[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 146 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1165-D1167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, October 14, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House and Senate passed H.J. Res. 135, making further 
      continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1999.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12463-S12605
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 2629-2635 and S. Res. 299.
  Page S12558
Measures Passed:
  Food Stamp Coupons: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
was discharged from further consideration of S. 1733, to require the 
Commissioner of Social Security and food stamp State agencies to take 
certain actions to ensure that food stamp coupons are not issued for 
deceased individuals, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S12464-65
  Craig (for Lugar/Harkin) Amendment No. 3822, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages S12464-65
  Intellectual Property Rights: Committee on Finance was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 124, expressing the sense of 
Congress regarding the denial of benefits under the Generalized System 
of Preferences to developing countries that violate the intellectual 
property rights of United States persons, particularly those that have 
not implemented their obligations under the Agreement on Trade-Related 
Aspects of Intellectual Property, and the resolution was then agreed 
to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S12466-67
  Craig (for Lautenberg) Amendment No. 3823, making a technical and 
clarifying correction.
Page S12467
  Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Senate passed S. 1222, 
to catalyze restoration of estuary habitat through more efficient 
financing of projects and enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
Federal restoration programs, after agreeing to a committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S12467-77
  Craig (for Baucus/Burns) Amendment No. 3824, authorizing funds for 
fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for the National Environmental Waste 
Technology Testing and Evaluation Center in Butte, Montana. 
                                                        Pages S12471-73
  DC Courts and Justice Technical Corrections Act: Senate passed H.R. 
4566, to make technical and clarifying amendments to the National 
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S12477
  National Historic Trail: Senate passed S. 2039, to amend the National 
Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real de Tierra Adestro as a 
National Historic Trail.
  Pages S12529-30
  National Historic Trail: Senate passed S. 2276, to amend the National 
Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a 
National Historic Trail, after agreeing to committee amendments. 
                                                            Page S12530
  Canadian River Project: Senate passed H.R. 3687, to authorize 
prepayment of amounts due under a water reclamation project contract 
for the Canadian River Project, Texas, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment.
  Pages S12530-31
  Oregon Public Lands Transfer: Senate passed H.R. 4326, to transfer 
administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal lands located within 
or adjacent to the Rogue River National Forest and to clarify the 
authority of the Bureau of Land Management to sell and exchange other 
Federal lands in Oregon, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12533
  Automobile National Heritage Area Act: Senate passed H.R. 3910, to 
authorize the Automobile National Heritage Area, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S12533

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  Further Continuing Appropriations: Senate passed H.J. Res. 135, 
making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Page S12539
  Haskell Indian Nations University/Southwestern Indian Polytechnic 
Institute: Senate passed H.R. 4259, to allow Haskell Indian Nations 
University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute each to 
conduct a demonstration project to test the feasibility and 
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S12598
  Bullet Resistant Equipment: Senate passed S. 2253, to establish a 
matching grant program to help State and local jurisdictions purchase 
bullet resistant equipment for use by law enforcement departments, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                    Pages S12598-S12600
  Jeffords (for Torricelli/Leahy) Amendment No. 3825, to establish a 
matching grant program to help State and local jurisdictions purchase 
video cameras for use in law enforcement vehicles.
Pages S12598-99
  Senate Legal Counsel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 299, to authorize 
testimony and representation in BCCI Holdings (Luxembourg), S.A., et 
al. v. Abdul Raouf Hasan Khalil, et al.
  Pages S12600-01
  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Authorization: Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3723, to 
authorize funds for the payment of salaries and expenses of the Patent 
and Trademark Office, and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S12601
  Federal Rewards Leading to Arrest: Senate passed H.R. 4660, to amend 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide rewards 
for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual 
for the commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, of international 
terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious violations of 
international humanitarian law relating to the Former Yugoslavia, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S12604
  Jeffords (for Helms/Biden) Amendment No. 3827, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S12604
  Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act: Senate passed H.R. 
4151, to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
identity fraud, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S12604-05
Native American Programs Act Amendments: Senate concurred in the 
amendments of the House to S. 459, to amend the Native American 
Programs Act of 1974 to extend certain authorizations, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S12465
Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act: Senate 
concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 391, to provide for the 
disposition of certain funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor of 
the Mississippi Sioux Indians, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S12465-66
National Park Service Concession Management: Senate concurred in the 
amendments of the House to S. 1693, to provide for improved management 
and increased accountability for certain National Park Service 
programs, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S12494-S12502
Assistive Technology Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the 
House to S. 2432, to support programs of grants to States to address 
the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S12502-11
Health Professions Education Partnerships Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to 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, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S12511-29
Weir Farm National Historic Site: Senate concurred in the amendments of 
the House to S. 1718, to amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition of additional 
acreage for the historic site to permit the development of visitor and 
administrative facilities and to authorize the appropriation of 
additional amounts for the acquisition of real and personal property, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S12531-32
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: Senate concurred in 
the amendment of the House to S. 1408, to establish the Lower East Side 
Tenement National Historic Site, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S12532-33
International Anti-Bribery Act: Senate concurred in the amendments of 
the House to S. 2375, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to strengthen prohibitions 
on international bribery and other corrupt practices, with the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S12601-04
  Jeffords (for D'Amato/Sarbanes) Amendment No. 3826, to strike certain 
provisions relating to treatment of international organizations 
providing commercial communication services.
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Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following 
executive reports of a committee:
  Report to accompany Treaty Docs. 105-6, 105-11, 105-12, 105-22, 105-
23, 105-24, 105-27, 105-34, 105-37, 105-38, 105-40, 105-41, 105-42, 
105-44, 105-47, and 105-52: Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties with 
Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hong Kong, 
Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Trinidad & Tobago, 
Venezuela, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. 
Lucia, and St. Vincent & Grenadines. (Exec. Rept. No. 105-22) 
                                                        Pages S12548-53
  Report to accompany Treaty Docs. 105-10, 105-13, 105-14, 105-15, 105-
16, 105-18, 105-19, 105-20, 105-21, 105-30, 105-33, 105-46, and 105-50: 
Extradition Treaties with Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Cyprus, France, 
India, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Zimbabwe, 
Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, and 
St. Vincent & the Grenadines. (Exec. Rept. No. 105-23) 
                                                        Pages S12553-57
  Report to accompany Treaty Doc. 105-7: Agreement with Hong Kong on 
the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. (Exec. Rept. No. 105-24) 
                                                            Page S12557
  Report to accompany Treaty Doc. 105-17: WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) 
(1996) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (1996). 
(Exec. Rept. No. 105-25)
Pages S12557-58
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the report of an agreement with the Republic of 
Lithuania concerning fisheries off the coasts of the United States; 
which was referred jointly, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1823, to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-162).
Page S12546
  Transmitting the report of an agreement with the Republic of Estonia 
concerning fisheries off the coasts of the United States; which was 
referred jointly, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1823, to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations. (PM-163).
Page S12547
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: John 
C. Truesdale, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2003. 
                                                            Page S12605
Messages From the President:
  Pages S12546-47
Messages From the House:
  Page S12547
Communications:
  Pages S12547-48
Petitions:
  Page S12548
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S12548-58
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S12558-64
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S12564
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12565-68
Additional Statements:
  Pages S12568-98
Recess: Senate convened at 12 noon, and recessed at 4:43 p.m., until 12 
noon, on Thursday, October 15, 1998. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S12605.)