DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Amendments

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5449, H5451, H5453, H5454, H5455 [9JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5196, H5197 [6JY], H5240, H5253, H5256, H5261, H5269, H5279, H5282, H5291, H5292, H5293, H5294, H5297, H5298, H5300, H5307, H5315, H5321, H5322, H5331, H5332 [7JY], H5348, H5357, H5358, H5360, H5362, H5365, H5369, H5370, H5372, H5373, H5402 [8JY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), S10504, S10595 [6OC]

Articles and editorials

Bitter Pill for Crabbers, S89 [21JA]

Boat Quotas Make Crab Fishing Safer, S88 [21JA]

``Crab Cartels'' Are Bad News for Maine Lobster Industry, S88 [21JA]

Crab Cartels—Stevens Pushes Plan That Gives Processors Too Much Market Power, S88 [21JA]

Federal Labs Helped Turn Boulder Into Tech Center, E1540 [8SE]

Feeling Crabby? No Need for a Monopoly, S89 [21JA]

Protectionism Happens To Be Congress's Job, S3188 [25MR]

Toss This Stinker in the Sea, S88 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions

Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Job Retention and Creation: establish (see H.R. 4089), H1790 [31MR]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3883), H830 [3MR]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), consideration (see H. Res. 706), H5330 [7JY]

———implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (see H.R. 4177), H2199 [20AP]

Colleges and universities: improve access to graduate schools in the U.S. for international students and scholars (see S. 2715), S8549 [21JY]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 2373), S4692 [29AP] (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2809), S9287 [15SE] (see H.R. 4754), H5194 [6JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), consideration (see H. Res. 701), H5194 [6JY]

Federal-State relations: make noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments solely for the purpose of funding capital projects (see H.R. 4310), H2727 [6MY] (see H.R. 4371), H3093 [17MY]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 4048), H1592 [25MR]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H4927 (see H.R. 4706), H5071 [24JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2066), S1017 [11FE]

Foreign investments: implement collection and reporting system for information on foreign operations of U.S. corporations and foreign investments of U.S. investors (see S. 2962), S10846 [8OC]

Foreign trade: rename as the Dept. of Trade and Commerce, transfer the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and consolidate and enhance statutory authority to protect jobs from unfair international competition (see S. 2235), S3180 [25MR]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4662), H4893 [23JN]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see S. 2722), S8687 [22JY] (see H.R. 4730), H5149 [25JN]

Lumber industry: liquidate and distribute duties collected on certain softwood lumber from Canada (see S. 2992), S11429 [17NO]

Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership: establish (see H.R. 4656), H4893 [23JN]

Native Americans: establish grant programs for the development of telecommunications capacities in Indian country (see S. 2382), S4837 [4MY]

NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4407), H3391 [19MY]

———expand the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see S. 2579), S7434 [24JN]

———Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding (see S. 2588), S7435 [24JN]

NOAA: authorize appropriations for the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see H.R. 4869), H6127 [20JY] (see H.R. 5104), H7245 [17SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 3889), H830 [3MR]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see S. 2991), S11429 [17NO]

Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: delegate the functions relating to trade adjustment assistance for firms (see H.R. 3949), H1071 [11MR]

University of Miami: make Virginia Key, FL, property under administrative jurisdiction of NOAA available for a marine life science center (see H.R. 4027), H1483 [24MR]

Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board: establish (see S. 2170), S2223 [4MR]

Letters

Condition portion of Manufacturing Council funding on expanding membership to include steel industry and union representation: William J. Klinefelter, United Steelworkers of America, H5283 [7JY]

Dept. of Commerce Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program funding: Anthony H. Gamboa, GAO, S144-S146 [22JA]

———Senator Byrd, S144 [22JA]

NOAA funding: several environmental organizations, H5225 [7JY]

———several Representatives, H5224 [7JY]

Protection of intellectual property in free trade agreements: Donald L. Evans, Sec. of Commerce, H6624 [22JY]

