Wednesday, September 20, 2006 [[Page D993]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S9737-S9857 Measures Introduced: Two bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3914-3915, and S. Res. 575-577 Page S9787 Measures Reported: S. 2912, to establish the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, to establish the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 109-338) S. 3551, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the State of Pennsylvania, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 109-339) S. 3617, to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. (S. Rept. No. 109-340) H.R. 5061, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey Paint Bank National Fish Hatchery and Wytheville National Fish Hatchery to the State of Virginia. (S. Rept. No. 109-341) H.R. 854, to provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe. (S. Rept. No. 109-342) S. 1535, to amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-343) S. 374, to provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick- Sloan projects along the Missouri River, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-344) Pages S9785-86 Measures Passed: Red Ribbon Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 576, supporting the goals of Red Ribbon Week. Page S9848 National Good Neighbor Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 577, designating September 24, 2006, as ``National Good Neighbor Day''. Pages S9848-49 Code Talkers Recognition Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 1035, to authorize the presentation of commemorative medals on behalf of Congress to Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United States was involved during the 20th century in recognition of the service of those Native Americans to the United States, and the bill was then passed. Pages S9850-52 Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3408, to reauthorize the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 and to amend the swine reporting provisions of that Act, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. Pages S9852-53 Secure Fence Act: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6061, to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States. Pages S9739-46 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. 252), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill Page S9746 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 Thursday, September 21, 2006; provided further, that notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, all time count against the motion under Rule XXII. Page S9853 Children and Family Services Improvement Act--House Message: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House of Representatives to S. 3525, to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the promoting safe and stable families program, with the following amendments: Pages S9849-50 [[Page D994]] McConnell (for Grassley) Amendment No. 5024 (to the amendment of the House to S. 3525), in the nature of a substitute. Page S9850 McConnell (for Grassley) Amendment No. 5025 (to the amendment of the House to the title of S. 3525), to amend the title. Page S9850 Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following executive report of a committee: Report to accompany Extradition Treaty with Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Treaty Doc. 108-23) (Ex. Rept. 109-19). Pages S9786-87 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Cindy Lou Courville, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with the rank of Ambassador. Barbara Boxer, of California, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) Norman B. Coleman, of Minnesota, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) Pages S9853, S9857 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Mark J. Warshawsky, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2012. Dana K. Bilyeu, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2010. Barbara Boxer, of California, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Norman B. Coleman, of Minnesota, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Cecil E. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-first Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Kay Kelley Arnold, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2010. (Reappointment). Gary C. Bryner, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008. Thomas Joseph Dodd, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008. Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2010. John P. Salazar, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2012. Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2012. Jack Vaughn, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2012. (Reappointment). 2 Army nominations in the rank of general. 4 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Air Force, Coast Guard. Page S9857 Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nominations: Nadine Hogan, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008, which was sent to the Senate on January 24, 2005. John E. Maupin, Jr., of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2010, which was sent to the Senate on September 6, 2005. Nadine Hogan, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008 (Recess Appointment), which was sent to the Senate on February 10, 2006. Page S9857 Messages From the House: Page S9785 Measures Referred: Page S9785 Measures Read First Time: Pages S9785, S9853 Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S9786-87 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S9787-88 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S9788-92 Additional Statements: Pages S9783-85 Amendments Submitted: Pages S9792-S9820 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S9820 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--252) Page S9746 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:42 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 21, 2006. (For Senate's program, see [[Page D995]] the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9853.