[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 26 (Thursday, March 10, 1994)]
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                                           Thursday, March 10, 1994

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2669-S2830
Measures Introduced: Eight bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1917-
1924.

                                                             Page S2779

Measures Passed:
  Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition: Senate passed S. 282, to 
provide Federal recognition of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of 
Alabama.

                                                         Pages S2756-60

  Public Service Recognition Week: Senate passed S.J. Res. 150, to 
designate the week of May 2 through May 8, 1994, as ``Public Service 
Recognition Week.''

                                                             Page S2776

  Primary Immune Deficiency Awareness Week: Senate passed S.J. Res. 
151, designating the week of April 10 through 16, 1994, as ``Primary 
Immune Deficiency Awareness Week.''

                                                         Pages S2776-77

  Greek Independence Day: Senate passed S.J.Res. 162, designating March 
25, 1994, as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of 
Greek and American Democracy.''

                                                             Page S2776

  National Agriculture Day: Senate passed S.J. Res. 163, to proclaim 
March 20, 1994, as ``National Agriculture Day.''

                                                         Pages S2776-78

  National Competitiveness Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 4, 
to promote the industrial competitiveness and economic growth of the 
United States by strengthening and expanding the civilian technology 
programs of the Department of Commerce, amending the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to enhance the development and 
nationwide deployment of manufacturing technologies, and authorizing 
appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of 
Commerce, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
with a modified committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

      Pages S2671-73, S2675-S2700, S2704-29, S2731-56, S2761-71, S2813-
                                                                     22

Adopted:
  (1) Wallop Modified Amendment No. 1487, relating to regulatory 
flexibility analysis. (By 31 yeas to 67 nays (Vote No. 53), Senate 
failed to table the amendment.)

                                                         Pages S2721-29

  (2) Cohen Amendment No. 1479, to require reports to Congress on 
foreign industrial espionage.

                                                         Pages S2731-38

  (3) Cohen Amendment No. 1489, to improve counterintelligence measures 
through enhanced security for classified information.

                                                         Pages S2738-41

  (4) Hatfield Amendment No. 1490, to provide incentives to eligible 
institutions to enable such institutions to devise and implement 
solutions to problems facing business development and expansion in 
lower income urban communities.

                                                         Pages S2745-51

  (5) Hatfield Amendment No. 1491, to increase the overall economy and 
efficiency of Government operations and enable more efficient use of 
Federal funding, by authorizing a demonstration program that enables 
local governments and private, non-profit organizations to use amounts 
available under certain Federal assistance programs in accordance with 
approved local flexibility plans.

                                                         Pages S2745-51

  (6) By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. 54), Brown Amendment No. 
1492, to make it a felony for a Federal official awarding contracts to 
solicit campaign contributions from persons receiving the contracts.

                                                         Pages S2751-54

Rejected:
  (1) Simpson Modified Amendment No. 1486, in the nature of a 
substitute. (By 56 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 52), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)

                                                         Pages S2709-21

  (2) Brown Amendment No. 1494, to reduce the amount of new spending 
authorized. (By 49 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 55), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)

                                               Pages S2755-56, S2765-66

Pending:
  Brown Amendment No. 1493, to institute a cost share requirement for 
single businesses applying for funding under the Advanced Technology 
Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

                                                         Pages S2753-54

  A motion was entered to close further debate on the modified 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute and, in accordance 
with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a 
vote on the cloture motion could occur on Saturday, March 12.

                                                         Pages S2770-71

  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration 
of certain first degree amendments to be proposed.

                                                             Page S2765

  Senate will continue consideration of the bill and amendments to be 
proposed thereto, on Friday, March 11.
Federal Workforce Restructuring Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
time-agreement was reached providing for the consideration of a message 
from the House on H.R. 3345, to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
eliminate certain restrictions on employee training, and to provide 
temporary authority to agencies relating to voluntary separation 
incentive payments, and an amendment to be proposed thereto, on Friday, 
March 11.

                                                             Page S2763

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Daniel T. K. Hurley, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Florida.
  Alfred E. Madrid, of Arizona, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Arizona for the term of four years.
  Charles Lester Zacharias, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal 
for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
  Judith W. Rogers, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Helen G. Berrigan, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  Lezin Joseph Hymel, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney 
for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
  Samuel Frederick Biery, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Texas.
  W. Royal Furgeson, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Texas.
  Orlando L. Garcia, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Texas.
  John H. Hannah, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Texas.
  Janis Graham Jack, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Texas.
  Walter Clinton Holton, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States 
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of four 
years.
  Kristine Olson Rogers, of Oregon, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Oregon for the term of four years.
  Raimon L. Patton, of Tennessee, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  John Marshall Roberts, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for 
the Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  Thomas A. Constantine, of New York, to be Administrator of Drug 
Enforcement.
  Israel Brooks, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States Marshal 
for the District of South Carolina for the term of four years.
  John James Leyden, of Rhode Island, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Rhode Island for the term of four years.
  Timothy Patrick Mullaney, Sr., of Delaware, to be United States 
Marshal for the District of Delaware for the term of four years.
  Cameron M. Currie, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Jack O. Dean, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Western 
District of Texas for the term of four years.
  Laurent F. Gilbert, of Maine, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Maine for the term of four years.
  John M. Deutch, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense.

                                                             Page S2830

Petitions:
                                                        Page S2779
Executive Reports of Committees:
                                                        Page S2779
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                 Pages S2779-S2812
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                    Pages S2812-13
Amendments Submitted:
                                                    Pages S2813-22
Notices of Hearings:
                                                        Page S2822
Authority for Committees:
                                                    Pages S2822-23
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S2823-30
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--55)

                               Page S2720-21, S2728-29, S2754, S2765-66

Recess: Senate convened at 8:30 a.m., and recessed at 10:44 p.m., until 
9 a.m., on Friday, March 11, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2830.)