Lists

Presidential Rank Award recipients, S4831 [4MY]

Motions

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5460 [9JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5381 [8JY]

Remarks in House

Boulder, CO: anniversary of NIST laboratories, E1539 [8SE], E1614 [14SE], E1651 [17SE]

———anniversary of NOAA laboratories, E1651 [17SE]

Bureau of the Census: American Community Survey funding, H5258, H5259, H5292, H5293 [7JY]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5440-H5462 [9JY]

———coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), recommit, H5460 [9JY]

———implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector, H2384 [27AP], H2520 [4MY], H2891-H2893 [12MY], H4142 [15JN]

———implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (H.R. 4177), E550 [20AP]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5307-H5315 [7JY], H5378, H5380 [8JY]

Delaware, OH: ``Preserve America'' community designation, E295 [3MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5372, H5373 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5221-H5323 [7JY], H5335, H5348-H5383 [8JY], E1344, E1351 [9JY], E1401 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), consideration (H. Res. 701), H5219-H5221 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), unanimous-consent agreement, H5284 [7JY]

Dudas, Jonathan W.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Patent and Trademark Office Director, H2706 [6MY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), H8344-H8349 [6OC], E1857 [10OC], E1879 [11OC]

Employment: require independent study on effects of outsourcing of jobs to other countries, H5460, H5461 [9JY]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (H.R. 4706), E1248 [25JN]

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission: funding, H5265 [7JY]

Manufacturing Council: condition portion of funding on expanding membership to include steel industry and union representation, H5282-H5284 [7JY]

Manufacturing Extension Partnership: increase funding and permit flexibility in determining Federal cost-share of centers, H5455-H5458 [9JY]

———prohibit use of funds for general re-competition of centers, H5451-H5453 [9JY]

———require that auditing of centers meet OMB requirements and that there be public financial disclosures, H5455 [9JY]

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act (H.R. 3598): consideration (H. Res. 706), H5335-H5341 [8JY]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H5443, H5449 [9JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4407), E915 [19MY]

———Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5226, H5262, H5263 [7JY], H5440-H5449 [9JY]

NOAA: funding, H5224, H5226 [7JY], H5379, H5380 [8JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Commerce (H.R. 3889), E287 [3MR]

Pilot Point, TX: ``Preserve America'' community designation, E1561 [8SE], E1682 [22SE]

Putnam County, NY: ``Preserve America'' community designation, E254 [26FE]

Raimondo, Anthony F.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services, H1014 [11MR]

San Diego, CA: San Diego Community and Economonic Development Dept. recipient of Economic Development Administration Excellence in Economic Development Award, E1022 [3JN]

Technology Administration: re-orient current Under Sec. of Technology and Office of Technology Policy toward manufacturing and competitiveness issues, H5453, H5454 [9JY]

University of Miami: make Virginia Key, FL, property under administrative jurisdiction of NOAA available for a marine life science center (H.R. 4027), H7021, H7022 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Ashland, KY: ``Preserve America'' community designation, S4294 [22AP]

Business and industry: establish an Assistant Sec. for Manufacturing within the Dept. of Commerce, an Interagency Manufacturing Task Force, and a Small Business Manufacturing Task Force, S11749-S11751 [20NO]

Colleges and universities: improve access to graduate schools in the U.S. for international students and scholars (S. 2715), S8561-S8563 [21JY]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (S. 2373), S4702 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: district court decision on prohibition of beef imports from Canada due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S4446 [28AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), S9365 [20SE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), S10422 [5OC], S10504-S10512 [6OC]

Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program: funding, S143-S146 [22JA], S11286 [11OC]

Fish and fishing: establish individual fishery quota systems, S8-S12 [20JA], S87, S89 [21JA], S138 [22JA]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (S. 2066), S1018 [11FE]

Foreign trade: rename as the Dept. of Trade and Commerce, transfer the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and consolidate and enhance statutory authority to protect jobs from unfair international competition (S. 2235), S3186 [25MR]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: delay implementation of certain provisions until it can be certified that they will not result in a net loss of U.S. jobs or harm the economy, S2192-S2205 [4MR]

