[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9099-S9104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        TREASURY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. 2312, the Treasury-Postal 
appropriations bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2312) making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I am pleased to lay before the Senate 
the committee recommendation for the Treasury Department, the Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and various independent 
agencies. The bill crafted by the Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal 
Service, and General Government contains a total of $29,923,547,000 in 
new budget authority.
  Of that amount, $13,613,547,000 is in mandatory accounts, and 
$3,250,000,000 is provided for much-needed funding for all Federal 
agencies to address the year 2000, or Y2K, computer problem, contingent 
upon an emergency designation by the administration.
  The committee recommendation is within the 302(b) allocations and 
strikes a delicate balance between congressional priorities, 
administrative initiatives, and agency needs. This would not have been 
possible without the hard work and cooperation from my friend and 
colleague, Senator Kohl, the subcommittee ranking member, and his 
staff. It was not easy to strike this balance while staying within our 
mutually agreed-upon fiscal constraints. As most of our colleagues are 
aware, approximately 80 percent of the accounts in this bill are for 
salaries and expenses, meeting those needs, and increasing our 
flexibility to fund new initiatives and congressional priorities.
  The committee recommends a funding of $11,555,000,137 for title I for 
the Department of Treasury. This is $176.653 million more than the 
fiscal year 1998 enacted level. The committee has again placed a 
priority on promoting the Treasury's law enforcement, ensuring that 
they can hire, train, and retrain the best of Federal law enforcement, 
while at the same time support efforts by State and local law 
enforcement.
  There are some provisions of title I that I would like to highlight 
for colleagues. This bill includes $132 million for law enforcement 
initiatives through the violent crime reduction trust fund, known as 
the VCRTF; continuation and expansion of the Gang Resistance Education 
And Training Program, called the GREAT Program--to help our young 
people develop the skills to stay out of trouble; $27 million to 
continue and expand the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative--to 
allow Federal, State, and local law enforcement to stem the tide of 
illegal firearms trafficking to the youth of this country. It includes 
doubling a staff level for the Customs Service antichild pornography 
efforts; full funding for Southwest border technology enhancements and 
staffing; additional funding for the IRS for much-needed customer 
service initiatives.
  In title II, the committee recommends an appropriation of $71.195 
million for the U.S. Postal Service. Under the provisions of this bill, 
the Postal Service is required to provide free mailing for overseas 
voters and the blind, maintain 6-day delivery and rural delivery, as 
well as prohibited from consolidating or closing small and rural post 
offices.
  Title III is the Executive Office of the President and funds 
appropriated to the President. The total recommendation for title III 
is $3,838,441,000. This includes the White House Office, the Office of 
Management and Budget, the Office of the National Drug Control Policy, 
the Federal drug control programs, and funding for the National 
Antidrug Media Campaign.

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Also included is the information technology system and related expenses 
account to deal with the year 2000 problems.
  Of special note are: $13 million for the continuation of the 
technology transfer program under the drug czar's office--to allow 
State and local law enforcement to benefit from research and 
development; $175 million to continue the National Antidrug Media 
Campaign; continued funding for high-intensity drug trafficking areas, 
known as HIDTAs.
  Title IV is independent agencies such as the Federal Election 
Commission, General Services Administration, and the National Archives, 
in addition to agencies involved in Federal employment, such as the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Merit Systems Protection Board, 
the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of Personnel Management, 
and the Office of Special Counsel. The committee recommends 
$14,458,969,000 for this title.
  Of particular interest to many of our colleagues is the funding level 
for the General Services Administration, which includes $500 million 
for new courthouse construction.
  In order to stay within the 302(b) allocations, we were forced to 
make many difficult decisions regarding outlays. Although I know this 
is not unique to the Treasury and General Government Subcommittee, our 
outlays allocations forced us to make difficult choices, which we would 
not have otherwise made.
  This bill deserves the support of the Senate. I believe I can 
honestly say that although not everybody got what they wanted, we did 
our best to accommodate all of our colleagues' requests. I must remind 
my colleagues that if you are considering any additional spending in 
this bill, it must be offset.
  Finally, none of this would have been possible without the work and 
support of Senator Kohl. I particularly thank Barbara Retzlaff of his 
staff, who consistently brings her knowledge and expertise to this 
bill, and also our own staff, Pat Raymond, Tammy Perrin and Lula 
Edwards, who have worked so hard and so many evenings on this bill.
  At this time, I yield the floor to my friend, Senator Kohl.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wisconsin.
  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, before I get started, I express my deep 
sympathy to the families of Officers John Gibson and Jacob Chestnut. I 
also want to express my thanks to these brave heroes and to all the 
other law enforcement officers here in the Capitol and all over our 
great country who put their lives on the line every day to keep the 
rest of us safe. The two fallen officers are true heroes. They died 
protecting the Nation's most precious symbol of democracy and 
protecting the people who work here and who visit here. I hope their 
families take some comfort in the deep respect, gratitude, and pride 
all of us here feel for their acts of bravery.

