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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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Daily Digest

Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7937-S8008
Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 1918-1923, and S. Res. 337-339.
Pages S7991-92
Measures Reported:
S. 384, to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the
authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to
raise funds for breast cancer research. (S. Rept. No. 112-97)
Page S7990
Measures Passed:
Wreaths Across America Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 337, designating
December 10, 2011, as ``Wreaths Across America Day''.
Pages S8006-07
Authorize the Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 339, to
authorize the production of records by the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
Page S8007
Authorize the Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 338, to
authorize the production of records by the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
Page S8007
Measures Considered:
Department of Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: Senate continued
consideration of S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, taking
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:
Pages S7943-56, S7956-87
Adopted:
Levin/McCain Modified Amendment No. 1092, to bolster the detection
and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.
Pages S7943, S7965-68
Landrieu Modified Amendment No. 1115, to reauthorize and improve the
SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. (A unanimous-consent
agreement was reached providing that the requirement of a 60
affirmative vote threshold, be vitiated.)
Pages S7943, S7971-82, S7983
Rejected:
By 38 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 210), Udall (CO) Amendment No. 1107,
to revise the provisions relating to detainee matters.
Pages S7943, S7944-56, S7956-57
By 30 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. 211), Paul/Gillibrand Amendment No.
1064, to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against
Iraq Resolution of 2002. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that the amendment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative
votes, the amendment was not agreed to.)
Pages S7968-71, S7982
Withdrawn:
Levin (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 1260, to strike 846, relating to
a waiver of ``Buy American'' requirements for procurement of components
otherwise producible overseas with specialty metal not produced in the
United States.
Pages S7944, S7984-85
Levin (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 1262, to clarify the meaning of
``produced'' for purposes of limitations on the procurement by the
Department of Defense of specialty metals within the United States.
Pages S7944, S7985
Pending:
Merkley Amendment No. 1174, to express the sense of Congress
regarding the expedited transition of responsibility for military and
security operations in Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan.
Pages S7943, S7984
Feinstein Amendment No. 1125, to clarify the applicability of
requirements for military custody with respect to detainees.
Pages S7943, S7961-65
Feinstein Amendment No. 1126, to limit the authority of Armed Forces
to detain citizens of the United States under section 1031.
Pages S7943, S7961-65
Franken Amendment No. 1197, to require contractors to make timely
payments to subcontractors that are small business concerns.
Page S7943
Cardin/Mikulski Amendment No. 1073, to prohibit expansion or
operation of the District of Columbia National Guard Youth Challenge
Program in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Page S7943
Begich Amendment No. 1114, to amend title 10, United States Code, to
authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of
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components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is
eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired
members, and dependents.
Page S7943
Begich Amendment No. 1149, to authorize a land conveyance and
exchange at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska.
Page S7943
Shaheen Amendment No. 1120, to exclude cases in which pregnancy is
the result of an act of rape or incest from the prohibition on funding
of abortions by the Department of Defense.
Page S7943
Collins Amendment No. 1105, to make permanent the requirement for
certifications relating to the transfer of detainees at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and other
foreign entities.
Page S7943
Collins Amendment No. 1155, to authorize educational assistance under
the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program for pursuit of
advanced degrees in physical therapy and occupational therapy.
Page S7943
Collins Amendment No. 1158, to clarify the permanence of the
prohibition on transfers of recidivist detainees at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and entities.
