[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D921-D923]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, September 1, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9715-S9805
Measures Introduced: Two bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2429 and 2430, S.J. Res. 55, and S. Res. 268 and 269. 
                                                             Page S9782
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  H.R. 624, to amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 
to clarify certain requirements and to improve the flow of interstate 
commerce. (S. Rept. No. 105-297)
  Report to accompany S.J. Res. 40 and H.J. Res. 54, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress 
to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. 
(S. Rept. No. 105-298)
Page S9782
Measures Passed:
  Congratulating the Little League World Series Champions: Senate 
agreed to S. Res. 268, congratulating the Toms River East American 
Little League team of Toms River, New Jersey, for winning the Little 
League World Series.
  Pages S9751-53
  Travel and Transportation Reform: Senate passed H.R. 930, to require 
Federal employees to use Federal travel charge cards for all payments 
of expenses of official Government travel, to amend title 31, United 
States Code, to establish requirements for prepayment audits of Federal 
agency transportation expenses, to authorize reimbursement of Federal 
agency employees for taxes incurred on travel or transportation 
reimbursements, and to authorize test programs for the payment of 
Federal employee travel expenses and relocation expenses, after 
agreeing to committee amendments.
  Pages S9802-05
  Authorizing Production of Senate Documents: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
269, to authorize production of Senate documents and representation by 
Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Rose Larker, et al. v. Kevin A. 
Carias-Herrera, et al.
  Page S9805
Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1999: Senate began consideration of 
S. 2334, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, taking action on amendments proposed thereto, as follows: 
                                               Pages S9719-33, S9739-72
Adopted:
  McConnell/Leahy Amendment No. 3492, relating to energy programs aimed 
at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Pages S9722-23
  McConnell/Leahy Amendment No. 3493, relating to activities that 
reduce vulnerability to climate change.
Pages S9722-23
  McConnell/Leahy Amendment No. 3494, to make certain technical 
corrections.
Pages S9723-24
  McConnell (for Lugar) Amendment No. 3495, to provide a limited waiver 
for certain foreign students of the requirement to reimburse local 
educational agencies for the costs of the students' education. 
                                                             Page S9724
  Durbin Amendment No. 3496, to allocate funds available for activities 
pursuant to the Microenterprise Initiative.
Page S9725
  Durbin Amendment No. 3497, to express the sense of the Senate 
regarding United States citizens imprisoned in Peru.
Pages S9726-27
  Durbin Amendment No. 3498, to require a report on the training 
provided to foreign military personnel in the United States during 
fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
Pages S9727-28
  McConnell (for Brownback) Amendment No. 3499, to earmark funds for a 
hydraulic drilling machine to provide potable drinking water in the 
region of the Nuba Mountains in Sudan.
Page S9728
  Leahy (for Daschle) Amendment No. 3502, to provide for progress 
reports to Congress on efforts to update the architecture of the 
international monetary system.
Pages S9728-29

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  Leahy (for Bumpers) Amendment No. 3503, to express the sense of the 
Congress regarding international cooperation in recovering children 
abducted in the United States and taken to other countries. 
                                                             Page S9729
  McConnell (for Kempthorne) Amendment No. 3504, to require the 
purchase of American agriculture commodities with funds made available 
through this bill and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
report annually on federal efforts to purchase American agriculture 
commodities.
Pages S9729-30
  McConnell (for Kempthorne) Amendment No. 3505, to direct the 
Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States executive 
directors of international financial institutions to use the voice and 
vote on the United States to support the purchase of American 
agricultural commodities.
Pages S9729-30
  By 49 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 254), Specter Amendment No. 3506, to 
provide funding for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 
Preparatory Commission.
Pages S9731-33, S9739, S9753-54, S9769-71
  Feinstein/McConnell Amendment No. 3507, to state United States 
support for a peaceful economic and political transition in Indonesia. 
                                                  Pages S9739-40, S9744
  Feinstein/McConnell Amendment No. 3508, to condemn the rape of ethnic 
Chinese women in Indonesia and the May 1998 riots in Indonesia. 
                                                         Pages S9740-44
  Gorton Amendment No. 3509, to express the sense of the Congress 
regarding IMF response to the economic crisis in Russia. 
