Daily Digest
Senate
Pending:
Chamber Action Frist Amendment No. 4713, to establish an effec-
Routine Proceedings, pages S8329–S8402 tive date. Page S8334
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and three reso- Frist Amendment No. 4714 (to Amendment No.
lutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3745–3760, 4713), to amend the effective date. Page S8334
and S. Res. 541–543. Page S8377 A motion was entered to close further debate on
Measures Reported: the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of
S. 2562, to increase, effective as of December 1, Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a
2006, the rates of compensation for veterans with vote on cloture will occur on Monday, July 31,
service-connected disabilities and the rates of de- 2006. Page S8334
pendency and indemnity compensation for the sur- Treaty Approved: The following treaty having
vivors of certain disabled veterans. (S. Rept. No. passed through its various parliamentary stages, up
109–296) to and including the presentation of the resolution
S. 2694, to amend title 38, United States Code, of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the Sen-
to remove certain limitation on attorney representa- ators present having voted in the affirmative, the res-
tion of claimants for veterans benefits in administra- olution of ratification was agreed to:
tive proceedings before the Department of Veterans Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Germany
Affairs, with an amendment in the nature of a sub- (Treaty Doc. 108–27). Pages S8397–98
stitute. (S. Rept. No. 109–297) Page S8377 Nominations Received: Senate received the fol-
Measures Passed: lowing nominations:
Spelman College Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Deborah Jean Johnson Rhodes, of Alabama, to be
Res. 541, congratulating Spelman College on its United States Attorney for the Southern District of
125th anniversary. Pages S8395–97
Alabama for the term of four years.
Rodger A. Heaton, of Illinois, to be United States
Permitting Photographs in Senate Daily Press Attorney for the Central District of Illinois for the
Gallery: Senate agreed to S. Res. 543, temporarily term of four years.
suspending the Rules for the Regulation of the Sen- 1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
ate Wing of the United States Capitol and Senate Routine lists in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy,
Office Buildings for the purpose of permitting the Public Health Service. Pages S8400–02
taking of photographs in the area of the Daily Press
Gallery. Page S8397 Messages From the House: Page S8375
Romania Adoption Ban: Senate agreed to S. Res. Measures Referred: Pages S8375–76
359, concerning the Government of Romania’s ban Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S8376
on intercountry adoptions and the welfare of or- Executive Communications: Pages S8376–77
phaned or abandoned children in Romania.
Page S8397 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S8377
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: Senate began Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8377–78
consideration of S. 3711, to enhance the energy Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
independence and security of the United States by Pages S8378–82
providing for exploration, development, and produc- Additional Statements: Page S8375
tion activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of
Mexico, after agreeing to the motion to proceed to Amendments Submitted: Pages S8382–93
its consideration, and taking action on the following Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Privileges of the Floor: Page S8395 the nominees testified and answered questions in
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed their own behalf.
at 7:26 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Friday, July 28, WATER BILLS
2006. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Sub-
Majority Leader in today’s Record on page S8398.) committee on Water and Power concluded a hearing
to examine S. 3638, to encourage the Secretary of
Committee Meetings the Interior to participate in projects to plan, design,
and construct water supply projects and to amend
(Committees not listed did not meet) the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act to encourage the design, planning,
TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS and construction of projects to treat impaired surface
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Sub- water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and
committee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Re- provide brine disposal in the State of California, S.
vitalization concluded an oversight hearing to exam- 3639, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and
ine the Department of Agriculture’s use of technical Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to provide
service providers, to provide assistance to carry out standards and procedures for the review of water rec-
conservation programs under Title II of the 2002 lamation and reuse projects, H.R. 177, to amend the
Farm Bill, after receiving testimony from Sara Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
Braasch, Regional Assistant Chief, Natural Resources and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural
David Goad, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary
Little Rock; James D. Chapin, Shasta Land Manage- to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects
ment Consultants, Redding, California, on behalf of to construct regional brine lines in California, to au-
the Association of Consulting Foresters of America; thorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower
Gene Schmidt, Hanna, Indiana, on behalf of the Na- Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and
tional Association of Conservation Districts; and reclamation project, H.R. 2341, to amend the Rec-
Doug Wolf, Lancaster, Wisconsin, on behalf of the lamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and
National Pork Producers Council. Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to participate in the design, planning, and con-
NOMINATION struction of a project to reclaim and reuse waste-
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a water within and outside of the service area of the
City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility,
hearing to examine the nomination of Lieutenant Texas, and H.R. 3418, to amend the Reclamation
General James T. Conway, USMC, for appointment Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
to the grade of general and to be Commandant of Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to par-
the Marine Corps, after the nominee, who was intro- ticipate in the Central Texas Water Recycling and
duced by Senator Talent, testified and answered Reuse Project, after receiving testimony from Rep-
questions in his own behalf. resentative Dreier; Larry Todd, Deputy Commis-
NOMINATIONS sioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the
Interior; P. Joseph Grindstaff, CALFED Bay-Delta
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Program, Sacramento, California; Chris Lippe, City
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the of Austin Water Utility, Austin, Texas; Richard
nominations of Nathaniel F. Wienecke, of New Atwater, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Alexan-
York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Jay dria, Virginia, on behalf of the WateReuse Associa-
M. Cohen, of New York, to be Under Secretary of tion; and J. Tom Ray, Central Texas Water Recy-
Homeland Security for Science and Technology, who cling Project, Waco.