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) NON-TRADITIONAL MORTGAGE PRODUCTS Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, and the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, concluded a joint hearing to examine issues relating to non-traditional mortgages and their implications for consumers, financial institutions, and the economy, after receiving testimony from Orice M. Williams, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investments, Government Accountability Office; Kathryn E. Dick, Deputy Comptroller for Credit and Market Risk, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Scott M. Albinson, Managing Director, Examinations, Supervision and Consumer Protection, Office of Thrift Supervision, both of the Department of the Treasury; Sandra F. Braunstein, Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Sandra L. Thompson, Acting Director, Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Robert D. Broeksmit, Mortgage Bankers Association, and Allen J. Fishbein, Consumer Federation of America, and National Consumer Law Center, both of Washington, D.C.; George Hanzimanolis, National Association of Mortgage Brokers, Tannersville, Pennsylvania; William A. Simpson, Republic Mortgage Insurance Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on behalf of the Mortgage Insurance Companies of America; Michael D. Calhoun, Center for Responsible Lending, Durham, North Carolina; and Felecia A. Rotellini, Arizona Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Phoenix. INTERNET GOVERNANCE Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development concluded a hearing to examine the future of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) relating to Internet governance, focusing on the Memorandum of Understanding between ICANN and the Department of Commerce, after receiving testimony from John M.R. Kneuer, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information; Jon Leibowitz, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Paul Twomey, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Marina del Rey, California; Ken Silva, VeriSign, Mountain View, California; and Christine N. Jones, Go Daddy Group, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona. NOMINATION Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Mary E. Peters, of Arizona, to be Secretary of Transportation, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators McCain and Kyl, testified and answered questions in her own behalf. ASIA-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine approaches embodied in the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (the Partnership), which is a Presidential initiative to establish an innovative public-private collaboration for addressing the interconnected challenges of assuring economic growth and development, poverty eradication, energy security, pollution reduction, and mitigating climate change, after receiving testimony from James L. Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality; Bjorn Lomborg, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark; David D. Doniger, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, New York; and E. Calvin Beisner, Knox Theological Seminary, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. BUSINESS TAX REFORM Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine objectives, deficiencies, and options for reform relating to business tax system, focusing on the benefits of simplification and increased uniformity of the federal tax code, after receiving testimony from David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office; Robert J. Carroll, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis; Charles O. Rossotti, Carlyle Group, and Thomas S. Neubig, Ernst and Young, LLP, both of Washington, D.C.; David L. Bernard, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, Wisconsin, on behalf of the Tax Executives Institute, Inc.; and Jeff Johanneson, RSM McGladrey, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa. NOMINATION Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Donald Y. Yamamoto, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf. [[Page D996]] NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the role of the Office of Personnel Management in the implementation of the Department of Defense National Security Personnel System (NSPS), focusing on the initial phase of the NSPS implementation which is known as Spiral 1.1, after receiving testimony from Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Linda M. Springer, Director, Office of Personnel Management; and Lieutenant General Terry L. Gabreski, Vice Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, U.S. Air Force. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S. 2322, to amend the Public Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly; S. 1531, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls; S. 3771, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act; H.R. 5074, to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide for continued payment of railroad retirement annuities by the Department of the Treasury; and The nominations of Randolph James Clerihue, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, Jane M. Doggett, of Montana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, Stephen Goldsmith, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Roger L. Hunt, of Nevada, and John E. Kidde, of California, each to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, Lauren M. Maddox, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Communications and Outreach, Eliza McFadden, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, Sandra Pickett, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board, Arthur K. Reilly, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, Peter W. Tredick, of California, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, and 256 nominations in the Public Health Service Corps. TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine Indian tribal self-governance programs, focusing on obstacles and impediments to tribal sovereignty and self-determination, after receiving testimony from George T. Skibine, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Policy and Economic Development for Indian Affairs, and Ken Reinfeld, Acting Director, Office of Self-Governance, both of the Department of the Interior; Delia M. Carlyle, Ak-Chin Indian Community Council, Maricopa, Arizona; Floyd Jourdain, Jr., Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota, Red Lake; Melanie Benjamin, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, Minnesota; and W. Ron Allen, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Sequim, Washington. REPORTERS' PRIVILEGE LEGISLATION Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine preserving effective Federal law enforcement relating to reporters' privilege legislation, focusing on S. 2831, to guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice, after receiving testimony from Paul J. McNulty, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; Steven D. Clymer, Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York; and Theodore B. Olson, Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher, Victor E. Schwartz, Shook, Hardy, and Bacon, LLP, and Bruce A. Baird, Covington and Burling, LLP, all of Washington, D.C. THE NINTH CIRCUIT Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the legislative proposals to restructure the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, focusing on S. 1845, to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into 2 circuits, after receiving testimony from Senators Murkowski, Boxer, Ensign, and Baucus; former Senator Pete Wilson, Bingham Consulting Group, Los Angeles, California; Rachel L. Brand, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice; Mary M. Schroeder, Chief Judge, and Richard C. Tallman, Sidney R. Thomas, Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, each a Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; John M. Roll, Chief District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona; John C. Eastman, Chapman University School of Law, Anaheim, California; and William H. [[Page D997]] Neukom, Preston Gates and Ellis, LLP, Seattle, Washington. AMERICAN LEGION Committee on Veterans Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the legislative presentation of the American Legion, after receiving testimony from Paul A. Morin, American Legion, Washington, D.C., who was accompanied by several of his associates. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 6113- 6129; and 11 resolutions, H. Res. 1017, 1019-1028 were introduced. Pages H6845-46 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H6846-47 Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: H. Res. 1018, providing for consideration of H.R. 4830, to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the United States and another country; for consideration of H.R. 6094, to restore the Secretary of Homeland Security's authority to detain dangerous aliens, to ensure the removal of deportable criminal aliens, and combat alien gang crime; and for consideration of H.R. 6095, to affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures (H. Rept. 109-671). Page H6845 Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington. Page H6737 Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006: The House passed H.R. 4844, amended, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require any individual who desires to register or re-register to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate State election official with proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States to prevent fraud in Federal elections, by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 459. Pages H6742-56, H6765-85 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification, and for other purposes.''. Page H6785 Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute as reported by the Committee on House Administration shall be considered as adopted. Page H6785 Rejected Ms. Millender-McDonald motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on House Administration with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 196 yeas to 225 nays, Roll No. 458. Pages H6782-85 Earlier, Representative McDermott raised a point of order against consideration of H. Res. 1015 pursuant to section 426 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 dealing with unfunded mandates. Representative McDermott then identified the language in the resolution on which he based the point of order. Subsequently and pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Act, the House agreed to consider the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 454. Pages H6742-45 H. Res. 1015, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 456, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 455. Pages H6755-56 Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures which were debated on yesterday, Tuesday, September 19th: Recognizing the centennial anniversary on August 5, 2006, of the Iranian constitution of 1906: H. Res. 942, to recognize the centennial anniversary on August 5, 2006, of the Iranian constitution of 1906, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas to 2 nays with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 457; and Pages H6756-57 [[Page D998]] Condemning human rights abuses by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressing solidarity with the Iranian people: H. Res. 976, to condemn human rights abuses by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressing solidarity with the Iranian people, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 10 nays with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 460; Page H6786 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act: H.R. 5450, amended, to provide for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Pages H6757-65 Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005: S. 1025, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas'', to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project--clearing the measure for the President; Pages H6793-94 Tylersville Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: H.R. 4957, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the State of Pennsylvania; Pages H6794-97 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.''. Page H6797 Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act: S. 260, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program--clearing the measure for the President; Pages H6797-99 City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2005: H.R. 2334, amended, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters water in the area of Oxnard, California; Pages H6799-H6800 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of Oxnard, California.''. Page H6800 Repealing a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California: H.R. 4653, to repeal a prohibition on the use of certain funds for tunneling in certain areas with respect to the Los Angeles to San Fernando Valley Metro Rail project, California; Pages H6804-05 Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006: H.R. 3858, amended, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals following a major disaster or emergency. The House agreed to the Senate amendment--clearing the measure for the President; Pages H6806-08 Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 777 Corporation Street in Beaver, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building'': H.R. 4768, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 777 Corporation Street in Beaver, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building''; Pages H6808-09 Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act of 2005: H.R. 4586, amended, to extend the authorization of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission; and Pages H6809-10 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To extend the life of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission.''. Page H6810 Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Cooper Street in Babylon, New York, as the ``Jacob Fletcher Post Office Building'': H.R. 5664, amended, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Cooper Street in Babylon, New York, as the ``Jacob Fletcher Post Office Building''. Pages H6810-12 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Cooper Street in Babylon, New York, as the ``Jacob Samuel Fletcher Post Office Building''.''. Page H6812 Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further consideration of the measures is expected to resume at a later date. Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: S. 418, to protect members of the Armed Forces [[Page D999]] from unscrupulous practices regarding sales of insurance, financial, and investment products; and Pages H6786-92 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2006: S. 2832, to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965. Pages H6800-04 Commission Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Ney wherein he resigned from the Franking Commission, effective today. Page H6812 Discharge Petition: Representative Doggett moved to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 987, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 147) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (Discharge Petition No. 15). Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appear on pages H6822-23. Senate Referral: S. 1035 was held at the desk. Page H6822 Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H6745, H6755, H6756, H6756-57, H6784-85, H6785 and H6786. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:55 p.m. Committee Meetings FEDERAL FARM POLICY Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review Federal Farm Policy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; SUBPOENAS Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, the following measures to be introduced: the National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006; and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006. The Committee ordered reported the following measures: H.R. 5533, amended, Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006; H.R. 3248, amended, Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; H.R. 971, To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in Connecticut; S. 176, To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska; S. 244, To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming; H.R. 4377, To extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project; and H.R. 4417, To provide for the reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory project. The Committee also approved a resolution authorizing the issuance of subpoenas in connection with the Committee's investigation into data brokering, including its investigation into the Hewlett-Packard situation, and related matters; and a resolution authorizing the issuance of subpoenas in connection with the Committee's investigation into the sexual exploitation of children over the Internet, and related matters. STATE REGULATION OF INSURER INVESTMENTS Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Improving Transparency in State Regulation of Insurer Investments.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses. FUTURE NUCLEAR PLANTS AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy and Resources held a hearing entitled ``The Next Generation Nuclear Plant and Hydrogen Production: A Critical Status Report.'' Testimony was heard from Jim Wells, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; and public witnesses. FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL COMPENSATION Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization held a hearing entitled ``Executive and Judicial Compensation in the Federal Government (Quadrennial Commission).'' Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller General; D. Brock Hornby, Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, and Chairman, Judicial Branch, Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States; Philip M. Pro, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; Sean O'Keefe, former Administrator, NASA; and a public witness. HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census held a hearing entitled ``Historic Preservation and Community Development: Why Cities and Towns Should Look to the Past as the Key to Their Future.'' Testimony was heard from John Fowler, Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; Janet Snyder Matthews, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Edward Sanderson, Executive Director; Historical [[Page D1000]] Preservation and Heritage Commission, State of Rhode Island; and public witnesses. RADICALIZATION AND TERRORISM THREATS Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing entitled ``The Homeland Security Implications of Radicalization.'' Testimony was heard from Randall Blake, al Qa'ida Group Chief, National Counterterrorism Center; Don Van Duyn, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, FBI, Department of Justice; Javed Ali, Senior Intelligence Officer, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses. AFGHANISTAN: FIVE YEARS AFTER 9/11 Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Afghanistan: Five Years After 9/11, Part I. Testimony was heard from Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, Office of Drugs and Crime, United Nations; and public witnesses. DETERIORATING PEACE IN SUDAN Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations held a hearing on the Deteriorating Peace in Sudan. Testimony was heard from Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict Assistance and Humanitarian Affairs, U.S. Agency for International Development, Department of State; and public witnesses. RESOLUTION COMMENDING UNITED KINGDOM'S EFFORTS IN WAR ON TERROR; SERBIA ISSUES AND FUTURE Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats ordered reported H. Res. 989, Commending the United Kingdom for its efforts in the War on Terror. The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Serbia: Current Issues and Future Direction. Testimony was heard from Daniel P. Serwer, Vice President, Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations, Centers of Innovation, U.S. Institute of Peace; and public witnesses. MILITARY COMMISSIONS ACT OF 2006; ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE MODERNIZATION ACT Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills H.R. 6054, Military Commissions Act of 2006; and H.R. 5825, amended, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act. MINERAL COMMODITY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on H.R. 6080, to establish the Mineral Commodity Information Agency within the Department of the Interior. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT OF 2006 IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2006 BORDER PREVENTION ACT OF 2006 Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote a closed rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4830, to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the United States and another country. The rule provides 1 hour of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all points or order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 4830. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 6094, to restore the Secretary of Homeland Security's authority to detain dangerous aliens, to ensure the removal of deportable criminal aliens, and combat alien gang crime, under a closed rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 6094. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 6095, to affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures, under a closed rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all points or order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 6095. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hostettler and Jackson-Lee of Texas. CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on Department of Energy's Plan for Climate Change Technology Programs. Testimony was heard [[Page D1001]] from Stephen D. Eule, Director, U.S. Climate Change Technology Program, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on International Polar Year: The Scientific Agenda and Federal Role. Testimony was heard from Arden Bement, Director, NSF; and public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; SURVEY RESOLUTIONS Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the following measures: H.R. 1105, amended, Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2005; H.R. 4981, amended, Dam Safety Act of 2006; H.R. 5026, To designate the Investigations Building of the Food and Drug Administration located at 466 Fernandez Juncos Avenue in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``Andres Toro Building;'' H.R. 1556, To designate a parcel of land located on the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park;'' H.R. 5606, To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 221 and 211 West Ferguson Street in Tyler, Texas as the ``William M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse;'' H.R. 2322, To designate the Federal building located at 320 North Main Street in McAllen, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza Federal Building;'' H.R. 4126, amended, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2005; H.R. 5546, amended, To designate the U.S. courthouse to be constructed in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse;'' and H.R. 6051, amended, To designate the Federal building located at 2 South Main Street in Akron, Ohio, as the ``John F. Seiberling Federal Building.'' The Committee also approved U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Resolutions; and GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions for Fiscal Year 2007. FAA SAFETY PROGRAMS Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of Federal Aviation Administration Safety Programs.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation: Nicholas Sabatini, Associate Administrator, Aviation Safety, FAA; and Todd Zinser, Acting Inspector General; Thomas Haueter, Deputy Director, Office of Aviation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board; and Gerald Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO. OVERSIGHT--VETERANS FISCAL YEAR REVIEW Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held an oversight hearing to review the previous fiscal year and look ahead to the upcoming year. Testimony was heard from representatives of veterans organizations. Hearings continue tomorrow. ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE MODERNIZATION ACT Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 6825, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to resume hearings to examine progress of the Capitol Visitor Center construction, 10:30 a.m., SD-138. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting to mark up an original bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Warren Bell, of California, Chris Boskin, of California, and David H. Pryor, of Arkansas, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Calvin L. Scovel, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation, Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Collister Johnson, Jr., of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Sharon Lynn Hays, of Virginia, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Cynthia A. Glassman, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SR-253. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Mary Amelia Bomar, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-628. Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 1106, to authorize the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado, S. 1811, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin Project to fulfill the purposes for which that project was authorized, S. 2070, to provide certain requirements for hydroelectric projects on the Mohawk River in the State of New York, S. 3522, to amend the Bonneville Power Administration portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of [[Page D1002]] 2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 through 2012, S. 3832, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish criteria to transfer title to reclamation facilities, S. 3851, to provide for the extension of preliminary permit periods by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for certain hydroelectric projects in the State of Alaska, S. 3798, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to exclude and defer from the pooled reimbursable costs of the Central Valley Project the reimbursable capital costs of the unused capacity of the Folsom South Canal, Auburn-Folsom South Unit, Central Valley Project, H.R. 2563, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, and H.R. 3897, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project, 2:30 p.m., SD-628. Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to consider H.R. 1463, to designate a portion of the Federal building located at 2100 Jamieson Avenue, in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Justin W. Williams United States Attorney's Building'', and the nominations of Roger Romulus Martella, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, and Alex A. Beehler, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, both of the Environmental Protection Agency, William H. Graves, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Brigadier General Bruce Arlan Berwick, United States Army, Colonel Gregg F. Martin, United States Army, Brigadier General Robert Crear, United States Army, and Rear Admiral Samuel P. De Bow, Jr., NOAA, each to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, and other pending committee business, 10:15 a.m., SD-406. Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert K. Steel, of Connecticut, to be an Under Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, and John K. Veroneau, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador, 10:30 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the purpose and impact of the transition from coalition to ISAF command in Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-419. Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the nominations of Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, and William James Haynes II, of Virginia, each to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Peter D. Keisler, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, and Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, each to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Valerie L. Baker, of California, and Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, each to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California, Francisco Augusto Besosa, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, Nora Barry Fischer, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Gregory Kent Frizzell, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Marcia Morales Howard, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, John Alfred Jarvey, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, Sara Elizabeth Lioi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Lawrence Joseph O'Neill, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, and Lisa Godbey Wood, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, and to mark up certain pending legislation, 9:30 a.m., SD-226. Subcommittee on Corrections and Rehabilitation, to hold an oversight hearing to examine Federal assistance for prisoner rehabilitation and reentry into our states, 2:30 p.m., SD-226. Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine savings for seniors and Medicare relating to increasing generic drug use, 10 a.m., SD-562. House Committee on Agriculture, to consider the following measures: H. Con. Res. 424, Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; H.R. 4559, To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain isolated parcels of National Forest System land in Florence and Langlade counties, Wisconsin; H.R. 5103, To provide for the conveyance of the former Konnarock Lutheran Girls School in Smyth County, Virginia, which is currently owned by the United States and administered by the Forest Service, to facilitate the restoration and reuse of the property; and H.R. 5313, Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review Federal Farm Policy, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on Combat Vehicle Active Protection Systems, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing entitled ``No Child Left Behind: How Can We Increase Parental Awareness of Supplemental Education Services?'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Deleting Commercial Child Pornography Sites From the Internet: The U.S. Financial Industry's Efforts To Combat This Problem,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. [[Page D1003]] Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, joint hearing entitled ``ICANN Internet Governance: Is It Working?'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Government Reform, to consider the followed bills: H.R. 4720, To designate the facility of the United State Postal Service located at 200 Gateway Drive in Lincoln, California, as the ``Beverly J. Wilson Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5108, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1213 East Houston Street in Cleveland, Texas, as the ``Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5857, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1501 South Cherrybell Avenue in Tucson, Arizona, as the ``Morris K. `Mo' Udall Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5883, Drake Well Sesquicentennial Commemoration Act; H.R. 5923, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 29-50 Union Street in Flushing, New York, as the ``Dr. Leonard Price Stavisky Post Office;'' H.R. 6075, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 East Gay Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert J. Thompson Postal Office Building;'' H. Con. Res. 471, Congratulating the Professional Golfer's Association of America on its 90th anniversary and commending the members of The Professional Golfers' Association of America and The PGA Foundation for the charitable contributions they provide to the United States; H. Con. Res. 473, Supporting the goals and ideals of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month; H. Res. 402, Supporting the goals and ideals of Infant Mortality Awareness Month; H. Res. 748, Recognizing the 225th anniversary of the American and French victory at Yorktown, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War; H. Res. 973, Recognizing Financial Planning Week, recognizing the significant impact of sound professional planning on achieving life's goals, and honoring families and the financial planning profession for their adherence and dedication to the financial planning process; H. Res. 974, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Myositis Awareness Day; H. Res. 991, Congratulating the Columbus Northern Little League Baseball Team from Columbus, Georgia, on its victory in the 2006 Little League World Series Championship games; H.R. 1472, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 167 East 124th Street in New York, New York, as the ``Tito Puente Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5685, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 Front Street in Patterson, New York, as the ``D. Mallory Stephens Post Office;'' H.R. 5989, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10240 Roosevelt Road in Westchester, Illinois, as the ``John J. Sinde Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5990, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 415 South 5th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois, as the ``Wallace W. Sykes Post Office Building;'' H.R. 6078, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 307 West Wheat Street in Woodville, Texas, as the ``Chuck Fortenberry Post Office Building;'' H.R. 6102, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Lawyers Road, NW in Vienna, Virginia, as the ``Captain Christopher Petty Post Office Building;'' H. Res. 745, Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; and H.R. 960, Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act of 2005; followed by a hearing entitled ``Climate Change Technology Research: Do We Need a `Manhattan Project' for the Environment,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, hearing entitled ``Police as First Preventers: Local Strategies in the War on Terror,'' 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth. Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on America and Asia in a Changing World, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, hearing on H. Res. 916, Impeaching Manuel L. Real, judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, for high crimes and misdemeanors, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere of the Committee on International Relations, joint hearing on the Need for European Assistance to Colombia for the Fight against Illicit Drugs, 11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 4315, to amend the Acts popularly known as the Duck Stamp Act and the Wetland Loan Act to reauthorize appropriations to promote the conservation of migratory waterfowl and to offset or prevent the serious loss of important wetlands and other waterfowl habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth. Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee on Science, hearing on Research on Environmental and Safety Impacts of Nanotechnology: What Are the Federal Agencies Doing? 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to continue oversight hearings to review the previous fiscal year and look ahead to the upcoming year, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon. Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 4511, Flex Health Savings Accounts Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. 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