[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1268-D1271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, November 13, 1997

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed D.C. Appropriations.
      Senate agreed to Foreign Operations Appropriations Conference 
      Report.
      First session of the 105th Congress adjourned sine die
      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12513-S12713
Measures Introduced: Forty-three bills and eleven resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1526-1568, S.J. Res. 39, S. Res. 156-163, 
and S. Con. Res. 68-70.                                 
  Pages S12574-76
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation To Subcommittees 
of Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1998''. 
(S. Rept. No. 105-155)
  S. 569, to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-156)
  S. 464, to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision of 
veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error. (S. 
Rept. No. 105-157)
  S. 999, to specify the frequency of screening mammograms provided to 
women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (S. Rept. No. 
105-158)
  S. 1172, for the relief of Sylvester Flis.                
Page S12574
Measures Passed:
  Federal Advisory Committee Act: Senate passed H.R. 2977, to amend the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act to clarify public disclosure 
requirements that are applicable to the National Academy of Sciences 
and the National Academy of Public Administration, clearing the measure 
for the President.                                      
  Pages S12515-16
  Sea Grant Program: Senate passed S. 927, to reauthorize the Sea Grant 
Program, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S12516-19
  Lott (for Snowe) Amendment No. 1636, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S12516-19
  Certificate of Documentation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of S. 1349, to 
authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
coastwise trade for the vessel PRINCE NOVA, and the bill was then 
passed.                                                     
  Page S12519
  Child Support Obligations: Senate passed S. 1371, to establish felony 
violations for the failure to pay legal child support obligations. 
                                                        Pages S12667-68
  Waiving Enrollment Requirements: Senate passed H.J. Res. 103, waiving 
certain enrollment requirements with respect to certain specified bills 
of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                               
  Page S12675-76
  Authority to Make Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 156, 
authorizing the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate 
pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders to make certain 
appointments after the sine die adjournment of the present session. 
                                                            Page S12676
  Joint Session of Congress: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 194, 
providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
President of the United States.                             
  Page S12676
  Convening of Second Session: Senate passed S.J. Res. 39, to provide 
for the convening of the second session of the One Hundred Fifth 
Congress.                                                   
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  Thanks to the Vice President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 157, tendering 
the thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the courteous, 
dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the 
deliberations of the Senate.                                
  Page S12676
  Thanks to the President pro tempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 158, 
tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro tempore for the 
courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided 
over the deliberations of the Senate.                   
  Pages S12676-77
  Commending the Democratic Leader: Senate agreed to S. Res. 159, to 
commend the exemplary leadership of the Democratic Leader. 
                                                            Page S12677
  Commending the Majority Leader: Senate agreed to S. Res. 160, to 
commend the exemplary leadership of the Majority Leader.    
  Page S12677
  Conditional Adjournment: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 68, to adjourn 
sine die the 1st session of the 105th Congress.             
  Page S12679
  Homeowners Insurance Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 607, to amend 
the Truth in Lending Act to require notice of cancellation rights with 
respect to private mortgage insurance which is required by a creditor 
as a condition for entering into a residential mortgage transaction, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                            Page S12681
  Lott (for D'Amato) Amendment No. 1637, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                            Page S12681
  Amending Senate Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Res. 161, to amend 
Senate Resolution 48.                                   
  Pages S12682-83
  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: Senate passed H.J. Res. 
95, granting the consent of Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic 
Development Compact, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12683
  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: Senate 
passed H.J. Res. 96, granting the consent and approval of Congress for 
the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District 
of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Regulation Compact, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12683
  No Electronic Theft Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 2265, to amend the provisions of 
titles 17 and 18, United States Code, to provide greater copyright 
protection by amending criminal copyright infringement provisions, and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S12689-92
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1172, for the relief of Sylvester 
Flis.                                                       
  Page S12692
  Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. Charter: Senate 
passed H.R. 3025, to amend the Federal charter for Group 
Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., clearing the measure for 
the President.                                              
  Page S12692
  Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 758, 
to make certain technical corrections to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995.                                                   
  Pages S12692-93
  FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization: Senate 
passed H.R. 1271, to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's 
research, engineering, and development programs for fiscal years 1998 
through 2000, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S12693-94
  Lott (for McCain/Hollings) Amendment No. 1638, to make certain 
technical corrections.                                  
Pages S12693-94
  John N. Griesemer Post Office Building: Committee on Governmental 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1254, to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at Bennett and 
Kansas Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John N. Griesemer Post 
Office Building'', and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure 
for the President.                                          
  Page S12694
  Library of Congress Real Property Acquisition: Senate passed H.R. 
2979, to authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library 
of Congress, clearing the measure for the President.    
  Pages S12694-95
  Holocaust Survivors Reparations: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 39, 
expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should 
expand and simplify its reparations system, provide reparations to 
Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, and set up a fund to 
help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors. 
                                                        Pages S12695-96
  A&M University Black Heritage Center: Senate passed S. 1559, to 
provide for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a 
Center for Historically Black Heritage within Florida A&M University. 
