[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D864-D868]
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                                            Thursday, July 31, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to Budget Reconciliation and Revenue Reconciliation 
      Conference Reports.
      House agreed to the Conference report on H.R. 2014, the Taxpayer 
      Relief Act of 1997. (H. Rept. 105-220).
      House Committee ordered reported the Treasury, Postal Service, 
      and General Government appropriations for fiscal year 1998.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8385-S8629
Measures Introduced: Forty-Five bills and nine resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1094-1138, S. Res. 111-116, and S. Con. Res. 
47-49.
  Pages S8531-33
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 399, to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to 
establish the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict 
Resolution to conduct environmental conflict resolution and training, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-60)
  S. 414, to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to encourage competition in 
international shipping and growth of United States imports and exports, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-61)
  S. Res. 110, A bill to permit an individual with a disability with 
access to the Senate floor to bring necessary supporting aids and 
services.
Page S8531
Measures Passed:
  Oklahoma City National Memorial: Senate passed S. 871, to establish 
the Oklahoma City National Memorial as a unit of the National Park 
System; to designate the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust.
  Pages S8410-15
  Congressional Adjournment: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 136, 
providing for an adjournment of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.
  Page S8481
  Waiving Enrollment Requirements: Senate passed H.J. Res. 90, waiving 
certain enrollment requirements with respect to two specified bills of 
the One Hundred Fifth Congress, clearing the measure for the President.
                                                             Page S8482
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 138, to correct 
technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2014.
  Page S8482
  Kennedy Center Parking Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 797, to 
amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the design and 
construction of additions to the parking garage and certain site 
improvements, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S8506-11
  Domenici (for Chafee) Amendment No. 1048, of a technical nature. 
                                                         Pages S8506-11
  Domenici/Bingaman Amendment No. 1049, to provide for the design, 
construction, furnishing, and equipping of a Center for Performing Arts 
within the complex known as the New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center. 
                                                         Pages S8506-11
  Domenici (for Graham/Mack) Amendment No. 1050, to provide for the 
design, construction, furnishing and equipping of a Center for 
Historically Black Heritage within Florida A&M University. 
                                                         Pages S8506-11
  Domenici (for Chafee) Amendment No. 1051, to provide for the 
relocation and expansion of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at 
Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Pages S8506-11
  Domenici (for Chafee) Amendment No. 1052, to provide for a grant to 
Juniata College for the construction of environmental research 
facilities and structures at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. 
                                                         Pages S8506-11
  Domenici (for Baucus) Amendment No. 1053, to provide for the design, 
construction, furnishing, and equipping of an historical, cultural and 
paleontological interpretive center and museum to be located at Fort 
Peck Dam, Montana.
Pages S8506-11
  President Pro Tempore Consultant: Senate passed S. 1120, to provide 
for a consultant for the President pro tempore.
  Page S8524

