[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 108 (Thursday, September 14, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D909-D911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                       Thursday, September 14, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House and Senate met in Joint Meeting for the purpose of 
      receiving His Excellency Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of 
      the Republic of India.
      The House agreed to the NASA Authorization Conference Report.
      The House agreed to the Legislative Branch Conference Report.
      House committees ordered reported 8 sundry measures.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8535-S8609
Measures Introduced: Eleven bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3045-
3055.                                                        
  Page S8585
Measures Reported:
  S. 1534, to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-412)
  H.R. 701, to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to 
State and local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, 
and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to 
as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor 
conservation and recreation needs of the American people, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-413) 
                                                         Pages S8584-85
PNTR (Permanent Normal Trade Relations) FOR CHINA: Senate continued 
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, taking action on the 
following amendments proposed thereto:            
  Pages S8536, S8539-65
Rejected:
  By 6 yeas to 90 nays (Vote No. 247), Hollings Amendment No. 4134, to 
direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require corporations 
to disclose foreign investment-related information in 10-K reports. 
                                                   Page S8586, S8539-44
  By 30 yeas to 68 nays (Vote No. 248), Division I of Smith (of N.H.) 
Amendment No. 4129, to require that the Congressional-Executive 
Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China 
with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced 
abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting. 
                                           Pages S8536, S8544-46, S8557
  By 24 yeas to 74 nays (Vote No. 249), Division IV of Smith (of N.H.) 
Amendment No. 4129, to require that the Congressional-Executive 
Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China 
with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced 
abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting. 
                                        Pages S8536, S8546-48, S8557-58
  Hollings Amendment No. 4136, to authorize and request the President 
to report to the Congress annually, beginning in January, 2001, on the 
balance of trade with China for advanced technology products, and 
direct the President to eliminate any deficit. 
                                           Pages S8536, S8548-50, S8558
  By 16 yeas to 81 nays (Vote No. 250), Hollings Amendment No. 4135, to 
authorize and request the President to report to the Congress annually 
beginning in January, 2001, on the balance of trade with China for 
cereals (wheat, corn, and rice) and soybeans, and to direct the 
President to eliminate any deficit.     
Pages S8536, S8550-53, S8558-59
  Hollings Amendment No. 4137, to condition eligibility for risk 
insurance provided by the Export-Import Bank or the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation on certain certifications. 
                                           Pages S8536, S8553-57, S8559
Withdrawn:
  Wellstone Amendment No. 4118, to require that the President certify 
to Congress that the People's

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Republic of China has taken certain actions with respect to ensuring 
human rights protection.                                     
Page S8536
  Wellstone Amendment No. 4121, to strengthen the rights of workers to 
associate, organize and strike.                              
Page S8536
  Division II of Smith (of N.H.) Amendment No. 4129, to require that 
the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the 
People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement 
in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting. 
                                                             Page S8536
  Division III of Smith (of N.H.) Amendment No. 4129, to require that 
the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the 
People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement 
in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting. 
                                                             Page S8536
  Division V of Smith (of N.H.) Amendment No. 4129, to require that the 
Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the 
People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement 
in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting. 
                                                             Page S8536
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill on Friday and Monday, September 15 and 18, 
2000, with a vote on final passage of the bill to occur at 2:15 p.m., 
on Tuesday, September 19, 2000.                              
Page S8565
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the Interagency Arctic 
Research Policy Committee for the period of February 1, 1998, to 
January 31, 2000; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (PM-127) 
                                                         Pages S8577-84
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Elwood Holstein, Jr., of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Melvin E. Clark, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
for a term expiring December 17, 2002. (Reappointment)
  Sheryl R. Marshall, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
2002. (Reappointment)
  Nina M. Archabal, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Betty G. Bengtson, of Washington, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Ron Chew, of Washington, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Henry Glassie, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Mary D. Hubbard, of Alabama, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2004.
  Naomi Shihab Nye, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Vicki L. Ruiz, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Toni G. Fay, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2001.
  Michael Prescott Goldwater, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in 
Education Foundation for a term expiring October 13, 2005.
  Hans Mark, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the 
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for 
the remainder of the term expiring April 17, 2002. (Reappointment)
  Lynda Hare Scribante, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring October 13, 2005. (Reappointment)
  Thomas A. Fink, of Alaska, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement 
Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2003. 
(Reappointment)
  Stephen B. Lieberman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vice Edward N. Cahn, 
retired.
  3 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  4 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.             
Pages S8608-09
Messages From the President:                             
  Pages S8577-84
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S8584
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8584
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S8584
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S8585-93
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8593-94
Notices of Hearings:                                     
  Pages S8594-95

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Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S8595
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S8574-77
Text of S. 1608, as Previously Passed:                
  Pages S8596-S8600
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S8584
Enrolled Bills Signed:                                       
  Page S8584
Privileges of the Floor:                                     
  Page S8596
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--250) 
                                                  Pages S8544, S8557-59
Adjournment:  Senate convened at 11:01 a.m., and adjourned at 7:24 
p.m., until 10 a.m., on Friday, September 15, 2000. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S8608.)