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                                          Thursday, October 6, 1994

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S14277-S14588
Measures Introduced: Twenty-five bills and eight resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2510-2534, S.J. Res. 229-232, S. Res. 274-
276, and S. Con. Res. 80.
  Pages S14478-79
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: Report to accompany S. 
2375, to amend title 18, United States Code, to make clear a 
telecommunications carrier's duty to cooperate in the interception of 
communications for law enforcement purposes. (S. Rept. No. 103-402)
  Page S14478
Measures Passed:
  U.S. Haiti Policy: By 91 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 323), Senate passed 
S.J. Res. 229, to express the sense of Congress regarding United States 
policy toward Haiti.
  Pages S14298-S14347
  Red Rock Canyon Boundary Expansion: Senate passed H.R. 3050, to 
expand the boundaries of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation 
Area, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S14400
  Census Address List Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 5084, to 
amend title 13, United States Code, to improve the accuracy of census 
address lists, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S14405-06
  Authority For Making Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 276, 
providing that notwithstanding the sine die adjournment, the President 
of the Senate, the President pro tempore, the majority and minority 
leaders are authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, 
boards, or conferences.
  Page S14407
  Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Authorization: 
Senate passed S. 2075, to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family 
Violence Prevention Act to reauthorize and improve programs under the 
Act, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Page S14407
  Outer Continental Shelf Resources: Senate passed H.R. 3678, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate agreements for the 
use of Outer Continental Shelf sand, gravel, and shell resources, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S14407
  United Negro College Fund Week: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 181, to designate 
the week of May 8, 1994, through May 14, 1994, as ``United Negro 
College Fund Week'', and the resolution was then passed.
  Page S14407
  National Health Information Management Week: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 208, 
designating the week of November 6, 1994, through November 12, 1994, 
``National Health Information Management Week'', and the resolution was 
then passed.
  Page S14407
  National Military Families Recognition Day: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 209, 
designating November 21, 1994, as ``National Military Families 
Recognition Day'', and the resolution was then passed.
  Page S14407
  National Mammography Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S.J. Res. 220, to designate October 19, 
1994, as ``National Mammography Day'', and the resolution was then 
passed.
  Page S14407
  National American Indian Heritage Month: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 271, designating 
the month of November in each of calendar years 1993 and 1994 as 
``National American Indian Heritage Month'', and the resolution was 
then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S14407
  National Silver Haired Congress: Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 66, 
to recognize and encourage the convening of a National Silver Haired 
Congress, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Pages S14407-08
  Timber-Dependent Communities: Senate passed H.R. 4196, to ensure that 
timber-dependent communities adversely affected by the Forest Plan for 
a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable Environment qualify for loans 
and grants from the Rural Development Administration, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S14408
  Year of the Girl Child: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S.J. Res. 188, to designate 1995 the 
``Year of the Girl Child'', and the resolution was then passed.
  Pages S14408-09
  Unlisted Trading Privileges Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4535, 
to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the 
extension of unlisted trading privileges for corporate securities, and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S14409
  Nursing Education Programs Authorization: Senate passed S. 2433, to 
amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and 
reauthorize nursing education programs under such title, after agreeing 
to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Page S14409
  National Heritage Corridor/Connecticut: Senate passed H.R. 1348, to 
establish the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage 
Corridor in the State of Connecticut, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Page S14409
  Ford (for Wallop/Dodd/Lieberman) Amendment No. 2630, establishing the 
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor.
Page S14409
  Office of Government Ethics Authorization: Senate passed S. 1413, to 
amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, to extend the 
authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics for 
eight years, after agreeing to committee amendments, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S14409-11
  Ford (for Levin/Cohen) Amendment No. 2631, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S14409
  Paperwork Reduction: Senate passed S. 560, to further the goals of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more 
responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal 
paperwork on the public, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  Pages S14411-16
  Regulation of Motor Carriers Technical Correction: Senate passed H.R. 
5123, to make a technical correction to an Act preempting State 
economic regulation of motor carriers, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S14416-17
  Ford Amendment No. 2632, to make technical corrections.
