Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States

prisoner-of-war medal to civilian employees of the Federal Government who are taken captive, by armed forces or agents of a foreign government hostile to the United States, during war or under wartime conditions; to the Committee on Government Reform.

By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself,
Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, and Mr.
DEFAZIO):

H.R. 3330. A bill to provide an extension of administrative expenses for highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Ways and Means, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. MILLER of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of New York): H.R. 3331. A bill to provide funding to enable institutions of higher education to establish a grant program to bridge the gap between laboratory discovery and commercially viable research; to the Committee on Science.

By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself,
Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, and Mr.
DEFAZIO):

H.R. 3332. A bill to provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Science, and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned; which was considered as passed.

By Mr. TANCREDO:

H.R. 3333. A bill to enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, International Relations, Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. REG-
ULA, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. FORD, and Mr.
VAN HOLLEN):

H.R. 3334. A bill to provide for recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting a national teacher corps in underserved communities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. MCDERMOTT): H.R. 3335. A bill to prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006 and to provide for adjustment in computation of such percentage to disregard an extraordinary employer pension contribution; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. BAKER, Mr. GORDON, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. TERRY, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. FORD, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. PASCRELL): H.R. 3336. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a regulation requir

ing the installation of a second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder system that utilizes combination deployable recorder technology in each commercial passenger aircraft, currently required to carry each of those recorders; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. DEFAZIO): H.R. 3337. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend a requirement for the prescreening of air passengers to international flights that overfly the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security.

By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr.
FOLEY, and Mr. HAYWORTH):

H.R. 3338. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit period to 10 years for certain facilities producing electricity from certain renewable resources; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Mr. Mrs.

By Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. ACK-
ERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr.
BOEHLERT, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGEL,
Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.
ISRAEL, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KING of New
York, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mrs.
LOWEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY,
MCHUGH, Mr. MCNULTY,
MALONEY, Mr. MEEKS of New York,
Mr. NADLER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. RANGEL,
Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. SERRANO, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr.
TOWNS, Ms. VELÁZQUEZ, Mr. WALSH,
and Mr. WEINER):

H.R. 3339. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2061 South Park Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the "James T. Molloy Post Office Building"; to the Committee on Government Reform.

H.R. 3346. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2 benzylthio-3-ethyl sulfonyl pyridine; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. LARSEN of Washington: H.R. 3347. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year limits on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mrs. McCARTHY:

H.R. 3348. A bill to reinstate the prohibition on the possession or transfer of large ca

pacity ammunition feeding devices, and to strengthen that prohibition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. KILDEE): H.R. 3349. A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. POMBO:

H.R. 3350. A bill to amend the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to establish the Tribal Development Corporation Feasibility Study Group; to the Committee on Re

sources.

By Mr. POMBO:

H.R. 3351. A bill to make technical corrections to laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. SALAZAR:

H.R. 3352. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to protections for the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. UPTON, and Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan):

H. Res. 366. A resolution commending the University of Michigan Wolverines softball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Championship on June 8, 2005; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. MICA, and Mr. FEENEY): H. Res. 367. A resolution condemning bigotry, violence, and discrimination against Iranian-Americans; to the Committee on the

Judiciary.

By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr.
CHABOT):

H. Res. 368. A resolution congratulating the State of Israel on the election of Ambassador Dan Gillerman as Vice-President of the 60th United Nations General Assembly; to the Committee on International Relations. 179.33 PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 3 of rule XII, private bills and resolutions of the followingtitles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

By Mr. JEFFERSON:

H.R. 3353. A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain drawback claims relating to petroleum products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

179.34 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 63: Mr. MICHAUD.

H.R. 97: rs. DAVIS of California. H.R. 98: Mr. BACHUS and Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 156: Ms. HARMAN, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio. H.R. 198: Mr. FORD. H.R. 215: Mr. FILNER. H.R. 363: Mr. SHERMAN. H.R. 478: Mr. TOWNS.