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  Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act Authorization: Senate passed S. 910, 
to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, after agreeing to 
a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S8524-26
  Warner (for Frist) Amendment No. 1054, to increase the authorization 
for the United States Geological Survey for 1998 and 1999.
Page S8526
  Grants Pass, Oregon Land Conveyance: Senate passed H.R. 1198, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City 
of Grants Pass, Oregon, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S8526
  Oregon Land Exchange: Senate passed H.R. 1944, to provide for a land 
exchange involving the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the 
State of Oregon, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S8526-27
  Senate Floor Disability Access: Senate agreed to S. Res. 110, to 
permit an individual with a disability with access to the Senate floor 
to bring necessary supporting aids and services.
  Page S8527
  Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 584, for the relief of John Wesley 
Davis, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S8527
   Indian Independence Day: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 102, designating August 15, 1997, 
as ``Indian Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Indian 
and American Democracy,'' and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                         Pages S8527-28
   U.S. District Courts Authorization: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of S. 996, to provide for the 
authorization of appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in 
United States district courts, and the bill was then passed, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S8528
  Warner (for Biden) Amendment No. 1055, to provide for the 
reauthorization of report requirements to enhance judicial information 
dissemination.
Page S8528
Budget Reconciliation Conference Report: By 85 yeas to 15 nays (Vote 
No. 209), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2015, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of 
section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1998.
  Pages S8386-S8410
Revenue Reconciliation-Conference Report: By 92 yeas to 8 nays (Vote 
No. 211), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2014, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of 
section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1998.
  Pages S8410, S8415-61, S8465-80
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 78 yeas to 22 nays (Vote No. 210), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to 
waive points of order against the Congressional Budget Act with respect 
to consideration of the conference report. Subsequently, a point of 
order that section 1604(f)(3) of the bill violates section 313(b)(1)(A) 
of the Congressional Budget Act was not sustained, and the point of 
order thus fell.
Pages S8450-51
Agriculture Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent time 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of H.R. 2160, 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, on Tuesday, September 2, 1997, with one 
amendment to be proposed thereto.
  Page S8482
  A further consent agreement was reached providing that on Wednesday, 
September 3, 1997, prior to third reading of the bill, all after the 
enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 1033, Senate companion 
measure, as passed by the Senate on July 24, 1997, be inserted in lieu 
thereof, the bill be read the third time and agreed to, the Senate 
insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House thereon, 
and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the 
Senate.
Page S8482
Labor/HHS Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing for the consideration of S. 1061, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, on Tuesday, September 2, 1998.
  Page S8461
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
executive and legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate 
on Tuesday, August 19, 1997, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  Page S8524
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties:
  Extradition Treaty with Barbados (Treaty Doc. 105-20); and
  Extradition Treaty with Trinidad and Tobago (Treaty Doc. 105-21).
  The treaties were transmitted to the Senate today, 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.
Page S8523
Appointments:
  Global Climate Change Observer Group: Pursuant to the provisions of 
S.Res. 98, agreed to on July 25, 1997, the following Senators were 
appointed to the Global Climate Change Observer Group: Senators Hagel, 
Chairman, Abraham, Chafee, Craig, Murkowski, Roberts, Byrd, Co-
Chairman, Baucus, Bingaman, Kerry, Levin, and Lieberman. 
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  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: The Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as amended 
by Public Law 99-7, appointed the following Senators to the Commission 
on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Senators Feingold, Graham, 
Lautenberg, and Reid.
  Pages S8523-24
Messages from the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States: A communication from the 
President of the United States, transmitting, a report of the notice of 
the continuation of Iraqi emergency; referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing and UrbanAffairs. (PM-58).
  Page S8528
  A communication from the President of the United States, 
transmitting, a report concerning the national emergency with respect 
to Iraq; referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban 
Affairs. (PM-59).
Pages S8528-30
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Eric L. Clay, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit.
  Arthur Gajarsa, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Federal Circuit.
  Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., of Georgia, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Georgia.
  Jose-Marie Griffiths, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2001.
  Mary Ann Gooden Terrell, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  Robert S. LaRussa, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  James H. Atkins, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 
2000.
  Calvin D. Buchanan, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
  Linda Jane Zack Tarr-Whelan, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador 
during her tenure of service as United States Representative to the 
Commission on the Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of 
the United Nations.
  Yerker Andersson, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 1999.
  Gina McDonald, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 1998.
  Bonnie O'Day, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability for a term expiring September 17, 1998.
  Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Director General of the 
Foreign Service.
  Richard Sklar, of California, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the United Nations for UN Management and Reform, 
with the Rank of Ambassador.
  A. Peter Burleigh, of California, to be the Deputy Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
  James W. Pardew, Jr., of Virginia, for the Rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as U.S. Special Representative for Military 
Stabilization in the Balkans.
  Stanley O. Roth, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State.
  Marc Grossman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State.
  John Christian Kornblum, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Germany.
  David J. Scheffer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for War 
Crimes Issues.
  James P. Rubin, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State.
  Paul Simon, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Institute for 
Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring September 22, 1998.
  Bonnie R. Cohen, of District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary of 
State.
  James Franklin Collins, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Russian 
Federation.
  Janice R. Lachance, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management
  Patrick A. Shea, of Utah, to be Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management.
  George A. Omas, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Rate Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2000.
  Jane Garvey, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration for the term of five years.
  Karl Frederick Inderfurth, of North Carolina, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.
  David Andrews, of California, to be Legal Adviser of the Department 
of State.
  Ralph Frank, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal.
  John C. Holzman, of Hawaii, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic 
of Bangladesh.
  Shirley Robinson Watkins, of Arkansas, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
  Louis Caldera, of California, to be a Managing Director of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service.
  Rudy deLeon, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness.
  Robert G. Stanton, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Park 
Service.

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  Catherine E. Woteki, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety.
  Kneeland C. Youngblood, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Enrichment Corporation for a term 
expiring February 24, 2002.
  Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Maryland, to be Counselor of the Department of 
State, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service.
  Gordon D. Giffin, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Canada.
  Maura Harty, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Paraguay.
  James F. Mack, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative 
Republic of Guyana.
  Anne Marie Sigmund, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Kyrgyz Republic.
  Keith C. Smith, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lithuania.
  Daniel V. Speckhard, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Belarus.
  George Munoz, of Illinois, to be President of the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation.
  Richard Dale Kauzlarich, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  Jamie Rappaport Clark, of Maryland, to be Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  I. Miley Gonzalez, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.
  August Schumacher, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
  Kathleen M. Karpan, of Wyoming, to be Director of the Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
  August Schumacher, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Shirley Robinson Watkins, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Thomas E. Scott, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Felix George Rohatyn, of New York, to be Ambassador to France.
  Philip Lader, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S8462-63, S8516-23
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Jo Ann Jay Howard, of Texas, to be Federal Insurance Administrator, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  Paul M. Igasaki, of California, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2002.
  Tadd Johnson, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the National Indian 
Gaming Commission for the term of three years.
  Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
  A. Richard Caputo, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  G. Patrick Murphy, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Illinois.
  Carlos R. Moreno, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Michael P. McCuskey, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of Illinois.
  Victoria A. Roberts, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  Bruce C. Kauffman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  John H. Bingler, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  James S. Gwin, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Ohio.
  Jeffrey D. Colman, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Dan A. Polster, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Ohio.
  Algenon L. Marbley, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Ohio.
  John E. Mansfield, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2001.
  George Edward Moose, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the European Office of the United Nations, with 
the rank of Ambassador.
  Nancy Dorn, of the District of Columbia, to be Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 
2002.
  Hershel Wayne Gober, of Arkansas, to be Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs.

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  Dennis Dollar, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2003.
  Michael K. Powell, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 1997.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.
Pages S8461-62
Messages From the President:
  Pages S8528-30
Messages From the House:
  Page S8530
Communications:
  Pages S8530-31
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S8531
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8533-S8607
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8607-08
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8612-15
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S8615
Authority for Committees:
  Page S8615
Additional Statements:
  Page S8615
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--211) 
                                              Pages S8410, S8451, S8480
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:15 a.m. and, in accordance with H. 
Con. Res. 136, adjourned at 8 p.m., until 11 a.m., on Tuesday, 
September 2, 1997.