[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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                                          Tuesday, February 1, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S455-S546
Measures Introduced: Four bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1813-
1816.

                                                              Page S527

Measures Passed:
  Byron White Federal Courthouse: Senate passed S. 812, to designate 
the Federal Courthouse in Denver, Colorado, as the ``Byron White 
Federal Courthouse''.

                                                              Page S523

  Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center: Senate passed S. 1206, to 
redesignate the Federal building located at 380 Trapelo Road in 
Waltham, Massachusetts, as the ``Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center''.

                                                              Page S524

  Brien McMahon Federal Building: Senate passed S. 1314, to designate 
the United States Courthouse located at Bridgeport, Connecticut as the 
``Brien McMahon Federal Building''.

                                                              Page S524

  Albert V. Byran United States Courthouse: Senate passed S. 1650, to 
designate the United States Courthouse for the Eastern District of 
Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Albert V. Bryan United 
States Courthouse''.

                                                              Page S524

  Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and Courthouse: Senate passed 
H.R. 1303, to designate the Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse located at 402 East State Street in Trenton, New Jersey, as 
the ``Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse'', clearing the bill for the President.

                                                              Page S524

  A. Maceo Smith Federal Building: Senate passed H.R. 2223, to 
designate the Federal building located at 525 Griffin Street in Dallas, 
Texas, as the ``A. Maceo Smith Federal Building'', clearing the bill 
for the President.

                                                              Page S525

  Potter Stewart United States Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 2555, to 
designate the Federal building located at 100 East Fifth Street in 
Cincinnati, Ohio, as the ``Potter Stewart United States Courthouse'', 
clearing the bill for the President.

                                                              Page S525

  George Arceneaux, Jr. United States Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 
3186, to designate the United States courthouse located in Houma, 
Louisiana, as the ``George Arceneaux, Jr., United States Courthouse'', 
clearing the bill for the President.

                                                              Page S525

  Edwin Ford Hunter, Jr. United States Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 
3356, to designate the United States courthouse under construction at 
611 Broad Street, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the ``Edwin Ford 
Hunter, Jr., United States Courthouse'', clearing the bill for the 
President.

                                                              Page S525

  John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building: Senate 
passed H.R. 2868, to designate the Federal building located at 600 Camp 
Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the ``John Minor Wisdom United 
States Court of Appeals Building'', after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:

                                                              Page S525

  Kerry (for Johnston/Breaux) Amendment No. 1355, to correct the name 
of the building.

                                                              Page S525

Foreign Relations Authorizations Act: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 1281, to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 
for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, and 
related agencies, and to provide for the consolidation of international 
broadcasting activities, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, 
as follows:

                                      Pages S463-77, S478-90, S492-S522

Adopted:
  (1) Helms Modified Amendment No. 1290, to give fullest possible 
consideration to asylum applications from Chinese nationals fleeting 
coercive population control policies.

                                                              Page S520

  (2) Helms Amendment No. 1291, to express the sense of the Senate that 
certain conditions should be met before the People's Republic of China 
is accorded nondiscriminatory most-favored-nation treatment.

                                                              Page S507

  (3) Cohen Amendment No. 1317, to require a report on Russian military 
operations in the independent states of the former Soviet Union.

                                                              Page S495

  (4) By 96 yeas to 1 nays (Vote No. 13), Cohen Amendment No. 1318, to 
encourage Germany to assume full and active participation in 
international peacekeeping activities.

                                                              Page S464

  (5) Dole Amendment No. 1323, to facilitate coordination between the 
executive and legislative branches of Government regarding United 
States participation in, or the use of United States funds for, United 
Nations peacekeeping activities.

                                                              Page S516

  (6) Kerry (for Mitchell) Modified Amendment No. 1324 (to Amendment 
No. 1323), to express the sense of the Congress regarding United States 
participation in United Nations peacekeeping activities.

                                                              Page S516

  (7) Simon/Lautenberg Amendment No. 1326, to extend certain 
adjudication provisions.

                                                              Page S478

  (8) By 85 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 14), Lautenberg Amendment No. 
1327 (to Amendment No. 1326), in the nature of a substitute.

                                                              Page S478

  (9) Helms Amendment No. 1329, to instruct United States Executive 
Directors to international financial institutions to vote against 
financing countries whose governments expropriate United States 
property.

                                                              Page S516

  (10) Helms Modified Amendment No. 1330 (to Amendment No. 1329), to 
allow the President to waive the prohibition under certain conditions.

                                                              Page S516

  (11) McCain Amendment No. 1331, to express the sense of the Congress 
regarding United States policy toward the development of nuclear 
weapons by North Korea.

                                                              Page S488

  (12) McCain Amendment No. 1332, to express the sense of the Congress 
concerning the Government of Thailand need to support democracy in 
Cambodia and Burma.

                                                              Page S490

  (13) Robb Amendment No. 1333, to express the sense of the Congress in 
urging the President to prepare to reintroduce United States tactical 
nuclear weapons to the Korean peninsula, in full coordination with 
United States allies in the region, should North Korea not return to, 
and fully comply with, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
Weapons.

                                                              Page S497

  (14) Pell Modified Amendment No. 1334, to establish sanctions against 
Croatia.

                                                              Page S513

  (15) By 61 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 16), Kerry Amendment No. 1335 
(to Amendment No. 1291), in the nature of a substitute.

                                                              Page S507

  (16) DeConcini Amendment No. 1336, to authorize the International 
Boundary and Water Commission to negotiate agreements with Mexico on 
the financing, construction, and operation of sewage treatment and 
other pollution control works along the United States-Mexico border.

