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for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 

H.R. 3174. An act to amend titles 28 and 10, 

United States Code, to allow for certiorari 

review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals 

for the Armed Forces; to the Committee on 

the Judiciary. 

H.R. 3299. To provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving 

Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey 

that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the 

Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources. 

H.R. 3336. An act to direct the Secretary of 

the Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the National 

Park System; to the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources. 

H.R. 3402. An act to require accurate and 

reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and 

services; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

H.R. 3849. An act to provide for the conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder 

County, Utah; to the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources. 

H.R. 5030. An act for the relief of Corina de 

Chalup Turcinovic; to the Committee on the 

Judiciary. 

H.R. 5243. An act for the relief of Kumi 

Iizuka-Barcena; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 5244. An act to amend the Truth in 

Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of 

credit under an open end consumer credit 

plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

H.R. 5335. An act to amend the National 

Trails System Act to provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, 

and campgrounds associated with the Trail 

of Tears National Historic Trail, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources. 

H.R. 5352. An act to protect seniors in the 

United States from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse prosecution 

and research programs and activities to aid 

victims of elder abuse, to provide training to 

prosecutors and other law enforcement related to elder abuse prevention and protection, to establish programs that provide for 

emergency crisis response teams to combat 

elder abuse, and for other purposes; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 5443. An act to improve defense cooperation between the Republic of Korea and 

the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

H.R. 5611. An act to reform the National 

Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

H.R. 5736. An act to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 

Gadsden, Alabama, as the Colonel Ola Lee 

Mize Veterans Clinic; to the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs. 

H.R. 5772. An act to amend section 811 of 

the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 

Housing Act to improve the program under 

such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities; to the Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

H.R. 5853. An act to expand the boundary of 

the Minute Man National Historical Park in 

the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to include Barrett’s Farm, and for other purposes; 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

H.R. 6064. To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the 

United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing 

adults, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 6159. An act to provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest 

System lands in the Mendocino National 

Forest in the State of California, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources. 

H.R. 6176. An act to authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site 

in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes; 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 

H.R. 6323. An act to establish a research, 

development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of appropriate technologies for heavy 

duty plug-in hybrid vehicles, and for other 

purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

H.R. 6406. An act to elevate the Inspector 

General of the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 

H.R. 6585. An act to designate the facility 

of the United States Postal Service located 

at 311 Southwest 2nd Street in Corvallis, Oregon, as the ‘‘Helen Berg Post Office Building’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

H.R. 6604. An act to amend the Commodity 

Exchange Act to bring greater transparency 

and accountability to commodity markets, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 

H.R. 6625. An act to require the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and 

for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Rules and Administration. 

H.R. 6685. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide an annual 

grant to facilitate an iron working training 

program for Native Americans; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. 

The following concurrent resolutions 

were read, and referred as indicated: 

H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 

United States flag flown over the United 

States Capitol should be lowered to halfmast one day each month in honor of the 

brave men and women from the United 

States who have lost their lives in military 

conflicts; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

H. Con. Res. 214. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 

President should grant a posthumous pardon 

to John Arthur ‘‘Jack’’ Johnson for the 1913 

racially motivated conviction of Johnson, 

which diminished his athletic, cultural, and 

historic significance, and tarnished his reputation; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution 

honoring professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to society; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

H. Con. Res. 239. Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and 

commending all parties involved, including 

birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, 

adoptive families, and adopted children; to 

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions. 

H. Con. Res. 255. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 

United States commitment to preservation 

of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances where sites are desecrated; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

H. Con. Res. 351. Concurrent resolution 

honoring the 225th Anniversary of the Continental Congress meeting in Nassau Hall, 

Princeton, New Jersey, in 1783; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H. Con. Res. 360. Concurrent resolution recognizing the important social and economic 

contributions and accomplishments of the 

New Deal to our Nation on the 75th anniversary of legislation establishing the initial 

New Deal social and public works programs; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H. Con. Res. 371. Concurrent resolution 

strongly supporting an immediate and just 

restitution of, or compensation for, property 

illegally confiscated during the last century 

by Nazi and Communist regimes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

H. Con. Res. 374. Concurrent resolution 

supporting Christian, Jewish, and Muslim 

interfaith dialogue that promotes peace, understanding, unity, and religious freedom; to 

the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

H. Con. Res. 376. Concurrent resolution 

congratulating the 2007-2008 National Basketball Association World Champions, the 

Boston Celtics, on an outstanding and historic season; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H. Con. Res. 386. Concurrent resolution recognizing and celebrating the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of 

Independence; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H. Con. Res. 388. Expressing the sense of 

Congress that the Department of Defense 

and the Federal Voting Assistance Program 

should take certain additional and timely 

measures to ensure that members of the 

Armed Forces and their dependents and citizens living overseas are provided with reasonable information on how to register to 

vote and vote in the 2008 general elections; 

to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

H. Con. Res. 393. Concurrent resolution 

supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month’’; 

to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions. 

H. Con. Res. 405. Concurrent resolution recognizing the first full week of April as ‘‘National Workplace Wellness Week’’; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

H. Con. Res. 408. Concurrent resolution recognizing North Platte, Nebraska, as ‘‘Rail 

Town USA’’; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

H. Con. Res. 410. Concurrent resolution recognizing the FBI on their 100th anniversary; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H. Con. Res. 415. Concurrent resolution 

celebrating 75 years of effective State-based 

alcohol regulation and recognizing State 

lawmakers, regulators, law enforcement officers, the public health community and industry members for creating a workable, 

legal, and successful system of alcoholic beverage regulation, distribution, and sale; to 

the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H. Con. Res. 429. Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of the United States 

wine industry to the American economy; to 

the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry. 

