to accompany S. 3270, to prevent elder abuse and exploitation 
and improve the justice system's response to victims in elder abuse and 
exploitation cases. (S. Rept. No. 114-430)
  S. 2916, to provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 
years certain restricted land. (S. Rept. No. 114-431)
Nominations Returned to the President: The following nominations were 
returned to the President failing of confirmation under Senate rule 
XXXI at the time of the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress:
  Allan R. Landon, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years 
from February 1, 2002.
  Allan R. Landon, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System for the term of fourteen years from February 
1, 2016.
  Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Armando Omar Bonilla, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Thomas L. Halkowski, of Pennsylvania, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Patricia M. McCarthy, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Jeri Kaylene Somers, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Walter Hood, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020.
  Kristen Joan Sarri, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Marisa Lago, of New York, to be a Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Jennifer Ann Haverkamp, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of 
State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific 
Affairs.
  Walter A. Barrows, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement 
Board for a term expiring August 28, 2019.
  David S. Shapira, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2019.
  John E. Mendez, of California, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015.
  John E. Mendez, of California, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2018.
  Richard T. Julius, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Internal 
Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2019.
  Albert Stanley Meiburg, of Georgia, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be United States Alternate 
Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.
  Maria Cancian, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Family 
Support, Department of Health and Human Services.
  Deborah Willis, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.
  Ann Elizabeth Dunkin, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Jane Toshiko Nishida, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  David Michael Bennett, of North Carolina, to be a Governor of the 
United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2018.
  Amias Moore Gerety, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2020.
  Andrew LaMont Eanes, of Kansas, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social 
Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019.
  Mileydi Guilarte, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.
  Marcia Denise Occomy, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five 
years.

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  Mary Barzee Flores, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Florida.
  Julien Xavier Neals, of New Jersey, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Jersey.
  Mark Sobel, of Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of 
the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.
  Edward L. Ayers, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.
  Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2015.
  Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2022.
  James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2017.
  Andrew J. Read, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Marine 
Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2016.
  Thomas A. Burke, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring 
July 1, 2019.
  Linda Struyk Millsaps, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the 
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 
14, 2018.
  Adam J. Szubin, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary 
for Terrorism and Financial Crimes.
  Todd Sunhwae Kim, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Elizabeth Ann Copeland, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Karen Bollinger DeSalvo, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Health and Human Services.
  Leslie E. Bains, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015.
  Leslie E. Bains, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2018.
  Akhil Reed Amar, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.
  Robert P. Zimmerman, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
  Jessica Rosenworcel, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from 
July 1, 2015.
  Edward L. Stanton III, of Tennessee, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.
  Mary L. Kendall, of Minnesota, to be Inspector General, Department of 
the Interior.
  Janet Garvin McCabe, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Anthony G. Collins, of New York, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Permanent 
Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of 
American States, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Mark Philip Cohen, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2021.
  John Maeda, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
  Matthew Rhett Jeppson, of Florida, to be Director of the Mint for a 
term of five years.
  Andrew Miller Slavitt, of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
  Mary Katherine Wakefield, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
  Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 
2020.
  Mark A. Young, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.
  Kathryn M. Dominguez, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 
fourteen years from February 1, 2004.
  Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of Illinois, to be Under Secretary of 
Energy.
  Michael F. Suarez, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.
  Elissa Slotkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense.
  Susan Paradise Baxter, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  Inga S. Bernstein, of Massachusetts, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Massachusetts.

