[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1192-D1198]
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                                        Wednesday, October 21, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Second Session of the 105th Congress Adjourned Sine Die


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S12741-S12981
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 2648-2655, and S. Res. 312-314.
  Page S12871
Measures Passed:
  Sine Die Adjournment: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 353, providing 
for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred 
Fifth Congress.
  Page S12810
  Convening of the One Hundred Sixth Congress: Senate agreed to H.J. 
Res. 138, appointing the day for the convening of the first session of 
the One Hundred Sixth Congress, clearing the measure for the President.
                                                            Page S12810
  Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act: Senate passed H.R. 1023, to 
provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals with 
blood-clotting disorders, such as hemophilia, who contracted human 
immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S12912-15
  Fiscal Year Budget Levels: Senate agreed to S. Res. 312, to amend 
Senate Resolution 209 in order to provide budget levels in the Senate 
for purposes of fiscal year 1999 and include the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
  Pages S12915-16
  Congressional Medal of Honor: Senate passed H.R. 2263, to authorize 
and request the President to award the congressional Medal of Honor 
posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions 
in the attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American 
War, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S12916-18
  Senate agreed to S. Res. 313, expressing the sense of the Senate with 
respect to the brutal killing of Mr. Matthew Shepard.
Page S12936
  Child Custody: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 4164, to amend title 28, United States Code, with 
respect to the enforcement of child custody and visitation orders, and 
the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Page S12941
  Lott (for Hatch) Amendment No. 3837, in the nature of the substitute.
                                                            Page S12941
  Technical Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 2440, to make technical amendments to 
section 10 of title 9, United States Code, and the bill was then 
passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S12942-43
  Lott (for Hatch/Leahy) Amendment No. 3838, to authorize the National 
Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Pages S12942-43
  Taxpayer Relief Act Amendments: Senate passed H.R. 2513, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and modify the provision of 
the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 relating to exempting active financing 
income from foreign personal holding company income and to provide for 
the nonrecognition of gain on the sale of stock in agricultural 
processors to certain farmers' cooperatives, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S12943
  Lott (for Moynihan) Amendment No. 3839, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S12943
  Technical Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 351, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a technical 
correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 3910.
  Page S12943
  U.S.-Poland Fishery Agreement: Senate passed H.R. 3461, to approve a 
governing international fishery agreement between the United States and 
the Republic of Poland, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S12943-44

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  Technical Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 352, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make technical corrections 
in the enrollment of a bill.
  Page S12944
  Gabon Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 285, expressing the sense of the 
Senate that all necessary steps should be taken to ensure the elections 
to be held in Gabon in December of 1998 are free and fair, and the 
resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S12944
  Lott (for Lugar) Amendment No. 3834, in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S12944
  Nadia Dabbagh: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of S. Res. 293, expressing the sense of the 
Senate that Nadia Dabbagh should be returned home to her mother, Ms. 
Maureen Dabbagh, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S12944
  Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 294, expressing the 
sense of the Senate with respect to developments in Malaysia and the 
arrest of Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.
  Pages S12944-45
  Population of Sierra Leone: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 298, condemning the 
terror, vengeance, and human rights abuses against the civilian 
population of Sierra Leone, and the resolution was then agreed to, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S12945-46
  Lott (for Abraham) Amendment No. 3835, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                            Page S12945
  Ukrainian Famine Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 122, expressing 
the sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine 
1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the brutality of the government 
of the former Soviet Union's repressive policies toward the Ukrainian 
people, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S12946
  Universal Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary: Committee on 
Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 185, expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 
50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights and recommitting the United States to the principles expressed 
in the Universal Declaration, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                            Page S12946
  Child Abduction: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of H. Con. Res. 224, urging international 
cooperation in recovering children abducted in the United States and 
taken to other countries, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                            Page S12946
  Cuba Extradition of U.S. Felons: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 254, calling on 
the Government of Cuba to extradite to the United States convicted 
felon Joanne Chesimard and all other individuals who have fled the 
United States to avoid prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses 
and who are currently living freely in Cuba, and the resolution was 
then agreed to.
