[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 118 (Thursday, September 28, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D990-D994]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                       Thursday, September 28, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed Continuing Appropriations Resolution.
      The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4733, Energy 
      and Water Appropriations 2001.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9405-S9558
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and five resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3128-3140, S.J. Res. 54, S. Res. 362-363, 
and S. Con. Res. 139-140.                                    
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Measures Reported:
  S. 3129, to provide for international debt forgiveness and the 
strengthening of anticorruption measures and accountability at 
international financial institutions. (S. Rept. No. 106-425)
  S. 2962, to amend the Clean Air Act to address problems concerning 
methyl tertiary butyl ether, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-426)
  S. 2594, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with 
the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use the Mancos Project 
facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of 
nonproject water for the purpose of irrigation, domestic, municipal, 
industrial, and any other beneficial purposes, with an amendment. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-427)
  S. 2691, to provide further protections for the watershed of the 
Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, 
Oregon, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-428)
  S. 2848, to provide for a land exchange to benefit the Pecos National 
Historical Park in New Mexico, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-429)
  S. 2942, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of 
certain hydroelectric projects in the State of West Virginia. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-430)
  S. 2951, to authorize the Commissioner of Reclamation to conduct a 
study to investigate opportunities to better manage the water resources 
in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-431)
  S. 3000, to authorize the exchange of land between the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency at the 
George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-432)
  H.R. 1235, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
contracts with the Solano County Water Agency, California, to use 
Solano Project facilities for impounding, storage, and carriage of 
nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other 
beneficial purposes. (S. Rept. No. 106-433)
  H.R. 3236, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use 
Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and 
carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and 
other beneficial purposes. (S. Rept. No. 106-434)
  H.R. 3577, to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
the north side pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, 
Idaho. (S. Rept. No. 106-435)
  H.R. 4115, to authorize appropriations for the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Museum. (S. Rept. No. 106-436)
  H.R. 1162, to designate the bridge on United States Route 231 that 
crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, 
as the ``William H. Natcher Bridge''.
  H.R. 1605, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 402 North Walnut Street in Harrison, Arkansas, as 
the ``J. Smith Henley Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.

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  H.R. 2442, to provide for the preparation of a Government report 
detailing injustices suffered by Italian Americans during World War II, 
and a formal acknowledgement of such injustices by the President, with 
amendments.
  H.R. 4806, to designate the Federal building located at 1710 Alabama 
Avenue in Jasper, Alabama, as the ``Carl Elliott Federal Building''.
  S. Res. 343, expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement should recognize and 
admit to full membership Israel's Magen David Adom Society with its 
emblem, the Red Shield of David.
  S. 1898, to provide protection against the risks to the public that 
are inherent in the interstate transportation of violent prisoners, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2621, to continue the current prohibition of military cooperation 
with the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia until the President 
determines and certifies to the Congress that certain conditions are 
being met, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2915, to make improvements in the operation and administration of 
the Federal courts, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  S. 2924, to strengthen the enforcement of Federal statutes relating 
to false identification, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  S. 3072, to assist in the enhancement of the development of expansion 
of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives 
and credit unions.                                           
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Measures Passed:
  Continuing Resolution: By a unanimous vote of 96 yeas (Vote No. 259), 
Senate passed H.J. Res. 109, making continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2001, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S9406-40
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 150, for the relief of Marina 
Khalina and her son, Albert Mifakhov.                    
  Pages S9540-43
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 11, for the relief of Wei Jingsheng.
                                                         Pages S9540-43
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 451, for the relief of Saeed Rezai. 
                                                         Pages S9540-43
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1078, for the relief of Mrs. 
Elizabeth Eks Bassey, Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, and Mary Idongesit Paul 
Bassey, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
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  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 1513, for the relief of Jacqueline 
Salinas and her children Gabriela Salinas, Alejandro Salinas, and Omar 
Salinas.                                                 
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  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2019, for the relief of Malia 
Miller.                                                  
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  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 869, for the relief of Mina Vahedi 
Notash.                                                  
  Pages S9540-43
  Private Relief: Senate passed H.R. 3646, for the relief of certain 
Persian Gulf evacuees, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and the following amendment, proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S9540-43
  Grams (for Abraham) Amendment No. 4277, to make certain technical 
corrections.                                             
Pages S9540-43
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2000, for the relief of Guy Taylor. 
                                                         Pages S9540-43
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2002, for the relief of Tony Lara. 
                                                         Pages S9540-43
  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 2289, for the Relief of Jose 
Gaudalupe Tellez Pinales.                                
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  Private Relief: Senate passed S. 785, for the relief of Frances 
Schochenmaier and Mary Hudson, after agreeing to a committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute.                           
  Pages S9540-43
  Presidential Transition Act: Senate passed H.R. 4931, to provide for 
the training or orientation of individuals, during a Presidential 
transition, who the President intends to appoint to certain key 
positions, to provide for a study and report on improving the financial 
disclosure process for certain Presidential nominees, clearing the 
measures for the President.                                  
  Page S9543
  Private Relief: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 3363, for the relief of Akal Security, 
Incorporated, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for 
the President.                                               
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  FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act: Committee on Banking, 
Housing and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 
H.R. 5193, to amend the National Housing Act to temporarily extend the 
applicability of the downpayment simplification provisions for the FHA 
single family housing mortgage insurance program, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.              
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  Use of Capitol Grounds: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 139, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the dedication of the 
Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism.                
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  Coastal Zone Management Act: Senate passed S. 1534, to reauthorize 
the Coastal Zone Management Act, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment 
proposed thereto:                                        
  Pages S9544-51
  Grams (for Snowe) Amendment No. 4278, to increase authorization 
levels for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.   