was introduced by Senators Domenici and Reed,
Sean T. Connaughton, of Virginia, to be Adminis- STAFFORD ACT
trator of the Maritime Administration, and Charles Committee on Environment and Public Works: Com-
D. Nottingham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the mittee concluded a hearing to examine a path for-
Surface Transportation Board, both of the Depart- ward for the nation’s emergency preparedness and re-
ment of Transportation, both introduced by Senators sponse system relating to the Stafford Act, after re-
Warner and Allen and Representative Tom Davis, ceiving testimony from Robert F. Shea, Acting Di-
and Robert L. Sumwalt III, of South Carolina, to be rector of Operations, Federal Emergency Manage-
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a Member of the National Transportation Safety ment Agency, and Corey Gruber, Acting Executive
Board, who was introduced by Senator DeMint, after Director, National Preparedness Task Force, both of
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North Carolina, former Associate Commissioner for 1400 West Jordan Street in Pensacola, Florida, as
Policy, Food and Drug Administration. the ‘‘Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building’’;
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H.R. 4646, to designate the facility of the United ven Aoki, Deputy Under Secretary of Energy for
States Postal Service located at 7320 Reseda Boule- Counterterrorism; George P. Nanos, Associate Direc-
vard in Reseda, California, as the ‘‘Coach John tor, Research and Development Enterprise, Defense
Wooden Post Office Building’’; Threat Reduction Agency; Michael A. Levi, Council
H.R. 4811, to designate the facility of the United on Foreign Relations, New York, New York; and
States Postal Service located at 215 West Industrial Fred Ikle, Center for Strategic and International
Park Road in Harrison, Arkansas, as the ‘‘John Paul Studies, Washington, D.C.
Hammerschmidt Post Office Building’’; and
The nominations of Paul A. Denett, of Virginia, BUSINESS MEETING
to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Com-
Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, to be Associate Judge of mittee ordered favorably reported an original bill to
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Phyllis reauthorize the Small Business Administration.
D. Thompson, to be Associate Judge of the District
of Columbia Court of Appeals, Jennifer M. Ander- NOMINATIONS
son, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Committee on Veterans Affairs: Committee concluded a
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Co- hearing to examine the nominations of Patrick W.
lumbia, and Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, Dunne, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of
Katherine C. Tobin, of New York, and Ellen C. Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning, and Thom-
Williams, of Kentucky, each to be a Governor of the as E. Harvey, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary
United States Postal Service. of Veterans Affairs for Congressional Affairs, who
HEALTHY START PROGRAM was introduced by Senator Hutchison, after the
nominees testified and answered questions in their
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- own behalf.
fairs: Subcommittee on Federal Financial Manage-
ment, Government Information, and International NOMINATION
Security concluded a hearing to examine the Health Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a
Resources and Services Administration financial closed hearing to examine the nomination of Randall
management of its budget in carrying out its mis- M. Fort, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of
sion to increase access to and quality of health care, State (Intelligence and Research), after the nominee
after receiving testimony from Peter C. Van Dyck, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
Associate Administrator, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau, and Joyce Somsak, Associate Administrator, AT-HOME DNA TEST
Healthcare Systems Bureau, both of Health Re- Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a
sources and Services Administration, Department of hearing to examine direct-to-consumer genetic DNA
Health and Human Services. tests, focusing on whether these should be considered
BUSINESS MEETING a marketing scam or a medical breakthrough, focus-
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor- ing on laboratory enrollment and performance stand-
ably reported the nominations of Kimberly Ann ards, after receiving testimony from Thomas Ham-
Moore, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit ilton, Director, Survey and Certification Group, Cen-
Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Steven G. ter for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for
Bradbury, of Maryland, to be Assistant Attorney Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Steven
General for the Office of Legal Counsel, and R. Al- Gutman, Director, Office of in Vitro Diagnostic De-
exander Acosta, to be United States Attorney for the vice Evaluation and Safety, Center for Devices and
Southern District of Florida, both of the Department Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration,
of Justice. both of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices; Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic
SMUGGLED NUCLEAR WEAPONS Audits and Special Investigations, Government Ac-
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Ter- countability Office; Kathy Hudson, Johns Hopkins
rorism, Technology and Homeland Security Com- University Genetics and Public Policy Center, Wash-
mittee concluded a hearing to examine the United ington, D.C.; Rosalynn Gill-Garrison, Sciona, Boul-
States response to the threat of nuclear or radio- der, Colorado; Carol R. Reed, Clinical Data, Inc.,
logical terrorism in the United States, focusing on Newton, Massachusetts; Kristopher King, Suracell,
efforts to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons Inc., Montclair, New Jersey; Narasimhan
and nuclear materials, after receiving testimony from Ramarathnam, Genox Corporation, Baltimore, Mary-
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Vayl S. Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detec- land; and Howard Coleman, Genelex Corporation,
tion Office, Department of Homeland Security; Ste- Seattle, Washington.