  Mr. President, I thank Senator Campbell for his dedication to 
resolving many issues, large and small, on this Treasury and General 
Government appropriations bill.
  Throughout this process, he has forged a cooperative relationship not 
only with me, but with all of the subcommittee members. Throughout his 
cooperative approach, we were able to work out a reasonable balance 
among the many programs and activities under the jurisdiction of this 
subcommittee. In addition, I want to acknowledge the very fine work of 
the chairman's staff, including Pat Raymond, Tammy Perrin, and Lula 
Edwards.
  As Senator Campbell mentioned, the Treasury and General Government 
appropriations bill continues and expands many investments in our 
future. Just for example, the Internal Revenue Service funding level is 
of critical importance. By passing the IRS restructuring legislation, 
Congress sent a clear message to the public and to the IRS that it is 
time for the IRS to provide American taxpayers with the kind of service 
they have a right to expect. In response, IRS is undertaking its most 
profound restructuring in more than 40 years. From business practices 
to organizational structure, the IRS of the future will act differently 
than the agency we know today.
  This appropriations bill provides the IRS over $7.8 billion to 
continue basic operations while initiating these changes. These funds 
will launch the new customer service initiatives, the submission and 
processing of investments, and the compliance research systems 
requested by the administration. The funding level will let the IRS 
revamp its business practices so IRS staff can focus on understanding, 
solving, and preventing taxpayer problems.
  To effectively update the Federal Government's computer system for 
the century date change, the committee added $3.2 billion to the 
Treasury and General Government appropriations bill. This work must be 
completed in the next 12 months, so money must reach all Federal 
agencies quickly. By including this emergency funding, the committee 
provides the Federal Government with the tools it needs to ensure that 
critical Government functions continue smoothly.
  Law enforcement activities are another important part of this bill, 
and the committee has provided over $3 billion to continue and expand 
these programs. Included in this funding level is full funding for the 
GREAT Program, which provides local police departments the resources 
necessary to help children avoid the temptation of gangs or drugs; the 
Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, which traces illegal guns and 
establishes State and local links necessary to end gun trafficking and 
youth and gang-related violence; and the Customs' Child Pornography and 
Cyber Smuggling Program, which prevents illegal trafficking and 
distribution of child pornography both into and throughout the United 
States.
  The Office of National Drug Control Policy's media campaign receives 
continued funding of $175 million in this bill. This is the second year 
of a 5-year program aimed at changing attitudes towards drugs. The 
committee hopes to see dramatic results from this investment--an 
investment that is four times greater than the funding provided for 
GREAT, Youth Gun Crime, and Child Pornography Prevention Programs 
combined.
  Finally, I want to talk about the Federal Election Commission. This 
bill provides the FEC with $33.7 million. This is $2.8 million less 
than the funding provided by the House, and I hope we will bring the 
funding level up to the House figure. The need for this funding is 
clear. In congressional testimony earlier this year, FEC officials said 
they were forced to drop more than 100 cases because they did not have 
enough people to handle the caseload.
  As you all know, Congress has not been able to agree on campaign 
finance reforms. But we all agree that the current law must be 
enforced. And that cannot happen without a fully funded FEC.
  In an era of explosive spending on campaigns through innumerable 
avenues, both legal and illegal, we owe it to the American people to 
fully fund the only campaign watchdog we have.
  Finally, we have tried to accommodate numerous requests for funds 
while remaining within the funding restrictions imposed by the 
subcommittee allocation. Although we are required to make substantial 
reductions in the President's request level, I believe that 
programmatic funding levels included in this bill are fiscally 
responsible and very reasonable.
  I thank the Chair. I yield the floor.