  Page S12947
  New Tribes Mission Hostage Crisis: Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 277, concerning 
the New Tribes Mission hostage crisis, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Page S12947
  Window on America: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 4083, to make available to the Ukrainian 
Museum and Archives the USIA television program ``Window on America'', 
and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12947
  FY 1999 Visa Processing Extension: Senate passed H.R. 4821, to extend 
into fiscal year 1999 the visa processing period for diversity 
applicants whose visa processing was suspended during fiscal year 1998 
due to embassy bombings, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12973
  Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 1834, for the relief of Mercedes 
Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S12974
  Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 1794, for the relief of Mai Hoa 
``Jasmine'' Salehi, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12974
  Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 378, for the relief of Heraclio 
Tolley, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S12974
  Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 379, for the relief of Larry Errol 
Pieterse, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S12974
  Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 1949, for the relief of Nuratu 
Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S12974
  Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 2744, for the relief of Chong Ho 
Kwak, clearing the measure for the President.
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Passage Vitiated: Senate vitiated passage of the following measure:
  Foreign Operations Appropriations, 1999: S. 2334, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and the bill 
was returned to the Senate Calendar.
  Page S12937
Omnibus Appropriations--Conference Report: By 65 yeas to 29 nays (Vote 
No. 314), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4328, the 
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1999, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S12741-S12810
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Senate concurred in the amendments 
of the House to H.R. 4110, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in 
rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected 
disabilities, and to make various improvements in education, housing, 
and cemetery programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages S12918-36
Federal Reports Elimination Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of 
the House to S. 1364, to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal 
reports, with a Lott (for McCain) Amendment No. 3836, to retain certain 
transportation reports.
  Pages S12937-41
Coast Guard Authorizations: Senate concurred in the amendment of the 
House to H.R. 2204, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 
and 1999 for the Coast Guard, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S12947-59
International Anti-Bribery Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of 
the House to Senate amendment No. 1, and receded from Senate amendments 
Nos. 2 through 6 to 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, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S12973-74
Perkins County Rural Water System Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to S. 2117, to authorize the construction of the 
Perkins County Rural Water System and authorize financial assistance to 
the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, 
in the planning and construction of the water supply system, with a 
DeWine (for Murkowski/Bumpers) Amendment No. 3842, to improve the bill.
                                                        Pages S12974-79
Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their 
various parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of 
the resolutions of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the 
Senators present and having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions 
of ratification were agreed to:
  Agreement with Hong Kong on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal 
Matters, with Annex. (Treaty Doc. 105-6);
  Treaty with Luxembourg on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal 
Matters. (Treaty Doc. 105-11);
  Treaty with Poland on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-12);
  Treaty with Trinidad and Tobago on Mutual Legal Assistance in 
Criminal Matters. (Treaty Doc. 105-22);
  Treaty with Barbados on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-23);
  Treaty with Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia on 
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. (Treaty Doc. 105-24);
  Treaty with Australia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-27);
  Treaty with Latvia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-34), with the following amendment proposed thereto:
  DeWine (for Helms) Exec. Amendment No. 3840, to make a technical 
correction.
  Treaty with St. Kitts and Nevis on Mutual Legal Assistance in 
Criminal Matters. (Treaty Doc. 105-37);
  Treaty with Venezuela on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-38);
  Treaty with Israel on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-40), with the following amendment proposed thereto:
  DeWine (for Helms) Exec. Amendment No. 3841, to make a technical 
correction.
  Treaty with Lithuania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-41);
  Treaty with Brazil on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-42); in Criminal Matters. (Treaty Doc. 105-44);
  Treaty with Czech Republic on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal 
Matters. (Treaty Doc. 105-47); and
  Treaty with Estonia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-52).
  Each of the aforementioned treaties were agreed to with one 
understanding, one declaration and two provisos.
