[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D702-D704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                             Tuesday, June 22, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed the Admiral Nance Foreign Relations Authorization 
      Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7379-S7482
Measures Introduced: Ten bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1257-
1266.
  Page S7452
Measures Passed:
  Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act: By 98 
yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 180), Senate passed S. 886, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2000 and 
2001, to provide for enhanced security at United States diplomatic 
facilities, to provide for certain arms control, nonproliferation, and 
other national security measures, and to provide for reform of the 
United Nations, after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S7379, S7382-93, S7406-23
Adopted:
  Wellstone Modified Amendment No. 697, to express the sense of 
Congress that the global use of child soldiers is unacceptable and that 
the international community should find remedies to end this practice. 
                                                         Pages S7384-85
  Sarbanes Amendment No. 695 (Division 2), to increase the 
authorization of appropriations for contributions for international 
peacekeeping activities.
Pages S7385-86
  Helms/Biden Amendment No. 705, to make certain technical amendments. 
                                                     Pages S7410, S7422
  Helms/Biden Amendment No. 706, to amend the short title of the bill 
to read ``Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001''.
Pages S7410, S7422
  Helms (for Biden) Amendment No. 707, to require that the 
representative of the United States to the Vienna office of the United 
Nations also serve as representative of the United States to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency.
Pages S7410, S7422
  Helms Amendment No. 708, to provide a clarification of an exception 
to national security controls on satellite export licensing. 
                                                     Pages S7410, S7422
  Helms Amendment No. 709, to extend the use of the Foreign Service 
personnel system.
Pages S7410, S7422
  Helms (for Biden) Amendment No. 710, to require an annual financial 
audit of the United States section of the International Boundary and 
Water Commission.
Pages S7410, S7422
  Helms Amendment No. 711, to require an examination of the feasibility 
of duplicating the Embassy Paris Regional Outreach Centers. 
                                                  Pages S7410-11, S7422
  Helms (for Abraham) Amendment No. 712, relating to the development of 
an automated entry-exit control system for the United States. 
                                                  Pages S7410-12, S7422
  Helms (for Kennedy) Amendment No. 713, to require reports with 
respect to the holding of a referendum on Western Sahara. 
                                              Pages S7410, S7412, S7422
  Helms (for Durbin) Amendment No. 714, to require the designation of a 
senior-level State Department official for Northeastern Europe. 
                                           Pages S7410, S7412-13, S7422
  Helms (for Leahy) Amendment No. 715, relating to the political and 
military situation in East Timor.
Pages S7410, S7413-15, S7422
  Helms (for Moynihan) Amendment No. 716, to allocate funds for 
scholarships for doctoral graduate study in the social sciences to 
nationals of the independent states of the former Soviet Union. 
                                              Pages S7410, S7415, S7422
  Helms (for Reid) Amendment No. 717, to require the Secretary of State 
to issue regulations with regard to the issuance of passports to minors 
under the age of 18 years.
Pages S7410, S7415, S7422

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  Helms (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 718, to establish within the 
Department of State the position of Science and Technology Adviser. 
                                              Pages S7410, S7415, S7422
  Helms (for Thomas) Amendment No. 719, to prohibit the return of 
veterans memorial objects to foreign nations without specific 
authorization in law.
Pages S7410, S7415, S7422
  Helms (for Biden/Roth) Amendment No. 720, to express the sense of 
Congress with respect to the Inter-Governmental Authority for 
Development peace process in Sudan.
Pages S7410, S7415-16, S7422
  Helms (for Lugar) Amendment No. 721, to require a study on licensing 
process under the Arms Export Control Act.
Pages S7410, S7416, S7422
  Helms (for Lugar) Amendment No. 722, to establish a training program 
in Russia for nationals of Russia to obtain skills in business 
administration, accounting, and marketing, with special emphasis on 
instruction in business ethics and in the basic terminology, 
techniques, and practices of those disciplines to achieve international 
standards of quality, transparency, and competitiveness. 
