DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Amendments

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2047), S6174, S6175 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1754), S6175 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

Fusion Center Concept Takes Root as Congressional Interest Waxes, H2824 [21MY]

Victory for Klamath Farmers, S351 [5FE]

Weldon—DOD Needs Massive Intelligence Network for Shared Threat Info, H2824 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of the Census: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 339), H737 [6MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2778), S7308 [24JY]

Endangered Species Act: require greater weight be given to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see S. 1912), S348 [5FE]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H1673 [25AP]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2268), S3434 [25AP]

Fish and fishing: prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington (see H.R. 4618), H1768 [30AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4749), H2607 [16MY]

Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of roller chain (see S. 2197), S2950 [18AP]

International Whaling Commission: promote use of sound science in management decisions and protect the ability of certain Native Americans to continue to legally harvest whales (see H. Con. Res. 370), H1153 [9AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 135), S7901 [1AU] (see H. Con. Res. 454), H5997 [26JY]

Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee: establish and appoint members (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see S. 2939), S8673 [17SE]

NIST: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3177), S11574 [19NO] (see H.R. 5074), H4424 [9JY]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 2512), S4330 [14MY]

Excerpts

Dept. of Defense appropriations language establishing national operations and analysis hub, H2823 [21MY]

Factsheets

Steps To Achieve National Operations and Analysis Hub Capability, H2825 [21MY]

Letters

Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act: James E. Rogan, Patent and Trademark Office, S7571 [30JY]

Lists

Agencies represented in National Collaborative Center, H2825 [21MY]

Remarks in House

Bureau of the Census: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 339), H813-H816 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish national operations and analysis hub to integrate information and analysis from Federal agencies on threats to national security, H2820-H2826 [21MY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington (H.R. 4618), E661 [30AP]

Munson, Layton: Dept. of Commerce Ben Franklin Award recipient, E1620 [19SE]

Netravali, Arun N.: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology Laureate recipient, E1031 [13JN]

NIST: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5074), E1222 [9JY]

Pestka, Sidney: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology Laureate recipient, E1059 [14JN]

SBC Communications Inc.: Dept. of Commerce Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership recipient, E778 [10MY], E861 [20MY]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns, H7842, H7849 [10OC], E1862 [11OC]

Woodall, Jerry M.: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology recipient, E1041 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements, S5033, S5034 [5JN]

Bureau of the Census: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 339), S2338, S2339 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency disaster assistance and revoke multispecies limited access fishing permits relative to Northeast commercial fisheries failure, S679, S695 [13FE]

Education: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 414), S9683 [1OC]

———provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 414), unanimous-consent request, S9683 [1OC]

Endangered Species Act: require greater weight be given to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (S. 1912), S350 [5FE]

FERC: hydroelectric power projects licensing reform, S3252-S3255 [24AP]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (S. 2268), S10652 [17OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S4044 [8MY]

———flexibility in fishery rebuilding plans, S11795 [20NO]

Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of roller chain (S. 2197), S2956 [18AP]

Land use: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (S. 975), S3517 [30AP]

Netravali, Arun N.: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology Laureate recipient, S5452 [12JN]

NIST: authorizing appropriations (S. 3177), S11579 [19NO]

NOAA: provide emergency disaster assistance to certain Northeast commercial fisheries, S5191 [6JN]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office, S11798 [20NO]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2047), S6174 [26JN], S6235 [27JN]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1754), S6175 [26JN], S6235 [27JN]

Pestka, Sidney: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology Laureate recipient, S5452 [12JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1869 [13MR], S2335 [22MR]

Tariff: limit tariff reduction authority on products subject to antidumping or countervailing duty orders, S4669-S4675 [22MY]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (S. 2512), S4390, S4391 [15MY]

Woodall, Jerry M.: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology recipient, S5532 [13JN]

Reports

Biological Materials Exported to Iraq From the U.S., S8994-S8998 [20SE]

Reports filed

Appeals by Third Parties in Certain Patent Reexamination Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1886), S5850 [20JN]

Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1079) (S. Rept. 107-244), S8091 [3SE]

Bureau of the Census Anniversary: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 339), S2260 [21MR]

Clarify the Basis for Granting Patent Reexamination Requests: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1866), S5850 [20JN]

Community Character Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 975) (S. Rept. 107-290), S8753 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2778) (S. Rept. 107-218), S7308 [24JY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4749) (H. Rept. 107-746), H7898 [11OC]

Nomination of C. Louis Kincannon To Be Bureau of the Census Director: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1782 [12MR]

Nomination of James R. Mahoney To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2260 [21MR]

NTIA Digital Network Technology Program Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 107-207), S6498 [9JY]

Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1754), S5850 [20JN]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2037) (H. Rept. 107-727), H7171 [7OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2037) (H. Rept. 107-727), H7302 [8OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 339, Bureau of the Census anniversary, H813 [12MR]

H.R. 2047, Patent and Trademark Office appropriations, S6174 [26JN]

S. 1754, Patent and Trademark Office appropriations, S6175 [26JN]

S. 2512, Training for Realtime Writers Act, S4390 [15MY]

S. Con. Res. 135, promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada, S7966 [1AU]