Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 108 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 150 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2004 No. 140 House of Representatives PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT OF THE 108TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION

OMISSION FROM THE CONGRES- COMMUNICATION FROM THE That the Senate agreed to conference re- SIONAL RECORD OF SATURDAY, CLERK OF THE HOUSE AFTER port H.R. 4548. NOVEMBER 20, 2004 AT PAGE SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT That the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 531. H10087 OFFICE OF THE CLERK, With best wishes, I am HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Sincerely, A portion of the following House res- Washington, DC, December 9, 2004. JEFF TRANDAHL, olution was inadvertently omitted Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Clerk of the House. The Speaker, House of Representatives, from the RECORD: f Washington, DC. H. RES. 866 DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- FURTHER COMMUNICATION FROM mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- lution it shall be in order to consider the AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT tives, the Clerk received the following mes- conference report to accompany the bill sage from the Secretary of the Senate on De- OFFICE OF THE CLERK, (H.R. 4818) making appropriations for foreign cember 9, 2004 at 12:35 p.m.: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, operations, export financing, and related That the Senate agreed to conference re- Washington, DC, December 13, 2004. programs for the fiscal year ending Sep- port S. 2845. Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, tember 30, 2005, and for other purposes. All That the Senate passed without amend- The Speaker, House of Representatives, points of order against the conference report ment H.R. 530. Washington, DC. and against its consideration are waived. That the Senate passed without amend- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- The conference report shall be considered as ment H.R. 2457. mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of That the Senate passed without amend- the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- read. ment H.R. 2619. tives, the Clerk received the following mes- SEC. 2. Upon the adoption of this resolution That the Senate passed without amend- sage from the Secretary of the Senate on De- it shall be in order without intervention of ment H.R. 3632. cember 20, 2004 at 5:18 p.m.: any point of order to consider in the House That the Senate passed without amend- That the Senate agreed to House Amend- and joint resolution (H.J. Res. 114) making ment H.R. 3785. ment to S. 1301. further continuing appropriations for the fis- That the Senate passed without amend- With best wishes, I am ment H.R. 3818. cal year 2005, and for other purposes. The Sincerely, That the Senate passed without amend- JEFF TRANDAHL, joint resolution shall be considered as read ment H.R. 4027. Clerk of the House. for amendment. The previous question shall That the Senate passed without amend- f be considered as ordered on the joint resolu- ment H.R. 4116. tion to final passage without intervening That the Senate passed without amend- ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RES- motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the ment H.R. 4569. OLUTION SIGNED AFTER SINE joint resolution equally divided and con- That the Senate passed without amend- DIE ADJOURNMENT trolled by the chairman and ranking minor- ment H.R. 4657. ity member of the Committee on Appropria- That the Senate passed without amend- Mr. Trandahl, Clerk of the House, tions; and (2) one motion to recommit. ment H.R. 5204. after sine die adjournment of the 2d That the Senate passed without amend- session, 108th Congress, reported and SEC. 3. Upon the adoption of this resolu- ment H.R. 5363. found truly enrolled bills and a joint tion, the House shall be considered to have That the Senate passed without amend- resolution of the House of the following adopted House Concurrent Resolution 528. ment H.R. 5382. That the Senate passed without amend- titles, which were thereupon signed by ment H.R. 5394. the Speaker on December 9, 2004: That the Senate passed without amend- H.R. 480. An act to redesignate the facility ment H.R. 5419. of the United States Postal Service located

