DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Amendments

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (S. 2012), S5509 [6JN], S6025, S6065 [19JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4555, H4556, H4557 [26JN], H4639, H4640, H4642, H4644, H4645, H4649, H4651, H4653, H4655, H4656, H4657, H4661, H4681 [27JN], H4690, H4691, H4694, H4696, H4697, H4699, H4701, H4707, H4708, H4711, H4714, H4716, H4717, H4718, H4719, H4720, H4721, H4722, H4723, H4724, H4725, H4726, H4729, H4730, H4731, H4733, H4734, H4735, H4743, H4748, H4752, H4753, H4755, H4756, H4757, H4758, H4759, H4760, H4762, H4763, H4764, H4767, H4768, H4770, H4771, H4772, H4774, H4796 [28JN], H4800, H4802, H4804 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Institute: establish (see S. 3527), S5950 [15JN]

Coastal zones: provide grants to States for coastal zone management, coastal wetlands conservation, coastal land protection, and fisheries habitat restoration, and to improve understanding of coastal areas (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Conservation and Habitat Restoration Fund: establish (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Fish and fishing: establish a regional economic transition program to provide disaster relief assistance to fisherman and fish-related businesses affected by a regional disaster (see H.R. 5447), H3016 [22MY]

———provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast (see S. 2662), S3588 [26AP]

———reauthorize various fisheries management laws (see H.R. 4686), H153 [1FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: amend (see H.R. 4940), H874 [13MR]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 5018), H1195 [28MR] (see H.R. 5051), H1388 [30MR]

Foreign trade: transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H867 [9MR]

Klamath River: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon (see S. 2649), S3506 [25AP] (see H.R. 5213), H1852 [26AP]

Nanoscience to Commercialization Institutes: award grants to establish to develop commercial applications of nanotechnology (see H.R. 5008), H1129 [16MR]

National Technical Information Service: require distribution of monthly updates of SSA Death Master List to all nationwide consumer reporting agencies to facilitate fraud prevention (see H.R. 5494), H3307 (see H.R. 5494), H3359 [25MY]

NOAA: reorganize (see H.R. 5450), H3016 [22MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow waiver of statutory provisions governing patents and trademarks in certain emergencies (see H.R. 4742), H273 [14FE]

Patents: establish procedures for granting compulsory patent licenses for exporting patented pharmaceutical products to certain countries consistent with international commitments made by the U.S. (see S. 3175), S5229 [25MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5672), H4519 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5672), consideration (see H. Res. 890), H4554 [26JN]

Under Sec. of Commerce for U.S. Direct Investment: establish (see S. 3171), S5229 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: compliance, H4767 [28JN]

Fish and fishing: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, H4666 [27JN], H4686, H4687, H4688, H4689, H4700, H4703, H4704 [28JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5018), E432 [28MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5051), E472 [30MR]

Gen-Probe Inc.: National Medal of Technology Laureate award recipient, E307 [8MR]

Global warming: impact study funding, H4701, H4702 [28JN]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (H.R. 2355), H611 [7MR]

International Trade Administration: funding, H4694 [28JN]

———Office of China Compliance funding, H4694 [28JN], E1332 [29JN]

Lincoln Electric, Inc.: President's ``E'' Star Award for Exports recipient, E912 [19MY]

Manufacturing Extension Partnership: funding, H4806 [29JN]

National Technical Information Service: require distribution of monthly updates of SSA Death Master List to all nationwide consumer reporting agencies to facilitate fraud prevention (H.R. 5494), E989 [26MY]

PACCAR, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce National Medal of Technology recipient, E271 [2MR]

Russia: prohibit funding to negotiate accession into the World Trade Organization, H4730, H4731 [28JN]

SBA: New Markets Venture Capital Program funding, H4637 [27JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4804 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4617-H4665 [27JN], H4686, H4687, H4688, H4689, H4701-H4779 [28JN], H4799-H4808 [29JN], E1307 [28JN], E1332, E1334, E1343, E1347 [29JN], E1367 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5672), amendment process, H4638 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5672), consideration (H. Res. 890), H4568-H4574 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5672), corrections in engrossment, H4830 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5672), unanimous-consent agreement, H4617 [27JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H4800 [29JN]

———require purchase of a certain number of alternative-fuel vehicles, H4734 [28JN]

Remarks in Senate

Advanced Multidisciplinary Computing Software Institute: establish (S. 3527), S5965 [15JN]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S112 [25JA]

———provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate the economic losses caused by salmon fishery restrictions along the California and Oregon coast, S4017 [4MY], S5486 [6JN], S5946 [15JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (S. 2012), S5486 [6JN], S5946 [15JN], S6025-S6043, S6049 [19JN]

Manufacturing Extension Partnership: tribute, S6775 [29JN]

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program: funding, S2100 [14MR]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: include Rhode Island as a member, S6043 [19JN]

New Orleans, LA: provide grant to Port of New Orleans to mitigate increased costs from loss of deep draft navigation access to certain facilities at the Port in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, S3944 [3MY]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, S2278 [16MR]

Paccar, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce National Medal of Technology recipient, S1126 [13FE]

Patents: establish procedures for granting compulsory patent licenses for exporting patented pharmaceutical products to certain countries consistent with international commitments made by the U.S. (S. 3175), S5245-S5247 [25MY]

Trademark Act: amend relative to dilution by blurring or tarnishment (H.R. 683), S1921, S1923 [8MR]

Under Sec. of Commerce for U.S. Direct Investment: establish (S. 3171), S5243, S5245 [25MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5672, Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 890) (H. Rept. 109-529), H4554 [26JN]

Dept. of Commerce Transmittal to the House of Representatives a Copy of the Technology Administration Workforce Globalization Final Draft Report: Committee on Science (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 109-415), H1740 [25AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2012) (S. Rept. 109-229), S2799 [4AP]

Health Care Choice Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2355) (H. Rept. 109-378), H387 [16FE]

Multi-State and International Fisheries Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4686) (H. Rept. 109-444), H1915 [27AP]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 5450) (H. Rept. 109-545), H4957 [10JY]

Nomination of Robert C. Cresanti To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Technology: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2312 [16MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5672) (H. Rept. 109-520), H4519 [22JN]

Trademark Dilution Revision Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 683), S1504 [27FE]

Waiver of Statutory Provisions Governing Patents and Trademarks in Certain Emergencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4742) (H. Rept. 109-408), H1561 [5AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4653, H4656, H4657 [27JN], H4711, H4713, H4730 [28JN], H4803 [29JN]

Tables

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4619-H4628 [27JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 890, consideration of H.R. 5672, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H4568 [27JN]

H.R. 683, Trademark Dilution Revision Act, S1921-S1923 [8MR]

S. 2012, Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, S6025-S6041 [19JN]

S. 3171, U.S. Direct Investment Act, S5243-S5245 [25MY]

S. 3175, Life-Saving Medicines Export Act, S5247-S5252 [25MY]

S. 3527, Blue Collar Computing and Business Assistance Act, S5964 [15JN]