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

Addresses

America's Voice for Security, Prosperity, and Humanitarian Values: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S7524-S7526 [26JY], E1653 [1AU]

Keel Laying Ceremony for U.S.S. Missouri: Representative Skelton, E2134 [28SE]

Logan Airport 9/11 Memorial Dedication: John A. Quelch, Massachusetts Port Authority, E1796 [16SE]

Tribute to Johnathon M. Millican: Representative Bachus, H841 [12FE]

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S6299 [26JN], S8159, S8160, S8161, S8187, S8188, S8189, S8190, S8191, S8192, S8196, S8197, S8198, S8199, S8200, S8201, S8203, S8204, S8205, S8206, S8207, S8208, S8209, S8210, S8211, S8212, S8213, S8214, S8215, S8216 [9SE], S8231, S8240, S8250, S8282, S8284, S8285, S8286, S8287, S8288, S8289, S8291, S8292, S8293, S8294, S8295, S8296, S8297, S8299, S8300, S8301, S8302, S8303, S8304, S8305, S8306, S8307, S8308, S8309, S8310, S8311, S8312, S8314, S8315, S8316, S8317, S8318, S8319, S8320, S8321, S8322, S8323, S8324, S8325 [10SE], S8421, S8424, S8426, S8427, S8428, S8429, S8430, S8431, S8432, S8433, S8438, S8439, S8442, S8443, S8444, S8445, S8448, S8450, S8451, S8452, S8453 [11SE], S8499, S8500 [12SE], S8535, S8536, S8537, S8538, S8539, S8540, S8541, S8542, S8543, S8544, S8545, S8546, S8547, S8548, S8549, S8550, S8551, S8552, S8553, S8554, S8555, S8556, S8558, S8559, S8782, S8783, S8786, S8787, S8788, S8789, S8790, S8791, S8793, S8794, S8795, S8798 [15SE], S8863, S8864, S8865, S8866, S8868, S8869, S8870, S8871, S8872, S8873, S8874, S8875 [16SE], S8956, S8957, S8958, S8959 [17SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), conference report, S3806 [6MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4658, H4741, H4742, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4748, H4749, H4752, H4753, H4756, H4759, H4763, H4764, H4766, H4774, H4777, H4779, H4781, H4782, H4783, H4784, H4791, H4794, H4796, H4798, H4801, H4804, H4806, H4807 [22MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1213), H4340 [21MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1218), H4466 [22MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4378, S4415 [19MY], S4496, S4504, S4505, S4506, S4527 [20MY], S4627, S4664, S4700, S4701, S4702, S4703 [21MY], S4810, S4815, S4823, S4831 [22MY], S6170 [25JN], S6298, S6299 [26JN], H3905, H3912, H3917, H3920 [15MY], H5622, H5646 [19JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1197), H3901 [15MY]

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (S. 2516), S1891 [11MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (H.R. 5714), H10816 [3OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7309, H7311, H7312, H7313, H7314, H7330 [29JY], H7630, H7631 [30JY], H7725, H7743, H7749, H7751, H7752, H7755, H7757, H7758, H7761, H7762, H7763, H7764, H7765, H7766, H7772, H7773 [31JY], H7793, H7794, H7797 [1AU]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), consideration (H. Res. 1384), H7658 [31JY]

FBI: establish a liaison with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 2840), S9433 [24SE]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), H10337, H10348 [29SE]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1517), H10322 [28SE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 634), H5533 [18JN]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (S. 3073), S10387, S10394 [1OC]

Announcements

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims of terrrorist attacks, H8044 [11SE]

———moment of silence to honor Marines lost during the bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, H9217 [24SE]

Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4935 [4JN], H6294 [9JY], H7894 [9SE], H10830 [19NO], H10907 [10DE]

Senate: moment of silence in memory of victims of terrrorist attacks, S8334 [11SE]

———moment of silence to honor U.S. troops, S2033 [13MR]

Articles and editorials

After the Battle, Fighting the Bottle at Home, E1573 [28JY]

BRAC Success a Result of Team Approach, Says Cramer, E2004 [25SE]

By Any Calculus, War's Cost Cruel—Politics, Money, Blood—All Show a Painful Bottom Line, E527 [8AP]

Cheney Shielded Bush From Crisis, S8912-S8914 [17SE]

Col. John W. Ripley, Marine Who Halted Vietnamese Attack, Dies at 69, S10723 [20NO]

Conflict Over Spying Led White House to Brink, S8915-S8918 [17SE]

Escaping the Budget Impasse, H1595 [12MR]

50 Years Later, Nautilus Crew Still Feels It Could Repeat Polar Feat, H6420 [14JY]

5 Years After—Flowers, Ruins; Iraq's Torn Social Fabric May Be the Hardest Item To Mend as the Country Makes Fitful Progress, E527 [8AP]

For Largo Man, D-Day Is Like Yesterday, E1643 [1AU]

Generally Speaking; Retiring Guard Chief's Mission—``Take Care of the Troops'', S67 [22JA]

High Road—Forswearing Torture Gives U.S. Moral Standing, H1513 [11MR]

Infamy, S159 [23JA]

Injustice Undone—Soldier Honored More Than 20 Years After Death, H433 [23JA]

Iraq War Will Cost Us $3 Trillion and Much More, S1870 [11MR]

Iraq—No More Hold and Pray, E626 [16AP]

Jones Stands Ground on Lejeune Memorial in Hall Outside Office, H6450 [14JY]

Korean War Vets Honored—S. Korean General Presents Medallions, S7768 [30JY]

Navy Veteran Tribute Bill Lands in Congress, H7603 [30JY]

Need Cash? Cut Nuclear Weapons Budget, E2339 [9DE]

9 Funerals for 9 Warriors, E1736 [9SE]

Saddam's Dangerous Friends—What a Pentagon Review of 600,000 Iraqi Documents Tells Us, S3182-S3184 [21AP]

7 Years Later, the Terror Is Still Vivid, H8031 [11SE]

Seven Years Later—``We Will Not Forget'', E1770 [11SE]

Six of the Fallen, in Words They Sent Home, S2397-S2400 [3AP]

Somber Task of Honoring the Fallen, H2766 [29AP]

Success in Iraq—A Media Blackout, S4762 [22MY]

10,000 Flight Hours, E890 [13MY]

Touching the `Face of Grace'—Do We Have the Ability, or Desire, To See Our Soldiers in the Same Way, E1807 [16SE]

Vietnam Vet Reunites With Pilot He Shot Down in '72, S3392 [24AP]

What the Family Would Let You See, the Pentagon Obstructs, H2767 [29AP]

Wonder of Nautilus, H6420 [14JY]

Worries of Rising Fuel Costs Extend to DoD's Budget, S8340 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions

Adopt-a-Platoon Soldier Support Effort (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 959), H621 [6FE]

Africa: recognize strategic importance and welcome establishment of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) (see S. Res. 480), S1999 [12MR]

Air Force: encourage re-competition for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract (see S. Res. 609), S6363 [7JY]

———prohibit funding for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract unless certain conditions are met (see S. 3203), S6285 [26JN] (see H.R. 6426), H6176 [26JN]

———tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see S. Con. Res. 90), S5592 [12JN]

Alaska: tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (see H. Res. 961), H621 [6FE]

American GI Forum (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1291), H5797 [20JN]

American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (see H. Res. 937), H456 [23JA]

Animals: establish a pilot program to furnish a service dog to any member of the Armed Forces with a qualifying disability (see H.R. 6743), H7786 [31JY]

Antarctic regions: encourage support of a recovery mission for the human remains of crew killed in the George One crash on Thurston Island (see H. Con. Res. 301), H1000 [15FE]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 3001), S4028 [12MY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 442), H10699 [2OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see S. 2787), S2231 [31MR] (see S. 3002), S4028 [12MY] (see H.R. 4986), H293 [16JA] (see H.R. 5658), H1821 [31MR]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (see H. Res. 1213), H4320 [20MY] (see H. Res. 1218), H4452 [21MY]

———authorizing for military construction (see S. 3003), S4028 [12MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H3776 [13MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 1284)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 1281), H5579 [18JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize placement of an American braille tactile flag honoring blind civilians, military personnel, and veterans (see S. 2690), S1521 [4MR]

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 6093), H4321 [20MY]

———anniversary of integration (see S. Con. Res. 94), S7030 [22JY] (see H. Con. Res. 297), H994 [14FE]

———authorize commanders of wounded warrior battalions to accept charitable gifts on behalf of the wounded members assigned to such battalions (see S. 3407), S7905 [31JY]

———authorize extended benefits for autistic dependents of certain retirees (see S. 3621), S9657 [26SE] (see H.R. 6930), H8396 [17SE]

———authorize incentives to encourage members to train in critical foreign languages and cultural studies (see H.R. 6037), H3776 [13MY]

———authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 5941), H3017 [1MY]

———authorize travel and transportation allowances for mobilized members of the Reserve components on leave for suspension of training or to meet minimal staffing requirements (see S. 2623), S919 [12FE]

———clarify and improve authorities relative to availability of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 3339), S7526 [26JY]

———clarify and improve information on upgrades of discharge and prohibit personality disorder discharges in case of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury (see S. 2644), S1054 [14FE]

———clarify effective date of active duty of Reserves members receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty for purposes of entitlement to medical and dental care (see S. 2854), S2977 [14AP] (see H.R. 5791), H2354 [15AP]

———close loopholes in the prohibition on the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on military installations (see H.R. 5821), H2442 [16AP]

———commemorate efforts and contributions of outstanding female veterans and the vital roles women play today as servicemembers (see H. Res. 1295), H5864 [23JN]

———commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (see S. Res. 636), S7905 [31JY] (see H. Res. 1475), H8578 [22SE]

———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H3885 [14MY]

———commend service in Iraq, require congressional approval of any long-term strategic U.S.-Iraq agreement, provide for redeployment from Iraq, and provide health care for returning members (see H. Con. Res. 319), H1771 [14MR]

———declare anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day a national day of prayer and rededication for members and their mission (see S. Res. 587), S5205 [5JN]

———delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 6140), H4830 [22MY]

———deny Federal funds to any State, city, county, or other political subdivision that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office (see H.R. 5462), H993 [14FE]

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 7111), H10129 [26SE]

———eliminate requirement for dependents to reside with members to be eligible for TRICARE Prime Remote (see H.R. 5832), H2485 [17AP]

———enhance protections for servicemembers relative to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures (see S. 2764), S2132 [13MR]

———ensure every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience (see H.R. 6514), H6673 [16JY]

———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2874), S3080 [16AP] (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP] (see H.R. 6580), H7057 [23JY]

———establish a Federal employees program to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see S. 3163), S5832 [19JN] (see H.R. 6326), H5729 [19JN]

———establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for members returning from service abroad (see H.R. 5824), H2442 [16AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5651), H1771 [14MR] (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———establish a returning soldiers' bill of rights (see H.R. 5947), H3018 [1MY]

———establish searchable database of names and citations of members and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see S. 2610), S784 [7FE]

———expand certain bonus special pay authorities to enhance the recruitment and retention of psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, and other mental health professionals (see S. 2778), S2133 [13MR]

———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see S. Res. 473), S1597 [5MR] (see H. Res. 953), H557 [29JA]

———extend period after release from active duty during which a member is protected from mortgage foreclosure (see S. 2658), S1121 [25FE]

———extend special survivor indemnity allowance to survivors of certain members who die on active duty (see H.R. 5441), H992 [14FE]

———extend time limit for the use of education benefits by veterans and members of the Reserve component (see H.R. 5034), H348 [17JA]

———extend time limit for use of education assistance for certain persons actively pursuing a qualifying educational degree or certificate (see H.R. 5939), H3017 [1MY]

———extend to members with dependents the second basic housing allowance for National Guard, Reserve, and retired members without dependents who are mobilized in support of a contingency operation (see S. 2930), S3507 [29AP]

———guarantee a pay increase for members that exceeds the Employment Cost Index (see H.R. 5987), H3185 [7MY]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]

———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (see H. Res. 1054), H1771 [14MR]

———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H994 [14FE]

———honor the 358th Fighter Group for service during World War II and commend its successor, the 122d Fighter Wing for continuing the legacy of excellence in service (see H. Res. 1340), H6472 [14JY]

———implement Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for National Guard and Reserves members (see S. 2939), S3594 [30AP] (see H.R. 6075), H4060 [15MY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2963), S3698 [1MY] (see S. 3008), S4028 [12MY] (see H.R. 6268), H5407 [12JN]

———improve certain death and survivor benefits (see H.R. 6774), H7805 [1AU]

———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see S. 2938), S3507 [29AP] (see H.R. 5944), H3018 [1MY]

———improve program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 3400), S7904 [31JY]

———include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see S. 2836), S2817 [9AP]

———increase loan repayment limits for health professionals serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6018), H3403 [8MY]

———increase number of nurses through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses (see S. 2705), S1596 [5MR] (see H.R. 5878), H2657 [23AP]

———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 6686), H7784 [31JY]

———investigate suicides committed by members (see S. 2772), S2133 [13MR]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 6438), H6229 [8JY]

———minimize use of stop-loss orders to retain members who have completed their contractural obligations and eliminate use of stop-loss orders for members who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1177), H3108 [6MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 3456), S8179 [9SE] (see H.R. 7257), H10827 [3OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see S. 2579), S492 [30JA] (see H.R. 5714), H2068 [8AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see S. 3356), S7629 [29JY]

———pay one-time bonus to members who serve in a combat zone in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 6760), H7787 [31JY]

———permit members assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Dept. of Defense at the House of Representatives to obtain membership in the House exercise facility (see H. Res. 1068), H1889 [1AP]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 6048), H3884 [14MY]

———provide a special displacement allowance for members without dependents and provide for an annual percentage increase in the amount of the family separation allowance (see S. 3057), S4792 [22MY]

———provide additional respite care for spouses of members who deploy overseas (see S. 3657), S10176 [30SE]

———provide an additional increase in rates of military basic pay for members above the pay increase proposed by the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 5481), H1031 [25FE]

———provide enhanced education and employment opportunities for military spouses (see S. 2599), S733 [6FE]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 6185), H4974 [4JN]

———provide for enhanced reimbursement of servicemembers and veterans for certain travel expenses (see S. 2654), S1054 [14FE]

———provide for equity in the award of certain military decorations and citations (see S. 3423), S8035 [1AU]

———provide for payment of interest on claims paid by the U.S. in connection with the correction of military records when a military corrections board sets aside a conviction by court-martial (see S. 2548), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5130), H456 [23JA]

———provide for presentation of a U.S. flag to the children of members who die in service (see S. 2882), S3144 [17AP]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (see H.R. 5609), H1700 [13MR]

———provide injured members information concerning benefits (see H.R. 5831), H2485 [17AP]

———provide travel and transportation allowances for family members of members of the uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions (see S. 2689), S1521 [4MR]

———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H1220 [4MR]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similiar mechanism (see S. 3060), S4792 [22MY] (see H.R. 6205), H5043 [5JN]

———require public higher education institutions to charge dependent children of members a rate of tuition equal to rate charged to in-State residents (see H.R. 7107), H9973 [25SE]

———require report on inclusion of severe and acute post-traumatic stress disorder among the conditions covered by traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see S. 2965), S3699 [1MY]

———require that each member receive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other Dept. of Labor transitional services before that member separates from active duty service (see H.R. 6925), H8396 [17SE]

———require the Sec. of the Army implement the First Sergeants Barracks Initiative in order to improve the quality of life and living environments for single soldiers (see S. 2966), S3699 [1MY] (see H.R. 6128), H4829 [22MY]

———retain certain active members otherwise retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but still medically able to perform noncombat-related specialties or duties (see H.R. 5868), H2552 [22AP]

———take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members and their dependents are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections (see H. Con. Res. 388), H6229 [8JY]

———transport remains of members who died in a combat theater when such remains are recovered (see H.R. 6423), H6175 [26JN]

———tribute to families of servicemembers (see H. Con. Res. 295), H942 [13FE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 501), S2436 [3AP]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H6727 [17JY]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2486 [17AP]

Arms Export Control Act: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, assess military status of and provide assistance to Israel, and continue military cooperation with the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 7177), H10299 [27SE]

Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 590), S5447 [10JN]

———clarify authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety (see H.R. 6040), H3776 [13MY]

———honor and express gratitude to the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (``Triple Nickles'') (see H. Res. 1136), H2658 [23AP]

———select a site to establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see S. Con. Res. 95), S7573 [28JY]

———tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]

Army Reserve: anniversary (see S. Res. 513), S2977 [14AP]

Assistant Sec. of Defense for Irregular Warfare, Cultural Training, and Social Science Initiatives: create position (see H.R. 6037), H3776 [13MY]

Astronauts: recognize participants in Apollo program lunar missions by appointing them to the grade of major general or rear admiral on the retired list, or Lunar Ambassadors to those not in the military (see H.R. 6700), H7784 [31JY]

Aviation: allow commercial air traffic to use certain airspace, authorize FAA New York Integration Office, establish an Aviation Traveler Task Force, and alert passengers of service disruptions (see S. 3165), S5832 [19JN]