                         Privilege of the Floor

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
following individuals have floor privileges for the duration of the 
consideration of S. 2312, the Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government appropriations bill for fiscal year 1999: Ms. Tammy Perrin 
and Ms. Lula Edwards.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, before I send the first amendment to the 
desk, I would like to associate myself with the remarks made by Senator 
Leahy, whom I found to be very poignant and very moving in his tribute 
to the two slain officers.
  Today, Mr. President, is sad day indeed for the congressional family, 
because in just 30 minutes--in fact, a little less than that--we will 
all participate in a memorial for Detective John Gibson and Officer 
``J.J.'' Jacob Joseph Chestnut, who gave their lives in the line of 
duty this past Friday.
  In fact, the Capitol Police patch which I wear today in memory and 
honor was given to me by Detective

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Gibson just a few weeks ago. As late as 2 weeks ago, he was kind enough 
to come out all the way to Dulles Airport when I had a delayed flight 
and get me here on time for a vote on Monday night.
  I was a military policeman, Mr. President, and a deputy sheriff in my 
younger days. Like most former law enforcement officers, like Senator 
Leahy was, perhaps the death of these two wonderful men touched us in a 
very special way, because for law enforcement people, when a law 
enforcement officer is killed, it is not like losing a stranger or a 
colleague, it is like losing a brother or a sister.
  But our system of democracy mandates that our citizens, who own this 
building, have a right to enter it at any time. I think that is the way 
it should be. Most of us want to keep it that way, as Senator Kohl has 
alluded to.
  Today, however, we debate the Treasury, Postal, and General 
Government appropriations bill. This bill, above any bill with which we 
have wrestled, determines the use of and restrictions on firearms. The 
framers of the Constitution, I believe, could never have foreseen the 
nuances that have come into play in modern America when we discuss our 
second amendment rights.
  Mr. President, in this very saddened atmosphere in which we bring our 
bill to the floor, I suppose some of our colleagues may be tempted in 
the heat of the time to load this bill down with gun amendments. I, 
frankly, hope that does not happen. It may be the right issue. It may 
be the right place to talk about them. But this is not the right time. 
To use this bill as a vehicle for any rush to judgment with those 
amendments, or to use it as an anti-second amendment platform, I think 
would be inappropriate and unwise.
  No one is more saddened at the loss of our two officer heroes than I 
am. But I would like to tell my colleagues who are watching these 
proceedings in their offices now that I intend to move to table any gun 
amendments that may be offered during this tragic time.


                           Amendment No. 3340

  Mr. CAMPBELL. With that, Mr. President, I send the first amendment to 
the desk on behalf of Senator Faircloth, Senator Kohl, and myself.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Colorado [Mr. Campbell], for himself, Mr. 
     Faircloth, and Mr. Kohl, proposes an amendment numbered 3340.

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of 
the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:
       Strike Section 639 on pages 96 and 97 in its entirety and 
     insert in lieu thereof the following:
       ``Sec. 639. For purposes of each provision of law amended 
     by section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 
     U.S.C. 5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303 of title 
     5, United States Code, shall be considered to have taken 
     effect in fiscal year 1999 in the rates of basic pay for the 
     statutory pay systems.''.

