[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 43 (Friday, April 7, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2442-S2444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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        CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

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                 CRAIG (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3074

  Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. DeWine, 
and Mr. Abraham) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 2934 proposed 
by Mr. Johnson to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 101) setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels for 
fiscal year 2000; as follows:

       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 23, line 7, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 23, line 8, increase the amount by $430,000,000.
       On page 23, line 11, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 23, line 12, increase the amount by $485,000,000.
       On page 23, line 15, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 23, line 16, increase the amount by $497,000,000.
       On page 23, line 19, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 23, line 20, increase the amount by $498,000,000.
       On page 23, line 23, increase the amount by $500,000,000.
       On page 23, line 24, increase the amount by $498,000,000.
       On page 29, line 3, decrease the amount by $0.
       On page 29, line 4, decrease the amount by $0.
       At the end add the following:
       Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution the 
     appropriate levels for function 920 are as follows:
       For fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$60,431,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$48,461,000,000.
       For fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$60,229,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$71,796,000,000.
       For fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, -$500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,287,000,000.
       For fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, -$500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$7,268,000,000.
       For fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, -$500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,570,000,000.

     SEC. . SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING MEDICAL CARE FOR VETERANS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the provisions of this resolution assume that if the 
     Congressional Budget Office determines there is an on-budget 
     surplus for fiscal year 2001, $500,000,000 of that surplus 
     will be restored to the programs cut by this amendment; and
       (2) the assumptions underlying this resolution assume that 
     none of the offsets made by this amendment will come from 
     defense or veterans and should, to the extent possible, come 
     from administrative functions.
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                VOINOVICH (AND GREGG) AMENDMENT NO. 3075

  Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Gregg) proposed an amendment to 
amendment No. 2984 proposed by Mr. Jeffords to the concurrent 
resolution, S. Con. Res. 101, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:
       Notwithstanding any other provisions of this resolution, 
     the following numbers shall apply:
       On page 4, line 4, decrease the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 5, decrease the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 6, decrease the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 8, decrease the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 7, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 8, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 11, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 12, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 15, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 16, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 19, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 20, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 23, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 18, line 24, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 29, line 3, decrease the amount by $1.
       On page 29, line 4, decrease the amount by $1.
       At the end, add the following:
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the budgetary levels in this resolution assume that 
     Congress' first priority should be to fully fund the programs 
     described under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) at the originally 
     promised level of 40% before Federal funds are appropriated 
     for new education programs.
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                      DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 3076

  Mr. DOMENICI proposed an amendment to amendment No. 2994 proposed by 
Mr. Specter to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 101, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 5, line 15, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 19, line 7, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 19, line 8, increase the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 27, line 7, decrease the amount by $1,600,000,000.

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       On page 27, line 8, decrease the amount by $1,600,000,000.
       On page 42, line 5, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 42, line 6, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 43, line 14, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 43, line 15, increase the amount by $1.
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                        CRAIG AMENDMENT NO. 3077

  Mr. CRAIG proposed an amendment to amendment No. 2954 proposed by Mr. 
Durbin to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 101, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:
       On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $1.
       On page 29, line 4, decrease the amount by $1.
       On page 29, line 4, decrease the amount by $1.
       At the end, add the following:
       Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, the 
     appropriate levels for function 920 are as follows:
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,214,890,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$48,152,341,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$59,729,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $71,395,399,000.
       Fiscal year 2003:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, -$858,925,000.
       Fiscal year 2004:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,779,225,000.
       Fiscal year 2005:
       (A) New budget authority, $0.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,072,000,000.