———require air carriers to establish reduced air fares and more flexible terms for members of the Armed Forces on active duty (see H.R. 6446), H6342 [9JY]

———require air carriers to waive certain baggage fees for members of the uniformed services traveling under orders (see H.R. 6985), H8577 [22SE]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see S. 3197), S6158 [25JN]

Barry M. Goldwater (U.S.S.): designate (see H. Con. Res. 359), H4321 [20MY]

Berkeley, CA: condemn resolution impugning integrity of the Marine Corps, rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities, and commend the service and efforts of Marine Corps members (see H. Res. 958), H621 [6FE]

———rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see S. 2596), S733 [6FE] (see H.R. 5222), H620 [6FE]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary (see S. Res. 605), S6286 [26JN]

Blue Grass Army Depot: prohibit transport of hydrolysate to an off-site location (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 91), S5753 [18JN] (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1821 [31MR]

Bush, President: impeach (see H. Res. 1258), H5192 [10JN] (see H. Res. 1345), H6576 [15JY]

———remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]

California: tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1215), H4321 [20MY]

Cannon AFB, NM: authorize appropriations for the Special Operations Command for construction of a Special Operations Force Maintenance Hangar (see S. 2697), S1521 [4MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world (see H. Con. Res. 313), H1445 [10MR]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of integration of the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 377), H5864 [23JN]

China, Republic of: require the Depts. of State and Defense to provide briefings on recent discussions and potential transfer of defense articles or services (see H.R. 6646), H7307 [29JY]

Coast Guard: recognize heritage (see H. Res. 1382), H7307 [29JY]

Colorado: provide for the distribution of certain mineral revenues (see S. 2857), S3025 [15AP] (see H.R. 5807), H2355 [15AP]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 437), S492 [30JA]

Contracts: promote prosecution and enforcement of contracting frauds against the U.S. by suspending statute of limitations when Congress has authorized use of military force (see S. 2892), S3174 [18AP]

———provide an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas (see H.R. 6043), H3776 [13MY]

———require disclosure by defense contractors of information on former Dept. of Defense officials (see H.R. 7168), H10131 [26SE]

Convention on Cluster Munitions: encourage U.S. signature (see S.J. Res. 37), S4969 [3JN] (see H.J. Res. 91), H5043 [5JN]

Copyrights: amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (see S. 3106), S5447 [10JN] (see H.R. 6531), H6726 [17JY]

Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 5631), H1701 [13MR]

Corps of Engineers: carry out hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features in Louisiana (see S. Res. 491), S2231 [31MR]

———conduct a comprehensive study of long-term water management in the southeastern U.S. (see H.R. 5587), H1538 [11MR]

———establish and collect recreation fees relative to Corps-administered land and water (see S. 3305), S7030 [22JY]

Courts: provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held under military authority at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 6274), H5480 [17JN]

———provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see S. 3401), S7904 [31JY] (see H.R. 6705), H7785 [31JY]

Crime: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see S. Con. Res. 97), S8275 [10SE] (see H. Con. Res. 397), H7307 [29JY]

———prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting (see H.R. 6023), H3408 [12MY]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 4973), H24 [15JA] (see H.R. 5131), H456 [23JA]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: anniversary (see H. Res. 968), H813 [7FE]

Defense Production Act: extend and reauthorize (see H.R. 6894), H8127 [15SE]

Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 6293), H5579 [18JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (see S. 3004), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit use of State loans and grants to acquire foreclosed housing to assist individuals convicted of certain crimes and give disabled veterans preference to purchase such housing (see H.R. 6027), H3776 [13MY]

Dept. of State: restore responsibility over Police Training Teams used to support, train, and equip the Iraqi Police Service, and provide the majority of members of such training teams (see H.R. 6190), H4974 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study to identify sites and resources to commemorate and interpret the Cold War (see S. 2561), S395 [28JA] (see H.R. 5139), H479 [28JA]

Dept. of the Navy: allow repayment of Federal educational loans of Marine Corps officers who were commissioned on or after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 6626), H7306 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide education and training to emergency response providers and community leaders on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 6998), H9083 [23SE]

———carry out pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 6765), H7787 [31JY]

———establish a pilot program for providing legal services to assist servicemembers and veterans in obtaining health care, benefits, and services (see H.R. 6414), H6175 [26JN]

———establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H993 [14FE]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see S. 2871), S3080 [16AP] (see H.R. 5684), H1973 [2AP] (see H.R. 6397), H6174 [26JN]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H993 [14FE]

———increase rates of basic educational assistance (see H.R. 5663), H1821 [31MR]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2575), S492 [30JA] (see H.R. 5229), H620 [6FE]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see S. 2536), S93 [22JA] (see S. 2550), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5148), H479 [28JA] (see H.R. 5155), H555 [29JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see S. 3301), S7030 [22JY] (see H.R. 6599), H7163 [24JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), consideration (see H. Res. 1384), H7306 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 7299), H10856 [20NO]

Detainee Treatment Act: include waterboarding in definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture (see H.R. 5460), H993 [14FE]

Disasters: establish responsibility to plan for and respond to catastrophic incidents (see S. 3585), S9492 [25SE]

Ecology and environment: allow military departments and defense agencies to participate in conservation banking and in-lieu-fee mitigation programs (see H.R. 6006), H3402 [8MY]

FBI: establish a liaison with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2840), S2944 [10AP]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 2827), S2636 [7AP] (see H.R. 5656), H1821 [31MR]

Foreign policy: require any agreement, other than a treaty, that obligates the use of U.S Armed Forces or financial resources be approved by Congress (see H. Res. 1028), H1417 [6MR]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: prohibit closure notwithstanding Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations (see H.R. 7106), H9973 [25SE]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: remove restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and operators of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation (see H.R. 6118), H4453 [21MY]

Guam: ensure appropriate implementation and oversight of the realignment of military installations and the relocation of military personnel (see H.R. 5931), H2947 [30AP]

Health: authorize permanent treatment for participants in chemical and biological testing conducted by Deseret Test Center and a health impact study of Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see S. 2937), S3507 [29AP]

———establish an interagency task force responsible for creating a national strategy to combat obesity (see S. 3321), S7148 [23JY]

———implement a pain care initiative (see H.R. 5465), H994 [14FE]

———prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 7003), H9083 [23SE]

Health care professionals: require pilot programs on respite care and on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and Armed Forces members with traumatic brain injury (see S. 2921), S3442 [28AP]

———take steps to appoint doctors of chiropractic as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces (see S. Con. Res. 75), S2945 [10AP] (see H. Con. Res. 294), H942 [13FE]

Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include active National Guard or Reserve members and prevent assistance payments for veterans and reservists from being offset (see S. 2732), S1741 [7MR]

———prevent payments of educational assistance for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being offset in the calculation of financial aid (see H.R. 5474), H1002 [19FE]

Holloman AFB, NM: authorize appropriations for additions and alterations to a Flight Simulator Facility (see S. 2693), S1521 [4MR]

———authorize appropriations for additions and alterations to a Jet Engine Maintenance Shop (see S. 2698), S1521 [4MR]

———authorize appropriations for additions and alterations to Aircraft Maintenance Units (see S. 2695), S1521 [4MR]

———authorize appropriations for alteration of a hangar for construction of a Low Observable Composite Repair Facility (see S. 2696), S1521 [4MR]

———authorize appropriations for construction of an Aerospace Ground Equipment Facility (see S. 2692), S1521 [4MR]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H479 [28JA]

House of Representatives: provide replacement of lost income to House employees serving on active duty for a period of more than thirty days (see H.R. 6608), H7164 [24JY]

House Rules: observe a moment of silence in the House of Representatives on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1183), H3403 [8MY]

———permit display of memorials honoring fallen servicemembers in House Office Building hallways (see H. Res. 1378), H7164 [24JY]

Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 1518), H10331 [28SE]

———tribute to Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1250), H5044 [5JN]

Illinois: integrate the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic (see S. 3713), S10742 [20NO]

Immigration: adjust status of immediate family members of aliens who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan (see S. 3453), S8131 [8SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: protect the well-being of soldiers and their families (see H.R. 6020), H3403 [8MY]

Income: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 3310), S7148 [23JY] (see H.R. 6723), H7786 [31JY]

Insurance: make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (see S. 2946), S3594 [30AP]

Intelligence services: limit use of certain interrogation techniques, require notification of the International Committee of the Red Cross of detainees, and prohibit interrogation by contractors (see S. 3437), S8035 [1AU]

Iran: prohibit use of funds by the CIA or Dept. of Defense to provide covert or clandestine assistance for the purpose of overthrowing the Government of Iran (see H.R. 6951), H8475 [18SE]

Iraq: amend reporting requirements for military and political stability in Iraq in order to provide additional information on the number of combatants and non-combatants killed (see H.R. 7215), H10331 [28SE]

———disapprove Agreement Between the U.S. and Iraq on the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities During Their Temporary Presence in Iraq (see H. Res. 1535), H10975 [10DE]

———ensure that any agreement containing a U.S. security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty or is approved by Congress (see S. 3433), S8035 [1AU] (see H.R. 6846), H7955 [9SE]

———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see S. 2829), S2743 [8AP] (see H.R. 5837), H2485 [17AP]

———prohibit certain activities relative to petroleum resources (see H.R. 6710), H7785 [31JY]

———provide for a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5499), H1074 [26FE]

———provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H24 [15JA]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H1073 [26FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see S. 2633), S970 [13FE]

———reassert congressional role relative to security commitments, defer long-term commitments to the next Administration and Congress, and maintain legal authority and immunity of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5626), H1701 [13MR]

———recognize impact of financial costs of war on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities (see H. Res. 1019), H1220 [4MR]

———require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence and accept the principle of setting a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 1329), H6406 [10JY]

———require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces and prohibit establishment of any enduring or permanent U.S. military bases (see H.R. 5507), H1154 [27FE]

———respect sovereignty, redeploy U.S. Armed Forces if asked, and submit a plan for redeployment of U.S. forces and contractors (see H. Res. 1326), H6342 [9JY]

———support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1538 [11MR]

———urge President Bush to not commit to any agreement that involves the continued presence of U.S. forces unless it includes a provision requiring Iraqi reimbursement for costs of such presence (see H. Res. 1123), H2486 [17AP]

———withhold funds for new reconstruction projects until the Iraqi Government reimburses the U.S. for previous reconstruction projects (see H. Res. 1431), H8049 [11SE]

Keith, Toby: tribute to commitment to Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 1255), H5214 [10JN]

Kirtland AFB, NM: authorize appropriations to the Defense Logistics Agency to replace fuel storage tanks (see S. 2694), S1521 [4MR]

Korea, Republic of: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 5443), H993 [14FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: establish a commemorative work near the Korean War Memorial to honor members of the Armed Forces who have served in Korea since July 28, 1953 (see H.R. 6195), H5043 [5JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 7015), H9084 [23SE]

Louisiana: carry out flood protection and coastal restoration projects (see S. 3647), S10004 [27SE]

Massachusetts Military Reservation: facilitate installation of wind turbines and other renewable energy generating technology (see H.R. 6149), H4830 [22MY]

Megellas, James (Maggie): award Medal of Honor (see S. 3232), S6441 [8JY]

Memorial Day: encourage the wearing of a red poppy to honor past and current members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3885 [14MY]

Mental health: conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members (see H.R. 6968), H8476 [18SE]

———enhance suicide prevention programs (see S. 2585), S543 [31JA] (see H.R. 5223), H620 [6FE]

———require an electronic database of information on the incidence of suicide among members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2780), S2133 [13MR]

Military Kids Day: designate (see S. Res. 565), S4182 [14MY]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H2486 [17AP]

Museums: make a grant to the National World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see S. 2652), S1054 [14FE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 80), S3891 [7MY] (see S. Res. 625), S7479 [25JY] (see H. Con. Res. 348), H3777 [13MY] (see H. Res. 1364), H6825 [22JY]

National D-Day Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 1235), H4877 [3JN]

National Guard: authorize the provision of support for border control activities of the Dept. of Homeland Security (see S. 2716), S1597 [5MR] (see H.R. 5562), H1444 [10MR]

———empower the National Guard, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 2760), S2132 [13MR] (see H.R. 5603), H1700 [13MR]

———recognize dedication and honorable service of members who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start (see H. Res. 1306), H6176 [26JN]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 334), H2759 [24AP]

National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD: designate as a replacement for Walter Reed Army Medical Center (see H.R. 5029), H294 [16JA]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 500), S2436 [3AP]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 963), H813 [7FE]

National security: authorizing appropriations for security assistance (see S. 3563), S9415 [24SE]

———military readiness of U.S. forces (see H. Res. 1129), H2552 [22AP]

National Support the Troops and Their Families Day: designate (see S. Res. 473), S1597 [5MR]

National Trauma Institute: establish (see H.R. 6010), H3402 [8MY]

Nautilus (U.S.S.): anniversary of crossing the North Pole (see S. Res. 648), S8036 [1AU] (see H. Res. 1067), H1889 [1AP]

Nevada: tribute to Army and Air National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 358), H4321 [20MY]

News media: grant accredited members of the media access to military ceremonies and memorial services for soldiers who have died on active duty, and when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (see H.R. 6662), H7628 [30JY]

———prohibit domestic propaganda not otherwise specifically authorized by law (see S. 3099), S5366 [6JN]

———prohibit domestic propaganda not otherwise specifically authorized by law and investigate possible violations to annual ban (see H.R. 6398), H6174 [26JN]

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): anniversary (see S. Res. 561), S4106 [13MY]

Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1321), H6229 [8JY]

Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (see H. Res. 1139), H2658 [23AP]

Petraeus, David H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H8049 [11SE]

Petroleum: provide a mechanism for the construction of refineries on military installations to provide a reliable source of petroleum products for use by the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6125), H4829 [22MY]

POW: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston, SC (see H.R. 7272), H10844 [19NO]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KS (see S. 3721), S10812 [8DE]

POW/MIA: recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Res. 986), H994 [14FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify the law and ensure that children born to U.S. citizens while serving overseas in the military are eligible to become President (see S. 2678), S1384 [28FE]

Pueblo Chemical Depot: prohibit transport of hydrolysate to an off-site location (see S. 2656), S1121 [25FE] (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

Pueblo (U.S.S.): request return to U.S. by Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see S. Res. 423), S207 [23JA]

Puerto Rico: repeal limitation on authorized uses of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra and the prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for decontamination of the area (see H.R. 5046), H348 [17JA]

Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Strategic Defense Initiative speech (see H. Res. 1057), H1771 [14MR]

Safety: assure the safety of expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting U.S. military operations overseas (see S. 3580), S9492 [25SE] (see H.R. 7102), H9973 [25SE]

———ensure that personal protective equipment undergoes survivability testing before full-scale production (see H.R. 5875), H2657 [23AP]

Schools: make grants to recognized science and technology secondary schools to support research and development projects in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 6369), H6089 [25JN]

Selective Service System: amend laws relative to registration (see H.R. 7216), H10641 [29SE]

Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 723), S10812 [8DE]

Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 6272), H5407 [12JN]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: provide a one-year period of protection against mortgage foreclosures for certain disabled or severely injured servicemembers (see S. 2981), S3790 [6MY]

Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building, Chagrin Falls, OH: designate (see S. 2626), S919 [12FE] (see H.R. 5400), H870 [12FE]

Shimkus, Representative: tribute (see H. Res. 1223), H4831 [22MY]

Ships and vessels: recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (see H. Res. 1316), H6176 [26JN]

———transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see S. 3052), S4792 [22MY]

Skaggs Island, CA: transfer Naval Security Group Activity from the Dept. of the Navy to the Dept. of the Interior for conversion into a national wildlife refuge (see H.R. 5844), H2486 [17AP]

Small Business Act: improve veterans' programs (H.R. 4253), concur in Senate amendment with amendment (see H. Res. 921), H295 [16JA]

Space policy: congratulate the Navy and the Dept. of Defense for successfully intercepting the disabled National Reconnaissance Office satellite, NROL-21 (see H. Res. 1004), H1154 [27FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones (see H.R. 5798), H2354 [15AP]

———allow a deduction for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones (see H.R. 5786), H2265 [14AP]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by certain current and former servicemembers (see H.R. 6181), H4974 [4JN]

———allow employers a credit for employing members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 5725), H2069 [8AP]

———protect the financial stability of activated members of the Ready-Reserve and National Guard while serving abroad (see H.R. 7155), H10131 [26SE]

———provide a credit for providing volunteer service to military families through the Dept. of Defense America Supports You program (see H.R. 5785), H2265 [14AP]

———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4064 [16MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 1421), H7955 [9SE] (see H. Res. 1455), H8396 [17SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 656), S8383 [11SE] (see H. Res. 1420), H7955 [9SE]

———require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (see S. 2634), S970 [13FE] (see S. 3637), S9658 [26SE]

———transport enemy combatants detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the District of Columbia to be held on Supreme Court grounds (see H.R. 6615), H7164 [24JY]

Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 5517), H1183 [28FE]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see S. 3432), S8035 [1AU] (see H.R. 7178), H10299 [27SE]

Veterans: clarify the service treatable as service engaged in combat with the enemy for utilization of non-official evidence for proof of service-connection in a combat-related disease or injury (see H.R. 5985), H3185 [7MY]

———enhance housing loan authorities for veterans and otherwise assist veterans and members of the Armed Forces in avoiding the foreclosure of their homes (see S. 2992), S3891 [7MY]

———establish a commission to oversee services for post-traumatic stress and other mental health disorders, the Heroes-to-Healers Program, and grants for mental health provider recruitment (see S. 3374), S7904 [31JY]

———exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 5564), H1445 [10MR]

———expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 7294), H10844 [19NO]

———extend concurrent receipt authority to members and former members of the uniformed services who are entitled to voluntary separation incentive payments and veterans' disability compensation (see H.R. 5621), H1701 [13MR]

———extend operations of the Senior Oversight Committee on wounded warrior matters (see S. 2923), S3442 [28AP]

———health care funding through reductions in LSC and Title X family planning programs funding (see H.R. 6712), H7785 [31JY]

———health care funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding (see H.R. 6711), H7785 [31JY]

———improve and enhance procedures for the retirement of Armed Forces members for disability and improve and enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans (see S. 2674), S1384 [28FE] (see H.R. 5509), H1183 [28FE]

———presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H3018 [1MY]

———provide individualized notice about available benefits and streamline application processes for the benefits (see S. 3307), S7030 [22JY] (see H.R. 6494), H6576 [15JY]

Voting: collect absentee ballots of overseas uniformed services voters for Federal elections and deliver ballots to State election officials prior to the closing of the polls (see H.R. 5673), H1888 [1AP]

———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 3073), S4793 [22MY] (see H.R. 7265), H10828 [3OC]

Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to contract employees who report abuses to their superiors (see H.R. 6303), H5580 [18JN]

Will County, IL: transfer jurisdiction of the Joliet Training Area to the Dept. of Agriculture for inclusion in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and convey several parcels of the Training Area (see H.R. 6944), H8475 [18SE]

World War II: compensate Armed Forces members, U.S. civilian employees, or their surviving spouses who, as POWs, performed slave labor for Japan or Japanese corporations (see S. 3107), S5447 [10JN] (see H.R. 6497), H6576 [15JY]

———express appreciation for service of Filipino veterans on the anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order to put Filipino forces under U.S. command (see H. Res. 1400), H7788 [31JY]

Biographies

Aitken, Hugh, S8519 [15SE]

Anderson, Dorian, S8519 [15SE]

Barnett, James A., Jr., S8519 [15SE]

Batiste, John, S8519 [15SE]

Brahms, David M., S8519 [15SE]

Cheney, Stephen A., S8519 [15SE]

Cullen, James P., S8519 [15SE]

Eaton, Paul, S8519 [15SE]

Foote, Evelyn P., S8519 [15SE]

Fox, Eugene, S8519 [15SE]

Gottardi, Larry, S8519 [15SE]

Gunn, Lee F., S8518 [15SE]

Guter, Don, S8519 [15SE]

Hendrickson, Lief H., S8519 [15SE]

Hilman, Oscar, S8520 [15SE]

Hoar, Joseph, S8518 [15SE]

Hutson, John D., S8519 [15SE]

Irvine, David R., S8520 [15SE]

Johns, John H., S8520 [15SE]

Jumper, John P., S8518 [15SE]

Kennedy, Claudia J., S8518 [15SE]

Konetzni, Albert H., Jr., S8518 [15SE]

Krulak, Charles, S8518 [15SE]

McGinnis, David L., S8520 [15SE]

McGinnis, Ross A.: Army, S5352 [6JN]

McPeak, Merrill A., S8518 [15SE]

Montano, Melvyn, S8519 [15SE]

Olson, Eric, S8519 [15SE]

Otstott, Charles, S8518 [15SE]

Sagsveen, Murray G., S8520 [15SE]

Shanahan, Jack, S8518 [15SE]

Simms, Earl, S8520 [15SE]

Sovster, Harry E., S8518 [15SE]

Stone, David M., S8519 [15SE]

Taguba, Antonio M., S8519 [15SE]

Thompson, James M., S8518 [15SE]

Verrengia, Anthony, S8520 [15SE]

Warner, Volney F., S8518 [15SE]

Xenakis, Stephen N., S8520 [15SE]

Citations

Air Medal presentation to Leo Kelly, S4279 [15MY]

Brendan W. O'Connor awarded Distinguished Service Cross: Dept. of the Army, S10639 [19NO]

Distinguished Flying Cross presentation to Leo Kelly, S4278 [15MY]

Medal of Honor awarded to Bruce W. Carter, H5974 [24JN]

Medal of Honor awarded to Larry S. Pierce, H462 [28JA]

Navy Unit Commendation Award presentation to Leo Kelly, S4279 [15MY]

Soldier's Medal presentation to Brian L. Cremeans, E973 [20MY]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8470 [12SE], S8826 [16SE]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), motion to proceed, S7759 [30JY], S7879 [31JY], S8109 [8SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4475 [20MY]

Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1145 [25FE], S1166 [26FE]

Terrorism: require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (S. 2634), motion to proceed, S1145 [25FE], S1258 [27FE]

Essays

Final Post on Experiences in Iraq: Andrew J. Olmsted, S196 [23JA]

Part of the Air Force Mission Statement Is ``Excellence in All We Do''; What Does This Mean to You? Ashita Ganguly, E1205 [11JN]

Excerpts

Law relative to transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of Armed Forces members with critical military skills who agree to reenlist, S4140 [14MY]

``U.S. Army Soldier's Creed'', E1716 [8SE]

Explanations

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 3001): House Amendment, H8718-H9081 [23SE]

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Other Domestic Needs, and Imposing Certain Iraq Policy Restrictions (H.R. 2642): House Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment, H3953-H4011 [15MY]

———House Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment, H4012 [15MY]

———House Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment, H4012-H4036 [15MY]

———House Amendment to Senate Amendment, H5671-H5699 [19JN]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 1, S4302-S4318 [19MY]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 2, S4318-S4337 [19MY], S6239-S6262 [26JN]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 3, S4337-S4372 [19MY]

Histories

Contributions Made by U.S. Automobile Manufacturers Toward World War II Efforts, S10925 [11DE]

U.S.S. Henry County (LST-824), H7603 [30JY]

Letters

Assessment of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts: several Senators, S424 [29JA]

Assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq: Mike Bridges, H2019 [8AP]

Awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers: Senator McCain, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2125 [13MR]

———Senator Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2125 [13MR]

———Senators Levin and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2124, S2125 [13MR]

Clarify Army authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety: David G. Mongan, American Society of Civil Engineers, H5825 [23JN]

Condolences on death of Jonathan Yale in Iraq: John F. Kelly, Marine Corps, E1621 [30JY]

Emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, S4462 [20MY]

———Wesley E. Davey, E956 [16MY]

European Ground-Based Mid-Course Defense Agreement ratification: Representative Kucinich, E922 [14MY]

Expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents: Delfin N. Lorenzana, Embassy of the Philippines, S1039 [14FE]

Improve educational assistance for Armed Forces members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S3514 [29AP]

Improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters: John J. Molloy, National Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans Coalition, S8460 [12SE]

———Martin Conatser, American Legion, S8459 [12SE]

———Mike Coffman, Colorado Sec. of State, S8459 [12SE]

———Pete Hegseth, Vets for Freedom (organization), S8460 [12SE]

Joint Tactical Ground System funding: Kevin T. Campbell, E1018 [22MY]

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA, Life Long Learning Center funding: M.G. Spiese, Marine Corps, H4785 [22MY]

Memorial Day ceremony in Fallujah, Iraq: John F. Kelly, Marine Corps, E1620 [30JY]

National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act: Francis D. Vavala, Adjutants General Association of the U.S., S2148 [13MR]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S2148 [13MR]

———Stephen M. Koper, National Guard Association of the U.S., Inc., S2148 [13MR]

National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5170 [10JN]

———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5170 [10JN]

Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: Senator Specter, S240 [24JA]

———Vice President Cheney, S241 [24JA]

Protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation: Heather A. Watkins, H4203 [20MY]

———V. Eva Slusher, H4204 [20MY]

Repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation: Military Coalition, S8240 [10SE]

Repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels by Federal agencies and departments: Daniel J. Dell'Orto, Dept. of Defense, H7763 [31JY]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H7762 [31JY]

Report on alternative measures to address cracks in the Tomb of the Unknowns monument: John P. Woodley, Jr., Dept. of the Army and William F. Tuerk, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S8839 [16SE]

Require intelligence agencies to notify the International Red Cross of detainments of enemy combatants: several military leaders, S8517 [15SE]

Status of foreign military financing, foreign military sales, and direct commercial sales programs approval process and criteria toward Middle East allies: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H10109 [26SE]

Status of war in Afghanistan: Senator Casey, S6188 [26JN]

Technological feasibility of incorporating funding tables included in Committee on Armed Services (Senate) report into Dept. of Defense authorization legislation: James W. Fransen, Office of Legislative Counsel, S8363 [11SE]

Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of Armed Forces members with critical military skills who agree to reenlist: Michael L. Dominguez, Dept. of Defense, S4471 [20MY]

Transitional health care for Armed Forces members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve: Dennis M. McCarthy, Reserve Officers Association, S8820 [16SE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: several former commanders of the U.S. Southern Command, S3007 [15AP]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Indiana's 6th Congressional District killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1084 [23MY]

Armed Forces members from Kansas' 4th Congressional District killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H843 [12FE]

Armed Forces members from Kansas killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H843 [12FE]

Armed Forces members from Pennsylvania killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S10823 [9DE], S10844 [10DE]

Armed Forces members from Washington killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2766 [29AP]

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S1088 [15FE], S3438 [28AP], S6714 [15JY], S10711 [20NO], H2766 [29AP], H4823 [22MY]

Army 3d Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment members, S9390 [24SE]

Awards received by Leo Kelly for service in the Navy, S4279 [15MY]

Crewmembers of U.S.S. LST-325 back from Greece, H7603 [30JY]

Honor Flight, Inc., directors, S4771 [22MY]

Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter members, S8472 [12SE]

Lima Co., 3d Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment members killed in action in Iraq, E2071 [27SE]

Military Advisory Board members, S5166 [5JN]

Naval career of Leo Kelly, S4279 [15MY]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E70 [23JA]

World War II crew of U.S.S. LST-325, H7604 [30JY]

World War II veterans flown to Washington, DC, by Honor Flight, Inc., S4771 [22MY], S5588 [12JN], S9192 [22SE]

World War II veterans flown to Washington, DC, by Louisiana HonorAir (organization), S2740 [8AP], S3143 [17AP], S3502 [29AP], S3788 [6MY]

World War II veterans flown to Washington, DC, by Volusia Honor Air (organization), E951 [15MY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: President Bush, H5 [15JA]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S7759 [30JY], S8160 [9SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), veto, H5 [15JA]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4812 [22MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4460, S4475 [20MY], S4742 [22MY], S6238 [26JN], H3912 [15MY], H5646 [19JN]

Bush, President: impeach (H. Res. 1258), H5211 [10JN]

———impeach (H. Res. 1345), H6544 [15JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7799, H7801 [1AU]

Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), S1144 [25FE]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10348 [29SE]

Terrorism: require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (S. 2634), S1145 [25FE]

Obituaries

Chitjian, Adam J., S175 [23JA]

Horton, Jeremy R., S176 [23JA]

Morrison, Nicholas B., S176 [23JA]

Ostrom, Ryan S., S176 [23JA]

Tomko, Nicholas A., S175 [23JA]

Orders

Military order placing land and sea forces of Philippines under U.S. commands: Franklin D. Roosevelt, S3298 [23AP]

Poems

``All They Ask,'' Albert C. Caswell, E755 [29AP]

``Armer All,'' Albert C. Caswell, E909 [14MY]

``Book of Luke,'' Albert C. Caswell, E905 [13MY]

``But I,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2357 [10DE]

``High Flight,'' John G. Magee, E1568 [25JY]

``I Go Because,'' Jamin Y. Moore, E2332 [20NO]

``I Will!'' Albert C. Caswell, E1099 [23MY]

``Missing No More—In Honor of a Fallen Hero Missing in Action, Matt Maupin,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1085 [23MY]

``Patriot,'' Albert C. Caswell, E567 [9AP]

``Raising Cain,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2314 [20NO]

``Rest,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2071 [27SE]

``T4'', E2229 [3OC]

``Teach Me,'' Albert C. Caswell, E454 [31MR]

``Walking Tall,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2071 [27SE]

``Who Will Go?,'' Albert C. Caswell, S1198 [26FE]

``Yesterday a Veteran Died,'' John Amiott, E1814 [17SE]

Press releases

And the Emmy Award Goes to—The US Family Health Plan and the National Military Family Association: Michelle Joyner, National Military Family Association, and Susan Oakland, Marion Montgomery, Inc., E2359 [10DE]

Nutrition in schools: ``Snacks 4 Education'' project team, S5388 [9JN]

Reid Set To Deliver Nearly $200 Million to Nevada To Aid Military, S9233 [23SE]

Proclamations

Tribute to Michael L. Art: Representative Space, E978 [20MY]

Tribute to Robert D. Gabriel: Representative Space, E970 [20MY]

Tribute to Timothy L. Moore: Representative Space, E1482 [16JY]

Regulations

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Regulations: Congressional Office of Compliance, S3191-S3203 [21AP]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H439 [23JA], H2019 [8AP]

———reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H6456 [14JY], H6477 [15JY]

Agriculture: hunger and nutrition programs funding, H1976 [3AP], E1033 [22MY]

Air Force: anniversary of Office of Special Investigations, E1685 [1AU]

———awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H1207 [4MR], H1225, H1316 [5MR], H1399 [6MR], H1420 [10MR], H1622 [13MR], H1877-H1883 [1AP], H1993 [3AP], H4052 [15MY], H4285 [20MY], H4460 [22MY], H5416, H5417, H5459 [17JN], H5486, H5487, H5490 [18JN], E562 [9AP], E896 [13MY], E914 [14MY], E1224 [12JN], E1239 [17JN], E1266 [18JN]

———GAO decision on awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H5543 [18JN], H5585, H5586, H5710-H5716 [19JN]

———prohibit funding for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract unless certain conditions are met (H.R. 6426), H6146 [26JN]

———questions over resignations of former Air Force Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley and Sec. of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne, H6652 [16JY]

———tribute to B-52 crew killed in crash over Guam, E1568 [25JY]

———tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 32), H4182, H4183 [20MY]

Alaska: tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (H. Res. 961), H4180-H4182 [20MY]

American GI Forum (organization): anniversary (H. Res. 1291), H5966, H5975-H5977 [24JN], E1343 [25JN]

American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (H. Res. 937), H7869, H7870 [9SE]

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research Program: funding, E1065 [23MY], E1188 [10JN]

Antarctic regions: encourage support of a recovery mission for the human remains of crew killed in the George One crash on Thurston Island (H. Con. Res. 301), E207 [15FE]

Anzevino, Jeremy D.: Bronze Star recipient, E544 [8AP]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), H8132 [16SE], H9090-H9216 [24SE], H10121 [26SE], E2017 [26SE], E2148 [28SE]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 442), H10673 [2OC]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), earmark declaration, E1893 [24SE], E1916, E1917, E1919, E1920, E1951-E1953, E1955-E1957, E1960, E1981 [25SE], E2137 [28SE], E2154 [29SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), veto, H10 [15JA], H447-H453 [23JA], E46 [17JA]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4986), H75-H260 [16JA], H334, H335 [17JA]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4416-H4432 [21MY], H4656-H4821, H4823 [22MY], H6806 [22JY], E1017, E1018 [22MY], E1065, E1079 [23MY], E1113, E1114, E1118 [3JN], E1188 [10JN], E1529 [23JY], E2035 [27SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1213), H4337 [21MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1218), H4457-H4468 [22MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), corrections in engrossment, H4822 [22MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), earmark declaration, E985, E989, E990, E992, E993, E994, E995, E996, E997, E999, E1000, E1001, E1004, E1005, E1008, E1010 [21MY], E1011, E1014, E1017, E1018, E1022, E1023, E1024, E1025, E1026, E1028, E1029, E1031, E1032, E1033, E1034, E1036, E1038, E1040, E1041, E1042, E1043, E1044 [22MY], E1047, E1048, E1049, E1051, E1052, E1053, E1054, E1056, E1057, E1060, E1062, E1063, E1064, E1067, E1068, E1071, E1075, E1076, E1079, E1081, E1083, E1084, E1091, E1095 [23MY], E1142 [4JN], E1148, E1153 [5JN], E1231, E1233 [13JN], E1245 [17JN], E1334 [24JN], E1396 [8JY], E1598 [30JY], E1905 [25SE], E2126 [28SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), motion to recommit, H4819, H4820 [22MY]

———legislative process, H7657 [31JY], E549 [9AP]

