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(ii) on or after the date of enactment of 

this Act— 

(I) becomes eligible to be paid an allowance 

under section 1603(b) of title 10, United 

States Code; 

(II) becomes eligible to be paid an allowance under section 1005(b) of title 39, United 

States Code; or 

(III) is employed by the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of 

Homeland Security and becomes eligible to 

be paid an allowance based on section 5941 of 

title 5, United States Code. 

(2) APPLICATION TO COVERED EMPLOYEES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, for purposes of this 

Act (including the amendments made by this 

Act) any covered employee shall be treated 

as an employee to whom section 5941 of title 

5, United States Code (as amended by section 

2 of this Act), and section 4 of this Act apply. 

(B) PAY FIXED BY STATUTE.—Pay to covered 

employees under section 5304 or 5304a of title 

5, United States Code, as a result of the application of this Act shall be considered to be 

fixed by statute. 

(C) PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM.— 

With respect to a covered employee who is 

subject to a performance appraisal system no 

part of pay attributable to locality-based 

comparability payments as a result of the 

application of this Act including section 5941 

of title 5, United States Code (as amended by 

section 2 of this Act), may be reduced on the 

basis of the performance of that employee. 

(b) POSTAL EMPLOYEES IN NON-FOREIGN

AREAS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1005(b) of title 39, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘Section 5941,’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided under paragraph (2), 

section 5941’’; 

(C) by striking ‘‘For purposes of such section,’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 

under paragraph (2), for purposes of section 

5941 of that title,’’; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(2) On and after the date of enactment of 

the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act of 2008— 

‘‘(A) the provisions of that Act and section 

5941 of title 5 shall apply to officers and employees covered by section 1003(b) and (c) 

whose duty station is in a nonforeign area; 

and 

‘‘(B) with respect to officers and employees 

of the Postal Service (other than those officers and employees described under subparagraph (A)) section 6(b)(2) of that Act shall 

apply.’’. 

(2) CONTINUATION OF COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of this Act, any employee of 

the Postal Service (other than an employee 

covered by section 1003 (b) and (c) of title 39, 

United States Code, whose duty station is in 

a nonforeign area) who is paid an allowance 

under section 1005(b) of that title shall be 

treated for all purposes as if the provisions 

of this Act (including the amendments made 

by this Act) had not been enacted, except 

that the cost-of-living allowance rate paid to 

that employee— 

(i) may result in the allowance exceeding 

25 percent of the rate of basic pay of that 

employee; and 

(ii) shall be the greater of— 

(I) the cost-of-living allowance rate in effect on December 31, 2008 for the applicable 

area; or 

(II) the applicable locality-based comparability pay percentage under section 4. 

(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

this Act shall be construed to— 

(i) provide for an employee described under 

subparagraph (A) to be a covered employee 

as defined under subsection (a); or 

(ii) authorize an employee described under 

subparagraph (A) to file an election under 

section 7 of this Act. 

SEC. 7. ELECTION OF ADDITIONAL BASIC PAY 

FOR ANNUITY COMPUTATION BY EMPLOYEES. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section the term 

‘‘covered employee’’ means any employee— 

(1) to whom section 4 applies; 

(2) who is separated from service by reason 

of retirement under chapter 83 or 84 of title 

5, United States Code, during the period of 

January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2011; 

and 

(3) who files and election with the Office of 

Personnel Management under subsection (b). 

(b) ELECTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—An employee described 

under subsection (a) (1) and (2) may file an 

election with the Office of Personnel Management to be covered under this section. 

(2) DEADLINE.—An election under this subsection may be filed not later than December 

31, 2011. 

(c) COMPUTATION OF ANNUITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

paragraph (2), for purposes of the computation of an annuity of a covered employee any 

cost-of-living allowance under section 5941 of 

title 5, United States Code, paid to that employee during the first applicable pay period 

beginning on or after January 1, 2009 through 

the first applicable pay period ending on or 

after December 31, 2011, shall be considered 

basic pay as defined under section 8331(3) or 

8401(4) of that title. 

(2) LIMITATION.—The amount of the cost-ofliving allowance which may be considered 

basic pay under paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount of the locality-based comparability payments the employee would 

have received during that period for the applicable pay area if the limitation under section 4 of this Act did not apply. 

