DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE related term(s) Corps of Engineers; National Guard

Addresses

Liberation of Auschwitz Anniversary: Paul D. Wolfowitz, Dept. of Defense, E169 [8FE]

Paul D. Wolfowitz Full Honor Review and Award Ceremony: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense, S5915 [25MY]

———Paul D. Wolfowitz, S5914 [25MY]

———Peter Pace, S5914 [25MY]

Require Pre- and Post-Deployment Mental Health Screening for Military Personnel: Kelly Beckwith, E671 [15AP]

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Mission Iraq: DynCorp International LLC, H5716 [12JY]

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S5450 [18MY], S5856 [24MY], S8540, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8575, S8576, S8577, S8578, S8579, S8580, S8581, S8582 [20JY], S8602, S8607, S8608, S8609, S8611, S8614, S8625, S8631, S8632, S8633, S8635, S8638, S8640, S8650, S8651, S8652, S8653, S8685, S8686, S8687, S8688, S8689, S8690, S8691, S8692, S8693, S8694, S8696, S8697, S8698, S8699, S8700, S8701, S8702, S8703, S8704, S8705, S8706, S8707, S8708, S8711 [21JY], S8719, S8728, S8732, S8735, S8736, S8739, S8754, S8755, S8756, S8757, S8758, S8759, S8760, S8761, S8762, S8764 [22JY], S8773, S8774, S8779, S8783, S8786, S8787, S8789, S8792, S8798, S8801, S8802, S8806, S8811, S8813, S8815, S8816, S8817, S8822, S8836, S8837, S8838, S8839, S8840, S8841, S8842, S8843, S8844, S8845, S8846, S8847, S8848, S8849, S8850, S8851, S8852, S8853, S8854, S8856, S8857, S8858, S8859, S8860, S8861, S8862, S8864, S8865, S8866, S8867, S8868, S8881, S8882, S8883, S8884, S8885, S8886, S8887, S8888, S8889, S8890, S8891, S8892, S8893, S8894, S8895 [25JY], S8988, S8989, S9014, S9015, S9016, S9017 [26JY], S10520 [27SE], S10607, S10608 [28SE], S10762, S10763, S10764, S10765, S10766, S10767 [29SE], S10829, S10832, S10835, S10837, S10838, S10839, S10903, S10911 [3OC], S10977, S10992 [4OC], S11143, S11162 [5OC], S11831 [25OC], S12077 [31OC], S12378, S12380, S12386, S12389, S12396, S12407, S12408, S12409, S12411 [4NO], S12423, S12427, S12436, S12450, S12451, S12452 [7NO], S12477, S12489, S12492, S12494, S12495, S12498, S12499, S12500, S12501, S12502, S12503, S12504, S12505, S12506, S12507, S12508, S12509, S12510, S12511, S12512, S12513, S12536, S12538, S12539, S12540, S12541, S12542, S12543, S12544, S12546, S12547, S12548 [8NO], S12561, S12568, S12569, S12574, S12575, S12579, S12586, S12589, S12590, S12591, S12592, S12593, S12594, S12595, S12617, S12618, S12619, S12620, S12621, S12622, S12623, S12624, S12625, S12626, S12627 [9NO], S12645, S12653, S12655, S12661, S12667, S12669, S12670, S12672, S12696, S12697, S12698, S12699, S12700, S12701 [10NO], S12727, S12753, S12771 [14NO], S12778, S12779, S12780, S12781, S12782, S12783, S12784, S12785, S12786, S12787, S12788, S12789, S12790, S12791, S12854, S12855, S12856, S12857, S12858, S12859, S12860, S12861, S12862, S12863, S12864, S12865, S12866, S12867, S12868 [15NO]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3894 [24MY], H3926, H3996, H4001, H4002, H4003, H4006, H4009, H4013, H4018, H4020, H4021, H4022, H4027, H4035, H4040 [25MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), consideration (H. Res. 293), H3909 [25MY]

———making (H.R. 2863), S10656, S10685, S10700, S10702, S10703, S10762, S10763, S10764, S10765, S10766, S10767, S10769 [29SE], S10780, S10781, S10806, S10807 [30SE], S10829, S10831, S10832, S10833, S10835, S10837, S10838, S10839, S10887, S10903, S10904, S10905, S10907, S10908, S10909, S10910, S10911 [3OC], S10917, S10918, S10925, S10928, S10979, S10980, S10981, S10982, S10983, S10985, S10986, S10987, S10988, S10989, S10990, S10992, S10993 [4OC], S11062, S11072, S11077, S11078, S11080, S11081, S11082, S11085, S11095, S11099, S11101, S11106, S11107, S11108, S11109, S11118, S11119, S11143, S11144, S11162, S11164 [5OC], S11182, S11186, S11189, S11194, S11195, S11239, S11240 [6OC], H4403 [13JN], H4488 [14JN], H4562 [15JN], H4656 [16JN], H4737, H4740, H4744, H4745, H4757, H4759, H4761, H4767, H4769, H4771, H4772, H4773, H4777 [20JN]

———making (H.R. 2863), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4580 [16JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3157 [4AP], S3327 [6AP], S3368, S3435, S3436, S3437 [11AP], S3451, S3455, S3457, S3470, S3494, S3495, S3496, S3498, S3499, S3500 [12AP], S3516, S3523, S3532, S3540, S3542, S3543, S3545, S3567, S3568, S3572, S3573, S3576, S3577, S3587, S3588, S3594, S3595, S3596, S3597, S3599, S3600, S3601 [13AP], S3619, S3620, S3621, S3622, S3627, S3635, S3640, S3641, S3643, S3644, S3691, S3692, S3693, S3694, S3695, S3701, S3707, S3708, S3709, S3710, S3711 [14AP], S3719, S3721, S3722, S3754, S3755, S3756, S3757, S3758, S3759 [15AP], S3775, S3779, S3780, S3787, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3798, S3799, S3810, S3811, S3812, S3833, S3844, S3845, S3847, S3848, S3849, S3850, S3851, S3852, S3853, S3854, S3855, S3856, S3857, S3858, S3859, S3860, S3861, S3862 [18AP], S3868, S3880, S3881, S3883, S3884, S3886, S3887, S3888, S3890, S3891, S3892, S3942, S3943, S3944, S3945, S3946, S3952, S3953, S3954, S3955 [19AP], S3966, S3971, S3981, S3985, S3986, S3987, S3993, S3995, S3996, S3997, S3998, S4000, S4001, S4004, S4005, S4006, S4007, S4037 [20AP], S4080, S4081, S4086, S4087, S4135, S4136 [21AP], H1417, H1418 [14MR], H1452, H1455, H1457, H1458, H1467, H1472, H1476, H1477, H1479, H1481, H1482, H1484, H1489, H1491, H1495, H1496, H1497, H1510 [15MR], H1515, H1517, H1518 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration (H. Res. 151), H1433, H1434 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 258), H2994 [5MY]

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 3765), S11328, S11332 [7OC], H8873 [18OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10351, S10353, S10354, S10355, S10356, S10357, S10384, S10385, S10386, S10391 [22SE], H4074 [25MY], H4096, H4100, H4102, H4105, H4109, H4110 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4084 [26MY]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7744 [7SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 86), S9195, S9200 [27JY]

National Military Family Month: designate (S. Res. 9), S12702, S12711 [10NO]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (H.R. 3200), S10480, S10519 [27SE], H8413 [28SE]

Taxation: allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (H.R. 1499), S12868, S12871 [15NO]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5824, H5863, H5869, H5870, H5872, H5873, H5876 [14JY]

Analyses

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1042): Levin Amendment on Limitations on Charges Under Time-and-Materials Contracts and Labor-Hour Contracts, S8821 [25JY]

Legislation Authorizing the Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq (2002), H10997-H10999 [18NO]

National Innovation Act (S. 2109), S13673-S13675 [15DE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, S4094 [21AP], H2520 [26AP]

———H.R. 1815, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S12811 [15NO]

———H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H9568 [3NO]

———H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S11275 [7OC], H11586 [14DE]

Articles and editorials

Adding Soldiers to the Wall, E1293 [20JN]

Air Force Chaplain Says She Was Removed for Being Critical, H3267 [16MY]

America's Anti-Torture Tradition, S14427 [30DE]

Andijon Show Trial Proceedings—Testimony of Hostages, Accusations Against the U.S. and Press, S10921 [4OC]

Appropriations Chairman Jerry Lewis Urges Senate Passage of Defense Spending Bill, S14130 [20DE]

Army Finds Troop Morale Problems in Iraq, S8626 [21JY]

Army Plans To Keep Iraq Troop Level Through '06—Year-Long Active-Duty Stints Likely To Continue, S683 [1FE]

As Bad as the Nazis?, S8781 [25JY]

Assault on Murtha Should Alarm Us All, S14175 [20DE]

Back From Iraq—And Suddenly Out on the Streets, E227 [14FE]

Bad Day at Binh Gia, S7423 [27JN]

Battered Fallujah Key to Iraq, S4389 [27AP]

Big Cut in Katrina's Hotel Bill—Program Evacuees Were Miscounted, Red Cross Says, S11506 [19OC]

Bloodied Marines Sound Off About Want of Armor and Men, S4631 [9MY], H2937-H2939 [4MY]

Central Asia—Weekly News Wrap, S10920 [4OC]

Chaplain Says She Was Ousted, H3267 [16MY]

China Builds a Smaller Stronger Military—Modernization Could Alter Regional Balance of Power, Raising Stakes for U.S., S3882 [19AP]

Chinese Dragon Awakens, E1401 [30JN]

CIA Holds Terror Suspects in Secret Prisons, S12433-S12435 [7NO], H11866 [15DE]

Close Base on Long Island, Not in Niagara, Says Pentagon Official From Reagan Years, E1074 [24MY]

Close Camp Delta, H4831 [21JN]

Corps' Own Study Backs Critics of Levee Engineering, S13548 [14DE]

Decoding Mr. Bush's Details, H10164 [15NO]

Defense Appropriations Bill of 2006—Call for Action, S14129 [20DE]

Defense Lawyer, Investigator Square Off Over Benderman's Conscientious Objector Application, E834 [28AP]

$11 Million a Day Spent on Hotels for Storm Relief, S11506 [19OC]

Embed Cavallaro Sees War From the Inside, S4388 [27AP]

European Union Imposes Sanctions on Uzbekistan, S10919 [4OC]

Evidence Points to Man-Made Disaster, S13547 [14DE]

Few Good Recruits, S2144 [7MR]

Film Rolls as Troops Burn Dead, H8951 [19OC]

For Rhode Island's Reed, Codels Are Solitary, S4389 [27AP]

45 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Guerrilla Attacks, H4964 [22JN]

Frist—Lawsuits Threaten Gun Supply, S9235 [28JY]

Fusion Center Concept Takes Root as Congressional Interest Waxes, H5247 [27JN]

Good Intentions Gone Bad, H4830 [21JN]

Guantanamo Desperation Seen in Suicide Attempts, S12417 [7NO]

Handing Over the Mic—Troops Talk From Iraq, S9078 [27JY]

Housing Aid Called Too Much, Too Little—FEMA Critics Cite Waste as Evacuees Strain To Pay Rent, S11507 [19OC]

How Do You Like Your Contractor Money?, H5716-H5718 [12JY]

Improvised Explosives Becoming More Deadly in Iraq, S4387 [27AP]

Joint POW-MIA Accounting Group Using DNA Expertise, H667 [16FE]

Justice Before Politics, H4832 [21JN]

Let's Talk About Iraq, H4735 [20JN]

Matter of Honor, S12433 [7NO]

Mental Health Care for Veterans Disputed; While Need Has Grown, Inpatient Services Have Been Drastically Cut in the Last Decade—Critics Say Outpatient Programs Can't Do the Job, S3459 [12AP]

Military Action Won't End Insurgency, Growing Number of U.S. Officers Believe, H4575 [16JN]

Misguided Morality, H12212 [18DE]

National Guard Misses Recruiting Goal Again, S8106 [12JY]

No More Blank Check Wars, E2319 [9NO]

Number of Gay Linguists Discharged Higher Than Thought, H313 [2FE]

Oh, No—Pentagon Loses $2.3 Trillion, H324 [2FE]

On Abu Ghraib, the Big Shots Walk, E895 [5MY]

$1 Billion in Conservation Funding Approved by U.S. House of Representatives Funding Bill Awaits a Vote in the U.S. Senate, S14127 [20DE]

Pentagon Releases Repayment Rules—Troops Who Bought Protective Gear Now May Request Reimbursement, H8727 [6OC]

Pentagon Wasted Supplies, GAO Finds, H4576 [16JN]

Plan To Move ANWR to Defense Bill Moves Budget Deal Forward, H12156 [17DE]

Power Failure—Behind Poor Katrina Response, Long Chain of Weak Links—Changing Structure of FEMA, Emphasis on Terrorism Contributed to Problems—A Shortage of Helicopters, H7662 [6SE]

Price of Homophobia, H313 [2FE]

Private Sector Surpasses Agencies on Pay to Deployed, E2297 [8NO]

Qaeda-Iraq Link U.S. Cited Is Tied to Coercion Claim, S14246 [21DE]

Rebellion Against Abuse, H9563 [3NO]

Respect for Heroes in Iraq, E1103 [26MY]

Second Triangle Is Built in Iraq, S4388 [27AP]

Senate Delays Action on Defense Bill, S9235, S9248 [28JY]

Senators Encouraged by Progress in Iraq, S4386 [27AP]

Silence in the Face of Truth—Downing Street Memo, H4577-H4579 [16JN]

Sisterhood of Supporters—Society Ensures That Military Widows Are Not Alone, E2225 [31OC]

Skinner—Arsenal Dodged a Bullet, S10585 [28SE]

Staying What Course?, E1004 [17MY]

Students Willing To Defend Our Country Ridiculed on Many Campuses, E1515 [18JY]

Superiority Complex, H9612 [3NO]

Supporting Our Troops, E2450-E2452 [6DE]

Suspicious Treatment, H4835 [21JN]

Sylvania Soldier Survives Suicide Attack; Northview H.S. Grad Is in Coma, With Skull Fracture, Injuries to Arm, Shoulder, H2133 [19AP]

Thefts of U.S. Technology Boost China's Weaponry, E1402 [30JN]

Top Officers in Abu Ghraib Case Cleared, E808 [28AP]

``Translators Are a Special Target'', S4386 [27AP]

True Cost of War, H5568 [30JN]

Trust, but Verify, E1107 [26MY]

Two Days in Iraq, H7942 [14SE]

U.S. Forces Thwart Major Escape in Southern Iraq, S4387 [27AP]

U.S. ``Loses'' $9bn in Iraq, H323 [2FE]

U.S. Military To Build Four Giant New Bases in Iraq, H4039 [25MY]

U.S. Running `Archipelago' of Secret Prisons—Amensty International, H11866 [15DE]

U.S. To Leave Uzbek Air Base—Official, S10920 [4OC]

United Nations Strategy as a Resolution of the Iraq Crisis, H4963 [22JN]

Uzbeks Stop Working With U.S. Against Terrorism, S10920 [4OC]

War To Be Proud Of—The Case for Overthrowing Saddam Was Unimpeachable. Why, Then, Is the Administration Tongue-Tied?, S9787 [8SE]

Weldon—DOD Needs Massive Intelligence Network for Shared Threat Information, H5247 [27JN]

When the C.I.A. Played by the Rules, S12385 [4NO]

Where's the Outrage on Torture?, E529 [5AP]

Who's Paying for Our Patriotism?, H7796 [8SE]

Why My Brother Died, E183 [8FE]

Why Not Torture Terrorists?, E530 [5AP]

Wisdom of Solomon—The Disgrace of Blocking Military Recruiters From Campus, H322 [2FE]

Withdraw From Iraq, E1163 [8JN]

Youth Group Backs ROTC on Campus, E1515 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (see H. Con. Res. 67), H719 [16FE]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

Anderson, Erick J.: condemn murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi civilians (see H. Res. 502), H8985 [19OC]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 1042), S5300 [17MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see S. 1043), S5300 [17MY] (see H.R. 1815), H2548 [26AP]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), consideration (see H. Res. 293), H3892 [24MY]

———authorizing for military construction (see S. 1044), S5300 [17MY]

———establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H8386 [27SE]

———making (see H.R. 2863), H4400 [13JN]

———making (H.R. 2863), consideration (see H. Res. 315), H4484 [14JN]

———making (H.R. 2863), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 639), H12224 [18DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 74), S14317 [21DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (see H.R. 1268), H1416 [14MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration (see H. Res. 151), H1416 [14MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 258), H2975 [4MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 31), S4869 [10MY]

Arizona: release reversionary interest retained by the U.S. relative to the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 538), H349 [2FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize placement of a monument honoring veterans who fought in World War II as members of Army Ranger Battalions (see S. 1138), S6021 [26MY]

———establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1695 [17MR]

Armed Forces: allow a participant in the military Survivor Benefit Plan to designate a new beneficiary upon the death of the original designated beneficiary (see H.R. 2986), H4801 [20JN]

———allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H5602 [30JN]

———allow members and reservists to transfer certain educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 3625), H7612 [29JY]

———assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (see S. 2097), S13570 [14DE] (see S. 2165), S14316 [21DE] (see H.R. 4533), H11653 [14DE]

———assist with the transition of members from combat zones to noncombat zones and veterans from active service to civilian life (see H.R. 2411), H3435 [17MY]

———authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H2736 [28AP]

———authorize space-available air transportation for certain survivors of deceased members when traveling with a relative of such member who is otherwise eligible for such transportation (see H.R. 407), H234 [26JA]

———authorize temporary, emergency adjustments in the monthly rates of basic housing and cost-of-living allowances for members in response to sudden increases in energy and gasoline prices (see H.R. 3798), H8087 [15SE]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 1351), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 2568), H3892 [24MY]

———authorize travel and transportation for families of members hospitalized in the U.S. for non-serious illnesses or injuries incurred or aggravated in a contingency operation (see S. 782), S3652 [14AP]

———authorize use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to pay Federal student loans (see H.R. 1759), H2469 [21AP]

———commend individuals that have participated in volunteer programs that repair the homes of families of deployed members (see H. Con. Res. 171, 171), H4142 [26MY]

———commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2416), H3435 [17MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see S. 32), S142 (see S. 38), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 1169), H1024 [8MR] (see H.R. 1543), H1893 (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (see S. 1028), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 3472), H6933 [27JY]

———enhance protections for servicemembers and their dependents (see S. 1814), S10823 [3OC]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

———enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 43), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 786), H584 [10FE]

———ensure adequate strengths, protections, and benefits for members and their families (see S. 11), S142 [24JA] (see S. 871), S4108 [21AP]

———ensure certain members are not subject to secondary airport security screening (see H.R. 3743), H7860 [13SE]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3541), H7557 [28JY]

———ensure equal treatment for members of Reserve components who perform inactive-duty training in determining entitlement for certain special pay categories (see H.R. 1371), H1691 [17MR]

———ensure pay equity for enlisted members of the Reserve components who are selected to attend certain U.S. military academy preparatory schools (see H.R. 549), H350 [2FE]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H717 [16FE]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see S. 461), S1717 [18FE] (see H.R. 771), H583 [10FE]

———ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H8162 [20SE]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H583 [10FE]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see S. 612), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 1308), H1507 [15MR]

———establish a unified combatant command for military intelligence (see S. 640), S2846 [16MR]

———establish an allowance to cover the cost of premiums for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for members serving in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 666), H411 [8FE]

———establish an allowance to cover the cost of premiums for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for members serving in combat zones, junior enlisted members, and certain other members (see H.R. 493), H285 [1FE]

———establish pilot programs to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see S. 1888), S11559 [19OC]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H8733 [6OC]

———exempt members from naturalization requirements relative to English language, knowledge of government, good moral character, and period of service (see H.R. 3911), H8386 [27SE]

———expand and enhance benefits (see S. 460), S1717 [18FE]

———expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H4984 [22JN]

———express support for members and their families and support the Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center (see H. Res. 152), H1416 [14MR]

———extend child care eligibility for children of members who die in the line of duty (see S. 1065), S5437 [18MY]

———extend period after release from active duty during which a member is protected from mortgage foreclosure (see H.R. 2644), H4073 [25MY]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2365), H3330 [16MY]

———facilitate testimony by members on the military value of military installations in connection with defense base closure and realignment (see S. 1136), S6021 [26MY]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 1478), H1777 [5AP]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 202), H78 [4JA]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]

———improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve to recognize their service and to encourage recruitment and retention of personnel (see H.R. 2484), H3693 [19MY]

———improve certain compensation, health care, and education benefits for individuals who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4468), H11219 [7DE]

———improve computer access for members serving in combat zones so that such members can communicate via e-mail (see H.R. 545), H349 [2FE]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see S. 615), S2644 [14MR]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits (see H.R. 2248), H3196 [11MY]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 3401), H6327 [21JY]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (see S. 1341), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 2074), H2976 [4MY]

———increase authorized weight allowances for the shipment of baggage and household effects of senior noncommissioned officers (see H.R. 1406), H1693 [17MR]

———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 1019), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 1982), H2735 [28AP]

———increase death gratuity (see S. 42, 44), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA] (see H.R. 447), H283 [1FE]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see S. 77), S144 (see S. 121), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 377), H233 [26JA] (see H.R. 502), H285 [1FE] (see H.R. 832), H629 [15FE]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1573), H1894 [12AP]

———increase end strengths of the Army and Marine Corps (see S. 530), S2083 [4MR]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 4), H79 [4JA]

———lift certain restrictions on gifts to members being treated for illness or injury incurred on active duty (see H.R. 4243), H9962 [7NO]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H2879 [3MY]

———modify eligibility for income replacement payments for Reserves experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service (see S. 2176), S14317 [21DE]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 2042), H2743 [2MY]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H1690 [17MR]