———making emergency supplemental, H2436 [16AP], H2736, H2737 [24AP], H2990, H2991 [1MY], H3023 [5MY], H3055 [6MY], H3111, H3112, H3113, H3116, H3125-H3128 [7MY], H3701 [13MY], E857 [8MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (H.R. 6026), H3901, H3952 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3755 [13MY], H3782, H3870-H3872 [14MY], H3890, H3905-H4046, H4047, H4048, H4051 [15MY], H4285 [20MY], H4327, H4328, H4444 [21MY], H4836 [3JN], E953, E954, E956 [16MY], E963 [19MY], E987, E989 [21MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendments, H5584, H5622-H5705 [19JN], H6015 [25JN], E1293 [19JN], E1301, E1305, E1307 [20JN], E1388 [26JN]

———making emergency supplemental (H.R. 4156), H4444 [21MY]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H3951 [15MY]

Aragon, Rita: Oklahoma City (OK) Journal Record Woman of the Year award recipient, E2075 [27SE], E2117 [28SE]

Arizona: tribute to Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame inductees, E1826 [17SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: anniversary of Army 3d Infanty Regiment continuous guard detail at the Tomb of the Unknowns, E541 [8AP]

———authorize placement of an American braille tactile flag honoring blind civilians, military personnel, and veterans (H.R. 4169), H912-H914 [13FE]

———tribute to Army 3d Infantry Regiment continuous guard detail at the Tomb of the Unknowns, H8023 [11SE]

Armed Forces: allow active members to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits, H7250, H7251 [29JY]

———allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (H.R. 3174), H10263 [27SE]

———allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (H.R. 6093), H6318 [9JY]

———anniversary of integration, H6805-H6809 [22JY], E1529 [23JY], E1631 [31JY], E1662 [1AU]

———anniversary of integration (H. Con. Res. 297), H6424-H6426 [14JY], E1389 [26JN], E1483 [16JY], E1490 [17JY], E1514, E1520 [22JY]

———assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (S. 2516), H5059, H5060 [9JN]

———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (H. Res. 1200), H8062-H8065 [15SE]

———develop comprehensive policy relative to the prevention of, and response to, sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, H29 [16JA]

———enhance protections for servicemembers relative to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, H5325 [11JN]

———escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, H392 [23JA], H1344 [6MR]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H3016 [1MY], H3755 [13MY], H3937, H3940, H3942-H3944, H3949-H3951, H4037, H4040-H4044 [15MY], H4285 [20MY], H4327, H4328 [21MY], H4459, H4819, H4820 [22MY], H4978 [5JN], H5116 [10JN], H5218, H5324, H5325 [11JN], H5565 [18JN], H5615, H5616, H5619, H5670, H5701, H5702 [19JN], H5873 [24JN], H7148 [24JY], E1388 [26JN]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (H.R. 5740), E956 [16MY]

———establish partnership agreements with U.S. educational institutions to improve accessiblity to and flexibility of education benefits, H4784, H4787 [22MY]

———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (H. Res. 953), H1608, H1609 [12MR], E101 [29JA]

———extend eligibility for disability pay to certain cadets at military academies, H4755 [22MY]

———facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury, H1958 [2AP]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel, H7250, H7251 [29JY]

———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (H. Res. 1054), H4156, H4178-H4180, H4283 [20MY], E430 [14MR], E1002, E1003 [21MY], E1087 [23MY]

———impact of the duration of military deployments on members and their families, H2938-H2945 [30AP]

———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (H.R. 5944), E865 [8MY]

———increase coverage in health plans for autistic child services, H4786 [22MY]

———issuing of conduct waivers to inductees with criminal records for service, H2632 [23AP]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (H.R. 6438), E1399 [8JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (H.R. 3229), H5167-H5170 [10JN]

———mobilization and demobilization dental care for members of the Reserve component funding, H4753 [22MY]

———permit members assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Dept. of Defense at the House of Representatives to obtain membership in the House exercise facility (H. Res. 1068), H2298 [15AP]

———prohibit use of funds to continue deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq beyond a certain date, H5001 [5JN]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (H.R. 6048), H4202-H4206 [20MY], E1002 [21MY]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, H4794 [22MY]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (H.R. 5609), E407 [13MR]

———recognize contributions of immigrants, H6347 [10JY]

———recognize performance in achieving military objectives in Iraq and encourage issuance of a Presidential proclamation to observe a national day commemorating military success in Iraq (H.R. 4020), H2234 [14AP]

———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (H. Res. 1020), H2024, H2025 [8AP], E540 [8AP], E551 [9AP]

———reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel, E661 [18AP]

———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service, H7250, H7252 [29JY]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty, H647 [7FE]

———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation, H4428 [21MY]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State, H753, H755 [7FE]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, H1960, H1961 [2AP]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), H4445 [21MY]

———tribute to families of servicemembers (H. Con. Res. 295), H6422-H6424 [14JY], E1467 [15JY], E1507 [21JY]

———tribute to firefighters serving in the National Guard and Reserves in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1983 [3AP]

———tribute to Lima Co., 3d Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, E2071 [27SE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H1621 [13MR], E1237 [17JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2075 [9AP], H2766 [29AP], H4823, H4824 [22MY], E755 [29AP]

———tribute to mothers of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, H6201 [8JY]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (H. Con. Res. 390), H8067, H8068 [15SE]

———U.S. training of Egyptian military to locate and destroy underground tunnels, H5416 [17JN]

Armed Forces Day: observance, E939 [15MY]

———observance (H. Res. 1122), H10215 [27SE]

Arms control: reduce nuclear weapons and apply savings to certain domestic initiatives, E2339 [9DE]

Army: anniversary, E1201 [11JN], E1215 [12JN]

———anniversary of Residential Communities Initiative, E82 [28JA]

———clarify authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety (H.R. 6040), H5824-H5826 [23JN]

———expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat on or after December 7, 1941, H4785 [22MY]

———Future Combat Systems Program funding through reductions in Navy research, development, test, and evaluation program, military personnel, and Defense Health Program funding, H4745, H4746 [22MY]

———provision of steel for manufacture of uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees), H10121 [26SE]

———require public disclosure of names of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H4798-H4800 [22MY]

———tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (H. Res. 1080), H6421, H6422 [14JY]

———Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation funding, H4427 [21MY]

Army Family Action Plan: anniversary, E1742 [9SE]

Army Reserve: anniversary, H2630 [23AP], E707 [23AP], E1745 [9SE]

———anniversary (H.J. Res. 70), H2022-H2024 [8AP], E617 [15AP]

Army Reserves: tribute to 159th Aviation Regiment, 1st Battalion, F Company air ambulance unit, E1198 [11JN]

Arnold, James: Sec. of the Army Environmental Restoration Award recipient, E1185 [10JN]

Ashe County, NC: tribute to Armed Forces Tribute event, H8380 [17SE]

Australia: tribute to Royal Australian Air Force veterans receiving U.S. Air Force Air Medal for service during the Vietnamese Conflict, E484 [2AP]

Authorized Provider Partnership Program: funding, H4784 [22MY]

Aviation: preserve Air Force and Navy aviation training areas, H8238, H8239 [16SE]

———require air carriers to establish reduced air fares and more flexible terms for members of the Armed Forces on active duty (H.R. 6446), H6347 [10JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (H.R. 4044), H5801-H5805 [23JN], E1327 [24JN], E1345 [25JN], E2226 [3OC]

———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (S. 3197), H10648-H10653 [2OC], E2226 [3OC]

Benavidez, Bennie: Navy Firefighter Hall of Fame inductee, E1861 [22SE]

———rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps, H561, H562 [6FE], E151 [7FE]

———rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (H.R. 5222), H627 [7FE]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: tribute to California East Bay chapter #101, E121 [6FE]

Breeze, Steven J.: Distinguished Flying Cross medal recipient, E202 [14FE]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 320), H1792, H1797 [31MR], H5448 [17JN], H8064 [15SE], H9214 [24SE], E1002, E1003 [21MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H604-H617 [6FE], H4943 [4JN], H5466-H5470 [17JN]

———comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, H1556-H1559 [12MR]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H3934, H3935 [15MY]

Burgess, Representative: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kuwait, H1335-H1339 [5MR]

Bush, President: develop comprehensive interagency strategy for strategic communication and public diplomacy activities of the Federal Government, H4784 [22MY]

———evaluation of administration relative to assessment of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H2740 [24AP]

———impeach, H7159-H7161 [24JY]

———impeach (H. Res. 1258), H5088 [9JN], H6384 [10JY], E1204 [11JN]

———impeach (H. Res. 1258), unanimous-consent agreement, H5157 [10JN]

———impeach (H. Res. 1345), H6477, H6542 [15JY], H7865 [9SE], E1480 [16JY]

———impeach (H. Res. 1345), unanimous-consent agreement, H6541 [15JY]

———remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (H.R. 5167), H8098-H8103 [15SE]

———report on long-term costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4780, H4781 [22MY]

Butts, Steven L.: Association of Quartermasters St. Martin Award recipient, E1041 [22MY]

Byers, Russell W.: Army Commendation Medal recipient, E232 [25FE]

Camp Claiborne, LA: anniversary of 101st Airborne Division, E2183 [30SE]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of integration of the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 377), H6082, H6083 [25JN], H6808 [22JY], E1389 [26JN]

———reconsider House Office Building hallway policy relative to removal of memorials honoring fallen servicemembers, H6387 [10JY], H6449 [14JY], H6547 [15JY]

Cell Phones for Soldiers (organization): tribute, E301 [5MR]

Children and youth: national objectives priorities assignments, H2558 [23AP]

China, Republic of: require the Depts. of State and Defense to provide briefings on recent discussions and potential transfer of defense articles or services (H.R. 6646), H8628-H8630 [23SE], E2170 [30SE]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Elder High School students for sending care packages to military members serving overseas, H1137 [27FE]

Citivella, Caesar J.: JFK Special Warfare Center and School Bull Simons Award recipient, E1211 [12JN]

Clear Lake, IA: tribute to Lincoln Elementary School ``Operation Stockings for Soldiers'' project, E407 [13MR]

Cmelik, Michael P.: Bronze Star recipient, E1337 [25JN]

Coast Guard: recognize heritage (H. Res. 1382), H10618 [29SE]

———tribute to selection as honored service branch for Military Appreciation Day at East Carolina University, E2202 [2OC]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities, H6085 [25JN]

———prohibit funding for schools that discriminate against the military by denying equal public access to recruiters, H634 [7FE]

Columbus, GA: tribute to Stork Medical, LLC, and Community Blood Services (business) for partnership providing cord blood storage to Armed Forces members, E1076 [23MY]

Columbus, OH: tribute to 3d Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Lima Co., E1064 [23MY]

Computers: study use of power management software to reduce the use of electricity in personal computers and monitors, H4754 [22MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress relative to the Armed Forces, H6348 [10JY]

———accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H4979 [5JN]

Contracts: consider impact on U.S. industrial base during source selection for major defense acquisition programs, H4431 [21MY]

———ensure that private security contractors are not authorized to perform inherently governmental functions in an area of combat operations, H4786 [22MY]

———phase out the use of private military contractors (H.R. 4102), H2168 [10AP], H8139 [16SE]

———practice of defense contractors hiring Pentagon civilian and military retirees, H6389 [10JY]

———procurement, H6389 [10JY]

———prohibit contractors from using foreign shell companies incorporated outside the U.S. or Canada to perform the work of the contract, H4801 [22MY]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H7172 [29JY]

———reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government, H4771-H4774 [22MY]

———require disclosure by defense contractors of information on former Dept. of Defense officials (H.R. 7168), E2110 [28SE]

Copper-Base Casting Technology Program: tribute, E842 [7MY]

Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building, Charlottesville, VA: designate (H.R. 5631), H2827 [29AP]

Courson, Quinton E., Jr.: Bronze Star recipient, E1540 [23JY]

Credit: increase oversight of the management of Government-wide purchase cards, H4786 [22MY]

Cremeans, Brian L.: Soldier's Medal recipient, E973 [20MY]

Crime: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (H. Con. Res. 397), E1589 [29JY]

———require defense contractors to report and make public violent crimes committed against or by their employees, H4754 [22MY]

Culbreath, Joshua: Marine Corps Hall of Fame inductee, E1445 [14JY]

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Joint Veterans Commission of Cuyahoga County, E1106 [3JN]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Army 345th Tactical Psychological Operations Co. (Airborne), E1661 [1AU]

———tribute to Lake Highlands Exchange Club and Lake Highlands Military Moms, H5875 [24JN], E223 [25FE]

———tribute to T.C. Marsh Middle School Junior ROTC program, E673 [22AP]

Declaration of Principles for a Presidential Order on Prisoner Treatment, Torture, and Cruelty: support, E2345 [9DE]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: anniversary (H. Res. 968), E147 [7FE]

Defense Production Act: extend and reauthorize (H.R. 6894), H8699, H8700 [23SE]

Del Rio, TX: Air Force 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing reunion, E1127 [3JN]

———tribute to historical marker commemorating Operation Brass Knob, E1088 [23MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H4442-H4446 [21MY], H5586 [19JN], H6326, H6330 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense Mental Health Task Force: implement recommendations, H4786 [22MY], E1118 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: allow children who have lost a military parent or guardian in Iraq or Afghanistan to receive the maximum Pell Grant award, H766, H767 [7FE]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H4929 [4JN]

———provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for active duty servicemembers and their spouses, H753 [7FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enter into an agreement with the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (H.R. 1333), H5510-H5513 [18JN], E1265 [18JN], E1299 [20JN]

———require States to give priority to veterans, military personnel, teachers, and emergency response personnel when selling housing rehabilitated with Federal funds, H3175 [7MY]

Dept. of State: renewal of contract with Blackwater Worldwide (company), H2456 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase number of medical centers specializing in post-traumatic stress disorder in underserved urban areas, H7756, H7757 [31JY]

———post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury treatment funding, H7757, H7758 [31JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: eliminate earmarks, H7768-H7773 [31JY]

———eliminate requirement that funded projects comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H7773, H7774 [31JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7709-H7775 [31JY], H7793-H7802 [1AU], E1720 [8SE], E2037 [27SE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), consideration (H. Res. 1384), H7649-H7658 [31JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), earmark declaration, E1579, E1580, E1584, E1585, E1586, E1587, E1588, E1589, E1590, E1591 [29JY], E1593, E1594, E1595, E1596, E1597, E1599, E1600, E1601, E1602, E1603, E1604, E1608, E1613, E1614, E1617, E1618, E1620, E1622 [30JY], E1627, E1634, E1636, E1639, E1640 [31JY], E1674 [1AU], E1767, E1773 [11SE], E1842 [18SE], E1892 [24SE], E2289 [20NO]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), motion to recommit, H7800, H7801 [1AU]

Detainee Treatment Act: include waterboarding in definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture (H.R. 5460), E2345 [9DE]

Disasters: provide disaster assistance for severe storms and flooding in Midwestern States, H7720 [31JY]

Dover AFB, DE: Dept. of Defense Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence recipient, E840 [7MY]

Eastern European countries: U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic funding, H7862 [9SE]

Ecology and environment: conduct a study to determine feasibility of using closed loop recycling of used oil as a means of reducing total indirect energy usage and greenhouse gas emission, E1113 [3JN]

Elgin AFB, FL: Air Force Library Program of the Year Award recipient, E1537 [23JY]

Emerald Coast Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E775 [30AP]

Eminent domain: prohibit funding to exercise power on behalf of the military without just compensation to property owners, H7772, H7773 [31JY]

Employment: allow the families of National Guard and Army Reserve members to use the Family and Medical Leave Act for leave purposes during the deployment and return of troops, H1959 [2AP]

Essexville, MI: tribute to Saginaw River Coast Guard Station, E1887 [24SE]

Europe: European Missile Defense funding, H7721 [31JY]

European Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Program: funding, H4423 [21MY]

Exercise Tiger Association: tribute, E956 [16MY]

Explosives: prioritize research, accelerate transition, and facilitate deployment of unexploded ordnance detection instrument technology, H4754 [22MY]

———remediation of unexploded ordnance on former defense sites, H7653 [31JY]

Fallon, William J.: resignation as Commander of U.S. Central Command, H1623 [13MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow use by families of National Guard and Army Reserve members during the deployment and return of troops, H2942 [30AP]

FBI: establish a liaison with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 2840), H10257, H10258 [27SE]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4462, H4764-H4766 [22MY], H4867 [3JN]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H6014, H6056 [25JN], H6618 [16JY], H7762, H7763 [31JY]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (H.R. 5656), H6001-H6003, H6005 [24JN], H6020, H6023, H6026 [25JN], H6099, H6100, H6104 [26JN], H6211 [8JY], H6280 [9JY], H6684, H6688, H6694 [17JY], H6797 [22JY]

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 (H. Con. Res. 61), H8375-H8377 [17SE]

Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (H.R. 2929), H926 [13FE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H339 [17JA], H1406, H1407 [6MR], H2435 [16AP], H2743-H2748, H2752-H2755 [24AP], H3000 [1MY], H4129-H4133 [19MY], H6013 [25JN], H6817 [22JY], H7172 [29JY], H7865 [9SE], H8104 [15SE], E1359 [26JN]

———build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife, H4426 [21MY]

Fort A.P. Hill, VA: Dept. of Defense Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence recipient, E851 [7MY]

Fort Lewis, WA: tribute to 4th Brigade, 2d Infantry Division, known as the Dragoon Raiders, H6093 [26JN]

Fort Wayne, IN: aircraft ready shelters and fuel fill stands funding for the Indiana Air National Guard 122d Fighter Wing at Fort Wayne International Airport, H7722 [31JY]

Frounfelker, Patricia: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Service to America Call to Service Medal nominee2, E1337 [25JN]

Funding, H608 [6FE]

Gainesville, TX: tribute to Medal of Honor Host City Program, E1682 [1AU]

GAO: report on cost overruns in weapons systems, H1873 [1AP]

Gates, Sec. of Defense: U.S. Global Leadership Campaign honoree, E1652 [1AU]

Giffords, Representative: tribute to Military Academy Nominating Committee, E2255 [19NO]

———tribute to Military Advisory Council, E2300 [20NO]

———tribute to Veterans Advisory Council, E2304 [20NO]

Guam: ensure appropriate implementation and oversight of the realignment of military installations and the relocation of military personnel (H.R. 5931), E852 [7MY]

Gulfport, MS: prohibit transfer of land by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to the city of Gulfport, MS, H7763 [31JY]

Health care professionals: enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses, H4430 [21MY]

Helping Our Heroes Foundation: tribute, E2382 [10DE]

Higher Education Act: prevent payments of educational assistance for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being offset in the calculation of financial aid (H.R. 5474), E212 [19FE]

Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces, E1813 [17SE]

History: significance of the Cold War relative to U.S. foreign policy, H1961 [2AP], H3770-H3773 [13MY]

Homes for Our Troops (organization): tribute, E802 [1MY]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute to Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, E1760 [10SE]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (H. Res. 944), H1010-H1013 [25FE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Dean Opicka, H2358 [16AP]

———provide replacement of lost income to House employees serving on active duty for a period of more than thirty days (H.R. 6608), H7897, H7898-H7899 [9SE], H8038 [11SE]

House Rules: observe a moment of silence in the House of Representatives on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan (H. Res. 1183), H4861 [3JN], H6202 [8JY]

———open versus restrictive rules, H7651-H7657 [31JY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing, E2090 [27SE]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture, H1509 [11MR]

Immigration: create a temporary employment program for certain Iraqi immigrants to act as translators, interpreters, or cultural awareness instructors, H4777, H4778 [22MY], E1519 [22JY]

———influence of multiculturalism on U.S. cultural and social beliefs, H10284-H10288 [27SE]

Indiana: observance of National Guard Day, E121 [6FE]

———tribute to Army National Guard 76th Infantry Brigade Combat team, E15 [15JA]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, H1505-H1513 [11MR], H5844 [23JN]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H393 [23JA]

———prohibit use of private contractors to conduct interrogations of detainees, H4794-H4796 [22MY]

———require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces, H4796, H4797 [22MY]

International Longshore and Warehouse Union: tribute to work stoppage in support of withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, E1140 [4JN]

Iowa: tribute to Army National Guard, E2120 [28SE]

Iowa Select Farms (business): Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (organization) Above and Beyond award recipient, E1514 [22JY]

Iran: require Director of National Intelligence to submit regular updates of the National Intelligence Estimate regarding Iran's nuclear program, H4807-H4810 [22MY]

Iraq: alleged rape of Halliburton/KBR employee by fellow contractors, H2124 [9AP]

———allow waiver of claims by victims of state-sponsored terrorism for actions that occured while under leadership of Saddam Hussein, H257-H259 [16JA], H334, H335 [17JA], H447-H453 [23JA]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H439 [23JA], H547-H552 [29JA], H627 [7FE], H1159 [28FE], H1208 [4MR], H1319 [5MR], H1344, H1402 [6MR], H1622, H1623 [13MR], H1763 [14MR], H1829, H1831, H1867, H1877, H1883-H1886 [1AP], H1894, H1956, H1963 [2AP], H1994, H1995, H2001-H2003 [3AP], H2018, H2019 [8AP], H2073, H2074, H2137 [9AP], H2323, H2327, H2348-H2352 [15AP], H2358 [16AP], H2749 [24AP], H2846-H2850 [29AP], H2951, H3001 [1MY], H3060 [6MY], H3320 [8MY], H3769-H3773 [13MY], H3862 [14MY], H4962 [4JN], H5460 [17JN], H5777 [20JN], H6012 [25JN], H6204 [8JY], H6326, H6327 [9JY], H6451 [14JY], H6477 [15JY], H6667-H6672 [16JY], H6815-H6821 [22JY], H7159 [24JY], H7937 [9SE], H7998, H7999 [10SE], H8104 [15SE], H10954-H10957 [10DE], E527 [8AP], E1838 [18SE]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts relative to impact on U.S. national security, H1943 [2AP]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H8 [15JA], H338 [17JA], H376 [22JA], H874, H923, H926, H927 [13FE], H1793 [31MR], H1943, H1960 [2AP], H2137, H2138 [9AP], H2210 [10AP], H2323, H2348-H2352 [15AP], H2632 [23AP], H2740 [24AP], H2846-H2850 [29AP], H3861, H3862 [14MY], H3945, H3948, H3950, H4038, H4039, H4042-H4044, H4047, H4048 [15MY], H4285 [20MY], H4859 [3JN], H5175 [10JN], H5547 [18JN], H5619 [19JN], H6315 [9JY], H7937 [9SE], E953, E954 [16MY]

———congressional testimony of David H. Petraeus and Ryan C. Crocker relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2017, H2018, H2019, H2061-H2066 [8AP], H2073, H2074, H2076, H2128-H2136, H2138-H2140, H2145-H2147 [9AP], H2168, H2209 [10AP], E626 [16AP]

———declare that objectives of the authorization for use of military force resolution have been met, H4657 [22MY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H1224, H1226 [5MR], H1344 [6MR], H1652 [13MR], H2073 [9AP], H3190 [8MY], H5220 [11JN], H7334 [30JY], H9214 [24SE], E1301 [20JN]

———ensure that any status-of-forces agreement between Iraq and the U.S. includes a provision for support by Iraqi Government for U.S. Armed Forces stationed in Iraq, H4754 [22MY]

———impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, H1317, H1320 [5MR], H1591-H1593 [12MR], H1806 [31MR], H1892, H1893, H1894 [2AP], H2075 [9AP], H2274, H2275 [15AP], H2434-H2440 [16AP], H2455 [17AP], H2952 [1MY], H3023 [5MY], H6327 [9JY], H7996 [10SE]

———investigation into missing funds allocated to build an air base in Iraq, H862 [12FE]

———investigation into murder charges against U.S. soldiers resulting from the killing of Iraqi civilians, H5845 [23JN]

———investigation into private security contractors, H8139 [16SE]

———limit funding and ensure greater Iraqi responsibility for their own security, H2864 [30AP]

———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (S. 2829), H4111-H4113 [19MY], H4433 [21MY]

———prohibit certain activities relative to petroleum resources (H.R. 6710), H7634 [31JY]

———prohibit private security contractors from combat areas, H9211 [24SE]

———provide for a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H3113 [7MY]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H1994, H1995 [3AP], H4657 [22MY], H6451 [14JY], H6667-H6672 [16JY], H9227 [24SE]

———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq, H2930 [30AP], H7141 [24JY]

———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2451), H2210 [10AP]

———require progress toward certain benchmarks, H267 [16JA]

———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), H4444 [21MY]

———respect sovereignty, redeploy U.S. Armed Forces if asked, and submit a plan for redeployment of U.S. forces and contractors, H6712 [17JY], H7282 [29JY]

———support idea that coalition victory is possible (H. Con. Res. 315), H1450 [11MR]

———tribute to members of Armed Forces, intelligence services, and security services for service in Iraq, H10954-H10957 [10DE]

Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY: designate (H.R. 4454), H1163, H1164 [28FE]

Iron and steel industry: require Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of buildings, H7723 [31JY]

Israel: expand national missile defense system integration with Israel, H6234 [9JY], H7332 [30JY]

———ratify a memorandum of understanding relative to security assistance, H9302 [24SE]

Jersey City, NJ: Jersey City Fire Dept., recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, H9089 [24SE], E2066 [27SE]

Johnstown, PA: prohibit funding for National Drug Intelligence Center, H6586 [16JY]

Kansas: tribute to State legislation streamlining school transfer process for children of military personnel, E766 [29AP]

Kansas City, MO: Army Fourth Infantry Division Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol, Company E 58th Infantry Long Range Patrol, and Company K 75th Infantry anniversary reunion, E1255 [18JN]

———tribute to groundbreaking for the Missouri Korean War Memorial, E1807 [16SE]

Keith, Toby: tribute to commitment to Armed Forces members (H. Res. 1255), H8065-H8067 [15SE], H8368 [17SE]

Kelso, Frank, II: U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award recipient, E1110 [3JN]

King, Representative Steve: report on trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H8010-H8013 [10SE]

Korea, Republic of: improve defense cooperation with the U.S., H3745 [13MY]

———improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (H.R. 5443), H8626-H8628 [23SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (S. 1692), H5445-H5449 [17JN], E1301 [20JN]

Livingston Township, NJ: tribute to support efforts of military families, E1010 [21MY]

Louisiana HonorAir (organization): tribute, E703 [23AP], E874 [8MY]

MacDill AFB, FL: U.S. Special Operations Command Global Network Control Center funding, H7718 [31JY]

Mackel, Marilyn: alleged imposition of personal political views in judicial decisions, H1421 [10MR]

Marine Corps.: allow adoption of military canine by parents of deceased soldier with whom canine was partnered, H594 [6FE]

Media Matters (organization): release of report documenting media manipulation of the Iraq war by the Pentagon, H3700 [13MY]

Meigs, Montgomery C.: West Point Society of Philadelphia General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Guardian of Liberty award recipient, E238 [26FE]

Mental health: conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members (H.R. 6968), E1975 [25SE]

———conduct demonstration project to assess the feasibility and efficacy of providing face-to-face post-deployment mental health screenings between Armed Forces members and a mental health provider, H4785 [22MY]

———conduct study to identify the mental health risks associated with individual military duties, E1114 [3JN]

———enhance suicide prevention programs, H4430, H4431 [21MY]

———study feasibility and efficacy of providing a behavioral health care provider locator and appointment assistance service to members of the Reserve component of the Armed Forces, H4754 [22MY]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (H.R. 5854), H5448 [17JN]

Miller, Harold: Defense Logistics Agency Business Alliance Award recipient, E124 [6FE]

Milton, FL: anniversary of Naval Air Station Whiting Field, E1798 [16SE]

Missouri (U.S.S.): tribute to keel laying ceremony, E2134 [28SE]

MITRE Corp.: anniversary, E1455 [15JY]

Monsoor, Michael A.: Medal of Honor recipient, E544 [8AP]

Monterey, CA: anniversary of Center of Homeland Defense and Security, E79 [28JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6585 [16JY]

———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, H5502, H5506 [18JN], E1265 [18JN]

National D-Day Remembrance Day: designate (H. Res. 1235), H5154-H5157 [10JN], E1246 [17JN]

National Guard: require the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to submit a report on the effectiveness of certain empowerment provisions, H4756 [22MY]

———tribute to Air National Guard 190th Air Refueling Wing efforts to recover bodies from World War II wreckage of a B-24 Liberator bomber off the coast of Palau, E428 [14MR]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (H. Con. Res. 334), H4079, H4080 [19MY], H4402 [21MY], E1074 [23MY]

National Military Family Association: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Public Service Emmy Award recipient, E2359 [10DE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance, H2938-H2940 [30AP]

———observance (H. Res. 265), H2020-H2022 [8AP], E549 [9AP]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 963), H916, H917 [13FE]

National security: counter-weapons of mass destruction and terrorism funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H4760-H4762 [22MY]

———develop effective missile defense technology to protect the U.S. and its allies against Iranian ballistic missiles, H258, H259 [16JA], H3321 [8MY]

———establish an advisory panel among the Dept. of Defense, Dept. of State, and AID to improve integration of national security matters, H4743-H4745 [22MY]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, H1159 [28FE], H3000 [1MY], H3938 [15MY]

———national missile defense system funding, H4428 [21MY], H4757-H4759 [22MY], E300 [5MR]

———reform national security interagency system, H8103 [15SE]

Nautilus (U.S.S.): anniversary of crossing the North Pole (H. Res. 1067), H6419-H6421 [14JY], E468 [1AP]

Navy: anniversary of submarine force, E652 [17AP]

———shipbuilding funding, H4427 [21MY]

NeighborWorks America (organization): establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for Armed Forces members returning from service abroad, H3293 [8MY]

Nevada: tribute to Army and Air National Guard (H. Con. Res. 358), H7596-H7599 [30JY]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E69 [23JA]

New York (NY) Times: article on Dept. of Defense public affairs office efforts to influence retired military officers currently working as military analysts for media organizations, H2739 [24AP]

———prohibit domestic propaganda and conduct a study on violations of previous propaganda prohibitions, H4802-H4804 [22MY]

North Carolina: tribute to 8th Congressional District service academy nominees, H1158 [28FE]

North Carolina (U.S.S.): tribute to commanding officer and crew, E758 [29AP]

Northwest Florida Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services (WAVES) (organization): tribute, E749 [29AP]

Nuclear weapons: establish a fellowship program for graduate students in nuclear chemistry and set up a Nuclear Forensics Advisory Panel, H4805, H4806 [22MY]

———study time-delay options for nuclear weapon launch procedures to reduce the likelihood of accidental nuclear launch, H4786 [22MY]

Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program: tribute (H. Res. 1321), E1409 [8JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: effect of oil and gas leasing activities on military training operations, H8255 [16SE]

Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (H. Res. 1139), H6773-H6775 [22JY], E891 [13MY]

Pence, Representative: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H1224 [5MR], H1402 [6MR]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor, H8455 [18SE]

Peterson, Ricke: Purple Heart recipient, E2012 [26SE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations, H5554 [18JN], H8118 [15SE]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (H.R. 2279), H5191 [10JN], H5584, H5585, H5589-H5591 [19JN], H5738 [20JN], H6104 [26JN], H6211 [8JY], H6280 [9JY], H6684, H6688, H6694, H6714 [17JY], H6797 [22JY], H7049 [23JY]

———refineries design and construction funding through reductions in Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission funding, H7743 [31JY]

Physicians for Human Rights (organization): release of report documenting medical evidence of torture by U.S. personnel, E1605 [30JY]

Pontiac Veterans Memorial Corp.: dedication of Pontiac Veterans Memorial, E1158 [5JN]

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Capital Improvement Program: funding, H9211 [24SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, E1660 [1AU]

POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1819 [17SE]

RAND Corp.: release of report documenting problems with planning and implementing the Iraq war and post-war policies, H873 [13FE]

Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Strategic Defense Initiative speech, H1765 [14MR]

Reilly, Kathleen A.: Navy Reserve Sailor of the Year award recipient, E1623 [30JY]

Ridgecrest, CA: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations implementation for China Lake Naval Weapons Center, H7724 [31JY]

Rock Island, IA: tribute to Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center at the Rock Island Arsenal, E1795 [16SE]

Ross, Representative: report on trip to Iraq, H7947 [9SE]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Marines' Memorial Association, E121 [6FE]

Sanchez, Ricardo S.: Hidalgo, TX, BorderFest Border Texan of the Year award recipient, E251 [27FE]

Scottsdale Healthcare (business): tribute to Salute to Military honorees, E1473 [16JY]

Seattle, WA: military ceremony overturning court-martial of 28 African-American military members for rioting at Fort Lawson, WA, E1492 [17JY]

Selective Service System: amend laws relative to registration (H.R. 7216), H10625 [29SE]

Senior Military Leadership Diversity Commission: ensure Coast Guard representation, H4753 [22MY]

———establish, H6806 [22JY], E1529 [23JY]

Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act: authorize appropriations, H7254 [29JY]

Sesame Workshop (organization): tribute to release of DVDs designed to help families cope with military deployments, H2939 [30AP]

Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building, Chagrin Falls, OH: designate (H.R. 5400), H1247, H1248 [5MR]

Shimkus, Representative: tribute (H. Res. 1223), E1089 [23MY]

Shipping industry: require that fuel surcharges collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel, H4754 [22MY]

Ships and vessels: DDG-1000 multi-mission surface combatant funding, H4421, H4422 [21MY]

———recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (H. Res. 1316), H7601-H7604 [30JY]

Simpson, L. Bruce: Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive recipient, E2288 [20NO]

Small Business Act: improve veterans' programs (H.R. 4253), concur in Senate amendment with amendment (H. Res. 921), H35-H39 [16JA]

South Carolina: tribute to Army National Guard 218th Brigade Combat Team, H2831 [29AP]