Page S14416
  NASA Technology Investment: Senate passed S. 1881, to establish and 
implement a technology investment policy for aeronautical and space 
activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S14417-18
  Congressional Committee Names: Senate passed H.R. 4777, to make 
technical improvements in the United States Code by amending provisions 
to reflect the current names of congressional committees, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S14424
  Federal Rail Safety Authorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
4545, to authorize appropriations to carry out certain Federal railroad 
safety laws, and the bill was then passed, after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 2132, 
Senate companion measure, and after agreeing to a committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S14424-26
  Ford (for Exon) Amendment No. 2633, to restructure the high risk 
drivers program incentives contained in title II.
Pages S14424-25
  Ford (for Moynihan) Amendment No. 2634, to authorize funds for an 
Amtrak project in New York, New York.
Pages S14424-25
  Subsequently, S. 2132 was indefinitely postponed.
Page S14425
  Indian Self-Determination Contract Reform Act: Senate passed S. 2036, 
to specify the terms of contracts entered into by the United States and 
Indian tribal organizations under the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act, after agreeing to a committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S14426-33
  Simpson (for McCain) Amendment No. 2635, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S14432
  Biotechnology Patents: Senate passed H.R. 4307, to amend title 35, 
United States Code, with respect to applications for process patents, 
after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S14433-34
  Ford (for DeConcini/Hatch) Amendment No. 2636, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S14433-34
  Ford (for Hatch) Amendment No. 2637, to confer jurisdiction on the 
United States Court of Federal Claims relating to certain claims 
arising out of the furnishing of software and services.
Pages S14433-34
  Radio Amateur Achievements: Senate passed S.J. Res. 90, to recognize 
the achievements of radio amateurs, and to establish support for such 
amateurs as national policy.
  Page S14438
  Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act: 
Senate passed S. 2534, to revise and improve the process for disposing 
of buildings and property at military installations under the base 
closure laws.
  Pages S14456-61
  Bankruptcy Reform Act: Senate passed H.R. 5116, to amend title 11 of 
the United States Code, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S14461-65
Federal Mandate Accountability and Reform Act:  Senate began 
consideration of S. 993, to end the practice of imposing unfunded 
Federal mandates on States 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 a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
taking action on amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S14348-67
Pending:
  Simon Amendment No. 2621, to authorize the establishment of the 
National African American Museum within the Smithsonian Institution.
Pages S14363-66
  Moseley-Braun Amendment No. 2623 (to Amendment No. 2621), in the 
nature of a substitute.
Pages S14365-66
  Gramm Amendment No. 2624, to repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social 
Security benefits.
Pages S14366-67
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate took the following 
action:
  By a unanimous vote of 88 yeas (Vote No. 324), Senate agreed to a 
motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Pages S14348-60
OPIC Amendments--Conference Report: Senate agreed to the conference 
report on H.R. 4950, to extend the authorities of the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S14397-98
Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act--Conference Report: 
Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4278, to make 
improvements in the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
Program under title II of the Social Security Act.
  Pages S14396-97
Lobbying Disclosure Act--Conference Report: Senate resumed 
consideration of the conference report on S. 349, to provide for the 
disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government.
  Pages S14281-97
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 52 yeas to 46 nays (Vote No. 322), two-thirds of the Senators 
voting not having voted in the affirmative, Senate failed to agree to 
close further debate on the conference report.
Pages S14296-97
  Senate will resume consideration of the conference report on Friday, 
October 7, and by prior unanimous consent, a second cloture vote will 
occur thereon.
Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 783, to 
amend title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes 
in the laws relating to nationality and naturalization, with the 
following amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S14400-05
  Ford (for Conrad) Amendment No. 2626, to waive the foreign country 
residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates.
Pages S14404-05
  Ford (for Brown/Simon) Amendment No. 2627, to ensure that the 
President of the Republic of China on Taiwan can enter the United 
States on certain occasions.
Pages S14404-05
  Ford (for Simpson/Simon) Amendment No. 2628, relating to the 
treatment of criminal aliens.
Pages S14404-05
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Senate concurred in the amendment of 
the House to S. 2372, to reauthorize for three years the Commission on 
Civil Rights, with the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S14406-07
  Ford (for Simon) Amendment No. 2629, to extend the reauthorization 
period for an additional year.
Page S14407
Independent Safety Board Act Amendments: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2440, to amend 
the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S14418-24
Veterans Benefits Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House 
to S. 1927, to increase the rates of compensation for veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, 
with the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S14434-38
  Ford (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 2683, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S14437
Child Nutrition Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to 
S. 1614, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National 
Lunch Act to promote healthy eating habits for children and to extend 
certain authorities contained in such Acts through fiscal year 1998, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S14438-56
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, with Annexes, and, 
the Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United 
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, with Annex. (Treaty Doc. No. 