———permit Selected Reserve members to use Reserve Montgomery GI Bill education benefits for payment of licensing or certification tests (see H.R. 463), H284 [1FE]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 418), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 458, 461), H284 [1FE]

———prohibit requirement of anthrax and smallpox immunizations without members' consent and correct records of those previously punished for refusing such vaccines (see H.R. 514), H347 [2FE]

———prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (see H.R. 4232), H9695 [4NO]

———protect financial condition of members of Reserve components ordered to long-term active duty in support of a contingency operation (see S. 624), S2734 [15MR] (see H.R. 1102), H982 [3MR]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 730), H523 [9FE]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength levels for active duty personnel and Special Operation Forces (see H.R. 1666), H2101 [14AP]

———provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers (see S. 806), S3653 [14AP]

———provide additional funding to prevent sexual assaults in the military (see H.R. 4077), H8985 [19OC]

———provide an interest-free deferment of student loan repayment for Federal student loan borrowers during active military service (see H.R. 3265), H5800 [13JY]

———provide automatic naturalization for noncitizen members ordered to serve in a combat zone during Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 661), H411 [8FE]

———provide certain members deferment of student loan repayment and an option to reenroll in institutions of higher education after completion of their service (see S. 1536), S9284 [28JY]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2091), S13501 [13DE] (see H.R. 269), H137 [6JA]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H845 [1MR]

———provide improved interest rate relief for servicemembers during periods of military service (see H.R. 2859), H4355 [9JN] (see H.R. 4563), H11879 [15DE]

———provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see S. 487), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 1373), H1691 [17MR]

———provide military reservists retained in active status after qualifying for Reserve retired pay be given credit toward computation for services performed after qualifying (see H.R. 716), H522 [9FE]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (see S. 1142), S6021 [26MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H791 (see H.R. 923), H793 [17FE] (see H.R. 2874), H4485 [14JN]

———provide rent and mortgage payment relief for members of the Reserves called to active duty and allow a refundable tax credit to lessors for payments foregone by such relief (see H.R. 3068), H5176 [24JN]

———provide that active-duty Army or Air Force officers may not be promoted to brigadier general unless they have had a duty assignment of a certain length involving administration of the National Guard or Reserves (see H.R. 1735), H2393 [20AP]

———provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 2054), H2879 [3MY]

———provide TRICARE standard coverage for members of Reserve components who serve at least one year on active duty overseas (see H.R. 2824), H4296 [8JN]

———recognize families of members for their contributions and sacrifices (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4142 [26MY]

———recognize the historic commitment of the U.S. to the recovery and full accounting of POW or MIA (see H.J. Res. 18), H587 [14FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 639), S2846 [16MR] (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]

———reform computation of retired pay for members with hazardous duty experience, study benefits for employers of National Guard or Reserve members, and assess military youth programs expansion (see H.R. 1604), H1968 [13AP]

———rename the death gratuity payable for deaths of members as fallen hero compensation (see S. 523), S2004 [3MR]

———repeal requirement for reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and modify effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see S. 185), S574 [26JA]

———repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1162), S6100 [6JN] (see H.R. 3347), H6106 [19JY]

———require a minimum basic pay level for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 1683), H2148 [19AP]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see S. 2063), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 199), H77 [4JA] (see H.R. 333), H194 [25JA]

———require employers of National Guard and Reserve members called to active duty continue to offer health care coverage for dependents of such members (see H.R. 2572), H3892 [24MY]

———require members to designate a person to be authorized to direct the disposition of the member's remains if the member should die in service (see H.R. 2075), H2976 [4MY]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2100 [14AP]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State (see H.R. 197), H77 [4JA]

———require that National Guard and Reserve component members called to extended active duty receive the same basic housing allowance as similarly situated regular component members (see S. 938), S4546 [28AP]

———require the Dept. of Defense to notify creditors of persons in military service and persons entering military service (see H.R. 3719), H7813 [8SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 407), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 602), H353 [2FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see S. 337), S1198 [9FE] (see H.R. 558), H350 [2FE]

———role of women in combat and support situations (see S. 1134), S6021 [26MY]

———standardize grade specified by law for the senior dental officer of the Air Force with that of the senior dental officer of the Army (see H.R. 1932), H2647 [27AP]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (see H. Res. 59), H286 [1FE]

———tribute to civilian employers of members of the Reserve components for their support of members who are called to active duty and for their support of the members' families (see S. Res. 47), S1260 [10FE]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H4142 [26MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 338), S13787 [16DE] (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]

———tribute to Navy basketball team (see H. Res. 397), H6934 [27JY]

———tribute to servicemen who died during the attempted rescue of American hostages in Iran in 1980 (see H. Res. 256), H2880 [3MY]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (see H.R. 2125), H3052 [5MY]

———waive copayments and deductibles for military personnel who qualify for TRICARE and use other health insurance as their primary form of coverage (see H.R. 2619), H4072 [25MY]

———waive passport fees for a relative of a deceased member proceeding abroad to visit the grave or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member (see S. 1184), S6154 [7JN]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 1348), H1621 [16MR]

Army: authorize arsenals to undertake orders or contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt of payment under certain circumstances (see H.R. 570), H351 [2FE]

———carry out a pilot project on compatible use buffers on real property bordering Fort Carson, CO (see S. 320), S1116 [8FE] (see H.R. 632), H410 [8FE]

———close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]

———conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H5601 [30JN]

———extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (see H.R. 3765), H7948 [14SE]

———extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 3765), return enrollment to the House to allow for reenrollment (see H. Con. Res. 276), H9275 [26OC]

———provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel (see S. 1397), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 3275), H5801 [13JY]

———require removal of remains of Russell W. Wagner from Arlington National Cemetery (see S. 1759), S10378 [22SE]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see S. Res. 319), S13161 [17NO] (see H. Res. 561), H10909 [17NO]

Aviation: require installation of counter-man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) on certain passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2905), H4560 [15JN]

Awards, medals, prizes: amend law establishing the Presidential 9/11 Heroes Medals of Valor to make certain technical corrections to carry out the intent of the provision (see H.R. 1768), H2470 [21AP]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 1860), H2549 [26AP] (see H.R. 2060), H2879 [3MY]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see S.J. Res. 21), S8949 [26JY] (see H.J. Res. 38), H1694 [17MR]

Boy Scouts: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities (see S. Con. Res. 4), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 1301), H1507 [15MR] (see H. Con. Res. 6), H79 [4JA]

Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H12289 [18DE]

Chemical weapons: prohibit funding for any study related to the transportation of chemical munitions across State lines (see S. 186), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 416), H235 [26JA]

Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H12289 [18DE]

Children and youth: prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a Reserve component parent who is deployed overseas (see H.R. 2108), H2977 [4MY]

Citizenship: authorize a case-by-case waiver of certain naturalization requirements for children of members of the Armed Forces who are adopted outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4498), H11327 [8DE]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see S. 649), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 1393), H1692 [17MR]

Civil liberties: ensure that U.S. citizens in another country during time of war are not detained by the U.S. unless fundamental rights to information, counsel, and communication are protected (see H.R. 2219), H3112 [10MY]

———require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (see H.R. 112), H75 [4JA]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 565), H351 [2FE] (see H.R. 715), H522 [9FE]

Classified information: request Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 417), H7613 [29JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 408), H7561 [28JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 3430), H6649 [26JY]

Commission on Religious Freedom and Respect in the Armed Forces: establish (see H.R. 3108), H5434 (see H.R. 3108), H5479 [29JN]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H12289 [18DE]

Committee on Government Reform (House): hold hearings on intelligence relating to the rationale for the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 616), H11879 [15DE]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H719 [16FE]

———establish a select committee to oversee, investigate, and maximize the necessarily significant appropriations expended to win the war on terrorism, especially within Afghanistan and Iraq (see H. Res. 589), H11220 [7DE]

Conner, Garlin M.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 605), H353 [2FE]

Conrad, MT: prohibit reversion of conveyance of the former radar bomb scoring site (see S. 826), S3817 [18AP]

Contraceptives: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2635), H4073 [25MY]

Contracts: require registration of contractors' taxpayer identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry database (see S. 679), S2995 [17MR]

Copyrights: allow faculty members at service academies and schools of professional military education to secure copyrights for certain scholarly works produced as part of their official duties (see H.R. 962), H795 [17FE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize a program for ecosystem restoration for the Louisiana Coastal Area (see S. 721), S3278 [6AP]

———carry out programs and activities to enhance the safety of levees (see H.R. 4650), H13188 [22DE]

———carry out the Menominee Harbor and River dredging project (see S. 617), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 667), H412 [8FE]

———direct Sec. of the Army to review report regarding flooding in the Delaware River (see H.R. 1983), H2735 [28AP]

———modernize and improve (see S. 753), S3413 [11AP]

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]

Courts: authorize trial by military commissions for violations of the law of war by alien unlawful enemy combatants (see H.R. 3044), H5100 [23JN]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H74 [4JA]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see S. 1998), S12682 [10NO] (see H.R. 3352), H6106 [19JY]

Death and dying: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of Armed Forces members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 48), H412 [8FE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure (see H.R. 2641), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 2667), H4139 [26MY]

———disapprove recommendations (see H.J. Res. 64, 65), H8162 [20SE]

———disapprove recommendations, consideration (see H. Res. 469), H8512 [28SE]

———disapprove recommendations for closure and realignment of military installations unless such recommendations will not adversely affect homeland security (see H. Res. 412), H7562 [28JY]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see S. 1075), S5437 [18MY] (see H.R. 2427), H3554 [18MY] (see H.R. 2511), H3694 [19MY]

———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations (see S. 1127), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2857), H4355 [9JN] (see H.R. 4302), H10156 [10NO]

———require base closure and realignment process to adhere to certain requirements regarding the preservation of military depot capabilities (see H.R. 1314), H1508 [15MR]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H10502 [16NO]

Defense Production Act: provide congressional authority relative to certain acquisitions, mergers, and takeovers (see S. 1797), S10724 [29SE]

Dept. of Education: extend waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 2132), H3052 [5MY]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (see S. 1045), S5300 [17MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 4112), H9043 [20OC]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 154), H135 [6JA]

Dept. of HUD: exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H5602 [30JN]

Dept. of the Army: provide additional and enhanced authority relative to water resources and projects (see H.R. 1368), H1691 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide a grant to New Jersey for the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 150), H76 [4JA]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H72 [4JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance military and veterans' life insurance programs (see H.R. 2747), H4186 [7JN]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4288), H10145 [9NO]

———improve outreach programs (see S. 1342), S7820 [30JN] (see S. 1990), S12681 [10NO] (see H.R. 4264), H10144 [9NO]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H3198 [11MY]

———provide health care to members of the Armed Forces who serve in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and study potential health consequences (see H.R. 4007), H8733 [6OC]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H628 [15FE]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 808), consideration (see H. Res. 271), H3198 [11MY]

———report on cases recommended for relief due to administrative error and assist with transition of members from combat zones to noncombat zones and veterans from active service to civilian life (see S. 1259), S6740 [16JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (see H.R. 2528), H3768 [23MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (see H. Res. 298), H4072 [25MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 564), H10908 [17NO]

Deputy Sec. of Defense for Management: establish position (see S. 780), S3652 [14AP]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: extend authority for establishment of memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4275), H10144 [9NO]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H797 [17FE]

Education: extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H11220 [7DE]

———increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained, in health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H6431 [25JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]

———amend Impact Aid Program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 598), H352 [2FE]

———authorize full funding of payments for eligible federally connected children (see S. 2151), S14185 [20DE]

Etchberger, Richard L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2674), H4139 [26MY]

Executive departments: require payment of premiums for health care coverage provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for military reservists on extended active duty (see H.R. 3201), H5637 [11JY]

F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of one of the bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to the people of the Philippines (see H. Res. 313), H4400 [13JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see S. 798), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 1667), H2102 [14AP]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 8), S739 [1FE] (see H. Con. Res. 40), H286 [1FE]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see S. 981), S4646 [9MY] (see S. 989), S4869 [10MY]

———extend certain veterans' preference provisions to individuals who served on active duty in the Armed Forces for a certain period after September 11, 2001, and separated under honorable conditions (see H.R. 2205), H3055 [5MY]

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 255), H8513 [28SE]

F-117 Nighthawk: prohibit retirement of stealth attack aircraft (see S. 332), S1198 [9FE]

Food Stamp Act: exclude certain military housing allowances from the eligibility requirements for food stamps (see S. 1742), S10294 [21SE]

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H523 [9FE]

———improve U.S. stabilization and reconstruction capabilities relative to countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife or threatened with instability (see S. 192), S574 [26JA]

Foreign trade: permit entry of certain U.S. origin defense articles into bonded warehouses and foreign trade zones (see H.R. 1928), H2647 [27AP]

———require notice of exceptions to certain requirements to procure items made in the U.S. (see H.R. 1239), H1369 [10MR]

Forrest Sherman (U.S.S.): transfer to USS Forrest Sherman DD-931 Foundation, Inc. (see H.R. 990), H797 [17FE]

Fort Belvoir, VA: identify certain roads in the vicinity as defense access roads for purposes of the Defense Access Road Program (see H.R. 4457), H11219 [7DE]

Geary County, KS: convey certain land to Geary County Fire Dept. (see S. 356), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 781), H583 [10FE]

Gibbons, Pasqualine J.: correct the unfair passing over for promotion to grade of technical sergeant during World War II (see H. Res. 204), H1895 [12AP] (see H. Res. 257), H2977 [4MY]

Government: provide for an improved acquisition system (see H.R. 2067), H2975 [4MY]

Gresko, Richard: award of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4310), H10157 [10NO]

Gulf Islands National Seashore: inclusion of certain excess property on Santa Rosa Island and Okaloosa Island, FL (see S. 1933), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 4064), H8846 [17OC]

Higher Education Act: exclude veterans education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill for purposes of determining need analysis for grants to college students (see H.R. 1206), H1264 [9MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 62), H630 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

History: preservation of historical radiation records (see H.R. 2633), H4072 [25MY]

Holland, Milton: issue posthumous Army commission (see H.R. 3412), H6380 [22JY]

Holloman AFB, NM: land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers (see H.R. 486), H285 [1FE]

Human rights: direct the Depts. of State, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and request the President, to provide certain information relative to extraordinary rendition of certain foreign persons (see H. Res. 593), H11327 [8DE]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (see H.R. 3708), H7813 [8SE]

———express condolences to victims, commend resiliency of the people of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 567), H10909 [17NO]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 233), S9645 [6SE] (see H. Res. 425), H7742 [7SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3645), H7645 [2SE] (see H.R. 3673), H7741 [7SE]

Immigration: enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program (see H.R. 3333), H6106 [19JY]

———provide special immigrant status for aliens serving as translators with the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2293), H3197 [11MY]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Insurance: allow certain beneficiaries covered by TRICARE for Life to be reimbursed for travel expenses for certain medical care (see H.R. 3327), H5963 [18JY]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H845 [1MR] (see H.R. 1594), H1968 [13AP]

———make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (see S. 423), S1622 [17FE]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to spouses and children of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1244), H1369 [10MR]

———reform the TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates and cost-sharing requirements the same as those offered under certain plans provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 836), H717 [16FE]

———reform the TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates the same as those offered under Medicare and contract for health care services with a teaching hospital in an urban area (see H.R. 2670), H4139 [26MY]

Iowa (U.S.S.): transfer to Port of Stockton, CA (see H.R. 492), H285 [1FE]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H. Res. 571), H11035 [18NO]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H11032 [18NO]

———commend for conducting free elections, express gratitude to U.S. Armed Forces and their families, and reaffirm U.S. mission (see H. Res. 60), H286 [1FE]

———declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H5599 (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see S. Res. 171), S6481 [14JN] (see H.J. Res. 55), H4655 [16JN] (see H.J. Res. 70), H9102 [25OC] (see H.J. Res. 73), H10909 [17NO] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 55), consideration (see H. Res. 543), H10145 [9NO]

———extend the termination date of Office of the Special Inspector General of Iraq Reconstruction and provide additional funds for the Office (see S. 1371), S7909 [1JY]

———provide for a comprehensive, new strategy for success that includes a sustainable political solution and the redeployment of U.S. forces tied to specific political and military benchmarks (see S. 1993), S12681 [10NO]

Iron and steel industry: prohibit purchase of certain steel or equipment, products, or systems made with steel that is not melted and poured in the U.S. (see H.R. 4521), H11503 [13DE]

Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 569), H351 [2FE]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1695 [17MR]

Korea, Republic of: authorize transfer of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies (see S. 1988), S12607 [9NO]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1512), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3476), H6933 [27JY]

Law enforcement: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (see H.R. 664), H411 [8FE]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to define and punish stalking by persons subject to such code (see H.R. 1203), H1264 [9MR]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 561), H351 [2FE]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 79), H74 [4JA]

Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program: establish (see S. 1540), S9285 [28JY]

Military installations: permit State and local governments to enter into lease-purchase agreements with bases located within or near their jurisdictions (see S. 1924), S11917 [26OC]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2455), H3555 [18MY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 708), H522 [9FE]

Montana: provide for renovation of runways at Malmstrom AFB and Great Falls International Airport (see H.R. 3620), H7612 [29JY]

Monuments and memorials: ensure memorials commemorating the service of U.S. servicemembers may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 2229), H3112 [10MY]

———recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the Pentagon Reservation to commemorate and mourn the terrorist attack against the Pentagon (see H. Res. 434), H7814 [8SE]

Museums: make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2725), H4141 [26MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 86), S2995 [17MR]

National Defense University: award degree of Master of Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy (see H.R. 1490), H1844 [6AP]

National Guard: count service in counties declared disaster areas in response to terrorist attacks, and under State duty in response to the attacks, as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 948), H794 [17FE]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see S. 515), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]

National Military Families Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 41), S6299 [9JN] (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3694 [19MY]

National Military Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 9), S145 [24JA]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Con. Res. 27), S3653 [14AP] (see H. Res. 212), H1969 [13AP]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 39), S6022 [26MY] (see H. Con. Res. 170), H4142 [26MY]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H718 [16FE]

National security: affirm authority to detain foreign nationals as unlawful combatants, enable such persons to challenge the basis for their detention, and establish military tribunals to try such persons (see H.R. 3038), H4984 [22JN]

———combat terrorism (see S. 12), S142 [24JA]

———prohibit closure or adverse realignment of facilities determined by Dept. of Homeland Security to have a significant role in homeland defense (see H.R. 2733), H4141 [26MY]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (see H.R. 2723), H4141 [26MY]

———require Presidential report to Congress on national homeland security strategy (see H.R. 1383), H1692 [17MR]

National Security Agency: express concern that Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants violates existing law (see H. Con. Res. 330), H13189 [22DE]

———request President and direct Dept. of Defense to transmit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 645, 645), H13189 [22DE]

———request President and direct Dept. of Justice to transmit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 644), H13189 [22DE]

———request President to transmit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 641), H12289 [18DE]

———require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]

National Security Education Program: allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no Federal national security position is available (see H.R. 4630), H12167 [17DE]

———establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H12167 [17DE]

National World War II Veterans Recognition Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 264), H8809 [7OC]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (see H. Res. 500), H8918 [18OC]

———declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H233 [26JA]

———enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (see H.R. 4326), H10225 [15NO]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Lone Sailor Memorial located near the Golden Gate Bridge (see H. Con. Res. 207), H5740 [12JY]

———require compliance with certain reversionary requirements related to property donated for use as a Navy homeport whenever the property ceases to be used for that purpose (see H.R. 3886), H8341 [22SE]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see S. 145), S435 [25JA] (see H.R. 304), H193 [25JA]

———require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 486), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 459), H284 [1FE]

Navy Armed Guard: authorize special awards to World War I and World War II veterans (see S.J. Res. 16), S4021 [20AP] (see S.J. Res. 27), S10594 [28SE] (see H.J. Res. 45), H2648 [27AP]

Nuclear weapons: establish U.S. policy on size of land-based intercontinental ballistic missile force (see S. 1931), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 4051), H8808 [7OC]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H7860 [13SE]

Office of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction: expand responsibilities to provide independent objective audits and investigations relating to the Federal programs for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. 1738), S10294 [21SE]

Office of the Victim Advocate: establish (see H.R. 1403), H1692 [17MR]

Oklahoma (U.S.S.): establish a memorial as part of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, HI (see H.R. 2652), H4138 [26MY]

Pakistan: prohibit military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of military equipment or technology (see H.R. 1553), H1893 [12AP]

Pantano, Ilario: call for investigation of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents (see H. Res. 167), H1695 [17MR]

Peace Corps: remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H7813 [8SE]

Petroleum: designate certain closed military installations as appropriate sites for construction of an oil refinery (see H.R. 3887), H8341 [22SE]

Posse Comitatus Act: reaffirm continued importance and applicability (see H. Con. Res. 274), H9102 [25OC]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2344), H3260 [12MY]

———pay certain claimants that were held captive during the Persian Gulf Conflict who brought suit against Iraq (see H.R. 1321), H1508 [15MR]

———transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]

Public lands: release a reversionary interest in Camp Joseph T. Robinson to Arkansas (see S. 454), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 1027), H846 [1MR]

Pueblo (U.S.S.): demand return to U.S. by Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see S. Res. 53), S1345 [14FE]

Purple Heart: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award to certain POW (see S. 2157), S14316 [21DE] (see H.R. 2369), H3330 [16MY]

Radioactive substances: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat radiation resulting from a nuclear or radiological attack (see H.R. 1291), H1506 [15MR]

———study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H3434 [17MY]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H350 [2FE]

Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (see H.R. 1495), H1844 [6AP]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (see H.R. 3200), H5637 [11JY]

