[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S8854]
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                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE


                        CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, we cleared the campaign finance consent on 
both sides of the aisle. As far as I know, 99 Senators are prepared to 
agree with that. One Senator, the Senator from Michigan, came in at the 
last minute and objected.
  I will make the commitment that I will live up to this unanimous 
consent agreement we have entered into to call it up on no later than 
Tuesday, October 12, 1999. I hope we will get the entire agreement 
worked out. But in the meantime, we plan on going forward October 12, 
either way.


                       INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION

  I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to H.R 1555.
  I further ask unanimous consent that following the offering of the 
amendment by Senator Kyl as provided for in the consent agreement of 
May 27, there be up to nine relevant second-degree amendments in order 
for each leader or their designees, and an additional amendment to be 
offered by the managers to include agreed-upon amendments.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the listed first-degree 
amendments noted below also be relevant and subject to relevant second-
degree amendments: Senator Torricelli, funding disclosure; Senator 
Moynihan, declassification; Senator Graham, relevant; Senator 
Feinstein, drug czar; Senator Smith of New Hampshire, intelligence 
listing; Senator Smith of New Hampshire, intelligence declassification; 
and Senator Coverdell, drug kingpins.
  I further ask unanimous consent that following the disposition of the 
amendments, the bill be advanced to third reading and passage occur, 
all without any intervening action or debate, and no motions to commit 
or recommit be in order.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. McCAIN. Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, I 
want to make it clear to the majority leader, in anticipation or not 
anticipation of the Senator from Michigan agreeing to the unanimous 
consent request, that it is the majority leader's intention to follow 
through with the unanimous consent request as is now presently in the 
Record no later than October 12 to move forward with the amending 
process as agreed to by the Senator from Kentucky and all of us until 
the Senator from Michigan objected; is that correct, I ask my friend 
from Mississippi?

  Mr. LOTT. I apologize.
  Mr. McCAIN. Again, I want to reaffirm that it is the intention of the 
majority leader to comply with the unanimous consent request which was 
agreed to on both sides, with the exception of the Senator from 
Michigan, that no later than October 12, we will move forward with the 
legislation as articulated in the unanimous consent request.
  Mr. LOTT. I say that is my intent. Of course, I would like to get the 
same commitment from the Senator from Arizona that it is his intent to 
live with this agreement also.
  Mr. McCAIN. Absolutely.
  Mr. LOTT. That is my intent. I modify my UC request to delete the 
amendments by Senators Torricelli and Graham and add one by Senator 
Bryan regarding DOE labs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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