[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 131 (Wednesday, October 18, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1095-D1097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Wednesday, October 18, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate agreed to the Conference Report on Agriculture 
      Appropriations.
      The House agreed to H. Res. 631, honoring the members of the crew 
      of the guided missile destroyer U.S.S. COLE who were killed or 
      wounded in the terrorist bombing attack in Aden, Yemen, on 
      October 12, 2000, expressing the sympathies of the House of 
      Representatives to the families of those crew members, commending 
      the ship's crew for their heroic damage control efforts, and 
      condemning the bombing of the U.S.S. COLE.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10645-S10742
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3212-3218, and S. Res. 378-379.
  Page S10716
Measures Reported:
  S. 2731, to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to 
enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and 
emergencies, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 106-505)
  Report to accompany S. 2917, to settle the land claims of the Pueblo 
of Santo Domingo. (S. Rept. No. 106-506)
Page S10715
Measures Passed:
  Water Resources Research Act: Committee on Environment and Public 
Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4132, to 
reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology 
institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, 
and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10735
  Release of Edmond Pope: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 404, calling 
for the immediate release of Mr. Edmond Pope from prison in the Russian 
Federation for Humanitarian reasons.
  Page S10735
  Israel's Magen David Adom Society Recognition: Senate agreed to 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.
  Pages S10735-36
  Condemning Assassination of Father John Kaiser: Committee on Foreign 
Relations was discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 
146, condemning the assassination of Father John Kaiser and others in 
Kenya, and calling for a thorough investigation to be conducted in 
those cases, a report on the progress made in such an investigation to 
be submitted to Congress by December 15, 2000, and a final report on 
such an investigation to be made public, and the resolution was then 
agreed to.
  Page S10736
  U.S. Navy 225th Birthday: Committee on Armed Services was discharged 
from further consideration of S. Res. 373, recognizing the 225th 
birthday of the United States Navy, and the resolution was then agreed 
to.
  Pages S10736-37
  Earth, Wind, and Fire Authorization Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to a committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed 
thereto:
  Pages S10737-40
  Sessions (for Frist) Amendment No. 4323, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S10740
  Fire Administration Authorization Act: Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation

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was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1550, to authorize 
appropriations for the United States Fire Administration for fiscal 
years 2000 and 2001, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S10740
  Sessions (for Frist) Amendment No. 4324, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S10740
  Honoring U.S.S. Cole Victims: Senate agreed to S. Res. 378, honoring 
the members of the crew of the guided missile destroyer U.S.S. Cole 
(DDG-67) who were killed or wounded in the terrorist bombing attack on 
that vessel in Aden, Yemen, on October 12, 2000, expressing the 
sympathies of the Senate to the families of those crew members, 
commending the ship's crew for the heroic damage control efforts, and 
condemning the bombing of that ship.
  Pages S10740-41
  Memorializing U.S.S. Cole Sailors: Senate agreed to S. Res. 379, 
memorializing the sailors of the Navy lost in the attack on the U.S.S. 
Cole (DDG-67) in the port of Aden, Yemen, on October 12, 2000; 
extending condolences to their families and other loved ones; extending 
sympathy to the members of the crew of that vessel who were injured in 
the attack; and commending the entire crew for its performance and 
professionalism in saving the U.S.S. Cole.
  Pages S10741-42
Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments: A unanimous-consent-time 
agreement was reached providing for consideration of S. 2508, to amend 
the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 to provide 
for a final settlement of the claims of the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes, 
with certain amendments to be proposed thereto, at a time to be 
determined.
  Page S10737
Agriculture Appropriations Conference Report: By 86 yeas to 8 nays 
(Vote No. 277), Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4461, 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                         Pages S10648-58, S10669-S10701
Treaties Approved: The following treaties having passed through their 
various parliamentary stages, up to and including the presentation of 
the resolution of ratification, upon division, two-thirds of the 
Senators present and having voted in the affirmative, the resolutions 
of ratification were agreed to:
  Treaty with Mexico on Delimitation of Continental Shelf (Treaty Doc. 
