[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 121 (Tuesday, October 3, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1018-D1021]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Tuesday, October 3, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4578, Interior 
      and Related Agencies Appropriations.
      The House passed H.J. Res. 110, Making Further Continuing 
      Appropriations for FY 2001.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S9643-S9785
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3149-3156, S. Res. 364-365, and S. Con. Res. 141. 
                                                         Pages S9701-02
Measures Reported:
  Reported on Friday, September 29, during the adjournment:
  H.R. 4447, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 919 West 34th Street in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
``Samuel H. Lacy, Sr. Post Office Building''.
  S. 1848, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Denver 
Water Reuse project, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-437)
  S. 2195, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee 
watershed reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-438)
  S. 2301, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lakehaven 
water reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-439)
  S. 2345, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study concerning the preservation and public use of sites 
associated with Harriet Tubman located in Auburn, New York, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-440)
  S. 2749, to establish the California Trail Interpretive Center in 
Elko, Nevada, to facilitate the interpretation of the history of 
development and use of trails in the setting of the western portion of 
the United States. (S. Rept. No. 106-441)
  S. 2865, to designate certain land of the National Forest System 
located in the State of Virginia as wilderness. (S. Rept. No. 106-442)
  S. 2959, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 
1992, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-443)
  H.R. 1680, to provide for the conveyance of Forest Service property 
in Kern County, California, in exchange for county lands suitable for 
inclusion in Sequoia National Forest, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-444)
  H.R. 2919, to promote preservation and public awareness of the 
history of the Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, 
to the Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. (S. Rept. No. 106-445)
  H.R. 4063, to establish the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front 
National Historical Park in the State of California, with amendments. 
(S. Rept. No. 106-446)
  H.R. 4285, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
certain administrative sites for National Forest System lands in the 
State of Texas, to convey certain National Forest System land to the 
New Waverly Gulf Coast Trades Center. (S. Rept. No. 106-447)
  H.R. 2302, to designate the building of the United States Postal 
Service located at 307 Main Street in Johnson City, New York, as the 
``James W. McCabe, Sr. Post Office Building''.

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  H.R. 3030, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 757 Warren Road in Ithaca, New York, as the 
``Matthew F. McHugh Post Office''.
  H.R. 3454, to designate the United States post office located at 451 
College Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``Henry McNeal Turner Post 
Office''.
  H.R. 3909, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4601 South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, 
Illinois, as the ``Henry W. McGee Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 3985, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 14900 Southwest 30th Street in Miramar City, 
Florida, as the ``Vicki Coceano Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4157, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena, California, as the 
``Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4169, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2000 Vassar Street in Reno, Nevada, as the ``Barbara 
F. Vucanovich Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4448, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3500 Dolfield Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
``Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr. Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4449, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1908 North Ellamont Street in Baltimore, Maryland, 
as the ``Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4484, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 500 North Washington Street in Rockville, Maryland, 
as the ``Everett Alvarez, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4517, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 24 Tsienneto Road in Derry, New Hampshire, as the 
``Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4534, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 114 Ridge Street in Lenoir, North Carolina, as the 
``James T. Broyhill Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4554, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1602 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
as the ``Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4615, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3030 Meredith Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, as the 
``Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office''.
  H.R. 4658, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as 
the ``J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building''.
  H.R. 4884, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 200 West 2nd Street in Royal Oak, Michigan, as the 
``William S. Broomfield Post Office Building''.
  S. 2804, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 424 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as 
the ``John Brademas Post Office''.
Reported today:
  H.R. 4110, to amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records 
Commission for fiscal years 2002 through 2005. (S. Rept. No. 106-466)
  S. 2688, to amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for 
the support of Native American Language Survival Schools, with an 
amendment an the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-467)
  S. 2686, to amend chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, to 
modify rates relating to reduced rate mail matter. (S. Rept. No. 106-
468)
  S. 3062, to modify the date on which the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia submits a performance accountability plan to Congress. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-469)
  Report to accompany S. 3144, to amend the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to establish police powers for certain Inspector 
General agents engaged in official duties and provide an oversight 
mechanism for the exercise of those powers. (S. Rept. No. 106-470)
  H.R. 34, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System, 
with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-471)
  H.R. 4320, to assist in the conservation of great apes by supporting 
and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of 
countries within the range of great apes and projects of persons with 
demonstrated expertise in the conservation of great apes. (S. Rept. No. 
106-472)
  H.R. 4435, to clarify certain boundaries on the map relating to Unit 
NC01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System. (S. Rept. No. 106-473)
  H.R. 4643, to provide for the settlement of issues and claims related 
to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians. (S. 
Rept. No. 106-474)
  H.R. 4844, to modernize the financing of the railroad retirement 
system and to provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-475)
  S. 2111, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey for fair 
market value 1.06 acres of land in the