H.R. 521: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. H.R. 557: Mr. MCCAUL of Texas and Mr. ROHRABACHER.

H.R. 558: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina.

H.R. 586: Mr. FILNER and Mr. WAMP.

H.R. 695: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. MCINTYRE, and Mr. SANDERS.

H.R. 713: MS. HERSETH.

H.R. 759: Mr. TOWNS.

H.R. 772: Ms. HARMAN and Mr. CUELLAR.
H.R. 783: Mr. KILDEE.

H.R. 808: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. FARR, Mr. FORBES, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. KELLER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mr. ROTH

MAN.

H.R. 817: Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. REGULA, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania.

H.R. 822: Mr. CUMMINGS.

H.R. 823: Mr. WALSH and Mr. SANDERS. H.R. 916: Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. KIRK, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. BosWELL, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mr. SCHIFF.

H.R. 920: Mr. BLUNT.

H.R. 923: Mr. RYAN of Ohio.

H.R. 939: Ms. LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ of California.

H.R. 998: Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. SHAYS.

H.R. 999: Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. ROHRABACHER.

H.R. 1010: Mr. HERGER.

H.R. 1116: Mr. CUMMINGS.

H.R. 1120: Mr. PRICE of Georgia.

H.R. 1124: Mr. ANDREWS.

H.R. 1142: Mr. PUTNAM.

H.R. 1182: Mr. WYNN.

H.R. 1184: MS. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ.

H.R. 1216: Ms. Foxx.

H.R. 1227: Mr. FORD, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. REYES, and Mr. SESSIONS.

H.R. 1246: Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. STARK, Mr. LIPINSKI, MS. LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ of California, and Mr. KUCINICH.

H.R. 1276: Mrs. Jo ANN DAVIS of Virginia and Ms. BORDALLO.

H.R. 1298: Mr. WELLER.

H.R. 1305: Ms. DELAURO.

H.R. 1333: Mr. MURTHA, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mr. BLUMENAUER.

H.R. 1388: Mr. BISHOP of Utah.
H.R. 1399: Mr. CLYBURN.

H.R. 1409: Mr. KING of New York, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, and Mr. EMANUEL.

H.R. 1449: Mr. CALVERT.

H.R. 1471: Mr. KING of New York and Mr. TERRY.

H.R. 1510: Mr. FLAKE.

H.R. 1517: Mr. KNOLLENBERG and Mr. BURGESS.

H.R. 1574: Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BERRY, Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. CoSTELLO. H.R. 1589: Mr. McGOVERN.

H.R. 1591: Mr. SCHIFF.

H.R. 1615: Mr. OLVER and Mr. STARK.

H.R. 1632: Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. FORD.

H.R. 1652: Mr. CAPUANO and Mr. EVANS. H.R. 1678: Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. REHBERG.

H.R. 1721: Mr. MCINTYRE.

H.R. 1736: Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BASS, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Mr. MCINTYRE.

H.R. 1819: Mr. CLEAVER and Mr. SANDERS. H.R. 1898: Mr. LEACH, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PUTNAM, and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. H.R. 1946: Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 1956: Mr. LATHAM. H.R. 2047: Mr. BOREN.

H.R. 2061: Mr. SODREL and Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky.

H.R. 2092: Mr. CROWLEY and Ms. LEE.
H.R. 2230: Mr. ROTHMAN.

H.R. 2231: Ms. BEAN, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. KIND,
Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER.
H.R. 2238: Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. UDALL of Colo-
rado, and Mr. SKELTON.

H.R. 2338: Mr. CASE.

H.R. 2355: Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2386: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. KLINE, Mr. PENCE, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BONNER, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. FORD, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. BARROW, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. WYNN, and Mr. TERRY.

H.R. 2429: Mr. STRICKLAND.
H.R. 2471: Mr. CONYERS.
H.R. 2631: Mr. HONDA.

H.R. 2667: Mr. GERLACH, Mr. MURPHY, and Mr. POE.

H.R. 2674: Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania.

H.R. 2682: Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. TERRY, Mr. FORBES, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, and Mr. DICKS.

