[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 20372-20374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

  The following enrolled bills, previously signed by the Speaker of the 
House, were signed today, September 28, 2006, by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Stevens).

       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.
       H.R. 2066. An act to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     establish a Federal Acquisition Service, to replace the 
     General Supply Fund and the Information Technology Fund with 
     an Acquisition Services Fund, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5074. An act to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 
     1974 to provide for continued payment of railroad retirement 
     annuities by the Department of the treasury, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5187. An act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize additional appropriations for the John F. 
     Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for fiscal year 2007.
                                  ____

  At 3:35 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. 1556. An act to designate a parcel of land located on 
     the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse 
     in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Clyde S. Cahill Memorial 
     Park''.
       H.R. 1711. An act to provide assistance to the State of New 
     Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water 
     plans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2069. An act to authorize the exchange of certain land 
     in Grand and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2110. An act to provide for a study of options for 
     protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in 
     and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in 
     Colorado, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2134. An act to establish the Commission to Study the 
     Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino 
     Heritage

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     to develop a plan of action for the establishment and 
     maintenance of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage 
     in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2322. An act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 320 North Main Street in McAllen, Texas, as the ``Kika de 
     la Garza Federal Building''.
       H.R. 3606. An act to modify a land grant patent issued by 
     the Secretary of the Interior.
       H.R. 3626. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to study the feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. 
     Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, Utah, to provide additional 
     water for the Weber Basin Project to fulfill the purposes for 
     which that project was authorized.
       H.R. 4750. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     implementing a water supply and conservation project to 
     improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of 
     water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the 
     Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska 
     and Milford Lake in Kansas.
       H.R. 4766. An act to amend the Native American Programs Act 
     of 1974 to provide for the revitalization of Native American 
     languages through Native American language immersion 
     programs; and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4789. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain public land located wholly or partially 
     within the boundaries of the Wels Hydroelectric Project of 
     Public Utility District No.1 of Douglas County, Washington, 
     to the utility district.
       H.R. 4876. An act to ratify a conveyance of a portion of 
     the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State 
     of New Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of litigation 
     between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, 
     State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a patent for 
     said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the 
     Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4981. An act to amend the National Dam Safety Program 
     Act.
       H.R. 5016. An act to provide for the exchange of certain 
     Bureau of Land Management land in Pima County, Arizona, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5026. An act to designate the Investigations Building 
     of the Food and Drug Administration located at 466 Fernandez 
     Juncos Avenue in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``Andres Toro 
     Building''.
       H.R. 5160. An act to establish the Long Island Sound 
     Stewardship Initiative.
       H.R. 5340. An act to promote Department of the Interior 
     efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of 
     sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River 
     Basin, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5483. An act to increase the disability earning 
     limitation under the Railroad Retirement Act and to index the 
     amount of allowable earnings consistent with increases in the 
     substantial gainful activity dollar amount under the Social 
     Security Act.
       H.R. 5503. An act to amend the National Housing Act to 
     increase the mortgage amount limits applicable to FHA 
     mortgage insurance for multifamily housing located in high-
     cost areas.
       H.R. 5516. An act to allow for the renegotiation of the 
     payment schedule of contracts between the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Redwood Valley County Water District, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5546. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     to be constructed in Greenville, South Carolina, as the 
     ``Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 5585. An act to improve the netting process for 
     financial contracts, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5606. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 221 and 211 West Ferguson 
     Street in Tyler, Texas, as the ``William M. Steger Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse''.
       H.R. 5637. An act to streamline the regulation of 
     nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5690. An act to adjust the boundaries of the Ouachita 
     National Forest in the States of Oklahoma and Arkansas.
       H.R. 5692. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study to determine the 
     feasibility and suitability of establishing a memorial to the 
     Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas and for its 
     inclusion as a unit of the National Park System.
       H.R. 5842. An act to compromise and settle all claims in 
     the case of Pueblo of Isleta v. United States, to restore, 
     improve, and develop the valuable on-reservation land and 
     natural resources of the Pueblo, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5946. An act to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to authorize activities to 
     promote improve monitoring and compliance for high seas 
     fisheries, or fisheries governed by international fishery 
     management agreements, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6014. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to 
     improve California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and water 
     supply.
       H.R. 6051. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 2 South Main Street in 
     Akron, Ohio, as the ``John F. Seiberling Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse'' .
       H.R. 6062. An act to enhance community development 
     investments by financial institutions, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6072. An act to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to provide further regulatory relief for depository 
     institutions and clarify certain provisions of law applicable 
     to such institutions, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6079. An act to require the President's Working Group 
     on Financial Markets to conduct a study on the hedge fund 
     industry.
       H.R. 6106. An act to extend the waiver authority for the 
     Secretary of Education under title IV, section 105, of Public 
     Law 109-148.
       H.R. 6115. An act to extend the authority of the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to restructure mortgages and 
     rental assistance for certain assisted multifamily housing.
       H.R. 6138. An act to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6198. An act to hold the current regime in Iran 
     accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a 
     transition to democracy in Iran.

