TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (H.R. 6098), S9901 [27SE], H10625 [29SE]

FCC: provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (S. 3663), S10757, S10770 [20NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1720, H1729 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1041), H1718 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S5952 [23JN], S6170 [25JN], S6298 [26JN], S6366 [7JY], S6398, S6407 [8JY]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S179, S184, S210, S211, S212 [23JA], S258, S260, S288, S297, S298, S299, S300, S302 [24JA], S334, S335, S336, S337, S339, S340, S341, S349, S356, S363, S364, S365, S366 [25JA], S399, S401 [28JA], S451, S453, S454 [29JA], S536, S537, S553 [31JA], S564, S574, S577, S607 [4FE], S640, S641, S644, S647 [5FE], S706, S707 [6FE], S881, S900, S922 [12FE]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5349), consideration (H. Res. 976), H883 [13FE]

Telephones: facilitate rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities (H.R. 3403), S5663 [16JN], H5826 [23JN]

Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: amend (S. 428), S1204, S1205, S1206 [26FE]

Analyses

Establish a Procedure for Authorizing Certain Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6387-S6393 [8JY], H5758 [20JN]

Articles and editorials

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

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

FISA Fix for Lawyers, H1759 [14MR]

Holding Telecoms Hostage—A Risky Game, H511 [29JA]

In Case You Missed It—Hard of Hearing, S1725 [7MR]

Listening to Compromise, S6405 [8JY]

No Immunity—Senate Veers Off Track in Its Surveillance Bill, H1759 [14MR]

Our Right to Security—Al Qaeda, Not the FBI, Is the Greater Threat to America, H1715 [14MR]

Phone Companies Cut FBI, Wiretaps Due to Unpaid Bills, H891 [13FE]

Spy Court Keeping Up With Wiretap Requests, E881 [8MY]

Surveillance Sanity, S474 [30JA], S6198 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions

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

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]

Business and industry: promote deployment of next-generation broadband networks and develop a strategy, enact legislation, and adopt policies to accomplish this objective (see H. Res. 1292), H5797 [20JN]

———require accurate transmission of voice communications network traffic identification information to allow for accurate billing (see S. 2919), S3402 [24AP]

Children and youth: promote the safe use of the Internet by students (see H.R. 6490), H6472 [14JY]

———require schools and libraries that receive discounted Internet access services to educate minors about safe online behavior (see H.R. 6145), H4830 [22MY]

Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see S. 3511), S8948 [17SE]

Communications Act: permit universal service support to schools to be used for enhanced emergency notification services (see H.R. 5806), H2355 [15AP]

———reform collection and distribution of universal service support provisions (see H.R. 6356), H6009 [24JN]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 7176), H10299 [27SE]

Consumers: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (see H.R. 5994), H3402 [8MY]

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act: establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relative to violations (see H.R. 5717), H2069 [8AP]

Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (see S. 3649), S10069 [29SE] (see H.R. 7084), H9973 [25SE]

Crime: provide better protection against cyberbullying (see H.R. 6123), H4829 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety through mandatory meat and poultry recall authority and improve communication about recalls with national school lunch and breakfast program participants (see S. 2952), S3698 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate an agency to modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the U.S. (see H.R. 6392), H6174 [26JN]

———improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (see H.R. 6098), H4321 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H2758 [24AP]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H6576 [15JY]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 6320), H5729 [19JN]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see S.J. Res. 28), S1597 [5MR] (see H.J. Res. 79), H1702 [13MR]

———establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 5353), H869 [12FE]

———establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license and establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee (see H.R. 6055), H3884 [14MY]

———provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (see S. 3663), S10324 [1OC] (see H.R. 7013), H9083 [23SE]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see S. 3420), S8035 [1AU] (see H.R. 5846), H2486 [17AP]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the U.S. (see H.R. 6038), H3776 [13MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see H.R. 5440), H992 [14FE] (see H.R. 6304), H5728 [19JN]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1041), H1617 [12MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), consideration (see H. Res. 1285), H5728 [19JN]

FTC: explicitly prohibit the sending of text messages containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 5769), H2223 [10AP]

Government regulations: prohibit text message spam (see S. 3138), S5657 [16JN]

