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

Addresses

Beyond the Surge—Assessing the President's Afghanistan Strategy: Representative Skelton, E2909 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense Weapons Programs Funding Reform: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S7737-S7740 [21JY]

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7383, S7415, S7416, S7417, S7418, S7419, S7420, S7421, S7422, S7423, S7425 [13JY], S7446, S7483, S7484, S7489, S7490, S7491, S7492, S7493, S7494, S7495, S7500, S7501, S7502, S7503, S7504, S7505 [14JY], S7510, S7560, S7561, S7562, S7563, S7564, S7565, S7566, S7567, S7569, S7570, S7571, S7572 [15JY], S7631, S7632, S7633, S7635, S7654, S7655, S7656, S7657, S7658, S7659, S7660, S7661, S7662, S7663 [16JY], S7683, S7686, S7705, S7706, S7707, S7708, S7709, S7710, S7715, S7716, S7717, S7718, S7719 [20JY], S7723, S7745, S7751, S7757, S7765, S7794, S7795, S7796, S7797, S7798, S7799, S7800, S7801, S7802, S7803, S7804, S7805, S7806 [21JY], S7841, S7848, S7849, S7851, S7852, S7853, S7854, S7855, S7856, S7857, S7858, S7893, S7894, S7895, S7896, S7902, S7904, S7905, S7908, S7910, S7911, S7912, S7913, S7914, S7915, S7920, S7921, S7922, S7923, S7924, S7925, S7926, S7927, S7928, S7929, S7930, S7931, S7932, S7937 [22JY], S7949, S7952, S7973, S7976, S7985, S7987, S7999, S8000, S8002, S8003, S8004, S8005, S8006, S8007, S8008, S8009, S8010, S8011, S8012, S8013, S8014, S8015, S8016, S8018, S8023, S8025, S8026, S8027, S8028, S8029, S8045, S8046, S8047, S8048, S8049, S8050, S8051, S8052, S8053, S8054, S8056, S8057, S8058, S8059 [23JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7147 [23JN], H7257, H7258, H7336, H7338, H7340, H7342, H7343, H7344, H7345, H7346, H7350, H7351, H7356, H7358, H7359, H7360, H7361, H7365, H7366, H7368, H7369, H7370, H7371, H7375, H7376, H7377, H7378, H7381 [25JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 808), H11123 [8OC]

———making (H.R. 3326), S9685 [22SE], S9817, S9855 [24SE], S9872 [25SE], S9906, S9912, S9938, S9939, S9940 [29SE], S9971, S9972, S9989, S9990 [30SE], S10011, S10015, S10016, S10019, S10021, S10027, S10028, S10030, S10032, S10033, S10035, S10036, S10037, S10040, S10041, S10047, S10050, S10052, S10069, S10070, S10071, S10072, S10073, S10074, S10075 [1OC], S10149, S10153, S10154, S10155, S10157 [6OC], S10228 [7OC], S13295, S13296, S13337 [16DE], H9080, H9082, H9083, H9084, H9085, H9086, H9087, H9088, H9090, H9091, H9092, H9093, H9096, H9118, H9119 [30JY], H15007, H15022 [16DE]

———making (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8985 [29JY]

———making (H.R. 3326), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H15004 [16DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5591, S5595, S5598, S5602, S5629, S5641, S5642, S5643, S5644 [19MY], S5664, S5666, S5667, S5669, S5670, S5673, S5674, S5675, S5676, S5677, S5681, S5683, S5688, S5689, S5690, S5691, S5733, S5734, S5735, S5736, S5737, S5738, S5739, S5740, S5741, S5742, S5743, S5744 [20MY], S5799, S5879, S5880, S5881 [21MY], S5967 [2JN], H5486, H5487 [12MY], H5668 [14MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (H. Res. 434), H5605 [14MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11191, S11224, S11231 [5NO], S11240, S11256, S11257 [6NO], S11267, S11268, S11270, S11273, S11295, S11296, S11297, S11298 [9NO], S11313, S11320, S11331, S11334, S11351, S11352 [10NO], S11362, S11363, S11364, S11377, S11378, S11390 [16NO], S11404, S11405, S11406, S11407, S11438 [17NO], H7983, H7984, H7985, H7986, H7987, H7990 [10JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (H. Res. 622), H7958 [10JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (S. 1407), S9685 [22SE]

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (S. 962), S7015 [24JN]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S11607 [19NO], S11886 [20NO], S11973 [21NO], S11987, S12013, S12015 [30NO], S12072, S12073, S12087 [1DE], S12164, S12165, S12166, S12167, S12168, S12169, S12170, S12171, S12172, S12250, S12251, S12252, S12253, S12254, S12255, S12256, S12257, S12258 [2DE], S12276, S12278, S12304, S12334, S12335, S12337, S12340, S12341, S12342, S12343, S12344, S12345, S12346, S12349 [3DE], S12389, S12391, S12397, S12416, S12418, S12419, S12420, S12421, S12422, S12423, S12424, S12425, S12426, S12427, S12428, S12429, S12430, S12431, S12432, S12433 [4DE], S12495, S12496, S12517, S12518, S12519, S12520, S12521 [5DE], S12544, S12552, S12553, S12555, S12556, S12561 [6DE], S12600, S12621, S12622, S12623, S12624, S12626, S12627, S12628, S12629, S12630, S12631, S12632, S12633, S12634, S12635, S12636, S12637, S12638, S12639, S12640, S12641, S12644, S12645 [7DE], S12715, S12716, S12717, S12718, S12719, S12720, S12721, S12722, S12723, S12724, S12725, S12726, S12727, S12728, S12734, S12738, S12739, S12740, S12741 [8DE], S12768, S12819, S12820, S12821, S12822, S12823, S12825, S12826, S12827, S12828, S12829, S12830, S12831, S12832 [9DE], S12914, S12916, S12917, S12922, S12923, S12924, S12925, S12926, S12931, S12934, S12935, S12936, S12937, S12939, S12940, S12943, S12944, S12947, S12961, S12964, S12967, S12968 [10DE], S13039, S13040, S13041, S13042, S13043, S13047, S13048, S13049, S13059 [11DE], S13096, S13100 [12DE], S13193, S13194, S13195, S13198, S13199, S13200, S13201 [14DE], S13205, S13255, S13259, S13260, S13261, S13263, S13265, S13266, S13268, S13273, S13274 [15DE], S13326, S13327, S13330, S13334, S13337, S13338, S13340 [16DE], S13395, S13396, S13397, S13399 [17DE], S13464, S13465, S13466, S13467 [18DE], S13478, S13490, S13529 [19DE], S13628, S13631, S13632, S13633 [20DE], S13716, S13791, S13792 [22DE], S14139 [24DE]

Weapons: improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), S5216, S5219, S5220, S5224, S5242, S5243, S5244 [6MY], S5256, S5296 [7MY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), S5765 [20MY]

Analyses

Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act (S. 1707), H10114-H10116 [30SE]

Announcements

Moment of silence in memory of victims of terrrorist attacks, S9281 [11SE], H9387 [9SE]

Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H49 [7JA], H1102 [10FE], H2995 [5MR], H4286 [1AP], H5081 [4MY], H6550 [11JN], H7781 [8JY], H9301 [8SE], H10418 [1OC], H12245 [3NO], H13409 [2DE]

Appointments

Commission on Wartime Contracting, S11236 [5NO], H4393 [1AP]

Conferees: H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, S5804 [21MY], H6551 [11JN]

———H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8024 [23JY]

———H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488, H10505 [6OC]

———H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S9941 [29SE]

———H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S11411 [17NO]

———H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S10159 [6OC]

———S. 454, Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act, S5495 [14MY]

———S. 454, Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act, H5549 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

Afghanistan, H5600 [14MY]

Afghanistan Abyss, H9307 [8SE]

Again, With Feeling—No New Drilling, S6491 [11JN]

Billions in U.S. Aid Never Reached Pakistan Army, H11116 [8OC]

Children in the Field, E845 [1AP]

Civilian Courts Are No Place To Try Terrorists, S10555 [20OC], S10621 [21OC], S11156 [5NO]

Cleric Linked to Fort Hood Attack Grew More Radicalized in Yemen, H14465 [10DE]

Clinton—U.S. Wary of Growing Burmese, North Korean Military Cooperation, S7760 [21JY]

Credit for Service—Restore Retirement Pay to the Eskimo Scouts, S997 [28JA]

Critics Still Haven't Read the ``Torture'' Memos, E1214 [20MY]

Cut the Military Budget—II, H3036 [5MR]

Dangerous Thoughts—A Real Patriot Act, S9729 [23SE]

Defense Bill, Lauded by White House, Contains Billions in Earmarks, S9905 [29SE]

Delegation Denounces Excesses in Citizen-Soldier Program, H11345 [14OC]

Department of Defense Report Details Raynham Soldier's Heroism, E2037 [28JY]

Don't Go Wobbly on Afghanistan, S10396 [14OC]

Erring on the Side of Incaution, H9895 [23SE]

Ex-Air Force Employee Pleads Guilty in Case Tied to Murtha Earmark, S7969 [23JY]

Exclusive—Earmark Critic Steered Cash to Blimp Research, S8626 [31JY]

Ex-Defense Contractor CEO Enters Fraud Guilty Plea, S7971 [23JY]

Ex-Staffers Winning Defense Panel Pork, Study Finds, S10266 [8OC]

Family and Friends Say Goodbye to Fallen Marine, S14137 [24DE]

Fix This Now—Cut Is No Way To Treat Old Vets, S997 [28JA]

From Vietnam 1959 to Afghanistan 2009, H8468 [21JY]

F-22 Fighters for Japan, S7736 [21JY]

Governor Rell—Flags at Half Staff To Honor Fallen Marine, S14137 [24DE]

He Could Not Leave a Comrade Behind, E2215-E2217 [9SE]

History Will Credit Bush With Keeping Country Safe, S370 [14JA]

How Not To Defeat al Qaeda, S10394-S10396 [14OC]

Intraparty Fights Pervade Agenda, S6485 [11JN]

Jet Even the Military Doesn't Want, S7382 [13JY], E1816 [16JY]

Johnson, Gorbachev, Obama, H14948 [15DE]

July Suicides Push Corps to Record Pace, H9170 [30JY]

Let's Not Undo Progress We've Made Since 9/11, S9282 [11SE]

Local Soldier Remembered by Community, S11310 [10NO]

N. Korea's Hard-Labor Camps—On the Diplomatic Back Burner, S7758-S7760 [21JY], E1877 [22JY]

NSF Finds Declining Federal Support of Academic R&D, S10347-S10350 [13OC]

Obama Administration Preparing Incentives Package for North Korea, S7844 [22JY]

Obama and the Politics of Concession—Iran and Russia Put Obama to the Test Last Week, and He Blinked Twice, H9896 [23SE]

Obama Team Clears 75 at Guantanamo for Release, H10439 [1OC]

Pentagon To Offer Swine Flu Vaccine to Terror Suspects, H12122 [29OC]

Pentagon's New Priorities, S4419 [20AP]

Plumage—But at a Price, S8088 [24JY]

Politics of Escalation, H5599 [14MY]

Premier U.S. Fighter Jet Has Major Shortcomings—F-22's Maintenance Demands Growing, S7386-S7388 [13JY]

Program Provides Little Help for Soldiers, H11345 [14OC]

Ridding Afghanistan of Corruption Will Be No Easy Task, H13255 [18NO]

Russia's Response to U.S. Missile Defense Shield Shift, S9526 [17SE]

Second Contractor Pleads Guilty in Earmark Probe, S7970 [23JY]

SFC Larry Hawks Awarded Silver Star for Defending Comrades, S4436 [20AP]

Software Company Won Earmarked Funds for Work on Military Health Records, S8626 [31JY]

Spec. Frederick Greene, S11310 [10NO]

Speeding Truck Bomb, and Shared Act of Courage, H301 [14JA]

State Department Contractor Electrocuted, S10042 [1OC]

10 Green Berets To Receive Silver Star for Afghan Battle, S5322 [11MY]

Time To Get Out of Afghanistan, H9305 [8SE]

To Die for a Mystique, H7116 [23JN]

U.S. Envoy Resists Increase in Troops, H13255 [18NO]

U.S. To Shelve Nuclear-Missile Shield—Defense Plans for Poland, Czech Republic To Be Dropped as Iran Rocket Threat Downgraded; Moscow Likely To Welcome Move, S9526 [17SE]

Vehicle Armor Recognized in Army Awards, H9818 [23SE]

Waterbury Marine Dies in Afghanistan, S14137 [24DE]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: anniversary of commencement of Operation Enduring Freedom (see H. Res. 802), H10519 [6OC]

———develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability (see H.R. 2482), H5790 [19MY]

———request the President and require the Dept. of Defense to furnish the House of Representatives all information on impact of notification of Miranda rights to certain detainees (see H. Res. 602), H7705 [26JN]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H2632 [24FE]

Agent Orange Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S8994 [6AU]

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: express that agreement is advisory and not legally binding (see H. Res. 72), H382 [15JA]

Air Force: expand authority to convey certain relocatable military housing units to Indian tribes in Idaho and Nevada (see S. 390), S1677 [5FE]

American Legion Day: designate (see S. Res. 260), S9264 [10SE]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H8809 [24JY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3266), H8409 [20JY]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 1390), S7138 [6JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see S. 1033), S5435 [13MY] (see S. 1391), S7138 [6JY] (see H.R. 2647), H6074 [2JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H7144 [23JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 808), H11165 [8OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 196), H11166 [8OC]

———authorizing for military construction (see S. 1392), S7138 [6JY]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 377, 378, 381), H159 [9JA]

———making (see H.R. 3326), H8808 [24JY]

———making (H.R. 3326), consideration (see H. Res. 685), H8958 [28JY]

———making (H.R. 3326), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (see S. 1054), S5501 [14MY] (see H.R. 2346), H5483 [12MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (see H. Res. 434), H5580 [13MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 545), H6805 [15JN]

Arctic regions: require study and report on feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance strategic U.S. interests (see S. 2849), S12708 [8DE]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see S. 357), S1124 [30JA] (see H.R. 569), H380 [15JA]

———allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see S. 1347), S6993 [24JN] (see H.R. 1478), H3400 [12MR]

———anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H11298 [13OC]

———authorize accelerated payments of educational assistance to certain veterans and members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 4279), H14743 [10DE]

———authorize extended benefits for autistic dependents of certain retirees (see H.R. 2051), H4686 [22AP]

———authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H3704 [19MR]

———authorize reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 3839), H11457 [15OC]

———authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for unremarried surviving spouses and dependents of retired members or veterans who died of service-connected or compensible disability (see H.R. 4403), H15501 [16DE]

———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. 1175), H2833 [25FE]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 2743), S11205 [5NO] (see H.R. 4051), H12587 [6NO]

———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. 747), S4062 [31MR]

———award Atomic Veterans Service Medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation from the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances (see S. 1128), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 2553), H6008 [21MY]

———commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq, recognize importance of victory in Iraqi theater, and commit to continued progress (see H. Res. 208), H2980 [4MR]

———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas, for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq (see H. Res. 977), H15502 [16DE]

———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq and support members serving in harm's way (see H. Res. 988), H15502 [16DE]

———commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12044 [28OC]

———commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see S. Con. Res. 15), S4063 [31MR] (see H. Con. Res. 21), H325 [14JA]

———conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of Social Security numbers to identify members (see H.R. 2487), H5791 [19MY]

———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. 2585), H6010 [21MY]

———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. 1034), H1518 [12FE]

———eliminate requirement that certain former Reserve members be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits (see H.R. 972), H1158 [10FE]

———eliminate statute of limitations on the award of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1532), H3437 [16MR]

———enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1450), S7480 [14JY]

———encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14743 [10DE]

———enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury and enhance access to mental health counseling (see S. 772), S4172 [1AP] (see H.R. 3368), H8959 [28JY]

———enhance criminal penalties for killing a member (see H.R. 2871), H6805 [15JN]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———ensure commissioned officers in a Reserve component are able to retire in the highest grade in which they have successfully served (see H.R. 1688), H3833 [24MR]

———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. 268), H70 [7JA]

———ensure members receive hearing screenings before and after deployments and mandate tinnitus be treated by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Auditory Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2506), H5792 [19MY]

———ensure safety while using expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting U.S. military operations overseas (see S. 358), S1124 [30JA] (see H.R. 894), H1043 [4FE]

———ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, other transitional services, and a psychological evaluation (see H.R. 1963), H4522 [2AP]

———ensure that members stationed outside the U.S. can take full advantage of credits for first-time home buyers and provide for waiver of recapture of the credit for members who are restationed (see H.R. 3389), H9055 [29JY]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H35 [6JA]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see S. 2807), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1701), H4025 [25MR]

———establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 2419), H5664 [14MY]

———establish registries of current and former members exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards and provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards (see S. 642), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 2389), H5580 [13MY]

———establish requirements for retention of members who seek to remain in the military following injury or disability incurred in the line of duty (see S. 1440), S7359 [10JY]

———establish searchable database of names and citations of members and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H493 [23JA]

———exclude combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program under WIC (see S. 581), S3073 [12MR]

———expand certain restrictions relative to the overhaul and repair of vessels in foreign shipyards to vessels with a homeport in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3352), H8872 [27JY]

———expand eligibility of members to participate in higher education programs offered by the Community College of the Air Force (see H.R. 3733), H10519 [6OC]

———expand geographical coverage of TRICARE Prime to include Puerto Rico and Guam (see H.R. 1809), H4249 [31MR]

———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (see S. Res. 344), S11253 [6NO] (see H. Res. 895), H12587 [6NO]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (see H. Res. 891), H12456 [5NO]

———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 H. Res. 256), H3527 [17MR] (see H. Res. 284), H3835 [24MR]

———extend certain enhanced mortgage and mortgage foreclosure protections (see H.R. 3976), H12141 [29OC]

———extend whistleblower protections to members that report potentially dangerous ideologically based threats or actions of another member against U.S. interests or security (see H.R. 4267), H14742 [10DE]

———give wounded reservists the option of remaining on active duty during the transition process to continue to receive military pay and allow such members to live at home during transition (see S. 944), S4963 [30AP]

———grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see S. 1441), S7359 [10JY] (see H.R. 3257), H8355 [17JY]

———guarantee a pay increase for members that exceeds the Employment Cost Index (see H.R. 1592), H3641 [18MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see S. 475), S2473 [25FE] (see H.R. 1182), H2834 [25FE]

———honor sacrifice of mothers who are members, and support provided by mothers of members and mothers who are spouses of members (see H. Res. 399), H5096 [4MY]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H13001 [16NO]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 177), H34 [6JA]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H6262 [4JN]

———improve and enhance operation and improve mobilization and demobilization processes of Reserve components (see S. 262), S598 [15JA]

———improve and enhance substance use disorder programs for members (see S. 459), S2423 [24FE] (see H.R. 3420), H9205 [30JY]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H493 [23JA]

———improve equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty relative to cellular telephone contracts, residential or motor vehicle leases, and tuition (see H.R. 2874), H6805 [15JN]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H5666 [14MY]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 206), H35 [6JA]

———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. 644), S3550 [19MR] (see S. 831), S4445 [20AP]

———increase health benefits of dependents of members who die because of a combat-related injury (see H.R. 917), H1079 [9FE]

———increase the number of appointees to military service academies from the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa (see H.R. 935), H1156 [10FE]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see S. 572), S3025 [11MR] (see H.R. 1305), H2979 [4MR]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3336), H8809 [24JY]

———limit requirements of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay (see S. 1008), S5281 [7MY] (see H.R. 2302), H5397 [7MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S2365 [23FE] (see H.R. 1177), H2834 [25FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see S. 883), S4669 [23AP] (see H.R. 1209), H2872 [26FE]

———modify certain retirement pay and grade authorities for services performed after retirement eligibility (see S. 794), S4310 [2AP]

———modify Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty form to allow inclusion of an email address on the form (see H.R. 2488), H5791 [19MY]

———modify the basis utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 1072), S5614 [19MY]

———pay an additional amount of assignment special pay to members who agree to serve in Afghanistan for a certain period or the duration of the U.S. mission in that country (see H.R. 2960), H7084 [19JN]

———pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 2059), H4731 [23AP] (see H.R. 3324), H8808 [24JY]

———permanently extend the duration of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 2774), H6413 [9JN]

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H10455 [1OC]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H920 [3FE]

———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4180), H13466 [2DE]

———prohibit the President, Vice President, or any other executive branch official from knowingly and willfully misleading Congress to gain support for the use of force (see S. 1529), S8196 [28JY]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 2304), H5397 [7MY]

———provide a monthly housing stipend for members who have served after September 11, 2001, pursuing education programs offered through distance learning (see H.R. 3467), H9276 [31JY]

———provide an equitable process for recovery of overpayments erroneously paid due to no fault of the members and expand discretion for remission or cancellation of indebtedness (see H.R. 2771), H6413 [9JN]

———provide coverage under the Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for adverse reactions to vaccinations administered by the Dept. of Defense (see S. 1467), S7639 [16JY]

———provide equity between active and Reserve component members in computation of disability retired pay for members wounded in action (see H.R. 1994), H4580 [21AP]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see S. 731), S3897 [26MR] (see H.R. 270), H70 [7JA]

———provide for enhanced reimbursement of National Guard and Reserve members for certain travel expenses (see S. 1558), S8681 [3AU]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H441 [21JA]

———provide for retention on active duty after demobilization of members of Reserve components following extended deployments in contingency operations or homeland defense mission (see S. 1426), S7317 [9JY] (see H.R. 3358), H8959 [28JY]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see S. 1169), S6030 [3JN] (see H.R. 1600), H3641 [18MR]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4396 [1AP]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 704), H601 [27JA] (see H.R. 2126), H4839 [27AP]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees (see H.R. 2990), H7144 [23JN]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]

———recognize performance, repeal authorization of use, and require congressional reauthorization to continue deployment relative to Iraq war (see H.R. 66), H30 [6JA]

———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 (see H.R. 65), H30 [6JA]

———recognize significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program (see H. Res. 812), H11111 [7OC]

