Tuesday, June 17, 2008 [[Page D753]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S5669-S5705 Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3141- 3144. Page S5697 Measures Passed: Juneteenth Independence Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 584, recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future, and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S5703-04 National Men's Health Week: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 585, supporting National Men's Health Week, and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S5704 Measures Considered: Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act: Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6049, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief. Pages S5678-80, S5681-82 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By 52 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 150), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. Page S5681-82 Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill (listed above) failed. Page S5682 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. Page S5705 House Messages: Diesel Emission Reduction: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 2146, to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, clearing the measure for the President. Pages S5704-05 Message from the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States: Transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of the designation of Shara L. Aranoff as Chairman and Daniel Pearson as Vice Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission, effective June 17, 2008; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-52) Page S5690 Messages from the House: Page S5690 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S5690 Executive Communications: Page S5690 Petitions and Memorials: Pages S5690-97 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S5697-99 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S5699-S5703 Additional Statements: Pages S5689-90 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S5703 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S5703 Privileges of the Floor: Page S5703 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--150) Pages S5682 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:51 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5705.) [[Page D754]] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE MARKETS Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a joint hearing with the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to examine the role, responsibilities, and resource needs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on oversight of futures and derivatives markets in energy and agriculture, after receiving testimony from Walter Lukken, Acting Chairman, Commodities Futures Trading Commission; Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America, and James C. May, Air Transport Association of America, Inc., both of Washington, D.C.; Terrence A. Duffy, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group Inc., Chicago, Illinois; James Newsome, New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., New York, New York; and Charles A. Vice, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES AND TREATMENT OF DETAINEES Committee on Armed Services: Committee held a hearing to examine the origins of aggressive interrogation techniques, focusing the Committee's inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, receiving testimony from Richard L. Shiffrin, former Deputy General Counsel for Intelligence, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel J. Baumgartner, Jr., USAF (Ret.), Former Chief of Staff, Joint Personnel Recovery Agency, Jerald F. Ogrisseg, former Chief, Psychology Services, 336th Training Group, United States Air Force Survival School, Alberto J. Mora, former General Counsel, United States Navy, Rear Admiral Jane G. Dalton, USN (Ret.), former Legal Adviser to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Diane E. Beaver, USA (Ret.), former Staff Judge Advocate, Joint Task Force 170/JTF Guantanamo Bay, and William J. Haynes, II, former General Counsel, all of the Department of Defense. Hearing recessed subject to the call. RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY RESOURCES Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the challenges and regional solutions to developing transmission for renewable electricity resources, after receiving testimony from Senator Reid; Kevin M. Kolevar, Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, and Stephen J. Wright, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, both of the Department of Energy; Bryce Freeman, Wyoming Infrastructure Authority, Cheyenne; Gary Hanson, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, Pierre; T. Boone Pickens, BP Capital, Dallas, Texas; Richard Halvey, Western Governors Association, Denver, Colorado; William Kaul, Great River Energy, Maple Grove, Minnesota; and Don Furman, American Wind Energy Association, Washington, D.C. LAND BILLS Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded a hearing to examine S. 1774 and H.R. 3022, bills to designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, S. 2255, to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for studies of the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail to determine whether to add the trails to the National Trails System, S. 2359, to establish the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission, S. 2943, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, S. 3017, to designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, S. 3010, to reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, S. 3045, to establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area in the State of Alaska, H.R. 1143, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and S. 3096, to amend the National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for the National Cave and Karst Research Institute, after receiving testimony from Senator Boxer; Representative Christensen; Mark Rey, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment; Karen Taylor-Goodrich, Associate Director, Visitor and Resource Protection, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and Jon Knechtel, Pacific Northwest Trail Association, Sedro-Woolley, Washington. U.S. ECONOMY Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the long-term fiscal outlook of the United States economy, focusing on the federal debt, health care costs, Social Security, and the gross domestic product (GDP), after receiving testimony from Peter R. Orszag, Director, Congressional Budget Office; and Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office. INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental [[Page D755]] Protection concluded a hearing to examine international disaster assistance, focusing on policy options, after receiving testimony from James B. Warlick, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs; James Kunder, Acting Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development; Edward C. Luck, United Nations, New York, New York; and Mark L. Schneider, International Crisis Group, and Stewart Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations, both of Washington, D.C. RUSSIA, IRAN, AND U.S.-RUSSIAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on Russia, Iran, and United States-Russian nuclear cooperation from William J. Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine protecting consumers by protecting intellectual property, after receiving testimony from Loren Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office; Brian Monks, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Melville, New York; Mike Rose, Johnson and Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc., Fountainville, Pennsylvania; and Jeff Thurnau, Gates Corporation, Denver, Colorado. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 6274- 6288; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 1275, 1278-1280 were introduced. Pages H5880-81 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H5781-83 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 2964, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act and to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-712); H.R. 3702, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery (H. Rept. 110-713); H.R. 5710, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (H. Rept. 110-714); H.R. 5511, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado (H. Rept. 110-715); H. Res. 1150, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines, with amendments (H. Rept. 110-716); Supplemental report on H.R. 5781, to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H. Rept. 110-624, Pt. 2); H. Res. 1276, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5876) to require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H. Rept. 110-717); and H. Res. 1277, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781) to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H. Rept. 110-718). Page H5480 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Larsen (WA) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. Page H5413 Recess: The House recessed at 12:50 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. Page H5415 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Captive Primate Safety Act: H.R. 2964, amended, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act and to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 302 yeas to 96 nays, Roll No. 414; Pages H5417-21, H5457 Montana Cemetery Act of 2008: H.R. 3702, amended, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to [[Page D756]] convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 396 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 415; Pages H5421, H5457-58 Honoring the life of Timothy John Russert, Jr., public servant, political analyst, and author: H. Res. 1275, to honor the life of Timothy John Russert, Jr., public servant, political analyst, and author, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 416; Pages H5441-45, H5458-59 Granting a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated: S. 1692, to grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated--clearing the measure for the President; Pages H5445-49 Revising the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006: S. 188, to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006--clearing the measure for the President; and Pages H5449-54 Recognizing the Honorable Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr., on the occasion of the establishment of an endowment for trial advocacy called the ``Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy'' at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas: H. Res. 31, to recognize the Honorable Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr., on the occasion of the establishment of an endowment for trial advocacy called the ``Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy'' at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. Pages H5454-56 Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: Supporting the goals and ideals of ``American Eagle Day'', and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States: H. Res. 1247, amended, to support the goals and ideals of ``American Eagle Day'', and to celebrate the recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States; Pages H5421-26 Commending the Orange County Water District and its employees for their sound financial management and innovative groundwater management, water quality, water efficiency, and environmental programs, on its 75th anniversary: H. Res. 1199, to commend the Orange County Water District and its employees for their sound financial management and innovative groundwater management, water quality, water efficiency, and environmental programs, on its 75th anniversary; Pages H5426-28 Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act: H.R. 5710, amended, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System; Pages H5428-30 Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2008: H.R. 5511, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado; Pages H5430-31 Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as ``Public Radio Recognition Month'': H. Res. 1002, amended, to express support for designation of April 2008 as ``Public Radio Recognition Month''; Pages H5431-32 Celebrating the symbol of the United States flag and supporting the goals and ideals of Flag Day: H. Res. 1219, to celebrate the symbol of the United States flag and to support the goals and ideals of Flag Day; Pages H5432-35 Congratulating and recognizing Mr. Juan Antonio ``Chi-Chi'' Rodriguez for his continued success on and off of the golf course, for his generosity and devotion to charity, and for his exemplary dedication to the intellectual and moral growth of thousands of low-income and disadvantaged youth in our country: H. Res. 1029, amended, to congratulate and recognize Mr. Juan Antonio ``Chi-Chi'' Rodriguez for his continued success on and off of the golf course, for his generosity and devotion to charity, and for his exemplary dedication to the intellectual and moral growth of thousands of low-income and disadvantaged youth in our country; Pages H5735-36 John P. Gallagher Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 6150, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``John P. Gallagher Post Office Building''; Pages H5437-38 Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 6085, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the ``Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building''; and Pages H5438-40 [[Page D757]] Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future: H. Res. 1237, to recognize the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and to express the sense of the House of Representatives that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future. Pages H5440-41 Recess: The House recessed at 6:20 p.m. and reconvened at 6:32 p.m. Page H7457 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. Page H5457 Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress of his designation of Shara L. Aranoff as Chairman and Daniel Pearson as Vice Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission, effective June 17, 2008--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Page H5431 Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H5417, and H5431. Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 84 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Page H5479 Amendments: Amendments ordered printed appear on pages H5483-84. Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5457, H5458, and H5458-59. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:56 p.m. Committee Meetings ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2009 Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee action the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2009 Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General Government approved for full Committee action the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009. LEGAL REDRESS FOR TERRORISM VICTIMS Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on Ensuring Legal Redress for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism. Testimony was heard from Representatives Braley of Iowa and Sestak; and public witnesses. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ACT OF 2008 Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 5781, the ``Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008.'' The rule provides for 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions of the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report if offered by Rep. Davis of Illinois or his designee. The rule waives all points of order against such amendment except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment made in order shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided by the proponent and an opponent. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration until a time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Representative Davis of Illinois. STOP CHILD ABUSE IN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR TEENS ACT OF 2008 Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 5876, the ``Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008.'' The rule provides for 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the [[Page D758]] nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute except for clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules. The amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in the Rules Committee report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Chairman George Miller of California. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2008 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies, 10 a.m., SD-192. Subcommittee on Homeland Security, business meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Homeland Security, 11 a.m., S-127, Capitol. Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on the report titled ``Investigation into the Shipment of Sensitive Missile Components to Taiwan,'' also known as the ``Donald Report'', 12:15 p.m., S-407, Capitol. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the preparedness of federal land management agencies for the 2008 wildfire season, 2 p.m., SD-366. Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider S. J. Res. 38, waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of a Deputy United States Trade Representative, an original bill entitled ``the Iran Sanctions of 2008'', and the nominations of Richard T. Morrison, David Gustafson, both of Virginia, and Elizabeth Crewson Paris, of the District of Columbia, each to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Eric M. Thorson, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, Edwin Eck, of Montana, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board, and Deanna Tanner Okun, of Idaho, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine protecting personal information, focusing on steps the federal government has in place, 10 a.m., SD-342. Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, with the Special Committee on Aging, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 2838, to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration, 10:30 a.m., SD- 226. Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine improving energy efficiency, focusing on increasing the use of renewable sources of energy, and reducing the carbon footprint of the Capitol complex, 10 a.m., SR-301. Special Committee on Aging: with the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 2838, to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration, 10:30 a.m., SD-226. House Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the following: Subcommittee Allocations 302 (b)s; Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009; and Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2009, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 2343, Education Begins at Home Act; and H.R. 3036, No Child Left Inside Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The 15th Replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA) and the 11th Replenishment of the African Development Fund (AfSF),'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on The Caucasus: Frozen Conflicts and Closed Borders; 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Capitol Security, hearing on the United States Capitol Police Radio Upgrades, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth. Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 3546, To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on: From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part II, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. [[Page D759]] Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Water and Power, joint oversight hearing on Paying to Play: Implementation of Fee Authority on Federal Lands, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, and Foreign Affairs, hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Efforts to Train and Equip Police and Enhance the Justice Sector in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 4174, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007; H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008; and the Heavy Duty Plug-in-Hybrid Vehicles Research Program, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, hearing entitled ``S-corps: Recommended Reforms that Promote Parity, Growth and Development for Small Businesses, 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Congestion Management in the New York Airspace, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, hearing on The Federal Protective Service: An Agency in Need of Rebuilding, 1 p.m., 2253 Rayburn. Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up the Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, hearing entitled ``Planning Communities for a Changing Climate-- Smart Growth, Public Demand and Private Opportunity,'' 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon. Joint Meetings Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, with the Special Committee on Aging, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 2838, to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration, 10:30 a.m., SD-226. 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[[Page D760]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 18 Senate Chamber Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act; following which, Senate will be in a period of morning business from 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 18 House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Consideration of the following suspensions: 1) H.R. 4179--FAST Redress Act of 2007; 2) H.R. 5982--The Biometric Enhancement for Airport-Risk Reduction Act of 2008; 3) H.R. 5909-- Catching Operational Vulnerabilities by Ensuring Random Testing Act of 2008; 4) H. Res. 1150--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines; 5) H.R. 4749--National Bombing Prevention Act of 2007; 6) H.R. 1333--The Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act; 7) H.R. 2631--Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act; 8) H. Res. 1230--Condemning post election violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis; 9) H. Con. Res. 350--Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species; and 10) H. Res. 1270-- Commending the efforts of those who sought to block an international arms transfer destined for Zimbabwe. Complete consideration of H.R. 6063--National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Alexander, Rodney, La., E1240 Bachmann, Michele, Minn., E1237, E1240 Boswell, Leonard L., Iowa, E1247 Braley, Bruce L., Iowa, E1248 Burton, Dan, Ind., E1241 Buyer, Steve, Ind., E1237, E1246 Camp, Dave, Mich., E1245 Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1249 Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E1238 Davis, David, Tenn., E1237, E1240 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1242 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1244 Dingell, John D., Mich., E1250 Drake, Thelma D., Va., E1252 Dreier, David, Calif., E1245 Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E1243 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1247 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1239 Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1237, E1240 Hunter, Duncan, Calif., E1244 Kennedy, Patrick J., R.I., E1243 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1250, E1252 Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1248, E1248 Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E1251 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1243, E1247 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1248 Lewis, Jerry, Calif., E1246 McCotter, Thaddeus G., Mich., E1250, E1250, E1251 Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1239 Petri, Thomas E., Wisc., E1238 Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1251 Rush, Bobby L., Ill., E1252 Sherman, Brad, Calif., E1249 Shimkus, John, Ill., E1240 Shuster, Bill, Pa., E1238 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1245 Tancredo, Thomas G., Colo., E1242 Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E1237, E1239, E1241, E1244, E1247, E1249, E1249 Upton, Fred, Mich., E1251 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1241 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1246 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1249