                                                         Pages S9744-45
  McConnell (for Ashcroft) Amendment No. 3510, to establish a 
prohibition on assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo. 
                                                         Pages S9745-51
  McConnell (for Ashcroft) Amendment No. 3511, to prohibit assistance 
to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
Pages S9745-51
  McConnell (for Lott) Amendment No. 3512, to provide support for the 
conduct of activities by the Iraqi democratic opposition inside Iraq. 
                                                         Pages S9745-51
  McConnell (for Wellstone) Amendment No. 3513, relating to the 
trafficking of women and children.
Pages S9745-51
  McConnell (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3514, to express the sense of the 
Congress that information relevant to the December 2, 1980 assault and 
murder of four American churchwomen in El Salvador should be made 
public to the fullest extent possible and that circumstances under 
which any individuals involved in either the murders or the cover-up of 
the murders obtained residence in the United States be reviewed by the 
Attorney General.
Pages S9745-51
  McConnell (for Dodd/Harkin) Amendment No. 3515, to require a 
consolidated report on all U.S. military training provided to foreign 
military personnel.
Pages S9745-51
  McConnell (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 3516, to express the sense of 
the Congress on the trial in the Netherlands of the suspects indicted 
in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
Pages S9745-51
  McConnell (for Feingold) Amendment No. 3517, relating to the 
development of a new strategy for United States bilateral assistance 
for Nigeria.
Pages S9745-51
  McConnell (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 3518, to improve the 
prohibition on United States arms export transactions to foreign 
governments that do not cooperate fully with United States 
antiterrorism efforts.
Pages S9745-51
  Smith (of Oregon) Amendment No. 3520, to express the sense of 
Congress regarding efforts to promote full equality at the United 
Nations for Israel.
Pages S9754-57
  Smith (of Oregon) Amendment No. 3521, to express the sense of 
Congress regarding sanctions against Serbia-Montenegro. 
                                                         Pages S9755-57
  McConnell (for Brownback) Amendment No. 3524, to make available 
assistance for Georgia for infrastructure for secure communications and 
surveillance systems.
Pages S9769-70
  McConnell (for Bond) Amendment No. 3525, to require a report on Iraqi 
development of weapons of mass destruction.
Page S9772
Pending:
  McConnell/Leahy Amendment No. 3491, to provide that the Export Import 
Bank shall not disburse direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, or 
tied aid grants or credits for enterprises or programs in the New 
Independent States which are majority owned or managed by state 
entities.
Page S9722
  Inhofe Amendment No. 3366, to require a certification that the 
signing of the Landmine Convention is consistent with the combat 
requirements and safety of the armed forces of the United States. 
                                                         Pages S9758-64
  Kyl Amendment No. 3522, to establish conditions for the use of quota 
resources of the International Monetary Fund.
Page S9764
  Coats Amendment No. 3523, to reallocate funds provided to the Korean 
Peninsula Energy Development Organization to be available only for 
antiterrorism assistance.
Pages S9764-66
  McCain Modified Amendment No. 3500, to restrict the availability of 
certain funds for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization 
unless an additional condition is met.
Page S9766

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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration 
of certain further amendments to be proposed to the bill.
Military Construction Appropriations, 1999--Conference Report: By 87 
yeas to 3 nays (Vote No. 253), Senate agreed to 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, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Pages S9715-19
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact--Conference Report: 
Senate began consideration of the conference report on H.R. 629, to 
grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive 
Waste Disposal Compact.
  Pages S9772-82
  Senate will resume consideration of the conference report on 
Wednesday, September 2, 1998, with a vote to occur thereon.
Measure Indefinitely Postponed:
  Military Construction Appropriations, 1999: Senate indefinitely 
postponed further consideration of S. 2160, making appropriations for 
military construction, family housing, base realignment and closure for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1999.
  Page S9805
Measures Referred:
  Page S9782
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9782-88
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9788-90
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9790-97
Authority for Committees:
  Page S9797
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9797-S9802
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--254). 
                                                     Pages S9719, S9771
Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 8:20 p.m., until 
9:15 a.m., on Wednesday, September 2, 1998. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9805.)