———recognize spouses of members who are serving in combat or have served in combat through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 4043), H12586 [6NO]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H5307 [6MY]

———reduce minimum distance of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered military health care system beneficiaries for specialty health care (see S. 476), S2473 [25FE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H921 [3FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H3834 [24MR]

———reimburse State or local governments for losses when employees who perform public safety or first responder duties are also deployed members of the Reserves (see H.R. 1138), H2602 [23FE]

———repeal sunset of certain enhanced mortgage and mortgage foreclosure protections and authorize the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to pay unpaid balances on guaranteed housing loans (see S. 842), S4513 [21AP]

———require members, before being deployed, to be trained in management of contracts and contractors (see H.R. 1601), H3641 [18MR]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see S. 711), S3785 [25MR] (see H.R. 2058), H4731 [23AP]

———require military decorations, ribbons, badges, medals, insignia, and other uniform accouterments be produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 2856), H6743 [12JN]

———require provision of medical and dental readiness services to certain members of the Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve based on medical need (see S. 1106), S5700 [20MY]

———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. 1851), H4396 [1AP]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries (see H.R. 4269), H14743 [10DE]

———revise the process by which a member is retired for disability and becomes eligible for retirement pay (see H.R. 296), H88 [8JA]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1052), H1519 [12FE] (see H.R. 3449), H9275 [31JY]

———specify the minimum rank requirement for officer serving as Chief of the Navy Dental Corps to correspond to Army and Air Force Dental Corps' requirements (see H.R. 1533), H3437 [16MR]

———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (see S. 342), S994 [28JA] (see H.R. 744), H777 [28JA]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 195), H10519 [6OC]

———tribute to meritorious service of aviators shot down over, or otherwise forced to land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture or were captured but subsequently escaped (see H. Res. 925), H13353 [19NO]

———tribute to 139th Airlift Wing, Air National Guard (see H. Res. 699), H9206 [30JY]

———use a time requirement for determining eligibility for the reimbursement of certain travel expenses (see H.R. 2621), H6011 [21MY]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H4999 [29AP]

Arms control: prevent entrance or extension of any agreement with Russia that would jeopardize U.S. deterrence capability relative to other countries' deployment of a nuclear arsenal (see H. Con. Res. 217), H13520 [3DE]

———reduce nuclear weapons and apply savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 1653), H3705 [19MR]

Army: anniversary of Special Operations Command (see S. Res. 384), S13785 [22DE]

———close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]

———expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 82), H31 [6JA]

———expand the First Sergeants Barracks Initiative in order to improve the quality of life and living environments for single soldiers (see H.R. 1223), H2873 [26FE]

———lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to support operation of the museum (see H.R. 4034), H12456 [5NO]

Army Community Covenant: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 170), H8959 [28JY]

Army Medical Specialist Corps: modify appointment and grade of the Chief (see S. 1664), S9326 [14SE]

Aviation: anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H5666 [14MY]

———carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping turbojet aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet with a missile defense system (see H.R. 2237), H5096 [4MY]

———exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. Gruber from responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ (see H. Res. 698), H9206 [30JY]

———transmit long-term aviation plan to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 478), H6013 [21MY]

Barrow, Robert H.: tribute (see H. Res. 142), H1158 [10FE]

Barry M. Goldwater (U.S.S.): designate a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (see H. Con. Res. 83), H4063 [26MR]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary (see H. Res. 398), H5096 [4MY]

Bermuda: express gratitude for receipt of Chinese Uyghurs released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Bermudan society (see H. Res. 774), H9961 [24SE]

Bieda, Charmaine: relief (see H.R. 2019), H4582 [21AP]

Blue Star Families (organization): commend for supporting military families and increasing awareness of the unique challenges of military life (see S. Res. 237), S8765 [4AU]

Budget: commit 4 percent of gross domestic product to a base defense budget (see S.J. Res. 10), S2229 [12FE] (see H.J. Res. 23), H1519 [12FE]

California: tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 93), H602 [27JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Weekend of Remembrance event to honor military personnel who have died in service and acknowledge the sacrifice of their families (see H. Con. Res. 171), H9055 [29JY]

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, IL: provide for joint use, transfer of property and personnel, and joint funding authority between the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (see S. 1322), S6938 [23JN]

Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H4524 [2AP]

Colleges and universities: provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see S. 1603), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 2456), H5711 [18MY]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): authorize production of documents to Dept. of Defense Inspector General (see S. Res. 11), S212 [8JA]

Congress: determine and disclose costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip outside the U.S. for inclusion in any report on the trip (see H.R. 3036), H7444 [25JN]

Contraceptives: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see S. 2904), S13383 [17DE] (see H.R. 4386), H15501 [16DE]

Contracts: debar from contracting any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud (see H.R. 2825), H6617 [11JN]

———provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against U.S. contractors performing abroad relative to Armed Forces members or civilians performing work for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see S. 2782), S11430 [17NO]

———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H4999 [29AP]

———require contractors and subcontractors working on military construction projects to comply with licensing requirements for employees working at the project location (see H.R. 4379), H15500 [16DE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Veterans Engaged for Tomorrow (VET) Corps to promote and improve service opportunities for veterans and retired military (see H.R. 1401), H3104 [9MR]

Corps of Engineers: determine the most effective manner to carry out the Lake Pontchartrain flood control project and authorize construction of a new pumping station (see S. 1471), S7699 [20JY] (see H.R. 3169), H8007 [10JY]

———extend the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (see H.R. 4165), H13385 [1DE]

———make permanent the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (see H.R. 4162), H13385 [1DE]

Courts: provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 630), H484 [22JA]

———provide in personam jurisdiction in actions against contractors performing contracts abroad relative to seriously injured individuals working for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see S. 526), S2766 [4MR] (see H.R. 2349), H5483 [12MY]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 64), H30 [6JA]

Crime: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H602 [27JA]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 1667), H3748 [23MR]

———provide penalties for hate crimes against members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2677), H6154 [3JN]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H161 [9JA]

Cuba: provide for certain requirements relative to the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility (see S. 291), S719 [21JA] (see H.R. 1069), H1604 [13FE]

Defense Production Act: reauthorize (see S. 1677), S9436 [16SE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see S. 1932), S10776 [27OC] (see H.R. 3943), H11868 [27OC]

———establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 2593), H6010 [21MY]

———provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for active duty servicemembers regardless of disbursement date (see S. 1775), S10362 [13OC] (see H.R. 3956), H12044 [28OC]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2280), H5306 [6MY] (see H.R. 3651), H9998 [25SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (see S. 1393), S7138 [6JY]

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 (see H.R. 1627), H3704 [19MR]

———establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 645), H485 [22JA]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 922), H13353 [19NO]

———transmit to the House of Representatives all information relating to the immigration status of any detainees and foreign persons suspected of terrorism (see H. Res. 570), H7085 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grant funds to be used for Troops-to-Cops Program (see H.R. 3944), H11868 [27OC]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 920), H13353 [19NO]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information relative to the transfer or release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. (see H. Res. 636), H8025 [13JY]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 2795), S11492 [18NO]

———prohibit prosecution of unprivileged enemy combatants (see H.R. 4111), H13266 [18NO]

———request the President and require the Dept. of Justice to furnish the House of Representatives all information on notification of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 537), H6618 [11JN]

Dept. of the Army: determine validity of certain Filipinos' claims that they performed military service on behalf of the U.S. during World War II (see S. 68), S41 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the General of the Army George Catlett Marshall National Historic Site at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, VA (see S. 1750), S10110 [5OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S2592 [27FE] (see H.R. 24), H28 [6JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 2846), S12708 [8DE] (see H.R. 4315), H14981 [15DE] (see H.R. 4385), H15501 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces, Public Health Service, and NOAA Corps members to transfer entitlement to Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3657), H9998 [25SE]

———allow certain Armed Forces members who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3577), H9549 [15SE]

———authorize certain improvements in the Federal Recovery Coordinator Program (see H.R. 4041), H12586 [6NO]

———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. 785), H779 [28JA]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 1336), H3053 [5MR]

———improve outreach programs (see S. 315), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 32), H29 [6JA] (see H.R. 2257), H5168 [5MY]

———make certain improvements in the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4064), H12971 [7NO]

———provide for automatic enrollment of demobilizing members of the National Guard and Reserves in health care and dental care programs (see S. 1798), S10520 [19OC]

———reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans (H.R. 3954) (see H.R. 3886), H11580 [21OC]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 535), S2828 [5MR] (see H.R. 775), H779 [28JA]

———study effects on children of exposure of their parents to herbicides used in support of the U.S. and allied military operations in Vietnam (see S. 1940), S10777 [27OC]

———transfer certain property and personnel to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1267), H2924 [3MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see S. 1407), S7192 [7JY] (see H.R. 3082), H7703 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (see H. Res. 622), H7945 [9JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve coordination to better provide care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1681), H3833 [24MR]

Disasters: take reasonable steps to prevent avoidable disasters related to seismic activity in connection with the lease and development of non-excess property of military departments (see H.R. 740), H777 [28JA]

Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H11790 [26OC]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H6537 [10JN]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 4197), H13519 [3DE]

———clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (see H.R. 2334), H5399 [7MY]

———establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2333), H5399 [7MY] (see H.R. 3323), H8707 [23JY] (see H.R. 3913), H11712 [22OC]

Ecology and environment: incorporate Leadership in Energy and Environmental Development (LEED) principles in military construction projects and require a specific goal for the use of renewable energy (see H.R. 1876), H4518 [2AP]

———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 672), H525 [26JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H2979 [4MR]

Employment: provide family and medical leave to caregivers of regular component servicemembers and veterans with service-related injuries and allow exigency leave for all foreign-deployed members (see S. 1543), S8557 [30JY] (see H.R. 3403), H9205 [30JY]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H11515 [20OC]

Europe: take necessary steps to deploy missile defense system in Europe to help provide such a defense to U.S. allies in Europe while enhancing U.S. defenses against missile attacks (see H. Res. 319), H4523 [2AP] (see H. Res. 581), H7446 [25JN]

Executive departments: prohibit the President or any other official from knowingly and willfully misleading the Congress or the people of the U.S. to gain support for the use of Armed Forces (see H.R. 743), H777 [28JA]

Executive Office of the President: request to furnish the House of Representatives documents on effects of the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S., on intelligence collection (see H. Res. 923), H13353 [19NO]

F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of two bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to the people of the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 30), H779 [28JA]

Families and domestic relations: report on service members victimized by intrafamilial international child abduction and actions taken to prevent and remedy such abductions, H7372 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 290), S719 [21JA] (see H.R. 1063), H1604 [13FE]

Federal employees: ensure pay parity for Federal employees serving at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst (see H.R. 2714), H6263 [4JN]

———make service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality during certain years creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 3857), H11514 [20OC]

Financial statements: audit (see S. 1287), S6804 [18JN]

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H6008 [21MY]

Flag—U.S.: permit Medal of Honor recipients to properly display the flag on the recipient's property (see H. Res. 952), H13628 (see H. Res. 952), H14372 [8DE]

Foreign policy: preserve ability of the U.S. to project power globally (see S. 1044), S5501 [14MY]

Fort Hood, TX: request the President to transmit all documents relative to the inventory and review of intelligence related to the shooting (see H. Res. 978), H15502 [16DE]

Fort McCoy, WI: anniversary (see S. Res. 65), S2828 [5MR] (see H. Con. Res. 69), H3055 [5MR]

Fort Monmouth, NJ: prohibit closure notwithstanding Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations (see H.R. 1003), H1248 [11FE]

Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Service Detachment unit for performance of military funeral honors for veterans (see H. Res. 916), H13266 [18NO]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see S. 704), S3785 [25MR] (see H.R. 1178), H2834 [25FE]

GSA: review the per diem allowances and the maximum reimbursement amounts established for official travel by Federal employees to localities that include or are adjacent to military installations (see H.R. 3934), H11867 [27OC]

Hawaii: authorize construction of an Aegis Ashore Test Facility at Pacific Missile Range Facility (see S. 2788), S11430 [17NO] (see H.R. 4176), H13466 [2DE]

Hazardous substances: notify members of Armed Forces and State military departments of exposure to potentially harmful materials and contaminants (see H.R. 1657), H3705 [19MR]

Health: recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H7145 [23JN]

Higher Education Act: forgive certain loans for servicemembers who withdraw from an institution of higher education as a result of service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2561), H6009 [21MY]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6155 [3JN]

Historic buildings and sites: assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles were fought on American soil (see H.R. 548), H379 [15JA]

Homeowners Assistance Program: amend to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 4324), H14981 [15DE]

House of Representatives: establish select committee to review national security laws, policies, and practices (see H. Res. 383), H5062 [30AP]

———provide replacement of lost income to House employees serving on active duty for a period of more than thirty days (see H.R. 1679), H3833 [24MR]

House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 225), H3104 [9MR]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

Illinois: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 936), H13354 [19NO]

Immigration: adjust status for immediate family of Armed Forces members who served honorably in Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (see S. 2757), S11290 [9NO]

———provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien parent or legal guardian of a U.S. citizen child born abroad and the child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4350), H15499 [16DE]

Information technology: conduct studies on alternative models for acquisition and funding of technologies supporting network-centric operations (see H.R. 1537), H3437 [16MR]

Insurance: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H195 [13JA]

———establish a TRICARE mail-order pharmacy pilot program (see H.R. 806), H920 [3FE]

———reform TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates the same as those offered under Medicare and contract for health care services with a teaching hospital in an urban area (see H.R. 241), H69 [7JA]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 2336), S10921 [29OC] (see H.R. 1467), H3399 [12MR]

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (see S. 147), S43 [6JA] (see H.R. 374), H159 [9JA]

———require intelligence community to use only methods of interrogation authorized by the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations (see H.R. 2544), H6008 [21MY]

———require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 2983), H7085 [19JN]

Iran: negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H4523 [2AP]

Iraq: disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 6), H71 [7JA]

———ensure that any agreement containing a U.S. security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty or is approved by Congress (see H.R. 335), H89 [8JA]

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Des Moines, IA: designate (see H.R. 3386), H9055 [29JY]

Jibilian, Arthur: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3496), H9278 [31JY]

Kapaun, Emil: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see S. 1794), S10487 [15OC] (see H.R. 3735), H10519 [6OC]

Krulak, Victor H.: tribute (see H. Res. 79), H485 [22JA]

Law enforcement: prohibit use of certain interrogation techniques (see S. 248), S388 [14JA]

Law enforcement officers: increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 2970), H7084 [19JN]

———provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 675), H525 [26JA]

Little Rock, AR: condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long (see S. Res. 186), S6650 [16JN] (see H. Res. 515), H6306 [8JN]

Local government: assist local communities with closed and active military bases (see S. 590), S3074 [12MR] (see H.R. 2295), H5397 [7MY]

———utilize no-cost economic development conveyances as the preferred method of disposal of excess property generated through the base closure process (see H.R. 1959), H4522 [2AP]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

———tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy (see S. Res. 108), S4574 [22AP]

Marine Corps: tribute to Toys for Tots Literacy Program (see H. Res. 232), H3145 [10MR]

MASON DE-529 (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp in commemoration of crew (see S. Con. Res. 33), S7779 [21JY] (see S. Con. Res. 34), S7869 [22JY]

Mental health: adopt a screening program to detect mental health conditions acquired on active duty to reduce suicide and discover traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2931), H6972 [17JN]

———adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H2979 [4MR]

———conduct a study evaluating and comparing the effectiveness of programs designed to diagnose, treat, and prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 1535), H3437 [16MR]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see S. 832), S4445 [20AP] (see S. 1449, 1455), S7480 [14JY] (see H.R. 2017), H4581 [21AP]

Military Spouse Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 135), S5232 [6MY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1227), H2873 [26FE]

Mineral Leasing Act: ensure that excess oil and gas lease revenues are distributed in accordance with such Act (see S. 1575), S8765 [4AU] (see S. 1602), S8992 [6AU]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 235), S8681 [3AU]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H31 [6JA]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

———authorize availability of appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities (see S. 775), S4172 [1AP] (see H.R. 3494), H9278 [31JY]

———eliminate inequities in the treatment of National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3345), H8872 [27JY]

———empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1361), S7070 [25JN]

———increase number of non-dual status technicians employable (see S. 1296), S6804 [18JN]

———provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time service (see H.R. 1879), H4519 [2AP]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H35 [6JA]

———modify share of expenses (see S. 645), S3550 [19MR]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 328), H4524 [2AP]

———support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H4063 [26MR]

National Military Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 7), S43 [6JA] (see S. Res. 336), S11118 [4NO]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H11712 [22OC]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 36), S8135 [27JY] (see S. Res. 239), S8765 [4AU] (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8707 [23JY]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 363), H4734 [23AP]

———reform system to employ all elements of national power effectively to meet the challenges of the current security environment (see H. Con. Res. 148), H6618 [11JN]

———restore and enhance (see S. 6), S40 [6JA]

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see S. Res. 340), S11205 [5NO] (see H. Res. 866), H11739 [23OC]

National Wounded Warrior Day: designate (see S. Res. 333), S11118 [4NO]

Navy: anniversary of P-3 Orion aircraft (see H. Res. 825), H11298 [13OC]

———convey, without consideration, to Piasecki Aircraft Corp., the right, title, and interest of the U.S. in and to Navy aircraft N40VT (see H.R. 1602), H3641 [18MR]

———convey the former Navy Extremely Low Frequency communications project site in Republic, MI, to Humboldt Township, MI (see H.R. 1357), H3054 [5MR]

———tribute to Navy SEALS (see H. Res. 993), H15502 [16DE]

———tribute to official U.S. naval history museums (see H. Res. 984), H15502 [16DE]

———tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force (see H. Res. 773), H9961 [24SE]

———tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2910 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 129), H5891 [20MY]

New Hampshire: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 899), H12587 [6NO]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11712 [22OC]

Newport News (U.S.S): anniversary (see H. Res. 488), H6013 [21MY]

News media: grant accredited members of the media access when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (see H.R. 269), H70 [7JA]

NOAA: support the National Marine Sanctuaries Ocean for Life Program, including covering the cost of participants (see H.R. 3294), H8585 [22JY]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H4999 [29AP]

Nuclear energy: carry out a study on the use of thorium-liquid fueled nuclear reactors for naval power needs (see H.R. 1534), H3437 [16MR]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H4524 [2AP]

Office of Special Counsel: enforce employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies (see H.R. 1089), H1605 [13FE]

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (see S. 962), S5065 [4MY] (see S. 1707), S9840 [24SE] (see H.R. 3642), H9961 [24SE]

———develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability (see H.R. 2481), H5790 [19MY]

———restrict U.S. military assistance (see H.R. 1463), H3399 [12MR]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see S. Res. 68), S2866 [6MR] (see S. Res. 330), S10991 [2NO] (see H. Res. 754), H9730 [17SE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 896), H1043 [4FE]

Portland, ME: tribute to servicemen for rescue and Maine Medical Center staff for performance of open-heart surgery on Iraqi girl (see S. Res. 127), S5065 [4MY]

Portugal: express gratitude for receipt of detainees released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Portuguese society (see H. Res. 775), H9962 [24SE]

Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program: provide benefits for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 559), S2964 [10MR] (see H.R. 1222), H2873 [26FE]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 819), H920 [3FE]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 924), H13353 [19NO]

———limit immigration rights of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 1071), S5614 [19MY]

———make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (see H.R. 3728), H10519 [6OC]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (see S. 1100), S5700 [20MY] (see S. 1260), S6580 [15JN] (see S. 1285), S6720 [17JN] (see H.R. 2712), H6263 [4JN] (see H.R. 2875), H6805 [15JN] (see H.R. 3015), H7249 [24JN]

———prohibit any alien formerly detained at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from receiving any Federal, State, or local public benefits (see H.R. 2338), H5399 [7MY]

———prohibit detention of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, provide for de novo combatant status reviews by military judges, and repeal the Military Commissions Act (see H.R. 1315), H2979 [4MR]

———prohibit presence in the U.S. of any alien formerly detained at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 1238), H2874 [26FE]

———prohibit release of enemy combatants into the U.S. (see S. 1081), S5699 [20MY]

———prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facilities as Armed Forces members or Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1042), H1519 [12FE]

———prohibit transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in Midwestern States (see H.R. 4120), H13351 [19NO]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Arizona, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in Arizona (see H.R. 951), H1157 [10FE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Florida, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in Florida (see H.R. 1073), H1605 [13FE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Georgia (see H.R. 817), H920 [3FE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Minnesota (see H.R. 1566), H3526 [17MR]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in North Carolina (see H.R. 829), H921 [3FE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Ohio (see H.R. 2315), H5398 [7MY]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Oklahoma, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in Oklahoma (see H.R. 701), H601 [27JA]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Virginia (see H.R. 1638), H3704 [19MR]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Virginia, or to house such individuals in Virginia (see H.R. 1186), H2834 [25FE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S. (see S. 370), S1431 [3FE] (see H.R. 1012), H1517 [12FE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Florence Federal Correctional Complex in Colorado, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants at such location (see H.R. 794), H919 [3FE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Miramar, CA, or Camp Pendleton, CA, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants at such locations (see H.R. 633), H484 [22JA]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Thomson Correctional Center, Thomson, IL (see H.R. 4097), H13068 [17NO]

———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. 565), H380 [15JA]

———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 H.R. 148), H33 [6JA]

———require alien unprivileged enemy belligerents be tried under military commissions (see H.R. 4127), H13352 [19NO]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5397 [7MY]

———require that certain conditions be met before the transfer of an individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 4086), H13068 [17NO]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: eliminate cost-sharing requirements for certain grants to communities suffering economic injury due to defense-related funding reductions (see H.R. 4294), H14826 [11DE]

Puerto Rico: repeal limitation on authorized uses of former bombardment area on Culebra and prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for decontamination of the area (see H.R. 1958), H4522 [2AP]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (see S. 1599), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 3581), H9670 [16SE]

Safety: improve policies on body armor (see H.R. 2473), H5790 [19MY]