H.R. 2694: Mr. MCINTYRE.

H.R. 2794: Mr. PENCE, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BARROW, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. EMERSON, and Mr. KLINE.

H.R. 2801: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois.

H.R. 2803: Mr. DENT, MS. HART, and Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania.

H.R. 2804: Mr. SESSIONS.

H.R. 2872: Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UPTON, Mr. BAKER, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. CASE, and Mr. HIGGINS.

H.R. 2876: Mr. SKELTON, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. GILCHREST.

H.R. 2891: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas.

H.R. 2933: Mr. NEY.
H.R. 2944: Mr. STARK.
H.R. 2946: Mr. HINCHEY.

H.R. 2947: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr.
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RUSH, Mr.
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. RANGEL,
Mr. BACHUS, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr.
KUHL of New York, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSEN
of Washington, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr.
CLAY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of Il-
linois, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. LEE, Mr. MOORE of
Kansas, and Mr. DAVIS of Alabama.
H.R. 2957: Mr. SANDERS.

H.R. 2989: Mr. HASTINGS of Washington and Mr. SCHIFF.

H.R. 2990: Mr. OXLEY.

H.R. 3046: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois.

H.R. 3049: Mr. STUPAK.

H.R. 3055: Mr. SANDERS and Mr. MCNULTY. H.R. 3079: Mr. MCHUGH.

H.R. 3080: Mr. OTTER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. McCOTTER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah.

H.R. 3081: Mr. MCHUGH.

H.R. 3083: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. POE, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BAKER, Mr. MACK, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. JONES of North Carolina.

H.R. 3086: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. ISRAEL, and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois.

H.R. 3095: Mr. BURTON of Indiana.
H.R. 3121: Mr. FLAKE.

H.R. 3132: Miss MCMORRIS, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. KELLER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. PORTER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, and MS. HERSETH.

H.R. 3135: Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. HYDE, and Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey.

H.R. 3166: Mrs. NAPOLITANO.

H.R. 3174: Mr. REICHERT, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Ms. JACKSONLEE of Texas.

H.R. 3185: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. FARR, MS. HERSETH, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. PoE, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, and Ms. HARMAN.

H.R. 3186: Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. TERRY.

H.R. 3195: Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Mr. ACKERMAN.

H.R. 3198: Mr. LANTOS and Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 3200: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, and Mr. MORAN of Kansas. H.R. 3204: Mr. JINDAL.

H.R. 3267: Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. UDALL of Colorado.

H.R. 3268: Mr. POE and Mr. BEAUPREZ. H.R. 3283: Mr. REYNOLDS, MS. HART, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. MURPHY, and Ms. Foxx.

H.J. Res. 55: Mr. MICHAUD and Mr. GILCHREST.

H.J. Res. 58: Mr. ADERHOLT.
H. Con. Res. 52: Mr. HERGER.

H. Con. Res. 146: Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. TANCREDO, MS. WATSON, and Mr. MCCOTTER.

H. Con. Res. 158: Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. H. Con. Res. 172: Mr. GORDON and Mr. UDALL of Colorado.

H. Con. Res. 181: Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHIMKUS, and Mr. SHAYS.

H. Con. Res. 190: Mr. BURTON of Indiana and Mr. TANCREDO.

H. Con. Res. 202: Mr. SKELTON, MS. WATSON, and Mr. LANTOS.

H. Con. Res. 208: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina.

H. Con. Res. 209: Mr. JEFFERSON, MS. LEE, Ms. Mr. CLAY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, MILLENDER-MCDONALD, and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California.

H. Res. 97: Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. GOHMERT, and Mr. OTTER.

H. Res. 158: Mr. MEEKS of New York. H. Res. 247: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. ROYCE, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. STARK, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE, and Mr. JEFFERSON.

H. Res. 261: Mr. FARR, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, and Mr. INSLEE.

H. Res. 325: Mr. CONYERS and Mr. ACKERMAN.

H. Res. 329: Mr. THOMPSON of California. H. Res. 347: Mr. SCHIFF and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY.

