Daily Digest

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS Senate agreed to the resolution of Advise and Consent to Ratification to the New START Treaty, as amended. Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 336, Adjournment Resolution. Second Session of the 111th Congress adjourned sine die. Senate Chamber Action Measures Passed: Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act Routine Proceedings, pages S10935–S11075 for Fiscal Year 2011: Senate passed H.R. 6523, to Measures Introduced: Eight bills and three resolu- authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for mili- tions were introduced, as follows: S. 4052–4059, and tary activities of the Department of Defense, for S. Res. 705–707. Page S11037 military construction, and for defense activities of Measures Reported: the Department of Energy, to prescribe military per- S. 3688, to establish an international professional sonnel strengths for such fiscal year, after agreeing to exchange program. (S. Rept. No. 111–383) the following amendment proposed thereto: Report to accompany S. 773, to ensure the contin- Pages S10936–38 ued free flow of commerce within the United States Levin/McCain Amendment No. 4921, to strike and with its global trading partners through secure title XVII. Page S10936 cyber communications, to provide for the continued SBIR and STTR Reauthorization Act: Senate development and exploitation of the Internet and passed S. 4053, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR intranet communications for such purposes, to pro- and STTR programs. Pages S11000–11 vide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effec- Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts: Senate tive cybersecurity defenses against disruption. (S. passed H.R. 6398, to require the Federal Deposit In- Rept. No. 111–384) surance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Law- Report to accompany S. 2764, to reauthorize the yers Trust Accounts. Page S10964 Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthoriza- James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation tion Act of 2004. (S. Rept. No. 111–385) Act: Senate passed H.R. 847, to amend the Public Report to accompany S. 3304, to increase the ac- Health Service Act to extend and improve protec- cess of persons with disabilities to modern commu- tions and services to individuals directly impacted by nications. (S. Rept. No. 111–386) the terrorist attack in New York City on September Report to accompany S. 1274, to amend title 46, 11, 2001, after agreeing to the following amend- United States Code, to ensure that the prohibition ment proposed thereto: Pages S10980–82 on disclosure of maritime transportation security in- Reid (for Gillibrand/Schumer) Amendment No. formation is not used inappropriately to shield cer- 4923, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S10980–82 tain other information from public disclosure. (S. Rept. No. 111–387) Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act: Senate Report to accompany S. 2870, to establish uni- passed S. 4058, to extend certain expiring provisions form administrative and enforcement procedures and providing enhanced protections for servicemembers penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosure. Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and Pages S10990–92 similar statutes. (S. Rept. No. 111–388) Pages S11036–37 D1235

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Page S11060 iff Schedule of the United States to modify tempo- Indian Law and Order Commission: The Chair, rarily certain rates of duty, after agreeing to the fol- on behalf of the Republican Leader, in consultation lowing amendment proposed thereto: Page S11011 with the Chairman of the Senate Committee on In- Brown (OH) Amendment No. 4924, in the nature dian Affairs and the Chairman of the Senate Com- of a substitute. Page S11011 mittee on the Judiciary, pursuant to Public Law Arts in Education Week: Committee on Health, 111–211, appointed the following individual to be Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from a member of the Indian Law and Order Commission: further consideration of H. Con. Res. 275, express- Affie Ellis of Wyoming. Page S11060 ing support for designation of the week beginning National Commission for the Review of the Re- on the second Sunday of September as Arts in Edu- search and Development Programs of the United cation Week, and the resolution was then agreed to. States Intelligence Community: The Chair, on be- Page S11053 half of the Majority Leader, after consultation with Delta Regional Authority: Committee on Envi- the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intel- ronment and Public Works was discharged from fur- ligence of the Senate, and pursuant to the provisions ther consideration of S. Con. Res. 78, honoring the of Public Law 107–306, as amended by Public Law work and mission of the Delta Regional Authority 111–259, announced the appointment of the fol- on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Fed- lowing individual to serve as a member of the Na- eral-State partnership created to uplift the 8-State tional Commission for the Review of the Research Delta region, and the resolution was then agreed to. and Development Programs of the United States In- Pages S11053–54 telligence Community: Senator Mark R. Warner of Prevent and Mitigate Acts of Genocide: Senate Virginia. Page S11060 agreed to S. Con. Res. 71, recognizing the United Star Print—Agreement: A unanimous-consent States national interest in helping to prevent and agreement was reached providing that Calendar mitigate acts of genocide and other mass atrocities #706, S. 583, reported by the Committee on Com- against civilians, and supporting and encouraging ef- merce, Science and Transportation on December 17, forts to develop a whole of government approach to 2010, be star printed with the changes at the desk. prevent and mitigate such acts, after agreeing to the An incorrect version of the committee substitute committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. amendment was reported to the Senate. Page S11060 Pages S11054–57 Signing Authority—Agreement: A unanimous- Year of the Lung: Committee on Health, Edu- consent agreement was reached providing that Sen- cation, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from fur- ator Bayh be authorized to sign any duly enrolled ther consideration of S. Res. 432, supporting the bills or joint resolutions on Wednesday, December goals and ideals of the Year of the Lung 2010, and 22, 2010, and Senator Lincoln be authorized to sign the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S11057–58 any duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions on Thurs- Technical Correction: Senate agreed to S. Res. day, December 23, 2010, and Friday, December 24, 705, providing for a technical correction to S. Res. 2010. Page S11060 700. Page S11058 Authorizing Leadership to Make Appoint- Senate National Security Working Group: Sen- ments—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agree- ate agreed to S. Res. 706, extending the authority ment was reached providing that, notwithstanding for the Senate National Security Working Group. the upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, Page S11058 the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tem- Honoring Lula Davis: Senate agreed to S. Res. pore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be au- 707, honoring Lula Davis. Pages S11038, S11058–60 thorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamen- Appointments: tary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent ac- Indian Law and Order Commission: The Chair, tion of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. on behalf of the Majority Leader, in consultation Page S11060

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:03 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\D22DE0.REC D22DE0 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE December 22, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1237 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Scott M. Matheson, Jr., of Utah, to be United viding that when the Senate returns on Wednesday, States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. January 5, 2011, at 12:00 noon, following the pres- Page S10987 entation of the certificates of election and the swear- Chai Rachel Feldblum, of Maryland, to be a ing in of elected members, and the required live Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity quorum, that there then be a period of morning Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2013. business. Page S11070 Carolyn W. Colvin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received Commissioner of Social Security for the term expir- the following executive report of a committee: ing January 19, 2013. Report to accompany Investment Treaty with P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Rwanda (Treaty Doc. 110–23) (Ex. Rept. 111–8). for a term of four years. Page S11037 Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member Treaty Approved: of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Treaty with Russia on Measures for Further Re- for the remainder of the term expiring July 1, 2010. duction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member Arms: By 71 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. 298), two- of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission thirds of the Senators present having voted in the af- for a term expiring July 1, 2015. firmative, Senate agreed to the resolution of Advise Michele Marie Leonhart, of California, to be Ad- and Consent to Ratification, as amended, to Treaty ministrator of Drug Enforcement. Doc. 111–5, between the United States of America Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Fur- Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity ther Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2014. Arms, signed in Prague on April 8, 2010, with Pro- Kathleen M. O’Malley, of Ohio, to be United tocol, after having passed through its various par- States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit. liamentary stages, up to and including the presen- Jonathan Woodson, of Massachusetts, to be an As- tation of the resolution of ratification, and taking ac- sistant Secretary of Defense. tion on the following amendments proposed thereto: Patti B. Saris, of Massachusetts, to be Chair of the Page S10938–80, S1082–86 United States Sentencing Commission. Adopted: Patti B. Saris, of Massachusetts, to be a Member Kyl Further Modified Amendment No. 4892, to of the United States Sentencing Commission for a require a certification regarding the design and fund- term expiring October 31, 2015. ing of certain facilities. Pages S10939–53 Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Maryland, to be McCain Further Modified Amendment No. 4904, a Member of the United States Sentencing Commis- to provide a condition and an additional element of sion for a term expiring October 31, 2015. the understanding regarding the effectiveness and vi- Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, ability of the New START Treaty and United States to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. missile defenses. Pages S10953–55 During consideration of this measure today, Senate Robert Anacletus Underwood, of Guam, to be a also took the following actions: Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring Chair sustained a point of order against Kirk November 28, 2012. Amendment No. 4922 (to Amendment No. 4904), Anthony Bryk, of California, to be a Member of to provide an additional understanding regarding the the Board of Directors of the National Board for December 18, 2010, letter from President Obama to Education Sciences for a term expiring November the Senate regarding missile defense, as being in vio- 28, 2011. lation of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Kris D. Gutierrez, of Colorado, to be a Member Senate, that the amendment was not timely filed, of the Board of Directors of the National Board for and the amendment thus fell. Pages S10955–64 Education Sciences for a term expiring November Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- 28, 2012. lowing nominations: Ramona Emilia Romero, of Pennsylvania, to be By unanimous vote of 89 yeas (Vote No. EX. General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture. 299), Mary Helen Murguia, of Arizona, to be United Sean P. Buckley, of New York, to be Commis- States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. sioner of Education Statistics for a term expiring Pages S10986–87 June 21, 2015.