[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 114 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D937-D941]
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                                           Thursday, August 5, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the Budget Reconciliation/Tax Relief Conference 
      Report.
      Senate agreed to the Water Resources Development Act Conference 
      Report.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10267-S10536
Measures Introduced: Sixty-seven bills and ten resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1499-1565, S.J. Res. 31-32, S. Res. 175-178, 
and S. Con. Res. 51-54.
  Pages S10388-91
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 720, to promote the development of a government in the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) based on democratic 
principles and the rule of law, and that respects internationally 
recognized human rights, to assist the victims of Serbian oppression, 
to apply measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-139)
  Report to accompany S. 1255, to protect consumers and promote 
electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, 
dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. Rept. No. 106-140)
  S. 97, to require the installation and use by schools and libraries 
of a technology for filtering or blocking material on the Internet on 
computers with Internet access to be eligible to receive or retain 
universal service assistance, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-141)
  S. 798, to promote electronic commerce by encouraging and 
facilitating the use of encryption in interstate commerce consistent 
with the protection of national security. (S. Rept. No. 106-142)
  S. 199, for the relief of Alexandre Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and 
their son, Vladimir Malofienko.
  S. 275, for the relief of Suchada Kwong.
  S. 452, for the relief of Belinda McGregor, with an amendment.
  S. 486, to provide for the punishment of methamphetamine laboratory 
operators, provide additional resources to combat methamphetamine 
production, trafficking, and abuse in the United States, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 620, to grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans 
Association, Incorporated.
Page S10388
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 51, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a conditional 
adjournment of the House of Representatives.
  Page S10340
  Tobacco Production and Marketing Information: Senate passed S. 1543, 
to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to release and protect 
the release of tobacco production and marketing information. 
                                                            Page S10341
  U.S. Capitol Construction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 167, 
authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to permit temporary 
construction and other work on the Capitol Grounds that may be 
necessary for construction of a building on Constitution Avenue 
Northwest, between 2nd Street Northwest and Louisiana Avenue Northwest, 
after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10341-42
  Gorton (for McConnell) Amendment No. 1608, to authorize the Architect 
of the Capitol to permit temporary construction and other work on the 
Capitol grounds, to provide that health and safety requirements, 
including access for the disabled, be observed.
Pages S10341-42
  Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act: Senate passed S. 1255, to 
protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain 
trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in

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the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S10513-20
  Brownback (for Hatch/Leahy) Amendment No. 1609, to clarify the rights 
of domain name registrants and Internet users with respect to lawful 
uses of Internet domain names.
Pages S10514-20
  Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act: Senate 
passed H.R. 1568, to provide technical, financial, and procurement 
assistance to veteran owned small businesses, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following 
amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10520-22
  Brownback (for Bond) Amendment No. 1617, to make amendments with 
respect to the Board of Directors of the National Veterans Business 
Development Corporation.
Page S10522
  Indonesia Elections: Senate agreed to S. Res. 166, relating to the 
recent elections in the Republic of Indonesia, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment.
  Page S10522
  Technical Correction: Senate passed S. 1072, to make certain 
technical and other corrections relating to the Centennial of Flight 
Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 3486 et seq.), after 
agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10522-23
  Brownback (for DeWine) Amendment No. 1618, to clarify certain duties 
of the Centennial of Flight Commission.
Pages S10522-23
  Brownback (for Helms) Amendment No. 1619, to make a technical 
correction.
Page S10523
  Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act: Senate passed S. 
632, to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the 
funding of regional poison control centers, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Page S10523
  Mineral Leasing on Indian Lands: Senate passed S. 944, to amend 
Public Law 105-188 to provide for the mineral leasing of certain Indian 
lands in Oklahoma.
  Pages S10523-24
  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 48, relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. 
                                                            Page S10524
  U.S. Customs Service Authorization: Senate passed H.R. 1833, to 
authorize appropriations for the United States Customs Service, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S10524-27
  Export-Import Bank Quorum Requirement: Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
2565, to clarify the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of 
the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S10527-28
  Federal Building Naming: Senate passed H.R. 211, to designate the 
Federal building and United States courthouse located at West 920 
Riverside Avenue in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Thomas S. Foley 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', and the plaza at the 
south entrance of such building and courthouse as the ``Walter F. Horan 
Plaza'', clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10528
  International Religious Freedom Act Amendments: Senate passed S. 
1546, to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to 
provide additional administrative authorities to the United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom, and to make technical 
corrections to that Act.