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, in January of 1999 the rank-and-file 
Federal employees will automatically receive a salary adjustment based 
upon the employment cost index. Most people refer to this as the COLA. 
Some simply call it a pay raise.
  Under current law, a similar adjustment is made to the salaries of 
senior-level Federal employees, Members of Congress, and Federal judges 
also. This adjustment is automatic under the provisions of the Ethics 
Reform Act of 1989, unless Congress takes an affirmative action to 
block the increase.
  The bill before us today includes the language to prevent the 
automatic pay adjustment from going into effect in January for Members 
of Congress, Federal judges, and senior-level employees of the 
executive branch.
  The text of the provision is slightly different from that which 
passed the House of Representatives and, therefore, makes it a 
conferenceable item.
  This amendment which we offer today makes that provision identical to 
the House-passed version.
  I am happy to yield to my colleague, Senator Kohl, if he has any 
statement on this.
  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I agree with the comments of Senator 
Campbell.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I urge adoption of the amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment 
of the Senator from Colorado.
  The amendment (No. 3340) was agreed to.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which 
the amendment was agreed to.
  Mr. KOHL. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.


               Amendments Nos. 3341 through 3346, En Bloc

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I send to the desk the managers' package 
of amendments and ask unanimous consent that they be considered en 
bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Colorado (Mr. Campbell), proposes 
     amendments numbered 3341 through 3346 en bloc.

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of 
the amendments be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments, en bloc, are as follows:


                           amendment no. 3341

       At the appropriate place at the end of title I, insert:
       Sec. ____. Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the explosive in a 
     fixed shotgun shell'' and insert ``an explosive'';
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the explosive in a 
     fixed metallic cartridge'' and inserting ``an explosive''; 
     and
       (3) by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following:
       ``(16) The term `antique firearm'--
       ``(A) means any--
       ``(i) firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, 
     flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition 
     system) manufactured in or before 1898;
       ``(ii) replica of any firearm described in clause (i), if 
     such replica--
       ``(I) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or 
     conventional centerfire fixed ammunition; or
       ``(II) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed 
     ammunition that is no longer manufactured in the United 
     States and that is not readily available in the ordinary 
     channels of commercial trade; and
       ``(iii) muzzle loading rifle, muzzle loading shotgun, or 
     muzzle loading pistol, that--
       ``(I) is designed to use black powder, or a black powder 
     substitute; and
       ``(II) cannot use fixed ammunition; and
       ``(B) does not include any--
       ``(i) weapon that incorporates a firearm frame or receiver;
       ``(ii) firearm that is converted into a muzzle loading 
     weapon; or
       ``(iii) muzzle loading weapon that can be readily converted 
     to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, 
     breechblock, or any combination thereof.''.

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I wish to make a few comments on the 
muzzle loader amendment which we are considering.
  The purpose of the amendment is to exempt certain muzzle loading 
weapons from regulation under the Gun Control Act (GCA), 18 U.S.C. 
Chapter 44. Under current law, ``antique firearms'' are exempted from 
the definition of ``firearm'' in section 921(a)(3) of the GCA and are, 
therefore, not subject to the interstate controls, licensing 
provisions, record keeping requirements, or restrictions on possession 
that apply to firearms. Thus, antique firearms can be sold interstate 
via mail-order, no records of their sale are kept, and they may be 
lawfully possessed by any U.S. citizen. The existing definition of 
``antique firearm'' exempts firearms manufactured in or before 1898, 
replicas of such firearms that utilize matchlock, flintlock, percussion 
cap, or other primitive types of ignition systems including primers and 
battery cup primers and other replica firearms that utilize ammunition 
that is no longer available in commercial channels.
  In recent years, there has been a strong increase in popularity in 
hunting and target shooting involving muzzle loading firearms which 
could not have been foreseen when the current law was written. As in 
any other sporting equipment, the technology was refined to provide 
safer and more reliable equipment, much like the compound bow evolved 
from the original long bow. Most states now offer a muzzle loading 
hunting season to improve deer herd management. There have been 
numerous technological improvements in