H. Res. 357: Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. SHAW, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. GIBBONS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. BUYER, Mrs. BONO, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. BAKER, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. DENT, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. WELLER, and Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut.

H. Res. 360: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia and Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2005 (80) ¶80.1 APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, who laid before the House the following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC, July 20, 2005.

I hereby appoint the Honorable MARK FOLEY to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.

J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. 180.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, July 19, 2005. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

180.3 COMMUNICATIONS

communica

Executive and other tions, pursuant to clause 8, rule XII, were referred as follows:

2891. A letter from the Acting Administrator, AMS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule Almonds Grown in California; Revision to Requirements Regarding Credit for Promotion and Advertising [Docket No. FV05981-1 IFR] received June 30, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

2892. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Rural Development, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule - Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grant, Guaranteed Loan, and Direct Loan Program (RIN: 0570-AA50) received July 11, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

2893. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting a request for a FY 2006 budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services; the Environmental Protection Agency; International Assistance Programs; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the Small Business Administration; (H. Doc. No. 109-49); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.

2894. A letter from the Acting Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Case Number 03-02, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.

2895. A letter from the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, transmitting notice. that the Department will not appeal the district court's order in the case American Civil Liberties Union v. Norman Mineta, No. 040262; to the Committee on Appropriations.

2896. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting a report presenting the specific amounts of staff-years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) during FY 2006, pursuant to Public Law 108-287, section 8028(e); to the Committee on Armed Services. 2897. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the Department's status and results of the "National Call to Service" program for Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to Section 531(e) of the Bob Sump National Defense Authorization Act of 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.

2898. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting certified materials supplied to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, pursuant to Public Law 101-510, section 2903(c)(6) and 2914(b)(1); to the Committee on Armed Services.

2899. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization of the enclosed list of officers to wear the insignia of the grade of real admiral (lower half) accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.

2900. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting authorization of the enclosed list of officers to wear the insignia of the grade of major general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.

2901. A letter from the Under Secertary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of General Richard B. Myers, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.

2902. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting certified materials supplied to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission; to the Committee on Armed Services.

2903. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense, transmitting certified materials supplied to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission; to the Committee on Armed Services.

2904. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the annual report to Congress on the operations of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for Fiscal Year 2004, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Financial Services.

2905. A letter from the Administrator, FNS, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule — Child and Adult Care Food Program: Permanent Agreements for Day Care Home Providers (RIN: 0584-AD69) received June 17, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

2906. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting the Annual Report of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), covering OLMS activities from October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

2907. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Mgmt. Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule - Medical Devices; Medical Device Reporting; Confirmation of Effective Date [Docket No. 2004N-0527] received July 6, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2908. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Mgmt. Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule - Beverages: Bottled Water [Docket No. 2004N0416] received July 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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2909. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Mgmt. Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule tronic Products; Performance Standard for Diagnostic X-Ray Systems and Their Major Components [Docket No. 2001N-0275] (RIN: 0910-AC34) received June 29, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2910. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, CMS, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Depart

ment's final rule - Medicaid Program; Time Limitation on Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Drug Rebate Program [CMS-2175F] (RIN: 0938-AN55) received April 6, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2911. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects received June

22, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2912. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, NHTSA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems; Controls and Displays [Docket No. NHTSA 2005-20586] (RIN: 2127-AJ23) received April 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2913. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting notification that the national emergency with respect to Liberia is to continue in effect beyond July 22, 2005, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 109-48); to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed.

2914. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certifiation of a proposed technical assistance agreement for the manufacture of significant military equipment abroad (Transmittal No. DDTC 016-05), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.

2915. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certifiation of a proposed technical assistance agreement for the export of defense articles or defense services sold commercially to Japan (Transmittal No. DDTC 023-05), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.

2916. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification of a proposed transfer of major defense equipment from the Government of the Netherlands to the Government of Portugal (Transmittal No. RSAT-01-05), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.