Space policy: congratulate the Navy and the Dept. of Defense for successfully intercepting the disabled National Reconnaissance Office satellite, NROL-21, E300 [5MR]

SSI: eliminate the unfair and disadvantageous treatment of cash military compensation other than basic pay, H4170 [20MY]

Stern, Fred: Bronze Star recipient, E2347 [9DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Boumediene v. Bush on right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, H5733 [20JN], H5873 [24JN], H6084 [25JN], H6606 [16JY], E1449 [14JY], E1669 [1AU]

Taxation: increase rate for top income tax brackets to provide funding for veteran education benefits, H3899 [15MY]

———make permanent law the treatment of tax-exempt combat pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit (H.R. 3529), H4395 [21MY]

———provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), H4160-H4171 [20MY], H4395 [21MY], E1002 [21MY], E1077 [23MY]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), E2259 [19NO], E2307 [20NO]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10337-H10411, H10631, H10633, H10634, H10635, H10637 [29SE], E2187 [30SE]

———provide tax relief to active duty military personnel and employers who assist them, H4170 [20MY]

Taylorsville, NC: tribute to VFW Ladies Auxiliary and Taylor King Furniture (business) for sending Christmas packages to Armed Forces members stationed abroad, H1343 [6MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, E2002 [25SE]

———anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (H. Res. 1421), H9216-H9218 [24SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7960 [10SE], H8023, H8024 [11SE], E1765 [11SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1420), H7967 [10SE], H8025-H8038 [11SE], E1769, E1770, E1777 [11SE], E1779 [15SE], E1796 [16SE], E1845 [18SE]

———improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (H.R. 7056), E2095 [28SE]

———tribute to members of Armed Forces, intelligence services, and first responders for role in war on terrorism, H8023 [11SE]

Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E1138 [4JN]

———tribute to 21st Congressional District service academy appointees, E825 [6MY]

Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: designate (H.R. 5517), H2231-H2234 [14AP]

Thank You Foundation: tribute, E1598 [30JY]

Treece, William P.: Ohio Veteran of the Year award recipient, E948 [15MY]

Troops Need You (organization): tribute, E880 [8MY]

Turkey: decision to send troops into northern Iraq, H1078 [27FE]

Twentynine Palms, CA: Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Life Long Learning Center funding, H4785, H4791 [22MY]

University of Idaho: tribute to Operation Education for providing educational assistance to severely and permanently wounded veterans and their spouses, E1035 [22MY]

University of Kansas: tribute to graduate degree program for wounded military personnel assigned to Fort Leavenworth, KS, E238 [26FE]

US Family Health Plan (organization): Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Public Service Emmy Award recipient, E2359 [10DE]

USS Ponchatoula Shipmates Association: tribute, E1168 [9JN]

Utah: require conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (H.R. 3651), H1785, H1786 [31MR]

Vandewater, Lee J.: Bronze Star recipient, E1347 [25JN]

Veterans: allow care at VA facilities for disesases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense without proving service connection, H7722, H7723 [31JY]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H1293, H1297 [5MR], H8000 [10SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 634), Senate amendment, H5533-H5535 [18JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits, E807 [1MY], E829 [6MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (H.R. 760), H5153 [10JN], H5966 [24JN], H7760 [31JY], H8484, H8486 [22SE]

———tribute, H2953 [1MY]

———tribute to those who served on D-Day, E837 [7MY]

———tribute to ``Winter Soldier'' event, H4048 [15MY]

Veterans Day: observance, E2313 [20NO]

Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge (organization): tribute to Lehigh Valley chapter, E2328 [20NO]

Virginia: tribute to Army 8th Battalion, 4th Regiment association reunion, E782 [30AP]

———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (H.R. 7265), E2247 [3OC]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: anniversary, E1718 [8SE]

War Powers Resolution: ensure collective judgment of Congress and the President applies to the initiation of hostilities by Armed Forces, their continued use, and their participation in U.N. operations (H.J. Res. 53), H1434 [10MR]

Washington: commend support for the needs of veterans and encourage residents of other States to pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans (H. Res. 790), H914-H916 [13FE], E194 [14FE]

———tribute to Army National Guard 161st Infantry Battalion, 81st Brigade Combat Team, E1628 [31JY]

Waterford, MI: tribute to Civil Air Patrol Oakland Composite Squadron color guard team, E1661 [1AU]

Weapons: establish U.S. policy relative to the deployment of missile defense systems capable of defending U.S. allies against ballistic missile attack, H4421 [21MY]

———space-based kinetic interceptor study funding, H9304 [24SE]

West Virginia: Army National Guard recipient of Army Chief of Staff Communities of Excellence Award recipient, E1042 [22MY]

———tribute to Army National Guard participation in Dept. of Defense Army Communities of Excellence competition, E794 [1MY]

Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to contract employees who report abuses to their superiors (H.R. 6303), E1270 [18JN]

Willow Grove, PA: prevent use of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove for commercial operations, H4806 [22MY]

Wilson, Representative Joe: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H1344 [6MR]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, H5023 [5JN], H5116 [10JN]

———anniversary of Battle of the Bulge, E2328 [20NO]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (H.R. 7058), E1976 [25SE]

———nationally broadcast prayer read by President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, H5023 [5JN]

———tribute to reunion of the 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion, E2223 [3OC]

———tribute to the Office of Strategic Services Greek Operations Group II, E2233 [3OC]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E279 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6188-S6190 [26JN], S10799 [8DE]

———establish Special Investigator General for reconstruction projects, S54 [22JA]

———strengthen U.S. efforts to defeat the Taliban and terrorist networks and to develop long-term political stability and economic prosperity, S3420 [28AP]

Africa: recognize strategic importance and welcome establishment of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) (S. Res. 480), S2275-S2277 [1AP]

Air Force: anniversary of Office of Special Investigations, S7888 [31JY]

———awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, S1457-S1459 [3MR], S1487-S1492, S1517 [4MR], S1554, S1560 [5MR], S1690 [6MR], S1720 [7MR], S1788 [10MR], S1831 [11MR], S2123 [13MR], S3107-S3109 [17AP], S3685 [1MY], S3840 [7MY], S4144 [14MY], S5149 [5JN], S5466, S5471 [11JN], S5684 [17JN], S5718 [18JN]

———conduct a cost-benefit study on the transfer of title of certain Patrick AFB, FL, lands to fund military housing construction in Georgia and Arkansas, S3685 [1MY]

———encourage re-competition for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract, S7753-S7755 [30JY]

———GAO decision on awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, S5724 [18JN], S5789, S5794 [19JN], S6180, S6202 [26JN], S6531 [10JY], S6588-S6590 [11JY], S6682 [15JY], S8333, S8334 [11SE]

———prohibit funding for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract unless certain conditions are met (S. 3203), S6589 [11JY]

———support alternative aviation fuel initiative, S8339 [11SE]

———tribute to B-52 crew killed in crash over Guam, S7567 [28JY]

———tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 32), S6082 [24JN]

———tribute to senior leadership, S3377 [24AP]

Andrews AFB, MD: anniversary of Malcolm Grow Medical Center, S8125 [8SE]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8159-S8161 [9SE], S8222, S8227-S8236, S8238-S8242, S8244-S8252, S8255, S8256, S8264-S8268, S8327 [10SE], S8333, S8334, S8339-S8342, S8361-S8364 [11SE], S8457-S8462, S8466, S8468-S8472 [12SE], S8506-S8512, S8517-S8523 [15SE], S8814, S8824-S8826, S8828, S8830-S8837 [16SE], S8903, S8911, S8919, S8920, S8931-S8933 [17SE], S8985, S9013, S9167 [18SE], S9391 [24SE], S10053 [29SE]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), House amendment, S9977-S9981 [27SE]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), motion to proceed, S7759 [30JY], S7810, S7826, S7878-S7880 [31JY], S7983 [1AU], S8101, S8103-S8105, S8107-S8110 [8SE], S8156, S8159 [9SE]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), motion to recommit, S8160 [9SE]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), unanimous-consent agreement, S8102 [8SE], S8160, S8161 [9SE], S8929 [17SE], S10501 [2OC]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), unanimous-consent request, S7523 [26JY], S8160 [9SE], S8242 [10SE], S8929 [17SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4986), S53-S57, S84 [22JA], S429 [29JA]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4986), unanimous-consent agreement, S53 [22JA]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), S4772 [22MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 2787), S2234 [31MR]

———incorporation of funding tables included in Committee on Armed Services (Senate) report into authorization legislation to increase earmark transparency, S8814-S8816 [16SE]

———making emergency supplemental, S3216-S3218 [22AP], S3387 [24AP], S3770 [6MY], S3952, S3957 [8MY], S4005 [12MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendment, S4292-S4294 [19MY], S4426, S4427, S4444-S4469, S4471, S4473, S4475 [20MY], S4560-S4564, S4578-S4587, S4613 [21MY], S4709-S4742, S4756, S4767 [22MY], S6949 [21JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), unanimous-consent agreement, S6223 [26JN]

———prohibit incorporation of funding tables included in Committee on Armed Services (Senate) report into authorization legislation, S8362-S8364 [11SE], S8825 [16SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: report on alternative measures to address cracks in the Tomb of the Unknowns monument, S8838 [16SE]

Armed Forces: allow members to earn 3 months of retirement eligibility for every 90 days of active service and make eligibility retroactive to September 11, 2001, S4772 [22MY]

———anniversary of integration, S7142 [23JY]

———anniversary of integration (S. Con. Res. 94), S7078 [22JY]

———assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (S. 2516), S1891 [11MR]

———authorize commanders of wounded warrior battalions to accept charitable gifts on behalf of the wounded members assigned to such battalions (S. 3407), S7959 [31JY]

———commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq, S8266, S8327 [10SE]

———commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (S. Res. 636), S8162 [9SE]

———declare anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day a national day of prayer and rededication for members and their mission (S. Res. 587), S5218 [5JN]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, S4047 [13MY], S4138-S4140, S4142 [14MY], S4293, S4294 [19MY], S4463-S4469, S4473, S4477 [20MY], S4561, S4587 [21MY], S4714-S4721, S4725-S4728, S4737-S4741, S4756, S4774 [22MY], S5357, S5358 [6JN], S5730 [18JN], S5813, S5814 [19JN], S6214, S6215, S6263, S6265, S6266 [26JN], S6949 [21JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (S. 22), S428 [29JA], S1351-S1354 [28FE], S1417 [29FE], S1858 [11MR], S3343 [24AP], S3513 [29AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (S. 22), star print, S1390 [28FE]

———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (S. Res. 473), S1654 [5MR]

———extend period after release from active duty during which a member is protected from mortgage foreclosure, S2378 [3AP]

———extend period after release from active duty during which a member is protected from mortgage foreclosure (S. 2658), S1125 [25FE]

———extend time limit for use of education assistance for spouses of severely disabled veterans, S8882 [16SE]

———facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury, S9391 [24SE]

———implement Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for National Guard and Reserves members (S. 2939), S3596 [30AP]

———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, S4138-S4140, S4142, S4145-S4150 [14MY], S4715-S4717, S4737-S4741, S4774 [22MY]

———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (S. 2938), S3513 [29AP]

———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status, S53 [22JA], S8820 [16SE]

———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), S1326 [28FE]

———include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay, S8820 [16SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (S. 2579), S497-S499 [30JA], S10420 [2OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (H.R. 3229), S9900, S9901 [27SE]

———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S10300 [1OC]

———provide a special displacement allowance for members without dependents and provide for an annual percentage increase in the amount of the family separation allowance (S. 3057), S4797 [22MY]

———provide for a comprehensive research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, S7010 [22JY]

———provide for presentation of a U.S. flag to the children of members who die in service (S. 2882), S3154 [17AP]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, S8820 [16SE]

———provide travel and transportation allowances for family members of members of the uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions (S. 2689), S1594 [5MR]

———transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of members, S5730 [18JN], S5813, S5814 [19JN]

———transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of members with critical military skills who agree to reenlist, S4140-S4143 [14MY], S4471 [20MY]

———tribute, S5350 [6JN]

———tribute to 4th Brigade Combat Team/1st Cavalry Division of the Texas National Guard, S1197 [26FE]

———tribute to members from Pennsylvania killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S10822 [9DE], S10844 [10DE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S174 [23JA]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S1087 [15FE], S3068-S3070 [16AP], S3438 [28AP], S5587 [12JN], S6714 [15JY], S10711-S10714 [20NO]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Res. 501), S2395, S2401 [3AP]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Res. 501), unanimous-consent agreement, S2396 [3AP]

Armed Forces Day: observance, S4272, S4273 [15MY], S4373 [19MY]

Army: anniversary, S5589 [12JN]

———anniversary of Reserves, S1115 [25FE]

———anniversary of Residential Communities Initiative, S1198 [26FE]

———anniversary (S. Res. 590), S5457, S5458 [10JN]

———clarify authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety (H.R. 6040), S6171 [25JN]

Army Reserve: anniversary, S3302 [23AP]

———anniversary (H.J. Res. 70), S2982 [14AP]

———anniversary (S. Res. 513), S2981 [14AP]

Aviation: high altitude unmanned aerial vehicles funding, S8466 [12SE]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (S. 3197), S6166 [25JN], S10186, S10187 [30SE]

Baucus, Senator: establish Defender of Freedom Fellowships to offer professional experience in the Senate to Montana veterans, S3580 [30AP]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps, S1006, S1022-S1024 [14FE], S1104 [25FE], S2081, S2082 [13MR]

———rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (S. 2596), S751 [6FE], S823 [11FE], S1253 [27FE]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary, S8178 [9SE]

———anniversary (S. Res. 605), S6305 [26JN]

Bradish, Christopher K.: National Guard Association of the U.S., Inc., Patrick Henry Award recipient, S1593 [5MR]

Brooklyn, OH: ceremony honoring returning reservists of the Army 256th Combat Support Hospital, S591 [4FE]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (S. Con. Res. 91), S5769 [18JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S563 [4FE], S620-S622, S629-S631 [5FE], S1556 [5MR]

———establish a minimum percentage of the gross domestic product to be used for defense spending, S2062 [13MR]

———use projected surplus to provide tax relief to middle class families, small businesses, homeowners, hurricane disaster victims, and military personnel, S1840-S1846, S1854, S1864-S1867 [11MR], S1916, S1985 [12MR], S2037, S2040, S2095 [13MR], S4608 [21MY]

Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (H.R. 5167), S10413 [2OC]

———State of the Union Message, S407 [29JA]

Cannon AFB, NM: authorize appropriations for the Special Operations Command for construction of a Special Operations Force Maintenance Hangar (S. 2697), S1529 [4MR]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of integration of the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 377), S6331, S6332 [27JN]

Cemeteries and funerals: provide for travel expenses of survivors to attend memorial service of Armed Forces members who die on active duty, S8830 [16SE]

Checkpoint One Foundation: tribute for serving as translators to U.S. military in Iraq, S4890 [2JN]

Chemical weapons: set deadline to complete disposal of chemical weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot, KY, S563 [4FE]

Coastal Windows, Inc.: Dept. of Defense and National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award recipient, S9015 [18SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): investigation into the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, S3884 [7MY]

Colorado: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain relative to expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, S8458 [12SE]

Commission on the National Guard and Reserves: tribute, S3588 [30AP]

Commission on Wartime Contracting: establish, S424, S429 [29JA]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): release of reports relative to validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S5133-S5135, S5144, S5163 [5JN]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (S. Res. 437), S501 [30JA], S2216 [31MR], S2623 [7AP], S3002 [15AP], S3423 [28AP]

Contingency Contracting Corps: establish, S8521 [15SE]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to electrical work done in reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S7241 [24JY]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S635 [5FE], S3387-S3389 [24AP], S3420 [28AP], S5724 [18JN], S8246, S8267 [10SE]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to war and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, S2213-S2216 [31MR], S2623 [7AP], S3002 [15AP]

———promote prosecution and enforcement of contracting frauds against the U.S. by suspending statute of limitations when Congress has authorized use of military force, S8229, S8230 [10SE], S9964 [27SE]

———promote prosecution and enforcement of contracting frauds against the U.S. by suspending statute of limitations when Congress has authorized use of military force (S. 2892), S3174 [18AP]

———require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, S8522 [15SE]

Convention on Cluster Munitions: encourage U.S. signature (S.J. Res. 37), S4973 [3JN]

———amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (S. 3106), S5449 [10JN]

Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building, Charlottesville, VA: designate (H.R. 5631), S7984 [1AU]

Corriveau, Chris: Army Distinguished Service Cross recipient, S5518 [11JN]

Courts: provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held under military authority at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6085 [24JN]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, S7886-S7888 [31JY]

Cuba: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, S5573 [12JN]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: anniversary, S780 [7FE]

Defense Media Activity (organization): tribute to creation, S9483 [25SE]

Defense Production Act: extend and reauthorize (H.R. 6894), S9551, S9552 [25SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S18 [22JA], S2990, S3004 [15AP]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 3004), S8933 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: Traumatic Brain Injury Program funding, S2090 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel opinions on legality of Presidential authorization of warrantless electronic surveillance and waterboarding of detainees, S5355-S5357 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study to identify sites and resources to commemorate and interpret the Cold War (S. 2561), S396 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative treatment and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury (S. 1233), S4985 [3JN]