Schools: amend procedures regarding military recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting information (see S. 87), S41 [6JA]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H1605 [13FE]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (see H.R. 1026), H1518 [12FE]

———make grants to recognized science and technology secondary schools to support research and development projects in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 3331), H8808 [24JY]

Science: establish a neuroscience fellowship program (see H.R. 1536), H3437 [16MR]

Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 369), S12322 [3DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Dept. of the Navy (see S. Res. 103), S4311 [2AP]

Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 461), H5891 [20MY]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act (see H.R. 2696), H6262 [4JN]

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H6075 [2JN]

Ships and vessels: transmit long-term shipbuilding plan to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 477), H6013 [21MY]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 320), S10700 [22OC] (see H. Res. 855), H11712 [22OC]

South Charleston, WV: observance of Armed Forces Day (see S. Res. 146), S5372 [12MY]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: provide additional personnel authorities (see S. 615), S3163 [17MR]

Speicher, Michael S. (Scott): tribute (see S. Res. 249), S8994 [6AU]

Taiwan: continue to make defense articles and services available in order to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability (see H. Res. 927), H13354 [19NO]

———require the Depts. of State and Defense to provide briefings on recent discussions and potential transfer of defense articles or services (see H.R. 4102), H13265 [18NO]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2602 [23FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones and for providing volunteer service to military families through the Dept. of Defense America Supports You program (see H.R. 1090), H1605 [13FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by certain current and former servicemembers (see H.R. 309), H88 [8JA]

———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 237), H69 [7JA]

———allow employers a credit for employing members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard and veterans recently separated from the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3620), H9806 [22SE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 491), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1203), H2835 [25FE]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2085), H4732 [23AP]

———establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (see H.R. 4130), H13352 [19NO]

———exclude combat zone compensation of Armed Forces members from employment taxes (see H.R. 3707), H10456 [1OC]

———exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, retention, or incentive bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2491), H5791 [19MY]

———exclude from gross income certain amounts of military basic pay (see H.R. 1624), H3704 [19MR]

———exclude from gross income the earned income of a spouse of an Armed Forces member serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 3708), H10456 [1OC]

———expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3641), H9961 [24SE]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see S. 2748), S11253 [6NO] (see H.R. 2396), H5581 [13MY] (see H.R. 2437), H5665 [14MY] (see H.R. 4042), H12586 [6NO]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Services members serving outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2562), H6009 [21MY]

———extend the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain Federal employees serving on extended duty (see H.R. 3780), H11166 [8OC]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal purposes (see S. 1728), S9981 [30SE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———permit taxpayers the option of designating part or all of their tax refund to support reservists and National Guard members (see S. 1166), S6030 [3JN]

———prevent a change in residency as a result of extended official duty in the military or certain Federal service from triggering repayment provisions of the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 3573), H9549 [15SE]

———protect the financial stability of activated members of the Ready-Reserve and National Guard while serving abroad (see H.R. 2466), H5712 [18MY]

———provide more affordable housing options for military personnel by making certain members eligible for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program (see S. 2827), S12322 [3DE]

———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (see H.R. 3267), H8409 [20JY]

———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 (see S. 829), S4445 [20AP]

———waive recapture of the first-time homebuyer credit for an Armed Forces member who sells the home because they are transferred, deployed overseas, or required to reside in Government quarters (see H.R. 2398), H5581 [13MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 722), H9341 [8SE]

———improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (see H.R. 591), H381 [15JA]

———require a report setting forth the U.S. global strategy to combat and defeat al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) and its affiliates (see S. 894), S4669 [23AP]

Thomson, IL: authorize Bureau of Prisons to convert Thomson Correctional Facility into a Federal prison and prohibit transfer and housing of Guantanamo detainees at such facility (see H.R. 4093), H13068 [17NO]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2216), H5061 [30AP]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H6154 [3JN]

———establish a nonprofit corporation to support athletic program (see H.R. 2636), H6012 [21MY]

U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (see S. Res. 331), S10991 [2NO] (see H. Res. 747), H9549 [15SE]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (see S. 51), S40 [6JA]

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: exempt from certain requirements States that provide sufficient time to vote (see S. 2797), S11492 [18NO]

———modify State responsibilities (see S. 1443), S7359 [10JY]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see S. 263), S598 [15JA] (see H.R. 1474), H3400 [12MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 2336), S10921 [29OC]

———place reasonable safeguards on the use of surveillance and other authorities (see H.R. 4005), H12287 [3NO]

Utah: require conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (see S. 1718), S9869 [25SE] (see H.R. 603), H386 [16JA]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see S. 67), S41 [6JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 66), S41 [6JA]

———allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 108), H32 [6JA] (see H.R. 1818), H4249 [31MR]

———carry out a pilot program on training, certification, and support of family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and Armed Forces members (see S. 543), S2866 [6MR] (see H.R. 2342), H5406 [11MY]

———clarify 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. 3998), H12287 [3NO]

———develop a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to the appropriate State or local office of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1872), H4518 [2AP]

———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. 1429), S7317 [9JY]

———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. 731), H602 [27JA]

———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. 593), H381 [15JA]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H6262 [4JN]

———improve lives of veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream (see S. 402), S2079 [10FE]

———issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service (see H.R. 671), H525 [26JA]

———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 S. 1607), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 466), H194 [13JA]

———provide individualized notice about available benefits and streamline application processes for the benefits (see S. 1109), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 1902), H4520 [2AP]

———provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1544), H3525 [17MR]

Veterans to Work program: establish (see H.R. 4058), H12587 [6NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: honor the service, courage, and sacrifice of the Seawolves of Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three (see H. Res. 188), H2835 [25FE]

Voting: clarify qualifications of Presidential designee responsible for collection and delivery of absentee ballots of overseas voters and establish the Overseas Voting Advisory Board (see H.R. 1659), H3747 [23MR]

———enhance and improve certain procedures relative to voting by absent members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2823), H6617 [11JN]

———ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted (see S. 1415), S7261 [8JY]

———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1026), S5371 [12MY] (see H.R. 2393), H5581 [13MY]

———permit States to test feasibility of using alternative methods, including advanced technologies and the Internet, to enable overseas military voters to register and vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3473), H9277 [31JY]

———provide Armed Forces members and their families equal access to voter registration assistance (see S. 1265), S6581 [15JN] (see H.R. 3274), H8494 [21JY]

War: reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war (see H. Con. Res. 5), H71 [7JA]

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 44), S10110 [5OC] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H9279 [31JY]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H8008 [10JY]

Weapons: allow sale of intact spent military small arms ammunition casings to domestic manufacturers of small arms ammunition that are approved under trade security controls (see H.R. 2193), H5060 [30AP]

———consider importance of ballistic missile defense on national security during Quadrennial Defense Review and Nuclear Posture Review, H7378 [25JN]

———deploy ground-based interceptors as part of the missile defense system (see H.R. 2845), H6742 [12JN]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (see S. 454), S2365 [23FE] (see H.R. 1830), H4250 [31MR]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 463), H5890 [20MY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), insert H.R. 2101 language in lieu and pass (see H. Res. 432), H5581 [13MY]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (see H.R. 2101), H4838 [27AP]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (H.R. 2101), passage (see H. Res. 432), H5581 [13MY]

Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to contract employees who report abuses to their superiors (see H.R. 3588), H9670 [16SE]

Winters, Richard D.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3121), H7740 [7JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 614), S3163 [17MR] (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the messman and steward branches of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H.R. 4063), H12971 [7NO]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1695), S9733 [23SE] (see H.R. 3927), H11790 [26OC]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S5501 [14MY] (see H.R. 347), H90 [8JA]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who gave their lives in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 495), H6075 [2JN]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H3641 [18MR]

———tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (see H. Res. 494), H6075 [2JN]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see S. Res. 165), S5943 [2JN] (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

Year of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: designate (see S. Res. 66), S2828 [5MR]

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program: improve and expand suicide prevention and community healing and response training (see H.R. 2836), H6618 [11JN]

Chronologies

Dept. of Defense aircraft history, H9080 [30JY]

Citations

Bronze Star presentation to Robert Gutierrez, Jr., S5324 [11MY]

Medal of Honor awarded to Ed W. Freeman, H3410 [16MR]

Medal of Honor presentation to Roy P. Benavidez, H12124 [29OC]

Silver Star presentation to David J. Sanders, S5323 [11MY]

Silver Star presentation to Dillon L. Behr, S5323 [11MY]

Silver Star presentation to John W. Walding, S5323 [11MY]

Silver Star presentation to Kyle M. Walton, S5323 [11MY]

Silver Star presentation to Luis G. Morales, S5323 [11MY]

Silver Star presentation to Matthew O. Williams, S5323 [11MY]

Silver Star presentation to Michael D. Carter, S5323 [11MY]

Silver Star presentation to Ronald J. Shurer, S5323 [11MY]

Silver Star presentation to Scott E. Ford, S5323 [11MY]

Silver Star presentation to Seth E. Howard, S5323 [11MY]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7510 [15JY], S7635 [16JY], S7861 [22JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, S10568 [20OC], S10669 [22OC]

———making (H.R. 3326), S9975 [30SE]

———making (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13295 [16DE], S13407 [18DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5607 [19MY], S5771 [21MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, S6710 [17JN]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13477, S13478 [19DE], S13646 [21DE], S13716 [22DE], S13834 [23DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S13132 [13DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11578 [19NO], S11967 [21NO], S13376 [17DE]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 2647), H10565-H11052 [7OC]

Supplemental Appropriations for Military and Stabilization Activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and Pandemic Influenza Response (H.R. 2346), H6683-H6741 [12JN]

Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (S. 454), H5795-H5805 [20MY]

Creeds

Non-commissioned officers, E2430 [1OC]

Noncommissioned Officers Creed: Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army, H8838 [27JY]

Declarations

Prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S.: David H. Petraeus, S6691 [17JN]

———Raymond T. Odierno, S6691 [17JN]

E-mails

Afghanistan end state and strategy: Chuck Krulak, H9306 [8SE]

Executive orders

Review and disposition of individuals detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and closure of detention facilities: President Obama, H6940 [17JN]

Explanations

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3326), House Amendment to Senate Amendment, H15042 [16DE]

Histories

Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act (S. 147), S158 [7JA]

Letters

Advanced tactical laser research funding: Senator Bingaman, S10213 [7OC]

Aircraft Maintenance Administration Facility, Columbus AFB, MS: Senator Cochran, S11406 [17NO]

Army Reserve Association Enlisted Scholarship Program: Jack C. Stultz, Dept. of Defense, E1623 [26JN]

———Kent Hillhouse and George M. Lind, Army Reserve Association, E1623 [26JN]

Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam activation anniversary: Ralph M. Torres, H13525 [7DE]

Berlin Airlift anniversary: Representative Filner, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H12161 [2NO]

———Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H12161 [2NO]

Condolences on the death of Justin Bauer: Representative Kissell, H2811 [25FE]

Declassify all information about capture and detention of Chinese Uyghur detainees, including a threat assessment for each detainee: Representative Wolf, H5066 [4MY]

Defense Production Act reauthorization: Senator Dodd, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S9481 [16SE]

———several Senators, S9482 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense C-17 aircraft procurement funding: Norton A. Schwartz, Dept. of Defense, S9917 [29SE]

———Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S9917 [29SE], S9966 [30SE]

———Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9917 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense internal financial controls: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S2115 [11FE]

———Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (1998), S2110, S2112 [11FE]

———Senator Grassley (1999), S2113 [11FE]

———William J. Lynn III, S2115 [11FE]

———William J. Lynn III, Dept. of Defense (1998), S2109 [11FE]

———William J. Lynn III, Dept. of Defense (1999), S2112 [11FE]

———William S. Cohen, Dept. of Defense, S2110 [11FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security report regarding right-wing extremist groups: Representative Burgess, H4682 [22AP]

Dept. of Justice legal opinions on CIA interrogation techniques: Senator Shelby, S5597 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice proposed release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen: Representative Wolf, H10439 [1OC]

Dept. of Justice report on CIA detention and interrogation program: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S4562 [22AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services: Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H7975 [10JY]

———Raymond C. Kelley, AMVETS (organization), H7976 [10JY]

———Raymond E. Dempsey, DAV, H7974 [10JY]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H7975 [10JY]

———Steve Robertson, American Legion, H7975 [10JY]

Determine and disclose Dept. of Defense costs incurred in travel of a Member, officer, or employee of Congress outside the U.S. for inclusion in any report on the trip: Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H8161 [15JY]

Develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence in Afghanistan: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S10013 [1OC]

———Senator Specter, S9492, S9493 [17SE]

———several Representatives, H10042 [29SE]

Develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence of Armed Forces in Afghanistan: several Representatives, H13252 [18NO]

Effect of Dept. of the Interior-administrated oil and gas leasing on military training and readiness in Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Dept. of Defense (2005), S6489 [11JN]

Enhance safety of nuclear weapons stockpile, modernize and maintain weapons complex and delivery systems, and limit reductions in strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia: Senator Kyl, S8088 [24JY]

———several Senators, S8087 [24JY]

Enhanced capabilities of UH-1 Huey: David R. Bockel, Reserve Officers Association, S7951 [23JY]

———James T. Conway, Marine Corps, S7950 [23JY]

Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sec. of State, S10431 [14OC]

———Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense and Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S10431 [14OC]

Equipment needs of Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan: Representative Tiberi, E2495 [8OC]

———Stephen M. Twitty, Dept. of the Army, E2495 [8OC]

Exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. Gruber from responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ: Representative Jones, H8271 [16JY], H8556 [22JY]

Express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California: Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H13027 [17NO]

———Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H13027 [17NO]

Fallen Hero Commemoration Act: Charlotte Hall, American Society of Newspaper Editors, H1641 [23FE]

———Mickey H. Osterreicher, National Press Photographers Association, Inc., H1641 [23FE]

F-22 aircraft program funding: Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight (organization), S7382 [13JY]

———Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight (organization) and Ryan Alexander, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7382 [13JY]

———David R. Bockel, Reserve Officers Association, S7736 [21JY]

———Harry M. Wyatt III, Air National Guard, S7729 [21JY]

———John D.W. Corley, Dept. of the Air Force, S7729 [21JY], H9032 [29JY]

———Norton A. Schwartz and Michael B. Donley, Dept. of the Air Force, S7450 [14JY]

———Rebecca Grant, Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies, Air Force Association, S7459 [14JY]

———several Representatives, H9033 [29JY]

GAO study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5429 [12MY]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5429 [12MY]

Grant of waiver to William J. Lynn III from Executive order prohibiting registered lobbyists from seeking or accepting employment with an executive agency that they recently lobbied: Peter R. Orszag, OMB, and Gregory B. Craig, S2105-S2107 [11FE]

———Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S2107 [11FE]

Helping Active Duty Deployed Act: Patrick Campbell, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (organization), E1428 [15JN]

Honor service and achievements of female Armed Forces members and veterans: Representative Filner, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H12327 [4NO]

———Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H12327 [4NO]

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act: Representative Robert Brady, Committee on House Administration (House), H4596 [22AP]

———Representatives Lofgren and Bonner, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H4596 [22AP]

IMF funding: several former National Security Advisers and cabinet members, S5665 [20MY]

Inclusion of unrelated material in H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations: several Representatives, H15003 [16DE]

Increase authorized end strength for active duty personnel: Gordon R. Sullivan, Association of the U.S. Army, S7472 [14JY]

———Norbert Ryan, Military Officers Association of America, S7472 [14JY]

John V. Scanlan recipient of Dept. of Defense POW Medal: Senator McConnell, S2550 [26FE]

Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding: Brian Wise, Military Families United (organization), S7961 [23JY]

———Pete Hegseth, Vets for Freedom (organization), S7961 [23JY]

———Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S7950 [23JY]

Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Frank, Commmittee on Financial Services (House), H5532 [13MY]

———Representative Rangel, Commmittee on Ways and Means (House), H5532 [13MY]

Navy establishment of outlying landing field at Sandbanks or Hale's Lake, NC: Marc Basnight and Bill Owens, North Carolina General Assembly, S7986 [23JY]

Navy unfunded programs: Gary Roughead, Dept. of the Navy, S8022 [23JY]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: James P. Cullen, Donald J. Guter, and John D. Hutson, S8835 [5AU]

Nomination of William J. Lynn III to be Deputy Sec. of Defense: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S2117, S2118 [11FE]

———William J. Lynn III, S2117, S2118 [11FE]

Orange County Great Park Corp., funding: Clifton Wallace, S2745 [4MR]

———Dave Ristow, S2745 [4MR]

———John Rotolo, S2745 [4MR]

———Thomas Q. O'Hara, S2745 [4MR]

———William G. Kogerman, S2744 [4MR]

Pacific Missile Range Facility Aegis Ashore test facility construction funding: Patrick J. O'Reilly, Missile Defense Agency, S11269 [9NO]

Pay parity within Federal workforce: Peter R. Orszag, OMB Director, H8211 [16JY]

Potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques: Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence, S5777 [21MY]

Prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense and Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S11164 [5NO], S11408 [17NO]

———several victims' family members, S11155 [5NO], S11286 [9NO]

Prohibit funding to construct or modify any facility in the U.S. to permanently or temporarily hold any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: several Cabinet members, S11408 [17NO]

Prohibit use of funds for contracts with contractors if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims: Akhil R. Amar, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Laurence H. Tribe, S10147 [6OC]

Prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Virginia, or to house such individuals in Virginia: Representative Wolf, H5067 [4MY]

Prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S.: Delegates and Resident Commissioner of U.S. Territories, H6884 [16JN]

Provide classified information procedures for military commissions: Ronald H. Weich, Dept. of Justice, S7988 [23JY]

Redesignate the Dept. of the Navy as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps: James G. Kyser IV, Marine Corps, H6293 [8JN]

Repeal Dept. of Veterans Affairs requirement reducing survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation: Military Coalition, S7751 [21JY]

Service Members First-Time Homebuyer Relief Act: Mary T. Scott, National Military Family Association, H6520 [10JN]

Tribute to Nolan B. Giere: Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force, S3113 [16MR]

U.S. nuclear deterrent: Nuclear Weapons Council, S7347 [10JY]

U.S. v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Murbarah Bin Attash, Ramzi Bin Al Shibh, Ali Abd Al-Aziz Ali, Mustafa Ahmed Adam Al-Hawsawi: Stephen R. Henley, S3125 [17MR]

———several detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S3125 [17MR]

Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act: Joseph E. Robert, Jr., and Charles G. Boyd, Business Executives for National Security (organization), S5212 [6MY]

———several organizations, S5212 [6MY]

Lists

Alaska Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11314 [10NO]

Alaska Decoration of Honor recipients, S5811 [21MY]

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq, H5984 [21MY]

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S4660 [23AP], S10985 [2NO]

California Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S13314 [16DE]

Center for Strategic and International Studies Board of Trustees and Counselors, S4716 [24AP]

Earmarks and unrequested congressional adds in conference report to H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, S6791 [18JN]

Earmarks in H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S13371 [17DE]

Military leaders and associations supporting H.R. 24, Dept. of the Navy redesignation as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps, H1011 [4FE]

Minnesota and national organizations supporting S. 2904, Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act, S13389 [17DE]

Montana Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11328 [10NO]

Munitions and unexploded ordnance incidents, H7346 [25JN]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E550 [4MR]

New Jersey Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1246 [21MY]

Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E1490 [18JN]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), E1457-E1461 [17JN]

Memorandums

Dept. of Defense Internal Financial Controls: Sally A. Smith, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (1999), S2113 [11FE]

———William J. Lynn III, Dept. of Defense, S2111 [11FE]

Exonerate Pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. Gruber From Responsibility in V-22 Osprey Aircraft Accident in Marana, AZ: Representative Jones, H8272 [16JY], H8556 [22JY]

Joint STARS Weapons System Funding: Ashton B. Carter, Dept. of Defense, S10041 [1OC]

Messages

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of September 11, 2001: President Obama, S9260 [10SE], H9432 [10SE]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7387 [25JN], H10477, H10484 [6OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11140 [8OC]

———making (H.R. 3326), S9971 [30SE], S13296 [16DE], S13476 [19DE], H9129 [30JY], H15022 [16DE]

———making (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8985 [29JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5630 [14MY], H6545 [11JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11368 [16NO], S11409 [17NO]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S11578 [19NO], S11997 [30NO], S12306 [3DE], S12603 [7DE], S12683, S12685 [8DE], S13239 [15DE], S13295 [16DE], S13376 [17DE], S13478 [19DE], S13792 [22DE], S13804, S13810, S13833 [23DE]

Weapons: improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), H5550 [13MY]

Narratives

Nihi Ta Tasso . . .: Ben Blaz, E2180 [31JY]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to veterans employment opportunities regulations, S1280 [2FE], H783 [2FE]

Petitions and memorials

Chicago, IL, City Council: encourge efforts to retrieve remains of Armed Forces members killed during World War II Battle of Tarawa Atoll, H7363 [25JN]

Texas: restore presumption of Agent Orange exposure to veterans who served in the inland waterways, territorial waters, and airspace of Vietnam, E2166 [31JY]

———support establishment of a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley, E2145 [31JY]

———urge awarding of the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna, E2138 [31JY]

Poems

``For My Daughter!'' Albert C. Caswell, E2077 [29JY]

``My Soldier—Only Yesterday,'' T. Maxwell Sandlin, E581 [6MR]

``One Thing . . . for Schar,'' Albert C. Caswell, E683 [17MR]

``Seal It!'' Albert C. Caswell, E1438 [17JN]

``Standing Guard—In Honor of SSG Earl Granville, an American Hero, the Pennsylvania National Guard, the United States Army, 28th ID-1/109th/INF-103rdAR,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2848 [1DE]

``Strong Son of the South,'' Albert C. Caswell, E3014 [15DE]

``This Christmas,'' Albert C. Caswell, E3035 [17DE]

``This Hanukkah,'' Albert C. Caswell, E3055 [17DE]

``Welcome Home,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2214 [9SE]

``What Is a Veteran?'' Margaret Yowell, E2826 [19NO]

``When Courage Comes To Crest'', E2670 [29OC]

