[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 86 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)]
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                                                 Thursday, June 30, 1994

                              Daily Digest 
HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Energy and Water Development Appropriations, 1995.
      House Committee ordered reported the Health Security Act.
[D30JN4-1]{D769}Senate


                                 Senate

[D30JN4-2]{D769}Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
[D30JN4-3]{D769}Routine Pr
Routine Proceedings, pages S7973-S8121
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2250-2259.
                                                                  Page S8100
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
[D30JN4-4]{D769}S. 2082, t
  S. 2082, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the 
intelligence activities of the United States Government and for the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, with amendments. (S. 
Rept. No. 103-295)
[D30JN4-5]{D769}S. 2056, t
  S. 2056, to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to improve the 
counterintelligence and security posture of the United States, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-296)

                                                           Pages S8099-S8100

Measures Passed:
  Energy and Water Appropriations, 1995: By 91 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 
178), Senate passed H.R. 4506, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, after agreeing to 
committee amendments, and taking action on further amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:
                                                 Pages S7973-S8018, S8020-48
Adopted:
[D30JN4-6]{D769}(1) Johnst
  (1) Johnston (for Burns) Amendment No. 2129, to establish a drought 
mitigation center within the Great Plains Region of the Bureau of 
Reclamation.

                                                              Pages S8033-34

[D30JN4-7]{D769}(2) Johnst
  (2) Johnston (for Nickles) Amendment No. 2130, to provide funding for 
research on the economical production of hydrogen at the University of 
Oklahoma.
                                                              Pages S8033-34
[D30JN4-8]{D769}(3) Johnst
  (3) Johnston (for Kempthorne) Amendment No. 2131, to provide funding for 
activities of the Department of Energy relating to hydropower research and 
development.
                                                              Pages S8033-34
[D30JN4-9]{D769}(4) Johnst
  (4) Johnston (for Domenici) Amendment No. 2132, to clarify the 
availability of funding for the Bureau of Reclamation regarding Costilla 
Dam.

                                                              Pages S8033-34

[D30JN4-10]{D769}(5) Johnst
  (5) Johnston (for Ford) Amendment No. 2133, to restrict the collection of 
fees at boat launching ramps located in certain undeveloped shorelands.

                                                              Pages S8033-34

[D30JN4-11]{D769}(6) Hatfie
  (6) Hatfield (for Dole) Amendment No. 2134, to provide funds for a general 
investigation for the Wichita, Kansas, Equus Beds project.

                                                       Pages S8037-38, S8041

[D30JN4-12]{D769}(7) Johnst
  (7) Johnston (for Levin) Amendment No. 2135, to provide funds for an 
economic study of Grand Marais Harbor, Michigan.
                                                       Pages S8038-40, S8041
[D30JN4-13]{D769}(8) Johnst
  (8) Johnston (for Chafee) Amendment No. 2136, to provide funds for the 
Allendale Dam, Rhode Island.
                                                       Pages S8038-40, S8041
[D30JN4-14]{D769}(9) By 69
  (9) By 69 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 177), Johnston (for Lautenberg/
Bradley) Amendment No. 2137, to provide funds for the construction of the 
Tokamak Physics Experiment (TPX) at Princeton University.
                                                       Pages S8038-40, S8041
[D30JN4-15]{D769}(10) Wells
  (10) Wellstone Amendment No. 2139, to provide funds for development of the 
advanced light water reactor and for activities relating to renewable energy 
sources.
                                                                  Page S8045
[D30JN4-16]{D769}(11) Johns
  (11) Johnston (for Pressler/Daschle) Amendment No. 2140, to provide funds 
for a feasibility study of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System.

                                                                  Page S8045

Rejected:
[D30JN4-17]{D769}(1) Kerry
  (1) Kerry Amendment No. 2127, to provide for the termination of the 
Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor/Integral Fast Reactor (ALMR/IFR) program. (By 
52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 175), Senate tabled the amendment.)
                                                              Pages S8006-17
[D30JN4-18]{D769}(2) Harkin
  (2) Harkin Amendment No. 2128, to provide that certain funds appropriated 
for the Department of Energy for weapons activities for atomic energy 
defense be available instead for energy supply, research and development 
activities relating to certain renewable energy sources and to fund fully 
activities relating to such energy sources. (By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 
176), Senate tabled the amendment.)

                                                       Pages S8022-33, S8040

Withdrawn:
[D30JN4-19]{D769}Stevens Am
  Stevens Amendment No. 2138 (to committee amendment on page 32, line 15), 
to provide funds to implement a program to provide Alaska villages with 
electrical generation systems.
                                                              Pages S8041-44
[D30JN4-20]{D769}Kempthorne
  Kempthorne/Craig Amendment No. 2141, to prohibit funds from being used for 
the purpose of effectuating an Army Corps of Engineers drawdown of Dworshak 
Reservoir in Idaho.
                                                       Pages S8045-46, S8047
[D30JN4-21]{D770}Senate ins
  Senate insisted on its amendments, requested a conference with the House 
thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees: Senators Johnston, 
Byrd, Hollings, Sasser, DeConcini, Reid, Kerrey, Hatfield, Cochran, 
Domenici, Nickles, Gorton, and McConnell.
                                                              Pages S8047-48
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 263, providing for 
an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
                                                                  Page S8032
  Export Administration Act Extension: Senate passed H.R. 4635, to extend 
the Export Administration Act of 1979, clearing the measure for the 
President.
                                                                  Page S8059
Department of Defense Authorizations: Senate resumed 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 S8052-87

Pending:
[D30JN4-22]{D770}(1) Johnst
  (1) Johnston Amendment No. 1840, to restore funding for the National 
Defense Sealift Fund and reduce funding for the LHD-7 Amphibious Ship.

                                                                  Page S8059

[D30JN4-23]{D770}(2) Dole/L
  (2) Dole/Lieberman Amendment No. 1851, to terminate the United States arms 
embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

                                                                  Page S8059

[D30JN4-24]{D770}(3) Nunn/W
  (3) Nunn/Warner Modified Amendment No. 1852, 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 
and Herzegovina.
                                                              Pages S8058-59
[D30JN4-25]{D770}(4) Levin
  (4) Levin Amendment No. 2142, to strike out the funds for a B-2 Bomber 
Industrial Base Program and make available such funds for environmental 
restoration activities at military installations approved for closure.
                                                              Pages S8059-71
[D30JN4-26]{D770}(5) Warner
  (5) Warner Amendment No. 2143, to eliminate the disparity between 
effective dates for military and civilian retiree cost-of-living adjustments 
for fiscal year 1995.
                                                              Pages S8075-87
[D30JN4-27]{D770}A unanimou
  A unanimous-consent time-agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and the amendments proposed thereto on Friday, 
July 1, 1994.
                                                              Pages S8056-58
Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1995/Conference Report--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote to occur on the 
conference report on H.R. 4454, making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, on Friday, July 1, 
1994.
                                                                  Page S8048
Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1995--Agreement: A unanimous consent 
time-agreement was reached providing for further consideration of H.R. 4426, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and amendments to be 
proposed thereto.
                                                                  Page S8048
Messages From the House:
  Page S8098
Measures Referred:
  Page S8098
Communications:
  Pages S8098-99
Petitions:
  Page S8099
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S8100
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8100-18
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S8118
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8118-20
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S8120
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S8120-21
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--178)
                                            Pages S8017, S8040, S8041, S8047
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed on Friday, July 1, 1994, at 
12:26 a.m., to reconvene at 8:20 a.m., the same day. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8121.)
[D30JN4-28]{D770}Committee