                                                        Pages S12696-97
  Ocean Act: Senate passed S. 1213, to establish a National Ocean 
Council, and a Commission on Ocean Policy, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
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  Nickles (for Snowe/Hollings) Amendment No. 1639, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                             
Pages S12700-04
  Foreign Air Carrier Accidents: Senate passed H.R. 2476, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to require the National Transportation 
Safety Board and individual foreign air carriers to address the needs 
of families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents involving 
foreign air carriers, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S12704-05
  Pilot Records Improvement: Senate passed H.R. 2626, to make 
clarifications to the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996, clearing 
the measure for the President.                          
                                                        Pages S12705-06
  Authorizing Testimony: Senate agreed to S. Res. 162, to authorize 
testimony and representation of Senate employees in United States v. 
Blackley.                                                   
                                                            Page S12706
  Victims of Holocaust Restitution: Senate passed S. 1564, to provide 
redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the United 
States Government during World War II which belonged to victims of the 
Holocaust.                                              
                                                        Pages S12706-07
  Dorothy Day Birth Anniversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 163, 
expressing the sense of the Senate on the 100th anniversary of the 
birth of Dorothy Day and designating the week of November 8, 1997, 
through November 14, 1997, as ``National Week of Recognition for 
Dorothy Day and Those Whom She Served''.                
                                                        Pages S12707-10
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 69, to correct 
the enrollment of the bill S. 830.                          
                                                            Page S12710
  Technical Error Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 70, to 
correct a technical error in the enrollment of the bill S. 1026. 
                                                            Page S12710
  Customs Users Fees: Senate passed H.R. 3034, to amend section 13031 
of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, relating 
to customs user fees, to allow the use of such fees to provide for 
customs inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of 
passengers in Florida, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12711
  Technical Corrections: Senate passed S. 1565, to make technical 
corrections to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief 
Act.                                                        
                                                            Page S12711
  Reimbursement to Army Members: Senate passed H.R. 2796, to authorize 
the reimbursement of members of the Army deployed to Europe in support 
of operations in Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by 
the members during the period beginning on October 1, 1996, and ending 
on May 31, 1997, clearing the measure for the President.    
                                                            Page S12711
  Criminal and Unlawful Aliens: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1493, to require the 
Attorney General to establish a program in local prisons to identify, 
prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully 
present in the United States, and the bill was then passed, clearing 
the measure for the President.                              
                                                            Page S12711
  Criminal Use of Guns: Senate passed S. 191, to throttle the criminal 
use of guns, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                             
                                                        Pages S12711-12
  Military Personnel Voting Rights: Senate passed S. 1566, to amend the 
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to protect the voting 
rights of military personnel.                               
                                                            Page S12713
Passage Vitiated:
  Military Construction Appropriations--Vetoed Provisions: Senate 
vitiated passage of S. 1292, disapproving the cancellations transmitted 
by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45, and 
subsequently the bill was indefinitely postponed.           
                                                            Page S12693
District of Columbia Appropriations, 1998: Senate concurred in the 
amendments of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2607, 
making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, clearing the measure for the President.           
  Pages S12514-15
Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1998--Conference Report:  Senate 
agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2159, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                              
  Pages S12527-33
Adoption Promotion Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House 
to the Senate amendment to H.R. 867, to promote the adoption of 
children in foster care, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S12668-75
Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, 1998--Conference Report: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the Senate 
receives the conference report on H.R. 2267, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and related agencies 
for the fiscal

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year ending September 30, 1998, the conference report be deemed agreed 
to, thus clearing the measure for the President.            
  Page S12662
Further Continuing Appropriations: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that when the Senate receives H.J. Res. 106, making 
further continuing appropriations, the resolution be deemed passed. 
                                                            Page S12668
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: Senate concurred in the amendment of 
the House to S. 476, to provide for the establishment of not less than 
2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000, 
clearing the measure for the President.                 
  Pages S12681-82
AMTRAK Reform and Accountability Act: Senate concurred in the amendment 
of the House to S. 738, to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, and 
to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                              
  Pages S12683-89
Distribution of Judgment Funds: Senate receded from its amendment No. 
61 to H.R. 1604, to provide for the division, use, and distribution of 
judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan pursuant 
to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims 
Commission, clearing the measure for the President.         
  Page S12692
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
legislative and executive reports during the adjournment of the Senate 
on Wednesday, December 3, 1997, Tuesday, January 6, 1998, and Friday, 
January 16, 1998, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.                    
  Page S12677
Status Quo of Nominations: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that all nominations received in the Senate during the 105th 
Congress, First Session, remain in status quo, notwithstanding the sine 
die adjournment of the Senate, with two exceptions.         
  Page S12668
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Raymond C. Fisher, of California, to be Associate Attorney General.
  Rita D. Hayes, of South Carolina, to be Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Gail W. Laster, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development.
  Lynn S. Adelman, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
  William J. Lynn, III, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.     
Pages S12677-78, S12713
Messages From the House:                                
  Pages S12572-73
Measures Referred:                                      
  Pages S12573-74
Measures Read First Time:                                   
  Page S12574
Executive Reports of Committees:                            
  Page S12574
Statements on Introduced Bills:                     
  Pages S12576-S12614
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages S12614-16
Amendments Submitted:                                   
  Pages S12617-28
Notices of Hearings:                                        
  Page S12628
Additional Statements:                                  
  Pages S12628-62
Adjournment Sine Die: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and in accordance with 
S. Con. Res. 68, adjourned sine die at 7:56 p.m.