(d) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY RETIREMENT FUND.— 

(1) EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.—A covered 

employee shall pay into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Retirement Fund— 

(A) an amount equal to the difference between— 

(i) employee contributions that would have 

been deducted and withheld from pay under 

section 8334 or 8422 of title 5, United States 

Code, during the period described under subsection (c) of this section if that subsection 

had been in effect during that period; and 

(ii) employee contributions that were actually deducted and withheld from pay under 

section 8334 or 8422 of title 5, United States 

Code, during that period; and 

(B) interest as prescribed under section 

8334(e) of title 5, United States Code, based 

on the amount determined under subparagraph (A). 

(2) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The employing agency of 

a covered employee shall pay into the Civil 

Service Retirement and Disability Retirement Fund an amount for applicable agency 

contributions based on payments made under 

paragraph (1). 

(B) SOURCE.—Amounts paid under this 

paragraph shall be contributed from the appropriation or fund used to pay the employee. 

(3) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel 

Management may prescribe regulations to 

carry out this section. 

SEC. 8. REGULATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office 

of Personnel Management shall prescribe 

regulations to carry out this Act, including— 

(1) rules for special rate employees described under section 3; 

(2) rules for adjusting rates of basic pay for 

employees in pay systems administered by 

the Office of Personnel Management when 

such employees are not entitled to localitybased comparability payments under section 

5304 of title 5, United States Code, without 

regard to otherwise applicable statutory pay 

limitations during the transition period described in section 4 ending on the first day of 

the first pay period beginning on or after 

January 1, 2011; and 

(3) rules governing establishment and adjustment of saved or retained rates for any 

employee whose rate of pay exceeds applicable pay limitations on the first day of the 

first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2011. 

(b) OTHER PAY SYSTEMS.—With the concurrence of the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the administrator of a 

pay system not administered by the Office of 

Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out this Act with respect to 

employees in such pay system, consistent 

with the regulations issued by the Office 

under subsection (a). 

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 

subsection (b), this Act (including the 

amendments made by this Act) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 

(b) LOCALITY PAY AND SCHEDULE.—The 

amendments made by section 2 and the provisions of section 4 shall take effect on the 

first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2009. 

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MILITARY VOTING PROTECTION 

ACT OF 2008 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be 

discharged from further consideration 

of S. 3073, and the Senate proceed to its 

immediate consideration. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The clerk will report the bill by title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A bill (S. 3073) to amend the Uniformed and 

Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 

improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas 

uniformed services voters, and for other purposes. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bill. 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the CornynFeinstein substitute amendment at the 

desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, 

be read a third time and passed, the 

motions to reconsider be laid upon the 

table, and any statements relating to 

the measure be printed in the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The amendment (No. 5690) was agreed 

to, as follows: 

(Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION AND 

DELIVERY OF MARKED ABSENTEE 

BALLOTS OF ABSENT OVERSEAS 

UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS. 

(a) PROCEDURES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 

1973ff et seq.) is amended by inserting after 

section 103 the following new section: 


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‘‘SEC. 103A. PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION AND 

DELIVERY OF MARKED ABSENTEE 

BALLOTS OF ABSENT OVERSEAS 

UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS. 

‘‘(a) COLLECTION.—The Presidential designee shall establish procedures for collecting marked absentee ballots of absent 

overseas uniformed services voters in regularly scheduled general elections for Federal 

office, including absentee ballots prepared by 

States and Federal write-in absentee ballots 

prescribed under section 103, and for delivering the ballots to the appropriate election 

officials. 

‘‘(b) ENSURING DELIVERY PRIOR TO CLOSING

OF POLLS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the procedures established under this section, the Presidential 

designee shall ensure that any marked absentee ballot for a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office which is collected prior to the deadline described in 

paragraph (3) is delivered to the appropriate 

election official in a State prior to the time 

established by the State for the closing of 

the polls on the date of the election. 

‘‘(2) CONTRACT WITH EXPRESS MAIL PROVIDERS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Presidential designee shall carry out this section by contract 

with one or more providers of express mail 

services. 

‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR VOTERS IN JURISDICTIONS USING POST OFFICE BOXES FOR COLLECTION OF MARKED ABSENTEE BALLOTS.—In the 

case of an absent uniformed services voter 

who wishes to use the procedures established 

under this section and whose marked absentee ballot is required by the appropriate 

election official to be delivered to a post office box, the Presidential designee shall 

enter into an agreement with the United 

States Postal Service for the delivery of the 

ballot to the election official under the procedures established under this section. 