Ships and vessels: transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see S. 1886), S11476 [18OC]

Small business: provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 1014), S5071 [12MY]

SSI: eliminate the unfair and disadvantageous treatment of cash military compensation other than basic pay (see H.R. 536), H349 [2FE]

Stockdale, James B.: tribute (see H. Res. 404), H7561 [28JY]

Supreme Court: enable review of decisions in which the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces denied relief (see H.R. 1364), H1690 [17MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 322), H194 [25JA]

———allow credits for small businesses who employ activated military reservists and self-employed activated military reservists (see S. 240), S738 [1FE]

———allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (see H.R. 1499), H1844 [6AP]

———allow employers a tax credit for hiring military service personnel who served in a combat zone or hazardous duty area (see H.R. 1635), H2100 [14AP]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H1621 [16MR]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 484), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 994), H845 [1MR]

———allow individuals a tax check-off to designate contributions to the Armed Forces Relief Trust (see S. 1559), S9467 [29JY]

———clarify treatment of differential wage payments made to employees called to active military duty (see S. 1401), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 1477), H1777 [5AP]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees and Armed Forces members on active duty under Federal student loan repayment programs (see S. 1255), S6740 [16JN]

———exclude from gross income military pay received by a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces who is called to active duty (see H.R. 3578), H7559 [28JY]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 756), H582 [10FE]

———extend tax treatment of soldiers who die while serving in, or as a result of serving in, a combat zone to employees of Federal contractors (see H.R. 3745), H7860 [13SE]

———include combat pay in determining allowable contributions to an individual retirement plan (see S. 601), S2482 [10MR]

———make permanent the option of including combat pay when computing earned income (see H.R. 3400), H6327 [21JY]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H6933 [27JY]

———protect the financial stability of activated members of the Ready-Reserve and National Guard while serving abroad (see H.R. 2296), H3198 [11MY]

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists (see S. 417), S1622 [17FE]

———provide for equitable treatment of civilian employees of the Dept. of Defense serving in combat zones and members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones (see H.R. 294), H141 [20JA]

———provide that income tax shall not apply during the years which the taxpayer, or either spouse of a married couple, is serving in the war in Iraq (see H.R. 848), H718 [16FE]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans for individuals who served in a combat zone as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1094), H982 [3MR]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 621), H410 [8FE]

Technology: establish a national innovation initiative (see S. 2109), S13659 [15DE]

Telecommunications: extend current telecommunications benefit program through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and apply program to other contingency operations (see H.R. 2366), H3330 [16MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 220), H6934 [27JY] (see H. Res. 427), H7742 [7SE]

———mint coins to commemorate victims of the attack at the Pentagon and use proceeds from the sale of such coins to fund construction of a commemorative memorial (see H.R. 1047), H940 [2MR]

Thank Our Defenders Week: designate (see S. Res. 343), S14317 [21DE]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (see H. Con. Res. 13), H136 [6JA]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 392), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 1259), H1370 [10MR]

U.S. Army Volunteer Reserve: tribute (see H. Res. 29), H80 [4JA]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (see S. 36), S142 [24JA] (see H.R. 2065), H2880 [3MY]

United Service Organizations: recognize contribution to morale and welfare of our servicemen and women and their families (see H. Con. Res. 322), H12049 [16DE]

Utah: designate certain Cedar Mountains lands as wilderness and ensure compatibility of such areas with continued Armed Forces access to Utah Test and Training Range special use airspace and lands (see H.R. 1503), H1844 [6AP]

Uzbekistan: disapprove further payments for facilities at the Karshi-Khanabad airbase and urge the U.N. to refer the situation of Islam Karimov and the massacre at Andijan to the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 475), H8643 [29SE]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H4984 [22JN]

Veterans: add nasopharyngeal cancer to the statutorily prescribed presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam (see H.R. 3209), H5739 [12JY]

———allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores (see S. 59), S143 [24JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 58), S143 [24JA]

———change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H795 [17FE]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (see S. 13), S142 [24JA]

———expand scope of educational programs for which accelerated payments of assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used (see H.R. 717), H522 [9FE]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4121), H9043 [20OC]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H1263 [9MR]

———extend period of eligibility after discharge or release for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf Conflict or future hostilities (see S. 481), S1867 [1MR]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H1967 [13AP]

———increase maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs (see S. 1235), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 460), H284 [1FE]

———issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service, or who were exposed to ionizing radiation, herbicides, or chemical agents during their service (see H.R. 2370), H3330 [16MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 633), S2846 [16MR] (see H.R. 1951), H2734 [28AP]

———modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (see H.R. 1611), H1968 [13AP]

———modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors (see S. 1813), S10823 [3OC] (see H.R. 4352), H10502 [16NO]

———provide eligibility for benefits for individuals who served in the merchant marine in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4261), H10144 [9NO]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 146), S435 [25JA] (see H.R. 302), H193 [25JA] (see H.R. 4574), H12047 [16DE]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see S. 79), S144 [24JA]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H10038 [8NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H76 [4JA]

von Steuben, Frederick W.A.: tribute (see S.J. Res. 17), S4257 [26AP] (see H.J. Res. 44), H2550 [26AP]

Voting: extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see S. 1867), S11313 [7OC] (see H.R. 3734), H7860 [13SE]

War Powers Resolution: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 15), H138 [6JA]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 728), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 2864), H4400 [13JN]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), consideration (see H. Res. 346), H5434 (see H. Res. 346), H5478 [29JN]

Winters, Richard D.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2790), H4187 [7JN]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of first meeting between U.S. Army soldiers and Soviet Army soldiers at Torgau, Germany, and commend service of the U.S. Army 69th Infantry Division (see H. Res. 406), H7561 [28JY]

———honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces and recognize ``Greatest Generation Homecoming Weekend'' held in Pittsburgh, PA (see S. Res. 216), S9158 [27JY]

———recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

———tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see S. Con. Res. 11), S1116 [8FE] (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]

Biographies

Award Narrative—Colonel Deborah J. Andwood, E1203 [14JN]

Smith, J. Dorrance, S14296 [21DE]

Briefings

9/11 Commission Report One Year Later—A Citizens' Response—Did the Commission Get It Right, E2144-E2146 [20OC], E2188-E2191 [27OC]

Citations

Louis H. Wilson, Jr., awarded Congressional Medal of Honor, S7388 [24JN]

Medal of Honor awarded to First Lieutenant Daniel K. Inouye, S4083 [21AP]

Navy Meritorius Unit Commendation awarded to James R. Sargent, E2075 [7OC]

Staff Sergeant Harold G. (George) Bennett's induction into the Army Ranger Hall of Fame, S7424 [27JN]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8740 [22JY], S8907 [26JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, S14014 [19DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), S10967 [4OC], S11118 [5OC]

———making (H.R. 2863), conference report, S14014 [19DE], S14233 [21DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3635 [14AP], S3719 [15AP], S3879, S3886, S3888 [19AP]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 1815), H12739-H13175 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2863), H12293-H12641 [18DE]

———Correction Relative to Signatories, H13184 [22DE]

———Segments Omitted, H13183 [22DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services (H.R. 2528), H10749-H10786 [17NO]

Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief (H.R. 1268), H2813-H2877 [3MY]

Cost Estimates

Water Resources Development Act (S. 728): CBO, S9719-S9721 [7SE]

E-Mails

Impact of military service on Armed Forces members and their families: Alan Neville, S3545 [13AP]

———Carrie Philpott, S3546 [13AP]

———Christopher Perkins, S3545 [13AP]

———D. Bottoms, S3545 [13AP]

———Doris Fulmer, S3545 [13AP]

———Doug Brewer, S3547 [13AP]

———Gail Mountain, S3547 [13AP]

———George Cleveland, S3547 [13AP]

———Heidi Behr, S3546 [13AP]

———Holly Ortman, S3547 [13AP]

———Jack Cooper, S3545 [13AP]

———James Tate, S3545 [13AP]

———Jean Harris-Letts, S3547 [13AP]

———Kara Block, S3546 [13AP]

———Kathy Hartman, S3546 [13AP]

———Katie Laude, S3547 [13AP]

———Linda Brown, S3547 [13AP]

———Mark Vaughn, S3546 [13AP]

———Nada Smith McLeskey, S3547 [13AP]

———Pamela Goers, S3545 [13AP]

———Richard Perez, Sr., S3548 [13AP]

———Sandy Fox, S3546 [13AP]

———Sarah O'Malley, S3547 [13AP]

———Stephen Cleff, S3545 [13AP]

———Theresa Grof, S3546 [13AP]

E-mails

Redacted versions of FBI communications on Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1324, S1325 [14FE]

Support military personnel in Iraq, S13645 [15DE]

Eulogies

Wilson, Louis H., Jr.: by Carl E. Mundy, Jr., S9431 [29JY]

Excerpts

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations report, E2232 [1NO]

Factsheets

Commission on the National Guard and Reserves Mission and Issues, S12425 [7NO]

Inventory of Seismic Surveys of All Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, S6875 [21JN]

Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator Weapons: Union of Concerned Scientists, S8725 [22JY]

Letters

Able Danger Intelligence Program: Representatives Curt Weldon and Murtha, H11029 [18NO]

Across-the-board spending cuts: Representative Blackburn, H9448 [1NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration addition to the Dept. of Defense appropriations bill: several retired military officers, S13955 [17DE], S13977, S13990, S14005 [19DE]

Armed Forces response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa: T.R. Williams, S3394 [11AP]

Assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq: Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), H10965-H10967 [18NO]

Bipartisan development of Hurricane Katrina relief legislation: Senators Landrieu and Vitter, S9773 [8SE]

Call for investigation of murder charges against Ilario Pantano resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents: Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, Inc., H3033 [5MY]

Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act: James D. Randles, Military Order of the Purple Heart, E2248 [3NO]

Concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits, S3620 [14AP]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations effect on intelligence capabilities: Representatives Hoekstra and Harman, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H4847 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations: Casey W. Coane, Naval Reserve Association, S14127 [20DE]

———Senator Stevens, S14129 [20DE]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S14127 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths: Erin Conata, Committee on Armed Services (House), H12201 [18DE]

———Senators Levin and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S14260 [21DE], H12201 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense continuance of exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts: Donald Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense, S503 [25JA], S567 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense detainee interrogation methods, S12397 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense small disadvantaged business program extension: Carmen Nazario, Elyon International Inc., S14248 [21DE]

———Edmund Y. Tong, ASIAN, Inc., S14269 [21DE]

———John McDonald, S14171 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense use of U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for techniques used in interrogation of detainees: several retired military officers, S8791 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security grants to State and local governments for interoperable communication equipment: several public safety officials' organizations, S14126 [20DE]

Dept. of Justice use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Senators Levin and Lieberman, S1324 [14FE]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S1324 [14FE]

Education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools: Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H12265 [18DE]

Emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Joshua B. Bolten, OMB, S9595 [1SE]

———President Bush, S9595 [1SE]

Ensure Federal employees activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving: Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, S3472 [12AP]

Exempt from bankruptcy means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members: Joseph A. Violante, DAV, H2075 [14AP]

Gulf War Illness research funding: Nancy Rekowski, Order of the Silver Rose (organization), H4745 [20JN]

———several Representatives, E2377 [16NO]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H4744 [20JN]

———Thomas H. Corey, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H4745 [20JN]

Human rights status of the Mujahedin e-Khalq at Camp Ashraf in Iraq: David Phillips, E1299 [21JN]

Hungarian contributions to coalition efforts in Iraq: Andras Simonyi, E348 [3MR]

Impact of Dept. of Defense military installation realignment and closure recommendations on the Cleveland, OH, area: Representative Kucinich, E1001 [17MY]

Increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits for Armed Forces members: Dennis Cullinan, VFW, S550 [26JA]

———Kathleen B. Moakler, National Military Family Association, S550 [26JA]

———Steve Robertson, American Legion, S550 [26JA]

Increase the period of TRICARE health benefits for children of Armed Forces members who die while serving on active duty: Candace A. Wheeler, National Military Family Association, S3720 [15AP]

———Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, S3720 [15AP]

Iraqi security forces training and U.S. recruitment and retention of military personnel: Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H4406 [14JN], H9051 [25OC]

Judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, S12730 [14NO], S12800 [15NO]

———Bohdan Danyliw, S12734 [14NO]

———Dominick V. Driano, S12735 [14NO]

———Edward F. Rodriguez, Jr., S12734 [14NO]

———Eugene Fidell, National Institute of Military Justice, S12728 [14NO]

———Gilbert J. Regan, S12735 [14NO]

———John D. Hutson, S12729 [14NO]

———Michael Waldman, New York University School of Law Brennan Center for Justice, S12728 [14NO]

———Nolan Sklute, S12735 [14NO]

———Olan G. Waldrop, Jr., S12735 [14NO]

———Robert W. Norris, S12734 [14NO]

———several law school deans, S12802 [15NO]

———several retired military officers, S12729 [14NO], S12800 [15NO]

———Walter A. Reed, S12735 [14NO]

LIHEAP funding: David Fox, Campaign for Home Energy Assistance, S14128 [20DE]

———Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, S14128 [20DE]

Limitations on excess charges under time-and-materials contracts and labor-hour contracts of the Dept. of Defense: Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, S8821 [25JY]

———Stan Soloway, Professional Services Council, S8820 [25JY]

Marine killed in Iraq letter to his family: Daniel Clay, E2544 [15DE]

Military Families Leave Act: Candace A. Wheeler, National Military Family Association, E666 [15AP]

———Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families, E666 [15AP]

———Lani Burnett, Reserve Enlisted Association, and Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, E666 [15AP]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., E666 [15AP]

Military Sealift Command's use of U.S. shipping industry to assist in deployment of Armed Forces overseas: Norton A. Schwartz, Dept. of the Air Force, H12262 [18DE]

Montgomery GI Bill usage and improvement of educational benefits for veterans: Senators Kerry and Ensign, S11296 [7OC]

NASA funding: Representative Kucinich, E1148 [7JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S. recommendations relative to reform of intelligence services: Representative Curt Weldon, H10012 [8NO]

National Guard and Reserve members basic housing allowance: Gordon R. Sullivan, Association of the U.S. Army, S4557 [28AP]

———Joseph L. Barnes, Fleet Reserve Association, S4558 [28AP]

———Michael P. Kline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S4557 [28AP]

———Robert A. McIntosh and Lani Burnett, Reserve Enlisted Association, S4557 [28AP]

———Stephen M. Koper, National Guard Association of the U.S., S4557 [28AP]

National Innovation Act: Debra W. Stewart, Council of Graduate Schools, S13677 [15DE]

———TechNet (organization), S13676 [15DE]

National Operations and Analysis Hub (NOAH): John J. Harme, Dept. of Defense, H5246 [27JN]

———Representative Curt Weldon, H5246 [27JN]

Participation of John G. Roberts, Jr., in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld court case: Thomas D. Morgan, S10506 [27SE]

Permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts: Military Coalition, H9539 [2NO]

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, retention: Anthony J. Principi, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, H9307 [27OC]

Presidential Air Force nominations returned without Senate action: Stephen P. Condon, Air Force Association, E314 [1MR]

Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: Senators Reid, Rockefeller, and Leahy, S14277 [21DE]

Prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW: Abe Sofaer, Hoover Institution, S12382 [4NO]

———Gerry Serotta and Brian Walt, Rabbis for Human Rights North America (organization), E2380 [17NO]

Proposed Air Force guidelines restricting religious expression by chaplains: several Representatives, H11189 [7DE]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S9218 [28JY], S9395 [29JY]

Reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service: Casey W. Coane, Naval Reserve Association, S12585 [9NO]

———Stephen M. Koper, National Guard Association of the U.S., S12570 [9NO]

Repeal Survivor Benefit Plan annuities reduction requirement and modify effective date for paid-up coverage: Candace A. Wheeler, National Military Family Association, S12486 [8NO]

———Charles D. Revie, Uniformed Services Disabled Retirees (organization), S12487 [8NO]

———Deidre Parke Holleman, Retired Enlisted Association, S12486 [8NO]

———Gerard M. Farrell, Commissioned Officers Association, S12487 [8NO]

———Gordon R. Sullivan, Association of the U.S. Army, S12487 [8NO]

———James E. Lokovic, Air Force Sergeants Association, S12487 [8NO]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S12487 [8NO]

———Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., Military Officers Association of America, S12486 [8NO]

———Rick Jones, National Association for Uniformed Services, S12486 [8NO]

Request for intelligence documents relative to the relationship between Iraq and al-Qaeda: Porter J. Goss, Director of Central Intelligence, S4068 [21AP]

———Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S4067, S4068 [21AP]

———Stanley M. Moskowitz, CIA, S4068 [21AP]

Require manufacturers of dietary supplements to submit reports on certain serious adverse events before allowing sale on military installations: Bruce Silverglade and Ilene R. Heller, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S8637 [21JY]

———Debbie Riggins, S8636 [21JY]

———Janell Mayo Duncan, Consumers Union, S8637 [21JY]

———Kevin S. Riggins, S8636 [21JY]

———Michelle Skinlo, S8636 [21JY]

———Philip Shettle, American Osteopathic Association, S8637 [21JY]

Role of women in combat and support situations: James L. Campbell, Dept. of Defense, H3903 [25MY]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance requirement for spousal consent relative to beneficiary designation: Military Coalition, H1451 [15MR]

———Steven P. Strobridge, Military Officers Association of America, H1451, H1465 [15MR]

Support for military efforts in Iraq relative to death of son: Bud Clay, E2544 [15DE]

Support military personnel in Iraq: Ann B. Sensenich, S13335 [18NO]

Terrorist attack in Yemen on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole: John Clodfelter, H11030 [18NO]

Tribute to Elizabeth J. French: Richard C. Welton, S8212 [13JY]

Tribute to employers assisting and supporting National Guard and Reserve members: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense, E262 [16FE]

TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen: Dirk Kempthorne and Michael F. Easley, National Governors Association, S8626 [21JY]

———Douglas Holtz-Eakin, CBO, H3907 [25MY]

———Joseph L. Barnes, Fleet Reserve Association, S8627 [21JY]

———Lani Burnett, Reserve Enlisted Association, S8627 [21JY]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., H3886 [24MY]

———Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., Military Officers Association of America, S8627 [21JY]

———Representative Hunter, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3907 [25MY]

———Richard M. Dean, Air Force Sergeants Association, S8627 [21JY]

———Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, H3886 [24MY]

———Roger P. Lempke, Adjutants General Association of the U.S., H3886 [24MY]

———Stephen M. Koper, National Guard Association of the U.S., S8627 [21JY], H3886, H3887 [24MY]

———Steven P. Strobridge, Military Officers Association of America, H3886 [24MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy climate and culture for religious tolerance: Michael L. Dominguez, Sec. of the Air Force, H4759 [20JN]

Uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) funding: David F. Melcher and James J. Lovelace, Dept. of Defense, S4080 [21AP]

Use of U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW: Colin L. Powell, S11094 [5OC]

———Ian Fishback, S11076 [5OC]

———John A. Panneton, Navy League of the U.S., S12382 [4NO]

———several retired military officers, S11063 [5OC]

War in Iraq: Mark Thompson, E2427 [18NO]

War Powers Resolution compliance: President Bush, S5775 [23MY]

Lists

Armed Forces members from California killed in military action in Iraq, S13771 [16DE]

Armed Forces members from Massachusetts killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S6007 [26MY]

Armed Forces members from Montana killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12941 [16NO]

Armed Forces members from New Jersey killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S5941 [25MY]

Armed Forces members from Texas killed in military action in Iraq, H9536 [2NO]

Armed Forces members from Texas killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9441 [1NO]

Armed Forces members from the 26th Congressional District of Texas, E2569 [17DE]

Armed Forces members from Virginia killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1223 [14JN]

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5087-H5092 [23JN], H5227-H5232 [27JN], H5939-H5941 [18JY], H8849 [18OC], H9073 [25OC], H9249 [26OC], H10111 [9NO], E1607 [27JY]

Challenges and accomplishments of disaster relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9596 [1SE]

Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, S12426 [7NO]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, and other legislation in support of retirees and military survivors, S12380 [4NO]

Indiana Army National Guard 113th Engineer Battalion members, E2522 [14DE]

Key military personnel provisions in conference report on H.R. 1815, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S14255 [21DE]

Major organizations supporting S. 2109, National Innovation Act, S13676 [15DE]

National Commission on Terrorism members, H8332 [22SE]

National Guard members in States with Representatives on the Committee on Rules (House), H3905 [25MY]

National Operations and Analysis Hub (NOAH) characteristics, H5245 [27JN]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E136 [2FE]

Rabbis for Human Rights North America (organization) signatories to letter on prohibiting torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, E2381-E2384 [17NO]

Memorandums

Dept. of Defense Detainee Interrogation Methods: Jack L. Rives, Dept. of the Air Force, S8794, S8796 [25JY]

———Kevin M. Sandkuhler, Marine Corps, S8794 [25JY]

———Michael F. Lohr, Dept. of the Navy, S8795 [25JY]

———Thomas J. Romig, Dept. of the Army, S8794 [25JY]

Tentara Nasional Indonesia Participation in the Dept. of Defense International Military Education and Training Program and the Counterterrorism Fellowship Program: Dept. of Defense, S735 [1FE]

Messages

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations: President Bush, S10117 [15SE], H8061 [15SE]

Interdiction of Aircraft Engaged in Illicit Drug Trafficking: President Bush, S1930 [2MR], H917 [2MR]

National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks: President Bush, S9832 [8SE], H7809 [8SE]

