[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           MEASURES REFERRED

  The following bills were read the first and the second times by 
unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 2339. An act to encourage research, development, and 
     demonstration of technologies to facilitate the utilization 
     of water produced in connection with the development of 
     domestic energy resources, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 2851. An act to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent 
     students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do 
     not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       H.R. 3815. An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to make 
     full and efficient use of open source information to develope 
     and disseminate open source homeland security information 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 3957. An act to increase research, development, 
     education, and technology transfer activities related to 
     water use efficiency and conservation technologies and 
     practices at the Environmental Protection Agency; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       H.R. 4806. An act to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-
     classification of homeland security and other information and 
     to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and 
     other information, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 5170. An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to provide for a privacy official within each component 
     of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 5531. An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to clarify criteria for certification relating to 
     Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 5892. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the 
     disability benefits claims processing system of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and 
     timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their 
     families and survivors, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 5983. An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to enhance the information security of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 6073. An act to provide that Federal employees 
     receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be 
     given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       H.R. 6193. An act to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and 
     programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled 
     Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified 
     information that is homeland security information, terrorism 
     information, weapons of mass destruction information and 
     other information within the scope of the information sharing 
     environment established under section 1016 of the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 
     U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 6445. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting 
     certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically 
     disabled, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 6576. An act to require the Archivist of the United 
     States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of 
     information control designations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  The following concurrent resolution was read, and referred as 
indicated:

       H. Con. Res. 361. Concurrent resolution commemorating Irena 
     Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands 
     during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, 
     selflessness, and hope; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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