[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 97 (Thursday, July 12, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D693-D696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                            Thursday, July 12, 2001

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Jeri Thomson was sworn in as Secretary of the Senate.
      Senate passed Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
      Appropriations Act.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7539-S7656
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and seven resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1168-1177, S.J. Res. 19-20, and S. Res. 129-133. 
                                                             Page S7589
Measures Reported:
  S. 1172, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. (S. Rept. No. 107-37)
  S. Res. 122, relating to the transfer of Slobodan Milosevic to the 
International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, with an amendment and 
with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 128, calling on the Government of the People's Republic of 
China to immediately and unconditionally release Li Shaomin and all 
other American scholars of Chinese ancestry being held in detention, 
calling on the President of the United States to continue working on 
behalf of Li Shaomin and the other detained scholars for their release.
  S. 1021, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 
through fiscal year 2004.
  S. 1171, making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002.
  S. Con. Res. 28, calling for a United States effort to end 
restrictions on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people in 
the occupied area of Cyprus, and with an amended preamble.
  S. Con. Res. 34, congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, 
Latvia, and Lithuania on the tenth anniversary of the reestablishment 
of their full independence, with an amendment and with an amended 
preamble.
  S. Con. Res. 53, Concurrent resolution encouraging the development of 
strategies to reduce hunger and poverty, and to promote free market 
economies and democratic institutions, in sub-Saharan Africa. 
                                                             Page S7588
Measures Passed:
  Election of Secretary of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. Res. 129, 
electing Jeri Thomson as Secretary of the Senate.            
  Page S7550
  Notifying House of Representatives:  Senate agreed to S. Res. 130, 
notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a Secretary 
of the Senate.                                               
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  Notifying U.S. President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 131, notifying the 
President of the United States of the election of a Secretary of the 
Senate.                                                      
  Page S7551
  Department of the Interior Appropriations:  Senate passed H.R. 2217, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, after taking 
action on the following amendments proposed thereto:     
  Pages S7554-77
Adopted:
  Byrd/Burns Amendment No. 976, to make certain improvements to the 
bill.                                                        
Page S7566
  Byrd Amendment No. 880, to make a technical correction.    
Page S7554
  Boxer (for Byrd) Modified Amendment No. 975, to modify the steel loan 
guarantee program.                                       
Pages S7559-60
Rejected:
  Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 893, to prohibit the use of funds to 
execute a final lease agreement for oil and gas development in the area 
of the Gulf of Mexico known as ``Lease Sale 181''. (By 67 yeas to 33 
nays (Vote No. 231), Senate tabled the amendment.)           
Page S7554
  Smith (OR) Amendment No. 899, to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service to take certain actions