———implement adequate policies and procedures to protect and secure personal information of veterans, S7142 [23JY]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, S8241, S8244, S8245, S8264 [10SE]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (S. 2536), S97 [22JA]

District of Columbia: tribute to public arts project featuring Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES) Navy program, S10482 [2OC]

Diveroli, Efraim: investigation into awarding of Dept. of Defense contract, S6103 [25JN]

Dover AFB, DE: Dept. of Defense Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence recipient, S3063-S3066 [16AP], S3787 [6MY]

Driggs, ID: Army National Guard 938th Engineer Detachment recipient of Dept. of Defense Meritorious Unit Commendation, S8371 [11SE]

Eastern European countries: U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic funding, S8249 [10SE], S8919, S8920 [17SE]

Education: exclude military basic housing allowance from income for purposes of financial aid eligibility, S7856 [31JY]

Executive Office of the President: issue report to Congress on assessment of status of the war on terrorism, S8160, S8161 [9SE]

Fallon, William J.: resignation as Commander of U.S. Central Command, S1858 [11MR]

FBI: establish a liaison with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 2840), S9433, S9434 [24SE], S9477 [25SE]

Fishman Realty Group (business): tribute to management of Army Corps of Engineers Homeowners' Assistance Program, S10320 [1OC]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S1225 [27FE], S3181-S3185 [21AP], S3420 [28AP], S4579 [21MY], S5363 [6JN], S8252, S8254 [10SE], S8330, S8418 [11SE], S8469 [12SE], S9013 [18SE]

Fort A.P. Hill, VA: Army Chief of Staff Communities of Excellence Award recipient, S4027 [12MY]

Fort Campbell, KY: tribute to Army 3d Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, S9389 [24SE]

Fort Polk, LA: revitalization funding, S10731 [20NO]

Fort Wayne, IN: tribute to ``Snacks 4 Education'' project team as winners of Army eCybermission science, math, and technology Northwest Regional Competition, S5388 [9JN]

Foster, D. Brock: Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross award recipient, S3396 [24AP]

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act: expand coverage to include military recruiting stations, S2081 [13MR]

Funding, S2101 [13MR]

GAO: audit of Defense Contract Audit Agency relative to allegation of audits being changed in order to help contractors, S7210 [24JY]

Hodgdon Yachts Inc.: tribute to development of V.1 Mako vessel for the Navy, S728 [6FE]

Holloman AFB, NM: authorize appropriations for additions and alterations to a Flight Simulator Facility (S. 2693), S1528 [4MR]

———authorize appropriations for additions and alterations to a Jet Engine Maintenance Shop (S. 2698), S1529 [4MR]

———authorize appropriations for additions and alterations to Aircraft Maintenance Units (S. 2695), S1528 [4MR]

———authorize appropriations for alteration of a hangar for construction of a Low Observable Composite Repair Facility (S. 2696), S1528 [4MR]

———authorize appropriations for construction of an Aerospace Ground Equipment Facility (S. 2692), S1527 [4MR]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute to Bluegrass Chapter Honor Flight, S5587 [12JN]

———tribute to Heartland Honor Flight, S4616 [21MY]

———tribute to Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, S8472 [12SE], S9192 [22SE]

Honor Grounds, LLC: tribute, S5521 [11JN]

Housing: privatization of military housing, S8466 [12SE]

Illinois: integrate the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic (S. 3713), S10746 [20NO]

Inhofe, Senator: report on trip to Iraq, S2371-S2374 [3AP]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, S697 [6FE], S812 [8FE], S928-S936, S938-S948, S951, S954 [13FE], S1994 [12MR]

———limit use of certain interrogation techniques, require notification of the International Committee of the Red Cross of detainees, and prohibit interrogation by contractors (S. 3437), S8044 [1AU]

———require intelligence agencies to notify the International Red Cross of detainments of enemy combatants, S8517-S8520 [15SE]

Inventory system: require comprehensive plan to improve, S8268 [10SE], S8471 [12SE], S8836 [16SE]

Iran: impose sanctions, provide for State and local government divestment of assets, and identify locations of concern relative to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items, S8509 [15SE]

Iraq: allow waiver of claims by victims of state-sponsored terrorism for actions that occured while under leadership of Saddam Hussein, S424 [29JA], S10413 [2OC]

———assessment of statements by Senator McCain on war and reconstruction efforts, S2768 [9AP]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S306 [25JA], S423-S428 [29JA], S526-S528 [31JA], S1021 [14FE], S1162-S1194 [26FE], S1221-S1229, S1232-S1241, S1244-S1248, S1250-S1260 [27FE], S1323, S1324, S1327-S1331, S1362 [28FE], S1735 [7MR], S1858, S1870 [11MR], S2123 [13MR], S2208 [31MR], S2371-S2374 [3AP], S3181-S3185 [21AP], S3423 [28AP], S3569, S3586 [30AP], S3649 [1MY], S4583-S4585 [21MY], S4761, S4767 [22MY], S5735 [18JN], S9177 [22SE]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, S305 [25JA], S2739 [8AP], S4578 [21MY], S4727-S4729, S4732 [22MY], S6949 [21JY], S9013 [18SE]

———congressional testimony of David H. Petraeus and Ryan C. Crocker relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S2619 [7AP], S2709-S2711, S2715, S2716, S2721, S2731-S2733 [8AP], S2767, S2768, S2773-S2779, S2790, S2795-S2797 [9AP], S2832, S2923 [10AP]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, S2619 [7AP]

———ensure that any agreement containing a U.S. security commitment or arrangement is approved by Congress, S8468 [12SE], S8818, S8819 [16SE]

———ensure that any agreement containing a U.S. security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty or is approved by Congress (S. 3433), S8040 [1AU]

———extend and require congressional approval of U.N. mandate of Multi-National Force in Iraq, S8156 [9SE]

———impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, S1239 [27FE], S1729 [7MR], S3649, S3654 [1MY], S4581 [21MY]

———impact of war on image of the U.S. internationally, S4781 [22MY], S5725 [18JN]

———include expected costs of war in Federal budget, S1989 [12MR]

———investigation of incidents of sexual assault against U.S. contractor and military personnel, S950 [13FE], S2832 [10AP], S3741 [2MY]

———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (S. 2829), S3449, S3450 [28AP]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), S992 [13FE], S993 [14FE], S1259 [27FE], S1334, S1339 [28FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed, S1149, S1150, S1159-S1194 [26FE], S1217, S1220-S1229, S1232-S1241, S1244-S1248, S1250-S1258 [27FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent request, S1219, S1235, S1236 [27FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (S. 2633), unanimous-consent agreement, S1082 [14FE]

———require future funding for reconstruction be paid for by the Iraqi Government, S8817, S8818 [16SE]

Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY: designate (H.R. 4454), S3270 [22AP]

Isakson, Senator: report on trip to Iraq, S413 [29JA]

Keeble, Woodrow W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 978), S1248 [27FE], S1356 [28FE]

Kentucky: tribute to Korean War veterans, S7768 [30JY]

Kirtland AFB, NM: authorize appropriations to the Defense Logistics Agency to replace fuel storage tanks (S. 2694), S1528 [4MR]

Korea, Republic of: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (S. 1846), S1789 [10MR]

———U.S. policy, S1789 [10MR]

Kors, Joshua: Long Island University George Polk Award recipient, S1815 [10MR]

Louisiana: carry out flood protection and coastal restoration projects (S. 3647), S10007-S10009 [27SE]

Louisiana HonorAir (organization): tribute, S2740 [8AP], S2814 [9AP], S3143 [17AP], S3302 [23AP], S3502 [29AP], S3590 [30AP], S3788 [6MY], S3887 [7MY], S10318 [1OC]

McChrystal, Stanley A.: nomination to be chief of staff to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S5192 [5JN]

Medicare: impact of physician reimbursement rates on TRICARE program, S6476 [9JY]

Mental health: enhance suicide prevention programs, S8265 [10SE], S8339 [11SE]

———impact of extended deployments on suicide rates among active-duty soldiers, S528, S529 [31JA]

Michigan Technological University: tribute for offering in-state tuition to the children or spouse of any active duty military member, S277 [24JA]

Military Kids Day: designate (S. Res. 565), S4202 [14MY]

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles: funding, S4735-S4737 [22MY]

Minorities: create high-level task force to study diversity in the Armed Forces, S8931 [17SE]

Montana: tribute to Air National Guard 120th Fighter Wing, S1345 [28FE]

———tribute to National Guard, S7734 [30JY]

Moser, Eric: Army Distinguished Service Cross recipient, S5518 [11JN]

Motor vehicles: mine resistant ambush protected vehicles funding, S413 [29JA]

Mountain Home AFB, ID: tribute to 366th Fighter Wing, S8026 [1AU]

Museums: make a grant to the National World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (S. 2652), S1067 [14FE]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 625), S8016 [1AU]

National Guard: authorize the provision of support for border control activities of the Dept. of Homeland Security (S. 2716), S1599, S1655 [5MR], S1661, S1665 [6MR]

———empower the National Guard, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (S. 2760), S2145 [13MR]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, S4477 [20MY]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (S. Res. 500), S2634 [7AP]

National security: early warning X-band missile defense radar funding, S8250, S8251 [10SE]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, S1225 [27FE], S4582 [21MY]

———national missile defense system funding, S8232-S8236, S8238-S8240, S8242, S8264 [10SE]

———study feasibility and advisability of developing ballistic missile interceptors in space, S10052, S10053 [29SE]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S239, S240 [24JA], S8914, S8915 [17SE]

National Support the Troops and Their Families Day: designate (S. Res. 473), S1654 [5MR]

Nautilus (U.S.S.): anniversary of crossing the North Pole, S8021 [1AU]

———anniversary of crossing the North Pole (S. Res. 648), S9179 [22SE]

Navy: DDG-1000 Zumwalt destroyer program funding, S9907 [27SE]

Navy Nurse Corps: anniversary, S5748 [18JN]

Nebraska: tribute to Little Thunder Tiospaye efforts to collect information on the Blue Water Creek Massacre, S10479 [2OC]

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): anniversary, S4026 [12MY]

———anniversary (S. Res. 561), S4119 [13MY]

O'Connor, Brendan W.: Army Distinguished Service Cross recipient, S10638 [19NO]

Odierno, Raymond T.: nomination to be General, U.S. Army, and assignment as Commander, Multinational Force—Iraq, S6513, S6521-S6524, S6535 [10JY]

Oldenburg Group Inc.: anniversary of Oldenburg Lake Shore product line, S6650 [14JY]

Oregon: tribute to Army National Guard Alpha Co., 641 Aviation Regiment, S4476 [20MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: effect of oil and gas leasing activities on military training operations, S3703 [1MY], S8461 [12SE]

Pakistan: increase oversight of coalition support funds, S6321 [27JN]

Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (H. Res. 1139), S3885, S3886 [7MY]

Petraeus, David H.: nomination to be General, U.S. Army, and assignment as Commander, U.S. Central Command, S6513, S6521-S6524, S6533-S6535 [10JY]

Pocatello, ID: Army National Guard First Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Unit recipient of Dept. of Defense Meritorious Unit Commendation, S8271 [10SE]

Pope AFB, NC: C-130 Hercules crew recipients of Air Mobility Command Field of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aviator Valor Award, S1994 [12MR]

POW: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KS (S. 3721), S10815 [8DE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S801 [7FE], S2190, S2191, S2192 [13MR], S3473 [29AP], S5024 [4JN], S6332 [27JN], S7198 [23JY], S8073-S8077 [1AU], S10493-S10501 [2OC], S10817 [8DE], S10838 [9DE]

President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors: implement recommendations, S2968, S2969 [14AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify the law and ensure that children born to U.S. citizens while serving overseas in the military are eligible to become President (S. 2678), S1356 [28FE]

Pueblo Chemical Depot: prohibit transport of hydrolysate to an off-site location (S. 2656), S1124 [25FE]

Pueblo (U.S.S.): request return to U.S. by Democratic People's Republic of Korea (S. Res. 423), S159, S215 [23JA]

RAND Corp.: conduct study relative to withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, S9885 [27SE]

Reid, Senator: report on congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan, S8236-S8238 [10SE]

Richmond, VA: Defense Supply Center Richmond recipient of Army Chief of Staff Communities of Excellence Award recipient, S4027 [12MY]

Schriever AFB, CO: tribute to creation of 310th Space Wing, S2226 [31MR]

Schwartz, Norton A.: nomination to be Air Force Chief of Staff, S7835 [31JY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S8505 [15SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S2209-S2211 [31MR]

———permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (S. Res. 723), S10819 [8DE]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: limit maximum interest rate per year for mortgages for servicemembers during military service and one year after service, S7471 [25JY]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary, S6005 [24JN]

Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building, Chagrin Falls, OH: designate (H.R. 5400), S3270 [22AP]

———designate (S. 2626), S4046 [12MY]

Ships and vessels: transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (S. 3052), S4795 [22MY]

Silver Star Families of America (organization): tribute, S7772 [30JY]

Small Business Act: improve veterans' programs (H.R. 4253), S555-S559 [31JA]

Specter, Senator: report on trip to United Kingdom, Israel, Pakistan, Jordan, Syria, Austria, and Belgium, S67 [22JA]

Springer, Heather: Bronze Star recipient, S3070 [16AP]

———Dedicated Unhesitating Service to Our Fighting Forces (DUSTOFF) Association Medic of the Year award recipient, S3070 [16AP]

Stevens, Senator: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Tunisia, S1348-S1350 [28FE]

Supreme Court: decision in Boumediene v. Bush on right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, S5548, S5551, S5573-S5575 [12JN], S5950 [23JN], S6350 [7JY]

Taxation: earned income tax credit pay exception, S1832 [11MR]

———provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), S4772-S4774 [22MY], S6147 [25JN]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), S10037-S10039 [29SE], S10131 [30SE]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, S10050 [29SE], S10133-S10135 [30SE]

———provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (S. 1945), S9358 [24SE]

———provide tax relief to active duty military personnel and employers who assist them, S4773 [22MY]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, S8004 [1AU]

Technology: assessment of methods and standards for procurement of mission critical semiconductors, S8341 [11SE]

———designation of an Executive Agent to monitor and protect issues related to printed circuit board technology, S8523 [15SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8252, S8254 [10SE], S8329-S8339, S8341 [11SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks (S. Res. 656), S8418, S8455 [11SE]

———assessment of efforts to bring Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al-Qaeda to justice, S9396 [24SE]

———compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa (H.R. 2828), unanimous-consent request, S3135 [17AP]

———moment of silence to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, unanimous-consent agreement, S8326 [10SE]

———require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (S. 2634), S992 [13FE], S993 [14FE]

———require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (S. 2634), motion to proceed, S1159-S1162, S1164, S1174, S1176 [26FE], S1217, S1245-S1248, S1255-S1261 [27FE], S1323, S1327-S1331, S1334-S1339, S1343-S1345, S1362 [28FE]

———require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (S. 2634), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent agreement, S1358 [28FE]

———require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (S. 2634), unanimous-consent agreement, S1082 [14FE]

Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: designate (H.R. 5517), S6331 [27JN]

ThanksUSA (organization): tribute to charity concert honoring U.S. Armed Forces, S7277 [24JY]

Treaties and agreements: resolutions of ratification considered and ratified en bloc, S9554 [25SE]

U.S. Africa Command: activation as the unified regional combatant command for Africa, S10302 [1OC]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement, S8882, S8883 [16SE]

Veterans: establish a commission to oversee services for post-traumatic stress and other mental health disorders, the Heroes-to-Healers Program, and grants for mental health provider recruitment (S. 3374), S7910-S7914 [31JY], S8243 [10SE]

———expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S1038, S1043 [14FE], S3179-S3181 [21AP], S3213, S3221-S3225, S3232, S3238-S3242, S3245-S3248 [22AP], S3298, S3299 [23AP], S3338, S3343, S3347-S3354 [24AP], S3435-S3437 [28AP]

———extend operations of the Senior Oversight Committee on wounded warrior matters (S. 2923), S3445 [28AP]

———Gulf War Illness research funding, S10862 [10DE]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, S4583 [21MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 634), S5456, S5457 [10JN]

———provide health care benefits to veterans with a service-connected disability at non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities that receive payments under Medicare or TRICARE program (S. 815), S9381 [24SE]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters, S8227, S8255, S8256 [10SE], S8342 [11SE], S8459 [12SE], S8903 [17SE], S8985 [18SE]

———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (S. 3073), S4805 [22MY], S10394 [1OC]

———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (S. 3073), unanimous-consent request, S8985 [18SE]

Walter Reed Army Medical Center: treatment of injured soldiers and living conditions, S1325-S1327 [28FE]

Williams, Peyton: Marine of the Year award recipient, S8031 [1AU]

Winner, SD: Winner School District recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, S7899 [31JY], S8032 [1AU]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, S5350, S5351, S5357 [6JN]