  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. 478. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of ``Lights on Afterschool'', a national 
     celebration of afterschool programs.

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

       S. 56. An act to establish the Rio Grande Natural Area in 
     the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
       S. 213. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain Federal land to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
362) to establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, 
determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its 
adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in 
coordination with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
2430) to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 
1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
Resources Restoration Study, with an amendment, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
2856) to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured 
depository institutions, and her purposes, with an amendment, in which 
it requests the concurrence of the Senate.
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  At 5:55 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that it has passed 
the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 6197. An act to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through 
     2011, and for other purposes.

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

       S. 2464. An act to revise a provision relating to a 
     repayment obligation of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 
     under the Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights 
     Settlement Act of 1990, and for other purposes.
       S. 2146. An act to extend relocation expenses test programs 
     for Federal employees.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5574) to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical 
education programs in children's hospitals.
                                  ____

  At 7:01 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, 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. 4545. An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Los Angeles 
     County Water Supply Augmentation Demonstration Project, and 
     for other purposes.

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       H.R. 4846. An act to authorize grants for contributions 
     toward the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential 
     Library.
       H.R. 5108. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1213 East Houston Street in 
     Cleveland, Texas, as the ``Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez 
     Post Office Building'' .
       H.R. 6162. An act to require financial accountability with 
     respect to certain contract actions related to the Secure 
     Border Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security.

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

       H. Con. Res. 222. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss 
     Remembrance Day.
       H. Con. Res. 473. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.
                                  ____

  At 8:13 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
disagrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4954) to 
improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, 
and for other purposes; it agrees to the conference asked by the Senate 
on the disagreeing votes of the of the two Houses thereon, and appoints 
from the Committee on Homeland Security, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Mr. King of New York, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Daniel E. 
Lungren of California, Mr. Linder, Mr. Simmons, Mr. McCaul of Texas, 
Mr. Reichert, Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
California, Mr. Markey, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Pascrell;
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of titles 
VI and X and section 1104 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Upton, and Mr. 
Dingell;
  From the Committee on Science, for consideration of sections 201 and 
401 of the House bill, and sections 111, 121, 302, 303, 305, 513, 607, 
608, 706, 801, 802, and 1107 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Sodrel, and Mr. Melancon;
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of sections 101-104, 107-109, and 204 of the House bill, 
and sections 101-104, 106-108, 111, 202, 232, 234, 235, 503, 507-512, 
514, 517-519, title VI, sections 703, 902, 905, 906, 1103, 1104, 1107-
1110, 1114, and 1115 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Oberstar;
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of sections 
102, 121, 201, 203 and 301 of the House bill, and sections 201, 203, 
304, 401-404, 407, and 1105 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Rangel, as 
managers of the conference on the part of the House.

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