[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12858]
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           NATIONAL CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
199 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will state the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 199) designating the week of October 
     24, 1999, through October 30, 1999, and the week of October 
     22, 2000, through October 28, 2000 as ``National Childhood 
     Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.


                           Amendment No. 2318

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I understand Senator Reed has an 
amendment at the desk, and I ask for its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Specter], for Mr. Reed, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 2318.

  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 2 line 8, strike ``day'' and insert ``weeks''.

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendment be agreed to, the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the 
preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action, and any statements relating to the 
resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2318) was agreed to.
  The resolution (S. Res. 199), as amended, was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 199

       Whereas lead poisoning is a leading environmental health 
     hazard to children in the United States;
       Whereas according to the United States Center for Disease 
     Control and Prevention, 890,000 preschool children in the 
     United States have harmful levels of lead in their blood;
       Whereas lead poisoning may cause serious, long-term harm to 
     children, including reduced intelligence and attention span, 
     behavior problems, learning disabilities, and impaired 
     growth;
       Whereas children from low-income families are 8 times more 
     likely to be poisoned by lead than those from high income 
     families;
       Whereas children may become poisoned by lead in water, 
     soil, or consumable products;
       Whereas most children are poisoned in their homes through 
     exposure to lead particles when lead-based paint deteriorates 
     or is disturbed during home renovation and repainting; and
       Whereas lead poisoning crosses all barriers of race, 
     income, and geography: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of October 24, 1999, through 
     October 30, 1999, and the week of October 22, 2000, through 
     October 28, 2000, as ``National Childhood Lead Poisoning 
     Prevention Week''; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to observe such 
     day with appropriate programs and activities.

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