Monday, July 23, 2007 [[Page D1025]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S9669-S0793 Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 1844-1858, and S. Res. 277. Pages S9773-74 Measures Reported: S. 479, to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. (S. Rept. No. 110-132) Page S9773 Measures Passed: Honoring International Peace Garden 75th Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 270, honoring the 75th anniversary of the International Peace Garden, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S9792 New Border Tunnels: Senate passed S. 1856, to amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense. Page S9792 Measures Considered: Higher Education Amendments Act: Senate began consideration of S. 1642, to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S9760-67 Adopted: Dorgan Amendment No. 2366, to provide for the development of a student loan clearinghouse. Pages S9724-27 DeMint Amendment No. 2367, to have the Government Accountability Office conduct a study regarding the employment of postsecondary education graduates. Pages S9727-31 Kennedy (for Boxer) Amendment No. 2368, to amend provisions relating to the upward bound program under section 402C of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Pages S9731-33 Warner Amendment No. 2371, to establish a digital and wireless network technology program. Pages S9733-37 Sessions Amendment No. 2374, to amend the provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding graduate medical schools located outside of the United States. Pages S9739-43 Akaka Amendment No. 2372, to include Native Hawaiians as groups underrepresented in graduate education for purposes of the Ronald E. McNair postbaccalaureate achievement program. Pages S9737-38 Enzi (for Burr) Amendment No. 2373, to amend provisions relating to the study group regarding simplifying the process of applying for Federal financial aid. Pages S9738-39 Enzi (for Burr) Amendment No. 2375, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to teacher development. Pages S9743-45 Kennedy/Enzi Amendment No. 2382, of a perfecting nature. Pages S9759-60 Harkin Amendment No. 2380 (to Amendment No. 2377), to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to provide funding for student loan repayment for civil legal assistance attorneys. Pages S9757-58 Durbin Amendment No. 2377, to provide loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders. Pages S9749-52 Rejected: By 38 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 273), Brown Amendment No. 2376, to provide for a Federal supplemental loan program. Pages S9745-49, S9760-67 Withdrawn: Reid Modified Amendment No. 2328, to provide for campus-based digital theft prevention. Pages S9739, S9756-57 Pending: Coburn Amendment No. 2369, to certify that taxpayers' dollars and students' tuition support educational rather than lobbying activities. Pages S9752-56 Kennedy Amendment No. 2381 (to Amendment No. 2369), of a perfecting nature. Pages S9758-59, S9767 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, July 24, 2007; that no amendments other than those in this agreement remain in order, and there be 20 minutes of debate time remaining, divided as follows: 10 minutes each for [[Page D1026]] Senators Kennedy and Enzi; that upon the use or yielding back of that time, Senate vote on or in relation to Kennedy Amendment No. 2387, that upon disposition of the amendment, if the amendment is agreed to, then it be in order for Senator Coburn to offer a further second-degree amendment on the same subject; that there be 2 minutes of debate prior to a vote on or in relation to Coburn second-degree amendment, if offered, with the time equally divided and controlled in the usual form; and that upon disposition of Coburn second-degree amendment, that there be 2 minutes of debate, equally divided, prior to a vote on or in relation to Coburn Amendment No. 2369 (listed above), as amended, that upon disposition of the amendment, as amended, if amended, the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, the bill be read a third time, and Senate vote on passage of the bill. Page S9767 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: William Herbert Heyman, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2007 vice Deborah Doyle McWhinney, term expired. William Herbert Heyman, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2010. Michael G. Vickers, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Mark S. Shelton, of Kansas, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2008. William S. Jasien, of Virginia, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2009. 2 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nominations in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Coast Guard. Page S9793 Messages from the House: Page S9773 Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S9773 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S9774-75 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S9775-82 Additional Statements: Page S9773 Amendments Submitted: Pages S9782-91 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S9791 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S9792 Privileges of the Floor: Page S9792 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--273) Page S9760 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:16 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9793.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported S.J. Res. 16, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 3122- 3136; 1 private bill, H.R. 3137; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 189; and H. Res. 563-564 were introduced. Page H8292 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H8292-93 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 31, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wildomar Service Area Recycled Water Distribution Facilities and Alberhill Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility Projects (H. Rept. 110- 243); H.R. 50, to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-244); H.R. 465, to reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-245); [[Page D1027]] H.R. 716, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-246); H.R. 761, to authorize the Secretary of Interior to convey to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive site along the trail, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-247); H.R. 1239, to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-248); H.R. 