Return Enrollment to the House To Allow for Reenrollment of H.R. 3765, Extend Army Authority To Accept and Expend Funds Contributed by Non-Federal Public Entities To Expedite the Processing of Permits: President Bush, H9446 [1NO]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4044 [25MY], H11859 [15DE], H11901 [16DE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, S14014 [19DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), S11101, S11112, S11115, S11117 [5OC], S11185 [6OC], H4764 [20JN], H11580, H11583 [14DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), conference report, S14014 [19DE], H12267 [18DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3461, S3468 [12AP], S3981 [20AP], H1524 [16MR], H2507 [26AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3026 [5MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4113 [26MY], H9562 [3NO]

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9567 [3NO]

Obituaries

Derrick, Andrew J.: Columbia (SC) State, E2040 [6OC]

Papers

Homeland Defense and Maritime Interdiction Operations: Ralph Dean, S1194 [9FE]

Poems

``American Hero,'' Jordan M. Meyer, S13329 [18NO]

``Eulogy of the Common Solider,'' Aaron Seesan, E2149 [20OC]

``Soldier's Reflections,'' Phillip C. Edmundson, H5642 [12JY]

Press releases

Review of Pre-War Intelligence in Iraq: Senators Roberts and Rockefeller, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S12105 [1NO]

Proclamations

Tribute to Christopher Coulson: Representative Ney, E1605 [27JY]

Tribute to David E. Davisson: Representative Ney, E1595 [25JY]

Tribute to Kyle Everett: Representative Ney, E1594 [25JY]

Tribute to Michael Simpson: Representative Ney, E1607 [27JY]

Tribute to Ohio National Guard 216th Engineer Battalion: Representative Ney, E1070 [24MY]

Tribute to Scott Stubbs: Representative Ney, E1589 [25JY]

Tribute to Zach Miller: Representative Ney, E1589 [25JY]

Proposals

Improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9566 [3NO]

Questions and answers

Nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be Sec. of State relative to validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq: Senator Levin and Condoleezza Rice, S387 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Aberdeen Test Center: tribute, E2247 [3NO]

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Carrier Strike Group, H946 [3MR]

Afghanistan: condemn cultural and religious intolerance by U.S. troops, H8951 [19OC]

———reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H5285 [28JN]

African Americans: tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (H. Con. Res. 67), H756 [17FE]

AID: South Africa Medical Research Council funding, H3025 [5MY]

Air Force: Presidential nominations returned without Senate action, E314 [1MR]

———proposed guidelines restricting religious expression by chaplains, H11189 [7DE], H11472 [13DE]

———tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, H5482 [30JN]

———tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 188), H5208, H5209 [27JN]

———tribute to Your Guardians of Freedom Program, E1952 [27SE]

Alticor Inc.: Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, E2237 [1NO]

Anniston, AL: tribute to Anniston Army Depot 100th Stryker project, E176 [8FE]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), H9995 [8NO]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3746 [23MY], H3771, H3773 [24MY], H3912-H4046 [25MY], H11859 [15DE], H12135, H12144 [17DE], E1099 [25MY], E1109, E1110, E1127, E1133 [26MY], E1150 [7JN], E1171, E1173 [8JN], E2514 [13DE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), amendment process, H3595 [19MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12199, H12200-H12212 [18DE], E2636, E2643 [22DE], E2654 [30DE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report—unanimous-consent request, H12199 [18DE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), consideration (H. Res. 293), H3900-H3912 [25MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), corrections in engrossment, H4047 [25MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), motion to instruct conferees, H11859-H11867 [15DE], H12031 [16DE]

———emergency designation for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and war on terrorism funding, H4735 [20JN]

———establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (H.R. 871), H611 [15FE]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending, H9448 [1NO]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (H.R. 3903), H8393 [28SE], H8708 [6OC]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (H.R. 3904), H8393 [28SE], H8708 [6OC]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (H.R. 3906), H8393 [28SE], H8708 [6OC]

———make Government-wide rescissions to offset supplemental appropriations, H1476, H1477 [15MR]

———making (H.R. 2863), H4556 [15JN], H4565 [16JN], H4727-H4783 [20JN], H8650 [6OC], H9476 [2NO], H11114 [7DE], H11224 [8DE], H11492 [13DE], H12054, H12148, H12150-H12155 [17DE], H12224 [18DE], E1301, E1304, E1308 [21JN], E1311, E1312 [22JN], E2041 [6OC], E2260 [3NO], E2553 [15DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12172-H12178, H12199, H12244-H12269 [18DE], E2634, E2637, E2638, E2640, E2641, E2642, E2647, E2648, E2650, E2651 [22DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), conference report—motion to recommit, H12267 [18DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4566, H4567-H4580 [16JN]

———making (H.R. 2863), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 639), H12224-H12233 [18DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 74), H13181-H13183 [22DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), motion to instruct conferees, H11580-H11583 [14DE], E2563 [17DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), unanimous-consent agreement, H4764 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H177 [25JA], H674 [16FE], H722 [17FE], H1426 [15MR], H4556 [15JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, H1269 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1426, H1436-H1500, H1502, H1503 [15MR], H1512, H1514-H1526 [16MR], H1679, H1684 [17MR], H2506 [26AP], E483, E488, E497, E504, E511 [17MR], E571 [7AP], E620 [12AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H2747, H2778 [3MY], H2984, H2985, H2997-H3027, H3034, H3048, H3049 [5MY], H3063 [10MY], H3239 [12MY], E912 [9MY], E922 [10MY], E969 [13MY], E980 [16MY], E1011 [19MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration (H. Res. 151), H1427-H1435 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 258), H2985-H2995 [5MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 31), H3119, H3120 [11MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), motion to instruct conferees, H2507-H2509 [26AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), motion to recommit, H1524 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), unanimous-consent agreement, H1490 [15MR]

———on-budget treatment and reporting requirements relative to future requests for supplemental appropriations for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2507-H2509 [26AP]

———operations and maintenance funding, H1458 [15MR]

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H7838 [13SE], H8252 [22SE], H8517 [29SE], H8893 [18OC], H8921, H8976 [19OC], H9092-H9094 [25OC], H9960 [7NO], H11202 [7DE]

Arendt, Harold, Jr.: Purple Heart recipient, E598 [8AP]

Arkansas: tribute to Army National Guard 39th Infantry Brigade, E441 [14MR]

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship, E2537 [14DE]

———authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H3997-H4001 [25MY]

———commend selfless acts of servicemembers during times of war, H2731 [28AP]

———condition supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan on guarantees that safety needs of members will be met, H722 [17FE], H8650 [6OC]

———develop comprehensive policy relative to the prevention of, and response to, sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, H4575 [16JN]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves, H3748 [23MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members returning from service in Afghanistan and Iraq, H947 [3MR], H1028 [9MR], H2132 [19AP], H9022 [20OC]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 1059), H946 [3MR], E340 [2MR], E894 [5MY]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education, H4019, H4020 [25MY]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H9536 [2NO], H10115 [9NO], H10190 [15NO], H10507 [17NO], E2315 [9NO]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (H.R. 3541), E1669 [29JY]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members, H1494, H1495, H1497 [15MR]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (H.R. 838), E261 [16FE]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay, H1495, H1496 [15MR]

———ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (H.R. 3837), E1902 [20SE]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (H.R. 772), H5608 [11JY]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews, H3921 [25MY]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (H.R. 1308), H2749 [3MY]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H11337 [13DE], H11580-H11583 [14DE], H11859 [15DE], H12204, H12205, H12210, H12225, H12226 [18DE], E2563 [17DE], E2636 [22DE]

———express support for members and their families, H2107, H2108 [19AP]

———express support for members and their families and support the Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center (H. Res. 152), E439 [14MR]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 2365), E1393 [28JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors, H4177, H4178 [7JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (H.R. 2131), E1120 [26MY], E1342 [24JN]

———improve benefits to encourage recruitment and retention of personnel, H4405, H4476 [14JN]

———improve care for military victims of sexual assault, H3922, H4026 [25MY]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense, H6112 [20JY]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits, H291 [2FE], H1433, H1465-H1467 [15MR]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (H.R. 377), E105 [26JA]

———increase death gratuity (H.R. 447), H241 [1FE]

———increase end strengths of the Army and Marine Corps, H3032 [5MY]

———increase pay for all members of the military and National Guard and Reserves, H4737, H4738 [20JN]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (H.R. 2046), H3740-H3743 [23MY], E855 [3MY]

———National Guard and Reserves personnel funding through reductions in certain Dept. of Defense funding, H1457 [15MR]

———overhead cover systems to support force protection in Iraq funding, H9562, H9563, H9565 [3NO]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3922, H4009-H4013 [25MY]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H311-H315, H318, H324 [2FE]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 458), H5186-H5192 [27JN], E1386 [28JN], E1405 [30JN], E1433 [1JY], E1448, E1450 [11JY], E1461, E1464, E1466, E1472 [12JY], E1482, E1483 [13JY], E1487 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H3020, H3024 [5MY]

———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H9476 [2NO], H9995, H9996 [8NO], H10051, H10052 [9NO], E2041 [6OC], E2260 [3NO], E2380 [17NO]

———provide additional funding to prevent sexual assaults in the military (H.R. 4077), E2127 [19OC]

———recognize the historic commitment of the U.S. to the recovery and full accounting of POW or MIA (H.J. Res. 18), H665-H669 [16FE], E285 [18FE]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor or other protective, safety, and health equipment for use in Iraq or Afghanistan, H8650, H8724 [6OC]

———require GAO study on compensation and benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves, H4022 [25MY]

———require GAO study on difficulties faced by members of the National Guard and Reserves in gaining re-employment after return from duty, H4024, H4026 [25MY]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (H.R. 1639), E671 [15AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 602), E150 [2FE]

———role of women in combat and support situations, H3898, H3902, H3903, H3917, H3920, H3921, H4014-H4016 [25MY], E1150 [7JN]

———Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance guidelines governing retroactive coverage, H1465 [15MR]

———Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance requirement for spousal consent relative to beneficiary designation, H1450, H1465 [15MR]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H2885 [4MY]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), H291, H315-H325 [2FE], E173 [8FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 59), H310-H315 [2FE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H824 [1MR], H1423, H1424 [15MR], H1686 [17MR], H1755 [5AP], H2129 [19AP], H2991 [5MY], H8738 [7OC], H9559, H9610 [3NO], H11040, H11041 [6DE], H11508 [14DE], H12147 [17DE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H675 [16FE], H4989 [23JN], H5359 [28JN], H5366, H5474-H5478 [29JN], H5941-H5948 [18JY], H6112 [20JY], H9613-H9620 [3NO], H11338 [13DE], H12172 [18DE], E1516 [18JY]

———tribute, H3899 [25MY]

———tribute to ``America Supports You'' program, H1739 [5AP]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (H. Res. 302), H9974-H9979 [8NO], E2297, E2299 [8NO], E2331 [10NO], E2366 [15NO]

———tribute to diversity of men and women killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4004 [25MY]

———tribute to ethnic and religious diversity, H3922 [25MY]

———tribute to families of members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, E2621 [19DE]

———tribute to Marines serving in Iraq, H8812 [17OC]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H4337 [9JN], H9050, H9052, H9071 [25OC], H9108, H9109 [26OC], H9279, H9336 [27OC], E143 [2FE], E1103 [26MY], E2186 [27OC]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5087-H5092 [23JN], H5227-H5232 [27JN], H5887 [14JY], H5939-H5941 [18JY], H8849 [18OC], H9073 [25OC], H9249, H9252-H9258 [26OC], E1607 [27JY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 287), H10111 [9NO], E2214 [28OC]

———tribute to members returning from military action in Iraq, E524 [5AP]

———tribute to members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, H2109 [19AP], H7936-H7943 [14SE]

———tribute to members serving in Iraq, H9366 [28OC]

———tribute to 2d Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, H1826 [6AP], E672 [15AP]

———tribute to servicemen who died during the attempted rescue of American hostages in Iran in 1980 (H. Res. 256), H4810-H4813 [21JN], H5358 [28JN], E1453 [11JY]

———tribute to soldiers serving at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5260 [28JN], H6309 [21JY]

———tribute to Wilderness Challenge competition held in New River Gorge National Park, WV, E2193 [27OC]

———TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen, H3885 [24MY], H3900, H3904, H3907, H3921, H4044, H4045, H4054 [25MY], H4080 [26MY], E1127 [26MY]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H2556 [27AP], H4375 [13JN]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (H.R. 2125), E897 [5MY]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (H.R. 1348), E472 [17MR]

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 3765), H8115, H8116 [20SE], H8873, H8874 [18OC], E2152 [20OC]

———extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 3765), return enrollment to the House to allow for reenrollment (H. Con. Res. 276), H9198 [26OC]

———provide an increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel (H.R. 3275), E1488 [14JY]

———tribute to Freedom Team Salute program, E2622 [19DE]

———uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) funding, H5219 [27JN]

Association of the U.S. Army: tribute to Redstone-Huntsville, AL, chapter, E1657 [29JY]

ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc.: tribute, E753 [25AP]

Australia: tribute to Armed Forces members engaging in military action in Iraq, H815 [1MR]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members, H2074, H2075 [14AP]

———exempt means testing, disallow claims on certain high-cost loans, and establish Federal homestead and personal property exemptions for servicemen, veterans, and spouses of those who die in military service, H2059, H2060 [14AP]

———waive credit counseling fees of servicemembers returning from a combat area, H2060 [14AP]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (H.J. Res. 38), H11605, H11606 [14DE]

Baye, Paul: Air Force Outstanding Scientist of the Year award recipient, E1670 [29JY]

Bean, Alvin K.: Army Commendation Medal recipient, E1768 [7SE]

Beaumont, TX: tribute to Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 133d Field Artillery, H12037 [16DE], E2529 [14DE]

Berry, James: SBA Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence recipient, E810 [28AP]

Black, William B.: Dept. of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award recipient, E2590 [17DE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces, E2428 [18NO]

Boy Scouts: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities, H4006-H4009 [25MY]

———continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities (H. Con. Res. 6), H419-H422, H506 [9FE], E218 [10FE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities, H12206 [18DE]

Brokaw, Tom: Association of the U.S. Army George Catlett Marshall Medal recipient, E2249 [3NO]

Brooksville, FL: tribute to Central High School Naval Junior ROTC, E1757 [6SE]

Brumbaugh, Jon: Army Achievement Medal recipient, E1473 [13JY]

Brunswick, MA: recommendation to close Naval Air Station, H9303, H9305 [27OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H691-H699 [16FE]

———increase veterans, education, health care, homeland security, environment, and infrastructure funding through reductions in tax cuts and defense spending, H1628-H1632 [17MR]

———treatment of additional appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terror, H4778 [20JN]

Bush, President: domestic policy relative to war in Iraq, H2942 [4MY], H10217, H10218 [15NO]

———evaluation of administration, H4375 [13JN]

———speech on Iraq, H5261, H5355, H5357 [28JN], H5368, H5369, H5370, H5372, H5469 [29JN]

Business and industry: preclude procurements from companies benefiting from illegal foreign subsidies, H12203 [18DE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4004 [25MY]

Cannon AFB, NM: recommendation to close, H3265 [16MY], H9297 [27OC]

Cape Victory (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Cape Vincent (U.S.S.): tribute to captain and crew for response to Hurricane Rita, H8516 [29SE]

Chalabi, Ahmad: relationship with U.S. Government, H9936 [7NO]

Channel Islands National Park: transfer management of Santa Rosa Island to the Dept. of Defense for recreational purposes, H11864, H11865 [15DE]

Chemical Demilitarization Program: funding, H4098, H4099 [26MY], E1106 [26MY]

Chemical weapons: authority over the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program, H3926 [25MY], H4098, H4099 [26MY], E1106 [26MY]

———elimination of stockpile, E1903 [20SE]

Cheney, Vice President: role in setting U.S. policy on the interrogation and treatment of detainees by the U.S. military, H9611 [3NO]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Illinois Army National Guard 933rd Military Police Co., E23 [4JA]

Children and youth: recruitment and acceptance of home-schooled students, E1087 [25MY]

Chillicothe, OH: tribute to Ohio National Guard 216th Engineer Battalion, H3340 [17MY]

China, Republic of: tribute for contribution to Pentagon Memorial Fund, E1145 [7JN]

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, E2143 [20OC]

Citrus County, FL: tribute to Marine Corps League Trike Program, E899 [5MY]

Civil liberties: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (H.R. 112), E15 [4JA]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (H.R. 565), E138 [2FE]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (H. Res. 408), H7929 [14SE], E1963 [27SE]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (H. Res. 363), H6437 [26JY]

Cleveland, OH: recommendation to close Defense Finance and Accounting Services Center, H5083 [23JN], H9294, H9296 [27OC]

———tribute to Women Veterans Banquet, E1361 [27JN]

Coast Guard: require Commandant to review capability of active duty personnel to carry out certain homeland security functions, H8052 [15SE]

———tribute to Air Station Savannah for response to Hurricane Katrina, E2085 [17OC]

Columbus, OH: tribute to Lima Co., 3d Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, E2065, E2079 [7OC]

Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction: report, E715 [21AP]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to Subcommittee on Defense staff, H1526 [16MR]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H1453-H1457, H1463 [15MR], H1512, H1519 [16MR], H2985, H2988, H2990-H2995, H3019 [5MY], H4928-H4932 [22JN]

———establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (H. Res. 116), H1207 [9MR]

Computers: societal impact of cognitive computer technology, H2485-H2487 [26AP]

C-130 aircraft: funding, H609 [15FE], H2990 [5MY]

Congress: improve oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H223 [26JA]

———reform intelligence community oversight, H3061 [10MY], H5244-H5250 [27JN]

Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues: tribute to Women in Military Wreath Laying Ceremony, E1103, E1104, E1106, E1107, E1108 [26MY]

Contracts: establish employment of National Guard and Reserves personnel as evaluation factor in awarding of defense contracts, H4022, H4023 [25MY]

———extend small disadvantaged business program, H12208, H12211 [18DE], E2514 [13DE]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action and disaster relief, H10106, H10107 [9NO]

———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, H3922 [25MY]

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: expand to include Libya and Pakistan, H3881 [24MY]

———funding, H758 [17FE], H3918 [25MY]

———funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H4740-H4742 [20JN]

Corps of Engineers: aquatic herbicide treatment of invasive weed species in lakes and rivers research funding, H3863 [24MY]

———Benton Harbor, MI, dredging project funding, H5815 [14JY]

———funding, H7639 [2SE], H8832 [17OC], E1780 [7SE]

———reform, H3792 [24MY]

———require 5-year development plan for projects, H3863 [24MY]

———Sabine-Neches Riverway channel dredging funding, H6208 [21JY]

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 321), H11884 [16DE]

Crime: domestic violence prevention and response programs funding, H4767 [20JN]

———improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors, H5643 [12JY]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4565 [16JN], H4786 [20JN], H4829-H4838, H4862, H4864 [21JN], H4901, H4903, H4904 [22JN], H4988, H5081 [23JN], H5181, H5220 [27JN], H5356, H5357 [28JN], H5366 [29JN], H5597 [30JN]

Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'': conviction for taking bribes from defense contractors, H11078 [6DE]

Daytona Beach, FL: National Guard Reserve Center construction funding, H4098 [26MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure, H3902 [25MY]

———disapprove recommendations, consideration (H. Res. 469), H8525-H8528 [29SE]

———disapprove recommendations for closure and realignment of military installations unless such recommendations will not adversely affect homeland security (H. Res. 412), H7872 [14SE]

———disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H8104 [20SE], H9289 [27OC], E2219, E2223 [28OC], E2232 [1NO], E2280 [4NO]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4027-H4035 [25MY], H4788 [20JN]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (H.R. 2511), E1051 [20MY]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations until a strategy is submitted for environmental clean up of previously closed bases, H3746 [23MY], H3771 [24MY], H3898, H3906 [25MY], H4082, H4091, H4099, H4100-H4103 [26MY], E1099 [25MY]

———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations, H4109, H4110 [26MY]

Defense Logistics Agency: investigation of Prime Vendor purchasing program, H9608 [3NO], H10112 [9NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1423, H1424 [15MR]

Denton, TX: tribute to Army National Guard Co., Alpha, 2d Battalion, 112th Armor, H11660 [15DE], E2568 [17DE]

Dept. of Defense: submit report assessing level of cooperation and interaction between POW/Missing Personnel Office and several POW advocacy groups, H4767 [20JN], E1304 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: extend waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 2132), H8111, H8112 [20SE]

———Impact Aid Program funding, E2434 [18NO]

———prohibit funding to require local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters without parental consent, H5119-H5121 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: Reliable Replacement Warhead Program funding, H3918 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish national emergency centers on military installations (H.R. 4112), E2144 [20OC]

Dept. of Labor: National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute funding, H5162 [24JN]

Dept. of State: maritime refueling support vessel for drug interdiction efforts in Eastern Pacific transit zone funding, H6049 [19JY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (H.R. 34), H819 [1MR], H1406 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance military and veterans' life insurance programs (H.R. 2747), H6455 [26JY], E1150 [7JN], E1987 [29SE]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation, H3906 [25MY]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 808), E934 [11MY]

———veterans' employment programs funding, H5137 [24JN]

———veterans health care funding through reductions in Base Realignment and Closure Account funding, H4096, H4097 [26MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: consider effect of certain regulatory requirements on competitiveness of U.S. business, H4110 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H3771 [24MY], H4085-H4114 [26MY], H9562 [3NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, H10915-H10925 [18NO], E2403 [18NO], E2487 [8DE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4078-H4084 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 564), H10912, H10913 [18NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), motion to instruct conferees, H9562-H9566 [3NO]

Detainees: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees, H9476 [2NO], H9995, H9996 [8NO], H10051, H10052 [9NO], H10507 [17NO], E2041 [6OC], E2260 [3NO], E2315 [9NO]