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muzzle loading weapons, including safer propellant, safety mechanism, 
projectiles, and ignition systems.
  As is the case with the compound bow, many of the muzzle loading 
weapons now produced bear little physical resemblance to traditional 
antique firearms produced prior to 1898. Significantly, they all 
require the placing of a propellant down the barrel, pushing a bullet 
down the barrel on top of the powder, then placing an ignition system 
behind the powder just as all muzzle loaders have for more than 100 
years. Since the BATF has determined that certain of these weapons are 
not ``replicas'' under the definition of ``antique firearms'', they are 
regulated as ``firearms'' under the GCA. The BATF has restricted only 
one inline muzzle loader, the Knight DISC rifle, which is produced in 
my home state of Iowa, even though Remington states that their muzzle 
loader is built from their 700 Centerfire.
  The amendment would expand the definition of the term ``antique 
firearm'' to encompass these modern muzzle loading sporting firearms 
used by hunters, target shooters, and other sportsmen. The amendment 
would include within the definition of ``antique firearm'' a weapon 
that: (1) is a muzzle loading rifle, muzzle loading shotgun, or muzzle 
loading pistol; (2) is designed to use black powder or a black powder 
substitute; (3) uses any ignition system; (4) cannot use fixed 
ammunition; (5) does not use the serial numbered frame or receiver of a 
firearm; (6) has not been converted from a firearm; and (7) cannot be 
readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, 
bolt, or breechlock.
  The language requiring that the antique firearm not use the frame or 
receiver of a serial numbered firearm, not be converted from a firearm, 
and cannot be readily converted to fire fixed ammunition is to prevent 
the conversion of modern firearms into percussion cap ``antique 
firearms''. BATF is concerned that, without this language, various 
single shot, bolt action, slide action and semi-automatic weapons, and 
even certain machine guns, could be converted into muzzle loading 
weapons and then converted back to fire conventional fixed ammunition 
merely by replacing the barrel or other components. The weapon could 
then be sold as an ``antique firearm'' without any GCA controls. Many 
components which alter the form and function of firearms are available 
to be easily converted from one form of firearm to another. However, 
there are no products currently in commercial trade which would convert 
a muzzle loader to a firearm or a firearm to a muzzle loader.
  Since the amendment is limited to muzzle loading rifles, muzzle 
loading shotguns, and muzzle loading pistols, it would not allow 
grenade launchers, bazookas, machine guns, or anti-tank guns to be 
excluded from the regulation. Also, since this amendment will be 
adopted on the floor, there isn't any report language to assist courts 
and industry in interpreting the status of muzzle loaders. I hope my 
comments will serve this purpose.


                           Amendment No. 3342

      (Purpose: to appropriately reflect the liquidation of debt)

       At the appropriate place, strike and insert the following: 
     Page 11, on line 23 strike ``$2,854,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$3,317,690,000''.


                           amendment no. 3343

    (Purpose: To provide for reform of the overtime pay of Federal 
                 firefighters, and for other purposes)

       At the end of title VI add the following new section:

     SEC. ____. FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS OVERTIME PAY REFORM ACT OF 
                   1998.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5542 by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) In applying subsection (a) of this section with 
     respect to a firefighter who is subject to section 5545b--
       ``(1) such subsection shall be deemed to apply to hours of 
     work officially ordered or approved in excess of 106 hours in 
     a biweekly pay period, or, if the agency establishes a weekly 
     basis for overtime pay computation, in excess of 53 hours in 
     an administrative workweek; and
       ``(2) the overtime hourly rate of pay is an amount equal to 
     one and one-half times the hourly rate of basic pay under 
     section 5545b (b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B), as applicable, and such 
     overtime hourly rate of pay may not be less than such hourly 
     rate of basic pay in applying the limitation on the overtime 
     rate provided in paragraph (2) of such subsection (a).''; and
       (2) by inserting after section 5545a the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 5545b. Pay for firefighters

