[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 82 (Friday, June 24, 1994)]
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                                              Friday, June 24, 1994

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7593-S7661
Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2239-2244, S.J. Res. 204, and S. Res. 233.
  Page S7638
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1513, entitled ``Improving America's Schools Act of 1993,'' with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-292)
Page S7638
Measures Passed:
  Public Lands Grant: Senate passed S. 1233, to resolve the status of 
certain lands in Arizona that are subject to a claim as a grant of 
public lands for railroad purposes, after agreeing to committee 
amendments.
  Page S7658
  National Family Caregivers Week: Senate passed S.J. Res. 153, to 
designate the week beginning on November 21, 1993 and ending on 
November 27, 1993, and the week beginning on November 20, 1994, and 
ending on November 26, 1994, as ``National Family Caregivers Week.''
  Page S7658
  Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: Senate passed S.J. Res. 172, 
designating May 30, 1994, through June 6, 1994, as a ``Time for 
National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II.''
  Page S7659
  National Character Counts Week: Senate passed S.J. Res. 178, to 
proclaim the week of October 16 through October 22, 1994 as ``National 
Character Counts Week.''
  Page S7659
  National Apollo Anniversary Observance: Senate passed S.J. Res. 187, 
designating July 16 through July 24, 1994, as ``National Apollo 
Anniversary Observance.''
  Page S7659
  Authorizing Legal Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 233, to 
authorize representation of Members of the Senate in Bahre v. Butler, 
Case No. 9410917-05 (Super. Ct. Cobb County, Ga.).
  Pages S7653, S7659-60
Department of Defense Authorizations: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 2182, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, taking 
action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:

                                  Pages S7593-S7617, S7619-24, S7628-31

Adopted:
  (1) Stevens Amendment No. 1850, to prohibit employees of federally 
funded research and development centers from being compensated at a 
rate exceeding the Executive Schedule Level I.

                                                  Pages S7594, S7622-23

  (2) Coats (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 1853, of a technical nature.
Page S7619
  (3) Nunn (for Bingaman/Smith) Amendment No. 1854, to extend for three 
years opportunities for the blind or other severely handicapped to 
participate in defense procurements as subcontractors and suppliers.
Page S7619
  (4) Nunn (for DeConcini) Amendment No. 1855, to transfer family 
housing located at a closed Air Force Radar Bomb Scoring Site near 
Holbrook, Arizona, from the Air Force to the Department of the 
Interior.
Pages S7619-20
  (5) Nunn (for Shelby) Amendment No. 1856, to allow the Secretary of 
the Navy discretionary authority to redesignate certain ``temporary'' 
limited duty officers as ``permanent'' limited duty officers with the 
same grade and date of rank.
Page S7620
  (6) Nunn Amendment No. 1857, to protect the retired pay of certain 
military retirees who left military service in the 1970's.
Pages S7620-21
  (7) Coats (for Wallop) Amendment No. 1858, to permit the Ballistic 
Missile Defense Organization to maintain management and budget 
responsibility for space-based chemical lasers.
Page S7621
  (8) Nunn (for Smith) Amendment No. 1859, to authorize funds to 
initiate computer aided systems to improve productivity in 
declassifying documents in the Department of Energy.
Pages S7621-22
Pending:
  Johnston Amendment No. 1840, to restore funding for the National 
Defense Sealift Fund and reduce funding for the LHD-7 Amphibious Ship.
Page S7594
  Dole/Lieberman Amendment No. 1851, to terminate the United States 
arms embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Pages S7594-99
  Nunn/Warner Amendment No. 1852 (to Amendment No. 1851), to express 
the sense of the Congress that the United States should work with NATO 
member nations and members of the United Nations Security Council to 
endorse the efforts of the contact group to bring about a peaceful 
settlement of the conflict in Bosnia Herzegovina.
Pages S7599-S7611, S7612-17
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and amendments to be proposed thereto.
Page S7660
Product Liability Fairness: Senate began consideration of S. 687, to 
regulate interstate commerce by providing for a uniform product 
liability law.
  Page S7632
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in 
accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur on Tuesday, June 
28, 1994.
Page S7632
Motion To Request Attendance: During today's proceedings, the following 
also occurred:
  By 80 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. 166), Senate agreed to a motion to 
request the attendance of absent Senators.
Page S7593
  By 76 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 167), Senate agreed to a motion to 
request the attendance of absent Senators.
Page S7612
Treaty Approved: The following treaty having passed through its various 
parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of the 
resolutions of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the Senators 
present and having voted in the affirmative, the resolution of 
ratification was agreed to:
  International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial 
Discrimination. (Ex. C, 95th Cong., 2nd Sess.).
Pages S7634-35
Messages from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States: Transmitting a report on the 
Chemical Weapons Convention; referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations. (PM-129).
  Page S7635
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Jerry J. Enomoto, of California, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of California for the term of four years.
  David Elias Birenbaum, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations 
for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Philip N. Diehl, of Texas, to be Director of the Mint for a term of 
five years.
  Alan S. Blinder, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 
fourteen years from February 1, 1982.
  Alan S. Blinder, of New Jersey, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
Page S7661
Messages From the President:
  Page S7635
Messages From the House:
  Page S7635
Measures Referred:
  Page S7635
Petitions:
  Pages S7635-38
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7638-53
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S7653
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7653-55
Notices of Hearings:
  Pages S7655-56
Authority for Committees:
  Page S7656
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7656-58
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--167)
  Pages S7593, S7612
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--3)
  Page S7612
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 4:20 p.m., until 
1 p.m., on Monday, June 27, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7661.)