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:03 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\D22DE0.REC D22DE0 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE D1238 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST December 22, 2010 Beryl Alaine Howell, of the District of Columbia, Thomas R. Nides, of the District of Columbia, to to be United States District Judge for the District be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and of Columbia. Resources. Kevin Glenn Nealer, of Maryland, to be a Mem- Alan J. Patricof, of New York, to be a Member ber of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Chal- Investment Corporation for a term expiring Decem- lenge Corporation for a term of two years. ber 17, 2011. Russel Edwin Burger, of Oregon, to be United Wilfredo Martinez, of Florida, to be a Member of States Marshal for the District of Oregon for the the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute term of four years. (Prior to this action, Committee for a term expiring September 17, 2013. on the Judiciary was discharged from further consid- Chase Theodora Rogers, of Connecticut, to be a eration.) Member of the Board of Directors of the State Jus- Charles Edward Andrews, of Alabama, to be tice Institute for a term expiring September 17, United States Marshal for the Southern District of 2012. Alabama for the term of four years. (Prior to this ac- Allison Blakely, of Massachusetts, to be a Member tion, Committee on the Judiciary was discharged of the National Council on the Humanities for a from further consideration.) term expiring January 26, 2016. Christopher R. Thyer, of Arkansas, to be United Samuel Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a Mem- States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas ber of the Mississippi River Commission for a term for the term of four years. (Prior to this action, of nine years. Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from Carol Fulp, of Massachusetts, to be a Representa- further consideration.) tive of the United States of America to the Sixty- 1 Force nominations in the rank of general. fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United 214 Army nominations in the rank of general. Nations. 4 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of gen- Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire, to be a Rep- eral. resentative of the United States of America to the 4 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign United Nations. Service, Marine Corps, and Navy. Pages S10987, Roger F. Wicker, of Mississippi, to be a Rep- S11061–66, S11072–75 resentative of the United States of America to the Nomination Received: Senate received the fol- Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the lowing nomination: United Nations. Agnes Gund, of New York, to be a Member of Gregory J. Nickels, of Washington, to be an Al- the National Council on the Arts. Page S11070 ternate Representative of the United States of Amer- ica to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assem- Nominations Returned to the President: The fol- bly of the United Nations. lowing nominations were returned to the President Stacia A. Hylton, of Virginia, to be Director of failing of confirmation under Senate rule XXXI at the United States Marshals Service. vice John F. the time of the sine die adjournment of the 111th Clark, resigned. Congress: William R. Brownfield, of Texas, to be an Assist- Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be ant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Admin- Law Enforcement Affairs). istration. Eugene Louis Dodaro, of Virginia, to be Comp- Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary troller General of the United States for a term of fif- for Management, Department of Homeland Security. teen years. Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Sec- Paige Eve Alexander, of Georgia, to be an Assist- retary of Commerce for Export Administration. ant Administrator of the United States Agency for Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy International Development. United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Isabel Framer, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Ambassador. Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agri- a term expiring September 17, 2012. cultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Susan H. Hildreth, of Washington, to be Director Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant Mark Green, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Cor- Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an As- poration for a term of three years. sistant Secretary of the Treasury.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:03 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\D22DE0.REC D22DE0 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE D1240 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST December 22, 2010 Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador David Lee Carden, of New York, to be Represent- (Recess Appointment). ative of the United States of America to the Associa- Suzan D. Johnson Cook, of New York, to be Am- tion of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and bassador at Large for International Religious Free- status of Ambassador. dom. Eric G. Postel, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an Asso- Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- ciate Director of the Office of Science and Tech- national Development. nology Policy (Recess Appointment). Frances M.D. Gulland, of California, to be a Joshua Gotbaum, of the District of Columbia, to Member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Cor- term expiring May 13, 2012. poration (Recess Appointment). Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a Secretary of Commerce. Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Daniel M. Ashe, of Maryland, to be Director of Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010. the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Timothy Charles Scheve, of Pennsylvania, to be a Maurice B. Foley, of Maryland, to be a Judge of Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen Board for a term expiring September 14, 2015. years. Juan F. Vasquez, of Texas, to be a Judge of the Peter Bruce Lyons, of New Mexico, to be an As- United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years. sistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy). Elizabeth Ann Hagen, of Virginia, to be Under Ann D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a Member of Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety (Recess Ap- the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring pointment). December 31, 2015. Alan D. Bersin, of California, to be Commissioner Chai Rachel Feldblum, of Maryland, to be a of Customs, Department of Homeland Security. Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Donald M. Berwick, of Massachusetts, to be Ad- Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2013 (Re- ministrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid cess Appointment). Services. Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a Jeffrey Alan Goldstein, of New York, to be an Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Under Secretary of the Treasury. Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2014 (Re- Richard Sorian, of New York, to be an Assistant cess Appointment). Secretary of Health and Human Services (Recess Ap- Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the pointment). National Labor Relations Board for the term of five Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, years expiring December 16, 2014 (Recess Appoint- to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador ment). (Recess Appointment). Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambas- of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sador to the Republic of Uzbekistan. for the remainder of the term expiring July 1, 2010 Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, of California, (Recess Appointment). to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission expiring December 17, 2012. for a term of four years (Recess Appointment). Kurt Walter Tong, of Maryland, a Career Member Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Mem- of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, for ber of the National Labor Relations Board for the the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service term of five years expiring August 27, 2013 (Recess as United States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Appointment). Economic Cooperation (APEC ) Forum. Paul M. Tiao, of Maryland, to be Inspector Gen- Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Principal eral, Department of Labor. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Beverly L. Hall, of Georgia, to be a Member of Readiness. the Board of Directors of the National Board for Michael Vickers, of Virginia, to be Under Sec- Education Sciences for a term expiring March 15, retary of Defense for Intelligence. 2012. Sue Kathrine Brown, of Texas, to be Ambassador Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member to Montenegro. of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Na- Pamela L. Spratlen, of California, to be Ambas- tional and Community Service for the remainder of sador to the Kyrgyz Republic. the term expiring October 6, 2012.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:03 Jun 10, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\D22DE0.REC D22DE0 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE D1242 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST December 22, 2010 Cathy M. Davidson, of North Carolina, to be a Arenda L. Wright Allen, of Virginia, to be Member of the National Council on the Humanities United States District Judge for the Eastern District for a term expiring January 26, 2016. of Virginia. Aaron Paul Dworkin, of Michigan, to be a Mem- Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be ber of the National Council on the Arts for a term United States District Judge for the Western Dis- expiring September 3, 2014. trict of Virginia. Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, to be a Mem- Claire C. Cecchi, of New Jersey, to be United ber of the National Council on Disability for a term States District Judge for the District of New Jersey. expiring September 17, 2013. Esther Salas, of New Jersey, to be United States Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special District Judge for the District of New Jersey. Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the term of Thomas Gray Walker, of North Carolina, to be five years. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Mem- North Carolina for the term of four years. ber of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of the term ex- John B. Stevens, Jr., of Texas, to be United States piring September 19, 2011. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas for the Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, to be a Mem- term of four years. ber of the Board of Directors of the United States Edward Carroll DuMont, of the District of Co- Institute of Peace for a term of four years. lumbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member Federal Circuit. of the Board of Directors of the United States Insti- Victoria Frances Nourse, of Wisconsin, to be tute of Peace for the remainder of the term expiring United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit. September 19, 2011. Charles Bernard Day, of Maryland, to be United John A. Lancaster, of New York, to be a Member States District Judge for the District of Maryland. of the Board of Directors of the United States Insti- Kathleen M. Williams, of Florida, to be United tute of Peace for a term of four years. States District Judge for the Southern District of Agnes Gund, of New York, to be a Member of Florida. the National Council on the Arts. Marina Garcia Marmolejo, of Texas, to be United Timothy J. Feighery, of New York, to be Chair- States District Judge for the Southern District of man of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Texas. of the United States for a term expiring September M. Scott Bowen, of Michigan, to be United States 30, 2012. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for Andrew L. Traver, of Illinois, to be Director, Bu- the term of four years. reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Wilfredo Martinez, of Florida, to be a Member of Cathy Bissoon, of Pennsylvania, to be United the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute States District Judge for the Western District of for a term expiring September 17, 2010. Pennsylvania. Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be Vincent L. Briccetti, of New York, to be United United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. States District Judge for the Southern District of Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United New York. Roy Bale Dalton, Jr., of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia States District Judge for the Middle District of Flor- Circuit. ida. Jimmie V. Reyna, of Maryland, to be United Sara Lynn Darrow, of Illinois, to be United States States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois. Richard Brooke Jackson, of Colorado, to be John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United United States District Judge for the District of Colo- States District Judge for the Central District of Cali- rado. fornia. Mae A. D’Agostino, of New York, to be United Kevin Hunter Sharp, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of States District Judge for the Middle District of Ten- New York. nessee. Mark Raymond Hornak, of Pennsylvania, to be S. Amanda Marshall, of Oregon, to be United United States District Judge for the Western Dis- States Attorney for the District of Oregon for the trict of Pennsylvania. term of four years. Robert David Mariani, of Pennsylvania, to be Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be United United States District Judge for the Middle District States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. of Pennsylvania.

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John Andrew Ross, of Missouri, to be United Additional Cosponsors: Page S11037 States District Judge for the Eastern District of Mis- Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: souri. Pages S11037–38 Denise Ellen O’Donnell, of New York, to be Di- rector of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Additional Statements: Pages S11030–33 Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, to be a Mem- Amendments Submitted: Pages S11038–53 ber of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. Board for a term expiring January 29, 2014. (Total—299) Pages S10982, S10987 James Xavier Dempsey, of California, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and ad- Board for a term expiring January 29, 2016. journed sine die, pursuant to the provisions of H. 6 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. Con. Res. 336, at 8:03 p.m., until 12 noon on 4 Army nominations in the rank of general. Wednesday, January 5, 2011, for the convening of 1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- the 112th Congress. (For Senate’s program, see the tion nomination in the rank of admiral. remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s 2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. Record on page S11070.) Routine lists in the Air Force, Foreign Service, Marine Corps. Pages S11070–72 Committee Meetings Messages from the House: Pages S11033–34 Measures Referred: Page S11034 (Committees not listed did not meet) Executive Communications: Pages S11034–36 No committee meetings were held. h House of Representatives Chamber Action House shall stand adjourned sine die pursuant to Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 1 public that concurrent resolution. Page H8947 bill, H.R. 6570; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 106–107; Order of Procedure: The House agreed by unani- and H. Res. 1783–1784 were introduced. Page H8990 mous consent that it be in order at any time to take Additional Cosponsors: Page H8990 from the Speaker’s table H.R. 847, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. without intervention of any point of order except Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chap- those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI, a motion lain, Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti, Catholic Uni- offered by the chair of the Committee on Energy and versity of America, Washington, DC. Page H8943 Commerce or his designee that the House concur in Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act the Senate amendment; that the Senate amendment for Fiscal Year 2011: Agreed by unanimous consent be considered as read; that the motion be debatable to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 6523, for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for chair and ranking minority member of the Com- military activities of the Department of Defense, for mittee on Energy and Commerce; and that the pre- military construction, and for defense activities of vious question be considered as ordered on the mo- the Department of Energy and to prescribe military tion to final adoption without intervening motion. personnel strengths for such fiscal year. Page H8947 Pages H8944–45 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Recess: The House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and re- Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate convened at 3:50 p.m. Page H8946 amendment to H.R. 847, to amend the Public Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House ad- Health Service Act to extend and improve protec- journs today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. on Fri- tions and services to individuals directly impacted by day, December 24, 2010, unless it sooner has re- the terrorist attack in New York City on September ceived a message from the Senate transmitting its 11, 2001, by a yea-and-nay vote of 206 yeas to 60 concurrence in H. Con. Res. 336, in which case the nays, Roll No. 664. Pages H8947–66

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