  Pages S10528-29
  Appreciating U.S. Army Personnel Service: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
176, expressing the appreciation of the Senate for the service of 
United States Army personnel who lost their lives in service of their 
country in an antidrug mission in Colombia and expressing sympathy to 
the families and loved ones of such personnel.
  Pages S10529-30
  National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 177, designating September, 1999, as ``National Alcohol and 
Drug Addiction Recovery Month''.
  Page S10530
  Construction Industry Payment Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 
1219, to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act and the 
Miller Act, relating to payment protections for persons providing labor 
and materials for Federal construction projects, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S10530
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 199, for the relief of Alexandre 
Malofienko, Olga Matsko, and their son, Vladimir Malofienko. 
                                                        Pages S10530-31
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 275, for the relief of Suchada 
Kwong.
  Pages S10530-31
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 452, for the relief of Belinda 
McGregor, with an amendment, after agreeing to a committee amendment. 
                                                        Pages S10530-31
  Safety of Soldiers Missing in Action: Senate passed H.R. 1175, to 
locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, an American citizen, 
and other Israeli soldiers missing in action, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10531-32

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  Brownback (for Leahy) Amendment No. 1620, to provide for the 
consideration of assistance to certain governments relating to the 
location and return of certain soldiers.
Page S10532
  Federal Charter: Senate passed S. 620, to grant a Federal charter to 
Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.
                                                         Page S10532-33
  Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: Senate passed S. 800, 
to promote and enhance public safety through the use of 9-1-1 as the 
universal emergency assistance number, further deployment of wireless 
9-1-1 service, support of States in upgrading 9-1-1 capabilities and 
related functions, encouragement of construction and operation of 
seamless, ubiquitous, and reliable networks for personal wireless 
services, after agreeing to committee amendments.
                                                            Page S10533
Department of the Interior Appropriations: Senate resumed consideration 
of H.R. 2466, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                             Pages S10274-86, S10342-51
Adopted:
  Gorton (for Burns) Amendment No. 1563, to increase funds in the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal College account by $700,000 with offset 
from Forest Service land acquisition in the San Juan National Forest. 
                                                        Pages S10275-76
  Gorton (for Campbell) Amendment No. 1564, to provide additional 
funding to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for activities 
relating to the Preble's meadow jumping mouse, with an offset from 
Forest Service Land Acquisition in Colorado.
Pages S10275-76
  Gorton (for DeWine) Amendment No. 1565, to make unobligated funds 
available for the acquisition of land in the Ottawa National Wildlife 
Refuge, for the Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission, and for the 
preservation and restoration of the birthplace, boyhood home, and 
schoolhouse of Ulysses S. Grant, Ohio.
Pages S10275-76
  Gorton (for Lugar/Bayh) Amendment No. 1566, to transfer $700,000 in 
land acquisition funds from the San Juan National Forest (Silver 
Mountain), Colorado to the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge, 
Indiana.
Pages S10275-76
  Gorton (for Mack/Graham) Amendment No. 1567, to provide funding for 
construction of the Seminole Rest facility at the Canaveral National 
Seashore, Florida, with an offset from the J.N. Ding Darling National 
Wildlife Refuge, Florida.
Pages S10275-76
  Gorton (for Reid) Amendment No. 1568, to provide $150,000 for the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program within 
the Habitat Conservation Program. This funding will support the Nevada 
Biodiversity Research and Conservation Initiative for migratory bird 
studies at Walker Lake, Nevada. The increase in $150,000 for the Nevada 
Biodiversity Research and Conservation Initiative is offset by a 
$150,000 decrease in the Water Resources Investigations program of the 
U.S. Geological Service of which $250,000 was directed for hydrologic 
monitoring to support implementation of the Truckee River Water Quality 
Settlement Agreement.
Pages S10275-76
Rejected:
  Smith (of N.H.)/Ashcroft Amendment No. 1569, to eliminate funding for 
the National Endowment for the Arts. (By 80 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 
260), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S10276-86
Pending:
  Gorton Amendment No. 1359, of a technical nature.
Page S10274
  Senate will resume consideration of the bill on Wednesday, September 
8, 1999.
Water Resources Development Act: Senate agreed to the conference report 
on S. 507, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States.
  Pages S10286-90
Budget Reconciliation/Tax Relief: By 50 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 261), 
Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2488, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to 
provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and 
investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide 
incentives for education savings and health care, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S10290-S10303, S10305-40
Transportation Appropriations: Senate began consideration of the motion 
to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 2084, making appropriations for 
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000.