2917. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a report on the audit of the American Red Cross for the financial year ending June 30, 2004, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 6; to the Committee on International Relations.

2918. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting a report in accordance with Section 25(a)(6) of the Arms Export Control Act(AECA), describing and analyzing services performed during FY 2004 by full-time USG employees who are performing services for which reimbursement is provided under Section 21(a) or Section 43(b) of the AECA; to the Committee on International Relations.

2919. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting the annual report on Military Assistance, Military Exports, and Military Imports for Fiscal Year 2004, as required by Section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), as enacted 10 February 1996, by Section 1324 of Pub. L. 104-106, and 21 July 1996, by Section 148 of Pub. L. 104-164; to the Committee on International Relations.

2920. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a

six-month periodic report of the national emergency with respect to Liberia that was declared in Executive Order 13348 of July 22, 2004; to the Committee on International Relations.

2921. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary For Export Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule Expansion of the Country Scope of the License Requirements that Apply to Chemical/Biological (CB) Equipment and Related Technology; Amendments to CB-Related End-User/End-Use and U.S. Person Controls [Docket No. 0504010915091-01] (RIN: 0694-AD37) received April 18, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.

2922. A letter from the Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting a report regarding calendar year 2004 sales to designated Tier III countries of computers capable of operating at a speed in excess of a specified number of million theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) by companies that participated in the Advanced Simulation & Computing (ASC) Program of the Department; to the Committee on International Relations.

2923. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report providing information on steps taken by the U.S. Government to bring about an end to the Arab League boycott of Israel and to expand the process of normalization between Israel and the Arab League countries, as requested in Section 535 Division D of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Pub. L. 108-447); to the Committee on International Relations.

2924. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report describing conditions in Hong Kong that are of interest to the United States, covering the period from April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005, pursuant to Public Law 104-107 section 576; to the Committee on International Relations.

2925. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and in accordance with section 1(a)(6) of Executive Order 13313, a report prepared by the Department of State and the National Security Council on the progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering the period February 1, 2005 through March 31, 2005; to the Committee on International Relations.

2926. A letter from the Acting Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign Assests Control, Department of Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule — Alphabetical Listing Of Blocked Persons, Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Terrorists, Specially Designated Global Terrorists, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers ceived June 27, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.

2927. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting a report on the Physicians' Comparability Allowance Program for fiscal year 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5948(j)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform.

2928. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the semiannual report of the activities of the Office of Inspector General during the six month period ending March 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.

2929. A letter from the Political Personnel & Advisory Comm. Mgmt. Spec., Department

of Health and Human Services, transmitting à report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.

2930. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform.

2931. A letter from the Asst. Secretary for Administration & Management, Department of Labor, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Government Reform.

2932. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting a copy of the Commission's Fiscal Year 2004 Inventory of Commercial Activities, pursuant to Public Law 105-270; to the Committee on Government Reform.

2933. A letter from the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, "Letter Report: Sole Source Agreements Issued by the Executive Office of the Mayor and Office of the City Administrator Failed to Comply with Procurement Law and Regulations"; to the Committee on Government Reform.

2934. A letter from the Senior Vice President, Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting the Authority's second annual report with respect to fiscal years 2000 through 2004, pursuant to Public Law 107-174 section 203(a); to the Committee on Government Reform.

2935. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule - Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications: Technical Correction [BOP-1129-F] (RIN: 1120-AB29) received June 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2936. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule Clarifying of Release Gratuities-Release Transportation Regulations to More Closely Conform to Statutory Provisions [BOP-1108-F] (RIN: 1120-AB21) received June 1, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2937. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule Inspection of Records Relating to Depiction of Sexually Explicit Performances [Docket No. CRM 103; AG Order No. 2765-2005] (RIN: 1105AB05) received May 31, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2938. A letter from the Director of Publications and Information Technology, American Council of Learned Societies, transmitting the Council's Annual Report for the years 2000-2001 through 2002-2003, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(56) and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2939. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, NHTSA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems [Docket No. NHTSA-03-15351] (RIN: 2127-AJ40) received April 19, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2940. A letter from the National Ombudsman, Small Business Administration, transmitting a copy of the Administration's Office of the National Ombudsman's Annual Report on Congress for fiscal year 2004; to the Committee on Small Business.