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VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:50 Dec 21, 2004 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A20DE7.000 H20PT1 H11060 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 20, 2004 at 747 Broadway in Albany, New York, as the tain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code H.R. 5382. An act to promote the develop- ‘‘United States Postal Service Henry John- of 1986, and for other purposes. ment of the emerging commercial human son Annex’’. H.R. 5370. An act to designate the facility space flight industry, and for other purposes. H.R. 2119. An act to provide for the convey- of the United States Postal Service located H.R. 5394. An act to amend the Internal ance of Federal lands, improvements, equip- at 4985 Moorhead Avenue in Boulder, Colo- Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the taxation ment, and resource materials at the Oxford rado, as the ‘‘Donald G. Brotzman Post Of- of arrow components. Research Station in Granville County, North fice Building’’. H.R. 5419. An act to amend the National Carolina, to the State of North Carolina. H.J. Res. 102. Joint resolution recognizing Telecommunications and Information Ad- H.R. 2523. An act to designate the United the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ministration Organization Act to facilitate States courthouse located at 125 Bull Street and the end of Imperial Japanese control of the reallocation of spectrum from govern- in Savannah, Georgia, as the ‘‘Tomochichi Palau during World War II and urging the mental to commercial users; to improve, en- United States Courthouse’’. Secretary of the Interior to work to protect hance, and promote the Nation’s homeland H.R. 3124. An act to designate the facility the historic sites of the Peleliu Battlefield security, public safety, and citizen activated of the United States Geological Survey and National Historic Landmark and to establish emergency response capabilities through the the United States Bureau of Reclamation lo- commemorative programs honoring the use of enhanced 911 services, to further up- cated at 230 Collins Road, Boise, Idaho, as Americans who fought there. grade Public Safety Answering Point capa- the ‘‘F.H. Newell Building’’. Mr. Trandahl, Clerk of the House, bilities and related functions in receiving E– H.R. 3147. An act to designate the Federal after sine die adjournment of the 2d 911 calls, and to support in the construction building located at 324 Twenty-Fifth Street session, 108th Congress, further re- and operation of a ubiquitous and reliable in Ogden, Utah, as the ‘‘James V. Hansen ported and found truly enrolled bills of citizen activated system; and to provide that Federal Building’’. funds received as universal service contribu- H.R. 3204. An act to require the Secretary the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker tions under section 254 of the Communica- of the Treasury to mint coins in commemo- tions Act of 1934 and the universal service ration of the tercentenary of the birth of pro tempore, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Vir- support programs established pursuant Benjamin Franklin, and for other purposes. ginia, on December 14, 2004: thereto are not subject to certain provisions H.R. 3242. An act to ensure an abundant H.R. 530. An act for the relief of Tanya An- of title 31, United States Code, commonly and affordable supply of highly nutritious drea Goudeau. known as the Antideficiency Act, for a pe- fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops H.R. 2457. An act to authorize funds for an riod of time. for American consumers and international educational center for the Castillo de San markets by enhancing the competitiveness Marcos National Monument, and for other f of United States-grown crops, and for other purposes. SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED purposes. H.R. 2619. An act to provide for the expan- AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT H.R. 3734. An act to designate the Federal sion of Kilauea Point National Wildlife Ref- building located at Fifth and Richardson uge. The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. TOM Avenues in Roswell, New Mexico, as the ‘‘Joe H.R. 3632. An act to prevent and punish DAVIS of Virginia, after sine die ad- Skeen Federal Building’’. counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and journment of the 2d session, 108th Con- H.R. 3884. An act to designate the Federal phonorecords, and for other purposes. H.R. 3785. An act to authorize the exchange gress, announced his signature to en- building and United States courthouse lo- rolled bills of the Senate of the fol- cated at 615 East Houston Street in San An- of certain land in Everglades National Park. tonio, Texas, as the ‘‘Hipolito F. Garcia Fed- H.R. 3818. An act to amend the Foreign As- lowing titles on December 14, 2004: eral Building and United States Court- sistance Act of 1961 to improve the results S. 1301. An act to amend title 18, United house’’. and accountability of microenterprise devel- States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in H.R. 4232. An act to redesignate the facil- opment assistance programs, and for other the special maritime and territorial jurisdic- ity of the United States Postal Service lo- purposes. tion of the United States, and for other pur- H.R. 4027. An act to authorize the Sec- cated at 4025 Feather Lakes Way in poses. retary of Commerce to make available to the Kingwood, Texas, as