———require eligible carriers receiving universal service support to offer automatic roaming services to technically compatible carriers (see H.R. 7000), H9083 [23SE]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase efficiency of care (see H.R. 6179), H4973 [4JN]

House of Representatives: ensure that all Members, committees, and offices are alerted of the dangers of electronic attacks on computers and information systems used in carrying out their official duties (see H. Res. 1263), H5328 [11JN]

International relations: reorganize U.S. international broadcasting (see H.R. 7070), H9972 [25SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 82), S4029 [12MY]

Medicare: improve provision of telehealth services (see S. 2812), S2435 [3AP] (see H.R. 6163), H4830 [22MY]

National Center for Strategic Communications: establish (see S. 3546), S9280 [23SE]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 468), S1467 [3MR]

National objectives: support growth through deregulation, additional broadband deployment, commercial use of spectrum, high-speed data transmission, and intellectual property protection (see H. Res. 1457), H8396 [17SE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act: improve process of reallocation of spectrum from Federal government uses to commercial uses (see H.R. 7207), H10330 [28SE]

New and Emerging Technologies (NET) 911 Improvement Act: technical correction (see H.R. 6946), H8475 [18SE]

Palestinians: condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H1889 [1AP]

Privacy: prohibit certain video and audio monitoring of employees by their employers (see H.R. 5228), H620 [6FE]

Protect America Act: extend (see H.R. 5104), H455 [23JA] (see H.R. 5349), H869 [12FE]

———extend (H.R. 5349), consideration (see H. Res. 976), H868 [12FE]

Radio: require radios used in satellite digital radio service be capable of receiving terrestrial digital radio signals (see H.R. 7157), H10131 [26SE]

Rural areas: improve access to broadband service in rural and underserved areas (see H.R. 5682), H1973 [2AP]

———improve effectiveness of rural health care support (see S. 3491), S8855 [16SE]

Safety: reserve certain proceeds from the auction of spectrum, including the auction of the D-block of spectrum, for use to provide interoperable devices to public safety personnel (see S. 3465), S8275 [10SE]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 5217), H556 [29JA]

Sri Lanka: support transition to sustainable peace, protect civil society and media, facilitate access of humanitarian operations, and retain democratic principles (see H. Res. 1338), H6407 [10JY]

Taxation: defer tax on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications and media businesses (see S. 3446), S8035 [1AU]

———provide direct access to electronic tax return filing (see H.R. 5801), H2355 [15AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S1201 [26FE] (see H.R. 5450), H993 [14FE]

Technology: authorize a program of nationwide access to Federal remote sensing data, used for education, workforce training, applied research, and for support of governmental programs (see S. 3630), S9657 [26SE] (see H.R. 6970), H8476 [18SE]

Telephones: require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (see S. 2998), S3975 [8MY]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 3249), S6560 [10JY]

Television: ensure access to basic broadcast television after the digital television transition (see S. 3740), S10946 [11DE]

———establish a Federal interagency task force to improve public awareness among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending digital television transition (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3018 [1MY]

———require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets (see H.R. 5470), H994 [14FE]

Trademarks: create an offense for misuse in communications of a registered mark (see H.R. 7224), H10641 [29SE]

Cloture motions

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6470 [9JY]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), motion to proceed, S5950 [23JN], S6141 [25JN], S6224 [26JN]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S269, S302 [24JA], S387, S388 [28JA], S813 [8FE], S890 [12FE]

Excerpts

U.S. Code, Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure: interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electonic communications prohibited, H1716-H1718 [14MR]

———interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited, H5760-H5762 [20JN]

Letters

Dept. of Justice Office of Legal Counsel opinion on legality of Presidential authorization of warrantless electronic surveillance: Brian A. Benczkowski, Dept. of Justice, S5357 [6JN]

Establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence: Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General and J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence, S6199 [26JN], H5756 [20JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act modernization and streamlining: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H1326 [5MR]

———J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence, H1024-H1026 [25FE]

———Kate Martin and Lisa Graves, Center for National Security Studies, H1753 [14MR]

———Leslie Harris and Gregory T. Nojeim, Center for Democracy and Technology, H1752 [14MR]

———Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General, S248 [24JA]

———Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General and J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence, S651-S655 [5FE], S1102 [25FE], S1726 [7MR], H1799-H1801 [31MR]

———several organizations, H1753 [14MR]

———several Representatives, S901 [12FE], H1709 [14MR]

———several State attorneys general, S1727 [7MR], H1403 [6MR]

Grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance: Craig Webre, National Sheriff's Association, S832 [11FE]

———Dennis J. Hallion, National Troopers Coalition, S832 [11FE]

———Ronald C. Ruecker, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S833 [11FE]

———Ronald E. Brooks, National Narcotic Officers' Association's Coalition, S833 [11FE]

———Senators Rockefeller and Bond, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S6198 [26JN]

———several State Attorneys General, S832 [11FE]

Medicare Telehealth Improvement Act: David A. Kakmia, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, S2439 [3AP]

———Jonathan D. Linkous, American Telemedicine Association, S2438 [3AP]

———Linda Rosenberg, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, S2438 [3AP]

———several organizations, S2438 [3AP]

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

———Vice President Cheney, S241 [24JA]

Protect America Act extension: several Representatives, H882 [13FE], H949 [14FE], H1024 [25FE], H1039 [26FE]

Stay cases against telecommunications companies in actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance and delay retroactive immunity: Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General and J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence, S6400 [8JY]

Messages

Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union: President Bush, S2765 [8AP]

Motions

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1503 [11MR], H1626 [13MR], H1729 [14MR]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S255 [24JA]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5349), H905, H906 [13FE]

Press releases

American Legion Commander to Congress—Pass Surveillance Law Now: American Legion, S1727 [7MR]

Proposals

Concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 3773, Responsible Electronic Surveillance That Is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act, H1502, H1503 [11MR], H1624, H1625 [13MR]

Remarks in House

Amer, Kareem: call upon Egypt to free blogger from prison, H6801 [22JY]

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

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

Consumers: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (H.R. 5994), E859 [8MY]

Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (H.R. 7084), H10278-H10281 [27SE], E2148 [28SE], E2225 [3OC]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1707, H1710, H1743-H1750, H1754-H1759 [14MR], H1832 [1AP], E514 [4AP]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H511 [29JA], H888, H889, H901, H904, H923 [13FE], H998, H999 [15FE], H1079 [27FE], H1168, H1169 [28FE], H1223, H1224, H1327, H1329-H1335 [5MR], H1742-H1750, H1754-H1760 [14MR], H1801 [31MR], H5740, H5755, H5760, H5762, H5766, H5768, H5771-H5773 [20JN], E491 [3AP], E514 [4AP], E537 [8AP], E647 [17AP], E1316 [23JN], E1448 [14JY]

Crime: provide better protection against cyberbullying, H4328 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (H.R. 6098), H7191, H7192, H7267 [29JY]

———improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (H.R. 6098), Senate amendment, H10625 [29SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 6503), H8097, H8098 [15SE], H8368 [17SE], E2231 [3OC]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (H.R. 6320), E1277, E1292 [19JN]

FCC: establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license and establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee (H.R. 6055), E919 [14MY]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues, H6093 [26JN], E2261 [19NO]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (H.R. 2905), H5487 [18JN], H6012 [25JN]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (H.R. 5846), E651 [17AP]

Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 4106), H4848-H4852 [3JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, H1126, H1127 [27FE], H1308 [5MR], H1395 [6MR], H2409, H2410 [16AP]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H459 [28JA], H515 [29JA], H862-H866 [12FE], H873, H875, H876, H880, H881, H887-H892, H901-H907, H923 [13FE], H946, H947, H949, H950, H956, H959 [14FE], H997-H999 [15FE], H1005, H1020-H1029 [25FE], H1035, H1036, H1037, H1040, H1056 [26FE], H1078, H1079, H1084-H1088 [27FE], H1157, H1158, H1168-H1171 [28FE], H1191 [4MR], H1223, H1224, H1225, H1226, H1227, H1323-H1335, H1339 [5MR], H1346, H1347, H1349, H1351, H1398, H1402-H1408 [6MR], H1421 [10MR], H1450, H1451, H1452, H1453, H1496, H1504, H1505, H1507, H1509 [11MR], H1797-H1805 [31MR], H1828, H1832 [1AP], H1892, H1942 [2AP], H1997 [3AP], H2211 [10AP], H2228 [14AP], H2472 [17AP], H2494 [22AP], H2626 [23AP], H2747 [24AP], H3409 [13MY], H4129-H4133 [19MY], H4979, H5018, H5019 [5JN], E166, E169 [12FE], E446 [31MR], E491 [3AP], E514 [4AP], E537 [8AP], E590 [10AP], E647 [17AP], E881 [8MY], E1145 [4JN]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1557 [12MR], H1622, H1624, H1625, H1690-H1699 [13MR], H1707, H1720-H1760, H1763 [14MR], E405 [13MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1041), H1707-H1720 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5743-H5774 [20JN], H5874 [24JN], E1311, E1314, E1316 [23JN], E1325 [24JN], E1344, E1352 [25JN], E1378, E1379 [26JN], E1442-E1444 [10JY], E1448 [14JY]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), consideration (H. Res. 1285), H5739-H5741 [20JN]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), H459 [28JA], H483, H484 [29JA], H793-H795 [7FE], H862-H867 [12FE]

———prohibit reverse targeting and protect rights of persons inside the U.S. communicating with people abroad who are under surveillance, H889, H904 [13FE], H1763 [14MR], H5740, H5755, H5763 [20JN], E1316 [23JN]

———provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., H1757 [14MR]

FTC: extend authority to collect ``do-not-call'' registry fees (S. 781), H588-H591 [6FE]

KFEQ-Radio (St. Joseph, MO): tribute, E5 [15JA]

KWTO-Radio (Springfield, MO): anniversary, E2380 [10DE]

Linden Lab (Internet company): call for FTC investigation into Second Life (Internet site), H3780 [14MY]

Minnesota: tribute to Minnesota Associated Press Broadcasters award recipients, E598 [14AP]

NASA: examine feasibility of entering contracts with appropriate public, private, and international partners to disseminate images and multimedia from space missions to the public, H5386 [12JN]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (H. Res. 537), H1421-H1423 [10MR]

National Public Safety Telecommunications Week: observance, E635 [16AP]

New and Emerging Technologies (NET) 911 Improvement Act: technical correction (H.R. 6946), H9926 [25SE]

News media: assessment of news media coverage given to Republican Vice Presidential candidate, H7865 [9SE]

Palestinians: condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (H. Res. 1069), H7870-H7874 [9SE]

Protect America Act: extend, H339-H344 [17JA], H353 [22JA], H393 [23JA]

———extend (H.R. 5104), H484, H510-H517, H537 [29JA], E166, E169 [12FE]

———extend (H.R. 5349), H887-H892, H901-H907 [13FE], H971, H972, H973 [14FE]

———extend (H.R. 5349), consideration (H. Res. 976), H877-H886 [13FE]

———extend (H.R. 5349), motion to recommit, H905 [13FE]

Radio: require radios used in satellite digital radio service be capable of receiving terrestrial digital radio signals (H.R. 7157), E2106 [28SE]

Sand Creek Telephone Co.: anniversary, E1703 [1AU]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (H.R. 5217), E94 [29JA]

Taxation: remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (H.R. 5450), H1079 [27FE]

Telephones: eliminate automatic removal of telephone numbers on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry (H.R. 3541), H591 [6FE]

———facilitate rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities (H.R. 3403), Senate amendment, H5826-H5828 [23JN], E1314 [23JN], E1331 [24JN]

———require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (H.R. 3402), H9935-H9938 [25SE], E2087 [27SE], E2113 [28SE]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, H7669 [31JY]

WBBM-Radio (Chicago, IL): anniversary, E542 [8AP]

Wireless Broadband Co.: tribute, E1692 [1AU]

WKRM-Radio (Columbia, TN): anniversary, E108 [29JA]

WKSK-Radio (West Jefferson, NC): anniversary, H5415 [17JN]

WUOM-Radio (Ann Arbor, MI): anniversary, E1571 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: require accurate transmission of voice communications network traffic identification information to allow for accurate billing (S. 2919), S3408 [24AP]