Page S7943
Collins/Shaheen Amendment No. 1180, relating to man-portable air-
defense systems originating from Libya.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1094, to include the Department of Commerce in
contract authority using competitive procedures but excluding
particular sources for establishing certain research and development
capabilities.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1095, to express the sense of the Senate on the
importance of addressing deficiencies in mental health counseling.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1096, to express the sense of the Senate on
treatment options for members of the Armed Forces and veterans for
Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1097, to eliminate gaps and redundancies between
the over 200 programs within the Department of Defense that address
psychological health and traumatic brain injury.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1098, to require a report on the impact of
foreign boycotts on the defense industrial base.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1099, to express the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of Defense should implement the recommendations of the
Comptroller General of the United States regarding prevention,
abatement, and data collection to address hearing injuries and hearing
loss among members of the Armed Forces.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1100, to extend to products and services from
Latvia existing temporary authority to procure certain products and
services from countries along a major route of supply to Afghanistan.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1101, to strike section 156, relating to a
transfer of Air Force C-12 aircraft to the Army.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1102, to require a report on the feasibility of
using unmanned aerial systems to perform airborne inspection of
navigational aids in foreign airspace.
Page S7943
Inhofe Amendment No. 1093, to require the detention at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of high-value enemy combatants who
will be detained long-term.
Page S7943
Casey Amendment No. 1215, to require a certification on efforts by
the Government of Pakistan to implement a strategy to counter
improvised explosive devices.
Page S7943
Casey Amendment No. 1139, to require contractors to notify small
business concerns that have been included in offers relating to
contracts let by Federal agencies.
Page S7943
McCain (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 1200, to provide Taiwan with
critically needed United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to
strengthen its self-defense capability against the increasing military
threat from China.
Page S7943
McCain (for Ayotte) Amendment No. 1066, to modify the Financial
Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan to provide that a complete and
validated full statement of budget resources is ready by not later than
September 30, 2014.
Page S7943
McCain (for Ayotte) Modified Amendment No. 1067, to require
notification of Congress with respect to the initial custody and
further disposition of members of al-Qaeda and affiliated entities.
Page S7943
McCain (for Ayotte) Amendment No. 1068, to authorize lawful
interrogation methods in addition to those authorized by the Army Field
Manual for the collection of foreign intelligence information through
interrogations.
Page S7943
McCain (for Brown (MA)/Boozman) Amendment No. 1119, to protect the
child custody rights of members of the Armed Forces deployed in support
of a contingency operation.
Page S7943
McCain (for Brown (MA)) Amendment No. 1090, to provide that the basic
allowance for housing in effect for a member of the National Guard is
not reduced when the member transitions between active duty and full-
time National Guard duty without a break in active service.
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McCain (for Brown (MA)) Amendment No. 1089, to require certain
disclosures from post-secondary institutions that participate in
tuition assistance programs of the Department of Defense.
Page S7943
McCain (for Wicker) Amendment No. 1056, to provide for the freedom of
conscience of military chaplains with respect to the performance of
marriages.
Page S7943
McCain (for Wicker) Amendment No. 1116, to improve the transition of
members of the Armed Forces with experience in the operation of certain
motor vehicles into careers operating commercial motor vehicles in the
private sector.
Page S7943
Udall (NM) Amendment No. 1153, to include ultralight vehicles in the
definition of aircraft for purposes of the aviation smuggling
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Page S7943
Udall (NM) Amendment No. 1154, to direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that members
of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and
fumes caused by open burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq
receive information regarding such exposure.
Page S7943
Udall (NM)/Schumer Amendment No. 1202, to clarify the application of
the provisions of the Buy American Act to the procurement of
photovoltaic devices by the Department of Defense.
Page S7943
McCain (for Corker) Amendment No. 1171, to prohibit funding for any
unit of a security force of Pakistan if there is credible evidence that
the unit maintains connections with an organization known to conduct
terrorist activities against the United States or United States allies.
Page S7943
McCain (for Corker) Amendment No. 1172, to require a report outlining
a plan to end reimbursements from the Coalition Support Fund to the
Government of Pakistan for operations conducted in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom.
Page S7943
McCain (for Corker) Amendment No. 1173, to express the sense of the
Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Page S7943
Levin (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1117, to provide for national
security benefits for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss.
Page S7943
Levin (for Gillibrand/Portman) Amendment No. 1187, to expedite the
hiring authority for the defense information technology/cyber
workforce.