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  Maritime Administration Authorization Act: Senate passed S. 2487, to 
authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 for certain maritime 
programs of the Department of Transportation, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.       
  Pages S9551-52
  Gaming Clarification Act: Senate passed S. 893, to amend title 46, 
United States Code, to provide equitable treatment with respect to 
State and local income taxes for certain individuals who perform duties 
on vessels.                                              
  Pages S9552-53
  Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Senate passed S. 113, to increase 
the criminal penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges, 
their family members, and other public servants.         
  Pages S9554-55
  Commending the Late Ernest Burgess: Senate agreed to S. Res. 363, 
commending the late Ernest Burgess, M.D., for his service to the Nation 
and the international community, and expressing the condolences of the 
Senate to his family on his death.                       
  Pages S9555-56
  National Law Enforcement Museum Act: Senate passed S. 1438, to 
establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the 
District of Columbia, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
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  Grams (for Thompson) Amendment No. 4279, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
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  Holocaust Memorial Museum: Senate passed H.R. 4115, to authorize 
appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 
clearing the measure for the President.                      
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H-1B Nominmigrant Visa: Senate completed consideration of S. 2045, to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to H-1B 
nonimmigrant aliens, agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute (as amended), and taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                             
  Pages S9449-51
Adopted:
  Lott (for Abraham) Amendments No. 4117 (to the committee substitute), 
of a perfecting nature.                                      
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  Hatch/Kennedy/Abraham Amendment No. 4275, to make certain technical 
amendments.                                                  
Page S9449
Withdrawn:
  Lott Amendment No. 4214 (to Amendment No. 4177), of a perfecting 
nature.                                                      
Page S9449
  Lott Amendment No. 4216 (to the language proposed to be stricken), of 
a perfecting nature.                                         
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  Lott Amendment No. 4217 (to Amendment No. 4216), in the nature of a 
substitute.                                                  
Page S9449
  Lott motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary 
with instructions to report back forthwith.                  
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  Subsequently, Lott Amendment No. 4269 (to the instructions of the 
motion to recommit the bill), of a perfecting nature, and Lott 
Amendment No. 4270 (to Amendment No. 4269), in the nature of a 
substitute, both fell when the motion to recommit was withdrawn. 
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  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 92 yeas to 3 nays (Vote 260), three-fifths of those Senators duly 
chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the 
motion to close further debate on Amendment No. 4177 (listed above). 
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for final passage 
of the bill to occur at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, October 3, 2000. 
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Visa Waiver: Senate completed consideration of H.R. 3767, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to make improvements to, and 
permanently authorize, the visa waiver pilot program under section 217 
of such Act, agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S9451-53
  Domenici (for Abraham/Kennedy) Amendment No. 4276, to make certain 
technical amendments.                                    
Pages S9451-53
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for final passage 
of the bill to occur on Tuesday, October 3, 2000.            
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Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to S. 704, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to combat the overutilization of prison health care services and 
control rising prisoner health care costs, clearing the measure for the 
President.                                               
  Pages S9553-54
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Conference Report: Senate 
considered the conference report on H.R. 4733, making appropriations 
for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2001.                                                
  Pages S9453-55
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for a vote on 
adoption of the conference report to occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, 
October 2, 2000.                                             
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Authority for Committees: All committees were authorized to file 
legislative and executive reports during the recess of the Senate on 
Friday, September 29, 2000, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.         
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert S. LaRussa, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary Commerce for 
International Trade.
  Franz S. Leichter, of New York, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2006.
  Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Sue Bailey, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration.
  George T. Frampton, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
of the Council on Environmental Quality.
  W. Michael McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Arthur C. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Economic Development (New Position), to which position he 
was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  Ella Wong-Rusinko, of Virginia, to be Alternate Federal Cochairman of 
the Appalachian Regional Commission.
  John David Holum, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Arms Control 
and International Security, Department of State (New Position), to 
which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  Robin Chandler Duke, of New York, to be Ambassador to Norway, to 
which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  Carl Spielvogel, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Slovak 
Republic, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of 
the Senate.
  James M. Daley, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and 
to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
to St. Kitts and Nevis and to Saint Lucia, to which position he was 
appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  Sally Katzen, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director for 
Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  Shibley Telhami, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2001.
  Shibley Telhami, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2005. (Reappointment)
  Barbara W. Snelling, of Vermont, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2005. (Reappointment)
  Holly J. Burkhalter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a 
term expiring January 19, 2005. (Reappointment)
  James Charles Riley, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 2006 
(Reappointment), to which position he was appointed during the last 
recess of the Senate.
  Donald L. Robinson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term 
expiring July 19, 2001.
  Isabel Carter Stewart, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Bill Lann Lee, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Arthur A. McGiverin, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2003. (Reappointment)
  Steven Clayton Stafford, of California, to be United States Marshal 
for the Southern District of California for the term of four years.
  David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Randolph D. Moss, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Robert A. Miller, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2003. (Reappointment)
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Air Force.                           
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Messages From the House:                                     
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Measures Read First Time:                                    
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Communications:                                          
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Petitions:                                                   
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Executive Reports of Committees:                         
  Pages S9464-66
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S9466-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S9477-78
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S9480-S9531
Authority for Committees:                                
  Pages S9531-32
Additional Statements:                                   
  Pages S9460-63
Text of H.R. 4942, as Previously Passed:                 
  Pages S9532-40

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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--260) 
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Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed at 7:18 p.m., until 
12 Noon, on Monday, October 2, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S9558.)