                                                              Page S502

  (17) Levin Amendment No. 1338, to require the Secretary of State to 
report to Congress within 60 days on Bosnian refugees.

                                                              Page S503

  (18) Lautenberg Amendment No. 1339, to eliminate the proposed repeal 
of a provision of law relating to burdensharing.

                                                              Page S508

  (19) Kerry (for Brown) Amendment No. 1340, to require reports every 
six months by the President on the implementation of the Partnership 
for Peace.

                                                              Page S508

  (20) Kerry (for Brown) Amendment No. 1341, to provide for a review of 
the feasibility of mandating non-U.S. Government funding, for democracy 
promotion programs.

                                                              Page S509

  (21) Kerry (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1342, to provide for 
limitations on the transfer of excess defense articles.

                                                              Page S509

  (22) Helms (for Brown) Modified Amendment No. 1343, to ensure a 
clearly defined timetable exists for completion of nuclear weapon 
dismantlement activities in the former Soviet Union using U.S. 
assistance.

                                                              Page S520

  (23) Helms Amendment No. 1345, to express the sense of the Congress 
that the position of Under Secretary-General of the United Nations for 
Administration and Management should be held by a citizen of the United 
States.

                                                              Page S509

  (24) Helms Amendment No. 1346, to require notification of Congress of 
billing requests for United States contributions to United Nations 
peacekeeping activities.

                                                              Page S509

  (25) Helms (for Pressler) Amendment No. 1347, to strengthen controls 
on missile technology exports to countries the governments of which 
have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.

                                                              Page S510

  (26) Helms (for Dole) Amendment No. 1348, to place limitations on 
United States funding of United Nations peacekeeping activities.

                                                              Page S510

  (27) Helms (for Dole) Amendment No. 1349, to withhold contributions 
for United Nations peacekeeping activities unless certain budget and 
management reforms in the United Nations are made.

                                                              Page S511

  (28) Helms (for Dole) Amendment No. 1350, to require reports 
involving the status of prisoners and human rights observance during 
multilateral peacekeeping activities.

                                                              Page S511

  (29) Helms (for Dole) Modified Amendment No. 1351, to require a 
report on sanctions on Vietnam.

                                                              Page S516

  (30) Helms (for D'Amato) Modified Amendment No. 1352, to establish 
the position of Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism within the office of 
the Secretary of State.

                                                              Page S516

  (31) Kerry Amendment No. 1354, expressing the sense of the Senate 
that the President should not restrict the exchange of humanitarian 
activities between the United States and any other country.

                                                              Page S512

Rejected:
  (1) Helms Amendment No. 1320, to maintain the current number of 
Assistant Secretaries of State and State Department officials 
compensated at level IV of the Executive Schedule. (By 51 yeas to 49 
nays (Vote No. 15), Senate tabled the amendment.)

                                                              Page S507

Pending:
  Lott/Helms Amendment No. 1315, to establish a prohibition on security 
assistance for countries that consistently oppose the United States 
position in the United Nations General Assembly.

                                                              Page S520

Withdrawn:
  (1) Helms Amendment No. 1316 (to Amendment No. 1315), to establish a 
prohibition on security assistance for countries that consistently 
oppose the United States position in the United Nations General 
Assembly.

                                                              Page S516

  (2) Helms Amendment No. 1328, to instruct United States Executive 
Directors to international financial institutions to vote against 
financing countries whose governments expropriate United States 
property.

                                                              Page S475

  (3) Cohen Amendment No. 1337, to express the sense of the Senate 
supporting Malaysia's continued participation in the Generalized System 
of Preferences (GSP).

                                                              Page S508

  (4) Helms Amendment No. 1344, to require the appointment and 
confirmation of the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

                                                              Page S516

  (5) Helms (for McConnell) Amendment No. 1353, relating to search and 
disclosure practices of the Department of State.

                                                              Page S520

  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By unanimous-consent agreement, Senate vitiated adoption of Hutchison 
Amendment No. 1285, to provide for the deobligation of certain 
unexpended economic assistance funds, agreed to on Thursday, January 
27, 1994.

                                                              Page S498

  By unanimous-consent agreement, Helms Amendment No. 1249, to prohibit 
assistance to any non-nuclear weapon state that has violated a 
bilateral U.S. nuclear cooperation agreement, agreed to on Tuesday, 
January 25, 1994, was modified.

                                                              Page S503

  By unanimous-consent agreement, Kerry (for McCain/Lieberman) 
Amendment No. 1296, to provide sanctions against third parties who 
assist Iran or Iraq in their ongoing efforts to build conventional 
weapons, agreed to on Friday, January 28, 1994, was modified.

                                                              Page S513

  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote to 
occur on the pending amendment at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, February 2, 
with a vote on final passage of the bill to occur immediately 
thereafter.

                                                              Page S546

Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States: Transmitting a report on the 
state of small business; referred to the Committee on Small Business. 
(PM-80).

                                                              Page S525

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Strobe 
Talbott, of Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of State.

                                                              Page S546

Messages From the President:
                                                         Page S525
Messages From the House:
                                                         Page S526
Measures Referred:
                                                         Page S526
Communications:
                                                         Page S526
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                     Pages S527-30
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                         Page S530
Amendments Submitted:
                                                     Pages S531-38
Authority for Committees:
                                                         Page S538
Additional Statements:
                                                     Pages S539-46
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--16)

                                                 Pages S464, S478, S507

Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 9:17 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Wednesday, February 2, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S546.)