———compensate Armed Forces members, U.S. civilian employees, or their surviving spouses who, as POWs, performed slave labor for Japan or Japanese corporations (S. 3107), S5449 [10JN]

Reports

Alternative Measures To Address Cracks in the Tomb of the Unknowns Monument: Depts. of the Army and Veterans Affairs, S8839 [16SE]

Reports filed

Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S732 [6FE], S2130, S2131 [13MR], S3400 [24AP], S4791, S4792 [22MY], S6283 [26JN], S7029 [22JY], S7903 [31JY], S9655 [26SE], S10741 [20NO]

American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 634), S4892 [2JN]

Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S732 [6FE], S2130, S2131 [13MR], S3400, S3401 [24AP], S4791, S4792 [22MY], S6283, S6284 [26JN], S7029, S7030 [22JY], S7903 [31JY], S9655, S9656 [26SE], S10741, S10742 [20NO]

Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1333) (H. Rept. 110-691), H5042 [5JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1333) (H. Rept. 110-691), H5406 [12JN]

Clarify and Improve Authorities Relative to Availability of Educational Assistance for Armed Forces Members Who Have Served After September 11, 2001: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3339) (S. Rept. 110-433), S7526 [26JY]

Coast Guard Heritage Recognition: Committee on Transportation (House) (H. Res. 1382) (H. Rept. 110-899), H10330 [28SE]

Consideration of H.R. 5658, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1213) (H. Rept. 110-661), H4320 [20MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1218) (H. Rept. 110-666), H4452 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6599, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1384) (H. Rept. 110-800), H7306 [29JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2642, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Domestic Needs, and Iraq Policy Restrictions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1197) (H. Rept. 110-636), H3884 [14MY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1517) (H. Rept. 110-903), H10330 [28SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2642, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Domestic Needs, and Iraq Policy Restrictions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1284) (H. Rept. 110-720), H5728 [19JN]

Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material Amendment: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 110-24), S8854 [16SE]

Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building, Charlottesville, VA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5631), S7779 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3001) (S. Rept. 110-335), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 5658) (H. Rept. 110-652), H4064 [16MY], H4320 [20MY]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3002), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3003), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 3004), S4028 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior Conducting of a Theme Study To Identify Sites and Resources To Commemorate and Interpret the Cold War: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2561), S8854 [16SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6599) (H. Rept. 110-775), H7163 [24JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 110-428), S7029 [22JY]

Equal Justice for U.S. Military Personnel Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2052), S8479 [12SE]

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 6608) (H. Rept. 110-832), H7955 [9SE]

Intelligence Relating to Iraq Conducted by Policy Counterterrorism Evaluation Group and Office of Special Plans Within Office of the Under Sec. of Defense for Policy: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Rept. 110-346), S5204 [5JN]

Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4454), S2944 [10AP]

Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5167) (H. Rept. 110-844), H8126 [15SE]

Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S732 [6FE], S2130, S2131 [13MR], S3400, S3401 [24AP], S6283, S6284 [26JN], S7029, S7030 [22JY], S7903 [31JY], S10742 [20NO]

Military Officers Association of America Federal Charter: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2504) (S. Rept. 110-399), S6017 [24JN]

Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2840) (S. Rept. 110-440), S8034 [1AU]

Misleading Information From the Battlefield—The Tillman and Lynch Episodes: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 110-858), H8275 [16SE]

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4044) (H. Rept. 110-726), H5795 [20JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3197), S8528 [15SE]

Naval Vessel Transfer Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3052) (S. Rept. 110-451), S8275 [10SE]

Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S733 [6FE], S2130, S2131 [13MR], S3400, S3401 [24AP], S4791, S4792 [22MY], S6283, S6284, S6285 [26JN], S7029, S7030 [22JY], S7903 [31JY], S9655, S9656 [26SE], S10741, S10742 [20NO]

Nomination of Frederick S. Celec To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6283 [26JN]

Nomination of Joseph A. Benkert To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Global Security Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6283 [26JN]

Nomination of Michael B. Donley To Be Sec. of the Air Force, S9655 [26SE]

Nomination of Nelson M. Ford To Be Under Sec. of the Army: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6283 [26JN]

Nomination of Sean J. Stackley To Be Assistant Sec. of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6283 [26JN]

Permit Members of the Armed Forces Assigned to a Congressional Liaison Office of the Dept. of Defense To Obtain Membership in the House Exercise Facility: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 1068) (H. Rept. 110-587), H2265 [14AP]

Protect the Well-Being of Immigrant Soldiers and Their Families: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 110-912), H10827 [3OC]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 1284, Consideration of H.R. 2642, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1281) (H. Rept. 110-719), H5579 [18JN]

Security Assistance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3563) (S. Rept. 110-496), S9414 [24SE]

Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building, Chagrin Falls, OH: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5400), S2944 [10AP]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2626), S2944 [10AP]

Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5517), S6158 [25JN]

Utah National Guard Readiness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3651) (H. Rept. 110-554), H1820 [31MR]

Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2892) (S. Rept. 110-431), S7479 [25JY]

Whether Public Statements Regarding Iraq by U.S. Government Officials Were Substantiated by Intelligence Information: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Rept. 110-345), S5204 [5JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10412-H10414 [29SE]

Resolutions of ratification

Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material Amendment, S8854 [16SE], S9555 [25SE]

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, S8855 [16SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4475 [20MY], S4742 [22MY], H3934 [15MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7742, H7744, H7754 [31JY], H7801 [1AU]

Statements

Cooperative Relationship Between U.S. and Colombian Navies: Carolina Barco, E57 [22JA]

National Security Implications of Global Climate Change: Gordon R. Sullivan, Military Advisory Board, S5167 [5JN]

———T. Joseph Lopez, Military Advisory Board, S5167 [5JN]

Reiteration of Berkeley, CA, Opposition to the Iraq War and Clarification for Support of Men and Women of the Armed Forces: Berkeley, CA, City Clerk Dept., S1022 [14FE]

Report on Trip to United Kingdom, Israel, Pakistan, Jordan, Syria, Austria, and Belgium: Senator Specter, S68-S75 [22JA]

Strategy for Leaving Iraq: Christopher Hughes, H4038 [15MY]

Summaries

Narrative To Accompany the Awarding of the Distinguished Service Cross to Sergeant First Class Brendan W. O'Connor, S10639 [19NO]

National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act (S. 2760), S2148 [13MR]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S10054 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9291-H9295 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations earmarks, H9213 [24SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7712-H7715 [31JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 32, tribute to Air Force members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, H4182 [20MY]

H. Con. Res. 61, 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, H8375 [17SE]

H. Con. Res. 295, tribute to families of servicemembers, H6423 [14JY]

H. Con. Res. 297, Armed Forces integration anniversary, H6424 [14JY]

H. Con. Res. 313, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world, H1432 [10MR]

H. Con. Res. 334, support goals and ideals of National Military Appreciation Month, H4079 [19MY]

H. Con. Res. 358, tribute to Nevada Army and Air National Guard, H7597 [30JY]

H. Con. Res. 377, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of integration of the Armed Forces, H6082 [25JN]

H. Con. Res. 388, take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that Armed Forces members and their dependents are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections, H8371 [17SE]

H. Con. Res. 390, tribute to the 28th Infantry Division, H8067 [15SE]

H. Con. Res. 442, corrections in enrollment of S. 3001, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H10673 [2OC]

H. Res. 265, National Month of the Military Child, H2020 [8AP]

H. Res. 790, commend Washington (State) support for the needs of veterans and encourage residents of other States to pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans, H914 [13FE]

H. Res. 921, concur in Senate amendment with amendment to H.R. 4253, Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act, H35-H38 [16JA]

H. Res. 937, commend American Red Cross emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families, H7869 [9SE]

H. Res. 944, tribute to Russell L. Honore, H1010 [25FE]

H. Res. 953, express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad, H1608 [12MR]

H. Res. 961, tribute to Alaska Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, H4180 [20MY]

H. Res. 963, support goals and ideals of National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week, H916 [13FE]

H. Res. 986, recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict, H4175 [20MY]

H. Res. 1020, recognize service of Armed Forces members and support wounded warriors, H2024 [8AP]

H. Res. 1054, honor service and achievements of women Armed Forces members and female veterans, H4178 [20MY]

H. Res. 1067, U.S.S. Nautilus North Pole crossing anniversary, H6419 [14JY]

H. Res. 1068, permit members of the Armed Forces assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Dept. of Defense at the House of Representatives to obtain membership in the House exercise facility, H2298 [15AP]

H. Res. 1080, tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles, H6421 [14JY]

H. Res. 1122, Armed Forces Day, H10216 [27SE]

H. Res. 1139, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard anniversary, H6773 [22JY]

H. Res. 1197, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, H3891 [15MY]

H. Res. 1200, commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families, H8062 [15SE]

H. Res. 1213, consideration of H.R. 5658, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H4337 [21MY]

H. Res. 1218, consideration of H.R. 5658, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H4457 [22MY]

H. Res. 1223, tribute to Representative Shimkus, E1089 [23MY]

H. Res. 1235, National D-Day Remembrance Day, H5154 [10JN]

H. Res. 1255, tribute to Toby Keith for commitment to Armed Forces members, H8065 [15SE]

H. Res. 1258, President Bush impeachment, H5088-H5107 [9JN], H5192-H5211 [10JN], H6384-H6386 [10JY]

H. Res. 1281, same-day consideration of H. Res. 1284, consideration of H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, H5592 [19JN]

H. Res. 1284, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, H5611 [19JN]

H. Res. 1291, American GI Forum (organization) anniversary, H5975 [24JN]

H. Res. 1316, recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships, H7601 [30JY]

H. Res. 1345, President Bush impeachment, H6542-H6544 [15JY]

H. Res. 1382, recognize Coast Guard heritage, H10618 [29SE]

H. Res. 1384, consideration of H.R. 6599, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H7649 [31JY]

H. Res. 1420, terrorist attacks anniversary, H8025 [11SE]

H. Res. 1421, Marine Corps barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon anniversary, H9216 [24SE]

H. Res. 1517, consideration of H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, H10316 [28SE]

H.J. Res. 70, Army Reserve anniversary, H2022 [8AP]

H.R. 634, American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act, S5456 [10JN]

H.R. 1333, Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act, H5510 [18JN]

H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, S4444-S4460 [20MY]

H.R. 3174, Equal Justice for Our Military Act, H10263 [27SE]

H.R. 3229, National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act, H5167 [10JN]

H.R. 3651, Utah National Guard Readiness Act, H1785 [31MR]

H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, H10348-H10359 [29SE]

H.R. 4044, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act, H5801 [23JN]

H.R. 4169, American Braille Flag Memorial Act, H912 [13FE]

H.R. 4253, Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act, S556-S558 [31JA]

H.R. 4454, Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY, H1163 [28FE]

H.R. 4986, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H76-H257 [16JA]

H.R. 5167, Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act, H8098-H8100 [15SE]

H.R. 5400, Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building, Chagrin Falls, OH, H1247 [5MR]

H.R. 5443, U.S. States-Republic of Korea Defense Cooperation Improvement Act, H8626 [23SE]

H.R. 5517, Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX, H2231 [14AP]

H.R. 5631, Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building, Charlottesville, VA, H2827 [29AP]

H.R. 5714, U.S. Army Commemorative Coin Act, S10601 [17NO], H10815 [3OC]

H.R. 6040, clarify Army authority to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the members of the Committee on Levee Safety, H5824 [23JN]

H.R. 6048, protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation, H4202 [20MY]

H.R. 6081, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act, H4160-H4167 [20MY]

H.R. 6531, amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity, H6740 [22JY]

H.R. 6580, ensure fair treatment of Armed Forces members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty, H7276-H7278 [29JY]

H.R. 6608, House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act, H7897 [9SE]

H.R. 6646, require the Depts. of State and Defense to provide briefings on recent discussions and potential transfer of defense articles or services to the Republic of China, H8628 [23SE]

H.R. 6894, Defense Production Act extension and reauthorization, H8699 [23SE]

H.R. 7177, transfer naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, assess military status of and provide assistance to Israel, and continue military cooperation with the Republic of Korea, H10277 [27SE]

H.R. 7216, Selective Service System registration laws amendment, H10625 [29SE]

S. 1692, grant Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Inc., H5445 [17JN]

S. 2516, Citizenship Assistance Act, H5059 [9JN]

S. 2561, conduct a theme study to identify sites and resources to commemorate and interpret the Cold War, S397 [28JA]

S. 2579, U.S. Army Commemorative Coin Act, S498 [30JA], S10420 [2OC]

S. 2652, America's National World War II Museum Expansion Act, S1068 [14FE]

S. 2658, extend period after release from active duty during which a member of the Armed Forces is protected from mortgage foreclosure, S1125 [25FE]

S. 2692, Holloman AFB, NM, appropriations for construction of an Aerospace Ground Equipment Facility, S1528 [4MR]

S. 2693, Holloman AFB, NM, appropriations for additions and alterations to a Flight Simulator Facility, S1528 [4MR]

S. 2694, Defense Logistics Agency appropriations to replace Kirtland AFB, NM, fuel storage tanks, S1528 [4MR]

S. 2695, Holloman AFB, NM, appropriations for additions and alterations to Aircraft Maintenance Units, S1528 [4MR]

S. 2696, Holloman AFB, NM, appropriations for alteration of a hangar for construction of a Low Observable Composite Repair Facility, S1529 [4MR]

S. 2697, Cannon AFB, NM, appropriations for the Special Operations Command for construction of a Special Operations Force Maintenance Hangar, S1529 [4MR]

S. 2698, Holloman AFB, NM, appropriations for additions and alterations to a Jet Engine Maintenance Shop, S1529 [4MR]

S. 2760, National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act, S2146-S2148 [13MR]

S. 2829, make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, S3450 [28AP], H4111 [19MY]

S. 2840, Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act, H10257 [27SE]

S. 2892, Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act, S3175 [18AP]

S. 2923, Senior Oversight Committee Extension Act, S3445 [28AP]

S. 3001, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S9042-S9103 [18SE], H9090-H9206 [24SE]

S. 3002, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S9103-S9148 [18SE]

S. 3003, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, S9148-S9163 [18SE]

S. 3004, Dept. of Energy appropriations for defense activities, S9163 [18SE]

S. 3052, Naval Vessel Transfer Act, S4795 [22MY]

S. 3106, amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity, S5449 [10JN]

S. 3197, National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act, S6166 [25JN], S10186 [30SE], H10648 [2OC]

S. 3374, Healing Our Nation's Heroes Act, S7910-S7914 [31JY]

S. 3433, Iraq Security Agreement Act, S8040 [1AU]

S. 3437, Restoring America's Integrity Act, S8045 [1AU]

S. 3713, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act, S10746 [20NO]

S. 3721, prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KS, S10815 [8DE]

S. Con. Res. 75, take steps to appoint doctors of chiropractic as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces, S2951 [10AP]

S. Con. Res. 80, National Airborne Day, S3907 [7MY]

S. Con. Res. 90, tribute to Air Force members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, S5634 [12JN]

S. Con. Res. 91, tribute to Monica L. Brown, S5768, S5769 [18JN]

S. Con. Res. 94, Armed Forces integration anniversary, S7077, S7078 [22JY]

S. Con. Res. 95, Army selection of a site to establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia, S7576 [28JY]

S. Con. Res. 97, Dept. of Defense development of a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military, S8280 [10SE]

S. Res. 423, request return of U.S.S. Pueblo to U.S. by Democratic People's Republic of Korea, S210, S215 [23JA]

S. Res. 437, Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special) establishment, S499-S501 [30JA]

S. Res. 473, express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad and designate National Support the Troops and Their Families Day, S1599, S1654 [5MR]

S. Res. 480, recognize strategic importance and welcome establishment of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), S2009 [12MR]

S. Res. 491, Corps of Engineers carrying out of hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features in Louisiana, S2237 [31MR]

S. Res. 500, National Month of the Military Child, S2450 [3AP]

S. Res. 501, tribute to Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S2450-S2484 [3AP]

S. Res. 513, Army Reserve anniversary, S2979, S2981 [14AP]

S. Res. 561, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) anniversary, S4114, S4120 [13MY]

S. Res. 565, Military Kids Day, S4186, S4202 [14MY]

S. Res. 587, declare anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day a national day of prayer and rededication for Armed Forces members and their mission, S5218 [5JN]

S. Res. 590, Army anniversary, S5455, S5458 [10JN]

S. Res. 605, Berlin Airlift anniversary, S6298, S6305 [26JN]

S. Res. 609, encourage re-competition for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract, S6365 [7JY]

S. Res. 625, National Airborne Day, S7481 [25JY], S8016 [1AU]

S. Res. 636, commend efforts of Armed Forces, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq, S7973 [31JY]

S. Res. 648, U.S.S. Nautilus North Pole crossing anniversary, S8050 [1AU], S9181 [22SE]

S. Res. 656, terrorist attacks anniversary, S8417, S8455 [11SE]

S. Res. 723, permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings, S10816, S10819 [8DE]