Prefaces

Dept. of Justice Report on CIA Detention and Interrogation Program: Senator Rockefeller, S4562 [22AP]

Proclamations

Eugene F. Wood Recipient of Bronze Star: Representative Space, E1229 [21MY]

Joseph Solvey Recipient of Silver Star: Representative Space, E1228 [21MY]

Lester M. Danley Recipient of Bronze Star: Representative Space, E1227 [21MY]

Tribute to Carlos M. Easterday: Representative Space, E1230 [21MY]

Tribute to Dana R. Hurst: Representative Space, E2024 [27JY]

Tribute to Lewis Baker: Representative Space, E2660 [29OC]

Tribute to Richard E. Thompson: Representative Space, E2601 [22OC]

Proposals

Amend H. Res. 685, consideration of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, to include Representative Broun's amendment to prohibit funding to standardize ground combat uniforms across military branches, H9062 [30JY]

U.S. Army suicide prevention, S3543-S3545 [19MR]

Questions and answers

Dept. of Defense internal financial controls: Senator Grassley and William J. Lynn III (1999), S2114 [11FE]

Nomination of William J. Lynn III to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S2116 [11FE]

Quotations

``Art of War'': Sun Tzu, H13375 [1DE]

Rebuttals

Air Force Response to Washington (DC) Post Article on F-22 Aircraft Program, S7462-S7467 [14JY]

Regulations

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: Congressional Office of Compliance, S1280-S1369 [2FE], H783-H874 [2FE]

Remarks in House

Adelphi, MD: tribute to Army National Guard 290th Military Police Co., H3476 [17MR]

Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Counter Air Defense Future Capabilities: prohibit funding, H9091, H9092 [30JY]

Aerojet-General Corp.: tribute to Camden, AR, production facility employees, E2634 [26OC]

Afghanistan: assess status of the war on terrorism, H3058 [6MR]

———delay release of terror suspects, H9556 [16SE]

———develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H8392 [20JY], H8468 [21JY], H8950 [28JY], H8981 [29JY], H9416 [10SE], H9705 [17SE], H9742, H9777 [22SE], H9810 [23SE], H9915 [24SE], H9981 [25SE], H10042 [29SE], H10074 [30SE], H10437 [1OC], H10526, H11079 [7OC], H11118, H11156-H11160 [8OC], H11268, H11269 [13OC], H11302 [14OC], H11558 [21OC], H11586 [22OC], H11716, H11729, H11730 [23OC], H11771 [26OC], H11834 [27OC], H12013, H12017 [28OC], H12181 [2NO], H12225 [3NO], H12340 [4NO], H12430, H12433 [5NO], H12974, H12982 [16NO], H13010, H13037, H13056-H13062 [17NO], H13250-H13257 [18NO], H13358, H13359, H13375, H13378 [1DE], E2490 [8OC]

———modify the mandated Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan to include an assessment of the role of coalition partners, H7362 [25JN]

———reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H13542 [7DE]

———require the Inspectors General of certain U.S. agencies to include in their audits and reports the impact of development assistance on the social, economic, and political empowerment of women, H6492 [10JN]

———strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H13389, H13390, H13392, H13444-H13446 [2DE], H13470, H13471, H13499 [3DE], H13543-H13548 [7DE], H13602, H13605, H13606 [8DE], H14376, H14377 [9DE], H14887, H14947, H14950, H14952-H14954 [15DE], H15415, H15485 [16DE]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces, H7338-H7340 [25JN], H9305-H9307 [8SE]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces (H.R. 2404), H5596, H5625 [14MY], H5693 [18MY], H5985 [21MY], H6667 [12JN], H6853, H6854 [16JN], H7117 [23JN]

———tribute to Armed Forces members and DEA agents killed in helicopter crash, H12125 [29OC], E2822 [19NO]

———U.S. policy, H4047 [26MR], H4104 [30MR]

Air Force: anniversary of intercontinental ballistic missile force, E2434 [1OC]

———assessment of contracting system used to award the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract, H14844, H14845 [14DE]

———jurisdiction over Joint Cargo Aircraft Program, H7238 [24JN]

———tribute to crew of RB-47H shot down by Russia over international waters in 1960, E1595 [26JN], E1846 [20JY]

———urge Dept. of Defense to factor in subsidies to Airbus S.A.S. when considering cost estimates for military air refueling tankers proposals, H11106-H11108 [7OC], H13270, H13271, H13272 [19NO]

Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to former crew members, E2238 [10SE]

Alvarez, Javier: Silver Star recipient, E631 [11MR]

American Legion: tribute to Heroes to Hometowns golf tournament, H10075 [30SE]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 679), H9508, H9509 [15SE], E2244 [10SE], E2281 [16SE], E2320 [17SE], E2328 [22SE]

America's Life Line Foundation: tribute to Tribute to Our Troops event, H13115 [18NO]

Animals: determine whether use of therapy animals to treat wounded warriors should be expanded to additional facilities, H7362 [25JN]

———establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans, H11121 [8OC]

———establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (H.R. 3266), E2696 [3NO]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7236-H7246 [24JN], H7254, H7257-H7390 [25JN], H8794 [24JY], H9305-H9307 [8SE], H10477, H10483, H10513-H10516 [6OC], E1580, E1583, E1587, E1593, E1600, E1607, E1610, E1617, E1620, E1624, E1625 [26JN], E1670 [8JY], E1711 [9JY], E1743 [13JY], E2258 [14SE]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11080 [7OC], H11127-H11142, H11146, H11160 [8OC], E2503 [9OC], E2505, E2506 [13OC], E2520 [14OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration (H. Res. 572), H7215-H7221 [24JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 808), H11115-H11125 [8OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), corrections in engrossment, H7390 [25JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 196), H11142 [8OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1513, E1515 [19JN], E1519, E1521, E1522, E1523, E1526, E1527, E1530, E1531, E1532, E1533, E1535, E1536, E1537, E1538, E1539, E1541, E1546 [23JN], E1550, E1551, E1552, E1556, E1557, E1559, E1560, E1561, E1562, E1568, E1569 [24JN], E1581, E1584, E1588, E1590, E1592, E1596, E1620, E1632 [26JN], E1654 [7JY], E1665, E1670, E1674 [8JY], E1730 [13JY], E1857 [21JY], E2218, E2223 [9SE], E2321 [21SE], E2492 [8OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), motion to instruct conferees, H10477-H10486 [6OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), motion to recommit, H7387, H7388 [25JN]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), permission to file report, H7108 [23JN]

———eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, H7989, H7990 [10JY], H8877 [28JY]

———financial management processes and internal controls funding, H9082 [30JY]

———making (H.R. 3326), H8877 [28JY], H9024-H9035, H9039 [29JY], H9060, H9062-H9131 [30JY], H9743 [22SE], H11800 [27OC], H14805 [11DE], H14884, H14959 [15DE], E2091, E2128, E2129 [31JY]

———making (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8976-H8986 [29JY]

———making (H.R. 3326), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H14994-H15006 [16DE]

———making (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2013, E2014, E2016, E2017, E2018, E2019, E2020, E2021, E2022, E2023, E2025 [27JY], E2027, E2028, E2031, E2032, E2033, E2034, E2035, E2036, E2039, E2042, E2043, E2045, E2046, E2048, E2049, E2050, E2052, E2053, E2054 [28JY], E2057, E2059, E2060, E2061, E2062, E2063, E2064, E2065, E2066, E2067, E2068, E2073, E2075, E2076, E2078, E2080, E2082, E2084, E2085, E2087 [29JY], E2094, E2097, E2098, E2099, E2100, E2101, E2102, E2103, E2104, E2106, E2107, E2108, E2109, E2113, E2115, E2116, E2123, E2126, E2127, E2128, E2137, E2140, E2142, E2144, E2148, E2166, E2171, E2178, E2179 [31JY], E2189, E2195, E2199, E2201, E2206, E2207, E2208, E2209 [8SE], E2211, E2212, E2223, E2224 [9SE], E2234, E2237, E2245, E2246 [10SE], E2250, E2252 [14SE], E2279, E2280, E2281, E2282, E2285, E2291, E2293 [16SE], E3025, E3027, E3031, E3032, E3034, E3036, E3038, E3039, E3046, E3047, E3054 [17DE]

———making (H.R. 3326), motion to recommit, H9129, H9130 [30JY]

———making (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H14989, H15007-H15420, H15456, H15474 [16DE], E3063 [19DE], E3067 [23DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, H5372 [7MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5554 [13MY], H5585, H5587, H5607-H5632, H5636, H5638 [14MY], H5693 [18MY], H6240, H6241, H6258-H6260 [4JN], H6292 [8JN], H6316 [9JN], H6417 [10JN], H6544, H6597 [11JN], H6622, H6662-H6665, H6667 [12JN], E1180 [15MY], E1181 [18MY], E1390 [12JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, H6815, H6829, H6865-H6885 [16JN], H8066 [14JY], H8685 [23JY], E1471, E1474, E1477, E1478 [17JN], E1485 [18JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (H. Res. 434), H5594-H5607 [14MY], E1189 [18MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 545), H6850-H6854 [16JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), corrections in engrossment, H5632 [14MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), earmark declaration, E1179 [15MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), motion to instruct conferees, H6545-H6550 [11JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), motion to recommit, H5630, H5631 [14MY]

———prohibit funding for earmarks to for-profit entities, H9116, H9117 [30JY]

———prohibit funding for various earmarks, H9095 [30JY]

———revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H15478 [16DE]

———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H5640 [14MY], H6129 [3JN], H7731 [7JY], H8852 [27JY], H9176 [30JY]

Argon ST, Inc.: prohibit funding for torpedo defense development, H9092, H9093 [30JY]

Arizona: tribute to Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame inductees, E2670 [29OC], E2810 [19NO]

Arlington National Cemetery: tribute to Army 3d Infantry Regiment continuous guard detail at the Tomb of the Unknowns, H8393 [20JY]

Armed Forces: allow transfer of academic credits earned while serving in Armed Forces between institutions of higher education, H9685 [17SE]

———anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (H. Con. Res. 199), H13524-H13526 [7DE]

———assault charges against Navy SEALS resulting from events during capture of alleged terrorist in Iraq, H13358, H13376 [1DE], H13601 [8DE], H14376 [9DE], H14847 [14DE]

———assessment of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality, H7372 [25JN]

———authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty, H7349 [25JN]

———authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (H.R. 1633), H3690 [19MR]

———call for investigation into reported signs of extremist behavior by gunman in Fort Hood, TX, shootings, H12990-H12993 [16NO], H13036 [17NO]

———commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq, recognize importance of victory in Iraqi theater, and commit to continued progress (H. Res. 208), H2974-H2976 [4MR], H5054 [30AP], H13542 [7DE]

———commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (H. Con. Res. 206), H13526 [7DE], E2908 [8DE], E2936 [10DE]

———conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of Social Security numbers to identify members (H.R. 2487), earmark declaration, E1640 [7JY]

———effect of stop-loss policy on members' morale, H3786 [24MR]

———effect of stop-loss policy on military members' morale, H3698 [19MR]

———encourge efforts to retrieve remains of members killed during World War II Battle of Tarawa Atoll, H7363 [25JN]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, H11145 [8OC], H11986 [28OC]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 1283), H10505-H10513 [6OC], E2465 [8OC]

———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 (H.R. 268), H9916 [24SE], H11766 [26OC]

———ensure members receive hearing screenings before and after deployments and mandate tinnitus be treated by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Auditory Centers of Excellence (H.R. 2506), H5808 [20MY]

———ensure that members of the Individual Ready Reserve who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan receive quarterly counseling calls from properly trained personnel, H7379 [25JN]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (H.R. 1701), H4106 [30MR], H4756 [27AP], H5450 [12MY]

———expand and protect access to mental health treatment and services for active duty military, H6079 [3JN]

———expand and protect access to mental health treatment and services for military members stationed outside the U.S., H7363 [25JN]

———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H12442 [5NO], H12459, H12460, H12461, H12465, H12496 [6NO], H12990-H12993 [16NO]

———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (H. Res. 895), H12488-H12493 [6NO]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (H. Res. 471), H5987 [21MY], H6038-H6040 [2JN]

———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (H. Res. 891), H13026-H13029 [17NO], E2790 [17NO], E2804 [18NO]

———facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury, H3030 [5MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (S. 475), H12145-H12147 [2NO]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (H. Res. 868), H12325-H12327 [4NO]

———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (H. Res. 868), E2625 [23OC]

———improve equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty relative to cellular telephone contracts and residential or motor vehicle leases, H7348, H7349 [25JN]

———improve equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty relative to cellular telephone contracts, residential or motor vehicle leases, and tuition (H.R. 2874), E1428 [15JN]

———improve program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H8306 [17JY]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families, H6094-H6098 [3JN]

———increase basic pay, H4243 [31MR], H7219 [24JN]

———military health care reform, H6142 [3JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (H.R. 1177), H6816 [16JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (H.R. 1209), H5531-H5534 [13MY], H5633 [14MY], E501 [26FE], E1163 [14MY]

———modify Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty form to allow inclusion of an email address on the form (H.R. 2488), H5717 [19MY]

———moment of silence to honor soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H12427 [5NO]

———National Guard and Reserves funding, H7217 [24JN]

———pay an additional amount of assignment special pay to members who agree to serve in Afghanistan for a certain period or the duration of the U.S. mission in that country, H7348 [25JN]

———pay an additional amount of assignment special pay to members who agree to serve in Afghanistan for a certain period or the duration of the U.S. mission in that country (H.R. 2960), E1506 [19JN]

———permanently extend the duration of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for totally disabled veterans, H8816 [27JY]

———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, H8938 [28JY]

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan, H11081 [7OC], H14887 [15DE]

———prohibit recruitment, enlistment, or retention of persons associated or affiliated with groups associated with hate crimes, H7348 [25JN]

———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (H.R. 4180), E2866 [2DE]

———provide additional pay to servicemembers whose enlistments have been involuntarily extended, H5624 [14MY]

———provide an equitable process for recovery of overpayments erroneously paid due to no fault of the members and expand discretion for remission or cancellation of indebtedness (H.R. 2771), E1355 [9JN]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve, H7245 [24JN]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services, H5601 [14MY]

———provide service animals to members receiving medical care in an outpatient status, H7243 [24JN]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, H7221 [24JN], H11127, H11128, H11132 [8OC]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees (H.R. 2990), H7154-H7166 [24JN]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable, H7379, H7380 [25JN]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (H.R. 707), E1216 [20MY]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (H. Res. 408), H11306, H11307 [14OC], E1074 [6MY], E2553 [15OC]

———reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel, H5587 [14MY], H12492 [6NO]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (H.R. 840), E186 [3FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (H.R. 1695), E751 [24MR]

———report on distribution of hemostatic agents to members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, H7349 [25JN]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, H5602 [14MY], H12048 [29OC]

———revise the process by which a member is retired for disability and becomes eligible for retirement pay (H.R. 296), E48 [8JA]

———tribute, H7382 [25JN], H14798 [11DE]

———tribute to 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team First Battalion 112th Infantry Division of Pennsylvania National Guard, H9465 [14SE]

———tribute to Army 54th Coast Artillery Regiment, E2750 [6NO]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3113 [10MR], H4552 [21AP], H9322 [8SE], E648 [12MR], E3034, E3055 [17DE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8391 [20JY], E1246 [21MY]

———tribute to members serving at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5173 [6MY]

———tribute to Mississippi National Guard 1-98th Cavalry Regiment Troop B, H4918 [29AP]

———tribute to Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001, H5106 [5MY]

———tribute to servicemembers and their families, H328 [15JA]

———tribute to servicemen and veterans, H9715 [17SE], E2258 [14SE]

Armed Forces Day: observance (H. Res. 377), H5530, H5531 [13MY], E1154, E1159, E1160, E1176 [14MY]

Arms control: reduce nuclear weapons and apply savings to certain domestic initiatives (H.R. 1653), E723 [19MR]

Arms Forces (organization): tribute, E2841 [1DE]

Armtec Defense Products Co.: anniversary, E235 [10FE]

Army: anniversary, E1396, E1398 [12JN]

———expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941, H7346 [25JN]

———require public disclosure of names of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H7341, H7342 [25JN], E1625 [26JN]

———tribute to non-commissioned officers, E2430 [1OC]

———use of Virtual Army Experience as a recruiting tool, H7242 [24JN]

Army and Air Force Exchange Service: anniversary, E1269 [2JN]

Army Reserve Association: tribute to Enlisted Scholarship Program, E1623 [26JN]

Arsenal Support Program Initiative: extend, H7365 [25JN]

Atchison, Jack E.: Purple Heart recipient, E2624 [23OC]

Athens, AL: tribute to 203d Military Police Battalion, E1218 [20MY]

Aviation: anniversary of first military flight, E515 [2MR]

———anniversary of military aviation (H. Res. 445), H11309-H11311 [14OC], E2544 [15OC]

———C-17 aircraft procurement funding, H15416 [16DE]

———exonerate pilots John A. Brow and Brooks S. Gruber from responsibility in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, H8271 [16JY], H8555 [22JY]

———Presidential helicopter program funding, H2986 [5MR]

Bakersfield National Cemetery: tribute to first burials, E1631 [26JN]

Barksdale AFB, LA: tribute to airmen for mobilizing to protect Bossier Parish, LA, from levees breaking during severe storms, H12180 [2NO]

Bayonne, NJ: tribute to Memorial Day parade co-grand marshals, H6158 [4JN]

Bennett, Richard H.: Purple Heart recipient, E2626 [23OC]

Bergdahl, Bowe R.: Taliban capture of U.S. soldier, H8390 [20JY]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary (H. Res. 398), H5772 [19MY], H12160-H12162 [2NO]

Bermuda: express gratitude for receipt of Chinese Uyghurs released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Bermudan society (H. Res. 774), E2365 [24SE]

———payment to receive Chinese Uyghur detainees, H6820 [16JN]

Bernazal, Bob: Air Force Outstanding Information Operations Active Duty Company Grade Officer of the Year award recipient, E3052 [17DE]

Body Armor Improved Ballistic Protection, Research and Development: prohibit funding, H9087, H9088 [30JY]

Bright, Representative: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H2635 [25FE]

Budget: inclusion of costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in normal budget process, H4227, H4228 [31MR]

———provide transparency, H5491 [13MY]

———require compliance with mandate to submit shipbuilding and aviation plans to the Committee on Armed Services (House), H10126 [30SE]

California University of Pennsylvania: tribute to students, faculty, and staff who have served in Iraq as members of the Armed Forces, E2472 [8OC]

Camp Atterbury, IN: tribute to National Guard 1313th Engineer Co., E1347 [9JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Weekend of Remembrance event to honor military personnel who have died in service and acknowledge the sacrifice of their families (H. Con. Res. 171), H9244 [31JY]

———tribute to Capitol Visitor Center screening of ``The Way We Get By'' documentary on Maine Troop Greeters (organization), H10074 [30SE]

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: release of report relative to President Obama plan for redeployment of U.S. forces in Iraq, H3029 [5MR]

Chambersburg, PA: tribute to Team Letterkenny (citizen group) for support of Letterkenney Army Depot, E2 [6JA]

China: prohibit removal of satellites and related components from U.S. munitions list that may be transferred or launched into space by China, H6439, H6440 [10JN]

———report on military power, H4001 [25MR]

Christiansen, Robert P.: Distinguished Flying Cross medal recipient, E686 [17MR]

Civil Air Patrol: anniversary, E2854 [1DE]

Coast Guard: authorize civil legal assistance for reservists, H7375 [25JN]

Cod (U.S.S.): anniversary, E2386 [29SE]

Colleges and universities: provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (H.R. 2456), E1184 [18MY]

Colorado: tribute to Rocky Mountain Arsenal Cost/Productivity Improvement Program, E1107 [7MY]

Community service: make individuals eligible for national service program grant funding for sending care packages to soldiers in combat zones, H3597 [18MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H9265 [31JY], H15477 [16DE]

———determine and disclose costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip outside the U.S. for inclusion in any report on the trip (H.R. 3036), H8161 [15JY]

———goals of the 111th Congress, H4, H5 [6JA], H167 [13JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H3092-H3096 [9MR]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: national objectives priority assignments, H5640-H5647 [14MY]

Connecticut: tribute to Army National Guard 102d Infantry Battalion, E2818 [19NO]

———tribute to Army National Guard 250th Engineer Co., E2818 [19NO]

Contracts: acquisition criteria for congressionally directed spending to for-profit entities, H11122 [8OC]

———debar from contracting any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud (H.R. 2825), H6542 [11JN]

———ensure contracts are competitively awarded, H9086, H9087 [30JY]

———prohibit use of funds for contracts with Halliburton Co., KBR Inc., or subsidiaries or affiliates, if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims, H11800 [27OC]

———use cost or price as the predominant factor in solicitations for defense procurement contracts, E1743 [13JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish a veterans volunteer corps to help veterans pursue education and employment, process claims, and rural, disabled, and unemployed veterans with transportation needs, H3598 [18MR]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary of Omaha, NE, District, E1229 [21MY]

———determine the most effective manner to carry out the Lake Pontchartrain flood control project and authorize construction of a new pumping station, H10429 [1OC]

———extend the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (H.R. 4165), H13579-H13581 [8DE]

Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to Army National Guard 211th Regional Support Group, E2831 [19NO]

Courts: allow certain detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be brought to the U.S. for trial and possible imprisonment, H6662-H6665 [12JN]

Cowart, Roger: Scottsdale Healthcare (organization) ``Salute to Military'' honoree, E2967 [11DE]

Credit: restrict credit card issuers from making adverse reports to credit rating agencies regarding deployed military service members and disabled veterans, H5035, H5036 [30AP]

Crime: allow imposition of death penalty for certain hate crime offenses and include the elderly, Armed Forces members, and law enforcement officers as hate crime victim categories, H4956, H4957 [29AP]

———develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military, H7220 [24JN]

———provide penalties for hate crimes against members of the Armed Forces (H.R. 2677), H6158 [4JN]

Cuba: provide for certain requirements relative to the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, H9032 [29JY], H11408 [15OC]