‘‘(3) DEADLINE DESCRIBED.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

subparagraph (B), the deadline described in 

this paragraph is noon (in the location in 

which the ballot is collected) on the last 

Tuesday that precedes the date of the election. 

‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ALTERNATIVE

DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN LOCATIONS.—If the 

Presidential designee determines that the 

deadline described in subparagraph (A) is not 

sufficient to ensure timely delivery of the 

ballot under paragraph (1) with respect to a 

particular location because of remoteness or 

other factors, the Presidential designee may 

establish as an alternative deadline for that 

location the latest date occurring prior to 

the deadline described in subparagraph (A) 

which is sufficient to ensure timely delivery 

of the ballot under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON REFUSAL BY STATES TO

ACCEPT MARKED ABSENTEE BALLOTS NOT DELIVERED BY POSTAL SERVICE OR IN PERSON.—A 

State may not refuse to accept or process 

any marked absentee ballot delivered under 

the procedures established under this section 

on the grounds that the ballot is received by 

the State other than through delivery by the 

United States Postal Service. 

‘‘(c) TRACKING MECHANISM.—Under the procedures established under this section, the 

entity responsible for delivering marked absentee ballots to the appropriate election officials shall implement procedures to enable 

any individual whose ballot for a regularly 

scheduled general election for Federal office 

is collected by the Presidential designee to 

determine whether the ballot has been delivered to the appropriate election official, 

using the Internet, an automated telephone 

system, or such other methods as the entity 

may provide. 

‘‘(d) ABSENT OVERSEAS UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTER DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘absent overseas uniformed services 

voter’ means an overseas voter described in 

section 107(5)(A). 

‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

There are authorized to be appropriated to 

the Presidential designee such sums as may 

be necessary to carry out this section.’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 103A of the 

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 

Voting Act, as added by this subsection, 

shall apply with respect to each regularly 

scheduled general election for Federal office 

held on or after November 1, 2010. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 

101(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)) is 

amended— 

(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (6); 

(B) by striking the period at the end of 

paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(8) carry out section 103A with respect to 

the collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed 

services voters in elections for Federal office.’’. 

(2) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 102(a) 

of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff—1(a)) is amended— 

(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (4); 

(B) by striking the period at the end of 

paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(6) carry out section 103A(b)(2) with respect to the processing and acceptance of 

marked absentee ballots of absent overseas 

uniformed services voters.’’. 

(c) OUTREACH FOR ABSENT OVERSEAS UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS ON PROCEDURES.— 

The Presidential designee shall take appropriate actions to inform individuals who are 

anticipated to be absent overseas uniformed 

services voters in the regularly scheduled 

general election for Federal office held in 

November 2008 of the procedures for the collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots established pursuant to section 103A of 

the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, as added by subsection (a), 

including the manner in which such voters 

may utilize such procedures for the submittal of marked absentee ballots in regularly scheduled elections for Federal office. 

(d) REPORTS ON UTILIZATION OF PROCEDURES.— 

(1) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

days after each regularly scheduled general 

election for Federal office held after January 

1, 2008, the Presidential designee shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report on the utilization of the procedures 

for the collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots established pursuant to section 103A of the Uniformed and Overseas 

Citizens Absentee Voting Act, as so added, 

during such general election. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for the general election covered by such report, a description of 

the utilization of the procedures described in 

that paragraph during such general election, 

including the number of marked absentee 

ballots collected and delivered under such 

procedures. 

(e) REPORT ON STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one 

year after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Presidential designee shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a 

report on the status of the implementation 

of the program for the collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots established 

pursuant to section 103A of the Uniformed 

and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 

as added by subsection (a). 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

(1) shall include a status of the implementation of the program and a detailed description of the specific steps taken towards its 

implementation for November 2009 and November 2010. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘absent overseas uniformed 

services voter’’ has the meaning given that 

term in section 103A(d) of the Uniformed and 

Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, as 

added by subsection (a). 

(2) The term ‘‘Presidential designee’’ 

means the official designated under section 

101(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 

Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(a)). 

(3) The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 

the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 

the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives. 