Page S7943
Levin (for Gillibrand/Blunt) Amendment No. 1211, to authorize the
Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to State National Guards to
provide counseling and reintegration services for members of reserve
components of the Armed Forces ordered to active duty in support of a
contingency operation, members returning from such active duty,
veterans of the Armed Forces, and their families.
Pages S7943-44
Merkley Amendment No. 1239, to expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant
John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of members of the Armed
Forces who die in the line of duty.
Page S7944
Merkley Amendment No. 1256, to require a plan for the expedited
transition of responsibility for military and security operations in
Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan.
Page S7944
Merkley Amendment No. 1257, to require a plan for the expedited
transition of responsibility for military and security operations in
Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan.
Page S7944
Merkley Amendment No. 1258, to require the timely identification of
qualified census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program.
Page S7944
Leahy Amendment No. 1087, to improve the provisions relating to the
treatment of certain sensitive national security information under the
Freedom of Information Act.
Page S7944
Leahy/Grassley Amendment No. 1186, to provide the Department of
Justice necessary tools to fight fraud by reforming the working capital
fund.
Page S7944
Wyden/Merkley Amendment No. 1160, to provide for the closure of
Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, Oregon.
Page S7944
Wyden Amendment No. 1253, to provide for the retention of members of
the reserve components on active duty for a period of 45 days following
an extended deployment in contingency operations or homeland defense
missions to support their reintegration into civilian life.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for Graham) Amendment No. 1179, to specify the number of
judge advocates of the Air Force in the regular grade of brigadier
general.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain) Further Modified Amendment No. 1230, to modify
the annual adjustment in enrollment fees for TRICARE Prime.
Pages S7944, S7956
Ayotte (for Heller/Kirk) Amendment No. 1137, to provide for the
recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation to
Jerusalem of the United States Embassy in Israel.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for Heller) Amendment No. 1138, to provide for the exhumation
and transfer of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces buried
in Tripoli, Libya.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1247, to restrict the authority of
the Secretary of Defense to develop public infrastructure on Guam until
certain conditions related to Guam realignment have been met.
Page S7944

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Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1246, to establish a commission to
study the United States Force Posture in East Asia and the Pacific
region.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1229, to provide for greater
cybersecurity collaboration between the Department of Defense and the
Department of Homeland Security.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain/Ayotte) Amendment No. 1249, to limit the use of
cost-type contracts by the Department of Defense for major defense
acquisition programs.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1220, to require Comptroller
General of the United States reports on the Department of Defense
implementation of justification and approval requirements for certain
sole-source contracts.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain/Ayotte) Amendment No. 1132, to require a plan to
ensure audit readiness of statements of budgetary resources.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1248, to expand the authority for
the overhaul and repair of vessels to the United States, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1250, to require the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report on the probationary period in the
development of the short take-off, vertical landing variant of the
Joint Strike Fighter.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain) Amendment No. 1118, to modify the availability of
surcharges collected by commissary stores.
Page S7944
Sessions Amendment No. 1182, to prohibit the permanent stationing of
more than two Army Brigade Combat Teams within the geographic
boundaries of the United States European Command.
Page S7944
Sessions Amendment No. 1183, to require the maintenance of a triad of
strategic nuclear delivery systems.
Page S7944
Sessions Amendment No. 1184, to limit any reduction in the number of
surface combatants of the Navy below 313 vessels.
Page S7944
Sessions Amendment No. 1185, to require a report on a missile defense
site on the East Coast of the United States.
Page S7944
Sessions Amendment No. 1274, to clarify the disposition under the law
of war of persons detained by the Armed Forces of the United States
pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Page S7944
Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1146, to provide for the participation
of military technicians (dual status) in the study on the termination
of military technician as a distinct personnel management category.