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San Bernardino National Forest, California, to KATY 101.3 FM, a 
California corporation, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-476)
  S. 2331, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to recalculate the 
franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., a concessioner providing 
service to Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-477)
  S. 2350, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
water rights to Duchesne City, Utah, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-478)
  S. 2547, to provide for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes 
National Park and the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve in the State 
of Colorado, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. 
No. 106-479)
  S. 3022, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
irrigation facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 106-480)
  H.R. 3023, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey property to the Greater Yuma Port 
Authority of Yuma County, Arizona, for use as an international port of 
entry, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 106-481)
  H. Con. Res. 89, recognizing the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights 
Park in New Ulm, Minnesota, as a national symbol of the contributions 
of Americans of German heritage. (S. Rept. No. 106-482)
  S. 870, to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to 
increase the efficiency and accountability of Offices of Inspector 
General within Federal departments, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
Pages S9700-01
Measures Passed:
  H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa: By 96 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 262), Senate 
passed S. 2045, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with 
respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens, as amended.
  Pages S9643-57
  Visa Waiver: Senate passed 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, as amended. 
                                                             Page S9657
  Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1143, to establish a 
program to provide assistance for programs of credit and other 
financial services for microenterprises in developing countries, and 
the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment 
proposed thereto:
  Pages S9681-82
  DeWine (for Helms) Amendment No. 4287, in the nature of a substitute.
                                                             Page S9682
  Air Force Memorial Foundation: Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4583, to 
extend the authorization for the Air Force Memorial Foundation to 
establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs, and 
the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S9768
  National Transportation Safety Board: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                         Pages S9768-69
  Roberts (for McCain) Amendment No. 4288, to make minor and technical 
corrections in the bill as reported.
Page S9769
  Death in Custody Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1800, to amend the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to ensure that 
certain information regarding prisoners is reported to the Attorney 
General, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S9769-70
  ``The United States Capitol'' Publication: Senate agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 141, to authorize the printing of copies of the publication 
entitled ``The United States Capitol'' as a Senate document. 
                                                             Page S9770
  Washington's Farewell Address: Committee on Rules and Administration 
was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 360, to authorize 
the printing of a document entitled ``Washington's Farewell Address'', 
and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S9770
  Senate Rules and Manual Revisions: Committee on Rules and 
Administration was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
361, to authorize the printing of a revised edition of the Senate Rules 
and Manual, and the resolution was then agreed to.
  Page S9770
  Airport Security Improvement Act: Senate passed S. 2440, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to improve airport security, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                         Pages S9770-72
  Veterans Service Organizations Commemorative Stamp: Committee on 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 
Con. Res.

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70, requesting that the United States Postal Service issue a 
commemorative postage stamp honoring the national veterans service 
organizations of the United States, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.
  Page S9772
  U.S.S. Wisconsin Commemorative Stamp: Committee on Governmental 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 60, 
expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
should be issued in honor of the U.S.S. Wisconsin and all those who 
served aboard her, and the resolution was then agreed to. 
                                                         Pages S9772-73
  Abraham Lincoln Interpretative Center: Senate passed H.R. 3084, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds for the 
establishment of an interpretative center on the life and contributions 
of President Abraham Lincoln, after agreeing to a committee amendment. 
                                                             Page S9773
  Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Act: Senate passed H.R. 2773, to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Wekiva River and its 
tributaries of Wakiwa Springs Run, Rock Springs Run, and Black Water 
Creek in the State of Florida as components of the national wild and 
scenic rivers system, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S9773
  Lincoln County Land Act: Senate passed H.R. 2752, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to sell certain public land in Lincoln County 
through a competitive process, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages S9773-74
  Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act: Senate passed H.R. 4579, to 
provide for the exchange of certain lands within the State of Utah, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S9773-74
Interior Appropriations--Conference Report: Senate began consideration 
of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. 
                                                             Page S9683
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report on Wednesday, October 4, 2000. 
                                                             Page S9785
Nominations Confirmed: Senate Confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. EX. 263), James A. Teilborg, 
of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona vice a new position created by Public Law 106-113, approved 
November 29, 1999.
  Michael J. Reagan, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Illinois.
  Susan Ritchie Bolton, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Arizona vice Robert C. Broomfield, retired.
  Mary H. Murguia, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Arizona vice a new position created by Public Law 106-
113, approved November 29, 1999.
Pages S9657-81, S9785
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Richard A. Meserve, of Virginia, to be an Alternative Representative 
of the United States of America to the Forty-fourth Session of the 
General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  Phillip N. Bredesen, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2005.
  Melvin C. Hall, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Oklahoma vice Ralph G. Thompson, retired. 
                                                             Page S9785
Messages From the House:
  Pages S9699-S9700
Measures Referred:
  Page S9700
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S9700
Communications:
  Page S9700
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S9702-58
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S9758-59
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S9761-68
Additional Statements:
  Pages S9693-99
Enrolled Bills Presented:
  Page S9700
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S9768
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--263) 
                                                     Pages S9651, S9680
Recess: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m., and recessed at 7:49 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 4, 2000. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S9785.)