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL 
                   FIREARMS LAWS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The Clinton Administration has failed to adequately 
     enforce Federal firearms laws. Between 1992 and 1998, 
     Triggerlock gun prosecutions--prosecutions of defendants who 
     use a firearm in the commission of a felony--dropped nearly 
     50 percent, from 7,045 to approximately 3,800.
       (2) The decline in Federal firearms prosecutions was not 
     due to a lack of adequate resources. During the period when 
     Federal firearms prosecutions decreased nearly 50 percent, 
     the overall budget of the Department of Justice increased 54 
     percent.
       (3) It is a Federal crime to possess a firearm on school 
     grounds under section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code. 
     The Clinton Department of Justice prosecuted only 8 cases 
     under this provision of law during 1998, even though more 
     than 6,000 students brought firearms to school that year. The 
     Clinton Administration prosecuted only 5 such cases during 
     1997.
       (4) It is a Federal crime to transfer a firearm to a 
     juvenile under section 922(x) of title 18, United States 
     Code. The Clinton Department of Justice prosecuted only 6 
     cases under this provision of law during 1998 and only 5 
     during 1997.
       (5) It is a Federal crime to transfer or possess a 
     semiautomatic assault weapon under section 922(v) of title 
     18, United States Code. The Clinton Department of Justice 
     prosecuted only 4 cases under this provision of law during 
     1998 and only 4 during 1997.
       (6) It is a Federal crime for any person ``who has been 
     adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed 
     to a mental institution'' to possess or purchase a firearm 
     under section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code. Despite 
     this Federal law, mental health adjudications are not placed 
     on the national instant criminal background system 
     established under section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note).
       (7) It is a Federal crime for any person knowingly to make 
     any false statement in the attempted purchase of a firearm 
     under section 922(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code. It 
     is also a Federal crime for convicted felons to possess or 
     purchase a firearm under section 922(g) of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       (8) More than 500,000 convicted felons and other prohibited 
     purchasers have been prevented from buying firearms from 
     licensed dealers since the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention 
     Act was enacted. When these felons attempted to purchase a 
     firearm, they violated section 922(a)(6) of title 18, United 
     States Code, by making a false statement under oath that they 
     were not disqualified from purchasing a firearm. Nonetheless, 
     of the more than 500,000 violations, only approximately 200 
     of the felons have been referred to the Department of Justice 
     for prosecution.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the assumptions underlying the functional totals in this 
     concurrent resolution on the budget assume that Federal funds 
     will be used for an effective law enforcement strategy 
     requiring a commitment to enforcing existing Federal firearms 
     laws by--
       (1) designating not less than 1 Assistant United States 
     Attorney in each district to prosecute Federal firearms 
     violations and thereby expand Project Exile nationally;
       (2) upgrading the national instant criminal background 
     system established under section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) by encouraging 
     States to place mental health adjudications on that system 
     and by improving the overall speed and efficiency of that 
     system; and
       (3) providing incentive grants to States to encourage 
     States to impose mandatory minimum sentences for firearm 
     offenses based on section 924(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code, and to prosecute those offenses in State court.
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                       NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 3078

  Mr. NICKLES proposed an amendment to amendment No. 295, proposed by 
Mr. Kennedy to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 101, supra; as 
follows:

       In the amendment strike all after the first word and insert 
     the following:

     SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       (B) It is the sense of the Senate that the functional 
     totals underlying this resolution on the budget assume that 
     the minimum wage should be increased as provided for in 
     amendment #2547, the Domenici and others amendment to S. 625, 
     the Bankruptcy Reform legislation.
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                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 3079

  Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to amendment No. 
2951 proposed by Mr. Kennedy to the concurrent resolution, S. Con. Res. 
101, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING THE MINIMUM WAGE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this 
     resolution assume that Congress should enact legislation to 
     amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et 
     seq.) to increase the Federal minimum wage by $1.00 over 1 
     year with a $0.50 increase effective May 2, 2000 and another 
     $0.50 increase effective on May 2, 2001.
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 JOINT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS AND RESPECT FOR 
                           DEMOCRACY IN PERU

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                  COVERDELL AMENDMENTS NOS. 3080-3081

  Mr. MURKOWSKI (for Mr. Coverdell) proposed two amendments to the 
joint resolution (S. J. Res. 43) expressing the sense of Congress that 
the President of the United States should encourage free and fair 
elections and respect for democracy in Peru; as follow:

                           Amendment No. 3080

       On page 2, beginning on line 7, strike the word ``modify'' 
     and all through the word ``Peru'' on line 9, and insert the 
     following: ``review and modify as appropriate its political, 
     economic, and military relations with Peru''.
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                           Amendment No. 3081

       In the preamble, in the second whereas clause, insert ``, 
     including the Organization of American States, the National 
     Democratic Institute, and the Carter Center,'' after 
     ``Whereas independent election monitors''.
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                     MUHAMMAD ALI BOXING REFORM ACT

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                  REID (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3082

  Mr. MURKOWSKI (for Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Bryan, and Mr. McCain)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 1832) to reform unfair and 
anticompetitive practices in the professional boxing industry; as 
follows:

       On page 6, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       ``(c) Protectioin From Coercive Contracts With 
     Broadcasters.--Subsection (a) of this section applies to any 
     contract between a commercial broadcaster and a boxer, or 
     granting any rights with respect to that boxer, involving a 
     broadcast in or affecting interstate commerce, regardless of 
     the broadcast medium. For the purpose of this subsection, any 
     reference in subsection (a)(1)(B) to ``promoter'' shall be 
     considered a reference to ``commercial broadcaster''.
       On page 17, after line 24, insert the following:
       (1) in paragraph (9) by inserting after ``match.'' the 
     following: ``The term `promoter' does not include a hotel, 
     casino, resort, or other commercial establishment

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     hosting or sponsoring a professional boxing match unless--
       ``(A) the hotel, casino, resort, or other commercial 
     establishment is primarily responsible for organizing, 
     promoting, and producing the match; and
       ``(B) there is no other person primarily responsible for 
     organizing, promoting, and producing the match.'';
       On page 18, line 1, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(2)''.
       On page 18, line 4, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.

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