Lumber industry: liquidate and distribute duties collected on certain softwood lumber from Canada (S. 2992), S11431 [17NO]

Native Americans: establish grant programs for the development of telecommunications capacities in Indian country (S. 2382), S4842 [4MY]

New England Fishery Management Council: adoption of new regulations, S8-S12 [20JA], S138 [22JA]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, S7280, S7281 [23JN]

North Pacific Fishery Management Council: Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands fishery management, S11744, S11747-S11749 [20NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S4059 [8AP], S9392 [20SE], S11824-S11827 [20NO], S12014 [8DE]

Raimondo, Anthony F.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services, S2619 [11MR]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (S. 2991), S11435, S11436 [17NO]

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. 480), S11586, S11587 [19NO]

University of Miami: make Virginia Key, FL, property under administrative jurisdiction of NOAA available for a marine life science center (H.R. 4027), S12029 [8DE]

Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board: establish (S. 2170), S2232 [4MR]

Reports filed

Abrupt Climate Change Research Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1164) (S. Rept. 108-263), S5472 [13MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 706) (H. Rept. 108-589), H5330 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4754, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 701) (H. Rept. 108-583), H5194 [6JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4754) (H. Rept. 108-576), H5194 [6JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2809) (S. Rept. 108-344), S9286 [15SE]

Economic Development Administration Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1134) (S. Rept. 108-382), S10261 [1OC]

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5104) (H. Rept. 108-787), H10078 [19NO]

Make Virginia Key, FL, Property Under Administrative Jurisdiction of NOAA Available to the University of Miami for a Marine Life Science Center: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4027) (H. Rept. 108-665), H6898 [8SE]

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3598) (H. Rept. 108-581), H5194 [6JY]

Native American Connectivity Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2382) (S. Rept. 108-335), S8861 [7SE]

Nomination of Albert A. Frink, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8687 [22JY]

Nomination of Benjamin H. Wu To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Technology Policy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8687 [22JY]

Nomination of Brett T. Palmer To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Legislative Affairs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8687 [22JY]

Nomination of Jonathan W. Dudas To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Patent and Trademark Office Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5949 [20MY]

Nomination of Lisa M. Kruska To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Public Affairs: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4158 [20AP]

Nomination of Rhonda Newman Keenum To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Services: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2712 [11MR]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2439 [9MR]

Nomination of Theodore W. Kassinger To Be Deputy Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4023 [8AP]

Training for Realtime Writers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 480) (S. Rept. 108-399), S11305 [11OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5291, H5297 [7JY]

Statements

Individual Fishery Quota System Regulations: Senator Snowe, S12 [20JA]

Subpoena Notices

NOAA, H5132 [25JN]

Tables

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5229-H5238 [7JY]

Testimonies

Nomination of Jonathan W. Dudas To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Patent and Trademark Office Director: Representative Hyde, H2706 [6MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 701, consideration of H.R. 4754, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H5219 [7JY]

H. Res. 706, consideration of H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act, H5335 [8JY]

H.R. 3889, transfer certain Office of the U.S. Trade Representative functions to the Dept. of Commerce, E289 [3MR]

H.R. 4027, make Virginia Key, FL, property under administrative jurisdiction of NOAA available to the University of Miami for a marine life science center, H7021 [13SE]

S. 480, Training for Realtime Writers Act, S11586 [19NO]

S. 1134, Economic Development Administration reauthorization and improvement, S10504-S10510 [6OC], H8344-H8348 [6OC]

S. 2170, Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board establishment, S2232 [4MR]

S. 2235, Domestic Workforce Protection Act, S3186-S3188 [25MR]

S. 2382, Native American Connectivity Act, S4843 [4MY]

S. 2715, International Student and Scholar Access Act, S8563-S8565 [21JY]

S. 2991, suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges, S11436 [17NO]