[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 106 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D879-D882]
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                                              Friday, July 31, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 4354, to establish the United States 
      Capitol Police Memorial Fund on behalf of the families of 
      Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
      Joseph Chestnut.
      The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 1385, Adult 
      Education and Family Literacy Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9521-S9670
Measures Introduced: Thirty one bills and four resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 2395-2425 and S. Res. 264-267. 
                                                         Pages S9555-56
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 2400, to authorize the negotiation of reciprocal trade agreements, 
implement certain trade agreements, extend trade preferences to certain 
developing countries, extend the trade adjustment assistance programs, 
and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 105-280)
  S. 263, to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, possession, 
transportation, acquisition, and receipt of bear viscera or products 
that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-281)
  S. 361, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the 
sale, import, and export of products labeled as containing endangered 
species, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 
105-282)
  S. 659, to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 
1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
Restoration Study Report, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 105-283)
  S. 1970, to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
program to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical 
migratory birds, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-284)
  S. 2094, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to 
enable the Secretary of the Interior to more effectively use the 
proceeds of sales of certain items, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 105-
285)
Page S9555
Measures Passed:
  Postal Employees Safety Enhancement Act: Senate passed S. 2112, to 
make the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 applicable to the 
United States Postal Service in the same manner as any other employer. 
                                                         Pages S9528-30
  Robert C. Weaver Federal Building: Senate passed S. 1700, to 
designate the headquarters building of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Robert 
C. Weaver Federal Building''.
  Pages S9530-31
  Commending the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 265, commending the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program on its 50th 
Anniversary and expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
continuation of the program into the 21st century.
  Pages S9627-28
  DePaul University Centennial: Senate agreed to S. Res. 266, honoring 
the centennial of the founding of DePaul University in Chicago, 
Illinois.
  Pages S9628-29
  Health Education Partnerships Act: Senate passed S. 1754, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize health 
professions and minority and disadvantaged health professions and 
disadvantaged health education programs, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature

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of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S9629-47
  Gordon (for Daschle) Amendment No. 3485, to initiate a coordinated 
national effort to prevent, detect, and educate the public concerning 
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect and to identify 
effective interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with 
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect.
Page S9646
  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Senate passed S. 2375, to amend the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 
of 1977, and to strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and 
other corrupt practices.
  Pages S9647-49
  Technology Administration Authorization: Senate passed S. 1325, to 
authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the 
Department of Commerce for fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, after 
agreeing to committee amendments, and the following amendments proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S9649-55
  Gordon (for Frist) Amendment No. 3486, to make minor and technical 
corrections.
Page S9652
  Gordon (for Frist) Amendment No. 3487, to make corrections. 
                                                             Page S9652
  Gordon (for McCain) Amendment No. 3488, relating to environmental 
technology providers.
Page S9652
  Fastener Quality Act Exemption: Senate passed H.R. 3824, amending the 
Fastener Quality Act to exempt from its coverage certain fasteners 
approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft, 
after agreeing to committee amendments.
  Page S9655
  International Obligations: Senate passed S.J. Res. 54, finding the 
Government of Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its 
international obligations, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S9655-57
  Gordon (for Lott) Amendment No. 3489, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S9656-57
  Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact: Senate passed S.J. Res. 
51, granting the consent of Congress to the Potomac Highlands Airport 
Authority Compact entered into between the States of Maryland and West 
Virginia.
  Pages S9658-59
  Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement: Senate passed 
S.J. Res. 35, granting the consent of Congress to the Pacific Northwest 
Emergency Management Arrangement.
  Page S9659
  Alabama Fish Hatchery/Aquacultural Research Center: Senate passed S. 
1883, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion 
National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural 
Research Center to the State of Alabama.
  Pages S9659-60
  JFK Center for the Performing Arts Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 
3504, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize 
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
and to further define the criteria for capital repair and operation and 
maintenance, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S9660-61
  DC Convention Center/Sports Arena Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 
4237, to amend the District of Columbia Convention Center and Sports 
Arena Authorization Act of 1995 to revise the revenues and activities 
covered under such Act, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S9661
  American GI Forum Charter: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged 
from further consideration of S. 1759, to grant a Federal charter to 
the American GI Forum of the United States, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S9661-62
  Gordon (for Hatch) Amendment No. 3490, of a technical nature. 
                                                             Page S9662
  Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 643, to designate 
the United States courthouse to be constructed at the corner of 
Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes 
United States Courthouse'', clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S9662-63
  Emergency Famine Relief: Senate agreed to S. Res. 267, expressing the 
sense of the Senate that the President, acting through the United 
States Agency for International Development, should more effectively 
secure emergency famine relief for the people of Sudan. 
                                                         Pages S9666-68
  U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: Senate passed H.R. 4354, to 
establish the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund on behalf of 
the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class 
Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S9663
Military Construction Appropriations Conference Report--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of 
the conference report on H.R. 4059, making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
with a vote to occur thereon on Tuesday, September 1, 1998, at 9:30 
a.m.
  Page S9670
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act 
Conference Report--