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REFUSAL TO ACCEPT 

VOTER REGISTRATION AND ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS AND 

FEDERAL WRITE-IN ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR FAILURE TO MEET NONESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) VOTER REGISTRATION AND ABSENTEE

BALLOT APPLICATIONS.— 

(1) PROHIBITING REFUSAL TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR FAILURE TO MEET NONESSENTIAL

REQUIREMENTS.—Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1) is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) PROHIBITING REFUSAL TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR FAILURE TO MEET NONESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS.—A State shall accept and process any otherwise valid voter 

registration application or absentee ballot 

application (including the official post card 

form prescribed under section 101) submitted 

in any manner by an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter that contains 

the information required on the official post 

card form prescribed under section 101 (other 

than information which the Presidential designee, in consultation with the Election Assistance Commission and the Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors 

under section 214 of the Help America Vote 

Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15344), determines, 

under regulations promulgated by the Presidential designee, is not clearly necessary to 

prevent fraud in the conduct of elections).’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (e) of section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, as added by this 

subsection, shall apply with respect to each 

regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held on or after November 1, 2010. 

(b) FEDERAL WRITE-IN ABSENTEE BALLOT.— 

(1) PROHIBITING REFUSAL TO ACCEPT BALLOT

FOR FAILURE TO MEET NONESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 103 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

1973ff–2) is amended— 

(A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 

(B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) PROHIBITING REFUSAL TO ACCEPT BALLOT FOR FAILURE TO MEET NONESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS.—A State shall accept and process any otherwise valid Federal write-in absentee ballot submitted in any manner by an 

absent uniformed services voter or overseas 

voter that contains the information required 

to be submitted with such ballot by the Presidential designee (other than information 

which the Presidential designee, in consultation with the Election Assistance Commission and the Election Assistance Commission 


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Board of Advisors under section 214 of the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

15344), determines, under regulations promulgated by the Presidential designee, is not 

clearly necessary to prevent fraud in the 

conduct of elections).’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (f) of section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, as amended by 

this subsection, shall apply with respect to 

each regularly scheduled general election for 

Federal office held on or after November 1, 

2010. 

The bill (S. 3073), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and 

passed. 

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NAVAL VESSEL TRANSFER ACT 

OF 2008 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Senate 

proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 7177 which is at the desk. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the bill by title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A bill (H.R. 7177) to authorize the transfer 

of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, 

and for other purposes. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bill. 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the bill be 

read three times and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 

table with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating 

to this measure be printed in the 

RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The bill (H.R. 7177) was ordered to a 

third reading, read the third time, and 

passed. 

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STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES GIFT OF 

LIFE MEDAL ACT OF 2008 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Senate 

proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 7198 which was received 

from the House. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the bill by title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A bill (H.R. 7198) to establish the Stephanie 

Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ donors. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bill. 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the bill be 

read three times and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 

table with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements related 

to the bill be printed in the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The bill (H.R. 7198) was ordered to a 

third reading, read the third time, and 

passed. 

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ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 

2, 2008 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it 

stand in recess until 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 2; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time 

for the two leaders be reserved for their 

use later in the day, and that the Senate then proceed to a period of morning 

business, with Senators permitted to 

speak for up to 10 minutes each. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there 

objection? 

Without objection, it is so ordered. 

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RECESS UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW 

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, if there 

is no further business to come before 

the Senate, I ask unanimous consent 

that it stand in recess under the previous order. 

There being no objection, the Senate, 

at 9:56 p.m., recessed until Thursday, 

October 2, 2008, at 10 a.m. 

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NOMINATIONS 

Executive nominations received by 

the Senate: 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

JONATHAN R. SCHARFEN, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, VICE EMILIO T. GONZALEZ. 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

ADMINISTRATION

SUBJECT TO QUALIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW, THE 

FOLLOWING FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO THE 

GRADE INDICATED IN THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION: 

To be lieutenant (junior grade) 

KYLE W. RYAN 

OLIVER E. BROWN 

To be ensign 

GREGORY R. SCHWEITZER 

JOHN H. PETERSEN 

BENJAMIN S. BLOSS 

JOHN F. ROSSI 

CHARLENE R. FELKLEY 

EMILY M. ROSE 

KEVIN W. ADAMS 

MATTHEW M. FORNEY 

PATRICIA E. RAYMOND 

MATTHEW J. NARDI 

ADAM R. REED 

ADRIENNE L. HOPPER 

RACHEL M. SARGENT 

JONATHAN E. OWEN 

RYAN A. WARTICK 

SUBJECT TO QUALIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW, THE 

FOLLOWING FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO THE 

GRADE INDICATED IN THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION: 

