[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 108 (Monday, August 8, 1994)]
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                                             Monday, August 8, 1994

                              Daily Digest


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10895-S10955
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2370 and 
S. 2371.
  Page S10941
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 2067, to elevate the position of Director of Indian Health 
Service to Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, to provide 
for the organizational independence of the Indian Health Service 
within the Department of Health and Human Services, with an amendment. 
(S. Rept. No. 103-327)
Page S10941
Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations, 1995: Senate resumed consideration 
of H.R. 4606, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, agreeing to further committee 
amendments, with an exception, and taking action on amendments proposed 
thereto, as follows:
  Pages S10895-97, S10906-10, S10914-28, S10931
Adopted:
  (1) Specter (for McCain) Amendment No. 2465, to express the sense of 
the Senate that the House should approve legislation passed by the 
Senate to increase Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT).
Pages S10896-97, S10914
  (2) Harkin Amendment No. 2467, to make technical corrections.
Page S10907
  (3) Harkin Amendment No. 2468, to make provisions of the bill 
consistent with Congressional Budget Office scoring.
Page S10907
  (4) Harkin (for Kohl) Amendment No. 2469, to provide for the New Home 
demonstration project to assist low-income residents of Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin.
Pages S10907-08
  (5) Harkin/Bryan Amendment No. 2470, to allow the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of Health and Human Services to receive a 
share of the net proceeds of assets seized and forfeited during 
investigations in which that office participates.
Pages S10908-09
  (6) Harkin/Grassley Amendment No. 2471, to transfer certain funds to 
the Office of the Inspector General for security protection for the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and to require the Comptroller 
General of the United States to conduct a review on the need of 
security protections for certain Federal officials.
Page S10909
  (7) Harkin Amendment No. 2472, to provide funding for programs 
authorized by the Improving America Schools Act.
Page S10909
  (8) Harkin (for Simon) Amendment No. 2473, to rescind appropriations 
for State Legalization Impact-Assistance Grants (SLIAG) which remain 
available as of June 29, 1995, and to make funds available to pay for 
the costs of certain activities relating to naturalization and 
citizenship.
Page S10909
  (9) Harkin (for Coverdell/Nunn) Amendment No. 2474, to make emergency 
supplemental funds available to assist States and local communities in 
recovering from the flooding caused by tropical storm Alberto and other 
disasters.
Page S10909
  (10) Harkin (for Coverdell/Nunn) Amendment No. 2475, to make certain 
funds available for recovery from the tropical storm Alberto and other 
disasters.
Pages S10909-10
  (11) Harkin (for Hatfield) Amendment No. 2476, to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to take action on a request made 
for certain waivers under the AFDC Program.
Page S10910
  (12) Harkin (for Specter) Amendment No. 2477, to establish that funds 
provided to engage in joint projects with non-profit organizations, 
research organizations, or public organizations or agencies shall not 
be treated as a reprogramming.
Page S10910
Pending:
  (1) Helms Amendment No. 2466 (to committee amendment on page 63, 
beginning on line 5), to express the sense of the Senate regarding the 
congressional timetable for considering health care reform.
Pages S10906-07
  (2) Graham Amendment No. 2478, to provide funds to carry out the 
Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 or its successor authority.
Pages S10910, S10914-15
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and the amendments pending thereto, on 
Wednesday, August 10, with votes to occur thereon.
Page S10931
Department of Defense Appropriations, 1995: Senate resumed 
consideration of H.R. 4650, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, with committee 
amendments, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S10934-40
Pending:
  (1) Dole Amendment No. 2479, to provide for the termination of the 
United States arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
no later than November 15, 1994.
Pages S10935-36
  (2) Helms Amendment No. 2480, to limit military assistance and 
military sales financing to the Government of Colombia until the 
President certifies that it is fully cooperating in counternarcotics 
efforts.
Pages S10936-38
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and amendments to be proposed thereto, on 
Tuesday, August 9.
Pages S10954-55
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act--Conference Report: 
Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2739, to amend the 
Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S10951-54
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Belarus.
  Sheldon C. Bilchik, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
  Luise S. Jordan, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Corporation 
for National and Community Service.
  Andrea N. Brown, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of one year.
  Thomas Ehrlich, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of three years.
  Christopher C. Gallagher, Sr., of New Hampshire, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service for a term of four years.
  Reatha Clark King, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of five years.
  Carol W. Kinsley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of five years.
  Leslie Lenkowsky, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of four years.
  Marlee Matlin, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of two years.
  Arthur J. Naparstek, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of four years.
  John Rother, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term of two 
years.
  Walter H. Shorenstein, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of three years.
Page S10955
Messages From the House:
                                                       Page S10941
Measures Referred:
                                                       Page S10941
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                   Pages S10941-48
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                       Page S10948
Amendments Submitted:
                                                   Pages S10948-51
Authority for Committees:
                                                       Page S10951
Additional Statements:
                                                       Page S10951
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 5:43 p.m., until 9 
a.m., on Tuesday, August 9, 1994. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10955.)