[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
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                                         Wednesday, August 10, 1994

                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Labor/HHS Appropriations, 1995.
      Senate agreed to Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1995 and
      Military Construction Appropriations, 1995 Conference Reports.
      House Committees ordered reported 12 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11069-S11189
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2376-
2378.
  Page S11169
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 1526, to improve the management of Indian fish and wildlife and 
gathering resources, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 103-329)
  S. 993, to end the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on 
State and local governments and to ensure that the Federal Government 
pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 103-330)
Page S11169
Measures Passed:
   Labor/HHS Appropriations, 1995: By 87 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 
270), Senate passed 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, after 
agreeing to further committee amendments, and taking action on 
amendments proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S11069-80
Rejected:
  (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. (By a 
unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 267), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Pages S11069-77
  (2) Graham Amendment No. 2478, to provide funds to carry out the 
Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 or its successor authority. 
(By 66 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 269), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S11069-78
  Senate insisted on its amendments, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees: 
Senators Harkin, Byrd, Hollings, Inouye, Bumpers, Reid, Kohl, Murray, 
Specter, Hatfield, Stevens, Cochran, Gorton, Mack, and Bond.
Page S11080
   Printing of Nixon Eulogies: Committee on Rules and Administration 
was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 248, 
providing for the printing of eulogies and encomiums of the late 
President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, as expressed in the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Page S11184
   Emergency Food/Shelter Program Authorization: Senate passed S. 2218, 
to provide authorization of appropriations for the Federal Emergency 
Food and Shelter Program for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
  Page S11185
   Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: Senate passed H.J. Res. 
175, designating October 1993 and October 1994 as ``Italian-American 
Heritage and Culture Month'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11185
   National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Senate passed H.J. Res. 131, 
designating December 7 of each year as ``National Pearl Harbor 
Remembrance Day'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11185
   JFK Assassination Records Collection Act Extension: Senate passed 
H.R. 4569, to extend and make amendments to the President John F. 
Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, after agreeing to 
committee amendments.
  Page S11185
   Historically Black Colleges and Universities Authorization: Senate 
passed H.R. 2921, to authorize appropriations for the preservation and 
restoration of historic buildings at historically black colleges and 
universities, after agreeing to committee amendments, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11185-86
  Bennett (for Dole) Amendment No. 2550, to authorize grants to assist 
in the restoration and preservation of Cooper Hall at Sterling College 
in Sterling, Kansas and Science Hall at Simpson College in Indianola, 
Iowa.
Page S11186
Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1995 Conference Report: By 88 yeas 
to 12 nays (Vote No. 271), Senate agreed to the conference report on 
H.R. 4426, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1995, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11081
Military Construction Appropriations, 1995 Conference Report: By 95 
yeas to 5 nays (Vote No. 272), Senate agreed to the conference report 
on H.R. 4453, making appropriations for military construction for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11081-82
  Senate concurred in the amendments of the House to Senate amendments 
numbered 6, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 31, and 32.
Page S11082
  Senate receded from its amendment number 29.
Page S11082
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 S11077, S11082-83, S11117-60
Adopted:
  (1) Brown Amendment No. 2491 (to committee amendment on page 2, line 
15), to ensure that the President of the Republic of China on Taiwan 
can enter the United States on certain occasions.
Pages S11117-18
  (2) Brown Modified Amendment No. 2492 (to committee amendment on page 
142, between lines 5 and 6), to make Poland, Hungary, the Czech 
Republic, and Slovakia eligible for allied defense cooperation with 
NATO countries.
Pages S11118-19
  (3) Brown Amendment No. 2493 (to committee amendment on page 141, 
line 22), to express the sense of the Congress concerning the progress 
of reform in Bulgaria.
Pages S11119-20
  (4) Brown/Campbell Amendment No 2494, to require a study by the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense for a master plan for 
basing of Air Reserve Component C-130s.
Pages S11120-21
  (5) Brown Amendment No. 2495, to express the sense of the Senate 
concerning the redevelopment plan for Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado.
Page S11121
  (6) Inouye (for Gorton/Murray) Amendment No. 2496, to impose an 
additional condition regarding the requirement to reimburse the 
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of Auburn, Washington.
Page S11123
  (7) Inouye (for Danforth/Bond) Amendment No. 2497 (to committee 
amendment beginning on page 141, line 22), to limit the use of funds 
for deactivating or reducing Army ROTC units.
Pages S11123-25
  (8) Inouye (for Akaka) Amendment No. 2498, to require a preference 
for the use of local and small businesses for environmental restoration 
and remediation of Kaho'olawe Island, Hawaii.
Pages S11125-26
  (9) Stevens (for Nickles) Amendment No. 2499, to require the 
transmitting of a study to congressional committees on The U.S. Role in 
Possible Middle East Peace Settlements.
Page S11126
  (10) McCain/Graham Amendment No. 2500, to provide for a temporary 
waiver of the prohibition of concurrent payment of disability 
compensation and uniformed services retired and retainer pay for 
certain totally disabled career members and former career members of 
the uniformed services.
Pages S11127-30, S11136-37
  Subsequently, the amendment was modified.
Page S11152
  (11) Bryan Modified Amendment No. 2502, to withhold funds allocated 
for construction of the headquarters buildings of the National 
Reconnaissance Office which were unobligated as of the date of 
enactment of this Act until a review of that construction project is 
completed and Congress is informed of the results of the review.