———submit reports on existence of clandestine facilities used to detain individuals captured in the global war on terrorism, H11859-H11867 [15DE], H12031 [16DE]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 120), H1740-H1742 [5AP], E296 [18FE], E556 [6AP]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H7697 [7SE], H10507 [17NO]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, H12264 [18DE]

Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools Transfer Study: recommendations, H4004 [25MY]

Dorchester (U.S.S): tribute to chaplains who were killed in action during World War II, H254 [1FE]

Drake, Matthew T.: Purple Heart recipient, H2132 [19AP]

Drugs: review expiration dates for prescription drugs, H4300 [9JN]

Durbin, Senator: characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4658 [17JN], H4783 [20JN], H4806, H4807, H4808 [21JN], H4987 [23JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 390), E97 [26JA]

Ellington AFB, TX: recommendation to close, H5642 [12JY], H6436 [26JY], H9298 [27OC]

Ellsworth, WI: Army Reserve 652d Engineer Co., recipient of Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E294 [18FE]

Ellsworth AFB, SD: recommendation to close, H3293 [16MY], E1343 [24JN]

Elokomin (U.S.S.): anniversary, E1894 [20SE]

Embassies: security, construction, and maintenance funding, H1482-H1484 [15MR]

F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of one of the bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to the people of the Philippines (H. Res. 313), E1218 [14JN]

F/A-22 aircraft: funding, H4569 [16JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (H.R. 1667), E665 [15AP]

F/A-22 aircraft: program funding, H2155 [20AP], H2478 [26AP]

Fayetteville, NY: tribute to Towpath Quilt Guild, E113 [1FE]

Federal contracts: process reform, E1110 [26MY]

First Coast Energy Shell Corp.: tribute to Tribute to Heroes Campaign for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, H4902 [22JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit use of international military education and training program funding for assistance to Vietnam, H5348, H5349 [28JN]

———prohibit use of international military education and training program funding in contravention of child soldiers protocol to Convention on the Rights of the Child, H5349, H5350 [28JN]

Foreign countries: overseas bases military construction funding, H4094 [26MY]

———report on congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, H699-H705 [16FE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H8106 [20SE], H9418 [28OC], H9698, H9935 [7NO], H10218-H10223 [15NO], H11116 [7DE], H11497 [13DE]

———limit interventionist role in international conflicts, H12034 [16DE]

———prohibit use of funding for activities in Uzbekistan, H4769-H4771 [20JN]

———support the capture, detention, and interrogation of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6148-H6155 [20JY], E1580 [22JY]

Fort Gillen, GA: recommendation to close, H9308 [27OC]

Fort McPherson, GA: recommendation to close, H9308 [27OC]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: recommendation to close, H9294 [27OC], E1747 [2SE]

Fort Rucker, AL: recommendation to realign, H9304 [27OC]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Texas National Guard 136th Airlift Wing Family Readiness Team, E1 [4JA]

F-22 fighter: funding, H484 [9FE]

Funding, H180 [25JA], H1423, H1424 [15MR], H1551 [16MR]

Gabreski AFB, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing flood rescue efforts in Sussex County, NJ, E580 [7AP]

Greeley, CO: 137th Space Warning Squadron recipient of National Guard Association of the U.S. Distinguished Mission Support Plaque, E2266 [3NO]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H8168 [21SE], H8487 [28SE]

Hanscom AFB, MA: recommendation to realign, H9303 [27OC]

HemCon, Inc.: Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Top 10 Greatest Inventions award recipient, E1168 [8JN]

Hernando County, FL: tribute to Hernando County National Guard Unit, H1427 [15MR]

Hester, Leigh Ann: Army Silver Star recipient, E1492 [14JY]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 62), E227 [14FE]

History: preservation of historical radiation records, H4023 [25MY]

Holloman AFB, NM: land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers (H.R. 486), H1386, H1387 [14MR]

Honolulu, HI: tribute to Honolulu Marathon, Great Aloha Run, and adjunct events in Afghanistan run by Armed Forces members, E595 [8AP]

Human rights: condemn use of torture on POW, H4709 [17JN], E529 [5AP]

Hungary: commend contributions to coalition efforts in Iraq, E348 [3MR]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (H.R. 3708), H7823 [13SE]

———establish offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7677 [7SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8106 [20SE], H8166, H8167, H8168, H8218 [21SE], H8394, H8395, H8485 [28SE], H8651, H8708 [6OC], H8799 [7OC], H8896, H8900-H8902 [18OC], H8923, H8924, H8953, H8958, H8966-H8979 [19OC], H9014, H9015, H9019-H9026 [20OC], H9079-H9083 [25OC], H9107 [26OC], H9280 [27OC]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H8854, H8855, H8856 [18OC]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, H8501-H8504 [28SE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (H. Res. 425), H7681-H7689 [7SE], E1807 [8SE], E1847 [14SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7616-H7643 [2SE], H7851 [13SE], E1753, E1758, E1759, E1760 [6SE], E1769, E1771, E1772, E1775, E1780, E1782 [7SE], E1790, E1792, E1800, E1806, E1810 [8SE], E1820 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7697, H7703 [7SE], H7748, H7755, H7756, H7777-H7786, H7794 [8SE], H7851 [13SE], H8107 [20SE], E1798, E1799, E1800, E1801, E1802, E1804, E1806, E1807, E1808, E1809, E1811 [8SE], E1815, E1816 [12SE], E1825, E1827, E1833, E1834, E1835 [13SE], E1857 [15SE], E1885 [19SE]

———provide for education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools, H12265 [18DE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7647, H7648, H7649, H7650, H7666-H7670 [6SE], H7675, H7676, H7677, H7698-H7720, H7726-H7733 [7SE], H7747, H7748, H7749-H7756, H7791, H7792, H7794, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H7836, H7838, H7844-H7857 [13SE], H7871, H7873, H7874 [14SE], H7961, H7962 [15SE], H8148-H8155 [20SE], H8166, H8167 [21SE], H8700 [6OC], H8804 [7OC], H9453, H9467 [1NO], H11512 [14DE], E1756 [6SE], E1805, E1809 [8SE], E1815 [12SE], E1835 [13SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H8394 [28SE], H8633-H8639 [29SE], H12163 [17DE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina relative to employment of displaced persons, H7747 [8SE]

———tribute to first responders participating in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166, H8168 [21SE]

Ike Skelton Early Commissioning Program Scholarship: designate, H12208 [18DE]

Immigration: provide special immigrant status for aliens serving as translators with the Armed Forces, H4024, H4025 [25MY]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4830-H4840, H4856, H4857 [21JN], H4901, H4903 [22JN]

———establish (H.R. 3003), H11078 [6DE], E1307 [21JN]

Indiana: tribute to Army National Guard 113th Engineer Battalion, H11508 [14DE], E2522 [14DE]

Indonesia: international military education and training program funding, E405 [10MR]

Ingleside, TX: recommendation to close Naval Station, H9307 [27OC]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H4711 [17JN], H5785-H5790 [13JY], H6940 [28JY], H7805 [8SE], H7929 [14SE], H8911 [18OC], H9407 [28OC], H9453 [1NO], H9644 [4NO], H10163, H10166, H10198, H10214-H10216, H10218-H10223 [15NO], H10230, H10232, H10233, H10234 [16NO], H10506 [17NO], H11211 [7DE], H11271, H11312-H11317 [8DE], H11508, H11518 [14DE], E995 [17MY], E1349, E1352 [24JN], E2379 [17NO], E2425 [18NO]

———require the President to submit proposals to inform Congresss of certain classified clandestine military activities in terrorist-sponsored countries, H1515 [16MR]

Iraq: accountability for abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H3088-H3090 [10MY], H3164 [11MY], H8629 [29SE], E808 [28AP], E874 [4MY], E895 [5MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H172, H177, H181-H184, H185, H186 [25JA], H202, H222, H227 [26JA], H240 [1FE], H398-H402 [8FE], H494 [9FE], H1837 [6AP], H1950, H1952 [13AP], H2981, H3033 [5MY], H4473, H4476, H4478-H4483 [14JN], H4785 [20JN], H5168 [24JN], H5259, H5261 [28JN], H5370 [29JN], H5744 [13JY], H5805, H5886 [14JY], H6080, H6091-H6097 [19JY], H6415 [25JY], H7599-H7604 [29JY], H7795, H7805-H7809 [8SE], H7936-H7943 [14SE], H8252, H8329-H8336 [22SE], H8361, H8362 [27SE], H8393, H8493 [28SE], H8801 [7OC], H8832 [17OC], H8907-H8916 [18OC], H9108, H9109, H9110 [26OC], H9280, H9336 [27OC], H9449, H9452, H9470 [1NO], H9541-H9547, H9549 [2NO], H9559, H9560, H9614-H9620 [3NO], H9937 [7NO], H10032, H10033 [8NO], H10129-H10134 [9NO], H10148 [10NO], H10163, H10166 [15NO], H11027 [18NO], H11041, H11075, H11077, H11096-H11101 [6DE], H11114, H11115, H11116, H11190, H11191, H11205-H11217 [7DE], H11223, H11225, H11268, H11272, H11310-H11316 [8DE], H11335, H11493-H11495, H11498-H11500 [13DE], H11507 [14DE], H11872 [15DE], H11906-H11920, H12034 [16DE], H12157-H12159 [17DE], E244 [15FE], E1003 [17MY], E2300 [8NO]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H10960-H10971, H11005-H11025 [18NO], E2442, E2453 [6DE], E2467, E2471 [7DE], E2490 [8DE], E2517 [13DE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H10994-H11005 [18NO]

———characterization of Bush administration relative to protective equipment for servicemembers, H2937 [4MY], H2984 [5MY]

———commend for conducting free elections, express gratitude to U.S. Armed Forces and their families, and reaffirm U.S. mission (H. Res. 60), H303-H310 [2FE], E181 [8FE]

———declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence and create an international coalition to rebuild Iraq, H9017 [20OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H240 [1FE], H291 [2FE], H494 [9FE], H800 [1MR], H1502 [15MR], H2556 [27AP], H2652 [28AP], H2781, H2783 [3MY], H2884 [4MY], H2982 [5MY], H3063 [10MY], H3115 [11MY], H3337 [17MY], H3682 [19MY], H3880 [24MY], H3905, H4035-H4040, H4056 [25MY], H4120 [26MY], H4164 [7JN], H4372 [13JN], H4408 [14JN], H4564, H4566, H4568-H4580 [16JN], H4768, H4769 [20JN], H4805, H4807, H4880-H4888 [21JN], H4902, H4904, H4963, H4964 [22JN], H5078, H5079 [23JN], H5223-H5225 [27JN], H5261 [28JN], H5889 [14JY], H5935 [18JY], H6155-H6165, H6170, H6171 [20JY], H6414 [25JY], H6556 [26JY], H7629 [2SE], H8132 [20SE], H8327 [22SE], H8378 [27SE], H8487 [28SE], H8629 [29SE], H8711 [6OC], H8738, H8801 [7OC], H8823 [17OC], H8892, H8893, H8915 [18OC], H9050, H9052 [25OC], H9249, H9251 [26OC], H9334 [27OC], H9408 [28OC], H9449 [1NO], H9541-H9547 [2NO], H9607 [3NO], H9674 [4NO], H10112 [9NO], H10153 [10NO], H10361 [16NO], H10960-H10971 [18NO], H11040 [6DE], H11113, H11187 [7DE], H11335, H11492 [13DE], H11518 [14DE], H11870 [15DE], H11915, H11918, H11919 [16DE], H12266 [18DE], E131 [1FE], E1163 [8JN], E1367 [27JN], E1580 [22JY], E1933 [22SE], E2203 [27OC], E2212 [28OC], E2450 [6DE], E2609 [18DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 35), H253 [1FE], H329 [2FE], H483 [9FE], H569, H575 [10FE], H604 [15FE], H674 [16FE], H758 [17FE], H812 [1MR], H917 [2MR], H1945 [13AP], H2133 [19AP], H2721 [28AP], H3091 [10MY], H3239 [12MY], H4475 [14JN], H4492 [15JN], H4788 [20JN], H6416 [25JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 55), H4658 [17JN], H4726 [20JN], H4865 [21JN], H4901 [22JN], H5641 [12JY], H5803 [14JY], H6095 [19JY], H6112, H6113, H6159 [20JY], H8106 [20SE], H8166 [21SE], H8393 [28SE], H10365 [16NO], H11021 [18NO], H11185 [7DE], E2456 [6DE], E2471 [7DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 70), H9077, H9078 [25OC], H11910 [16DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H10911, H10912, H10994, H10995, H10997, H11000-H11025, H11028, H11029 [18NO], H11073, H11078 [6DE], H11906, H11918 [16DE], E2442 [6DE], E2467, E2471 [7DE], E2490 [8DE], E2517 [13DE], E2533 [14DE], E2555 [15DE]

———history of U.S. relations, H7805 [8SE]

———improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9562-H9567 [3NO], H10216, H10217 [15NO], H11204, H11205 [7DE]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, H1518 [16MR]

———investigation of unaccounted for Coalition Provisional Authority funds, H240 [1FE], H290 [2FE], H418 [9FE], H9094 [25OC]

———letter from Iraqi legislature relative to developing and implementing a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H6332 [22JY]

———outsourcing of military functions to private security contractors, H5714-H5716 [12JY]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, H3159, H3160 [11MY]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H4057-H4063 [25MY], H8853 [18OC]

———require that Federal contractors involved in post-conflict reconstruction provide a veterans hiring preference, H1516, H1517 [16MR]

———security forces training, H4405 [14JN], H9050 [25OC]

———security forces training funding, H4757 [20JN]

———security forces training funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H4745-H4747 [20JN]

———U.S. operations and reconstruction costs, H3165 [11MY], H4715 [17JN], H8955 [19OC]

Japan: express gratitude for assistance in Iraq and Afghanistan reconstruction and efforts to maintain international peace and security, H4734 [20JN]

Joint Baptist Board: assessment of Iraqi war and reconstruction efforts, H498 [9FE]

Jones, James R.: Purple Heart recipient, H9110 [26OC]

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Army Reserve, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, E184 [8FE]

Kamphuis, Jeremy: Army Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, E2339 [10NO]

Kobes, Gerrit: Army Silver Star award recipient, E535 [5AP]

Korea, Republic of: authorize transfer of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies (S. 1988), H12182, H12183 [18DE]

Law enforcement: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law, H3920 [25MY]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (H.R. 664), E199 [9FE]

Liberty (U.S.S.): research of circumstances surrounding 1967 attack by Israel during the Six Day War, E1684 [29JY]

Limestone, ME: recommendation to close Defense Finance and Accounting Service, E1364 [27JN]

Lockheed, John A.: Air National Guard Oustanding Airman award recipient, E1649 [27JY]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to the Titan rocket system, E2394 [17NO]

Long Island, NY: tribute to military women, E1207 [14JN]

Louisiana: tribute to Army National Guard 256th Battalion, E735 [22AP]

Maffey, Constant O.: Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross award recipient, E1513 [18JY]

Malmstrom AFB, MT: reopen runway, H7034, H7035 [28JY]

Mansfield, OH: recommendation to close Ohio National Guard 179th Airlift Wing, H9304 [27OC]

Marine Corps: anniversary of admittance of African Americans, E305 [18FE]

Mattis, James: condemn remarks relative to war in Afghanistan, E210 [10FE]

McCabe, Ryan S.: Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal recipient, E1405 [30JN]

McNairy County, TN: tribute to Tennessee Army National Guard servicemembers, H2626 [27AP]

Medal of Honor: anniversary, H5643 [12JY]

Memorial Day: observance, H3899 [25MY]

Mental health: implement a mental health awareness campaign for families of servicemembers deployed to a combat theater, H4003, H4006 [25MY]

Middle East: report on congressional delegation trip, H2464-H2468 [21AP], H8238-H8244 [21SE]

Midland, TX: tribute to Hillander Elementary School fundraising efforts for members of the Texas National Guard, H5166 [24JN]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (H.R. 2455), E1020 [19MY]

Military Spouse Appreciation Day: observance, H3047, H3049 [5MY]

Milwaukee, WI: recommendation to close General Mitchell Field, E2219 [28OC]

Mississippi River: lock and dam expansion project funding, H5747 [13JY]

Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School Dudley Knox Library recipient of Library of Congress Federal Library of the Year Award, E545 [5AP]

Monuments and memorials: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the Pentagon Reservation to commemorate and mourn the terrorist attack against the Pentagon (H. Res. 434), E1808 [8SE]

Nanticoke, PA: tribute to Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Bravo Battery, First Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Division, E96 [26JA]

Nashville, TN: recommendation to realign Air National Guard, H9295 [27OC]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: anniversary of commission recommendations, H6372 [22JY]

———implement recommendations, H11114, H11202, H11204 [7DE]

———implement recommendations relative to reform of intelligence services, H4300 [9JN], H10012 [8NO]

National Defense University: award degree of Master of Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy (H.R. 1490), H4147 [7JN]

National Guard: count service in counties declared disaster areas in response to terrorist attacks, and under State duty in response to the attacks, as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit, E2643 [22DE]

———count service in counties declared disaster areas in response to terrorist attacks, and under State duty in response to the attacks, as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (H.R. 948), E267 [17FE]

———credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit, H3926 [25MY]

———funding, H8516 [29SE]

———tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7748 [8SE]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, H4053 [25MY]

National Military Families Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 159), H4194-H4197 [8JN]

National security: affirm authority to detain foreign nationals as unlawful combatants, enable such persons to challenge the basis for their detention, and establish military tribunals to try such persons (H.R. 3038), H6149 [20JY], E1322 [23JN]

———call for cooperation with Russia on missile defense, H4041 [25MY]

———combat terrorism, H1684-H1688 [17MR]

———issuance of stop-loss orders to Armed Forces members, H1948 [13AP]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, H144 [25JA], H1855 [12AP]

———national missile defense system funding, H947 [3MR]

———rehabilitation of overseas equipment funding, H1497 [15MR]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 2723), H4339 [9JN]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H12054, H12055, H12056, H12145 [17DE], H12225, H12226 [18DE], E2625 [19DE]

———require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (H. Res. 643), E2646 [22DE]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (H. Res. 500), H10329, H10330 [16NO], E2397 [18NO]

———enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (H.R. 4326), H10330-H10332 [16NO]

———require foreign companies involved in the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program to pledge not to conduct business with countries supporting international terrorism, E1550 [20JY]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers, H3026 [5MY]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (H.R. 304), E77 [25JA], E104 [26JA]

———shipbuilding program funding, H4734 [20JN]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E135 [2FE]

———tribute to National Guard 2d Battalion, 113th Infantry, E760 [26AP]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): tribute to vounteers, E1166 [8JN]

New London, CT: recommendation to close Naval Submarine Base, H9306, H9307 [27OC]

New York: tribute to Marine Corps' India Company, E2164 [25OC]

New York, NY: tribute to Army National Guard 369th Core Support Battalion, E1184 [9JN]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Hobby's Delicatessen and Restaurant, E857 [3MY]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, H1873 [12AP], H3881 [24MY]

———robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons funding, H4736, H4738, H4739 [20JN]

Ohio: tribute to 10th Congressional District veterans, E1146 [7JN]

———tribute to Army National Guard 1487th Transportation Co., E1429 [1JY]

———tribute to first responders from 18th District participating in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166 [21SE]

———tribute to Persian Gulf Conflict veterans from the Mahoning Valley region, H1683 [17MR]

109th Congress: goals, H4, H5 [4JA], H1423, H1424 [15MR]

Operation Slugger: tribute to program to send sports equipment to members of the Armed Forces, E1247 [15JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, H6954, H6961 [28JY], E1727 [29JY]

Pantano, Ilario: call for investigation of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents (H. Res. 167), H1756 [5AP], H1870 [12AP], H1944 [13AP], H2084 [14AP], H2381 [20AP], H2452 [21AP], H2527 [26AP], H2627 [27AP], H2722 [28AP], H2940 [4MY], H3033 [5MY], H3088 [10MY], H3168 [11MY], H3290 [16MY]

———dismissal of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents, H4161 [7JN]

Parma, OH: tribute to Parma Veterans Center, E1146 [7JN]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Army National Guard 109th Field Artillery Alpha Battery Forward of the First Battalion, E1561 [21JY]

———tribute to Army National Guard 109th Field Artillery Bravo Battery Forward of the First Battalion, E1559 [21JY]

———tribute to Army National Guard 109th Field Artillery Headquarters Battery Forward of the First Battalion, E1562 [21JY]

Petroleum: designate certain closed military installations as appropriate sites for construction of an oil refinery, H8785 [7OC]

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ: recommendation to retain, H9307 [27OC]

Pinellas Park, FL: tribute to 53d Brigade Combat Team, E1350 [24JN]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of 100th Bomb Group of the 8th Army Air Corps, E1839 [14SE]

POW: judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, H12207, H12210 [18DE], E2654 [30DE]

Power resources: conduct study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuels, H4005 [25MY]

POW/Missing Personnel Office: submit report assessing level of cooperation and interaction with several POW advocacy groups, H4767 [20JN], E1304 [21JN]

Prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H3243 [12MY]

Public buildings: security standards, H4093, H4094 [26MY]

Purple Heart: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award to certain POW (H.R. 2369), E983 [16MY]

Quantico, VA: anniversary of Marine Corps 11th Special Basic Course officers' commissioning, E947 [11MY]

Quihuiz, Angela San Nicolas: Military Sealift Command Shore Sailor of the Year award recipient, E174 [8FE]

Radio: cancellation of plans to broadcast Ed Schultz' radio talk show on American Forces Network, H8922, H8925 [19OC]

Radioactive substances: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat radiation resulting from a nuclear or radiological attack (H.R. 1291), E449 [16MR]

———study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (H.R. 2410), H3338 [17MY]

Research: basic and applied research and development projects funding, H4737 [20JN]

