[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 27993]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Ms. Byrd, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate has passed with an amendment in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 3082. An act making appropriations for military 
     construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3082) ``An Act making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Johnson, Mr. Inouye, 
Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Byrd, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Pryor, 
Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Brownback, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Collins, 
Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Cochran, to be conferees on the part of the 
Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 106-398, as 
amended by Public Law 108-7, in accordance with the qualifications 
specified under section 1238(b)(3)(E) of Public Law 106-398, and upon 
the recommendations of the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate 
Committee on Finance, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro 
tempore, appoints the following individuals to the United States-China 
Economic Security Review Commission:
  Patrick A. Mulloy of Virginia, for a term beginning January 1, 2010 
and expiring December 31, 2011.
  William A. Reinsch of Maryland, for a term beginning January 1, 2010 
and expiring December 31, 2011.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 95-277, as 
amended by Public Law 102-246, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, appoints the 
following individuals as members of the Library of Congress Trust Fund 
Board for five year terms:
  Elaine Wynn of Nevada, vice Bernard Rapoport.
  Tom Girardi of California, vice Leo Hindery.

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