Colleges and universities: enhance security of college campuses and require campuses to develop and test emergency response procedures and notification systems (S. 1228), S1099 [25FE]

Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (H.R. 7084), S10186 [30SE]

Courts: clarify definition of electronic communication service provider relative to granting retroactive immunity in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S6471 [9JY]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S165, S216-S219 [23JA], S232-S244, S251 [24JA], S307, S314, S317-S320 [25JA], S373-S382, S384 [28JA], S406, S421, S436, S439 [29JA], S471-S474 [30JA], S575 [4FE], S704-S706 [6FE], S832, S833 [11FE], S890 [12FE], S952, S953, S962-S964 [13FE], S1015, S1033-S1037 [14FE], S1241 [27FE], S1324, S1331-S1334 [28FE], S1412 [29FE], S1725 [7MR], S5950 [23JN], S5985, S5986, S6083-S6095 [24JN], S6109-S6112, S6115-S6118, S6120-S6129 [25JN], S6196-S6198, S6271 [26JN], S6350, S6351 [7JY], S6381-S6386, S6394-S6416, S6419, S6424-S6429 [8JY], S6452, S6454-S6475 [9JY], S6646 [14JY]

———limit retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to cases where a Federal court has found the surveillance to be constitutional, S6407, S6410, S6413, S6416, S6425 [8JY], S6454, S6455, S6461-S6463, S6469 [9JY]

———prohibit granting of retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S644-S647, S650 [5FE], S698-S700, S703 [6FE], S838-S841, S864-S878 [11FE], S884, S896, S897, S900 [12FE]

———provide for the substitution of the U.S. in place of any electronic communications service company in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, S712-S714 [6FE], S807 [8FE], S827, S841, S843, S862-S864 [11FE], S887, S888, S890 [12FE]

———stay pending cases against telecommunications companies named in civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance and delay pursuit of retroactive immunity until release of report on such surveillance, S6398-S6404, S6407, S6410, S6424, S6425 [8JY], S6454, S6455, S6462, S6463, S6467, S6469, S6470, S6472 [9JY], S6646 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (H.R. 6098), S9901 [27SE]

Dept. of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel opinions on legality of Presidential authorization of warrantless electronic surveillance and waterboarding of detainees, S5355-S5357 [6JN]

Economy: impact of economic conditions on the middle class, S5728 [18JN]

E-Government Act: reauthorize appropriations (S. 2321), S10304 [1OC]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (S.J. Res. 28), S1872 [11MR], S3389 [24AP], S4267-S4271 [15MY], S4372 [19MY]

———disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (S.J. Res. 28), unanimous-consent agreement, S4267 [15MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: allow the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to review any request for immunity from an electronic communication service provider, S830-S832, S834, S836 [11FE], S889, S890 [12FE]

———clarify that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has the authority to determine and enforce compliance with any order of the court, S881 [12FE]

———district court decision on the constitutionality of warrantless electronic surveillance, S6381, S6382, S6386 [8JY]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), S913 [12FE], S925-S927, S942, S952, S953, S962-S964 [13FE], S1015, S1016, S1031-S1035 [14FE], S1098, S1101-S1103 [25FE], S1241-S1243 [27FE], S1324, S1331-S1341, S1343-S1345, S1357 [28FE], S1411, S1415 [29FE], S1719, S1725-S1728, S1732, S1734 [7MR], S1789 [10MR], S2120 [13MR], S2632-S2634 [7AP], S4590 [21MY], S5710, S5732 [18JN]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), insert S. 2248 language in lieu, S904 [12FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), unanimous-consent request, S1035, S1036 [14FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), S5947 [20JN], S6349-S6351 [7JY], S6379-S6416, S6418-S6420, S6424-S6429 [8JY], S6452-S6476 [9JY], S6516 [10JY], S6646 [14JY]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), motion to proceed, S5950 [23JN], S5985, S5986, S6004, S6006, S6082-S6095 [24JN], S6108-S6112, S6115-S6137, S6142, S6143 [25JN], S6174, S6177-S6182, S6196-S6198, S6205-S6207, S6213, S6271 [26JN], S6309, S6313 [27JN]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), unaimous-consent agreement, S6354 [7JY]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), unanimous-consent agreement, S6224, S6306 [26JN]