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House of Representatives
Commerce and Ways and Means now printed in the
Chamber Action bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 39 pub- printed in part A of the report, modified by the
lic bills, H.R. 5915–5953; and 8 resolutions, H. amendment printed in part B of the report, shall be
Con. Res. 455, 457–458; and H. Res. 957, 959–962 considered as adopted in the House and in the Com-
were introduced. Pages H6017–18 mittee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H6019–20 considered as the original bill for the purpose of fur-
ther amendment and shall be considered as read.
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: Pages H5988–95
H.R. 5039, to establish a program to revitalize Agreed to:
rural multifamily housing assisted under the Hous- Hinojosa amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of
ing Act of 1949, with an amendment (H. Rept. H. Rept. 109–603) to improve the availability of in-
109–604); formation and resources for individuals with low lit-
H.R. 5347, to reauthorize the HOPE VI program eracy; Pages H5995–96
for revitalization of public housing projects (H. Jackson of Illinois (No. 3 printed in part C of H.
Rept. 109–605); and Rept. 109–603) to ensure that emergency contact in-
H. Res. 958, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) formation or next of kin information is included in
of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain any process to modernize medical records;
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules Pages H5996–97
(H. Rept. 109–606). Page H6016 Cuellar amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of
Recess: The House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and re- H. Rept. 109–603) to focus a priority of the inte-
convened at 12:02 p.m. Page H5972 grated health system grant program on the improved
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education coordination of care for the uninsured, underinsured,
Improvement Act of 2005—Conference Report: and medically underserved residing in geographically
The House began consideration of the conference re- isolated areas or underserved urban areas; Page H5997
port on S. 250, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Voca- Price of Georgia amendment (No. 5 printed in
tional and Technical Education Act of 1998 to im- part C of H. Rept. 109–603) to require the Secretary
prove the Act. Further consideration is expected to of Health and Human Services to submit a report to
resume tomorrow, Friday, July 28th. Congress, which evaluates: the applicability of health
Pages H5960–62 H5973–78
care classification methodologies and codes for pur-
poses beyond the coding services for diagnostic docu-
H. Res. 946, the rule providing for consideration mentation or billing purposes; the usefulness, accu-
of the conference report, was agreed to by voice vote, racy, and completeness of such methodologies and
after ordering the previous question. Page H5962
codes for such purposes; and the capacity of such
Health Information Technology Promotion Act methodologies and codes to produce erroneous or
of 2005: The House passed H.R. 4157, to amend misleading information, with respect to such pur-
the Social Security Act to encourage the dissemina- poses; Pages H5997–98
tion, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of McMorris amendment (No. 6 printed in part C of
health information technology by a recorded vote of H. Rept. 109–603) to direct the Secretary of Health
270 ayes to 148 noes, Roll No. 416. and Human Services to establish a two year project
Pages H5962–72, H5978–H6004 to demonstrate the impact of health information
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To pro- technology on disease management for chronic dis-
mote a better health information system.’’. ease sufferers within the Medicaid population. There
Page H6004 is no authorization of funding and it requests a re-
Rejected the Doggett motion to recommit the bill port at the conclusion of the demonstration; and
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Pages H5998–H6000
Ways and Means with instructions to report the Towns amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H.
same back to the House forthwith with an amend- Rept. 109–603) to create a study that provides
ment, by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 222 noes, benchmarks for best practices and cost effectiveness
Roll No. 415, after ordering the previous question for the use of Health Information Technology in
without objection. Pages H6001–03 medically underserved areas (by a recorded vote of
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Pursuant to the rule, in lieu of the amendments 417 ayes with 1 voting ‘‘noe’’, Roll No. 414).
recommended by the Committees on Energy and Pages H5996, H6000–01
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H. Res. 952, the rule providing for consideration and POPs Conventions and the LRTAP POPs Pro-
of the bill was agreed to by a recorded vote of 224 tocol Implementation Act.
ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 413, after agreeing to Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing
order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of on these measures. Testimony was heard from the
223 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 412. Pages H5972–73 following members of Congress: John E. Sweeney;
Pension Security and Transparency Act of and Don Sherwood; former Congressman Charles W.
2005—Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House Stenholm; and public witnesses.
agreed to the George Miller of California motion to REVIEW CONSERVATION ISSUES
instruct conferees on H.R. 2830, to amend the Em- Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conserva-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and tion, Credit, Rural Development, and Research held
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the a hearing to review Conservation Issues. Testimony
pension funding rules, which was debated on Tues- was heard from the following officials of the USDA:
day, July 25th, by a yea-and-nay vote of 285 yeas Mark E. Rey, Under Secretary, Natural Resources
to 126 nays, Roll No. 417. Page H6004 and Environment; and Teresa C. Lasseter, Adminis-
The House agreed by unanimous consent to H. trator, Farm Service Agency; and public witnesses.
Res. 957, directing the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives to deliver the mace of the BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION
House of Representatives to the Secretary of the ENFORCEMENT
Smithsonian Institution for necessary repairs. Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Home-
Pages H6004–05 land Security held a hearing on Border Security and
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House ad- Immigration Enforcement, Testimony was heard
journs today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on to- from Secretary Michael Chertoff, Homeland Security.
morrow, Friday, July 28th. Page H6005 CENSUS
Discharge Petition: Representative Filner moved to Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Science,
discharge the Committee on Rules from the consid- the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce,
eration of H. Res. 917, providing for the consider- and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Census.
ation of H.R. 23, to amend title 46, United States Testimony was heard from Charles L. Kincannon,
Code, and title II of the Social Security Act to pro- Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce;
vide benefits to certain individuals who served in the and Brenda Farrell, Acting Director, Strategic Issues,
United States merchant marine (including the Army GAO.
Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
during World War II (Discharge Petition No. 14).
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hear-
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate ing on No Child Left Behind: Can Growth Models
today appear on page H5957. Ensure Improved Education for All Students. Testi-
Senate Referral: S. 3741 was held at the desk. mony was heard from Marlene S. Shaul, Director,
Page H5957 Workforce and Income Security Issues, GAO; Joel I.
Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of
four recorded votes developed during the proceedings Education; and public witnesses.
today and appear on pages H5972–73, H5973, EFFICIENT CARE FOR MEDICARE
H6000–01, H6003, H6003–04, H6004. There were BENEFICIARIES
no quorum calls. Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- Health continued hearings on How to Build a Pay-
journed at 5:12 p.m. ment System that Provides Quality, Efficient Care
for Medicare Beneficiaries. Testimony was heard
from Mark B. McClellan, MD, Administrator, Cen-
Committee Meetings ters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered unfavorably re- PIPELINE SAFETY MEASURES
ported H.R. 503, amended, the Horse Protection Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on
Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, Energy and Air Quality held a hearing on the fol-
delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, lowing: Pipeline Safety Improvement Act Reauthor-
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or donation of horses and other equines to be slaugh- ization; and H.R. 5872, Pipeline Safety Improve-
tered for human consumption; and H.R. 3849, PIC ment Act of 2006. Testimony was heard from
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Thomas J. Barrett, Administrator, Pipeline and Haz- tential Creation of a National Museum of the Amer-
ardous Materials Administration, Department of ican Latino Community Act of 2005.
Transportation; and Donald L. Mason, Commis- The Committee also held an oversight hearing on
sioner, Public Utilities Commission, State of Ohio. the Library of Congress. Testimony was heard from
CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENTS the following officials of the Library of Congress:
IMPLICATIONS James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress; Deanna
Marcum, Associate Librarian, Library Sciences; Laura
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Campbell, Associate Librarian, Strategic Initiatives;
Oversight and Investigations continued hearings en- and JoAnn Jenkins, Chief of State; and a public wit-
titled ‘‘Questions Surrounding the ‘Hockey Stick’ ness.
