[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D950-D952]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Tuesday, September 17, 1996

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Energy and Water Development Appropriations 
      Conference Report.
      House passed H.J. Res. 191 Conferring Honorary U.S. Citizenship 
      to Mother Teresa.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10617-S10728
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and four resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2080-2087, S.J. Res. 60, S. Res. 293-294, and S. Con. 
Res. 71.
  Page S10684
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1997'' (S. 
Rept. No. 104-370)
Page S10682
Measures Passed:
  Intelligence Authorizations: Senate passed H.R. 3259, authorizing 
appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, after striking all after the enacting clause and 
inserting in lieu thereof the text of S. 1718, Senate companion 
measure, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10626-47
  Specter/Kerrey Amendment No. 5355, to strike section 718, relating to 
terms of service of members of the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate.
Page S10641
  Specter (for Thurmond/Nunn) Amendment No. 5356, relating to the 
functions of the Assistant Director of Intelligence for Collection. 
                                                            Page S10641
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair appointed the following conferees: 
Senators Specter, Lugar, Shelby, DeWine, Kyl, Inhofe, Hutchison, Cohen, 
Brown, Kerrey, Glenn, Bryan, Graham, Kerry, Baucus, Johnston, and Robb; 
and from the Committee on Armed Services: Senators Thurmond and Nunn. 
                                                            Page S10647
  Subsequently, S. 1718 was returned to the Senate calendar. 
                                                            Page S10647
  Commending Howard O. Greene: Senate agreed to S. Res. 293, saluting 
the service of Howard O. Greene, Jr., to the United States Senate. 
                                                        Pages S10657-60
  Severance Pay: Senate agreed to S. Res. 294, to provide for severance 
pay.
  Page S10657
  Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 
1090, to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
known as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide for public access 
to information in an electronic format, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S10713-17
  Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act: Senate passed S. 1965, to 
prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of methamphetamine, after 
agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10717-23
  McCain (for Hatch) Amendment No. 5365, to make certain technical and 
conforming amendments.
Pages S10721-23
  McCain (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 5366, to provide enhanced 
penalties for offenses involving certain listed chemicals. 
                                                        Pages S10721-23
  Capitol Guide Service: Senate passed S. 2085, to authorize the 
Capitol Guide Service to accept voluntary services.
  Page S10723
  Printing Authorization: Committee on Rules and Administration was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 67, to authorize 
printing of

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the report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government 
Secrecy, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S10723
  Christian Persecution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 71, expressing 
the sense of the Senate with respect to the persecution of Christians 
worldwide.
  Pages S10723-24
  Thrift Savings Plan Act: Senate passed S. 1080, to amend chapter 84 
of title 5, United States Code, to provide additional investment funds 
for the Thrift Savings Plan, after agreeing to a committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S10724-27
  McCain (for Kerrey/Pryor) Amendment No. 5367, to provide information 
concerning the cost of certain loans relative to other sources of 
financing.
Page S10726
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 211, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a technical 
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 3060.
  Page S10728
Measure Rejected:
   Medicare Hospital Reimbursement: Senate failed to agree to S.J. Res. 
60, to disapprove the rule submitted by the Health Care Financing 
Administration on August 30, 1996, relating to hospital reimbursement 
under the Medicare program.
  Page S10723
Department of the Interior Appropriations, 1997: Senate resumed 
consideration of H.R. 3662, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1997, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                Pages S10650, S10653-57
Pending:
  Pressler Amendment No. 5351, to promote the livestock industry. 
                                                            Page S10650
  Bumpers Modified Amendment No. 5353 (to committee amendment on page 
25, line 4 through line 10), to increase the fee charged for domestic 
livestock grazing on public rangelands. (By 50 yeas to 50 nays (Vote 
No. 291), Senate earlier failed to table the amendment.) 
                                                Pages S10650, S10653-56
FAA Authorization: Senate began consideration of S. 1994, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S10662-81
Adopted:
  McCain (for Pressler) Amendment No. 5360, to make certain 
modifications with regard to the reauthorization of the Federal 
Aviation Administration.
Pages S10670-71
  Warner Amendment No. 5363, to provide for additional considerations 
for the selection of projects for grants from the discretionary fund. 
                                                            Page S10678
Pending:
  Chafee Amendment No. 5361, to remove certain provisions with regard 
to FAA's authority to regulate aircraft engine standards. 
                                                        Pages S10672-74
  Simon/Jeffords Amendment No. 5364, to amend the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the auditing of employee 
benefit plans.
Pages S10680-81
Withdrawn:
  Warner Amendment No. 5362, to provide for the use of passenger 
facility fees for a debt financing project.
Page S10678
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the further 
consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto, on Wednesday, September 18, 1996.
Page S10675
Energy and Water Appropriations Conference Report: By 92 yeas to 8 nays 
(Vote No. 292), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3816, 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1997, clearing the measure for the President.
                                                Pages S10618-24, S10656
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Karen Shepherd, of Utah, to be United States Director of the European 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  Lorraine Weiss Frank, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2002.
  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 expiring October 6, 2002.
  Ronald Kent 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 expiring October 6, 2002. 
                                                            Page S10728
Messages From the House:
  Page S10682
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S10682-84
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10684-89
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10689-90
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10691-S10710
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S10710
Authority for Committees:
  Page S10710
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10710-13

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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--292) 
                                                            Page S10656
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:35 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 18, 1996. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S10728.)