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  Gary Richard Brown, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York.
  Robert John Colville, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  Elizabeth J. Drake, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Marilyn Jean Horan, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  Dax Eric Lopez, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Georgia.
  John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Charles P. Blahous, III, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for 
a term of four years.
  Charles P. Blahous, III, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Charles P. Blahous, III, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  Robert D. Reischauer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for 
a term of four years.
  Robert D. Reischauer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Robert D. Reischauer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  Richard Otto Buckius, of California, to be Deputy Director of the 
National Science Foundation.
  Clare E. Connors, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Hawaii.
  Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland.
  Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Rhode Island.
  Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2021.
  Richard Franklin Boulware, II, of Nevada, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
2019.
  Eduardo Castell, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2019.
  Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2019.
  Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2015.
  Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2021.
  Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate 
Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2018.
  John Francis Kotek, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Nuclear Energy).
  Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of 
Special Counsel, for the term of five years.
  Channing D. Phillips, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four 
years.
  Randolph J. Seiler, of South Dakota, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of South Dakota for the term of four years.
  Amos J. Hochstein, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Energy Resources).
  Lisa M. Fairfax, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2020.
  Hester Maria Peirce, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 
2016.
  Vik Edwin Stoll, of Missouri, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Beth F. Cobert, of California, to be Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management for a term of four years.
  Hester Maria Peirce, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2021.
  Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2017.
  Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2020.

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  Charlotte P. Kessler, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2018.
  Esperanza Emily Spalding, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020.
  Alan J. Kreczko, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Internal 
Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2019.
  James R. White, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue 
Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2020.
  Edith Ramirez, of California, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for 
the term of seven years from September 26, 2015.
  Paul Lewis Abrams, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Suzanne Mitchell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Oklahoma.
  Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Oklahoma.
  Ronald G. Russell, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Utah.
  Dain Borges, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.
  Thavolia Glymph, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.
  Deborah Wong, of California, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.
  Raymond G. Farmer, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of one year.
  Thomas McLeary, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers for a term 
of two years.
  Michael J. Rothman, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of two years.
  Heather Ann Steinmiller, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and 
Brokers for a term of two years.
  Nelson Reyneri, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2018.
  John Mark McWatters, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2019.
  Donald Karl Schott, of Wisconsin, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Seventh Circuit.
  Myra C. Selby, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Seventh Circuit.
  Winfield D. Ong, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Indiana.
  Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl, of North Dakota, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit.
  Terrence J. Campbell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Kansas.
  Stephanie A. Finley, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Louisiana.
  Claude J. Kelly III, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  Abdul K. Kallon, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit.
  Donald W. Beatty, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Donald C. Coggins, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Susan Louise Castaneda, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of one year.
  Roberto R. Herencia, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2018.
  Christopher James Brummer, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the 
remainder of the term expiring June 19, 2016.
  Christopher James Brummer, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term 
expiring June 19, 2021.
  Brian D. Quintenz, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner 
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 
13, 2020.
  Walter David Counts, III, of Texas, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Texas.
  E. Scott Frost, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Texas.

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  Rebecca Ross Haywood, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit.
  James Wesley Hendrix, of Texas, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Texas.
  Irma Carrillo Ramirez, of Texas, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Texas.
  Danny C. Reeves, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2019.
  Karen Gren Scholer, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Texas.
  Kathleen Marie Sweet, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of New York.
  Merrick B. Garland, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the United States.
  Douglas Barry Wilson, of Delaware, to be a Member of the United 
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 
1, 2017.
  Heidi Neel Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2017.
  Westley Watende Omari Moore, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for 
a term expiring October 6, 2016.
  Westley Watende Omari Moore, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for 
a term expiring October 6, 2021.
  Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2021.
  Almo J. Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of 
the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Larry T. Glenn, of the Virgin Islands, to be a Commissioner of the 
United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Lisabeth Tabor Hughes, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Sixth Circuit.
  James Xavier Dempsey, of California, to be a Member of the Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 
2022.
  David C. Nye, of Idaho, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Idaho.
  Dimitri Frank Kusnezov, of California, to be Deputy Administrator for 
Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration.
  Matthew Lehrich, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Communications and Outreach, Department of Education.
  Amy McIntosh, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, 
Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education.
  Antonia Whalen, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary 
and Secondary Education, Department of Education.
  Beth M. Andrus, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Washington.
  J. Michael Diaz, of Washington, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Washington.
  Kathleen M. O'Sullivan, of Washington, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Washington.
  Susan Faye Beard, of Maryland, to be Inspector General of the 
Department of Energy.
  David V. Brewer, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2016.
  Gayle A. Nachtigal, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2018.
  Annette Adele Evans Smith, of Alaska, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020.
  Angela L. Kokosko Ripley, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of two years.
  Leslie Greene Bowman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  George Sanchez, of California, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Gail H. Marcus, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2018.
  Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 
2021.
  Patricia D. Barksdale, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Florida.
  Todd E. Edelman, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia.
  William F. Jung, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Florida.
  Philip R. Lammens, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Florida.
  Florence Y. Pan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia.