       ``(a) This section applies to an employee whose position is 
     classified in the firefighter occupation in conformance with 
     the GS-081 standard published by the Office of Personnel 
     Management, and whose normal work schedule, as in effect 
     throughout the year, consists of regular tours of duty which 
     average at least 106 hours per biweekly pay period.
       ``(b)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter 
     subject to this section generally consists of 24-hour shifts, 
     rather than a basic 40-hour workweek (as determined under 
     regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel 
     Management), section 5504(b) shall be applied as follows in 
     computing pay--
       ``(A) paragraph (1) of such section shall be deemed to 
     require that the annual rate be divided by 2756 to derive the 
     hourly rate; and
       ``(B) the computation of such firefighter's daily, weekly, 
     or biweekly rate shall be based on the hourly rate under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(2) For the purpose of sections 5595(c), 5941, 8331(3), 
     and 8704(c), and for such other purposes as may be expressly 
     provided for by law or as the Office of Personnel Management 
     may by regulation prescribe, the basic pay of a firefighter 
     subject to this subsection shall include an amount equal to 
     the firefighter's basic hourly rate (as computed under 
     paragraph (1)(A)) for all hours in such firefighter's regular 
     tour of duty (including overtime hours).
       ``(c)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter 
     subject to this section includes a basic 40-hour workweek (as 
     determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of 
     Personnel Management), section 5504(b) shall be applied as 
     follows in computing pay--
       ``(A) the provisions of such section shall apply to the 
     hours within the basic 40-hour workweek;
       ``(B) for hours outside the basic 40-hour workweek, such 
     section shall be deemed to require that the hourly rate be 
     derived by dividing the annual rate by 2756; and
       ``(C) the computation of such firefighter's daily, weekly, 
     or biweekly rate shall be based on subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     as each applies to the hours involved.
       ``(2) For purposes of sections 5595(c), 5941, 8331(3), and 
     8704(c), and for such other purposes as may be expressly 
     provided for by law or as the Office of Personnel Management 
     may by regulation prescribe, the basic pay of a firefighter 
     subject to this subsection shall include--
       ``(A) an amount computed under paragraph (1)(A) for the 
     hours within the basic 40-hour workweek; and
       ``(B) an amount equal to the firefighter's basic hourly 
     rate (as computed under paragraph (1)(B)) for all hours 
     outside the basic 40-hour workweek that are within such 
     firefighter's regular tour of duty (including overtime 
     hours).
       ``(d)(1) A firefighter who is subject to this section shall 
     receive overtime pay in accordance with section 5542, but 
     shall not receive premium pay provided by other provisions of 
     this subchapter.
       ``(2) For the purpose of applying section 7(k) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 to a firefighter who is subject 
     to this section, no violation referred to in such section 
     7(k) shall be deemed to have occurred if the requirements of 
     section 5542(a) are met, applying section 5542(a) as provided 
     in subsection (f) of that section. The overtime hourly rate 
     of pay for such firefighter shall in all cases be an amount 
     equal to one and one-half times the firefighter's hourly rate 
     of basic pay under subsection (b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B) of this 
     section, as applicable.
       ``(3) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
     regulations, with respect to firefighters subject to this 
     section, that would permit an agency to reduce or eliminate 
     the variation in the amount of firefighters' biweekly pay 
     caused by work scheduling cycles that result in varying hours 
     in the regular tours of duty from pay period to pay period. 
     Under such regulations, the pay that a firefighter would 
     otherwise receive for regular tours of duty over the work 
     scheduling cycle shall, to the extent practicable, remain 
     unaffected.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5545a 
     the following:

``5545b. Pay for firefighters.''.