                                           Pages S7410, S7416-17, S7422
  Helms (for McCain) Amendment No. 723, to provide that the Inspector 
General of the Agency for International Development shall serve as the 
Inspector General of the Inter-American Foundation and the African 
Development Foundation.
Pages S7410, S7417, S7422
  Helms (for Schumer/Brownback) Amendment No. 724, to express the sense 
of the Congress regarding the treatment of religious minorities in the 
Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of 
members of that country's Jewish community.
Pages S7410, S7417, S7422
  Helms (for Mack/Lieberman) Amendment No. 725, to amend the reporting 
requirements of the PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989. 
                                              Pages S7410, S7417, S7422
  Helms (for Grams/Wellstone) Amendment No. 726, to authorize 
appropriations for contributions to the United Nations Voluntary Fund 
for Victims of Torture.
Pages S7410, S7417, S7422
  Helms (for Dodd) Amendment No. 727, to ensure that investigations, 
and reports of investigations, of the Inspector General of the 
Department of State and the Foreign Service are thorough and accurate. 
                                           Pages S7410, S7417-18, S7422
  Helms (for Ashcroft) Amendment No. 728, to require the Secretary of 
State to report on United States citizens injured or killed by certain 
terrorist groups.
Pages S7410, S7418-19, S7422
  Helms (for Harkin) Amendment No. 729, to express the sense of the 
Senate that the United States should ratify the ILO Convention on the 
Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Pages S7410, S7419, S7422
  Helms (for Feingold) Amendment No. 730, relating to the prosecution 
of certain individuals responsible for genocide and other serious 
violations of international humanitarian law. 
                                           Pages S7410, S7419-20, S7422
  Helms (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 731, to require a report on the 
worldwide circulation of small arms and light weapons. 
                                                  Pages S7410, S7420-22
Rejected:
  By 23 yeas to 76 nays (Vote No. 179), Feingold Amendment No. 692, to 
limit the percentage of noncompetitively awarded grants made to the 
core grantees of the National Endowment for Democracy.
Pages S7408-10
Withdrawn:
  Sarbanes Amendment No. 695 (Division 1), to increase the 
authorization of appropriations for contributions for international 
organizations.
Page S7385
  Dodd Amendment No. 690, to transfer the authority for criminal 
investigations from the State Department Inspector General to the 
Diplomatic Security Service.
Pages S7407-08
Steel Import Limitation: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to 
proceed to H.R. 975, to provide for a reduction in the volume of steel 
imports, and to establish a steel import notification and monitoring 
program.
  Pages S7393-S7406
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 42 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 178), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
failed to agree to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the 
consideration of the bill.
Page S7405
Agricultural Appropriations, FY2000: Senate continued consideration of 
S. 1233, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Pages S7428-46
Rejected:
  Dorgan (for Daschle) Amendment No. 702, to amend the Public Health 
Services Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care 
plans and other health coverage. (By 53 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 182), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S7428-46
  Subsequently, Lott Amendment No. 703 (to Amendment No. 702), to 
improve the access and choice of patients to quality, affordable health 
care, fell when Amendment No. 702 was tabled. (By 45

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yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 181), Senate earlier failed to table 
Amendment No. 703.)
Pages S7428-46
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill, on Wednesday, June 23, 1999.
Page S7482
Appointment:
  Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h-276k, as amended, appointed 
Senator Sessions as a member of the Senate Delegation to the Mexico-
U.S. Interparliamentary Group Meeting during the First Session of the 
106th Congress, to be held in Savannah, Georgia, June 25-27, 1999. 
                                                             Page S7482
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S7450
Communications:
  Pages S7450-52
Petitions:
  Page S7452
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S7452
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S7452-66
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7466-67
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7467-76
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S7476
Authority for Committees:
  Pages S7476-77
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7477-82
Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total-182) 
                                    Pages S7405, S7409-10, S7423, S7446
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:50 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 1999. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7482.)