S10396 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 1, 2008 

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 

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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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