  Page S10340
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed 
to the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion will occur 
at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, September 9, 1999.
Page S10340
  Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn.
Page S10340
Legislative Branch Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that when the Senate receives from the 
House

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the conference report on H.R. 1905, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, the 
conference report be deemed agreed to.
  Page S10527
Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that all nominations received by the Senate during the 106th 
Congress, remain in status quo, notwithstanding the August adjournment 
of the Senate and the provisions of Rule 31, paragraph 6 of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, with certain exceptions.
  Page S10534
Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
legislative reports during the adjournment of the Senate on Friday, 
August 27, 1999, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  Page S10533
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Convention (No. 182) for Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child 
Labor (Treaty Doc. 106-5).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. 
                                                        Pages S10533-34
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  A message from the President of the United States transmitting, a 
draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Central American and Haitian 
Parity Act of 1999''; to the Committee on the Judiciary. (PM-55). 
                                                            Page S10380
Nominations Confirmed:  Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 81 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. EX. 259), Richard Holbrooke, of New 
York, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the 
United Nations with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the 
Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council 
of the United Nations.
  By 81 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. EX. 259), Richard Holbrooke, of New 
York, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 
Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his 
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to 
the United Nations.
  Mervyn M. Mosbacker, Jr., of Texas, to be United States Attorney for 
the Southern District of Texas for the term of four years.
  M. Osman Siddique, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
America to the Republic of Nauru, Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of 
Tonga, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
States of America to Tuvalu.
  Robert Z. Lawrence, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Council 
of Economic Advisers.
  Martin George Brennan, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Uganda.
  William J. Rainer, of New Mexico, to be Chairman of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission.
  William J. Rainer, of New Mexico, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 
2004.
  Richard Monroe Miles, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Bulgaria.
  Charles A. Blanchard, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Army.
  Carol DiBattiste, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force.
  Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Niger.
  Earl E. Devaney, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, 
Department of the Interior.
  Barbara J. Griffiths, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Iceland.
  Sylvia Gaye Stanfield, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Brunei 
Darussalam.
  Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  Jeffrey A. Bader, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Namibia.
  Martin Neil Baily, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  A routine list in the Foreign Service.
Pages S10268-74, S10534-36
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Carol J. Parry, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years expiring 
January 31, 2012.
  John Goglia, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2003. 
(Reappointment)
  Paul L. Hill, Jr., of West Virginia, to be Chairperson of the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five 
years. (Reappointment)
  Paul L. Hill, Jr., of West Virginia, to be Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years. 
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  Norman A. Wulf, of Virginia, to be a Special Representative of the 
President, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Marianne O. Battani, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Steven D. Bell, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Ohio.
  Ronald A. Guzman, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois.
  David M. Lawson, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Michigan.
  Ann Claire Williams, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Seventh Circuit.
  James A. Wynn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  Melvin W. Kahle, of West Virginia, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of West Virginia for a term of four years.
  Ted L. McBride, of South Dakota, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of South Dakota for a term of four years.
  Robert S. Mueller, III, of California, to be United States Attorney 
for the Northern District of California for a term of four years.
  John W. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Director of the United States 
Marshals Service.
  Linda Joan Morgan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2003. 
(Reappointment)
  Sylvia V. Baca, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Richard A. Meserve, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for a term of five years expiring June 30, 2004.
  George L. Farr, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Internal 
Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term of four years. (New 
Position)
  George B. Daniels, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Ruben Castillo, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2003.
  Sterling R. Johnson, Jr., of New York, to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2001.
  Diana E. Murphy, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2005. 
(Reappointment)
  Diana E. Murphy, of Minnesota, to be Chair of the United States 
Sentencing Commission.
  Diana E. Murphy, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 
31, 1999.
  William Sessions, III, of Vermont, to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2003. 
                                                        Pages S10535-36
Messages From the President:
  Page S10380
Messages From the House:
  Page S10380
Communications:
  Pages S10380-82
Petitions:
  Pages S10382-88
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S10388
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10391-S10495
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10495-97
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10501-07
Authority for Committees:
  Page S10508
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10508-13
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--261) 
                                           Pages S10274, S10286, S10340
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned according to 
the provisions of S. Con. Res. 51, at 8:52 p.m., until 12 Noon, on 
Wednesday, September 8, 1999. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of 
the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10535.)