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MEASURES PLACED ON THE 

CALENDAR 

The following bills were read the first 

and second times by unanimous consent, and placed on the calendar: 

H.R. 1907. An act to authorize the acquisition of land and interests in land from willing sellers to improve the conservation of, 


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and to enhance the ecological values and 

functions of, coastal and estuarine areas to 

benefit both the environment and the economies of coastal communities, and for other 

purposes. 

H.R. 2933. An act to amend the American 

Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend 

the authorization for that Act, and for other 

purposes. 

H.R. 3232. An act to establish a non-profit 

corporation to communicate United States 

entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the 

United States. 

H.R. 3437. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in the State 

of Colorado. 

H.R. 4081. An act to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco 

taxes, and for other purposes. 

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ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED 

The Assistant Secretary of the Senate reported that on today, October 2, 

2008, she had presented to the President 

of the United States the following enrolled bill: 

S. 1492. An act to improve the quality of 

Federal and State data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and 

to promote the deployment of affordable 

broadband services to all parts of the Nation. 

S. 1582. An act to reauthorize and amend 

the Hydrographic Services Improvement 

Act, and for other purposes. 

S. 1738. An act to require the Department 

of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, and improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to 

increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements 

to increase the ability of law enforcement 

agencies to investigate and prosecute child 

predators. 

S. 2816. An act to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of 

the Department of Homeland Security by the 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

S. 3015. An act to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 

18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the ‘‘Dr. 

Bernard Daly Post Office Building’’. 

S. 3023. An act to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and 

education, and insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. 

S. 3082. An act to designate the facility of 

the United States Postal Service located at 

1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the ‘‘Reverend Earl Abel Post Office 

Building’’. 

S. 3128. An act to direct the Secretary of 

the Interior to provide a loan to the White 

Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, 

engineering, and designing a certain water 

system project. 

S. 3325. An act to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for 

other purposes. 

S. 3569. An act to make improvements in 

the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. 

S. 3606. An act to extend the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program 

and for other purposes. 

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EXECUTIVE AND OTHER 

COMMUNICATIONS 

The following communications were 

laid before the Senate, together with 

accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: 

EC–8218. A communication from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Fiscal Year 

2007 FAIR Act Inventory’’; to the Committee 

on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 

EC–8219. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 

of a rule entitled ‘‘Assessments’’ (RIN2590– 

AA08) received on October 1, 2008; to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

EC–8220. A communication from the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear and 

Chemical and Biological Programs) transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 

making available small Defense quantities of 

toxic agent or precursor to a State, a unit of 

local government, or private entity incorporated in the United States; to the Committee on Armed Services. 

EC–8221. A communication from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘National 

Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 

2009–2013’’; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–8222. A communication from the Acting 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone 

Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Pot Catcher Processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area’’ (RIN0648–XK62) received 

on October 2, 2008; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

EC–8223. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory 

Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 19; Correcting Amendment’’ (RIN0648–AV90) received on October 1, 

2008; to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation. 

EC–8224. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; 

Pelagic and Bottom Longline Fisheries; Gear 

Authorization and Turtle Control Devices’’ 

(RIN0648–AV92) received on October 2, 2008; 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation. 

EC–8225. A communication from the Acting 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Effects of a Transition to a Hydrogen 

Economy on Employment in the United 

States’’; to the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources. 

EC–8226. A communication from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Technical Specifications—Restoring the 

Original Paragraph Designations’’ (RIN3150– 

AI41) received on October 2, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 

EC–8227. A communication from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Inflation Adjustment To The Price-Anderson Act Financial Protection Regulations’’ 

(RIN3150–AI44) received on October 2, 2008; to 

the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works. 

EC–8228. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting: Final Frameworks 

for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting 

Regulations’’ (RIN1018–AV62) received on October 2, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 

EC–8229. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting: Late Seasons and 

Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds’’ (RIN1018–AV62) received on October 2, 2008; to the Committee 

on Environment and Public Works. 

EC–8230. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting: Regulations on 

Certain Federal Indian Reservations and 

Ceded Lands for the 2008–09 Late Season’’ 

(RIN1018–AV62) received on October 2, 2008; 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 

EC–8231. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting: Early Seasons and 

Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous 

United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, 

and the Virgin Islands’’ (RIN1018–AV62) received on October 2, 2008; to the Committee 

on Environment and Public Works. 

EC–8232. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 

‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting: Migratory Bird 

Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 

2008–09 Early Season’’ ((RIN1018–AV62)(50 

CFR Part 20)) received on October 2, 2008; to 

the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works. 

EC–8233. A communication from the Acting 

Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting: Final 

Framework for Early Season Migratory Bird 

Hunting Regulations’’ (RIN1018–AV62) received on October 2, 2008; to the Committee 

on Environment and Public Works. 

EC–8234. A communication from the Acting 

Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to 

Migratory Bird Import and Export Regulations’’ (RIN1018–AV35) received on October 2, 

2008; to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works. 

EC–8235. A communication from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade Commission, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Andean Trade Preference Act: Impact 

on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on 

Drug Crop Eradication and Crop Substitution, 2007’’; to the Committee on Finance. 

EC–8236. A communication from the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 

Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to the 

previously submitted report entitled ‘‘Fiscal 

Year 2007 Performance Summary Report’’; to 

the Committee on the Judiciary. 

EC–8237. A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 

Justice, transmitting, the report of proposed 

legislation entitled ‘‘Classified Information 

Procedures Reform Act of 2008’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

EC–8238. A communication from the Chief, 

Border Security Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 


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