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for the recovery of the lost river sucker and the shortnose sucker, and 
to clarify the operations of the Klamath Project in Oregon and 
California. (By 52 yeas to 48 nays (Vote No. 232), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)                                       
Pages S7554-57, S7558
  By 12 yeas to 87 nays (Vote No. 233), McCain Amendment No. 904, to 
prohibit the use of funds for any purpose relating to Vulcan Monument, 
Alabama.                                       
Pages S7557-58, S7558-59
Withdrawn:
  Crapo Amendment No. 878, to help ensure general aviation aircraft 
access to Federal land and the airspace over that land. 
                                                         Pages S7560-61
  Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the 
House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following 
conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Byrd, Leahy, Hollings, 
Reid, Dorgan, Feinstein, Murray, Inouye, Burns, Stevens, Cochran, 
Domenici, Bennett, Gregg, and Campbell.                      
Page S7577
Bankruptcy Reform: Senate began consideration of H.R. 333, to amend 
title 11, United States Code.                            
  Pages S7553-54
Pending:
  Leahy/Hatch/Grassley Amendment No. 974, in the nature of a 
substitute.                                              
Pages S7553-54
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the substitute 
amendment (listed above) and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on the cloture motion, 
by prior unanimous consent, will occur on Tuesday, July 17, 2001. 
                                                         Pages S7553-54
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 88 yeas to 10 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 230), three-
fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the 
affirmative, Senate agreed to close further debate on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.           
Page S7539-50, S7552-53
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the filing of 
first degree amendments to the substitute amendment (listed above) 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2001.                       
Page S7651
Swearing in of Jeri Thomson: Jeri Thomson was sworn in as the new 
Secretary of the United States Senate.                       
  Page S7551
Energy and Water Development Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of H.R. 2311, 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2002, at 2 p.m., on Monday, July 16, 2001, 
for debate only; that it be in order for the Chairman and Ranking 
Member to offer the text of the committee reported bill, S. 1171 as an 
amendment, and that no other amendments be in order during Monday's 
session.                                                     
  Page S7652
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Joseph J. Jen, of California, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Research, Education, and Economics.
  Grover J. Whitehurst, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Educational Research and Improvement, Department of Education.
  Douglas Jay Feith, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy.
  J. Steven Griles, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (Environmental Management).
  Susan B. Neuman, of Michigan, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education.
  Peter W. Rodman, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense.
  Patricia Lynn Scarlett, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior.
  Angela Antonelli, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  Lori A. Forman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Donald E. Powell, of Texas, to be Chairperson of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of 
five years.
  Donald E. Powell, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of six years.
  Ronald Rosenfeld, of Maryland, to be President, Government National 
Mortgage Association.
  William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be Solicitor of the Department 
of the Interior.
  Jennifer L. Dorn, of Nebraska, to be Federal Transit Administrator.
  Bennett William Raley, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Interior.
  Thomas P. Christie, of Virginia, to be Director of Operational Test 
and Evaluation, Department of Defense.
  Diane K. Morales, of Texas, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
for Logistics and Materiel Readiness.
  Vicky A. Bailey, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(International Affairs and Domestic Policy).

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  Rebecca O. Campoverde, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education.
  Robert S. Martin, of Texas, to be Director of the Institute of Museum 
and Library Services.
  Steven John Morello, Sr., of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Army.
  William A. Navas, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy.
  Michael Montelongo, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force.
  Reginald Jude Brown, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Army.
  John J. Young, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Michael W. Wynne, of Florida, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Technology.
  Dionel M. Aviles, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Aubrey Hooks, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo.
  Donald J. McConnell, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Eritrea.
  Frances P. Mainella, of Florida, to be Director of the National Park 
Service.
  John W. Keys III, of Utah, to be Commissioner of Reclamation.
  James R. Moseley, of Indiana, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
  Peter R. Chaveas, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Sierra Leone.
  Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana.
  George McDade Staples, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Cameroon, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. 
                                        Pages S7577-81, S7653, S7655-56
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Eric M. Bost, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  William T. Hawks, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Joseph J. Jen, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  James R. Moseley, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  J.B. Penn, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Mark Edward Rey, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  John P. Stenbit, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Michael L. Dominguez, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Air Force.
  Nelson F. Gibbs, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force.
  Mario P. Fiori, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
  Ronald M. Sega, of Colorado, to be Director of Defense Research and 
Engineering.
  Otto Wolff, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  Otto Wolff, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
Commerce.
  Hans H. Hertell, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Dominican 
Republic.
  Craig Roberts Stapleton, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the 
Czech Republic.
  Robert Geers Loftis, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Lesotho.
  Mauricio J. Tamargo, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States for a term expiring 
September 30, 2003.
  Otto J. Reich, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Western Hemisphere Affairs).
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy.        
Pages S7653-55
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S7586-89
Executive Reports of Committees:                             
  Page S7589
Messages From the House:                                     
  Page S7586
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S7586
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                 
  Page S7586
Statements on Introduced Bills:                          
  Pages S7591-95
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S7589-91
Amendments Submitted:                                 
  Pages S7596-S7651
Additional Statements:                                    
  Page S7585-86
Notices of Hearings:                                         
  Page S7651
Authority for Committees:                                    
  Page S7651
Privilege of the Floor:                                      
  Page S7651
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--233) 
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Adjournment: Senate met at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 8:30 p.m., until 2 
p.m., on Monday, July 16, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks 
of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7652.)