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  Regina M. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Colorado.
  Patricia Ann Timmons-Goodson, of North Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
  Anne Rachel Traum, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada.
  Kathleen Marie Marshall, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2019.
  Robert M. Tobias, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 
14, 2020.
  J. Patricia Wilson Smoot, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the 
United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood, of Guam, to be Judge for the 
District Court of Guam for the term of ten years.
  Ysaye M. Barnwell, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  Marguerite Salazar, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of two years.
  Thomas Atkin, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  Daniel P. Feehan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense.
  Daniel J. Becker, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2016.
  Christopher E. O'Connor, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs).
  Bonnie A. Barsamian Dunn, of New York, to be a Director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 
31, 2017.
  Shirley Woodward, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Central 
Intelligence Agency.
  Valerie Martinez, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  Thomas G. Kotarac, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Railroad 
Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2017.
  Debra Satz, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Jason D. Tulley, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  John M. Huff, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers for a term 
of one year.
  Robert P. Suglia, of Rhode Island, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of one year.
  Lori K. Wing-Heier, of Alaska, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
for a term of two years.
  Kimberly J. Walker, of Iowa, to be Inspector General, Export-Import 
Bank.
  Grant T. Harris, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  Benjamin Osorio, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  Mary Ellen Barbera, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2018.
  John D. Minton, Jr., of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2016.
  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, 2022.
  Constance Smith Barker, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2021.
  John A. Herrera, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2021.
  David V. Brewer, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2019.
  C. Peter Mahurin, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2021.
  Michael McWherter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2021.
  Joe H. Ritch, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2021.
  Abid Riaz Qureshi, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Columbia.
  David J. Arroyo, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2022.
  Matthew Lee Wiener, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Administrative 
Conference of the United States for the term of five years.

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  Valerie Biden Owens, of Delaware, to be an Alternate Representative 
of the United States of America to the Seventy-first Session of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations.
  Cynthia Ryan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-first 
Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
  Diane Gujarati, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of New York.
  Markos Kounalakis, of California, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2017.
  Gail O'Connor Mellow, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Dana A. Williams, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring 
January 20, 2019.
  Tina S. Kaidanow, of Maryland, a career Member of the Senior Foreign 
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Political-Military Affairs).
  Justin H. Siberell, of Maryland, to be Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
  Elizabeth A. Field, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector 
General, Office of Personnel Management.
  Nathan Bruce Duthu, of Vermont, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Chase Rogers, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2018.
  Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
  Julie Rebecca Breslow, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  Deborah J. Israel, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  Jane Marie Doggett, of Montana, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Diane Suzette Harris, of Utah, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Virginia Johnson, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020.
  Sylvia Orozco, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  Wilfredo Martinez, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2019.
  Glenn Fine, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Defense.
  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, 2022.
  Jeffrey DeLaurentis, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Cuba.
  Rainey Ransom Brandt, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
  Joseph Bruce Hamilton, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2021.
  Seth Harris, of New York, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of 
Directors for a term of five years.
  Jeffrey R. Moreland, of Texas, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board 
of Directors for a term of five years.
  Rachel A. Meidl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Michael P. Leary, of Pennsylvania, to be Inspector General, Social 
Security Administration.
  Richard Stengel, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2017.
  Richard Stengel, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors.
  Patrick K. Nakamura, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring 
August 30, 2022.
  Robert P. Storch, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector 
General of the National Security Agency.
  Richard A. Kennedy, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
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  Rebecca Emily Rapp, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2019.
  Thomas J. Murphy, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  72 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  5 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
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Messages from the House:
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Adjournment: Senate convened at 11:55:04 a.m. and adjourned sine die at 
11:55:36 a.m., until 12 noon, on the same day, for the convening of the 
115th Congress.