2941. A letter from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting

the Department's annual report on entitlement transfers of basic educational assistance to eligible dependents under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB), pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3020(1); jointly to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services.

2942. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's report entitled, "National Coverage Determinations for Fiscal Year 2003," pursuant to Public Law 106554 section522(a); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Com

merce.

180.4 CONSTANTINO BRUMIDI

Mr. MICA moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 202):

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used on July 26, 2005, for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi on the 200th anniversary of his birth. Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. MICA and Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, each for 20

minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent resolution?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof. the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said concurrent resolution.

180.5 STATE AUTHORIZATION FY 2006 AND 2007

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MICA, pursuant to House Resolution 365 and rule XVIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2601) to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.

Mr. FOLEY, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

(1) Since the late Yasser Arafat renounced violence in the Oslo Peace Accords on September 13, 1993, at least 53 United States citizens, including one unborn child, have been murdered by Palestinian terrorists.

(2) On December 1, 1993, in a drive-by shooting north of Jerusalem, Hamas killed United States citizen Yitzhak Weinstock, 19, whose family came from Los Angeles.

(3) On October 9, 1994, Hamas kidnapped and murdered United States citizen Nachshon Wachsman, 19, whose family came from New York City.

(4) On April 9, 1995, an Islamic Jihad bomb attack on a bus near Kfar Darom killed United States citizen Alisa Flatow, 20, from West Orange, New Jersey.

(5) On August 21, 1995, in a Hamas bus bombing in Jerusalem, United States citizen Joan Davenny, from New Haven, Connecticut, was killed.

(6) On September 9, 1995, Mara Frey of Chicago was stabbed in Ma❝ale Michmash resulting in her unborn child's death.

(7) On February 25, 1996, three United States citizens, Sara Duker of Teaneck, New Jersey, Matthew Eisenfeld of West Hartford, Connecticut, and Ira Weinstein of New York City, were killed in a Hamas bus bombing in Jerusalem.

(8) On May 13, 1996, United States citizen David Boim, 17, of New York City, was killed in a drive-by shooting near Beit El, north of Jerusalem.

(9) On June 9, 1996, United States citizen Yaron Ungar was killed in a drive-by shooting near Beit Shemesh.

(10) On July 30, 1997, United States citizen Leah Stern of Passaic, New Jersey, was killed in a Hamas bombing in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market.

(11) On September 4, 1997, a Hamas bombing on Ben-Yehuda Street, Jerusalem, killed Yael Botwin, 14, of Los Angeles.

(12) On April 19, 1998, an attack near the Israeli town of Maon killed United States citizen Dov Dribben, 28.

(13) On October 8, 2000, Rabbi Hillel Lieberman, 36, of New York City, was stabbed and killed near Nablus.

(14) On October 30, 2000, United States citizen Esh-Kodesh Gilmore, 25, was shot in Jerusalem.

(15) On December 31, 2000, Rabbi Binyamin Kahane, 34, and his wife, Talia Hertzlich Kahane, both formerly of New York City, were killed in a drive-by shooting near Ofra. (16) On May 9, 2001, Jacob "Koby" Mandell, 13, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was killed in an attack near Tekoah.

(17) On May 29, 2001, Sarah Blaustein, 53, of Lawrence, New York, was killed in a driveby shooting near Efrat.

(18) On August 9, 2001, two United States citizens, Judith L. Greenbaum, 31, and Malka Roth, 15, were killed in the Jerusalem Sbarro pizzeria bombing.

(19) On November 4, 2001, Shoshana BenYishai, 16, of New York City, was shot and killed during an attack on a Jerusalem bus.