Page S7944
Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1147, to prohibit the repayment of
enlistment or related bonuses by certain individuals who become
employed as military technicians (dual status) while already a member
of a reserve component.
Page S7944
Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1148, to provide rights of grievance,
arbitration, appeal, and review beyond the adjutant general for
military technicians.
Page S7944
Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1204, to authorize a pilot program on
enhancements of Department of Defense efforts on mental health in the
National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships.
Page S7944
Levin (for Reed) Amendment No. 1294, to enhance consumer credit
protections for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
Page S7944
Levin Amendment No. 1293, to authorize the transfer of certain high-
speed ferries to the Navy.
Page S7944
Levin (for Boxer) Amendment No. 1206, to implement common sense
controls on the taxpayer-funded salaries of defense contractors.
Page S7944
Chambliss Amendment No. 1304, to require a report on the
reorganization of the Air Force Materiel Command.
Page S7944
Levin (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 1259, to link domestic
manufacturers to defense supply chain opportunities.
Page S7944
Levin (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 1261, to extend treatment of
base closure areas as HUBZones for purposes of the Small Business Act.
Page S7944
Levin (for Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 1263, to authorize the
conveyance of the John Kunkel Army Reserve Center, Warren, Ohio.
Page S7944
Levin (for Leahy) Amendment No. 1080, to clarify the applicability of
requirements for military custody with respect to detainees.
Page S7944
Levin (for Wyden) Amendment No. 1296, to require reports on the use
of indemnification agreements in Department of Defense contracts.
Page S7944
Levin (for Pryor) Amendment No. 1151, to authorize a death gratuity
and related benefits for Reserves who die during an authorized stay at
their residence during or between successive days of inactive duty
training.
Page S7944
Levin (for Pryor) Amendment No. 1152, to recognize the service in the
reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring
them with status as veterans under law.
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Levin (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 1209, to repeal the requirement
for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by
veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.
Page S7944
Levin (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 1210, to require an assessment
of the advisability of stationing additional DDG-51 class destroyers at
Naval Station Mayport, Florida.
Page S7944
Levin (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 1236, to require a report on
the effects of changing flag officer positions within the Air Force
Material Command.
Page S7944
Levin (for Nelson (FL)) Amendment No. 1255, to require an
epidemiological study on the health of military personnel exposed to
burn pit emissions at Joint Base Balad.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for McCain) Modified Amendment No. 1281, to require a plan
for normalizing defense cooperation with the Republic of Georgia.
Pages S7944, S7956
Ayotte (for Blunt/Gillibrand) Amendment No. 1133, to provide for
employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to
full-time National Guard duty.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for Blunt) Amendment No. 1134, to require a report on the
policies and practices of the Navy for naming vessels of the Navy.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 1286, to require a Department of
Defense Inspector General report on theft of computer tapes containing
protected information on covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE
program.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 1287, to provide limitations on
the retirement of C-23 aircraft.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for Rubio) Amendment No. 1290, to strike the national
security waiver authority in section 1032, relating to requirements for
military custody.
Page S7944
Ayotte (for Rubio) Amendment No. 1291, to strike the national
security waiver authority in section 1033, relating to requirements for
certifications relating to transfer of detainees at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to foreign countries and entities.
Page S7944
Levin (for Menendez/Kirk) Amendment No. 1414, to require the
imposition of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran,
including the Central Bank of Iran.
Page S7944
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further
consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, November 30,
2011, with the time until 11 a.m. equally divided and controlled
between Senators Levin and McCain, or their designees; provided
further, that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on the
motion to invoke cloture on the bill; and that the second-degree filing
deadline for amendments to the bill be at 10:30 a.m.
Page S8007
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S7937, S7990
Executive Reports of Committees:
Pages S7990-91
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S7992-96
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S7996-98
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S7998-S8006
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S8006
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S8006
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--211)
Pages S7957, S7982
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:35 p.m.,
until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. (For Senate's program,
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page
S8007.)