[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1221-D1224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                          Friday, December 15, 2000

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate and House agreed to H.J. Res. 133, Continuing Resolution.
      Senate and House agreed to the Conference Report on H.R. 4577, 
      Consolidated Appropriations.
      Second Session of the 106th Congress Adjourned Sine Die.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S11807-S11943
Measures Introduced: Eight bills and seven resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3280-3287, S. Res. 388-393, and S. Con. Res. 162. 
                                             Pages S11917-18, S11930-31
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 2508, A bill 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, and for other 
purposes. (S. Rept. No. 106-513).
Page S11917
Measures Passed:
  Lincoln Highway Study Act: Senate passed H.R. 2570, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to undertake a study regarding methods to 
commemorate the national significance of the United States roadways 
that comprise the Lincoln Highway, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11822
  Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Park Expansion Act: Senate passed H.R. 4020, 
to authorize the addition of land to Sequoia National Park, after 
agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Page S11822
  Domenici (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 4365, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S11822
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 446, providing 
for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred 
Sixth Congress.
  Page S11829
  Continuing Resolution: Senate passed H.J. Res. 133, making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001.
  Page S11829
  National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: Senate 
passed H.R. 1795, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish 
the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S11850-52
  Thanking President Pro Tempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 388, 
tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro tempore for the 
courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided 
over the deliberations of the Senate.
  Pages S11852, S11931
  Thanking Vice President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 389, tendering the 
thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the courteous, 
dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the 
deliberations of the Senate.
  Pages S11852, S11931
  Commending Democratic Leader: Senate agreed to S. Res. 390, to 
commend the exemplary leadership of the Democratic Leader. 
                                                Pages S11852-53, S11931
  Commending Majority Leader: Senate agreed to S. Res. 391, to commend 
the exemplary leadership of the Majority Leader.
  Pages S11853, S11931
  Thanking Senate Staff: Senate agreed to S. Res. 392, tendering the 
thanks of the Senate to the Senate staff for the courteous, dignified, 
and impartial manner in which they have assisted the deliberations of 
the Senate.
  Pages S11853-54, S11931
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 162, to direct 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the 
enrollment of H.R. 4577.
  Pages S11885-86, S11930-31
  Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 46, to provide a 
national

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medal for public safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above 
and beyond the call of duty, to enhance computer crime enforcement and 
Internet security, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11886-90
  Stevens (for Hatch) Amendment No. 4366, in the nature of a 
substitute.
Page S11890
  Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 
further consideration of S. 3276, to make technical corrections to the 
College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act of 2000 and certain amendments 
made by that Act, and the bill was then passed.
  Pages S11890-91
  Multiple Sclerosis Awareness: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 271, 
expressing the support of Congress for activities to increase public 
awareness of multiple sclerosis.
  Page S11936
  Hawaiian National Park Language Correction Act: Senate passed S. 939, 
to correct spelling errors in the statutory designations of Hawaiian 
National Parks, after agreeing to committee amendments, and the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S11936-37
  Stevens (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 4367, to add provisions 
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study on 
the Peopling of America, and to provide further protections for the 
watershed of the Little Sandy River in Oregon.
Page S11937
  Lake Tahoe Basin Land Conveyance: Senate passed H.R. 4656, to 
authorize the Forest Service to convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe 
Basin to the Washoe County School District for use as an elementary 
school site, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11939
  Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission Act: Senate passed H.R. 
4907, to establish the Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S11939
  Guam/Mariana Islands Time Zone Establishment: Senate passed H.R. 
3756, to establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Page S11940
  Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments: Senate passed 
H.R. 207, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent the 
authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to 
Government physicians, and to provide that such allowances be treated 
as part of basic pay for retirement purposes, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S11940
  Commemorating Gwendolyn Brooks: Senate agreed to S. Res. 393, 
commemorating the life of Gwendolyn Brooks of Chicago, Illinois, poet 
laureate of Illinois since 1968.
  Pages S11931, S11940
  Installment Tax Correction Act: Senate passed H.R. 3594, to repeal 
the modification of the installment method, clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S11940
  Computer Crime Enforcement Act: Senate passed H.R. 2816, to establish 
a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in deterring, 
investigating, and prosecuting computer crimes, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S11942
Consolidated Appropriations: Senate agreed to the conference report on 
H.R. 4577, making consolidated appropriations for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001.
  Pages S11855-85
California Trail Interpretive Act: Senate concurred in the amendments 
of the House to 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, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11937-39
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement 
Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to S. 1761, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower 
Rio Grande Valley, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages S11939-40
Internet False Identification Prevention Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to S. 2924, to strengthen the enforcement of 
Federal statutes relating to false identification, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S11941-42
Appointment:
  Advisory Committee on Forest Counties Payments: The Chair, on behalf 
of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106-291, announced 
the appointment of the following individuals to the Advisory Committee 
on Forest Counties Payments: Tim Creal, of South Dakota, and Doug 
Robertson, of Oregon.
  Page S11940
Authority To Sign Enrolled Bills: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Majority Leader or Senator Abraham be 
authorized to sign all duly enrolled bills and resolutions following 
the sine die adjournment.
  Page S11940
Authority To Make Appointments: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding the sine die adjournment of the 
Senate,

