[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 41 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3519-S3520]
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                          ORDERS FOR TOMORROW

  Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate 
completes its business today, it stand in recess until 10:30 a.m. on 
Tuesday, March 7, and that immediately following the prayer, the Senate 
resume consideration of S. 244, and Senator Levin be recognized to 
offer an amendment dealing with reports on which there be 10 minutes 
for debate, to be equally divided in the usual form. I further ask that 
Senator Wellstone be recognized to offer an amendment dealing with 
children immediately following the debate or conclusion of the Levin 
amendment, on which there be 90 minutes to be equally divided in the 
usual form.
  I further ask that following the conclusion of debate on the 
Wellstone amendment, the Senator be recognized to offer a second 
amendment dealing with gifts on which there be 90 minutes, to be 
equally divided in the usual form.
  I further ask that following the disposition of debate on the second 
Wellstone amendment, Senator Gregg be recognized to offer an amendment 
dealing with education, and that no second-degree amendments be in 
order prior to a motion to table and if offered, the second degree 
amendments be relevant.
  I further ask that the above-listed amendments be the only amendments 
remaining in order to S. 244.
  I further ask unanimous consent that any votes ordered on or in 
relation to the above-mentioned amendments, be stacked to occur 
beginning at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, if all time is used or yielded back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LEVIN addressed the Chair.
  Mr. ROTH Mr. President, I renew my unanimous-consent request.
  Mr. LEVIN. The minority has no objection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from 
Michigan. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.


                     Amendment No. 318, as modified

  Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, on behalf of the distinguished senior 
Senator from Arizona, I send an amendment modification to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment will be so modified.
  The amendment, as modified, is as follows:

       At the end of the pending measure, add the following new 
     section:
     [[Page S3520]] SEC.   . TERMINATION OF REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph 
     (2), each provision of law requiring the submittal to 
     Congress (or any committee of the Congress) of any annual, 
     semiannual or other regular periodic reports specified on the 
     list described under subsection (c) shall cease to be 
     effective, with respect to that requirement, 5 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exception.--The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any report required under--
       (A) the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.; 
     Public Law 95-452);
       (B) the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 
     101-576).
       (b) Identification of Wasteful Reports.--The President 
     shall include in the first annual budget submitted pursuant 
     to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, after the 
     date of enactment of this Act a list of reports that the 
     President has determined are unnecessary or wasteful and the 
     reasons for such determination.
       (c) List of Reports.--The list referred to under subsection 
     (a) includes only the annual semiannual, or other regular 
     periodic reports on the list prepared by the Clerk of the 
     House of Representatives for the first session of the 103d 
     Congress under clause 2 of rule III of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives.

  Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, I think that amendment is self-explanatory. 
It has already been explained. I think it is acceptable to the minority 
as well as the majority.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan is recognized.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I wish to thank the Senators from Delaware 
and Arizona for the modification. It now makes it apply only to those 
reports which are filed annually, semiannually, or at other regular 
intervals, regular periodic intervals. It will not include reports 
which are triggered by events, or possible events, such as a War Powers 
Act report or weapons sales report where the requirement is based on an 
external event which is not a regular periodic event like a date on a 
calendar.
  That was acceptable to the Senator from Arizona, and I think it now 
will make this accomplish its goal, which is to try to get rid of a 
whole bunch of reports which we get every year or 6 months which nobody 
really relies on but not wipe out reports, or sunset reports which we 
do heavily rely on which are those reports such as the War Powers Act 
or weapons sales reports which are triggered by specific events covered 
by statute which the Congress indicated its intent to obtain reports on 
for those other external reasons.
  So we do very much appreciate the modification.
  Mr. ROTH. Mr. President, if there is no further debate, I urge 
acceptance of the amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment as modified, 
is agreed to.
  So the amendment (No. 318), as modified, was agreed to.
  

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