———expedite court review of electronic communication service provider challenges to Federal directives, S777 [7FE], S842 [11FE]

———include prohibitions on international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, S886 [12FE]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S19-S21 [22JA], S163-S168, S179-S193, S216-S219 [23JA], S225-S271, S301 [24JA], S303-S322 [25JA], S370, S373-S388 [28JA], S403-S409, S420-S423, S430-S435, S439 [29JA], S460, S470-S474, S476-S478 [30JA], S535-S537 [31JA], S564-S591 [4FE], S618-S620, S624-S626, S639-S648, S650-S655 [5FE], S686-S692, S697-S700, S703-S714 [6FE], S775-S778 [7FE], S805-S807, S813 [8FE], S827-S845, S862-S878 [11FE], S879-S913 [12FE], S962-S964 [13FE], S6472, S6475 [9JY]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), unanimous-consent agreement, S369 [28JA], S636 [5FE]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), unanimous-consent request, S589 [4FE], S624 [5FE]

———place flexible limits on use of information gathered about U.S. persons that the Federal Government obtained using unlawful procedures, S577-S580 [4FE], S690 [6FE], S775, S776 [7FE], S843 [11FE]

———prohibit bulk collection of all communication between the U.S. and overseas, S641-S644 [5FE], S688 [6FE], S835 [11FE], S885, S886 [12FE]

———prohibit reverse targeting and protect rights of persons inside the U.S. communicating with people abroad who are under surveillance, S640-S644 [5FE], S686, S691, S692 [6FE], S776, S777 [7FE], S843 [11FE]

———provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., S568-S574 [4FE], S689, S690 [6FE], S835-S838 [11FE], S883 [12FE]

———reduce duration of sunset provision, S436 [29JA], S574-S577 [4FE], S687, S707-S710 [6FE]

———require a report to Congress on any decision, order, or opinion issued by Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes a significant legal interpretation of any provision, S258-S268 [24JA], S307 [25JA], S380 [28JA]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (S. 1693), S759 [7FE]

Intelligence services: require court order for wiretapping calls originated from within the U.S., S714 [6FE], S6349 [7JY]

KILI-Radio (Pine Ridge/Oglala Lakota Indian Reservation, SD): anniversary, S7570 [28JY]

Medicare: improve provision of telehealth services (S. 2812), S2437-S2439 [3AP]

National Center for Strategic Communications: establish (S. 3546), S9283 [23SE]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 468), S1578 [5MR], S2825 [9AP]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S239, S240 [24JA], S8914, S8915 [17SE]

New and Emerging Technologies (NET) 911 Improvement Act: technical correction (H.R. 6946), S10019 [27SE]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5104), S403, S404, S457 [29JA]

Sharpe, Tony: E9-1-1 Institute Citizen in Action Award recipient, S1578 [5MR]

Taxation: remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (S. 2668), S1203 [26FE], S10459 [2OC]

Telephones: eliminate automatic removal of telephone numbers on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry (H.R. 3541), S750 [6FE]

———require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (S. 2998), S3976 [8MY]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (S. 3249), S6571, S6572 [10JY]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, S7856, S7888 [31JY]

Terrorism: improve the terrorism hoax statute (S. 735), S1196 [26FE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S2765 [8AP]

———resolutions of ratification considered and ratified en bloc, S9329 [23SE], S9554 [25SE]

University of Missouri: anniversary of the Missouri School of Journalism, S8124 [8SE]

Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: amend (S. 428), S1205-S1208 [26FE], S1578 [5MR]

WUOM-Radio (Ann Arbor, MI): anniversary, S8117 [8SE]

Reports

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Modernization and Streamlining: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2248) (S. Rept. 110-209) (excerpt), S6402-S6404 [8JY]

Reports filed

Civil Rights History Project Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 998) (H. Rept. 110-848), H8126 [15SE]

Community Broadband Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1853) (S. Rept. 110-330), S3254 [22AP]

Consideration of H.R. 5349, Protect America Act Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 110-525), H868 [12FE]

Consideration of H.R. 6304, Establish a Procedure for Authorizing Certain Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1285) (H. Rept. 110-721), H5728 [19JN]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3773, Responsible Electronic Surveillance That Is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1041) (H. Rept. 110-549), H1617 [12MR]

Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6503) (H. Rept. 110-846), H8126 [15SE]

Disapproval of FCC Rule on Broadcast Media Ownership: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S.J. Res. 28) (S. Rept. 110-334), S3975 [8MY]

E-Government Act Appropriations Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2321) (S. Rept. 110-465), S8853 [16SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Modernization and Streamlining: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2248) (S. Rept. 110-258), S207 [23JA]

International Telecommunication Union Constitution and Convention Amendments: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Ex. Rept. 110-28), S9278 [23SE]

Local Community Radio Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1675) (S. Rept. 110-271), S1596 [5MR]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: Committee on Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 468), S2435 [3AP]

Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement (PRICE) of Homeland Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6098) (H. Rept. 110-752), H6405 [10JY]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 6098), S9414 [24SE]

Radio Regulations Revision: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8375 [11SE]

Telework Improvements Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4106) (H. Rept. 110-663), H4452 [21MY]

Resolutions of ratification

International Telecommunication Union Constitution and Convention Amendments, S9279 [23SE], S9557 [25SE]

Radio Regulations Revision, S8381 [11SE], S9332 [23SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1625 [13MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), concur in Senate amendment, H1503 [11MR]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5349), H905 [13FE]

Statements

Foreign Intelligence Acquisitions Procedure Authorization Establishment: Senator Rockefeller, S6404 [8JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Senator Specter, S5951 [23JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Modernization and Streamlining: Dept. of Justice and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, S1103 [25FE]

———Executive Office of the President, S246-S248 [24JA]

National Security Agency Reverse Targeting of Persons Inside the U.S. Communicating With People Abroad Who Are Under Surveillance: Executive Office of the President, S640 [5FE]

Summaries

Establish a Procedure for Authorizing Certain Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence (H.R. 6304), S6129-S6135 [25JN]

Testimonies

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General (excerpt), S686 [6FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 537, National 9-1-1 Education Month, H1422 [10MR]

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

H. Res. 976, consideration of H.R. 5349, Protect America Act extension, H877 [13FE]

H. Res. 1041, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 3773, Responsible Electronic Surveillance That Is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act, H1707 [14MR]

H. Res. 1069, condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children, H7870 [9SE]

H. Res. 1263, ensure that all House Members, committees, and offices are alerted of the dangers of electronic attacks on computers and information systems used in carrying out their official duties, H5280 [11JN]

H. Res. 1285, consideration of H.R. 6304, establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, H5739 [20JN]

H.R. 998, Civil Rights History Project Act, H8369 [17SE]

H.R. 3402, Calling Card Consumer Protection Act, H9935 [25SE]

H.R. 3403, New and Emerging Technologies (NET) 911 Improvement Act, H5826-H5828 [23JN]

H.R. 3773, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act modernization and streamlining, S904-S913 [12FE]

H.R. 4106, Telework Improvements Act, H4848-H4850 [3JN]

H.R. 5104, Protect America Act extension, H510 [29JA]

H.R. 6098, Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement (PRICE) of Homeland Security Act, S9901 [27SE], H7191 [29JY], H10625 [29SE]

H.R. 6304, establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, H5743-H5755 [20JN]

H.R. 6503, Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program reauthorization, H8097 [15SE]

H.R. 6946, technical correction to New and Emerging Technologies (NET) 911 Improvement Act, H9926 [25SE]

H.R. 7084, Webcaster Settlement Act, H10278 [27SE]

S. 428, IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act, S1206-S1208 [26FE]

S. 781, Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act, H588 [6FE]

S. 2248, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act modernization and streamlining, S179, S184-S191 [23JA]

S. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act, S1203 [26FE]

S. 2998, Prepaid Calling Card Consumer Protection Act, S3977-S3979 [8MY]

S. 3249, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act, S6571 [10JY]

S. 3663, Short-Term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, H10943 [10DE]

S. Con. Res. 82, support Local Radio Freedom Act, S4033 [12MY]

S. Res. 468, National 9-1-1 Education Month, S1482 [3MR], S2825 [9AP]

S.J. Res. 28, disapprove FCC rule on broadcast media ownership, S4270 [15MY]