  Extradition Treaty with Luxembourg. (Treaty Doc. 105-10);
  Extradition Treaty with France. (Treaty Doc. 105-13);
  Extradition Treaty with Poland. (Treaty Doc. 105-14);
  Third Supplementary Extradition Treaty with Spain. (Treaty Doc. 105-
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  Extradition Treaty with Cyprus. (Treaty Doc. 105-16);
  Extradition Treaty with Argentina. (Treaty Doc. 105-18);
  Extradition Treaties with Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-19);
  Extradition Treaty with Barbados. (Treaty Doc. 105-20);
  Extradition Treaty with Trinidad and Tobago. (Treaty Doc. 105-21);
  Extradition Treaty with India. (Treaty Doc. 105-30);
  Extradition Treaty with Zimbabwe. (Treaty Doc. 105-33); and
  Extradition Treaty with Austria. (Treaty Doc. 105-50).
  Each of the aforementioned treaties were agreed to with one 
understanding, one declaration and one proviso.
  Protocol to Extradition Treaty with Mexico, with one declaration and 
one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 105-36);
  Agreement with Hong Kong on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, with 
one declaration and one proviso. (Treaty Doc. 105-7); and
  WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (1996) and WIPO Performances and 
Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (1996), with one reservation, two declarations 
and three provisos. (Treaty Doc. 105-17).
Pages S12972-73
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Lawrence Baskir, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Patricia A. Broderick, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 
the term of fifteen years.
  Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Rebecca M. Blank, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be United States Alternate Governor 
of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.
  Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be United States Alternate 
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the 
Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five years; United States 
Alternate Governor of the African Development Fund; United States 
Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank; United States 
Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development.
  Paul M. Igasaki, of California, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2002.
  Eligah Dane Clark, of Alabama, to be Chairman of the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.
  Edward A. Powell, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Management).
  Arthur A. McGiverin, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2000.
  Nora M. Manella, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California vice Mariana R. Pfaelzer, 
retired.
  Frank E. Loy, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary 
of State.
  Jeanne E. Scott, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of Illinois.
  Henry L. Solano, of Colorado, to be Solicitor of the Department of 
Labor.
  Nikki Rush Tinsley, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  David R. Herndon, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Illinois vice William L. Beatty, retired.
  E. William Crotty, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
Antigua and Barbuda, to the Commonwealth of Dominica, to Grenada, to 
St. Kitts and Nevis, to Saint Lucia, and to Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines.
  Natalia Combs Greene, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Neal E. Kravitz, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Robert S. Lasnik, of Washington, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Washington.
  Alvin K. Hellerstein, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Jose de Jesus Rivera, of Arizona, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of Arizona for the term of four years.
  Richard M. Berman, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Donovan W. Frank, of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Minnesota.

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  Colleen McMahon, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of New York.
  William H. Pauley III, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York.
  Greta Joy Dicus, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 
2003.
  Yvette Kane, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  James M. Munley, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
  Thomas J. Whelan, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  William C. Apgar, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development.
  Ida L. Castro, of New York, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2003.
  Robert C. Felder, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Benin.
  James Vela Ledesma, of California, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese 
Republic and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
  George Mu, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote 
d'Ivoire.
  Robert Cephas Perry, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Central 
African Republic.
  Joseph Gerard Sullivan, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Angola.
  Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development.
  Eric David Newsom, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State.
  Lynn Jeanne Bush, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Jane E. Henney, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
  Kenneth Prewitt, of New York, to be Director of the Census.
  David O. Carter, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Bert T. Edwards, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of State.
  Joseph H. Melrose, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Sierra Leone.
  John Shattuck, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Czech 
Republic.
  David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State.
  David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 
Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service.
  Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kazakhstan.
  Kathryn Dee Robinson, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Ghana.
  Robert Patrick John Finn, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Tajikistan.
  Simon Ferro, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama.
