Tuesday, October 18, 2005 [[Page D1045]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S11449-S11501 Measures Introduced: Six bills and five resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1881-1886, and S. Res. 275-279. Pages S11476-77 Measures Reported: S. 1516, to reauthorize Amtrak, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-143) Page S11476 Measures Passed: Rebirthing Therapy: Senate agreed to S. Res. 276, expressing the sense of the Senate that the attachment therapy technique known as rebirthing is a dangerous practice and should be prohibited. Pages S11499-S11501 Red Ribbon Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 277, supporting the goals of Red Ribbon Week. Pages S11497-98 National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 278, designating the week of October 23, 2005, through October 29, 2005, as ``National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week''. Pages S11498-99 Authorizing Testimony: Senate agreed to S. Res. 279, to authorize testimony in State of Mississippi v. Edward Statecum. Page S11499 Naval Vessels Transfer: Senate passed S. 1886, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. Page S11499 Month of Global Health: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 225, designating the month of November 2005 as the ``Month of Global Health'', and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S11499 Transportation/Treasury/HUD Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 3058, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S11453-72 Adopted: Brownback/Landrieu Amendment No. 2071, to make appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006. Pages S11453-58 By 92 yeas to 6 nays (Vote No. 256), Kyl Amendment No. 2062, to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost-of-living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2006. Pages S11458-60 Bond Amendment No. 2079, to ensure that public housing agencies will receive adequate funding for section 8 project-based vouchers. Page S11461 Bond Amendment No. 2109, to provide the Judicial Branch with certain procurement authorities. Pages S11471-72 Pending: Kennedy Modified Amendment No. 2063, to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. Pages S11453, S11469-71 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. Page S11501 Messages From the House: Page S11475 Executive Communications: Page S11476 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S11476 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S11477-78 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S11478-83 Additional Statements: Pages S11474-75 Amendments Submitted: Pages S11483-96 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S11496 Authority for Committees to Meet: Pages S11496-97 Privilege of the Floor: Page S11497 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--256) Page S11460 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:46 a.m., and adjourned at 7:16 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. (For Senate's program, see [[Page D1046]] the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11501.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch resumed hearings to examine the progress of Capitol Visitor Center construction, focusing on the Architect of the Capitol's progress in managing the project's schedule since the Subcommittee's last hearing, the status of an integrated schedule, fire protection, and cost, receiving testimony from Alan Hartman, Architect, and Bob Hickson, Capitol Visitor Center Project Manager, both of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; Bernard L. Ungar, Director, and Terrell Dorn, Assistant Director, both of Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office. Hearings continue on Tuesday, November 15. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably the following bills: S. 1562, to provide for the merger of the bank and savings association deposit insurance funds, to modernize and improve the safety and fairness of the Federal deposit insurance system, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and An original bill to require the use of appropriated funds when the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development disposes of certain properties or loans in a discount transaction. Also, Committee completed its review of certain spending reductions and revenue increases to meet reconciliation expenditures as imposed by H. Con. Res. 95, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and agreed on recommendations which it will make to the Committee on the Budget thereon. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the future of the National Flood Insurance Program, focusing on reducing losses to the Program resulting from policy subsidies and repetitive loss properties, and developing accurate digital flood maps, after receiving testimony from David I. Maurstad, Acting Director, Federal Insurance Administrator, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office; Chris Landsea, Tropical Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; J. Robert Hunter, Consumer Federation of America, and Douglas J. Elliott, Center on Federal Financial Institutions, both of Washington, D.C.; Robert P. Hartwig, Insurance Information Institute, New York, New York; and Chad Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., and Mark J. Browne, University of Wisconsin--Madison School of Business, both of Madison, Wisconsin. DERIVATIVES MARKET Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance concluded a hearing to examine growth and development of the derivatives market, focusing on the role of derivatives as a part of risk management for corporations and financial entities, after receiving testimony from James Newsome, New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., Joseph P. Bauman, JB Risk Consulting, LLC, on behalf of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., Paul Bennett, New York Stock Exchange, Inc., and Charles Smithson, Rutter Associates, LLC, all of New York, New York. WINTER FUELS OUTLOOK Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the winter fuels outlook and the effect of high prices this coming winter, focusing on the Energy Information Administration Short-Term Energy Outlook and Winter Fuels Outlook which provides energy supply, demand and