       (c) Training.--Section 4109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a firefighter who 
     is subject to section 5545b of this title shall be paid basic 
     pay and overtime pay for the firefighter's regular tour of 
     duty while attending agency sanctioned training.''.
       (d) Inclusion in Basic Pay for Federal Retirement.--Section 
     8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after subparagraph (D);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G);
       (3) by inserting the following:
       ``(E) with respect to a criminal investigator, availability 
     pay under section 5545a of this title;
       ``(F) pay as provided in section 5545b (b)(2) and (c)(2); 
     and ''; and
       (4) by striking ``subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) through (G)''.

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       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period which begins on or after the later of October 1, 
     1998, or the 180th day following the date of enactment of 
     this section.
       (f) Regulations.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Office of Personnel Management, a firefighter subject to 
     section 5545b of title 5, United States Code, as added by 
     this section, whose regular tours of duty average 60 hours or 
     less per workweek and do not include a basic 40-hour 
     workweek, shall, upon implementation of this section, be 
     granted an increase in basic pay equal to 2 step-increases of 
     the applicable General Schedule grade, and such increase 
     shall not be an equivalent increase in pay. If such increase 
     results in a change to a longer waiting period for the 
     firefighter's next step increase, the firefighter shall be 
     credited with an additional year of service for the purpose 
     of such waiting period. If such increase results in a rate of 
     basic pay which is above the maximum rate of the applicable 
     grade, such resulting pay rate shall be treated as a retained 
     rate of basic pay in accordance with section 5363 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (g) No Reduction in Regular Pay.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, the regular 
     pay (over the established work scheduling cycle) of a 
     firefighter subject to section 5545b of title 5, United 
     States Code, as added by this section, shall not be reduced 
     as a result of the implementation of this section.


                           amendment no. 3344

   (Purpose: To amend chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, to 
 provide for an annual report on international services of the Postal 
                                Service)

       At the appropriate place at the end of title VI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ____. INTERNATIONAL MAIL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 36 of title 39, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 3662 the following:

     ``Sec. 3663. Annual report on international services

       ``(a) Not later than July 1 of each year, the Postal Rate 
     Commission shall transmit to each House of Congress a 
     comprehensive report of the costs, revenues, and volumes 
     accrued by the Postal Service in connection with mail matter 
     conveyed between the United States and other countries for 
     the previous fiscal year.
       ``(b) Not later than March 15 of each year, the Postal 
     Service shall provide to the Postal Rate Commission such data 
     as the Commission may require to prepare the report required 
     under subsection (a) of this section. Data shall be provided 
     in sufficient detail to enable the Commission to analyze the 
     costs, revenues, and volumes for each international mail 
     product or service, under the methods determined appropriate 
     by the Commission for the analysis of rates for domestic 
     mail.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 63 of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after the item relating to section 3662 the 
     following:

``3663. Annual report on international services.''.


                           amendment no. 3345

   (Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate on the use of random 
 selection of returns for examination by the Internal Revenue Service)

       At the appropriate place at the end of title I, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ____. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE USE OF RANDOM SELECTION 
                   OF RETURNS FOR EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL 
                   REVENUE SERVICE.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) in 1995, the Internal Revenue Service indefinitely 
     postponed the 1994 Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program, a 
     program of audits using random selection techniques (in this 
     section referred to as ``random audits'');
       (2) Congress, taxpayer groups, tax practitioners, and 
     others criticized the program because of its cost to and 
     burden on taxpayers;
       (3) there is no law preventing the Internal Revenue Service 
     from resuming its Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program; 
     and
       (4) random audits may be overly burdensome on taxpayers, 
     particularly low-income taxpayers.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the Internal Revenue Service should make it a top 
     priority to ensure fairness to taxpayers when selecting 
     returns for audit;
       (2) the Senate does not approve of the use of random audits 
     of the general population of taxpayers or tax returns; and
       (3) the Internal Revenue Service should not conduct random 
     audits of the general population of taxpayers or tax returns.