Temperature Studies: Implications for Climate
Change Assessments.’’ Testimony was heard from MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAM
public witnesses. Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on
HOLOCAUST ART ASSETS Africa, Human Rights and International Operations
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Do- held a hearing to Review the Progress and Charting
mestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, the Path Ahead: the Microenterprise Results and Ac-
and Technology held a hearing entitled ‘‘Review of countability Act of 2004. Testimony was heard from
the Repatriation of Holocaust Art Assets in the Jacqueline E. Schafer, Assistant Administrator, Bu-
United States.’’ Testimony was heard from Stuart reau of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade,
Eizenstat, Presidential Advisory, Commission on U.S. Agency for International Development, and
Holocaust Assets in the U.S.; Catherine A. Lillie, public witnesses.
Director, Holocaust Claims Processing Office, New REPORT OF THE COMMISSION FOR
York State Banking Department; and public wit- ASSISTANCE TO A FREE CUBA
nesses.
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on
HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION Western Hemisphere held a hearing on the Report
BUREAUCRACY of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba.
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing enti- Testimony was heard from Caleb C. McCarry, Cuba
tled ‘‘Code Yellow: Is The DHS Acquisition Bu- Transition Coordinator, Commission for Assistance
reaucracy a Formula for Disaster?’’ Testimony was to a Free Cuba, Department of State.
heard from the following officials of the Department
of Homeland Security: David M. Zavada, CPA, As- PROTECTION FOR FASHION DESIGN;
sistant Inspector General, Office of Audits; Elaine ESTABLISH PILOT PROGRAM TO
Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, Customs and Bor- ENCOURAGE ENHANCEMENT OF
der Protection; and Richard Gunderson, Acting As- EXPERTISE IN PATENT CASES
sistant Administrator, Office of Acquisition, Trans- Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts,
portation Security Administration; Michael J. Sul- the Internet, and Intellectual Property ordered re-
livan, Director, Acquisition Sourcing and Manage- ported H.R. 5418, To establish a pilot program in
ment, GAO; and a public witness. certain United States district courts to encourage en-
ROYALTY RELIEF AND PRICE THRESHOLDS hancement of expertise in patent cases among dis-
trict judges.
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R.
Energy and Resources held a hearing entitled ‘‘Roy- 5055, To amend title 17, United States Code, to
alty Relief and Price Thresholds III.’’ Testimony was provide protection for fashion design Testimony is
heard from public witnesses. heard from public witnesses.
CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM
ACT OVERSIGHT—WHETHER ATTEMPTED
IMPLEMENTATION OF SENATE
Committee on Homeland Security: Ordered reported IMMIGRATION BILL WILL RESULT IN A
H.R. 5695, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act NATIONAL SECURITY NIGHTMARE
of 2006.
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immi-
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN gration, Border Security and Claims held an over-
LATINO COMMUNITY ACT OF 2005; sight hearing on Whether Attempted Implementa-
OVERSIGHT—LIBRARY OF CONGRESS tion of the Senate Immigration Bill Will Result in
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Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported an Administrative and National Security Nightmare,
H.R. 2134, amended, Commission to Study the Po- Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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rural Development Utilities Programs, USDA; and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Sub-
public witnesses. committee on Intelligence Policy met in executive
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session to hold a hearing on U.S.-Russian Strategic democratic governance in Russia while preserving a
Considerations. Testimony was heard from depart- relationship with Moscow, after receiving testimony
mental witnesses. from Felice D. Gaer, U.S. Commission on Inter-
national Religious Freedom; Carl Gershman, Na-
Joint Meetings tional Endowment for Democracy; Tom Melia, Free-
dom House; and Fritz W. Ermarth, all of Wash-
ENERGY AND THE IRANIAN ECONOMY ington, D.C.; and Nikolas K. Gvosdev, National In-
Joint Economic Committee: On Tuesday, July 25, 2006, terest, Shrub Oak, New York.
committee concluded a hearing to examine energy COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
and the Iranian economy, after receiving testimony JULY 28, 2006
from Paul E. Simons, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for Energy, Sanctions, and Commodities, Bu- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
reau of Economic and Business Affairs; Kenneth Senate
Katzman, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs, Con-
gressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Ilan Berman, American Foreign Policy Council, An- Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Govern-
ment Information, and International Security, to hold
drew Davenport, Conflict Securities Advisory Group, hearings to examine recovery and reconstitution of critical
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Institute for International Eco- networks relating to cyber security, focusing on imme-
nomics, all of Washington, D.C. diate steps that Department of Homeland Security and
HUMAN RIGHTS IN RUSSIA the private sector can take to formalize a partnership and
to ensure effective response and recovery to major cyber
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Hel- network disruption, 9:30 a.m., SD–342.
sinki Commission): Commission concluded a hearing
to examine ways the United States Government can House
fulfill its commitment to promote human rights and No meetings are scheduled.
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