Cuba, NY: dedication of ``Liberty Pole'' to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, E2229 [10SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements, E1764 [14JY]

Death and dying: review of protocol on media coverage of return to the U.S. of the remains of Armed Forces members killed overseas, H1278 [12FE], H2864 [26FE], H3683 [19MR]

Defense Production Act: reauthorize (S. 1677), H9813-H9819 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., H11135 [8OC]

Dept. of Education: Impact Aid Program funding, H5497 [13MY]

———prohibit grants and low-interest loans for construction and renovation to schools not in compliance with certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act provisions, H5510, H5511 [13MY]

———provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for active duty servicemembers regardless of disbursement date (H.R. 3956), E2647 [28OC]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 2280), E1073 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: defense environmental cleanup funding, H7218 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish national emergency centers on military installations (H.R. 645), E122 [22JA]

———report regarding right-wing extremist groups, H4553 [21AP], H4590, H4677-H4683 [22AP], H4846 [28AP], H5045 [30AP], H5136 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, H12982, H12983, H12993-H12999 [16NO], H13011, H13036, H13062-H13066 [17NO], H13073, H13116, H13117 [18NO], H13270, H13272, H13323 [19NO], H14464 [10DE], H14821-H14825 [11DE], H14879 [15DE]

———declassify all information about capture and detention of Chinese Uyghur detainees, including a threat assessment for each detainee, H5065, H5069 [4MY], H5100, H5105, H5108, H5138 [5MY], H5603 [14MY], H6296-H6298 [8JN]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information relative to the transfer or release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. (H. Res. 636), H8013 [13JY], E1732 [13JY]

———potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, H8031 [14JY], H8806 [24JY]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, H14474 [10DE], H15417 [16DE]

———proposed release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H10439 [1OC], H12144 [2NO], H13499 [3DE], E2844 [1DE]

———provision of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Afghanistan, H6546-H6548 [11JN], H6622, H6666 [12JN], H6915 [17JN], H7012, H7014 [18JN], H7026 [19JN], E1400 [12JN]

———provision of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, H12995 [16NO]

Dept. of State: issuance of travel alert for U.S. citizens living and traveling in Mexico due to drug violence, H2909 [3MR], H3319 [11MR], E464 [26FE]

———report on Special Immigrant Visa Programs for certain Iraqis and Afghanis employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government in both Afghanistan and Iraq, H6503 [10JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (H.R. 24), H1011 [4FE], H2910 [3MR], H3127 [10MR], H3609 [18MR], H6293 [8JN], H6784 [15JN], H8067 [14JY], H9778 [22SE], H11147 [8OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 4385), E3022 [17DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs, H12159 [2NO]

———mental health funding, H13554 [8DE]

———recognize military-related service of certain non-military groups during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits, H5424 [12MY]

———reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans (H.R. 3886), E2674 [29OC]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 775), H4271, H4272, H4274, H4275 [1AP]

———transfer certain property and personnel to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, E1620 [26JN]

———transfer certain property and personnel to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 1267), E530 [3MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H14466, H14473 [10DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7960-H7992 [10JY], E1730, E1733, E1742 [13JY], E1764 [14JY], E1772 [15JY], E1857 [21JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (H. Res. 622), H7951-H7960 [10JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), earmark declaration, H7976 [10JY], E1639, E1644, E1649 [7JY], E1680, E1683 [8JY], E1687, E1688, E1690, E1692, E1698, E1703, E1704, E1707, E1708 [9JY], E1713, E1714, E1715, E1716, E1717, E1718, E1719, E1720, E1722 [10JY], E1754 [14JY], E1838 [17JY], E1894 [22JY], E2126 [31JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: report progress toward establishment of a joint virtual lifetime electronic medical record database for Armed Forces members, H7374 [25JN]

Disasters: take reasonable steps to prevent avoidable disasters related to seismic activity in connection with the lease and development of non-excess property of military departments (H.R. 740), E237 [10FE]

Distinguished Flying Cross Society: tribute, E841 [1AP]

District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 2334), E1093 [7MY]

———establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2333), E1097 [7MY]

———establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 3323), E1933 [24JY]

———establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 3913), E2612 [22OC]

Dover AFB, DE: main base chapel center funding, H7972 [10JY]

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities Defense account: prohibit funding, H9082, H9083 [30JY]

Eastern European countries: proposal to place U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, H154 [9JA]

Ecology and environment: environmental restoration of formerly-used defense sites funding, H8981 [29JY]

———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (H.R. 672), E159 [28JA]

Education: reserve educational funds for areas affected by natural disasters, severe economic distress, or military base closures, H9634 [16SE], H9686, H9687 [17SE]

———revise maximum educational award formula used to calculate veterans educational benefits received for participating in national service programs, H3590, H3591 [18MR]

———tribute to service academy nominees, H13554 [8DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (H.R. 1313), E546 [4MR]

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, E1587 [26JN]

———increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries, E1587 [26JN]

———provide family and medical leave to caregivers of regular component servicemembers and veterans with service-related injuries and allow exigency leave for all foreign-deployed members, E2520 [14OC]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (H. Res. 845), H13529 [7DE]

Enhanced Navy Shore Readiness Integration: prohibit funding, H9085, H9086 [30JY]

EPA: clean up of Dept. of Defense sites containing unexploded ordnance and toxic substances, H3752 [24MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish an office for cybersecurity, H3755 [24MR]

———release of CIA memos regarding interrogation techniques, H4846 [28AP], H4918 [29AP]

Explosives: develop lifecycle accounting for munitions and review live-fire practicing to reduce unexploded ordnance and munitions-constituent contamination, H7346 [25JN]

———report on funding levels and progress of Military Munitions Response Program and Installation Restoration Program, H7346 [25JN]

F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of two bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to the people of the Philippines (H. Con. Res. 30), E237 [10FE]

Facilities: rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance funding, H639 [28JA]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H7381, H7382 [25JN]

Federal employees: ensure those called to active duty in the National Guard or Ready Reserves are able to count time of military service toward total time of employment for benefit purposes, H6236 [4JN]

———report on certain non-disclosure agreements signed by Dept. of Defense employees, H7356-H7358, H7373 [25JN]

———support pay parity within Federal workforce, H4383 [1AP], H8211 [16JY]

———termination of pay-for-performance personnel system, H11119 [8OC]

Fisher House Foundation: funding, H9060 [30JY]

Flint, MI: UAW tribute to contributions of women in labor, civil rights, military, women's rights, and politics, E2213 [9SE]

Foreign aid: assistance to Pakistan and Afghanistan, H10525 [7OC]

———make assistance to Pakistan and Afghanistan conditional, H5172 [6MY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H84 [8JA], H1277 [12FE], H1592 [13FE], H2955 [4MR], H5638 [14MY], H7116 [23JN], H8066 [14JY], H8685 [23JY], H9305-H9308 [8SE], H9470 [14SE], H9537 [15SE], H11269 [13OC], H13257 [18NO], H13554 [8DE]

———develop objectives for U.S. policy relative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, H11149 [8OC]

———impact of foreign interventionism, H1277 [12FE]

Fort Belvoir, VA: dedication of Fairfax Village Neighborhood Center, E2025 [27JY]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: tribute to 11th Signal Brigade, 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, E540 [4MR]

Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Service Detachment unit for performance of military funeral honors for veterans, H12492 [6NO]

Forty & Eight (organization): tribute, E2318 [17SE]

Funding, H2955 [4MR], H3033-H3039 [5MR], H3739 [23MR], H4242 [31MR], H4422 [2AP], H5285 [6MY], H8505, H8506, H8536 [22JY]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (H.R. 1178), H5428-H5430 [12MY], E1167 [14MY]

———establish Procurement Professionalism Advisory Panel, H7364 [25JN]

———report on costs to cities and municipalities that cover the difference between an employee's military salary when called to active duty and that employee's regular salary, H7364 [25JN], E1670 [8JY]

———report on defense contract cost overruns, H7363, H7364 [25JN]

Georgia: tribute to Army National Guard 48th Infantry Brigade Bravo Co., Second Battalion, E766 [25MR]

Gerald R. Ford (U.S.S.): initiate construction, H12899 [7NO]

Germany: tribute to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Hospital personnel, E2766 [16NO]

Government: establish a program to develop national security professionals across departments and agencies to provide skilled personnel for planning and conducting national security interagency operations, H7373 [25JN]

Grosso, Gina: National Association of Women Business Owners Beyond the Glass Ceiling Award recipient, E2643 [27OC]

Guam: anniversary of liberation from Japanese occupation during World War II, H8029 [14JY], E2179 [31JY]

Gulf Range Mobile Instrumentation Capability project: prohibit funding, H9088-H9090 [30JY]

Harris Corp.: tribute to production of Falcon III AN/PRC-152(c) radio, E2280 [16SE]

Hazardous substances: notify members of Armed Forces and State military departments of exposure to potentially harmful materials and contaminants, E1610 [26JN]

———prohibit disposal of hazardous waste using open-air burn pits during contingency operations of more than one year, H7347, H7348 [25JN]

Health: ensure national health care reform does not undercut services currently available to Armed Forces members and veterans, H7957 [10JY]

———report to Congress on use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, H9083 [30JY]

Higgins, James B.: Reserve Officers Association Chaplain of the Year award recipient, H925 [4FE]

Historic buildings and sites: assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles were fought on American soil, H3290 [11MR]

———assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where historic battles were fought on American soil (H.R. 548), H2882, H2883 [2MR]

History: significance of the Cold War relative to U.S. foreign policy, H3395-H3398 [12MR]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Xhacob LaTorre, H14848 [14DE]

———provide replacement of lost income to House employees serving on active duty for a period of more than thirty days (H.R. 1679), H4595-H4597 [22AP]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H5616, H5636 [14MY], H8977, H8979, H8981 [29JY], H9133, H9136 [30JY]

Houston, TX: Riverside General Hospital veterans post-traumatic stress disorder funding, H15002 [16DE]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture, H4256 [1AP]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 1467), H4138 [31MR], E663 [12MR]

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (H.R. 374), E59 [9JA]

———establish commission to investigate use of certain interrogation techniques, H5634, H5635 [14MY]

———require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces, H7367, H7368 [25JN]

Iran: assess status of the war on terrorism, H9981 [25SE]

———negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (H. Con. Res. 94), H6080 [3JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H143 [9JA], H187 [13JA], H1153 [10FE], H2951, H2974-H2976 [4MR], H3030 [5MR], H3474 [17MR], H3609 [18MR], H3682, H3697-H3701 [19MR], H8295 [16JY], H11136 [8OC], H11763 [26OC], H13544 [7DE], H15485 [16DE]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts relative to awarding of contracts to U.S. corporations for extraction of Iraqi oil resources, H13038 [17NO]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H143 [9JA], H187 [13JA], H913 [3FE], H1135 [10FE], H2949 [4MR], H3128 [10MR], H5134 [5MY], H8406 [20JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H424 [21JA], H6417 [10JN], H13038 [17NO]

———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq, H3130 [10MR]

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Des Moines, IA: designate (H.R. 3386), H9507, H9508 [15SE]

Israel: address humanitarian crisis resulting from conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, H39 [7JA], H73 [8JA], H93, H101 [9JA], H169 [13JA], H327 [15JA]

Johnson, Nancy J.: Scottsdale Healthcare (organization) ``Salute to Military'' honoree, E2782 [17NO]

Joint Strike Fighter: competitive engine program funding, H7219 [24JN], H15000 [16DE]

Joliet Arsenal Development Authority: Association of Defense Communities Base Redevelopment Community of the Year, E3053 [17DE]

Kahoohanohano, Anthony T.: Medal of Honor recipient, E2730 [5NO]

Kinetic Energy Interceptor program: prohibit funding, H9084, H9085 [30JY]

King, Representative Steve: report on trip to Afghanistan, H13541 [7DE]

Kingwood, TX: tribute to Creekwood Middle School for service learning project studying World War I survivors, H1276 [12FE]

Kitzmiller, Lorene: Air National Guard First Sergeant of the Year award recipient, E2085 [29JY]

Law enforcement officers: provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (H.R. 675), E163 [28JA]

Leander, TX: tribute to Greater Leander Chamber of Commerce participation in the Americans Supporting Americans (organization) Adopt-a-Unit program, E2112 [31JY]

———tribute to participation in the Americans Supporting Americans (organization) Adopt-a-Unit program, E2110 [31JY]

Leanes, Denis and Kristy: National Military Family Association National Military Family of the Year award recipient, H14849 [14DE]

Liberty (U.S.S.): anniversary of attack, E1331 [8JN]

Little Rock, AR: condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long (H. Res. 515), H6328, H6332-H6335 [9JN]

Lobelville, TN: tribute to Army National Guard 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, E2896 [7DE]

Local government: grant authority to financially support development and construction of public infrastructure in communities impacted by the expansion and growth of military installations, H7245 [24JN]

Lybarger, Phil: Chowchilla, CA, Richard Corbett Brown VFW Post 9896 Distinguished Life Member award recipient, E813 [30MR]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (H. Res. 339), H4590-H4594 [22AP], E915 [21AP], E1005 [29AP]

Marietta, GA: anniversary of Naval Air Station Atlanta, H9904 [24SE]

———tribute to National Guard 248th Medical Co., E1315 [4JN]

Marine Corps: anniversary, E2734 [6NO]

———tribute to Montford Point Marines, E409 [25FE]

———tribute to Rogue Valley Detachment 386, E2734 [6NO]

———tribute to Toys for Tots Literacy Program (H. Res. 232), H6033, H6034 [2JN], H6240 [4JN]

Mayport Naval Station, FL: St. Johns River channel dredging funding, H11136 [8OC]

McHugh, Representative: nomination to be Sec. of the Army, H6086 [3JN]

Members of Congress: allow access to the contractor performance database, H7362 [25JN]

Mental health: assess feasibility and efficacy of providing service members with post-deployment mental health screening, H7373, H7374, H7375 [25JN]

———enhance suicide prevention programs, H9170 [30JY]

———improve treatment and services relative to post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and suicide prevention, H5605 [14MY]

Microsoft Corp.: Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, E2314 [17SE]

Middle East: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H6293 [8JN]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (H.R. 2017), E900 [21AP]

———grant Federal charter (S. 832), H11826, H11827 [27OC]

Minnesota: Army National Guard Battery D 216th Air Defense Artillery recipient of Army Valorous Unit Award, E1121 [12MY]

———tribute to National Guard Honor Guard, H11433 [15OC]

Model for Green Laboratories and Clean Rooms project: prohibit funding, H9119 [30JY]

Monti, Jared C.: Dept. of Defense Medal of Honor award recipient, E2037 [28JY]

Munson's Chocolates (business): tribute, E36 [7JA]

Murray Grey Foundation: tribute to partnership with Wreaths Across America (organization) for the Patriots Wreaths Program, H13472 [3DE]

NASA: allow a federally funded research and development center to apply for Dept. of Defense grants, E1624 [26JN]

———clarify authority of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to continue work with the Dept. of Defense research and development programs, H7382 [25JN]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (H.R. 104), H435-H437, H439 [21JA], H477 [22JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H9386 [9SE], H9445 [14SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E2701 [3NO]

National Guard: anniversary (H. Res. 940), H13527-H13529 [7DE], E2914 [8DE], E2921 [10DE]

———authorize availability of appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities (H.R. 3494), H9249 [31JY]

———tribute to Iowa National Guard for particpation in the inaugural, H370 [15JA]

———tribute to Minnesota National Guard for participation in the Presidential inaugural, E157 [27JA]

———tribute to South Carolina National Guard Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps, H94 [9JA]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (H.R. 207), H2609 [24FE]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (H. Con. Res. 84), H5434-H5436 [12MY]

National Military Family Month: observance, E2656 [29OC]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 861), H13395-H13397 [2DE], E2881 [3DE]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (H. Res. 363), H5134 [5MY], H5273 [6MY], H5449 [12MY], H5601 [14MY], H5985 [21MY], H6053 [2JN], H6127 [3JN], H6293 [8JN], H6667 [12JN], H8392 [20JY], H8851 [27JY], H9171 [30JY], H9705 [17SE], H9777 [22SE], H11268 [13OC], H11558 [21OC], H12013 [28OC], H12181 [2NO], H12983 [16NO], H13037 [17NO], H13499 [3DE]

———decision to discontinue missile defense system for the U.S. east coast, H9964 [25SE]

———expand missile defense technology, H5279-H5286 [6MY], H5410 [12MY]

———missile defense and vehicles and aircraft for combat forces funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7387, H7388 [25JN]

———national missile defense system funding, H5165 [5MY], H5283-H5286 [6MY], H5875-H5880 [20MY], H6132 [3JN], H7218, H7242, H7243 [24JN], H7254, H7374 [25JN], H11135, H11137 [8OC]

———national missile defense system funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7352-H7356, H7364 [25JN], E1607 [26JN]

———prohibit funding to implement Executive order relative to closure of detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6941, H6942 [17JN]

———proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5595-H5599, H5603, H5604, H5616-H5624, H5627, H5628 [14MY], H5692 [18MY], H5806 [20MY], H6130 [3JN], H6294-H6298 [8JN], H6546-H6549 [11JN], H6865-H6870 [16JN]

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (H. Res. 866), H12163, H12164 [2NO], E2787 [17NO]

Naval Postgraduate School: anniversary, E1353 [9JN]

Navy: report on Naval Weapons Station, Earle, NJ, Laurelwood Housing Complex security measures, H7349 [25JN]

———tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (H. Con. Res. 129), H13394, H13395 [2DE], E2907 [8DE]

———tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force (H. Res. 773), H12148, H12149 [2NO], E2454 [6OC], E2705 [4NO]

Navy League of the U.S.: tribute to Bremerton-Olympic Peninsula Council, E1204 [19MY]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E549 [4MR]

New York, NY: tribute to Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, E695 [18MR]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (H. Res. 856), H12323-H12325 [4NO], E2795 [18NO]

News media: grant accredited members of the media access when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (H.R. 269), H1640 [23FE]

NI Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E1272 [2JN]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (H.J. Res. 44), H8836-H8839 [27JY], H8935 [28JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment, H5864 [20MY]

Nuclear weapons: limit funding to implement reductions in strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia, H7347, H7349 [25JN]

Obama, President: decision to block release of photos of alleged abuse of detainees by U.S. personnel, H5587 [14MY], H6549 [11JN]

———Executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, H4667 [22AP], H4757 [27AP], H5173 [6MY], H5650, H5651 [14MY], H5692 [18MY], H5896 [21MY], H6294-H6298 [8JN]

———executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, H472 [22JA]

———impact of Executive orders on national security, H2636 [25FE]

———plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, H2909 [3MR], H2949, H2951 [4MR], H3609 [18MR], H3682 [19MR]

———release of CIA memos regarding torture, H4556 [21AP], H4668 [22AP], H4754 [27AP], H5864 [20MY], E1214 [20MY]

Office of Special Counsel: enforce employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies (H.R. 1089), H5725, H5726 [19MY], E1218 [20MY]

Ohio: anniversary of Company B, 202d Engineer Combat Battalion, E1353 [9JN]

Ohlman, George: Distinguished Flying Cross medal recipient, H14377 [9DE]

Overseas Voting Advisory Board: establish, H7369 [25JN]

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (S. 1707), H10108-H10121 [30SE], E2428, E2433 [1OC], E2531 [14OC]

———develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability, H6575 [11JN]

———military funding, E2995 [14DE]

———restrict U.S. military assistance (H.R. 1463), E658 [12MR]

Pasadena, TX: tribute to Army 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, E1314 [4JN]

Pelosi, Speaker: investigate request to Dept. of Defense for use of larger airplane, H3344 [12MR]

———statements on CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists, H5703, H5704 [18MY], H6830 [16JN], H7121-H7127 [23JN]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard, E2682 [2NO]

———tribute to National Guard (H. Res. 754), H11268 [13OC], H11307-H11309 [14OC], E2573 [20OC]

Pensacola, FL: tribute to Blue Angels Elementary School and Navy Point Elementary School for events recognizing and supporting Armed Forces members and veterans, E2656 [29OC]

Perot, H. Ross: tribute for gift to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, H13446 [2DE]

Plano, TX: tribute to Plano East High School Junior ROTC academic team, E2119 [31JY]

———tribute to Plano West High School Junior ROTC academic team, E2119 [31JY]

Pleasanton Military Families (organization): tribute, H13074 [18NO]

Portugal: express gratitude for receipt of detainees released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Portuguese society (H. Res. 775), E2363 [24SE]

POW: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H2612 [24FE], H6418 [10JN], H6796-H6799 [15JN], H9042 [29JY], H9744 [22SE], H10076 [30SE], H11735 [23OC]

———limit immigration rights of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E1580 [26JN]

———make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (H.R. 3728), H11390 [15OC], H12051 [29OC], E2450 [6OC]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S., H6548, H6549 [11JN], H6662-H6665 [12JN], H6865-H6870 [16JN], H7219 [24JN], H10413, H10415, H10417 [1OC], H11391 [15OC], E1485 [18JN]

———prohibit any alien formerly detained at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from receiving any Federal, State, or local public benefits (H.R. 2338), E1152 [14MY]

———prohibit presence in the U.S. of any alien formerly detained at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H.R. 1238), H12997 [16NO]

———prohibit release of enemy combatants into the U.S., H11144 [8OC]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Michigan, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in Michigan, H8801 [24JY]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., H5372 [7MY], H10413-H10418 [1OC], H11135 [8OC], H11403-H11407 [15OC], E1485 [18JN], E2687 [2NO]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Thomson Correctional Center, Thomson, IL, H15416 [16DE]

———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 (H.R. 148), H5135 [5MY]

———reform military commissions under which enemy combatants are tried, H11133, H11138 [8OC]

———require alien unprivileged enemy belligerents be tried under military commissions, H12993, H12994, H12999 [16NO]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (H.R. 2294), H5598 [14MY]

———require that certain conditions be met before the transfer of an individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H.R. 4086), E2790 [17NO]

———statistics on individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H7153 [24JN]