To be lieutenant (junior grade) 

ANDREW R. COLEGROVE 

ANNA-ELIZABETH B. VILLARD-HOWE 

NICHOLAS C. MORGAN 

JEFFREY G. PEREIRA 

COLIN T. KLIEWER 

HAROLD B EMMONS III 

PAUL M. CHAMBERLAIN 

MICHAEL W. O’NEAL 

JULIE L. EARP 

KYLE A. BYERS 

LOREN M. EVORY 

ANDREW J. OSTAPENKO 

LAURA T. GALLANT 

GREGORY R. SCHWEITZER 

MARK S. ANDREWS 

MEGAN R. GUBERSKI 

NATHAN E. WITHERLY 

CHRISTINE L. SCHULTZ 

CLAIRE V. SURREY 

RONALD L MOYERS, JR. 

BRIAN D. PRESTCOTT 

GLEN A. RICE 

PATRICK M. REDMOND 

RUSSELL A. QUINTERO 

NATHAN B. PARKER 

JONATHAN R. HEESCH 

MATTHEW C. GRIFFIN 

FAITH C. OPATRNY 

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES FOR PERSONNEL ACTION IN THE REGULAR CORPS OF THE COMMISSIONED 

CORPS OF THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SUBJECT 

TO QUALIFICATIONS THEREFORE AS PROVIDED BY LAW 

AND REGULATIONS: 

To be medical director 

MATTHEW T. MCKENNA 

ZACHARY TAYLOR III 

To be senior surgeon 

TIMOTHY R. COTE 

JULIETTE MORGAN 

To be surgeon 

HENRY C. BAGGETT III 

EDWARD C. DOO 

PAUL D. HEIDERSCHEIDT 

JOHN T. REDD 

JOSEPH P. SIMON 

To be senior assistant surgeon 

SCOTT J. FILLER 

MONIQUE R. FOUNTAIN 

ANA I. GUZMAN 

KAREN C. LEE 

LORI A. POLLACK 

JAMES J. SEJVAR 

MICHAEL C. THIGPEN 

To be senior dental surgeon 

SEYED H. MORTAZAVI 

To be dental surgeon 

JUAN K. PACKER 

PHILLIP A. WILSON 

PAUL A. WONG 

To be senior assistant dental surgeon 

JODINE C. ANDERSON 

CAROL L. MCDANIEL 

To be nurse director 

HOLLY A. WILLIAMS 

To be senior nurse officer 

ANN M. MCCARTHY 

To be nurse officer 

KRISTAL E. DYE 

SUSAN E. ERWIN 

MARTIN A. FOREMAN 

BRANT B. GOODE 

VERONICA M. GORDON 

JERRI L. MCGINNIS 

DOROTHY R. MERCHANT 

ELVIRA D. MOSELY 

REBECCA S. NOE 

ARLENE M. PATUC 

CAROLYN R. STACY-WILKIN 

DEBRA TUBBS 

To be senior assistant nurse officer 

ANNE M. ARCEO 

HELEN E. BALLANTYNE 

DEMETRIUS CHAPMAN 

SUMMER A. CUTTING 

DAN FLETCHER III 

MELISSA A. GEORGE 

SHAWNA L. HUTCHINS 

DEBORAH N. LAMPING 

To be engineer officer 

JEFFREY A. MURRAY 

To be senior assistant engineer officer 

VARSHA B. SAVALIA 

To be scientist 

DAVID J. MCINTYRE 

DANISHA L. ROBBINS 

To be senior environmental health officer 

PAUL M. LEWIS 

To be environmental health officer 

BRIAN L. LEWELLING 

MATHEW J. THOMAS 

JOHN T. WHITESIDES 

To be senior assistant environmental health 

officer 

JEFFREY T. DICKSON 

MOLLY E. PATTON 

To be pharmacist 

STEVEN A. LABROZZI 

JUDY L. ROSE 

JAMIE L. SHADDON 

To be senior assistant pharmacist 

KRISTINA J. BALLINGER 

JEFFERSON FREDY 

KATIE E. JOHNSON 

RANDI R. LANIER 

JEFFREY J. MALLETTE 

LORI B. MOORE 

ALLISON M. PAYNTER 

VINCENT S. SANSONE 

COURTNEY M. SUGGS 

JUDITH B. THOMPSON 

LEO B. ZADECKY 


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