———Ovarian Cancer Research Program funding, H4094 [26MY]

Rock Island, IL: recommendation to close Rock Island Arsenal, H3915 [25MY], H9298 [27OC]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): tribute, E2562 [17DE]

San Bernardino, CA: tribute to Army National Guard 1st Battalion 185th Armor Regiment, E1002 [17MY]

Schools: access of military recruiters, H1948 [13AP], E2423 [18NO]

Scott, Almon: relief, H4082 [26MY]

Sentinels of Freedom (organization): tribute, E1330 [24JN]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (H.R. 3200), H6453-H6458 [26JY], E1454 [11JY]

———enhance program (H.R. 3200), Senate amendment, H8413-H8416 [28SE], E1987 [29SE]

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network: tribute, E894 [5MY]

Sewickley, PA: tribute to Sewickley Tuskegee Airmen, E1676 [29JY]

Shanghai Cooperation Organization: encourage Member States to express support for war on terrorism, extend timetable for withdrawal of coalition forces, and open dialogue on continued use of bases in certain countries, H6069, H6070 [19JY]

Sharfer, Anthony: Defense Intelligence Agency permanent pulling of security clearance relative to scheduled testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), H8728 [6OC], H8979-H8983 [19OC]

Ships and vessels: Military Sealift Command's use of U.S. shipping industry to assist in deployment of Armed Forces overseas, H12262 [18DE]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (S. 1886), H11054 [6DE]

Signature Science LLC: research and development programs funding, E2553 [15DE]

Small business: provide access to Government awarded overseas contracts, H1517 [16MR]

Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act: prohibit funding for certain provisions relative to distribution of Federal contracts, H4773-H4777 [20JN]

Smith, Paul R.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor, E552 [5AP], E610 [12AP]

South Dakota State University: Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, E2015 [6OC]

Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space, H3773 [24MY], H4758 [20JN]

Sparta, Inc.: anniversary, E1682 [29JY]

Sports: accessibility of military golf courses for disabled military personnel and veterans, H4024 [25MY]

Springfield, IL: recommendation to realign Air National Guard, H9299 [27OC]

SSI: eliminate the unfair and disadvantageous treatment of cash military compensation other than basic pay (H.R. 536), E154 [2FE]

Stockdale, James B.: tribute (H. Res. 404), E1686 [29JY]

Surface Ship Torpedo Defense Program: funding, H4005 [25MY], H4134-H4136 [26MY]

Swanton, OH: anniversary of Ohio Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing, E584 [7AP]

Systems and Electronics, Inc.: Excellence in Missouri Foundation Missouri Team Quality Award recipient, E1828 [13SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment, H634 [16FE], E316 [1MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (H.R. 1499), H3712-H3714 [23MY], E1109 [26MY]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (H.R. 3478), H9539 [2NO]

Technology: research and development programs funding, E969 [13MY]

Telecommunications: extend current telecommunications benefit program through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and apply program to other contingency operations (H.R. 2366), E986 [16MY]

———satellite communications language training activities funding, H4733 [20JN]

Tennessee: tribute to Army National Guard 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, H10362 [16NO], E2405 [18NO]

———tribute to 278th Army Regiment, H2720 [28AP]

TeraVicta Technologies, Inc.: research and development programs funding, E2553 [15DE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1834 [13SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 427), H7774-H7777 [8SE]

———moment of silence to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7788 [8SE]

Texas: tribute to Army National Guard 56th Combat Brigade, H11660, H11873 [15DE]

Toys: prohibit defense contractors from requiring licenses or fees for use of miltary likenesses and designations for model airplanes and model ships, H4025 [25MY]

Tuscon, AZ: tribute to Society of Military Widows Desert Rose Chapter 14, E2225 [31OC]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1259), E458 [16MR]

U.N.: investigation into allegations of human rights abuses by U.N. peacekeeping forces, E1026 [19MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: address issue of religious discrimination, H3266 [16MY], H3908 [25MY], H4193 [8JN]

———ensure a positive climate of religious freedom and tolerance, H4759-H4767 [20JN]

U.S.S. Arizona Memorial: reconstruction efforts, E958 [13MY]

Uzbekistan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid for military activities, H5977, H6096 [19JY]

Ventura, CA: recommendation to realign, E2280 [4NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, H4006 [25MY]

———authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for National Guard and Reserve veterans under the age of 60 and their dependents, H4003 [25MY]

———employment programs funding through reductions in Corp. for National and Community Service funding, H5148 [24JN]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (H.R. 1188), E1150 [7JN]

———Gulf War Illness research funding, H4564 [16JN], H4744, H4758 [20JN], H5128 [24JN]

———health care funding, H1572 [16MR]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H4024 [25MY], H4092, H4094 [26MY]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (H.R. 1588), H1946 [13AP], E2248 [3NO]

———issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service, or who were exposed to ionizing radiation, herbicides, or chemical agents during their service (H.R. 2370), E983 [16MY]

———mental health services funding, H1432 [15MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1951), H10044 [9NO]

———modify eligibility for Federal hiring preference, H3923 [25MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H3906 [25MY]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals, H5368 [29JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (H.R. 302), H329, H336 [2FE], E56 [25JA], E338 [2MR], E987 [16MY], E1095 [25MY]

———tribute to 75th Infantry Company C Charlie Rangers, E1348 [24JN]

———tribute to individuals who served during World War II as Alamo Scouts, E1453 [11JY]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (H.R. 4259), E2493 [8DE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (H.R. 156), E27 [4JA]

Walke, Sanford: Purple Heart recipient, H3162 [11MY], E923 [10MY]

War: establish reporting requirements for the war-related costs of reconstitution of equipment and military construction, H4004 [25MY]

———require congressional declaration prior to commitment of troops, E2319 [9NO]

War Powers Resolution: compliance, H4771, H4772 [20JN]

Washington: tribute to Army National Guard 81st Brigade Combat Team, H1675 [17MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5216 [27JN], H5256 [28JN], H5640, H5644 [12JY], H5744, H5747 [13JY], H5804, H5810-H5880 [14JY], H7640 [2SE], H8220 [21SE], E1509 [18JY], E1527 [19JY]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), consideration (H. Res. 346), H5768-H5772 [13JY]

Weapons: treatment of unexploded ordnance, H4082, H4102 [26MY], H4736 [20JN], E1099 [25MY]

West Virginia: tribute to 2d Congressional District service academy nominees, E329 [2MR]

Willow Grove, PA: recommendation to close Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, H9302, H9304 [27OC]

Winters, Richard D.: award Medal of Honor (H.R. 2790), H4166 [7JN]

Wolf, Representative: report on trip to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Qatar, H8329-H8332 [22SE]

Wolfowitz, Paul D.: nomination to be World Bank Group President, H1604 [16MR], H1627, H1681 [17MR]

Workforce Essential, Inc.: National Association of Work Force Partnerships Theodore E. Small Award recipient, H1271 [10MR]

World War II: anniversary of Doolittle Raider bombing flights over Japan, E868 [4MY]

———commemorate battle fought on island of Palau, H851 [2MR]

———recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (H. Res. 119), H1031-H1034 [9MR], E405 [10MR]

———tribute to 761st Tank Battalion, E1031 [20MY]

———tribute to Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 80), E315 [1MR]

———tribute to Navy Carrier Air Group 83, E917 [10MY]

———tribute to 322d Medical Battalion of the 97th Infantry Division, E1779 [7SE]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, H9621 [3NO], E1484 [13JY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), H422-H430 [9FE], E217 [10FE], E255 [16FE], E302 [18FE]

Young America Foundation: tribute, E1515 [18JY]

Zagaroli, Lisa: Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award recipient, E717 [21AP]

Zebra Imaging, Inc.: research and development programs funding, E2553 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: Afghan police forces training pilot program funding, S4046 [21AP], S10782 [30SE]

African Americans: tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (H. Con. Res. 67), S10055 [14SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10272 [21SE]

Air Force: depot maintenance funding, S8779, S8780 [25JY]

———enter into agreements with St. Clair County, IL, to construct joint administrative and operations structures at Scott AFB, IL, S8815 [25JY]

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to Delta Group Electronics Inc., Canberra Aquila Inc., and New Mexico State University for development of improvised explosive devices countermeasures equipment in Iraq, S3275 [6AP]

American Forces Network: ensure fairness and balance in political programming, S12436-S12440 [7NO], S12468-S12471, S12474-S12482 [8NO]

Animals: allow military personnel to adopt working military animals, S13496 [13DE]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S10814-S10818 [3OC], S10928-S10967 [4OC], S11061, S11088-S11094, S11104, S11105, S11110-S11112 [5OC], S11200 [6OC]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), S8530, S8536-S8545, S8587 [20JY], S8590, S8602-S8660, S8714 [21JY], S8716-S8740, S8764 [22JY], S8772-S8803, S8806-S8822 [25JY], S8897-S8908, S8918, S8927-S8929, S8937-S8940 [26JY], S9065, S9080, S9085, S9086, S9100, S9105, S9148 [27JY], S9210, S9211, S9234, S9235 [28JY], S9419, S9423, S9424, S9451 [29JY], S9696 [7SE], S9872 [9SE], S9895, S9896 [12SE], S10363 [22SE], S10523, S10525 [27SE], S11972 [27OC], S12048 [28OC], S12377-S12397 [4NO], S12416, S12418, S12422-S12442 [7NO], S12472-S12516 [8NO], S12560-S12601 [9NO], S12638-S12648, S12652-S12676 [10NO], S12727-S12735, S12738-S12741, S12751-S12763 [14NO], S12777-S12812, S12818-S12824 [15NO], S12901, S12941, S12942 [16NO], S13337 [18NO]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), unanimous-consent agreement, S8530 [20JY], S11905 [26OC], S12668 [10NO]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), unanimous-consent request, S8624, S8625 [21JY], S8908 [26JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S13331-S13333 [18NO]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), S12811, S12812 [15NO], S13647-S13649 [15DE], S13953, S13955, S13956 [17DE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, S14122, S14170-S14172 [20DE], S14254-S14275 [21DE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report—motion to proceed, S14014 [19DE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S14233 [21DE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), insert S. 1042 language in lieu, S12811 [15NO]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1043), S12810 [15NO]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1043), insert portions of S. 1042 language in lieu, S12810 [15NO]

———authorizing for military construction (S. 1044), S12810 [15NO]

———authorizing for military construction (S. 1044), insert portions of S. 1042 language in lieu, S12810 [15NO]

———making (H.R. 2863), S10650, S10652-S10693, S10699-S10705, S10714 [29SE], S10780 [30SE], S10814-S10818 [3OC], S10916-S10922, S10925-S10968 [4OC], S11061-S11120 [5OC], S11174, S11179, S11181-S11190, S11194-S11200 [6OC], S11247-S11275, S11295 [7OC], S11451 [18OC], S13769 [16DE], S13953-S13955 [17DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), conference report, S13972 [18DE], S13976-S13984, S13986-S13995, S14004-S14006, S14011, S14014 [19DE], S14073, S14089-S14111, S14114-S14116, S14124-S14133, S14137, S14141-S14146, S14161-S14164, S14167-S14170, S14196-S14198 [20DE], S14221-S14233, S14241-S14254, S14292, S14309 [21DE], S14424 [22DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S14233 [21DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 74), S14235-S14239 [21DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 74)—unanimous-consent agreement, S14233, S14234 [21DE]

———making (H.R. 2863), unanimous-consent agreement, S10911 [3OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S1363-S1366 [15FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3368-S3398 [11AP], S3449-S3473 [12AP], S3509, S3512-S3548, S3603 [13AP], S3610, S3614-S3645 [14AP], S3718, S3762, S3765, S3766 [15AP], S3767-S3770, S3775-S3812 [18AP], S3865-S3892 [19AP], S3965-S4007 [20AP], S4046, S4060-S4066, S4079-S4094 [21AP], S4487 [28AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, S4628-S4632 [9MY], S4806, S4807, S4814-S4817, S4819-S4849 [10MY], S4930 [11MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 31), S4849 [10MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), unanimous-consent agreement, S3338 [6AP], S4007 [20AP]

———on-budget treatment and reporting requirements relative to future requests for supplemental appropriations for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3786 [18AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S14027 [19DE]

Armed Forces: accountability for abuse of prisoners and detainees by U.S. military personnel, S11102-S11104 [5OC], S13956 [17DE]

———assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (S. 2097), S13572 [14DE]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era, S12806 [15NO]

———authorize travel and transportation for families of members hospitalized in the U.S. for non-serious illnesses or injuries incurred or aggravated in a contingency operation, S3998, S3999 [20AP], S4090 [21AP], S12809 [15NO]

———child care services and family assistance centers funding, S11186, S11187 [6OC], S12647 [10NO]

———court order to release photographs and videos relative to abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S10783 [30SE]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (S. 38), S683-S685 [1FE]

———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education, S12805 [15NO]

———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (S. 1028), S5158-S5160 [12MY]

———enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (S. 43), S230 [24JA]

———ensure adequate strengths, protections, and benefits for members and their families (S. 11), S147 [24JA], S684 [1FE]

———ensure adequate strengths, protections, and benefits for members and their families (S. 871), S4137 [21AP], S4157 [22AP]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S405 [25JA]

———ensure increased death gratuity benefits are tax free, S4088 [21AP]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay, S12675 [10NO]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (S. 461), S1722 [18FE]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (S. 612), S2647 [14MR]

———establish pilot programs to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (S. 1888), S11561-S11564 [19OC]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S13739 [16DE], S13956, S13958 [17DE], S14010 [19DE], S14134 [20DE], S14251, S14261, S14268, S14269, S14273, S14274, S14309 [21DE], S14427 [30DE]

———expand and enhance benefits (S. 460), S1720-S1722 [18FE]

———extend child care eligibility for children of members who die in the line of duty (S. 1065), S5443 [18MY]

———extend temporary continuation of basic housing allowance for dependents of members who die on active duty, S3456 [12AP], S3513, S3520, S3521 [13AP], S4089 [21AP]

———impact of military service on members and their families, S3545 [13AP]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring, S12596-S12598 [9NO], S12808 [15NO]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (S. 1341), S7822-S7825 [30JN]

———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (S. 1019), S5109 [12MY]

———increase death gratuity, S3455 [12AP], S3513, S3517-S3522 [13AP], S4088, S4089 [21AP]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits, S3614, S3615 [14AP], S8632, S8633 [21JY]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (S. 77), S253 [24JA], S550-S552 [26JA]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (S. 121), S310 [24JA], S685 [1FE]

———increase death gratuity (S. 42), S229 [24JA], S920 [3FE]

———increase end strengths of the Army and Marine Corps, S10925-S10927 [4OC]

———increase end strengths of the Army and Marine Corps (S. 530), S2084 [4MR]

———increase the period of TRICARE health benefits for children of members who die while serving on active duty, S3719 [15AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Marine Corps, S13334 [18NO]

———make oral and maxillofacial surgeons eligible for special pay for Reserve health professionals in critically short wartime specialties, S8806 [25JY]

———Presidential report on deployment, S13561 [14DE]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (S. 418), S1632 [17FE]

———prohibit funding for torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S3976 [20AP]

———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S8790, S8798 [25JY], S9148 [27JY], S9419, S9423, S9451 [29JY], S11062-S11072, S11091, S11092, S11094, S11102-S11104, S11114 [5OC], S12380-S12386 [4NO], S12478 [8NO]

———protect financial condition of members ordered to active duty, S2506 [11MR]

———protect financial conditions of members of the Reserve components who are ordered to long term active duty in support of contingency operation, S3543 [13AP]

———provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers, S4082, S4083, S4094 [21AP]

———provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers (S. 806), S3682 [14AP]

———provide employment services for spouses of certain members, S12807 [15NO]

———provide for parental involvement in abortions of dependent children of members, S12562, S12563 [9NO]

———provide income replacement payments for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, S12579-S12584 [9NO]

———provide meal and telephone benefits for members recuperating from injuries incurred on active duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, S3642, S3643 [14AP]

———provide pay protection for Federal employees who are members of the Reserve and National Guard, S10703 [29SE]

———provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard (S. 1142), S6034 [26MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S12423-S12426 [7NO], S12569, S12573, S12584-S12586 [9NO]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (S. 639), S2852 [16MR]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor or other protective, safety, and health equipment for use in Iraq or Afghanistan, S11086-S11088 [5OC]

———rename the death gratuity payable for deaths of members as fallen hero compensation, S4088 [21AP], S8737 [22JY], S10782 [30SE]

———rename the death gratuity payable for deaths of members as fallen hero compensation (S. 523), S2029 [3MR]

———repeal requirement for reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and modify effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan, S8814, S8815 [25JY], S12378 [4NO], S12485-S12488, S12514 [8NO]

———repeal requirement for reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and modify effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (S. 185), S593, S594 [26JA]

———repeal time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 1162), S6102 [6JN]

———require a report on Montgomery GI Bill usage and how to improve educational benefits for veterans, S11295 [7OC]

———require report on implementing Army National Guard Post Deployment Stand-Down Program, S3986 [20AP]

———require that National Guard and Reserve component members called to extended active duty receive the same basic housing allowance as similarly situated regular component members (S. 938), S4556 [28AP]

———restate policy on use of riot control agents, S12495-S12497 [8NO], S12569, S12577 [9NO]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent, S12423 [7NO]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (S. 337), S1261 [10FE]

———role in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9945-S9947 [13SE]

———role of women in combat and support situations, S12806 [15NO]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S1816 [1MR], S5213 [16MY], S11508 [19OC], S12466, S12468 [8NO], S12558-S12560 [9NO], S13335 [18NO], S13653 [15DE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12722 [14NO], S13070 [17NO]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S134 [24JA], S4215-S4217 [25AP], S5940 [25MY], S11796-S11804 [25OC], S12677 [10NO], S13644 [15DE], S13771 [16DE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S9426-S9431 [29JY], S11292 [7OC]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Res. 338), S13942 [16DE], S14302 [21DE]

———TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen, S3628-S3630 [14AP], S8625-S8631 [21JY]

———use only basic pay as earned income to determine SSI eligibility for child or spouse of service member, S11119, S11120 [5OC]

———waive passport fees for a relative of a deceased member proceeding abroad to visit the grave or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member (S. 1184), S6166 [7JN]

———war-related illness research funding, S11252, S11253 [7OC]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs, S380 [25JA]

Army: anniversary, S6438, S6439 [14JN]

———carry out a pilot project on compatible use buffers on real property bordering Fort Carson, CO (S. 320), S1135 [8FE]

———extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 3765), S11332 [7OC]

———extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 3765), return enrollment to the House to allow for reenrollment (H. Con. Res. 276), S12023, S12024 [27OC]

———High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) common remotely operated weapons station funding, S11120 [5OC]

———uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) funding, S3968, S3995 [20AP], S4079, S4080, S4083-S4086 [21AP], S4519 [28AP], S4628 [9MY], S10916-S10918 [4OC], S11112, S11113 [5OC]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (S. Res. 319), S13184 [17NO]

Australia: tribute to Armed Forces members engaging in military action in Iraq, S4540 [28AP]

Aviation: development of a lightweight, portable system to establish temporary airport systems in the field, S11253 [7OC]

Bankruptcy: clarify treatment of debtors with serious medical conditons, servicemen called to active duty, and low income veterans, S1845-S1850, S1852-S1854 [1MR], S1907, S1913-S1915 [2MR]

———exempt from means testing debtors who are disabled veterans whose indebtedness occurred primarily during a period of military service, S2427 [10MR]

———exempt means testing, disallow claims on certain high-cost loans, and establish Federal homestead and personal property exemptions for servicemen, veterans, and spouses of those who die in military service, S1823-S1828, S1841, S1844-S1850, S1852-S1854 [1MR], S1907, S1926 [2MR], S2203 [8MR]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (H.J. Res. 38), S13937 [16DE]

Borah, Eric: National Guard Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, S6017 [26MY]

Boy Scouts: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities (S. Con. Res. 4), S503 [25JA], S567 [26JA]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities, S13976 [19DE]

Brown, Matthew: Bronze Star recipient, S4177 [25AP]

Brunswick Naval Air Station, ME: tribute, S1194 [9FE]

Budget: require a two-thirds vote for all non-defense, non-trust fund discretionary funding which exceeds previous fiscal years, S11877 [26OC], S11993 [27OC], S12114-S12120 [1NO], S12302 [3NO]

———science and technology funding, S1326-S1328 [14FE]

———treatment of appropriations for military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere overseas, S11078-S11081 [5OC]

Bush, President: address to National Endowment for Democracy relative to radical Islamic fundamentalism and assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S11188-S11191 [6OC]

———evaluation of administration, S14010 [19DE]

———evaluation of administration relative to public disclosure of information, S9065-S9069 [27JY]

———speech on Iraq, S7512-S7516 [28JN], S7545, S7547-S7550, S7552, S7580 [29JN], S7678 [30JN]

California: observance of Blue Star Families Week, S2381 [9MR]

Chalabi, Ahmad: relationship with U.S. Government, S12466 [8NO], S12555 [9NO], S12881 [16NO]

Chemical Demilitarization Program: funding, S3468 [12AP], S3516 [13AP], S8544 [20JY]

Chemical weapons: prohibit funding for any study related to the transportation of chemical munitions across State lines (S. 186), S594-S596 [26JA]

Children and youth: pediatric early literacy on military installations pilot projects funding, S11195 [6OC]

Church, Jeremy: Silver Star recipient, S4177 [25AP]

Civilian Linguistic Reserve Corps: pilot project funding, S12808 [15NO]

Classified information: Inspector General investigation of alleged issuance of security clearances to journalists, S11813 [25OC]

———prohibit Federal employees who disclose classified information from holding a security clearance, S12589 [9NO]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities, S12561-S12568 [9NO]

Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction: report, S3164 [5AP]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): legislative priorities, S12048 [28OC]

Committee on Foreign Acquisitions Affecting National Security: establish, S8609 [21JY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): conduct investigation into intelligence collection through the detention, interrogation, and rendition of prisoners, S4060-S4066 [21AP]

———report on Bush Administration use of pre-war intelligence analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S12099-S12105 [1NO]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish, S1983, S1984 [3MR], S3165 [5AP], S8734, S8735 [22JY], S8785 [25JY], S9948 [13SE], S10004-S10006, S10031 [14SE], S11513-S11516, S11545, S11548 [19OC], S12571-S12575 [9NO], S12639-S12644 [10NO]

Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station (CROWS): funding, S12808 [15NO]

C-130 aircraft: funding, S1070 [8FE], S3775 [18AP], S3887 [19AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S13068 [17NO], S13408 [18NO]

Conrad, MT: prohibit reversion of conveyance of the former radar bomb scoring site (S. 826), S3821 [18AP]

Contracts: establish limitations on excess charges under time-and-materials contracts and labor-hour contracts, S8817, S8820 [25JY]

———extend small disadvantaged business program, S12673 [10NO], S14170-S14172 [20DE], S14248, S14269 [21DE]

———improve Federal contracting accountability relative to hurricane relief or Iraq reconstruction, S12329 [3NO]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts in areas of war or conflict, S1917 [2MR], S2319-S2321 [9MR]

———require registration of contractors' taxpayer identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry database (S. 679), S3058-S3060 [17MR]

———satellite capacity procurement policies, S12599 [9NO]

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program: funding, S12390-S12393 [4NO]

———funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, S8774-S8777, S8788 [25JY]

———funding through reductions in the Missile Defense Program funding, S12478, S12493 [8NO]

Corporations: stop from financing terrorism, S8618, S8619 [21JY]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary of the Honolulu, HI, Engineer District, S3647 [14AP]

———carry out the Menominee Harbor and River dredging project (S. 617), S2652 [14MR]

———funding, S2836 [16MR]

———modernize and improve (S. 753), S3425 [11AP]

———removal of unexploded ordnance at Camp Wheeler, GA, funding, S11102 [5OC]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (S. 1998), S12688 [10NO], S13497 [13DE]

Cromwell, CT: tribute to 110th A.A.A. Gun Battalion, S5064 [12MY]

Cuba: construction of a permanent prison in Guantanamo, Cuba, S3514, S3522 [13AP]

———grant authority to utilize combatant status review tribunals and annual review board to determine status of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, S8811-S8813 [25JY], S9419, S9451 [29JY], S11073-S11075 [5OC]

———prohibit funding to use aircraft to transmit TV Marti signals into Cuba, S1582 [17FE], S8378 [15JY]

———report on congressional delegation trip, S7397-S7402 [27JN]

———treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, S6390 [13JN], S6592-S6595 [14JN], S6671, S6712-S6716, S6718-S6721, S6782-S6784 [16JN], S7397-S7402 [27JN], S7485 [28JN], S7809 [30JN], S14310 [21DE]

DD(X) Destroyer Program: development funding, S8613 [21JY]

Death and dying: require revised protocol on media coverage of return to the U.S. of the remains of Armed Forces members killed overseas, S4519 [28AP]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: research investment priorities, S12806 [15NO]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 64), S10584 [28SE]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, S7496 [28JN], S8650, S8651, S8657-S8660 [21JY], S8738 [22JY], S8773, S8807-S8810 [25JY], S8927-S8929, S8937 [26JY]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (S. 1075), S5447 [18MY]

———recommendations, S3548 [13AP]

———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations (S. 1127), S5933-S5936, S5940 [25MY], S6002, S6065 [26MY]

Defense basic research programs: funding, S11109 [5OC]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: reporting requirements of audits conducted on defense contracts awarded for security and reconstruction activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3794 [18AP]

Defense Security Cooperation Agency: transport and distribution of wheelchairs to victims of overseas conflicts, landmines, and crippling illnesses, S11252 [7OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S110 [24JA]

Dept. of Education: extend waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 2132), S10520 [27SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 1045), S12810 [15NO]

———authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 1045), insert portions of S. 1042 language in lieu, S12810 [15NO]

Dept. of Justice: use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316-S1321, S1323-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1386 [15FE]

Dept. of State: authorize transfer of defense articles, services, training, and other support in the event of an overseas emergency, S8938 [26JY]

———submit report on the activities and management of the International Committee on the Red Cross, S8611-S8613 [21JY], S8780-S8782 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (S. 1342), S7827 [30JN]

———improve outreach programs (S. 1990), S12684 [10NO]

———place conditions on the use of funding for reviewing or revoking approved disability claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, S10331 [22SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10335-S10349, S10351-S10360, S10391 [22SE], S10421 [26SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, S13300-S13302, S13329 [18NO], S14294 [21DE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13300 [18NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), unanimous-consent agreement, S10332 [22SE]

Deputy Sec. of Defense for Management: establish position, S12483-S12485, S12492 [8NO]

Detainees: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees, S8790-S8801 [25JY], S9419, S9451 [29JY], S11062-S11072, S11073, S11075, S11091, S11092, S11094, S11114 [5OC], S12380-S12386 [4NO], S12478 [8NO], S12674 [10NO]

———require the Secretary to establish uniform standards and procedures for the detention and interrogation of detainees, S8792, S8793 [25JY]

———submit reports on existence of clandestine facilities used to detain individuals captured in the global war on terrorism, S12646-S12648, S12652-S12655, S12662 [10NO], S14122 [20DE]

Dietary supplements: require manufacturers to submit reports on certain serious adverse events before allowing sale on military installations, S8635-S8638 [21JY]

———withhold funding from stores on military installations that sell dietary supplements containing stimulants in cases that the manufacturer does not report associated serious adverse events, S11096-S11099 [5OC]

Disasters: conduct a study on improving Federal disaster response, S11254 [7OC]

———improve preparedness and response plans, S10461 [27SE], S11410 [17OC]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, S10652-S10656 [29SE], S12805 [15NO]

Durbin, Senator: apology relative to characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6979 [22JN]

———characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6896, S6897 [21JN]

Eilson AFB, AK: recommendation to realign, S6002 [26MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies, S8737 [22JY], S10781, S10783 [30SE], S11805 [25OC]

Ellsworth, WI: Army Reserve 652d Engineer Co., recipient of Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, S1709 [18FE]

Ellsworth AFB, SD: recommendation to close, S5434 [18MY]

Embassies: security, construction, and maintenance funding, S8939 [26JY]

F/A-22 aircraft: funding, S8777 [25JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (S. 798), S3668 [14AP]

FBI: role of Dept. of Justice Criminial Division employees in addressing concerns regarding Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316, S1322-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1371, S1376, S1377, S1385, S1386 [15FE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (S. Con. Res. 8), S826 [1FE]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving, S3470-S3472 [12AP], S3509, S3512, S3518, S3519 [13AP], S8816 [25JY]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (S. 981), S4787, S4788 [9MY], S4885 [10MY]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (S. 989), S4884 [10MY], S5005 [11MY]

———include both first and business class airline travel costs on travel reports, S8283 [14JY]

F-117 Nighthawk: prohibit retirement of stealth attack aircraft, S11119 [5OC]

———prohibit retirement of stealth attack aircraft (S. 332), S1205 [9FE]

Foreign aid: clarify eligibility of certain countries for U.S. military and educational assistance, S3261 [6AP]

———train and equip foreign military and security forces as part of stabilization assistance, S12395 [4NO], S12494, S12495 [8NO]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Europe and the Middle East, S6391 [13JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S10231 [20SE], S11604-S11606 [20OC], S12463-S12468 [8NO], S12556-S12560 [9NO], S12722 [14NO], S12775-S12777 [15NO], S12876-S12878 [16NO], S13471-S13473 [13DE], S13742 [16DE]

———improve U.S. stabilization and reconstruction capabilities relative to countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife or threatened with instability (S. 192), S600 [26JA]

———use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for projects and activities to address proliferation threats outside the states of the former Soviet Union, S380 [25JA]

Fort Campbell, KY: tribute to Army 101st Airborne Division, S12398 [4NO]

Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense nurse anesthetist training program located at U.S. Army Medical Dept. Center and School, S4391 [27AP]

French, Elizabeth J.: Camp Lejeune, NC, Naval Hospital Officer of the Year award recipient, S8212 [13JY]

F-22 fighter: funding, S1070 [8FE]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S7407 [27JN], S7481 [28JN], S8378 [15JY], S8734 [22JY], S8785 [25JY], S9897 [12SE]

Health: require a report on the Composite Health Care System II and efforts to develop a medical records system compatible with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs system, S12805 [15NO]

Health care facilities: Defense Health Program funding for force protection work and medical care at the Vaccine Health Care Centers, S3890 [19AP]

Hester, Leigh Ann: Army Silver Star recipient, S7065 [22JN]

Holloman AFB, NM: tribute to Air Force 49th Fighter Wing, S5917 [25MY]

Home Depot, Inc.: tribute for support of U.S. Armed Forces, S3730 [15AP], S9153 [27JY]

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11289 [7OC], S11735-S11737 [21OC]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (S. Res. 233), S9630 [6SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S11997 [27OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), S9593-S9598 [1SE], S9744 [8SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), S9796-S9799, S9803, S9805-S9813 [8SE], S9875 [9SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), unanimous-consent agreement, S9804 [8SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S13283, S13284, S13287 [18NO]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9608-S9630 [6SE], S9696, S9700-S9703, S9706, S9708-S9711, S9715-S9717 [7SE], S9768-S9773, S9783, S9789, S9794, S9813-S9820 [8SE], S9866 [9SE], S9893, S9897, S9898, S9912 [12SE], S9944, S9945, S9949-S9953, S9973 [13SE], S10000-S10002, S10016, S10028-S10031 [14SE], S10068, S10105-S10109, S10151 [15SE], S10165-S10168 [19SE], S10205, S10206, S10226 [20SE], S10333, S10349-S10351 [22SE], S10461-S10465 [27SE], S11174-S11178 [6OC], S11279, S11280 [7OC], S11505-S11508 [19OC], S13546-S13551 [14DE], S13988, S13989, S13994 [19DE], S14292 [21DE]

Idaho: tribute to National Guard 116th Brigade Combat Team, S12632 [10NO]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to the 53d WMD Civil Support Team, S13498 [13DE]

Indonesia: international military education and training program funding, S2419 [10MR]

———Tentara Nasional Indonesia participation in the Dept. of Defense International Military Education and Training Program and the Counterterrorism Fellowship Program, S734 [1FE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S376, S383-S403, S408-S410, S412 [25JA], S516, S518, S520-S528, S556 [26JA], S7803 [30JN], S8620 [21JY], S9077 [27JY], S9786 [8SE], S10652 [29SE], S11504 [19OC], S12419 [7NO], S12465 [8NO], S12636-S12639 [10NO], S12736-S12738, S12751 [14NO], S12818-S12822 [15NO], S12879, S12938 [16NO], S13071, S13092, S13147 [17NO], S13292-S13297, S13310, S13330 [18NO], S14133 [20DE]

Iowa (U.S.S.): transfer to Port of Stockton, CA, S8740 [22JY]

Iraq: accountability for abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4246-S4249 [26AP]

———Advanced First Responders Network funding, S4838, S4839 [10MY]

———anniversary of disclosure of abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4246 [26AP]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S37 [6JA], S395 [25JA], S524, S526, S527 [26JA], S4822 [10MY], S5940 [25MY], S6592-S6595 [14JN], S6716 [16JN], S7285-S7287 [23JN], S7678, S7803 [30JN], S8620-S8624 [21JY], S9077, S9078 [27JY], S9437 [29JY], S9949-S9951, S9980 [13SE], S10361-S10363 [22SE], S10684 [29SE], S11061, S11083-S11085 [5OC], S11344 [17OC], S11450 [18OC], S11504 [19OC], S11780-S11782, S11796-S11804, S11808 [25OC], S12632-S12639 [10NO], S13309 [18NO], S13437 [12DE], S13518 [14DE], S14133-S14135, S14138 [20DE]

———call for independent investigation of abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S4246-S4249 [26AP], S4540 [28AP]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S2001 [3MR], S7510 [28JN], S9949-S9951, S9980 [13SE], S10523, S10525 [27SE], S11200 [6OC], S11504 [19OC], S11780-S11782, S11791, S11796-S11804 [25OC], S11972 [27OC], S12822 [15NO], S13311, S13337 [18NO], S13533-S13536 [14DE], S14133 [20DE], S14302 [21DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), S13742 [16DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (S. Res. 171), S6495 [14JN], S9105 [27JY], S10650-S10652 [29SE]

———ensure foreign countries honor their commitments of financial assistance for reconstruction efforts, S3728 [15AP]

———express condolences to families of victims of military helicopter crash, S512 [26JA]

———improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, S12879 [16NO]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, S3165 [5AP], S3610 [14AP]

———investigation into private security contractors, S13775 [16DE]

———investigation of unaccounted for Coalition Provisional Authority funds, S2319-S2321 [9MR]

———require reports on efforts to stabilize Iraq and relieve burden on Armed Forces members deployed in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region, S8181 [13JY]

———require reports on training of Iraqi security forces, S3621-S3626 [14AP]

———require the Dept. of Defense and the CIA to report to Congress on the progress of their strategies and goals for stabilizing Iraq, S10916 [4OC]

———retain Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction until reconstruction funds have been expended, S3999 [20AP], S8531 [20JY]

———security forces training, S13696 [16DE]

———security forces training and equipment funding, S12804 [15NO]

———submit report on U.S. operations and reconstruction costs in Iraq, S8203 [13JY], S8286 [14JY]

———U.S. operations and reconstruction costs, S1067-S1070 [8FE], S10650 [29SE]

———U.S. policy, S12675 [10NO], S12738-S12740, S12756-S12763 [14NO], S12777, S12793-S12798, S12808, S12809, S12818-S12824 [15NO], S12901, S12942 [16NO], S13083 [17NO]

Iverson, Daniel: National Guard Soldier of the Year award recipient, S6017 [26MY]

John F. Kennedy (U.S.S): repair and maintenance funding, S3982, S3983 [20AP]

Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: declassify certain portions, S8733, S8734 [22JY], S8785 [25JY]

Kentucky Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S.: tribute, S7812 [30JN]

Kittery, ME: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard recipient of Naval Meritorious Unit Commendation, S7802 [30JN]

Korea, Republic of: authorize transfer of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies (S. 1988), S12628 [9NO]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (S. 1512), S9184 [27JY]

Libya: prohibit normalization of relations pending resolution of certain claims relative to bombing of discotheque in Berlin, Germany, S8817 [25JY]

LIHEAP: funding, S11094, S11115 [5OC]

Malmstrom AFB, MT: reopen runway, S9330 [29JY]

Middle East: report on congressional delegation trip, S4797 [10MY], S4887 [11MY], S5007 [12MY], S5197 [16MY], S5249 [17MY], S13533-S13536 [14DE]

Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program: establish (S. 1540), S9299 [28JY]

Military installations: permit State and local governments to enter into lease-purchase agreements with bases located within or near their jurisdictions (S. 1924), S11921 [26OC]

Montana: tribute to Air National Guard 120th Fighter Wing, S4101 [21AP]

Motor vehicles: uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) funding, S8540-S8542 [20JY], S8614-S8617 [21JY]

Mountain Home AFB, ID: tribute to Gunfighters 366th fighter wing, S8213 [13JY]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 86), S3068 [17MR], S9200 [27JY]

National Commission on Policies and Practices on Treatment of Detainees Since September 11, 2001: establish, S8803 [25JY], S9065 [27JY]

National Commission on U.S. Policies and Practices Relating to the Treatment of Detainees Since September 11, 2001: establish, S12393-S12397 [4NO], S12416, S12420-S12422, S12432-S12436 [7NO], S12472-S12474, S12491, S12520 [8NO]

National Defense University: award degree of Master of Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy, S8542, S8543 [20JY]

National Guard: anniversary, S1194 [9FE]

———counterdrug support activities funding, S11186, S11187 [6OC]

———homeland security and natural disaster response equipment funding, S10700-S10702 [29SE]

———impact of troops and equipment based in Iraq on ability to respond to natural disasters, S10652 [29SE]

———modify the accumulation of leave for those returning to the U.S. from active duty service in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3799 [18AP]

———reenlistment bonuses funding, S12647 [10NO]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (S. 515), S2025 [3MR]

National Military Families Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 159), S6342 [9JN]

National Military Family Month: designate (S. Res. 9), S369 [24JA], S12711 [10NO]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (S. Con. Res. 27), S3713 [14AP]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 39), S9317 [28JY]

National security: combat terrorism, S626 [31JA]

———combat terrorism (S. 12), S156 [24JA]

———combat terrorism (S. 12), star print, S1882 [1MR]

———issuance of stop-loss orders to Armed Forces members, S12809 [15NO]

———maintain uninterrupted preeminence in human spaceflight, S8638-S8640 [21JY]

———military readiness of U.S. forces relative to mission in Iraq, S10650, S10652 [29SE]

———national missile defense system testing, S13776 [16DE]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S13736, S13739 [16DE], S14134, S14137, S14140 [20DE], S14276-S14280 [21DE]

National Security Personnel System: challenge to final regulations by unions representing civil service employees, S13337 [18NO]

Navy: DD(X) destroyer development program funding, S4839 [10MY]

———enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (H.R. 4326), S13282 [17NO]

———require foreign companies involved in the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program to pledge not to conduct business with countries supporting international terrorism, S3256, S3257, S3261, S3262 [6AP]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers, S3122 [4AP], S3795, S3796 [18AP], S3881-S3883 [19AP], S3982, S3983, S3989-S3993 [20AP]

———require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (S. 145), S453 [25JA]

———require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (S. 486), S1875 [1MR]

———shipbuilding program funding, S12478 [8NO]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, S1582 [17FE], S2759-S2761 [16MR], S7781-S7785, S7787-S7789, S7791, S7792 [30JN], S8718-S8728, S8731, S8732 [22JY]

———robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons funding, S9896 [12SE], S12599 [9NO]

Office of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction: expand responsibilities to provide independent objective audits and investigations relating to the Federal programs for Hurricane Katrina recovery (S. 1738), S11508 [19OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, S6802-S6804 [20JN], S6872-S6878 [21JN]

Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program for Epilespy Research: funding, S3996 [20AP]

POW: evidentiary standards used by combatant status review tribunals relative to detainees held in the war on terror, S14273 [21DE]

———judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, S12727-S12734, S12755 [14NO], S12799 [15NO], S14169 [20DE], S14245, S14251, S14260-S14268, S14274, S14275, S14309 [21DE]

———review status of detainees held in the war on terror, S12655-S12661, S12662-S12665, S12667 [10NO], S12753-S12756 [14NO], S12796, S12799-S12803 [15NO], S12942 [16NO]

Power resources: study effects of windmill farms on military readiness, including radar installations, S12792 [15NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3084-S3086 [17MR], S4086 [21AP], S4600 [28AP], S6061 [26MY], S7872 [30JN], S8391 [15JY], S9579 [29JY], S10807-S10809 [30SE], S12041, S12055 [28OC], S13418-S13421 [18NO]

Purple Heart: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award to certain POW (S. 2157), S14319 [21DE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make former nuclear weapons workers in Iowa who were exposed to radiation eligible to receive compensation, S6813 [20JN]

Real estate: offer to transfer property located at closed or realigned military installations to local redevelopment authorities at no cost, S12427-S12432 [7NO], S12478, S12479, S12489, S12490 [8NO], S12600 [9NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, S109 [24JA]

Rock Island, IL: recommendation to close Rock Island Arsenal, S10584 [28SE]

San Diego, CA: convey certain Marine Corps Air Station Miramar land for access to Stowe Trail, S8938 [26JY], S12514 [8NO]

SBA: exempt security cost reimbursement from size standard caps for small subcontractors providing services in combat zones, S13337 [18NO]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, S13649 [15DE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10006-S10008 [14SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6188-S6190 [8JN], S6278 [9JN], S6716 [16JN], S9097 [27JY], S9696, S9699 [7SE], S10396-S10398 [26SE], S10923 [4OC], S13407 [18NO]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (H.R. 3200), S10480 [27SE]

Ships and vessels: transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (S. 1886), S11499 [18OC]

Small business: encourage contracting in overseas procurement, S13647 [15DE]

———ensure fair access to multiple-award contracts, S13648 [15DE]

———provide additional relief to owners ordered to active duty as members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (S. 1014), S5101 [12MY], S9876 [9SE]

Smith, J. Dorrance: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Public Affairs, S14296 [21DE]

Specter, Senator: report on trip to Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Mexico, S10586-S10590 [28SE]

Sports: support certain Paralympic sporting events, S8737 [22JY], S10782 [30SE]

Taxation: accelerate marriage penalty relief and extend inclusion of combat pay relative to the earned income tax credit through modification of effective date of the tax treatment of leases to foreign entities, S13131, S13132 [17NO]

———allow credits for small businesses who employ activated military reservists and self-employed activated military reservists (S. 240), S747-S749 [1FE]

———allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (H.R. 1499), S12871 [15NO]

———allow employers a tax credit for employment and business practices favorable to U.S. employees, S13120, S13129 [17NO]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (S. 484), S1875 [1MR]

———clarify treatment of differential wage payments made to employees called to active military duty (S. 1401), S8317 [14JY]

———earned income tax credit, S3627 [14AP]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees and Armed Forces members on active duty under Federal student loan repayment programs (S. 1255), S6742 [16JN]

———include combat pay in determining allowable contributions to an individual retirement plan (S. 601), S2495 [10MR]

———provide additional relief for members of the Armed Forces and their families, S13743 [16DE]

