[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 14, 1994)]
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                                      Wednesday, September 14, 1994

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12833-S12948
Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 2436 and 
S. 2437.
  Page S12940
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Report to accompany S. 1782, to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for public access to information in an electronic format, and 
to amend the Freedom of Information Act. (S. Rept. No. 103-365)
  S. 1981, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the 
Public Health Service Act, and the Orphan Drug Act to revise the 
provisions of such Acts relating to orphan drugs. (S. Rept. No. 103-
366)
  S. 1822, to foster the further development of the Nation's 
telecommunications infrastructure and protection of the public 
interest, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 103-367)
  S.J. Res. 90, to recognize the achievements of radio amateurs, and to 
establish support for such amateurs as national policy. (S. Rept. No. 
103-368)
Page S12940
Nomination Considered: Senate began consideration of the nomination of 
Admiral Henry H. Mauz, Jr., U.S. Navy, to be placed on the retired 
list.
  Pages S12833-68
Pending:
  Murray motion to recommit the nomination to the Committee on Armed 
Forces with instructions, with the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
Pages S12838-68
  McCain/Dole Amendment No. 2582 (to the motion to recommit), to 
express the sense of the Senate that the lives of United States Armed 
Forces personnel should not be risked in combat for the purpose of 
restoring Jean-Bertrand Aristide to the office of President of Haiti.
Pages S12861-S12924
  Mitchell/Nunn Amendment No. 2583 (to Amendment No. 2582), to express 
the sense of the Senate with respect to Haiti.
Pages S12869-S12924
Motion To Request Attendance: During today's proceedings, by 74 yeas to 
19 nays (Vote No. 299), Senate agreed to a motion to request the 
attendance of absent Senators.
  Page S12868
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America 
and Canada with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital (Treaty Doc. 
No. 103-28);
  Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of Sweden for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the 
Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (Treaty 
Doc. No. 103-29); and
  Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of Ukraine for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the 
Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and 
Capital, with Protocol (Treaty Doc. No. 103-30).
  The treaties were transmitted to the Senate on Wednesday, September 
14, 1994, considered as having been read for the first time, and 
referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and were ordered to be printed.
Page S12947
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Rear Admiral William L. Stubblefield for appointment in the grade of 
rear admiral (lower half), while serving in a position of importance 
and responsibility as Deputy Director, Office of NOAA Corps Operations, 
under the provisions of title 33, United States Code, section 853u.
  Peter S. Knight, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Communications Satellite Corporation until 
the date of the annual meeting of the Corporation in 1996.
  Susan R. Baron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Corporation for Housing Partnerships for the term expiring October 27, 
1994.
  Danny K. Davis, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Corporation for Housing Partnerships for the term expiring October 27, 
1996.
  Jan M. Chaiken, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics.
  John Corbett O'Meara, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Barrington D. Parker, Jr., of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York.
  Robert J. Timlin, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  John W. Caldwell, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Roy Allen Smith, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
  David William Troutman, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
  Julie D. Belaga, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for the 
remainder of the term expiring January 20, 1995.
  Julie D. Belaga, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 1999.
  Becky Jane Wallace, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal 
for the Middle District of North Carolina for a term of four years.
  Napoleon A. Jones, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  Sandra Kaplan Stuart, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Defense.
  Dennis H. Blome, of Iowa, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
  Michael D. Hawkins, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Walter Becker Slocombe, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy.
  Joseph Nye, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Henry J. Cauthen, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2000.
  Frank Henry Cruz, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term 
expiring January 31, 2000.
Pages S12946-47, S12948
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Karen Nelson Moore, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Sixth Circuit.
  Maxine M. Chesney, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of California.
  Roslyn Moore-Silver, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Arizona.
  James Robertson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Columbia.
  Thomas B. Russell, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Kentucky.
  Sidney H. Stein, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of New York.
  Alvin W. Thompson, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Connecticut.
  William H. Walls, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Jersey.
  Hazel Rollins O'Leary, of Minnesota to be the Representative of the 
United States of America to the Thirty-eighth Session of the General 
Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  Ivan Selin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America to the Thirty-eighth 
Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy 
Agency.
  Nelson F. Sievering, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America to the Thirty-eighth 
Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy 
Agency.
  John B. Ritch III, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America to the Thirty-eighth 
Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy 
Agency.
  William Hybl, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
1997. (Reappointment)
  Albert H. Nahmad, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Panama Canal Commission.
  Vincent Reed Ryan, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Panama Canal Commission.
  Peggy Goldwater-Clay, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring June 5, 2000.
  Niranjan Shamalbhai Shah, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring August 11, 1998.
  Robert F. Drinan, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund for a term of 
three years.
  Cherry T. Kinoshita, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund for a term of 
two years.
  Elsa H. Kudo, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund for a term of two years.
  Yeiichi Kuwayama, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund for a 
term of three years.
  Don T. Nakanishi, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund for a term of 
two years.
  Michael R. Ramon, of California, to be United States Marshal for the 
Central District of California.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  A routine list in the Navy.
Pages S12947-48
Communications:
  Pages S12939-40
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S12940
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S12940-42
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S12942
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12943-44
Authority for Committees:
  Page S12944
Additional Statements:
  Page S12944
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--299)
  Page S12868
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--5)
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 11:06 p.m., until 
10:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 15, 1994, for a pro forma session.