———vaccination of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, against H1N1 influenza, H12122 [29OC], H12592 [7NO]

Power resources: advanced research and development programs on fuel cells and batteries, alternative fuels, hybrid energy sources, improved engines, and bio-fuels funding, H639 [28JA]

POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E2323 [21SE]

Prior, William W., Sr.: Purple Heart recipient, E181 [3FE]

Queiro, Tanya: United Services Automobile Association (USAA) Military Spouse of the Year award recipient, H6128 [3JN]

Rapid Deployable Shelter project: prohibit funding, H9118, H9119 [30JY]

Reduced Manning Situational Awareness program: prohibit funding, H9086, H9087 [30JY]

Renewable energy: allow facilities to receive financial incentives for implementing energy management policies, H7362 [25JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4133, H4136 [31MR]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (S. 1599), H13030, H13031 [17NO], E2806 [18NO]

Rhodes, Daniel C.: Marine Corps Times (publication) Marine of the Year award recipient, E2820 [19NO]

Round Rock, TX: tribute to participation in the Americans Supporting Americans (organization) Adopt-a-Unit program, E2114 [31JY]

Rural areas: address economic impact on communities from change in policy for military infrastructure and housing around bases, H7347, H7348 [25JN]

Rustan, Douglas A.: Bronze Star recipient, E1321 [4JN]

Sadsad, Enrique: Association of Defense Communities Military Leader of the Year Award recipient, E1860 [21JY]

Santa Ana, CA: Santa Ana Police Dept. recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, E2359 [24SE]

SBA: establish a program to provide business counseling and entrepreneurial development assistance to members of the Armed Forces, H5858, H5859 [20MY]

———prohibit funding for Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland (nonprofit corporation) Defense Procurement Assistance Program, H8250, H8251, H8254 [16JY]

Scallorns, Joe: Dept. of the Air Force Scroll of Appreciation recipient, E835 [1AP]

Schieffer, Bob: editorial comments relative to development of a strategy for continued U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, H12257 [3NO]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (H.R. 1026), E255 [12FE]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Army National Guard 81st Brigade, E614 [10MR]

Senior Military Leadership Diversity Commission: ensure National Guard and Reserves representation, H7362 [25JN]

Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation: tribute (H. Res. 461), H12164, H12165, H12182 [2NO]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: clarify that servicemembers and their dependents have a private course of action for violations of their rights, H7337 [25JN]

———provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act, H12159 [2NO]

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (H. Res. 491), H9829-H9831 [23SE]

Seyfried, Francis J.: Purple Heart recipient, E163 [28JA]

Ships and vessels: allow use of lightweight torpedo procurement funds to convert two commercial ferries for military use as intratheater lift platforms, H7362 [25JN]

———embark military personnel on U.S.-flagged vessels carrying Government-impelled cargo in areas of high risk of piracy, H7365, H7366 [25JN]

———transmit long-term shipbuilding plan to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 477), H9919 [24SE]

Snapp, Helen: award Congressional Gold Medal, E2255 [14SE]

South Carolina: Army National Guard 218th Brigade Combat Team recipient of Joint Meritorious Unit Award, E1185 [18MY]

Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery Foundation: tribute to Historical Soldiers' Relocation Project, E1241 [21MY]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: provide additional personnel authorities (S. 615), H6749 [15JN]

Stryker MEV: funding, H5628 [14MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E884 [2AP]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment (H. Con. Res. 55), H3777-H3780 [24MR], H9822 [23SE], E1034 [30AP], E1183 [18MY], E1199 [19MY]

Tampa, FL: tribute to 307th Bombardment Group reunion, E987 [27AP]

Task Force on the Prevention of Illicit Small Arms Trafficking in the Western Hemisphere: include Sec. of Defense as a member, H6485 [10JN]

Taxation: establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (H.R. 4130), E3067 [23DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H10550-H10554 [7OC], E2459 [6OC], E2536 [14OC]

———prevent a change in residency as a result of extended official duty in the military or certain Federal service from triggering repayment provisions of the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 3573), E2275 [15SE]

———waive recapture of the first-time homebuyer credit for an Armed Forces member who sells the home because they are transferred, deployed overseas, or required to reside in Government quarters (H.R. 2398), H6520 [10JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H9400, H9413, H9415, H9416, H9417 [10SE], E2246 [10SE], E2304 [17SE], E2336 [22SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), H9379-H9387 [9SE], H10477 [6OC], E2224, E2225 [9SE], E2229 [10SE], E2252 [14SE], E2270 [15SE]

———compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, H6434 [10JN]

Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E1490 [18JN]

———tribute to 21st Congressional District service academy appointees, E1026 [30AP]

Thomson, IL: authorize Bureau of Prisons to convert Thomson Correctional Facility into a Federal prison and prohibit transfer and housing of Guantanamo detainees at such facility (H.R. 4093), E2782 [17NO]

———proposal to convert Thomson Correctional Center into a Federal prison with a separate unit to house some detainees previously held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H13010 [17NO], H13323 [19NO], H14886 [15DE], H15476 [16DE], E3056 [17DE]

Tinney, Edward J.: Presidential Unit Citation recipient, E912 [21AP]

Transportation Security Administration: establish an expedited security screening program for Armed Forces members and their families who are traveling on official orders, H6200 [4JN]

Travis AFB, CA: tribute to U.S. Transportation Command, E528 [3MR]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H5876 [20MY]

Tyndall AFB, FL: delay early retirement of F-15 aircraft, H15417 [16DE]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (H. Con. Res. 139), H12327-H12330 [4NO]

U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (H. Res. 747), H10525 [7OC]

U.S. Southern Command: tribute to humanitarian efforts in El Salvador, E2817 [19NO]

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM): funding, H7955 [10JY]

Ultra Low Profile EARS Gunshot Localization System: prohibit funding, H9090, H9091 [30JY]

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. 603), H1627, H1628 [23FE]

Vermont: tribute to National Guard, H12048 [29OC]

Veterans: issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service (H.R. 671), E164 [28JA]

———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 (H.R. 466), H6287-H6289 [8JN], E1207 [19MY], E1395 [12JN]

———support Veterans bill of rights, H5588 [14MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: honor veterans on 50th anniversary, E2153 [31JY]

Voting: clarify qualifications of Presidential designee responsible for collection and delivery of absentee ballots of overseas voters and establish the Overseas Voting Advisory Board (H.R. 1659), E736 [23MR]

———ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted, H11139 [8OC]

———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters, H6420 [10JN]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H12459 [6NO], H14448 [10DE]

———reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war, H13605 [8DE]

———reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war and require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and continue operations in Pakistan, H14739 [10DE]

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res. 175), E2144 [31JY]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (H. Res. 627), H11304, H11311-H11313 [14OC], E2567 [16OC]

———tribute to Army National Guard 81st Brigade Combat Team, E2137 [31JY]

———tribute to ``Operation Support Our Troops'', E2885 [3DE]

WAYNE E. MEYER (U.S.S.): tribute to commissioning of guided missile destroyer, E2333 [22SE]

Weapons: decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, H9673 [17SE], H9871, H9872, H9890-H9896 [23SE], H9902, H9916, H9918, H9920 [24SE], H9982-H9993 [25SE], H10066 [29SE], H11113, H11147 [8OC]

———F-22 aircraft program funding, H201 [14JA], H5165 [5MY], H7218, H7220, H7221, H7244 [24JN], H8250 [16JY], H8795 [24JY], H9031-H9034, H9039 [29JY], H9080-H9082, H9129, H9130 [30JY], H11137 [8OC], E1583 [26JN], E1816 [16JY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), conference report, H5907-H5912 [21MY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H5898-H5901 [21MY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), insert H.R. 2101 language in lieu and pass (H. Res. 432), H5524-H5530 [13MY]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (H.R. 2101), passage (H. Res. 432), H5524-H5530 [13MY]

West Virginia: tribute to Army National Guard, E156 [27JA]

Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to contract employees who report abuses to their superiors (H.R. 3588), E2295 [16SE]

Wilkes County, NC: tribute to VFW Post 1142 Honor Guard, H5720 [19MY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2014), H4917 [29AP], E1818 [16JY], E2193 [8SE]

———award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), H6840-H6843 [16JN], H8816 [27JY], E1438, E1441, E1457, E1459, E1471, E1478 [17JN], E1515 [19JN], E1574, E1608 [26JN], E2107 [31JY]

———tribute, E2748 [6NO]

Woodcliff Lake, NJ: tribute to VFW Post 8946 for visits to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, E2923 [10DE]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, H6131 [3JN], H6246 [4JN], E1331 [8JN]

———anniversary of Battle of the Bulge, E3019 [17DE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (H.R. 347), H5534-H5538 [13MY], H5654 [14MY], H6282 [8JN], E44 [8JA]

———tribute to Armed Forces members, E898 [21AP]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who gave their lives in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (H. Res. 495), E1289 [3JN]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, E979 [27AP], E993 [28AP]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (H. Res. 259), H6036-H6038 [2JN], E1328 [4JN]

———tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (H. Res. 494), H13392-H13394 [2DE], E2877 [3DE]

Year of the Military Family: designate (H. Con. Res. 64), H3297-H3300 [11MR], H3387 [12MR], E683 [17MR]

Yemen: assess status of the war on terrorism, H10438 [1OC], H12144 [2NO]

Young Marines (organization): anniversary, E978 [27AP]

Remarks in Senate

Aerojet-General Corp.: tribute to Camden, AR, production facility employees, S10696 [22OC]

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S9284-S9289, S9292 [11SE], S9417-S9423, S9425-S9427 [16SE], S9491 [17SE], S10158 [6OC], S10189-S10192 [7OC], S10275, S10306 [8OC], S10393, S10402 [14OC], S10474-S10476 [15OC], S10671, S10673, S10680 [22OC], S10765-S10767 [27OC], S10820-S10822, S10846 [28OC], S11014 [3NO], S11327 [10NO]

———ensure that civilian personnel receive counterinsurgency coordination training, S5678 [20MY], S10019 [1OC]

———expand national security forces, S8985 [6AU]

———impact of U.S. military efforts on stability of Pakistan, S8980 [6AU]

———strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S12099 [2DE], S12690 [8DE], S13414, S13422, S13427 [18DE]

———U.S. policy, S4795 [28AP]

Afghanistan Security Forces Fund: funding, S10030, S10038 [1OC]

Africa: ensure that military actions of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) against the Lord's Resistance Army are consistent with long-term political strategies and foreign policy objectives, S3067 [12MR]

Agent Orange Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 248), S9060 [6AU]

Air Force: anniversary of intercontinental ballistic missile force, S10107 [5OC]

———anniversary of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system, S9925 [29SE]

———anniversary of Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps, S785 [22JA]

———assessment of contracting system used to award the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract, S10136 [6OC], S10279 [8OC], S10547, S10548 [20OC], S13178-S13181 [14DE]

———report on recruitment and retention of members in nuclear career fields, S8017 [23JY]

———urge Dept. of Defense to factor in subsidies to Airbus S.A.S. when considering cost estimates for military air refueling tankers proposals, S9357 [15SE], S9412 [16SE]

Alaska: tribute to Alaska Decoration of Honor recipients, S5811 [21MY]

———tribute to Armed Forces, S11313 [10NO]

American Legion Day: designate (S. Res. 260), S9274, S9275 [10SE]

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), S7379-S7389, S7392-S7397, S7402-S7405 [13JY], S7445, S7449-S7453, S7455-S7477 [14JY], S7509-S7526, S7529-S7531, S7533-S7548 [15JY], S7586, S7589, S7591-S7593, S7595-S7599, S7603, S7607, S7611-S7613, S7621-S7624, S7626-S7636 [16JY], S7667, S7671-S7677, S7683-S7696 [20JY], S7723-S7743, S7745, S7749-S7772, S7808 [21JY], S7811-S7827, S7832-S7834, S7837, S7842-S7865 [22JY], S7946-S7968, S7972-S8029, S8061 [23JY], S8131 [27JY], S8188, S8189 [28JY], S8856 [5AU]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), unanimous-consent agreement, S7253 [8JY], S8023 [23JY], S8099 [24JY]

———authorizing for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [15JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), S8024, S8025 [23JY], S8085-S8090 [24JY], S8266 [29JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, S10567 [20OC], S10614, S10615, S10631 [21OC], S10663-S10675, S10678-S10687 [22OC], S10725, S10726 [26OC], S10772-S10774 [27OC]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), insert S. 1390 language in lieu, S8024 [23JY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1033), S5442 [13MY]

———authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1391), S8024 [23JY]

———authorizing for military construction (S. 1392), S8024 [23JY]

———eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, S6789-S6791 [18JN], S9902-S9906 [29SE], S10092 [5OC], S13371, S13372 [17DE], S13416 [18DE]

———making emergency supplemental, S4407 [20AP], S4907, S4911 [30AP]

———making (H.R. 3326), S8625-S8627 [31JY], S9817-S9832, S9834 [24SE], S9861 [25SE], S9895, S9896, S9902-S9914, S9916-S9918 [29SE], S9963-S9966, S9970-S9972 [30SE], S9993, S10007-S10016, S10019-S10054 [1OC], S10090-S10092 [5OC], S10125, S10142-S10159 [6OC], S10213 [7OC], S10416, S10417 [14OC]

———making (H.R. 3326), House amendment, S13295-S13299, S13307-S13309 [16DE], S13344, S13352, S13355-S13357, S13361-S13363, S13370-S13375 [17DE], S13402-S13411, S13413-S13420, S13422-S13432, S13435-S13438, S13441, S13444, S13446, S13452, S13455 [18DE], S13472, S13474-S13477 [19DE], S13695, S13696 [21DE], S13866 [23DE]

———making (H.R. 3326), unanimous-consent agreement, S10114, S10115 [5OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), S5544 [18MY], S5565, S5589-S5600, S5602, S5607 [19MY], S5649-S5683, S5685-S5691 [20MY], S5767-S5777, S5780-S5790, S5793, S5794, S5797-S5804 [21MY], S6484, S6485 [11JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, S6691, S6704-S6706, S6710 [17JN], S6772-S6793 [18JN], S6844 [19JN], S6935 [23JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6772 [18JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), earmark declaration, S6536 [11JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), unanimous-consent agreement, S5798 [21MY]

———prohibit use of operation and maintenance funding for earmarks, S10148 [6OC]

———require public disclosure of reports required in appropriations bills, S10015 [1OC]

Arctic regions: require study and report on feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance strategic U.S. interests (S. 2849), S12711 [8DE]

Arkansas: tribute to Army National Guard Co. C, 153d Infantry, S6540 [11JN]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (S. 357), S1125 [30JA]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (S. 2743), S11217 [5NO]

———call for investigation into reported signs of extremist behavior by gunman in Fort Hood, TX, shootings, S12068 [1DE]

———commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (H. Con. Res. 206), S13792 [22DE]

———enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces, S7519 [15JY]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, S7037 [25JN]

———enhance travel and transportation benefits for survivors of deceased members for purposes of attending memorial ceremonies, S7967 [23JY]

———ensure Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits for National Guard and Reserve members keep pace with national average cost of tuition, S4121, S4122 [1AP]

———ensure Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits for Selected Reserve members keep pace with national average cost of tuition, S7596 [16JY]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase end strength for active duty Army personnel, S4274, S4275 [2AP]

———exclude combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program under WIC, S5691 [20MY]

———exclude combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program under WIC (S. 581), S3076 [12MR]

———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11245 [6NO], S11259, S11260 [9NO], S11306, S11319-S11321, S11327 [10NO], S11425 [17NO]

———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (S. Res. 344), S11257 [6NO]

———give wounded reservists the option of remaining on active duty during the transition process to continue to receive military pay and allow such members to live at home during transition (S. 944), S4968 [30AP]

———grant full veteran status to Reserve members with certain amount of military service, S7597 [16JY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency, S7973 [23JY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (S. 475), S8778 [4AU]

———improve and enhance operation and improve mobilization and demobilization processes of Reserve components (S. 262), S10993 [2NO]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (S. 572), S3031 [11MR]

———limit requirements of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay (S. 1008), S5292 [7MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (H.R. 1209), S10708 [22OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (S. 883), S4687 [23AP]

———modify the basis utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (S. 1072), S5781 [21MY]

———moment of silence to honor soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11170 [5NO], S11305 [10NO]

———prohibit the President, Vice President, or any other executive branch official from knowingly and willfully misleading Congress to gain support for the use of force (S. 1529), S8548 [30JY]

———provide a dislocation allowance for retired members moving from their last duty station to their designated home and include members placed on the temporary disability retired list, S7749 [21JY]

———provide comprehensive information on benefits to members of Armed Forces and their families, S8856 [5AU]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve, S11308 [10NO]

———provide for enhanced reimbursement of National Guard and Reserve members for certain travel expenses, S7597 [16JY]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, S8024 [23JY]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (S. 711), S5812 [21MY]

———require provision of medical and dental readiness services to certain members of the Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve based on medical need, S7596 [16JY]

———require provision of medical and dental readiness services to certain members of the Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve based on medical need (S. 1106), S5781 [21MY]

———restore funding by accounting for CBO economic assumptions and through reductions in congressionally directed spending items for low-priority research and development projects, S10015, S10039, S10040 [1OC]

———restore funding through reductions in congressionally directed spending items for low-priority research and development projects, S10142, S10152 [6OC]

———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay, S776-S778 [22JA], S7542 [15JY], S10007-S10009 [1OC], S11021 [3NO]

———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (S. 342), S997 [28JA]

———tribute to 3d Special Forces Group, Operational Detachment Alpha 3336 Silver Star recipients, S5322 [11MY]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, S9427 [16SE]

———tribute to members from California killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S13314 [16DE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S4503 [21AP], S4660 [23AP], S8187 [28JY], S10985 [2NO], S11328 [10NO]

———tribute to members wounded in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11315 [10NO]

———tribute to Nebraskans serving overseas, S13873 [23DE]

Army: anniversary, S6023 [3JN], S6647 [16JN]

———anniversary of Special Operations Command, S13873 [23DE]

———awarding of contract to Oshkosh Corp., to provide new family of medium tactical vehicles, S10053 [1OC], S10157 [6OC]

———ensure contract work done under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program complies with certain electrical, water quality, and sexual assault prevention and prosecution standards, S10019-S10021, S10042-S10044 [1OC]

———increase authorized end strength for active duty personnel, S5670 [20MY], S5801 [21MY], S7471-S7473 [14JY], S7765, S7766 [21JY], S7865 [22JY]

———prohibit funding for MARIAH Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Research Program, S10091 [5OC], S10143, S10155 [6OC]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): prohibit funding, S9912 [29SE]

Aviation: advanced tactical laser research funding, S10213 [7OC]

———C-17 aircraft procurement funding, S9972 [30SE], S10153, S10154 [6OC]

———include Reserve components when establishing requirements for manned airborne irregular warfare platforms, S8188 [28JY]

———limit early retirement of tactical aircraft, S10022 [1OC], S10150, S10151 [6OC]

Budget: commit 4 percent of gross domestic product to a base defense budget (S.J. Res. 10), S2246-S2248 [12FE]

———freeze and limit future growth of non-defense and non-veterans spending, S4643-S4645, S4655 [23AP]

———freeze and limit future growth of nondefense discretionary spending, S4038-S4040 [31MR], S4145 [1AP]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration relative to the war on terrorism, S366-S370 [14JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Weekend of Remembrance event to honor military personnel who have died in service and acknowledge the sacrifice of their families (H. Con. Res. 171), S8889 [5AU]

———tribute to Capitol Visitor Center screening of ``The Way We Get By'' documentary on Maine Troop Greeters (organization), S9978 [30SE]

Carper, Senator: report on congressional delegation trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan, S5895-S5897 [1JN]

Carter, Ashton B.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, S4293 [2AP], S4658 [23AP]

Carter Industries, Inc.: Defense Logistics Agency Business Alliance Award for Outstanding Readiness Support recipient, S596 [15JA]

Cartwright, James E.: nomination to be Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman, S7297 [9JY]

Charleston AFB, SC: tribute to 437th Airlift Wing, S8984 [6AU]

Coast Guard: eliminate the long range maritime radio navigation system (LORAN-C) program, S7243-S7248 [8JY], S10555 [20OC]

Commission on the Strategic Posture of the U.S.: arms control policy recommendations, S6235-S6238 [8JN]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): authorize production of documents to Dept. of Defense Inspector General (S. Res. 11), S237 [8JA]

———report on investigation into treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, S4504-S4506 [21AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S5607 [19MY], S6934 [23JN], S11191 [5NO], S13308 [16DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S5891, S5892 [1JN], S6669 [17JN], S7115 [6JY]

———goals of the 111th Congress, S7 [6JA], S401 [15JA], S730-S732 [21JA]

Contraceptives: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (S. 2904), S13388 [17DE]

Contracts: acquisition criteria for congressionally directed spending to for-profit entities, S10144, S10154, S10155 [6OC]

———clarify conflict of interest exceptions applicable to contracts for systems engineering and technical assistance functions, S5222, S5224 [6MY]

———ensure competitive bidding, S10039 [1OC]

———prohibit use of funds for contracts with Halliburton Co., KBR Inc., or subsidiaries or affiliates, if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims, S10028 [1OC], S10146-S10150 [6OC]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to electrical work done in reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S8169 [28JY]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to war and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, S9115-S9117 [8SE]

———reduce Government involvement in prime contractor ``make-buy'' decisions, S5223 [6MY]

———require contracting officials to consider evidence of past bad performance by a contractor when awarding future contracts, S7469, S7470 [14JY]

———require report on Government contracting fraud, S10033, S10044 [1OC]

———require the application of uniform earned value management standards to measure contract performance and ensure contractors use approved earned value management systems, S5216, S5217 [6MY]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary of Omaha, NE, District, S5279 [7MY]

———anniversary of Omaha District, S6362 [9JN]

———extend the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (H.R. 4165), S12969 [10DE]

Courts: allow certain detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be brought to the U.S. for trial and possible imprisonment, S6320, S6325-S6327 [9JN], S6417, S6430-S6438, S6440, S6478 [10JN]