106-39), with the declaration and proviso indicated in Section VII;
  Protocol Amending the 1950 Consular Convention with Ireland (Treaty 
Doc. 106-43), with the declaration and proviso indicated in Section VI;
  Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad 
(Treaty Doc. 104-35), with conditions indicated in Section VI;
  Treaty with Belize for the Return of Stolen Vehicles (Treaty Doc. 
105-54), with declarations and provisos indicated in Section VII;
  Treaty with Costa Rica on Return of Vehicles and Aircraft (Treaty 
Doc. 106-40), with declarations and provisos indicated in Section VII;
  Treaty with Dominican Republic for the Return of Stolen or Embezzled 
Vehicles (Treaty Doc. 106-7), with declarations and provisos indicated 
in Section VII;
  Treaty with Guatemala for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, Embezzled or 
Appropriated Vehicles and Aircraft (Treaty Doc. 105-58), with 
declarations and provisos indicated in Section VII;
  Treaty with Panama on Return of Vehicles and Aircraft (Treaty Doc. 
106-44), declarations and provisos indicated in Section VII;
  Investment Treaty with Azerbaijan (Treaty Doc. 106-47), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Investment Treaty with Bahrain (Treaty Doc. 106-25), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Investment Treaty with Bolivia (Treaty Doc. 106-26), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Investment Treaty with Croatia (Treaty Doc. 106-29), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Investment Treaty with El Salvador (Treaty Doc. 106-28), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Investment Treaty with Honduras (Treaty Doc. 106-27), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Investment Treaty with Jordan (Treaty Doc. 106-30), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Investment Treaty with Lithuania (Treaty Doc. 106-42), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Investment Treaty with Mozambique (Treaty Doc. 106-31), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Investment Treaty with Uzbekistan (Treaty Doc. 104-25), with a 
declaration and proviso;
  Protocol Amending Investment Treaty with Panama (Treaty Doc. 106-46);
  Treaty with Cyprus on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 106-35), with an understanding, a declaration, and two 
provisos;
  Treaty with Egypt on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 106-19), with an understanding, a declaration, and two 
provisos;
  Treaty with France on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 106-17), with an understanding, a declaration, and two 
provisos;

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  Treaty with Greece on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 106-18), with an understanding, a declaration, and two 
provisos;
  Treaty with Nigeria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 102-26), with an understanding, a declaration, and two 
provisos;
  Treaty with Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 106-20), with an understanding, a declaration, and two 
provisos;
  Treaty with South Africa on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal 
Matters (Treaty Doc. 106-36), with an understanding, a declaration, and 
two provisos;
  Treaty with Ukraine on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 
(Treaty Doc. 106-16), with an understanding, a declaration, and two 
provisos;
  Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters 
with Related Optional Protocol (Treaty Doc. 105-25), with an 
understanding, a declaration, and a proviso;
  United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those 
Countries Experiencing Serious Drought, Particularly in Africa, with 
Annexes (Treaty Doc. 104-29), with five understandings, three 
declarations, and two provisos;
  Extradition Treaty with Belize (Treaty Doc. 106-38), with an 
understanding, a declaration, and a proviso;
  Extradition Treaty with Paraguay (Treaty Doc. 106-4), with an 
understanding, a declaration, and a proviso;
  Extradition Treaty with South Africa (Treaty Doc. 106-24), with an 
understanding, a declaration, and a proviso;
  Extradition Treaty with Sri Lanka (Treaty Doc. 106-34), with an 
understanding, a declaration, and a proviso; and
  International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) (Treaty Doc. 106-
23), with three understandings, a declaration, and two provisos. 
                                                        Pages S10658-67
Nominations Confirmed: Senate Confirmed the following nominations:
  John E. McLaughlin, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director of Central 
Intelligence.
Pages S10735, S10742
Messages From the House:
  Pages S10712-13
Communications:
  Pages S10713-15
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Page S10715
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10716-22
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S10722-23
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10724-27
Additional Statements:
  Pages S10707-12
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S10727
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--277) 
                                                            Page S10701
Recess: Senate convened at 10:01 a.m., and recessed at 7:29 p.m., until 
10:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 19, 2000. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S10742.)