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Lucian Niemeyer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Sharon E. Burke, resigned. (08/01/2017 legislative day)

Matthew P. Donovan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, vice Lisa S. Disbrow, resigned. (08/01/2017 legislative day)

Ellen M. Lord, of Rhode Island, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, vice Frank Kendall III. (08/01/2017 legislative day)

Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act (08/01/2017 legislative day)

Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (08/01/2017 legislative day)

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act (08/01/2017 legislative day)

To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center". (08/01/2017 legislative day)

POWER Act (08/01/2017 legislative day)

Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (08/01/2017 legislative day)

READ Act (08/01/2017 legislative day)

A resolution designating the month of June 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day". (08/01/2017 legislative day)

A resolution designating June 15, 2017, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day". (08/01/2017 legislative day)

A resolution designating June 19, 2017, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States. (08/01/2017 legislative day)

A resolution designating July 14, 2017, as Collector Car Appreciation Day and recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States. (08/01/2017 legislative day)

A resolution designating July 30, 2017, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". (08/01/2017 legislative day)

A resolution honoring the memory of Dallas Police Department Senior Corporal Lorne Ahrens, Sergeant Michael Smith, Officer Michael Krol, Officer Patrick Zamarripa, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Officer Brent Thompson, who were killed during the attack in Dallas, Texas, that occurred 1 year ago, on July 7, 2016. (08/01/2017 legislative day)

A resolution designating August 16, 2017, as "National Airborne Day". (08/01/2017 legislative day)

A resolution designating September 25, 2017, as "National Lobster Day". (08/01/2017 legislative day)

Rapid DNA Act of 2017 (08/01/2017 legislative day)

Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten years, vice James B. Comey, Jr. (08/01/2017 legislative day)