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Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the 
consideration of the conference report on H.R. 629, to grant the 
consent of Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
Compact.
  Page S9670
Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1999--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing for the consideration of S. 2334, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, on 
Tuesday, September 1, 1998.
  Page S9670
Treaty Approved: The following treaty having passed through the various 
parliamentary stages up to and including presentation of resolutions of 
ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the Senators present having 
voted in the affirmative, the resolution of ratification was agreed to:
  Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in 
International Business, with one declaration and three provisos. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-43)
Pages S9668-69
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
executive and legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate 
on Tuesday, August 25, 1998, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
  Page S9670
Authorities: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, the President of the 
Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and the majority and 
minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, 
committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences 
authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order 
of the Senate.
  Page S9670
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report concerning the Arab League Boycott of Israel; 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-154).
Page S9554
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Dan A. Polster, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Ohio.
  John D. Kelly, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eighth Circuit.
  Kim McLean Wardlaw, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.
  Robert G. James, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Louisiana, vice John M. Shaw, retired.
  Keith C. Kelly, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Deborah K. Kilmer, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Ralph E. Tyson, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Louisiana.
  Richard Nelson Swett, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to Denmark.
  Neal F. Lane, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy.
  Arthur Louis Schechter, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the 
Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
  Clyde J. Hart, Jr., of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration, vice Albert J. Herberger, resigned.
  Raner Christercunean Collins, of Arizona, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Arizona.
  Raymond W. Kelly, of New York, to be Commissioner of Customs.
  James E. Johnson, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary of the 
Treasury for Enforcement.
  Elizabeth Bresee, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Jacob Joseph Lew, of New York, to be Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget.
  James Howard Holmes, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Latvia.
  John Bruce Craig, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate 
of Oman.
  David Michael Satterfield, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Lebanon.
  Barbara Pedersen Holum, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 
2002.
  Charles F. Kartman, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Korean 
Peace Talks.
  William B. Milam, of California, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Pakistan.
  Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of Energy.
  Charles R. Rawls, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Agriculture.
  James E. Newsome, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring June 19, 
2001.
  Howard Hikaru Tagomori, of Hawaii, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Hawaii for the term of four years.
  Paul M. Warner, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Utah for the term of four years.

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  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S9663-66
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Terrence L. Bracy, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy for a term expiring October 6, 2004.
Page S9670
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal of 
the following nomination:
  Michael D. Schattman, of Texas, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Texas, which was sent to the Senate on 
March 21, 1997.
Page S9670
Messages From the President:
  Page S9554
Messages From the House:
  Page S9554
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S9555
Communications:
  Page S9555
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9557-99
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9599-S9600
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9602-05
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S9605
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S9605-06
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9606-22
Text of S. 53 and H.R. 1702 as Previously Passed:
  Pages S9622-27
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and, in accordance with S. Con. 
Res. 114, adjourned at 2:28 p.m., until 12 noon, on Monday, August 31, 
1998.