[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 8, 1994)]
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                                            Wednesday, June 8, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6547-S6637
Measures Introduced: Four bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2165-2168, and S.J. Res. 197.
  Pages S6601-02
Measures Passed:
  Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act: Senate passed S. 1587, to 
revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal Government, 
after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
and taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S6565-99
Adopted:
  (1) Hatfield/Packwood Amendment No. 1753, to provide for waivers of 
the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act with respect to certain Federal 
programs as such requirements relate to volunteers.
Pages S6565-68
  (2) Conrad Amendment No. 1755, to clarify, under covered contracts, 
entertainment costs are not allowable under any circumstances.
Pages S6576-79
  (3) Moseley-Braun Modified Amendment No. 1756, to encourage 
contracting and subcontracting with women-owned small business 
concerns.
Pages S6579-80, S6581-82, S6599
  (4) Roth (for McCain) Amendment No. 1757, to provide for cost savings 
for official travel.
Pages S6580-81
  (5) Smith/Roth Amendment No. 1758, to exempt construction contracts 
from the two-phase contractor selection authority.
Pages S6585-86
  (6) Levin (for Harkin) Amendment No. 1759, to unify Federal debarment 
procedures regarding grants and contracts.
Page S6590
  (7) Levin (for Harkin) Amendment No. 1760, to speed up the process of 
debarring serious violators from eligibility for Federal grants and 
contracts.
Page S6590
  (8) Grassley Amendment No. 1761, to require the Comptroller General 
of the United States to review the independence of the legal services 
being provided to Inspectors General.
Page S6591
  (9) Wellstone Amendment No. 1762, to provide Government contractors 
and the Government access to alternative dispute resolution procedures 
by requiring the Government and contractors to make available such 
procedures unless they identify the circumstances in which the use of 
such procedures would be inappropriate.
Pages S6593-94
  (10) Wellstone/Bumpers Amendment No. 1763, to continue to permit a 
small business winning a bid protest before the GAO or the GSA Board of 
Contract Appeals to be reimbursed for reasonable amounts incurred for 
the fees of attorneys and any consultants or expert witnesses used.
Pages S6594-95
  (11) Roth (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 1764, to provide for the 
rationalization of definitions in Federal law regarding certain small 
business concerns.
Pages S6595-96
Withdrawn:
  Grassley Amendment No. 1754, to require each major Federal agency 
Inspector General to employ an independent legal counsel.
Pages S6568-76, S6590
  Veterans Health Improvements Act: Senate passed H.R. 3313, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to permit home loan guaranties for energy 
efficiency improvements, to extend the period of the Vietnam era, to 
exclude certain payments to Alaska Natives from annual income 
determinations for pension purposes, after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 1626, 
Senate companion measure, after agreeing to a committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S6618-22
  Subsequently, S. 1626 was indefinitely postponed.

                                                             Page S6622

  Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 4013, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs with necessary flexibility in staffing the Veterans 
Health Administration, after striking all after the enacting clause and 
inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 1974, Senate companion 
measure, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S6622-28
  Glenn (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 1765, to revise certain 
provisions relating to the funding of the pilot programs.
Page S6626
  Subsequently, S. 1974 was indefinitely postponed.

                                                             Page S6628

  Alaska/Payments in Lieu of Taxes: Senate passed S. 761, to amend the 
``unit of general local government'' definition for Federal payments in 
lieu of taxes to include unorganized boroughs in Alaska, after agreeing 
to committee amendments.
  Page S6628
  Shenandoah Valley National Battlefield: Senate passed S. 1033, to 
establish the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields and Commission in 
the Commonwealth of Virginia, after agreeing to a committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S6628-30
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the consideration 
of S. 1491, to amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to 
authorize appropriations, on Thursday, June 9, 1994.
  Page S6630
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States: Transmitting certification of 
the free and fair election of an interim government in South Africa; 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-121).
  Page S6600
  Transmitting the report of the Commodity Credit Corporation for 
fiscal year 1992; referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition 
and Forestry. (PM-122).
Page S6600
  Transmitting two deferrals of budget authority; pursuant to the order 
of January 30, 1975, which was referred jointly to the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. (PM-123).
Page S6600
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Harriet C. Babbitt, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for the remainder of the 
term expiring September 20, 1994.
  Michael R. Bromwich, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector 
General, Department of Justice.
  Maria Elena Torano, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
1994.
  Maria Elena Torano, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
1997.
  Billy Michael Burrage, of Oklahoma, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma.
  Terry C. Kern, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Oklahoma.
  Theodore Alexander McKee, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.
  Vanessa D. Gilmore, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Texas.
  Carol Jones Carmody, of Louisiana, for the rank of Minister during 
her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America 
on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
  Timothy A. Chorba, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Singapore.
  Jan Piercy, of Illinois, to be United States Executive Director of 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Joseph R. Paolino, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Malta.
  Florence M. Cauthen, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years.
  Joseph George DiLeonardi, of Illinois, to be United States Marshal 
for the Northern District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  Dallas S. Neville, of Wisconsin, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Wisconsin for the term of four years.
  John R. O'Connor, of Connecticut, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Connecticut for the term of four years.
  Michael A. Pizzi, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Robert Bruce Robertson, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  Sally A. Shelton, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Agency for International Development.
  Frank G. Wisner, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
India.
  Harriet C. Babbitt, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2000.
Page S6637
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  George Charles Bruno, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to Belize.
  Ernest Gideon Green, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for the 
remainder of the term expiring September 22, 1995.
  Robert A. Pastor, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Panama.
  Carl Burton Stokes, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Seychelles.
  James Sweeney, of New Mexico, to be a Special Representative of the 
President for Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Matters, 
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Michael Johnston Gaines, of Arkansas, to be a Commissioner of the 
United States Parole Commission for the remainder of the term expiring 
November 1, 1997.
  Kenneth Malerman Jarin, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
National Council of the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 1998.
  Anne C. Petersen, of Minnesota, to be Deputy Director of the National 
Science Foundation.
  Sheila C. Bair, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 
13, 1995.
  Mary L. Schapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner 
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 
13, 1999.
  Mary L. Schapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
  James L. Dennis, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit.
  David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Indiana.
  Napoleon A. Jones, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  Sarah S. Vance, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
Pages S6630-37
Messages From the President:
                                                        Page S6600
Messages From the House:
                                                        Page S6600
Measures Referred:
                                                        Page S6600
Communications:
                                                    Pages S6600-01
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                    Pages S6602-06
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                    Pages S6606-07
Amendments Submitted:
                                                    Pages S6607-10
Notices of Hearings:
                                                        Page S6610
Authority for Committees:
                                                        Page S6610
Additional Statements:
                                                    Pages S6610-17
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 8:16 p.m., until 
11:30 a.m., on Thursday, June 9, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6630.)