the ‘‘Congressman Jack S. 2657. An act to amend part III of title 5, University of Miami property under the ad- Fields Post Office’’. United States Code, to provide for the estab- ministrative jurisdiction of the National H.R. 4324. An act to amend chapter 84 of lishment of programs under which supple- Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of title 5, United States Code, to provide for mental dental and vision benefits are made Virginia Key, Florida, for use by the Univer- Federal employees to make elections to available to Federal employees, retirees, and sity for a Marine Life Science Center. their dependents, to expand the contracting make, modify, and terminate contributions H.R. 4116. An act to require the Secretary authority of the Office of Personnel Manage- to the Thrift Savings Fund at any time, and of the Treasury to mint coins celebrating the ment, and for other purposes. for other purposes. recovery and restoration of the American S. 2781. An act to express the sense of Con- H.R. 4620. An act to confirm the authority bald eagle, the national symbol of the United gress regarding the conflict in Darfur, of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect ap- States, to America’s lands, waterways, and proved State commodity assessments on be- skies and the great importance of the des- Sudan, to provide assistance for the crisis in half of the State from the proceeds of mar- ignation of the American bald eagle as an Darfur and for comprehensive peace in keting assistance loans. ‘‘endangered’’ species under the Endangered Sudan, and for other purposes. H.R. 4807. An act to designate the facility Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. S. 2845. An act to reform the intelligence of the United States Postal Service located H.R. 4548. An act to authorize appropria- community and the intelligence and intel- at 140 Sacramento Street in Rio Vista, Cali- tions for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence and ligence-related activities of the United fornia, as the ‘‘Adam G. Kinser Post Office intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes. Building’’. States Government, the Community Man- S. 2856. An act to limit the transfer of cer- H.R. 4829. An act to designate the facility agement Account, and the Central Intel- tain Commodity Credit Corporation funds of the United States Postal Service located ligence Agency Retirement and Disability between conservation programs for technical at 103 East Kleberg in Kingsville, Texas, as System, and for other purposes. assistance for the programs. the ‘‘Irma Rangel Post Office Building’’. H.R. 4569. An act to provide for the devel- f H.R. 4847. An act to designate the facility opment of a national plan for the control and of the United States Postal Service located management of Sudden Oak Death, a tree BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION at 560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat Key, Flor- disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT ida, as the ‘‘Lieutenant General James V. Phytophthora ramorum, and for other pur- PRIOR TO SINE DIE ADJOURN- Edmundson Post Office Building’’. poses. MENT H.R. 4968. An act to designate the facility H.R. 4657. An act to amend the Balanced of the United States Postal Service located Budget Act of 1997 to improve the adminis- Mr. Trandahl, Clerk of the House, at 25 McHenry Street in Rosine, Kentucky, tration of Federal pension benefit payments prior to sine die adjournment of the 2d as the ‘‘Bill Monroe Post Office’’. for District of Columbia teachers, police offi- Session, 108th Congress, reported that, H.R. 5360. An act to authorize grants to es- cers, and fire fighters, and for other pur- on the following dates, he presented to tablish academies for teachers and students poses. the President of the United States, for of American history and civics, and for other H.R. 5204. An act to amend section 340E of his approval, the following bills and a purposes. the Public Health Service Act (relating to H.R. 5364. An act to designate the facility children’s hospitals) to modify provisions re- joint resolution of the following titles: of the United States Postal Service located garding the determination of the amount of On November 30, 2004: at 5505 Stevens Way in San Diego, California, payments for indirect expenses associated H.R. 1350. To reauthorize the Individuals as the ‘‘Earl B. Gilliam/Imperial Avenue with operating approved graduate medical with Disabilities Education Act, and for Post Office Building’’. residency training programs. other purposes. H.R. 5365. An act to treat certain arrange- H.R. 5363. An act to authorize salary ad- H.R. 2655. To amend and extend the Irish ments maintained by the YMCA Retirement justments for Justices and judges of the Peace Process Cultural and Training Pro- Fund as church plans for the purposes of cer- United States for fiscal year 2005. gram Act of 1998.

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