1285, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of National Forest System land in Kittitas County, Washington, to facilitate the construction of a new fire and rescue station, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-249); H.R. 1388, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-250); H.R. 1503, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-251); H.R. 1526, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-252); H.R. 2400, to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an integrated Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal state waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf of the United States, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-253, Pt. 1); H.R. 176, to authorize assistance to the countries of the Caribbean to fund educational development and exchange programs, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-254); H. Res. 562, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3093) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008 (H. Rept. 110-255); H.R. 2419, to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012 (H. Rept. 110-256, Pt. 1); and H.R. 2844, to promote United States emergency and nonemergency food and other assistance programs to promote United States agricultural export programs (H. Rept. 110-257, Pt. 1). PagesH 8291-92 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative McNerney to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. Page H8189 Recess: The House recessed at 10:38 a.m. and reconvened at noon. Page H8190 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act: H.R. 1388, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail; Pages H8191-93 Authorizing the Secretary of Interior to convey to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska: H.R. 761, amended, to authorize the Secretary of Interior to convey to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive site along the trail; Pages H8193-94 Snoqualmie Pass Land Conveyance Act: H.R. 1285, amended, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of National Forest System land in Kittitas County, Washington, to facilitate the construction of a new fire and rescue station; Pages H8194-95 Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan Act: H.R. 716, amended, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan; Page H8195 Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project: H.R. 1503, amended, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project; Pages H8195-96 Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007: H.R. 1526, amended, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program; Pages H8196-97 [[Page D1028]] Oregon Water Resources Management Act of 2007: H.R. 495, to update the management of Oregon water resources; Pages H8197-99 Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act: H.R. 2400, amended, to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an integrated Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal state waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf of the United States; Pages H8199-H8201 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007: H.R. 50, amended, to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994; Pages H8201-02 H Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2007: H.R. 465, amended, to reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997; Pages H8202-03 National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007: H.R. 1239, amended, to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act; Pages H8203-04 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, and for other purposes.''. Page H8204 Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007: H.R. 2798, amended, to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; Pages H8204-10 Commending Idaho on winning the bid to host the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games: H. Res. 380, to commend Idaho on winning the bid to host the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games; Pages H8210-11 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India: H. Con. Res. 139, amended, to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India; Pages H8211-13 Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the 1932 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York: H. Res. 521, to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the 1932 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York; Pages H8213-14 Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003: H.J. Res. 44, amended, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; Pages H8214-16 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.''. Page H8216 Congratulating the University of Wyoming Cowgirls for winning the Women's National Invitational Tournament for the first time and for their most successful season in school history: H. Res. 384, to congratulate the University of Wyoming Cowgirls for winning the Women's National Invitational Tournament for the first time and for their most successful season in school history; Pages H8216-17 Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the impact it has made on homelessness and endeavoring to continue working to eliminate homelessness in the United States: H. Res. 561, to recognize the 20th anniversary of the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the impact it has made on homelessness and endeavoring to continue working to eliminate homelessness in the United States; Pages H8217-20 Commending David Ray Ritcheson, a survivor of one of the most horrific hate crimes in the history of Texas, and recognizing his efforts in promoting Federal legislation to combat hate crimes: H. Res. 535, to commend David Ray Ritcheson, a survivor of one of the most horrific hate crimes in the history of Texas, and to recognize his efforts in promoting Federal legislation to combat hate crimes; Pages H8220-26 Agreed by unanimous consent that the House vacate the ordering of the yeas and nays on agreeing to H. Res. 535 to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Page H8253 Expressing the sense of Congress that courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces who receives a death gratuity payment under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, should take into consideration the expression of clear intent of the member regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child: H. Con. Res. 175, to express the sense of Congress that courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces who receives a death gratuity payment under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, should take into consideration the expression of clear intent of the member regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child; Pages H8226-28 [[Page D1029]] Amending the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to modify a deadline relating to a certain election by Indian tribes: H.R. 3095, to amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to modify a deadline relating to a certain election by Indian tribes; Pages H8228-30 Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act: H.R. 2630, amended, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs of a candidate or an individual holding Federal office from making payments to the candidate's or individual's spouse and to require such committees and PACs to report on disbursements made to the immediate family members of the candidate or individual; Pages H8230-34 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain political committees from compensating the spouse of the candidate for services provided to or on behalf of the committee, to require such committees to report on payments made to the spouse and the immediate family members of the candidate, and for other purposes.''. Page H8234 Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act: H.R. 404, amended, to require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 383 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 687; Page H8234-36 H8253-54 Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Town of New Milford, Connecticut: H. Res. 528, to Commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Town of New Milford, Connecticut; Pages H8236-37 Mourning the passing of former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, and celebrating her life and contributions to the people of the United States: H. Res. 553, to mourn the passing of former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, and to celebrate her life and contributions to the people of the United States, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 688; and Pages H8237-41, H8254-55 Honoring the life and accomplishments of renowned artist Tom Lea on the 100th anniversary of his birth: H. Res. 519, to honor the life and accomplishments of renowned artist Tom Lea on the 100th anniversary of his birth, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 384 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 689. Pages H8241-43, H8255 Recess: The House recessed at 6:05 p.m. and reconvened at 6:49 p.m. Page H8253 Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed until Tuesday, July 24th: Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of New York: H. Res. 345, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of New York. Pages H8243-45 Late Report: Agreed that the Committee on Agriculture have until midnight on July 23rd to file a report on H.R. 2419, to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012. Page H8257 Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008: The House began consideration of H.R. 3074, to make appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. Further consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, July 24th. Pages H8245-53, H8257-80 Withdrawn: Blumenauer amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have increased funding, by offset, for Transportation Planning, Research, and Development by $6.2 million and Pages H8261-64 Smith (NJ) amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have added a new section to the end of title I relating to the Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation and the transportation of solid waste. Pages H8277-79 Proceedings Postponed: Mica amendment that seeks to strike language relating to the rescission of funds under the Highway Trust Fund; Pages H8264-70 Bachmann amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for Homeless Assistance Grants by $106 million; Pages H8270-71 Flake amendment that seeks to strike language relating to Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation; Pages H8271-74 Flake amendment that seeks to reduce funding for Capital and Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation by $425 million; and Pages H8274-77 Chabot amendment that seeks to reduce funding for Public and Indian Housing by $330 million. Page H8279 H. Res. 558, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to by voice vote after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 179 noes, Roll No. 690. Pages H8255-56 Presidential Messages: Read a letter from the President wherein he notified the House that he [[Page D1030]] planned to undergo a routine medical procedure requiring sedation and determined to transfer temporarily his Constitutional powers and duties to the Vice President during the brief period of the procedure and recovery. Page H8190 Read a letter from the President wherein he notified the House that, following his routine medical procedure requiring sedation, he was able to immediately resume the discharge of the Constitutional powers and duties of the office of the President of the United States. Page H8190 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H8190. Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages H8294-96. Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8254, H8254-55, H8255, H8256. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:41 p.m. Committee Meetings COMMERCE AND JUSTICE, AND SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2008 Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 0, an open rule. The rule provides 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 3093, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. 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 waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the Congressional Record. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule permits the Chair, during consideration of the bill in the House, to postpone further consideration of it to a time designated by the Speaker. Finally, the rule permits the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to file, on behalf of the Committee, a supplemental report to accompany H.R. 3093. Testimony was heard from Representatives Mollohan and Frelinghuysen. Joint Meetings ENERGY SECURITY Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded a hearing to examine energy and democracy, focusing on whether the development of democracy is incompatible with the development of a country's energy resources, after receiving testimony from Senator Cardin; Representative Hastings (FL); Simon Taylor, Global Witness, Washington, DC; and Roman Kupchinsky, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, London, United Kingdom. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2007 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the protection of children on the internet, 10 a.m., SR-253. Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection, to hold hearings to examine economic and international issues, focusing on global warming policy, 2:30 p.m., SD-406. Committee on Finance: to hold an oversight hearing to examine the government tax policy in farm country, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael W. Michalak, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and Eric G. John, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, 10 a.m., SD-419. Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Henrietta Holsman Fore, of Nevada, to be Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, 2:15 p.m., SD-419. Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing regarding Gulf Security dialogue, 4 p.m., S-407, Capitol. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Jim Nussle, of Iowa, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-342. Committee on the Judiciary: to continue oversight hearings to examine the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SH-216. Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to markup the nomination of Charles L. Hopkins, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law Enforcement), 2 p.m., Room to be announced. Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. [[Page D1031]] House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, hearing on the surface combatant construction update, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions and the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, joint hearing on the Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors: What Policies and Practices Best Protect Workers? 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, hearing on Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children: Perspectives on Helping the Nation's Vulnerable Youth, 3 p.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission--Part 2,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, to consider H.R. 2761, Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, briefing and hearing on Deportees in Latin America and the Caribbean, 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, hearing entitled ``Federal Efforts to Mitigate Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``Chemical Security-A Rising Concern for America: Examination of the Department's Chemical Security Regulation and its Effect on the Public and Private Sector,'' 1 p.m., 311 Cannon. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight hearing on Privacy in the Hands of the Government: the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and the Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1943, Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007; H.R. 1199, Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007; H.R. 400, War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007; H.R. 2740, MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007; and H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007; followed by a hearing on H.R. 2908, Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2007, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, oversight hearing on the Implementation of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth. Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 1970, Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act; and H.R. 2515, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on Inadvertent File Sharing Over Peer-to-Peer Networks, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA's Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs: Status and Issues, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on FAA's Aging ATC Facilities: Investigating the Need to Improve Facilities and Worker Conditions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on IT Inventory Management, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon. Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, oversight hearing on Tax-Exempt Organizations, focusing on Charities and Foundations, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on Executive Order on Detention and Interrogation, 5:15 p.m., H-405 Capitol. 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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9 a.m., Tuesday, July 24 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Continue consideration of H.R. 3074--Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. Consideration of the following suspension: H. Con. Res. 187--Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the dumping of industrial waste into the Great Lakes. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks as inserted in this issue HOUSE Arcuri, Michael A., N.Y., E1592 Brown, Corrine, Fla., E1593 Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E1589 Burton, Dan, Ind., E1598 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1591 Culberson, John Abney, Tex., E1591 Davis, Tom, Va., E1594, E1596 Donnelly, Joe, Ind., E1599 Fossella, Vito, N.Y., E1597 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1595, E1596 Hooley, Darlene, Ore., E1597 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1590 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1598 Lampson, Nick, Tex., E1597 Lantos, Tom, Calif., E1589, E1590, E1594 Lewis, Ron, Ky., E1591 LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E1598 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1594, E1595, E1597, E1598, E1599 Moran, Jerry, Kans., E1595, E1596 Murphy, Christopher S., Conn., E1600 Murphy, Tim, Pa., E1593 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1591 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1593 Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E1592 Salazar, John T., Colo., E1599 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1589 Scott, David, Ga., E1590 Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1592 Udall, Tom, N.M., E1592 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1593 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1596