[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 19992-19993]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

  At 11:57 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bill:

       S. 3525. An act to amend part B of title IV ofthe Social 
     Security Act to reauthorize the promoting safe and stable 
     families program, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bill was subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Stevens).
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  At 1:06 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, 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. 971. An act to extend the deadline for commencement of 
     construction of certain hydroelectric projects in 
     Connecticut, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1215. An act to provide for the implementation of a 
     Green Chemistry Research and Development Program, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2679. An act to amend the Revised Statutes ofthe 
     United States to prevent the use of the legal system in a 
     manner that extorts money from State and local governments, 
     and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' 
     constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth 
     amendments.
       H.R. 4377. An act to extend the time required for 
     construction of a hydroelectric project, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4417. An act to provide for the reinstatement of a 
     license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory project.
       H.R. 4559. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System land to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, 
     Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4942. An act to establish a capability and office to 
     promote cooperation between entities of the United States and 
     its allies in the global war on terrorism for the purpose of 
     engaging in cooperative endeavors focused on the research, 
     development, and commercialization of high-priority 
     technologies intended to detect, prevent, respond to, recover 
     from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism and other high 
     consequence events

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     and to address the homeland security needs of Federal, State, 
     and local governments.
       H.R. 5092. An act to modernize and reform the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
       H.R. 5103. An act to provide for the conveyance of the 
     former Konnarock Lutheran Girls School in Smyth County, 
     Virginia, which is currently owned by the United States and 
     administered by the Forest Service, to facilitate the 
     restoration and reuse of the property, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5136. An act to establish a National Integrated 
     Drought Information System within the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to improve drought monitoring and 
     forecasting capabilities.
       H.R. 5313. An act to reserve a small percentage of the 
     amounts made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for 
     the farmland protection program to fund challenge grants to 
     encourage the purchase of conservation easements and other 
     interests in land to be held by a State agency, county, or 
     other eligible entity, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5533. An act to prepare and strengthen the biodefenses 
     of the United States against deliberate, accidental, and 
     natural outbreaks of illness, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5835. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve information management within the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6131. An act to permit certain expenditures from the 
     Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
       H.R. 6159. An act to extend temporarily certain authorities 
     of the Small Business Administration.
       H.R. 6160. An act to recruit and retain Border Patrol 
     Agents.
       H.R. 6164. An act to amend title IV of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the authorities of the 
     National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 176. An act to extend the deadline for commencement of 
     construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Alaska.
       S. 244. An act to extend the deadline for commencement of 
     construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Wyoming.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a), 
amended by Public Law 108-375, and the order of the House of December 
18, 2005, the Speaker reappoints the following Member of the House of 
Representatives to the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force 
Academy: Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan.
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  At 3:00 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 483. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
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  At 6:13 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, without amendment:

       S. 3850. An act to improve ratings quality for the 
     protection of investors and in the public interest by 
     fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in 
     the credit rating agency industry.
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  At 6:57 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Chiappardi, 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. 5347. An act to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for 
     revitalization of public housing projects.
       H.R. 6166. An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize trial by military commission for violations of the 
     law of war, and for other purposes.

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