(20) On January 15, 2002, Avraham Boaz, 72, of New York City, was killed in a shooting near Bethlehem.

(21) On January 18, 2002, United States citizen Aaron Elis, 32, was killed in a shooting in Hadera.

(22) On February 8, 2002, United States citizen Moranne Amit, 25, was killed in a stabbing in Abu Tor Peace Forest, Jerusalem.

(23) On February 15, 2002, United States citizen Lee Akunis, was shot and killed near Ramallah.

(24) On February 16, 2002, Keren Shatsky, 14, of New York City and Maine, and Rachel Thaler, 16, of Baltimore, Maryland, were killed in a bombing in Karnei Shomron.

(25) On March 24, 2002, Esther Kleinman, 23, formerly of Chicago, was shot and killed near Ofra.

(26) On March 27, 2002, United States citizen Hannah Rogen, 90, was killed in a bombing at a hotel Passover seder in Netanya.

(27) On June 18, 2002, Moshe Gottlieb, 70, of Los Angeles, was killed in a bus bombing in Jerusalem.

(28) On June 19, 2002, United States citizen Gila Sara Kessler, 19, was killed in a bombing at a Jerusalem bus stop.

(29) On July 31, 2002, five United States citizens were killed in a bombing of a Hebrew University cafeteria: Marla Bennett, 24, of San Diego, Benjamin Blutstein, 25, of Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania, Janis Ruth Coulter, 36, of Massachusetts, David Gritz, 24, of Peru, Massachusetts (and of dual French-United States citizenship), and Dina Carter, 37, of North Carolina.

(30) On March 5, 2003, Abigail Leitel, 14, who was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, died in a bus bombing in Haifa.

(31) On March 7, 2003, a shooting occurred in the home of United States citizens Rabbi Eli Horowitz, 52, who grew up in Chicago, and Dina Horowitz, 50, who grew up in Florida, and both were killed.

(32) On June 11, 2003, Alan Beer, 47, who grew up in Cleveland, was killed in a bus bombing in Jerusalem.

(33) On June 20, 2003, a shooting attack on a car driving through the West Bank killed United States citizen Tzvi Goldstein, 47, who grew up in the State of New York.

(34) On August 19, 2003, Mordechai Reinitz, 49, Yitzhak Reinitz, 9, Tehilla Nathanson, 3, of Monsey, New York, Goldie Taubenfeld, 43, of New Square, New York, and Shmuel Taubenfeld, 3 months, of New Square, New York, were killed in a homicide bombing on a bus in Jerusalem.

(35) On September 9, 2003, a homicide bomber killed United States citizens David Applebaum, 51, originally of Cleveland, and Nava Applebaum, 20, originally of Cleveland, in a cafe in Jerusalem.

(36) On October 15, 2003, United States citizens John Branchizio, 36, of San Antonio, Texas, John Martin Linde, Jr., 30, of Washington, Missouri, and Mark T. Parson, 31, of the State of New York were killed in a car bombing in Gaza.

(37) On September 24, 2004, a mortar strike on a housing community killed Tiferet Tratner, 24, a dual United States-Israeli citizen.

(38) At least another 83 United States citizens have been injured in Palestinian terrorist attacks.

(39) Palestinian terrorism continues to happen as demonstrated by the bombing in Tel Aviv on February 25, 2005, despite the recent elections and a new sense of optimism in the region.

(40) The United States is willing to continue to work with Palestinian leaders under the condition that the newly elected Palestinian leadership reject and take verifiable steps to prevent terrorism.

(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.-Congress(1) condemns the attacks on United States citizens by Palestinian terrorists and demands that the Palestinian Authority work with Israel to protect all innocent individuals, regardless of citizenship, from terrorist atrocities; and

(2) offers its condolences to the families and loved ones of United States citizens who were killed by Palestinian terrorist attacks. It was decided in the affirmative ....

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Abercrombie

Ackerman
Aderholt
Akin