———provide classified information procedures for military commissions, S7987-S7989 [23JY]

Crafts, Charles E.: Silver Star and Bronze Star recipient, S11114 [4NO]

Crime: establish mandatory minimum sentencing for assault or battery of a U.S. serviceman, an immediate family member, or for knowingly destroying the property of active or retired servicemen, S7684, S7686, S7687 [20JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S7627 [16JY]

Defense Production Act: reauthorize (S. 1677), S9480-S9486 [16SE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (S. 1932), S10780 [27OC]

———Impact Aid Program funding, S7833 [22JY], S10125 [6OC]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities (S. 1393), S8024 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: report regarding right-wing extremist groups, S4418 [20AP]

Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S11359-S11361, S11363 [16NO], S11442 [18NO], S11576 [19NO]

———establish guidelines for hate crimes offenses to be identified and prosecuted according to neutral and objective criteria, S7684 [20JY]

———potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, S5597-S5600 [19MY], S5655 [20MY], S5775-S5777, S5799-S5801 [21MY], S8855 [5AU], S9067, S9070 [7AU], S9832 [24SE]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, S10286 [8OC], S11155-S11171 [5NO], S11248 [6NO], S11285 [9NO]

———prohibit transfer of trials of enemy combatants to the civilian justice system, S10951-S10953 [30OC]

———provision of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, S7975, S8000 [23JY]

———report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S4561 [22AP]

Dept. of the Army: determine validity of certain Filipinos' claims that they performed military service on behalf of the U.S. during World War II (S. 68), S69 [6JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 2846), S12710 [8DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, S2821 [5MR]

———improve outreach programs (S. 315), S833 [26JA]

———provide grants to community-based organizations and State and local government entities to conduct outreach programs to veterans in underserved areas, S11364 [16NO]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, S7751 [21JY], S8856 [5AU]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11187-S11191 [5NO], S11239-S11241 [6NO], S11265, S11267-S11273, S11283 [9NO], S11313, S11316, S11320-S11322, S11325, S11326, S11331 [10NO], S11361, S11370, S11377-S11379 [16NO], S11395, S11402-S11411 [17NO], S11485 [18NO]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), motion to commit, S11369, S11371 [16NO]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), unanimous-consent agreement, S11334 [10NO]

———military construction and veterans' services across-the-board funding reduction, S11369, S11371 [16NO]

———prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S11313 [10NO]

Diveroli, Efraim: investigation into awarding of Dept. of Defense contract, S9115-S9117 [8SE]

Dover AFB, DE: tribute to Army National Guard 261st Tactical Signal Brigade, S10159 [6OC]

Ecology and environment: conduct study of training ranges and develop a plan to eliminate excessive vegetation that could impede training, S7749 [21JY]

Economy: provide assistance to communities affected by defense base closures, S1793 [6FE]

Employment: provide family and medical leave to caregivers of regular component servicemembers and veterans with service-related injuries and allow exigency leave for all foreign-deployed members (S. 1543), S8561 [30JY]

Europe: missile defense systems funding, S7862 [22JY], S7977-S7983 [23JY], S9117 [8SE]

Federal employees: provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, S7859 [22JY], S7989-S7993, S7997 [23JY]

———reform requirements relative to public-private competitions, S7972 [23JY]

Financial statements: audit (S. 1287), S6807 [18JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S5430 [13MY], S7352 [10JY], S8981 [6AU], S9284-S9289, S9292 [11SE], S9417-S9423, S9425-S9427 [16SE], S9581 [21SE], S9944, S9970 [30SE], S10023 [1OC], S10189-S10192 [7OC]

———develop objectives for U.S. policy relative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, S5669 [20MY]

———require testimony of senior military and diplomatic officials on additional forces, resources, and strategy required to meet objectives relative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, S9766 [24SE], S9993, S10009-S10015, S10025, S10027, S10050 [1OC]

Foreign trade: repeal sunset on authority to purchase rayon fiber from foreign sources for the purpose of making fire-resistant uniforms, S8000-S8002 [23JY]

Fort Carson, CO: tribute to Armed Forces members killed in military action in Afghanistan, S10307, S10308 [8OC]

Fort Greely, AK: construction of silos to support deployment of ground-based interceptors as part of missile defense system, S8189 [28JY]

Freedom of speech: protect the rights of individuals to express their religious views, S7630-S7632 [16JY]

Funding, S4415-S4418 [20AP], S4711-S4717 [24AP]

GAO: review and analyze the military whistleblower reprisal appeals heard by the Boards for the Correction of Military Records, S7769 [21JY]

———review waivers of the requirement for competitive prototypes based on excessive cost, S5222 [6MY]

Gilmore, J. Michael: nomination to be Dept. of Defense Operational Test and Evaluation Director, S9616 [21SE]

Government regulations: require report on cost growth matters following termination of a major defense acquisition program, S5221 [6MY]

———specify certain inputs to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council from combatant commands, S5221 [6MY]

Gravely (U.S.S.): tribute to christening, S5775, S5790 [21MY]

Harris, Gary: Silver Star recipient, S2124 [11FE]

Harris, Jonathan: Silver Star recipient, S2124 [11FE]

Hawaii: Pacific Missile Range Facility Aegis Ashore test facility construction funding, S11269 [9NO], S11404, S11405 [17NO]

Hawks, Larry: Silver Star recipient, S4435 [20AP]

Human rights: review interrogation techniques relative to torture, S5305 [11MY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (S. 2336), S10928-S10935 [29OC]

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (S. 147), S132 [6JA], S157-S161 [7JA]

———investigate the application of enhanced interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists to gain intelligence information, S6359-S6361 [9JN]

Iran: impose sanctions (S. 3227), S7741-S7743 [21JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S2646-S2648 [2MR], S3516 [19MR], S4407 [20AP]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, S4475, S4480 [21AP]

———ensure funding for operations will be used in accordance with the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement, S5689 [20MY], S5801 [21MY]

———implement Iraq Study Group recommendations, S2646-S2648 [2MR]

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Des Moines, IA: designate (H.R. 3386), S11300 [9NO]

Joint Strike Fighter: competitive engine program funding, S7949-S7965 [23JY], S10682 [22OC]

Jonesboro, LA: Jackson Parish Sheriff's Dept. recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, S9429 [16SE]

Kentucky: tribute to Presidential Unit Citation recipients, S4666 [23AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: redesignate as a state sponsor of terrorism, S7757-S7761, S7763-S7765 [21JY], S7842-S7847 [22JY]

Lamont, Thomas R.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, S5561 [18MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit use of certain interrogation techniques, S5792 [21MY]

———prohibit use of certain interrogation techniques (S. 248), S397 [14JA]

Lexington, KY: Army Reserve 3d Brigade, 98th Division, 108th Training Command recipient of Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, S2363 [23FE]

Little Rock, AR: condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long (S. Res. 186), S6665, S6666 [16JN]

Local government: assist local communities with closed and active military bases (S. 590), S3082 [12MR]

———utilize no-cost economic development conveyances as the preferred method of disposal of excess property generated through the base closure process, S8020 [23JY]

Lynn, William J., III: assessment of Dept. of Defense internal financial controls during tenure as Chief Financial Officer relative to suitability to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S2109-S2122 [11FE]

———grant of waiver from Executive order prohibiting registered lobbyists from seeking or accepting employment with an executive agency that they recently lobbied, S2104-S2109, S2119-S2122 [11FE]

———nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S713 [21JA], S2103-S2123 [11FE]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates, S4954 [30AP]

———tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy (S. Res. 108), S4596, S4597 [22AP], S4718 [24AP]

Marine Corps: anniversary, S11147 [5NO], S11322, S11336 [10NO]

McChrystal, Stanley A.: nomination to be International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan Commander, S6347 [9JN], S6430 [10JN], S6537 [11JN]

———report on additional forces, resources, and strategy required to meet objectives relative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, S10602 [21OC], S10765-S10767 [27OC]

McEntire Joint National Guard Base, SC: tribute to 169th Fighter Wing, S12006 [30NO]

Mental health: conduct study on volume and types of antidepressants or antianxiety drugs prescribed to servicemen and the potential relationship between use of such drugs and number of suicide attempts, S7766-S7768 [21JY], S7848 [22JY]

———enhance suicide prevention programs, S3542 [19MR]

Military Families Appreciation Day: observance, S5279 [7MY]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (S. 832), S9856, S9857 [24SE]

Military readiness: funding, S1498, S1526 [4FE], S10149 [6OC]

Military Spouse Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 135), S5247 [6MY]

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles: funding, S5801 [21MY]

Mineral Leasing Act: ensure that excess oil and gas lease revenues are distributed in accordance with such Act (S. 1575), S8771 [4AU]

———ensure that excess oil and gas lease revenues are distributed in accordance with such Act (S. 1602), S9007 [6AU]

Minnesota: Army National Guard Battery D 216th Air Defense Artillery recipient of Army Valorous Unit Award, S5370 [12MY]

———Army National Guard First Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment recipient of Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, S5370 [12MY]

Missile Defense Agency: Net Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE) Program funding, S10053 [1OC]

Montana: tribute to Army and Air National Guard, S187 [8JA]

Monti, Jared C.: Medal of Honor recipient, S9551 [17SE]

Motor vehicles: high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles funding, S10157 [6OC]

MSE, Inc.: awarding of Government contracts through earmarks, S10091 [5OC]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 235), S8700 [3AU]

National Guard: counterdrug programs funding, S9972 [30SE]

———empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (S. 1361), S7079 [25JN]

———empower and enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response, S7755 [21JY]

———Ohio 179th Airlift Wing recipient of Air Force General Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award, S3894 [26MR]

———reestablish position of Vice Chief, S8020 [23JY]

———State Partnership Program activities funding, S8019 [23JY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: modify percentage share of State costs, S7999, S8000 [23JY]

———modify share of expenses, S7597 [16JY]

National Intelligence Program: clarify authority over aquisitions, S5257, S5258 [7MY]

National Military Family Month: designate (S. Res. 7), S149 [6JA]

———designate (S. Res. 336), S11130 [4NO]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 239), S8778, S8779 [4AU]

National security: ensure proper review of National Guard and Reserve components modernization priority assessments, S10016, S10022, S10040 [1OC], S10151 [6OC]

———expand national security objectives of the national technology and industrial base and clarify the role of major defense acquisition programs toward such objectives, S5256 [7MY]

———national missile defense system funding, S6009 [3JN], S6155 [4JN], S7396 [13JY]

———proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S5565, S5596 [19MY], S5791 [21MY], S6157 [4JN]

———restore and enhance (S. 6), S45 [6JA], S153 [7JA]

———submit a report to Congress analyzing alternative designs for major military construction projects to secure nuclear weapons facilities, S11364 [16NO]

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (S. Res. 340), S11354 [10NO]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S., S10036, S10037 [1OC]

Naval Station Mayport, FL: St. Johns River channel dredging funding, S11331 [10NO]

Navy: decision to establish a homeport for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Naval Station Mayport, FL, S363, S364 [14JA]

———prohibit establishment of outlying landing field at Sandbanks or Hale's Lake, NC, S7985-S7987 [23JY]

———tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (S. Con. Res. 10), S2916 [9MR]

———use Federal real property management regulations regarding adjusted fair market value when making a determination on Ohana Nui and Camp Catlin properties, S7542 [15JY]

Nebraska: tribute to Army National Guard 313th Medical Co., S11339 [10NO]

Nellis AFB, NV: tribute to use of solar energy, S5891 [1JN]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (H.J. Res. 44), S8778 [4AU]

Nuclear weapons: enhance safety of stockpile, modernize and maintain weapons complex and delivery systems, and limit reductions in strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia, S8003 [23JY], S8086 [24JY], S8266 [29JY]

———establish U.S. policy on size of land-based intercontinental ballistic missile force, S8018, S8019 [23JY]

———limit funding to implement reductions in strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia, S7850 [22JY], S7965 [23JY]

Obama, President: commend leadership relative to inter-agency strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan and require release of certain information before an increase in U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, S10023 [1OC]

———decision to block release of photos of alleged abuse of detainees by U.S. personnel, S6484, S6485 [11JN]

———Executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, S3124-S3126 [17MR], S3326 [18MR], S4470 [21AP], S4710 [24AP], S4726, S4732 [27AP], S4836 [29AP], S4907, S4911-S4915 [30AP], S5002 [1MY], S5045 [4MY], S5098 [5MY], S5308, S5311 [11MY], S5341 [12MY], S5418-S5420 [13MY], S5459-S5463, S5476 [14MY], S5596 [19MY], S5667-S5669 [20MY], S6150 [4JN], S6395 [10JN], S7679, S7680 [20JY]

———executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, S779, S780 [22JA]

———plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, S2578 [27FE]

———release of CIA memos regarding torture, S4726 [27AP], S4836 [29AP], S4948 [30AP]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction: tribute, S11286 [9NO]

Operation Troop Support (organization): tribute, S13380 [17DE]

Orange County Great Park Corp.: funding, S2744, S2758 [4MR]

Oregon: tribute to National Guard 41st Bridgade, S4961 [30AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: effect of lifting moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions on Navy and Air Force training bases in Florida panhandle, S6489-S6491 [11JN]

Overseas contingency operations: operation and maintenance funding, S9972 [30SE]

———operation and maintenance funding through reductions in C-17 aircraft procurement funding, S9902-S9914, S9916-S9918 [29SE], S9963-S9966, S9970 [30SE], S10030-S10032 [1OC], S10090, S10091 [5OC]

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (S. 1707), S9812 [24SE], S10191 [7OC], S10429 [14OC]

———authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (S. 962), S5069-S5071 [4MY], S7015 [24JN], S7036 [25JN]

———ensure transparency and accountability in provision and use of U.S. economic assistance, S5789 [21MY]

———prohibit use of funds to support, expand, or assist the development or deployment of nuclear weapons program in Pakistan, S5657 [20MY]

———U.S. policy, S4795 [28AP]

Parrish, David C., Jr.: Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, S9924 [29SE]

Pease Greeters (organization): tribute, S9259 [10SE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard, S10308 [8OC]

———tribute to National Guard (S. Res. 68), S2870 [6MR]

———tribute to National Guard (S. Res. 330), S10993 [2NO]

Portland, ME: tribute to servicemen for rescue and Maine Medical Center staff for performance of open-heart surgery on Iraqi girl (S. Res. 127), S5085 [4MY]

POW: clarify preference for trying certain enemy combatants by military commission, S8003-S8005 [23JY], S10386-S10388 [14OC]

———clarify regulations on intelligence personnel reading of Miranda rights to suspected terrorists detained for interrogation, S8000 [23JY], S8086 [24JY]

———close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6238, S6247-S6249 [8JN], S6320, S6325-S6327 [9JN], S6417, S6430-S6438, S6440, S6478 [10JN]

———consult with State and local governments in the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S5602-S5607 [19MY], S5667-S5669 [20MY]

———limit immigration rights of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S5658 [20MY]

———limit release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a threat assessment of each detainee, S5595 [19MY], S5655, S5681-S5683, S5685 [20MY]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S., S5671-S5674 [20MY], S6484, S6485 [11JN], S6691 [17JN], S6786, S6790 [18JN]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (S. 1100), S5987, S5988 [3JN]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (S. 1285), S6742 [17JN]

———prohibit the transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S., S7536-S7539 [15JY], S9117 [8SE]

———prohibit use of funds to construct or modify any facility in the U.S. to permanently or temporarily hold any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S11283 [9NO], S11395, S11402, S11407-S11409 [17NO]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., S5308 [11MY], S5589, S5591-S5595, S5597, S5600, S5602-S5607 [19MY], S5650-S5663 [20MY], S5768-S5770 [21MY], S6785 [18JN], S10549, S10555-S10558 [20OC], S11145 [5NO]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S., S11167 [5NO]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S. (S. 370), S6786 [18JN], S8115-S8117 [27JY]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S. (S. 370), star print, S8500 [29JY]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S. (S. 370), unanimous-consent request, S8115 [27JY]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or for construction of any facility for such detainees in the U.S., S1499 [4FE], S1639-S1641 [5FE], S1776 [6FE]

———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, S326-S328 [13JA], S8654 [3AU]

———reform military commissions under which enemy combatants are tried, S5651-S5653 [20MY], S10416 [14OC]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S., S5687 [20MY]

———transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Bermuda, S6647 [16JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1001-S1003 [28JA], S2030 [9FE], S2577 [27FE], S4293 [2AP], S5298 [7MY], S5561 [18MY], S5882 [21MY], S6432 [10JN], S6840-S6844 [19JN], S7109 [25JN], S7150 [6JY], S7374 [10JY], S8633 [31JY], S9092 [7AU], S9447 [16SE], S9890 [25SE], S10327 [8OC], S10863 [28OC], S12351 [3DE]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (S. 1599), S9005 [6AU], S9189 [9SE], S9856 [24SE]

SBA: require Federal Acquisitions Regulations reflect SBA interpretation of Small Business Act and provide parity for small business firms participating in Federal contracting, S5258 [7MY]

Scanlan, John V.: Dept. of Defense POW Medal recipient, S2550 [26FE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S10416 [14OC]

———permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (S. Res. 369), S12352 [3DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Dept. of the Navy (S. Res. 103), S4398 [2AP]

Senate Rules: reform earmark process, S8625-S8627 [31JY]

South Charleston, WV: observance of Armed Forces Day (S. Res. 146), S5538 [14MY]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: provide additional personnel authorities (S. 615), S3177 [17MR], S4995 [30AP]

Specter, Senator: report on trip to United Kingdom, Israel, Syria, Austria, Belgium, Norway, and Iceland, S287 [12JA]

Speicher, Michael S. (Scott): discovery of remains of pilot shot down during the Persian Gulf Conflict, S8786 [5AU]

———tribute (S. Res. 249), S9060 [6AU]

Supreme Court: decision in Boumediene v. Bush on right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, S4624 [23AP]

———ruling on release of Chinese Uyghurs from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S10620, S10621 [21OC]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (S. 491), S2565 [26FE]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (S. 2748), S11255 [6NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees, S11097 [4NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S10327 [8OC], S10333 [13OC], S11967-S11969 [21NO], S11979-S12005 [30NO], S12019-S12031, S12033-S12066, S12090-S12092 [1DE], S12093-S12152 [2DE], S12261-S12317 [3DE], S12355-S12408 [4DE], S12461-S12516 [5DE], S12523-S12552 [6DE], S12563-S12613 [7DE], S12648-S12699 [8DE], S12744-S12799 [9DE], S12836-S12839, S12841-S12887, S12890-S12896, S12901-S12904 [10DE], S12972-S12978, S12980-S12984, S12987, S12988, S12990-S13026, S13028, S13063 [11DE], S13069, S13073, S13078-S13083, S13086-S13096, S13114-S13118, S13120-S13124 [12DE], S13126-S13141 [13DE], S13144-S13154, S13156-S13178, S13181-S13183 [14DE], S13204-S13242 [15DE], S13278-S13280, S13283, S13286, S13300-S13307, S13309, S13311-S13314 [16DE], S13344-S13358, S13360-S13370, S13374-S13376 [17DE], S13402-S13406, S13411-S13414, S13418-S13422, S13424, S13429, S13432-S13440, S13442-S13455 [18DE], S13472-S13474, S13477-S13489 [19DE], S13558-S13628 [20DE], S13640-S13695, S13706-S13709 [21DE], S13714-S13782 [22DE], S13796-S13801, S13803-S13866, S13875-S13877 [23DE], S13890-S14136 [24DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11578-S11589, S11819-S11824 [19NO], S11825-S11879, S11888-S11903 [20NO], S11906-S11967 [21NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent agreement, S11577, S11824 [19NO], S12259 [2DE], S12303 [3DE], S12683 [8DE], S13177, S13201 [14DE], S13747 [22DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, S11985 [30NO], S12898, S12899 [10DE], S12981, S12992 [11DE], S13289 [16DE], S13477 [19DE]

———permit taxpayers the option of designating part or all of their tax refund to support reservists and National Guard members (S. 1166), S6032 [3JN]

———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. 829), S4448 [20AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9179 [9SE], S9255 [10SE], S9281, S9289-S9292, S9294 [11SE], S9321 [14SE]

———clarify definition of unprivileged enemy belligerent to include members of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), S8085 [24JY]

Tex Tech Industries: tribute, S9294 [11SE]

Thomson, IL: proposal to convert Thomson Correctional Center into a Federal prison with a separate unit to house some detainees previously held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S11374-S11376 [16NO], S11395 [17NO], S13280, S13309-S13311 [16DE], S13422 [18DE]

U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (S. Res. 331), S11000 [2NO]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute: establish (S. 51), S58 [6JA]

U.S. Military HIV Research Program: tribute to study and testing of AIDS vaccine, S11341 [10NO]

U.S. Naval War College: anniversary, S10161 [6OC]

U.S. Special Operations Command: Special Operations Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) funding, S10052 [1OC]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (S. 263), S10993 [2NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (S. 2336), S10928-S10935 [29OC]

Veterans: allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (S. 67), S69 [6JA]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 66), S69 [6JA]

———carry out a pilot program on training, certification, and support of family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and Armed Forces members (S. 543), S2866 [6MR]

———improve lives of veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream (S. 402), S2080 [10FE]

Veterans Day: observance, S11313, S11315, S11316 [10NO]

Voting: ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted, S7832, S7837 [22JY], S7965-S7967 [23JY], S10679-S10682 [22OC]

———improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (S. 1026), S5375 [12MY]

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Con. Res. 44), S10113, S10114 [5OC]

Ward, Edward R.: Army Aviation Association of America Order of St. Michael Gold Medal recipient, S3777 [25MR]

Weapons: B-52H internal weapons bay guidance upgrade funding, S8017 [23JY]

———decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, S9495, S9525, S9544 [17SE], S9767 [24SE], S10046-S10050 [1OC], S10393 [14OC], S10518 [19OC], S10667, S10684 [22OC]

———eliminate duplication of forces and equipment, S5217 [6MY]