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists, S3985 [20AP]

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists (S. 417), S1631 [17FE]

———treatment of combat pay relative to earned income tax credit and child tax credit, S2943 [17MR]

Technology: development of technology to remove paint and coatings from aircraft, ships, and related components, S11253 [7OC]

———establish a national innovation initiative (S. 2109), S13663, S13670-S13673 [15DE]

———high performance defense manufacturing technology research and development funding, S12598 [9NO]

———semiconductor and microchip research and development programs funding, S12600 [9NO]

Tennessee: tribute to National Guard and Reserve members engaging in military action in Iraq, S3124 [4AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9924, S9925 [12SE]

———provide incentives to commercial researchers to develop technologies and drugs to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack, S14237 [21DE]

Transportation: prohibit funding for the development, deployment, or operation of a Federal web-based travel system, S11082, S11083 [5OC], S11182-S11185 [6OC]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 392), S1516 [16FE], S1607 [17FE], S11055, S11056 [4OC]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary, S9151 [27JY], S13343 [18NO]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (S. 36), S227 [24JA]

U.S. Northern Command: IMT-2000 3G Communications Capabilities implementation funding, S11096 [5OC]

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: implement recommendations, S8610 [21JY], S8784 [25JY]

University Research Initiatives Program: funding, S8939 [26JY]

Uzbekistan: disapprove further payments for facilities at the Karshi-Khanabad airbase and urge the U.N. to refer the situation of Islam Karimov and the massacre at Andijan to the International Criminal Court, S10918-S10922 [4OC], S11115 [5OC]

Vermont: tribute to National Guard and Reserves members serving or killed in Iraq, S1177 [9FE]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores (S. 59), S241 [24JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 58), S241 [24JA]

———employment opportunities, S2144 [7MR]

———expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits (S. 13), S111, S168 [24JA], S510-S512 [26JA]

———health care funding, S2720-S2726 [15MR], S2788-S2793, S2806, S2807 [16MR], S11117 [5OC]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, S12807 [15NO]

———increase maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs (S. 1235), S6484 [14JN], S10620-S10622 [28SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 633), S2848 [16MR]

———modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors, S12564 [9NO], S12673 [10NO]

———modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors (S. 1813), S10826 [3OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S12489 [8NO]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (S. 146), S453 [25JA]

———require that National Guard and Reserves combat veterans receive the same consideration as other veterans when applying for Federal jobs, S12672 [10NO]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (S. 79), S254 [24JA]

Voting: extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (S. 1867), S11324 [7OC]

War Powers Resolution: compliance, S5775 [23MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 728), S3300-S3302 [6AP], S3349 [7AP]

Weapons: C-17 Airlifter Program funding, S12586-S12588 [9NO], S12644 [10NO]

———field jamming devices funding, S3798 [18AP]

———protect U.S. soldiers from use of improvised explosive devices in Iraq and Afghanistan, S13070 [17NO]

White Sands Missile Range, NM: anniversary, S8297 [14JY]

Winter, Donald C.: nomination to be Sec. of the Navy, S12643 [10NO]

Woodley, John P., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Civil Works, S5181 [12MY]

World War II: honor service of men and women who served in the Armed Forces and recognize ``Greatest Generation Homecoming Weekend'' held in Pittsburgh, PA (S. Res. 216), S9198 [27JY]

———tribute to 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash at Bakers Creek, Australia, S6096 [6JN], S6475 [14JN]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), S4884 [10MY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (S. Con. Res. 11), S1860 [1MR]

Wynne, Michael W.: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S12056 [28OC]

Reports

Committee on Rules (House) Votes Preventing Amendments to H.R. 1268, Supplemental Appropriations Legislation, From Being Brought to Floor for Consideration: Committee on the Budget (House), H5563 [30JN]

Deployment of U.S. Armed Forces: President Bush, S13561 [14DE]

Gaps in the Dept. of Defense Detainee Abuse Reviews, S12433 [7NO]

National Guard Disaster Response Capabilities: H. Steven Blum, National Guard, S10700 [29SE]

Real Cost of the Iraq War to American Taxpayers—$195 Million per Day: Senator Kennedy, S11801 [25OC]

Trip to Iraq: Senator Levin, S8132 [12JY]

Reports filed

Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1621 [17FE], S2993 [17MR], S4545 [28AP], S5921 [25MY], S7818 [30JN], S8217 [13JY], S9282 [28JY], S10722 [29SE], S12006 [27OC], S12054 [28OC], S12948, S12949 [16NO], S14064 [19DE]

Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1621, S1622 [17FE], S2993, S2994 [17MR], S4545 [28AP], S5921 [25MY], S7818 [30JN], S8217 [13JY], S9282, S9283 [28JY], S10722, S10723 [29SE], S12006 [27OC], S12054 [28OC], S12948, S12949 [16NO], S13160 [17NO], S14064 [19DE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1268, Supplemental Appropriations for Military and Reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 109-73), H2975 [4MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Construction, Quality of Life, and Veterans: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 109-308), H10908 [17NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 639) (H. Rept. 109-361), H12224 [18DE], H13188 [22DE]

Consideration of Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations Disapproval: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 469) (H. Rept. 109-239), H8512 [28SE]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 36, Support Equal Access for Military Recruiters to Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 59) (H. Rept. 109-2), H283 [1FE]

Consideration of H. Res. 571, Call for Immediate Withdrawal of Armed Forces From Iraq: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 109-312), H11032 [18NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1268, Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 109-18), H1416 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1815, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 109-96), H3892 [24MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 298) (H. Rept. 109-97), H4072 [25MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 315) (H. Rept. 109-127), H4484 [14JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 346) (H. Rept. 109-160), H5434, H5478 [29JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations Disapproval: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.J. Res. 65) (H. Rept. 109-243), H8642 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 109-359), H12288 [18DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2863) (H. Rept. 109-119), H4400 [13JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2863), S10594 [28SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2863) (S. Rept. 109-141), S10722 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1042) (S. Rept. 109-69), S5300 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 1815) (H. Rept. 109-360), H12288 [18DE]

———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 1815) (H. Rept. 109-89), H3767 [23MY]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1043), S5300 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1044), S5300 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 109-234), H8340 [22SE]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1045), S5300 [17MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2528) (H. Rept. 109-305), H10908 [17NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2528) (H. Rept. 109-95), H3767 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2528), S8664 [21JY]

Executive Office of the President and Dept. of Defense Transmittal of Documents Relative to Communications With United Kingdom Officials on Iraq: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 109-224), H8102 [19SE]

Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1622 [17FE], S2994 [17MR], S4545, S4546 [28AP], S5921 [25MY], S7818 [30JN], S8217 [13JY], S9282, S9283 [28JY], S10723 [29SE], S12006 [27OC], S14064 [19DE]

Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 458) (H. Rept. 109-40), H1967 [13AP]

Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2993, S2994 [17MR], S4545 [28AP], S5921 [25MY], S7818 [30JN], S8217 [13JY], S9282, S9283, S9284 [28JY], S10723 [29SE], S12006 [27OC], S12054 [28OC], S12949 [16NO], S14064 [19DE]

Nomination of Daniel R. Stanley To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Legislative Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7818 [30JN]

Nomination of Dolores M. Etter To Be Assistant Sec. of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]

Nomination of Donald C. Winter To Be Sec. of the Navy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]

Nomination of Eric S. Edelman To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9644 [6SE]

Nomination of Gordon R. England To Be Deputy Sec. of Defense: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9644 [6SE]

Nomination of J. Dorrence Smith To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Public Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S14064 [19DE]

Nomination of John G. Grimes To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Networks and Information Integration: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]

Nomination of John J. Young, Jr., To Be Defense Research and Engineering Director: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]

Nomination of John P. Woodley, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Civil Works: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2993 [17MR]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3555 [13AP]

Nomination of Keith E. Eastin To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Installations and Environment: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9282 [28JY]

Nomination of Kenneth J. Krieg To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5920 [25MY]

Nomination of Michael V. Hayden To Be Air Force General: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S4108 [21AP]

Nomination of Michael W. Wynne To Be Sec. of the Air Force: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]

Nomination of Peter C.W. Flory To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for International Security Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9282 [28JY]

Nomination of Phillip J. Bell To Be Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9282 [28JY]

Nomination of Ronald M. Sega To Be Under Sec. of the Air Force: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9644 [6SE]

Nomination of William C. Anderson To Be Assistant Sec. of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]

Passport Fee Waiver for a Relative of a Deceased Member of the Armed Forces Proceeding Abroad To Visit the Grave or To Attend a Funeral or Memorial Service for Such Member: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1184), S12401 [4NO]

Provide Special Immigrant Status for Aliens Serving as Translators With the Armed Forces: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2293) (H. Rept. 109-99), H4138 [26MY]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3200) (H. Rept. 109-177), H6204 [20JY]

Servicemembers' Health Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2046) (H. Rept. 109-88), H3693 [19MY]

Special Inspector General for Relief and Reconstruction Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1738), S10513 [27SE]

Supplemental Appropriations for Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1268) (H. Rept. 109-72), H2878 [3MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1268) (H. Rept. 109-16), H1416 [14MR]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 1268) (S. Rept. 109-52), S3277 [6AP]

Supply Our Soldiers Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 923) (H. Rept. 109-268), H9640 [3NO]

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1235) (S. Rept. 109-139), S10294 [21SE]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 728) (S. Rept. 109-61), S4257 [26AP]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 109-154), H5176 [24JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9429, H9430 [31OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2863), S11113, S11116, S11117 [5OC], H4758, H4769, H4778 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), S3468 [12AP], S3980, S3981, S3995, S4004 [20AP], H1455, H1473, H1482 [15MR], H1517 [16MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4106 [26MY]

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9566 [3NO]

Schedules

Commission on the National Guard and Reserves timetable and activities, S12426 [7NO]

Statements

Develop and Implement a Plan for Withdrawal of Armed Forces From Iraq: Gold Star Families for Peace (organization), H4576 [16JN]

Gulf War Illness Research Funding, H4745 [20JN]

Helman on UN Option: Gerald Helman, H4963 [22JN]

Improve Federal Government Preparedness and Response Plans After Hurricane Katrina: Representative McKinney, E1824 [13SE]

Investigation of Halliburton Co. for Alleged Misuse and Abuse of Funds and Resources Provided Under Contracts Dealing With Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq: Bunnatine H. Greenhouse, Corps of Engineers, S7483 [28JN]

Level of Cooperation and Interaction Between Dept. of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office and Several POW Advocacy Groups: National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, E1304 [21JN]

National Innovation Act: Association of American Universities, S13677 [15DE]

Night on a Sandbar on the Yangtze River—March 8, 1945: Hugh D. Wilson, H7654 [6SE]

Participation of John G. Roberts, Jr., in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Court Case: Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., S10507 [27SE]

Response to Senator Rockefeller's Remarks on Douglas J. Feith: Dept. of Defense, S12105 [1NO]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act Senate Amendments, H8415 [28SE]

State of the Union: Ernest F. Hollings, S968 [3FE]

Strategic Plan—Section 3.7—Cognitive Computing: Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, H2487 [26AP]

Survivor Benefit Program Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Elimination: Dept. of Defense, S12380 [4NO]

Tribute to Fallen Navy SEALS: Joseph Maguire, S9429 [29JY]

———Pete Van Hooser, S9430 [29JY]

Tribute to Fallen Servicemen Gertson and Plumondore: Michael E. Kurilla, E992 [16MY]

Tribute to Kevin J. (Jack) Dempsey: Jennifer Dempsey, E36 [6JA]

Tribute to Richard Schild and Daniel M. Cuka, S13645 [15DE]

U.S. Military Presence in Kyrgyzstan: Condoleezza Rice, Sec. of State and Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan, E2118 [18OC]

U.S. Policy on Iraq: Congressional Black Caucus (2002), H10996 [18NO]

———Congressional Black Caucus (2003), H10996 [18NO]

War on Terrorism: Vernon Chong, S12775 [15NO]

Withdrawal of Troops From Iraq: Representative Kucinich, E1864 [15SE]

Summaries

Dept. of Defense Support for Hurricane Katrina Relief, S9946 [13SE]

National Innovation Act (S. 2109), S13675 [15DE]

Tables

Accountability of senior-level officers relative to treatment of detainees, S12435 [7NO]

Additional equipment for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3008 [5MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, S3473 [12AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies, S10421 [26SE]

Congressional Black Caucus budget reallocation of budget defense funding, H1645 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4728-H4732 [20JN]

———managers' amendment on military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction authorization, S10814 [3OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4086-H4089 [26MY], H10915-H10920 [18NO]

Ohio National Guard—Hurricane Support Joint Task Force Buckeye I, E2233 [1NO]

Ohio National Guard—Hurricane Support Joint Task Force Buckeye II, E2233 [1NO]

Proposed VA budget for fiscal year 2006, S2723 [15MR]

Rising Humvee requirements, S3969 [20AP]

Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1438-H1443 [15MR]

———conference report, H2998-H3005 [5MY]

2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission timeline, S8657 [21JY]

Testimonies

Investigation of Halliburton Co. for Alleged Misuse and Abuse of Funds and Resources Provided Under Contracts Dealing With Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq: Rory Mayberry, S7483 [28JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 6, Dept. of Defense continuance of exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts, H419 [9FE]

H. Con. Res. 26, tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, H422 [9FE]

H. Con. Res. 36, support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H315 [2FE]

H. Con. Res. 67, tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military, H757 [17FE]

H. Con. Res. 159, National Military Families Week, H4194 [8JN]

H. Con. Res. 188, tribute to members of Air Force killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, H5207 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 276, return enrollment to the House to allow for reenrollment of H.R. 3765, extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits, H9198 [26OC]

H. Res. 59, consideration of H. Con. Res. 36, support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H310 [2FE]

H. Res. 60, commend Iraq for conducting free elections, express gratitude to U.S. Armed Forces and their families, and reaffirm U.S. mission, H303 [2FE]

H. Res. 119, recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, H1031 [9MR]

H. Res. 120, commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa, H1740 [5AP]

H. Res. 151, consideration of H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, H1427 [15MR]

H. Res. 256, tribute to servicemen who died during the attempted rescue of American hostages in Iran in 1980, H4810 [21JN]

H. Res. 258, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, H2985 [5MY]

H. Res. 293, consideration of H.R. 1815, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H3900 [25MY]

H. Res. 298, consideration of H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H4078 [26MY]

H. Res. 302, tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism, H9974 [8NO]

H. Res. 315, consideration of H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H4567 [16JN]

H. Res. 346, consideration of H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act, H5768 [13JY]

H. Res. 425, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, H7681 [7SE]

H. Res. 427, anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7774 [8SE]

H. Res. 469, consideration of H.J. Res. 68, continuing appropriations, motions to suspend House Rules and consider certain legislation, and disapprove Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations, H8525 [29SE]

H. Res. 500, anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19, H10329 [16NO]

H. Res. 564, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H10912 [18NO]

H. Res. 571, call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, H11005 [18NO]

H. Res. 572, consideration of H. Res. 571, call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, H10994 [18NO]

H. Res. 639, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H12224 [18DE]

H.J. Res. 18, recognize the historic commitment of the U.S. to the recovery and full accounting of POW or MIA, H665 [16FE]

H.J. Res. 38, recognize John Barry as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy, H11605 [14DE]

H.J. Res. 55, develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, H6160 [20JY]

H.J. Res. 65, Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations disapproval, H9308 [27OC]

H.J. Res. 73, develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, H11029 [18NO]

H.R. 458, Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act, H5186-H5190 [27JN]

H.R. 486, Holloman AFB, NM, land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers, H1386 [14MR]

H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, S3368-S3393 [11AP], S4195-S4215 [25AP]

H.R. 1490, National Defense University awarding of degree of Master of Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy, H4147 [7JN]

H.R. 1499, Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act, H3712 [23MY]

H.R. 1815, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H3926-H3996 [25MY]

H.R. 2046, Servicemembers' Health Insurance Protection Act, H3740 [23MY]

H.R. 2132, extend waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency, H8111 [20SE]

H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies, military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services appropriations, S10335-S10346 [22SE], S10453-S10459 [26SE]

H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S10656-S10683 [29SE], S11256-S11275 [7OC]

H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act, H5824-H5863 [14JY]

H.R. 3200, Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act, S10480 [27SE], H6453 [26JY], H8413 [28SE]

H.R. 3645, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9596 [1SE], H7618 [2SE]

H.R. 3673, emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7777 [8SE]

H.R. 3765, extend Army authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits, H8115 [20SE]

H.R. 4326, entrance of the Navy into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70), H10330 [16NO]

S. 11, Standing With Our Troops Act, S148-S156 [24JA]

S. 12, Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act, S157-S168 [24JA]

S. 13, Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act, S169-S174 [24JA]

S. 36, U.S. Military Cancer Institute, S227 [24JA]

S. 43, Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act, S230 [24JA]

S. 44, Military Death Benefit Improvement Act, S231 [24JA]

S. 58, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S241 [24JA]

S. 59, allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commisary and exchange stores, S241 [24JA]

S. 79, verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility, S254 [24JA]

S. 121, increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits for Armed Forces members, S311-S313 [24JA]

S. 145, require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers, S453 [25JA]

S. 146, Filipino Veterans Equity Act, S453 [25JA]

S. 185, Miltary Retiree Survivor Benefit Equity Act, S594 [26JA]

S. 192, improve U.S. stabilization and reconstruction capabilities relative to countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife or threatened with instability, S601-S603 [26JA]

S. 320, Fort Carson Conservation Act, S1135 [8FE]

S. 332, prohibit retirement of F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft, S1205 [9FE]

S. 392, award Congressional Gold Medal to Tuskegee Airmen, S1517 [16FE], S11056 [4OC]

S. 461, Combat Wounds Compensation Act, S1722 [18FE]

S. 484, allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums, S1875 [1MR]

S. 486, require procurement of Navy helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S., S1876 [1MR]

S. 523, rename the death gratuity payable for deaths of Armed Forces members as fallen hero compensation, S2030 [3MR]

S. 639, reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S2852 [16MR]

S. 679, Central Contractor Registry Act, S3059 [17MR]

S. 721, Louisiana Coastal Area ecosystem restoration program authorization, S3288 [6AP]

S. 753, Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act, S3426-S3430 [11AP]

S. 798, Military Families Leave Act, S3669 [14AP]

S. 806, provide a traumatic injury protection rider to certain insured servicemembers, S3682 [14AP]

S. 1014, Supporting Our Patriotic Businesses Act, S5101-S5103 [12MY]

S. 1028, Military Personnel Financial Services Education Act, S5159 [12MY]

S. 1142, Helping Our Patriotic Employers at Helping Our Military Employees (HOPE at HOME) Act, S6035-S6037 [26MY]

S. 1184, waive passport fees for a relative of a deceased Armed Forces member proceeding abroad to visit the grave or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member, S6166 [7JN]

S. 1235, Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act, S6485 [14JN], S10620-S10622 [28SE]

S. 1255, Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act, S6742 [16JN]

S. 1341, Veterans' Enhanced Transition Services Act, S7825-S7827 [30JN]

S. 1342, Veterans Outreach Improvement Act, S7828 [30JN]

S. 1351, Cold War Medal Act, S7834 [30JN]

S. 1397, U.S. Army Relief Act, S8305 [14JY]

S. 1512, grant Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Inc., S9184 [27JY]

S. 1540, Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program Act, S9300-S9302 [28JY]

S. 1813, modify circumstances under which a veteran who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors, S10827 [3OC]

S. 1867, Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act, S11324 [7OC]

S. 1886, Naval Vessels Transfer Act, H11054 [6DE]

S. 1886, Navel Vessels Transfer Act, S11499 [18OC]

S. 1888, Military Family Support Act, S11563 [19OC]

S. 1988, authorize transfer of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies to Korea, S12628 [9NO]

S. 1988, authorize transfer of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies to the Republic of Korea, H12182 [18DE]

S. 2109, National Innovation Act, S13664-S13670 [15DE]

S. 2151, Fair Share for Military Children in Public Schools Act, S14190 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 4, Dept. of Defense continuance of exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts, S503 [25JA]

S. Con. Res. 8, ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, S825 [1FE]

S. Con. Res. 11, tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, S1142 [8FE]

S. Con. Res. 27, National Month of the Military Child, S3690, S3713 [14AP]

S. Con. Res. 31, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, S4849, S4879 [10MY], H3119 [11MY]

S. Con. Res. 39, support goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day, S6058 [26MY], S9317 [28JY]

S. Con. Res. 41, National Military Families Week, S6340 [9JN]

S. Con. Res. 74, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S14239, S14337 [21DE]

S. Res. 9, National Military Family Month, S369 [24JA], S12711 [10NO]

S. Res. 47, tribute to civilian employers of members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces for their support of members who are called to active duty and for their support of the members' families, S1307 [10FE]

S. Res. 53, demand return of U.S.S. Pueblo to U.S. by Democratic People's Republic of Korea, S1356 [14FE]

S. Res. 86, National Airborne Day, S3067 [17MR]

S. Res. 171, develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, S6494 [14JN]

S. Res. 216, honor service of men and women who served in World War II and recognize ``Greatest Generation Homecoming Weekend'' held in Pittsburgh, PA, S9187, S9199 [27JY]

S. Res. 233, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, S9631, S9691 [6SE]

S. Res. 319, commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia, S13183 [17NO]

S. Res. 338, tribute to Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S13812-S13856 [16DE]

S. Res. 343, Thank Our Defenders Week, S14335 [21DE]

S.J. Res. 21, recognize John Barry as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy, S8986 [26JY]

Transcripts

Press Briefing With National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, S12383 [4NO]

Tributes

Farragut, David G., H6331 [22JY]

Myers, Richard B., H8632, H8633 [29SE], H8650 [6OC]