price projections and winter fuel expenditure expectations, after receiving testimony from Guy Caruso, Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Tom Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, Washington, D.C.; Laurence M. Downes, New Jersey Resources, Wall, on behalf of the American Gas Association; Peter R. Smith, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, on behalf of the National Association of State Energy Officials; and Jack Sullivan, New England Fuel Institute, Watertown, Massachusetts. ENERGY POLICY Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the national capacity for producing innovation in energy technologies and the importance of this innovation to our global economic competitiveness, including the results of a recent related National Academy of Sciences report, [[Page D1047]] after receiving testimony from Ralph Cicerone, National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council, Washington, D.C.; and Norman R. Augustine, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported a bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, to make technical corrections. GAS PETROLEUM REFINER IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ACT Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 1772, to streamline the refinery permitting process, after receiving testimony from Brian Mannix, Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency; Colorado State Senator Shawn Mitchell, Broomfield; Eric Shaeffer, Environmental Integrity Project, Washington, D.C.; and Jonathan H. Adler, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio. NOMINATIONS Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of James S. Halpern, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Susan C. Schwab, of Maryland, who was introduced by Representative Hoyer, and Karan K. Bhatia, of Maryland, each to be Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador, Franklin L. Lavin, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, who was introduced by Senator DeWine, and Clay Lowery, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. UNITED NATIONS REFORM Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a briefing and hearing to examine prospects for United Nations reform, focusing on improving the management structure and oversight capacity of the United Nations, and challenges and opportunities in moving ahead on United Nations reform, after receiving testimony from Paul A. Volcker, Chairman, Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil- For-Food Program, United Nations; and John R. Bolton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Department of State. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered favorably reported the business items: S. 1873, to prepare and strengthen the biodefenses of the United States against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and The nominations of Mark Hofflund, of Idaho, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts, Naomi Churchill Earp, of Virginia, and Christine M. Griffin, of Massachusetts, each to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jan Cellucci, of Massachusetts, Sandra Frances Ashworth, of Idaho, and Diane Rivers, of Arkansas, each to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Bertha K. Madras, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Mark S. Schneider, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Education Statistics, Department of Education, Bruce Cole, of Indiana, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and John O. Agwunobi, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Health. Also, Committee completed its review of certain spending reductions and revenue increases to meet reconciliation expenditures as imposed by H. Con. Res. 95, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and agreed on recommendations which it will make to the Committee on the Budget thereon. IMMIGRATION REFORM Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine comprehensive immigration reform, focusing on border security, interior enforcement and immigration reform, after receiving testimony from Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security; Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor; Frank Sharry, National Immigration Forum, and Mark Krikorian, Center for Immigration Studies, both of Washington, D.C.; and Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of James F.X. O'Gara, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, [[Page D1048]] and Emilio T. Gonzalez, of Florida, to be Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, who was introduced by Senator Martinez and Representative Ros-Lehtinen, both of the Department of Homeland Security, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of William F. Tuerk, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, Robert Joseph Henke, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary for Management, John M. Molino, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, Lisette M. Mondello, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, and George J. Opfer, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 4070- 4076; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 268; and H. Res. 498-500 were introduced. Pages H8918-19 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H8919-20 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 1400, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-250); and H.R. 3647, to render nationals of Denmark eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors, with an amendment (Rept. 109-251). Page H8918 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Price of Georgia to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H8849 Recess: The House recessed at 11:17 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. Page H8854 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005: H.R. 1409, amended, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries, by a yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 525; Pages H8857-64, H8889 Mourning the loss of life caused by the earthquake that occurred on October 8, 2005, in Pakistan and India, expressing the condolences of the American people to the families of the victims, and urging assistance to those affected: H. Res. 492, to mourn the loss of life caused by the