———F-22 aircraft program funding, S7381-S7389, S7402-S7405 [13JY], S7449-S7453, S7455-S7469, S7474-S7477 [14JY], S7512, S7518-S7521, S7529-S7531, S7535, S7542, S7545-S7548 [15JY], S7592, S7598, S7622, S7626 [16JY], S7671 [20JY], S7724-S7741 [21JY], S8021 [23JY], S8131 [27JY], S8625 [31JY], S9117 [8SE], S9902-S9906 [29SE]

———F-22 aircraft program funding through reductions in operations and maintenance and military personnel funding, and predicted savings from weapons systems acquisition reform, S7468, S7469 [14JY]

———impact of change in quantity of units procured on Nunn-McCurdy unit cost breach thresholds relative to acquisition of major weapons systems, S5257 [7MY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), S2366-S2368 [23FE], S5205-S5226 [6MY], S5249, S5254-S5267 [7MY], S5495 [14MY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), conference report, S5683-S5685 [20MY], S10136 [6OC]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), unanimous-consent agreement, S5168 [5MY]

———Joint STARS weapons system funding, S10041 [1OC], S10157 [6OC]

———require reports on certain elements of ballistic missile defense system, S10032 [1OC]

———two-stage ground-based interceptor missile research, development, testing, and evaluation funding, S10046-S10050 [1OC], S10155, S10156 [6OC]

Wisconsin: 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry of the 32d Infantry Brigade recipient of Army National Guard Walter T. Kerwin, Jr., Award for Readiness and Training, S9078 [7AU]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), S3176, S3177 [17MR], S5765 [20MY], S7865, S7866 [22JY], S8131 [27JY], S8265 [29JY], S9979, S9980 [30SE], S10988 [2NO]

———tribute to members from Pennsylvania, S9077 [7AU]

Women's Equality Day: observance, S8982 [6AU]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, S6181 [4JN]

———anniversary of Battle of Midway, S6181 [4JN]

Year of the Military Family: designate (S. Res. 165), S5982, S5983 [2JN]

Year of the Noncommissioned Officer: tribute, S6023 [3JN]

Year of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: designate (S. Res. 66), S6741 [17JN]

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program: improve and expand suicide prevention and community healing and response training, S7445 [14JY]

———outreach and reintegration services funding, S10142, S10152 [6OC]

———report on implementation, S8017 [23JY]

Reports

CIA Detention and Interrogation Program: Dept. of Justice, S4563-S4566 [22AP]

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in Conference Report on H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations for Military and Stabilization Activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and Pandemic Influenza Response, S6788 [18JN]

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in Conference Report on H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths, S10568 [20OC]

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services, S11241 [6NO]

Thwarted Terror Plots Against the U.S. Since September 11, 2001: Heritage Foundation, S370 [14JA]

Trip to United Kingdom, Israel, Syria, Austria, Belgium, Norway, and Iceland: Senator Specter, S287-S291 [12JA]

Reports filed

Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S893 [27JA], S2473 [25FE], S4170 [1AP], S5231 [6MY], S5614 [19MY], S6364 [9JN], S6802 [18JN], S8269, S8270 [29JY], S9839 [24SE], S10775, S10776 [27OC], S12160 [2DE]

Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S893 [27JA], S4170, S4171 [1AP], S5231 [6MY], S6364 [9JN], S6802, S6803 [18JN], S8269, S8270, S8271 [29JY], S9839 [24SE], S10775, S10776 [27OC], S12160 [2DE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations for Military Activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and Pandemic Influenza Response: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 545) (H. Rept. 111-156), H6805 [15JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 808) (H. Rept. 111-289), H11165 [8OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 454, Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 111-125), H5890 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations for Military and Stabilization Activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and Pandemic Influenza Response: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 111-107), H5580 [13MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 111-182), H7144 [23JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 622) (H. Rept. 111-195), H7945 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 685) (H. Rept. 111-233), H8958 [28JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3326) (H. Rept. 111-230), H8808 [24JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3326) (S. Rept. 111-74), S9263 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1390) (S. Rept. 111-35), S7138 [6JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 111-288), H11110 [7OC]

———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 111-166), H7021 [18JN], H7144 [23JN]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1391), S7138 [6JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1392), S7138 [6JY]

Dept. of Defense Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on the Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 924) (H. Rept. 111-383), H15506 [19DE]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Defense Activities: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1393), S7138 [6JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 922) (H. Rept. 111-377), H14980 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 920) (H. Rept. 111-378), H14980 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice Furnishing the House of Representatives Information Relative to Transfer or Release of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 636) (H. Rept. 111-242), H9275 [31JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3082) (H. Rept. 111-188), H7703 [26JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1407) (S. Rept. 111-40), S7192 [7JY]

Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 962) (S. Rept. 111-33), S6938 [23JN]

GAO Study on the Use of Civil Air Patrol Personnel and Resources To Support Homeland Security Missions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1178) (H. Rept. 111-93), H5095 [4MY]

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1679) (H. Rept. 111-85), H4838 [27AP]

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Des Moines, IA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3386), S11118 [4NO]

Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S893, S894 [27JA], S4171 [1AP], S5231 [6MY], S5614 [19MY], S6802 [18JN], S8270 [29JY], S9839 [24SE], S10776 [27OC]

Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 1415), S7639 [16JY]

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 475) (S. Rept. 111-46), S7555 [15JY]

Military Voting Protection Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 2393) (H. Rept. 111-281), H10455 [1OC]

Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S894 [27JA], S2473 [25FE], S4171 [1AP], S5231 [6MY], S5614 [19MY], S6364 [9JN], S6802, S6803, S6804 [18JN], S8270, S8271 [29JY], S9839, S9840 [24SE], S10775, S10776 [27OC], S12160 [2DE]

Nomination of Alexander R. Vershbow To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for International Security Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S4170 [1AP]

Nomination of Andrew C. Weber To Be Assistant to the Sec. of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5501 [14MY]

Nomination of Ashton B. Carter To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S4170 [1AP]

Nomination of Charles A. Blanchard To Be Dept. of the Air Force General Counsel: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5501 [14MY]

Nomination of Christine H. Fox To Be Dept. of Defense Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Director: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S10775 [27OC]

Nomination of Clifford L. Stanley To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Personnel and Readiness: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12159 [2DE]

Nomination of Daniel B. Ginsberg To Be Assistant Sec. of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6992 [24JN]

Nomination of David M. Rodriguez To Be Lieutenant General: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S10318 [8OC]

Nomination of Dennis M. McCarthy To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Reserve Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6992 [24JN]

Nomination of Elizabeth Lee King To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Legislative Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5231 [6MY]

Nomination of Erin C. Conaton To Be Under Sec. of the Air Force: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12160 [2DE]

Nomination of Frank Kendall III To Be Principal Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12160 [2DE]

Nomination of Gladys J. Commons To Be Assistant Sec. of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S10775 [27OC]

Nomination of Gordon S. Heddell To Be Dept. of Defense Inspector General: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6802 [18JN]

Nomination of J. Michael Gilmore To Be Dept. of Defense Operational Test and Evaluation Director: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of James N. Miller, Jr., To Be Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S4170 [1AP]

Nomination of Jamie M. Morin To Be Assistant Sec. of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller of the Air Force: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6802 [18JN]

Nomination of Jeh C. Johnson To Be Dept. of Defense General Counsel: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1677 [5FE]

Nomination of Jo-Ellen Darcy To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Public Works, S5231 [6MY]

Nomination of Joseph W. Westphal To Be Under Sec. of the Army: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of Juan M. Garcia III To Be Assistant Sec. of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of Michael Nacht To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5231 [6MY]

Nomination of Michele A. Flournoy To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1677 [5FE]

Nomination of Paul N. Stockton To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5501 [14MY]

Nomination of Raymond E. Mabus, Jr., To Be Sec. of the Navy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5501 [14MY]

Nomination of Representative McHugh To Be Sec. of the Army: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8759 [4AU]

Nomination of Robert F. Hale To Be Under Sec. of Defense (Comptroller): Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1677 [5FE]

Nomination of Robert O. Work To Be Under Sec. of the Navy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5501 [14MY]

Nomination of Terry A. Yonkers To Be Assistant Sec. of the Air Force for Installations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12159 [2DE]

Nomination of Thomas R. Lamont To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5501 [14MY]

Nomination of Wallace C. Gregson To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, S5231 [6MY]

Nomination of William J. Lynn III To Be Deputy Sec. of Defense: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1677 [5FE]

Nomination of Zachary J. Lemnios To Be Defense Research and Engineering Director: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6802 [18JN]

Request President and Require Dept. of Defense To Furnish All Information on Impact of Notification of Miranda Rights to Certain Detainees in Afghanistan: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 602) (H. Rept. 111-221), H8706 [23JY]

Request President Furnish House of Representatives Documents on Effects of Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into U.S., on Foreign Intelligence: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Res. 923) (H. Rept. 111-384), H15506 [19DE]

Request the President and Dept. of Justice Furnish the House of Representatives Information on Notification of Miranda Rights to Detainees in Afghanistan: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 111-189), H7703 [26JN]

Reserve Officers Association Modernization Act: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1599), S9263 [10SE]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Additional Personnel Authorities: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (S. 615) (S. Rept. 111-15), S4890 [29AP]

Supplemental Appropriations for Military and Stabilization Activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and Pandemic Influenza Response: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2346) (H. Rept. 111-151), H6742 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2346) (H. Rept. 111-105), H5483 [12MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1054) (S. Rept. 111-20), S5501 [14MY]

Transmittal of Long-Term Aviation Plan to the House of Representatives: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 478) (H. Rept. 111-168), H7083 [19JN]

Transmittal of Long-Term Shipbuilding Plan to the House of Representatives: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. Rept. 111-167), H7083 [19JN]

Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1089) (H. Rept. 111-111), H5663 [14MY]

Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act: Committee of Conference (S. 454) (H. Rept. 111-124), H5890 [20MY]

———Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 454), S4309 [2AP]

Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 2101) (H. Rept. 111-101), H5483 [12MY]

Wounded Veteran Job Security Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 466) (H. Rept. 111-118), H5790 [19MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Commend Margaret Tyler on her service to the men and women of the Army, their families, and the Senate: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S780 [22JA]

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9248 [31JY]

U.S. acquisition of land for outlying landing field in a county or counties with no existing military bases housing aircraft squadrons: North Carolina General Assembly, S7986 [23JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: authorizing for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11127 [8OC]

———making (H.R. 3326), S9971 [30SE]

———making (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8977 [29JY]

———making (H.R. 3326), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H14995 [16DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (H. Res. 622), H7951 [10JY]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S13810 [23DE]

Schedules

U.S. v. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, S6431 [10JN]

Statements

Develop Strategy for Continued U.S. Military Presence in Afghanistan: Senator Specter, S9493-S9495 [17SE]

Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act: Senator Kerry and Representative Berman, S10429-S10431 [14OC]

Extraordinary Rendition in U.S. Counter Terrorism Policy—The Impact on Trans-Atlantic Relations: Michael F. Scheuer, S5306 [11MY]

Support of Navy Cross Recommendations in the Cases of Jordan Haerter and Jonathan Yale: John F. Kelly, H301 [14JA]

Summaries

Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act (S. 1707), H10113 [30SE]

Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (S. 454), S2367 [23FE]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H8852 [27JY], H9176 [30JY], H15478 [16DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S5607, S5608 [19MY], S6935 [23JN], S9834 [24SE], S11191 [5NO], S13309 [16DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report to H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, S6776 [18JN]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S11331 [10NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9918 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9025-H9030 [29JY], H15044-H15414 [16DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H7963-H7967 [10JY], H14468-H14472 [10DE]

GAO report on major weapons programs, S5213 [6MY]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H5640 [14MY], H6129 [3JN], H7731 [7JY], H8853 [27JY], H9176 [30JY]

Supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346): conference report, S6788 [18JN]

World War II military-related service by certain non-military groups, H5425 [12MY]

Testimonies

Investigation of Interrogation Techniques: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S5305 [11MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 55, reaffirm U.S. commitment to Taiwan Relations Act, H3777 [24MR]

H. Con. Res. 64, Year of the Military Family, H3297 [11MR]

H. Con. Res. 84, support goals and objectives of National Military Appreciation Month, H5434 [12MY]

H. Con. Res. 129, tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols, H13394 [2DE]

H. Con. Res. 139, U.S. Air Force Academy first graduating class anniversary, H12328 [4NO]

H. Con. Res. 171, use of Capitol Grounds for National Weekend of Remembrance event to honor military personnel who have died in service and acknowledge the sacrifice of their families, H9244 [31JY]

H. Con. Res. 196, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H11142 [8OC]

H. Con. Res. 199, Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam activation anniversary, H13524 [7DE]

H. Con. Res. 206, commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA, H13526 [7DE]

H. Res. 232, tribute to Marine Corps Toys for Tots Literacy Program, H6033 [2JN]

H. Res. 259, tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H6036 [2JN]

H. Res. 339, tribute to Maersk Alabama (vessel) crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates, H4590 [22AP]

H. Res. 377, Armed Forces Day, H5530 [13MY]

H. Res. 398, Berlin Airlift anniversary, H12160 [2NO]

H. Res. 408, recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting Armed Forces service members and their families, H11306 [14OC]

H. Res. 432, insert H.R. 2101 language in lieu and pass S. 454, Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act, H5524 [13MY]

H. Res. 434, consideration of H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, H5594 [14MY]

H. Res. 445, military aviation anniversary, H11309 [14OC]

H. Res. 461, tribute to Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation, H12165 [2NO]

H. Res. 463, consideration of S. 454, Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act, H5898 [21MY]

H. Res. 471, express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq, H6038 [2JN]

H. Res. 491, encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership in Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium, H9829 [23SE]

H. Res. 494, tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army, H13392 [2DE]

H. Res. 515, condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center, Little Rock, AR, and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long, H6332, H6334 [9JN]

H. Res. 545, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, H6850 [16JN]

H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7216 [24JN]

H. Res. 622, consideration of H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H7951 [10JY]

H. Res. 627, honor citizen-soldiers of Washington (State) National Guard, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard, H11311 [14OC]

H. Res. 636, furnish the House of Representatives all Dept. of Justice information relative to the transfer or release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S., E1732 [13JY]

H. Res. 679, support goals and ideals of American Legion Day, H9508 [15SE]

H. Res. 685, consideration of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8976 [29JY]

H. Res. 722, terrorist attacks anniversary, H9379 [9SE]

H. Res. 754, tribute to Pennsylvania National Guard, H11307 [14OC]

H. Res. 773, tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force, H12148 [2NO]

H. Res. 808, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H11115 [8OC]

H. Res. 845, recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations during Energy Awareness Month, H13529 [7DE]

H. Res. 856, U.S.S. New York LPD 21 commissioning, H12323 [4NO]

H. Res. 861, support goals and ideals of National Military Family Month, H13395 [2DE]

H. Res. 866, National Veterans History Project Week, H12163 [2NO]

H. Res. 868, honor service and achievements of female Armed Forces members and veterans, H12325 [4NO]

H. Res. 891, express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California, H13026 [17NO]

H. Res. 895, express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H12488 [6NO]

H. Res. 940, National Guard anniversary, H13527 [7DE]

H. Res. 976, consideration of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H.R. 2847, Jobs for Main Street Act, H.J. Res. 64, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 4314, financing of Government operations, H14994 [16DE]

H.J. Res. 44, recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism of Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army, H8836 [27JY]

H.R. 347, award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army for service in World War II, H5534 [13MY]

H.R. 466, Wounded Veteran Job Security Act, H6287 [8JN]

H.R. 548, Civil War Battlefield Protection Act, H2882 [2MR]

H.R. 603, Utah National Guard Readiness Act, H1627 [23FE]

H.R. 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act, H5725 [19MY]

H.R. 1178, GAO study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, H5428 [12MY]

H.R. 1209, Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, H5531 [13MY]

H.R. 1679, House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act, H4595 [22AP]

H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, S5967-S5980 [2JN], H5608-H5616 [14MY]

H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S8287-S8499 [29JY], H7258-H7336 [25JN]

H.R. 2990, Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act, H7154-H7160 [24JN]

H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S11500-S11508 [18NO], H7976-H7983 [10JY]

H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9817-S9830 [24SE], S10228-S10243 [7OC], H9062-H9080 [30JY], H15007, H15022-H15041 [16DE]

H.R. 3386, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Des Moines, IA, H9507 [15SE]

H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act, H10550 [7OC]

H.R. 4165, Corps of Engineers authority extension to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits, H13580 [8DE]

S. 6, Restoring America's Power Act, S45 [6JA]

S. 51, U.S. Military Cancer Institute establishment, S58 [6JA]

S. 66, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 66), S69 [6JA]

S. 67, allow certain former POW with service-connected disabilities to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores, S69 [6JA]

S. 68, determine validity of certain Filipinos' claims that they performed military service on behalf of the U.S. during World War II, S69 [6JA]

S. 147, Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act, S133 [6JA]

S. 342, treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay, S997 [28JA]

S. 357, Equal Justice for U.S. Military Personnel Act, S1125 [30JA]

S. 454, Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act, S5205-S5209 [6MY], S5260-S5265 [7MY], H5539 [13MY]

S. 454, Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act, H5544-H5549 [13MY]

S. 475, Military Spouses Residency Relief Act, S8778 [4AU], H12145 [2NO]

S. 491, Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act, S2565 [26FE]

S. 543, Veteran and Servicemember Caregiver Support Act, S2867 [6MR]

S. 590, Defense Communities Assistance Act, S3083 [12MR]

S. 614, award a Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), S5765 [20MY], H6840 [16JN]

S. 615, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction additional personnel authorities, S4995 [30AP], H6749 [15JN]

S. 829, Patriot Employers Act, S4448 [20AP]

S. 832, grant Federal charter to Military Officers Association of America, S9857 [24SE], H11826 [27OC]

S. 962, Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act, S7018-S7022 [24JN]

S. 1008, Military Retired Pay Fairness Act, S5292 [7MY]

S. 1026, Military Voting Protection Act, S5376 [12MY]

S. 1166, Voluntary Support for Reservists and National Guard Members Act, S6032 [3JN]

S. 1285, Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act, S6742 [17JN]

S. 1287, Dept. of Defense Financial Accountability Act, S6808 [18JN]

S. 1322, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act, S6942-S6944 [23JN]

S. 1361, National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act, S7079-S7081 [25JN]

S. 1575, ensure that excess oil and gas lease revenues are distributed in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act, S8771 [4AU]

S. 1599, Reserve Officers Association Modernization Act, S9005 [6AU], S9856 [24SE], H13030 [17NO]

S. 1602, ensure that excess oil and gas lease revenues are distributed in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act, S9007 [6AU]

S. 1677, Defense Production Act reauthorization, S9482-S9486 [16SE], H9813-H9817 [23SE]

S. 1707, Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act, S9812-S9817 [24SE], H10108 [30SE]

S. 2336, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act provisions extension, S10934 [29OC]

S. 2904, Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act, S13388 [17DE]

S. Con. Res. 10, tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols, S2914, S2917 [9MR]

S. Con. Res. 15, commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, S4087 [31MR]

S. Con. Res. 33, issue commemorative postage stamp in commemoration of crew of U.S.S. MASON DE-529, S7793 [21JY]

S. Con. Res. 34, issue commemorative postage stamp in commemoration of crew of U.S.S. MASON DE-529, S7891 [22JY]

S. Con. Res. 36, support goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day, S8136 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 44, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring significance of the War of 1812, S10113 [5OC]

S. Res. 7, National Military Family Month, S149 [6JA]

S. Res. 11, Committee on Armed Services (Senate) production of documents to Dept. of Defense Inspector General, S235, S238 [8JA]

S. Res. 65, Fort McCoy, WI, anniversary, S2849 [5MR]

S. Res. 66, Year of the Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army, S2850 [5MR], S6741 [17JN]

S. Res. 68, tribute to Pennsylvania National Guard, S2869 [6MR]

S. Res. 103, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Dept. of the Navy, S4387, S4398 [2AP]

S. Res. 108, tribute to Maersk Alabama (vessel) crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy, S4586, S4597 [22AP]

S. Res. 127, tribute to servicemen for rescue and Maine Medical Center staff for performance of open-heart surgery on Iraqi girl, S5085 [4MY]

S. Res. 135, Military Spouse Appreciation Day, S5242, S5247 [6MY]

S. Res. 146, South Charleston, WV, observance of Armed Forces Day, S5378 [12MY], S5538 [14MY]

S. Res. 165, Year of the Military Family, S5951, S5983 [2JN]

S. Res. 186, condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center in Little Rock, AR and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long, S6656, S6666 [16JN]

S. Res. 235, National Airborne Day, S8689, S8700 [3AU]

S. Res. 237, commend Blue Star Families (organization) for supporting military families and increasing awareness of the unique challenges of military life, S8773 [4AU]

S. Res. 239, support goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day, S8774, S8779 [4AU]

S. Res. 248, Agent Orange Awareness Month, S9046, S9060 [6AU]

S. Res. 249, tribute to Michael S. (Scott) Speicher, S9046, S9060 [6AU]

S. Res. 260, American Legion Day, S9269, S9275 [10SE]

S. Res. 320, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S10706 [22OC]

S. Res. 330, tribute to Pennsylvania National Guard, S10992 [2NO]

S. Res. 331, U.S. Military Academy named Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree, S10993, S11000 [2NO]

S. Res. 333, National Wounded Warrior Day, S11120 [4NO]

S. Res. 336, National Military Family Month, S11120, S11130 [4NO]

S. Res. 340, National Veterans History Project Week, S11221 [5NO], S11354 [10NO]

S. Res. 344, express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11255, S11257 [6NO]

S. Res. 369, permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings, S12333, S12352 [3DE]

S. Res. 384, Army Special Operations Command anniversary, S13790 [22DE]

Tributes

Carney, Representative, H11466 [20OC]

Geren, Pete, E2584 [20OC]

Geren, Sec. of the Army, H9704 [17SE], E1831 [17JY]

McHugh, Representative, H7351 [25JN]

———nomination to be Sec. of the Army, H6126 [3JN]

McHugh, Sec. of the Army, H12034-H12041 [28OC], E2657, E2670 [29OC]

Tyler, Margaret, S780 [22JA]