                           amendment no. 3346

       (Purpose: To make modifications to language in Title III)

       At the appropriate place, strike and insert the following:
       On Page 40, line 25, after the word ``campaign,'' strike 
     through Page 41, line 16 through ``campaign,'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``(3) ONDCP, or any agent acting on its behalf, 
     may not obligate any funds for the creative development of 
     advertisements from for-profit organizations, not including 
     out-of-pocket production costs and talent re-use payments, 
     unless (a) the advertisements are intended to reach a 
     minority, ethnic or other special audience that cannot be 
     obtained on a pro bono basis within the time frames required 
     by ONDCP's advertising and buying agencies, and (b) it 
     receives prior approval from the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, (4) ONDCP will secure corporate sponsorship 
     equaling 40 percent of the appropriated amount in fiscal year 
     1999, the definition of which is a contribution that is not 
     received as a result of leveraging funds to receive said 
     sponsorship, corporate sponsorship equaling 60 percent of the 
     appropriated amount in fiscal year 2000, corporate 
     sponsorship equaling 80 percent of the appropriated amount in 
     fiscal year 2001, corporate sponsorship equaling 100 percent 
     of the appropriated amount in fiscal year 2002, and will 
     report quarterly on its efforts to meet this goal, (5) ONDCP 
     is mandated to use appropriated funds solely to fund the 
     anti-drug media campaign to include only the purchase of 
     media time and space, talent re-use payments, out-of-pocket 
     advertising production costs, testing and evaluation of 
     advertising, evaluation of the effectiveness of the media 
     campaign, the negotiated fees for the winning bidder on the 
     request for proposal recently issued by ONDCP, partnership 
     with community, civic, and professional groups, and 
     government organizations related to the media campaign, 
     entertainment industry collaborations to fashion anti-drug 
     messages in movies, television programming, and popular 
     music, interactive (Internet and new) media projects/
     activities, public information (News Media Outreach), and 
     corporate sponsorship/participation, (6) ONDCP shall not 
     obligate funds provided for the national media campaign for 
     fiscal year 1999 until ONDCP has submitted the evaluation and 
     results of Phase I of the campaign to the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, and may obligate up to 75 percent of these 
     funds until ONDCP has submitted the evaluation and results of 
     Phase I of the campaign to the Committees,''

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, the package of amendments I have sent to 
the desk have been agreed to by both sides.
  This package includes the following items:
  Language regarding antique firearms regulation and an exemption for 
muzzle loader firearms under the Gun Control Act;
  A technical correction regarding the Federal Financing Bank in order 
to reflect the true amount of debt accumulated;
  Senator Sarbanes language reforming Federal firefighter overtime pay;
  Senators Cochran and Stevens language on the Postal Service providing 
an annual report regarding international postal services;
  A sense-of-the-Senate from Senator Coverdell regarding the IRS and 
random audits;
  Finally, the last is language changes relating to the drug czar's 
office media campaign and the programmatic goals of this campaign.
  I yield to Senator Kohl.
  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, these are very good amendments. I support 
the amendments fully.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that these 
amendments be agreed to en bloc and that the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments (Nos. 3341 through 3346) were agreed to.


                           Amendment No. 3347

       (Purpose: To insert an omitted funding total in Title IV)

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Colorado (Mr. Campbell), for himself, and 
     Mr. Kohl, proposes an amendment 3347.

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of 
the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following: On page 45, 
     line 21 after ``U.S.C. 490(f)), the '' insert ``$508,752,000 
     to be deposited into the Fund. The''.

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, this amendment makes a technical 
correction to title IV under the General Services Administration's 
Federal Buildings Fund to list the amount we are appropriating in this 
fund.
  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I support this amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 3347) was agreed to.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.

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  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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