earthquake that occurred on October 8, 2005, in Pakistan and India, expressing the condolences of the American people to the families of the victims, and urging assistance to those affected, by a yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 526; Pages H8864-68, H8889-90 Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2005: H.R. 177, amended, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project; Pages H8868-69 Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2005: S. 55, to adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado--clearing the measure for the President; Pages H8869-71 Ojito Wilderness Act: S. 156, to designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness, to take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia--clearing the measure for the President; Pages H8871-73 Extending through March 31, 2006, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities and to expedite the processing of permits: H.R. 3765, amended by the Senate, to extend through March 31, 2006, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non- Federal public entities and to expedite the processing of permits; Pages H8873-74 William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3549, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, as the [[Page D1049]] ``William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building'', by a yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 527; Pages H8874-76, H8890-91 U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3830, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 East Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda, Florida, as the ``U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building''; Pages H8876-77 Willie Vaughn Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 3853, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 208 South Main Street in Parkdale, Arkansas, as the ``Willie Vaughn Post Office Building'', by a yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 528; and Pages H8877-79, H8891 Recognizing the South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and saluting the outstanding service of the Company to the people of South Carolina: H. Res. 300, to recognize the South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and saluting the outstanding service of the Company to the people of South Carolina. Pages H8879-81 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: The House agreed to H. Res. 493, the rule that is providing for consideration of S. 397, to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others, by a voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous question. Pages H8881-85 Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005: The House agreed to H. Res. 494, the rule that is providing for consideration of H.R. 554, to prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity, by a yea-and-nay vote of 310 yeas to 114 nays, Roll No. 524, after agreeing to order the previous question. Pages H8885-89 Recess: The House recessed at 3:54 p.m. and reconvened at 5:30 p.m. Page H8888 Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H8888-89, H8889, H8889-90, H8890- 91 and H8891. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:35 p.m. Committee Meetings THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING JOCKEYS AND WORKERS Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Thoroughbred Horse Racing Jockeys and Workers: Examining On-Track Injury Insurance and Other Health and Welfare Issues.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses. FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY RELIEF ACT OF 2005 Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on H.R. 3505, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. IRAQ: PERCEPTIONS, REALITIES AND COST TO COMPLETE Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations held a hearing entitled ``Iraq: Perceptions, Realities and Cost to Complete.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Howard J. Krongard, Inspector General; and Joseph Farinella, Acting Inspector General, Audit, U.S. Agency for International Development; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction; Thomas Gimble, Acting Inspector General; and Joyce Morrow, U.S. Army Auditor General; Joseph Christoff, Director, International Trade, GAO; and public witnesses. BRIEFING--RECENT SUBWAY TERROR THREAT WARNINGS Committee on Homeland Security: Met in executive session to receive a briefing on the recent subway terror threat warnings and related actions. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses. SCADA AND THE TERRORIST THREAT Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity and the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology held a joint hearing entitled ``SCADA and the Terrorist Threat: Protecting the Nation's Critical Control Systems.'' Testimony was heard from Donald Purdy, Acting Director, National Cyber Security Division, Department of Homeland Security; Larry Todd, Director, Security, Safety and Law Enforcement, Bureau of [[Page D1050]] Reclamation, Department of the Interior; Sam Varnado, Director, Information Operations Center, Sandia National Laboratory; K. P. Ananth, Associate Laboratory Director, National and Homeland Security, Idaho National Laboratory; and public witnesses. BRIEFING--BIODEFENSE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack met in executive session to receive a briefing on Homeland Security Presidential Directive-10, ``Biodefense for the 21st Century.'' The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses. OVERSIGHT--VOTING RIGHTS ACT--EXAMINE IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an oversight hearing entitled ``To Examine the Impact and Effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act.'' Testimony was heard from Jack Kemp, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Joe Rogers, former Lieutenant Governor, State of Colorado; and public witnesses. REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS--VISION AND STRATEGY Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a joint hearing entitled ``A Vision and Strategy for Rebuilding New Orleans.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Baker and Jefferson; the following officials of the State of Louisiana: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, Governor; Mitchell J. Landrieu, Lieutenant Governor; and C. Ray Nagin, Mayor, New Orleans; and public witnesses. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2005 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business meeting to consider recommendations which it will make to the Committee on the Budget with respect to spending reductions and revenue increases to meet reconciliation expenditures as imposed by H. Con. Res. 95, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, 10 a.m., SR- 328A. Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the potential of stem cell and nuclear transplantation research, 9:30 a.m., SD-138. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366. Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United States foreign policy relating to Iraq, 10 a.m., SD-106. Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of David M. Hale, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2:30 p.m., SD-419. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to examine enhancing cooperation between employers and guardsmen/reservists, 2 p.m., SD-430. Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine issues and implications regarding reporters' privilege legislation, 10:30 a.m., SD-226. Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine video competition in 2005, 2 p.m., SD- 226. Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the defense health program overview, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn. Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up amendments to the Social Security Act, Welfare Reform regarding the Committee's Instructions pursuant to the Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 95, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, H.R. 240, Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2005 and H. Res. 467, Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives information in his possession relating to contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Protecting Property Rights After Kelo,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``EIA's Report on Short-term Energy Outlook and Winter Fuels Outlook,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing entitled ``Petroleum Refineries: Will Record Profits Spur Investment in New Capacity?'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Federalism and Disaster: Response: Examining the Rules and Responsibilities of Local, State, and Federal Agencies,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. [[Page D1051]] Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, joint hearing entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security Second Stage Review: The Role of the Chief Intelligence Officer,'' 3 p.m., 311 Cannon. Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on Policy Overview of the Caribbean Region, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on Resources, to mark up the following: a resolution Expressing the sense of the Congress upholding the Makah Tribe treaty rights; H.R. 323, To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library;'' H.R. 326, To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area and to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under that Act; H.R. 679, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver Count, Utah; H.R. 1096, Act Commemorating the LITE;'' H.R. 1183, To require the Secretary of the Interior to provide public access to Navassa National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 1436, To remove certain use restrictions on property located in Navajo County, Arizona; H.R. 1564, Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District Conveyance Act of 2005; H.R. 1972, Franklin National Battlefield Study Act; H.R. 3443, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; H.R. 3818, Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005; and S. 229, Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Status of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,'' 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, to continue hearings on Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087ÿ09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. 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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 19 House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Consideration of (1) S. 397--Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and (2) H.R. 554--Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E2117 Barton, Joe, Tex., E2115 Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E2112 Blunt, Roy, Mo., E2115 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E2105, E2107, E2110 Castle, Michael N., Del., E2119 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E2118 Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E2120 Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E2111 Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E2121 Graves, Sam, Mo., E2112 Jenkins, William L., Tenn., E2112 Kennedy, Patrick J., R.I., E2112 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E2117, E2118 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E2119 Meehan, Martin T., Mass., E2113 Otter, C.L. ``Butch'', Idaho, E2114 Owens, Major R., N.Y., E2119 Oxley, Michael G., Ohio, E2117 Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E2116 Pence, Mike, Ind., E2114 Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E2114 Rogers, Harold, Ky., E2113 Rohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E2117 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E2111 Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E2115 Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E2106, E2109, E2116 Ryun, Jim, Kans., E2114 Sanders, Bernard, Vt., E2112 Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E2117, E2118, E2120 Sessions, Pete, Tex., E2112 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E2116 Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E2110 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E2105, E2108 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E2105, E2106, E2110 Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2115 Udall, Mark, Colo., E2116 Udall, Tom, N.M., E2113 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E2105, E2107 Young, Don, Alaska, E2120