[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
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                    THE NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.
  Mr. METZENBAUM. Regular order.
  Mr. HOLLINGS. On behalf of the leaders on both sides, I suggest the 
absence of a quorum for a few minutes.
  Mr. METZENBAUM. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. METZENBAUM. I acceded to the 10 o'clock vote with the 
understanding that I had a commitment to which I would be late, but I 
was willing to go along with that. I believe that we ought to proceed 
to the vote.
  Go ahead.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator withhold the suggestion for 
the absence of a quorum?
  Mr. HOLLINGS. I withhold.
  Mr. METZENBAUM. Mr. President, regular order.


                       vote on amendment no. 1522

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is on 
agreeing to the amendment No. 1522 of the Senator from Missouri [Mr. 
Danforth].
  On this question, the yeas and nays have been ordered, and the clerk 
will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Boren] is 
necessarily absent.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 44, nays 55, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 59 Leg.]

                                YEAS--44

     Bennett
     Bond
     Bradley
     Brown
     Chafee
     Coats
     Cochran
     Cohen
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Danforth
     Dole
     Domenici
     Durenberger
     Faircloth
     Gorton
     Gramm
     Grassley
     Hatch
     Hatfield
     Heflin
     Helms
     Hutchison
     Jeffords
     Kassebaum
     Kempthorne
     Kohl
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McCain
     McConnell
     Murkowski
     Nickles
     Packwood
     Pressler
     Roth
     Simpson
     Smith
     Specter
     Thurmond
     Wallop
     Warner

                                NAYS--55

     Akaka
     Baucus
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Boxer
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Burns
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Conrad
     Daschle
     DeConcini
     Dodd
     Dorgan
     Exon
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Glenn
     Graham
     Gregg
     Harkin
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Johnston
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Mathews
     Metzenbaum
     Mikulski
     Mitchell
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murray
     Nunn
     Pell
     Pryor
     Reid
     Riegle
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Sarbanes
     Sasser
     Shelby
     Simon
     Stevens
     Wellstone
     Wofford

                             NOT VOTING--1

       
     Boren
       
  So the amendment (No. 1522) was rejected.
  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. HOLLINGS. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will come to order.
  Under the previous order, the committee substitute, as amended, is 
agreed to.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, 
was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read S. 4 for the third time.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Commerce 
Committee is discharged from further consideration of H.R. 820, and the 
Senate will proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:
       A bill (H.R. 820) to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, all after the 
enacting clause of H.R. 820 is stricken and the text of S. 4, as 
amended, is inserted in lieu thereof.
  The clerk will read H.R. 820 for the third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the passage of H.R. 820, as 
amended. The yeas and nays have been ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Boren] is 
necessarily absent.
  I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from 
Oklahoma [Mr. Boren] would vote ``aye.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
who desire to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 59, nays 40, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 60 Leg.]

                                YEAS--59

     Akaka
     Baucus
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Boxer
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Burns
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Cohen
     Conrad
     Daschle
     DeConcini
     Dodd
     Dorgan
     Exon
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Glenn
     Graham
     Harkin
     Hatfield
     Heflin
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Mathews
     Metzenbaum
     Mikulski
     Mitchell
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murray
     Nunn
     Pell
     Pryor
     Reid
     Riegle
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Sarbanes
     Sasser
     Shelby
     Simon
     Stevens
     Wellstone
     Wofford

                                NAYS--40

     Bennett
     Bond
     Bradley
     Brown
     Chafee
     Coats
     Cochran
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Danforth
     Dole
     Domenici
     Durenberger
     Faircloth
     Feingold
     Gorton
     Gramm
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hatch
     Helms
     Hutchison
     Kempthorne
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McCain
     McConnell
     Murkowski
     Nickles
     Packwood
     Pressler
     Roth
     Simpson
     Smith
     Specter
     Thurmond
     Wallop
     Warner

                             NOT VOTING--1

       
     Boren
       
  The bill (H.R. 820), as amended, was passed.
  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which 
the bill was passed.
  Mr. ROCKEFELLER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate insists 
on its amendment, requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 820, and the Chair is 
authorized to appoint conferees.
  Thereupon, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Campbell) appointed Mr. 
Hollings, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Danforth conferees on the part of 
the Senate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the order of March 15, 1994, S. 4 is 
returned to the calendar.

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