103-39).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate on Thursday, October 6, 
1994, considered as having been read for the first time, and referred, 
with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
ordered to be printed.
Pages S14475-76
Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their 
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 resolutions 
of ratification were agreed to:
  Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and 
Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas. (Treaty Doc. 
No. 103-24)
  ILO Convention (No. 150) Concerning Labor Administration. (Treaty 
Doc. No. 103-26)
  Two Treaties with the United Kingdom Establishing Caribbean Maritime 
Boundaries. (Treaty Doc. No. 103-23)
  Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources in 
the Central Bering Sea. (Treaty Doc. No. 103-27)
  Headquarters Agreement with the Organization of American States. 
(Treaty Doc. No. 103-40)
Pages S144467-75
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of the Railroad Retirement Board for fiscal 
year 1993; referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. (PM-
153).
Page S14476
  Transmitting the report of intentions relative to the North American 
Free Trade Agreement; referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation. (PM-154).
Pages S14476-77
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Lois Jane Schiffer, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General.
  A. J. Eggenberger, of Montana, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 1998.
  Herbert Kouts, of New York, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 1997.
  Robert Henry McMichael, of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  David S. Tatel, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia Circuit.
  William Henry Von Edwards III, of Alabama, to be United States 
Marshal for the Northern District of Alabama for the term of four 
years.
  Catherine D. Perry, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Missouri.
  Bill Anoatubby, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term of six years.
  Terrence L. Bracy, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term of four years.
  Matt James, of California, to be Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term of six years.
  Paul L. Hill, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Paul L. Hill, Jr., of West Virginia, to be Chairperson of the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five 
years.
  Dominic J. Squatrito, of Connecticut, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Connecticut.
  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.
  Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
  Robert J. Cindrich, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  Kenneth Burton, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term of two years.
  D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term of two years.
  David H. Coar, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois.
  Paul E. Riley, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Illinois.
  Marsha P. Martin, of Texas, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for the term expiring 
October 13, 2000.
  Frederick F. Y. Pang, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Gil Coronado, of Texas, to be Director of Selective Service.
  Reginald B. Madsen, of Oregon, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Oregon for the term of four years.
  Anne Jeanette Udall, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term of four years.
  Richard Thomas White, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 1996.
  Clifford B. O'Hara, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Panama Canal Commission.
  Devra Lee Davis, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five 
years.
  Gerald V. Poje, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Martha F. Riche, of Maryland, to be Director of the Census.
  Albert H. Nahmad, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Panama Canal Commission.
  Alice M. Rivlin, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget.
  H. Terry Rasco, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Institute for Building Sciences for a term expiring 
September 7, 1997.
  Christine M. Warnke, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences 
for a term expiring September 7, 1995.
  James Clifford Hudson, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 
31, 1994.
  James Clifford Hudson, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 
31, 1997. (Reappointment)
  Mary Ellen R. Fise, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences 
for a term expiring September 7, 1996.
  George J. Opfer, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
  Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy.
  Lori Esposito Murray, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Director of 
the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
  John Edward Rouille, of Vermont, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Vermont for the term of four years.
  Richard P. Conaboy, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 1999.
  Richard P. Conaboy, of Pennsylvania, to be Chairman of the United 
States Sentencing Commission.
  Deanell Reece Tacha, of Kansas, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 1997.
  Wayne Anthony Budd, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 1999.
  Michael Goldsmith, of Utah, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 1997.
  James H. Atkins, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 
1996.
  Scott B. Lukins, of Washington, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
1995.
  3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 United States Army nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.
Pages S14465-67, S14588
Messages From the President:
  Pages S14476-77
Messages From the House:
  Pages S14477-78
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S14478
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S14479-S14546
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S14546-47
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S14552-70
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S14570
Authority for Committees:
  Page S14570
Additional Statements:
  Pages S14575-88
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--324)
  Pages S14296-97, S14346, S14360
Recess: Senate convened at 8:30 a.m., and recessed on Friday, October 
7, 1994, at 12:15 a.m., to reconvene at 10 a.m., the same day. (For 
Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S14588.)