[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 101 (Tuesday, September 5, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D850-D852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Tuesday, September 5, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7959-S8034
Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3002-3004, and S. Res. 347.
  Page S8019
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Friday, August 25, during the adjournment:
  S. 2764, to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and 
the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend the authorizations 
of appropriations for the programs carried out under such Acts, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-365)
  S. 522, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve 
the quality of beaches and coastal recreation water, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-366)
  S. 1148, to provide for the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux 
Tribe of Nebraska certain benefits for the Missouri River Basin Pick-
Sloan project, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-367)
  S. 1658, to authorize the construction of a Reconciliation Place in 
Fort Pierre, South Dakota, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-368)
  S. 2297, to reauthorize the Water Resources Research Act of 1984. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-369)
  S. 2878, to commemorate the centennial of the establishment of the 
first national wildlife refuge in the United States on March 14, 1903. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-370)
  S. 134, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study whether the 
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore should be protected as a wilderness 
area, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-371)
  S. 729, to ensure that Congress and the public have the right to 
participate in the declaration of national monuments on federal land. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-372)
  S. 1612, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
irrigation project property to certain irrigation and reclamation 
districts in the State of Nebraska, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-373)
  S. 1643, to authorize the addition of certain parcels to the Effigy 
Mounds National Monument, Iowa, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-374)
  S. 1972, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the town 
of Dolores, Colorado, the current site of the Joe Rowell Park, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-375)
  S. 2051, to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-376)
  Report to accompany S. 2279, to authorize the addition of land to 
Sequoia National Park. (S. Rept. No. 106-377)
  S. 2300, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum 
acreage of Federal leases for coal that may be held by an entity in any 
one State. (S. Rept. No. 106-378)
  S. 1564, to protect the budget of the Federal courts, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-379)
  S. 2343, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act for the 
purposes of establishing a national historic lighthouse preservation 
program, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-380)
  S. 2499, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Pennsylvania. (S. Rept. No.106-
381)
  S. 1407, to authorize appropriations for the Technology 
Administration of the Department of Commerce for fiscal years 2000, 
2001, and 2002, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-382)
  S. 1594, to amend the Small Business Act and Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958, with an

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amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-383)
  S. 1639, to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, for the National Weather Service and 
Related Agencies, and for the United States Fire Administration for 
fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-384)
  S. 1687, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize 
appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission, with amendments. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-385)
  S. 2412, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal 
years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. (S. Rept. No. 106-386)
  S. 2438, to provide for enhanced safety, public awareness, and 
environmental protection in pipeline transportation, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-387)
  S. 2440, to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve airport 
security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-388)
  S. 1929, to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to 
revise and extend such Act, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-389)
  S. 2697, to reauthorize and amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk 
in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-390)
  S. 3001, to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to extend the 
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees, extend the 
authorization of appropriations, and improve the administration of that 
Act, to amend the United States Warehouse Act to authorize the issuance 
of electronic warehouse receipts. (S. Rept. No. 106-391)
  H.R. 468, to establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area, 
with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-392)
  H.R. 992, to convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El Dorado 
Irrigation District, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-393)
  H.R. 1695, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public 
lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the 
development of an airport facility, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-
394)
  H.R. 999, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve 
the quality of coastal recreation waters.
  Reported on Wednesday, August 30, during the adjournment:
  Report to accompany H.R. 4733, making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-395)
Pages S8018-19
PNTR (Permanent Normal Trade Relations) FOR CHINA: Senate resumed 
consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 
4444, to authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to 
establish a framework for relations between the United States and the 
People's Republic of China.
  Pages S7963-67, S7974-78, S7981-83
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of the bill 
on Wednesday, September 6, 2000.
Page S8031
Energy/Water Development Appropriations: Senate resumed consideration 
of H.R. 4733, making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, agreeing to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and taking action on 
the following amendments purposed thereto:
  Pages S7985-91
Pending:
  Domenici Amendment No. 4032, to strike certain environmental related 
provisions.
Pages S7988-89
  Schumer/Collins Amendment No. 4033, to establish a Presidential 
Energy Commission to explore long- and short-term responses to domestic 
energy shortages in supply and severe spikes in energy prices. 
                                                             Page S7989
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill and an amendment to be proposed thereto on 
Wednesday, September 6, 2000.
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that with respect to 
the consent agreement relating to the consideration of S. 1608, to 
provide annual payments to the States and counties from National Forest 
System lands managed by the Forest Service, and the revested Oregon and 
California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands 
managed predominately by the Bureau of Land Management, for use by the 
counties in which the lands are situated for the benefit of the public 
schools, roads, emergency and other public purposes; to encourage and 
provide new mechanisms for cooperation between counties and the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management to make necessary investments 
in Federal lands, and reaffirm the positive

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connection between Federal Lands counties and Federal Lands, that time 
allowed for vitiation be extended to no later than 12:00 noon on 
Thursday, September 7.
  Page S8031
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties and protocols:
  Treaty with Costa Rica on the Return of Vehicles and Aircraft (Treaty 
Doc. No. 106-40);
  Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement (Treaty Doc. No. 106-41);
  Investment Treaty with Lithuania (Treaty Doc. No. 106-42);
  Protocol Amending the 1950 Consular Convention with Ireland (Treaty 
Doc. No. 106-43);
  Treaty with Panama on the Return of Vehicles and Aircraft (Treaty 
Doc. No. 106-44)
  The treaties and protocols were 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 were 
ordered to be printed.
Pages S8030-31
Appointments:
  Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair, on 
behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 99-498, 
reappointed Charles Terrell, of Massachusetts, to the Advisory 
Committee on Student Financial Assistance for a three-year term 
beginning October 1, 2000, effective July 28, 2000.
  Page S8030
  Amtrak Reform Council: The Chair announced on behalf of the 
Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-134, his appointment of 
Nancy Rutledge Connery, of Maine, to serve as a member of the Amtrak 
Reform Council, vice Joseph Vranich, of Pennsylvania, effective July 
28, 2000.
  Page S8030
  Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 106-173, announced the 
appointment of Frank J. Williams, of Rhode Island, to the Abraham 
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, effective August 24, 2000. 
                                                             Page S8030
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S8001
Communications:
  Pages S8001-17
Petitions:
  Pages S8017-18
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8019-24
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8024-26
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S8027-28
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S8028
Authority for Committees:
  Page S8028
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7997-S8000
Text of S. 2386, as Previously Passed:
  Pages S8028-30
Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:02 p.m., and adjourned at 7:26 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 6, 2000. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S8031.)