SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Michelle Haynes, Executive Clerk

ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS 

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 272

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2005

ADJOURNED DECEMBER 22, 2005

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2006

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19 108-23 Extradition Treaty with United Kingdom Sep 20, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations with printed Ex. 

Rept.109-19 and a resolution of 

advice and consent to 

ratification with 1 

understanding, 2 declarations 

and 3 provisos. 

20 109-

10A 

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 

12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of 

an Additional Distinctive Emblem 

Sep 26, 2006 Senate Committee 

on Foreign Relations 

discharged by Unanimous 

Consent without a printed 

report and with a resolution of 

ratification. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND 

REALIGNMENT COMMISSION 

* 40 283 Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be a 

Member of the Defense Base Closure and 

Realignment Commission. (New Position) 

Mar 17, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLORSHIP AND 

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

FOUNDATION 

* 62 84 D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to be a 

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris 

K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 

National Environmental Policy Foundation for 

a term expiring October 6, 2008. 

(Reappointment) 

Apr 13, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND 

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

FOUNDATION 

* 63 85 Michael Butler, of Tennessee, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall 

Scholarship and Excellence in National 

Environmental Policy Foundation for a term 

expiring October 6, 2008, vice Eric D. Eberhard, 

term expired. 

Apr 13, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

* 252 70 Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Jack Dyer 

Crouch, II. 

Jul 28, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 390 756 C. Boyden Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be 

Representative of the United States of America 

to the European Union, with the rank and 

status of Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary. 

Oct 25, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY 

BOARD 

407 674 A. J. Eggenberger, of Montana, to be a Member of 

the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for 

a term expiring October 18, 2008. 

(Reappointment) 

Oct 27, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

* 439 683 Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Michael J. 

Garcia. 

Nov 07, 2005 Senate Committee 

on the Judiciary discharged by 

Unanimous Consent 

Agreement of 10-7-05. 

 Oct 07, 2005 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION 

BOARD 

* 484 73 Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., of Illinois, to be a 

Member of the National Security Education 

Board for a term of four years, vice Robert N. 

Shamansky, term expired. 

Dec 19, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

* 556 531 Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a 

Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Review Commission for a term expiring August 

30, 2010, vice Robert H. Beatty, Jr., term 

expired. 

Mar 08, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

* 670 1400 Molly A. O'Neill, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 

Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency, vice Kimberly Terese Nelson. 

May 23, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

* 769 1304 Andrew B. Steinberg, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice 

Karan K. Bhatia. 

Jul 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 

* 783 1403 Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the National Mediation Board for a 

term expiring July 1, 2008. (Reappointment) 

Jul 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 784 1633 Elizabeth Dougherty, of the District of Columbia, 

to be a Member of the National Mediation 

Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009, vice 

Read Van de Water, term expiring. 

Jul 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

821 1190 Steven G. Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Attorney General, vice Jack Landman 

Goldsmith III, resigned. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

* 823 1733 Thomas E. Harvey, of New York, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

(Congressional Affairs), vice Pamela M. Iovino, 

resigned. 

Jul 31, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Craig, Committee on Veterans' 

Affairs, without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

* 830 1722 Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Daniel R. 

Stanley. 

Aug 01, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 890 1596 Richard E. Hoagland, of the District of Columbia, 

a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, 

Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to the Republic of 

Armenia. 

Sep 07, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 896 1914 John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement, vice Jeffrey D. Jarrett. 

Sep 13, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Domenici, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

* 897 1916 David Longly Bernhardt, of Colorado, to be 

Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, vice 

Sue Ellen Wooldridge. 

Sep 13, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Domenici, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND 

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

FOUNDATION 

* 900 1817 Stephen M. Prescott, of Oklahoma, to be a 

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris 

K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 

National Environmental Policy Foundation for 

a term expiring April 15, 2011, vice Herbert 

Guenther, term expired. 

Sep 13, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

* 901 1818 Anne Jeannette Udall, of North Carolina, to be a 

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris 

K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 

National Environmental Policy Foundation four 

a term expiring October 6, 2010. 

(Reappointment) 

Sep 13, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 902 1876 Carl Joseph Artman, of Colorado, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice David 

Wayne Anderson. 

Sep 14, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

McCain, Committee on Indian 

Affairs, without printed report. 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

* 903 1474 Kevin J. Martin, of North Carolina, to be a 

Member of the Federal Communications 

Commission for a term of five years from July 

1, 2006. (Reappointment) 

Sep 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

* 904 1517 John M. R. Kneuer, of New Jersey, to be 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Communications and Information, vice Michael 

D. Gallagher, resigned. 

Sep 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES 

* 907 1396 Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be 

Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department 

of Health and Human Services, vice Lester M. 

Crawford, resigned. 

Sep 20, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 

* 908 1404 Peter W. Tredick, of California, to be a Member of 

the National Mediation Board for a term 

expiring July 1, 2007, vice Edward J. 

Fitzmaurice, Jr., term expired. 

Sep 20, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

917 1924 Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice 

Stephen S. Trott, retired. 

Sep 21, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

918 1453 Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be United 

States District Judge for the Central District of 

California, vice Terry J. Hatter, Jr., retired. 

Sep 21, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

919 1537 Valerie L. Baker, of California, to be United 

States District Judge for the Central District of 

California, vice Consuelo B. Marshall, retired. 

Sep 21, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

921 1895 Lawrence Joseph O'Neill, of California, to be 

United States District Judge for the Eastern 

District of California, vice Oliver W. Wanger, 

retired. 

Sep 21, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

922 1850 Rodger A. Heaton, of Illinois, to be United States 

Attorney for the Central District of Illinois for 

the term of four years, vice Jan Paul Miller, 

resigned. 

Sep 21, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

* 923 1955 Mary E. Peters, of Arizona, to be Secretary of 

Transportation, vice Norman Y. Mineta, 

resigned. 

Sep 25, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

 [NEW REPORTS] 

THE JUDICIARY 

924 1746 Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States 

Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Jane R. 

Roth, retired. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

925 1751 John Alfred Jarvey, of Iowa, to be United States 

District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 

vice Ronald E. Longstaff, retiring. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

926 1811 Sara Elizabeth Lioi, of Ohio, to be United States 

District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 

vice Lesley Brooks Wells, retired. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

* 927 1867 Roger Romulus Martella, Jr., of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, vice Ann R. Klee, resigned. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION 

* 928 1898 Brigadier General Bruce Arlan Berwick, United 

States Army, to be a Member of the Mississippi 

River Commission. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

* 929 1899 Colonel Gregg F. Martin, United States Army, to 

be a Member of the Mississippi River 

Commission. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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* 930 1900 Brigadier General Robert Crear, United States 

Army, to be a Member and President of the 

Mississippi River Commission. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

* 931 1901 Rear Admiral Samuel P. De Bow, Jr., NOAA, to 

be a Member of the Mississippi River 

Commission. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

* 932 1902 William H. Graves, of Tennessee, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee 

Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 

2007. (New Position) 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 
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