  D. Bambi Kraus, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2004.
  Mary Beth West, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the 
Senior Executive Service, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure 
of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, 
Fisheries, and Space.
  George McDade Staples, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Rwanda.
  John Melvin Yates, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Cameroon.
  John J. Pikarski, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for the 
remainder of the term expiring December 17, 1998.
  John J. Pikarski, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2001.
  Romulo L. Diaz, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  J. Charles Fox, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Paul Steven Miller, of California, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring July 1, 1999.
  Thomasina V. Rogers, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2003.
  Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the 
Army.
  John Melvin Yates, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador of the

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United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
  Robert C. Randolph, of Washington, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the Agency for International Development.
  Sylvia M. Mathews, of West Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget.
  James A. Tassone, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Scott Richard Lassar, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Illinois for the term of four years.
  Leigh A. Bradley, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  Norine E. Noonan, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Patricia T. Montoya, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner on Children, 
Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
  Eugene A. Conti, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Gregory H. Friedman, of Colorado, to be Inspector General of the 
Department of Energy.
  Harry Litman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.
  Francis M. Allegra, of Virginia, to be Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Michael M. Reyna, of California, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring 
May 21, 2004.
  Cardell Cooper, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Charles G. Groat, of Texas, to be Director of the United States 
Geological Survey.
  David C. Williams, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department 
of the Treasury.
  John U. Sepulveda, of New York, to be Deputy Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management.
  Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2003.
  Harold Lucas, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  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.
  Peter J. Basso, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Robert Bruce Green, of Oklahoma, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  Joseph Swerdzewski, of Colorado, to be General Counsel of the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.
  Pamela A. Ferguson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004.
  Anita K. Jones, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004.
  Margaret B. Seymour, of South Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina.
  Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Assistant of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
  B. Lynn Pascoe, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Malaysia.
  R. Rand Beers, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State.
  C. David Welch, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State.
  Eljay B. Bowron, of Michigan, to be Inspector General, Department of 
the Interior.
  David Michaels, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Environment, Safety and Health).
  William B. Bader, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Director of the 
United States Information Agency.
  Michael J. Sullivan, of Wyoming, to be Ambassador to Ireland.
  Aleta A. Trauger, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Tennessee.
  Denise E. O'Donnell, of New York, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of New York for the term of four years.
  C. Donald Johnson, Jr., of Georgia, for the Rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as Chief Textile Negotiator.
  William Clifford Smith, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the 
Mississippi River Commission for a term expiring October 21, 2005.
  Alex R. Munson, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the 
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a term of ten 
years.
  Edward J. Damich, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

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  Emily Clark Hewitt, of Massachusetts, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Ira G. Peppercorn, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of 
Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring.
  Ashish Sen, of Illinois, to be Director of the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics, Department of Transportation, for the term 
of four years.
  Jeffrey S. Merrifield, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2002.
  Isadore Rosenthal, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Dana Bruce Covington, Sr., of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of 
the Postal Rate Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2004.
  Edward Jay Gleiman, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Rate Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2004.
  David M. Walker, of Georgia, to be Comptroller General of the United 
States for a term of fifteen years.
  Andrea Kidd Taylor, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
  Norman A. Mordue, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of New York.
  Donnie R. Marshall, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of Drug 
Enforcement.
  Margaret Ellen Curran, of Rhode Island, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of Rhode Island for the term of four years.
  Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
  Harold J. Creel, Jr., of South Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2004.
  Robert W. Perciasepe, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  John A. Moran, of Virginia, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for 
the term expiring June 30, 2000.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service, Public Health Service. 
                                             Pages S12962-69, S12979-81
Messages From the House:
  Pages S12868-69
Communications:
  Pages S12869-70
Petitions:
  Pages S12870-71
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S12871-75
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S12875
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S12877-84
Additional Statements:
  Pages S12884-S12912
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today: (Total--314). 
                                                        Pages S12809-10
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and, in accordance with H. Con. Res. 
353, adjourned sine die at 2:33 p.m.