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the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, 
and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to make 
appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or 
interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action 
of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.
  Pages S11940-41
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Randolph D. Moss, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Eric D. Eberhard, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship & Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2002.
  Luis J. Lauredo, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the 
United States to the Organization of American States, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
  Rust Macpherson Deming, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Tunisia.
  Ronald D. Godard, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative 
Republic of Guyana.
  Michael J. Senko, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kiribati.
  Howard Franklin Jeter, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of New York for the term of four years vice Zachary W. 
Carter, resigned.
  Daniel Marcus, of Maryland, to be Associate Attorney General.
  Lawrence George Rossin, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Croatia.
  Arthur C. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Economic Development. (New Position)
  Ella Wong-Rusinko, of Virginia, to be Alternate Federal Cochairman of 
the Appalachian Regional Commission.
  Gordon S. Heddell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department 
of Labor.
  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, 2001.
  Brian Dean Curran, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Haiti.
  Mark D. Gearan, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term of two years. (New Position)
  Barry Edward Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development.
  Mark S. Wrighton, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2006.
  Glenn A. Fine, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Justice.
  Robert S. LaRussa, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade.
  Marc E. Leland, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 
2003.
  Harriet M. Zimmerman, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2003. (Reappointment)
  Donald J. Sutherland, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring August 11, 2002. (Reappointment)
  Lisa Gayle Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury.
  Lisa Gayle Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, Department of the Treasury.
  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, 2001.
  Richard A. Boucher, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Public Affairs), vice James P. Rubin.
  Ruth Martha Thomas, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy Under 
Secretary of the Treasury.
  Everett L. Mosley, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Agency for 
International Development.
  Marjory E. Searing, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign 
Commercial Service.
  Leslie Beth Kramerich, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor.
  Seymour Martin Lipset, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2003. (Reappointment)
  Jonathan Talisman, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Margrethe Lundsager, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the International Monetary fund for a term of two 
years.
  Frederick G. Slabach, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
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Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2005.
  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.
  Betty F. Bumpers, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2001. (New Position)
  Betty F. Bumpers, of Arkansas, 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)
  John M. Reich, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of six years.
  Mora L. McLean, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 
2001.
  Mora L. McLean, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 
2005. (Reappointment)
  Claude A. Allen, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring 
September 22, 2005.
  Willie Grace Campbell, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring 
September 22, 2005. (Reappointment)
  Maria Otero, 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, 2003.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S11832-33, S11943
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Islam A. Siddiqui, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
  Edwin A. Levine, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Sarah McCracken Fox, of New York, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2005.
  Julie E. Samuels, of Virginia, to be Director of the National 
Institute of Justice.
Page S11942
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of the withdrawal 
of the following nomination:
  Stuart E. Weisberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission, which was sent to the Senate on 
February 3, 2000.
  Stuart E. Weisberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission, which was sent to the Senate on 
February 3, 2000, which was sent to the Senate on May 11, 1999. 
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Messages From the House:
  Pages S11912-13
Communications:
  Pages S11913-17
Petitions:
  Page S11917
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S11918-30
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S11930
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S11931-36
Additional Statements:
  Pages S11904-12
Adjournment Sine Die: Senate met at 12 noon, and, in accordance with H. 
Con. Res. 446, adjourned sine die at 8:03 p.m. until 12 noon, on 
Wednesday, January 3, 2001.
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