Pages S11133-35, S11146
  (12) Stevens (for Specter) Amendment No. 2503, to provide for the 
reassignment of members of the Army affected by the restructuring of 
the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve under the offsite 
agreement.
Page S11139
  (13) Stevens (for Specter) Amendment No. 2504, to delay establishing 
the Antler Military Operations Area, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of 
conducting aerial combat training operations.
Pages S11139-40
  (14) Stevens (for Specter) Amendment No. 2505, to provide funds for 
the completion of Phase I of the Vectored Thrust Combat Agility 
Demonstrator.
Pages S11140, S11153-54
  (15) Stevens (for McConnell) Amendment No. 2513, to require a report 
defining specific military, economic, and political standards required 
to gain admission to NATO.
Pages S11152-53
  (16) Inouye (for Boren) Modified Amendment No. 2528, to require 
specific authorization and appropriations for construction projects for 
intelligence facilities and improvements to such facilities having an 
estimated Federal cost of more than $300,000.
Pages S11140-43
  (17) Inouye Amendment No. 2535, to provide funds for the Pacific 
Missile Range Facility, Hawaii.
Pages S11152-53
  (18) Inouye Amendment No. 2536, to provide funds for the Pacific 
Missile Range Facility, Hawaii.
Pages S11152-53
  (19) By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 278), Stevens (for Kempthorne) 
Amendment No. 2538, to restrict funding for United States military 
personnel in Somalia.
Pages S11147-48, S11150-52
  (20) Inouye (for Mitchell/Cohen) Amendment No. 2542, to provide for 
multiyear procurement contracts for MK19-3 grenade machine guns, M16A2 
rifles, M249 squad automatic weapons, and M4 carbine rifles for the 
Army.
Pages S11152-53
  (21) Inouye (for Breaux) Amendment No. 2547, to provide for the 
procurement of AN/USH-42 mission recorders modified for use in S-3B 
aircraft.
Page S11145
Rejected:
  (1) Helms Amendment No. 2480 (to committee amendment on page 2, line 
15), 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. (By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote 
No. 275), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Page S11083
  (2) By 38 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 273), Bumpers Amendment No. 2481 
(to committee amendment on page 37, line 7), to reduce the amount for 
the acquisition of Milstar satellites.
Page S11082
  (3) Helms Amendment No. 2488 (to committee amendment on page 2), to 
express the sense of the Senate regarding the congressional timetable 
for considering health care reform. (By 54 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 
268), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Page S11077
  (4) By 40 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 274), Bumpers Amendment No. 2489, 
to reduce the amount for the procurement of the Trident II Missile 
program.
Page S11083
  (5) By 21 yeas to 77 nays (Vote 276), McCain Amendment No. 2501, to 
require reimbursement of the Department of Defense for funds made 
available by the Department for civilian sporting events.
Pages S11130-33, S11137-39, S11151
  (6) By 38 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 277), Stevens (for Wallop) 
Amendment No. 2545, to provide additional funds for certain Ballistic 
Missile Defense activities.
Pages S11143-52
Withdrawn:
  Stevens (for Cohen) Amendment No. 2517, to increase funding for the 
procurement of small arms weapons.
Pages S11152-53
Pending:
  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.
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and amendments proposed thereto, on Thursday, 
August 11.
Pages S11121-22
Health Security Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 2351, to 
achieve universal health insurance coverage.
  Pages S11083-S11116
  Senate will continue consideration of the bill on Thursday, August 
11.
Printing Authorization: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House 
to S. Con. Res. 38, to authorize the reprinting of the book entitled 
``The United States Capitol: A Brief Architectural History''.
  Page S11184
Printing Authorization: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House 
to S. Con. Res. 39, to authorize the printing of a new annotated 
edition of Glenn Brown's ``History of the United States Capitol'', 
originally published in two volumes in 1900 and 1903, prepared under 
the auspices of the Architect of the Capitol.
  Page S11184
Printing Authorization: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House 
to S. Con. Res. 40, to authorize the printing of the book entitled 
``Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the Capitol'', prepared by the Office 
of the Architect of the Capitol.
  Page S11184
Printing Authorization: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House 
to S. Con. Res. 41, to authorize the printing of the book entitled 
``The Cornerstones of the United States Capitol''.
  Page S11184
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time agreement was reached 
providing for the consideration of the nomination of Janet L. Yellen, 
of California, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System.
  Page S11184
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Amtrak Board of 
Directors for a term of four years.
  Robert L. Gallucci, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large.
  Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four years. A routine 
list in the Army.
Pages S11187-89
Messages From the House:
                                                       Page S11168
Measures Referred:
                                                       Page S11168
Measures Placed on Calendar:
                                                   Pages S11168-69
Communications:
                                                       Page S11169
Statements on Introduced Bills:
                                                   Pages S11170-72
Additional Cosponsors:
                                                       Page S11172
Amendments Submitted:
                                                   Pages S11173-82
Authority for Committees:
                                                       Page S11182
Additional Statements:
                                                   Pages S11183-84
Record Votes: Twelve record votes were taken today. (Total--278)
  Pages S11076-78, S11080-83, S11151-52
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:15 a.m., and adjourned at 10:37 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, August 11, 1994. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S11187.)